Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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The Senior Year Book — 1939 graceful mien on the ballroom floor to Michael Spezzano, the idol of Friday dances. 27. I, I’Lee Rippetoe, leave my lorgnette and all it suggests as to dramatic ability to Phyllis Langworthy. 28. I, Louis Giorno, deed my gigantic size to Joe Hazard to be used with care in the football field. 29. We, John Reardon and John F'lah-erty, bestow our romantic lyrics and fantastic tales on Clarence DePaola, whose meek manner conceals his true poetic nature. 30. I, Rose DeSimone, bestow my baby tactics, in addition to the sweets and lol-lypops I have not yet consumed, on Ting Donati. 31. I, Sultana Koulbanis, confer my enthusiastic pow’ers in athletics on Betty Langworthy, a promising young Junior. 32. I, Kenneth Taylor, bequeath my title, Duke of Ashaway, to my baby brother, Dan Taylor. 33. I, Patrick Visgilio, bequeath my collection of tardy slips, acquired because of the constant admiration of many a charming maiden, to Charlie Peckham, wrho is reputed to possess a collection second only to my own. 34. I, Sylvester Cofone, will full possession and ownership of the Red Stone Filling Station and vicinity, including all public buildings, junk yards, and stables, to Frank Gencarelli, my present minister of foreign affairs. 35. I, Joe Cappuccio, bequeath my hereditary love for oratory, music, dramatics, and student government to my younger brother, Patsy Cappuccio, of the Sophomore Class, realizing that no one but a Cappuccio is mentally equipped to fill my place with becoming dignity. We do hereby appoint Mr. Mason and Sara Iacoi, w'ho perhaps know’ more about the laudable records of our class than any other persons and who have always shown a benevolent interest in us, the sole administrator and administratrix of this, our Last Will and Testament, in witness whereof, we the Class of ’39, the testators, have to this, our final Testament, inscribed in a lengthy scroll, set our hand and seal this tenth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and “39.” - JO-JO LINK CORPORATION. JOE—Now that w’e’ve disposed of that and my mind is more at ease, may we have some entertainment? WALTER—I’ve asked Angela Nardone and Lois Maines to bring their instruments. (Bell rings) I guess the girls are here now. (Bill answers door. Enter Angela and Lois with instruments.) EVERYONE—Hello! MILLIE—Oh, play something for us, please, before you sit down and are too comfortable. LOIS—Well, you might give me a chance to rest after lugging this “dog-house” all the way up here! ANGELA—You may have a “doghouse,” but this “squeakalin” wasn’t exactly light! JOSEPHINE—Won’t you play for us now, Lois? (Lois plays) BILL—Now’ let’s have your contribution, Angela! (Angela plays) FLORENCE—I hate to spoil the fun, but wre can’t very well go to the fair if W'e have to study for that big history test Miss Leach is going to give us day after tomorrow. CHORUS—What history test? First w'e’ve heard about it. RUTH—Don’t you remember? It’s on the Class of ’39. We’re supposed to study dates, elections, famous people, battles, literature, and .... CHORUS—Ohhhh . . . . ! MILLIE—Say, I’ve an idea! Instead of staying away from the fair tomorrow, let’s review the history now and take advantage of the fact that we have brilliant students here to help us. GINNY—We’d better go about this systematically. What are the dates? FLORENCE—1936 was the first one. The Class of ’39 w'as the last to enter the old high school as a Sophomore group. RUTH—What candidates won in the election of 1936? GINNY—Walt Miller was President; Ernest Saunders, Vice-President; Jessie Sawyer, Treasurer; and Jean Williams, Secretary. 12 )jt—

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Tiif. Senior Year Book — 1939 and establish this our Last Will, do hereby designate the following personal belongings of the members of the Class of 1939 to our ardent admirers, the Juniors and Sophomores. 1. 1, Walt Miller, do hereby bequeath a free tuition to any physical education culture school in the East, to the incoming president of the Senior Class, in order that he may attain sulficient muscular power to conduct an orderly class meeting. 2. I, Jim Rose, confer a share of my interest in Beach Street on whomever 1 deem worthy. 3. We, Hester Sims and Emilio Guari-no, bequeath our melodious and extraordinary voices to the W. H. S. chorus. 4. We, Prudy Dower and Bud Saunders, bequeath our profound interest in agricultural matters, especially little pigs, to Grace Harwick and Stanley Gould. 5. I, Harry Tourtelotte, will my rickety Model T Ford to Miss Fallon, who is in dire need of a dependable car. 6. I. Millie Link, will my terpsichorean grace to George Mearns. 7. We, Joe Vocatura and John Drew, bequeath our scientific wizardy to Everett Larkin, who is plotting to ostracize science from his curriculum. 8. I, Lois Maines, bestow my brilliant, magnificent red hair in all its glory, together with my equal brilliance, and magnificence in studies, on Russell Brown, who should prove a worthy successor. 9. We, Rita Paldino and Phillie DeSimone, bequeath our deep, true, sincere, loyal, unaffected, unswerving, ardent, beautiful friendship to Winnie and Ruth Stenhouse, who, we feel, will cherish and keep their friendship as we have ours. 10. We, Alfred Berarducci, Patsy Gentile, and Sam Fusaro, will our positions as assistants to Mr. Paterson, to T. Ber-ardo of the Junior Class, who, we know, will be a famous business man some day. 11. I, Mary Carlson, leave my blonde locks and fair complexion to Mary Mor-rone, disproving the saying “Beautiful but Dumb.” 12. We, Dorothy Clark, Theresa Perra, and Anna Murano, bequeath our mouselike silence to those three noisy Sopho- mores, Dorothy Stopello, Ida Grills, and Frances Boyington. 13. I, George Trovato, will all my serious, solemn, earnest, thoughtful, important, weighty, ponderous, grave meditations to Wally Latham of the Sophomore Class. 14. I, Joe Pucci, bequeath the assurance of being a one-woman man to Ralph Spargo of the Junior Class. 15. We, Ginny Anderson and Dabby Dabrowski, leave our 5 o’clock date with Dick Tracy to Carolyn Browning and Miriam Anderson, in hope that they will be as quick in mind as they are with the trigger. 16. I, Betty Champlin, leave my petite, airy walk to Joe Mex” Mahfood of the Junior Class. 17. We, Ruth Whitford and Florence Tamer, will our writing ability to Miss Hanson to be kept in reserve for emergency cases when next year’s Seniors suffer a literary depression. 18. We, Frank James Sposato, Frank Paul Sposato, and Angelo James Sposato, bequeath our second names to the teachers of W. H. S. to that they can always keep us straight when they read of our great achievements in the world of tomorrow. 19. I, James Stretch Harvey, leave my versatility to Dave Parnigoni of the Junior Class. 20. I, Ernest Vetelino, bequeath my curly hair, lock by lock, to all my fair admirers in the high school. 21. I, Ray Smith, bequeath my red hair to anyone who, I feel, will like my shade rather than his own. 22. I, Joe Langworthy, bestow my skill on the baseball diamond upon Joe Capalbo, my protege. 23. I, Rita Alexander, bequeath my ability as an authoress to John Matarese with the hope that it will be useful in the publication of next year’s “Seniors.” 24. I, Josephine Santora, leave my love for argument to Ray Hindle of the Junior Class, trusting that he will not overburden Mr. Mudge with it. 25. I. Joe Bingley, leave my Camay complexion to the girls of the Junior Class. 26. I, Clifford Fusaro, bequeath my -4 n -

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The Senior Year Book — 19.39 FLORENCE—Angela Nardone was the only Sophomore on the “Senior” Board; Joseph Bingley was another famous personage—he made the baseball team in his Sophomore year. We girls ought to remember him because he was the handsomest man in the book. Then, too, there was an epidemic of melancholia because the beloved and much revered Miss Laura E. Mclntire retired. That resulted in the great flood of 1937, caused by the tears of her students and friends. That producer of fine dramas, Miss Morwenna Tellier, inspired Joseph Cappuccio and George Tro-vato, Sophomores, to win first and second prizes, respectively, in Prize Speaking. WALT—Well, I guess we can remember that, but what else happened? JOSEPHINE—Who was the famous essayist who won the airmail contest and made a through trip to Washington in 1938? Name was something like Alexandria. RUTH—Rita Alexander; and do you remember the celebrated woman orator who won prize speaking that year? GINNY—Oh, I know, Angela Nardone! And because of the depression the national debt wasn’t paid, and the class was Promless! RUTH—Miller was inaugurated for a second term in 1937; and his cabinet consisted of Jessie Sawyer, Treasurer, and Jim Harvey, Secretary. The Vice-President was Carlton Weall. FLORENCE—The W. H. S. network presented an amateur hour in which Prudence Dower won secondary honors; and two Chinese coolies, “Sing Loo” Bud Saunders and “Chop Suey” Jim Harvey originated their popular version of “Chop Sticks.” BILL—I guess they did originate it, and terminate it, too, for they never played anything else at their subsequent public appearances. MILLIE—In the Chemistry Contest of 1938 the team took third place; and a titian-head named Lois Maines captured girls’ first prize. Among the celebrated foreign visitors were Angela Nardone and Anna Murano, who tied for the Junior Dante Prize. JOSEPHINE—And didn’t James Harvey win the Hi-Y cup, awarded for versatility and personality? WALT—Yes! Then, too, there was a sudden transition in the printing industry with the change from the old-type printed “Senior” to the more original mimeographed magazine. GINNY—Oh, gosh, there’s another election to remember. Because of his extreme popularity, Walt Miller was elected President for a third term, overruling all customary proceedings. Who were the others? JOE—Oh, 1 recall that election. The Vice-President was James Harvey; the Treasurer was William Anderson; and Angela Nardone was the Secretary. RUTH—In spite of the devastating hurricane, this remarkable class met its obligations and had a Senior Prom. FLORENCE—Yes! Yes! And that’s the year that a new political organization was formed by the girls, who were exasperated by the inactivity of the boys. Led by a Senior Suffragette President, Sultana Koulbanis, the Leaders’ Club cooperated in producing scrapbooks and working out a new point system, and .... MILLIE—Now wait a minute 'til I get this down. RUTH—Then there was a party split causing a Civil War. The girls used all their subtle weapons to lure masculine allies. The termination of the strife culminated in a drawn battle in which they tossed a basketball-gas bomb at each other. FLORENCE—Finally peace reigned between the parties, for they united in a May Formal. BILL—Don’t forget the Olympics. She’s bound to ask us about them. The crosscountry won the state championship, and Captain Cappuccio set a new record. And don’t you remember the keen competition in the half-mile between James Harvey of Westavia and Homer Tripp of Stonasia, and Harvey’s glorious victory? WALT—. . . . and Carlton Weall was the only one to get a sweater in football. EMILIO—. . . . and the band was organized. BILL—Say, what happened February '3