Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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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.

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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 You, Harry MacNeil, have bestowed your badge of silence upon Leonard Foster. You, Mary Corazza, have tunefully left your renowned piano to Mr. Perry, with the injunction that it be used in the or¬ chestra. You, Jessie Dodge, have meekly willed your kittenish ways to Lillie Brest. You, Max Wahl, have with reluctance willed your modesty to that member of the Junior class who needs it most. You, Lillian Morse, have bequeathed your school-girl complexion to Margaret Hen¬ derson so that when she grows up she can advertise Palmolive soap. You, Felix Juliani, have gladly bestowed on Mr. Adams your broom and dust pan for use in the study hall. You, Ruth Daly, have left a large amount of common sense to be divided evenly among the teachers. You, Dorothy Drink water, have left to Charles Plouffe your fighting nature to be used on the football field. You, Richard Shaw, have generously left to Mr. Moulton your rush seat in the second balcony at the Boston Garden for all hockey games. You, Marion Fisher, have efficiently be¬ queathed your goal guarding skill to Allee Hamilton with the hope she will use it to even better advantage. You, Walker Carroll, have left your cher¬ ished fund of “A’s” to be drawn on by incoming sophs. You, Helen Sylvester, have quietly left your demureness to Mac and Will to be evenly divided between them. You, Ralph Williams, have left your cour¬ teous ways to any junior boy who is apt to get fresh. You, Doris Branzetti, have appointed Mary Zoppa to fill the vacancy in the trium¬ virate, Branzetti, Eloise Hodges, and Mar¬ ion Plouffe. You, Constance Morse, have reluctantly left your drag with M. Pulver to Norma Colclough, confident it will help her to pull through as you did. You, Charles Andrews, have questionably left your air sense to Russell Callahan so he may increase his speed when neces¬ sary. You, Mary Doyle, have carelessly left your carefree way to Charlotte Nickerson. You, Louise Schaller, have willed your grandstand playing to any hopeful aspir¬ ant to the varsity basketball team. You, Leonard Nickerson, have reluctantly left your reserved seat at Sheehan’s to Bill Hamilton. You, Barbara Bowdoin, have in all earn¬ estness left your skill of arriving at eight twenty-nine and a half to- Frankie Morse, hoping she will not annoy Miss Bronson as you have. You, Jessie Lawson, have left your hair to Mary Howard but being Scotch have kept a string attached to it. You, Arthur Bullard, have Scotchlike be¬ stowed your thrifty habits upon John Crankshaw. You, Mary Fitzpatrick, have speedily passed on your pull with the traffic cops to Miss Trafton. You, Helen Dunn, have bequeathed your secret place in gym to Carolyn Harmon. You, Drue Ella Matthews and Ruth Nor¬ ton, have comically dedicated St. Valen¬ tine’s Day and the bottle of red ink to John Moulton with the provision tliat he send the same number of valentines you did. You, David Porter, have romantically passed on your Valentino charm to Henry Knudson. Attorney: Mr. Foreman, and Ladies and Gentlemen, you have heard the testimony of the Case of the Class of 1931, which only proves that they cannot be anything but guilty. Since there are no witnesses, we can only believe that they told the whole truth as they are usually an honest class. I move that the Jury adjourn and come to an honest and comprehensible de¬ cision. Judge to Jury: Mr. Foreman, and Ladies and Gentlemen, you will now retire to the Jury Room and when you have agreed upon your verdict in connection with this case you will bring in same to this court. (Jury retires) (Jury returns) Foreman reads the sentences (Prophecy) Judge: The sentences of the Class of 1931 are hereby allowed and shall be filed in the records of Wellesley Senior High School. The Sentence (Prophecy) of each individual in the Class of 1931 indicted of some Crime (Will): We sentence Alice Foster, at the terribly young age of twenty-seven, to be presi¬ dent of a corporation to supply the world’s babies with afternoon nurses. We sentence Jessie Dodge to be a bass