Melrose High School - Log Yearbook (Melrose, MA)

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JOHN E. liAURETT “Duke” Jolin is a quiet fellow. If you don’t believe it, just a.sk him. We’ll guarantee he won’t tell you. However, in John’s case (juietness has its value, for we have seen his name on the honor list, which shows that he has done some studying. We understand that he is a working man and we wish him the best of everything in later life. ANNA A. BAYLISS “Pinafore” (2) ; “Mikado” (3); Orchestra (1) (2) (3) (4); Physical Education Leader fl); Tennis Captain (1); Gym Team (1). Anna’s mother knew that her daughter was destined to be a .second Mile. Lenglen, for at the early age of two she found her dancing around the floor with a fly swatter; and lo and behold! in her freshman year at Melro.se High she captained the schoo tennis team! Only we who know .-Anna realize what a sweet alto voice she possesses. She was in the chorus of both “Pinafore” and “The Mikado” and she also plays the cello in the orchestra. .• nna always did love to study, and in her senior year in the subject of horne nursing she gave the cla.ss much amu.sement through her witty remarks. To tell the truth, most of us con- sider Anna rather a tomboy. She always excelled in sports and her mother claims that she should have been a boy. WILLIAM M. BEAL “Bill” Boys’ Debating Club (1); Euclidean Society (3) (4). “Bill” Beal breathed his first sample of this earthly atmos- phere m February 1909. Since then those things which have distinguished him, aside from his good looks, are an unrestrained recklessness, an untainted taste for anything virile, and, except for several purloined automobiles, an unbiased leaning toward honesty. Looking four years into the future we may see this youth among the ranks of the coming engineers in the gradu- ating class of the University of Maine.

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JANIS APPLER JANIS APPLER “Jan” “Billy” Euclidean Society (3); Class Basketball (4) Janis, with her big, blue eyes, has travelled through her four years at High School with a minimum of effort, but not a mini- mum of result. Yet her natural cleverness has been somewhat held at disadvantage by her dislike for hours of study. When Janis first came to school she was a very little girl — especially in proportion to those eyes of hers; now she has grown taller, but not one whit wider. As a freshman, she was terribly afraid of the traffic officers, but now from her full height, she is level with and even taller than some of these beings, and so she no longer has any fear of them. MILDRED L. BALDWIN “Mim” “Milly” Girls’ Club (4); Physical Education Lcader{3); Gym Team (2); Traffic Squad (4). Have you heard the latest? Well, we know who it is now! It’s “Mim.” My, but if you want news, you’re bound never to fail if you just ask “Mim”. She is always well supplied with the latest news, and she still claims she could be a wee bit “Fuller”. She came to us from the Franklin School, then left to go to Dorchester High, but was soon back in M. H. S. “Mim” has always been popular with the girls, as well as with the boys. She has a great fondness for Reading, but we don’t blame her! If there is ever a commotion in the classroom, you may be certain that “Mim” is at the bottom of it. “Mim” is a camp girl; she adores camps, and says, “there’s nothing like having visitors at 3 o’clock in the morning. ” “Mim” is going to be a nurse and we wish her luck in her chosen career. WALTER W. BALDWIN “Red” Traffic Squad (4). Walter arrived in Melrose to become a jolly junior after having passed his first two years in New Jersey. His flashing red hair, lengthy build and good looks brought him into imme- diate popularity, especially with the young ladies. He is always present at the social events where he is a general favorite. This year he has been a member of the “Hurry-up” Squad so that he can no longer Charleston down the corridors. Good luck in your future life, Walter.

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WIl.LIAM F. BENEDICT “Bonny” Boys’ Debating Club (1) (2); Ancient History Play (2); Physical Education Leader (1) (2) (3) (4); Cross Country Captain (4) ' . “Benny” is the track star of Melrose High. During the last four years he has won innumerable medals, cups, and various other i)rizes. lie holds the mile record for the University of New Hampshire jirep and high school meet, a like record for the Mystic Valley League meet and many dual meet records. His running in the Boston-Providence race which he lead for 22 miles was a remarkable performance for a high school boy. Whatever “Bill” starts out to do, he finishes. That is one reason for his success in running. He never quits; grit is his middle name, tt’ithin a few years, we shall undoubtedly see “Benny” as a marathoner of the first rank, a fitting successor to Melrose Clarence. GLADYS LOUISE BESHONG “Glad” “Gladv” Girls’ dub (4); Physical Education Leader (4). •lust see how 1 ai)pv this charming maid is with her cheery nicknames. With such befitting names, we find Ciladys a kind and loving pal. She has made much progress in schoo by her excellent compositions in which her use of clever expres.sions and an extensive vocabulary are noteworthy. Perhaps she will become a famous novelist. Who knows? There is no limit to her musical talent, especially when it comes to the latest jazz hits. Lately si e demonstrated her ability as a clever and graceful (hmeer in tl e Kapi)a musical revue. She plans to take a two year course at Chandler school, after which she will make her mark in this great universe. GLADYS 1. BLACK “Blacky’ Physical Education Leader (1). Gladys is one of our quiet girls and i)rofesses to be a man- hater, although during the winter her one great interest was in six young men who idayed hockey for Melrose. You wovdd find “Blackie” at the Pill Pond Rink whenever the Melrose sextet was playing. Those who know “Blackie” realize that she has good school spirit, not only for school sports, but also in school work. She is not a teachers’ pet, but just a good, all-round sport. You can see by her picture that she is all that has been mentioned.