Searles High School - Yearbook (Methuen, MA)

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EDWARD F. SEARLES HIGH SCHOOL 1939 fx, 4 '73 DORIS WILSON BELL Silent and sweet, Always looks neat Glee Club Field Hockey 4 Girl Reserves 2 Senior Play Class Treasurer Doris, with her kind and friendly manner, is Well known in the halls of M.H.S. We have enjoyed your friendship, Dot, and wish for you friendships fully as lasting when you have said a final farewell to the school. HERBERT GEORGE BESHARA Good at 11-m'k---good at play Cadets, 2nd Lieutenant To the casual observer Herb is full of fun and indiffer- ent to scholastic life. But once he arrives in the Physics lab his full energy and real talent are put on display. RICHARD JOSEPH BIBBINS People have nmrejlzn than anybody Dick's great delight in playing pranks on his friends has gained him the popularity he enjoys. While he may not be the highest in scholastic achievement, he certainly ranks high in his friends' estimation. ALICE Amina BLACK HIIIUIIISH'-If Illflln'f'N all things easy Basketball 2, 3, 4 Class Prophecy Track Various Committees Field Hockey On the basketball court, on the hockey field, or in the gymnasium, Alice stands among the highest. Her fine work extends to her studies, which fact leads us to predict that she will go far. RUTH EVELYN BODWELL A person worth ln'II0Il'I.lIgH Basketball 2, 3, 4 Girl Reserves Field Hockey 4 Various Commrttees Here you see Ruthie, whose beautiful tan makes her the object of much female envy. She is one of our most active seniors- her studies, her athletics, and her friends all combine to keep her busy. 16

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1939 EDWARD F. SEARLES HIGH SCHOOL DONALD ROBERTS BALL I must go ciown to the sea Football . Cadets, Adjutant Baseball Glee Club Student Council Traffic Squad Diminutive Don is so ,completely a part of school life that his absence for one day is noticed by everyone. We feel that such a popular athlete and excellent soldier will be a credit to Uncle Sam's Navy. CLARENCE DOUGLAS BATCHELLER Seize every opportunity Cadets, Sergeant 3, 2nd Lieutenant 4 Traffic Squad Military Ball Committee Senior Play This young' man has a smile or wise crack for every occasion. Batch has gained many friends in high school, for those who have witnessed his performances on the stage and on the drill field can only admire him. DOROTHY MAE BATEMAN A blithe heart maketh an blooming lvisagen Blue and White Staff 3, 4 Senior Play Dot, ever active, ever pleasant, ever kind, has won her way into the hearts of her classmates through her con- stant willingness to do anything for anyone. She is what we'd call a worthwhile friend. MARY CONSTANCE BATTS The world's a stageg the stage a world Blue and White Staff, Literary Editor Glee Club Yearbook StaH Senior Play Mary's popularity, while always considerable, was greatly increased by her excellent performance in our Senior Play. Perhaps she will turn to a career on the stage. In any event we wish her ,frreat success. HELEN FRANCES BEDARD Tiny clogs' turn miglzty zvlzeelsn Her remarks though few are so pertinent, so Witty, that those who are privileged to know her say Helen's a great gal in spite of her size. We wish her luck in her desire to grow a few more inches. 15 it 'fs as ,Sn- 4. 4. Q. I-z , Q.. -:FB if C A au' CN JL . is sb'-'A' :Wx JL.-1 ' 'J Q' Zark 1 fue? ' W fi. J .152 V unfit, :Q-211.95 1 QA' 3' .414 .1 1 f . D I.-' 0. - fig, ,Q fun ,eil-ug ,wi

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1939 EDWARD F. SEARLES HIGH SCHOOL CLEMENT CARL BONANNO as Small CO'l.l,7't6S'li6S sweeten life Traffic Squad Various Committees Cadets, 2nd Lieutenant Clement's shy friendliness, pleasant smile, wavy jet ,:'A ,,-1 hair, have brought him admiration from his classmates. 4960 V. He is a conscientious traffic officer, and has done much to .21 keep order on the top floor. 5 f RUTH AUDREY BRIGGS A pleasant face, a cheerfirl heart Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4 Chick is another girl who doesn't have to rely on a torrent of words to gather intimates. Her vitality and ability to laugh have brought her a reputation for easy- going cheerfulness. EILEEN GENEVIEVE BROWN J Apparent happiness 'invites envy Her classmates know Eileen as a quiet student in the classroom, a possessor of dancing feet when the orchestra swings out. You are lucky if you can consider yourself one of her many friends. MARY PAULA BRUM Patience ornaments a woman Glee Club Various Committees Girl Reserves 2 Mary deserves praise for her quiet work during the last three years. Her deep, rich voice has been an asset to her ready knowledge and we know she will succeed at Boston University. LILA LUCIE BULLOCK A merry heart floeih good like mcrlic-inc ' Band 2, 3, 4 A cheery disposition and a contagious spirit of friend- liness are mirrored in this petite lady's sparkling brown eyes. Her stature may be slight but her supply of smiles is apparently inexhaustible. 17 'B l '45 5' if. va- 4 h K .-ufi