Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1939 Know all men by these presents, that we, the Class of 1939, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and wishing to direct in what man- ner our estate shall be disposed of after our de- parture, do make and publish this our last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. After the pay- ment of our just debts and funeral charges, we be- queath and devise as follows: T0 Illlf UVard, our forceful and persuasive sub- master, we bequeath a New 1939 Ford car to re- lieve the burden of his fellow teachers who are the constant victims of his wagging thumb. To Marr Allen, commanding officer of the cor- ridors, and custodian of 215 and adjacent stair- ways, we leave a set of rubber, sound-proof stair pads, to further guarantee the peace and quiet of 215 from noisy vociferous students. Tr, Mr. N0ff6lIf7lll',Q, we leave the pleasant, but perhaps tiring, job of printing that great piece of world, renowned literature, THE MIRROR. To Reber! Mollica, we leave what we know will be a prosperous and successful future selling those super-charges of the highways for which there is a large market and which are widely sought by an- tique dealers from Maine to California. To George llyheeler, the demon of the cindered way, the idol of the weaker sex, and the human phonograph, we bequeath a pair of winged track shoes to further insure a successful future in some well-known college. To Mr. UUOUCIIIIKIII, we leave a large farm, with plenty of fertile land, deep in the Kentucky Moun- tains, where he may further advance his theories on Economic Geography in perfect peace and quiet. To Earl 1VIacD011ga!l, our penny-pinching grasp- ing Business Manager, we bequeath a position in some large bank to keep the pangs of loneliness from overcoming him. To The Yomzger Set, the belittled juniors, we leave, regretfully, all the honor, dignity, and su- periority which is supposed to go hand in hand with the magic title of Senior, T0 Mr. Cnmzfz, the dignified gentleman in 208, with the perpetual blush, we leave a brand new set of matched golf clubs with the hopes that some day he may have a streak of good luck and find himself with a total score that is less than 100 for is holes. ' T0 .Miller FEl7f01Z, the Clark Gable of the Senior Class, we bequeath a year's supply of razor blades to prevent a re-occurrence of that little incident, which occurred a short while ago, when a wee bit of fuzz overgrew on his upper lip. To Mr. Gomlrirfv, our capable and efficient prin- cipal who has been indispensable in guiding us through the last critical years of scholastic careers, we leave our hopes that some day there may be cnough wings added to his school so that he won't have to spend his entire summers trying to find choice places in the coal bin for the knowledge- thirsty throngs which grow larger every year. To I?fz-jfzzzofzd lllfcflffkljf, who, we hear has been offered a steady job on the Boston Bruins, as an ire .rrmper, we leave a certain middle-sized, sweet- voiced Senior to whom he may devote all his spare time fif there is anyj after he completes his day's work. 'lin Miipr Blll'g6.f,f, our most capable instructor of the hue arts, we leave a group of eager, art-loving and ambitious juniors who seek art instead of the two easy points, and to whom she may impart all her pent-up knowledge of the works of the great painters. To Mr. Leary, the perfect prospect for a guar- anteed hair stimulant and our most capable coach, we leave a group of small but athletic juniors and Sophomores to whom he may put all his endeavor towards building teams which will make us justly proud to be Alumni of Waltham High. We hereby nominate and appoint Miss Allen, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Roche, all of Waltham, County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts, as co-executors of this, our last Will

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CLASS OF 1939 . Thursday, November 24, Today half Waltham and myself sat down and actually enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner for the first time in three cheerless years. The girls, never to be outdone, trounced their opponents in field hockey with vehemance. Class officers were installed for the last time. Winslow MacDonald was re-elected presidentg Clara Viscogliosi, vice-presidentg Frances Carlson, secretary-treasurerg and Douglas MacArthur, auditor. Once again Christmas, the New Year, and then the Senior Dance, that dance of dances in the Senior Calendar. Once again, soft spot-lights and smooth, scintillating music by the rhymical Rhy- thm Barons. The dance was perfection itself. The financial report may, of course, be overlooked with a wave of the hand, although four cents profit on ice-cream sounded too much like care- ful arithmetic, something incongruous to dance committees. The hockey and basketball teams, representing the talent of the Senior class, had very satisfying seasons indeed. The senior girls' basketball ar- ray showed finesse in their sweep of their sched- ule. The baseball team waged war with-excellent hitting power. Election of Picture Committee came as a distinct shock to those who were un- aware of the rushing torrent of time. The Senior Play, Skidding , brought to the enthusiastic audience the Judge Hardy family with all its human appeal, climaxes, and adven- tures of the group. with the irresponsible Andy in his glory. The Thespian exploits of the en- tire cast, the hard-working committee and self- effacing Clara Viscogliosi, whose cheerful and capable chairmanship made difficulties vanish, all deserved every bit of praise they received and more. The diary comments on the play itself: If the audience only knew the effort exerted to make telephone bells ring on time, the finan- cial strain to buy Andy's conservative under- clothes, and the temptation resisted to eat the candy instead of selling it, they would have en- joyed the play threefold. The school witnessed the completion and oc- cupation of the newest addition of five rooms. Although promised for last Fall, they were wel- comed even at this late date for relief of the cramped housing problem in the school and for Mr. Hodge's precious north light. The next few weeks were devoted to sitting for photographs, and the school was a merry Bedlum of comparing and exchanging pictures and glossies with wild abandon. But wait-what is this? The last page-Im- possible! But it's true. Here's the last entry. The ink is scarcely dry. june a, 1939, Well, diary, youlre ended. Tomorrow we are graduated and then it's our own future in our own hands. It is a great temptation to look bacl: to our younger years and mourn the passing of youthful days. But we should not look back. Our day is today, not the yesterdays. With I-Experientia Docet , a good motto, we have learned with experience, and we have benefited by the experiences of others imparted to us. .With that, we shall be a little armed, at least, to face a world of reality. These past years have been happier than one could ever realize. I hope that the advantage of these happy days will serve to some fine end, if only a pleasant memory. The Hood tide of time seems to have carried us to the sea. May we reach a happy harbor safely and with our lives usefully lived. That was the last page. I closed the diary softly and whistled Waltham , OH-key, as I tied my green tie. Nice knot, eh? HARRIS GREENE, 1939.

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CLASS and Testament, and we hereby direct said Ex- ecutors to pay all our just debts, funeral expenses, costs of administration, and inheritance taxes out of our estate, and we hereby request that they be exempt from furnishing any surety or sureties on their ofhcial bonds. In testimony whereof we hereunto set our hand and seal and publish and declare this to be our last Will and Testament, in the presence of the Wfitnesses named below, this first day of June, A, D. 1939. Signed-The Class of 1939 -by Rici-IARD STORER, coD1c1L TOC THE LAsr WILL AND To WHOM IT MAY CoNcERN:? Know all men by these presents that we, the Class of 1939, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and wishing to direct in what man- ner our estate shall be disposed of after our de- cease, do make and publish this codicil to our last Will and Testament dated june 1, 1939, hereby ratifying and confirming said Will in all respects except as changes by this instrument. We hereby mominate and appoint Genieve jos- lyn to be the Executrix of this, the Codicil to our last Will and Testament and we hereby request that she be exempt from furnishing any surety or sureties on her ofiicial bond. To Harris Greene, the most studious boy of the Senior Class, and the capable Editor-in-Chief of the Mirror, we bequeath a large roll of good, strong mending tape to keep those much needed sources of information, his trusty text books, from which he drains his knowledge, from falling apart before he completes his full scholastic career. To Jeanne Blanchard, the most studious girl of the Senior Class, we leave a good strong pencil sharpener, which we suggest she save to sharpen up her wits when she feels her knowledge is wan- ing. To Fred Bevins, the jesse james of the Senior Class, who, it is rumored, is deep in the process of reformation, we leave a pair of staunch hand- OF 1939 Signed, sealed, and published by the said Class of 1939 as and for their last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at their request, and in their presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Miss NATALIE DEAN MR. RICHARD Hoon Miss ALICE N. RIGBY Miss MARY MooNEY TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1939 cuffs, which we suggest he use to curb any desire he might have to go back to his former occupation. To Robert Sullivan, the Lucius Beebe of the Senior Class, commonly known as the best dressed, we leave a genuine, 4-carat, tin-plated, tie pin, which is, in our estimation, the only missing link in his otherwise immaculate appearance. To William Foley, the big noise and the Fred Allen of the Senior Class, we bequest a paper mask, which we suggest he put to humoring the inmates at the estate on Trapelo Road, more com- monly known as the Institution for the Mentally Unbalanced. To Justine Smith, our only delegate in the So- cial Register, we leave a 1939 Tudor Austin, which we believe is a dire necessity if she wishes to keep the good will of her many fans and always to re- main a prominent figure in the annals of Society. To Philip Caminiti, the Charles Atlas of Wal- ham High, whose departure is sure to cause the coaches to shed a tear, we leave a large box of wholesome, healthy, invigorating Wheaties, which are widely used and endorsed by world-famous athletes and which we suggest, he eat every morn- ing for breakfast to keep up that good work which won him the title of the most athletic boy. To Ruth Greenway, adjudged both the most popular in the Senior Class and the girl with the Personality Plus, UMPH, to you, we leave what