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

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DONALD ALFRED DAVIO, Pop Ambition: Radio Technician Baseball 1, 4; Football 4; Track 3, 4; Senior Class Play Cast 4; Junior Class Play Cast 3; Senior ' Class Play, General Manager 4. Interests: Photography, Radio Repairing. Don takes radios and automobile engines apart and puts them together again with enviable skill, and on the side, Don is an excellent chef. We may live without friends, we may live without books, But civilized man cannot live without cooks. THOMAS H. FLY, Tom Ambition: Draftsman Basketball 3; Baseball 3; Senior Class Play Committee 3; Baseball Manager 3; Property Committee Junior Plays 3; Senior Class Play 4. Interests: Athletics. Tom is quiet and conservative, but friendly. Perhaps he is the most energetic worker in our class. 1 profess not talking; only this, Let each man do his best. DAVID JOSEPH FRATUS, Dave Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Chorus 1, 2, 4; Student Council 1, 3; F-S Social 2; Basketball, Assistant Manager 3, Manager 4; Football 4; Track 4; Senior Class Play Cast 4; Class President 4; St. Patrick ' s Day Program 4. Interests: Map Collecting. Dave must have been born under a lucky star. He has wit, personality, and a lively intellect, and all the girls envy his lovely dark curls. No man hath walked our roads with step So active, so inquiring eye, or tongue So ' varied in discourse. MARIE CAROLYN GAFFNEY Ambition: Nurse or Artist Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2; Climber Staff 1, 2; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Junior Class Play, Property Committee 3; Bowling 3; Field Hockey 3; Defense Stamp Committee 3, 4; Newsletter Staff 3, 4; Senior Class Play, Ticket Committee 4; Librarian 4; Christ- mas Party Committee 4; Magazine Drive, Secretary 4; St. Patrick ' s Day Assembly Com- mittee 4; Athletic Association, Publicity Committee 4; Class Gifts 4; Spring Dance, Entertainment Committee 4. Interests: Basketball, Dancing, Bowling, Drawing, Driving. Ask Marie, she ' ll do it has come to be almost a proverb at Howard. Marie ' s in- dustry and sincere enthusiasm will spell success for her with a capital S. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! What you can do, or think you can, begin it! SHIRLEY GUMMOW Ambition: Airline Stewardess Girls ' League, Vice President 3, President 4; Hallowe ' en Party, Clean-up Committee 1, Ghost Walk 4; Spring Dance, Decoration Committee 2; St. Patrick ' s Party, Program and Orchestra Committee 3; F-S Social, Decoration Committee 2; Junior Class Plays 2, Publicity Committee 3; Junior Prom, Dance Program 3; Junior Usher 3; Senior Class Play, Advertising Committee 4; Senior Usher 4; Senior Reception, Hall Committee 4; Service Squad 2, 4; Chorus 1, 2; Basketball 2, 3, 4, Captain 4; Athletic Committee 3, 4; Class Secretary 2, Vice President 4. Interests: Dancing, Driving, Bowling, Roller Skating. Petite and pretty, Shirley ' s cheerful disposition and her willingness to help every- one make her popular with classmates and teachers alike. Graceful and useful all she does, Blessing and blest where ' er she goes. IRMA GLORIA HAWES, Ish Ambition: Fiction Writer Chorus 1, 2, 3; Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; Interclass Basketball 1, 2; Varsity Basket- ball 3, 4; F-S Social, Refreshment Committee 2; Junior and Senior Class Plays, Advertis- ing Committee 3, 4; Librarian 2; Press Club, Editor and President 4; Junior Prom, In- vitation Committee 3; Class Gifts 4; American Legion Essay Contest, Representative 4; Spring Dance, Refreshment Committee 2. Interests: Writing, Reading, Bowling, Dancing, Swimming. Everyone likes Irma. Gay chatter, n light, happy laugh, and an infectious enthusiasm for lite — that ' s our Isil. Sht ' j prett : to walk with And .ritty to tali with And pleasant loo in think on. '

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LEON FREDERICK BEAULIEU, Lee Ambition: Mechanical Engineer Class Vice President 1; Class President 3; Student Council, Vice President 3; Presi- dent 4; F-S Social, Invitation Committee 2; Junior Class Plays 3; Assembly Committee 3; Senior Class Play, Property Committee 4; Climber Staff, Picture Editor 4: Basket- ball 1, 2, 3, Captain 4; Baseball 1, 2, Co-Captain 3; Track 3, 4; Football 4; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Athletic Committee 2, 4; Chorus 1, 2. Interests: Basketball, Track, Football. Leon excels in both sports and studies, yet he is ever ready with a good word for someone else. Brim for success he seems, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining gifts that take all eyes. SOPHIE BERTHA BURBA, Soph Ambition: Journalist Bowling 1; Chorus 1, 2, 3; Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; Interclass Basketball 2, 3; Var- sity Basketball, Assistant Manager 2, 3; Junior Class Plays, Publicity Committee 3; Junior Prom, Program Committee 3; Junior Usher 3; Senior Class Play, Publicity and Refreshment Committee 4. Interests: Bowling, Ice Skating, Reading, Basketball. A willing hand and heart combined with a merry smile will make SOPHIE welcome wherever she goes. Give to the world the best that you have And the best will come to you. GEORGE EDWARD CARNES Ambition: Navy Chorus 1; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; F-S Social, Entertainment Committee 2; Junior Class Plays, Orchestra Committee Chairman 3; Class Ring Committee 3; Junior Prom, Orches- tra Committee 3; Junior Prom Invitations 3; Traffic Squad 4; Football 4; Christmas Party Committee 4; Senior Class Play 4; Senior Class Play, Orchestra Committee 4; Senior Class Play Program Ads 4; Senior Class Play, Properties Committee 4; Senior Reception, Photographic and Orchestra Committee 4. Interests: Stamp Collecting, Football, Fire Fighting. No one will ever forget George as the hen-pecked husband of our class play, or as one of the most lively members of every discussion group. He plays both roles with equal ease. Bright is the ring of words When the right man rings them. MARJORIE ANN CRADDOCK, Midge Ambition: Dress Designer Chorus 1; Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; F-S Social, Refreshment Committee 2; Junior Usher 3; Junior Class Plays, Ticket Committee 3; Class Ring Committee, Chairman 3; Climber and Newsletter Staff 3; Senior Class Play, Ticket Committee 4; Senior Reception, Invita- tion Committee 4; Athletic Association, Publicity Committee 4; Class Day Committee 4. Interests: Bowling, Roller Skating, Designing, Drawing. Midge is numbered among the most dependable and courteous of our class, but there is a glint of mischief in her eye. She smiled, and the shadows vanished. SHIRLEY FAYE CRONE, Cronie Ambition: Private Secretary Chorus 1; Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; Bowling 1; Hallowe ' en Party, Decoration Com- mittee 2; Junior Usher 3; Junior Class Plays, Ticket Committee 3; Hallowe ' en Party, Invitation Committee 3; Senior Class Play, Publicity Committee 4. Interests: Dancing, Bowling, Collecting Movie Star Pictures and Autographs, Movies. Because she is so quiet it is easy to overlook Shirley, but she is another who is ever ready, willing, and able. Shirley is always on hand when there is work that needs doing. A violet by a mossy stone Half -hidden from the eye, Fair as a star when only one Is shining in the sky. BERNARDO JUNE D ' AMBROSIO, Bernie Ambition: Butcher Chorus 1; Junior Class Play, Properties Committee 3; Senior Class Play, Stage Manager 4; Class Trip, Money Collector 4. Interests: Bowling, Movies, Baseball. Has anyone ever seen Bernardo excited? He is an easy-going lellow who seems never- theless to accomplish a great deal. Life ' s li pleasant institution, Let u.i hike it as ii comes.

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DONALD GERARD HOLBROOK Ambition: Professional Baseball Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Music 1; Athletic Committee 3; Track 3, 4; Librarian 2; Interclass Basketball 2. Interests: Dancing, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Swimming, Golf. Don is a carefree, happy-go-lucky fellow, whose merry grin banishes care. Bliss it is in the dawn to be alive. But to be young is very Heaven. RITA MARY HOOPER Ambition: Airline Stewardess Chorus 1; Junior Class Plays 3; Lunchroom 3, 4; Traffic Squad 2; Senior Class Play, Refreshment Committee 4; Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; F-S Social 2; Newsletter Staff 3. Interests: Bowling, Dancing, Ice Skating, Roller Skating. Rita ' s pretty face and pleasant manners bring the sunshine out even on the grayest days. Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are. BARBARA GILMORE LUNDGREN, Bobbee Ambition: Aeronautical Secretary Chorus 1, 2, 3; Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; Press Club, Typist 2; Hallowe ' en Party, Clean-up Committee 3; Lunch Room 3; Junior Class Play Cast 3; Junior Usher 3; Senior Class Play Cast 4; Class Play Committee 4; Climber Staff 4; Athletic Fund Drive, Captain 4. Interests: Dancing, Horseback Riding, Swimming, Badminton. A bright smile and a look which seems to say, Isn ' t life wonderful? recommend Bobbee very highly to her classmates. The joy of youth and health her eye displays, And ease of heart her every look conveys. MURIEL FRANCES MANSFIELD Ambition: English Teacher Chorus 1; Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; Hallowe ' en Party, Clean-up Committee 1; Maga- zine Drive Captain 1, 3; F-S Social, General Committee 2; Bowling 2; Youth Center Committee 3; Girls ' Basketball, Assistant Manager 2, 3; Junior Class Play Cast 1, 3; Senior Class Play Cast 4; Climber Staff 1, 2, 3; Newsletter Staff 3, 4; Student Council 3, Secretary 4; Athletic Committee 4; Founder ' s Day Essay 4; Class Creeds 4. Interests: Poetry, Bird Study. A glance at Muriel ' s list of activities will indicate how versatile her talents are. Add to that a gentle manner, a discerning mind, and a magic touch with words. Every language is a temple in which the soul of those who speak it is enshrined. FLORENCE ARDELE MURRAY, Fanny Ambition: Civil Service Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Council 1, 2; Climber Staff 1, 2, Business Manager 4; Chorus 1, 2, Pianist 3; Orchestra 4; Tin Can Pageant 2; Junior Class Plays Cast 2, Orchestra Committee 3; Class Vice President 3; Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 4; Newsletter Staff 3, Editor-in-Chief 4; Traffic Squad 3; Founder ' s Day Essay 3; Somerville Drama Festival 3; Christmas Party, Entertainment Committee 3, 4; Junior Prom, Hall and Orchestra Committees 3; Youth Center, Game Committee 3; Field Hockey 3; Senior Class Play Cast 4, Orchestra Committee 4; American Legion Essay 4; Hallowe ' en Party, Ghost Walk Committee 4; Librarian 4; Pepsi Cola Scholarship Examination 4; St. Patrick ' s Day Assembly 4; Class Motto Committee 4; Class Will 4. Interests: Music, Bowling, Bicycling. Florence has many talents, and whether she is shooting a basket, or playing a difficult piece of music, or declining a Latin verb, she is at her best, — and her best is excellent. The fairest garden in her looks, A nd in her mind the wisest books. LESTER HOWARD NOYES, Let Ambition: Bookkeeper Junior Class Play, Stage Crew 3; Senior Class Play, Stage Crew 4; Class Treasurer 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Ring Committee 3. Interests: Bowling, Horseback Riding, Swimming. Good-natured and conscientious, Let will always have many friends. How good he is, how just, And hi for lligllf l trust.