Searles High School - Yearbook (Methuen, MA)

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1940 EDWARD F. SEARLES HIGH SCHOOI ARLEEN MARGARET BLETCHER Patience and gentleness are power Girls' A.A. 3 Arleen is a girl who has patience, endurance and gentle- ness. How fortunate it is that she is planning to be a nurse Where these qualities are most important! May success be yours, Arleen! CLAIRE LEONA BLODGETT 'A rolling stone gathers no moss Class Will Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4 Book Club, Vice President 4 Various Committees Cheerleader 3, 4 Girls' A.A. 2, 4 Glee Club 4 Blue and White 4 Peppy and petite, Claire tripped along our corridors. Her genial smile and soci-able Way have gained her scores of fine friends. She has vigorously cheered our football teams on to victory. Keep' up that vitality, Claire! VIOLET IJILLIAN BOTTLEBERGHE Life without laughing is a dreary blank Glee Club 3 Girls' A.A. 2, 3, 4 A loud giggle, a shuifle of feet, a high-pitched, excited voice and here comes Vicky into Miss Coulson's fourth period English class. She wishes to become a child nurse. We are sure that the children she takes care of will be a Well-amused lot. PAUL BOGOSIAN Never idle a minute, but thrifty and thoughtful of others Orchestra 2, 3, 4 Senior Play Committee 4 Always busy, studious and polite is our Paul. It takes ambition to go to school, do homework, and then work in the mill as we've known Paul to do. In spite of all these things to occupy his time, he may be seen at a strenuous game of baseball. We know you'll succeed in the refrig- eration business which you've chosen, Paul. BERTHA MARIE BOUTIN Happy and gay she goes on her way Glee Club 4 Girls' A.A. 2 Small though she is, Bertie manages to creep into our thoughts because of her unlimited cheerfulness. School must be a place of heaven to her, since she desires to be- come a teacher of English Literature. We wish you suc- ress, Bertie 17 1 a . -.af 5 if Jog n is I' 1

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EDWARD F. SEARLES IIICH SCHOOL 1940 F..-,, -W , ., N740 l I I l I i l l l l l i l i l 'J F Y XNX - 1 '-, l l s -ef' . J DOROTHY ELVA BAKER Whose every little ringlet thrilled, As if with soul and passion filled! Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Girls' A.A. 2 Dot's natural waves have been the envy of many a straight-haired girl. This has not, however, discouraged their liking for her: for at any time you may have seen a chatting' group with Dot in the midst. All who know her say that she has never failed to create a pleasing at- mosphere wherever she happened to be. ISABEL JULIA BARCLAY Contentment is the parent of delight Glee Club 3, 4 We have seen Is go about in her own quiet way, con- tent with what she has and is. She has an eye for beauty and would like to further this appreciation of the exquisite by taking up interior decoratingx WINIFRED JOSEPHINE BECKETT A sunny temper gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud Glee Club 4 Wim is a vivacious, young: redhead, with plenty of pep and alertness. She's the kind that always has somc- thing to talk about. Say, Wim, what's the technique you use to have the boys rush you at Recreation Ballroom dances? JOHN WILLIAM BEDELL Learn to labor and to wait Cadets 4 Traffic Squad -1 Bill is a fellow who likes to do something' which re- quires hard manual labor. He is not afraid to attack a strenuous piece of work. He will find an excellent oppor- tunity to put this desire into effect if he secures a position as a steel worker in the future, as is his hope. ANTHONY JOSEPH BERARDI He hath no leisure who useth it not Football 2 Tony, who, in spite of all his activities, finds spare moments now and then, spends most of his leisure time hiking, camping, and boat-building. Tony is the best-liked find most sociable boy in his community. His motto is fair play in all sports. As he is a Boy Scout and a skatineg, skiing, baseball and football enthusiast, we've never been bored while talking with him. Keep up the pep, Tony! 16

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EDWARD F. SEARLES HIGH SCHOOL 1940 'spa H1 i '1 10 F21 MARY FRANCES BRAILSFORD Gaiety is the s0ul's healthg sadness its poison Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Girl Reserves 4 Frannie Brailsford-she's small, she's cute, she's sweet, she's nice, but she always says the wrong thing at the wrong time, She wants to be a music teacher, so some day we may hear of the great and glorious music of Miss Frances Brailsford. VICTOR BRUM Faint heart ne'er won fair lady Though rather shy when the girls are around, Victor makes up for it while with his boy pals. He is known to be a true friend to all acquainted with him. After he has studied agriculture and set up a farm, we'll have to visit Victor to sample some of his products. RICHARD BROOKS Parting is such sweet sorrow It was a great lo-'s to the class when Dick icft it in his senior year to go to Connecticut. We've all missed his likeable grin, tasy-going ways, and witty remarks. Just what his plans for the future are, we tion't knot-', but in any case, he is certain to have a happy, successful life. JOSEPH JOHN BUCKLEY Music hath power to soften rocks: Or hcnd a knotted oak. Orchestra Band 2, ZZ, 4 Handsome, curly-haired Joe, one of our most talented musicians, has been playing the clarinet in our Champ- ion high school hand for two years. Throughout his entire high school career, he has been an active member of various committees. He plans to study for the medical profession at Dartmouth college. lf Joe isn't successful in curing his patients with his medical skill, a tune from his clarinet will soon put the patient on the road to re- L'oV0l'y. LYDIA Rl'l'A CABRAL Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fancy Girls' A..-X. 3, 4 I.iddie is a girl who looks quiet and inert. Once you have gained her friendship, you will find that she is quite iolly, and certainly sentimental. She has often bright- tencd the spirits of her pals with her optimistic rhymes. May she be successful in contributing poems to the editorial pages of our newspapers, as she has often dreamed of doing. 18