Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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THE SENIOR YEAR BOOK - 1936 Gordon Kennedy Letterman's Club 3. Concert 4. Soccer 2, 3. Soccer Manager 3. Man- ager Fencing 4. Accountant, Senior Play 4. Sales Manager, Varieties 4. Red has been making some radical changes in his last year, as to quietness. He is liked by all his classmates, and his business qual- ities were brought out by his excel- lent work in the Senior Play. His great ambition is to be a Rudolph Valentino or Clark Gable. - wus - Howard Edwin Kuehn Senior Board Art Editor 4. Stage Committee Senior Play 4. This industrious and artistic youth hails from the glamour and bright lights of Hopkinton City. His pop- ular pastime is argumentation. He will argue, no matter what the sub- ject may be. It sometimes seems that the Trig class would be a miserable affair without him. Because of his ingenuity we may go so far as to predict that he will some day be splitting atoms as an avocation. - WHS - Samuel Larkin Letterman's Club 3, 4. Senior Play 4. Football 3, 4. Baseball 2, ll. Basketball 2, 3. Basketball Man- ager 4. Advertising Manager, Con- cert 4. Sam is that natural born actor who continually has the class in an uproar over his antics. Besides being a humorist, he is an athlete of no mean ability. His ineligibil- ity during the past year was sorely felt by both the football and the baseball teams. -WHS- Alice E. Lillibridge Concert 4. Glee Club 4. Variety Show 4. Alice is a girl of perpetual smiles and a sunny disposition. No dark cloud ever shadows her bright head. Indeed, nothing can keep Alice down, so strong is her will to help others and improve herself. From the crown of her head to the sole of her foot, she is all mirth. - wus - Ruth Main Although, unfortunately, we were deprived of Ruth's presence for the last part of our Senior year, we can still hold in mind many preced- ing years in which we enjoyed her company. A combination of athlete and all-round high school girl. -Mit 27 Lois M. Kessel Usher, Variety Show 4. Basket- ball 2, 3, 4. Paddle Tennis 2, 3, 4. Senior Board 4. Soccer 2, 3, 4. Bad- minton 2, 3, 4. A toast to one of our friendliest girls! Lois has a cheerful disposi- tion and a winning smile which make her especially popular with the oppo- site sex. She is also enthusiastic about playing basketball. We wonder that such a small per- son could be so lively and alert. - wHs - James Kirby Traffic Officer 2. Soccer Team 2. Track Team 3, 4. Kirb is not only one of our smartest students but also a re- liable trackman. He is liked by all his classmates and he certainly never gets in trouble for saying too much. Be quiet and don't blush, is Kirb's motto. - wus - Hilda Lepikko Hilda is not bashful, but just modestly quiet, preferring to hear the opinions of others rather than to voice her own. Although in- clined to be quiet in school, she is the life of any party. Books are her very dear friends and at almost any time she can be seen eagerly perusing one. She finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. - wHs - Thomas A. Lombardo Class Prophecy 4. Camera Club 3. Glee Club 3, 4. Cross Country 2. Concert 3, 4. Variety show 4. Track 3, 4. Although Tommy is an athlete, he also displays great skill in fin- gering the banjo. During his two years with us, he has proved a good friend and com- panion with his ever-ready smile and generous help. - wus - George M aggs George, who is known as West- erly's Clark Gable, is well versed on any subject, especially on radio, by means of which we hope he will tune his way to success.

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T1-IE SENIOR YEAR BOOK - 1936 Phyllis A. Hill Basketball 3. Friendliness and a helping hand have won for her a host of friends during her two years at W. H. S. Phil is very athletic as well as studious, and may be found spend- ing much of her spare time at the - wus - Roger H inchl iffe Chemistry Team 3. Vice President Student Council 3. Rog has been too busy pene- trating the realm of mathematics to take much part in extra-curri- cular activities. We predict that he will probably be one of the great inventors of the next age, if there is anything left to invent. Besides being a disciple of Einstein, he has earned through scholastic ability the title of the most intelligent boy in the Senior Class. - wus - Raymond K. Hoxsie Costume Comm. Senior Play 4. Ray, our most handsome boy, has won the hearts of most of the girls with his fascinating, daz- zling personality. Moreover, his unsophisticated, likeable manner has won him many sincere friends of the other sex. How we love to hear the beat Of his able dancing feet. - wus - Jorma H yypia Orchestra 3, 4. When only a young lad, Jorma evinced especial interest in scien- tific terms---particularly in those relating to chemistry and physics. With long experience in a labora- tory of his own, and through his studies at school, he has found the road to professional chemistry a smooth and pleasant one. Aesthetically as well as scienti- tically minded, Jorma is an expert violinist. -wits- Jean Joy Concert 2, 3. Usher, Class Night, 1935. Usher, Graduation, 1935. Lovely to look at and delightful to know is our most beautiful girl, Jean. Jean's loyal comradeship, while not easily gained, is a thing to treasure, as her intimate friends will tell you. True friendship is a plant of slow growth. .Mgt 26 Louise H imes Senior Board 4. Concert 2. Third Prize Martha C. Babcock Essay 3. Riding Club 4. Louise, who specializes in science and who must necessarily possess the Uscientific attitude, shows her true outlook when she writes poetry with her individual charm of lovely things. I am in love with loveliness of fragile things. Filigree of frostings on November leaves. -wus- Roy Howard Football 2, 3. Banquet Commit- tee 4. Track 2, 3. Junior Usher 3. Behold the man of the dimples- and how he dislikes even the slight- est mention of them! A sincere sort, he says only that which he means -and it usually causes some sort of comment! Though possessed of considerable wit, He was very shy of using it! -WHS- William H urtado Baseball 3, 4. Bill's greatest claim to fame is his ability to play baseball. He is a great competitive athlete and true sportsman. The tougher the game, the better Bill likes it. With his hope of becoming a big league player, who knows but that his dreams may come true? - was - Dorothy Jowett Senior Board 4. Concert 2. One of the most worthwhile per- sonages in the class of 1936! Dor- othy possesses a charm and dignity which delight everyone she meets, and a power that draws people to her. Her winsome smile and friend- ly disposition have brightened many a classroom. Honest, upright, and true Are words that best describe you. - wus - Sylvia V. Kender Basketball 3. Usher, Senior Play 4. 'tSib's pleasant manner and cheerful smile are some of the traits that best characterize her. Always quiet and well behaved in class, she is nevertheless possessed of an unquenchable spirit of adven- ture. May this spirit brighten all her years!

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THE SENIOR YEAR Book - 1936 Donald McLean Mac is another of our faithful bus students. Although he is very quiet in school, when outside, lVlac's humor and wit make him a natural leader. With these quali- ties, plus his adherence to study, he ought to be very successful. - wus - Frank Mills Variety Show 2. 4, Senior Play 4. Baseball 2, 3, 4. Frank, one of our heroic baseball players, can be seen walking along the Post Road about five p. m. any time during the -practice season. ln spite of his sonorous voice and dig- nified manner his deep blue eyes are simply bubbling with humor -- and you should read his themes! He spake with somewhat of a solemn tone. - wHs - Palma A. Nardone Orchestra 2, 3, 4. Band 2, 3, 4. Concert Usher 2. Here we have another quiet lass! Pam is a willing worker and ul- ways ready to help her friends. She will be a great asset in any office. And can she play the saxophone! - was - Ruth Lucille Nichols Senior Board 4. Senior Degrees. Costume Committee, Variety Show. Usher, Graduation 1935. Senior Play 4. Senior Prom Decoration Commit- tee. Usher, Variety Show. Second Prize lVl. C. Babcock Essay 1935. Riding Club 4. Ruth is one of the few to whom the word versatile really applies, for she is one of those persons who can readily enter into almost any field. Her interests vary from playing Monopoly and riding horseback to politics and international relation- ships. Age cannot wither her nor cus- tom stale her infinite variety. - wus - Althea Norman Concert 2, 3, 4. Variety Show 4. Student Council 2, 3, 4. Costume Committee, Senior Play 4. Traffic Otiicer 4. Althea is one of our most all- round girls, both her social and scholastic ability being known and appreciated by all. Whatever her chosen field may he, her neatness, perseverance, and capability will aid her in succeeding. She in her attire doth show her wit,-- V735 ,,iP ' 8 4. , i 9' .Q , I 55 i A ' . ..' xt S A Elf, g . , - si l -wif 28 I-3+-M Virginia M. Melia Although t'Ginny has been with us only one year, she has acquired many friends. Small and black- haired, with sparkling eyes and red smiling lips, she brings joy and laughter wherever she goes. - wus - Walter Mroz C There is an old saying that quite Fits this man, Still water runs deep! His quietness is not, how- ever, that of the stupid but that of the hard thinker and .industrious worker. Walter utilizes that energy we use in speaking for bringing about the best results in his chosen career, woodwork. -WHS-- Margaret Nasi enthusiasms are rid- and dancing. The possessor of a most sympathetic and understanding nature, she is always ready to listen to the troubles of others. ' Nobly planned Q To warn, to comfort, and command. Margaret's ing, reading, - was - John Nolan Letterrnan's Club 4. Prize Speak- ing 3, 4. Varieties 4. Football 4. Track 4. Behold our own Mr. Dooley! Many a group he has moved almost to hysteria with his humorous wit. It can easily be seen he's not a pessi- mist but a young blade who takes life as it is and is content. - wi-is - M ary Olcowick Concert 3. Mary, despite her quiet and re- served manner, is very enjoyable company. Her conscientiousness will make her a most desired and effi- cient secretary. HA violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! Fair as a star, when only one, Is Shining in the sky. --Wordsworth.