Charlestown High School - Yearbook (Charlestown, MA)

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NotO Before graduation day, won't somebody find out the meaning of the mysterious nl7n? John Burton refuses to give. Break down and tell, won't you? ...... Did the Senior girls go for Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnets9 The favorite seemed to be HHow I do love thee, let me count the ways We suppose the girls were thinking of- we don't dare guess Lucky Margie Eldridge- on her weekly trips to the Spencer, she collects--class dues, we mean' .Just Call Me Mister' An infectious smile, good humor, all add up to ex G I Elmer Mulcahy lf his buddies liked him only half as much as his classmates do, he must have enjoyed his tour of duty We're so glad that we studied versification Now we know that Lolly's name is perfect amphibrach trimeter- Dolores Juanita Masaoy Aren't we smart? It's a gift' It would be a poor class that couldn't boast of at least a few candidates for Conover models Two outstanding names for model fame would be Irene Kelley and Bernie Harvey What superb carriage' It's really great to have Lois Wiltse back with us again How about a gab fest some day, Lois, so you can tell us all about Iowa, where the tall corn grows ? Anything else tall and interesting out there, Lois? M uh Get the tums There goes Jimmie O'Leary into Donovan and Fallon's for another one of his favorite concoctions a walnut fudge sundae with syrup and pecans, and an extra scoop of strawberry and vanilla on top Sit still our ach ing stomachs! a temperature As an artist, talent Speaking of tresses, here's a gay and golden Pat Lordan, bright ing and coppery' Why are they wood about who's to be the hero of they send for Charlie? We'll give time Too bad there was such a Our admiration for Bob Anderson keeps running up like every time we see another one of his clever sport cartoons he's strictly on the beam and his work is Jam packed with gorgeous trio for you Theresa Woods, and blond Katherine Kennedy, captivat bothering their brain cells in Holly the 'Miracle of the Bells ? Why don an Academy Award to Charlie Bell any shortage of thu b tacks or certain of Are we proud of our top flipht students There's plenty worth cheer the presidential campaign posters would have been strewn all over Monument Square Ah, well, girls, 1t's rice to vote with your heart as well as your head Don't blush, Dan Hurley' A sweet face to wann the cockles of your heart, did you say? May we suggest Helen Reynolds? The team work between a girl and her clothes is always effective feminine strategy A little glitter adds glamour, especially when it comes in the fonm of a We hear that Ducky Hughes and Paul Toomey were the presidential campaign managers Their theme song was HCome, Hero Mine ing for when we see the scholastic records Stanley, and Joe Herosy All honor to our Maestro' We're talking to Bob Brooks, who Hep' Hep Keep in step His technique is your favorite toy, Bob, your sketching pad W infgiqgxh XP of boys like Jim Hunter, Bill intelligentsia' Swing, plays that big base drum something to watch Which is or your drum stick? SH! C F? QQ! B., 5 wif D . ' - 1 ' ' . ?...... . 3 . S . . I O 0 I I O U I . cute chatelaine. Did you notice that tricky one on Jean Iula?...... ' ' v N . I . 1 . . . . . . . N . QR , Q I ' GO 2 R525 SH WC. f V, -any QT: ,I 'XR r - I ' I A 7 3 ft' , 'Lf WCA' 4' ? vw? 1 4'Q? IL fa of ' ff 4, - '

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To see Greta Bahia at a softball game is a must She goes through the outfield like a breeze So you want to be a reporter, Honey Callahan? Well, as a news sleuth, you certainly will be able to wiggle in and out of tight spots and step easily through hairbreath experiences What a sylph' Give Clyde Carpenter a live wire topic and can that boy us a fast flow of language' Town Meetings are a cinch for him Charlie McGlinchey must be mighty popular these days with a pretty sister in the Senior class Oh, brother' No wonder Joe Fortuna is a cracker-jack jitterbug' After winning the Lightweight Championship of the Continental Grove, he is hep to all the steps See you at the Prom, Joe' Methinks Ann Gill, Dot McGah and Ruth Cavanaugh would have been considered strictly smooth in the dear Gay Nineties with those heavenly waistlines we merely turn chartreuse with GHVV in 1947 Femininity personified' We hear Charlie Poore is one of the school's best drummers Groovy One of the most amiable fellows in the school, too At the beginning of the year we girls gave ourselves a pep talk uG1rls, be friendly Smile at the boys in the corridor After all, We're Just one, big, happy, Senior family Well, we've smiled we've grinned we've said, 'Hi and nHey we've nodded we've even fluttered our eyelashes on occasions So what? We're still out gunning for a man for the Prom But Annie Oakley said, nYou can't get man with a gun' Any suggestions? A boyish grin and a quiet, genial personality plus good sportsmanship all add up to Joe Joyce Eddie Mahan is a fellow everyone speaks of admiringly We have succumbed to his ready smile As we dash hither, yon, there, and here, we marvel at the unruffled poise of Elda Corti Brains will show, won't they? When John Carney plays his trumpet, it's good listening You'll like it Mighty nice of Bud Gearin, Class of '48, to give us a slice of his talent as a sport cartoonist Thanks, Bud You know, we have a hunch our Kay O'Br1en will be getting a law degree from Portia in the near future Maybe she'll pass the bar and be a Junior partner in the finm someday We can dream, can't we? There' Wasn't John Barrymore called nThe Prof1le'? Well, that honor goes to Frank Ryan by unanimous consent of the gals of '47 Now that we have come to the end of our school life with its triu phs and its tears, its smiles and its sighs, We look back over our three years, viewing them as a whole a fait accompli' We are pointing with trembling fingers at the report cards we took home to our fond parents We are curl ing up at the toes over the conduct slips we piled up against ourselves We are turning sun set flame at the memory of the big to do we made over assignments and examinations Oh, Well, after all the day dreaming and the star gazing, we made those diplomas Let's frame 'em with gold frames! wxvg xy AQ FN M x k7 D ex sir sd Q s Q c o o s o . . , I O . . O l I Q U I O . ! ' . . . . I . . U u I o . s ' o N . . J I D 1 . D . . a . yy . ' ' ' . ...... s always a smile and a gay word when Joe Noe passes a pal. A good Joe!...... ' I . . . . p . W'o Q5 JS? ,f.5 A 5 , L A Ll xii Q Y V 1 lg' V? Xb if X if f V! .- ,fl Q, W