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

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1940 SEMAPHORE CLASS WILL Last Will and Testament We, the lads and lassies of the Class of 1940, upon having completed 1123 bonny school days, do hereby bequeath on this twenty-first day of June, any jolly old peculiarities or attributes that we may have, to those we deem most worthy of receiving them. To Mr. Randall we leave our sincere expression of thanks for the responsibility ' that he has undertaken in our behalf. To the faculty we leave peace and quiet. To the juniors we leave what we didn ' t have time to finish. To the sophomores we leave our singing ability and hope that they will better it in their junior year. To the freshmen we leave our ingenious methods of torture to be used on next year ' s rookies . Mar} ' Flynn and Stella Chisholm leave the stockroom dustier than they got it. Dust and all go to Catherine Capen and Eleanor Parent. Hazel MacCombie and Frances Russo leave the office out of control. We wish you luck, Anne Walent and Florence Charnecke. Mary Zumas entrusts her duties as Editor-in-Chief of the Semaphore to Rosemary McCormick. Sanford Dittmer bequeaths his glamour to Harold Curtis. Alice Wereska divides her dancing ability between Margie Sprague and Albina- Stripinis, and her way with men she wills to Winnie White. Basher Daly leaves his histor) ' knowledge to Louis Blanc. Victoria Charnecke leaves her underclassmen admirers heartbroken. Natalie Sproull leaves a trail of perfume. Mucka MacCombie leaves what is left of his bicycle to Harold Sprague. Harold Smith leaves his idea that clothes make the man ' with Jimmy ' Rubel. Peppy Bobby Crevola leaves his roly-polyness to Melvyn Durkee. Elisa Carrara leaves her size and comebacks in the person of Dotty Buck. Robert Johnson leaves next year ' s Home Economics class with a few pointers on cooking. James Sullivan, Sully , bequeaths those big blue eyes to Bob Neylon. Robert and Richard Sheehan leave their twinliness to Gladys and Beatrice Pfyffer. Ralph Holmes leaves us guessing. Dimpled, curly-haired Art Burnham leaves his dark locks and dimples with Billy Alexander. Hazel MacCombie bequeaths her adorableness to Winifred Raychard. Slaphappy Pokey Dervinis leaves as cracked as he came. 22

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SEMAPHORE 1940 CAROLINE SILVA Caroline is on the air With lots of dots and dashes; She brings you news about the stars In what they call quick flashes. FLORENCE SMITH An ambitious girl is Florence; Her job it is a dandy; You ' ll find that around a beauty salon She comes in very handy. HAROLD SMITH Smitty is designing For movies and such ; We always thought he had The necessary touch, ELINOR SPRAGUE A happy girl is Elinor, Who is now a secretary ; She says she got her spelling knowledge From Webster ' s dictionary. NATALIE SPROULL Natalie is teaching school by now, And has a class of three; She is a private tutor And earns a large salary. JAMES SULLIVAN Sullivan sits at the Head of the force; He won his badge Through a mail-order course. LILLIAN STOCKUS When Lillian Stockus was in school. Her coiffures were always neat; Now she ' ll gladly set your hair. If her prices you can meet. JULIA TECHIERA Julia designs the dresses That the debbies wear; Her creations give that certain look That make the men all stare. ROBERT TROTTA Benny shot Allen and got the Chair; Robert ' s taking Jack ' s place on the air! At half past seven, the stroke of the gong, Buck Trotta rides again, but not for long. RICHARD VANSTON If you ever have a case. No matter how tame or hew raw, Just bring it to Dicky , ' Cause he ' s an Attorney at Law. LENA WANCUS A studious girl is Lena Who works with mind and soul, She has climbed the ladder of success, Psychology ' s her goal. ALICE WERESKA A lovely form, a beautiful smile. And an ability to wear fine clothes: These qualities are to be found in Alice, A girl that everyone knows. DANIEL WILLIAMS If you want to gain weight, See a dietitian; But if you ' re wondering about politics. See Danny , the politician. MARY ZUMAS A roving reporter is Mary ; From country to country she goes; For news that will make the headlines She is always on her toes. 21

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SEMAPHORE 1940 Silver- voiced Marjory Hanks leaves her mellow tones to Alice MacLean. Edith Kartstein bequeaths her paints and brushes to Florence Holm. Everett Roach leaves Mr. Knowles broken-test-tubed. Lee Wancus leaves Wanna-kiss. ' ' behind. Julius Shipalawski, Shippa , leaves the grid and gals to the bashful, blushing captain-elect, Tommy Chestnut. Who will inherit Drip Capen ' s sinister, blood-curdling pen. Francine Burnham ' s dark hair, brown eyes, and love ly smile are all to be inherited from Myrna Murphy. Red Horan leaves his business ability to Billy Alexander. Harriet Lipsky leaves her efficiency to Flossy Charnecke. John Deacon leaves his oratory to George Terrill, and his sense of humor with Joe Cotter. Duke DeLuca bequeaths his long basket shots to Dutch Leonard. Everett Ceruti leaves Miss Lyons without a reliable ticket seller. Ralph Crean leaves his pranks to John O ' Hare. Gabber Gordon leaves. In witness whereof we, the after-signed, have hereunto set our hand to this, our Last Will and Testament at Stoughton, Massachusetts, this twenty-first day of June, A. D., 1940 Class of 1940 Witnesses: S. H. S. 23