Melrose High School - Log Yearbook (Melrose, MA)

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Football (3) (4); Baseball (2) (3) (4) RICHARD DAVIS SHIRK” Dick is known by his friends as Shiek.” He is good look- ing but very bashful. He thinks the girls are too much of a responsibility. Ask Ruth, she knows. Although Dick has not played in any sports, he made up for it by studying hard during his four years. Dick plans to take a P. G. course in order to be able to take a course at Mass. Aggie. ELINOR ELIZABETH DAY El” Euclidean Society (3) (4) ; Masque and Wig (3) (4) ; Orchestra (1) (2) (3) (4). When EL first came to the M. H. S. she was so small that we either stepped on her or lost sight of her entirely. However, she seems to maintain very high” standards, for, although she has grown up considerably, she still insists upon playing Elinor and the Beanstalk.” Better take this for your motto. El : Always aim high! MALCOLM DELANO MONK” Monk is very popular among the male members of the class. He doesn ' t seem to mingle with the gentle sex at all, although we know that they’d love to have him for a hero. However, we guess that he is not without this sort of company on Sunday nights. Monk” has distinguished himself in athletics by win- ning five letters, two in football and three in baseball, where he held down the job of third baseman. He was captain of the latter team in his fourth year.

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RALPH LAWRENCE CUTTER Jim ' The fact that Ralph has not .been active in school activities does not mean that he has wasted his spare time. If you happen around his neighborhood on ash day, you will see him hard at work hustling out ash-cans. He is very much interested in radio and photography and spends much of his time with these. Al- though we feel that anyone who has sufficient ambition to start to work at one o ' clock every morning on a milk route could be successful without good luck, we wish him the best of good fortune to tide him over the “rough spots.” MARGARET ELIZABETH DAVIS ' PEGGY” Orchestra (1) (2) (3) (4). This modest miss whom you now cast your eyes upon is none other than Peggy” Davis, who has always maintained a good standard in her four years of high school work, and has taken active part in all the musical programs presented during that time. Nay, more, she has talent in the fie ' d of art. she is pos- sessor of a sweet contralto voice, and also takes pleasure in writ- ing. She belongs to our exclusive set of long haired sirens. Peggy” aspires to a college career, specialising in music; we all wish her success. mmm. o % PAULINE WHITTIER CURTIS POLLY” Polly” may look quiet and demure, but in her case looks are deceiving. Her fastidious taste in dress and art excites the envy of all the girls in school. We all love her sweet and congenial disposition. Although she is not extra fond of work, she admits she would even try Camp ' s Daily Dozen if only it would produce the desired results.

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Cornie is known to the class as a good sport. He is an ex- member of Franklin Colliers ' famous gang, which was so promi- nent in former years, and a member of a club in Newton. His favorite pastime is billiards, in which he is an outstanding star. He claims he is a woman hater. Do you believe it? He is a student of French and sets the pace in anything Parisienne. Like Cornelius Vanderbilt, we expect to see his name in future years as one of the highlights of New York society. WINIFIELD EUGENE DROWN WHACKER ' ' Football (4) ; Physical Education Instructor (4) ; Hi Y Club (2) (3) (4). Whacker blew into school as one of the few tall boys of his class, which honor he has kept throughout the four years. That Whacker has not spent all his time on football, basket ball and gainful occupations, is well shown by his popularity with the fair sex. Whacker was highly honored in the social circle outside school by being chosen as first Master Counselor of Melrose Chapter of DeMolay. As a lover of radio he natur- ally has a lot to do with Dots, especially in Wakefield. We know that Whacker will have great success in the future be- cause he is so up and coming here in high school. ELIZABETH WREN DYER BETTY Betty is another one of the quiet members of the class, in fact she is so quiet that even when she is reciting you would hardly know that she was in the room. Her favorite school sport is hockey, though she is greatly interested in the work of the track team. Betty is planning to go to Burdett College, and hopes some day to be a private secretary, maybe to the Presi- dent or John D . While a Sophomore. Betty” joined the Girls’ Debating Club, and was a member for about a year when she found it impossible to attend. Betty ' s favorite expression is, Oh, dear. We wonder just what you mean by this, Betty ? mm