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

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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. ,

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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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JANE LARSON Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Massachu- setts Music Festivai, 2; Orchestra, lee, 3, 4. Jane is a quiet, unassuming girl with a vein of humor running through her character. She is talented musically. Her ambition is to be as good a pianist as her classmate, Virginia Parker. You’ll have to go some, Jane, but we all wish you luck! JULIA LEAVITT Treasurer, 1; Basketball Man- ager, 4; Athletic Association Trea- surer, 4; Year Book Staff; Tri- Delta. Julia, better known as ‘‘Betty”, has an infectious smile and a keen sense of humor. Her conscientious- ness and her sunny disposition have won her many friends. Julia plans to become a stenographer. JEAN LIBBY Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Massachu- setts Music Festival, 2; Year Book Staff; Tri-Delta. Smiling, sincere, friendly, and understanding, Jean long will be remembered among her friends. She is. bound to succeed in her am- bition to “be a friend to all and an enemy to none.” RITA LORANGER Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Massachu- setts Music Festival, 2; Year Book Staff; Senior Play; Tri-Delta. Rita’s jolly nature, musical laugh, and sense of humor have made her well known and well liked by her classmates. Rita wants to be a church vocalist af- ter she graduates from Howe High. JEAN MacARTHUR Basketball, 4; Year Book Staff; Athletic Association Play, 3; Tri- Delta. “Jackie”, fun-loving and attrac- tive, has a winning personality. In sports, in social activities, and in studies, she ranks high. With her cheery smile and sincerity, Jackie is a friend worth having. 1939 YEAR 11 BOOK PRISCILLA MAYO Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Year Book Staff. “Prissie” is a quiet, persevering girl who mever starts anything she cannot finish. She wants to be an opera singer. May your life be a song, Priscilla! VIRGINIA MAYO Year Book Staff; Senior Play. “Ginny” is a quiet, dependable, serious-minded girl who wants to teach French. With her determin- ation and willingness to work, we are sure she will become whatever she starts out to be. EDWARD McCLOSKEY “Spike” wants to become a busi- ness man. His aspiration is to make a million dollars over a week-end. He loves bookkeeping, English, and history. With your ambition, “Mac,” you should really show the world what Billerica boys can do. DOROTHY MONGAN Although smali in stature, “Doffie’s” ability is not to be meas- ured in inches. She wants to be a governess, and her sincerity, faith- fulness, friendliness, and keen sense of humor will surely help her to succeed in her chosen field. JOHN MORRILL Glee Club, 1, 2. “Duke’s” sole ambition is to be a radio operator. He is a good engineer now, and he is studying his hardest to become a famous one. He has a severe dislike for the weaker sex. You'll 90 a long way, John! Just keep at it, and your name will be in history books.