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

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1945 volume:

I • r V THE GOBBLER 11945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS DEDICATION We, the Class of 1945, dedicate our Gobbler to Mr. George F. Lee, boys’ athletic coach and teacher of biology at Johnson High School. He’s one good sport and our true friend. GOBBLER” STAFF THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL GOBBLER” STAFF Co-Editors Elizabeth I. Lewis, M. Rita Malek .Stewart P. Wilson .Edward A. Bardsley Business Manager . Advertising Manager Advertising Assistants William A. Finneran, Horace T. Hebb, Charlotte M. Lewis, Jane A. Loring, Jeannette H. Rea, Shirley E. White, John Wood. Biographers Phyllis J. Brown, Irene M. Costello, Horace T. Hebb, Fred R. Messina, Clifton R. Milne, Betty G. Morton, Jeannette H. Rea, Carl W. Schofield, Jr., Roger S. Smith, Lois H. Valpey, Fay E. Vincent, John Wood. Sports Editor .Irene M. Costello General Committee Ruth E. Adams, Lillian M. Balavich, Shirley Britton, Phyllis J. Brown, John R. Canty, Rita M. Connors, Clayton A. Crotch, Margaret G. Dill, Claire F. Doran, Mary Ann Driscoll, Henry J. Enaire, Therese H. Enaire, Albert F. Knuepfer, Jr., Lorraine F. Lewis, Jane A. Loring, David A. Mana- han, LeRoy W. Marland, Jr., William P. McEvoy, Jacqueline T. McGuire, Clifton R. Milne, Betty G. Morton, John F. Pitman, Ethel A. Raitt, Mary A. Rivet, George J. Tardiff, Jr., Helen S. Turner, Patricia A. Walsh, Mary Werenchuk. Faculty Adviser .Edith L. Pierce THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL MESSAGE TO THE SENIORS R S I sit at my desk to write this message to you, the Class of 1945, one thought presents itself to me to the exclusion of all others. This concerns the war, and the peace to follow. You are the first class to graduate from Johnson High School, after having undergone the experience of seeing our nation at war, during each of your four years of attendance. It is my fervent hope that you may be the last class to graduate during a war year. Since the beginning of history, man has made tremendous progress in many ways and in varied fields. In the field of medicine, for instance, physical afflictions which, even as recently as a generation ago were considered incurable, are now relieved in a more or less routine manner. Plagues have been stamped out, and epidemics can be controlled. However, little or no progress has been made, since the beginning of time, in removing the most devastating and un¬ necessary disease known to mankind—the disease of war. I believe it is safe to say that before this one war is over, it will have taken a greater toll, in human life, than all the plagues in the world’s history. Remarkable strides have been taken in the field of science. Frequently, we are amazed by the developments of the scientific mind. But scientific creations require logical reasoning. Why cannot this abundance of clear and logical thinking be directed toward the development of a sure and accurate formula for the solution of the riddle of peace? It is said that one indication of intelligence is the ability to profit by experience. Can it be that our international intelli¬ gence is so lacking that we will fail to profit from two such harrowing experiences within a single generation? Unless we insist upon a peace founded upon logical and clear reasoning, in¬ stead of one based on power politics, and the resultant buffer states containing large dissatisfied minorities, it will be the duty of your sons to undergo the same terrible experience which your brothers have undergone in the present war. And this may God forbid. This may seem like a strange message to you, as you are about to graduate, but the topic is the most important that our civilization has ever faced. We all realize that the world could not stand another war. It is with this thought in mind that I appeal to you to think along lines of a durable and satisfactory peace. When all peoples of the world are persuaded to this thought, then, and then only, will we realize that for which man has searched since the beginning of time. Think of it now and think of it in the years to come, for one failing of the human being is that he forgets altogether too quickly. It has been a pleasure to know you as a class, during the last four years. The entire staff of this school takes pride in your accomplishments. We will look forward to the time when you take your places as respected members of our community, with the knowledge that we may, in some small way, have helped you along this path. May the remaining years be as happy for you, as have been the years you spent in Johnson High. Alvah G. Hayes 6 I TIM IE FACULTY THE FACULTY Alvah G. Hayes, Principal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B. S._ _Mathematics Virginia H. Bascom, Earlham, B.A., Columbia, M.A._ Mary Buckley, Regis, B.S_ _ Mathematics, History _Domestic Arts, Biology Clara A. Chapman, Bates, B.A_ Veva M. Chapman, Bates, B.A._ j Chemistry, Physics, General Science _ English, Civics Irene E. Cook, Mount Holyoke, A.B., University of Vermont, M.Ed_ Social Science, French Margaret Donlan, Boston University, A.B._ John V. Donovan, Boston College, A.B., M.A._ Elizabeth Doran, Colby, B.A_ Oril L. Hunt, University of Arizona, B.S._ George F. Lee, St. Anselm, A.B_ .Mathematics, Latin, Dramatics _ English, German, Pre-Flight _ _ English, Business Training _ Science, Athletics .Biology, Athletics Alice M. Neal, Boston University, B.S.S., M.Ed_ Edith L. Pierce, Wellesley, B.A., Middlebury, M.A_ Katherine C. Sheridan, Boston University, B.S., M.Ed._ Claire Torpey, Salem Teachers’College, B.S., B.Ed_ _ Bookkeeping, Typewriting . English, Mathematics, Publications ___ History, Social Science Stenography, Typewriting SENIOR CLASS THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL RUTH E. ADAMS Gobbler 4 Blond and blue-eyed Ruthie is al¬ ways full of fun. She loves to swim, skate, and bowl in her spare time. P. S.—She likes Senior Social Science. LILLIAN M. BALAVICH Gobbler 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball Club 3, 4 Cheer Leader 4 Glee Club 4 An A-l personality, long blond hair, green eyes, plenty of wit and good humor, and there you have Lil. Her nickname Blossom suits her, n’est-ce- pas? SHIRLEY BRITTON Gobbler 4 Shirley is sweet, pleasant and cheer¬ ful. She has green eyes and chestnut- colored hair. Any Saturday night you can find her at the Crystal dancing her time away. We are all sure she will make a perfect secretary. HELEN G. CALDER Glee Club 4 Gobbler 4 Helen is carefree and easy to get along with. She is always on hand when there is work to be done, or fun to be had. Helen would like to be a hairdresser. MARY ANN DRISCOLL Gobbler 4 Glee Club 4 Mary loves to dance and you can find her at the Crystal any Saturday night. Right, Mary? She is one of our best natured girls. SHIRLEY M. DRISCOLL Gobbler 4 Shirl is tall and has brown hair and brown eyes. She is well liked and we’re confident she’ll succeed. WILLIAM A. FINNERAN Class Prophet Gobbler 4 Curtis Captain 4 Home Room Representative 4 School Play 3, 4 Student Council 4 Bill is the class comedian. With his flashy ties and strange noises mysteri¬ ously produced by various organs of his body, he keeps us in gales of laugh¬ ter. ANNA M. GREENWOOD Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Girl Reserves 3, 4 (Secretary) Dark-haired, tiny, and full of fun, Anna has a winning smile and a per¬ sonality that has gained her many friends in high school. ELIZABETH A. HOLDSWORTH Girl Reserves 3, 4 Betty is quiet, good-natured, and full of fun. Whenever you need a friend, go to Betty. With her unselfish interest in others, she will be success¬ ful in her nursing career. CHARLOTTE M. LEWIS Gobbler 4 Shorty is full of fun, and hard to keep quiet. She is a whiz at dancing, and loves to play cards. 1 1 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL ELIZABETH I. LEWIS Journal 4 (Editor) Gobbler 4 (Editor) J. H. S. News Reporter for WLAW Bette’s a cute brown-eyed blond with plenty of pep and good humor. We feel sure she will have little trouble in reaching her goal. Good luck, Bette. LORRAINE F. LEWIS Class Sec.-Treas. 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball Club 3, Cheer Leader 4 Class Marshal 3 Journal 1, 2, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Prom Committee 3, 4 Glee Club 4 Peppy Rainie is always on the run to perk up our dull moments. M. RITA MALEK Journal 3, 4 (Ass’t Editor) Gobbler 4 (Editor) D. A. R. Representative Rita, although quiet, is a great favorite with everyone, and certainly deserves her D. A. R. honor. We all wish her luck as a nurse. CARL W. SCHOFIELD, JR. Gobbler 4 Orchestra 1, 2 Journal 2 School Play 3 Football 4 Class Orator Carl is one of our wittiest class members and plans to study for an outdoor profession. Incidentally, he also loves to argue. HELEN S. TURNER Basketball 2, 3, 4 Basketball Club 3, 4 Glee Club 4 Cheer Leader 4 Gobbler 4 Journal 4 Some know where Mat got her nick¬ name. She has really been a fine pal, and let me tell you, she’s sure some gal. LOIS H. VALPEY Class Essayist Journal 1, 2, 3 Gobbler 4 Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4 Although Lois may appear quiet, she really isn’t to those who know her well. She wants to be a dietician. We know Lois will do well in this field, for her talents, along with her interests, lie in this direction. PATRICIA A. WALSH Gobbler 4 Pat is pretty, good-natured, and friendly, an asset to the school. MARY WERENCHUK % Basketball Manager 4 Cheer Leader 4 Volley Ball 4 Gobbler 4 Small, blond, and attractive, Mary always looks adorable in her host of pretty clothes. You can judge by her cute ski-jump nose and mischievous eyes that she has plenty of personality. SHIRLEY E. WHITE Basketball Manager 4 School Play 2, 4 Prom Committee 4 Gobbler 4 Class Will To say nice things about Shirl would be expected, because she’s what the doctor ordered. She’s riots of fun, especially on double dates, and she’s never stuck for words. ARNOLD H. WILCOX Baseball 2, 3 Football 4 Arnold has brown eyes and light brown hair. He likes all sports, espe¬ cially hockey. He enjoys dancing, swing bands, and playing the piano. Now he is in Uncle Sam’s navy. 12 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL EDWARD A. BARDSLEY Band 3, 4 Journal 1, 2, 3, 4 (Advertising Mgr.) Gobbler 4 (Advertising Manager) Eddie is crazy about music. He knows nearly every symphony and concerto on records, and is an excep¬ tional pianist. Keep going, Ed, you’ll be a composer yet! LLOYD D. BAUCHMAN, JR. Lloyd, a rather tall fellow with sky blue eyes and curly brown hair, enjoys dancing and indoor roller skating most of all. Slated to attend a busi¬ ness school in Boston to become a certified public accountant, his plans have been delayed by Uncle Sam’s navy. SHIRLEY M. BAUCHMAN Shirley’s lively chatter and conta¬ gious laugh always brighten up her classes. As a career, she is undecided between nursing and stenography, but whatever it is, it will be fun for her. PHYLLIS J. BROWN Journal 2 Gobbler 4 Curtis Captain 4 Home Room Representative 4 Girls Reserves 2, 3 (President) 4 With her blond hair, dark brown eyes, and her sparkling personality, Phyllis should be a success. JOHN R. CANTY Football 2, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Jackie is tall and has brown eyes and black wavy hair. He has a pleas¬ ing personality and a smile for every¬ one. He intends to fight for Uncle Sam after graduation. RITA M. CONNORS Cheer Leader 4 Basketball Manager 4 Curtis Captain 4 Gobbler 4 Small, dark, good-natured Rita’s lively stream of chatter wins her many friends among both boys and girls. CLAYTON A. CROTCH Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Football 2, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 (Captain) Gobbler 4 Prom Committee 4 Crotch is class athlete, good in almost every sport. He is also quite a photographer, and likes to take pictures as practical jokes. MARGARET G. DILL Peg is the athletic type, and keeps in trim by swimming and horseback riding. Her shy little smile and twink¬ ling eyes show a quiet sense of humor we all like. P. FRANCES DONNELLY Frannie, with her big brown eyes and wide smile, certainly deserves to be picked our best looking girl. She loves to dance and listen to jive. HENRY J. ENAIRE Gobbler 4 Henry, a brown-eyed blond fellow of small stature, is very quiet and always pleasant. His chief ambition is to become a Navy man and learn a trade with which to make his living. 13 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL HORACE T. HEBB Gobbler 4 Typical farmer and hunter, brown¬ eyed, with unruly hair, is our Horace. He likes to work with his hands, and enjoys reading about the North. Good luck and good hunting, Horace! BENJAMIN E. HOLLINS A stocky, well-built fellow, Ben is now giving his services to Uncle Sam’s army. His post-war plans are to assist his father in operating his service station, and possibly to manage one of his own some day. ALBERT F. KNUEPFER, JR. Football Manager 2, 3, 4 Basketball Manager 2, 3, 4 Baseball Manager 2, 3, 4 Prom Committee Gobbler 4 A1 seems to have a tendency to venture out country way a lot. Won¬ der why? A1 has made a lot of friends and has been a fine athletic manager. JANE A. LORING A. A. Treasurer 4 We all agree Jane’s a pretty miss with her lustrous locks of hair. Add to this attractiveness her dependa¬ bility and likeableness and there you’ve got a good friend. DAVID A. MANAHAN Gobbler 4 Shy as Dave appears, his ready smile and friendly manner win him many friends. A nature lover and huntsman, Dave should go far in the field of forestry. DOROTHY A. McDOWELL • � ► School Play 2, 3, 4 Home Room Representative 2, 3 Glee Club 4 Speaking Contest (First Prize) 4 Journal 1, 2, 3, 4 Dot is jolly and full of fun. She likes music, sports, and especial-ly dancing. She plans to be a nurse. WILLIAM P. McEVOY Class President 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Football 4 Prom Committee 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Bill, do you still remember that first football game? You have been a swell president, and we wish you luck when you enter the service. JACQUELINE T. McGUIRE Journal 1, 2, 3 Gobbler 4 Glee Club 4 Basketball Manager 3 Jackie’s short residence in Ohio hasn’t changed her at all. She still has that cheerful smile, plus a grand personality. Here’s wishing her suc¬ cess in her career of music. FRED R. MESSINA Class Historian Gobbler 4 Journal 2 Home Room Chairman 4 School Play 3 Freddie is a very likable fellow. He is the math, and physics whiz of the senior class. He is heading for M. I. T., and we all know he will make a good engineer. CLIFTON R. MILNE Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Clif is a good sport and as you see, an ardent baseball player. He is al¬ ways ready with a laugh that makes people feel at ease when they are with him. 14 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL BETTY G. MORTON Salutatorian Journal 2 Gobbler 4 Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4 Although Betty may not make her presence known very often, when she does, she always has something worth¬ while to give us. We know she will go far as a teacher. JOHN F. SULLIVAN Vice-President 2, 3, 4 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 (Captain) Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Prom Committee 3, 4 Blond, blue-eyed, and a great lover of sports is our football captain, Sully. Now a wearer of “bell-bottom trou¬ sers, coat of navy blue,” Sully expects to go to college after the war. Good luck, Sul! JOHN F. PITMAN Gobbler 4 Journal 4 (Business Manager) John is a quiet, sociable fellow, well liked by all his classmates. Business is his chief interest, and he certainly did a fine job with the Journal. Here’s to your success, John! GEORGE J. TARDIFF, JR. Gobbler 4 George always has a smile and a new joke. Nothing worries him, ex¬ cept when he loses a game of pool. His pleasing personality will surely be an asset in the future. JEANNETTE H. REA Journal 2 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball Club 3, 4 Cheer Leader 3, 4 Volley Ball 4 Junior Marshal 3 Gobbler 4 Full of fun, a whiz at sketching and a natural on the basketball floor is Jen. We wish her luck in her designing career. FAY E. VINCENT Journal 4 Gobbler 4 Glee Club 4 Fay is cheerful, well liked, and always ready to work. She has brown hair and brown eyes. After high school she wants to be a nurse. MARY A. RIVET Basketball 2, 3, 4 Basketball Club 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Good Sportsmanship, a big heart, and sunny smile for everyone, freckles, naturally curly hair, and a love for sports and the outdoors—that’s Mary! HAZEL E. WOOD Basketball 4 Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4 Hazel has brown hair and hazel eyes. She likes all kinds of sports and does well in them. ROGER S. SMITH Valedictorian Chemistry Prize 3 Harvard Club Book 3 Journal 2 Gobbler 4 School Play 3, 4 Student Council 4 Magazine Drive (General Manager) Rog is an industrious fellow, class favorite, and an outstanding scholar. He has already been accepted by M. I.T. JOHN WOOD School Play 4 Gobbler 4 Journal 2 John is blue-eyed, short, and has blond hair. His favorite hobbies are singing and painting. 15 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL EUGENE F. BOHNWAGNER Gene has brown eyes, dark brown hair and tan complexion. He likes swimming and hunting. He reads westerns. Gene is interested in avia¬ tion and wants to go to aeronautical school. LeROY W. MARLAND, JR. Gobbler 4 Roy is the sportsman of Johnson. His favorite haunt is any brook where the fishing is good. He is also a smooth dancer. ETHEL A. RAITT Journal 4 Drum Majorette 1, 2, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Ethel has blue eyes, brown hair, and is of average height. She enjoys swimming, camping, playing the pi¬ ano, and reading Ellery Queen books. ELIZABETH M. RIEDEL Betty, one of the tiniest members of our class, is very quiet. Her favorite pastimes are reading mystery stories and playing the piano. IRENE M. COSTELLO Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Journal 4 (Sports Editor) Gobbler 4 (Sports Editor) Renie loves to swim, dance, and play basketball. She will make a nifty physical ed. teacher. THOMAS CRABTREE Football 2, 3, 4 Prom Committee 3 Tom was the football team’s spark plug. He didn’t care too much for the fair sex (?) but was a good all around guy. CLAIRE F. DORAN Gobbler 4 Glee Club 4 Girl Reserves 1 Claire has brown eyes, uses dark lipstick, wears her brown hair in a feather cut, and is always well- groomed. She is always happy, and, I might add, always talking. Lots of luck in the Cadet Nurse Corps, Claire. ROBERTA P. HUTTON School Play 2, 3 In addition to her friendly smile, Bobby has pretty black hair, spark¬ ling brown eyes, and a peaches and cream complexion. Need we say more? STEWART P. WILSON Gobbler 4 (Business Manager) Football 2, 3, 4 Baseball 2 Basketball 2 Stewart is talkative, brown-eyed, and likable. He likes to listen to opera, and read and write mystery stories. We hope to read some of his stories in the future. THERESE H. ENAIRE Girl Reserves 3 Gobbler 4 Even though Terry is our class baby, she is always willing to lend a helping hand. She likes dancing, but her recent operation has put a damper on this. Terry would like to be a sec¬ retary. 16 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL JUNE M. CHAMBERLIN June is a quiet little miss with a smile for everyone. She is only five feet two, has blue eyes, and a brown feather cut. In her spare time she sews and cooks. Her ambition, how¬ ever, is in the business field. PHILIP RUGH Quiet Phil spent many of his happy hours at Hampton. In the few months he stayed with us we liked him. Good luck to him in the Navy. DAVID PICKLES Ass’t Sports Manager 3, 4 Dave’s a friendly carefree sort of fellow who is a little shy where girls are concerned. He left us at the half year to join Uncle Sam’s navy. Our loss, their gain. SALUTATORY □ N behalf of my fellow students present tonight and those who are now in the service of their country, I wish to extend a sincere welcome to the School Committee, to our principal, Mr. Hayes, to the faculty of Johnson High School, and to the parents, relatives, and friends who are present this evening. Racial Tolerance From all sides voices are raised to urge on our leaders to secure unconditional surrender. Nazi barbarism, and the treatment of the Jews are only two of the arguments raised against the Germans. I have never seen any Nazi barbarism. I could only repeat stories you have already heard. But before we condemn the Germans for their acts against the Jews, I would suggest we clean out our own back yard. The proverb, “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones,’’ applies to the American people as a whole. Democracy is our ideal. That is the purpose and entire aim of the war for most of the American people, and yet we permit race riots and racial discrimi¬ nation through the entire country. No one section can be blamed. It is a com¬ mon failing. Negroes compose approximately one-tenth of the citizens of the United States, and approximately three per cent are Jewish. Negroes find that there is a great deal of job discrimination in both the North and the South. If jobs are scarce, it is almost impossible for them to obtain a position for which a white is in competition, and the jobs which they do secure almost entirely consist of menial tasks. They are even denied the right, except in rare cases, to rise from the social and economic caste to which they are born because they are unable to plead their wrongs with a labor union 17 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL and secure justice in better jobs, better working conditions, and higher wages. They are denied the right of membership in a labor union. In some parts of the country, particularly the South, the Negroes are segre¬ gated from the whites. They are forced to live in small Negro settlements. These areas are so badly congested, the recreational facilities are so run down, and the associates met are so bad, that it is not surprising magistrates declare, “They are unruly, and overflow the courts and jails.” Living quarters, recrea¬ tional space, parks, hotels, amusement houses, railway coaches, street cars, and even churches are plainly marked,“For Negroes Only,” or “No Negroes Allowed.” We talk about the injustice of German law, but never consider the injustice of American law as applied to the Negro. Actually hundreds of Negroes have been lynched or sentenced to death by good, sound, honest citizens for “Talking back to a white man, testifying against whites, destruction of property, threat¬ ening to sue a white man, and allowing dogs to chase white men’s sheep.” True, many of these lynchings and sentences of death were carried out in the heat of anger and mob violence, but our American law provides for an unprejudiced trial by jury, and protection while under the custody of the agencies of Ameri¬ can law. Negro suffrage was obtained by Abraham Lincoln, but, in some states, it is practically impossible for a Negro to vote. He is required to pass educational qualifications and tests which are not applied to any of the whites. In the words of Langston Hughes, a negro poet, the Negro frequently “must pay taxes but refrain from going to the polls, must patriotically accept conscription to work, fight, and perhaps die to regain or maintain freedom for people off in Australia, when he hasn’t it himself at home.” In certain quarters the Jewish find it just as difficult to obtain work as the Negroes. Hotels and residential districts refuse to permit Jews to room or live there. Then there are the propaganda agencies which start whispering cam¬ paigns to prejudice us against the Jews. They maintain that the Jews are in control of big business; that they own a large section of the press; that they exert a great influence over public opinion; and that they are very powerful in the government. The magazine “Fortune” recently made a survey which proved conclusively that with only a few exceptions, such as the clothing busi¬ ness, the industries are in non-Jewish hands. If asked my opinion for the reason behind the prejudice against the Jews, I would reply, “Jealousy.” The Jewish range, like all races, from the very poor to the enormously wealthy. They make their money and increase it by thrift, economy, industry, and frugality. That is their privilege, and most Gentiles could learn a hard lesson from the Jew’s unceasing industry. We should not condemn the Rothschilds and Bischoffscheims any more than we are willing to condemn the Rockefellers and the Astors. With such events as these race riots and racial discriminations taking place commonly in our own dearly beloved democracy, I do not think we have any room for criticism. Mr. Eric Johnston states, “Race hatreds and group intolerance simply do 18 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL not jibe with any of the formulas of freedom so dear to the American heart. To the extent that they are allowed to flourish, they threaten to change the Amer¬ ican Dream into another European nightmare.” We can certainly disregard such evidence as a riot in Detroit or Harlem, or anti-Semitic action in and around Boston, but we’re just putting off the day of reckoning. Eventually there will be an outburst, an eruption on the part of the Negroes and the Jews. They came from foreign countries, that’s true, but so did you or your an¬ cestors. You pay taxes to live here, abide by all the laws to the best of your ability, but so do they. They have contributed to our economic, social, and religious lives. George Gershwin, a Jew, and Dr. George Washington Carver, a Negro, have contributed as much to our American way of living as Knute Rockne, a Norwegian-born football player, or Dutch-born Edward William Bok. Intolerance is the foundation of totalitarianism which our boys and girls are fighting and dying to destroy. If we allow ourselves to be rotted from within by the seeds of intolerance, I do not believe that democracy will survive, and I do not believe that democracy, under such conditions, has any more right to survive than the Nazi Reich. Betty G. Morton CLASS ESSAY The Needs of Youth in the Postwar World P11 HAT will the peace bring for youth? This is a questi on that many of us | j I here tonight are wondering about and yet no one can foresee. What we hope to see is a world of harmony and justice, a world free from the stress and strain of war, but to have this, youth will need much help if he is to take his place in carrying out the plans for peace. The problems are many; solutions have yet to be mastered. Our young people will need guidance, not only in schools, but in the home, and in the church. Hitler has deeply impressed into the minds of his youth the ideas of Nazi supremacy and the belief that Germans were created to rule the world. If these boys and girls had had as strong a guidance toward what is right in life as they had in all that is cruel and vicious, our world today would be a better and more humane place in which to live. Their guidance was evil; now they need training in the humane ways of living and tolerance for their fellow men. Without this, can we carry out our plans for a lasting peace? Will we be able to avoid a third World War, still more terrible than this one? Only the future will reveal the results of our guidance, but that guidance must destroy this feeling of hatred and distrust which has been ingrained so deeply. The character of our youth is built at home. It is here that we find the sym¬ pathy for problems and the advice so badly needed by a young person. We have a great amount of juvenile delinquency in our world today and we blame much of it on the fact that parents have left youth to himself while they worked in jobs essential to winning the war. Lacking the restraining hand and the loving advice of the parent, many have chosen the wrong path. Doesn’t this show how 19 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL great an influence parents have on the character of their youth? After this war is finished and peace is settling over a weary world, youth will greatly need the help of their parents in solving their problems. They will want some independ¬ ence, youth always does, but they will also want someone to advise them and help them when there is need of it. The love that is within the home is unequaled by all the adventure and excitement of the street to which many young people have now turned. Much of the guidance of youth will be through the schools. We have found that education is the basis of democracy and it will be a great weapon with which to ward off depression. It is the youth who someday will be the leaders, and they must be prepared to carry out the high ideals of peace which our great leaders all over the world are striving so hard to attain and for which our boys are fighting and dying. School is where our youth first meet and learn to solve problems; here they learn to get along with other people and to cooperate. The expert counsel and advice of teachers does much to help them choose wisely and will play an important role in the life of our coming youth. Vocational guidance will be needed in all schools to help youth get the most out of school life and plan for careers. Recreation in the form of clubs, such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the Y. W. C. A., and the Y. M. C. A. has been and will continue to be recognized as having done much for youth. During this war, many clubs for young people have been disbanded because leaders could not be found. Without these forms of recrea¬ tion, boys and girls seek adventure in the streets and again we find a cause for juvenile delinquency. Community groups will be a great factor in teaching co¬ operation and clean living for boys and girls in peace time. Youth needs recrea¬ tion, planned and carried out by them with adult guidance. Without it, juvenile delinquency may easily win out. Yes, youth will need guidance in the home, education in the schools, and recreation from clubs, but the need greatest in my mind is security, security from the topsy-turvy world at war and security from the horrible emptiness of a world in depression. War has left its mark on our American youth as it has on the youth of every other nation. They have seen those they loved leave for war, many never to return, and they have shouldered their burden by collecting scrap, saving their allowances for stamps and serving in every possible way. Yet we are luckier than those of foreign countries, for we have never known the terror of bombings, the fear that every plane that rides in the sky might drop its bombs upon us, destroying our homes and those we love. It will be a long time before the youth of all countries will begin to forget some of the sufferings that they have gone through and return to a happy, normal life, free from fear. Even after the war, hopes for security could be destroyed. Depression was the result of the last war, a terrible depression which left three millions out of work and caused youth to suffer and grow hard before it had hardly begun to live. May we ever remember in planning this peace to provide for youth, for his needs are many and his hopes are high. Lois H. Valpey 20 THE C-OBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS ORATION Finished Yet Beginning I T is said that a man’s job is never done. These words were well spoken, for as soon as one task is completed, another, usually resulting from or connected with the first, is at hand. Yes, a man must work hard and stay on his toes to keep up with the world. ■ This class of 1945 is finished with its basic education only to find itself con¬ fronted with a new and much harder education; the education of life where mistakes are so costly and situations arise where the individual has to tax his brains ten times as hard as he had to in solving his most difficult theorem in geometry or his most perplexing problem in physics, with much more at stake than a zero on a report card. The jump from high school to earning an inde¬ pendent living is a terrific one for which the individual must be thoroughly prepared. But this is nothing compared to something I’d like to mention, something that concerns everyone: the finishing up of this war, a giant task, and then afterwards, an equally great task, the reconstruction and policing of enemy and occupied countries. It is evident that the period after this war won’t be the Utopia some people have the idea it will. It is another case of working hard and using brainwork. Think of the system that will be needed to control the actions of 3,000,000 men of ours plus a far greater number of allied forces. Supplies and food will be a great problem. War-torn Europe can’t offer much, nor Russia, nor Asia, nor any of the countries near the battle fronts. It will be the Western Hemisphere that will have to feed and equip the world. Cooperation with our allies will be another problem and the hardest task will be to utterly destroy the Nazi element down to the last instigator. If an international police force is established, which seems rather probable, this will involve much expense and experienced leaders. This again will be the beginning of another task resulting from the finish of the war. But we must be thorough in our work. Everyone knows that this war re¬ sulted for the most part from a poor and inefficient mopping up and policing of Germany after the last war and no doubt the same thing after this war would lead infallibly to a World War No. 3. So let us be prepared to do a good job. Cooperation with our allies is a “must” in keeping peace and world order. Pessimistic commentators tell us something like this: “A war with Russia is inevitable” or “England will be done out of her power by the United States and Russia” or similar talk. Whether they mean to or not, these critics have stirred up, or will stir up suspicion among the allies. If we try to trust and have confi¬ dence in our allies (and they do the same), think of all the unnecessary trouble it will save. But on the other hand if we go gossiping that England is no good or Russia is not to be trusted or France will stab us in the back, then the world will return to the chaos from which it will have just arisen. Indeed, cooperation with our allies will be essential to post-war peace. 21 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHN.SON HIGH SCHOOL I will conclude by saying that there will always be a task before us, so why not do a thorough job? This can be accomplished by preparedness, cooperation, and the use of common sense. Carl W. Schofield, Jr. VALEDICTORY “I Ain’t Goin’ to Study War No Mo’ ” PME are graduating at a time when all the world is in an uproar and confusion, i ij I Nation is fighting against nation; man against man; and machine against LU machine. Sometimes we wish we could get out of the confusion- of these times and view ourselves from somewhere in space and realize that we have lowered ourselves to the level of beasts fighting needless death struggles. Yes, war with its far reaching results is terrible, but science has made it even more terrible. It is needless to say that science has advanced very rapidly during the last century, and that as a result our standard of living has also increased rapidly. We now have untold thousands of modern conveniences which our grandparents never dreamed of, and also have a much longer life expectancy. We now can sit calmly in the front room before the radio and listen to voices from all over the world, go for a ride in comfortable cars, have our work practically done for us by electrical appliances, and travel from one end of the country to the other in a few hours—to name just a few of the conveniences that science has brought us in the last few years. It seems that the nations who produce the greatest number of scientists and scientific discoveries are the ones whose standard of living is the highest. In peace science is a wonderful thing. Before the war it accounted for a large number of jobs as well as being beneficial to society in its application. Television was being perfected, disease was being conquered, new and bigger airplanes and ships were being built, household appliances were being improved upon and new ones being invented constantly—all for the benefit and improve¬ ment for society. And then came the war. Immediately all scientists turned attention to the tremendous task before them—to win the war and to outmatch the enemy in the fight for scientific superiority. With vigor never seen before scientists of all countries worked and turned out new implements of destruction and man¬ slaughter. The radio was turned into an implement of lies and propaganda; peaceful airplanes were turned into flying guns and carriers of deadly bombs to eliminate whole cities; ships were built to sink other ships, to bombard and destroy shore installations and to launch dive bombers and torpedo planes; radar, a development of the radio, was perfected to seek out enemy obstacles in order to destroy them; poison gas, although it fortunately has not been used in this war yet, was nevertheless perfected in case of emergency; automobiles were turned into large and powerful tanks; and now with the development of the German rocket bomb, the V2, even the United States is a possible target THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL for bombing from across the sea. This could go on almost indefinitely. The world is getting smaller and smaller, and also countries are becoming more and more interdependent, so this war of science must stop. While I was turning this subject over in my mind and forming the ideas, I went to a service in which a Negro quartet was singing spirituals. One of them immediately caught my attention and I realized that it was just what I wanted to bring out—that it expressed exactly the theme of my talk. “I Ain’t Goin’ to Study War No Mo’.” If science could only use that as a theme and turn to a study of peace with such vigor as they study war! Of course someone will say that all the discoveries in this war are not for destructive purposes and many of them can be used effectively for the good of mankind after the war. Radar can be used to guide ships and airplanes for safety, rocket bombs may be made into meteorological rockets and experimental space ships, jet propulsion will prove to be a new era in engines, and the compli¬ cated bomb sights may be turned into mechanical brains. Also great advances in medicine and in the control of disease have been made which will prove very helpful after the war. But what a price in human lives, property, suffering, and destruction we have paid for these advances! This spring when our beloved President passed away, all the networks of our country canceled all commercial broadcasts and for three days we heard nothing but music, songs, and tributes to our late President. When we hear of things like this we realize the tremendous good that science can do and our faith in it is strengthened greatly. But when at the same time we realize that the German radio was broadcasting lies, insults, and rejoicing over his death, we begin to doubt again. Scientists must cooperate with each other and humanity, because in the future science can mean a great benefit to mankind or its eventual destruction. We have now reached the day we have been looking forward to for many years—the day we could rejoice and say goodby to all the teachers and the school. But now that it is here we aren’t half as glad as we thought we would be. In fact we are actually sad, because we are going to miss the good times we had together, the acquaintances we made, and the happy-go-lucky life of high school. The road ahead will not be easy. Some of us will go on to college, some of us will see service in the armed forces, some of us will start our life’s work, but whichever road we take will involve much hard work. We wish to thank Mr. Hayes and all the teachers at Johnson who have shown us splendid cooperation and thoughtful interest during our four years here. Their leadership and guidance have made our days here successful and they were always ready to help us out if we needed it. We shall always remember them and our happy days here at Johnson as we bid them a sad farewell. Roger S. Smith 23 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS HISTORY FI T last June had come. In that eventful year of 1941 we emerged from H grammar school amidst sad goodbyes and not so muffled sighs of relief. We L | were given two months to recuperate from the shock of being told we had now achieved that longed-for title, freshmen. Then came that fateful day in September when we reported to the hall for instructions from Mr. Hayes, our new principal. Then for two weeks we invari¬ ably went to the wrong room every other period until we finally grasped the totally different system of bells and room changes. Class officers were elected in September, too. Top honors went to Bill McEvoy for president and John Ward for vice-president. Due to ballot stuffing, our first attempt at politics, we did not elect a secretary. In November we had our first dance. For weeks before, the seniors had patiently shown us the fundamentals of dancing, but to no avail. Only a few of us dared to leave those protecting walls and corners of the hall to dance. December brought that horrible word, war. We assembled in the hall to hear Congress vote for war, a war which is at this moment raging furiously in the four corners of the world. In January we lost our beloved Miss Green to a lucky man, and gained a new friend, Miss Donlan. After this we, the Class of 1945, prepared for the return dance to the seniors and it was a real success with its songs, solos, and a little sketch the boys put on. We elected Bill McEvoy as president again for our sophomore year. John Sullivan was vice-president and Lorraine Lewis was secretary. Sophomores! That was the proud title we bore now. December’s events included the Sopho¬ more-Junior dance and of course Christmas and New Year’s Day. After viewing the play “Lamb to the Slaughter” we happily adjourned for two months. We started our junior year by electing officers as usual. Bill McEvoy, John Sullivan and Lorraine Lewis were elected president, vice-president and secretary, respectively. This was the year our football team won every game except one. We all will remember Ray Sullivan and Donald Rennie, the co-captains, who carried that pigskin down the field many times to keep us on top for weeks. The first few months of 1944 were filled with the excitement of compiling the Service Directory, which proudly listed all Johnson students, from Pearl Harbor on, who were in the Armed Forces. The service flag was dedicated early in January. It was presented by Tom Gosselin, on behalf of the Stamp Com¬ mittee, and accepted by Mr. Hayes on behalf of the school. The flag, five by eight feet, represented 130 pupils, one of whom had paid the supreme sacrifice. Our shiny new rings now proudly encircled our fingers and we dared anyone to say their school was better than good old Johnson High. The football team was treated to a banquet by the Eclectic Club at the Grange Hall. Just after this the chemistry classes had a few hairsingeing experiments. 24 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL We had just recovered from the excitement of the Prom, our first formal dance, when we were released from school for two short months to prepare for the coming responsibility of being seniors. This was it! The year we had been waiting for! Our last year together, and it passed so quickly because of the innumerable things we, as seniors, had to do. Bill, Jack and Rainy were re-elected as usual, and then we gave the custom¬ ary dance honoring the new freshmen. It was now that such revered phrases as, “Joe Kemp” and “Huba Huba” were used to give that uniqueness to our Turkey Town Talk. At this point I must caution the reader never, never to use those two sacred phrases in such a manner as to mar their present meanings. Around March picture proofs started changing hands and we busily prepared the year book. The third week of the month found the pupils all dressed up in their Sunday best because the group pictures were going to be taken. The Physics class had one swell time with that shocking machine while Mr. Saunders tottered on a high ladder trying to get them in focus. In this busy month we also voted almost unanimously for a Prom. In April “Girl Shy,” a play, was proudly presented by our stage-minded group, who were ably coached by Miss Donlan. The carefree happiness of this April was shattered by the unexpected announcement of the death of our beloved President Roosevelt. Our seniors now started leaving us for the armed forces. Tom Crabtree, Ben Hollins, Ed Cunningham, Lloyd Bauchman, Dave Pickles and Archie Cousins were among the first to leave us. Jack Sullivan and Arnold Wilcox left us in May. Even with these losses we managed to prepare for grad¬ uation. With tear-filled eyes we waved goodby to Johnson, turned around and faced the rapidly changing future with stern hearts and high ambitions. Fred R. Messina CLASS PROPHECY I WAS just closing the store “Bill’s Apothecary Shop” on the night of June 15, 1955, when in walked John Wood and George Tardiff, co-owners of the Tardiff Wood Bobbin Shop. As it was late and business was dull, we got talking and suddenly remembered that it was just ten years ago tonight that we men graduated. The boys asked me if I knew where some of our old class¬ mates were. Of course, I knew where all of them were, because I received all the gossip in the store. I was about to begin my story when a big noise barged in, and of course there was Stewart Wilson, the low pressure salesman. Stewart was selling reversible roller skates for backward children. With his gift of gab, if you want to call it a gift, he can sell anything. After things quieted down, I started my story again. It went something like this. LeRoy Gabriel Marland is a news commentator, advertising his own products on the radio. He owns a concern which manufactures pool room accessories and his new theme song is “One Cue Ball.” Arnold Wilcox has taken over 25 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Filetti’s Pool Parlor, and has enlarged it immensely. Clif Milne has acquired “The North Andover Taxi,” and has a reputation for splashing elderly ladies on rainy days. Archie Cousins is running a dog farm and taking violin lessons on the side. Tom Crabtree has taken over the chicken factory on Green Street. Fred Messina has gone back to Italy to develop further improvements on his various inventions. Fred always said that he could work best on his home grounds. Horace Hebb, “The Flying Dutchman,” is the champion wrestler of Essex County, and is managing an acre and a half farm on the side. Clayton Crotch and Ben Hollins are photographing artistic models in their studio. They put Plouf out of business. Lloyd Bauchman and David Pickles are still in the navy. They signed up for ten years by mistake. By the way, Lloyd got his curls cut. Can you imagine that! Bill McEvoy is apprenticing under Mr. Lee to become a baseball coach. A1 Knuepfer is Faculty Manager at Johnson. Dave Manahan is going to the University of Maine. Jackie Canty has a job in the Puritan. He stood in front of it for so long they decided to give him a job there, so he wouldn’t be cold in winter. Carl Schofield and Eddie Bardsley have only five minutes to go to finish their grand finale of their new musical masterpiece. Roger Smith is now asking the questions on “Information Please.” He answered all the questions when he was on the board of experts, and the people asked that he be removed because they weren’t getting any new encyclopedias. Gene Bohn- wagner is running the farm down on Innis Street. Henry Enaire is employed up at the North Andover Airdrome, and Ed Cunningham is a pilot on one of the big transports. Hazel Wood is a hostess on a transport. She is using her knowl¬ edge of pre-flight to good advantage. I just finished that last sentence when Stewart pulled sixteen pennies out of his pocket and threw them into the air. John told him he shouldn’t do that because it bothers the people around him. As George was busily picking them up, I continued my story. Claire Doran runs a dress shop on Essex Street, and Bobbie Hutton models her new dresses. Rita Malek is now a registered nurse. Lois Valpey teaches Junior Social Science at Johnson, and Betty Morton teaches English there. Betty has a very good reputation as a wonderful disciplinarian. Helen Turner and Lorraine “Flo” Lewis are nurses at the children’s hospital in Boston. Flo is also happily married. Mary Werenchuk and Lil Balavich are modeling bath¬ ing suits in New York. In the off season they are secretaries for big business men on Wall Street. Jeannette Rea is still down on the farm. She also poses for Drene Shampoo Ads because of her beautiful blond hair. Shirley White is a torch singer at the Latin Quarter. Dot McDowell is appearing in Earl Carrol’s Vanities of 1955 as a tap dancer. June Chamberlin is a hairdresser, and runs the shop at the corner of First and Main Street. Mary Driscoll is a chemist in a hospital in Boston. I remember how Miss Chapman always used to rema rk how smart Mary was in Chemistry. Fay Vincent and Helen Calder are working in Kresge’s five and ten. Charlotte Lewis is still down on the farm—just a home town girl! Betty Holdsworth is still residing at 219 Sutton Street. Ethel Raitt is working in the Osgood, and Betty Riedel has an office job at Davis and Furber. 26 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Rita Connors has a job in Hainsworth’s Insurance Office. Pat Walsh is now Pat Batts. Ruth Adams took over Mrs. Richards’ job as Mr. Hayes’ private secretary. Bette Lewis is editing her own paper, “Bette’s Bugle.’’ John Pitman is its business manager. Mary Rivet and Irene Costello are nurses at the Law¬ rence General. Margaret Dill is an actress on Broadway in New York. Shirley Britton and Shirley Driscoll have ta ken over “The Den,” and have changed its name to “The Beauty Shop,” a very appropriate name, I should say. Therese Enaire is a waitress over at the Puritan. Shirley Bauchman is a stenographer in Boston and so is Phyllis Brown. Anna Greenwood is a drum majorette in the WAC band. Jackie McGuire is a pianist in the “All Girl Orchestra.” That takes in about all the class. Certainly the class of 1945 has made an impression on the world, and a de¬ pression on Johnson. However, the school has improved remarkably since we left. The cafeteria, believe it or not, has very good ice cubes now! The gym doesn’t have to be abandoned every time it rains. Little improvements here and there are constantly improving the school. Our class has achieved colossal prominence in this ever-busy post-war world. Respectfully submitted, William A. Finneran CLASS WILL Any resemblance to persons living or dead in this will to the coming Senior Class is not accidental. First of all, Jack Sullivan leaves his football captainship to Nickie Evangelos and John Wilkinson. He also leaves his tactics with women, but you two are A-l already anyway. Our thrill, thrill boy, Arnold Wilcox, leaves his poetry reading and love for English to Bill Driscoll and everyone else who can read it as well as Arnold. Our reckless, bubbling Senior Jumping Jack, Helen Turner, leaves her un¬ ending vitality to Kay Roche. Carl Schofield is leaving that adding machine he carries between his shoul¬ ders to Warren Chadwick and Arthur Drummond. Can you use it, boys? Pat Walsh wills her gracefulness and ability to hook a man to Martha Glidden. Roger Smith, nicknamed Encyclopedia Rog, leaves his outstanding ability to learn to Carmelo Mangano and Warren Finn. But Roger still has plenty left. Margaret Dill leaves her license and rules for driving “In Three Easy Les¬ sons” to Elsie Miller. Margaret also leaves her car for practice, Elsie. Eddie Bardsley’s talent for composing music and extra talent for beating the bass drum in the band is left to Gardner Cook. Howie Doherty will hold the bass drum. 27 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Therese Enaire leaves her towering height to Carol Berry, also her spike heels. Our ever-babbling “Put a Nickle In It” Stewart Wilson leaves his well- polished tonsils to Eddie Pevine and Larry Walker. Lord knows, he has enough gab for two. “ Journal ” and “ Gobbler ” Editor, Bette Lewis, leaves her place of superior standing to June Davis. Her accomplishments were many. Carry on, June. Superman, but well-mannered gentleman and lover of Senior Social Science, John Wood, leaves his S. S. S. notebook to Freddie White. Please handle it gently. Jane Loring leaves her adorable profile and her books on “How To Hold One Man So Long” to Audrey Ferrin. But does Audrey need it??? Lloyd Bauchman leaves his large economy size bottle of hair slicker to Jerry Kent. Scissors would do a neater job, so Vincent Ippolito can do the honors. Anna Greenwood leaves her delightful “Mum—AH’s” while reciting to Jean Gurdy. She does it in such a cute way, Jean. Dave Pickles, Benny Hollins, Tom Crabtree and Phil Rugh leave all their K. P. duties to you fellows entering the service, and believe me, they are plen¬ tiful. Ethel Raitt leaves her understanding of others’ problems to Eleanor Finn. Just call her Mrs. Anthony. t Henry Enaire leaves his Tarzan build to that girl-killer “Petit” Bill Gosselin. (Can’t you see Bill swinging through the trees in a leopard skin?) One of our basketball stars, Irene Costello, leaves her talent for baffling opposite players, and sometimes even the referee, with her quick moves, to Gloria Bottai. With Irene’s addition, Gloria will be a super-woman this coming year. Eugene Bohnwagner leaves his love for Senior Business Training and his many books on “How to Get Out of Home Work in Ten Easy Lessons” to Oscar Soucy and Bill Wilson. Or have you already learned this lesson, boys? Good nature and friendliness are left by Mary Driscoll to June Ingram and Shirley Kelly, but not her days she got put out of E. and M. Remember, Mary? Betty Morton has decided not to will away any of her extra brains, but her peaches and cream complexion goes to Blanche Turner. (Although Blanche has both already.) Our one and only Billy Finneran leaves his freckles and red hair, and Van Johnson appeal with women, to Eddie Mooradkanian. Also his dreadful dull ties. Fran Donnelly, voted our cutest girl, leaves her appealing smile to Rita Mulcahey and Rita Nicetta. The fellows like it girls, at least Freddie does. Dave Manahan leaves his book of “Etiquette,” secured from his girl at the library, to Eddie Hamel. But not the girl too, Eddie. George Tardiff wills his ability to tell correct time from “12 o’clock mid¬ night” on, to Bob Smith and Phil Long, just so you boys can get home earlier nights. 28 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Our “Tooth-Paste” ad girl, Shirley Driscoll, leaves her sparkling set of teeth to Sally Kane. Smile, girlie, smile. Freddie Messina leaves his ability to argue and sometimes win, to Donald Kimel. Watch out for getting black eyes, Donald. Our good citizenship girl, Rita Malek, doesn’t mind parting with a little of her capacity for hard work to Ethel Winning and Emily George, as she has plenty to spare. John Pitman wills to Donald Phair and Arthur Terret, his Mr. Anthony effect on women. Remember Donald and Art, Stop—look—and then listen. Mary Werenchuk leaves one of her closets of Hollywood styles to Arlene Donnelly, and her charge account at Cherry’s also. Bill McEvoy has a special talent to leave to Francis Shottes, his outstanding fickleness with women, but you are anyway aren’t you, Francis? Our ever-cute Jeannette Rea leaves her athletic ability and special cheer¬ leading lungs, to Bev Howard. What a pair! Wow! Everyone expects Roy Marland to leave his banana-like feature (guess what) to a lucky someone, but Roy decided to leave his smooth, dreamy dancing to Norman Campbell and Bob Skinner. Boys, you’re considered competitors of Astaire now. Beautiful hunk of man, Clayton Crotch, leaves his “Vic Mature” body to A1 McKee and Clarence Spencer. He sure has plenty for two. Rita Connors leaves her ever-lasting friendliness and just plain swell per¬ sonality, to Shirley Pendlebury. Our “Class Lady,” Bobby Hutton, leaves her poise and gracefulness to Flossie Sylvia. It’s possible, Flossie. Ruth Adams has no further use for her enticing but coy smile, and thus leaves it to Margie Mitchell. Ruth did well; good luck to you, Margie. Now that Johnson is losing its woman-killer and heart-breaker, Horace Hebb, someone will have to take his place. You’re elected, Billy Torrey. Nice-. Mary Rivet leaves a few of her bothersome, but still adorable, freckles to Kay Dutton. Oh, sorry Kay, you already have plenty. Lois Valpey, teachers’ delight, but still plain swell, leaves some of her knowl¬ edge to Shirl Wentworth. Lois will use the rest to become one of our most suc¬ cessful girls. Clifton Milne leaves his quietness, but also that appealing smile, to Charlie Walsh and Joe Rand; also his smooth lines. Elizabeth Holdsworth parts with her ability to sew her own clothes like new to Joan Pitman. If you’re ever stuck, Joan, borrow Elizabeth’s. The Senior Class has great pleasure to add a little “rosiness” to the Junior Class, by leaving A1 Knuepfer’s blushing to the curly-headed dream-boy Tom Giaquinta. Can you see Tom blushing? Claire Doran leaves her “Doran Strut,” “Doran Originality” and “Doran Charm” to Barbara Lambert. Class WOLF John Canty, leaves his Essex Street ability to make girls plead 29 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL for dates, to none other than our Junior boy mashers, Arthur Carlson and the Brightman brothers. Be careful of this talent boys; it’s dynamite. Lillian Balavich, our one and only “original” senior blond, leaves her life¬ guard tactics to Alma Sanford. She certainly saved many fellows from loneliness. Betty Riedel leaves her 120 award in shorthand, to Barbara Cochrane and Ethel Shapcott. You can write notes much faster that way, girls. Dot McDowell leaves her multiple interests to Rose Lawlor. Hazel Wood, Miss Neal’s senior type dream-girl, wills her type erasure to Ruby Dill and Rita Coppola. Also Hazel’s grief to leave type. Attractive Fay Vincent leaves her twinkling eyes and giggle to Roberta Savoy and Helena Saunders. Put them to good use, girls. Miss Torpey’s grief will be in losing hard-working and lady-like friendly Phyllis Brown. The only one for such an honor is Pat Bredbury. Those gorgeous eyes of blue, which belong to Helen Calder, are leaving their gleam to entrance our Johnson men next year, to Nancy Kinports. But does Nancy need them? June Chamberlain’s love for shorthand goes to Mabel Arlit, and also June’s charm. That everlasting twosome, Shirl Bauchman and Charlotte Lewis, leave their babble of whispers and enchanting secrets to that Junior couple, Claire War¬ wick and Eleanor Marland. Shirley Britton leaves her sweetness and kerchief to keep her fluffy, but pretty, hair in place on rainy days, to Eleanor Gaudet and Margaret Holder. It’s so much easier to get a permanent, girls. Faithful Jackie McGuire leaves her love of Johnson to Mary Ness. She came all the way back from Cleveland to prove it. Last, but far from least, Lorraine Lewis leaves her untiring “swell-ness” to everyone, and her supply of sweaters to Velma Hinton. Yours truly wishes only to leave an expression of sympathy to the writer of next year’s will, and a word of experience, “The truth always hurts, so why tell it?” Shirley E. White CLASS BALLOT Best Looking Girl . . Best Looking Boy . . Best Dressed Girl . . Best Dressed Boy . . Most Popular Girl . . Most Popular Boy Girl With Nicest Smile Boy With Nicest Smile Wittiest. Best Blusher .... Frances Donnelly William Finneran Mary Werenchuk . Clayton Crotch Lorraine Lewis William McEvoy Frances Donnelly . Albert Knuepfer William Finneran . Albert Knuepfer 30 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Heart Breaker. Most Original. Most Entertaining . Most High Hat. Teacher’s Pet. Class Baby. Least Punctual. Girl Who Has Done Most for J. H. S. Boy Who Has Done Most for J. H. S Best Girl Student. Best Boy Student .. Hardest Worker. Best Actress. Best Actor. Best Girl Athlete. Best Boy Athlete. Girl Most Likely to Succeed . . . Boy Most Likely to Succeed . . . Peppiest .. Class Flirt. Class Wolf. Most Studious.. Most Talkative .. Most Dignified. Most Collegiate Girl. Most Collegiate Boy. Best Natured Girls. Best Natured Boy. Most Mischievous Girl. Most Mischievous Boy. Class Lady. Class Gentleman. Best Girl Dancer. Best Boy Dancer. Nicest Hair. Nicest Eyes . Nicest Hands. Nicest Teeth. Cutest Girl. Most Popular Woman Teacher . . Most Popular Man Teacher . . . Favorite Movie Actress. Favorite Movie Actor. Best Movie of the Year. Favorite Meeting Place. .William McEvoy .Fay Vincent .William Finneran .Betty Morton .Rita Connors .Therese Enaire .Mary Rivet .Rita Malek .William McEvoy .Betty Morton .Roger Smith .Rita Malek .Shirley White .William Finneran .Irene Costello .Clayton Crotch .Betty Morton .Roger Smith .... Dorothy McDowell .Rita Connors . John Canty .Roger Smith .Stewart Wilson .Roberta Hutton .Jeannette Rea .Clayton Crotch Mary Driscoll and Rita Malek .William Finneran .Lorraine Lewis .William Finneran .Roberta Hutton .John Wood .... Dorothy McDowell ....... Roy Marland .Jeannette Rea .Helen Calder .Bette Lewis .Lois Valpey .Frances Donnelly .Miss Torpey .Mr. Donovan .June Allyson .Van Johnson “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” . Koffee Shop 31 THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Favorite Dance of the Year Favorite Radio Program . Favorite Radio Band . . Favorite Pastime .... Favorite Magazine Bob Hope’s Show . . Harry James Dancing DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN .... Betty Morton took over English 4-1? the cheerleaders got thrown out of the office? Mr. Hayes raided the smoking hole? Schofield put his head through the window in Room 12 without opening it? the 1945 football team won their only game? tacks were a part of every seat? someone put the rotten apple on Miss Cook’s desk? Claire Doran, Betty Morton, John Wood and Roger Smith took part in the Junior Town Meeting of the Air at Brooks School? Bette Lewis accidentally lit Betty Holdsworth’s hair in chemistry? the gym was turned into a swimming pool? the camera man forgot his camera? Stew Wilson made the only touchdown against Punchard? pennies flew in spares? Joe Kemp originated and became popular? we boycotted the cafeteria? Bill Finneran wore the sharpest ties in school? a certain senior (?) originated “The Fallen Cake,” by I. Cook? Schofield breathed symphonies? Horace Hebb gave his famous phrase in English—legs “running like pistons”? Mr. Donovan asked Helen Turner if she was Jewish? Mr. Pitkin took pictures of us walking on the street? Johnson boys went to a dance and danced? certain teachers failed to show up one morning so we were dismissed? Bill McEvoy did the experiment in E. M. on Parents’ Night? Rita Malek was the only member of Latin 3? all the seniors were in Room 8? Freddie Messina had a broken arm? we had English four periods a week (Those were the good old days, n’est-ce pas?!!)? we were all Freshmen? we had only six periods on Wednesday? The physics class had lab periods? Roger Smith said, “I don’t know,” in Physics? Miss T. Kelly took a group of senior girls to Boston to see the stage play, “Harriet,” starring Helen Hayes? 32 LI PM D ERCLASS PHI lEIM AIM ID ACTIVITIES JUNIOR CLASS FRESHMAN CLASS JOURNAL”STAFF GLEE CLUB FOOTBALL TEAM AND CHEERLEADERS GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL The Johnson eleven fought whole-heartedly all season, but ran into quite a bit of bad luck. The memorable events were the trampling Methuen received when Mr. Lee produced our “Secret Weapon,” Mike Neketuk, and our victory over Brooks. Though many of this year’s members were inexperienced, they now know the ropes, and next year’s scores we feel will pay for their hard work. Sweaters were awarded to the following senior members of the team: J. Canty, T. Crabtree, C. Crotch, W. McEvoy, J. Sullivan (capt.), C. Schofield, A. Wilcox, and S. Wilson. All other members of the squad will report back next fall. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL The girls’ basketball team showed a great deal of cooperation and spirit this year. Although we lost most of the games, good sportsmanship was shown all around, with the second team beating Howe. High scorers were Bev. Howard and J. Rea, with Irene Costello doing excellent work in both guard and forward position. The team was coached by Miss Oril Hunt, and managed by Shirley White and Rita Connors. Letters were awarded to I. Costello, J. Rea, Bev. Howard, H. Wood, L. Balavich, G. Bottai, J. Gilman, M. Rivet, D. Blanchette, R. Connors (mgr.), and Shirley White (mgr.). BOYS’ BASKETBALL The boys’ basketball team, though unlucky, showed a fighting spirit all season. Capt. Crotch played outstandingly well. Al. Knuepfer, manager of football and basketball, was of great assistance to Mr. Lee, as well as to the team. Sweaters were awarded to: C. Crotch, B. McEvoy, and Al. Knuepfer. VOLLEY BALL This year for the first time volley ball was introduced to the girls of this school. The team is under the direction of Miss Oril Hunt, and is making fine progress. The members of the team are as follows: J. Rea, M. Werenchuk, L. Valpey, P. Giard, A. Donnelly, I. Nocera, N. Fichera, J. Gucciardi, L. Gucciardi, E. Champion, B. Venner, and A. Horne. BASEBALL When the baseball candidates were called out this season, a total of 32 boys reported, nine of whom were awarded letters last year. This year, sweaters will be given to Crotch, McEvoy, Milne, Al. Knuepfer (mgr.). The remaining under¬ classmen will be on the squad again next year. 41 HOME ROOM REPRESENTATIVES NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOL BAND “GIRL SHY” A Comedy in Three Acts Tom Arsdale. Oke Stimson. Caroline. Anthony Arsdale. Sylvia Webster. Dean Marlow. Peaches Carter. Asma. Birdie Laverne. Barbara Sanford . Alfred Tennyson Murgatroyd Chuck Mayo. Coach . Music . Stage Manager . . . Candy . .Harold Dushame . . . . .William Finneran .Shirley White .Roger Smith . Elsie Miller .Norman Campbell .Barbara Campbell .Marie Consoli .Dorothy McDowell .Joyce Gilman .John Wood .David O’Melia .Miss Margaret Donlan Supervision of Miss Rosalind Levine .Herbert Wild Supervision of Miss Virginia Bascom and Miss Katherine Sheridan KEY TO BABY PAGE First Row —(left to right)—Jeannette Rea; Irene Costello; John Wood; Phyllis Brown; Lillian Balavich. Second Row —Shirley White; Bill McEvoy; Janice McCubbin, Phyllis Brown, . Fay Vincent, Shirley White, Ruth Adams, Rita Connors, Helen Calder. 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