Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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THE SENIOR YEAR BOOK 13 financially independent andwe confidently expect that next year it will show great improvement in every field. Like the old Greeks, we believe in a harmony of the var- ious elements of life, the soul, the mind and the body. While not all of us have been able to excel physically, it has been satisfying to our souls to observe the grace and beauty of those who have. Anyone witnessing Wills' performance as hurdler cannot fail to recognize his kinship with the Greek athlete, Bonner, as a pole vaulter, is literally a poem in mo- tion, while Morrone, as discus thrower, might serve as a model for Praxitailes. Turning from the days of the old Greeks to consider our American game of baseball, we should mention Captain Itchkawich as special star from our class. Perhaps to no sport does our enthusiasm go out as to beloved football which lends its festive spirit to the crisp, -cool fall days. There the gay scarlet blazers and many hued tams mingle their colors with the brilliant autumn foliage. Leonetti, Dotolo, Eldridge, Tuckerman, Itchkawich, and Captain Rae, have distinguished themselves as real heroes in this miniature battle of sport. In considering the social structure of our school life, we should stress particularly the activity of the student council which, although of comparatively new organization, has, from the historical point of view, been the most impor- tant work done by our class. It has established assemblies and interclass baseball, cleaned the property room fa Hercu- lean taskj, assorted and rehung the pictures in the Trophy Room, changed the arrangement of the pipes so that the students might have colder water, improved traffic condi- tions, established a new system of clubs, and sponsored the Country Fair, the Penny Carnival, and the Vaudeville Show, in which the various clubs provided entertainment. Bertha Beaudreau, Frank Adimariand Ralph Briggs, the three .charter members, have been very active in the council and -especially helpful in bringing its plans to completion. In relation to club work, Rupert Coleman's power of leadership, ability in interpretation, and cooperative spirit have been evidenced not only in his own dramatic club but in the help which he has given other organizations. Edna Coon, the president, and Ruth Williams, the chair- man of the English Club program committee have shown great efficiency and capability in helping to shape the des- tiny of their group. These are only a few of the outstanding names among the members of our high school clubs. Every community has notables whose prominence is due to their personality and influence rather than to their con- nection with and interest in any one group. Our class is no exception to this rule.

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12 THE SENIOR YEAR BOOK WLWM- -ir was All those who heard Ruth Kenyon's elaboration of the newspaper article A Policeman Is Fined Six Dollars, a Day's Pay, for Kissing Girl will understand perfectly why she was announced winner of the Martha C. Babcock prize essay last year. Ruth has proved to be an authoress of much clear sighted vision, great power in character, delineation, and the ability to produce a finished literary product. Esther Chapman, another star on the literary horizon, is a many-sided ,little person. In addition to her charm as a nature poetess, she has the distinction of having been chosen representative to the Chemistry Contest at Kingston this year. She, moreover, showed great aptitude in designing and making the costumes worn in the pageant given by the English Club. It is not often that we find in one person such a rare combination of the literary, the scientific, the practical, and the artistic. Rupert Coleman, also, has shown much practical artistic ability. The success of our class proms, for instance, has been mainly due to his planning. He, moreover, has always been willing to help with the decorating and lighting of the auditorium when it has been used for school entertainments. I would advise all those who have thought of sending to Ar- thur Murray of New York for dancing ,lessons to apply in- stead to Rupert. His instruction of the nymphs in their dance for the English Club pageant resulted in their ap- pearing more lithe, fanciful, and fairylike than any who formerly graced our high school stage. Frank Adimari, Rupert Coleman, Bertha Beaudreau, and Alice Harrison were our vocal artists two years ago in the Operetta, All at Seaf' The class of 1929 also supplied many of the terrifying pirates, and of the admiral's numer- ous sisters and cousins and aunts. Although all the characters in the cast of the Senior Play, She Stoops to Conquer, enacted their various roles, with much dexterity and finish, perhaps the amusing per- formance of Fred Dotolo, as Tony Lumkin, a sweet, pleas- ant, damned mischievous son of-no matter, stands out with greatest clearness. No one who witnessed the comedy could possibly forget the ingenious manner in which Tony, like Coolidge, took his exercise on an artificial horse. Gordon Michie and Joseph Itchkawich will surely be re- warded in heaven, if unappreciated on earth, for the cease- less effort spent on the Senior. This year the Senior, be- cause of financial handicaps, has found it necessary to in- clude more advertisements, thus making it imperative to cut down on the number of literary pages and to omit much excellent material which we had but could not publish. Through Joseph Itchkawich's endeavor, the magazine is now

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14 THE SENIOR YEflR BOOK we - asv To Reginald Lamb, our dry wit and inventive genius, we owe much of the loveliness and sparkle which brightens even the dullest of recitations. His amusing poem, The Rapacious Rime of Han, the Ravenous Ravagerj' is suffi- cient proof that Will B. Dummer has succeeded Mark Twain as our greatest American humorist. In the midst of our group, dwells one who stands un- moved by the vicissitudes of the moment, around whose lofty brow the storms and thunders of life my roar unheeded. The thoughtful, philosophical point of view will ever shelter Louis Maggio. Thus I have in brief reviewed for you the history of the class of 1929, with its scholars, its authors, its orators, its scientists, its artists, its actors, its musicians, its business men, its athletes, its organizers, its humorists, and its phil- osophers. Surely from among all these Great Personalities, there should be at least one, and perhaps several, who possesses enough distinctive qualities to rank as a hero in even Car- lyle's estimation. Lua S. Kenyon i mmmmm Class Song Tune-A Perfect Day We have come to the end of our high school days, And no more will our youthful pranks, Destroy the peace of these study halls, For we're breaking our classic ranks, Do you think what the end of our algebra, Can mean to our troubled minds, And the bliss which fills ev'ry Senior heart, To leave Virgil and trig behind? Well, this is the end of our Senior Class, Of the Seniors of twenty-nine. May our teachers rest in peace once more, And forget the deficiency line. In the years to come, on the path of life, We'll recall with a loyal heart, The classmates of Westerly High, and grieve That the Seniors had to part. Ruth Kenyon