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

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STOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL 23 Junior Activities of 1935-36 LTNDER the capable supervision of ' Miss Clark, the Junior class is noted for its speediness. The election of class officers was carried on efficiently, with Kenneth Leahy elected as presi- dent, Irene Tirelis as vice-president, Peter Mears as treasurer, and Mary Revilla as secretary. The Junior Prom, conducted and su- pervised by the Junior class-officers, four committees of Junior class- members, and the class supervisor, Miss Clark, was very successful in many ways. The decorations were said to be the best ever had. The new method used in the Grand March was easier and the attendance was profitable. Next, and most important for the Junior class as a whole, was the se- lecting of a class ring. The ring chosen had the Junior class color, red, repre- sented by the stone; the town, by the Stoughton seal, and the c ' ass gradua- tion vear represented by the figures 1937 on each side of the stone. This class was the first ever to select rings so early, doing it several months before classes of past years. Then came the Junior Social held by the Junior class to raise funds for their contribution for the buying of a moving-picture camera. This, too, was a great success, both financially and socially. In sports, many Juniors carried off letters, honors and victories. Letter- Juniors are: Irene Tirelis, Sally Kell. Marv Rivella. Alice Stanwood. Kenny Leahy. Jerry DiPrizio. Truck Truczin- skus. Red Reilly and Skit Meehan. AH snorts have Junior cantain-elerts ; Fontbf ll. Skit Meehan; Hockev. Mary Revilla : Basketball. Irenp Tirelis (re- elected) ; and Basketball. Kennv Leahy. Fir.st prize in the Snelling Bee was carried off by our Junior speller, Ed- ward Meserve, also a prize winner of Ifst year. Thus you see, Juniors have made their eventful mark. N. K. Sophomore News DEING a Sophomore gives one a -L peculiar status. One cannot be ha ughty except with the freshmen and cannot be humble except, of course, in the presence of those respected and dignified (???) upper class-men. How- ever this mere detail has not hindered our class ' s progress in the least. At our annual classic (The Sopho- more Hallowe ' en Dance) we broke all records for net profits. Needless to say it was also a social success. We took an encore, recently, with our Easter dance. Orchids to our class advisor. Miss Task, and to the class officers : Clarence White, president; Madeline Carrara, vice-president; John (have you paid your dues?) Stonkers, treasurer; Betty Staples, secretary, and the various hard-working committees. The future of Stoughton High sports looks decidedly bright with many are and will be Sophomores stars. Those especially luminous in the various sports are: Football — Checco Rafalko, Charles Urciouli, John Stonkus, Dana Hamilton. Basketball — John Stonkus, Checca Rafalko, Dana Hamilton, Carl Witt, William Ferreira and Calvin Por- ter. Girls ' Basketball: Blanche Howland, Nellie Wasilevich. Hockey: Blanche Howland, Nellie Wasilewich, Madeline Cararra, Betty Staples, Helen Connors. Have you looked us up on the honor roll recently? We hibernate there in droves. Thus ends the chronicle of our worthy class. In case it has slipped your mind we will be Juniors next year, off to big- ger and better achievements. (Watch our smoke!) Frances Mitkievicz Freshnieii THE class this year has been one of the liveliest in the history of the high school. On Friday, May 15, 1936, the Fresh- men class ran a dance in the gym in

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22 THE SEMAPHORE HOLBROOK We then traveled to Sumner High where the two Stoughton teams proved to be the better by landing another vic- tory. NORTH EASTON On Friday we were visited by the North Easton lassies. The girls went home in a more subdued manner than when they arrived because of a defeat for both teams. There were numerous fouls called in this tilt and two players put out, each being the captain of her team. SHARON The last game of the season was fought at Sharon, and incidentally, the seconds were the first ones to defeat the Sharon seconds. Although, it was a hard fought battle, Sharon again were the victors. And so another very successful sea- son of basketball has been brought to a close. There will be four Seniors who will be leaving, and possibly the hard- est to replace. And so we close another chapter on girls ' basketball ; a chapter which we hope will be re-opened next fall — 1936 — under the leadership of captain and captain-elect, Irene Tirelis. Continued from Page 19 out a huge handkerchief and mopped his perspiring brow and shining bald head. I take great pleasure in, ahem, ahem, presenting the first prize, a gold cup, 50 dollars in cash and a medal to err, err, err (his Honor liked suspense) to Company 5. Harry, amazed, broke forth in a wide smile, and recollecting his place he quickly assumed his former frigid countenance. Mr. IMayor was elated as he presented the prize to Harry Hammerhurst. He had seen a drum major smile. Harry was happy. The first prize for his company would mean a city trip for state competition. And Henry was happy, too. His grimy hand clutched two dollars, a gift from Harry, with which he would able to save Skippy from that gosh-awful dog- catcher. Skippy was happy, too, but of course he did not know wny. Every- one was happy. Frances Mitkievicz Engli.sh BHS YOU ' RE TOO YOUNG MY DEAR You ' ve heard no doubt that famihar phrase That many an older person says That sounds again and again in your ear That maddening phrase You ' re too young, my dear. In the hbrary you have seen a book About murderers, thieves and robbers ' loot; Big brother takes it. midst many threats, •You ' re too young, my dear is all you get. You want to go to the movies at night — You protest, holler, yell, and fight But, it ' s late for you at that time to appear Because — well. You ' re too young, my dear. You wonder when will come that day Upon which you. too, can contentedly say To those who are younger than you in years, ■Don ' t do this, or that, You ' re too young, my dears. Mary Rivella Continued from Page 13 day after day, week after week, and month after month, pressing onward into the wilds never to be seen or heard from again. They may have been de- voured by beasts; they may have been killed by venomous snakes or poisonous insects; they may have wasted slowly away, drifting nearer and nearer to the grave every day, dying inch by inch from a fierce unconquerable fever ; they may have been captured by the savage head-hunting tribes of the hills and met a horrible barbaric death. No matter how their lives came to an end, what a price to pay just to please the people that demand orchids I Those that come back from the search safely and with the precious flowers come back only to go out again and again, finally to be caught, by one of the jungle-fevers, beasts, snakes, insects or savages. These are true facts about a type of sacrifice that is seldom thought or spoken of, so the next time you pin that beautiful corsage of orchids on your evening gown, think a little about the many lives that have been taken for the sake of your looking lovely for one night, and don ' t crush them in the first dance. Remember! AixA Packard SIMEONE AND DEVITO

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24 THE SEMAPHORE order to help buy a moving picture ma- chine for the schooL The dance was a success socially and financially, in spite of, or perhaps because of its being the first given by mere Freshman. The Freshmen were well represented in the baseball, basketball and football teams this year. Toomey, Taxiera, and Ayres helped the school to beat its riv- als in all the sports. Ayres, a very promising pitcher, gave us our first vic- tory in baseball by pitching a superb game and allowing only a very few hits. Several romances have bloomed in these past ten months. First comes Buddy Danahy, v.ho tried to woo many a girl including: Dorothy Kell, Natalie Barker and Barbara Marden, but not one swallowed the bait. Paul Trotta and Eddie DeLuca, who by the way is pursuing Anna Scioscia, are two other dashing Romeos. Our intelligence has been shown by the fact that many of our class have at- tained the scholastic rating necessary for the honor roll. Our class has great expectations for the coming years, and we feel we will succeed in athletics, dances, dramatics or anything which we undertake. CLUB NOTES The French (]hib The French Club, under the super- vision of Miss Charlotte Task, has been formed from the various French classes in order to stimulate interest in French. French is an important factor in school-life because it offers intellect- ual opportunities to acquaint the stud- ent with France and its customs. The officers of the club are as follows : Pres- ident, Eileen Crean: vice-president, Ev- elyn Bergman; secretary -treasurer. Angelyn Zienko. Many activities have kept the club busy. Aside from the business meetings there was a visit to the Fine Arts The- atre to see Pierre Loti ' s Pecheur d ' Islande. One of the mo.st pleasant meetings was held at the home of Ev- elyn Bergman. We are now looking forward to one at Eileen Crean ' s home, and also to the last one which will be at the home of our leader, Miss Task. Dramatic Chib ' yHIS year ' s Dramatic Club of S. H. S. had a very busy and profitable year. Busy, in that it accomplished many things, and profitable in that it uncovered much new talent in the club. Of course the first bit of business con- cerned the election of officers. The fol- lowing were chosen. President, Joseph Quill ; Vice-President, Barbara Lutted ; Secretary, Evelyn Bergman; Treasur- er, Joseph Martin. The club had a full season, for it produced six plays. Those before the school assembly wei ' e the Christmas Play entitled The Killer, in which Joe Quill, Joe Copello, Alfred DeSalvio and Alice Dunkerly took part, and the Memorial Day Play, At Re- treat in which the players were Joe Martin, Laurence Griffin, Robert Jack- son, Priscilla Maltby, Barbara Lutted, ' irginia Campbell and Irene Kablis. The other four were Radio plays pro- duced in the following order: Sir Hum- phrey Rany, Nathan Hale, Pan- dora ' s Box, Our United States. , The season will be finished with the annual Class Day Pageant which is done, of course, in conjunction with the Glee Club. Naturally the faithful dues payers of the club and their intimate friends are lewarded with the annual social events. The January party was attended by many. The refreshments, ice cream and cake, were pleasantly received. Music for dancing was furnished by Mr. and ] Irs. Lap worth. The evening ' s enter- tainment, consisting of tuneful rendi- tions by Eddie Steves, harmonizing by Barbara Howes, Barbara Lutted, Betty Parent and Olive Sullivan, reciting by Virginia Campbell, and a reading by Evelyn Bergman, was brilliantly mas- tered by Joseph Quill. An outing which bids fair to be a great deal of fun is planned to close the season. Evelyn Bergman Secretary, Dramatic Club Compliments of PORTER COAL CO.