Weymouth High School - Campus / Reflector Yearbook (Weymouth, MA)

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CLASS PROPHECY

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4 THE WEYMOUTH RECORDER NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Continued from Page 1) Douglas Perrow, Warren Pallis, James Heffernan, Thomas Tedes- co, and Harlan Stone. The best wishes of their classmates went with them. Teachers Come and Go Teachers have been coming and going at Weymouth High during the last four years for various reasons. There is, however, no secret why Miss Chase, Miss Free- man, Miss Jones, and Miss Pray saw fit to leave the pleasant sur- roundings of Weymouth High. Mr. B ates also left at the end of our freshman year to teach in a private school in Connecticut. Mr. Bates in now teaching in North Carolina. Mrs. Oppler, who will be re- membered by some of her students for her excellence in teaching, gave up her work to join her hus- band, now a busy man in Japan. Mr. Matthews, a math and science teacher, left also. After Mr. Calder- wood ' s retirement, Mr. Jack, who came from Auburn, Maine, be- came supervisor of music. Mrs. Bates, our fine janitress, retired recently. A sad note was struck during our years at Weymouth High when Miss MacDavitt, the nurse, whom we remembered from grammar school days, died. Shocking Item On April 12, 1945, our beloved President, Franklin Delano Roose- velt, died from a cerebral hemor- rhage. His death was a mournful occasion as everyone recalled the line qualities and great accom- plishments of an excellent man. Guidance Teacher In England A leave of absence for one year was granted to Miss Nye, guidance teacher, who left to teach in Eng- land in exchange for Miss Joan Hartley who is now leaching in Weymouth. Old Teachers Return! Mr. Cleaves, Mr. Kellv. Mr. Loud, Mr. Klay, Mr. Pollard, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Gutterson, hav ing served in the Armed Forces, came back to pro- cl from where they left off. All in all, llic- siall has hanged mu h din - ing oui years at Weymouth High. New Superintendent, Faculty Members, Join ' 47 Outstanding newcomer to Wey- mouth High was our superintend- ent, Mr. Elmer S. Mapes, who replaced Mr. Thibadeau in 1945. Miss Gloster joined the staff as librarian. Mr. Scott, chemistry and mathematics teacher, and Mr. Erwin, history teacher and basket- ball coach, also entered the ranks of teachers in Weymouth High. Completing the list of teachers new to Weymouth High were: Miss MacDougall, Mrs. Darling, Miss Palmer, Miss Salo, Miss Pope, Mrs. Wood, Miss Ghiorse, Mrs. Moats, Miss Flaherty, and Miss Corey, secretary. New Courses Prove Successful A Food, Clothing, and Nutrition Course was offered to freshman business students and was an added advantage to all who took it. An- other course that was not only interesting but extremely helpful was given as a Guidance Course to the incoming freshmen. It helped them to become acquainted with methods of studying. The effects of this course became evident in the fact that it enabled more students to make the honor roll in their later years. Design for Living, a senior course under the manage- ment of the Art Department, was instituted in 1946. O Happy Days! Happy were the days of May 8, 1945. and August 17, 1945. On these historical dates ended the two main phases of the worst war the world has ever seen. On May 8, Victory in Europe Day. the students of Wey- mouth High School heard a stirring speech by our new President, Harry S. Truman. August 17, 1945 marked the end of the war with Japan. World War II was truly an unfor- gettable experience for Weymouth students. Clubs, New and Old, Hit Stride Back To School Days The old phrase, back to school, assumed added meaning when several ex-servicemen returned to books, bells, and blackboards, either to increase their education or to supplement it. The appearance of these returning soldiers offered sterling advice to students who were contemplating leaving school. Grand Old Seniors !! The senior year, most outstand- ing and longest remembered, started socially on December 5 with the Athletic Banquet, which feted the football players. December 13 found the class enjoying the Ath- letic Dance. A short play, Dickens ' s Christinas Carol, was perfoimcd by members of the classes at the Christmas assembly. Mr. Jack pre- sented the Winter Concert on the evening of January 17. The Senior Play, A Date with Judy, offered on February 14, was a tremendous success. A second performance was required February 19 to meet the clamor for tickets. A Senior Prom, arranged by an on the job com- mittee, was enjoyed on the evening of May 16. The evening of June 19 found members of the graduating class enjoying the Senior Reception with their friends. The outing, organized by a talented committee, was a highly thrilling affair hailed by all as they realized it was the ending of four pleasant years at Weymouh High School. MAN ABOUT TOWN (Continued from Page 1) learn more about the past. This time it seemed almost impossible to do, but the poor seniors fin- ally managed to pass them in. . . . Sweet Swing Takes Over Early in the year the class of ' 47 was blessed with a small group of talented li ' l musicians. These Petrillo worshippers worked their way into one of the rallies and from then on each rally was set to the pace of sweet music. The small combo was organ- ized the first of the year by Dave (Benny Goodman) Resnick. Know- ing a good musician. Dave picked Phil ( The Hawk ) Shepherd to play tenor sax. The two, realizing that they needed good rhythm, called on Joe (Kruppa) Nevins to do them the honor and Biffer McCue to tickle the ivories. The quartet got together and, taking a shot in the dark, chose Bill Smith, who turned out to be a fine asset to the Hot Tamales. . . . Phil arranged the music, con- tributed by Biffer , to please the students of Weymouth High. Page Twenty i

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INSIDE OF SPORTS By MO SAM CHRISTIE is the famous masked wrestler, known and feared by all his opponents as the Killer. JACOB NESSON has finally achieved his ambition in life. Jack is now the star sports report- er for the Boston Traveler. WILLIAM BRADY is busy, ' tis said, pitching the Boston Red to their first pennant in ten years. That new sports commentator who can be heard nightly on Station WBZ is none other than our own FRED LOUD. Fred also is playing third base with the Red Sox. CARL BERGFORS is one of the leading contenders in the annual B.A.A. He gives great credit to the ex- perience acquired at Weymouth High School. JOHN GALLIAN is now the physical director at the newly erected Y. M. C. A. Bud ' s body-building class is open to all comers. The new hockey player with the Boston Bruins is JAMES DALY. It seems that Bud played so much hockey when he was young that the Bruins signed him as a first string forward. Good Luck, Bud . ROBERT McLELLAN is now Ski Instructor at Sun Valley. On the side, Bob is said to be giving skating istructions to some of the Hollywood Starlets who are vacationing there. The New York Yankees have certainly come up in the world the last year or so. Could it be that handsome new pitcher they so recently acquired? KEN- NETH MUNROE always did make a big hit at Weymouth so that perhaps he is now helping the Yankees to make one in New York. The Braves now have a catcher who is giving Fred Loud stiff com- petition for baseball honors, That ' s right; it s WILLIAM MacINTOSH! WEYMOUTH PERSONALS RICHARD BATES, owner of Dick ' s Pool Room, has left on his annual trip to Miami, Florida. While there, he plans to take part in his favorite spoil, loafing in the sun until the winter has gone. ROY BURR recently invested in a line of chicken farms on the South Shore. WONDER TEAMS TIE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Massachusetts Independents Unbeatable Boston— USP—1 he Massachusetts Independents, who have replaced the Chicago Bears as the perennial winners in the National Football League, have done it again. 1 he Independents rolled over the West- ern League Winners, the Los Angeles Dons, 79 10 3. causing talk that they should be broken up as the Philadelphia Athletics were in baseball. The outset of the game gave no indication of the final score, as the Independents ' speed merchants, RICHARD LIVA. BURTON DOBLE, and WARREN PORTER, were bottled up and it remained for REX FENDERSON, ROBERT WARREN, and big MICHAEL LaROCCO 10 halt the attack of the vaunted Dons. Then the brain , WILLIAM LEONE, began to wave his magic wand over his bag of plays and, before the half ended, the score was 34 to o. ( Continued on Page 8) New York (AP) —The two top teams in the professional ranks of the country, the Davets of Wey- mouth and the Boston Celtics, played to a capacity crowd iti the Gardens last night, with the hectic sea-saw affair ending in an 89 to 89 tie. The Davets were a smooth team with fanatic accuracy in their passin g, a compliment to their coach GEORGE BAILEY. Baile) reallv has a good group of wizard ball handlers from Weymouth. Coach ROBER I CO I E, not to be outdone, brought an equally good team here tonight which employed the famous Rhode Island State type of play. Davets Co Ahead The Davets jumped away to an earl) lead of 22 to 18 in the first quarter, featuring two spectacular one hand push shots from half floor l DONALD DUCKY SWAN and the set shooting of JOHN DOYLE. For the Celtics, only the stellar backboard performance of HENRY BOUCHER kept the score of the Davets down. Celtics Rebound The second period found big DONALD HANNAFORD and ( Continued on Page 8) Sports Comments By GOB ' MELVIN CO WE, better known to friends as Mel, is now the young- est anil most popular sports writer in Massachusetts. He is at present working with the Boston Globe. One of the best sports photo- grapher in 1 he newspaper business is LAWRENCE CAULIIELD. Minnow tan lie seen at all majoi sports events taking photographs for the Quincy Patroit Ledger where he is at present employed. After holding the wrestling cham- pionship of New England lor many years, RICHARD SHERWOOD was given the position of Commis- sioner of Wrestling. CLAYTON STONE has now readied the pin- nacle ol success. He is now making large sums of money all over the country, walking oil with cup alter cup at all track events. SHERMAN RUSH TON won the wrestling match which was held in France last week. Now Sherm is the world ' s champion w restler. The new physical director of Clap]) Me- morial is JOHN SHEEHY. We arc- all sure that his pupils will all be future Weymouth High champions. SALVATORE PEPE now stars for the Philadelphia Phillies. Sam- my can be seen in the outfield doing his best whenever the Phillies play. FRANK ROBERTSON is now an expert game hunter. Rob- bie can shoot anything right between the eyes looking in a mirror and shooting behind him with a ten guage shotgun. JAMES ALLISON is the new chairman of the Fish Committee for the Wey- mouth Sportsmen ' s Club. Best of luck, Jimmy. Page Twenty -two c - '