Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL Class of 1931. Every age and every nation needs great men, and the need for greater men is constantly grow¬ ing. We as an anniversary class should help to satisfy this need and to give to the world men with the clear vision and never failing wisdom of Washington, men that will see op¬ portunity in the midst of confusion. Let it be our ambition to emulate George Washington, to apply his great principles of sanity and vis¬ ion in shaping our lives and the lives of all those with whom we come in contact. CLASS DAY PROGRAM June 4, 1931 Orchestra Under direction of Neno Malaguti Entrance of the class Reading of Class History by Dorothy Drink- water Committee — Grant Bowman, Dorothy Drinkwater, Mary Doyle Opening of Supreme Court Reading of Will by His Honor, David Porter Committee—Richard Shaw, Ruth Nor¬ ton, Mary Fitzpatrick Dismissal of Jury for Verdict Vocal Selection by Lillian Hansen and William Crowe Announcement of Class Gift by Richard Van Iderstine Awards Mr. Proctor Reopening of Court Reading of Prophecy by Foreman of the Jury Betty Hodgson Committee—Elizabeth Hodgson, Jessie Dodge, Walter Bulger Closing of Supreme Court Selection by the Orchestra Class Song Presentation of Ivy Orchestra THE CLASS OF 1931 vs. THE WELLESLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Court Officer: Court! (Everybody stands) (Judge sits) Court Officer: Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! All persons having anything to do before the Hon¬ orable, the Justices of Superior Court in and for the County of Norfolk, draw near and ye shall be heard. Court Officer: The first case on the docket this morning is the Class of 1931 versus Wellesley Senior High School. Attorney: Your Honor, I offer for probate and allowance the crimes of the Class of 1931 in Wellesley High School. (Judge takes the Will and reads it.) The Arraignment (Class Will) The Wellesley Senior High School vs. the Class of 1931, who have First, Bestowed on the Class of ’32 their stud¬ ious and sophisticated airs for the en¬ joyment of the faculty. Second, Left to the school the few highly pol¬ ished desks which are whole. Third, as individuals, committed the following crimes: You, Cornelius Mulcahy, have left to “Rusty Hillman a giant thermometer so he may be able to please all the teachers all the time. You, Nancy Perani, have left your stud¬ ious airs to Rex Vermilyea for assistance in Latin and history. You, Frank Weadick, have thankfully left your troubled expression to Warren Mac- Namara. You, Virginia Rae, have dubiously passed on your complete line of piake-up to Thel¬ ma Bryant. You, Neno Malaguti, have sadly willed your priceless banjo to Fred Pratt. You, Liberta Kirkham, have left your lat¬ est haircut to Theresa Gubellini. You, Walter Carman, have jokingly be¬ queathed your sense of humor to Franklin Parker. You, Pauline Sullivan, have self-conscious¬ ly left your sweetness to Mary Ganoe. You, Lillian Hansen, have calculatingly left your high heels to any girl who ad¬ mires tall men. You, Donald Bell, have with much regret surrendered your self-pressing trousers to Mr. Proctor. You, Alice Foster, have picturesquely willed your infatuation for the movies to Virginia M. Anderson. You, Elizabeth Hodgson, have vindictive¬ ly bequeathed your boxing tactics to Wil¬ liam Johnson to defend himself when at- attacked by playful girls. You, Alexander Livingstone, have enthusi-

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WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL SSIISSSmSSSimBSSSISISBasaSSSKmSSSSSSS School anyway. Because three fourths of the pupils left school before reaching High School age, the voters contended that, if the greatest good for the greatest number was to be con¬ sidered, attention should be paid not to fitting the minority for higher education, but to “fin¬ ishing ofP’ those who were receiving their last formal instruction. How our High School has changed! An en¬ tering class of 100 no longer dwindles to 25. No one argues for a “finishing school” now tnat a remarkable record for preparing students for college has been built. Her students are suc¬ cessful in preparing for business and the pro¬ fessions as well as for college. Prominent men and women are among her alumni; for ex¬ ample, the following: Professor Charles Bullock of Harvard, Professor C. E. Fuller of Technology, Miss Hazelton, a well-known artist, and Mrs. Alice Ames Winter, a writer, and former presi¬ dent of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs. Many of the High School graduates are not so prominent, perhaps, but they have be¬ come fine men and women through contact with the school, and loyal citizens, the backbone of our bigger and better town. This occasion to which we welcome you is our golden anniversary celebration. During fifty years Wellesley High School has contributed to the community life many athletic and dramatic performances, and social activities which have certainly added to town attractiveness. Now, on this golden occasion you are bestowing upon us gifts because of our accomplishments. Yet the greatest gift which you have conferred upon us has been the opportunity for education throughout the years. We are deeply grateful and wish to express to you, our fellow towns¬ people and friends, our thanks for that oppor¬ tunity as well as for those golden wishes which you bring to us as individuals. We sincerely hope that in future years you will be able to look back to the class of 1931 and say proudly, “They were indeed worthy of being the golden anniversary class of the Senior High School of Wellesley.” VALEDICTORY During the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth, the colonies founded by Englishmen in America were willing to sub¬ mit to England’s rule, but in 1776 necessity seemed to demand a separation from the moth¬ er country. Independence was declared, and the bold colonists secured their freedom. A democratic government was formed with the election of George Washington as President. Washington and other far-seeing Americans recognized in the new venture an opportun¬ ity for a better form of government than was possessed by the European countries. But the nations of the Old World saw only confusion; to them the inevitable result of the experiment was failure. As it seemed impossible that any country could exist for any great length of time without a king, the eyes of all Europe were turned inquiringly toward the struggling United States. Last year Massachusetts celebrated her ter¬ centenary. Plymouth, Salem, and Marblehead have had their three-hundredth anniversaries. Our government is no longer an experiment when its towns are fifty, a hundred, or three hundred years old. Europe no longer questions our stability; we now look at her and question the changes in her that time is producing. This year, 1931, finds Europe in a state of con¬ fusion far greater than that of the United States when in 1789, with Washington as our leader, we became an independent government struggling for existence. Although many of the old monarchies have fallen, Great Britain, Bel¬ gium, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Ru¬ mania, and Bulgaria still retain their kings; there is still a queen in the Netherlands; Hun¬ gary, though it has no king at present, is ruled by Admiral Horthy as regent; and two new kingdoms, Yugoslavia and Albania, have been formed. Side by side with the monarchies are the two oldest republics, France and Switzer¬ land, and thirteen newer republics. Scattered among these larger nations are the principal¬ ities of Monaco and Liechtenstein, the grand duchy of Luxemberg, the free city of Danzig, the independence of Andorra, and the Irish Free State. We gaze with inquiring eyes at Russia, and we question the result of her Soviet Republic. Spain is now a scene of turmoil; King Alfonso is the eighth monarch in Europe since 1910 to lose his crown. In Italy, Victor Em¬ manuel, III, is king only in name; the real ruler is the dictator, Mussolini. Next year will be the two hundredth anni¬ versary of the birth of Washington, the “Father of Our Country.” He well deserves such a title, for it was the sanity of his judgment, the clear¬ ness of his point of view, and the wisdom of his planning which guided the new country out of its confusion into stability. Let us hope that men, great in the way that Washington was great, may rise to save Europe by recognizing the opportunity in its confusion.

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WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL astically bequeathed your spontaneous cheer leading to Camillus Hoffman. You, Harriet Portmore, have thoughtfully passed on your speed to Marjorie Pratt. You, Margaret Tyman, have reflectingly left your permanent station before the mirror to Mary Carpenter. You, Roger Kellogg, have regretfully willed your secret fish-catching formula to Ralph Vermilyea. You, Gilanda Bennotti and Anna Connol¬ ly, have harmoniously left your compan¬ ionship to Gebie and Bunny. You, Andrew Lawson, have resignedly re¬ linquished your position on the football team to Junior Durgin. You, Ruth Johnson, have smilingly left your winning ways with “Costy” to Wil- da Mottley. You, Paul Fedele and Edmund Rainsford. have joyfully bestowed your alarm clock on Room 2 so that they will wake up in time for assemblies. You, Marjorie Bent, have smilingly passed your sunny disposition to John “Publius’ Jewell. You, Joe Cristofori, have willed your in¬ dustrious habits to the incoming sopho¬ mores, knowing full well that they will need them. You, Cynthia Wentworth, have reluctant¬ ly entrusted your interest in your broth¬ er’s boy friends to Esther Wildes. You, Walter Bulger, have grimly handed down your flaming halo and Irish dispo¬ sition to John Rogers. You, Marion Glendining, have innocently left your wide open eye to Mil Fowler. You, Charles Gubellini, have handed down your broad shoulders and avoirdu¬ pois to Tom Duffy. You, Barbara MacFayden, have fondly be¬ queathed your love for horses to “Chubby” Reader. You, Fred Conant, have shyly willed your bluffing disposition to Mr. Ernest Upham. You, Marjorie Colclough, have blushing- ly passed on to Jean Horton your giggles to help make Latin classes more lively. You, Hope Merriam, have bestowed on Ethel Welsh your speed and accuracy in typing. You, Henry McConologue, have willingly passed down your keen eye for the basket to your sharp shooting successor, Henry Sezak. You, Ruth Diehl, after due consideration have decided to leave your cautious driv¬ ing to Frank Willey. You, John Weyand, have tearfully re¬ signed your position as censor of feminine apparel to Sam Gordon. You, Beatrice Coughlin, have quietly left a small space in the high school to your twin sister, Ann. You, Virginia Daniels, have willingly left your recipe for growing tall to “Fleas” Jennings that he may some day cast a shadow. You, John Taplin, have majestically passed on your social prestige to Straf Wentworth. You, Alice Cobb, have indifferently left your southern whisper to John Shelley. You, Daisy McCullough, have passed on the family gait to your young sister, Ethel, with sincere hopes that she will improve upon it. You, Grant Bowman, have willingly be¬ queathed the care of the rear door of Room 12 to Robert Cahill with the ad¬ vice that he take out collision insurance. You, Dorothy Belt, have regretfully left your captivating grin to Ruth Manning. You, Prentiss Emerton, have fortunately dedicated your seat in fifth period study to Miss Trafton. You, Helen McCarthy, have in your usual boisterous manner bestowed your shapely figure upon Audrey Sluman. You, Ivar Severson, have playfully willed your childishness to Rachel Whittemore. You, Hazel Fleming, have left your ever- flowing line of gossip to Morris Campbell. You, Henry Patteson, have generously be¬ queathed your increasing popularity to Robert Knapp. You, Lillian Atwood, have sportingly be¬ queathed your love for the dear old high school to Marguerite Johnson. You, Richard Van Iderstine, have very hopefully left your athletic ability to Crawford Canfield with the comforting knowledge that he will be a credit to Wellesley High. You, Katherine Rowley, have smilingly left your victrola record, “Goofus,” to the stenography class. You, Frederick Mills, have gladly left those old red bloomers to the girl who lent them to you. You, Louise Gidley, have willingly be¬ queathed your charms to any man who promises not to resist them.