Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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The Senior Year Book — 1944 Anna I. Church Lradrn' Club, S Club. Did you ever see a small, rutr, quirt girl anywhere around? Nan” is mir liltlr Ashaway miss who has takrn thr secretarial course for the past two years. Her ambition is to In a secretary, and with her winning «ni'K and pleasing personalty, 'he will have no trouble in obtainin' her wish unless id course, Mr. T H. has other plans. — WHS — Nora A. DiPaola Loader ' Club, Intramurals, S Club. Dip is one of our prize students in the rommerrial division •that is. when she’s here. Dip’s ambition is to tie a secretary, but we think she would make a c«»od wife to a certain sailor. Her hobby is writing letters, and anybody who is acquainted with her knows she writes plenty. — WHS — Frances A. Gilchrist Leaders’ Club (president), Senior Hoard, Pr m C'iniiiittee, S Club, Intramurals. Punky,” the girl with the cute, round fare, has proved to lie an outstanding figure in our class. She has achieved for herself the honor id being presi dent of the Leaders' Club. Her ambition is to lie a private secre tarv-—but who knows—she may end up as superintendent of Geo. C. Moore Company. The best to you, always. Punk ! ! ! — WHS — Marjorie J. Oppy Concert (2), Intramurals, Leaders' Club (vice-president), Senior Board, Prmn Committer, Senior Play. Marge is a swell girl whom every one likes. Her wonderful person ality is just one of her many good qualities. She expects to further her education at college. To our Marge We wish the best of luck. — WHS — Carmela M. Pignataro Concert, leaders' Club, Student Council (2), Prom Committee Cheerleader 3, 4, Intramurals. “Cam,” the girl with the jet black hair, is very athletic and also has a winning personality with both boys and girls. She is exceedingly de pendable. Her ambition is to be come a physical education teacher; so beware, Sargent College, here she comes! If you have ever seen her on the floor, you just know she will be a success. Ask her what branch of the service she likes best, and I guarantee her answer will be, The Navy. 21 }« Vincent S. Rose Intramurals. Vin” is that very elu sive little felh w who seems to have a way of getting into the physics lab to work on radios, without Mr Buckley’s knowing it. Vin’s main ambition is to get a good education al background and see the world. — WHS — Shirley Sanders Glee Club, Senior Board. Concert, renior Play, Leaders’ Club, Prom Committee. This young lady can l e seen in the art room, pursuing a drawing board or weaving loom. Shirley’s hofibv is drawi«g. at which he is very gifted Her rich alto voice cin also be heard m the Glee Club and Chorus where she oc cupies an important seat. She ran do almost anythin , and, when railed upon, she willingly consents. She makes posters f ir proms, and draws for the Senior. In other words, the Senior cb« wouldn’t be the same without Shirley. — WHS — Leslie Smith I.es is very quiet in school. His favorite hobbies are tinkering with radio equipment and seeing that he’s boss of the twosome Vance and Smitty. His practical jokes in aeronautics make him a good stu dent in Mr. Buckley’s opinion. How’s the model T Lex ? Has it had any engine trouble lately? — WHS — Marion E. Taylor Leaders' Club. Chirper is one of our most talkative senior girls. Un like most people, however, Marion's talking ha« won her real (Hipularity. One of Marion's prize possessions is a beer jacket with the embroidered autographs of her many friends. She wants to work in a large depart ment store, and her ready smile a»»d friendliness should aid her in this work. — WHS — Louise N. Vuono Concert, Leaders' Club. Senior Board, Prom Committee, S Club. L. V. is a popular miss from Bradford. She is a member of thr commercial division and it cer tainly would be minus without L. V.'s smile and personality. Have you ever seen her jitterbug? Oh, boy! ! She would like to be a private secretary, but we know she would much rather be secretary to a certain private.

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Tiie Senior Year Book — 1944 Donald L. Tetlow Lee is another general student from that town of Bradf »rd. ILs ambition is to hi an electrician, and he is often tinkering in the shop. We al like Lee ami w.sli him the best of luck! — WHS — Shirley E. Thayer Leaders Club, S Club. Shirley i another secretarial student from H »j e Valley. She has a pleasing personality and has won many friends during her two years here. Her favorite pastime is correspond ing with Pen Pals all over the world, and she also enjoys dancin'; and skating. With her knowledge of typing and slmrthjnd, we wish Shirley the best of luek as a private secretary. — WHS — Margaret E. Toscano Concert, Student Council, Cheer leader, Leaders’ Club, Prom Com mittee. Polly is a sweet kill with a jolly nature and a winsome smile. These qualities should help her go far in her desire to be a doc tor’s receptionist. We shall always remember the fine cheerleader she made By the way, Polly’s hobby is writing letters, and numerous are the correspondents! — WHS — Anthony N. Turano Intramurals. Tony, whose initials spell TNT, or dynamite, makes us wonder. His ambition is to be a mechanic, and maybe we shall all be stof ping at his garage some day. Until then! ! — WHS — Peter G. Turano Football, Senior Play, Intramurals. Prom Committee. Pete, the fel low who rides around in that blue 1939 Plymouth, certainly has a charming technique with the fairer sex. He may appear shy when you first meet him, but proves a real friend once you know him. We know he’ll In a success in whatever he hopes for. Here's wishing you all that is best, Pete. Gertrude E. Tyler Leaders' Club, S Club. Gert's another of our secretarial students, quiet yet friendly, with a pleasing disposition. She enjoys collecting poems and jokes. With all her at tractive qualities, she surely will be successful in any field she en lers. — WHS — Anne Wadding!on Leaders' Club, Cheerleader, Club. Does anyone want to know the answer to a problem? Anne, with her witty replies, will give you any information you desire. He gardless of the man shortage, she is always with two. instead of one. This, of rourse, only builds up the proverb that Bradford girls gel around. Anne intends to Itcnune a private secretary, that is if Red doesn’t deckle differently. — WHS — Winnifred Walker Glee Club, Cheerleader, Leaders' Club, S” Club, Prom Committee, Winnie is one of the most jolly per sons in our class. Her funny little laugh can be heard whenever she is around. As a cheerleader, Winnie makes one of the best, with plenty of spirit. — WHS — Dorothy J. Whitelev Leaders’ Club. Dot has quite an unusual ambition for a girl. She hopes to fly. Yes, she wants to be an airplane pilot Her pet like is moustaches, (Clark Gable stylet. She likes to get out in the air and hike, or bike ride. She also greatly enjoys reading. We wish her luck in her soaring above the clouds. Maybe she can hitch her airplane to a star! — WHS — Louis Zanella Football .ano, one of the faieoiis Aggie boys, needs no introdne tion. He kept bis football ability a secret until his senior year wh. n be was an outstanding member of the team. He is now serving with the armed forces. We know he will be successful because he is diligent and willing to learn. ♦if 20 )?►—

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The Senior Year Book — 1944 Kenneth A. Avery Giro Club, C nceii, liitr.unur.ils, Sonior Pl.iy. Ken is that mathe matical genius who can solve the hardest physics problrms without any apparent effort. Sometimes even Mr. Buckley has to think twice before answering one of his numerous questions. Ken also is Mr. Mason’s right hand man. If anything needs to be done, he is inevitably railed for the task Ken noth wants to be an engineer. It almost seems as though he’s as good as one right now. Anyway we wish him the best of lurk and know that he will be successful in his profession. — WHS — Louis Reginald Brown Track, Baseball. Reggie” is the type of fellow you like to be friends with. His good humor and even better nature haWc carried him through many difficulties. He err tainly is famed throughout the school for his (mwerful pitching in baseball and would like very much to become a professional player. We are all confident he can accomplish this goal because he has kept the W. II. S. baseball team ranking high. — WHS — Robert S. Chamberlain Glee Club, Concert, Basketball, Baseball, Student Council, Senior Board (editor), Traffic Officer (4), Prom Committee, Senior Play, Class Marshal. Bob has many talents and interests which cause him to be one of the most versatile and outstand ing members of our class. He dr serves special mention as editor of the Senior” this year. When we pari in June we shall all miss Bob because he has been a valuable asset to the class. He is looking forward to the day when he becopies an airplane pilot. Perhaps his desire will be granted sooner than he knows— at any rate, we stand behind him. — WHS — Barbara A. Clark Leaders’ Club. Bob is the happy go-lucky girl from Potter Hill. Dur ing her two years with us, she has taken the Home c course . By her cheerful giggle, she has made many lasting friends. Her goal is undecided as yet, but we know that whatever she undertakes, she’ll be successful. — WHS — Gertrude Y. Edmonds Intramurals, Leaders’ Club, Prom Committee, Senior . Board. Gert” is a small girl with a lot of spirit and sparkle. She participates in all sports but likes particularly base ball and hockey. Her desire in life is to become a R. N. and we do not question her ability to reach this goal. Margaret C. Gledhill Leaders’ Club, Intramurals. Peggy is a little rascal from Bradford She is an excellent cook and ap propriately possesses the ambition to be a housewife. Peggy makes her hobby tbe art of writing let ters and collecting post cards. She is also fond of sports and participates in the many offered by the club. — WHS — Sarah E. Lihou Leaders' Club, Senior Board Taxie is our cute red head with a great talent in drawing. We wonder where all those pietdres of pin up girls that Sarah draws go to? Sarah's ambition is to become an artist and we are looking forward to seeing her pictures in the Metropolitan some day. May success be with you, Sarah! — WHS — V. Eileen Niles Concert, Leaders' Club. Leen is the gftnd-nalured gal front Hope Valley who always has a smile for everyone. She takes the secretarial course, but, to our surprise, she does not want to be a secretary-her aim is to have a happy life.” Her hobby is writing letters (if you want to get acquainted with a few movie stars—see Leen ). — WHS — Betty L. Johnson Leaders’ Club, Prom Committee, Senior Play. Dancing is one of Bet’s many accomplishments. Her ambition is to be a nurse, and we hope the patients will appreciate her good will as much as we have. May she l e as successful in her career, as she is in everything else! — WHS — Robert 0. Smith Student Council 3. Smitty” is that good nalured mechanic from Wyo ming. He always has a pleasant Hello for everyone and is popular with furth boys and girls. He want to be an Air Craft engineer ami his genuine interest in this work will make him successful. 22 )■