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

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1939 YEAR BOOK James Nutter, the freshman thriller, leaves a few of his undergraduate girl friends to John Casale. George Page leaves a few of his toys to Clifton Stone, and his ability to get called down by Miss Cook to Joe Jacobs. Mae Barnes leaves her Saturday night jazz session at the Crystal Ballroom to Dirothy Kreusel. Shirley Nussbaum leaves some of her manners along with a little of her reserve to Eleanor Valpey. James Yule leaves his heart to Janet Kershaw. He also donates those un- forgetable crutches to the pilot if the 19.39 football team, John Ranfone, just in case somebody like Turk gets a Charlie horse. Genevieve Kane leaves her daily jaunts to her residence in South Lawrence to anyone who likes to hike. Cecelia Gulanowski, the girl who gets along with anybody, leaves this ability to Kathleen Long. Ida Narushof leaves her height to the dear old halls of Johnson. Phil Young, our speed demon who can scrape hub caps with oncoming cars, leaves this ability to Robert Miller. He also bequeaths to Phil Kelley his technique in doing a hundred yard dash in ten seconds. Having hereby come to a conclusion, I have decided to give those worthy Juniors a fair chance, seeing that they are ignorant enough to accept such offers, and am anxiously affixing my signature to this most worthy and legal document. On this sixth day and hour of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, I hereby leave this valuable manuscript to our beloved successors. WILLIAM DRISCOLL CLASS PROPHECY THE WORLD OF TOMORROW Your Phophet Interviewed (Special article by the Alumni Editor of the 1950 “Journal”) ORD was slipped to me that our illustrious alumnus, the Right Honor¬ able Brian McKiernan, prophet and writer, was sailing for Europe on the French Liner. I hastened to the boat. He proved a veritable mine of information. He knew so much about the men and women who had attended Johnson in the good old days of long ago that I pleaded with our editor for a special alumni issue. Since funds were as usual unavailable, I contented myself with this 1939 roll call. Garvey, Gillespie, and Callahan— renting stalls on the Brooklyn Bridge to the Aztecs for the World’s Fair held eleven years ago. Tom Pendlebury and Americ Lanni— selling gasoline, three parts water, one part kerosene, and a sixteenth part gas (just enough to give it an odor.) McLay— proprietor of McLay’s Multichromatic Men’s Store. Amshey, Foster, and Driscoll-— representatives for “The Night Owl’s Es¬ cort Service.” (Your prophet noted a battered Chevrolet coupe parked outside the office, existing in a state of suspended animation or defying Newton’s law of gravity, and thus still extant.) Mary MeCallion— secretary to aforesaid Demosthenes. 27

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JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Frank “Hockey” Hill leaves his ability to handle a hockey stick to George Mattheson. Ruth Derby donates her acting ability to Betty May, and she passes down her sophisticated airs to Doris Gustafson. Benny Isherwood leaves Lillian Burns in the direct supervision of her sister Helen. Ruth Curley, the girl who goes home with the rising sun, leaves the sun shining in the eyes of June Crossman. Walter Kozlowski bequeaths his fishing net to Vito Melnikas. Rosamond Coughlin leaves her ability to break hearts to Dorothea Costello. Americ Lanni leaves his gift of gab to Salvatore Messina. Ruby Cochrane leaves the West Boxford moon setting in the eyes of Elinor Cole. George Martin wills his ability to conquer beauties to Robert Cunningham. Virginia Carvell leaves a bit of her knowledge to Isabel R abs. Thomas McCubbin leaves his pleasing ways to John Roche and his mid¬ night oil to Bucky Doherty. Hilda Binns leaves her flufify blond hair to Virginia Wentworth. Brian McKiernan leaves his perpendicular pronoun “I” along with his act¬ ing ability to George Porteck. He also leaves a few words that Webster never heard of to James Flanagan. Helene Richards leaves her loneliness in the fourth year math class to Dorothy Dainowski. John MeLay, the rainbow of our class, leaves some of his clothes to David Provencher to wear on cloudy days. He also wills his German vocabulary (which consists of about five words) to Robert Hall. Mary Peel, that small girl with a big heart, leaves her kindness to Mildred Margerison. Robert Miller transfers his comprehensive vocabulary to Peter Ritchie. Lois Pitkin donates some of her masterpieces of art drawn during classes to Doris Robertson. Ralph Pratt leaves his chemistry enthusiasm to Albert Hebb. Phyllis Killam leaves her happy-go-lucky attitude along with her keen eye for an ex-Johnsonite to Anna Mackie. James Shaw leaves his discouraged effort to capture a senior girl to Arthur Currier, saying, “Here’s hoping you have better luck than I did, Currier.” Fie also renders a couple of inches to Billy Mackie. Irene Byrom leaves her yearning for a handsome he-man to Ruth Wheeler. James Stewart leaves the thick fog existing between him and the world around him to Eugene Ruess. Norma Morton and Helen Murphy leave their hearty friendship to Ruth Stevenson and Mary Dineen. Frank Thompson, the physicist of our class, leaves his fond affection tor the subject to that chemistry genius, “Pete” Viger. Evelyn Koenig leaves her glamorous appearance to Grace Driscoll. Robert Turner leaves his remedy on how to get around to James Winning. Elizabeth Hodge leaves a pair of shoes that have become dusty from follow¬ ing that West Boxford flash, to Kitty Wainwright so as to enable her to keep on the trail of that well known red head. Winifred Temple leaves her peculiar ways to Harriet McQuestion. Marguerite Keating leaves her dainty feet to that junior girl whose feet seem to be itchy on a dance floor, Agnes McNab. Lillian Maker leaves her athletic talent to Mary DeNault. Claire Doherty willingly wills a few of her escorts to whoever wants them. 26

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JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Ruth Derby, Hilda Binns, and Nellie Summers— joint owners of “Mazie’s Millinery Shop” (with styles to make Schiaperelli look corny.) Esther Forgetta— Parker House waitress. (Your prophet’s arches almost fell when he saw her there.) Sarah Lewis and Ida Narushof— ditto. Walter Kozlowski— versatile chef whose specialty is fried egg a la King and who weaves in and out among tables like an African fire dancer. Breeze Ayer— editor of the “Bi-Weekly Blast,” Editorial Chairman and Plenipotentiary in Matters Journalstic, to be exact, and sporting a Van Dyke to boot. Kenny Dill— “Blast” sports editor. Police Officer George Martin— who threatened your prophet with a ticket for flying too low, but relented to the extent of a police escort. Deke Young— Center position, Boston Bruins. (Your prophet almost swallowed his upper plate upon learning this.) Editor Ayer in his lighter moments— hocky fan with wife Pauline, and with three offspring bawling for the little black thing flying around on the ice. Ernie Fionte— Boston cabbie. (Rang your prophet’s fare up to charity for old time’s sake.) Frank Hill— janitor at the Boston Garden, working up the hard way, aim¬ ing at the Bruin’s bench by next year. Benjamin Topping Isherwood— proprietor of the Statler Hotel. Irene Byrom— formal hostess and professional sob sister at Benny’s Stat¬ ler night club. Jimmy Nutter— Benny’s boss of bustling bell hops. Mae Barnes— head of Statler complaint department, with plenty of snappy answers for wise guys. Virginia Carvell— prominent educationalist, lecturer, and recent winner of the Nobel Literature Prize. Bob and Mac— “Ladees and gentlemen, the Rhythm Review starring that famous pair of rhythamaires, Bob and Mac, known to the crumbs of the upper crust as Robert Farrell and Barbara McHale.” And these three: Compilers of Scientific Data and Research Experts Ex¬ traordinary, Dr. Frank Thompson, Ph.D., B.S., A.B., N.R.A.; President’s Assistants, Doctors Ralph Pratt, B.S., and Thomas McCubbin, B.S. (The eminent Dr. Thompson is known for his attempts to originate a new style of walking which will exercise one hundred twenty-seven muscles whereas the known method only puts one hundred twenty-six to use. Doctor Pratt is now engaged in disproving Olm’s Law. Think of the suffering caused by that law back in 1939! Doctor Mac has given the world a machine which makes a million toothpicks a second at the cost of a quarter of a cent.) Sam Turner— millionaire in a Rest Home (a grouchy son-of-a-gun.) Ruthie Whittaker— his nurse. Phyllis Killam— owner and operator of said Rest Home. Marg Keating and Winnie Temple— waitresses at “Grandma’s V ee Sand- which Shoppe.” (“What’ll it be, kid?”) George Page— Blast” columnist. I quote Mr. Page: “The long awaited play, “Her Bad Night” hit the footlights in the Astor’s matinee and played to an awed crowd of sixteen. The theatre was fumigated this morning and a Shakesperean revival will fill the bill for matinee today. A stellar cast plays 28