Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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Tin: Senior Year Book— 1931 Scanlon, thereby giving my sum of more to that which has too much. 9. We, Donald Bonner and Elizabeth York, do bequeath our tried and true loyalty to each other to Harold Edmond and Beatrice Lowry. 10. I, Carl Sposato, bequeath my newly invented, original and ingenious method of bookkeeping to John Collins. 11. I, Constance Hamilton, bestow my title of the Children’s Poet on Leo Dotolo of the Junior Class. 12. I, Margaret Whalen, do hereby bequeath my position as the chief piano player of the High School jazz orchestra to my baby sister, Elizabeth Whalen, trusting that she will uphold the family reputation. 13. I, Elizabeth Edmond, bestow my stately bearing and queenly dignity upon Mary Low of the Junior Class. 14. I, Anna Fraquelli, do hereby bestow my happy, cheerful, and lovable nature upon Frances Cook, who always appears so very gloomy. 15. I, William Mitchell, bestow my towering height and massive stature upon Wallace Lamb of the Junior Class, who has need of these qualities if he wishes to engage in life’s struggle on equal terms with others. 16. We, Eliseo Magni and Nelson Himes, do hereby bequeath our admiration for and understanding of the fair sex to Robert Mudge and Arthur Sisson. 17. I, Frances Farnham, bequeath to the trophy room my numerous tardy slips. 18. I, William Dolan, bequeath to Billy Carpenter my uncanny knack of hearing the fire alarm, no matter where I am. 19. I, Jerry Sculco, leave to Wally Lamb my ability as a mathematician, trusting that some day it will make him as famous as the renowned Professor Einstein. 20. I, Eleanor Scanlon, bequeath to Raspberry Falcone the care of my brother Jack, hoping that he will be able to take better care of him, and guide his path more wisely, than I have done. We do hereby constitute and appoint our honored and beloved principal, Charles E. Mason, sole executor of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we, the Class of 1931, the testators, have to this, our last will, written on the one sheet of parchment, set our hand and seal this 23rd day of June, Anno Domini, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one. Respectfully submitted, Burnie Stenhouse. WE, Edward Boutelle and Charles Kenyon, having been appointed to confer upon our most amiable associates their honorary degrees, do whole-heartedly conclude that it is no picnic. If we print jokes, folks say we are silly; if we don’t, they say we are too serious. If we publish original matter, they say we lack variety; if we publish things from other exchanges, they say we are too lazy to write. What’s to be done? Like as not some one will say we swiped this from an exchange. We did. We shall endeavor to expand the confines of our own fickle mental span, and, if possible, make these degrees complimentary, descriptive, explosive, and awe-inspiring, or something. Our class is composed of innumerable species, ranging from the most illustrious students to ordinary plugs. So— Here’s to those who love us, And here’s to those who don’t; A compliment for those who are willing to, And a slam for those who won’t. On our Class President, Donald Bonner, who has proved himself so daring in love and so gallant in war, we take pleasure in

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The Senior Year Book— 1931 (Class Will WE, the Class of 1931, being about to leave this mundane sphere, while in full possession of mind, memory, and understanding, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by us heretofore made. As to such estate as it has pleased the fates and our own strong arms to give us, we do dispose of it as follows: To the incoming Sophomores we bequeath the following: All broken rulers, pencil stubs, floor scrapers, luxuries collected from us by our teachers, such as playing cards, small change, marbles, rubber dolls, and choice literary notes, that the children may be enabled to employ their study hours more happily and naturally. To the present Sophomore Class we leave the following advice, the acceptance of which will lead them to glory: Learn to work if not to win; remember that development comes sooner through bearing failures than through enoying successes. To our unworthy successors, the present Juniors, we bequeath our Senior dignity. Although we are afraid this will be a strain upon the ner%7es and muscles of that gay and debonair class, we all hope they will rise to the occasion, as they sometimes have proved themselves capable of doing. Besides these endowed gifts, we leave to the Westerly High School, not of necessity, but of our own free will, our blessing and pledged loyalty from henceforth. All the rest and residue of our property, whatsoever and wheresoever, of what nature, kind and quality soever it may be, not herein before disposed of, after paying our debts and funeral expenses, we give and bequeath to our principal, Charles E. Mason, for his use and benefit exclusively. If he sees fit, he may use the knowledge and startling information we have displayed. at whatsoever times we may have had written quizzes and examinations, in the education of our younger classmates. This matter is left entirely at his discretion. We, the Senior Class, do hereby bequeath to Miss McWeeney a brown Boston bag that possesses the magic quality of always returning to its owner. To Miss Sturtevant we leave a permanent pass to the Central Theatre with the compliments of the Senior French Class, provided that she will promise to attend religiously all the matinees. To Miss Hanson we leave the copyright privileges to all our essays, stories, and poems. To Mr. Maxwell we leave a manicuring set, with which to trim his pet cat’s nails, to the end that the mischievous urchins of the school can play with the creature without damage to life and limb. The members of the class bequeath the following personal belongings: 1. I, Evelyn Wilson, do hereby bequeath my title of class baby to Charles St. Onge, but do sincerely hope that he will not annoy the teachers by suddenly bursting into childish tears and having to be pacified. 2. I, Marrack Collins, do hereby bequeath my romantic tendencies to Lyle Burdick, who. I understand, is in desperate need of them. 3. I, Harold Soloveitzik, do hereby bequeath my love of flowers, especially of “Roses,” to Dorothy Ouelette of the incoming Sophomore Class. 4. I, Burnie Stenhouse, bestow my ease and grace on the dance floor upon Charles Crandall of the Junior Class. 5. I. Edward Boutelle, bestow my timid and quiet behavior on the Ashaway-Hope Valley school bus upon Harold Kenyon, hoping that next year he will emulate his worthy brother and me. 6. I, Ruth McCoy, do hereby bequeath my tremendously stentorian voice to Mildred Kirby of the Junior Class. 7. I, Althea Nichols, do hereby bequeath my nervous hesitancy in English Class to Barbara Sherman. 8. 1, Charles Kenyon, bestow my shy, bashful, and retiring demeanor upon Jack -4. 3 I? --

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The Senior Year Book— 1931 conferring the degree L. I. B., Love Is Beautiful. To Harvey Conklin, the member of our class who never changes, we give the degree S. S. D., Sober, Steadfast, and Demure. To Constance Hamilton, who has contributed much in poetry to the Senior, we give the degree O. C. P., Our Class Poetess. Arthur Lenihan’s scholastic standing proves very conclusively his right to the degree N. C. B., Never Cracks a Book. We have among us a genius who, unlike Lincoln and other great men, rode great distances through woods, assisted only by a ticket book, to procure an education which has already earned for John Hinch-liffe the degree M. 0. C., Mayor of Carolina. William Dolan is the hero of our class. During his four-year term as faculty advisor in our most efficient reformatory, his diplomatic ability has been confirmed, to say nothing of his athletic achievements. We deem it fitting and proper to bestow upon him the degree D. O. T., Doctor of Tactics. To Henry Stahle and Robert Burnett, pals whose minds run along the same channels, we confer the degree T. M. B. A. O., Two Minds But As One (Half wits). This year’s Senior has brought much credit to bear upon Althea Nichols, who well deserves the degree A. G. E., Althea’s a Good Editor. A questionnaire circulated among the Seniors revealed Hope Hoxie as the most beautiful girl in our class. To this honor we attach the title, Miss 1931. The many prizes and awards Mary Bro-phy has won qualify her for the degree K. S. D„ Keyboard Speed Demon. Among those who excel in scholastic achievements are Ruth McCoy and Eleanor House. We are pleased to confer upon these two sincere and intelligent students the degree A. R. T., Always Remain Taciturn. Frank Turano is a credit to any class. He was an outstanding performer on the football team and those who saw the Senior Play are convinced that he deserves the degree O. C. A., Our Class Actor. Dorothy Ryan, the petite telephone operator, is the BELL of the town, and although she does not get coronets, she often gets rings. Dot is entitled to the degree N. P., Number Please. The spirit of youth, that’s he. If you should see John Nagle spinning your way on the dance floor, duck, for his degree is D. I. C., Danger Is Calling. Burnie Stenhouse is one of those all-around athletes who do two things at once and do them well. For four years Burnie has played the game while tipping his hat to the crowd. Upon this youth we bestow the degree H. D. H. B., He Did His Best. Upon Jean Meikle we take pleasure in bestowing the honorary degree O. C. A., Our Class Actress, and if you saw her play the part of Josie in the Senior Play, you know why this title is fitting. Marrack Collings and Thurston Rider are two brilliant lads, both gifted with oratorical eloquence and a great deal of self-satisfaction. To these pals, we give the degree B. B., Big Boys. An earnest, hard-working chap is Harold Soloveitzik, who has served the Senior so well by pestering every merchant in town for an ad. Upon Harold, therefore, we confer the degree C. T., Clever Talker. Men may come and men may go, but we, Katherine Blake, Frances Farnham, and Violet Marra, go on forever. Upon these fair damsels we confer the degree T. A., Teen Age. To Margaret Ribner, who was chosen the wittiest member of our class, we give the degree W. I. T., Witty, Intelligent, and Tenacious. In any group of persons, there will always be one outstanding member. Such a one is Martha Nardone, upon whom we confer the degree T. W. M., The World is Mine. Upon Anna Fraquelli, who is one of our most illustrious and cheerful students, we bestow the degree O. 0. U., One Of Us. If silence is golden, Elizabeth Edmond is worth her weight in that precious metal. Her degree is S. S., Sure Success. George Binns is always found in the presence of men and never mingles with the fairer sex. This wise young gentleman rightly deserves the degree A. B. A. H., A Bachelor At Heart. Jerry Sculco is an information department for anything you wish to know in the mathematics or science line. Thus his honorary degree is S. F., Smart Fellow. To Ida Perry, who always has her les- -4 '5 )►-