Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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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

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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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WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL every famous and popular person has, or should have, a stand-in. When Ruth gets tired of being as glamorous as her public expects her to be, she can loaf at home with a grouch, while Ruth Green- way No. 2 carries on. To Frances Carlson, our official representative to the 1940 Olympics, we leave a good strong, chemically treated jump rope which is endorsed by physical culture addicts all over the world as the best and quickest way to keep a strong, healthy, physique the way it should be kept. To Clara Viscogliosi, the best dressed girl of the Senior Class, by a large majority, we leave a col- orful Irish-linen apron, imported directly from F. W. Woolworth's, to keep her well chosen, exten- sive, and immaculate wardrobe from becoming soiled during her hard work as a housewife fol- lowing graduation. To John Lewis, our future representative on the legitimate stage, we present, with our compli- ments, and for his own betterment, a book enti- tled, Screen Acting , by a well known authority on the subject, with the hope that it will help speed him on his way towards a successful career. To Genieve Joslyn, the Helen Hayes of Wal- tham High, we present a minature Silver Screen, with the hope that time will supplant the ques- tion mark with the title role her heart most dc- sires. To Winslow MacDonald, the most popular of the male species in the Class of 39i', we leave a genuine Russia leather, monogramed, gold em- bossed, address book equipped with a most mod- ern and recently invented attachment which auto- matically reveals the names of the multitudes of his friends, acquaintances, and admirers, which, un- aided, he could never hope to remember. To Harris Greene, the boy most likely to meet Mr. Prosperity around the corner, we leave a gen- uine alligator skin bill-fold, which has ample space for him to store his expected wealth which goes hand in hand with being a successful business man. To Robert Sullivan, the Tyrone Power of the Senior Class, we leave a package of tried and tested, blue steel, razor blades, to prevent that 8 o'clock shadow from spoiling his expected chance for a fat movie contract. To Jeanne Blanchard, the girl who is the most likely to touch the tips of success, we leave a gen- uine theft-proof bank to which she may deposit any accumulated surplus which is sure to add up to a tidy sum by the time she is 65 or 70. Of course her Social Security would be sufficient. To Justine Smith, the most glamorous girl of the Senior Class, we leave one authentic auto- graphed picture of that famous personality of the movies, Hedy LaMar, who is, in our opinion, your nearest rival, and only a close second at that. To Virginia Felt, the vamper of the opposite sex, and the girl adjudged the best-looking of thft Senior Class, we leave a genuine Max Factor make- up set, imported directly from Hollywood, to keep up and maintain that lovely appearance which in sure to grow less attractive as the years roll on. In testimony whereof we hereunto set our hand and seal and publish and declare this to be the Codicil to our last Will and Testament, in the presence of the Witnesses named below, this seventh day of June, A. D., 1959. Signed-The Class of 1939 by-Richman STORER Signed, sealed and published by the said Class of 1959 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. MR. RALPH C. HOLLIS Miss CELIA M. SPENCER MR. FRANc1s SHEEHY