Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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THK KKMOIt VKAIt IIOOK 17 faithfully and eagerly followed the activities and undertakings of the class which we hold so dear. An annual event of particular interest to the townspeople is the Thanksgiving Day football game between Westerly and Ston-ington. Regardless of the fact that, this year, Stonington won, much praise is due James Fiori, Everette Greene, and Reuben Deutsch, for the very fine game they played. To this classic in the world of sport, men and women, boys and girls, young and old, large and small, came enthusiastically and in great numbers. Of no less interest to the cosmopolitan inhabitants of Westerly was the Senior Play, Moliere’s “The Would-Be Gentleman,” directed by Miss Stanton. Frank Acolina, as Monsieur Jourdain, and Wenonah Smith, as his irate spouse, won not only the spontaneous laughter but the sympathy of their audience. Who could see Minnie Felicetti as the little maid without giving himself up to fits of merriment almost equal to hers? We are sure that Thomas Wright, as Covielle, was particularly enthralled by her charms. Edward Cotter “that good-for-nothing fencing master,” Elisha Peckham as Cleonte, indeed, all in any way connected with the performance, were responsible for its huge success. The 1930 cantata “The Erl King’s Daughter” was considered by. the audience as one of the greatest successes in recent years. Our soloists were Mrs. John Ruisi, former member of the Philadelphia Opera Company, and Mr. La Fontaine, well-known singer and organist. The applause and the congratulations were a well-paid compliment to the soloists, the high school chorus, and to Mr. Robert Valentine, our most worthy and talented director. Yes, the citizens of Westerly have never been known to fail us on the occasion of any important undertaking. Indeed, the very fact that so many have come tonight to listen to our fun and enjoy it with us, proves their admiration. May we, at this time, thank them, one and all, for the kindly interest they have shown in our varied activities and achievements. Thus I conclude this, the History of the Class of 1930, which with all due humility, I acclaim as the most authentic, accurate, scholarly, truthful historical record ever presented to the Westerly public.

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THK SKMOR YEAR ROOK 19 What We Know About the Class of 1930 Most Popular Girl Minnie Felicetti Most Popular Boy Frank Acolina Best Dressed Girl Virginia Prescott Best Dressed Boy William Lawson Handsomest Boy John Prestini Most Beautiful Girl Gloria Simmons CUu$ Cut-up Frank Acolina Class Pest William Dlirfee Laziest William Cornforth Most Athletic Reuben Deutsch Most Studious Gertrude Melbourne Most Intelligent Gertrude Melbourne Noisiest Edward Cotter Quietest Ruth Crandall Class Baby Louise Cook Boy Who Has Done Most for Class Jack Tobin Girl Who Has Done Most for Class Mary Farago Class Artist Lillian Matson Best Actor Frank Acolina Best Actress Wenonah Smith Best Dancer Vero Morrone Best Behaved Malcolm Hinchliffe Neatest Evelyn Babcock Best Natured Hazel Holman Class Wit Thomas Wright Class Bluffer James Federico Most Argumentative Gertrude Solomon Class Optimist Hazel Holman Class Pessimist Samuel Goldberg Elected by Popular Vote