Walpole High School - Royal Topper Yearbook (Walpole, MA)

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of '39, priding ourselves upon the fact that we are possessed of a distinctive individuality, that we have an exalted sense of humor, that we are superior intellectually to any other class in the high school, at least through experience and years, that we are possessed of that golden thread, seriousness of thought, which when inter-twined within our lives provides us with a veritable treasure chest, and being of sound mind and body, do hereby, in the presence of these exalted witnesses, the towns-people of dear old Walpole, draw our last will and testament which reads as follows: Frank Allen, genial soul, leaves his backward manner to Chris Yates. Dave Baleson leaves his popularity and adeptness with the weaker sex to Carl Bishop. Longin Binkiewicz and Louis Lorusso leave their love for a good hot argument to Bill Lee. Mary Maguire and Edith Pruell, those mighty mites, leave their height to Ruth Hanna. Dick Heilman leaves his excuses, line, drag, and harem to John Dolan. Anne Hennessey leaves her athletic ability to Vera Presentato and her adeptness on the major class activity committees to whichever Junior becomes the leading light of her class. Ruth Kelly and Rosemary Frink leave their brilliant red hair to all defunct traffic signals. Jim McCoomb leaves his enormous appetite to Kenneth Sargent. Mary Maguire and Edward Onion leave their ability to dress well to Betty Ann Anderson and William Ricker. Barbara Goodrich, the Sarah Bernhardt of Walpole High, leaves her talent and acting ability to on coming Juniors who hope to make a success of their Senior play. Raymond Bock leaves his seat of honor in the library and intense studiousness to john Neville. Barbara Shufell and Jean Sheldon leave their aptitude at talking about any manly, good looking students to Elva Stockinger. Peter Segel leaves his professional air and ability to memorize French rules to the dignified gentleman by the name of Hudson Bates. Robert Wight leaves his supreme musical talent to Allyn Judd and Arti Shaw. 'Budu MacLeod and Jack Timmins leave their inseparability to McDonough and O'Malley. Foster Tucker leaves his outstanding individuality and inferiority complex to Russell Carlson. Lyndon Welch leaves his pure, unadulterated genius to any undergraduate who feels himself capable of getting 100 in college board math. Gerald Burns and Eric Carlson leave their high sense of humor to Bill Spillane and Al Bassey. l57l

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called a good old-fashioned sleigh ride. Any class member interested in parti- culars kindly consult Mr. Powers! Dear to many of the venerable Seniors are the good times had on various athletic squads. Although we still have baseball, track, and tennis to look forward to, let us make mention of the grand record our football team presented this year, and let that famous Senior line-up take a bow. We should also men- tion the new uniforms sported by the members of the girls' team, and the boys' basketball team. And, oh, yes, who can deny that those lovely blue sweaters worn by our football team do not enhance our corridors! It is with regret that we say good-by to our favorite sports, and with sincerity that we wish the future teams even greater success than we have enjoyed. Originality is a virtue not to be scorned, and least of all by the Class of '39. In proof of this let us point to the fact that for the first time in many years we are the only class to have a year-book which will serve to refresh the memories that have been here on the hill-top. Need we make mention of class pictures? For days both the faculty and the class saw nothing but those gray proof envelopes floating here from desk to desk. We have even heard tell that no serious damage was incurred by the camera. What do you know? It seems that that lazy East Walpole section crowded the last bus so badly that they now are assigned to a special schedule. What are things coming to, anyway? The great body of musicians which got under way last year is finally be- ginning to pay dividends fdue no doubt to the undying efforts of its Senior members in their snappy blue capes and capsj. The annual magazine drive managed by Seniors hit a new high in sales this year, and let us not forget the noble contribution of that gentle, mannerly library group. F ondly anticipated events that have not yet materialized are our Com- mencement Exercises, and last but not least, our very own night, graduation. We have now come to the end of our little summary of some of the high lights in the last four years of the Class of '39, and desire, with the utmost sin- cerity, to bid each member of the faculty farewell, and extend to them and to the School Committee our many thinks for the truly great service rendered us in our journey through Walpole High. Barbara Goodrich l 56 l

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Frances Maguire leaves her good nature and sense of humor to Beryl Maguire. Arlene Miller leaves her studiousness to Fayette Hoyt. John Allen leaves his guitar and yodels to Russell Carlson. Frieda Balduf and Albert Giandemenico, together with Francis Silvestri and Virginia Yerkevitz leave their right to twosomes to any lovesick Sophomore couples. Lawrence Doane leaves his school-girl complexion and casual manner to john Grey. Theresa Counter and John Egan leave their becoming shyness to Donald Woods. Dick Harrison leaves his feminine following to William Dray. Paul Guttormsen, Roland Boulter, and Algrid Pechulis leave their bewitching and pleasing smiles to Robert Frink. Wanda Geigle leaves her talkativeness and line to any undergraduate who feels capable of combining both traits in one personality. Celia Jurgelevich leaves her babylike sweetness to Dorothy Bentley. Joe LaCorti leaves his definite vocal resemblance to Caruso to Richard Cramer. Mary Dawson and Mary Dofwd leave their ability to look and act like sisters to Beryl and Catherine Maguire. Tom llflahoney leaves his mental capacity and mathematical adeptness to Ray- mond Procaccini. Arnold Davis leaves his genius with the ivories to Bertina Lewis and Paderewski. Wardy LaCivita leaves his smashing line drives to Freddie Burroughs. Fred Layton and Pete Yates leave their tennis playing ability to the future pros- perity of the team. Dorothy Smith and Esther Gove leave their ability to cooperate on the hockey field to the team of '39. The library, venerable stronghold of all that is left to Walpole High of propriety, leaves its collective individuality, its ability to go down in posterity, its soberness and idealism, to those fortunate males who make the grade next year. Miss Morrissey's English class, that well-behaved group of young gentlemen and an occasional young lady, leave their places to those who qualify next year. The Glee Club and Senior Chorus leave to Mr. Morse their greatest thanks and a new baton for all they have caused him to break. The Senior members of the Band and Music Appreciation class leave to Mr. Kravitz a dozen or so swing records. The Senior Art classes leave their Michelangelo's, Rupperts, and Venus's to the remaining art classes and the various museums that need reenforcements. Now we come to the end of our document. In conclusion thereof we wish a lot of luck and thanks to the members of the faculty who have helped us through a hard yet enjoyable four years. Thus the class of '39 passes on. May it live forever in the spirit and in its memories, lasting to the end, of Walpole High. ln testimony whereof we do hereby set our signature and seal this 15th. day of june, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty nine. Witnessed: Signed: Class of '39 Charlie McCarthy per Leon Ballou Pappy Yokum l58l