West Bridgewater High School - Climber Yearbook (West Bridgewater, MA)

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T H E C LI M B E R 15 Donald Davio is one of the nation ' s leading radio technicians, and has his own shop in a nearby city. Don still runs that taxi service on the side, however. Thomas Ely is the head draftsman for a local construction company. Tom still takes a few days off now and then to sell his cards for all occasions. David Fratus is now attending Bates College in Maine, and is paying more attention to the co-eds than to his studies. Same oV Dave. Marie Gaffney and Mary Pross are the two most popular nurses in the vicinity, and are taking their work very seriously, but where are they taking it? Shirley Gummow is attending Mount Ida in Belmont, and when she completes her course there she expects to be a full-fledged Airline Stewardess. Til be willing to bet that every time she goes into the air there will be a great deal of commotion among the men pilots. Need you ask why? Irma Hawes is the state ' s leading Public Stenog- rapher and Typist, and is doing very well for her- self — in all ways. Donald Holbrook had a har d time deciding just what he wanted to do after school. He tried doing nothing for a while, then advanced to playing pro- fessional baseball, and now he ' s a leading pianist. I always thought it was the woman ' s privilege to change her mind. Rita Hooper is head bookkeeper and accountant at a leading Boston department store, but after a while she decided she ' d rather keep house than keep books. Barbara Lundgren is now a very popular areo- nautical secretary, and has her own private office at Logan Airport. She always spends most of her time, while at the office, keeping the pilots away. Can ' t you just see it now? Muriel Mansfield is an English teacher at a school not far from West Bridgewater. The pupils have a hard job keeping their minds on their English because of her overwhelming charm. Florence Murray is working in the State House in Boston, and has a good position under the Civil Service. Flo always did like civil service. Lester Noyes is the bookkeeper of the Noyes Oil Service. We hope he is keeping those books straighter than the ones he used to keep in school. Shirley Owens is private secretary and recep- tionist at a local dentist ' s office. Business has in- creased so rapidly since Shirley has been there, that the dentist had to move his office into a big- ger building. I wonder why? Mary Paiva is head nurse at the Brockton Hospital, and every time there is an accident the patient requests to be sent there. I wonder why. Perhaps it ' s because she sings to her favorite patients. Grace Payne has gone to Canada to accept a position as a receptionist at Ingonish ' s leading hotel. Business will increase now. Milton Rockwell was recently discharged from the Navy, and is back at the local service station as head mechanic. Let ' s hope he doesn ' t skip work as much as he skipped school. Muriel Ryder spent four years at Bridgewater 1 eachers ' College, and is now a teacher of foreign languages in Vermont. Theresa Seymour has her own beauty shop in Brockton, and also does a great deal of hairstyl- ing. She has won several prizes for her clever ideas. Emily Thomas was a genius at figures, and fi- nally decided to go to college to prepare herself to be a bookkeeping teacher. Guess where she is teaching. Yes, that ' s right, at West Bridgewater ' s new high school. Dorothy Thompson is one of the world ' s leading aviatrixes, and has her own taxi service among the great airways of the world. With her fascinating charm Dottie wins the approval of all her as- sociates. Gwen Turner is still the telephone operator at the Brockton Hospital, and often has those four- way conversations going on. Just like old times, isn ' t that right Gwen? Geraldine Welch has a good position as a pri- vate secretary to her father. Nice work if you can get it — and she has it! CLASS GIFTS Marie Gaffney and Irma Hawes Leon Beaulieu: Leon, you always have a bit of trouble pronouncing and spelling those big many-syllabled words that are sometimes used in English class. If you carry this pocket dictionary wherever you go, your problem will be solved. Sophie Burba: Soph , we are all familiar with the I act that you are learning to drive. Although you have met no serious accidents yet, you may not always be so fortunate. Take this bottle of mercurochrome to be your first-aid if the oppor- tunity presents itself. George Carnes: Sonny, nearly every second period this year you wrote a letter to a certain somebody in Boston. By now, you must have run

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14 THE CLIMBER of Lady Luck, which is her protection, to Alfred Michalowski. We all know, Mike, that you are a much more experienced driver than Sophie, but anyone can use some luck. Geraldine Welch does such nice things with a lipstick. The secret of this come-hither lip charm Gerry leaves to you, Bernice Pratt. Now see what your smile can do. Another Tom Ely Product is the trade mark of distinction and integrity. Thomas Ely is already a prominent business man. Tom wills his great business acumen to Joseph Pocius and Robert Anderson. You two playboys can set up a sport- ing goods establishment. Don ' t forget the discount for Howard High. To dance well is an art, and when it comes to dancing, Theresa Seymour is certainly an artist. She paints and sings too. Theresa gives Ruth Badger her choice of these three artistic bequests. Make up your mind, Ruth. This is the chance of a lifetime. Shirley Crone, expert in the field of what the well-dressed woman wears, devises her up-to-the- minute wardrobe to Betty Hardinger and Lillian Reid. It ' s up to you now, girls, to be the fashion leaders at Howard High. Donald Holbrook, noted for his scintillating piano technique, bequeaths this valuable talent to James Marzelli. For an up-and-coming musi- cian like yourself, Jimmy, a gift like this should put you on the top. Muriel Ryder is the true model of good sports- manship, and her cheerful disposition never seems to fray around the edge. These two aids to hap- piness and prosperity Muriel devises to Ruth Jane Morse. Jane, these priceless assets are coveted by everybody, so guard them carefully. Donald Davio, after battling his incompetent typewriter all this time, has, as usual, dreamed up a machine that will fulfill its appointed purpose. A key E with a dot over it — a fluid drive — an automatic carbon insertion device are only a few of many innovations. Blueprints for this super- typewriter Don deeds to Carroll Daley and Wil- liam Twomey. Now, fellows, there ' s no excuse for less than 99 44 100 % accuracy. Florence Murray and Milton Rockwell, labora- tory partners, bequeath their mass of accumulated laboratory paraphernalia to Malcolm Haskins and Thomas Miles, two other promising lab stu- dents. Boys, when equipment is scarce or rickety, it is more convenient to accumulate it than to manufacture it. This foregoing instrument was subscribed by the Class of 1946 of the Howard High School, the testators herein named, in the presence of each one of us, and we herewith attest our names hereto as witnesses thereof: Nils G. Lindell, Principal, Howard High School Florence Chandler, Secretary to Mr. Lindell, and Equerry of the Telephone Sarah B. Yukna, Adviser in officio — Class of 1946 Robert Hagglund, Junior President — Class of 1947 Witnessed and attested to wit on this the twelfth day of June, Anno Domini nineteen thou- sand and forty-six. Florence Murray Attorney, Class of 1946 CLASS PROPHECY Shirley Owens Leon Beaulieu recently graduated from Yale with high honors, and has accepted a position as head engineer of the Bridge Construction Com- pany of Kalamazoo. Sophie Burba is one of the nation ' s leading journalists, and is working for the New York Times on overseas duty. I recall the time I read a rather important personal article — it began Dear Dairy , rather than Dear Diary. It ' s a good thing she doesn ' t make that mistake often. George Carries is still in the U. S. Navy, and before long I understand that he will be known as Admiral Carnes. How about it, George? Marjorie Craddock went to school to study the art of dress designing, and now has her dress shop on Fifth Avenue in New York. My, how these red-heads do get around! Shirley Crone attended a local business college, and is now a private secretary to three well-to-do business men. I wonder which one of the three she will end up taking dictation from for the rest of her lite. Bernardo D ' Ambrosio has always worked hard for everything, and has reached the goal he set for himself, as he has his own slaughter house nearby, and is doing very well.

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16 THE CLIMBER out of paper so we hope this box of stationery will fill your needs. Marjorie Craddock: Midge, everyone has al- ways admired your flaming red hair; but after eighteen years of the same color, we think you would like a change. Brunettes use peroxide but redheads — that was quite a problem. Anyway, we are giving you this package of black hair dye. Shirley Crone: Cronie, your beautiful locks of natural curly hair are the envy of every senior girl. Use this bottle of Drene Shampoo when you wash your hair semi-annually. It will keep your hair lustrous and shiny, making it admired by every other girl you meet. Bernardo D ' Ambrosio: Bernardo, we under- stand that your ambition is to become a butcher. Take this knife to help you do the biggest part of the job with our compliments, and don ' t cut yourself! Donald Davio: Don, you seem to have trouble writing so that others can read. Some people may say your difficulty is that you write too fast; but we think it is because, like the rest of us, you don ' t have enough energy to move the pencil after climbing up and down stairs all day. To give you some added strength we present to you this box of Wheaties. Thomas Ely: Tom, because of your extreme height, everyone seems to depend on you to re- trieve articles that are in high, distant places. Sometime, the article will be too high for even you to reach. Here is a chair that you may use to assist you. David Fratus: Dave, this year you made a trip to Boston on a radio program in a debate en- titled, Do Comic Books Affect the Human Mind? You said Yes. But since when do those text books you read sixth period come twenty- eight pages thick and with bright colored covers? In case you run out of work again, here are a few more to occupy your time. Marie Gaffney: Your ability to play basket- ball is evident to all who have seen you. Keep up the good work! Here is a ball that you can use in the next game you play. Shirley Gummow: Shirley, when you zoom around in your father ' s milk truck, it is the fear of all of us that you will take a corner too sharply and break a bottle of milk. This bottle will replace the one that breaks. Don ' t forget it at any time. Irma Hawes: Irma, you were voted most ro- mantic this year. We all would like to know your secret. So, will yon do us a favor? Take this note- book and pencil to write us the method. We prom- ise to lollovv your every word. Donald Holbrook: Donald, this year you never had enough gum on hand to fill your needs during the five hours of school each day; so we present you with this package of Beechnut. Have a chewy good time. Rita Hooper: Rita, every afternoon you rush around like mad to catch the 1:30 bus to go to work. This watch will give you the right time always, so you can be sure of making the bus if you leave when the watch says 1:20. Barbara Lundgren: Bobbee , your clothes always look as if you had just pressed them, be- cause the pleats in your skirts and dresses are always knife-sharp. Here is an iron to help keep them that way. Muriel Mansfield: Muriel, we happen to know that much of your time this year was spent on your five school subjects, and that many a night you lingered ' til all hours burning the midnight oil. You ' ve guessed it. We are giving you this bottle of perfume that is guaranteed to burn in lamps. Florence Murray: Fanny, this year you did nothing but rave about the Davio Special sand- wich and you wish you could make sandwiches which tasted as good. Well, you can, now, with the help of this cook book. Lester Noyes: Let , in all your four years of high school, you have been the treasurer of our class. Here is a book of blank receipts to remind you of these happy years. Shirley Owens: Shirley, you are always writing something, sometime, somewhere. Here is a pencil and an address book with the addresses of your classmates in it. Now you can put your habit of writing to good use. Keep these handy. Mary Paiva: Mary, we all know that one of the things you like best, next to men, is ear rings. Big ones, little ones, bright ones, frilled ones. You never have enough of them so here is another pair to add to your growing collection. Grace Payne: Grace, whenever you get up be- fore an audience to answer a question or give a report you suffer the jitters (don ' t we all). Prob- ably it is because of the many shining faces which suddenly loom up before you. To remedy this condition we give you these dark glasses. Mary Pross: Four years, sailor, store, mail. What do these things have in common? Oh, but we know! I love to bob for apples, don ' t you? We know you have many wishes, but do you know that you can have them come true? Just rub this magic ring. Milton Rockwell: Rocky, you always have a joke to tell; or when someone tells a real good one,