Weston High School - Key Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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FRANCIS GUTHRIE Ambition is the root of success.” Watch out for this guy when he’s a Lt. Commander in the Navy Air Corps! It isn’t for nothing that he’s a white-hot, jitterbuggin’, harem-collector. Red will be long remembered for his football playing, acting as the Mad Russian, and high-pressure dues-collecting. Pupils writhe periodically under his liquidation process. The results might be slightly different if he uses the same tactics with the Navy and his lovely wife (or wives)! To tell the truth, the whole secret of this man’s personality is his diet of steaks and frappes. If an influential person deprived him of them he might become quite normal. But who would like to try it anyway? Activities: Football 3 years, Co-Editor of Yearbook, Chairman of War Commit¬ tee, Two School Plays, Glee Club 4 years, Treasurer of Class, Flying, Morse Code. JEANNINE HILDERBRAND Her voice was soft, gentle and low, an excellent thing in a woman.” Jeannine first saw the light of day on July 16, 1925, and our class has been enriched by her presence ever since she entered the first grade here in 1931. Her suppressed desire is to be as thin as a rail, but since she likes all kinds of food, it ruins her chances of fulfilling this ambition. She is going to leave her future plans to fate, in hopes that fate will make her a contented old lady. Her performance as Essie in You Can’t Take It With You’’ last year was superb and shall long be remembered. Her happy-go-lucky philosophy will carry her far, and because she is such an interesting conversationalist she will always be popular. PEGGY LEE HILL A heart as true as steel.” Peggy Lee is everything which, we’re sad to say, the rest of us ordinary folks aren’t. We make this astounding statement after having observed her ever since the sixth grade where she first had the bad fortune to fall amongst us. Besides being an accomplished lady, which includes, among other, quali¬ ties of modesty, poise and charm, she has always been a collector of 90’s and 100’s, the likes of which we’ve never seen. We might add, moreover, that it was in this respect that she first made her reputation way back in Miss Staples’ room. Association with our class has left no lasting effects on her and we know that wherever she goes the world will be at her fingertips. Activities: Secretary of Class ’42, ’43, Hockey 4 years, Glee Club 4 years, Oper¬ etta ' 41, Priorities Decoration, Football ’41, ’42. WHITON JACKSON None but himself can be his parallel. Our staunch individualist and jazz fiend, Mr. J—- from Lincoln, joined the ranks in our freshman year. We are wondering where Whiton spends his spare time. Could it be that he is fulfilling his suppressed desire of kissing strange girls on street corners? His aptness in public speaking leaves no doubt in our minds that he will make good in his ambition to become Scoop Jack- son, Ace Reporter.” Activities: Vice President ’42, ’43, Advertising Manager Yearbook, Glee Club ’40. ALVIN JACOBS Healthy, free and the world before me.” Alvin’s life would read something like The Real Diary of a Real Boy.” At present he is being well taken care of by the Navy. However, the teachers and students alike will remember him not only for his mischievous pranks but also for his infectious grin. Always a good athlete he likes sports alons? with potato chips and Kendal Green.” Those wild rides in his model A flivver were a riot. Alvin won’t say so in so many words, but sometime just ask him if he likes to play Ping Pong.” 9

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BARBARA COLPITTS Here is a true, industrious friend.’ Barb” is a real veteran of Weston High School, joining us in the first grade. Getting into trouble seems to be her pastime. She likes nice clot es, movies, and Lux Radio Theatre. Some day she is going to own a Red Baby Austin and drive down to the recruiting station and be a WAVE. Barb has participated in a lot of school activities showing up in four years of glee club, one of hockey and some work for the Junior Prom in 1942. Activities: Operetta ’42, Musical Revue ’43. EVELETH COOPER The force of her own merit makes her way.” Evy hails from up Wayland way.” An outstanding student, Eveleth is liked by everyone. She suppressedly desires to flirt with boys, not the sense¬ less, monotonous ones, however, for they are her pet peeve. My, how these quiet gals surprise you. She likes gardening, Marines, the theatre and arti¬ chokes. Her ambition is to get married and have twenty children. Jeepers!” Next year she plans to attend Smith College. Best of luck, Eveleth. SHERMAN DAVIS Love of bustle is not industry.” Sherman has been one of the few stabilizing personalities among us since he came in 1940 with the sophomore class. Although he would think you had gone crazy if you said he played the licorice stick, he would be pretty proud if you mentioned the instrument by its classical name, the clarinet. Of late, Sherman has taken over the office and seems to run it in a very efficient manner in spite of Dorothy. Who knows, though, whether or not he may have gotten in a few of his own licks on the report cards. We don’t seriously suspect him, however, because we can’t even get him to tell us the questions on the tests he mimeographs for Mr. Sawyer. Such sterling qualities should carry him a long way in his chosen field of office bookkeeping. We certainly hope so. MARGARET DOLAN For if she will, she will , and you may depend on it. And if she won’t, she won’t and that’s an end of it.” Ever since the first grade Margaret Dolan, better known as Peggy, born April 28, 1926, has travelled the ladder of education with the rest of us. All that is left for her after Bryant and Stratton Commercial School is to travel around the world with a blond chauffeur in a green car, as president of some¬ thing or other. But now she is satisfied with reading, knitting, drinking tea and listening to Bob Hope. Although she is very quiet she does expostulate with censored phrases at people who are efficient in everything they do. Kay Kyser’s ' ' You tell me your dreams” seems to speak her mind about those red¬ headed Irishmen. Sorry, Peggy, munching hamburgers is out for the duration. Activities: Operetta ' 42, Entertainment Committee ’42, Priorities ’43. SAADA GAGE As good natured a soul as e’er trod on shoe of leather.” Saada s cheery smile and good nature have brightened our class ever since t e day she joined us back in the fifth grade. Her likes are reading, dancing and receiving letters (especially from the Army). Whenever Saada is missing you can usually find her pounding away at her typewriter. This accounts for her ambition to become a secretary and earn lots of money. Her activities consist or the Glee Club and hockey. 8

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RUSSELL JOHNSON He has an oar in every boat. Russell arrived in this world on May 24, 1926, probably via an electronic tube. That was in Revere, Mass. Here, they called him Russ” and Johnny.” Then he came to Weston in 1928 with time to spare before entering W. H. S. in first grade. Through the years he has followed his liking of radios, and grown to hate WORL commercials, all of them. He gets along better with the Hit Parade and Maxwell House Coffee Time. His favorites are swimming, Reap the Wild Wind,” I’m getting tired so I can sleep,” Harry James, roast beef, not to mention a certain sophomore. He has helped us out with the play in ’42, the operetta in ’40. Next year he plans to pester the profs” at Northeastern. DAVID KINGSBURY I love fool’s experiments; I am always making them.” Davy is, in spite of rumors to the contrary, the average American boy. He was born January 6, 1926. From the first grade he’s been a faithful, un¬ obtrusive Westonite. Along with attaining the honorable title of senior,” he inherited the job of Robert Stevens. Mr. Sawyer will miss funny substitu¬ tions of aluminum for zinc. A mix-up like that won’t be quite so humorous if Dave wants to join the Air Corps and become an aerial engineer. Besides the strenuous position he held in the laboratory, David played a memorable part as Two Gun Harry” in Mr. Zorn’s melodrama of the Wild West. He will go far in life (guns or no guns!). After a busy existence, David intends, of course, to go to heaven. That is a place where he would loaf around and listen to Bob Hope while eating ice cream and cake. Why shouldn’t he? KATHERINE MACDONALD You can depend on her for every duty; she’s as true as steel. Kitty, the helping hand of our class, can usually be found either polishing the school trophies, doing errands for people or with two belles petites filles.” She is one of the charter members of our delightful group. When she says Oh shut up” don’t take her seriously. She doesn’t really mean it. She likes red-headed boys, movies, and Claude Thornhill. She loves steak and That Old Black Magic.” A Black Mar ket would be more useful than Black Magic for your steak, Kitty. She has been very active in sports all through high school. P. S. If you want to please her say, Kitty, I love your feather cut.” (Oh, shut up.) Activities: Hockey 2 years, Basketball (Captain) ’42, Glee Club ’40, ’41, ’42, ’43, Publicity Manager for Priorities ’43, Refreshment Committee of Prom ’42, Operettas ’40, ’41, ’42, ’43. ROBERT MANN Silence is the best resolve for him who distrusts himself.” Robert came to Weston in 1940 and ever since we’ve been trying to figure out how he gets away with so much. Perhaps it’s his complete mastery of the King’s English” and his own inimitable way of presenting it. We will all remember Miss Ripley’s English class for a long time and the principal reason will be Robert’s technique with a rubber band and paper clips. Those who care to examine the torn window shade in the art room will see what I mean. Although he is probably an authority on many more subjects, those we know about definitely include keys, mystery stories and Fords. Concerning the lat¬ ter, he has very definite opinions. Robert joined the Merchant Marine in Feb¬ ruary and by now he is probably somewhere between here and Murmansk keeping the sailors’ minds off their work. More power to you, Bob. ROLLAND MARDEN ” The world, dear Rolland, is a strange affair. Rolland came into our class in the middle of the junior year. He has brought laughter and conversation to our history class ever since. His likes are Fried Clams, Veronica Lake and tickling girls. His classmates will always remember him as Squire Sourpuss in the play we presented in our senior year. Rolland’s future plans are to join the Navy and meet people. Maybe his sup¬ pressed desire to go out with Veronica Lake will come true after all. 10