Stoughton High School - Stotonian / Semaphore Yearbook (Stoughton, MA)

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STOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL Commencement Week Committees Mr. Randall Graduation F. Jordan E. Winship J. Greenberg A. Chase T. Bednarz I. Callan E. Darling B. Walent M. Morris J. Grigas R. Leonard E. LaCivita F. MacCombie E. Wancus Miss Donovan Reception F. Jordan E. Winship J. Greenberg A. Chase R. Kell, Chairman T. Bednarz M. Joyce D. Leavitt R. Cushing E. Malinosky E. Reardon F. Marshall E. Fitzgerald W. Wood T. Herron C. Hern H. Botsch E. Kaminsky Mr. Knowles Banquet F. Jordan E. Winship J. Greenberg A. Chase C. Fay, Chairman G. Hardir.ij S. Bordinelli J. Robinson E. Whitten K. White E. Welch H. Zaiser E. Jones K. Quinn L. Clement J. Walent M. Amery M. Foster CLASS DAY Ivy Oration R. Leonard Miss Arnold Class Will D. Mackiernan Miss Gulski Prophets P. Brown Miss Hammond A. Russell E. Webster BANQUET History F. Daly Miss Earnshaw F. MacCombie M. Wechsler M. Morris Gift Committee J. Elkevich, Chair. Mr. Burke F. Kelleher D. Vacoulis M. Button J. Keohane Class Ode D. Vacoulis Charles Hern took charge of the 4th period Problems class on Monday, April 18, and a good time was had by all. First, we laughed at his attempts, then the windows were opened and we froze. Then the period progressed with Prof. Hern firing questions at us. Mr. Francis Crowley did the answering. Patronize Semaphore Avertisers Although Prof. Hern did not keep the class very quiet, he did| keep them in good humor. Crowley says the food must be bad since appendicitis has become popular and Mr. Maffeo wants to know if there is going to be a hunger strike. Page Fifteen

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SENIOR WHAT NOTED FOR FUTURE John Bete riis 1 axi .Bete laxi service Samuel Bordinelli His Quietness Ad. for Life Buoy Soap Harry Botsch Drug Store Cowboy Owner of Town Drug Store Francis Crowley His mischief Town Manager Francis Daly Doing Problems Professor John Elkevich Teacher ' s Pet Bootlegger Ernest Fitzgerald Generosity Manager 01 state 1 neatre ndi les r ay His women Bigamist Joseph Greenberg His chisel work Politician John Grigas His wit Walter Winchell George Harding His drumming Drum Major Charles Hern Athletics High School Coach Thomas Herron Wise cracks Comic Section Editor Matthew Jacobs ills r 01a Junk dealer Frank J ordan Weakness for Freshmen Bartender Eli Kaminsky Tailoring Fish peddler Kodger Kell Bashf ulness Heartbreaker Frederick Kelliher His scientific knowledge Einstein the II John Keohane Charlie Fay ' s only rival Truck driver Eddie LaCivita Speaker for everyone Circus barker Richmond Leonard His good marks Tightrope walker Douglas MacKiernan TT ' His experiments scientist Franklin MacCombie His pleasantness Minister Joseph Robinson His sweetness Women ' s man h,lmer lay His good looks Model for Lucky Strikes Paul Tracy His brawny chest Stror.rj man in a circus Edward Wancus His baseball West Stoughton Tigers Kenneth White Red hair Clara Bow ' s only rival tirle W nitten U. S. A. (unusual sex appeal) The perfect husband William Wood His punctuality Principal Joseph Walent His studies Salesmanship teacher Marjorie Amery Her size A debutante Tessie Bednarz Dramatic ability Advice to heartbreakers Phyllis Brown Noise Missionary Marion Button Imagination Reno customer Irene Callan Her art ability Cartoonist Abbie unase Her affairs with other classmen Divorcee Laura Clement Athletics Gold digger Ruth Cushing Her beauty OLD MAID Eleanor Darling Her flirtatious nature Opera singer Margaret Foster Her operation Anything for a man Elinor Jackson That walk Ziegfeld ' s Follies Estelle Jones Quietness Model Mangaret Joyce Her tardy record Lady in circus Dorothy Leavitt Her hair cut Animal trainer Evangeline Malinosky I don ' t know The perfect wife Fannie Marshall Good naturedness Beauty specialist Mary Morris Being Class Flirt Clara Bow the II Mary Murphy Her pleasantness Man-hater Kathleen Quinn Her winning ways Resident of North Easton Eleanor Reardon Her giggle Snake Charmer Amelia Russell Curiosity Gossiper Helen Spillane Deviltry Ad. for Lux Soap Despina Vacoulis Music Musician Blanche Walent Her boy friends Lady of Leisure Elizabeth Webster He ' - sarcasm Aviatrix Miriam Wechsler Ability in type Chain Store Owner Eileen Welch Excuses Widow Olive Wilson Her blonde hair Chorus Girl Evelyn Winship Pleasing personality Mrs. ?????? Helen Zaiser Generosity Trapeze Artist Page Fourteen Patronize Semaphore Advertiser

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A Visit to An Antique Factory Douglas Mackiernan ' 32 Last June I had the privilege of visit- ing Mr. Knott T. W ood ' s famous antique factory in Hingham. I was conducted through the factory by Mr. Wood him- self, who explained all the processes necessary to manufacture an antique. We started our tour of the factory at the receiving department where the wood used in the work is brought in. Immedi- atelv after the wood enters the receiv- ing room, it is sent to the preparation shed. Here the wood is put through a large tank of hot water. Then it is ex- posed to the light of mercury arcs to sim- ulate sunlight. Next it is sent through a drving oven, from which it emerges bleached and weather-beaten. From this department we followed the wood to the shaping shop and the assembly room. Here the various articles of furniture were assembled. They bore as yet no resemblance to an antique. Mr. Wood ex- plained that the antique effect was the re- sult of putting the furniture through the last and most interesting process, the ageing process. On the left, said Mr. Wood, as we entered the finishing department, is our corps of expert worm-hole drillers. These men can produce a worm-hole in a piece of furniture that would even fool a worm. We walked over to view the process closer at hand. I noticed that every hole was gauged carefully, and I asked Mr. Wood the reason for it. That. said Mr. Wood, is the result of an unpleasant incident a few months ago. A man brought in one of our Louis X armchairs with a large piece out of one of the lees. He declared that a worm got caught in one of our worm holes, and the other worms who had come to his rescue had been forced to cut away a large part of the leg to release the pris- oner. We have now taken precaution against a repetition of this incident by making all the holes large enough for any worm. Farther along the floor of the building we came upon the Dents and Bumps De- partment. Here a group of three experts labored to produce realistic bumps and nicks in the furniture. Their equipment for this work consisted of a large ham- mer, a crowbar, a pneumatic riveter, and several hydraulic presses. Xext we came to the place where the moth holes were put in the upholstery. A man sat in a chair with a brush in one hand and a jar of acid in the other. A workman would bring up a piece of fur- niture and place it before him. Then the expert in the chair would sprinkle acid over the upholstery, thus creating the moth holes. Mr. Wood here explained that they were trying to train genuine moths for this work, as it was hard to control the action of the acid. From this department the furniture, now as antique as possible, went to the shipping room. From here it is sent to various farm houses around the country- side, where the antiques are purchased as usual by the antique hunters. The plant has a capacity of about two hun- dred 200-year-old pieces of furniture a week. If any of you are interested in purchasing one of these fine pieces of furniture, I will be glad to get it for you at wholesale rates. Page Sixteen Patronize Semaphore Advertisers