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

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194 1 SEMAPHORE FRANK NARDOZZI Down the coal mine dark and deep, Chopping away with his pick, Frankie works all day in dirt, So on Sunday he ' ll look slick. WILLIAM NEWMAN One more lion bites the dust, It ' s Bill the mighty hunter, He doesn ' t do it just for fun. To him it ' s bread and butter. CATHERINE O ' DEA In an office all day long, Cathy slaves away. She is tops in her profession; Miss Donovan taught her the way. MARJORIE O ' DONNELL Margie , a cute little lass. Became an operator as time did pass; But now Margie sits in her own home, Waiting for a ring on her telephone. JOHN O ' HARE A radio announcer Is our Johnny O ' Hare; Each night at 6; 30 He goes on the air. ELEANOR PARENT As a secretary she ' s okay. She does what she has to do ; Eleanor really likes this work. But somehow it ' s not new. JOHN PETCONIS The senator smiles and waves, ' Mid cheering and applause; How did you do it, Johnnie? It couldn ' t be Santa Claus! BEATRICE AND GLADYS PHYFFER Beaty and Glady, the PhyfTer twins, Are as busy as they can be. Blending together their voices. Through television — • NBC. HARRY PHILLIPS A champ at basketball is he, With an eye so straight; He hits the basket every time. Could land the ball upon a dime. WINIFRED RAYCHARD Winnie ' s charming manners. Her voice that does inspire. Have won her quite a top-notch seat In the village choir. MARY REILLY Mary always did have fun. And nobody did she ever shun; She travels now from North to South, A stewardess, of that there is no doubt. HELEN RIST Fashion experts all consult her. She knows all the dope. Her latest dress is just a flower. Just a wee one and a hope. EVELYN ROBINSON A streak that splits the water Is Evie at her best, A famous high-time diver Since she has met the west. LVDIA ROMANSKY Around the bend she comes again. The throttle open wide; The Russian laughs with sheer delight — This racer you cannot hide. 24

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SEMAPHORE 194 1 CHARLOTTE MacDOUGALL Charlotte ' s awful busy, But you never hear her moan, Making a home ' s awfully hard; She works her fingers to the bone. MARjoRiE Mcdonald In a cottage neat and small, Marjie slaves all day, ■Waiting for her hubby to come With his weekly pay. ALICE Maclean We hear those mellow tones And turn around to see Alice at the microphone, As pretty as can be. LEO McEWAN The peppy coach of Stoughton High Keeps his lads in trim. They get all the cups there are, And every game they win. JOHN MAHONEY Yes, that midget in the circus Looks like he was phoney, I ' ll bet any thing you want His name is J. Mahoney. SHIRLEY McLEAN Shirley ' s musical ability Belies her sweet tranquility; Pianist of the Royal Kings, Her merry music ever rings. JASON MANN Chopping, pounding at the meat. He works with vigor and zest; Buddy ' s still behind the counter; There you see him at his best. MARILYN McN AUGHT The ballet dancer was supreme. Upon her toes she stood. With a whirl she floated on. Boy! Is Bunny good! MARY McCarthy Mary ' s as busy as a bee, A telephone operator is she; Efficient and quick as a whip, She ' s polite and never slips. RAYMOND MEAD When he knocks at your back door. Don ' t answer it because This salesman won ' t remove his foot; It ' s not one of his laws. JACKIE MacCORMICK Jackie is a man of leisure now. He flourishes with his courtly bow. His personality, now as ever. Eliminate his need to endeavor. LOUISE MORSE Climbing from a pool we see Louise, We hear her heave a sigh ; She sadly says for us to hear, I ' ll learn to dive, or die! ROSEMARY McCORMICK Acting down on old Broadway, Rosie in her clever way. Rolls the audience in the aisle, When to the box office they file. CATHERINE MURPHY We don ' t know how she does it. Tennis champ again. For one that hardly ever grows, She earns a pretty fin . 23

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SEMAPHORE 1941 JAMES RUBEL An auctioneer in tobacco land, Shouting loud his prices ; Screaming so as to be heard, Jimmy ' s in a crisis. OLIVE SWANSON She screams, she yells, she rants, she raves. She even tears her hair; But it has no effect on him — She married him for fair. MARIE RUBEL Mi mi teaches kindergarten, She is doing very well ; One thing she has taught her students Is to say — My teacher ' s swell! EVELYN S WEETMAN Evie is now a sweet housewife, Lives quite an eventful life ; She cooks and sews, and knits and sings And answers the doorbell when it rings. GERALDINE SICILANO In her dad ' s spaghetti house. Dealing out spaghetti, You ' ll find Gerry ; but next week She ' ll be in confetti. GLORIA TAY She has worn out two machines. By pounding all day long; She ' s worn the keys down to the stem, And yet she sings a song. HAROLD SPRAGUE Remember out West a few years ago, Grasshoppers were a plague? No need for worry now. While we have insect-fighter Sprague. VIRGINIA VANSTON Her mind is now among the clouds. Not meaning vacant thought ; A gracious hostess is our Gin Aboard the planes she ' s sought. HERBERT STAPLES A relay runner is our Herb , He is a dashing fellow; He always wears a lucky shade, That is, his pants are yellow. GEORGE WAAL George, the N. Stoughton farmer, Is really in the dough. Lugging fruits to town each day, Every hour or so. ROBERT STEVENS Zooming downward from the clouds, Comes Bob in a Curtis Robin; He really likes this type of work With the engine all a-throbbin ' . ANNIE WALENT Annie ' s a secretary. Blond and trim. Who does her work With pep and vim. ALBENA STRIPINIS Hostess in the new hotel, That sits in Stoughton Square, Albena serves you with a smile — Girls like her are rare. LOUISE WASILUNAS If you happen to forget your lines. Hooray! Your day is saved, Weasie , as the script girl. Has your acting future paved. 25