Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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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 )►-

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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 sons prepared and is often called upon to save an erring classmate from living in a zero atmosphere, we give the degree Q. B. S., Quiet But Sincere. A true sportsman and a real gentleman is Everett Greene. His easy-going and carefree manner has won him many friends. Upon this frivolous towhead we bestow the degree W. W., Why Worry? William Mitchell, the “nehi” of our class, observes much and says little. Upon this active youth we confer the degree T. T., Tom Thumb. Mary Dunn, a loquacious young lady, although a good student, has enjoyed her four years’ stay in W. H. S. because of her optimistic attitude. An appropriate degree for Mary is L. A. F., Let’s All Fool. Upon Ben Simmons, who has recently gained tame in politics, due to his advocating of sweeter sugar, more water in watermelons, more salt with less shaking, and a general revision of the elements, we bestow the degree L. D., Lame Duck. To Miles Coulbourne, the domestic member of our class who attends strictly to his one and only, we give the degree S. I. D., Sure Is Devoted. To Arthur Lawton, for his distracting ways, we give the degree G. A. B., Good American Boloney. Upon Elizabeth York and Dorothy Beau-dreau, who, although they have contributed their share to class activities, have proved themselves so able in the gift of gab with which our class is generously endowed, we bestow the degree G. T. F., Get The Facts. To Marjorie Estabrook, who has been chosen the best dressed girl in our class, we give the degree S. 0. S., Stamp of Style. On Samuel Shawn, who has never at any time or under any conditions shown any inclination to hurry, we confer the degree S. A. M., Slow and Moderate. Mary Bray, Margaret Whalen, and Mary Mearns have many state secrets and rare peculiarities in common. Thus, upon them we confer the degree J. A. O., Just Among Ourselves. Upon Stephen Zegarzewski, a youth prominent on the social register in the fair village of Hope Valley and also very enthusiastic in school events, we confer the degree C. G., Country Gentleman. Since the aforementioned questionnaire revealed Evelyn Wilson as our class baby, to her we give the degree M. L. G., Mother’s Little Girl. On Ellen Michie, who favors a shy and bashful demeanor to some extent, we bestow the degree N. 0. O. L. Y., No Other One Like You. Upon Jenettlee Rose, the quietest member of our class, who is often seen but never heard, we bestow the degree P. D. Q., Pretty Darn Quiet. To Mildred Young, who is the leading salesgirl in our class, we give the degree P. A. T., Particular, Attentive, and Tenacious. On Mildred Signor, Rose Castagnaro, and Mary LaVia, three outstanding athletes, we confer the degree A. B., Athletic Bugs. To Edith Simmons, who just loves asking questions in stenography, we give the degree Q. C., Questioning but Cute. Harrison Smith, although known as Rudolph Valentino in Ashaway, is recognized in W. H. S. as the best sport in his class. His degree is C. 0., Class Optimist. Frank Liquori and Adam Moscaritolo entered this institution as students and have achieved knowledge a la W. H. S. Upon these diligent lads we bestow the degree F. W.. Fellow Workers. Nelson Himes and Eliseo Magni have scientific brains. Perhaps Einstein knows his elements but these two authorities may soon make the clever German recognize the Magni-Himes Theory. We give them the honorary degree S. B„ Scatter Brains. To Anna Rinne, because of her grasping ways, we present the degree I. M., It’s Mine. The color combination of our class is upheld by one Carl Sposato, who always drapes his manly form in green. To him we give the degree C. S. I. G., Carl Specializes In Green. During the four years she has spent with us, Pearl Payne has been the most sensitive member of our class. Upon her, therefore, we confer the degree P. P. P„ Please Pet Pearl. Mildred Ross, the most devoted member of our class, has enjoyed so many miles of happiness throughout her school term that upon her we confer the degree M. I. L. E. S., Mildred Is Loving Every Second. 16 )►—