Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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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

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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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The 1921f. Chameleon LEO ZEN TG It A PH ‘Once there teas a little hoy With curly hair and pleasant eye — - A boy who always told the truth , And never, never told a lie. That little boy is now six feet, and his curly hair is subdued with “Slickum”, but his pleasant eye, and personal integrity still remain to show us Leo is the same as ever. A little more dignified, that’s all — except when he hits the line for Helmont on the gridiron. Then he loses all Senior aloofness in a whirl of enthusiasm which bids him “do his stuff for his school. Success to the “Thinker”! May he never be forgotten! Rain The rain is like great tears from Heaven above, With pity watching o ' er the Earth. At times they burst tempestuously from bonds Then sobbing dully with great throbs. Clara Small it!) MB