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

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JOHNSON HIG HSCHOOL Dot Costello leaves her super walk with all its bobbing and weaving to Betty Hopping. Doris Rea leaves her glorious goldy locks and-her beautiful blue eyes to Sylvia Harris who has plenty to spare. Frances Martin wills her skill to argue though vanquished, to the debating team of Thomas Lesure, Joseph Finneran, John Greenler, and Robert Kimel. Doris Gustafson leaves her long list of telephone numbers to Arlene Smith whose supply appears to have run out. Bob Hall leaves the role of class shiek to Ernie Summers. Bill Robinson leaves his ability to trip the light fantastic and his version of the jumping jive to Robert Richard who, we hear, is an ardent devotee of the Terpsichorean art. Doris Robinson bequeaths her studious habit to Doris Goodrich and An¬ toinette Montanaro. Arthur Currier leaves a strong musical inclination aroused by several years of intense study to George Hayes, the Harry James of the junior class, and to Robert Weatherbee the reputation of a physicist-deluxe. Mary Dineen wills her recent trips to Nashua to Frances Lefebvre. She also attributes her ability to bring Barbara home early to Robert Sullivan. Sam Messina leaves his adroit excuses to the faculty, and an avalanche of toys to Philip Donnelly. Thomas Sullivan and Bertram Patterson, those two distinguished scholars, Isabel Rabs endows with a set of “Dolly Dimple Stories” to be read when the teacher gets boring. Agnes McNab and Marguerite McKinnon, being Scotch, merely leave. David Ritchie leaves the song, “I Can’t Give You Anything But LOVE Baby,” to Louise Page. Jack Lanni bequeaths his bewildered facial expressions seen frequently in physics to Robert Wainwright and Daniel Valpey, and his quiet, demure ways to Hele n Polichnowski. John Lamprey leaves a voice delightfully musical to Ernest Lickenworth and his innocence to Oliver Kirk. Eugene Ruess wills his successful method of passing notes under the very noses of the sharpshooters of the faculty, to Irene Oates. Mary Carey, the blushing violet of the senior class, leaves her preference for out-of-town boys to Bernie Brierley, Dolly Phair, and Josephine Tardiff, and her ultra soprano voice to Lena Ranfone ; also her ability to talk herself out of study periods to Evelyn Dawson and Pauline Frost. Virginia Wentworth bestows upon Mary Giarusso and Frances McCallion her ability to wield a crayon and paint brush. Harriet McQuesten leaves her multi-colored jacket to Wilma Haddow— take care of it, Wilma. Mary DeNault and June Crossman leave their intimate friendship to Elaine Farnham and Muriel Chadwick, also to Ethel Lawton and Bea Murray. Phil Kelley, the atom of the senior class, bequeaths the excess weight that kept him on earth during the windy season to Thomas Howard and Thomas Casale, and his own top-notch hair tonic to James Dewhirst and Kenneth Robinson. Lillian Polichnowski endows George Massey with the ability to whip the tune from a violin. Robert Chandler Miller leaves his collection of neckties, shirts and sport coats, the loudest we have ever gaped and gasped at, to Carleton Lacaillade. Joe Jacobs leaves Johnson sighing, with relief. 24

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1940 YEAR BOOK This year, a new disciplinary system had been introduced, forbodingly called, the demerit system. It certainly had given Room 12 a little more ex¬ clusiveness, if we could call it that. Rings and things too this year, well anyway rings, and they’d done well, considering, mused -the building. The fortyites had started talking about the class supper in February, and when the big night arrived, it certainly had been no disappointment. The will, prophecy and history, having been duly read and accepted with laughter in gales, the memorable junior year drew to a close. Seniors! That unbelievable rank had been bestowed upon the heads of the class of forty— could they live up to it? I’m afraid there were a few skeptical minds. However, these were soon convinced and everything had gone quite smoothly and conventionally. They had started by reelecting Bing for president and had done their duty where the freshman party was concerned. There were so many things to do as seniors— “Journal,” “Year Book,” ath¬ letic leadership. They had done these things commendably. The teachers hadn’t been quite satisfied with their conduct, but I’m sure they made allow¬ ances for the excitement of the senior year. April rolled around, and with it pictures, and all the hustle and bustle they brought. Just to be different, they decided to have a prom that year and al¬ though many were dissatisfied, they all worked together to make it a success. -Preparations for graduation made the seniors oblivious to all as they tried to catch up on chats with classmates who might not be seen for a while. The school heaved a sigh— a sigh of both regret and good wishes to that incomparable class of forty. KATHERINE E. WAIN WRIGHT CLASS WILL © E, the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty, being, it is rumored, of sound mind, though we doubt that a competent physician could prove it, do declare this to be our last will and testament. Without any fur¬ ther ado, the following bequests are made: To Patrick Kennedy, John Jackson and Clifton Stone we leave a sigh that they have plunged into things too deeply now and might as well stick it out. Harry Bunker, who, were silence golden, would be a millionaire, bequeaths his silence to Thomas Calzetta and James Richardson along with the advice “ ’1 is better to be brief than tedious.” Joseph Provencher leaves his success in bookkeeping to William Lafond. Anthony Giragosian, the Turkey town terror, bequeaths his guard position, which he handled so capably, to James Guthrie, and his robust baritone voice to Glenn Farley, the boy soprano. Helen and Lillian Burns leave a vast amount of good sense to Eliza and Marcella Hebb. Alex Hay wills his boldness towards girls to Robert Garneau. Kathleen Long leaves her wisdom teeth to Isabella McKinnon. John Casale bequeaths his ambition to be an airplane pilot to Frank Carvell, and his strong desire to be among the girls to William Bartley and Frederick Chase. James Winning leaves the loudest yawn in the school to Warren Rea. 23

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1940 YEAR BOOK Elinor Cole bequeaths one of her better and more emotional poems to Mary Plummer. Rita Camire leaves her quiet friendliness and good fellowship to Barbara Bishop and her French accent to Virginia Gile. Grace Driscoll leaves her ability to get along with her classmates to Made¬ line Cashman, who seems to be doing all right by herself. Bing Miller leaves his voyages to Scollay Square to Ray Broadhead and Arthur Detora with the hope that they enjoy them as much as he has; and his quality of triumphant leadership to Robert Sullivan. Betty May, the girl of a very few thousand words, bequeaths her prodigious vocabulary to Eleanor Barrington and June Barnard, her expeditious talk to Joyce Chadwick, and her variable moods to Barbara Dearden, who always wears a cheery smile. John Cronin Roche leaves the directions on how to obtain a permanent in three easy lessons to Dorothy Harris and Ethel Lewis. Ruth Wheeler wills her brief case to Rita Pickles and Mary Howard, who we know will use it properly. Vito Melnikas wills two pounds of fish, mainly haddock, to anyone who wants them. Dorothy Dainowski bequeaths her acting ability to Helen Lang and Connie Kruschwitz, who are doing very well for themselves, and a mind of penetrat¬ ing keenness to Sarah Jacobs and Virginia Collins. Katherine Wainwright bequeaths a natural sweetness of disposition to Dorothy Nicoll and Elaine Kelly who are worthy successors, and her ability to set people at their ease to Charlotte Kruschwitz and Mary Carroll who also possesses this quality. Ruth Stevenson leaves her fourth dimension jokes to Doris Jackson and her contagious laugh to the Ayer twins. John Casserly leaves his First National Maxwell to Joseph Noone. Lottie Huminick leaves her quiet manner to Irene Taylor. Albert Hebb bequeaths his book “Beautiful Belles from Boxford” to Alex¬ ander Fraser. Robert Cunningham, the boy who is allergic to senior girls, leaves his title of “Freshman Thriller” to Gordon Rokes and his oratorical ability to George Emmons. Betty James leaves her genteel voice to Marion Flanagan. Eva Hoel leaves her indefinable charm to Virginia Miller. George Mattheson leaves his many travels to Methuen to Joseph Saunders. Marcia Barker leaves her cool manner of playing basketball to Ruth Ken¬ nedy and her humor that keeps the vision true and mind sweet to Marion McClung. George Porteck bestows his golden opinions upon George Wilton who will have to use them to the best of his ability. Janet Kershaw leaves her good nature and perpetual smile to Katherine Earl who has plenty to spare. Joe Flanagan leaves an overflowing quantity of broken hearts to Douglas Culpon, and a new hockey stick to William Donahue, who handles one nicely. To Wade Westbrooke, John Ranfone leaves his latest edition of “Art from the Acre.” Louise Detora leaves the perseverence which has made her one of our best girl students to Marguerite Costello. Marguerite Kenyon and Elsie Lundquist leave many charming qualities for Eleanor Lewis to add to those she already possesses. 25