Canton High School - Echo Yearbook (Canton, MA)

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T H E' E' C H O gg 27 Honors for being the most athletic went to Kay Sullivan and Hacker Whitty with Ruth Waterfield and Dick McLeod coming in a close second. Usually English has been voted the pet hate of every class, but our class has to be different - so English has been unanimously selected as the favorite subject of our class. Glenn Miller is still the favorite orchestra and in a few minutes you will hear their melodious tunes. Of course, the dancing will be led by Dot Guerrin, Billy Adams, May Galligan and Tony Ammendolia, the dancers of our class. 1 think we'd better close the Echo of 1940 and listen to what Barbara Stanwyck and Mickey Rooney, the class's favorite movie actress and actor, have to say. They were only too glad to be present at our reunion! I l After all, most of the other speakers were as boring as usual, so we're glad Mary Sheehan, Hacker Whitty and Duncan MacKiernan, those clever people of our class, remembered to bring their 1940 Echo with them. Time to go home so soon? Well, here's hoping we have another reunion next year, 1946. Mary Johnson Mary Sheehan Glass will ln accordance with the wishes of the members of this Class of 1940 of Canton High School, we give to you now their last desires for the disposal of their personal and cherished properties, in a document which reads as follows: We, the Class of 1940 of Canton High School, being of sound mind and memory do make this our last will and testament in the manner fol- lowing, this is to say: First: To Mr. Anketell, the Class of '40 extends their great appre- ciation for his guidance and understanding during our stay here and also wishes him success in all his future activities. Second: To the Class of '41 we bequeath our deepest respect for Mrs. Dana's Black Mark System and her cheerful cooperation in all the activities of the class in the coming year. Third: The individual members make the following bequests: William Adams' caddying position to Billy Hibbard. Esther Adams' red hair to anyone who wants it. James Browns' height to Joe Buckley. James Burgun's monocle to Donald Cobb. Frank Carpenter's nonsensical line to Robert Pesaturo. Alfred Crowd's position on trafiic to Lawton Dings. Rosa Dardano's place on High Honors to Frannie Morrell. Yvonne Fitzpatrick's melodious voice to Mabel Stone. I Ethel Gelpke's way 'with the alumnae to the incoming freshman girls. John Graham's way with the girls to Laurentz Marsters. Anthony Ammendolia's ability at rug-cutting to Parker Dodge. James Farrell's happy-go-lucky manner to Albert Dardano. Marionne Flower's acting ability to next year's Dramatic Club. Mary Galligan's fellows in Norwood to her sister Francesg just to keep them in the family. Dorothy Gibson's shyness to Marion Kaufman. Ruth Graham's position at the Strand Theatre to Louise Stuart. Thomas Griflin's physique to the Gelpke twins. Olive Griflin's fair complexion to Helen Garland. Joseph Hallett's calling card for Ponkapoag Way to Peanuts Powers. Everett Harlfinger's seat at the Old Howard to Milton Falls. Natalie Haynes' ability to get out of mud puddles to June Guild. Ruth Hiltz's quiet attitude to the incoming freshmen.

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zeggg THE-ECHO ,Statistics Time: 1945 Occasion: Reunion of the Class of 1940. Taking a glance over the Echo of 1940, many happy memories have been brought back. How can anyone of us ever forget the Senior Class Play Leave It To Mother, with Betty Shannon and Bud Milligan taking off top honors as best actress and actor. As you remember, Ethel Gelpke and Jimmy Burgun were voted the Eiost attractive couple of our class and they are still holding true to their onors. Carolyn Sawyer, Mary Johnson, Tony Ammendolia and Sam Sarra were voted as the most musical members of our class, and we hope that tonight they will renew those memories with a few musical selections. Our class babies, Phyllis Lowry and Hacker Whitty, who were only sixteen when they graduated, are now twenty-oneg whereas Eleanor Mor- rell and Sandy Whidden, the oldest members of our graduating class, are now twenty-four. Mary Johnson and Jackie Graham were all dolled-up as usual, for as you know they were voted the best dressed of our class. Olive Griffin and Joe Hallett come in second for that title. We wonder it' Arthur Sweetman and Ruth Hiltz are still as sur- prising as they were five years ago. We never knew what they were go- ing to do next, and even the word surprising doesn't fully describe them. It seems good to hear the merry voices of Yvonne Fitzpatrick and Dick McLeod. As you remember, they were voted the noisiest members of our class. And we do mean noisy. Ruth Hiltz C ! I I J and Arthur Sweetman were voted as the bashful members of our class. However, we think we know them better than that, and we would say - - , well, we'd just say, get to know them as well as we do. Will anyone ever forget the Senior Class Banquet? We had to place Rosa Dardano and Jimmy Burgun at one end of the table and Rose Murphy and Bud Milligan at the other end, since they are the best-mannered mem- bers of our class, as for the others, well - - . Although Dorothy Guerrin and Dick Morrison were voted as the most conceited members of our class, we-'re sure by this time that every- one's opinion has changed, because if everyone really knew Dot and Dick they couldn't possibly say they were conceited. We know Esther Adams and Alfie Crowd are having a wonderful time tonight, since as the jolliest of the class, they have always succeeded in keeping us all in high spirits. Gloria Pozzo was voted as our class flirt, and we wonder what a difference of tive years has made. Our class shiel: is none other than Hinky Kelly. Betty Shannon and Sis Galligan as the cutest members of our class, are still holding their titles. June Sawyer and Dick Morrison hold the honor of being the most etlicient members of the Statistics Troupe. Mary Sheehan and Jackie Graham were voted as the most popular members of the class. Kay Sullivan and Hacker Whitty came in second for the title. Our four years of high school would certainly have been dull, if we didn't have Carolyn Sawyer and Frank Carpenter to keep us in high spirits with their witty sayings which have given them the title as being the wittiest. Joan Pesaturo and Duncan MacKiern:in were voted as the quietiest members ol' our class,

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28 THE E'C'HtO Mary Johnson's knowledge of swing to Martha Adams. Paul Kelleher's Shovel, which was recentlv received from Anthony Pavidis, to Donald Seaman. K Loren Kelly's ability to get around to Bernard Fallon. Madeline Lowry's fiirtatious manner to Rita Johnson. Duncan MacKiernan's serious manner to Jackie Reardon. Dorothy MacDermott's knowledge of night life to Sylvia Lehto. Ruth MacDougall',s place in Glee Club to Alice Jivelegian. Richard MacLeod's well-combed hair to Louis LaBombard. William Milligants stool at Neponset Valley to Hollis Dings. Eleanor Morrell's singing ability to next year's Glee Club, Richard Morrison's place as Miss Ahearn's right-hand man to Ermes Cametti. Rose Murphy's famous blush to Esther Anderson. Anthony Pavadore's night owl life to Paul Ronayne. Carmino Pocaro's ability in cooking class to Charlie Tolias. Gloria Pozzo's cury locks to Rosamond Rumrey. Dorothy Priluck's widow's peak to Vivian Gilmore. Albert Reynold's skill on the golf course to Joe Conlon. Anne Rumrey's love of aeroplanes to Elizabeth Dallahan. Caroline Sawyer's position in the 5 Sz 10 to Louise Davenport. June Sawyerfs surplus height to Doris Tracy. Kay Sullivan's jolly nature to Clarissa Shaw. I John Copley leaves the road to Sharon to no one: he intends to use it. Richard Sarra's bone clip to Euro Mazzone. Auldice Wilson's knack of handling the sophomore boys to Amy Mann. Arthur Sweetman's perfect punch to John Wilson. Joan Pesaturo's perfect jitterbugging to Annamae Bailey. Dorothy Guerrin's corridor period to Phyllis Jones. Eliabzeth Shannon's mischievous ways to Alma Iaretti. Mary Sheehan's helpful manner to Doris Josephson. Robert Woodman's way with the chickens to Eddie Estey. Jean Strickland's seat on the sidelines to Wanda Pavidis, Joseph Veiga's industriousness to Joe Thompson. Marcella Ulman's cheerful smile to anyone who needs it. Ruth Waterfield's bowling score to Marjorie Chaise. Arnold Eardley's charming accent to John Dalton. Thomas Whitty's football captaincy to Red Jones. Eddie Power's roller-skates to Walter Poore. Bernard Whidden's knowledge of night life to George Titus. Anne Ronayne's happy smile to Virginia McKay. Anna McGrath's happy personality to Martha Adams. Phyllis Lowry's talkative Ways to Betty Griflin. Fourth: To the faculty, we wish to say, Thank you, for their kind and unselfish assistance during our four years at Canton High. In Witness whereof the foregoing instrument was signed and sealed by the said members of the Class of '40 and by them published and de- clared as and for their last will and testament, and. at their request and in their presence, we hereunto aflix our signatures as attorneys for said class at Canton, Massachusetts, this sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty. Jean Strickland James Brown Attorneys-at-Law.