Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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s The Senior Year Book — 1946 E N I Amelia DeBartolo Senior Board, Knitting Club. Leaders' Club. Amelia is a quiet student, but a true friend of all. We could look for Amelia on stamp days and always find her a willing and able worker. Best of luck, Amelia, and may success be yours in your desire to be a hairdresser. WHS Anita Devine East-West Club, Leaders' Club. Anita is a girl with a winning personality and friendly smile. She represented Westerly High School at Newport when the Bond Drive plaques were presented to the hospital. Her future plans can readily be seen by the ring on her left hand. Best luck to a swell girl! WHS Vito DiPaola Football. Here is the other half of the Pellegrino Di Paola twosome. Together these two keep Miss Kingsley’s study hall from becoming too quiet. Vito can cheer any “lady” with his travels through the corridors dispersing great big smiles. To this small but pleasant member of our class we wish the best of luck. WHS Mary Dohring Cheerleader, Treasurer. Senior Play. Senior Board. East-West Club. Leaders' Club. Prom Committee. The most popular girl in the class, Mary has proved herself a leader because of her marvel ous work with the cheering squad. Mary has an outstanding personality and is always around when a pal is needed. May this cute, attractive member of our class have as much success in later life as she has enjoyed in high school. WHS Paul Dunn Furniture Refinishing Club. Paul, better known as Dumcleski,” is that quiet but handsome boy from Wyoming. He is a real woodsman, loves to hunt and trap, and has done no small amount of farming. Although with the title “Dumcleski” he should be heading for Notre Dame, Paul will probably continue his Aggie course at R. I. State. OR C Robert Eleazer Football. Glee Club, Operetta. Gym Club, Stu dent Council. Bob is one of our most polite boys. With h « flashing smile and courtesy, he can’t help but be friends with everyone. We can usually hear Bob humming a tune as he “speeds” from one class to another. His appreciation of the classics has been a great asset to Mr. Valentine, but he likes the more lively music also. We can have no doubts that in whatever course Bob wishes to follow he will succeed. WHS John Fallon Football. Every one knows John, and he has no lack of friends. He is interested in mechanics and is quite a hand at cartooning. Participation in sports explains his rugged build but not the nicKname “Curly. At present Curly likes the Ashaway territory and specializes in skidding off the highways during snowstorms. WHS Mary Ann Ferrigno Dramatics Club, Knitting Club. Mary Ann's ambition is unusual for a girl. Yes, she wants to be a pilot. Whatever she does, we know she will reach her goal. She likes chemistry, ice skating, and knitting. Thus she will never be bored in her spare time. WHS Evelyn Gencarella Leaders' Club. Shop Club. The girl with the big brown eyes who has al ways a smile for you, is the joy of the General Division. As yet she has no (dans for the fu ture, but we know whatever she does she will win her way. WHS Robert Gervasini Football. Jr. Prom Committee. “Bob, one of our smiling athletes, is a fellow whose laughing personality outshines his small ness. His aggressiveness on the football field earned him the title of “w'atch charm guard.” He is a great competitive athletr; the tougher the game, the better he likes it. His hearty-laughter in a quiet study hall has caused him to sit many a lonely hour on the office bench. In fact, in his Junior year it was his “home room. We know, that in years to come there'll be laughter whenever “Bob’s around.

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The Senior Year Book — 1946 1 William Charous Baseball. Safe-Driving Club. K-shaway leave us Bill, but Westerly High made him a baseball player. Haying baseball ,,n t J bad profession, but it must be somethin-? more than that that makes Bill such a hit with the girls. WHS Thelma I. Clark Senior Board. Prom Committee. East-West Club. Leaders' Club. Senior Play. Thelma's sweet smile and g« d humor have won her many friends during her two years at Westerly High School. Her fine knowledge of history and English makes us feel very sure that she will find a prominent place in the world cf tomorrow. The best of luck to you in all you do! WHS Anne Clarke Leaders' Club. Gyr.i Club. Jr. Prom Comm.ttee. Senior Board. Anne is the born athlete of the girls in her class ami the one who is always tardy. When it comes to anything in sports she is ‘right up top She has not only athletic ability but a 1A personality to go along with it. The girls who get her as a gym instructor will he very fortunate to have such a teacher as Anne. WHS Jean Clarke Dramatic Club. Leaders' Club. Senior Board. Sparkling personality, charming smile, sunny disposition these sum up the outstanding lea lures of one of our lovel.est girls, .lean has a keen interest in sports and outdoor activities. Her main ambition is to be a b mkkeeper; and with her intelligence and sincere interest in her work, we have every faith that Jean will be successful. WHS Robert Clarke Bootball, Student Council, Sophomore Vice-President. •Bob,” the kid from Carolina, is our typical schoolboy tall, well dressed, and always ready with a smile. He intends to learn the me rhanics trade but his chief interest lies in the fair sex (is there a special one. Bob?). Every lime he jumps into his car it seems to head for Cross's Mills (Wonder why?) After gradua tion, Hob expects to don the Navy Blue ami serve Uncle Sam. Ruth L. Collings Gym Club, Will-maker. Codings is the girl with a mind of her own. Sports have been her favorite activity in school. She is a cooperative teammate, but a keen op-ixrnent. She has been a friend to everyone Kuth is a girl, we'll all agree, who has a bright future ahead. WHS I. Stillman Collins Safe-Driving Club. Irving, better known as Superman, is the problem child of the Senior Class. He is always looking for a good time and doesn't care where he finds it, but he usually ends on the office bench. Superman is never seen alone, but always with his friends going from class to class. We wish the best of everything to a happy go lucky fellow. WHS John Cross Glee Club, Student Council, Safe-Driving Club. Operetta, Prize Speaking. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, or JiJin Cross. A hard choice to make, we know, but we'll take John. His pleasing baritone voice has won leading roles for him in several operettas, and his friendly manner has won him many friends. He is intelligent and hard working and while we are certain that he would be a hit with the bobby sockers as a swoon crooner, we know that he will make a success of any career he chooses. WHS Dorothy Currie East-West Ciub. Personal.ty Club. Cheerleader. Leaders' Club. Dot is one of the cutest and most popular girls in her class. She is generally quiet, but she really gives when it comes to rheerleading! Dot plans to be a secretary and we know whoever employs her will not be disappointed, but a very lucky person. WHS Arlene Davis Snapshot Club. Leaders' Club. Arlene, who came from Ashawav to spend her last two years with us, has made many friends during this time. Her ambition is to make a good stenographer for some lucky person. She is seldom seen without her two pals, Anita and Diane.

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The Senior Year Book — 1946 1 Shirley Greene Business Club. Knitting Club. Leaders' Club. Shirley is one of the most studious members of the Commercial Class. Whenever help has hern needed, we could always depend on Shirley. She can usually be found at the Friday night dances at Dunn's Corners. Shirley plans to attend a child’s nursing school in New York, and we wish her every success in her chosen field. WHS Albert Grills Football. Chemistry Club, Gym Club. Toot, as his many friends call him, can be traced as the one who usually throws a class into hysterics, but his ability to play football is even greater than his wit. Al is our All State player, and oh. are we proud of him! We can usually find him chasing someone who his walked away with his lunch. (I can't imagine what they f.nd in that bag.) We'll miss Al, and we wish him all the luck in the world. WHS Frank Grills Operetta. Football. Glee Club. Frank is the Casanova of Room Six. Just ask the girls in the Senior gym class. As you ran see from his activities Frank is very interested in the field of music. We wonder how he always manages to obtain the end position in the Glee Club whenever there is a concert so he can slip off the stage easily. WHS Madeline M. Grinnell Knitting Club, Gym Club. Madeline is one of the most reserved members of our class. She goes about her work with more diligence and care than most seniors. She has proved herself a fine sport in the gym activities, and her quiet manner has won her many friends To Madeline in her secretarial work we extend our best wishes. WHS Charles Hall Charlie is the fellow you can find sporting around in his favorite coupe or working after school in the Beach Street Market. We’ve been told that he enjoys auto mechanics and shop and that he would like to do something in one of these lines. Good luck, Charlie! Bertha M. Harrington Prom Committee. Knitting Club. Bertha is the petite blonde who can usually be found in one of two places—in the cafeteria, handing out a big smile along with the n» on rneal, or in the gym displaying her jitterbug talents. ' Bert’s big ambition is to become a hairdresser; and with her sunny smile and friendly disposition, she is bound to be a success. WHS H. Richard Heinold Model Airplane. Aeronautics, Drivers' Club. Dick is that reserved, good looking, young man that has spent a great deal of his time in the mechanical drawing room. He wants to be an aeronautical engineer. Dick's ability to apply himself diligently should help insure that ambition. WHS Roland Hoxie Gym Club. Roland is one of the quiet boys from Asha-way. Even though he is so reserve he has acquired many friends. His chief hobby is buying and selling cars and chauffeuring his pals around. WHS James Jackson Safe-Driving Club. Jackson is our number one representative from Charlestown. His favorite sport is girls but he prefers blondes because they’re so lightheaded. Van Johnson has nothing on this boy —good looks, personality, red ,-hair, and even freckles. If he continues to maintain his present standards, he is sure to become a box office attraction. WHS John L. Kenyon Chemistry Club. Glee Club. Senior Play, Operetta. John is the farmer boy from Watch Hill who has done so much for the agricultural class. As we never see or hear John around the town, we believe he works on the farm after school. With his industry and intelligence, we know John will be a success in his chosen field. ■•5(19)e-