Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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The Senior Year Book — 1947 s E L S Ira E. Murphy Gym Club. Baseball (Capt.) Basketball. Football. Prom Committee. Student Council. Class President. The Senior, R. I. Honor Society. Here is the boy we chose to lead our class in our last year at W. H. S., and he has cer tainly done a swell job. Murph, another of Ashaway’s fine contributions to Westerly, is one of the most popular and all around boys of the Gass of '47 and is as prominent in the classroom as he is in sports and other school activities. His genial disposition and natural ness have won him many friends, and we kn iw he will succeed in whatever he undertakes. WHS Thomas N. Abraham Prom Committee, Operetta. Dramatic Club. Mex is that big senior boy who always has a grin on his face. Included in his many talents are acting and singing, as can be proven by the fine jobs he did in Waltz Dream and Gold in the Hills. Mex hopes to continue on in the field of music and make a cireer of singing. WHS Jane P. Ashworth Gym Club, Dramatic Club. Glee Club, Intra murals. Operetta Janie is our little blonde athlete. In her junior year, she became the first girl to play on a R. I. schoolboy varsity baseball team. She is a likeable girl and has made many friends in W. H. S. We wish you the best of luck in your chosen career as a physical ed teacher, Jane You'll certainly put those poor girls through their paces. WHS Barbara V. Bailey Treasurer (4), Leaders' Club. Personality Club. Prom Committee. Intramurals, R. I. Honor Society. Babs is full of pep and friendliness, charm and go id humor. She has been a wonderful pal to all of us. We have no doubt she will attain her ambition to be an efficient, capable secretary. Mr. Silverman certainly has ap preciated her secretarial efforts this year and will miss the trio of Bailey, Capalbo, and Stead man next year. WHS Margaret N. Baker Cheerleader, East-West Club. Intramurals. The Barker. The Senior, Prom Committee. Glee CluD. Concert. R. I. Honor Society. Senior Play. Her charming personality and willingness to lend a hand make Peg one of the most popular girls at W. H. S. Her school spirit as a mem ber of the cheering squad, participation in all school events, and her fine sense of humor hav«-made her well liked throughout her school years. Everyone wishes you the best of luck in your future years, Peg. Walter J. Barrus Projection Club. From all outward appearances, Walt seems like a very quiet and shy lad, but underneath it all we find a sparkling wit and friendly dis position. The fact that he joined the projection club proves that he is interested in that field, although he has not as yet made up his mind about the future. WHS Robert R. Beaudreau Baseball. Projection Club. Bib. coming to us from Shan nock, brought with him a sparkling personality and one of the pleasantest dispositions ever to enter the portals of dear old Westerly High. He is j particularly good sport and a whizz at baseball. Although his plans for the future are a bit un certain, we are sure he will succeed in anythin; he attempts. WHS Erast us H. IU nn Projection Club. Bi nn Gunn, as his friends affectionately call him, is the lad with the rather reticent manner, but once you get to know him, you'll find hint friendly and easy to get along with His great assets are his mental abilities and his great de termination to succeed in whatever he does. Best of luck, Benn Gunn! Projection Club. Johnnie’s pleasant disposition and quiet humor make him a very likeable character. He is usually seen in the mechanical drawing room or in the shop, busying himself with the odd collection of T squares, architect scales, and French curves. He wants no part of tests and swiftly gets them over with by being the first to finish. He hopes to become a mechanical draftsman. Best of luck!

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The Senior Year Book — 1947 Senior Statistics John DeFanti Russell Holland Andrew DeRocco Hiram Kendall Joseph Bookataub Thomas Fanning Hiram Kendall Perry Palmer Thomas Abraham Thomas Abraham John DeFanti Alfred Siciliano Andrew DeRocco Hiram Kendall Alfred Siciliano Roger Panciera Esther Ricci Claire Quinlan Gertrude Stevens Marion Burdick Jane Ashworth Jean Breen Helen Salisbury Gertrude Stevens Mary Jane Caulfield Mary Cawley Jane Bradshaw Camela Vuono Cynthia Bennett Marion Burdick Mary Dipollina Mary Dipollina Mary Pellegrino Marjorie Wetzel Most Popular............... Most Intelligent . . . . Most Likely to Succeed . . Most Studious.............. Most Athletic.............. Most Humorous . . . . Best Dressed............... Quietest................... Done Most for the Class . Class Actress.............. Class Actor................ Man Hater.................. Class Singer............... Best Dancer................ Class Flirt................ Class Musician............. Most Talkative . . . . Class Bluffer.............. Class Baby................. Most Romantic Line Giver . Most Stubborn.............. Most Optimistic . . . . Most Pessimistic . . . . Senior Class Officers Ira Murphy President Gloria Capalbo Vice-President Barbara Bailey Treasurer Edward Crandall Marshal Stella Trombino Secretary

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The Senior Year Book — 1947 7 W . H . S. Joseph Bookataub Operetta. Football. Basketball (Captain). Gym Club. Baseball. Jur's sparkling personality and sense of humor have won him a host of friends through out his school years. He is one half of the famous Siciliano Bookataub combination, and the two of them are usually seen when not surrounded by girls, riding around in one of their cars. Joe proved himself an able leader of the state Champs and will always be remem bered as having displayed fine sportsmanship. WHS Jane F. Bradshaw Cast-West Club. Intramurals. The Senior. The Barker. Leaders' Club. Operetta. Concert. Sen •or Play. Jayne is the songbird of the class. She is very popular and is noted for her ability at giggling Her pleasing personality has won her many friends, and whenever she's around, there's never a dull moment. She and Dippy can usually be seen coming into school soon after the late bell has rung, but this is usually the beginning of a day of fun for her and her pals. WHS Jeanette L. Breen Secretary, Spanish. East-West Club, Prom Committee. Leaders' Club. Barker Staff. Intramurals. Jean's faVorite haunt is the aTt room, where she dabbles in paints or puts the finishing touches on some small piece of pottery. She applies her sense of the artistic to her clothes, and is undisputrdly one of the best dressed senior girls. Jean is a pal anyone would like to have, and we're sure her future will be a happy one. -------------------WHS Raymond J. Bressette Football. Basketball. Gym Club. There is never a dull moment with Breezy, who is noted for his ability to keep 'em rolling in the aisles. He is also a sports enthusiast, and his performances in the basketball and football games have made his classmates pretty proud of him Breezy's pet hobby is fishing, and, like all fishermen, he has many tales to tell about the one that got away. WHS Clara M. Brogno Shorthand Club. SUm's ecstatic giggle will be missed by many of us who hear it so often. She always has a smile for everyone, and her pleasing personal -I) ha w«»n many friends. You'll find her quite often at the Rollerdrome, where she thoroughly enjoys herself. Her hobby is collecting clas steal records. She hopes to be a telephone operator, and we're sure she'll be an ideal one. S . 1 9 4 Kleanor R. Brown Home Nursing Club, Girls’ Shop Club, Intramurals. Elbe is the girl with the pleasant smile who is always ready to help any of her friends to solve their problems. Her two most famous hobbies are horseback riding and photography. If you're ever looking for Ellie, just look for a group of three girls giggling over something, and you’ll find her in the middle. WHS- Nathan C. Brown Nate, as his friends call him, is another one of our friends from Ashaway. He has a special talent for repairing radios and has his own fix it shop. This prophesies a profitable future for him. He plays the drum in the band and is very- much interested in baseball. Good luck, Nate, with your fix it shop. May your radio intelligence carry you far! WHS Gloria E. Bruno Glee Club. Dramatic Club. Leaders' Club. Prom Committee. Gloria thoroughly enjoys a swell time and hat a knack of creating it whenever she is around. We know Gloria adores Westerly, but there is a strange atm«»phere around Boston that she is especially fond of. Best wishes for an energetic classmate! WHS Marion L. Burdick The Senior. The Barker. Typing Club. Concert, R. I. Honor Society. Valedictorian. Marion, who is talented in just about anything, came to us in her junior year from up state New York. Although she's very quiet, she has a wonderful sense of humor, as one can see when he reads some of her poems, stories, and essays. We're sure she’ll succeed in her continued studies in West Virginia and in her desire to be a pianist because she has warmth, depth of character, and ability. ------------------WHS Mary E. A. Burdick Typing Club, Shop Club. Mary is an ardent lover of sports, her favorites being ice skating, swimming, and basket ball. She’s also a smooth dancer and is one of the few good women drivers. From all rumors we expect that she’ll be well employed as a housekeeper after graduation.