Westbrook High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Westbrook, ME)

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mba Blue anh white 15 is studying for the ministry, if we can believe him, but it is our private opin- ion that it will take some studying. 'Mert,' is a claimant for the title of the most distinguished looking personage in 1917. Favorite pastime: Doing the unexpected. ERNEST ARTHUR LEIGHTON. Ev-ny. Halloween social committee 115 3 Freshmen reception committee 115 3 Commercial editor of BLUE AND WHITE 115 3 Halloween social committee 125 3 Decorating committee 1253 Class colors committee 145. Erny is our oilicial antiquarian and investigator. His oilice hours are 2-5 every afternoon in the library. He is an enthusiastic follower of the Oom- mercial Department. Lately he has started in saving his money to buy an auto. We wonder why? SUMNER WINSLOW LE1cHToN. Hooky. High School play 115 125 3 Assistant business manager of BLUE AND WHITE 1152 Varsity debating team 115g Halloween social committee 115 1253 Thanks- giving dance 115g Operetta 1253 Decorating committee 1253 cheer leader 115 125 1353 Ring committee 125. Hooky is generally recognized as the cutest boy of 1917. It is truly remarkable how so big a noise can come from so small a body, but as a cheer leader Hooky can't be beat. He used to be a ladies' man 1?5 but quite recently he has sworn off. Some people say he has sworn back on again. He was one of the many who were unable to survive Junior French. According to Dodge, he has actually been mentally unhinged ever since he took the sub- ject. Favorite pastimes: Saying Godfrey Dormons and calling on Mabel. FLORENCE ELEANOR LIBBEY. Alumni editor of BLUE AND WHITE 115 3 Varsity debating team 115 3 Hal- loween social committee 125 3 BLUE AND WHITE distributing committee 125 3 Operetta 125 3 Girls' debating team 125 3 Graduation decorating committee 125. For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever. Here we have the brains of the Senior Class. Florence does not believe Silence is a virtue, and may often be heard expressing her views on many and various subjects. She is always on the lookout for a chance to argue, and when words fail her, which is seldom, we hear that she can use her finger nails quite ably. Favorite pastime: Talking. . THELMA BERNICE MAASBYLL. Class treasurer 115 3 Freshmen reception committee 115 3 Thanksgiving dance 115 3 Usher at High School play 115 3 Committee on financial affairs of class 115 3 Vaudeville show 135. Thelma believes in peace at any price, and never participates in class meeting discussions. She is a shy retiring maid and would far rather read her Bible and learn all about the Jordan than to be a society belle. Hooky Leighton was once heard to say that Thelma had hair enough to go into the

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14 The Blue ant white Stage manager of High School play 115 3 Dance committee 125 135 3 Usher at graduation 125. Behold the strongest man in the class and a leading member of the In- dustrial Department. D. D. may often be seen galloping madly around town in a second-hand fliver. We are unable to say whether Phil will be- come the operator of a Chinese laundry or an historian. Favorite pastime: Getting a new dame. GEORGIA EVELYN HIGGINS. Dance committee 115. Sh! Don't make a sound or she'll faint. This young lady never speaks unless it is an absolute necessity, and even then she never hurries. When Georgie starts in reciting in Vocal Culture, the class promptly takes a nap. From her mournful expression one would think that life is a perpetual funeral. Favorite pastime: Being seen and not heard. CLARA MAY JACOBSON. High School play 1153 Musical committee 115g Dance committee 115g Graduation program committee 1153 Freshman reception committee 115 3 Dance committee 125 3 Corresponding editor of BLUE AND WHITE 125 3 Musical comedy 125g Secretary 1352 Committee on class colors 145g Program girl at graduation 145. Allow me to present to you our future Mary Pitchfork. Clara is also our most noted songstress. We hear that she is also some housekeeper, being able toboilwater without burning it. 1Clara told us not to dare say a word about Sammy, so we won't.5 We once asked Nick what he thought of Clara. Well, said he, she's beautiful, but a dogawn dangerous girl. Favorite pastime: Ejaculating Peter, be silent! Esrnim SUSAN KNOWLTON. 3 Susan, Usher at High School play 115 3 Committee for graduation programs 115 3 Compromise committee 125 3 Musical comedy 125 3 Vaudeville show 135 3 Usher at graduation 135 3 Program girl at graduation 145. Susan, we are sorry to say, is a decided ilirt. 1She told us we could say what we wanted to about her3 so we are taking her at her word.5 Ab- sence makes the heart grow fender sometimes, but not in Esther's case. She is very fond of animals, and is especially interested in Deer1ing5. She is one of the most peaceful girls in the class. Favorite pastime: Waiting for letters from 1?5 . MERTON EVERETT LAVERTY. ' 'Mert. Varsity debating 115 1252 Editor-in-chief of BLUE AND WHITE 1153 Pro- gram committee 1153 High School play 1153 Halloween social 1253 Football 125g Class president 1453 Usher at graduation 135. We speak of him with reverence! We approach him only in awestruck silence! Words cannot describe our feelings. 'Mert is our emergency man. He is an expert on matrimony, alimony, and all sorts of mon1e5y. He

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16 015132 Blue aah white upholstering business. Favorite pastime: Getting her Bill at the first of the month. MARY ELLEN MCCULLOUGH. Flag committee 113. Top of the morning to ye! says Mary, though not above a whisper. Mary is proud of being Irish. She would proclaim it more loudly if she were not so bashful. You'd never know she was talking if you didn't see her mouth move. Mary's chief ambition is to beat Snap Day getting A's. Unless she comes out of her trance, she is a sure candidate for the Old Maids' Club. Favorite pastime: Reciting in Vocal Culture. GLADYS MAY METCALF. Glad. Freshmen reception committee 11Jg Halloween social 11Dg Dance com- mittee 11J 3 Cheer leader 111 3 Assistant manager High School play 115 g Hal- loween social 125. Gladys is a firm devotee of Spencerian verse and may often be seen 1but not heardl reading it. She says that her favorite beverage is Honey. Gladys is something of a gossip, but we don't think she'll ever join the Old Maids' Club. She has to be treated with great tact or she'll ily into a tantrum, and from what we hear she is a holy terror when she gets a-going. Favorite pastime?--The Lord may know, but we don't. Doaorniz LEONA Nason. Dot,,' the Second. Decorating committee. As a Church goer and a movie fan Dot is our 'champeen. She is equally well posted on Bible facts and on movie life. Dot has an awfully good reputation, but we are inclined to think that when she's alone she's as much of a sinner as the rest of us. Why does Dodge take so long getting home from the Latin Club meetings? Favorite pastime: Telling us Who's who in the movies. GEORGE DEWEY NEWHALL. Dance committee 115 3 Operetta 12D 5 High School orchestra 123 g Hal- loween social committee 125. When it comes to making speeches, Newhall has a style of his own. He is also a great mathematician. Ask him who decorated Napoleon in the French room. Anything that Newhall owns is the best possible. Without him the Republican party would have to go out of business. So far as we know, Newhall's affections are solely his own and he will probably be an old bach.,' Favorite pastime: Playing in the High School orchestra. GEORGE ALBERT NICHOLS. Nokia Varsity football 111, High School play 115 121, Varsity baseball 12Jg Assistant manager baseball 125 3 class baseball 143. Uncle Tom Nichols, our only undertaker, is one of South Windham's best products. He is a versatile actor, and will probably make his fortune on the stage. Nick,' is one of those unfortunates who fell a prey to the