Lockwood High School - Reminder Yearbook (Warwick, RI)

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CITY C If viihxavvick THREEHUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY YEAR XJNJNJ I, Gloria Harris, do hereby will and bequeath all my pencils, papers, and erasers to the govern- ment for National Defense. I, Ralph Himes, do hereby will and bequeath a dictionary to George Leland. I, Virginia Johnson, do hereby will and bequeath my willingness to practice to Bunny Crabb's Swing Sisters. I, Mollie Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Squirt , alias June Whitney. I, Lillian Keenzel, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to graduate to Bernice Curtis. I, Harold Kendall, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Coach Atkinson to Robert Ploeger. I, Irving Langmaid, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to skip gym to Billy Senior. I, June Langton, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to never gain weight to all girls who worry about their figures. I, Hope Lawson, do hereby will and bequeath my extra inches to any seventh or eighth grader who needs them. I, Robert E. Liutlop, do hereby will and be- queath my army intentions to Richard Hitchcock. I, Evelyn Martin, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to sit at the table in study hall to Betty McKenzie. I, Irene Martin, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Philip Johnson. I, Russell McCombs, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to bunk gym to Allan G1'anquist be- cause he surely needs it. I, Frances McCormick, do hereby will and be- queath my booth at the Trojan to Red Whitney and his tribe, and hope they won't let it get dusty. I, Kenneth McElroy, do hereby will and bequeath my Ford to anyone. I, Lawrence McElroy, do hereby will and be- queath my ability to bunk school and talk myself out of detention. I, Arthur Milliard, do hereby will and bequeath all my books to anyone who wants them. I, Graydon Moses, do hereby will and bequeath my job as Production Manager of the Warwickite to Dick Holmes. I, Marian Norden, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to chew gum without being caught to Eileen Carrol. I, Carolyn O'Donnell, do hereby will and bequeath all those hours I worked in my senior year for her to use in extra class activity to Gretchen Johnson. I, Carl Olson, do hereby will and bequeath Italy's Big Wind to anyone who will take him and then leave him some place. I, Philip Palmquist, do hereby will and be- queath my ability to drink coffee cabinets to Mr. Hersey. I, Domenic Petrarca, do hereby will and be- queath my good manners in class to Burke Fahlman. I, Antoinette Pettine, do hereby will a11d be- queath my gym suit to my sister Angeline, that is if it fits her. I, Winifred Poncelet, do hereby will and be- queath all of my happy hours spent with Miss Willard to Bill Shea and Bob Grinnell. I, Gerald Quinlan, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to miss the basket to Fred Hatton. I, Phyllis Randall, do hereby will and bequeath my gym shoes to my two brothers and I hope they have as much fun as I have had with them. I, Millard Rayhill, do hereby will and bequeath all my success and happiness at Lockwood to all worthwhile students. I, Nancy Robinson, do hereby will and bequeath my much used chemistry book to my sister, Shir- ley. I, Polly Ryder, do hereby will and bequeath my position on the cheer leader's squad to anyone who wants to try to cheer our teams to victory. I, Gloria Santilli, do hereby will and bequeath my cheerleading ability to Mary Carano. I. Ruth Shelburne, do hereby will and bequeath all the H's that I never got to Flora Jacobson. I, Carolyn Shogren, do hereby will and bequeath my job as a budget secretary to my sister Cons- tance. I, Betty Silvea, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get in wrong with Miss West to any junior who likes enjoyment. I, Phyllis Simpson, do hereby will and bequeath a horn and a mouth piece to Milton Hannah so he will never come to band concert without one. tYou see this is permanentb. I, Carl Sjoblom, do hereby will and bequeath my interest in basketball to Richard Melvin. I, Marion Small, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to set my hair to Connie Longley. . I, Robert Stadig, do hereby will and bequeath my P. A. D, books to Earl Fish I, Esther Steere, do hereby will and bequeath lily hair to June Whitney, so that she will not have to be called Red hereafter. I, Shirley Tarbox, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to create new ideas regarding the Dit- to Machine to Marian Brown. I, Dorothy Van Kirk, do hereby will and be- queath my seat in the art room to my sister Eleanor. I, Warren Waterman, do hereby will and be- queath my ability to get out of shop work to Frannie Rouse. I, Franklin Watson, do hereby will and be- queath my acting ability, such as it is, to the future senior play casts. I, Evelyn Westburg, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to do shorthand to Edith Dahl. I. Majorie White, do hereby will and bequeath Jean to my brother. I, Lillian Whitman, do hereby will and bequeath my days at Lockwood to Gloria Nicholls. I, Eleanor Wood, do hereby will and bequeath my fountain pen, to Bob Donnelly and hope that he makes as much use of it next year as he did this year. Sighned in presence of: Beatrice E. West Theodore F. Hoffman

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:un CVPY folilwiaawick A: j THREE HUN DT N RSARY YEAR CLASS WILL Wee the seniors of Lockwoode Highe Schoole of the Citie of Warwicke in the Nahiganset Bay in New England, beinge mett together this twenty- seventh day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty two, doe make this our last will and testament as followeth: I, Grace Allen, do hereby will and bequeath my many friends and good times at Lockwood to Eva Hazard and Evvy Shapiro. I, Virginia Almeida, do hereby will and bequeath my music ability to my sister Delia. I, Ada Anderson, do hereby will and bequeath two wheels to Bob Grinnell sa that he can go around corners on four instead of two. I, Nathalie Anderson, do hereby will and be- queath all the happy experiences my senior year has given me to all the present Juniors. I, Luena Angell, do hereby will and bequeath my music ability to my sister Althea. I, Rosemary Ashworth, do hereby will and be queath n1y ability to mingle with the seventh graders without being noticed to Grant Colvin. I, Barbara Aust, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to do P. A. D. to any future P. A. D. student. I, Russell Ayer, do hereby will and bequeath my brother to the school. I, No1'ma Barlow, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go through to the twelfth grade to my brother, Gilbert Barlow. I, Carl Bennett, do hereby will and bequeath my position as President of the 4-H to Carl Riccio. I, Edward Bentsen, do hereby will and bequeath my inability to place in a cross-country meet to anyone who would rather ride than run. I, Paul Bentsen, do hereby will and bequeath my track shoes to Howard O'Connell. I, Rodger Booth, do hereby will and bequeath my driving ability to George Maynard. I, Claire Brassard, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get up at 6:30 every morning to Helen Fagan, who just catches the bus. I, Helen Briggs, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to sneeze at the most inopportune times to Sylvia Putnam, and hope she will make good use of it. I, Lorand Brown, do hereby will and bequeath my special technique to get along with others, especially teachers, to Norman Wliitney, F, Joan Budlong, do hereby will and bequeath all my old papers, pencils, pens and erasers to the governor for use in National Defense. I, Norma Budrow, do hereby will and bequeath my great poise to anyone who wants it. I, Eleanor Burgess, do hereby will and bequeath my Aunt Ruth to Virginia O'Dell to take care of her in her Senior year. I, Bertha Burton, do hereby will and bequeath to my sister Jeanette my gym suit which she has been patiently waiting for. I, Edward Campion, do hereby will and bequeath my bashfulness to anyone who wants it. I, Barbara Chase, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to fall when on skates to Cecilia Mc- Keever. I, John Cipolla, do hereby will and bequeath my heart to any biology student who loves dis- secting. I, Antonetta Cipolloso, do hereby will and be- queath my seat in senior homeroom to my brother Gay , who will need it in a few more years. I, Catherine Clarke, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to sing solos in voice class to Silvio Ciummo. I, Avis Cochrane, do hereby will and bequeath to Rennie Gardiner a gadget to make his foot lighter on the gas pedal. I, Jacqueline Congo, do hereby will and be- queath my ability to get laryngitis at crucial times to anyone in dire need of an Andy Devine s'pecial for purposes of comedy or tragedy. I, Louise Coutu, do hereby will and bequeath my position as secretary to Miss West to any junior, commercial student lucky enough to get it. I, Gwendoline Dale, do hereby will a11d bequeath my gym suit to my sister, Marium. I, Jesse Dawley, do hereby will and bequeath my dancing ability to Danny Borelli. I, Jacqueline Dell, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Miss West to anyone who wants a good mark. I, Philomena DiFranco, do hereby will and be- queath my cousin Billy to Lockwood so that there will always be a Di Franco here. I, Tullio DiFranco, do hereby will and bequeath my typewriter to Marilyn Eklund so that she may do her own homework in the future. I, Helena Donovan, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to ride to and from school to all girls who would rather ride in a car. I, F. Hall Eddy, do hereby will and bequeath my 185 pounds and physical ability to James Pet- tigrew. I, LeRoy Erickson, do hereby will and bequeath my good P. A. D. marks to anyone who needs them. I, June Farwell, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in chemistry to Heddie Brown. I, Pasco Ferretti, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to side step trouble to Rose Ferretti. I, Robert Fisher, do hereby will and bequeath my half interest in the Maynard and Fisher Sewer Service to George Maynard. I, Natalie Greene, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play the violin to Eva Hazard and Evy Shapiro. I, Royden Hall, do he1'eby will and bequeath my girl Mabel to Bill Reynolds. I, Doreen Hannah, do hereby will and bequeath my job as drum majorette to the person who is lucky enough to get it next year.

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:um CITY foifivyileilewicic A: j THREE HUN DT N RSARY YEAR ITIS REALLY WONDERFUL After reading Dr. Ernest L. Lockwood's Episodes in Warwick History I felt a keen desire to be more familiar with the places and incidents mentioned in his book. He very graciously received me one evening and painted a vivid picture of life around the Revolutionary War period. The very man- telpiece in his living room was taken from the Wickes-Gardner house, the center of social and civic life of the colony. Our conversation revolved around inci- dents that took place in buildings still stand- ing. The Davide Arnold Tavern was the setting of an extremely uncomfortable even- ing for General Prescott, Commander of the British troops stationed at Newport. With a group of townspeople Colonel Barton went from Warwick Light to Portsmouth and took General Prescott from a private house clad only in his night shirt. They returned with their night-shirted captive to the Town Wharf and took him from there to the Davide Arnold Tavern. Much against his will, he was held there overnight. They took him to Providence the next morning and exchanged him for an American oHicer. I wonder which mortified the General more, his capture or his costume! Prior to 1650 Thomas Greene built the beautiful home situated in Potowomut now called Hopelands. During the Revo- lutionary period his Tory descendent, Rich- ard, was very popular with the British troops for his royal entertainment. It irked the patriots to see British boats anchored in Greene's River and his home beautifully em- blazoned with lights. Later the government confiscated his property, and Richard died of poverty and a broken heart. It wasn't actually named Hopelands un- til a member of the Brown family bought it and gave it to his daughter Hope. Wealthy Hope Brown fell in love with Thoman Paynton Ives, a clerk who worked in her father's office. In spite of family opposition, they were married and from this union have come some of Rhode Island's most prominent families. It seems that different stories about Sam- uell Gorton are always disclosed when one talks about early Warwick. Because of the strategic position of Narragansett Bay, the townspeople of Massachusetts and Connectiv- cut were constantly trying to take away Rhode Island lands. Against these attacks Gorton and his followers erected a fort about where Shawomet Beach now stands. Dur- ing one of these sieges, they were greatly out- numbered and could only withstand the at- tack for a day or two. When they sur- rendered, Gorton was taken to Massachusetts and held prisoner for a long time and almost lost his life. An outstanding patriot in the Revo- lution was Colonel Christopher Greene. He was close to Washington and won prom- inence at the Battle of Red Bank, New Jersey. For his outstanding conduct Con- gress presenting him with a beautiful sword, one of eight presented at that time. Since this sword is in Varnum House, I soon made a visit to this lovely old building. The home of Major General Mitchell Var- num was built in 1773 and stands in the midst of a beautiful walled garden, with spacious lawns, on an eminence commanding an eastward view of Narragansett Bay. Forty years ago a two-story ell was added to the original eight room structure. A central hall runs the length of the first floor, flanked on the left by the reception room and library and on the right by the