Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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Magic Dials OUND and round it goes and where it stops nobody knows. Let’s make our first stop at 311 on the dial. Here we have Dottie McCarty, that chat- terbox, who makes such awful faces while speaking French. And who’s there but her glamour girl friend, Barbara Robinson, who, we hope, will have a better eye for a husband than she has for a golf ball. Do you notice Miss Keany getting a wee bit grey? If she is, it’s due to Henry Rivoire’s French-Canadian influence. Whoops! dial slips and sure enough it’s George Madden’s red hair that stops us. Is that another red-head beside him? Oh no, it’s not red, it’s brown, isn’t it? Who could it be but Lulla with the sparkling Irish blue eyes and what a personality! Speaking of personalities — whowie daddy! — it’s Murray Smith who always has a nice red apple and a distinguished “way with women.’’ We also hear Bob Johnson is a silent admirer of the B. H. S. fair sex. Another twirl sends the dial around to that well-known personality. Tommy Huleatt, our Romeo. Is it possible that he’s watching Shirley Rhoades? Who wouldn’t — especially when she does the Charleston? Or may be it’s the other girl tripping the light fantastic, Junie Curran. Right at hand is Louise Bagonzi standing in her cold aloof manner while her grand sense of humor rests. Another quiet young lady is Muriel Rogers and sure enough she’s walking around with her boy friend’s brother, Gordon Sears. Is that static I hear or just another station butting in? Cock your ears and hear that orchestra go to town. There’s Bob Tagen’s trumpeter’s “King of Swing” and Alyron Pratt “swinging on down” on his trombone. Yeh-man! Among the ardent admirers is Connie Duffee who has taken a sudden interest in music. Close at hand is Mellicent Jenkins, MLss Lindsay’s potential Lily Pons. Around again, this time to be side-tracked by Barbara Lyons whom we’re bound to see more of in the future (on magazine covers). Another blond beauty is Jackie Hayes whose hair looks nice up or down and sure was the inspiration for many cheerers. Jackie’s side-kick was Bizzie Drinkwater who certainly led the football team onto victory while her unlimited supply of jokes zoomed. Sure enough that laugh of Norma Crooker’s has sent the dial spinning. It’s that crowd in the cafeteria that slows us down and right in the midst is Marion Billion whose motto is “always land to conquer” and Frances Sylvester ■ — “Soph” — short for sophomore and sophistication. Towering above them all is Richard Brown who seems to be lending a little humor to the situation while Bob Currie, the bow-tie king, lends a helping hand. PAGE 1 1

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And In Passing gTRANGE sip;hts are seen about high school or, in fact, wherever high school students gather — bright colored socks shown to their best advantage by trousers rolled ujd — bright plaid skirts — those multi-colored ril)bons which ap- peared simultaneously with the North Quincy game — girls’ hair in various and intricate fashions — gaj socks coming to the knees — showy checked shirts — simplicit} in male coiffeurs — clothes that shriek with gay colors — wornout brief- cases — latest model cars and cars which have seen Ijetter days — saddle oxfords — shy hands deep in pockets — those matching debby berets — brilliantly colored jewelry — noisy corritlors between classes — smart-looking cheer leaders — girls in the corridors dressed in hockey uniforms — petite drum majors — monogramm- ed gym suits — reversibles — people who are always borrowing your homework — the lone male cheer leader — enormous stacks of books — sophomores sitting downstairs with upper-classmen at every assembly — freshman girls in love with their home- work — black velvet skirts and bright red cardigans — cheer leaders’ new uniforms — angora mittens — display of legs by drum majors — pretty girls at Braintree High — a football star, the sophomores’ pride and joy — -ice cream sandwiches in a noisy cafeteria — display of school spirit — a good football team — new faces among the upperclassmen — checkered dresses — girls’ flashy skirts — showy jackets — . tough homework assignments — boys’ many-colored ties — the Thayer Drug Co. after school — noise made by Braintree rooters at North Quincy game — Wow! it was terrific! ! ! PAGE 10

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That must have been a hurricane that sent us whirling. Of course — it’s Einih ' Nash and will you take a look at that hair-ribbon. There ' s another one and the little girl underneath is Edythe Duquet whose blush seems to be ha dng com- petition with her hair. There’s another 3’oung lady well decorated, but not with hair-ribbons this time. It ' s Arlene Sullivan and just take a look at the Annapolis adornments. Her follower is John Knott who seems to be having competition — with Richard Urquhart’s sport coats. Talking about flashv coats, do m v e ’es deceive me or is that Donald Clark with the big brown eyes and curly black hair? It must be th magnetic personality ' of Bettv Lou Brown that pulls us around this time and close by are her friends, Ruth Greenough and Priscilla Wilson, who have one thing in common — blond hair. Just an onlooker is Russ Oliver, and have 3 ' ou noticed his wiffle with a very special part in the center? Another one of the football plaj ' ers is loy ' al Blackie Williams, oiir bashful blushing boy-. A switch of the dial brings us around to a commentator — Jean Young whose whistle will resound in the halls of B. H. S. in years to come. The attentive list- ener is Kempie Morrison who sits by ' in her neat reserved manner. Other intel- lectual students are Bill Wy ' not and Paul Nelson, our class genii. In a last glance we see iSIaiy Campbell try ' ing to outtalk the football team again. After all who could resist that short and sweet bundle of charm? Richard Reed seems to agree with her or is that nodding of the head a result of his slapping that bass? Just around the corner is Virginia DeCoste, that snappy ' junior who spends a lot of time in Wey ' inouth; and another traitor to B. H. S. is Pudgy ' Blood who is an ardent admirer of Thay ' er ' s fairer sex. Will y ' ou listen to that noise. Ah! its Bucknam try ' ing to start his jillopy ' and right beside him is Bob Batchelder w ' hose motto is “there’s alway ' s room for one more.’’ That tall blond N ' enus looking on with disapproval is Marjorie Bates and there y ' OU have Jim Bewley who certainly ' is sophisticated until he smiles. It seems Bob Cook is having a hard time being sophisticated because those ey ' es refuse to stop sparkling. But then, who wouldn’t smile and stop ey ' es from spark- ling with Jimmy ' Jenkins giving forth some of his distinctive humor. Alas, the dial has stopped short, worn out by ' its constant whirling and twirling. PAGE 12