Peabody Veterans Memorial High School - Meta Yearbook (Peabody, MA)

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Page Twelve .] ETA ANNE T. BERNSTEIN. ■ ' Music is the poetry of the air. A devotee of the Muse, Anno brings to her work the possession of a clear, sweet soprano voice. Nor, is she con- tent in song alone, for she strives to excel in her studies and her efforts meet with merited success. Her life is in harmony with her surroundings, and she is always a part in any effort worth while. Many and varied are her accomplishments, not the least of which is her capacity of adapting her- self to whatever circumstances she many find herself in. In parting, we wish Anne success in her musical ef- forts and happiness in her life’s work, which we feel certain will be of the highest and noblest type. LILLIAN BERNSTEIN. iJiliKenee is the mother of Success.” Quiet and unassuming in disposi- tion, diligent in the pursuit of success, Lillian has attained an enviable record as a scholar and ranks as one of the honor students of the class. We can safely predict that she will prove t(. be successful in the future as she has been successful in the past. Our best wishes go with her in all her fu- ture activities and we are confident that her diligent spirit will enable her to continue an inspiration and a guide to those of us who could only marvel at her capacity for earnest effort, while we admired her ra])id progress along the highroad of Purpose toward the goal of Success. NEWELL T. BODGE. “Men of few words are the best men.” Newell is a part of the advance guard of 192.3, and he is already meet- ing with success. We were not sur- prised to hear that he has changed his first position for a better one, be- cause we anticipated that, as his goal V. as high, so his rise would be rapid. Modest and unassuming, Newell came quietly into our midst, depart- ed as quietly and was in evidence only through the effectiveness of the work which he accomplished. At gradua- tion, we welcome him as one of our number who is already “making good,” and we will set forth with him in our ([uest of the future. May our motives be as high and our purpose as un- flinching.

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META Page Eleven NELLIE E. ALDRICH. “My mind to me, a kingdom is.” Small in stature, large in accom- plishment, Nellie has ever been one of the bright sh ining stars of the con- stellation 1923. Her inimitable spirit has ever been an inspiration to her in her class work, as in other things, and graduation finds her in a well-deserved place among the honor students of the class. Possessed of a pleasing personality, she is in demand at social functions as an accomplished pianist and a singer of no mean ability. As a writer, she first came into prom- inence by her timely and well-written editorial, “Courtesy,” published in the columns of “The Observer.” We bid you “adieu,” and wish you success, secure in the confidence that your qualifications will enable you to at- tain the heights. NANCY S. BARNES. “True joy is serene and sober motion.” — Seneca. Nancy’s chief characteristics are poise and calm. Lending a diligent purpose to the accomplishment of her tasks, she has ever been successful in all her undertakings. Her popularity is secure in the possession of a win- ning smile and a whole-hearted spirit of co-operation. During her Senior year, she acted in an efficient manner as a member of the class executive committee and also as an associate editor of the “Meta.” Democratic in practice, an aristocrat in worth, we feel that the place which she has won for herself in the esteem of her class- mates is one which is truly merited by her unusual ability. Truly, Nancy is the embodiment of all that the class of 1923 holds worthy. MARGARET BATCHELDER. “Consistency, thou art a jewel.” Uniformly brilliant in class and companionable in her hours of leisure, Margaret has ever been an intimate part of the activities of the class of 1923. Her extreme youthfulness of spirit is best exemplified by the fact that, during her Senior year, she sus- tained an attack of the “whooping cough.” Despite the handicap of en- forced absence, Margaret managed to complete her course with high marks. As manager and guard on the Senior Girls’ Basketball team, she showed ability as an athlete, and her literary talent was displayed in the capacity of associate editor on the staffs of both “The Observer” and the “Meta.” We feel that we have not sufficiently ex- pressed ourselves, when we predict that she will be successful.

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META Page Thirteen WALTER L. BOISCLAIR. “In action faithful, and in honor clear. Secure in the possession of an “easy going’’ disposition, Walter has made and retained a host of friends among his classmates of 1923. His talents are usually hidden beneath his modes- ty, and we only hear from him when he has accomplished something worthy of note. His literary ability found ex- pression in the columns of “The Ob- server’’ to which he contributed two well written articles; “Acorn and Oak,” and “Scum of the Road.” We predict that, if the past is any cri- terion of the future, Walter will con- tinue to add laurels to the record of 1923 by the worth of his accomplish- ments. RAYMOND 0. BURLINGHAM. “The path of luty is the path of safety. Equipped with a studious disposi- tion, and a persevering nature, “Ray” daily “wends his weary way” to school from the western section of our community. Mere attendance in his case is a feat of no mean propor- tions, but he did more than attend. He was a part of all the class activi- ties, a member of “The Observer” staff, and an active member of “The Bema.” From what we hear, he is proficient as a public speaker, and brings to his work in the debating so- ciety, all the energy of purpose that characterizes him in class. A stead- fast, dependable disposition has en- deared him to all his classmates of 1923. HELEN J. BYRON. “Whatever is popular tleserve.s attention. Amiable and oliliging, her cheerful disposition has gained her many friends. She has what in English classes we call “atmosphere” and this in conjunction with a pleasing per- sonality has made her one of the most popular members of the class. Her popularity, however, did not in- terfere with her capacity for efficient class work, and she always could be depended upon to perform creditably in recitation periods. We join in wishing her success for the future, and we are confident that she will con - tinue through life to win both popu- larity and success, as she has done while with us, her classmates of ’23.