Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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The Senior Year Book — 1944 Class of 1944 Edwin R. Connors Football (co-captain), Track (2), Baseball (2), Senior Board, Student Council (president 4), Class President 3, 4, Prom Committee, Senior Play, Traffic Officer (4). Behol I! Our dashing class president, an all-round chap. “Archie” has proven to be an outstanding football player, and also a policeman who stood his place in front of the office. Being such a popular person—class officer for three years, president of student council, how can he prove that “Women and money are the root of all evil?” C’L VSS OFFICERS—Back Row. 1946. Farquhar Smith. Edgar Maxson. Robert Clarke. Dorothy Autry. Middle Row: 1945. Corinne Palm, Thomas Salimeno. Simon Majeika, Sally Briggs. Front Row: 1944. John Sposato, Robert Connors. Joseph Faitani. Pearl Ricci. - 41 •+)• -

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Tn f. Senior Year Book — 1944 ALICE: What are Elaine Mantles and Mildred Tefft doing, sitting in the middle of that patch? PEARL: I don’t know but I guess they are unstringing string beans. HOB: Ha! 11a! That’s a good one. MARGE: You haven’t seen anything yet. Look at Eileen Niles harvesting her eatable weeds. ALICE: It’s about time for the daily news broadcast. Look up, everyone. BOB: He's right on time. Bud Clemens has been making a profitable profession out of sky-writing the current news. A star reporter of his is Margaret Wilson. PEARL: What’s he writing? MARGE: That smoke line says that Sarah Lihou will be featured as “Baby Be Good” at the Star Theatre. ALICFI: She always did have an appealing voice. PEARL: Gosh! It’s raining. No more news for today. MARGE: Let’s watch Nat Capalbo playing a tune on the streaks of rain. BOB: What was that? Another streak! It was Leslie Smith’s tricopter which he made from his 1934 Ford. Vincent Rose helps Leslie to keep it running smoothly. MARGE: What beautiful colors in that rainbow! Ethel Palmer, Irene Servidio, and Louise Vuono.seem to be heading in the direction of the end of the rainbow. Must be searching for the pot of gold. ALICE: Let’s join them in their search. BOB: O. K. fellow prophets. Let’s be on our way. ALL: Farewell to Ardenville and to the Class of 1944. P. S. Any similarity to a member of aforementioned class will be a miracle! ALICE BRESSETTE MARJORIE OPPY PEARL RICCI ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN Prophets In Memory of Archibald McVicar June 11, 1935 My mind goes back for several years, To the time when 1 was a child of eight. And to thoughts of a curly-headed boy. Who was spared the sight of a world in hate. He was not known by all the call. But we who knew him held him dear; And loving him. could we wish him back In this world of battle, pain, and fear? —Alice Giannoni For we picture him on a winding road. Only a little way before— O. please, dear Lord, watch over him. That he may be happy forevermore. Former George Babcock Nat Babcock Members of James Bressette Bernard Clemens Class Now Arthur Garafola Robert Smith in Service Donald Tetlow Louis Zanella -- 13)3-

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The Senior Year Book — 1944 Phyllis M. Autry Leaders’ Club, Student Council, Senior Hoard (4), Traffic Officer (4), Prom. Coni. (2), 'S ' Club. Sugar'' is always late for classes because she has to act as “traffic dummy” in the lower corridor. But Phyllis is certainly no dummy when it comes to class work or working in Or. Bacon's office. Loads of success, Phyllis! ! ! — WHS — Alice C. Bressette Glee Club (2), Concert (2), Intra murals, Leaders Club, Senior Board (4), Cheerleader, Prom Committee, Senior Play. You seldom find a girl with brains as well as a per tonality' But here is one! Breezy's” favorite pastime is cooking, and strange as it may seem, she wants to be a good cook for life. She has participated in many school social affairs. Thank you, White Rock, for giving the class of 44 an A 1 pal. — WHS — Samuel Brown Football (co captain 4|, Baseball, Track, Prom Committee. Sammy is one of our best football stars. During any game you will always see Sam right in theri fighting. He’s inclined to be quiet while in school and plans to be a scientific farmer. — WHS — Barbara C. Browning Intramurals, Leaders' Club, Prom Committee. Every noon the girl who brightens the halls with her laughter is Boh Browning. She takes part in all sports and does an excellent job. Her enthusiasm and interest in the noontime dances should be commended. Some day Bob hopes to be an aviator. Lucky aviators! — WHS — Phylis M. Burdick Senior Play, Leaders' Club. Some times you have to look twice to see whether it is Veronica Lake or Phyllis with the hair do she sports” at times. Let's hope Phyllis has as much success in her future ambition of riveting as she has in dishing out the ire cream noontimes. -4f I5fr- Kaymond E. Burdick Kay may be placed among the quiet and gentlemanly members of the class. He is interested in fly ing and makes a good addition to the happy members of the aeronau tics course. The Navy bee hit him in March and he left us with all our good wishes for his success. — WHS — Natale Capalbo Concert. Nat is rarely seen in school in the morning because he anti the Bradford buses cannot seem to arrange a schedule wherein both are on time. Nat’s great ambition is to play in an archestra. When you see him play his bass viol, you ran bet he will reach the top and may some day be playing with a famous orchestra. Lots of luck to you Nat! — WHS — Susan E. Capalbo Concert (2), Intramurals, Leaders' Club. Sue can show anyone how to cook and sew, because she is a member of the Home Ec class. Her skill in sports has made Sue the envy of many a girl and a friend of everyone. With her charm and knowledge of nutrition, she will make an evcellent wife for a certain lad in the Navy. — WHS — Margaret E. Carey Leaders' Club. Midge is one of our quiet girls who has a very pleasing smile. Her ambition is to be a nurse, and with that very nice personality of hers she will make a perfect one. For a hobby she plays the piano and this increases her popularity. — WHS — Louis R. Cherenzia Track (2), Intramurals, Prom Com mittee (3). Jiggs ” favorite pastime is roaming the halls. No mat ter where you meet him, you always get a pleasant smile and he will soon be roaming the skies over Westerly. Lots of luck, Jiggs ! ! !