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

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THE GOBBLER-1948 JOHNSON HIGH SGHOOL ELEANOR M. GEORGE ‘‘‘Gentle thoughts and calm desires.” Journal 4 Sub-Deb Club 3 Dramatic Club 4 Gobbler 4 Class Prophecy Tranquil Eleanor, our gal with the endless wardrobe, does a quick change when she’s watching her idol, Ted Wil¬ liams of the Red Sox. She really gets excited and even yells at the “blind umpire!” Remember how you loved chorus, El? LEON C. WOOD “Smile and the world smiles with you.” Hobby Club 3 Debating Club 4 Journal 4 (Business Manager) Gobbler 4 (Business Manager) I think we’d all agree that Woody is one of the best-natured and happiest kids in our class. With his ability in math and type he’ll go far in his ca¬ reer as an accountant. WILLIAM B. DRISCOLL “It’s an easy world. to live in.” Basketball 2, 3 Football 3, 4 “Big things come in small packages” sure fits Billy. He carried a lot of the board on the football field. Thanks for the first touchdown, Bill. It made the difference between a good or a bad season. Good luck to you at Mount St. Michael’s next year. EDWIN J. FARRELL “Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes” Hobby Club 3 Boosters’ Club 4 Football 3 Tall, blond Teddy always has a long line of lassies at his beck and call. Those twinkling eyes and that roman¬ tic, husky voice have charmed every¬ one, but they’ve not changed our Ted¬ dy! He’s always a perfect gentleman. VIRGINIA GAUDET “And good luck go with you ” Basketball 1 Journal 2 Class Sec. and Treas. 1, 2 Glee Club 3 Dramatic Club 3, 4 Ginny is a girl who always has a smile. She is the feminine represent¬ ative in the Senior Math. Class, and those in a previous Latin II will re¬ member her crush on Ulysses. Her fa¬ vorite pastime is reading. Whatever she undertakes she is sure to do well. I ft 1

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THE GOBBLER-1948 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL ROSE N. TORRISI “Kind she was, and quick to give her services .” Glee Club 1, 3 Journal 1, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Sub-Deb Club 3 (Sec.-Treas.) Dramatic Club 4 School Elay 4 In addition to being a fine actress, Rosie has a large and interesting store of information which she has often amazed us with in J. H. S. RUTH E. TURNER “Wit is the flower of the imagination. ' ’ Glee Club 3 Art Club 4 Dramatic Club 3 Journal 2, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Ruthie, the youngest member of our class, is quite the poetess when it comes to French poetry. You should have that poem about the waste bas¬ ket translated into English, Ruth. Not a bad idea, huh? MARGARET D. TWOMEY “ Her voice was ever soft, gentle and low.” Journal 1, 2, 3 Glee Club 3 Sub-Deb Club 3 Gobbler Barbie, our auburn-haired math whiz who loses her wallet faithfully once a day, will make an A-l medical secretary. Although she appears very quiet, just wait till you get to know her. BERNADETTE L. J. VOSE “As the saying goes, ‘I have got a wolf by the ears.’ ” Journal 4 Gobbler 4 Dramatic Club 3, 4 Sometime when you’re feeling low, just listen to Benny play that piano. It’s really something. She has a won¬ derful sense of humor and will make her way anywhere. GUSTAVE A. WEIGEL, JR. “Too busy with the crowded hours.” Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 2, 3, 4 Homeroom Representative 2, 3, 4 Prom Committee 4 Gus is well liked among his fellow classmates. We proudly take off our caps to you, Gus, for the wonderful job you have done in football. May you hit the line of life as you have in foot¬ ball. PETER F. WHITE, JR. “ Handsome is as handsome does.’ Class President 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 3, 4 Prom Committee 3, 4 Hobby Club 3 Chefs’ Club 4 Basketball 2 (Manager) Baseball 2 (Manager) Football 2 (Manager) Class Historian His hair is curly His teeth are pearly His smile does shine His clothes are divine He’s nifty and neat That’s our “Pete.” SHIRLEY A. WILCOX “Music is well said to be the speech of angels.” Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Journal 4 Gobbler 4 Sub-Deb Club 3, 4 Prom Committee 3 Volleyball 3 Cafeteria 3, 4 Girls’ Band Committee 3 Shirl is always ready to accompany us on our musical ventures. Her shy smile and her ability to make the pi¬ ano talk have endeared her to the class of ’48. ROBERT H. WILKINSON “Silence is more eloquent than words.” Football 2, 3, 4 Hobby Club 3, 4 (Sec.-Treas. 3, 4) Gobbler 4 Class Will He may seem shy and very quiet, but Bob is always ready with a friend¬ ly word for everyone, plus a helping hand. Of course he’s right there to join in the fun, too. JOSEPH S. WINNING “He speaketh not, and yet there lies a conversation in his eyes.” Football 3, 4 Boosters’ Club 3, 4 Nothing could keep “Smiling Joe,” the only remaining original “Castor Oil Kid,” from seeing the “midgies” every Thursday. Anyone know what kept his Ford running? JOHN H. WOLFENDEN “Fcr now I am in a holiday humor.” Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Hobby Club 3 Chefs’ Club 4 Twirpy is another graduate who is planning to attend Union College. He and his smile will always be remem¬ bered when a couple of this year’s grads get together. (Be careful of those southern belles!) 15

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THE GOBBLER-1948 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORY ESSAY Is War I nevitable? | HE United States is on the brink of another war. How many people today I tell us that? Columnists, army generals, secretaries of our military defenses, J| even our President. Is it inevitable that after every war, another one begins to brew? Is it a normal, healthy reaction to prepare for a war two years after one slaughter has ended? Most emphatically no! Yet according to the prominent and even the not-so-prominent people of our day we must fight a war with Russia—not to rid the world of the terrible menace of Communism—but to show her who’s boss! We must set up Universal Military Training to be prepared in the event of another war; we must cease attempting to compromise with headstrong Russia; we must increase our output of atomic bombs; we must guard exclusively our secret of manufacturing atomic bombs from every other nation in the world. Are we being over-ridden by Russia or by any other country, or are we doing the over-riding and antagonizing? Are we striving to maintain world peace or are we willing to enter into another war from which no nation will or can arise? Is it easier and cheaper in lives and money to engage in an atomic war than to iron out difficulties in such beneficial projects as the United Nations Organiza¬ tion and the Marshall Plan? The answer to that again is nol There is no difficulty too great to surmount in order to avert that nefarious method of slaughtering the young men and wo¬ men of our country—war! The millions of lives lost, and billions of dollars squandered are dismissed lightly by avid radicals who forget that we have just fought a war for justice and peace. They forget that the number of children who have died in Europe today as an aftermath of World War II far exceeds the number of boys who died in the first five days of the war itself. They forget that if atomic bombs are used to fight another war, the whole world will be affected radioactively for hundreds of years after. Every war in our history could have been averted by peaceful, reasonable negotiation and compromise around a peace table. In 1775 if England had not suppressed and subjugated her thirteen American Colonies with unjust taxation and had recognized the rights of Americans, there would not have been a Revo¬ lutionary War. In 1812 if fiery-minded young Americans had not cast covetous glances at Canada and the profits of the fur trade, there would not have been the War of 1812. In 1861 if the narrow-minded intolerant South had been willing to compro¬ mise with President Lincoln, he would have been more than willing to maintain slavery in order to preserve the Union, and thus prevent the Civil War. In 1914 if Germany had been willing to jtiate peacefully with the other 1 7