Stories
From David Rosenstein:
Back at the Annex, in English class with Mr. Fogerty, we had to write a short story and give a speech. I had some tropical fish, and had just mated Siamese Fighting Fish, also known as Beta’s. I prepared the speech and was giving it, however John Osgood and Billy Allen were in the back row, and once they heard the topic, would yell out what they thought would be the next step in the mating process. I kept speaking, although I couldn’t be heard with everyone laughing at John and Billy’s running commentary. Mr. Fogerty mercifully stopped me, and suggested I pick a more suitable topic next time.
From Bob Akeson:
In 1961 Peter Jones and I were picked to represent Boston
at the Boston Edison Meeting on the ATOM in Chicago (Electric companies were
pushing nuclear power and there was a nuclear plant Dresden near Chicago so we
went. Included are:
1. A picture of us w/ Edison officials and other kids from suburban Edison towns
(Peter is first on left in front row and Mr. Edward Foley (science teacher) is
third from left in back row and I am 5th from left in back row,
2. A copy of the cover from the brochure of the meeting and
3. A Boston Globe picture at the school in a chemistry lab showing the class and
Headmaster Conway sending Foley and us two off on our adventure (It was my first
flight!).
From Bill Allen:
Frank “Bugs” Laurino responding to Sid Bluhm as Brando, Wayne, Jack Palance, Orson Welles, Charles Laughton, etc.,
Frank Salamone in Helen Cumming’s French II class,
Ed “Admiral” Fogarty’s daily Metamucil cocktails and his casting attempts @ Scott’s “Lady of the Lake,”
Mr Gibbons’ ESIB society and his spittle (1st row , 1st seat) and
Mr Cronin’s (Lathe) Navy Yard **** feed.
If you have any pictures of Boston Technical High School or pictures of yourself or a fellow graduate from 1959 to 1962 and you can digitize them, please send them to me at tom@quartomese.com. I will make some use of them on the website or elsewhere.
If you have an interesting Boston Tech story (very short) that you might consider writing up, send it to me for the website. Send to tom@quartomese.com.