Bristol High School - Green and White Yearbook (Bristol, RI)

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THE (iRKEN AND WHITE 31 My Name is DAVID LEVITAN. “Barney.” “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Sheers and shouts and Barney! Yes, this earnest-looking boy is he who won the game for Colt! lie has won fame on the basket ball team. Barney’s the kind you like to know better. He’s so impetuous and he does get mixed up! But Barney knows what he means just the same and he does his lessons faithfully. He steps out too—is one of the “Select Tongue Waggers,” and wants to be a painful dentist—and you know how these dentists are with the fairer sex! Tufts will find him there next year. Best of luck, Barney! His pet phrase is: “But I mean—” He wants to be: A distinguished dentist. His parking place is: Some place. Hear him sing: “So 1 took the $50,000.” His pastime is: Economizing. My Name is EDWARD LEVY. “Eddie” “Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies.” Ambition personified! Always looking ahead, always looking for more, always ready to help!—Eddie Levy. He goes along at a break-neck speed leaving behind all trifling cares such as: studying, books, or recitations. Nevertheless, Eddie certainly does know his lessons. Have you ever seen Eddie shake ’em up? Well you ought to. He certainly does know how to make perfect sodas down in “his” drug store. Eddie expects to go to a school of pharmacy in the fall. Eddie’s pet phrase is: “I’m not certain.” He wants to be: A big man. His parking place is: Hope Drug Co. Hear him sing: “That’s a good girl.” His pastime is: Keeping fit. My Name is HATTIE MANLEY. “Hat” “Beauty is its own excuse for being.” Beauty is not Hattie’s only excuse for being, notwithstanding the popular belief that beauty and brains do not go together. Hattie has brains—she is actually an honor student. And she is an accomplished actress with four plays to her credit. She is Secretary of the Class, Student Council, Science, French and Debating Clubs. Not content with these gifts, the gods have bestowed upon her the art of dancing gracefully. Ah! we almost forgot, she crinkles up her nose in the cutest fashion when she is kissed! And since Hattie expects to go to Brown next year you may expect to find us taking at least one course there. Her pet phrase is: “Hello, funny bunch!” She wants to be: A school marm. Her parking place is: Room 1. Hear her sing: “I have a little Donkey.” Her pastime is: Attending the movies with Henry.

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JO THE GREEN AND WHITE My Name is MARTHA HILL “Sober, steadfast, and demure.” Martha is very quiet, except when she doesn’t agree with Mary, and then everybody knows it. She takes care of Mary’s bag. But Martha dances and is not as shy as she seems. Martha is gentle handed and will make a fine nurse which she wants so very much to be. We see her pushing the perambulator often. Martha’s pet phrase is: “The Same Thing.” She wants to be a fashionable lady. Her parking place is on the steps. Hear her sing: “Half-a-moon.” Her pastime is: Church. My Name is CHARLES LANGELLO. “Charlie.” “A blithe heart makes a blooming visage.” Here is a roly-poly, good-natured boy. He always has the most irresistible smile and spreads good humor. Every one enjoys having fun with him. He tends to his lessons too, doing so well in typewriting that he gets pins for his good work. He’s on the Science Club Executive Board and takes an appreciative interest in school affairs. He expects to go to Kingston next year. His pet phrase is: “How ja get that way?” He wants to be a woman hater. His parking place is: Y. M. C. A. Hear him sing: “Clap hands, here comes Charlie.” His pastime is studying. My Name is EDWARD LeCLERC. “Eddie.” “An all-round fellow.’ This is Eddie, tra-la-la, A base ball player, our acting star, A basket ball player, a well known Shiek, Seen in public, by no means meek, He steps out much and breaks girls’ hearts! Used up most of Cupid’s darts. Yes, Eddie has a winning smile, and in our musical comedy he was a fine hero. In the last play, we shall not forget his dolefulness. He is President of the Athletic Association and is quite active in school affairs. He wants to go to Rhode Island State next year and break hearts up there. Ed’s pet phrase is: “Letnme take!” He wants to be an actor. His parking place is: Y. M. C. A. Hear him sing: “Waiting for the moon.” His pastime is: Pin-boy.

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32 THE GREEN AND WHITE My Name is JAMES McGRATH. “Jimmy” “This all-important creature.” Jimmy, the most important person around this unappreciative school—in his opinion! This little fellow is almost lost in his Nash—one can hardly see him ! But he makes plenty of noise when he rushes around taking care of his base ball team, of which he is the most efficient manager. Jimmy likes to make a hit with the girls and have everyone believe he is the most sophisticated being there is, the way he steps out. He is the standby of the A. P. Stores and sooner or later we expect to find that the new owner of the concern is Jimmy! His pet phrase is : “Oh ! sit down !” He wants to be: A vertical grower. His parking place is in the car. Hear him sing: “It won’t be long now.” His pastime is coming to school. My Name is ROBERTA MONROE. “Bertie” “Sober, steadfast, and demure.” Introducing Roberta—the fastest girl in school—in typewriting. Roberta certainly has made the typewriter companies sit up and take notice. In other words her efficiency in typewirting has won her many pins. Bertie recently won the highest award the school has ever offered. She and Mary are the school’s “stenogs” and a very good choice indeed! She really is so very shy—but how she makes her fingers fly! Bertie always does her bit—and we wish we had more like her. Some day she'll be the world’s champion. Just you wait! Bertie’s pet phrase is: “Oh, dear!” She want to be: a secretary. Her parking place is: Typewriting room. Hear her sing: “Take Away My Shyness.” Her pastime is: Sighing. My Name is GEORGE MOREN. “Yonk” “The world can say that he played the game.” Behold our Humorist! Yonk is the one who writes such enjoyable themes for English. He always seems to know the latest about bootleggers—we wonder how! He is also our Vice President and his voice is certainly persistent in class meetings. He always has a vehement opinion to state. When he is on the stage the audience always has an enjoyable time. He is going to own the N. I. R. and not even look at us then! His pet phrase is: “Bah!” He wants to be: a foot ball coach. Hear him sing: ‘She was only a bootlegger’s daughter.” His parking place is: Bradford street corner. His pastime is: Between times.