Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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classmate, Janet Temple, has purchased the Howard Johnson Restaurant at the head of the lake. Donald Curran is the owner of a large sports palace where girls' sports are featured Judy Horton has opened a beauty parlor in Lynnfield, and her fame has spread eveiz to Wakefield. Judy McCormack is now head of the First National Bank of Woosit. She went up the easy way-by marrying the president. Audrey Young, famous lipstick advertiser, is now demonstrating in Everett. Phyllis Kent and Ella Darrah both are giving their bit to society. Phyllis is modeling teeth for the Cheese Bit Biscuit Company, while Ella is modeling her chic poodle hair cut Anne Newell and Shirley Smith both have settled down to marriage. Anne lives in Derry, New Hampshire, and Shirley lives anywhere she likes, as she married a millionaire All of Claire Sliney's time is taken up in keeping her California ranch house clean as a whistle. A happy housewife busy with her children, is Pat Henchey. Lorraine DeVeau has just won the world's bowling title, Miss Ten Pins of 1977. Richard Gerry says he now has to improve on only one thing to be one of the great- est carpenters. He still can't pound a nail straight. Joseph Pica is N.A.T.O. Commander, with headquarters in Paris. Phyllis Taibbi's fear of mice created plenty of excitement recently, when she discov- ered one during the girls' social hour. Bob 'Titus, fabulous U. S. millionaire, has given a large sum of money for the im- provement of wasteland - Greenwood. Joan Maynard, who married her rich boss, attributes her success to her math. Ann Maher is a woman traffic oflicer. You should see her get even with those mer. who talk about women drivers. Lorraine McNeil and Elizabeth Meuse are now top-flight lady wrestlers. They are popularly known as Battlin' McNeil and Fearless Lizzie. Lorraine Muse is a registered nurse and is running a convalescent home for mei: who were silly enough to argue with women. Elaine Nugent is pictured on local billboards advertising Brillo. Charlotte Burke is married to an Admiral in the Navyg she says she has the sea ir. her blood. Eleanor Bartlett is vice-president of Wakefield Trust Company. She is donating S56 bills to all the men clients named Bob. Ruth Granston is now editor of the world-famous True Confessions magazine. Her assistant is June Bissell, who models for the cover. Janice Cameron is Filene's No. 1 buyer. In her spare time she works in Wakefield. driving Walter's Taxi. John Zappala has a large store in town. He advertises under the heading, Johns Dapper Hobby Shop. Dick Boucher now owns the largest chinchilla ranch in Lynnfield. Many people have changed to Mushy Washy Soap, now that Ann Joyce's picture is in it. A new hospital has recently been built beside the ofhce of Waketield's leading surgeon. Russell Jeiiery. Too many of his patients seem to need immediate hospital care. Jackie Brawn, a society matron, exhibits a large stable of prize horses. Fred Aston, manager of the Red Sox, is trying to buy Fred Sears from the New York Yankees: Fred is the greatest home run hitter since DeMaggio. He says that Sears will play right field, however. as Beverly Steeves will replace Ted Williams in left field for the Red Sox. Carl Ducey is manager of the A dz P. His policy is, Cash, No Credit. Charlotte Harmen, former W. H. S. language teacher, is now teaching pig Latin tc the natives of the West Side. Kenny Kierstead has invented the flying frying pan which he claims is fifty times faster than the outmotored flying saucer. HUSBAND: My gosh! Look at the time! It's nearly midnight. SURPLUS: Ooh! That's long past my bed time. I'll have to be going. WIFE: Nonsense, Surplus. You can spend the night here. We have a comfortable spot all ready for you. Come, dear, we'll show him to his room. Judith Anderson Jacquelyn Brawn Marion Curley Lois Drady Charlotte Harmen Carleen Rhoadhouse Nancy Vorperian g EXIT The Committee Bernice White Janet Maxfield Arthur Clapp John Blanchard Salvatore Fasciano David Flannigan Sponsor: Mr. Francis H. Sheehan Robert Hayden Walter Knowlton Walter Hogg Francis Shea John Stamegna Fred Wilkins

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Danvers asylum praised the day when they hired Marian Curley and Bruce Peltong they teach kindergarten and trigonometry ratios. Do you shiver when your feet touch the floor in the wee hours of the morning? Try Janet Evans' new design in slippers. Arthur Buswell, congressman from Lynnfield, has proposed a new four hour working :lay with two hours for lunch. Earle Gooding, famous surgeon, learned his trade from working in the A. and P. meat department under the supervision of Albert Chinchillo. Eunice Green, outstanding poetess, intends to continue writing for the Hopalong Cassidy Bubble Gum Corporation, whose outstanding success has been achieved by the sensational bubble gum contests conceived by Grace Paulauskis. h Chester Gilson has reached the height of his ambition, a bouncer in a women's tea s op. Nancy Perillo has resigned from her architectural career, she specialized in peanut and popcorn stands. Janet Robertson is happily teaching the boys' chorus at Harvard. David Hardy. principal of W. H. S., has established a new system-no homework-no hours. Janet Maxfleld works for Justice of the Peace Stentiford as a private secretary. Look who's on the boss' knee now! Sylvia Carbone is in the Waves, stationed in Virginia. Dorothy Doucette is the first Lady Justice on the Supreme Court. The others are planning to resign because she changes her mind so often. Wakefield finally has a new high school with Ethel Leavitt as first Dean of Women and Marilyn Menges as head of the English Department. The President has just appointed David Maddison as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Anne Bernard is now in France on the exchange-teachers program. Shirley Perillo is making her fortune modeling for Esquire. We hear that Janet Wenzel is following in her father's footsteps. She is sergeant on the police force. Mary Ann Encarnacao is the top secretary to Mr. Kinder. Modeling Tonis on Arthur Godfrey's program is Jean Catalano. Her classmate Charlotte Muse is modeling the latest styles for Paine's Department Store. Emilie Raymond has become known in her community for her cut-rate 30-minute- cleaning seivice. Her twin, Betty, lives in California. where she is the chief accountant for David F'1annigan's thriving Knights of the Road Association. David Surette's success in creating and modeling men's Miami Beachwear got a long write-up in Eleanor Janard's column, Gentle Hints for Gentlemen. Jeannie Whitford and Nenie White are serving many customers every day as stewardesses on the What's the thing to do? Fly Royal Aircoach Line. Fef Mansfield is doing very well as advertising manager for Camels. Dottie Stockwell is a big hit demonstrating Squishy Wishy Lipstick. A general manager of the National Biscuit Co. is Charles Cresta. Two top models are Carol Hanson and Edward Porter. Carol models clothes for Margaret O'Brien and Ed is a model for shoulder pads. Francis Shea is just starting on a big hunting trip into the wilds of Hart's Hill. Bob 1Fordr Johnson is head woodsman in northern Maine's greatest lumber camp. Have you read Carol Connell's latest book entitled The Art of Blowing Bubbles ? Paul Chirone is the new owner of Wakefield's largest food store, Chirone's Market, specializing in dog and horse meat at prices to suit everybody's purse. If you go into a Boston brokerage office, you may see Evelyn Veno and Rita Walsh, who are stenographers. A near tragedy hit Wakefield recently when Carole Carr and Shirley Tucker became lady taxi drivers. Elizabeth Johnson is the new owner of a famous resort hotel in Florida, The Perfect Rest. Walter Knowlton. the famous scientist. and his laboratory technical assistant, Car- leen Rhoadhouse. announce a brand new toy for the kiddies. It is educational, says Walt, designed to adjust a child to live in the world of today: any way he puts it to- gether, it is wrong. Down in Beverly. Claudette Pelletier has been seen showing Men-How to Catch Them and Keep Them, to Claire Milotte and Audrey Newhall. co-authors of that book. Joan Sampieri has set up a diner on Walton Field and gives ten per cent od to men. Flash! Dave Palmer, head of The Bachelors of America, recently took a girl on a date. Sam Fasciano was just elected King of the Dairy Queen Association. Shirley Ann Smith's twenty-five years of loyalty to her department store has finally bi ought her success. She has been promoted to stockboy. Bill Haley is owner of his great enterprise- Finding Jobs For Women. Franny DelRossi is owner of the famous Rigationi Spaghetti House in New York. Lillian Mitchell is the operator of a rest home for husbands with nagging wives. Her

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ill of Class of 1952 TO WHOMEVER IT MAY CONCERNZ WE, the Class of 1952, of Wakefield High School, Town of Wakefield, County of Middlesex, being in full and complete possession of our faculties of mind and body, do hereby declare and proclaim this document to be our last will and testament and do hereby devise, bequeath and bestow our gifts and possessions in the following manner: FIRST: THE CLASS GIFT: A sum of money for a class gift to be purchased under the direction of Mr. Kinder and the Class Gift Committee. comprising: Eleanor Bartlett, Janet Evans, Judith McCormack, Lillian Mitchell, David Mohla, Ronald Brown, Paul Chirone and Alfred Foley. SECOND: To the Faculty of Wakefield High School, our sincere appreciation for your faithful and untiring efforts in guiding us through the past four years. To Mr. Hendershot, our Superintendent, a long and happy stay at Wakefield. To Mr. Kinder: One absentee with an original excuse. To Mr. Fulton: The rest he so well deserves. To Mr. White: A trowel to dig up the rare specimens he anticipates finding on his trip to the South. To Miss Upham: Some co-operative boys. To Miss Caswell: A complete set of Official equipment. To Mr. Tighe: A class of man-hating girls. To Mr. Colucci: Nothing - because he's so swell. To Miss Hiatt: One senior girl who has proper manners. To Miss Height: A gold-trimmed sphere. To Mrs. Murley: Pupils who retum study slips promptly. To Mr. Ceddia: Soundproof walls. To Miss Abbott: Adhesive tape for the pupils. To Miss Nichols: A new gymnasium. To Mrs. Allen: New soap jars in the lavatory. THIRD: To the Junior Class, we leave our knowledge of four great years at Wake- field High School. FOURTH: To the Sophomore Class, our hope that you are the first class to graduate from a new high school. FIFTH: To the Freshman Class. all of our books, in the hope that you will get as much use from them as we did. SIXTH: Individually, we bequeath the following: Philip Shea's whiffle to Chubby LoPresti. Ella Darrah's hair to Isabelle Rafuse. Albie Chinchillo's dancing to Nicky Taylor. Sebastian Tine's height to Angelo Caiani. Bob Luken's physique to Joseph Racamato. Ethel Leavitt's shyness to Dora Palmerino. Joan Wheaton's height to Mary Fasciano. Eddie Bruno's curly hair to Bob Fuller. Jo Danie1's dimples to Nancy Hodsdon. John Zappala's sophistication to Bennie Tropeano. Eileen MacLeod's sophistication to Laney Muse. Kathy Creedon's activities to Patricia Boucher. Dick Boucher's shyness to Harold Brownson. Howard Swett's hot rod to Teddy Nelson. Doug Morley's saxophone to Robert Mclntire. Dorothy Stockwell's blonde hair to Audrey Lynn. SEVENTH: To our fellow classmates, the Senior Class wills: To Norma VanDemark: A long-playing record of My Bill. To Lessie Spinks: A great singing career. To Fannie Taibbi: A whole library of Perry Como's records. To Ray Girardin: A super highway to Dorchester. To Diolinda Ponte and Albie Chinchillo: A ballroom floor all to themselves. To Claire Sliney: A one-way ticket to San Diego. To Johnny Zappala: Continued ability at the piano. To Marilyn Curley: A scholarship to some college.