Weston High School - Key Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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KATHRYN PLACE May all your ambitions become realities.” Kay,” ano ther one of our brood, entered the first grade here with us. Kay’s pastime is sleeping which might account for one of her favorite songs, Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning.” Her suppressed desire is to own a ranch in Arizona where she can spend the days eating chocolate pepper¬ mints and sleeping. Kay has a passion for chocolate pudding and a definite hatred for Cahill’s canoe—remember, Kay? Skillful in many things, she is most adept at public speaking—if her classmates succeed in getting her to the stand. All our best wishes follow Kay wherever she may go. Let’s hope her dreams come true. Activities: Glee Club 4 years, Refreshment Committee, Junior Prom. FRANCIS POOLER Still waters run deep.” Baba, who enjoys doing nothing, and hopes to spend the rest of his life doing nothing, has been with us since the first grade. He has been the brain of the school even though he does little studying. People who talk too much are his pet peeve and he certainly practices what he preaches for it is only rarely that he comes out with one or two remarks. He has a mind of his own and says what he thinks. V-12 is included in his plans for the future. ALICE RAND A good scout, a fine pal, a real friend.” Alice is musically inclined and was a great addition to the high school or¬ chestra in which she fiddled” the violin for two years. The College pond wouldn’t seem natural if you didn’t see Alice practicing her spread eagle. Don’t be surprised if you see her in the Ice Follies some day. Have you noticed that lost look on her face lately? Don’t worry too much, Alice; there are no girls at Bowdoin. Alice’s theme song: When she’s at the dentist she says darn it, she says, When she’s at the oculist she says darn it, she says, But when she’s on a bird walk she says I love it, she says, In that obvious tone, will bring on nobody’s wedding but her own.” DOUGLAS SCHOFIELD It ' s nice to be natural ivhen you are naturally nice.” The spark plug of Weston’s football team, Doug” never failed to fire the boys to victory. A real leader, and twice president of the class, he has ever been the hero of his own and underclassmen. Since his entrance in Miss Adams’ room he could always be found either on the athletic field, or else of later years walking home by way of Maple Road! Doug has been the main¬ stay of every basketball, football and baseball team during his high school years, as well as an influential member of his class. He is now a Marine a nd enjoying himself immensely, so we hear. His generous, cheerful nature, tem¬ pered with seriousness make him an unforgettable character in the annals of Weston High. Activities: Football 4 years, Captain ’42; Glee Club 4 years, Operetta ’41, ’42. BARBARA SHERMAN Serene among the savage wolves. Barbara is a standby of eleven years. So quiet indeed, that nobody realized her birthday was November 7, 1924. Barbara likes to knit and read detective stories or go bowling. She attends discussion and Glee Club. Like so many others, there is one place where she meets her Waterloo, and that is gym class, when she attempts tap-dancing. As Barbara wants to fly around the world, perhaps she’ll have to change her desire to become a WAVE, and enter the WAFS. Every week has its Monday morning as Barbara has discovered to her chagrin. Her immediate plans are to enter Simmons College. Much can happen to a girl whose favorite saying is no doubt.” 12

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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

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MARY ELIZABETH SULLIVAN As merry as the day is long.” Commonly known as Shorty or Speedy,” Mary came to Weston in the first grade and left only to come back in the eighth. She was born on July 10, 1925, and plans to be a secretary in the WAVES, typing at 60 words per min¬ ute with NO errors. Ill-mannered boys and Monday’s history class make Mary fairly seethe. Harry James and Moonlight Cocktails will cool her off though, and Lux Radio, and fried clams will keep her in the best of trim. Some day, if she finds enough time after catching up on her reading and rollerskating, she will learn to fly. Activities: Glee Club ’39, ’40, ’41, ’42, Treasurer of Class Book, Entertainment Committee of Junior Prom ’42. ROBERT TRAVIS Salt your food with humor, pepper it with wit, and sprinkle over it the charm of fellowship.” Bobby spends most of his time taking his car apart and trekking down to see his next door neighbor. For three of his four years of high school he kept his unsuspected wit hidden. This year, however, he has surprised us with his continual outbursts of humor. He dislikes those frequent lectures from his family—that’s not odd considering he’s Peck’s Bad Boy.” Bobby hopes to go to Wesleyan, that is, if the Army doesn’t get him first. Remember, Anne, he likes his steaks two inches thick and cooked—not raw. Activities: Operetta ’39, Priorities ’43, Basketball ’42. HERBERT VINNECOMBE To most people nothing is more troublesome than the effort of thinking.” Our ten o’clock scholar, Herby, joined us in our junior year. Since then he has been known either as The Milkman,” or the grocery boy.” He can usually be found taking people’s money and points at the Weston Quality Mar¬ ket. You Can’t Take It With You,” Two Gun Harry,” and the Three Brothers” proved his ableness at love making. Herby is one of the school’s best modelers of airplanes with many of them to his credit. DONALD WHELPLEY A good man tried and true.” Donny has always been quiet and reserved; in fact, he seems to be so quiet that even his best friends don’t know much about him. He was always short of words when it came to public speaking, but weren’t we all? Where Donald spent his spare time was always a mystery to us, but now that he is in the Navy we know he is kept busy. Donald has been active in football, base¬ ball and the Glee Club and was liked by all. Some day soon we all hope to see him with his ideal woman.” ANNE WHITNEY Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.” That’s no lie.” When you hear those words you can bet Anne isn’t far away. She’s been a faithful member of our class since way back in the first grade. One of those who are fascinated by the knitting needles, she is seldom without them. Next year may find Anne at Wheelock studying to become a kindergarten teacher. After this she ought to be well prepared to take care of the large family she hopes to have. By the way, she wants to be married at 19; line forms at the right, boys. Anne’s nickname is Tina,” and for further in¬ formation she suggests you consult Helen. Activities: Hockey ’40, ’42; Operetta ’40, ’41, ’42; Priorities ’43. ROBER T WHITTEMORE Deeds speak louder than words.” Bob” started with all the old lads in the first grade. After battling his way through the grades he finally attained the rating of freshman, W. H. S. But his battle had just begun, for Mr. Perry, our shop teacher, was forever jumping down his throat. He joined the happy geometry class and passed, by the skin of his teeth. He never took any more math after that. Coal dust conceals his identity outside of school. His ambition is to be a master ma¬ chinist and his shop work now proves that he will be. He is a swell guy and a good friend to all who know him. 13