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

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SEMAPHORE 19 RALPH CREAN Ralphy is one gentleman Who limits his physical toil To the acts of pumping gas And pouring in oil. ROBERT CREVOLA You say Orson Welles is good, But wait until you sec Crevola ' s latest play, called Three of You and One of Me. EDWARD DALY Good men like Daly Are very rare, So Stoughton made him Its little mayor. JOHN DEACON Amidst test tubes and jars We found John A-trying to figger out How a germ is born. EVELYN DEERING— ANNA GREENBERG Anna G. and Evelyn D. Have both become trained nurses; They can cure any malady Without much strain on purses. ROCCO DeLUCA Rocco is a great athlete. He ' s a professional now; On his feet he is very fleet; DeLuca ! Take a bov. ' ! PAUL DERVINIS Pokey brightens mornings, ' Tho they may be dreary, With his radio program, Cheery for the Teary Weary. SANFORD DITTMER Sandy was a comedian At whom we all did roar; But now he ' s a serious chap And runs a hardware store. FRANCES DREA Frances is a housewife; She enjoys it very much ; She says it is just the life. With cooking, sewing and such. LOUIS DYKEMAN Dyky became an electrician, One of the very best. He takes the money in. And his helpers do the rest. JOHN ELLIOTT John ' s studying radio. And has no time to fool; In the daytime he works, And at night he goes to school. MILDRED FISCHER Mildred is attending college. Earning all letters from A to Z ; Her brain will be well-stored with knowledg After receiving her A.B. degree. MARY FLYNN A history teacher is Mary; She talks and talks all day. Once in a while she states with much vim, Woodward backs all I say. EDNA FRALICK Edna has a little home; She cooks and cleans each day, But she does not live all alone; Someone has come to stay. 17

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1940 SEMAPHORE CLASS PROPHECY THOMAS ANDERSON If your car gives you trouble. Never go into a panic: Just bring it to Jimmy , For he ' s an expert mechanic. RICHARD BATCHELDER I ' m going to travel, said Richy ; And by gosh he did: From the icebergs of Greenland, To the romance of Madrid. LOUIS BASS His hair has turned a little gray. But his teeth are still intact. Louie ' s a prominent lawyer now, And he ' s living in a forty room shack. ARTHUR BURNHAM Arthur owns a clothing store; He ' s offering values at savings galore; And above his door, it says with a dash, In God we trust. All others pay cash. ' ROBERT BURNHAM We all knew Burnham As a pal named Rob ; He ' s now doing well On a government job. THERESA BUSCHENFELDT Miss Buschenfeldt is quite a cook; She ' s getting ready for her man; At least the man that she will hook Won ' t have to eat food from a can. ALDEN CAPEN Aldy , the one That made the teachers rage. Is now tormenting the public On a New York stage. ELISA CARRARA Elisa teaches physical training. Especially to those who are small: She has them all pulling and straining So that they will stretch and be tall. EVERETT CERUTI Everett is busy In those business rushes ; He ' s a salesman of Those Fuller Brushes. VICTORIA CHARNECKE Victoria is a hostess of the air; She keeps everyone happy and calm ; They just forget all trouble and care When Miss ' Vicky turns on all her charm. STELLA CHISHOLM Miss Stella, our stockroom girl, Has finally gone to Phoenix; But her head ' s still in a whirl ; She has Western stock to deal with. HENRY CHRISTMAN Henry ' s a salesman With initiative and dare, And he ' s selling a great deal Of that new pyrex ware. RICHARD CHURCHILL Up in West Stoughton Near the Canton line Richy ' s raising chickens And is doing mighty fine. FRED CONNELL Fred ' s making money With very little trouble; He buys used cars. Then sells them for double. 16

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1940 SEMAPHORE EMILY GLOVER A stage girl is our Molly ; She ' s quite the popular belle; She ' s now a member of the follies And is doing ver) ' well. CHARLES GORDON When Gabber ' s not fishing In fishless ponds. He ' s diddling around In stocks and bonds. MARJORY ' HANKS Marjor)- Hanks is a singing star Heard weekly upon the air; So just tune in wherever you are And hear her voice, so fair. EDWARD HOLM Eddie was an ambitious ' feller , Who could never be a loafer ; At present he ' s employed, As a first-class chauffeur. CLAYTON HOLMES Clayton is our Senator And famous for what he has done; He has an important say On how the government is run. RALPH HOLMES The beasts in Stoughton Were too tame, So Ralphy went to Canton And is hunting big game. EDNA HOMER— ELSIE LEWIS Does anyone want their hair dressed well In a chic, becoming way.- ' Call Edna Homer or Flora Lewis; They ' ll do it the way you say. EDWARD HORAN Red signed up with The Boston Sox ; They always win with Him in the box. BERNARD HOWES Bernard is high in Medical life; He ' s very efficient With scalpel and knife. WARREN HUBLEY Warren now talks With the greatest of ease; He ' s a salesman for Nice tenderized peas. DORIS HUMPHREY Miss Humphrey is a good seamstress; She ' s doing very well. She can make any kind of dress And what is more — they sell. RALPH JANARO Ralph gets you there With little fuss; He ' s pretty busy. Driving a bus. ROBERT JOHNSON Bob can be found In the diner he owns; He makes you anything From coffee to buns. AMBROSE JOLLIMORE Go up these stairs To the second floor; You ' ll find Ambrose In his sporting store. 18