Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL Charles Andrews ‘’Coolness and absence dC heat and haste indicate fine qualities.” President of Class (1927- 1928) : AerH Club U. 2) ; Travel Club 13) : Model Aeroplane Club (3) ; Stu¬ dent Council 11, 3) : Tennis (2). Fred Conant “Man is not made to question.” Athletic Club ll) ; The¬ atre Club (2) ; Dramatic Club 13) ; Glee Club (1. 2, 3) ; Basketball, Tennis. Barbara Bowdoin Reason or none.” Sport Study Club 11); Theatre Club (2) ; Dra¬ matic Club (3) ; Vice President 11) ; Sopho¬ more Play (1) ; Ring Committee (1) ; Prom Committee (2) ; Picture Committee (3) ; Senior Play; Hockey (3). Henry Patteson A prominent man because of his height.” Chess Club (3) ; Tennis (2) ; Golf (3) ; Junior Play, Coward of Costo Polo.” (2). Harry MacNeil You may depend on it that he is a good man..” ‘ Athletic Club (1. 2. 3); Baseball (1); Football ID. Paul Fedele T would do what I please, and doing what I please I shall have had my own will.” Athletic Club 11, 2) ; Glee Club (3). Constance Morse “Conky” “What’s the use of worrying ?” Theatre ll. 2) ; Dra¬ matic (3) ; Sophomore Play; Junior Play: Properties, Senior Play; Track (1). Frank Weidick Frankie” No where so busy a man as he there was.” Athletic Club ll) ; Handi¬ craft Club (2). Barbara MacFayden Gaiety is the soul’s health.” Sport Study (1). Page 20

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WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL Helen Sylvester “Silly’ “To be exact is to live.’ Handicraft Club (1) Theatre Club (2) ; Pic¬ ture Committeee (3) Monitor Staff (1, 2, 3) Honor Society (1, 2, 3) Track (2). ‘ And now a voice is heard.” Theatre Club (1,2); Dra¬ matic Club (3) ; Prom Committee (2) ; Sopho¬ more Play : Senior Play ; Orchestra (2, 3). Cynthia Wentworth “Cynth” John Taplin “Topple ' For he was just the quiet kind Whose natures never vary.” Handicraft Club (1) ; Press Club : Photography Club (2) ; Photography Club (3) : Monitor Staff (2) ; Glee Club (2. 3) ; Tennis Team 3). Night after night She sat and bleared her eyes with books.” Dramatic Club (2, 3) ; Junior Play; Senior Play : Picture Committee 131 ; Student Council (3) ; Monitor (2. 3) ; Monitor, Editor-in-chief (3) ; Honor Society (2, 3) ; Orchestra (2, 3) ; Track (2. 3). Margaret Tyman “Peg Who doth ambition shun And loves to live in the sun. Business Club il); Girl Reserves (2, 3) ; Glee Club (2, 3). Richard Van Iderstine “Van Sound the trumpet! Roll the drums! See! The merry sports¬ man comes.” Aero Club (1) ; Athletic Club (2) ; Student Coun¬ cil (2. 8) ; Vice-President f Class (2) ; President of class (3) ; Vice-Presi¬ dent of Athletic Asso¬ ciation (2) ; President of Athletic Association (3) : Prom Committee (2) ; Picture Committee (3) : Who ' s Who Com¬ mittee (3) ; Football (1, 2, 3) Co-Captain; Base¬ ball (1, 2, 3) Captain; Basketball (1, 2, 3) Cap¬ tain. Jack Weyand I will have my own way in everything.” Aero Club (1, 2) ; Jun¬ ior Prom Committee; Glee Club (3). Ralph Williams He seemed busier than he was.” Athletic Club (1, 2) ; Travel Club (3) : Foot¬ ball (3) : Stage Crew. Page 19

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WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL CLASS HISTORY Wellesley High School Wellesley, Mass. June 4, 1931 Dear Mary Sue, Three years ago when you and I entered the Senior High we saw before us a long vista of years, the greater part of an eternity, so far it seemed to stretch into the unknown future. But, my dear, we spread our sails in Septem¬ ber, 1928, one hundred thirty-four strong, laughed at time and life, and today seventy- four have reefed sails and moored their bark. How lonesome I felt in the realization that you had to go to Ohio when your family moved in 1929. But, Mary Sue, I’ll tell you of the big events of our school years. First, we elected our class officers for the Sophomore year: President, Donald Moore; Vice-Presidentv Barbara Bowdoin; Secretary, Arthur Lynch; Treasurer, Franklin Willey, who ably represented the class. We shone in football, hockey (field and ice), basketball, baseball, and track. I can’t recall which sex excelled in these sports, but I feel pretty sure it must have been the girls. Realizing the rare dramatic ability of our boys (girls, I mean) we immediately delved into heavy drama and produced with ability and finesse the play “Do You Believe in Luck?” on Play Night, January, 1929. Those in the cast were: Alice Cobb, Arthur Bullard, Marion Glen¬ dining, Betty Hodgson, Constance Morse, Drue Ella Matthews, Max Wahl, Howell Bates, Bar¬ bara Bowdoin, Romeo De Fazio, and Mary Sue La Heist. Not satisfied with the footlights, our class aspired to be Patrick Henrys. So sincere were our efforts that we entered the Prize Speaking Contest. We Sophs “put in our thumbs and pulled out two plums” for prize speakers, Max Wahl surpassing Patrick Henry, and Dorothy Drinkwater excelling Lucy Stone Blackwell. (At least, that’s how we Sophs felt about it.) Nor did we stop there, but jumped right into the middle of the School Theatre Club’s musical revue, “The Coward of Costo Polo,” in which the combined theatrical talent of many of our Sophs made all previous performances pale into insignificance. Before we realized it, we found ourselves right up on our toes for the Junior Year. New class officers were: President, Howell Bates; Vice- President, Richard Van Iderstine; Secretary, Dorothy Drinkwater; Treasurer, Richard Dunn. Even if our class bank account didn’t equal Rockefeller’s, we had our officers just the same. Our first event of the year was Parents’ Night, when we had to be strictly on our dignity—or assume that attribute if we didn’t possess it. The class officers were ushers. Chosen to rep¬ resent the school was Dorothy Drinkwater, who read Robert W. Service’s poem “Carry On.” Parents decided that we all at least tried to do justice to our school and home training. But now, less serious in our Junior Year, we indulged in a fantastic comedy entitled “The Spell,” a flight to the land of Irish Folk Lore. This play, which was well produced and much enjoyed, was presented on Play Night, and brought several new people to the stage: Cyn¬ thia Wentworth, Lillian Hansen, Dorothy Drink¬ water, Louise Gidley, and Helen Sylvester. In this same year, Mr. George H. Gilbert, our principal, gave us an unpleasant shock, when he chose other fields for his brilliant en¬ deavors. Mr. Moulton, our popular teacher, took up the gavel, which he wielded successfully until May 12. Then he entrusted it to Mr. Ralph W. Proctor, an able leader, who, we hope, will long be with the school. The Spring Concert of this year gave us an opportunity to try our talents in instrumental and choral work. No doubt some of us can trace our rise in the Musical world to this ini¬ tial experience. As for sports in our Junior Year, A1 Living¬ stone was winner of the Tennis Tournament; Helen Dunn was captain of the girls’ baseball team. Worthy of note is the fact that the Washing- ton-Franklin Medal for excellence in History was won by Drue Ella Matthews. The eight highest ranking Juniors, chosen as ushers for graduation, were: Dorothy Belt, Walker Carroll, Dorothy Drinkwater, Drue Ella Matthews, Ruth Norton, Nancy Perani, Helen Sylvester, and Cynthia Wentworth. Now we beheld ourselves bearing on our shoulders the weight of dignity, intelligence, and honor of Seniors. Class officers elected were: President, Dick Van Iderstine; Vice- President, Arthur Bullard; Secretary, Drue Ella Matthews; Treasurer, Fred Mills. In sports we mention this year masters in the art of tennis, cupbearer A. Livingstone, and Betty Hodgson. As social “adepts” we found ourselves spon¬ soring the Senior Class Party. That night we had a boys’ play, “The Last Rehearsal,” in which the following took part: Walker Carroll,