Stetson High School - Oracle Yearbook (Randolph, MA)

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Page Thrrty four 1 9 4 6 vs csv OUR CHEMISTRY TEACHER HEN returnrng home I met hrm walkrng very brrskly Performrng promptly and effrcrently rs common to hrs character Hrs knowrng blue eyes peer beneath yuttmg brows and sparkle or grow steely as the occ1s1on 1 rrses They look as lf they could see through one 1nd then far beyond Hrs hrgh forehead crrs crossed wrth lrnes of thought and worry' xccent the rrgrd strarghtness of hrs rmposrng nose When he smrles thrn lrnes crease across hrs cheeks and 1dd to hrs agreeable counte nance Although he rsn t a handsome man hrs frrendly features urge one to know hrm better and to rnqurre of hrs knowledge Tall and broad shouldered wrth a deep speakrng yorce he commands all wrthrn hrs hearrng Hrs dress rather casual frts hrs panther lrke frame emctly He walks proudly wrth 1 snappy gart 1nd rs contrnually hurryrng to some unknown destrmtron C1lloused hands rndrcate the m1ny experrments he has performed both suc ces fully md unsuccessfully He lrves 1 w rdc 1nd varred lrfe wrth much to do md to take up hrs trme As well as hrs every dry job of teachrng school he rs 1 pursuer rn Brologrcal studres and collector of antiques Wrth these hobby rnterests he comes rn contact wrth many drs trngurshed and rntellrgent personages An rn tructrve advrser to all and authorrty on most subjects thrs man has garned the confrdence and self respect of those who know hrm Hav rng had experrence rn travelrng abroad he rs never 1t loss for a funny story to tell or 1n rnformrng rncrdent to rel1te He h1s the 1brl rty to 1muse and rnterest hrs assocrates on all occasrons Hrs love for chrldren 1nd 1nrm1ls grves hrm the keen power of boundless understandrng Hrs zest for the 1ch1evement of somethrng., benefrcral to our world or to the world of sc1 ence grves hrm a clrgnrty uncommon to most people Barbara Hastrngs 46 TO ADD TO OUR GLORY HILE srttrng rn a class room wonderrng who I should descrrbe the door opened and rn came a very strrkrng person I at once decrded she was the very one I wanted At frrst I saw her from the back vrew She had on one of the latest style dresses The color of rt was the new green orchrd th1t we see advertrsed around Easter trme It was most strrkrng because of her brrght red orange col ored harr It blended rn very well and showed careful selectron of clothes on her part When she turned around I saw how her harr whrch was swept rn 1 up do was so be comrng to her features She was very trny and looked as rf she drd not wergh over 90 pounds She h1d clear whrte skrn so that her very rosy cheeks 1nd nrcely formed red lrps were shown to rdvrntrge She w1s sweet 1nd sarntly 1nd always looked as rf she had just stepped out of a hit box Her lovely flamrng h11r rmpressed me very much When she spoke soft words luke musrc frlled the room 1nd eyery puprl looked up to see where the musrcal tones c1me from One could tell yust by observrng that she had 1 very sweet drs posrtron even rf she urd have red harr The way she carrred her trny graceful body so proudly and delrghtfully made her 1 pleasure to watch I wrll leave rt up to you to guess whrch te1cher I 1m descrrbrng I 1m sure rt wrll not be h1rd for 1nyone to guess But Ill grve you 1 hunt she rs 'rssrgned to Room 7 md h1s somethrng to do wrth style Prrscrlla Bl1nch1rd 46 WINTER MOONLICHT HP moonlrght rs not all that rt would eem In wrnter when the moon rs round and brrght It has a vagueness lrke the memory of 1 dream It spreads a ceaseless stream of opalescent lrght Mrsty Lun1 on the emotrons plays Lrke farnt bewrtchmg musrc softly sweet Wrth flyrng flortrng motron rhythmrc 1 s When mystrc wrnd md alder brrnches meet Snowy lopes reflect the rcy rrver And etch a glass wrth brush and trees so frne Through the moonlrghts brrght beam they shake and shrver The brrch the oak the maple and the prne The moon lres on IES drrk be spangled e Brre br1ncl1es rustle rn a secret w1y And human mrnds therr rnhrbrtrons shed To heed the lure md call of moonlrghts ra Norma Prlgrrm 46 -X fx X I 5 . . , v . , 1 . . . K ' . 1 l ' 1 1' I I - - r r 1 1 7 1 ' ' I 1 17, 2 ' 1 4 - w , . . Q. . . y , k A . , 1 , . ' . , . . . . 2 . , 1 . . . L Q ' s . . . 1 ' ' . ' - 1 - L f 1 . 1 , D , 7 ' 1 . . . , 4 v . 1 a ' a 1 . . . . . . . , 7 a 1 ' 6 , ' ' v ' 1 . 1 - 1 1 . 1 O . 1 1 1 . A 1 1 I I - 1 1 1 ' I I 1 1 I S 2 E' . 2 I I 1 - . . . - - A 'f 1 1 ' 1 f s . ul - , 1 . . . . . ' ' f 1 . . , . . 5 . S 7 . . . . 4 1 4 - ' . a 9 . 1 1 ' 1 . 1 1 ' ' ' . . . . I 4 L 6 S . . . . . . a 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' '. 7 f 7 . a 4 v '- 1 . . , 1y I 4 7 ' , . . . . 1 1 V C . .. , . , I a a . , . L 1 . . . , M , , . ' a a 7 . . 2 , ' ' ' bd - a A 1 1 E 4 v ' v - 1 , ' - ' 1 - . - 1 . 1 . . Y . . Y . . ,M . , ,

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I 9 4 6 z 6 Page Thlrty three QfQfQAfCf if fbtx. xi A VISIT TO NEW YORK CITY AIL the conquermg heroes' Perhaps you have not1ced certam lads of thas alma mater struttmg around lake proud peacocks lately Please pardonne for at IS excuseable There are three 139 reasons for thas sudden burst of haughtaness ily The fact that the boys brought glory and fame to our dear school C21 The fact that they actually had the1r pro fales an the publac press and the thard and most amportant reason the fact that they have yust completed a four day vrsrt to the metropolas of New York Cary Cexpenses Paid, The Football Eleven as everyone knows slugged tts way to a Co Champronshtp crown of Eastern Mass and the Basketball Fave gave forth w1th some very classy basketball to wan a berth an the Boston Garden Tech Tourna ment It was due to these two teams that Randolph actually made the Sport headlanes an many papers and lf was due to these two teams that generous Randolph fans dug deep to contrtbute dollars for thas well earned trlp The tr1p was made by 78 boys the pr1nc1pal has wafe and son and our coach and has wlfe Mr Grlgan assembled the mob on Frad ay Apral 17 and tssued tnstructaons Brmg ex tra sharts pants socks tooth brush etc and curfew was to be twelve madnaght On Monday mornlng all the boys got up braght and early to catch the eleven o clock tram and with the exceptaon of a few lag gets everyone was on trme At 5 o clock an the afternoon following a gruelllng tram rade we pulled mto Grand Central Statron and were promptlv escorted to the Hotel Lmcoln by carefree cab drtvers After gettmg settled an our rooms I a an a roomy whach were scattered throughout the 77 story burldrng we met at the Hotel Lobby Mr Gllgan drew forth has wallet and revealed a roll of greenbacks H dashed out two and one half to each athlete for eats and a show Tuesday mornlng every one left has respectne room at half past exght and agam we as embled an the lobby We were dlrected tm the Hotel Cafeteraa and there we devoured our breakfasts We were grven our freedom for about two hours and at the completxon of thts tame were mstructefl to get ready for our an tacapated vasrt to the Statue of Laberty Led by our elders we hopped a subway to New York Harbor and from there took a ferry that Loes to the famous statue Wfhen we reached land once more Mr Grlgan handed us a dollar and a half per person for lunch and told us to shove off for the afternoon and return to the Lmcoln at sax When the coach and Mr G11 gan entered the lobby they were not surprased to ftnd many of us coolmg our feet off when the afternoon was over We swarmed around hlm lake a pack of hungry wolves and received our supper fees gracrously We were also grv en tackets to the clrcus an the Madason Square Garden and by twelve oclock madnlght we had spent our farst full day ID New York Clty Wednesday mornlng we awoke at eaght tharty agaan and prepared to spend our most lnterestrng day an the c1ty Again we sleepxly met at the lobby and agaln Mr Grlgan flashed that famalaar bankroll and handed us 10 bats for our mornang meal At ten we all left the hotel 1n a group to tour the RCA Bualdang After thas we spent the afternoon at the Polo Grounds watchxng the New York Grants de feat the Phaladelphla Phals 5 2 From the Polo Grounds we took the elevated to 42nd street walked about one fourth of a mrle through Tames Square and were back at the Hotel Lincoln at fave thrrty After a brlef rest an our rooms we squeezed 1nto the elevator and once more greeted our elders an the lobby and were handed our usual me altame sum of money Wlpmg the mustard from 47nd street took the elevated to the Plane rartum Thxs completed our Wednesday and by eleven thlrty we were sound asleep Astde from eattng our breakfast shoppang for ouven1rs and saghtseenng by ourselves Thursday morn we spent a good part of the mornmg packmg our sultcases and browslng ound At one oclock an the afternoon our traxr lef New York Cnty and pulled Into good old Boston and home at fave oclock Everyone had a swell trme and we all ap precxate the generous contrrbuttons by the peo ple of Randolph Frank Dockendorff 16 WE SPEAK ONLY THE TRUTH xpclru OMB home dear Mr Crlmmms The man wrth the bralns and the ergeants trrmmmgs A few pounds less but wath the old come hather That kept all the gurls an a fraghtful drther We rc glad you re back an the Scaence classes Wlth wtsdom to share wath the lads and lasses We mls ed you terribly wh1le you were away So the day you returned was our real V J Day Class of 46 6 . s X QfQf:f3gfQ,fef 1' 5 ' A-fp Q 1 T 1 . 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1946 0 4 Page Thrrty frve QfQQf ff f if THE CATS REVENGE HL crptrrns crt was furrous Not r door nor wrndow of the house was open H went to the front door and mewed and then to the srde door whrch was almost never used Frnally he mewed loudest and longest at the back door Susannah the Crptarns housekeeper coulcl be heard walkrng around rn the krtchen The cat knew that Susannah heard hrm there at her door wrth hrs paws rn the damp He knew th rt she w rs glad to keep hrm out If only the Captarn were home he would call Susann th' Shrp ahoy' Lower the gangw ay to trke on passengers' ' ' But the Captarn had taken hrs umbrella and gone off to see hrs marrred daughter Goodness knows when hed be back The cat prcked hrs way across the grass and shook the morsture off hrs feet for rt had been rarnrng Poor cat how he hated to have hrs paws wet Oh how ld lrke to be srttrng rn the brg easy chrrr by the open frre thought he watchrng the flame wrth sleepy eyes and purrrng to myself But the cat drdnt feel lrke purrrng now He clrmbe.l up the lrlac bush He knew just where to put each small paw just how much sprrng to grve and how deep to strck hrs claws rnto the bark He drd every thrng beautrfully but the leaves shook drops of rarn on hrs fur and brushed agarnst hrs whrskers After clrmbrng a low branch he saw Susan nah rollrng dough for the warm rolls the Cap tarn lrked She was lrttle and old and black and she wore on her head a brg red band anna When she saw the cat she began to laugh and pornt her frnger at hrm Old Mrster Cat you harn t gorn to grt rn tonrght effrn I have any thrn to say You wont get hurt by a lrttle nrce rarn Ha ha The cat saw rt was no use Susannah drd not lrke hrm He knew yery well she had everal good reasons for thrs but mewed one last mew just rn case she should change her mrnd He swrshed hrs tarl angrrly and went down through the bush head frrst He knew now he would haye to wart untrl the Captarn came back But he wouldnt for get Susannahs meanness not he' About frve o clock the Captarn came home He walked as though the srdew alk were gorng up rnd down under hrm Thrs was because he had spent so much trme on the deck of borts Everybody loved the Captarn becausc he was so krnd and so jolly The CHI loyed hrm too although he took a naughty prrde rn not showrng rt except some trmes when they were alone together They understood each other very well but today the crt was rn r brd humor as he walked out from under the porch Meow he sard Well well' There you are hey' sard the Qrpttrn He opened the door md held rt and warted for the cat to come rn but the cat only looked at hrm He was berng provokrng Dont you want to come rn? asked the Captarn The cat strll looked at hrm almost rn the doorway but not qurte All rrght sard the Captarn rf you wont you wont my lad and he started to shut the door But before he could get rt shut the cat campered rnto the room It was a currous room decorated wrth all sorts of nautrcal hobbres statues and prctures Susannah kept all the brass rn the room shrn rng brrghtly the Captarn was very partrcular about that Neverthcless nerthcr the Captarn nor Susannah notrced that sometrmes a few crumbs were left under the table Only the crt knew thrs The Captarn sat down and lrt hrs prpe The cat sat down too but rnstead of jumprng rnto hrs charr he sat on the floor and watched the crumbs It was very strll The only sounds were the trck tock trckrng of the brg clock and the steps of Susannah She was gettrng upper ready rn the krtchen The cat never strrred After a long whrle somethrng moved along the edge of the floor and ran out on the carpet Somethrng began to nrbble a crumb Before you have sard Jack Robrnson' the cat had that mouse by the neck The door rnto the krtchen was open a lrttle so rn walked the cat carryrng the mouse He went to Susannah and dropped the mouse care fully rrght at her feet Some cats thrnk that a mouse makes a nrce pre ent for the person they love but thrs cat kneu how Susannah felt about mrce He knew she was terrrbly afrard of them Lordy' Halp' Halp' Frre' Poleeece' yelled Susannah clrmbrng onto a krtchen charr as fast as she could get there Halp' Halp' ' Here here what s the trouble! shouted the Captarn stamprng rnto the krtchen rn a great hurry Hes clrmbrn up the charr' yelled Susan nah Hes clrmbrn up the charr' Halp' The mouse was far wrser than that He had run back to hrs hole lrke lrghtnrng But the Captarn had to look under the charr and on , ' v. 1 , li xl TQ fir , 'ffl 5 ' W ' T Ql'Qf'fjff', f-EYQ 'LQVTQ f'lff'Q,i Q, 1 7 y A 1 - . 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