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

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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

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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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COMMENCEMENT WEEK COMMITTEES GRADUATION COMMITTEE— Adviser, Mr. Randall Roy Beaton, Chairman Anna Xorkus Howard Franklin Helen Whiting Lillian Gemme Charles Seamans Genevieve Ceruti Dorothy Bird Charles Snowdale Warren Dahlin Jack Druker Joseph Joyce Mary Jordan Octavia Durkee George Littlefield Edith Cram RECEPTION COMMENCEMENT BANQUET COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE Adviser, Miss Donovan Adviser, Mr. Maffeo Adviser, Mr. Knowles F ed Williams, Chairman John Tracy, Chairman Richard Wahl, Chairman Priscilla Hill Melvin Cline John Klund Anthony Kireilis Che:ter Eliason Josep ' i Lehan Genevieve LaFrance Stephen Laporte Ralph Theriault Herbert Chipman Leo Mitkievicz John Shippalowski Woodrow Murphy Virginia Dykeman Edward Harrington Arthur Penardi Eleanor Urcuioli John Quill Walter Romanick Helen Statkus Mary Wallan Irene Smith Joseph Wereska William Russell Agnes Corbett Andrew Xickerson Alfred Sidebottom Eleanor Grigas Carolyn Hathaway Arthur Stonkus Evelyn Hayc ' en Felicia Zienko Yolanda Alimandi Charles Rosenfeld Alexander Wancus Doris Burbridge Ruth Smith Catherine HeiTon Dorothy Dunlay Everett Perry Naomi Farrell Anthony Walent Albeit Statkus Mary Jordan BANQUET Joseph Daly Historians ' Walter Phillips Adviser, Miss Earnshaw ) Virginia Tracy Edith Cram I James Pye John DeLoughrey Class Gifts I Russell Hayden Adviser, Mr. Burke I laiT Jordan Helen Callan Beatrice Phillips CLASS DAY Ivy Orator Victor Winroth — Adviser, Miss Sullivan Cla s Will Jack Druker — Adviser, Miss Gulski I Lilliam Gemme Marv Romanskv Prophets Elizabeth Murphy Adviser, Miss Hammond | Dorothy Bird I Antoinette Gelzenis Mary MacCombie James Condon School Gift f 51 . ' illiam Horan Adviser, Miss Morrill Robert Randal! Marv Wallace Ethel Hinds l ' Sarah Ii-Avin T i ci , , William Kell Ivy Day Sketcn Robert O ' Brien Adviser, Miss Clark ( Eleanor Krona Robert Dexter Clarence Benson