Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 98 of the 1948 volume:

Hallow the threshold, Croiun the Posts Anew: As we the Class of 19 f 8 graduate, a hook of golden memories is closed. This yearbook materializes the fact that a phase of life we have known so well is slipping into the past. Whether we have been successful in school work, on the athletic field, or just one of the gang, we all have memorable experiences. Our heartfelt thanks goes to the administration and faculty for their never ceasing generosity in trying to aid us in becoming better men and women. Day by day obstacles and tribula- tions will discourage and hamper our view of success; then we find we will turn to the lessons that our teachers, with their unlimited patience, have taught us. We hope that our judgment will be a credit to their labors. Our directions toward these goals have been clearly set by the two great mediums of books and experience. As we step into the uncertain future we clearly vision the job that has to be done. Remembering our firm foundations obtained at Braintree High, we will strive onward, reassured. Our background has prepared us to take our positions as citizens and crusaders for the American way of life. May we never forget you, Braintree High, and all you stand for. We present to you our yearbook and hope you will remember us with pride. THf UlUPflTUCK 19 4 8 Published by the StniOfi CLASS BRRMTREf, RlflSSRCHUSf TTS JfldlfS L. JOROftn, Principal BRAINTREE HIGH SCHOOL 1918-1948 or many years kindly Mr. Jordan has given his time gen- erously to the students of Braintree High. Known and loved by faculty and students alike, he is a person one meets and im- mediately admires and respects for the sincerity of his convic- tions. First and foremost he is a friend who uses his leadership as councilor as well as a disciplinarian. Any punishment he finds it necessary to exercise is to aid the character growth of the student, not to repay him for some wrong done. Like the architect who designs fine buildings, he molds foresight and dependability into the make-up of the pupils. “For the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigator.” Regulating and planning courses of study for the individual good as well as for the betterment of the school itself is another of his tasks. He grants personal interviews to the seniors in order that they may not be lost in the shuffle between gradua- tion and the work-a-day world. Mr. Jordan is a sensitive man with his finger on the pulse of Braintree High. His jovial good will has endeared him to all of us; for this and his keen interest in our activities, we the Class of ’48 salute him. THE B.H.S. fBCULiy Commercial Raymond L. Strangford, Head Mildred B. Ahlgren Viola P‘ Evans Edna M. Parker G. Kenneth Rogers Marion J. Simpson Anna M. Tilley Malcolm F. Nash English Constance F. Stecher, Head Marion L. Billings Administration James L. Jordan, Principal Albert J. Murphy, Sub-Master Kathleen W. Campbell, Secretary Rita McNeil, Secretary John W. Ferrett Mary C. Halloran Elizabeth J. Rand Ruth W. Thrasher Arigo L. LaTanzi Arthur E. Newcomb, Jr. Bernadine McCusker Music Arthur Hauck, Head Mae L. Lindsey Librarian Ruth P. Strout Guidance G. Vinton Jones, Director Helen Magnuson, Secretary Ruth P. Strout, Dean of Girls Home Economics Ruth J. Bennett, Head and Cafe Mgr. Letitia W. Warnock Science Paul V.Toolin, Head Norma I. Wolf John H. Crowell Francis E. Mear Walter J. Kane Mathematics Katherine K. Waldron, Head Alton C. Perry Margaret A. IIiley Walter J. Kane Malcolm F. Nash Language Hazel M. Summerville, Head Mildred R. Richards John W. Ferrett Bernadine McCusker Elizabeth J. Rand Art Aldo C. Chiesa, Head Ruth J. Hume Malcolm F. Nash Lorin B. Johnson Physical Education Elmer E. Raymond, Director David Ward, Jr. Alice E. Daughiiaty Katherine P. Greene, Nurse Social Studies Eula I. Hutchins, Head Letitia W. Warnock William J. Foley Edward R. Oakman William E. Trainor Charles W. Brooks Mae L. Lindsay Shop Carl A. Olson, Jr. Malcolm F. Nash John C. Lax BETTY ALDEN Betty . . . always a smile . . . full of fun . . . “Never a dull mo- ment,” says Betty . . . inter- ested in sewing. Thou hast no sorrow in thy song. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 4; Bohemian Girl 2;Gondoliers 3; June Mad 3; Senior Show 4; Mikado 4. THAYER ANASTOS Thayer . . . one of our very pep- py cheerleaders . . . sparkling eyes . . . perfect personality . . . swell job as class secretary. Full well she sang the service di- vine. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 2, 3, 4; Cheerleader 1, 4; Class Secre- tary 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4; Senior Show 4; Basketball 3, 4; Class Ring 2; Student Council; Sopho- more Social 2. JOAN ARCH AM B AULT Joan . . . artist . . . quiet but very friendly . . . likes nice clothes . . . “Feudin’ and Fight- in.” Shall I compare thee to a sum- mer’s day ? Band 1, 2; Orchestra 1, 4. JOAN ARTESANI Joanie . . . cute and lively . . . easy to get along with . . . future nurse. Loveliest of the lovely things is she. Senior Show 4; Sophomore So- cial 2; Glee Club 1, 2. FLORENCE ASCI Florrie . . . favorite gang. Marge and Dot . . . hails from the Highlands . . . very friendly and sociable. Let me but hear thy voice, and I am happy. Glee Club 1; Senior Show 4. JANET BAILEY Jan . . . Quiet? . . . Nice to know . . . enjoys a good argu- ment . . . everybody’s girl friend. Ah, how skillful grows thy hand. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 4; June Mad 3; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Senior Show 4; Student Council 4; Mikado 4; Library Staff 3, 4. WILLIAM BAKER Bill . . . our modern Romeo . . . tall, dark, and handsome . . . ambition — to be a millionaire . . . interests, girls . . . sports. Let us then be up and doing, with a heart for any fate. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 4. JOHN BARRANGER Jack . . . our class president . . . keen on sports, especially foot- ball . . . dependable and well liked by his pals. Not a better man is found. Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 1; Class President 2, 3, 4. AUDREY BARRETT Audrey . . . our hockey star . . . long blond hair . . . everybody’s friend . . . future bookkeeper . . . another of our sports en- thusiasts. Noble in every thought and deed. Field Hockey 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Senior Show 4. THOMAS BARRETT Tom . . . interested in football . . . vet . . . nice to know . . . very quiet in school. Glory droppeth from his youth, and love. Football 2, 3. MARK BATCHELDER Dinny . . . swell personality . . . appears quiet but those who know, know ' better. That ' s the wise thrush, he sings the song twice over. Glee Club 1; Wampville Flash 4. DAVIS BATES Batsie — full of fun . . . likes track and cross country . . . nice car . . . personality. Nothing worries him, nothing hurries him. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Cross Coun- try 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Rifle Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4; Senior Show 4. 10 BARBARA BREGOLI Barl . . . full of fun . . . always the teacher’s friend? . . . neat and very friendly. No one is so happy, no, not one. Cheerleader 1; Senior Show 4. WILLIAM BROOKS Bill . . . our gift to the sports world . . . his personality and ready smile make him popular with all. Such a master, such a man. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2. 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4. ROBERT BROWN Bob . . . studious . . . easy to get along with . . . not interested in sports . . . quiet, but full of ideas. Honor and blessings on his head. Gym Team 1. VIOLA BUKER Vi . . . quiet . . . artistically in- clined . . . Oh! that smile . . . cheers for Navy . . . seen with Jeanne. Faith that shineth as the morning star. Glee Club 1 ; Senior Show 4. VIRGINIA BUKER Honey . . . Good things come in small packages . . . likes to draw . . . seen with Janet . . . “Near You.” Patience and abnegation of self, and devotion to others. CLAIRE BURKE Claire . . . nice smile . . . likes the Junior class . . . another dimpled darling . . . future secretary. Therefore to me you never u-ill grow old. Glee Club 1; Senior Show 4. RICHARD BENHAM Dick . . . future Army Air Forces candidate . . . has out- side interests . . . seen with “Swede.” lie, if people require to be amused. Glee Club 1; Wampville Flash 4; Senior Show 4. PAUL BENSON Benny . . . dramatic abilities . . . nice fellow . . . always ready for a good time . . . excellent pianist . . . main interest — women. A hero in thy strife. Football 2; June Mad 3; Glee Club 1; Buddy Goes Literary 3; The Bathroom Door 3; Senior Show 4. RICHARD BODMAN Dick . . . good student . . . true pal . . . likes a good joke . . . en- joys laughing. Thanks for the sympathies you have shown. Glee Club 1; Band 2. HENRY BOLTZ Hank . . . interested in all sports . . . quiet . . . favorite subject — Algebra ... a wamp reporter. His word that might not be broken. Glee Club 1; Rifle Club 1; Wampville Flash 4. RICHARD BRACKETT Dick . . . good student . . . loads of fun . . . likes track . . . plays drums . . . seen with “Batsie” . . . bashful with the girls. The kindest man, with un- wearied spirit. Track 1, 2, 3, 4; Cross Country 2, 3, 4; Band 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Rifle Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4; Senior Show 4. EDNA BRAYTON Edna . . . future model . . . one of our peppy cheerleaders . . . History confuses her. Love that doth live and reign within my thoughts — Cheerleader 2, 3, 4; Field Hock- ey 3; Basketball 3, 4; Senior Show 4. Ol ROBERT BURNS Hill . . . doesn’t like girls? . . . dependable and quiet . . . likes oral topics. Intelligence and courage, hand in hand. WILLIAM BURNS, JR. Curly . . . likes History . . . never seen with a girl — in school . . . has outside interests. A mind most resolute and cour- ageous. Football 3, 4; Rifle Club 1. EDWARD CAHILL Ed . . . loves a good argument . . . interested in music . . . loves the opposite sex . . . good fun. He rides on famous wings eternal. Senior Show 4; Ever Since Eve 4; Cross Country 2. BARBARA CALDERWOOD Barb . . . cute . . . likes to have a good time . . . full of the fun . . . always laughing. .4 roice with a greeting from the wind was sent. Bohemian Girl 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 4; Senior Show 4; Hockey 2. NANCY CALLAWAY Nancy . . . small, dark and cute . . . always has a smile . . . works in Quincy. Much more to me is your friendship than wealth. Senior Show 4; Basketball 4; Glee Club 1 . FRANCIS CAMPBELL Skip . . . ground gained for J. Y.’s . . . “Got your English done?” . . . wants to go to Siam. A good man is known by his friends. Football 4. RITA CANELLI Rita . . . nice clothes . . . beau, tiful locks . . . “Oh that smile” . . . “Bendinelli’s” . . . grand to know. The words that droppeth from her sweet tongue. Senior Show 4. JEAN CARROLL Jean . . . always laughing but oh.!, when she gets angry . . . likes skating and bowling . . . pet saying, “You know.” A friend my soul, with joy, remembers. Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Senior Show 4. MARY CAVANAGH Mary . . . Miss Tilley’s friend . . . tall and lovely . . . excellent dresser . . . pretty hair . . . ten- nis enthusiast. Ever the first, the truest, nearest, and the dearest. Tennis 2, 4; Senior Show 4. ROBERT CAVANAGH Bob . . . quiet but we are all aware of his deviltry . . . seen with “Lefty.” A noble deed is a step toward heaven. BARBARA CHENEY Barb . . . cute . . . very quiet . . . blond . . . once you get to know her she is very friendly. All things rejoice in youth and lore. WARREN CLAPP Sandy . . . swell personality . . . track member . . . small but lots of pep . . . nice to know. They never talk who always think. Football 2; Glee Club 1. 12 ROSE COCHRANE Rosie . . . never has anything to say . . . seen with a junior . . . not interested in school. As she thinkest in her heart, so she is. Glee Club 1. JOYCE COLBERT Joy . . . loves Bookkeeping . . . always looks as if something is very funny . . . friendly . . . en- thusiastic about almost every- thing. To charm, to strengthen, and to teach. Basketball 3; Softball 3. BETTY CORRIGAN Bet . . . seen with Margie . . . always ready for a good time . . . outside interests. Good things shall be praised. Glee Club 1. JAMES COSTANTINO Jimmy . . . nice dresser . . . quiet around school — but his friends know better . . . lots of fun. Who himself is law, no law doth need. Cross Country 3; Gym Team 1. ETHEL CRESWELL Ethel . . . sweet and lovely . . . wonderful personality . . . lots of pep . . . pretty voice . . . nice to everyone. She sings, and the night is filled with music. Hockey 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Gondoliers 3; Bohemian Girl 2; Senior Show 4. JEANE CRESWELL Jeane . . . tall ’n slim . . . takes part in everything . . . swell singing voice. Noble deeds that are concealed are the most esteemed. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 2, 3, 4; Hockey 3, 4; Cheerleader 1; Wampville Flash 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4; Senior Show 4. JAMES CRISPIN Cris . . . track . . . smooth dresser . . . nice smile and per- sonality. The man worth while is the one that will smile. Track 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 4; Senior Show 4; Cross Country 2; Sophomore Social 2. CONSTANCE CURRIER Connie . . . one of our better art students . . . bashful with all boys . . . quiet around school. The words droppcth from her sweet tongue. Baseball 2, 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4. ANTHONY DAIUTE Tee Dee . . . full of fun . . . likes to enjoy himself in class. By each burning thought his fortunes will be wrought. Cross Country 4. VICTOR DAMIANO Murph ... at home on the foot- ball field . . . loves a good fight . . . not affected by girls. The mind is the man. Library Staff 3, 4; Hockey 4. DONALD DAVIES Duggie . . . another one of the mob . . . nice looking, swell per- sonality . . . seen with Bill, Joe. Wealth could not purchase his proud and high estate. Basketball 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Senior Show 4; Ever Since Eve 4. MARGARET DI BONA Peg . . . cute . . . very neat . . . quite a gal on the hockey field. She makes her life one sweet record. 03 JEAN DRINKWATER Jean . . . neat as a pin . . . likes football games . . . always eat- ing . . . and, having a good time. Faithfulness and sincerity are the finest things in life. FRANCIS DUGAN Frannie . . . always has a girl friend . . . seen with Burns . . . hails from the good part of Braintree . . . “East.” -4ii honest man is the noblest work of God. Gym Team 1. JOAN ELLIS Joan . . . hopes to make fashion designing her career . . . ardent football fan. Thy dress is like the lilies, and thy heart as pure. WILLIAM ESSON Bill . . . favorite pastime — girls . . . nice personality . . . swell to know . . . very good looking. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. ROSE FARINA Rose . . . dislikes tests . . . can ' t understand why English is required . . . full of fun . . . nice to know. It is the tranquil people who accomplish much. JAY FARNSWORTH Jay . . . concert pianist . . . hails from Weymouth . . . nice dresser . . . attracts the weaker sex . . . just loves sailing. He will succeed, for he be- lieves as he says. LOUISE DIGAETANO Louise . . . takes her studies seriously ... hard to know but when you do . . . more fun. The good shall stand in immortal bloom. JOSEPH DI NATALE Joe . . . whiz in history . . . everybody’s pal . . . good na- tured . . . likes gilds from Boston . . . wants to be a millionaire. Diligence, above all, is the mother of good luck. NANCY DOHERTY Nancy . . . smart . . . quiet but friendly . . . will make someone a wonderful secretary. Silence is golden. ARTHUR DONALD Arthur . . . Mr. Oakman ' s fa- vorite pupil . . . not interested in school; he has other interests. Patience and gentleness are power. ROBERT DONOVAN Bob . . . Oh! that curly blond hair . . . sport enthusiast — basketball and baseball . . . carefree disposition. Merry as the day is long. MARGARET DORR Peg . . . her social interests are outside of B. H. S. . . . devoted sports fan. B7io.se very gentleness is kindness. Senior Show 4; Basketball 4; Ever Since Eve 4; Softball 3, 4. { 14 } BARBARA FERGUSON Little Gus . . . carries on the family tradition . . . smart, cute, lively . . . sense of humor. The gentle mind by gentle deeds is known. Orchestra 1, ' •2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; June Mad 3; Class Ring 3; Senior Show 4; Basketball 3, 4; Choir 4. PAULINE FERRIS Speed . . . shy appearing . . . quite reserved and quiet . . . friendly and smart . . . swell to know . . . always neat . . . studious. Concentration is the secret of strength. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2. RICHARD FIELDEN Dick . . . from Leominster High . . . appears to be enjoying B. H. S. . . . likes sports . . . archery . . . football . . . hunt- ing . . .fishing . . . boating. Still water runs deep. JOAN FITZSIMMONS Joan . . . interests are outside of school . . . full of fun . . . ap- pears quiet . . . cute. A fair exterior is a silent recommendation. Glee Club 2. EDWARD FLYNN Ed . . . gregarious soul, travels in herds . . . knows sports better than Bill Sterns . . . has a won- derful personality. The laugh that wins. Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; W ampatuck 4. GLORIA FRAZIER Gloria . . . excels in shorthand . . . very quiet until you get to know her . . . cute. Her aim is onward and upward forever. Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Basketball 4; Senior Show 4. JOSEPH FRAZIER Joe . . . can’t get along without school . . . loves flashy ties . . . always a gentleman . . . well liked by all. The boy with the ready smile. Glee Club 1; Football i; Basket- ball 1; Baseball 1, 3, 4. GEORGE GEISSER George . . . ambition to be a farmer ... his girl lives in Boston ... is seen driving a tractor. Who sows afield , or plants a tree, is more than all. RICHARD GILLIES Dick . . . good student . . . wants to be a doctor . . . shy with the girls? . . . Boy Scout. He works while he works, and plays while he plays, and does both well. Football 1; Gym Team 1, 2, 3. THOMAS GIROUARD Tom . . . our star first baseman . . . appears very quiet, but . . . nice personality. An accommodating man has many friends. Baseball 3, 4. WILLIAM GOODALE “Bill has that extra something” . . . good looks,- nice smile, pleasing personality . . . interest is sports. The world will make a beaten path to his door. Football 1, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1. ANN GORHAM Ann . . . very quiet around school . . . interests are in Wey- mouth . . . nice to know. Thy modesty is cradle to the merit. Glee Club 2. 15 RUTH HALL Ruthie . . . personality plus . . . talkative . . . happy-go-lucky spirit. Friend, worth thy weight in gold. Senior Show 4. ROBERT HANSEN Boh . . . one of our smarter stu- dents . . . isn ' t affected by girls — visibly! Knowledge is power. WALTER HARMON Mouse . . . great ball play er . . . brain . . . true love went to England . . . one of the gang . . . nice personality. Wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Basketball 3, 4; Wampatuclc 4; Senior Show 4. FREDERIC HATCH Fred . . . not so quiet when you get to know him . . . nice per- sonality . . . well liked by all. Common sense and naturalness arc the best things man can have. Gym Team 2; Track 2; Glee Club 1; Cross Country 2. THELMA HAUBER Thelma . . . nice to talk to . . another smart commercial stu- dent. Thy modesty is thy beauty ' s breath. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Softball 3, 4. LAWRENCE HAWORTH Larry . . . quite the ladies’ man . . . likes eating and sports — especially football . . . full of vitality. Beware the fury of a patient man. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Cross Coun- try 2; Football 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Mikado 4. LILLIAN GREEN Lil . . . very musical . . . plays French horn . . . field hockey star . . . finger in every pie. Let us then be up and doing. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Softball 3, 4; Hockey 3, 4; Senior Show 4; Wampville Flash 4. DONALD GRIFFIN Griff . . . good looking . . . future — sailor . . . girls don’t affect him? . . . his buddy is Charlie. Like unto a cedar, proud and tall. ARTHUR GRIFFITHS Arthur . . . very, very studious . . . doesn’t bother with the girls . . . interests are not in school, but elsewhere. lie with a fervent heart goes forth. Cross Country 4; Gvm Team 1, 2, 3, 4. ROBERT GUIBORD Bob . . . always seen at the movies ... a very serious type . . . likes to write. I have done it myself and left it to others. Glee Club 1; Wampatuek 4. HARRY HALL Harry . . . comes from a family of pugilists . . . that poor nose . . . very up and coming . . . well liked. Boys will be boys. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1. ROSE HALL Rosie . . . enjoys school and homework? . . . outside inter- ests . . . cause of plenty of laughs . . . carefree . . . nice to know. It’s her nature to be good natured. 16 } WARREN HAYES Haysie . . . my, those junior cheerleaders . . . seen with Ed- die .. . nice personality . . . very- good sport. The irorld belongs to the energetic. Baseball 1, 3; Track 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Mikado 4; Gondoliers 3; Senior Show 4; Want patuck 4; Orchestra 4; Rifle Club 1. DORIS HEEBNER Dot . . . Dyna . . . Flint ... al- ways eating . . . main interest, men . . . dramatically inclined . . . writes poetry. Gentleness and lore and trust. ARTHUR HICKS Hugo’s sense of humor is well known throughout the school . . . he could sell the Brooklyn bridge. The skill of friendship and strength that youth imparts. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Gym Team 1 ; Track 1; Basketball 3. WILLIAM HICKS Henry . . . quite an English student . . . one of our linesmen . . . nice smile — always ready for fun. A little nonsense note and then is relished by the best of men. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Track 3, 4; Band 1, 2; Orchestra 1; Sophomore Social 2. MARGUERITE HINE Marg ... a bevy of gal friends every side . . . smile for every- one . . . Ohhhhh, so dainty!! Earth has not anything to shore more fair. Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Hockey 2; Senior Show 4. ROBERT HOBART Bob . . . you can always find him outside of 205 . . . nice . . . sees all the movies. He that can have patience can have what he will. DONALD HOLBROOK Don . . . seen in his old jalopy . . . likes to listen to a good argument. A happy heart is reflected in his laughing eyes. MARJORIE HOLBROOK Marge always has a smile . . . very comical. April in thy girlish laughter. Glee Club 1; Senior Show 4. HARRY HOLM Harry . . . handsome . . . well liked by all . . . likes football and track . . . swell personality. I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes. Track 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Football 3, 4; Gym Team 1, 2, 3; June Mad 3. BARBARA HUNT Barb . . . ardent skier . . . has the knack of making friends . . . intends to go to college . . . likes basketball. What she says is worth a lot. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3; Softball 3; Bohemian Girl 2; Yearbook 4; Mikado 4. WALTER HYDE Walter . . . likes nothing better than a good friendly argument . . . suave and sophisticated . . . interested in sports. The heights by great men are reached and kept. RAYMOND HYSLOP Buzzy . . . one of our fair headed boys . . . good student . . . likes to tease the teachers . . . always smiling. JVe will admit he ' s much the wit and not afraid to use it. 17 SHIRLEY JOHNSON Shirl . . . loves dancing at any time . . . always with Evelyn . . . favorite teacher . . . Miss Evans. .-1 lassie neither too happy nor too glum. JANICE JOYCE Jan . . . smart . . . friend to all . . . quiet . . . seen with Barb and Peggy . . . nice to know. Calm, resolute and-self possessed. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4; Senior Show 4; Basketball 3; Yearbook 4. ROBERT REISER Bob . . . quite the businessman . . . likes to work . . . has a very retiring personality. Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care. GILBERT KELLEY Gil . . . very good looking . . . that car? . . . definitely makes a hit with the opposite sex. He is a perfect, gentle knight. Cross Country 2, 3, 4; Gym Team 1, 2, 3, 4; Rifle Club 1, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Senior Show 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. NANCY KELLICK Nancy . . . quiet in a friendly way . . . seen with Connie . . . well dressed . . . cute . . . good student. The lady is serene. MARJORIE KING Margie . . . tries very hard in French . . . likes Quincy and corny jokes. There’s not a halo round her head; she wears her golden hair. Senior Show 4. ANTHONY IAMELE Bruno . . . main interest is basketball . . . cross country speedster. A good nature wins the heart. Cross Country 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Track 3, 4. JANE INGALLS Janie . . . new this year . . . sweet and lovely . . . well liked . . . certainly does get around . . . personality. Beautiful with all the soul ' s expansion. LINDA IVERS Patsy . . . quiet and studious . . . humorous . . . witty . . . like- able . . . always has her home- work done. If thou only look at me lam happy. ANNE JENKINS Anne . . . cheerleader . . . out- side interests . . . very talkative and boisterous. Her presence fell on their hearts like a ray of sun. Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 3; June Mad 3; Senior Show 4. AUDREY JEWELL Audrey . . . loads of fun . . . where did you get those brains? . . . B. U. bound . . . those English gobs! . . . songstress. Her smile, like the cloudless skies above us. Orchestra 1; Wampatuck 1; Glee Club 1 , 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Choir 2, 3, 4; Senior Show 4; Wampville Flash 4; Mikado 4. PHYLLIS JOHNSON Phyl . . . beautiful blond hair . . . likes to sing . . . and she can too! The morn does not waken til she sings. Hockey 2; Glee Club 1 , 2, 3, 4; Choir 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4; Senior Show 4. 08 } ROBERT KING Boh . . . gym team star ... is always first to know any new girls . . . very, very friendly. A man of sovereign parts he seemed. Rifle Team 1, 2, 4; Gym Team 1, 2, :s. 4; Track 1, 2, :i, 4; Foot- hall 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1. THOMAS LANG Tommy . . . quiet in school . . . oh, those waves . . . dresses neatly . . . disinterested in girls. Life’s a jest and all things show it. Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Show 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. VERNON LANGLEY Yern . . . regular fellow . . . not a student who doesn’t like him . . . favorite song, “Peg Of My Heart” — wonder why? Dignitg becometh the gentleman. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2; Glee Club 1; Senior Show 4. ROBERT LAURIA Bob . . . wins track meets for B. H. S. . . . mad scientist . . . ambition — to run a mile in one minute flat. Sometimes quiet, sometimes a riot. Basketball 1; Gym Team 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Cross Coun- try 3, 4. ELAINE LEHTONEN Elaine ... an excellent student . . . . a wonderful girl . . . definitely has outside interests . . nice to know. A brighter breath of more ethereal air ROCCQ LIBERTINE Roc . . . appears to be very shy except when among an honored few . . . likes to sing. No sinner or no saint perhaps, but the very best of chaps. Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Band 2, 3; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4; Senior Show 4; Football 3. JOHN LIGGETT Jack . . . new in town . . . enjoys sports . . . quiet and dependable . . . nice personality . . . grand to know. Young in limbs, in judgment old. Track 4. JEAN LINDAHL Lindy . . . very, very, quiet at all times ... a great sports enthusiast . . . good student. Of deep and tender eyes. BARBARA LITCHFIELD Barb . . . whiz!! there goes Barb . . . always in a hurry . . . neat . . . nice to know. Individuality is the root of every- thing good. ARTHUR LUCAS Luke . . . seen with Richie, Willie, Ed . . . likes to keep up with world news . . . liked by all. The noblest mind the best con- tentment has. BARBARA LYON Barb . . . swell personality . . . lots of fun to be with and talk to. Ok, when thy merry step grows near. Glee Club 1, 2. DOROTHY LYON Dot . . . another one of those women drivers . . . nice to know. Always a smile. Glee Club 1, 2. { 19 } HARVEY LYONS, JR. Harvey . . . ladies’ man . . . girl in every town . . . beautiful wave . . . good personality . . . studious . . . rifleman and band member. Wise is he that himself can know. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Cdee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Rifle Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Show 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Orches- tra 3, 4; Gym Team 1, 2; B Club 1, 2, 3; Bohemian Girl 2; Gon- doliers 3; Mikado 4; Wampa- tuck 4. JOANNE MacDONALD Jo . . . pretty clothes . . . will make a nice future secretary . . . quiet and friendly . . . cute. .4 laughing heart is worth gold. Softball 3; Basketball 3. LOUISE MAGAZU Fritzi . . . speaks just so . . . another one of our cheerleaders . . . seen with another Louise. Horn to success she seemed, with the grace to win and heart to hold. Glee Club 1, 2; Hockey 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; June Mad 3; Ever Since Eve 4; Cheerleader 1, 3, 4; Junior Prom 3; Warn pa- tuck 4; Senior Show 4. ELIZABETH MAHAR Betty . . . another of the clan . . . Ruthie and Rosie . . . beau- tiful tresses . . . loves Miss D. and gym. Beautiful with all her beauty and rick with the wealth of her being. JOAN MAHAR Jo . . . sharp dresser . . . happy go lucky mood . . . sweet stuff . . . loads of friends. When she is good she is very, very good; and when she is bad she is horrid. Hockey 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 3, 4; Class Ring 3; Junior Prom 3; June Mad 3; Senior Show 4; Yearbook 4; Mikado 4. CLAIRE MAJOR Clair . . . dignified ... so neat . . . likes nice clothes . . . one of our friendlier gals. Beauty is truth and truth beauty. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Hockey 4; Gondoliers 3; Bohemian Girl 2; Mikado 4. LOUISE MARIANI Louise . . . full of ambition . . . efficient ... a swell gal with lots of charm . . . loves sports. Others are fond of fame, but fame of her. Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 3, 4; Hockey 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Softball 3, 4; Student Council 4; Senior Show 4; Class Treasurer 4, IVampatuck 4. JOHN MAXWELL Johnny . ' . . dead eye with a gun . . . swell personality . . . moun- tain boy . . . good student . . . weakness for other sex. If it ' s within his power to help, he will and gladly. Rifle Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Gym Team 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Track 2, 4; Cross Country 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gon- doliers 3. daphne McConnell Daph . . . pretty hair . . . dim- ples . . . fun to talk to . . . an- other driver . . . humorous . . . swell personality . . . “That’s My Desire.” She is friendly and demure, of that you can be sure. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Mikado 4; Senior Show 4. DAVID McCORMACK Little Mac . . . full of rascality . . . always has a word for everyone . . . likes underclass girLs. A man ' s man but the girls adore him. Glee Club 4; Football 3, 4; Gym Team 1, 2. JOAN McCUE Debby . . . tall and slim . . . quiet and demure . . . very fond of Woodworth’s. Diligence is the mother of good fortune. Glee Club 1. CATHERINE McINNIS Kay . . . likes trucks and crosses . . . spends her time in Wey- mouth . . . seen with Janet. She is pretty to walk with, and witty to talk with. {20 HELEN MILLS Helen . . . seems very quiet but is really very talkative . . . has outside interests. To a young heart everything is fun. DORIS A. MOORE Doris . . . Miss Evans’ right hand gal . . . quiet . . . never without a smile . . . fun to be with. There is a garden of beauty in her Glee Club 4. DORIS M. MOORE Doris . . . choir member . . . quiet . . . music lover . . . seen with Barbara . . . great movie fan. Silent address is the genuine elo- quence and sincerity. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 3, 4. ROBERT MUIR Bob . . . comedian in French class . . . would rather go to show than do homework . . . wouldn’t we all? The wise shall inherit glory. Glee Club 1; Gym Team 1. GEORGE MURPHY Murph ... his favorite hobby is skiing . . . likes sailing ... is seen with Frannie and Burns. They ' re only truly great who are truly good. Rifle Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Gym Team 1 . GRACE NATOLI Gracie . . . jerks sodas at “D- Bar” . . . nice personality . . . always has a pleasant smile . . . Kay, Janet, Honey. Refreshing as the morning dew. Glee Club 1, 2; June Mad 3. JANE McLEOD Janie . . . Mac . . . imaginative . . . viviacious . . . studying in England and won’t be back ' til August . . . lucky gal! No one knew thee but did love thee, nor named thee but to praise. Accompanist for all Musical Groups 1, 2, 3; June Mad 3; Sophomore Social 2; Wampa- tuck 1. PAUL McSHARRY Paul . . . likes basketball . . . always has a smile and a good word of encouragement . . . pal to all. He is never alone, accompanied with noble thoughts. Track 4. MARJORIE MEDLAND Marge . . . interested in ballet dancing . . . doesn’t like school or homework. Dances in her world of fame. Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Buddy Goes Literary 3; Senior Show 4. FRED MEEHAN Bussy . . . quite a hit with the fair sex . . . hails from South Braintree . . . grand to know. In school is quite demure, but outside we’re not so sure. FLORENCE MELLQUIST Florence . . . quiet in a boisterous way . . . full of vitality ... in- tends to be a nurse. She goes as she pleases, and pleases as she goes. Senior Show 4. ANN MELVILLE Ann . . . easy to get along with . . . “The Girl That I Marry” . . . Stoughton . . . grand to know. A noble woman, nobly planned. Glee Club 1. {21 BARBARA NEAL Barb , . .■ one of our best stu- dents . .. i doves to sing . . . well liked by everyone. The girl with the old-fashioned smile. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Library Staff 4. BARBARA NELSON Barb . . . very, very quiet . . . has lots of plans for the future . . . has a nice way. Her neighbors she does not abuse, she’s sociable and gay. ETHEL NEWMAN Ethel ... a very, very quiet gal . . . Dave . . . always likes a good argument . . . cute. Our ideals are our better selves. EARLE NICHOLS Nicky . . . Ed Corrigan his side- kick . . . Naval reservist . . . good looking . . . no future plans. A sturdy and steady friend, with wit that will never bend. Glee Club 1, 2; Football 2. WARREN NICKERSON Warren . . . new to B. II. S. this year . . . quiet and dependable . . . well liked by all. Every man has his fault and honesty is his. JEANNE NOONAN Jean . . . likes to sketch pic- tures . . . looks like the quiet type but is very talkative. Too good to be true. EDNA NORRIS Edna . . . her sidekick is Barb . . . Those freshmen . . . lots of friends . . . must like Miss Evans ' make-up huh? Rises the bright ideal of dreams. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 4; Choir 3, 4; Senior Show 4: Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4. MICHAEL NOVIO Mike . . . favorite with all his pals . . . flees from the fair sex . . . nice. Wise men lay up knowledge. Cross Country 3. BARBARA NOYES Noysie . . . music fiend ... al- ways has a ready smile . . . future journalism student. Clothed in thy beauty of love in youth. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Basketball 3; Junior Prom 3; Wampatuck 4; Senior Show 4. NANCY O’DONNELL Nanc . . . watch out! . . . here comes Nancy in her car . . . friendly . . . seems to love school. The best healer is good cheer. Glee Club 1, 3; Ever Since Eve 3; Senior Show 4. RICHARD O’ROUKE Richie . . . one of the Highland gang . . . gets taller and taller every day . . . gentleman. Not a frown can be seen on his steady, quiet brow. EDWIN OSTMAN Ed . . . another of the four musketeers from the Highlands . . . neat . . . more friends than a millionaire. .4 likeable lad and steady smile is always ready. {22 DOROTHY PARSONS Dottie . . . favorite song — “Miss You” . . . dislikes people who block doorways . . . always a smile. Patience has its own reward. Glee Club 1, 2, 3. CLAIRE PATENAUDE Claire . . . small and sweet . . . nice clothes . . . quiet and frierld- ly . . . swell personality. In the pretty face, the essence of beauty lies. Hockey 2; Glee Club 1, 2. WILLIAM PEARSON Bill . . . Willie . . . another of the Highland gang . . . quiet — some- times . . . suave manner when you get to know him. The best of the sport is to do and say nothing. JAMES PECKHAM Jimmy . . . pioneer from Quincy . . . vocal aspirations . . . would like to succeed Bing Crosby . . . Beau Brummel of B. II. S. Nice to know because he ' s na- turally nice. ROBERT PELLEGRINI Bob . . . another quiet fellow . . . always has his hair combed . . . girls like him but he doesn’t co-operate. A man to make the place illustrious. Baseball 1. PATRICIA PINO Pat . . . appears quiet but oh . . . she is really very talkative ... a smart commercial student . . . seen with Mary, Nancy. Oh, thou sculptor, painter, poet. ALICE PITMAN A1 . . . favorite song “Prisoner Of Love” . . . likes newswriting . . . very cute with a swell personality. There is a certain fascination in her eye. Glee Club 1, 2; Bohemian Girl 2; Senior Show 4; Yearbook 4. MARY PITMAN Mary . . . pet peeve, “five o’clock shadow” . . . nice . . . interesting personality. Beneath that calm exterior, a sweet personality. Glee Club 2, 4; Hockey 2; Bo- hemian Girl 2; Senior Show 4; Wampville Flash 4. JOHN PRUDENTE Prudent . . . oh, those muscles! second Charlie Atlas . . . neat dresser . . . likes a variety in his girls. One must hare confidence to wi n . ANITA RAYMOND Anita . . . one of the best . . . everybody’s pal . . . neat and sweet. Constant as the northern star. Glee Club 1, 2. SANFORD RECORD San . . . likes motorcycles and girls . . . really a character when he gets going. A scholar has no envy for any- thing. MARGARET REED Peggy . . . those eyes! . . . some fun in Maine eh what? sweet . . . everyone’s friend . . . tres witty . . . always a smile. Faithfulness and sincerity, first of all. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4; Senior Show 4; H’ampatuck 4. ELIZABETH RICHARDSON Betty . . . hockey ace . . . friend- ly to all ... a great sense of humor . . . Louise, Thayer. Thy middle name is modesty. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Hockey 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Soft- ball 3, 4; Tennis 3, 4; Senior Show 4. NORMAN RICHARDSON Jerry . . . has artistic learnings . . . plays licorice stick in the band . . . cartoonist . . . quick witted . . . shy and studious. A happy genius is a gift of nature. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Senior Show 4. LENNART RINGQUIST Swede . . . tall, light and hand- some . . . president of Student Council . . . well liked by all. No where so busy a man as he. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondoliers 3; Mikado 4; Football 1; Cross Country 2; President, Student Council 4; W ampville Flash 4; Yearbook 4; Basketball 4. PHYLLIS ROBERY Phyl . . . cute little brunette . . . nice clothes . . . seen with Jeanne . . . one of our able hockey girls. A short story but a nice one. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Hockey 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Gondo- liers 3; Mikado 4; Sophomore Social 2; Junior Prom 3. RICHARD ROBINSON Dick . . . very interested in photography . . . thoughtful and considerate of everyone . . . nice fellow to know. Reading makefh the full man and writing an exact man. Glee Club 1. JOHN ROSSEEL Jack . . . very good, smart stu- dent . . . quiet . . . outside in- terests . . . bike crazy . . . tall and thin. A trilling worker is an asset to any organization. Senior Show 4. GORDON RUDDY Gaga . . . one of our athletes . . . wonderful personality . . . member of The Mob . . . likes the fairer sex. He who is firm in trill molds the world to himself. Football 1, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1; Glee Club 1. MARILYN SHAYLOR Mai . . . talkative . . . interest in ' Maine . . . Claire, Barbara . . . sports enthusiast . . . sweet . . . always has her homework done. A damsel of high lineage. Cheerleader 1; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Basketball 3, 4; Prom 3; Senior Show 4; Yearbook 4; Sophomore Social 2; Wampatuck 1, 2, 3, 4. CLIFFORD SILVER Cliff . . . would like to be eligible for competition with Rocke- feller . . . really a swell guy. Confidence in his modesty of sim- plicity. Football 1, 2; Baseball 1; Basketball 1. BARBARA SIMONDS Barb . . . one of our little noise makers . . . that laugh? . . . full of fun . . . “Dot.” Good poured in her ways like a flood. Senior Show 4; Band 1, 2. DOROTHY SMITH Dot . . . our bouncing ball of fire . . . specializes in the “High- land Fling” . . . interests outside of school. A flower of this garden, brilliant as stained glass. Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Senior Show 4. WILLIAM SMITH Smitty . . . ex-cheerleader . . . likes the sophisticated type . . . causes an uproar in homeroom. He was prudent, he was patient, and he persevered. Cheerleader 2; Glee Club 1; Arsenic and Old Lace 3; Ever Since Eve 4. 4 24 ARTHUR ST. ANDRE Ace . . . great track enthusiast . . . wonderful personality . . . nice to know . . . makes a hit with the girls. Nothing ix simple greatness, lest it is done by him. Track 2, .‘5, 4; Cross Country 2, 3, 4. MARGARET STARKIE Margaret . . . very, very quiet and sincere . . . easy to get along with . . . dependable. She spoke in tones soft and sweet as the south wind. JANET STARR Jan . . . resembles Kay . . . “Sweet Sixteen” . . . her heart lies in East Weymouth . . . always laughing. Her hands as fine and fair as lily leaves. BARBARA SYLVESTER Barb . . . rates high in everyone’s book . . . can’t make up her mind how old she is . . . vi- vacious. Her music charms the savage beast. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1; Senior Show 4. PATRICIA TABER Pat . . . blonde . . . quiet and reserved . . . sweet . . . future librarian . . . seen with Claire. A girl like a temple, that you may pass in wonder. Library Staff 4. NANCY THOMPSON Nancy . . . seen with Ann and Joyce . . quiet and sincere . . . grand to know. She cannot be but in earnest. PAULINE THOMSON Polly . . . Oh! I almost died . . . sweet and vivacious . . . seems to like New Hampshire . . . many, many friends. A sweet face, pensive as a forest. Glee Club 1, 2; Senior Show 4; Softball 3, 4. NAOMI TULLY Nomi . . . made a lot of friends since she came to B. II. S. . . . likes the Strand Theater. She moves in goodness, with the looks of a queen. EDWIN TURNER Ed . . . hobby — making up and collecting excuses for being late . . . another sports enthusiast. He looks to the future with eager anticipation. Baseball 1; Football 3; Cross Country 4; Rifle Club 1, 2. VINCENT VACCARELLO Vincent . . . ambition — to go to Kingsport, N. Y. . . . likes base- ball . . . pet peeve — being called “Junior” by Mr. Ferrett. The feet that creeping slow to school. MARY VALLE Mary . . . hair like Ginger Rogers . . . smile like Rita Hayworth . . . what a gal! Thou irill be adored as now thou art. CLAIRE VIDEN Claire . . . pretty blonde hair . . . pretty period . . . nice . . . easy to get along with. O ' thou art fairer than the evening star. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Bohemian Girl 2; Prom 3; Senior Show 4. {2b RANDALL WALKER Randy . . . the football star of B. II. S. . . . what a car? . . . comical . . . great personality . . . swell pal . . . another rifle- man. Happy is the man who can call today his own. Tennis 2, 3, 4; Football 4; Rifle Club 1, 2, 3, 4. ROBERT WARNER Bob . . . likes hunting . . . al- ways has a flock of girls around his locker . . . enjoyable per- sonality. A man’s task is light when his heart is merry. Glee Club 1. BETTY WATTS Betty . . . always seen with Shirl . . . quiet . . . good na- tured . . . fun to be with . . . cheerful. Her voice is everywhere, like golden sunshine fills the air. Glee Club 1, 2. SHIRLEY WATTS Shirl . . . always seen with Betty . . . bashful and shy! . . . don’t let us kid you . . . sincere . . . easy going. Tradition ivears a beard, romance is always young. Glee Club 1, 2. MARGARET WEATHERS Margaret . . . here’s a pal who’s lots of fun . . . quiet during school . . . pet peeve — being called “Maggie.” The keeper of the palace has soul serene. ELENOR WENTWORTH Eleanor . . . one of our smarter students . . . smart clothes too . . . quiet . . . nice to know. .4 feast of reason and the flow of soul. WILLIAM WESTLAND Eastie . . . comical at times . . . “Now, Joe” . . . good student . . . easy to get along with . . . great baseball player. If isdom alone is true ambitions gain. Glee Club 1, 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4. MARILYN WESTON Mai . . . always cheering . . . best friends are Bates girls . . . lots of pep. She lingers never forgotten, like a dream. Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Hockey 4. WILLIAM WHELAN Bill . . . favorite teacher — Mr. Oakman . . . sensible? and semi- quiet . . . does his school work faithfully . . . swell fella. Member of the eager throng, with plans for undertaking. RICHARD WHITE Dick . . . full of rascality . . . never picks up his feet . . . Miss Evans’ pet peeve. From the discontent of men the biggest progress groivs. BARBARA WHITTEN Barb . . . blushes easily . . . blonde . . . always attends the football games . . . cute . . . loves fried clams . . . movies. Fair lips that only truth can speak. Glee Club 3, 4; Gondoliers 3. HENRY WILLIAMS Hank . . . very serious under that smile . . . doesn’t like glasses . . . one of our more popular gentle- men. The man unequaled is the sports- man complete. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1,3; Basketball 1, 3. 26 DOROTHY WOODFORD Dot . . . outside interests . . . always rushing somewhere . . . quiet hut friendly . . . carefree. All humble worth she strove to raise. DONALD ADAMS Don . . . inventor of contrap- tions — cars, that is . . . deep voiced . . . quiet . . . interested in history. Donald Adams — a boy ' s will is the wind ' s will. DOROTHY ARNOLD Dottie . . . likes fashion design- ing . . . Rhode Island . . . could write a book . . . how to win friends and influence people. Suck beautiful, beautiful hands. RICHARD CHADBOURNE Dick . . . nice car . . . always smiling . . . swell personality. Earnest men never think in vain. Band 1; Glee Club 4. JOHN CURRY Johnnie . . . that wavy hair . . . always running away from the girls . . . nice personality. For they can conquer who believe they can. FRANKLIN YOUNG Yo . . . well liked . . . even tempered . . . loves the out- doors . . . always has a joke and a smile. Great things come in small pack- ages. Cross Country 1. OTHER GRRDURTES JOAN COYLE Joanie . . . now you see her . . . now you don ' t . . . always missed when she goes away . . . sweet personality. She walks in beauty like the night. EDWARD DELANEY Eddie . . . imagination . . . buckles right down to school work ... an expert on animal language . . . wolf call. Give the world the best you hare and the best will come to you. RICHARD ELLIOTT Dick ... is that a car or a hay wagon? . . . not very interested in school. His heart was in his game. Rifle Club 1; Glee Club 1. THOMAS HOLLINSHEAD Tommy . . . likes to raise and train dogs . . . quiet in presence of teachers . . . well liked by all. Our todays and yesterdays are the blocks with which we build. THELMA WOODMAN Woodie ... a sports fan . . .in- terested in sewing . . . quiet . . . outside interests . . . fond of school — hates to leave. What sweet delight a quiet life affords. Glee Club 4; Mikado 4; Bo- hemian Girl 2; Gondoliers .‘5; Senior Show 4. RUSSELL PEARSON Russ . . . brother to Bill ... a conscientious objector to all things like school work . . . one swell fellow. He serves all who dares be true. RAYMOND REDDY Ray . . . one of our ex G. I.’s . . . future undertaker . . . little man with lots of volume. A man he seems of cheerful yester- days and confident tomorrows. HARRY SEARS Harry ... he sure has grown up since B.H.S. saw him last . . . friendly and full of pep. .4 politician thinks of the next election, the statesman of the next generation. JOHN SULLIVAN Joe . . . his manners and many words of wisdom never cease to amaze . . . neat and always friendly. America, gentlemen say, is worth figting for. 27 } SHIP’S LOG — U.S.S. B.H.S. ' 48 First Year Roll call of the new crew was held Thursday, September 14, at Sea in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-four and a record enrollment of 285 was noted. The ship’s crew and officers are not yet organized but the voyage has started on a calm sea and high hopes are vested in the outcome of the next four years. Cartographers Mr. Albert Murphy and James L. Jordan have planned a favorable course for us to follow. All members of crew have ratings of seamen third class. Captain First Mate Second Mate Third Mate Helmsmen John Barranger William Goodale Thayer Anastos Arthur Hicks Miss Josephine Keaney Mr. Francis Mear Second Year In view of the stanch loyalty of the crew their ratings have at Sea been raised to seamen second class. Recreation aboard ship is being organized. Football, basketball and baseball are favorites of the crew. A committee for a Seamen’s Social was chosen and the affair was a great success. Third Year Beginning in the ninth month of the year of our Lord at Sea nineteen hundred and forty-six, all able bodied seamen received rating of seamen first class a reward for hard work and perseverance. Recreation aboard ship in the form of football has been made successful by the more rugged members of the crew. Some of these are: Seamen first class Bill Brooks, Henry Williams, Harry Hall Vic Damiano, Vernon Langeley, Jimmy Peckham, Ga Ga Ruddy. Captain John Bar- ranger, First Mate William Goodale, Third Mate Arthur Hicks. Helmsman Josephine Keanv was put ashore at Honeymoon Hill with bless- ings of captain and crew. Mr. Edward Oakman came aboard in her place. Representa- tives were chosen to select samples for the ship’s insignia in the form of a ring. Samples were voted on by the crew and a worthy design selected. The ship’s ballroom was dec- orated and made ship-shape and a dance was given to celebrate the before-mentioned advance in rating. Captain First Mate Second Mate Third Mate Helmsmen John Barranger William Goodale Thayer Anastos Louise Mariani Mr. Francis Mear Mr. Edward Oakman Fourth Year A photographer was taken aboard ship to help record faces at Sea of the crew and happenings on our trip. Results were pleasing to most everyone, and were sent to port to be printed in a ship ' s book to be distributed among officers and crew. In honor of an advance in rating from seamen first class to ensigns, which was given to a deserving crew, a banquet and a reception was held. Our destina- tion is now in sight and members of the crew are being instructed in the procedure of leaving the ship. As the anchor is being dropped regret is expressed by both officers and crew that this must be the end of our voyage together. As we disembarked we were presented with a charter which entitles us to passage on the good ship “Future.” {28 CLASS CALL We, the members of the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and forty-eight, being of happy but demented minds due to the hard work(?) of the past four years, do hereby will and bequeat h the following worldly goods: Benefactor “Swede” Itingquist leaves his stilts to Davis Bates leaves his great historical knowledge to Edward Cahill leaves his drum sticks to Barbara Simonds leaves her roller skates to Dottie Smith leaves her gum (bubble) to Robert Cavanagh leaves his shy nature to Richard Chadbourne leaves his flashy shirts to James Constantino leaves his apologies to James Crispin leaves his peroxide to John Curry leaves his curly hair to Anthony Diaute leaves the History of the American People to Beneficiary “Spiky” Pollock Mr. Foley Florence Kelley Miss Strout Miss Daughraty Dick Hi ne M r. Jordan Miss McCusker Mr. Tool in Paid Trapp Anybody who ' ll take it Dottie Woodford leaves her place in line at the mirror to Betty Sullivan “ The Reardon Twins’ Malcolm McLeod Nancy Walker Period “Butch” Perrault “The Watt Twins” leaves their ability to confuse to Richard Elliot leaves his car to Harry Holm leaves his BEAUTIFUL wave to Kenneth Aitken leaves, John Barranger leaves the prestige of presidency to Henry Boltz is taking everything with him. Joan Coyle left to Janet Starr leaves her giggles to Rose Hall leaves her seat in the Dairy Bar to Peggy Dorr leaves but wishes she didn’t have to Gordon Ruddy leaves his “stick all” glue to John Prudente leaves his muscles to Edward Turner leaves his excuses for being tardy to Ethel Newman leaves her wit to Jeanne Noonan and Constance Currier leave for Thomas Girouard leaves his eyes like deep pools to David McCormack leaves his personality-plus to Ruth Hall leaves her reducing plan to Jane Ingalls leaves all her stray men to Claire Major leaves to Catherine McGinnis leaves her powder and lipstick to Elaine Lehtonen leaves her love of gym period to Joanne MacDonald leaves her vast intelligence to Barbara Lyon will consult her lawyer before leaving anything. Margie King leaves her morning nap to Mary Asci Return Betty Gage Lois Thomas Go Next Boy Who Breaks His Leg Barbara Sullivan Grace Magazu Rita Levangie Home Braintree Water Department Joan Langley Mr. Mear Alice Sylvester Her Great Pleasure Merylle Rhodes Kay Finnerty Her sister •{29 CLASS Madame Maria Knowallski will now favor us with an account of her latest trip into the future. Her supernatural powers will thrill and amaze you! I am Madame Knowallski. I will look into my crystal ball and tell you . . . wait! . . . The fog is clearing . . . what is this I see here??? Alia!! You, Pauline Thomson, have seen a tall, dark, handsome man . . . running the other way. But you’ll catch him! That makes you happy, I hope? My goodness, foggy isn’t it? Well, well, what’s this ... a spelling lesson, maybe? No . . . it’s a name. R-i-c-h-a-r-d G-i-l-l-i-e-s. And what is he doing? My, what a bloody mess. He’s carving somebody up . . . Oh, pardon me, he’s operating ... on Bill Brooks, who’s been having trouble with his wings . . . flying around too much playing football for Notre Dame. I don’t know where the fog is coming from . . . this isn’t California. What a weird occupation! Sitting on your boss’s knee! And so many people doing it! Anita Raymond, Gloria Frazier, Edna Norris, Dorothy Parsons, Barbara Neal, Doris A. Moore, and Margaret Wheathers. Bargain day on secretaries. Number puleese? Pat Pino, Nancy Doherty and Mary Yallee are having a wonderful time. All the calls they can take. Oh! Stacks and stacks of dishes, now. Poor little girls . . . stuck at home doing housework. Such a shame! Ann Melville, Janice Joyce and Barbara Whitten seem to be enjoying it, though. Looks like a circus has come to town . . . very colorful scene. Margie Hine seems to be having trouble keeping her ten kids together . . . Bill is watching the snake charmers so lie’s no help. Everybody wants to get into the act. Harry Hall is throwing hundred pound weights around with a sign that says “Strong Man” over his head. Joan McCue is sitting heavily on a reinforced arm chair by his side . . . “Fat Lady” no less. Vincent Vaccarello is doing his best in the fire-eating tent. Oops! He burnt his tongue! And who are these sweet little ladies doing an African dance? Ah, of course . . . Thayer Anastos, Edna Brayton, Claire Burke, Marilyn Shayloi and Louise Magazu. Thayer, Louise and Edna had practice cheering. Oh! Oh! Hand me the bellows . . . the fog is closing in again. There!! Now, let me see. A barber shop . . . and what barbers! Mary 7 Pitman, head barber, Ethel Creswell, Nancy Thompson, Pat Taber, Barbara Sylvester and Honey 7 Buker are still courageously waging their never ending war against the “five o’clock shadow.” Doing a good business too. Who are these gentlemen they’re working on? Jimmy Peckham, the latest “Swoon Crooner” is covered with a wet rag. William Burns, Joe Frazier, Henry Williams, Vernon Langley and Ted Buker — the big business ty r coons are receiving manicures, shaves, and hair cuts. Silly 7 boys, shouldn’t trust a girl with a razor. Now what do you think of this? Margie Medland and Margaret Reed are teach- ing dancing. Arthur Lucas, Richard O’Rourke, William Pearson and Arthur St. Andre are their most talented pupils and Ed Ostman flings a mean ballet. Bob Donovan, Ed Flymn and William Westland are getting flat feet chasing down front page stories for their newspapers. Just the other day Westland covered the wedding of mil- lion-heiress Naomi Tully. Barbara Hunt, the famous girl lawyer, is in the news for de- fending a big time gangster. Flynn sa.vs he did a big write-up on Walter Harmon, James Crispin and Bill Whelan who are writing scripts for all the smash-hits on Broadway. Phyllis Johnson is their feminine singing star . . . Bill Esson co-stars with her. Skippy 7 Campbell plays the lover with a dash. Phydlis Robery does those torrid love scenes so realistically! Richard Robinson and Paul Benson make wonderful publicity managers. Nancy O’Donnell is trying to teach driving. The other day she made a mistake . . . she got her pupil, Dick Benham, off on the wrong road. And what did they 7 see? A big heap of red and white. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a Lovell Bus! The driver, an old friend named Cliff Silver, is out with the passengers . . . pushing. But he isn’t worried, he knows he’s among friends. His passengers are Mike Novio, a policeman on his way to work; Robert Pellegrini, Mass, delegate to the House of Representatives (his car broke down); Joan Maliar, fashion designer and originator of the newest “new look”; PROPHfey Rose Farina and Barbara Litchfield, the girls who write the new soap operas and Bob Hope’s jokes; Thomas Lang, the best darned salesman in cap- tivity doesn’t know why he bothers to push . . . walking is easier and he’s seen these crates, pardon me, buses, in action or inaction before. Gym instructor Betty Mabar is yelling, “Push, you Dillies!” Sanford Record and Raymond Reddy, famous psychologists, are standing by arguing whether the bus should be pushed back- wards or forwards, up or down. Jeane Creswell, high school teacher, straightened them out by telling them which way the bus was going in the first place. There! They got the bus going. Now Nancy can go back to her lessons. Whew! This business of fore- telling the future is mighty fatiguing. Concentration you know. Hand me the ice water and fan my brow while I relax a bit. The fog is very comforting but I must get rid of it if I’m to go on with these “divine revelations.” Ilmmmmm . . . very interest- ing. A bridge over a big river . . . the engineers are Robert Brown, Robert Guibord, Richard Brackett, Arthur Griffith, Norman Richardson and Richard White. They are about to conduct their final test of their new bridge. They are sending a heavy ant across it. Oh, too bad boys, it collapsed. Well, try, try, again. Lawrence Haworth John Maxwell, Earle Nichols and Gilbert Kelley are working on a plan to build a better mouse trap. So far they have caught nothing but a moose. Betty Alden, Joan Archam- bault, Janet Bailey, Audrey Barrett, Rita Canelli, Jean Drinkwater and Joan Fitz- simmons are hard working “bouncers” at the l’idgeon Club. Their most regular cus- tomers are Mark Batehelder, millionaire play-boy; Charles Belyea, big motor magnet; Warren Clapp a married man with “House Maid’s Knee”; Robert Hansen, our second Einstein; Fred Hatch, a detective of the first water (dishwater); Donald Griffin, teacher of philosophy; Richard Chadbourne, swordmaker; Robert Burns, a member of the school board; Richard Bodman, Mayor of Boston; Franklin Young, Principal of Braintree High School; Thomas Barrett, President of LT. S. A.; Donald Davies, an expert on the high cost of Mexican jumping beans in China; George Geisser, the only man on earth who has been to Mars ... in his own rocket ship too; Francis Dugan, star of cowboy movies; Joseph DiNatali, bull fighter up from Mexico on a vacation; John Rossiel, cham- pion wrestler of the world; Daphne McConnell, Louise Mariani, instructors in the art of self defense; Arthur Hicks, world renowned author and commentator; Warren Hayes and Paul McSharry, heads of local F.B.I.; Claire Yiden and Magraret Starkey, arbitrary councilors to the U.N.; Jean Lindahl and Barbara Cheney, who are students of Atomic energy. Never fear, I am almost through . . . Robert King, Rocco Libertine and Wil- liam Hicks are partners in the undertaking business. Their customers are lucky stiffs! Barbara Bregoli owns a fleet of taxi cabs and chauffeurs some of our country’s notables, some of whom are William Smith, street cleaner; Arthur Donald, haberdashery operator; Rose Cochrane, postmistress; Audrey Jewell, paper hanger; Florence Asci, plumber; Florence Mellquist, editor of Advice to the Love Lorn in the local newspaper; Jean Car- roll, auto mechanic; Mary Cavanagh, taxidermist; Anne Jenkins, tree surgeon; Pauline Ferris, opera singer; Joan Ellis, ash collector; Joyce Colbert, train conductor; Yiola Buker, dog catcher; Lillian Green, maker of the hole in donuts; Linda Ivers, cigar maker; Warren Nickerson, upholsterer; Harvey Lyons, floor walker; Robert Lavina, umbrella maker; Anthony Iamele, dry cleaner; Thomas Hollinshead, hous e painter; Donald Hol- brook, flag pole sitter; Walter Hyde, executioner at Sing-Sing; Robert Muir, hen-pecked husband; Randall Walker, bubble-dancer; Robert Warren, exterminator; Barbara Calderwood, cement mixer; Nancy Callaway, artist; Joyce Colbert, cook; Barbara Fergu- son, prestidigitator; Ann Gorham, glass blower; Marjorie Holbrook, boot-black; Shirley Johnson, manicurist; Nancy Kellick and Barbara Richardson, photographers of men; Claire Patenaude, clam-digger; Barbara Noyes, sky writer; Doris M. Moore, zoo keeper; Dottie Lyon, piano mover; Louise Digaetano, millinery expert. And now, as the fog closes in for the last time I wish to leave with you one last vision. Alice Pitman in a sanitorium recovering from a severe case of writer’s cramp. WAMPVILLE FLASH Constance F Stecher, Sponsor Finding worthy editorial ma- terial, sports coverage, rewriting, and meeting the deadline are hut a few of the tasks performed by the staff of the Wampville Flash, the high school’s weekly publication which appears in the Braintree Observer. In conjunction with the course in journalism, the members have presented the people of the community with glimpses of the “goings on” in the large “Georgian Colonial” on Washington Street. With the invaluable aid of Miss Constance F. Stecher, faculty adviser and course instructor, the group have done a com- mendable job in the field of news- writing. HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY STAFF Ruth P. Strout, Director The B. II. S. library staff was formed at the beginning of the school year under the able direction of Miss Ruth P. Strout, librarian. This year there were thirty-four members, repre- senting all classes, who helped in charging, discharging and shelving books, filing, sending overdue notices, checking attendance, lettering, mend- ing and stamping books, opening mail, arranging bulletins, and caring for the appearance of the library in general. The girls gained much of advantage to themselves in the way of a wider knowl- edge of books, practice for those hoping to enter the library profession, oppor- tunity in meeting the public and a certain satisfaction in the realization that they were doing the school a service. YEARBOOK AND WAMPATUCK “Where’s my 1!)48 Yearbook-, Constance F. Stecher, Sponsor Mom?” As years go by and high school days roll into the distant past, the closest bonds between “then” and “now” will be the Yearbook- and Wampatuck dating from way back there in 1!)48. Remember how Joan Mahar, editor-in-chief of the annual, and Miss Constance F. Stecher, faculty adviser, used to sit with their heads together trying to reduce expenses to a minimum? Louise Magazu, editor of the school magazine, The Wampatuck-, had her share of worries meeting dead- lines. And don’t forget those business managers upon whose shoulders rested the lion’s share of responsibility for financing both publications — Gil Kel- ley, Rill Westland, Bob Donovan, Harvey Lyons, Jr., Bob Guibord and Dick Gillies. SENIOR SHOW Louise Magazu, Director It required endless time and effort to capture the mysterious secrets hidden in the depths of Shangri-la but as always the seniors never let down until the desired final effect was at- tained on performance night, February 5. Long rehearsals, beginning in December, proved great tun despite the slight ill feelings, petty disputes and headaches that sometimes accom- panied them. Capable Louise Magazu, from the dramatic family of that same name, handled the director’s job like the trouper she is. The finished pro- duct uncovered a take-off on famous historical events featuring Columbus, the Declaration of Independence, a dreamy student, and specialties galore. THE GONDOLIERS Mae Lindsay, Director The Gondoliers, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, was presented in April ’47 by the class of ’48. The cast was headed by Virginia Craig, Phyllis Johnson, Thayer Anastos, John Bre- goli, John Libertine, Len Ringquist, Robert Dingman and Jean C res web. The operetta was filled with Gilbert s subtle humor and Sullivan s lilting music. The two Gondoliers, Marco and Guiseppe, played by John Bregoli and John Libertine, pretenders to the throne of Baratavia, left their native Venice to claim the title of king. A drummer, Bob Dingman, in the service of a Spanish king, Len Ringquist, was proven the real king and the Gondo- liers were forced to return to paddling their gondolas. EVER SINCE EVE John Ferrett, Director Under Mr. John Ferrett’s able direction, the Oral English class pre- sented Ever Since Eve, a sparkling comedy in three acts by Ryerson and Clements on December 5, 1947. Bob Donovan played the part of an aspiring newspaper man and Judy Robinson portrayed the unappreciated nuisance who continually foiled Bob’s attempts at becoming a great editor. Betty Robinson was the southern belle who wrapped all the men around her precious little finger. Nancy O ' Don- nell, stage manager, and her helpers, the prop and make-up men, executed a fine behind-the-scene job. Miss Alice E. Daughraty took care of tickets and Mrs. Herbert Campbell had charge of the house. BAND Arthur P. Hauck, Director Omp-pah! Mr. Arthur P. Hauck organized a cracker-jack band which kept the school in the best of spirits on the football field and in assemblies throughout the year. Marjorie Stev- ens, pert, smiling sophomore drum majorette, dazzled the spectators by strutting her stuff at all their outings. Work since November centered on music for the State and Braintree High School Festivals held in the spring. For the selected number Mr. Hauck chose the majestic Festival Overture by Robert Gibb. Officers for the year included Warren Hayes, president; Bob Evans, vice-president; Louise Mariani, secretary-treasurer; Betty Richardson and Thelma Hauber, librarians. ORCHESTRA Arthur P. Hauck, Director Mr. Arthur Hauck based his 1948 orchestral program on music by modern composers, principally George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Hit tunes such as Jalousie, Stardust, Night and Day, and Dancing In The Dark were appreciated by all audiences. A quartet including Louise Mariani and Jeane Creswell, violins; Betty Richard son, clarinet; and Helen Wilson, pianist, played at plays and entertain- ments in Braintree. A few members participated in dance bands and orchestras outside of school. Lillian Green, a French horn artist, brought a great honor to musical groups at the high school when she won a scholarship presented annually by the Wollaston Glee Club. STUDENT COUNCIL Lennart Ringquist, President “The purpose of the Council shall be to bring about a better under- standing between the faculty and the student body, and to fulfill the re- quests and inclinations of every mem- ber of the school for the benefit of the entire enrollment.” Thus states the constitution of Braintree High’s newly formed Student Council. Increasing the social life for the students, greater cafeteria privileges, aiding the promotion of the annual Fall Sport’s Banquet, the varying of assemblies, and the promotion of good citizenship among the pupils are but a few of the important tasks that have been undertaken to promote the mat- ters mentioned in the constitution. Still in infancy, the council is well on its way to becoming one of the most successful in the Commonwealth. BOYS’ GLEE CLUB Mae Lindsay, Director M iss Mae Lindsay has had the good fortune to work with an ex- tremely enthusiastic and talented group of boys in her ’47-’48 Glee Club. To begin the year with their best foot forward, the bow-tied singers won first prize on talent program over Station WCOP. Popular on radio broadcasts, the Glee Club participated in the dedicatory exercises of WJDA, Quin- cy’s new radio station. With Richard Marcolini at the piano, the boys pre- pared many popular numbers includ- ing some from recent Rogers-IIammer- stein musicals. The highlight of their year’s work was a concert given in January at Cushing Veterans Hos- pital which included instrumental and vocal solos. CHOIR GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB Mae Lindsay, Director An outstanding number of one hundred and twenty girls, under the capable direction of Miss Mae Lindsay, rehearsed faithfully on Thursdays during the year in order to prepare for the two big festivals given in the spring. Their most important number was the difficult Enchanting Waltz. With Helen Wilson as accompanist, the Glee Club mastered the music required for the State Festival held in May. The annual spring concert includes plans to have a professional harpist as guest soloist. Forty voices from the Boys’ and Girls’ Glee Clubs sang in the chorus of The Mikado , a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. Mae Lindsay, Director The Braintree High School Girls’ Choir, directed by Miss Mae Lindsay, has completed a busy year filled with engagements, highlighted by a weekend trip in May to Mont- pelier, Vermont where the group sang at Trinity Methodist Church. Decem- ber took the prize for the busiest month, the demand for choral singing being greatest during the Christmas season. Christman, a cantata by Abt, was presented in churches and clubs throughout Braintree and Quincy, as well as two concerts given at the Park Street Church in Boston. Because the seniors command a large majority in the group, many positions will be open to underclassmen next fall. FOOTBALL ’47 Arigo La Tanzi, Coach The Braintree High gridsters, under Arigo La Tanzi, completed its season with a record of four wins and five losses. Carrying a heavy schedule, the Wamps fared well over power- laden opponents who found the La Tanzi nut a tough one to crack. Tot- ing the mail, speedster “Wild Bill” Brooks and company had little difficul- ty dispersing with Sanford, Me., Rockland, Attleboro, and a highly favored Milton eleven. The wall-like lines of North Quincy, Quincy, Nor- wood, Weymouth and Belmont, cou- pled with bad breaks, were enough to send the Wamp aces down to defeat. The La Tanzi squad suffered a severe loss when “GaGa” Ruddy, a standout end, was lost for the season in the annual Football Jamboree. FIELD HOCKEY Alice E. Daughraty, Coach Playing hard and fast, the field hockey team of Braintree High com- pleted its first undefeated season. Ably coached by Miss Alice Daugh- raty, the “femmes fatales” scored thirty goals to the opposition’s five. Led by their co-captains, Louise Mariani and Betty Richardson, the squad presented Coach Daughraty with her first untarnished slate in fifteen years. Because of inclement weather conditions two of the tilts were postponed. And it was with deep regret on the part of the team that the second Hingham game was postponed as the girls of maroon and white had tied them in a previous encounter. CROSS COUNTRY Paul V. Toolin, Coach The Wamp harriers, under the capable Paul V. Toolin, completed their regular season with an untarnished slate. Carrying the Blue and White spangles the hill and dalers, paced by Bob Lauria and Alan Carlsen, went on to reap a bountiful harvest — the winning of the first annual South Shore Cross Country meet. Falling before the flashy Wamp reaper were Milton twice, Brockton, North Quincy, and Weymouth twice. In the State meet at Franklin Park, Braintree High led by Alan Carlsen placed sixth. Going on to the New England en- counter, Carlsen again came through to place ninth. BASKETBALL Fran Mear, Coach Approximately sixty aspiring hoopsters greeted Fran Mear, Brain- tree High ' s hoop mentor on the open- ing day of practice in late November. When the final cut was completed the Wamp pilot had rounded out a well balanced squad with which to work. Veteran Bill Goodale, teamed with “Dugie” Davies, controlled the back court for the Mear men. Coupled with speedster Dick Perrault and Bob Dono- van, was the man in the pivot slot — flossy Leo Saunders. The team’s height was very capably taken care of by “Dinny” Batchelder, “Big Henry” Hicks and “Swede” Ringquist. Stand- outs in the rest of the reserve eatagory were Tom Lang, “Bruno” Iamele, “Wild Bill” Brooks and Jack Bar- ranger. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Alice E. Daughraty, Coach With the snow came the girls’ basketball team in full swing. Day after day a group of most energetic and determined girls donned the blue and white to face their opponents. Pride was in these Wampettes as they played the game and proved that, al- though only in their second year as an organized team, they had what it took. Each time the whistle blew and the referee took her place, the forwards and guards were all out for the ball and the much coveted basket. Breathless to the last minute, the all-senior varsity and junior and sophomore second team played superb and spirited bas- ketball regardless of score. RIFLE CLUB James L. Jordan, Director Every Monday evening, under the capable direction of Mr. James L. Jordan, the Braintree High School Boy’s Rifle Club met to practise and compete in inter-scholastic and by- w ' eekly matches. The Wamp crew paced by Harvey Lyons and Bob King have fared excellently against such teams as Quincy’s blue and white, the North Quincy’s Raiders, and the De Molay squad. The successful season experienced by the fellows can only be attributed to the fine and unfailing spirit of co-operation of Coach Jordan and his boys. It is hoped that more schools of the South Shore may be added to the Wamp slate so as to create the incentive of keener competition. BASEBALL ’47 TRACK ’47 Paul V. Toolin, Coach With Paul Toolin at the helm, Braintree High’s tracksters completed their season with a record of two wins and three losses. The ’47 season was a building year for Coach Toolin as he anticipates a bang-up nucleus for ’48. Burning up the cinders in the 100-and 200-yard events was “Wild Bill” Brooks of football fame. Showing great promise for ' 48 were Bob “Gun- dar Lauria and Dick McCormack, who made a substantial showing in the middle distance events. Outstanding performers in the high jump were Brooks and bespectacled Henry Hicks. Capable Bob King and Dick Brackett handled the pole faulting chores while John LeRoy and Harry Holm gave their all at the shot put. Alice E. Daughraty, Coach The spring of ’47 inaugurated a new member to Braintree High’s long list of sports — girls’ softball. When “batter up” was called at the first practice, Miss Alice Daughraty, helmsman for the group, found the W amp felines’ knowledge of the game very rudimentary, needing a great amount of practice in all phases. The cold and rainy spring did not hamper the girls’ effort to have a ball club of championship class. Considering it was a start from scratch, it was a very successful season with three victories, two of which were gained from the orange and black of Thayer and one from the girls from strawberry valley — Abington. The Wamp aggregation suffered its only defeats at the hands of the North Quincy Raiderettes. Francis E. Mear, Coach The Braintree High baseball team, piloted by Francis E. Mear, completed its season with six victories and six defeats. The good hitting and pitching of the Wamp nine was offset by bad breaks resulting from costly errors. Twirling for the Mear aggre- gation were Vic Damiano, Jerry Dag- ley, Eric Allinson, and Art Morgan. Capable Joe Frazier handled the re- ceiving chores for the squad. Teaming with him in the infield were Jack Barranger at the “hot corner,” Art Morgan at short, Hank Williams at the keystone sack, and Tom Girouard at first. Patrolling the outer spaces for the blue and white were John Bregoli, Bill Brooks, and John LeRoy. GIRLS’ SOFTBALL ’47 MAJORETTES BOYS’ TENNIS ’47 Alton C. Perry, Coach The Braintree High boys’ ten- nis team closed its season with a record of two victories and five defeats. Al- though not too impressive, the Wamp- ville group gave stiff battle to strongly superior teams. Wearing the spangles of blue and white were Harry Balfour, Harry Clement, John Libertine and Ed Johnson, senior members of the squad, who held the number one, three, four and five singles position respectively. Randy Walker, a junior, held the number two singles position in the group. Pairing with sophomore Russ Kidder in the first set of doubles was capable Bob Noyes. The second duet was comprised of Harry Balfour and Randy Walker. Arthur P. Hauck, Director A superb beginning for the sparkling corps of majorettes has been wrought on the grid-iron at Hollis Field this season when petite and lovely M iss Margorie Stevens led her group of blue and white “high steppers” at the head of the Wamp band. Unsur- passable were these visions of Hellen- istic lustre and precision as they twirled their batons in hopes that they could help lead the stellar football team on to greater laurels. In storm or howl- ing wind these strutters showed their prowess to thousands of football fans, and in doing so endeared themselves to countless numbers. Aiding Margorie in the flashy endeavor were: Judy Leech, Ann Brow, Dianne MacDonald, Carol Peterson, Marilyn Moore, and Barbara Powers. CHEERLEADERS Alice E. Daughraty, Director “Everyone from Braintree High stand up an’ holler!” Such has been the cry of Wampville’s seven bundles of cheer. 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They come to you styled to your service. 9ood Jeod ht Planted John Sexton Jfc Co. 194t To the Citizens of Braintree GO MODERN WITH ELECTRICITY Increased usage lowers the cost per kilowatt BRAINTREE ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Compliments of WALTER S ESSO STATION 38 Hancock Street NICK’S TAXI SERVICE BR. 2 Western BR. 2 2179 Union Agent 1929 970 Washington Street Braintree South Braintree E. ROBERTS OLD COLONY LAUNDERERS CLEANSERS FUR STORAGE 100 QUINCY AVENUE QUINCY % Pres. 3=5000 A1 Denly’s Mary Anna’s Compliments of Under new ownership GEO. W. CHARLESWORTH Electrical Contractor Specializing in FRIED CLAMS STEAKS CHOPS CHOICE LIQUORS M. PEARLSTEIN 1177 Washington St. So. Braintree M.D. Route 36 to Brockton Route 128 to Nantasket CHAPMAN MANUFACTURING company KELLEY’S KAR KITCHEN Home of the CASITE CASANOVA 1036 Washington Street South Braintree Compliments of ALLEN D. MATHESON Frances Leggett Co. NEHILEY’S SERVICE STATION 1550 Washington Street Braintree Highlands, Mass. Tel. BRaintree 2-3032 General Repair Body and Fender Repairing Motor Tune-up J. Nehiley, Prop. E=L C. H. DAVIS Courtesy Honesty Dependability Real Estate Telephone BRAINTREE - 2300 42 QUINCY AVENUE □ □ EAST BRAINTREE, MASS. RHINES LUMBER CO. 148 COMMERCIAL ST., WEYMOUTH EVERYTHING IN BUILDING MATERIALS Tel. We. 9-1640 BRAINTREE FLOWER SHOP Funeral Designs, Wedding Bouquets, Corsages BRaintree 2-1405 OPPOSITE ROCKERY F.stimates Carefully Given on all classes of work WALTER B. SKINNER AND SONS Plumbing - Heating Ventilating 15 OAK STREET, EAST EAST BRAINTREE BR. 2-1824, 2-0717-W, 2-1450-R Sales and Service on Petro Oil Burners BE A SECRETARY— AND GO PLACES! • The girl who knows secretarial skills plays an important role in the great adventure of busi- ness— can go to higher places. Fisher School’s two-year pro- grams include executive secre- tarial, medical, dental, foreign trade, legal, radio secretarial. Beautiful Back Bay buildings. Interesting social life. Effective placement. Write for illustrated catalog today. THE fislu � SCHOOL 118 Beacon Street • Boston 16, Mass. feeit GL 4A- qJj 1948 THE BRAINTREE SCHOOL-SPORTS COUNCIL To the Class of 1948 goes our heartfelt congratulations for your exemplary achieve- ments while a part of Braintree High School. Your successful endeavors will go down in the history of the institution as being of unsurpassed quality. We, the members of the Student Council, who leave with you and those who stay to carry Braintree on to higher laurels, wish to thank you for your unfailing co-operation in its founding and the carrying on of the organization. Your fine spirit is indelibly engraved upon the present and future members of the student body and it is sincerely hoped that it may continue in whatever your future endeavor. On behalf of the Council, its officers, and faculty advisers, we wish you all Godspeed. Sincerely, Lennart Ringquist, President Student Council FRIENDSHIP PHOTOS Popular Give all your classmates your graduation photo this economical way. Your pic- ture is reproduced on dou- ble weight portrait stock for only $2.00 a dozen ... or even less than 10c each in larger quantities. Your signature will add the personal touch. Each photo is furnished with a suit able envelope for mail protection. Low-Priced 12 for $2.00 20 for 2.60 35 for 3.50 50 for 4.25 Take your photo, not the proof, to your Alves Photo Service dealer. It will be re- turned to you with a new negative and your Friend- ship Photos in the same con- dition as received. Y ou can reorder at 15c each includ- ing the envelopes. They are “tops.” ORDER THROUGH YOUR DEALER ALVES PHOTO SERVICE, INC. 14 STORRS AVENUE BRAINTREE 84, MASSACHUSETTS -idT r 4 S?81 Y -r. ' ' w_ . •. f y tj Mi • • , . v