Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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John Steacie Stace . . . Tall and quiet ... A riot when he gets going . . . Basketball star . . . Often seen with Shep . . . Loves to ski . . . Sports section of the Wellesleyan . . . Likes girls, especially nice ones . . . Hopes to go to Wes¬ leyan . . . Great kidder and a lot of fun. Janet Steele Jesse . . . Good sense of humor . . . Always coming out with a new joke . . . Good basketball player . . . Carefree . . . Always ready too late . . . Full of vim and vigor . . . Can out-talk any¬ one . . . Always into something . . . One of our tallest girls. Priscilla Steele Pris . . . Quiet, with a sweet personality . . . Friendly . . . An excellent cellist . . . Plans a musi¬ cal career . . . Member of sev¬ eral musical organizations . . . Lives for summers . . . Chosen to be guest on C B S’s Weekend with Music . . . Has writing ability . What does M. I. T. have that Wellesley hasn’t? Richard Steeves Dick . . . Great athlete . . . One of Coach Steeves’ best . . . Tall, good looking and always fooling around . . . Past Student Council member ... A great sense of humor . . . Lunch room tray al¬ ways stuffed . . . Big smile and a hello for everyone . . . Always inventing new laws in physics. John Stenberg Sten . . . Tall, thin, and good- looking ... A Yearbook editor . . . Basketball captain . . . Has a good word for everyone . . . Seen with Duck . . Lots of fun . . . Oh, those Cape parties . . . Driven, a green Graham . . . Tele- viiion enthusiast . Good Time” . . . Ping! . . . From God’s country. Ruth Stockbridge Stocky ... A friend to everyone . . . A faithful worker for the office . . . That friendly smile and Hi, Honey” ... A Whiz at chemistry, eh! Ruth . . Is rhe a friend of Luke’s? ‘Tli say.” . . . The two Ruths always together ... A good ticket sales¬ man for W. H. S. activities . . . Has interests in North Carolina . . . Where is he now, Ruth 5 Is it still Bill? . . . Always ready with a joke ... A future Flor¬ ence Nightingale. Arden Tapley Tall, friendly and quiet (some¬ times) . . . Artistic . . . Gc:«d student . . . Remember Henry” (her old Ford) . . . Air raid!” . . . Another calorie counter” . . . Raw carrots . . . Has a nice singing voice . . . That naturally curly, blonde hair . . . Hates food . . . Sense of humor. Carol Lee Thomson Our girl from Georgia . What happened to her accent 5 . . . Modern Problems fan . . Forever wearing curvacious sweaters! . . . Always cn the go . . . Forever reading poems . . Oh! that bleached streak . . . Put your shoes on, Carol ! ! . . . Never without Barby and Jane . . . Adores Tony Martin . . . Off and on. Sheridan Thorup Bud . . . That blond hair gets ’em . . . Star hockey player Vice-president four years . . . His cars . . . Boog” . . . Handy with a racquet . . . Seen behind the counter . . . Buenos dios” . . . Active in school affairs . . . Friendly . . . Vice-president of the Student Council . . . Always popular. Carole Tims Cute cheerleader . . . Petite Seldom alone . . . Did Joanne say that?” . . . Girls’ basketball team . . . Lives on the outskirts of Bingville . . . One of the bet¬ ter tennis players . . . Versatile in sports . . . One of the Three Musketeers . . . Say, honest” . . . Good dancer . . . Aw, tell me” Original taste in records.

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Helen Santaspago Cute, petite, and friendly Always well-groomed . . . You know what I mean. . . . Cheer¬ ful at all times . . . Plans to be¬ come a secretary . . . Seen with Christina . . . Forever spilling cokes . . . Oh, those initiations (Friday morning). Thomas Scammon Finga . . . Wellesley’s gain from B. C. High . . . Always smiling Keeps his brothers in order . . That castle on the hill . . . Has a used car lot in his back 4 yard . . . Always tinkering with a motor . . . Likes hockey and baseball . . . Tests the ice at Longfellow Pond with Jim every year. June Schultz Comparatively tall, light com- plexioned, with long, blonde locks . . . Smart-looking clothes . . . Silence is golden” . . . An ardent stenography student . . . Quiet, reserved, but always- ready with a bright smile for anyone . . . Many of her col¬ leagues departed in the class of ’49. Christina Sekas A go-getter . . . She could make a fashion parade with all tho e clothes . . . Attractive long, dark hair . . . Spanish done? . . . How do onions taste? . . . Well- hidden sense of humor . . . Great biology student . . . Always has some gum. Robert Shea Boob . . . Big Bob . . . Those wierd expressions in English . . . Considerate . . . Basketball . . . Have you seen Finn? . . . Can he laugh ! . . . We love that car . . . Did you go for the show . . . Lover of the Cape . . . Helps keep the Passion Pic’s doors open . . . The beaten path between Yarmouth and Harwich. Richard Shepardson Dick . . . Tall, vivacious, and handsome . . . Likes square dancing . . . Goes for girls—es¬ pecially tall blondes . . . Sopho¬ more football star . . . Good dancer . . . Great football rallies actor . . . Personality plus . . . Big, big smile . . . Makes a good drum majorette. Edward Short Ted . . . Shortie . . . Oh! that brown, curly hair . . . Sterling game, ol’ man” . . . Anybody seen Bud? . . . Canasta fiend . . . “A — you’re adorable” Brother Ted . . . Let’s play inch me—pinch me!” . . . Active in many school activities . . . Ambition—Maine in the summer¬ time. Robert Skinner Bob . . . Can always find him at the bowling alley . . . Six major subjects . . . Easy to get along with . . . Sinatra of the lunch shift . . . Can’t miss him in that car . . . First one out the door . . . Battle Hymn of the Re¬ public” He will remember English . . . Always friendly. Richard Smith Dick . . . Often seen but seldom heard . . . Collects coins . . . spends much time hunting phea¬ sants . . . Cross country team, sophomore and junior years . . . Another Fells man . . . Good to have around . . . Likes all kinds of animals . . . Wants to be¬ come a veterinarian Serious . . . Witty . . . Helen Sommers Helen, or better known to one as Skipper . . . Cute and blondt . . . Field hockey captain (we’ll win one someday) . . . Basket¬ ball expert . . . Woman driver . . . Studious! . . . Venus . . . ( 5 —meat balls) ... That famous giggle . . . Oh, those parties! , . Nursing career to be ob¬ tained at Simmons . . . Fluores¬ cent blush . . . Good time!

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Hugh Underhill Hugh . . . Dacey’s right hand man . . . Gym Team star . . . You know when he’s near . . . Always fooling around . . . Vain attempts to start his motorcycle . . . He has a way with girls . . . Miss Walton’s pet-peeve, sixth period! ! Barbara Weller Very quiet . . . Conscientious . . Big brown eyes . . . Has a slow drawl . . . Talent for writing . . Easy-going; takes life as it is . . . Plays the piano ... A poetess, too! ... With Carolyn Hannauer . . . Has more nerve on Halloween! . . Hard to know, but worth it . + . Donald White Don . , . Comes from God’s country! . . . Quiet, conscientious worker and good student . . . Gives wrestling opponents a hard time on the mat . . . .Spends sum¬ mers on his cousin’s farm . . . Wculd make a good farmer . . . Seen with Betty . . . Good me¬ chanic and wood worker . . . Likes Cross Country running. Barbara Brooks B 2 . . . Fresh off the boat from Europe—London and Germany, that is . New member of the choir . . . Can she sing and dance! . . . What an accent; she knows some good British slang too . . . But her heart is still back in Germany. Joanne Williams Willie or Joannie to some peo¬ ple . . . Always on the go , . i Friendly . . . Personality kid . . . Forever having troubles of some kind . . . Versatile Bradford editor . . . That girl in the jeep . . . Basketball and tennis player . . . Loves to sail . . . Gloucester fan . . . What makes Joanne so quiet in French ? ? . . . One of the Three Musketeers. Joyce Wilson Has a smile for everyone . , Wonderful sense of humor . . . Smart-looking clothes . . . ’’Gave my last one to Peg!” . . . Come¬ dian . . . Handy with scissors . . . All those college men! . . . Expert on jokes . . . ’’Give me a buzz.” . . . Good time Jeanne Woods ’’Jeannie with the light brown hair” . . . Those beautiful hand- knit sweaters . . . Excels in field hockey, tennis and basketball . . . Bradford . . . Student Council . . . Came from Philadelphia . . . Always ready with a smile . . Beaming personality . . . Good worker. Manuel Xeras Manny . . . Wrestling . . . One of Mr. Bragdon’s handy men . . . Free haircuts . . . Summer em¬ ployee of the Tree Department . . . Lets the girls go their own way . . . Active member of the Gym Team. V