Lexington High School - Lexington Yearbook (Lexington, MA)

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ae) a ES eae ee LINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JEANNE VADEBONCOEUR rs The highest form of power is personality.” Vivacious Jeanne—so remarkably adept at linguisties is fun to know. She is a pianist of rare ability, and a student of high standing. She enjoys reading, follow- ing sports, being with people, and playing Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata’ by candle light. Archery 2; Basketball 1; Spotlight 2; Yearbook 3; English Club 3; French Club 2, 3; Latin Club 3; Senior Play 3; Student Council 3; Committees 1, 2, 3; Oper- etta 1; Chorus 1, 3. ARTHUR VAUGHN HING “Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.” Next best to sleeping, Hing likes hockey and golf. His wit and charm are at their height when, in his own inimitable manner, he vocally serenades a crowd. Ask him to eroon ‘‘Mammy”; it’ll wow you! Golf 1, 2, 3; Hockey 1, 2, 8; Senior Play; Student Council 8. DOROTHY VAUGHN “Gentle, genial, genuine.” Why do quiet people insist on keeping “acecomplis' ments to themselves? For instance, how many of us would have known that Dottie tap dances if someone hadn’t squealed? Chorus 3. MADELINE WALSH FANNY “Short but sweet.’ Because Madeline is peppy, athletic, and full of school spirit, she is a valuable asset to the basketball team. Among other things, she particularly enjoys dancing and is acknowledged as one of the school’s most versatile dancers. Basketball 2, 3; Archery 2; Spotlight 1, 2; Commit- tees 3. MARGARET WELSH PEGGY “Contentedness of spirit.” Peggy, an all round sport, likes to skate and swim. She is taking guitar lessons, but has discovered the dis- advantage of long fingernails. In ping pong, where nails don’t matter, she’s an expert. OG A, O; A. T.. 3. BARBARA WHITE WHITEY “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.” She’ll deny this, of course, but she’s really a little on the reticent side. Fully at ease at a ping pong table, she whacks a fast ball. Yearbook 3; Dramatie Club 3; French Club 2; Senior Play; Committees 1, 2, 3; Chorus 1, 2 JANE WILLARD “A voice of gold and crystal.” Lively Jane—this year’s songbird—spends her winters TN going places, and gallops through her summers glued to a saddle. Her infectious laughter has won her count- less friends; her golden yoice has brought her fame. Archery 2; Hockey 1, 2; Spotlight 2; French Club 1, 2; Student Council 3; Committees 1: Operetta 2, 3; @horus. 1, 2, 3, BARBARA WILSON BARBIE. “Divinely tall and divinely fair.” Barbara, who has a distinct knack for cooking and sewing, has one great love—music. Her height gives her a Grecian-like appearance; her red hair is her crowning: glory. Yearbook 3; English Club 38; Dramatie Club 3; French Club 3; Foreign Policy Club 8; Senior Play; Committees 2, 3; Chorus 1, 3. [29 }

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LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL - - - - al OA MARGARET SULLIVAN Puc “On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined.” This conversational Miss — Peg. to you — finds her greatest pleasure in tripping the light fantastic. Among her other talents is her ability te draw faces. Her specialty, earmark, or what-have-you, is her line of light patter. Dramatic Club 3; Committees 3. GEORGE SWALLOW BmoikE “Study and you will succeed.” Determined to make good in his studies during school, George conscientiously loses himself in academic pur- suits, but he takes time out to star in sports and to satisfy his flair for woodwork. Baseball ¥, 2; Soccer 1, 2, 33 Baskethballyiwe2, on Athletic Club 3. BARRETT THOMPSON BRAT “The world lies open at his hand.” A follower of golf and hockey, Brat excels in both. His easy manrer and magnetic personality make him an interesting friend. And, of course, he has a keen interest in the fair sex. Tennis 1; Soecer 2; Golf 2, 3; Hockey 3; Yearbook 3; Athletic Club 8; French Club 2; Chess Club 2; Senior Play; Student Council 83; Committees 1, 2, 3. CONSTANCE THOMPSON CONNIE “Life is just a bowl of cherries.” Connie is as carefree as the wind, a lively person- ality. She likes to grab the bars and push the pedals when it comes to private recreation, but for school ath- letics give her a nice, fast hockey game! HAROLD THRESHER Bubp “A merry, modest man.” A heart of gold, a raft of common sense — these characteristics typify Harold as a true Yankee. His great love for the outdoors, hunting, and fishing have made him want to become a forester. GERALDINE TOWNE GERRIE “An artist to the fingertips.” “Red” Towne is a swing devotee and the Rembrandt of Lexington High. Her rare artistic talent, her clever ideas, and her contagious enthusiasm have been largely yvesponsible for the suecess of cur social events. Nice work, Gerrie! French Club 2; Music Club 3; Dramatie Club 3; Yearbook 3; Senior Play; Committees 2, 3; Chorus 2. JOSEPH TRANI : JOE “He was a fiddler and consequently a rogue.” Joe’s small stature is far from detrimental to his athletic career; he’s a three letter man, Rather a sharp contrast to his sturdy appearance, Joe turns aesthetic when it comes to pastimes. Yup, he plays the violin. Football 1, 2, 8; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Hockey 1, 2, 3; Athletic Club 8; Committees 3; Orchestra 3. PHILIP TROPEANO PHIL “As he thinketh in his heart so he is.” Small in stature, great in charm — Phil has many friends because he is a friend. Decked out in his classy Sea Scout uniform with braid as white as his friendly erin, Phil looks efficient and trim. Metal Work Club 3.

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LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL THOMAS BUCKLEY “Anything for an easy life.” Tommy is an Eastern cowboy with an Eastern ranch (or the faesimile of one) named the Bar-X. In keeping with his role as a son of the plains, he likes to hunt. Buck JULIE CACCIOLA Coca COLA “Labor is the law of happiness.’ You might not expect it, Julie has set stenography as her goal, and through determined effort is forging ahead. Her off-moments are spent thumbing through magazines. O.v'G? WAGs Os An Tas JAMES CATALANO JIMMIE “Sturdy and solid as the rock of Gibraltar.” A mystery man? Perhaps not, but like most men of brawn, Jimmy keeps his personal affairs personal. He appears most frequently in public in the role of a family man with his brothers and sisters fillmge the car. A 2 MARGARET CONWAY ( PEGGY “A maiden demure.” Peggy with her Mona Lisa smile thoroughly enjoys reading and has a path beaten from her door to the library. Her Sundays—or part of them—are spent sing- ing in a church choir, French Club 3; Chorus 3. DOROTHY YOUNG 1940 FREDERICK WITTHUS “Solitude ts the best nurse of wisdom.’ Fred is one of those retiring fellows who, like Garbo, prefer to be alone. Along the sport lines, he likes to tack on the runners and cut ice, as well as bounce the soccer ball around the field. Soccer 2. FRED NORMAN WOODWARD “O—could I fly!’ Handsome Woody, who spends much time motoring, has emphatically stated that in the future he intends to do all of his traveling by plane. His keen interest in aeronautics will steer him on a non-stop flight to sue- cess. Sports Club 8; Operetta 1; Chorus 1. W oopy TooToo “Many pleasures have 1.’ When Dot’s cakes fall, she finds solace in ping pong, her latest interest. But she’d prefer any day to climk into a pair of roller skates and waltz around the rink. Foreign Correspondence Club 3; Chorus 1. ANN HEELEY . 7 “Knowledge is as food.” More hidden talent! Ann, another newcdmer this year, is a member of a girls’ track team and winner of a championship in °39. A diligent worker, she spends what leisure she has in reading. JOSEPH MONIZ “Pleasure before business.” Freckle-faced Friendly, JOE Joe is a sort of all-American boy. full of fun, he busies himself with the usual amount of hunting, trapping, and fishing. Wonder if he still collects stamps? Football 3; Shop Club 8. EDITH SPEER EDIE “Of spirit so still and quiet.” Edie, ever go retiring and faithful, has a fondness for the out-of-doors. She can often be found admiring the works of Mother Nature. She is a sincere friend, a friend worth having. JOHN TROTT “The glass of fashion.’ A connoisseur of clothes, a setter of styles, Johnny is usually occupied with some ereat worry. As a, keen dancer and first-rate bridge player, his fame is well established. Yearbook 3; Swing Club 3; Committees 2, BROWNIE { 304