Weston High School - Key Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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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

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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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MARGARET MOODY A finger in every pie.” In the first grade in 1931 we saw a small fire in the corner of the room. We just got to the extinguisher when we found out it was Flamingo.” Peggy will some day be a nurse, if she doesn ' t blow up at her giggling classmates. Four years of Glee Club, two of hockey, three of basketball and one as prompter of You Can’t Take It With You” made her a busy girl after school. Steak and mushrooms, watching people, and learning to fly, will keep her busy. JOSEPH NEWELL ”1 am not arguing with you, I am telling you.” Although not one person in a hundred would know who was meant by Joseph Shipely, the mention of Joe New ' ell would bring back vivid memories of his active verbal participation in history, physics and English classes. It is hard to believe that his pet peeve is politics, as Mr. Cummings and the history class will testify. Everyone has been surprised at one time or another since he joined the class in 1940 by Joe’s unexpected sense of humor, which pops out at the most appropriate moments. Girls have never been a problem to Joe because he leaves them strictly alone. Who knows, though, what sup¬ pressed desires lurk among the volts, watts and ohms of that scientific mind? We all wish him luck in his present plans which include the Navy V-12 and eventually plane designing. WILLIAM NUSSBERGER It’s the quiet people that accomplish much.” Nussy,” born July 11, 1924, joined us in the seventh grade. He’s a husky athlete, who’ll be long remembered for a certain touchdown against Ipswich this season. Besides football, Bill enjoys swimming and dancing. Nuss’s head is up in the clouds, along with many others. To get all the way up there he wants to become an air-craft designer. The remarkable skill he possesses in drawing won’t prevent the fulfillmnt of that ambition. Here is a man any woman would adore. He’s easy to please about food; would be con¬ tent with plain roast beef and three or four vegetables at the side. After din¬ ner he would, with a joyful song, trot into the kitchen and do the dishes. (Oh, yea !) Who will bid? Activities: Football 2 years, Operetta 4 years. DORIS PEAKES In faith, lady, you have a merry heart.” Our personality girl, Doris, is an amazing mixture of versatility and im¬ becility. What she lacks in one she makes up in the other, or vice versa. A real veteran, she joined, or perhaps we should say she organized, the class in 1931 and ever since has wielded an iron hand in affairs of class. Doris’s word is law and somehow she commands respect, or something. She’s a com¬ edy team in her own right and has an unique style which however badly imi¬ tated by others, still remains all her own. Furthermore, she has a flair for rhetoric, one for philosophy, one for psychology, and one for Glenn Miller, especially if that gentleman is playing The Man I Love.” Our Doris has a pet peeve: namely, blind dates. We feel it our duty, however, to quiet her on that score, as no man could possibly be blind on a date with Doris. Next year she plans to attend Colby Junior College, after which we hope to see her an efficient medical secretary in the employ of some handsome society doctor on Fifth Avenue, no doubt. MARJORIE PERKINS Hitch your wagon to a star.” Marjorie, commonly known as Perk, (don’t call her Marge), is our happy- go-lucky day dreamer. None of us will forget her true-to-life performance as Dopey in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. And we’ll always remember her remedy for hunger, before lunch-time. Speaking of lunches, we wonder if she’ll ever master the art of not being the last to leave the table. Miss You” is her favorite song. Who can she mean? Watching a football game and cheerleading just don’t mix—right, Perk? Activities: Operetta ’41, ’42, ’43; Basketball ’41, ’42; Refreshment Committee, Football Dance; Decorating Committee, Junior Prom. 11