Berwick High School - Navillus Yearbook (Berwick, ME)

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THE NAVILLUS Wlth all th1S on her m1nd she neglects Dave whom she loy es but rarely has any t1me for He comes ln and rem1nds her lt IS her blrthday presents her W1th a lovely dlamond rmg and asks her to go to Argentlna w1th h1m on the1r honevmoon Betty refuses because she feels she 1S reeded at home I ater on yy hen the fam1ly finds It IS Betty s b1rthdaV thev run out and g1ye her presents bought yv1th her oyyn money And to top thmgs off O Toole a tdX1 drly er comes stormmg 1nto the room after YV3lt1I1g' about tn hour for h1s pay yyh1ch dear Selma had forgotten to remember N one 111 the f 1m1ly has a cent so Dave pays h1m A teyy days l1te1 we hnd Jmny and Jef lookmg oy er 1 photog1apl1 eat :log and dlscusslng h1s future Chester IS draped comfortably on th d1y in un11l Toodles con1es rac1ng :round the room on her v eyy scooter VVhlLh she belley es w1ll help her 5341111 a sllm figure Whlle she IS desperate ly trvlng to lmpress Chester he looks out the wlndow lets out 1 wolflsh y h1stle 1umps 1n the fur and actually shoyvs slgns of llfe Two beaut1ful s 111s are rmsglng the door bell Mmerva and Sallv I ou Imny goes to th doo1 to get r1d of them but the two barge IH l ke two brlght sprlng flowers Sally Lou yy ho IS sellmg t1ckets to a flower show leaves Jeff Wlth stardust 1n h1s ey es and also makes a date to go to the moy1es yy 1th h1m on Fr1day After they leaye Jeff and Chester are IH a trance and Toodles a11d Jlfllll msanely yealous Daye comes 111 and finds Betty feel1ng yery blue Thev start to argue about Betty s fam1ly and finally end up by yellmg at each other Day declares he lS through yy 1th her and 1ust then Sally Lou comes blowln 1n 1ga1n after her pu1 se she has fO1 gotten When she sees Dave she il1rts YVlth h1m '11 d cha1ms h1m 1nto askmg her 1f he can d11ye her home He1 Southern drayyl pl unly dlsgusts Betty Eye1yth1ng turns out for the best IH the end though Oyyen Ramble g uns bLlSll'l9SS for h1s lgency by tlklng part IH a qulf program Selma gets a 1ob IS a gypsy fo1tu11e tellel Jeff gets a 1ob too and fmds that It IN Jmny yyho 18 h1s dream g11l because she has been fa1thtul and true fo1 vears and yeals Betty a11d Daye made up after Betty nearly yye11t to Neyy York to flnd a 1ob and a certa1n old ant1que collector Mr Atk1HS oHered her a Job also as h1s secretary When Sally Lou heard Mr Atkms ment1on '1 half m1ll1on dollars she left Daye and lured her latest prey out of the Ramble home Toodles succeeded 1n gettmg Chester to take her to the moy1es fw1th Jlnny s helpl And the curtaln came doyvn w1th Betty and Daye makmg a rush for the door and Argentma am1dst T106 confett1 and old shoes C ESCHMANN 44 . -..,..,.............,.....,.....,.....,..,.....s.,...s..x..,..,..,..,.,..m..,..,..,... 9 A ' 7 Y 7' I 7 K 1 . Y . Y H 1 1 , . J , I L , , V . v v f ' K I . . A 7 . 1 . Q O . , . S 2 y, x 1 . . T Y 2 1 an 2 fy 1 . kuxwl T .Ls D jj in 1 ty 'fa , ' 1' 1' ' f z 1 H 1 1 . ' 1 V , ' v v' s 3-4 ' w ' ' 1 ' - 4 - 1' V ' ' 1' 1' , 1' ' ', 1 1' 2 1' v s ,l 1' 1 1 , ' 1 1 1 . 1 15 ' S - ' , A 1 1 - 1 1' T 1' '3 . , v 1 , L M1nery'a has a devastatvng effect on Chester, much to Toodles d1sgustg and Y v . w . l N . , 1 1 1 , 1 , 1 1, 1 . , . 9 C a K 1 1 , v ' w ' y an ' tv, v Y ' . 1 A 78 Y I . ff ' 7 . Q1 y C I 1 L. L, 1 . I 1 1 v 2. tr 'Aw Y kv is ' v Q ' T v 1 ' y y 4 1 1 , . fa' 1' z f U' ' 1 ' f ' f 1 ' 1 , K, 1 Zn. Tu, L. 1 ., , K, . , b. . g. ' J ' '1' Y' ' , ' ' 1' 1 ' ' ' - 7 7 ' ' 7 . 1 .1 1 I . w , , 1 1 1 . . 1 - ' - r V 1 v c a, 1 N . I v 1, l 1 . U 7 1 F Y ' 9

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THE NAVILLUS The basketball season really kept everyone hopplng durlng the wmter and durmg March and Aprll we were all busy w1th the Senlor play DON T KEEP HIM WAITING whlch was very successfully presented on Aprll 14 1944 A new ldea was Carrled out thlS year for the purpose of provxdlng entertamment between the acts and consisted of three sklts presented by the three underclasses wlth the Freshmen wmmng the S5 00 prlze donated by the Senlor class As yet no defimte plans haxe been set forth for elther PFIZC speakxng or the annual Jumor Prom and It has been rumored that due to war con d1t1ons It may be lmposslble to haxe the latter Howex er we can all keep our fingers crossed and Just hope' Th1s seems to be the extent of the soclal 3Ct1V1t19S of B H S for an other year to date and It IS easy to see that ex eryone has certamly been busy all year N SPENCE 44 SENIOR PLAY DON T REI' P HIM WAI'1lNG A Comedv ln 'lhree Acts Frlday Aprll 14 Place The Ramble home 1n a small clty T1me The present summer As the curtaln goes up ln the hrst act Jeff comes stumbhng xnto thc ln mg room loaded down w1th old yunk that he has drm ged down from thc attlc He sllps on a plle of old magazmes and crashes to the floor yellmg, of dlsturbmg h1m wh1le readmfr the funnles Toodles comes dancmg 1n yelps at the condltlon of the room then beams at Chester IH a xerx f00l1Sh vs ay She IS nfteen years old and daffy over h1m She hlnts very broadll that It would be nlce lf he vs ould take her to the moxles but It doesn t have any effect After a Whlle Jmnx clad ln old patched overalls and a wide br1mmed straw hat comes lll tm the re cue of the room She IS the glrl who ln es next door and chex hed by ex eryone 1n the Ramble home ex cept JeE who takes her for granted Whlle she helps h1m to clean thc room up he confides 1n her the fact that he has a dream glrl and when he descrlbes her she IS mst the 0ppOS1t6 of Jlnng He admltted that he hadn t met any one who hlled the requlrements but It was somethlng to be looklng for When Betty slgfhts the cluttered room she flvs off the handle and tells Jeff to clean lt up at once When he explalns that he was dolng all thls for her so she would buy h1m a camera she gaxe h1m a flat no Jeff speaks sharply to h1s s1ster not reallzmg that she 1S tlred and Worrled be cause she has lost her 1ob The rest of the famlly are Just the same as J eff Selma h1S aunt always ch rgmg hats and horoscope books to Betty's account Owen Jeff s father 1rrespons1ble and a faxlure 1n the travel agency buslness contlnually buying books at h1S daughter s expense and Toodles who IS ceaselessly teasmg for scooters roller skates tennls racket etc ,.vxnvsavs4vs4vs4vxnvs-vs.vs4vsnvsnv5.vsns4ns4vs4'gususvs-usws.4vs4vsnvsavsavs4rs 7 , . - - Q I . v ' , 1 u n , Y 7 . , Y K . . - . y ' ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' 1 7 . . , L L , L l . . . ' , , ' 'S I ks S f L y ' i is ' T 7 ' 7 Y 7 1 1 J ' 1 a w , - V : 3 - . . , . . . 7. . '. I S Eg 1 '. ' ' '.r,. s 3 ,f 'f at Chester for not helplng h1m. ThlS bothers Chester only to the extent D ' Y V N . . . K Y Y . 7 L N . .b . Y v. V . , ' 9 ' ' I 1 ' f . v w ' - ' Y Q. U , , , 1 S . . ' 7 s 1 -. f s ' ,- Y v 9 Q ' 3 I ' ' 9 s ' . S Y. D 1 ., . - L, W, y , . y u , - . . W I . - y y L -- L v s v ' ' . . . ' . , 9 ' 1 v - . . , , , ,

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THE NAVILLUS .Nevi- C A S '1 Jeff Ramble who IS a camera fan Carleton Guptlll 'loodles hlS younger slster who IS reducmg MarJor1e Stlllmgs Betty h1s older slster who pays the bllls Patrlcla Storel Selma h1s aunt, a horoscope fan Natahe Spence Jmny who IS a good llttle pal Carolyn Belange1 Chester who IS allerglc to work Nat Glbbs Sally Lou who fascmates Connle Eschmann Mmerva who glggles Irma Randall D3V1d Vance who IS tlred of Waltlng Leo Littlefield Amos Atklns who IS mterested ln antlques Lyle Littlefield O Toole who wants h1S money Arthur Ouellette 1 w ' , . ' i ...... 1 .............. 1 . I I 1 , , ......... . 7 . . . . . , , , , ............. . Owen, his father, an armchair traveler .......... ......... R obert Pray I , l ....................-. I , . . .-............ .... . . . , .......................... , ........... ............ , ................................. , . .......... ........ . , , u . ............ . , .....................