Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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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.

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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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LASTLY: We hereby appoint Mr. Kinder Executor of this, our last WILL and TESTA- MENT, and we hereby revoke all former WILLS made by us. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto subscribed our names in the year of out Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two. kSignedr Mary Ann Encarnacao Phyllis Taibbi Beverly Steeves Elizabeth Johnson Joan Maynard George Ux Philip Low Charles Cresta Faculty Sponsor: Miss Clifford We whose names are hereto subscribed do certify that on the second day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred fifty-two, the Class of 1952, the testa- tors subscribed their names to the testament in our presence and in the presence of each of us at the same time, and in our presence and hearing declared the same to be their last WILL and TESTAMENT, and requested us, and each of us, to sign our names thereto as witnesses to the executive thereof, which we hereby do in the presence of the testators and of each other on the said date. and right opposite our names our respective places of residence. fSignedr Harold A. Staunton Harriet B. Dunning Eleanor K. Abbott