West Warwick High School - Chronicle Yearbook (West Warwick, RI)

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Q. - NOW I'LL SAY MY A B C 's is for Anna our girl athlete, , Also for Alice whose last name is Fleet. is for Bourgault, the Senior Class Pest, Also for Barbara, one of our best. is for Clinton, our cleverest boy, Also for Carl, who is every girl's joy. is for Dot, not busy all the while, Also for Dennigan, the girl with the smile. is for Eugene, we all call him Gene, And also for Essex, the girl's pitching queen. is for Franklin, a rosy-cheeked boy, And for the Faculty, we wish them all joy. is for Graham, as smart as a whip, And Gracie from Spring Lake who makes a long trip stands for Helen who's quiet and meek, And also for Hutchins who plays every week. is for Ingham, whose first name is Anna, Also for interest, '31 takes the banner. is for Justa and Jodoin too, Also for Johnnie, an athlete, true blue. is for Kirby who surely has hope fHopeJ For Kulasewska, too, with anything she'll cope. is for Lawrence who has plenty of wit, And for Theresa Lefebvre, who dresses a bit. stands for Milly who always is late, Also for Madeleine good at debate. is for Natalie, her churn is Claire L. The times that they have are perfectly swell. Olive and Olga and Olaf, you know All begin with a capital O. 65

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4 -1-li -11 YLI lflil A banquet concluded the celebration. It was held in the auditorium of the new 310,000,000 high school, a monument presented to the City of West Warwick by the Class of 1931, the cost having been defrayed by contributions of members of the '31 Class-A million-dollar initial contri- bution having been made by the great philanthropist, Roswell Collins, Ellis Wilcox, self-made millionaire, and Ruth Shay, whose degrees included C.O.D., O.K., A.B.C., P.D.Q., R.S. Those seated at the head table were, Baroness Von Huckleberry Jam, formerly Natalie Fuller, wife of the perfector of the mile-a-second rocket to the moon, Audrey Spencer and Rhoda Smith, point owners of the world renowned plant for the Rejuvenation and Reflavoring of Chewing Gum Q Stanis Goloski, owner and manager of New England's largest chicken farmg Gertrude Crane, founder of the Southern Orphanage for Straight- haired Colored Children, Hon. Chester Tucker, Mayor of West Warwick, Dr. Eugene Hebert, America's noted heart specialist 3 and Governor Marion Dennigan, Rhode Island's first woman governor. , The celebration was a complete success, friendships were renewed and everyone enjoyed the day. The only two persons who made money out of it all were Barbara Colwell and Catherine Zaborski, owners and operators of the West Warwick Shoe Shining Parlor. The following day, after the packing of trunks, each sought the others to extend wishes of bon voyage to their homes, and to express the hope that they would all meet again at West Warwick on the 40th anniversary of the graduation of the Class. Justa Y. Archambault, '31, 64

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lfffil stands for Pearson who did well in the Play, And also for Peterson-he comes every day. is for Quinn, Lil is some flirt, But still in her studies, she's very alert. is for Rita, our prettiest lass, Also for Ruthie, the bride of our class. is for Saint -the boy with most wit, Does anyone think this nickname does fit? for Tomasso, a pitcher of fame, And Talbot and Tarbox and Tucker, we claim stands for US an exceptional Class, From W. W. H. S., all we surpass. is for Viens sweet and demure, Verrier, too, is a friend, we feel sure. is for Wisdom and West Warwick, too, Synonymous terms we have proven to you. is for Xtra and Xcellence too, These words describe our high school to you. stands for Yendzejec, an Anthony boy, And You, Underclassmen, we wish you all joy. for Zaborski, a basketball star, And now, my dear friends, I must say Au Revoir Claire Lamoureux 31 66