Searles High School - Yearbook (Methuen, MA)

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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

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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.SEARLEslhcH SCHOOL 1940 JEANNE CHAREST Strike while the iron is hot Glee Club 3 Girls' A.A. 2 Blonde-haired and blue-eyed Jeanne rates among those who have learned to utilize their time. If she is not at her studies after school, you may see her running an errand or doing some odd job. In this way, Jeanne is developing a strength of. mind and character which is essential for a successful future. MILDRED ELIZABETH CODY True men and women are all physicians to make us well Girls' A.A. 2, 3 Mud is another of those quiet girls! That's what nearly everyone thinks, and only those who know her well know her to be the opposite. Because of her ambition to be one of the many Girls in White, we know she is headed for a great future. Loads of luck to you, Mud! DOROTHY MARY COELHO If you want learning, you must work for it Glee Club 3, 4 Not only will we remember Dot for her sweetly dimpled cheeks and chin, but for the pleasure she added to classes on dificult subjects. She was ever ready to recite the lessons which she always studied thoroughly and transformed into topics of interest by a touch of her personal opinion. SADIE ANNE COREY Laugh and grow fat Girls' A.A. 2 Senior Play Committee 4 t'Sal is a lassie with a happy, cheerful air. You may always feel at ease and in good humor while with her. Always ready to help someone in difficulty with his home- work or cheer the disappointed, Sal will certainly have happy patients at the hospital where she trains. ARMAND P. COCCHIARO Went in the one ear and out the other Football 2, 3 We will always think of Armand as the object of Mi. Beaumont's jokes. ilAl'HluHdO,, always took the knocks in the right spiritg therefore, he added hilarity to Mr. Beaumont's third period Commercial Law and Economics xlass. 19 il 2, i r fb E 4 ....,...- ....... . ..,. ...,,. . , , ,. , l 1 1 1 l I 1 1 1 I l l Y 1 i l 1 1 1 1 1 l i 1 1 I 4