Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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The 192 4 Chameleon H O L L I S WALSH Studious — that is, sometimes. We think he will go to Harvard that is, sometime. He may he a champion debater — that is, some- time. “Walshie should study harder, and if he does, we can expect something, just as results came when he studied the piano. Keep at it, Walshie, we expect big things. N O R A W HEELE R We had just about become able to recognize Nora as a classmate, when she bobbed her hair and made us go all through the same process again. Suppose now she ' ll let it grow again! Such is life! We wish you had been with us longer, Nora, that we might know more about that disposition, which even at first sight seemed so delightful. E L I Z A R E T II W HITE Elizabeth certainly isn ' t any “indoor sport in any sense of the word. She is a lover of God’s great out-of-doors and all the sports that go with it. Her four seasons of the year are: Tennis, Swimming, Basketball, and Skating. Of course, here and there she does a little studying, just enough to keep somewhere near her clever brother, but we like her quite as much without, as with high marks. HOWARD WHITE We have recently been informed that brilliant people are eccentric, which we believe, for, though “Whitie” is not brilliant, it is our true belief that Belmont ' s sporting star is the most level-brained of persons. We have often witnessed football work by this modest chap which was the outstanding play of the game. So we are confident that Howard will be remembered long after many rains have erased his record from the field. But the realm of Sport dom has not led him to forsake that important verity of life — his education. His power as a debater and his competent management of the class’s finances have made him a valuable asset. ' 27

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Belmont High School ELSA THORUD Elsa ' s fascinating drawl transports us quickly to the land of cotton. Is that the twang of a negro ' s banjo in the distance? Xo. It is Elsa ' s musical laugh bringing to mind all the traditions and beauties of the sunny South. The Southerners are supposed to be slow, but Dixie ' s daughter found a place in our hearts in record time. FRANCIS TROCCOLLI Lo and behold! Francis has forgotten to smile — thinking about composing a grand opera, I suppose. Musicians do take life very seriously at times. What a far-away look comes into his eyes, as he takes up his beloved “St rad Perhaps he is seeing the avenue of success opening up for him, as we are sure it will. Don ' t forget to send us all tickets when you are famous, Fran! BURTON TUTTLE A haughty, sophisticated aspect serves to hide from the public eye the good-natured, friendly character of this blond Senior. “Tut suffers with the rest of us when cards are due each month. But when basketball calls, and tennis beckons, it takes more than studies to keep Tut from his favorite pastimes. If he were asked for a fundamental truth we fear it would be,“ Math never made a man.” PAULIN E V I C, N E A U Yellow curls, big blue eyes with a “I-couldn’t-help-it” look in them is Pauline; the French blood, giving place to Saxon coloring and complexion, comes out in her artistic fingertips. Polly has a passion for sewing (those interminable lengths of pongee), cooking and telephoning. If Jane Austen were alive today, she might write a book on “Pauline and Punctuality, for they are synonymous.

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Belmont High School L A W R E N C E WILLIARD We all know Lawrence; Loth those of us who now accompany him through the baffling history class and those of us who were in his English class last year. Wonder if he is going to make public speaking his Utopia? If he has no other plan, we might suggest, from last year’s memories, salesmanship. Why not sell folding beds? They went well in class, didn ' t they, Lawrence? But whatever you decide upon, always remember the effectiveness of a gentle pat on the head upon rising. It may reinforce your memory or aid in beautifying the hair. GEORGE WILSON Thurston, the magician, conjures rabbits out of the hats of digni- fied old men and lost coins out of the pockets of respectable old ladies. But his powers sink to nothingness bes : de George’s conjur- ing of men, boats, thrilling pictures and even fish — -living, breathing mackerel — out of a few perfectly ordinary words. “No tricks you understand; nothing inside the hat — except a clever brain, sparkling wit. and a large bump of versatility. GORDON WORCESTER “ Wors” certainly is the Adonis of the Class of 2-1. His beauty is so marked that a visitor to our shores selected him as an illustration for his theme. No hard feelings, Gordon, but haven’t you ever seriously con- sidered posing for those well-known ads of well-known collars.’ ' No? Well, good-looking people are ever modest. Just don t let your mod- esty overcome you to such a degree that you won t believe us when we say you are one hundred per cent true American. B E RNAR D W R A Y Shades of Shakespeare and Daniel Webster!! Great Scott! ( an t that fellow argue! With a voice as loud as his socks, he carries off all prizes for orations and tributes and . . we stop for lack of space; several other. things have to go into this book also. But his greatest attribute is the way in which he rigorously denies his cleverness. Three cheers, Barnie, may you ever remain unconceited. •28