Lexington High School - Lexington Yearbook (Lexington, MA)

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LEXINGTON HI SettrooL - - - - - 1940 JOYCE MADGE Joycy “A quiet girl is always happy.” Fluent and proficient as a speaker of French, Joyce spends the warm months ambling from home to the tennis court and vice versa. French Club 3; Foreign Correspondence Club 3 Chorusiise 2s ne. , RICHARD MARSHALL RICH “Brilliancy and fun combined—what a man!” Life to Rich is one big bowl of cherries. He loves to travel, and can give you information pertaining to any state from Boston to the Pacific. Wonderful music flows from his Xylorimba. Track 1; O. A: 'T. 38; Committees 3: ROLAND MARSHALL ROLLY “A very clever man by mature.” Clever Rolly,. our ‘‘spotlight’’ photographer, is de- pendable and a hard worker His winning personality has made him popular with boys and girls alike and will go far in helping him to attain his ambition to be a pilot. : Track 1; Spotlight 3; Foreign Correspondence Club 1; Chess Club 3; Committees 3; Photography Club 2. ELIZABETH MAXNER BETTY “Cheerfulness is a habit.” Sweet, cheerful, natural—Betty’s character is unde- niably fine; her popularity, widespread. Didn't Shakes- peare say something about ‘“‘A voice—ever soft, gentle and low?’’—There lies the answer to Betty’s charm. Hockey 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1; Baseball 1; Archery 2; Spotlight 3; Yearbook 8; Committees 38; Chorus 38; Operetta 3; Band 1. ISABEL MELLOW IZZy. “A good sport all in all.” Isabel keeps herself busy with sports. Winter, of course, is devoted to basketball, and spring to the racquet. On stormy days there’s the piano to play and pictures to draw. Yearbook 8; Foreign Correspondence Club 3; Dramatic Club 3; Operetta 3; Chorus 1, 2, 3 ROBERT MICHELSON MIKE “His success as a manager is remembered.” Mikey—argumentive and deliberate in speech, sleepy and unimpressed in the classroom—becomes a man of action on the field of sports. His flair for polities has made him a capable office-holder during his career at 1Ge Bly Sy Football 1; Soecer 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Athletic Club 3; Committees 1, 2; Student Council 3. CHARLES MILLER PoocutE! ! “Boys will be boys.’ Lil Abner has laughed his way through school play- ing pranks on one and all. He is ingenious and original in his humor; his frank grin and cheerful heart have added spice to school life. Dramatie Club 3; Senior Play; Operetta 2, 3; Chorus Denver EDWIN MIX PEANUT “A fig for care and a fig for woe.” Eddie, carefree and indifferent in his attitude toward school and heavy responsibilities, is interested in the field of aviation. Second only to this is his concern for the feminine race. poccersiljy2, eo. bande.

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1940 - - - - - LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL STEWART MacDONALD Mac “Laugh and the world laughs with you.’ Good old Mae—full of fun and energy—tries his hand suecessfully at every sport. Social gatherings have been made memorable by his talented tickling of the Ivory. Remember his snappy rendition of “The Wearing of the Green’? Basketball 1, 2; Baseball 1, 2; Football 1; Swing Club 8; Athletic Club 3; Committees 38; Operetta 3. EDITH McCAMMOND TWEEDIE “Let us enjoy pleasure while we can.” Tweedy youthful in manner and appearance who refuses to worry about the future, is right in the groove where horseback riding is concerned. Funny thing, though, her lengthy telephone confabs never seem to leave her ‘‘hoarse.’’ Rees Club 3; Committees 3. exc: McCAUSLAND NAN 23 “She is of nature mild and benign,’ Quiet Naney has a variety of hobbies. In summer she So” passes the time swimming, riding, and playing tennis; ry 7 however, when she ean no longer enjoy these active r sports, she turns her full attention to stamp-collecting. sor Yearbook; Dramatic Club 8; Committees 2. MARY McCORMACK “Cameo Lady.” Mary’s charm is in her polished ‘‘parlez’’ and her laughing: eyes. In her rare moments alone, she beats out rhythm on the keyboard; on moonlight nights,, she turns to skating. Basketball 1, 2; Archery 2; Yearbook 3; Science Club 3; Committees 1, 2, 38. MARY McDONOUGH “The blessedness of being litile.” Mary, one of the tiniest girls in the class, almost be- ‘ves that silence is golden. Not that she is forever Heit and composed—for when Mary is with her friends () she likes to Swing! ( Baseball 1; Yearbook Staff 3; Swing Club 38; Forcign a Correspondence Club 3; Chorus 1 2, 3. i VIRGINIA McGANN GINNY “Music hath charms.’ Ginny, a student of the piano, majors in the works of the classical composers, yet swing interests her, tov. When she tires of Beethoven or Goodman, she resorts to reading to pass the hours away. Yearbook Staff 3; Chorus 1. MARY McLAUGHLIN GINGER “A mixture of red hair, pep, and good fun.’ Chatter and Mary go hand and hand; sunny hair matches sunny disposition. Apparently Mary likes every- thing; and dislikes nothing. Sports—most especially ten- nis and basketball—she follows with ereat interest. Yearbook Staff; Chorus 1, 2, 8; Baseball 1; Swing Club 3; Foreign Correspondence Club 3. RUTH McMAHAN RUFUS “There is little of the melancholy element in her.’ Which one of us has not encountered li’i Rufus’ fine disposition? And say—she’s tops on taps! Her fiashing feet and nimble body have left many an audience breathless. Will you dance your way into business Ruth? oO. G. A OF Aw Ds Sie Chorus 1, 2:

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“ MORSE PHIL “A protégé of learning.’ In his own quiet, unaffected way, Phil — by con- seientious study — has sealed the pinnacles of scholastic suceess. His grin is surprisingly youthful, his conver- D) sation enthralling. Likely to succeed? But definitely! ! if Track 1, 2, 3; English Club 3; Foreign Policy Club 3. JOHN MURRAY Hokih: T should worry.” Hokie, another class funster, is one of these genial fellows who worry little, joke much, and have a cheery grin for man and deg alike. Basketball 1, 2; Travel Club 3. ASH softness she and sweet attractive grace.” yay Talented Hallie has an unusual hobby—that of col- lecting foreign coins. Her assortment includes money sent her from many of the far corners of the earth. Ought to be a vich girl before long, eh, Hallie? MARCIA NELSON NELs “Hard to learn to know, but well worth while.’ Marcia is a leader, but not of frivolity. She dislikes stupidity and injustice, respects common sense and square dealing more than genius. Her friendship is not easy to win, but precious to hold. Spotlight 2, 8; Yearbook 3; French Club 2; Dramatic Club 3; Camera Club 2; Senior Play Prompter; Chorus inks WALTER NEWLANDS RED “The strength of Atlas.” Red is a Tarzan without trees. His outdoor life — hunting and trapping — has given him prodigious streneth. He likes to travel, and reached Chicago via the thumb and got back the same way. Track 1. RUTH NISSEN Toor “Occupation alone is happiness.’ “Tootie,’ the wanderer, has returned to us from Hillsboro, Wellesley, and points between, to grace our Senior year with her active spirit and clever mind. She works hard at everything from chemistry to hockey, finding and giving pleasure everywhere. Chorus 1; Basketball 38. UTH O'CONNELL RUTHIE “A maiden should be mild and meek.” There is a quiet sincerity about Ruth which seems io smile from the depths of her blue eyes. Although she is a newcomer to our midst, we have already become a fond of her pleasant voice and gentle mien. HELEN OLSON ALLIE “T choose to chat where’er I come, whate’ er the subject be that starts.’ Like others who have art in their fingertips and creative power within their grasp, Helen’s first concern is drawing. Her life lately has been concerned with driving, and she finds great enjoyment behind the wheel. Dramatic Club 3 LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL