Weston High School - Key Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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History nations, all delivered by the then bashful Bob Johnson. T h ' ' n we were in Junior High, a little scared by the bell schedule and the system of slips, as previously described to us by Miss Staples. Soon, however, we got into the swing of things and were listening to Mrs. Hill warning us about the difficulties we would meet in high school. And what are our memories of junior high? . . . embarrassing moments in Miss Marble’s hygiene classes, the parties at Joanne Ragan’s house, the temper tantrums we encouraged in one of our members, as well as his deep interest in dead birds, one of which Miss Johnson discovered in her desk. Mrs. Hill had tried to prepare us for high school. We became Ircshmen in 1943 and for the next four years we were continually being impressed with the fact that college life would be infinitely harder than high school. With the encouragement of Miss Spear, the girls spent many Monday afternoons folding bandages for the Red Cross, in an at ' tempt to redeem ourselves in the eyes of our upper classmen, who had tagged us “foolish freshmen.” As sophomores, a group of girls tried to enliven the drab appear ' ance of the corridors by personalizing the lockers with the owners ' names in “Red Dragon” nail polish. However, Miss Spear didn t appreciate our artistic efforts and the next day found the group energetically at work with polish remover, although the ring leader was at home, conveniently ill. By special arrangement, the can ' Can dance to be given at the Junior Dance was previewed in Miss Harding’s Spanish class, to the intense mortification of the dancer whose skirt suddenly be ' came loose and fell to the floor. Chemistry classes proved the undoing of some of us. How could Tom Simpson have substituted HNO. for HjSO ? The resulting brown fumes which filled the lab brought his error before the eyes of all. Judie, somehow, once dropped a whole drawer of magnets and spent the better part of the period on her hands and knees. We know we have left a mark on Weston High School; we sin ' cerely hope it has been a good mark. We believe that the mark Weston has made on us has been a good one and one which will stay with us always.

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Class The Class of ’47 is passing through the portals of learning at Weston for the last time. The long coveted diploma is about to be received by each with a sense of satisfaction in the knowledge of a job well done and the pleasant realization that henceforth he will be known as an alumnus of Weston High School. Being an alumnus may possibly mean sinking into obscurity as far as the future annals of Weston High School are concerned, hut with fellow alumni it gives one the opportunity of indulging in the delightful pastime of “Do you remember the time when . . .? i In the history of the Class of ' 47 there certainly are many incidents | one may recall. j i The “least understood class in the history of Weston High, ' Its members seem to have been cursed with the ability to do the j wrong things at all times. Perhaps that is due to the large amount of restless brain power which has been prominent in the class since its introduction to Miss Adams and Weston in ' 35. ' School life in those days consisted of sitting on paper towels (for the youngest members of the group), being in tears, (as Bibs was, at the sight of a dozen little boys and girls excitedly encircling her to the tune of “Ring Around the Rosy”), and vieing for the position desired by all the girls ... a place on the list of Doug Hammond ' s ten “best girl friends”. j Somehow we survived the ordeals of our first reading and writ ' ! ing lessons and made our way to the “higher grades”. As fourth graders we began the battle of .sexes with Johnson and Schlaikjer leading the opposition, and Dot Sheehan mapping out the plan of attack for the girls. In the fifth grade Mrs. Eldied gave us our first taste of real dis ' cipline (write Chatterbox 100 times). Then we became the aristo ' crats of the elementary building . . . sixth graders. We were the I ones who rang the morning and dismissal bells, who set the exam ' pie for the lower grades, who patrolled the driveway in front’ of . the school. Incidentally, the Class of ' 47 has the honor of first or ' ganizing the group of patrol boys which still does such fine work. Also in the sixth grade the best qualities in each of us were uu ' covered by “Maggie’s” prolonged illness, when we showered her with gifts of jumbo crayons, paper dolls, coloring books, and car '

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Last Will and Testament We the class of 1947, of the town of Weston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts being of s ound minds and memories, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, in the matter and form as follows: Judy leaves her great admiration for Mr. Cummings to next year’s history class. Weston leaves his gavel to the ’48 class president, with a pair of jet propelled skis as a bonus. Chubby leaves his orange bettle to Frank Jacques. Tilla leaves Billy to his many admirers. Tom Damon leaves his level head to Natalie Holdsworth. Warren Davis leaves his side comments to John Green, hoping he’ll never be without an ap ' propriate remark. Gordon leaves to join “sugar-throat Burns.” Margaret sadly leaves Dr. Fisher. Connie leaves a little “Itch to the Freshman class Nancy leaves in search of the milkman. Cl de leaves his ability to build Shakespearean stages to any A seeker in English IVB, Rcse leaves her patience in waiting for Air Mail letters to Ginny Colpitts. Charlotte leaves, belligerently muttering, “California or bust. Dag at last leaves these green pajamas with white polka dots to any prospective group of Fran- over goers. Irma leaves the clothes at the Touraine Shop to anyone who wants to try to keep up with Anne Russell. Irene, still bubbling over with class spirit, leaves. Flarriet leaves her knitting ability to Marjorie Grave.s. Bob Johnson leaves his harem behind him. Evelyn leaves her brains for the trophy cabinet. Mink leaves her argyle business to Bill Nichols, hoping that he 11 knit a pair to match his multi¬ colored jacket. Lucy leaves her diet to anyone who wants to gain weight. John Loud leaves madly slaying “Jealousy on his Stradivarius Preston leaves his crutches to members of next year s gym classes Tony leaves his athletic equipment to Harding Schofield, knowing it will fit him in more way.s than one. Frank leaves his gismo with a gimick attached to Sam Moore. , ndy leaves out of joint the 88 keys on each of the pianos in the school Charlie Place leaves his quiet ways to all those noisy students in the library. Joanne leaves her acting ability to Margery Morgan. Miriam leaves her musical taste to the members of the orchestra Carol leaves her haircut to Margot Frye. Jay leaves a trail of freshman admirers to join his heart, which has been in Virginia. Conrad leaves Carvers to future drug store Casanova. . Betsey leaves some of the devil in her to Joy Blaney Dotty leaves her place on the hockey team to Nancy Palmer. Tom Simpson leaves with Mr. Mueller’s records. Bibs leaves for Cuba. Bon voyage! David Upham leaves his coaching ability to next year’s captains so that they can carry on without him. Betsey Van Fieest leav es her artistic ability to anyone who wants to earn a headache by painting next year’s operetta scenery. Kelton leaves the bank to any potential bank robbers. Charlie Walls leaves his 8:29 A.M. technique to one of next year’s “Senior Romeos.’’ Susan leaves her exact knowledge of Coleopters to the Speech Arts Class. Bunny leaves all the pictures surreptitiously drawn in Spanish class to Mrs. McKey. We hereby nominate and appoint Kim Cummings to be the sole executor without bond, of this our last will and testament, and we hereby revoke all former wills and testamentary instru¬ ment. The attached instrument was thereunto subscribed by the class of 1947, the testators, in the presence of each of us and was at the same time declared by them to be their last will and testament and we are at their request signing our names hereunto in their presence as attesting witnes. ' -es. BECKY CUMMINGS SUZANNE TEITTINEN GERALDINE ZORN