Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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THE SENIOR YEAR BOOK 29 MDI. . 1 .1651 Class Statistics E U E May I take you into my confidence this evening and tell you the great news that I have been appointed assistant to Roger Babson, the most noted statistician of the country? The first delicate, but nevertheless delightful, task which my director has assigned me is to compile the statistics of the most famous class of the most famous high school in the country, the statistics to be used hereafter as a basis for judging all High School classes. Without hesitation, I chose the class of 1929 of the Westerly High School of Westerly, Rhode Island, since its perfection is unrivaled. Mr. Babson asked me to study this particular class from various standpoints. First, from that of Age, second, Intellect, third, Industry, fourth, Deportment, fifth, Phil- osophy, sixth, Disposition, seventh, Ethics, eighth, Philan- thropy, ninth, Aesthetics, and tenth, Arts. 1. Age. First, I investigated the age of the students of this remarkable class and found that though some who are real infant prodigees, ,like our class babies, Ruth Williams, and William Brown, graduate at the age of seventeen, the average age of the graduates of this class is eighteen years. 2. Intellect. The intellectual aptitude of high school students varies greatly. Here, I might mention that there is nothing quite so refreshing and entertaining as unspoiled, natural humor. Mary Dolan and Robert Drysdale are never out of sorts, and the day is never dreary enough to darken their bright and scintillating remarks. Thus it is only fair to designate them as the Wittiest members of the class. 3. Industry being the next subject of my study, I un- dertook to ascertain how the little busy bees of the class of 1929 improved their shining hours. As a result, I discovered that some of the pupils are trying to make us believe that they are not perfectly capable of attaining as great heights as others, but if it were not for their tendency toward lazi- ness and procrastination, Zilla Farnham and Bill Tucker- man, with their unusual natural talents, would find it pos- sible to become the President and Vice President of the United States. There is another student in the class who, although not all the teachers are aware of it, can get byi' without being studious, and yet none would call him lazy. Rupert Cole- man could bluff his way through any English course and make the class believe that he had sat up until three o'clock the morning before, preparing his lesson. Unquestionably,

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'00 1 28 THE SENIOR YEAR BOOK I 'PGV will and testament set our hand and seal this twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand, nine hundred and twenty-nine. Requiescat in Pace Per Reginald Lamb, Attempter at Law., DEBUG Class Song fTune-Till We Meet Againl The sun of our schooldays is settingg All nature Whispers goodbyeg Four fairest of flowers On memory are ours For the years so quickly sped by. The sun of a new day is risingg Our untried ships will set sail Upon life's fitful sea And may We e'er be Strong to meet with a smile each fierce gale. CHORUS: Joy and gladness bid us all forget Parting sigh and Whisper of regret. Cloudless morn is soon to dawn When we're closer, nearer, drawn. To thee, tho far apart in sacred truth, We'll hold high thy teachings of our youth. Whate'er brings life or destiny, We'll be true to thee.

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