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

Page 27 text:

19 4 3 SEMAPHORE I cannot tell a story well But I will try a bit It ' s ' bout a rare and radiant jewel All sparkles, shines and gilt. Betty found it but grew sick Her nurse was Lib Lagarde. When she got well, she gave to Lib The stone for working hard. Anthony Goodman found this stone When exploring in Brazil The Mason sisters bought it then And hid it in a hill. Then Dotty Simonds bought it next, A business woman she And traded it with Henry Ford For his auto industry. Then they forgot just where it was Until it was too late For Lawrence Russell found it there, But it s not yours said fate. And that ' s the end of that great stone For Ford could hide it well. And it was never found again. Or so that ' s what they tell. For Lawrence tripped upon a rock The jewel fell from his hand. He couldn ' t find it afterwards For he didn ' t see it land. Spring was here throughout the land And Washington was now at hand, So stories ceased to be discussed. The pilgrims hurried to the hall And homage duly paid by all To that place that had been thrust In Washington, especially For the class of ' 43. 23

Page 26 text:

SEMAPHORE 19 4 3 Then Alice Homer told this yarn, A quaint old funny tale About a man who bought a boat And went out for a sail. Richard Lyman was his name, A sportsman brave was he. And so he bought this sailboat To go out on the sea. He hired for his skipper A man both brave and true. His name was Eddie Atkinson, The sea and stars he knew. Ed Kimtis also went along To help out with the crew, A carpenter and handyman He kept the ship all new! They sail from Boston Harbor On a cold and windy day And then they found Ed Parent A crafty stowaway. They ran into a fog that night And crashed into a ridge And when the daylight made things clear They found ' twas Brooklyn Bridge. Now that is somethmg queer, you see To be shipwrecked like that They pulled themselves upon the bridge And there they sat and sat. The bridge was closed to traffic Inspector Brown said ' twas weak. Our heroes found that it was true, The bridge did sway and creak. Then Arthur Lowe flew over In his brand new aeroplane, But didn ' t see the castaways And flew away again. Our heroes waved their arms at him And jumped and stamped the ground. The bridge collapsed beneath them And they tumbled down and down. They were rescued from the water By a lady fisherwoman Who came from Stoughton High School She was Shirley Chrestensen. A policeman, Everett Hadley, Who was waiting on the shore. Then took our friends into the court Those poor unfortunate four. The judge was Evie Williams She made the sentence loud Destroying public property Of you we ' re very proud. We ' re glad you smashed the bridge down Now we don ' t have to do it. We knew it ' d come down anyhow As soon as the wind blew through it. Our friends were really heroes now, And as a final treat, The mayor, who was Ralph Hanson, They were privileged to meet. And now my story ' s ended. Then, Alice Homer said Let ' s hear a tale from Wini White. That lady went ahead: 22

Page 28 text:

SEMAPHORE -iA 19 4 3 CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1943, upon our departure from Stoughton High School, being of sound mind, do publish and declare this our Last Will and Testament m the manner following: — To Mr. Randall we wish to express our sincerest gratitude for his thorough guid- ance. To the faculty we leave peace and contentment. To the juniors we leave our class spirit and originality ' for them to try to attain. To the sophomores we leave the headaches and enjoyment that goes with a success- ful Junior Prom. We leave our class colors to the freshmen in hopes that they will have as much fun in the four years to come. We leave our sincere appreciation to Miss Goeres for her unlimited assistance toward our graduation. To some fortunate caretakers, Mai Hogan and Dottie Holmes leave the secret enjoyment of keeping the dusty stockroom in order. Lilly Grubenskas and Mary Alexander leave with sighs the worries, great priv- ileges, and honor of taking care of the office. Beryl Randall, our delightful Editor-in-Chief, wishes her job on the Semaphore to some poor creature. Our own Mr. Five by Five, ' none other than Ed Lukey Lucas, leaves his roly- polyness to Irving Janock. Lilly Grubenskas and Hunk Cohenno leave their Romeo and Juliet partner- ship to Warren Lapworth and Pat Burke. Eva Martin wishes on Lorraine Dyett her wonderful talent in singing. Paul Mac McDermott bequeaths his Casanova style and quality to little Henry Vissotsky. Good luck, Henry 1 Bernard Lucky Silva leaves his boots and saddle along with his riding to Rusty Russell. Alice Homer bequeaths her swiftness in hockey to Jeanette Januskis. Jeannie Crean bequeaths her interest in books to Dorothy Kimtis. Helen Kasupski wills all her speed in shorthand to Eleanor DiCastro. To Steve Weaver, Piggy Lapworth, Arthur Corbett, Eddie Struzziero; Md Kaitz, Sam Pechonis, and Chris Carabatsos leave their chumminess. Dottie McPherson and Warren Ecclestone both bequeath their brilliance and ability to study to all who need it. Dave Handy leaves his ability to draw to Donald Cherr) ' . Wini White bequeaths her gift of gab to Ellin Buckley. Blondie Ledin bequeaths his quaint air of who cares to John LaFrance. 24