Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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Edith Wymer, Sec. Arthur Whitaker, Treas. Third Row: W. Boyd, A. Wells, P. Turner, M. Greer, F Fo ey, S. Hi iard, II. Strasnick, J. Raso, W. King Second Row: T. Lowes, T. Russo, Wm. Anthony, H. Car elon, D. McCau ijfe, L. Seike li, S. Newman, T. McCarthy, Donovan Front Row: E. Barthelmess, U. Solomon, R. Brown, D. Benoit, F. Melanson, E. Wymer, A. Whitaker, M. Brescia, I. Grant, H. Weaver M

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Frank Melanson, Pres. C t z£4 194-1 In March 1939 “M. H. S. ' s best, then composed of 750 students organized under the direction of Head Adviser, Miss Spencer. Burt French was elected president by one rote. His co-workers were Allan Drake, treasurer; Frances Griffin, vice president; and Jean Harrington, secretary. Here it is our custom to confer the offices of president and treasurer on men and give over the less taxing (?) duties of vice president and secre¬ tary to girls. A council composed of two members from each of the seventeen sopho¬ more home rooms was elected to carry on class affairs and decide class problems. At the opening of the Junior year, September 1939, we changed leaders because Prexy French and Treasurer Drake could not give the time required for weekly meetings. A new Council was also elected. Joe Raso, hero of the gridiron, became our leader and Arthur Whitaker took over his duties as guardian of the treasury, an office he still holds and executes with efficiency. As Dorothy Benoit, V. Pres. Roger Brown, Ass’t Treas. seniors we again changed officers because it was, and is, the policy of the Class of ' 41 to enlist the interest of all the members of the Class, rather than hare the class “run by a few. “Frankie ' ' Melanson has been our standard bearer this year. He has been assisted by “ Edie Wymer and “Dottie Benoit. Arthur still holds the purse strings, but this year we gave him an assistant, Roger Brown, who took full charge of Maldonians collectors. Our council is pictured opposite. (Continued on page 116) { 26

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M PHYLLIS ADAMS Tall and slender . . . The model type . . . Phyl exercises her brain with the greatest of ease ... A star in any field . . . Especially the honor roll. MADELINE ANDERSON Blondie —proud possessor of a super smile and golden locks ... A whiz on skis and skates . . . Always on the go . . . Ready for everything and anything. CORRINE AZZARI An obliging nature . . . Rarely seen without her sweet smile . . . Full of enterprise and dash . .For more reasons than one, she plans to be a private secretary. ROSALIE EVELYN BARNETT Ruthie’s books have a distress¬ ing habit of always falling down . . . What with picking up her books and the repeated calls for her aid from other parts of the building, she has quite a time of it. i 28 PHYLLIS ALTMAN A sedate young lady . . . But she has her gay moments, too . . . Phyllis would like to be a model . . . So she pays close attention to her diet. Alice arrigo Known to her friends as English . . . Diminutive and sprightly ... A collector of pins . . . Her ambition is not to be a glamour girl, but to be a good sport ETHEL BAKER Ethel is quieter than the pro¬ verbial mouse . . . Nary a sound— in school . . . But we hear Ethel makes merry outside . . . Perhaps she has a dual personality. ETHEL BARTHELMESS Gentlemen prefer blondes . . . Turned up trousers and gaily striped socks hold a fascination for her . . . Rumor has it that Ethel’s family plans to move out to make way for Ethel’s souvenirs. LAURA HOPE ANDERSON Amy ' s sweet, winsome person¬ ality spans any barrier you may be cold-hearted enough to create . . . If she can’t ‘interior-decorate,’ she wants to bring an orderly secretarial peace into some harried executive’s life. GLORIA AUGELLI Petite Toni with her sparkling black eyes . . . Owner of an ex¬ tremely sweet voice . . . Has an aspiration to sing in the Metro¬ politan Opera . . . We’re sure she’ll thrill great audiences. RUTH BARBER Rusty has a flaming personality and hair to match . . . Biology is her forte ... A torrid jitterbug . . . Likes ice-skating in winter and swimming in summer. CAROL BAUM Serious and industrious . . . Finds pleasure in work . . . In¬ veterate movie fan . . . Independent . . . Always striving to get ahead . . . Carol is an expert swimmer . . . Hopes to become a dental hygienist.