Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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The 1926 Chameleon HAROLD JONES “What? I don’t understand you. Will you please repeat that?” Crescendo! Harold’s main and, indeed, his only failing, so far as we can determine, is his apparent desire to keep his wide and diversified learning to him- self. The world is the loser, too; for Harold always has something of import to say, albeit he always flushes a fiery red while delivering it. JEANIE LEES Talk-talk-talk! Everything from the latest styles to making fudge. But nevertheless she has saved the day more than once by answering a puzzler. Dramatics, parties, dances — Jeanie is always there. Like Burns — “We Love Our Jean” and couldn’t do without her. ELIZABETH L. LOCKE On the basketball floor, as a member of the social committee, representing Mrs. Spreckles, and in all she undertakes to do, “Binny” excels. Not only is “Binny” talented, but she also is the possessor of the rare personality found in all leaders. Cheerful, studious, thoughtful for others, and willing is the girl who has laughed her way into our hearts. FLORENCE LOCKE To “Lady Araminta” of “Sylvia” renown, one must grant the palm for versatility. Although she is a rather retiring young lady, her capability in the various fields of school activities has not passed unnoticed. Ask the Belmontians what they would do without their learned clerk; ask the teachers who acquires A’s with astound- ing regularity. Inquire among her classmates and ascer- tain who is always cheerful, obliging, and everywhere popular. The chorus is deafening, “Flossie Locke.” Although, so far as is known, she has never enrolled in a course in ornithology, she displays an astounding predilection for hawks. In spite of, or perhaps because of, this peculiar proclivity, we are sure that she will be happy in her teaching. 21

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Belmont High School CHARLOTTE HOOPER Next we beg to present our supreme student who is able to combine superlative studiousness with innumer- able other talents and still remain visible to the human eye. Surely it is not often that the Belmont High School Valedictorian is a rival of Paderewski, and still rarer is it that a person who climbs the A Honor Roll six times every year is in demand when a party or Prom needs expert supervision. Nor are her services ever sought in vain, for her motto is, “Noblesse oblige.” RICHARD HOOPER To this bubbling youth goes the brown derby for mischievousness. In direct contrast to his studious sister, Dick has never been known to open a book on two successive nights. However, in some studies he manages to secure the “B’s” with regularity. Although one would never guess it, Dick is really quite a “ladies’ man” (?). RAYMOND INGRAM Quiet, studious, steady, and above all friendly, de- scribes Ray” to the proverbial “T.” In all his classes the same principles betray themselves and we all know that if Ray has not his lesson, we are not disgraced. However, there are other lines of work in which Ray excels besides studying, one of them being his noisy but much needed help in manipulating the trombone in the school orchestra. Last, but not least, he is a debater of rank, whose chief joy is derived from treeing the enemy. DOROTHY JONES “Dot” Jones has one of those complex natures; she will laugh one moment and be sad the next, but we like her just the same. She is an authority on how gym classes should be conducted. Dot would like to have plush-lined seats installed in the front row of the balcony, so as to witness the “Big Parade” in style and comfort. Dot is certainly Miss Higgins’ supply of demand on the subject of stenography. She is also one of our nine o’clock girls, getting past our famous door tender with some witty remark or the latest slang phrase. We admit she doesn’t look very lively, but our class well knows looks are deceiving. In a few years we expect Dorothy to be writing editorials for the Transcript. We’ll remember you, Dotty, “until,” using your favorite expression, “the Dead Sea comes to life.” 20

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Belmont High School GEORGE LOCKE Did you enjoy the Senior Prom? You did. Well, you may thank Mutt” for much of your enjoyment; it took his artistic skill to plan and execute the decorating of the Town Hall for that memorable occasion. By the way, you must have noticed flaring posters for various events, tacked in different parts of the school. If you didn’t like them, they certainly weren’t George’s; for his dexterity with the brush is as proverbial as his skill with the literary pen. RENA LOOMER It’s the songs you sing and the smiles you wear, That’s making the sunshine everywhere.” To know our Rena is to feel that these lines must be her motto. Always smiling, always joking, always ready for a good time, she has won a big place in our hearts, though she has been with us only a short time. She goes in for everything from basketball to musical comedies, all the while keeping her studies and we are very glad that our curly-haired classmate decided that Belmont is the best school and the class of ’26 the best ever. WILLIAM LEAHY Happy-go-lucky Billy. One never sees him without his big car — and girls. He drives like a whirlwind, and my advice to you is, that when you see a dull red car headed in your direction, to show your “dust.” We wish to contradict the rumor that Bill’s numerous trips to Fiske’s are on account of the waitresses. The reason is that he likes sweet things. Bill has not found time to go out for any athletic activities except dances, and driving the girls to their basketball games. Remember the Everett game? JOHN LYON Here we have the barber’s and the photographer’s despair! Not that we mean to say that Jack is lacking in his share of manly pulchritude; quite the reverse. But he has the tawny, luxuriant locks of a true lion, and they exasperate him mightily by their waywardness. However, Jack is as upright as his hair, a squarer, bigger- hearted, more industrious youth than he being as rare as a white elephant. This may be explained by the fact that Jack is a lover of the woods, and all that they stand for. 22