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

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THE SEMAPHORE Johnny Klund and Chubby Har- rington leave all their bubbling vitality to Samuel Connell and Doris Partlow. Bid Russell and Pussy Hill leave their knack for long-lasting romances to Barbara Twonibly and Alfred Tirelis with their best wishes. Evelyn Hayden and Antoinette Gel- zinis leave their knowledge of tripping the light fantastic to the Sophomores who should start training for their Jun- ior Prom, right now. Bea Phillips leaves her incessant giggle to Pat O ' Brien — not wishing Pat ' any too many sessions for it. John Quill leaves his passion for ra- dios to any Junior who is also that way about wave lengths and kilocycles. Virginia Tracy leaves her perfect dis- position to many of the underclassmen who are badly in need of such a proud possession. W illiam Horan and Stephen LaPorte leave their quietness to some of these noisy Freshmen. Joe Lehan and Duke Deloughrey leave their cleverness on the baseball di- amond to Lawrence Bisbee and Bobbie Leahy. Charlie Seamans bequeaths that en- chanting giggle of his to Robert Beaton with the desire that Bobbie won ' t be quite so serious next year. To Red Reilly, Freddie Williams leaves that flaming red hair that seems to make such a hit with the girls. Alfred Sidebottom leaves that manly stride to AlcCormick. Alary Wallace leaves her amiable dis- position and ready smile to Margery Fay. Edie Cram bequeaths her diamond bobbie pins to Jesselyn Innes to enhance her red hair. To Claudia Hart, Eleanor Krona leaves her Pepsodent Smile and numerous dresses. Genevieve LaFrance surrenders her position and cash box to Jeanette Dun- kerley with her implicit trust. Pete Hayden bequeaths his abilitv as a poet to any gifted Junior. George Littletield sorrowfully be- queaths his horse laugh to George Iver- son in case he gets lost in the throng at the lunch jjeriod. Woodrow Murphy leaves his red neck- tie and his glasses to Arthur Radvilas, hoping they will not change him for the worse. Chester Eliason leaves his love for French teacher to Billie Howes. We hereby appoint the members of the Class of 1935 executors of this, our last will and testament. In witness thereof, we, the members of the Class of 1934, have to this, our last will and testament, set our hands and seal, this sixth dav of June, 1934, A. D. THE CLASS OF 1934. Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the above-named Class of 1934, as and for their last will and testament, in the presence of we who have hereunto subscribed our names at their request, as witnesses thereto, in the presence of the said testator and of each other. (1) . MARY JORDAN, (2) . ELEANOR GRIGAS, (3) . RICHARD GAY, (4) . WOODROW MURPHY. Mary : What makes trees bend over ? Moo : You ' d bend over if vou had ants on vour trunk. People used to go to college to get polished, now they go to drink it. Dexter : My instructor told me I rode as if I were part of the horse. Joyce: Did he tell you which part? Dumb: Come on, marry me. I ' d make you a happy woman inside of a month. Dumber: Really, would you divorce me that soon? Page Sixteen Patronize Semaphore Advertisers

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STOVGHTON HIGH SCHOOL A Mock Class mil By LILLIAN GEMME, ' 34 W ' e, the members of the Class of 1934 of Stoughton High School of the town of Stoughton in the County of Norfolk and the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, being of sound mind, memory, and understanding, do make our last will and testament in manner and form following : As individuals, the various members of the Class of 1934 give, devise, and be- queath certain of their belongings, posi- tions, and characteristics to favored un- derclassmen. Mary Jordan leaves her coveted posi- tion as Mr. Randall ' s secretary to the ever-ready Alice Selansky. Lillian Gemme and Helen Whiting leave their stock-room job to Margaret Lannigan and Mary Daly in hopes that they may some day be the proud ])os- sessors of the much needed dust i)an. Jimmie Pye leaves his passion for quick comebacks and snappy garters to Sammy Wallace. We sincerely hope, Sammy , that you will make use of these gifts by taking Physics next year. Vic Winroth leaves his neatness and —oh yes, his ironic humor, to Ralph Dexter in hopes that Rali)h will make use of the humor. Sarah Irwin leaves her jjopularity among the stronger sex to Claire Ken- nedy, hoping that she will use it to the very best advantage. Rob Dexter leaves the knack he has for getting redheads to Jimmie Byron, with the expressed desire, however, that Jimmie leave Lucille Gemme out of his conquests. Joe Joyce and Shippa leave their third period library slips to Joe Ceru- ti and Charlie Hill in hopes that the receivers will accomplish more during third periods than they have in the past. Walter Romanick leaves that artistic ability of his to Kenny Donahue with the fond ho )e that Kenny ' will let a few more people know that he really can draw. Elizabeth Murphy leaves her love for dancing and her passion for U. S. His- tory to Barbara Kennedy in hopes that Barbara will obtain much more joy from the latter than she did. Dot Bird leaves her love of platon- ic friendships to Priscilla Maltby be- cause Dot feels sure that Priscilla would like no other than platonic friends. Virginia Dykeman leaves her stylish clothes to Margery Rand, for we know Margery ' s pet hobby is oodles ' n ' oodles o ' clothes ! Melvin Cline bequeaths his avoirdu- pois to Wreck-em Pentz in hopes that Arthur will use it as one step near- er to his being Tarzan ' s mate. Clarence Benson leaves his passion for farming and dumb animals to Kendall Hami)c, with the hope that Kendall will never abandon his farming for the weaker sex. Joe Daly and Mary Romansky leave their membership in Ye goode olde arte clubbe to Bertha Newmark and Adolph l onda. Richard Wahl and Warren Dahlin re- gretfully leave their places in the S. H. •S. orchestra to any other musically in- clined underclassmen who will play as beautifully if not as woefully as they have. Jack Druker leaves his ability to talk to Alfred Welton in hopes that Alfred will overcome his shyness just as Jack did after four years at Stoughton High School. Howie Franklin leaves those infer- nal spats he wore all winter to any poor underclassman who is troubled with frostbitten feet. Bill Kell leaves a great big piece of chocolate cake to any Sophomore who can stand a good deal of teasing. PaLicnize Semaphore Advertisers Page Fifteen

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STOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL A History of the Class of Thirty -four On September 5, 1933 at 8 o ' clock, the Class of ' 34 came back with smiling faces and alert minds to their dear old Alma Mater. Some were sad at the thought of this being the last time they would assemble to begin school ; others were glad for this same reason. Twelve years seem to most of us to be a much too long period to attend school. However, it is safe to say that when one has reached the Senior-in-High-School stage the prejudice against school is al- most gone, until, of course, the few weeks immediately preceding graduation comes. With this approaching event comes a desire that one might be free from les- sons and exams, so that one might spend his remaining days in school life in leisure with nothing to worry about and plenty of time to talk and associate with one ' s classmates. And now follows a brief history of the class. The Class of ' 34, the largest ever to graduate from Stoughton High School, is com])osed of thirty-seven girls and lifty boys or a total of eighty-seven. Nothing much exciting ha])pened the Freshman year but it can safely be said that this is one class in which there were few timid Freshmen. Why, the ui)])er- classmen shivered in their boots when they saw those big fellows like Jim Pye, Joe Lehan, Walter Romanick, Bill Kcll, Leo xAIitkievicz, b verett Per- ry and thirty or forty others. And as for the girls, they had the brains. Many of the boys have contributed their great abilities in the various sports of the school. However, there are so many of these fine athletes that space does not permit the mention of each individual. The girls, although not quite so active in sports as the boys, did their share of winning a place in feminine athletics. The Class of ' 34 has been well repre- sented in the musical line of the school. Both the girls ' glee club and the boys ' Patronize Semaphore Advertisers glee club had fine Senior attendance. The orchestra has a larger percentage of Seniors than any other classmen. W e know that the orchestra and the school will miss those fine musicians, Richard W ' ahl, Mary I-iomansky, Arthur Penardi, Alfred Sidebottom, Charles Snowdale, Priscilla Hill, John Quill, W ' arren Dah- lin, and Everett Perry. And, when it comes to amateur theatri- cals we must admit that such splendid actors as Lilliam Gemme, Mary Jordan, Sarah Irwin, Mary Romansky, Fred W illiams, James Pye, Russell Hayden, Arthur Stonkus, Charles Snowdale, Bea- trice Phillips, and Richard W ' ahl in Spooky Tavern, the class play held at the State Theatre on April 6, deserve ])raise. The SFMAPHORF, the school publi- cation, has at present fifteen Seniors out of a total of twenty-five on the stafif. ICven from its Freshman year the Class of ' 34 has been active on the paper, and it is, without doubt, the hard work and cfi ' orts given by Roy Ik ' aton as h2ditor- in-Chief and the fine stafif of business managers that has made this magazine l)ossible and as successful as it has been this year. W ' e must not think that the Sen- iors have spent all their time in outside events. .As a whole they have kept up their studies very well and a great num- ber have reached the honor roll time after time. Among the social events of the class were the Sophomore Hallowet ' en Dance and the Junior Prom. Both these affairs were very successful from a social vie vi)oint. However, they were only fair from a financial stand])oint, due to the well-known depression. The graduating class fully realizes the help and cooperation given to it by the faculty and knows that it can never repay the teachers for what they have done. By WARREN DAHLIN, ' 34 Page Seventeen