Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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The Senior Year Book — 1935 Alfred F. Sculco Orrhestra 2, 3, 4 Band 2, 3, 4. Applied Music 2, 3. 4. Music Ap , ) prcciation 2, 3, 4. Track 2. (L L M “SqueakyV' only love is music, . ' ' and can he play! He's the soul of . rhythm, his one ambition being to J, y become a great musician. We know that his dreams will be realized :f • V he keeps up the good work that he’s f doing now in the school band and prehestra. All around us—in the air -We hear music everywhere.” — WHS — Natalie Ann Sherman Orchestra 2, 3, 4. Prize Speaking 3, Senior Board 4. Senior Play 4. Soccer 2. 3. 4. Basketball 4 Natalie, our most beautiful girl, has given outstanding performances as 'cell st in our school orchestra, as the gentle Rose in our Senior play, and as interpretive reader in prize Also artistically 'nclined, celled especially in por- — WHS — Clara M. Smith Chorus 2. Basketball 4. Badmin ton 4. Soccer 2. Mona, although she is quiet in classes, is endowed with a lively im agination, which makes itself appar rent in many ways. She is a lover of sports, especially tennis and bas hetball, and enters into them with the proper spirit. An interesting combination of fancy and physical vigor! — WHS — Celena N. Susena Chorus 2, 3. Gym 2, 3. 4. Sue” is not only a good scholar, but a perfect sport in every sense of the word. She seems to be interested primarily in outside matters, yet does not neglect her school work. In fact, when it comes to biology, she is the Star.” — WHS — Vincent J. Toscano Gym 2, 3, 4. Italian Play 2, 3. Basketball 2, 4. Football 4. Cross Country 2. Track 2. Chorus 2. Vince,” our best dressed boy, is as attractive in disposition as in ap arance. In his impersonation of dying Columbus he almost equalled the oratorical power of a Daniel Webster. Nor does he confine his dramatic abilities to the English language, as he is also a fluent speaker in Italian. Variety is the spice of life.” Dorothy A. Shepard Chorus 4 Special Chorus 4. Senior Board 3, 4 Gym 2, 3, 4. Dot,” our future art teacher, is interested not only in drawing, but in a literary career as well. She entertains by the minute in school and outside We shall always re member Dorothy for her excellent exchanges in “The Senior.” A' Jy fd — WHS — Marguerite . Simmons Chorus 2, 3, 4 Cantata 2, 3, 4. Soccer 2, 3, 4 Capt. 4 Basketball 2. 3, 4. Varsity Captain 4. Cheer Leader 2, 3. Badminton 2, 3, 4. Paddle Tennis 2, 3, 4 Baseball 2, 3. Volley Ball 3 Captain 3. The fair maid has held many an audience spellbound with her remarkable shots on the basketball court. Our most athletic girl rightly deserves the title. — WHS — Emily T. Sposato Baseball 2, 3. Soccer 2, 3, 4. Basketball 2, 3. Italian Play 4. Chorus 3, 4 Band 3, 4 Cantata 3. Emily's sparkling eyes and fas cinating smile capture all hearts. She is a particularly conscientious student in Italian. Her delightful characterization of Perpetua, in Manzoni's, I Promessi Sposi,” will not soon be forgotten. — WHS — Jennie V. Tassone Honor Roll 1. Senior Board 4. Soccer 2, 4. Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Va riety Show 3. Cantata 2, 3, 4. Chorus 2, 3. 4. Senior Reception Comm. 3. Basketball 2, 4. Husky was voted the best na tured student in the class—The votes are true blue, for Jennie's always ready to please everyone. She has a sunny smile All the while.” — WHS — Rosalie F. Trovato Chorus 2, 3, 4. Glee Club 2, 3, 4. Cantata 3, 4. Gym 2, 3, 4. Variety-Show 3. Costume Committee 4. This attractive maiden with her neatness and big brown eyes pre sents a charming picture. Rosalie certainly knows how to dress well. She is a combination of diginity and charm. How we love to hear the beat of her dainty, dancing feet. -■4 29

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The Senior Year Book — 1935 Introducing one of the cutest girls in the Senior class. “Lil” is always laughing, as well she may be. The traditional ■‘dumbness,, does not go with her beauty, for although her curls are a decided attraction, she is very clever in her studies. Liked by everyone, she will surely succeed. — WHS — Gladys Z. Pratt Chorus 2, 3. Gym 2, 3, 4. Gloom and Gladys cannot be in the same place at the same time, for her temperament is as cheerful as the sun. Be it in work or in play, she is always ready to help to the best of her ability, and as a stenographer she is sure to succeed. — WHS — Katherine W. Ratlibun “Lovely to look at, delightful know, so run the words of a cur rent popular song. Kay is all that ind more. Seldom surprised, always [wised, she balances any group she’s . n. And such a pleasing b kjnee! — WHS — Jean F. Robert son Orchestra 2, 3. Band 2, 3, 4. Senior Board 4. Student Council 3. Sen ior Play 4. Prize Speaking 4. Inter class Sports 2, 3, 4. Jean, our wee bonnie Scottish lass, is one of the outstandinc personal! ties of the Class of ’35. As a pret ty baton swinger in the band, a clever monologuist in prize speaking, and as outspoken Aunt Nancy in Mile stones, Jean has maintained a prom inrnt place in our school affairs. Un doubtedly, the characteristic we will remember longest about Jean, is her simntaneous giggle. “Ac smile o’ her wad banish care Sae charming is our Jean.'' — WHS — Edna M. Salisbury Chorus 3. Gym 3, 4. “Eddie is amusingly interesting to her friends because of her vivid imagination. What funny happening could be funnier—when Edna is describing it? In her home town of Hope Valley, she is well known for her ability to dance, her favorite avocation. Camille A. Pothier Here we have quiet Camille from the big city. Though hailing from New York, Pothier isn’t at all the bustling aggressive type. His love for chemistry and dexterity with the slide rule have been a source of envy to many an admiring Soph. We will remember the many rides to gym in the family Buick. — WHS — Dorothy M. Rath bun Chorus 2, 3, 4 Concert 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 2, 3, 4. Gym 2, 3. (.heerful and friendly in manner, Dot has gained many friends. She is •me of our outstanding glee clubbers and chorus singers. Moreover, she is known for making humorous re marks in certain classes. The sweetest noise on earth, a woman’s tongue.” — WHS — Helen P. Rhodes Interclass Sports 2, 3, 4. Basket ) I) ) s ball Varsity 4. Class Team Captain 4. Senior Board 4 Gym 2, 3, 4U Pres, of Dramatic Club 4. Amateur r, } . show 4. J No one can fail to be fascinated by the enticing ways of Bunny,” our class artist. She is very talented in the fields of drawing, basket ball and acting. Bunny claims— If you never start, you'll never end. — WHS — Mary A. Rose Interclass Sports 2, 3. 4. Glee Club 2. Gym 2, 3, 4. Chorus 2, 3, 4 Italian Play Usher 4. Honor Roll 2. Who could resist this charming little flower? Mae's quiet manner makes her a lady of gold, for, after all. isn't silence golden? She can be described as being smart, neat, and friendly. May this Rose bloom happily all her days. — WHS — Mildred E. Sawyer Basketball Varsity 2, 3. Badmin ton 3. Paddle Tennis 3. Gym 2, 3. Cheer Leader 4. Varieties 3. Cantata 3. 4 Glee Club 2, 3, 4. Chorus 2, 3, 4. Senior Board 3, 4. Sec rrtary of Class 4. Senior Play 3, 4. Honor Roll 2. Usher at Reception and Commencement 3. A. A. 2, 3, 4. Lively, sparkling, and bubbling with happiness describes Mildred to a T. She has the rare gift of mak ing everyone her sincere friend. May Mildred sing” her way to success and joy. — e{ 28 )►-

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The Senior Year Book — 1935 Michael A. Turano Cross Country Track 1. Soccer 2. Chorus 1, 4 Glee Club 1. Train cr 3, 4. Manager Basketball 4. Can tata 4. “Mike” may seem reserved to those who are not acquainted with him but we who know say it isn’t so. He loves to spring jokes and does so, not only in English but in Italian. Underneath his humor, however, lies a deeply thoughtful trend which we all admire. “Patience is the mother of all virtues.” — WHS — William N. Turner Honor Roll 2. Chorus 2, 3. Gym 2, 3, 4. Although Bill certainly is not a child, he believes in the old proverb that children should be seen and not heard. We never know Bill is around unless we stumble upon him in some quiet corner reading or studying. He resembles Ben Frank lin in that whenever he speaks, he benefits either himself or others. — WHS — William R. Urban Chorus 4. Track 4. Bill is another of the Hope Valley boys who has made good in the big city. Although we do not fear that Bill will ever suffer from over study, his talent often bursts forth rocket-like, especially in history. — WHS — Helen F. Walker .What more suitable combination lan the desire for reading and the delight in talking could be found in one whose ambition it is to become a school teacher? Helen's continual chatter often causes much distress to her teachers but her pleasing manner always manages to save her. — WHS — Genio Waters Track 2, Chorus 2, 3, 4. Senior Play 4. Concert 3. Class President 3 Senior Prom Committee 4. Genio, our hardworking stage manager, possesses enviable facul ties for making friends and excelling in chemistry experiments. We pre diet that he will be one of the great inventors of the next age, if there is anything left to invent. Rose D. Turco Chorus 2, 3, 4. Cantata 3, 4. Ser. ior Play Sales Mgr. 4. Gym 2, 3, 4 Interclass Sports 2. “Turk, our sales manager, is always in a hurry. Her favorite joke is “Come here, I've got to tell you something and when you go—tell ing you nothing whatever. Her fa voritc food is “Johnny cakes. “Pretty to walk with Witty to talk with.” — WHS — Stella A. Ulles Chorus 2, 3, 4. Honor Roll 2, 3, 4. Cantata 3, 4. Usher Senior Play 4 Glee Club 2, 3. 4 Class Gifts 4 A good sport—a better friend is Stell. A desire for fun, a crate for dancing, a brilliant mind, and a pleasing personality make up Sled's individuality, which you discover on first acquaintance. Marge and Stell are often seen talking confidentiallv Perhaps the subject is Norwich! — WHS — Louis H. Vezina Track 3, 4. Cross-Country 2, 3, 4. Martha C. Babcock Essay 3, 4. From Louis’s conversation one would think that he led a most wild and woolly life; yet we feel sure that it is quite a mighty leap from a paper route to the bright lights. We all appreciate, however, Louis’s brilliant performances with the track and cross country teams for the past two years. — WHS — Joseph . . Walt hers Senior Board 3, 4. Track 3, 4. Student Council 4. Class Will 4. Senior Play 4. Interclass Basketball 4. Chorus 3. Joe's ready smile and unfailing sense of humor have caused him to be very popular among those who best know him. Although he has been here only two years, he has made many friends, especially among his English teachers, who marvel at his ability to write humorous stories — WHS — Pauline Webster Gym 2, 3, 4 Pauline seems rather quiet to those who do not know her well, but her friends are well acquainted with her cheery chatter and frequent giggle. She is a conscientious student, and a valuable friend. Her sense of humor, her open heart, and her loy alty will always open people’s hearts to her. 30 )►-