North Andover High School - Knight Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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19 3 4 YEAR BOOK Class Will We, the class of 1934, believing ourselves to be the most intelligent and gifted class ever to ‘ ‘bluff’ ’ away four years at this institution of high learning (and beautiful girls) do hereby on this 14th day of June endow the following upon our most humble successors: This aforementioned talented Senior Class being of a very generous nature, be¬ queaths its super-minds, and its pulchritude to the incumbent juniors who seem to lack the qualities befitting a noble senior. To the faculty we leave any knowledge which they may have absorbed from us, during our four year sojourn with them. Marjorie Andrews leaves her lunch room generosity and her famous slogan, “Boys first!’’ to any unscrupulous junior girl. Arthur Phillips, modern Tarzan, leaves his mathematical genius, and those funny ways that go with it to that good natured bachelor, Tom Ceplikas. Claire Lebel leaves her ability to act, both on and off the stage, to Dot Woolley. Vince Costello bequeaths his position as leading man of fashion to Gordon An¬ drews, and his much used curling irons to Mr. Mitchell. Virginia Drew leaves half a dozen of her very select boy friends to any junior girl who is not too particular. Phil Evangelos, expert on finances and president of the Checkers’ Union, leaves this position to George Flanagan with the advice, “Do not accept phony checks.’’ Kathryn Glidden leaves her affectionate nature (for some boys), and her devastat¬ ing smile to Gertie Gillespie who she hopes will not abuse the privileges that go with it. John Pillion leaves his dramatic expression, “Oh My Prophetic Soul!” to Ray¬ mond Towne and his balloon pants to the furtherance of aviation. Eleanor Roche leaves her ability to produce words on the typewriter to her sister Mary who has all the “fingermarks” of a good typist. Kenny Brousseau lazily leaves his favorite song, “Sleep Gets In My Eyes, ’ ’ to that wide-awake, energetic junior, Ray Gosda. Freddie Holt, having decided to buy a bicycle, leaves his back-seat interest in Dobson’s Ford to Kenny Leighton, expressing the hope that Kenny will enjoy this beneficiary before old “Leaping Lena” ceases to “hop.” Bernice Dufton kindly leaves her “Baby Rose Marie” voice to Mabel Dill. “Cliffy” Johnson, Mrs. Johnson’s bad little boy, leaves his massive physique and his school girl complexion to that great big he-man, Everett Bennett. Kitty May leaves her babyish ways and a little of her innocence (feigned or otherwise) to sophisticated Catherine Roche. Alex Pickles having decided to go nudist, leaves his (outer) pair of pants to John Beanland, who is thinking of taking up track and needs some shorts. Helen Walker unselfishly leaves her preference for freshman boys, and her super¬ ior technique for getting along with the teachers to Mary McRobie, who probably needs it. 21

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JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Grounds my feet left the earth as something knocked me down. When I picked myself up I saw Virginia Drew chasing a stream-lined baby carriage down the side walk, (and cussing rather heartily for a lady). I gave chase and caught the runaway. As soon as Virginia got her breath she told me that the carriage needed new brake bands. It seems that she was superintendent of a nursery where babies were cared for while mothers shopped. She was ably assisted in this noble work by Arlene McEvoy and Rita Massey as nurse maids, and by Doris Daly as dietitian. Virginia asked if I had heard about the great success Morton’s Range Oil Service turned out to be. He had an enormous fleet of red trucks which were under the efficient management of Tommy Wood. They expected to send Albert Himber, as their repre¬ sentative, to South America in the near future. We also learned that Frances Connolly served William J. as private secretary, while Mary O’Brien and Beatrice Pendlebury were stenographers. As Virginia was in a talkative mood and I was hungry for gossip I lingered on. It seems that Jim Casserly was floor walker in Woolwor.th’s, and that Vincent Costello was manager of Glennie’s Ice Cream plant. Virginia had had a letter from Ellen Riley, who, with Catherine May, had gone to Hollywood to see if she could get her puppets into pictures. Who do you suppose they met out there while making the rounds of the film companies? None other than Eleanor Roche starring in a film with Sam Silver- stein as leading man. As the final bit of gossip Virginia said she had heard that Henry Narushof had written and was directing a musical comedy on Broadway featuring Dorothy Dill and Frances Cronin as acrobatic dancers, with Mary Martin, Frances Bamford, and Kathryn Glidden, as the Royal Sisters, noted crooners. It was time I was getting along to bed then so I left Virginia and went to a hotel. As I was registering, I found Marion Jackson as night clerk, with Helen Davis as elevator operator, and Theresa McLay as switch board operator. Would wonders never cease! I turned on the radio and then stretched out on the bed but came up with a start as I heard “This is J. Lewis Sanderson announcing. You have just heard an instru¬ mental trio known as ‘The Three Ritas’ comprised of Rita Enaire, violin; Rita Cop- pinger, piano; and Rita Noone, cello. You will now hear Philip Hickingbotham, the lullaby man of the air, in a five minute program which will be followed by a bed time skit with Alice Roy, Mary Perry and Angelina Vernile taking part.’’ As I lay there and thought over the happenings of the day and of all my former classmates, I silently prayed that whatever venture they undertook, the best of luck might be with them, and then I fell asleep. William Drummond 20

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JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL William Morton, manager of Mo rton’s Range Oil Company of America, leaves his newest discovery, “Range Oil Hair Tonic,’’ to Frank McEvoy, with a personal guarantee that it will remove “curls” from even red hair. Rita Noone leaves a little information on the correct use of cosmetics to sedate Helen McCarthy, and donates one of her pictures to the Museum of Unnatural Art. Louie Sanderson gladly leaves his position as “dummy-cop” and the accompany¬ ing flat feet to Art Olson, who from all appearances should be a great success. Tommy Wood leaves his “Schnozzle” Durante profile to Arthur Aaronian. Martha Curley bequeaths her fiery disposition and her rapid-fire tongue to that quiet, soft-spoken junior girl, Peggy Hunt. “Huck” Andrews having decided to remain a bachelor, leaves his great knowl¬ edge of West Boxford and the “monotony” of the girls therein to that irrepressible ladies’ man, Joe Budnick. Juliet Auger bequeaths her seat on the Boxford Barge to Marian Lyons, blushing- ly advising Marian to rent the spare room. Frank DeNault, the world’s champion one hand driver, leaves to Allison Pitkin a little information on “How Not to Drive a Car.” Blanche Downing, having completed her math course with honors, generously offers her talented boy friend to any junior girl who needs help in that subject. Bill Drummond, master detective and efficient snooper, leaves his predominance in the French Class, and his reputation as the world’s worst golfer to Leonard Windle. Teresa McLay leaves her super-human ability to chew gum all day to Dot Elliot, and her inferiority complex to Believe It or Not Ripley. Frances Cronin leaves a pair of her high-heel shoes to Eileen Lavin, also a pam¬ phlet explaining how to walk on stilts. Charlie Thurlow proudly leaves his technique on “How I bluffed my way through classes, (and into the detention room)” to his would-be rival, Roland Gesing. Frankie Connelly leaves to kid-sister, Helen, some of her nonchalant ways, and a little advice on “How to act demure.” Sammy Silverstein leaves to the school a bill amounting to the sum of $20.49 for all shoe leather he may have worn going to and from this institution. Patience Kruschwitz, the “whoopee” girl of Johnson High School, leaves her boisterous voice and her bold ways to Edith Lundquist who has a tendency to “doze- off” during classes. Bill Hodge leaves his disregard for the fair sex to Rudy Vallee, and his argument, “Yeast, and what it will not cure,” to Vincent Miller. Priscilla Holt having decided to go Hollywood (a la Kate Smith) leaves to Eliza¬ beth Handy twenty pounds of avoirdupois and the apology, “Remember, curves are the vogue.” Phil Hickingbotham, that silvery voiced tenor from Room 8, leaves his ability to sing the greatest of all songs, “The Face on the Barroom Floor,” to Bing Crosby’s would-be successor, Henry Camire. Rita Enaire leaves to Jennie Zabronowicz a detailed account of her work as office girl, and Jennie thinks shat she, also, will like those handsome P. G.’s. 22