Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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The Senior Year Book— 1933 considering; in fact, almost too good, but keep it up for variety’s sake. Now, as we come before the public for our farewells, it is indeed amusing to look back over the four years’ experiences. All the dances, trips to out-of-town games, slips to the office, and various other hilarious adventures will long be remembered when more important matters should absorb our attention. Even the greatest minds must have their lighter moments. Thus, if it so happens that we have left with you any impression of frivolity or pettiness, we have only to refer you for the more serious facts in which you may be interested to the high school office, where our marks are permanently recorded. By Eleanor Hoxsie and Bessie Taylor (Eliusa Mill AS Executor of the Class of 1933, the privilege and solemn duty of announcing officially their last will and testament falls on me. Since I can scarcely view the document without tears, I am obliged to put on my spectagoggles in order to proceed with this weighty and important business. We, the Class of 1933, being entirely sane, well balanced, and reliable, hereby formulate, promulgate, and asseverate this our last will and testament, declaring null and void all similar records formerly concocted by us. Being of a convivial, hypercritical, incredible, hypochondriac, hysterical, and inconsistent disposition, we do hereby distribute such various and sundry cherished possessions and keepsakes as shall be left after we leave this mundane abode. Item I: We, the Class of 1933, bestow the following warnings on the incoming Sophomores: 1. Never usurp the Seniors’ prerogative of wandering through the halls. 2. Beware of the Seniors’ nefarious hobby of collecting yellow slips for tardiness. The results of that practice are anything but pleasant. 3. If you value your life, avoid chewing gum in the presence of Miss Mclntire. 4. Do not use school desks for waste baskets or art galleries. They have other more important functions. Item II: On the girls of the Sophomore Class, the maidens of the Senior Class confer their cherished secret by means of which they have been able to make themselves so attractive as to earn the title “The Fair Charmers.” Item III: To our compatriots, the Juniors, we leave our sagacious warning not to follow the popular practice of attempting to do all things at one time, and accomplishing none. It doesn’t pay to be a jack of all trades and master of none. Item IV: To Miss Laura E. Mclntire and Miss Sibyl H. Leach, respectively, we donate a sufficient residue of our fortune to purchase a 1933 Baby Austin, wishing that our resources were ample enough to provide them with full grown cars. Item V: I, Frank Cappuccio, having been duly intrusted to compile and establish this our last will, do hereby denominate and bequeath the sequent personal belongings of the members of the Class of 1933 to the members of the Junior and Sophomore Classes. 1. We, Elizabeth Whalen and Albert Vitterito, leave our terpsichorean agility to Arline Kellar and Julius Wein. 2. We, Rose Pellegrino, Angeline Tro-vato and Beatrice Nardone, bequeath our melodious and extraordinary voices to the W. H. S. chorus. 3. We, Frank Celestino and Dominic 12 JjM-

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The Senior Year Book— 1933 Wishing our Prom to be a success, we immediately selected two committees, and how they worked! For a fortnight the most important questions, disregarding even such weighty matters as Chemistry, Latin, and French, were “Are you going to the Prom ?” and “What are you going to wear?” It is said that the morning after the dance, Miss Endicott was forced to turn her stenography class into a social gathering to discuss such intriguing subjects as new romances, the costumes of the fair damsels, and the Senior Adonises who had danced with them. A short time later, another honor was accorded us when Marcelle Hammond won second place in the Prize Speaking Contest. The following weeks, much to our surprise, we were treated with a trifle more respect by the Seniors. In explanation of this unheard of conduct on their part, we were reminded of the reception given each year by the Juniors to the Seniors. Of course you remember what a success this reception proved to be. Even more significant, that night we were lifted from the category to which children are assigned. In the fall of ’32, we approached our beloved institution of learning, assuming the title of “Grand Old Seniors.” How pleasing that name and honor—the realization of the fairest dreams of our Freshman days! We feel certain that everyone has noticed at one time or another, the extreme propriety which has characterized our deportment throughout the year. All has been quiet and correct; we have been models of Senior dignity and, for the better fulfillment of our duties, have kept in close touch with our faculty. It is indeed with a certain degree of justifiable pride that we think of our success in our many undertakings. Following the time-worn custom, we held the first class meeting of the year and elected the following officers: President, Ernest Fulford; Vice President, Bessie Taylor; Secretary, Eleanor Hoxie; Treasurer, Joseph Ruisi. Early in the fall we were allowed to hold our Prom. We were nothing if not original in our decorations, the hall being J5 ■■J made to simulate a football field with goal posts, footballs, and banners gathered from all the colleges and schools of renown, including, of course, our own W. H. S. About Christmas time, the machinery for the Senior Play was put in motion, an event which caused great excitement and confusion. Without doubt, “Little Women” was the best play ever given by a Westerly High School Senior class. How could it be otherwise with such all star casts and such a splendid coach as Miss Stanton? We shall never forget Julia Tamer’s impressive acting and Arnold Austin’s ability to adopt the German language as his own. During the year a large group responded to the insistent call of athletics. Football came first, and in the end three of our members were awarded sweaters for participating in sports for four years. Pat Sposato, Joe Ruisi, and Wally Lamb were given the distinction of being the first to wear the new white sweaters with the blue W’s. In track we were represented by Dove and Booth; in baseball by Lamb, Larkin, Ruisi, and Johns. To the Student Council we sent Harold Edmond as President, Grace Bliven as Secretary, and Marcelle Hammond, Ernest Fulford, William Thompson, and Dorothy Berry as other representatives. Our class selected as its motto: Vin- cet qui se vincit—He conquers, who conquers himself. One day this spring we were very much excited by the news that the pictures of the class were to be taken immediately. This was a difficult task, for our group is very large, of an unquiet disposition, and extremely adverse to sitting still; yet we really succeeded in having our picture taken. Thus, with our graduation plans, we bring to a close our four years at Westerly High School. But before our departure may we leave these few words with the inferior classes? Juniors, when you come back next year, don’t be dignified. We have been so very proper (with the exception of class meetings and other trivialities) that people want a change. Sophomores, you have been pretty good, ii }S

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The Senior Year Book—1933 Chimento, bequeath our mathematical wizardry to Eliot Menick and Frank Galanti, who are plotting to ostracize it from their curriculum. 4. I, George Falcone, bequeath my longitude and latitude to Addison Archie in order that he may be more than a point in space. 5. I, Harold Edmond, leave my versatility to Kenneth Main. 6. I, Betty Cheever, bequeath my “Carol Lombardian” pulchritude and ethereal charm to my worthy successor, Agnes King. 7. We. Charles St. Onge and Sally Hammond, confer our congenial rendezvous on “Billy” Clark and Ruth Brown, who are often heard singing, “Can’t We Be Alone?” 8. I, Beverly Barber, bequeath my rickety Model T Ford to Adelaide Spicer, who is in dire need of a good car. 9. I, Florence Giannoni, leave my stenographic efficiency to Mabel Ingram. 10. I, Joseph Ruisi, confer my stellar athletic career on James Giorno of the Junior Class. 11. I, Muriel Harwick, leave my sophistication and nonchalance to Angeline Matarese of the Junior Class. 12. I, Ernest Fulford, confer a “share of my interest” on Spring Street on whomever I deem worthy. 13. I, Carmella Vocatura, leave my scholastic ability in commercial law to Eleanor Fusaro, who may need it. 14. I, Vincent Turco, leave my saxo-phonia to Albert Gervasini that he may differentiate between a saxophone and a clarinet. 15. We, Alice Rurdick and Dorothy Mearns, leave our wild recklessness and aggressive manner to Alice Laing and Mabel Girven. 16. I, Kathleen Potter, bequeath my characteristic of being always perfectly “Frank” to whoever may appreciate its value. 17. We, Marcelle Hammond and Reva Novogroski, leave our giggling garrulity to Vivian Morrill and Marguerite Crandall. 18. We, Ella Soloveitzik and Cecile Cayer, bequeath our scintillating brilliancy to Alexander Brown and Florence Saunders. 19. I, Signor Francesco Cappuccio, class pedant, aesthete, dictator, orator, attorney, academician, and radical, hereby confer upon my unworthy brother, Luigi Giuseppe Cappuccio. my everlasting scorn and hatred for racial discrimination and bigotry. We do hereby choose and appoint Miss Frances Parker, who perhaps knows more about the laudable records of our class than any other individual and who has always taken a most kindly interest in us, the sole administratrix of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, We, the Class of 1933, the testators, have to this, our final testament, inscribed on a lengthy scroll, set our hand and seal, this 23rd day of June, Anno Domini, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three. Respectfully submitted, Frank Cappuccio, Attorney at Law. - 13