Billerica Memorial High School - BMHS Yearbook (Billerica, MA)

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GERTRUDE EATON Gertrude is a young lady with modest ways and a friendly man- ner. A firm determination and a heart of gold are assets that will surely help her gain future hap- piness and success as a dietician. ELAINE EMERSON Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Massachu- setts Music Festival, 2; Tri-Delta. Elaine’s keen sense of humor, cheerfulness, and blitheness give her a pleasing personality and in- sure a bright future for her. MAY EMERY Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4. May is one of the jolliest girls in the Senior Class. Her hobby is cooking. Her favorite expression is “gosh,” and it is heard regular- ly after an English test. EILEEN ENNION Tri-Delta. Hileen is a fun-loving, good- natured girl with a sense of humor all her own. Her ambition is to become a secretary—(a secretary to a wealthy widower at that!) STANLEY FIELD Foutball, 3, 4; Glee Club, 3. “Shep” is a good-natured fellow. His ambition is to be a commercial teacher in a college. He excels in football and hopes some day to become a famous college star. 19-3'9 YeRPAK BOOK WALLER FINNAGAN Treasurer, 4; Baseball, 3, 4; Basketball, 3, 4, captain, 4; Foot- ball} 3,04: Glee Cluby 3, 4.5 Year Book Staff. Waller is one of the jolliest fel- lows in school. He is active in every sport, and does well in all of them. His ambition is to be a star player. You have a good start, Waller. Keep it up! EILEEN FREEMAN Vice-president, 3; Secretary, 4; Basketoall, 2, 3, 4; Year Book Staff; Tri-Delta. Eileen is one of the most popu- lar and happy-go-lucky members of our class, always full of fun and ready for a good time. She is one of our star basketball players, doing exceptionally well while playing center on the champion- ship girls’ teams of 738 and ’39. MARY GARDNER Tri-Delta. Conscientious and sincere in her school work, Mary, with her quiet demeanor and continual poise, is one of the most gracious members of the Senior Class. We feel sure Mary will succeed, in her quiet way, in her chosen profession,— stenography. MARY GRANFIELD Year Book Staff. Mary is a quiet, unassuming young lady whose main enjoy- ments are swimming and reading. Mary’s ambition is to make many friends and to keep them. FRED GULLAGE Baseball, 2; Glee Club, 1, 2. Fred is a serious-minded fellow who tries his hardest in all his subjects. He wants to take up aereonautical engineering, an oc- cupation that he will find most interesting, we are sure. The only part of human life Fred doesn’t like is women. You'll change, Fred!

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H O Web bP Gals eo Oi CLAIRE BADGER Whenever a group of girls can be seen laughing and giggling to- gether, the odds are pretty good that Claire is among them,—prob- ably telling one of her favorite jokes. Claire’s ambition is to be- come a nurse. MORTON BENT Vice-president, 4; Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 1, 2, 3; Football, 1, 2, 3; Glee Club; Massachusetts Music Festival, 2; Athletic Asso- ciation Play, 3; Sportsmanship Brotherhood, 3. “Twisty” is our class mischief- maker. He is blessed with a look of innocence that heips him great- ly when he has some mischief afoot. He says his ambition is to become a “good” football player, but we believe he has other am- bitions about which he is keeping silent. FORREST BLAIR Baseball Manager, 3; Year Book Staff; Athletic Association Play, 3; Senior Play; Radio Play, 2. “Speed”, so called for his slow, steady plugging at anything that he undertakes, is a good friend to have, for he is not the kind to let his friends down when luck goes against them. “Forr”, as his best friends know him, wants to be a draftsman. BLANCHE BOCKO Year Book Staff; Tri-Delta Sec- retary. “Birnie” will long be remem- bered by the class of ’39. She is dignified, yet always ready for a good time. Blanche’s ambition is to be a buyer for a large depart- ment store. Her flair for wearing clothes and her pieasing person- ality will insure her success as a buyer. BERNICE BURNS Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Massachu- setts Music Festival, 2; Operetta, 1; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4; Year Book Staff; Tri-Delta. Bernice is a friendly, cheerful, unprepossessing girl who is very popular among the Seniors. Her ambition is to make a new friend every day, and to keep the old ones. With that ambition, “Bernie,” you'll go a long way in life! ROBERT CLARK Basketball Manager, 4. “Clarkie” is a likable Senior whose pet peeve is getting up to go to school. ‘‘Clarkie’” wants to get into aviation, and we wish him all the success in the world. EDITH COLGATE Edith’s sincerity, quiet under- standing, conscientiousness, and sense of humor have gained for her many friends among her class- mates. She will always be known for her ardent love for horses. ALBERT DAVID Year Book Staff; Radio Play, 2; Sportsmanship Brotherhood, 2. Quiet, ambitious, industrious, and conscientious, ‘ Al” is one of the friendliest members of the Senior Class. He says his pet peeve is the opposite sex, but I wonder? “Al’s” ambition is to become a “Chem” professor. HOWARD DICKERMAN “Dick” is a quiet fellow who takes the good with the bad,— with a shrug, a smile, and a com- ment or two. He says his ambi- tion is to become a rich man (by raising minks, Dick?) MARY DOLAN Basketball, 1, 2, 3; Tri-Delta. Mary is better known by her friends as ‘Mimi’, although she dislikes the name greatly. Her hobbies are roller-skating and dancing, in both of which she ex- cels. Mary’s ambition is to be- come a telephone operator.

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LORRAINE HASTINGS Glee Club, 2. Lorraine, known to her friends as “Lorry”, can always see the bright side of things. Her opti- mistic nature ought to help her hold her job when she becomes a secretary. WILLIAM HIGGINS Football, 3. “Billy” is the quietest person in the Senior Class, but he really ean be humorous when he wants to be. He is a good football play- er. His ambition is to play for the New York Giants. He is rather shy with the girls, but per- haps such shyness is a virtue. ETHEL HODGDON Secretary, 2, 3; Athletic Asso- ciation Vice-president, 4; Year Book Staff; Senior Play; Tri-Delta Vice-president. Ethel (“Hodgie”) will long be remembered by her classmates for her friendliness and her unselfish work for the good of the class. She wants to be a receptionist. LILLIAN HORMAN Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Tri-Delta President. Lillian, known as “Lil” or “Red” by her friends, is a great basket- ball enthusiast. She was a mem- ber of the championship girls’ team of 7388 and was the league’s high scorer. Lil’s hobby is sew- ing. Her aspiration has always been to play the bazooka. Lil’s ambition is to become a nurse af- ter training at Tewksbury. DOROTHY JENKINS Tri-Delta. Friendly, genial, good-humored, “Dot” goes about her way with- out interfering with other people’s affairs. She has been a brighten- ing influence of our class for many years. HOWE HIGH SCHOOL MARY KELEHER Year Book Staff; Tri-Delta Treasurer. Mary’s sunny disposition, de- pendability, and fun-loving nature insure her success and happiness. Her cheerfulness and her winning personality have made her very popular. GENEVIEVE KENNEDY Genevieve is a quiet and con- scientious student with a cheery smile and a pleasing and unassum- ing manner. Her ambition is to be a nurse. We’ll remember you, Nurse, when we are ill! ELEANOR KING Year Book Staff Editor-in-Chief; Senior Play; Radio Play, 2. Eleanor is sweet, unassuming, and cheery,—always ready to be helpful. ‘Ellie’ says that she wants to reach the tremendous height of five feet, but any one who has as many things in her favor as she has, should worry about her stature! ! ! CHARLOTTE KITCHEN Newspaper Staff, 4; Year Book Staff; Senior Play; Tri-Delta. Cheerful, humorous, fun-loving, friendly,—Charlotte has won a place in the hearts of her class- mates. She wants to succeed in life, and with her characteristics, she surely stands a good chance to! MARJORIE KITCHEN Humorous and mischievous, Mar- jorie, like her sister Charlotte, has won a place in the hearts of her fellow classmates. She will never be forgotten. Marjorie wants to be a nurse. ,