Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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The Senior Year Book — 194 E L S Dorothy E. Kenyon Typing Club. Chemistry Club. Dorothy is that bright girl who always has a smile lor everyone. Coming to us from Ash away in her Junior year, she has been a grand asset to our class. You can usually find her in the chem lab puttering around with her lat cst experiments, or with Christine, her closest friend. WHS Margaret Q. Lamb Prom Committee. Student Council, Who's Who Club. Intramurals. R. I. Honor Society. Senior Play. Margie is our Irish lass whose blue eyes and ready smile make her one of our cutest girls. Her charming, carefree manner has won her many friends, not only in Westerly, but also in Stonington. WHS John W. Macomber The Barker, Know Your Town Club. John's one of our foremost business men One of his favorite pastimes is teasing certain undergraduates He can ur.ually be found chewing the fat” with the rest of the Y gang. With his businesslike attitude and background, we are sure that John will some day be a big business man. WHS Priscilla A. Martin The Senior, Gym Club. Leaders' Club. Person ality Club. Pns is another girl from Ashaway. Sweet and quiet are adjectives that help to describe this slim lass. She specializes in square dances, but is by no means a farmer, even though she hails from Ashaway territory Oceans of luck to one of the best natured girls in Westerly High! WHS Jacqueline T. LaMarche Prom Committee. Leaders' Club. Knitting Club. The Senior. Who’s Who Club, Intramurals, Senior Play. Although Jackie is one of the petite misses of the senior class, she has all the answers to the big questions. Just because she is so learned, don't think she is a book worm. Quite the contrary! Jackie enjoys entertainment as much as the next fellow. She enjoys jokes of a certain nature, and is quite a poet. WHS Joan E. Law Dramatic Club. Who's Who Club. Glee Club. Sr. Reception Committee, Operetta, Concert. Intramurals. Joan’s gift of conversation has made her well known at W. H. S., and her friendly smile is bestowed on everyone. She is also noted for her cheerfulness and for her ability in sales manship which make her extremely capable of selling anything. Joan’s desire is to be a sec retary—may success be yours always, Joan. WHS Gladys E. Leach Personality Club. Know Your Town Club. Leaders' Club. R. I. Honor Society. Gladys is the girl from Ashaway who is re sponsible for those laughing brown eyes. One of her pet hobbies is mixing preposterous con ccctions at the soda fountain, but her talent in business arithmetic is not to be lightly regarded. She also has a special place in her heart for blue convertibles. We wish her the best of luck in all she may do. William M. Mearns Gym Club. Know Your Town Club, Prom Com mittee. The Senior, Class Treasurer (2), R. I. Honor Society. Although Bill may seem quiet, when we see him walking through the corridors, it is an entirely different situation when he is in the classroom or with his friends Hp shows a great deal of determination in his studies, how ever, and always gets good marks. An ardent sports fan. Bill has always been an admirer of the Yankees, and woe be unto anyone who criti cizes them! WHS Hope A. Merit hew Knitting Club. Music Appreciation Club. Although Hope is not intimately known by all of her classmates, when she becomes your friend, you can be sure she will always be loyal. Hope’s future plans can be simply expressed by the diamond on her left hand. Lots of luck and happiness for your future. WHS Marie C. Misisco Gym Club, Who's Who Club. Cheerleader, Prom Committee, Intramurals, The Senior, R. I. Honor Society. Marie's good natured and attractive person ality has won her many friends, and her en thusiastic participation on the cheering squad as well as in other school events proves that she is a good sport in everything. With such qualities, Marie is sure to go far towards sue cess in her chosen career as a secretary.

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The Senior Year Book — 1947 W . H . S . - 19 4 7 Helen Hannu Gym Club. Shorthand Club, The Senior, Barker Staff. Cheerleader. Intramurals, R. I. Honor Society. Helen is that Incendiary Blonde Bombshell from Bradford, whose effervescent personality has created for her an everlasting line of Inendv She is very dependable and ambitious, and her unquenchable vim and vigor make her an excellent cheerleader as well as a diligent .indent We know you’ll achieve your future destiny, Helen. WHS John E. Hanrahan Know Your Town Club. John, better known as 'Bunny,” is one of the quiet but still popqiar, members of our class He likes to spend his spare moments weight lifting and chasing certain butterflies.” (’an anyone blame him He hopes to become a public accountant, and we have little doubt that he will someday be a big success in that field WHS George T. Hill Hilly, as most of his friends call him, is another Ashaway man. He is one of the members of our band, ar.d according to all reports is a line musician. His leisure time is spent horse bark riding. Although you haven’t decided on your future, George, we hope it will hold only success and happiness for you. WHS Margery J. Hill Safe-driving Club. Student Council, Class Secre tary (3). R. I. Honor Society. Margie came to us in her junior year and has been an active worker in school affairs ever since Her dignified manner and leader ship qualities have made her a favorite with all We feel that she will be a real asset in her chosen career of secretary. WHS Betty M. Hindie Safe-driving Club. Library Club, Intramurals. Betty is the attractive brunette of the Mar jorie Winnie-EIHe Betty Corporation. They seem to be inseparable, and Betty well deserves her quantity of friends, for her happy nature makes her easy to get along with. She is very rruch interested in photography and we're sure she will win recognition in' this field. Best of luck, Bet! Priscilla M. Holliday The Barker, Personality Club. Who’s Who Club. Intramurals. Who’s that charming red head walking down the corridor? None other than Sis,” the girl with the sunny smile. Whenever anyone wants help of any sort, Sis is always ready to help that person. She has a “charming personality” and is a wonderful saleswoman—if you don't believe it, just find out who went out hunting for ads and selling tickets for all of the school events. ------------------WHS------------------- Christine S. Jones Typing Club. Chemistry Club, Intramurais, R. I Honor Society. Christine's pet interest is science, in which she wiH major when she gets to R. I. S. C. next fall. If anyone is looking for some good hook to read, she is an authority. Christine and Dot Kenyon surely do make an inseparable pair, don't they? We expect to hear someday that Chris has made some sensational scientific discovery. WHS Winifred I. Keeney Home Nursing Club. Winnie is another member of the Ashaway Trio. She has a winsome smile that ran make any gloomy day bright and cheerful. (It must be that Ashawav climate.) Some day when the snow is nice and soft, take a trip to Ashaway and you'll probably see Winnie skiing down some steep hill. She is very well liked by her friends because she is a wonderful friend to all. WHS— Hiram Kendall. Jr. Shorthand Club. Chemistry Club, The Se iior. The Barker, R. I. Honor Society. Although Hi is quiet on the surface, all of his friends will tell you that he has a grand sense of humor and a smile that is not easily forgotten. Hi plans to attend Harvard Univer sity with future intentions of being a doctor. With his great ability for learning and his high academic standing, we are certain that he will meet success both in college and in his future work.

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w 7 The Senior Year Book — 1947 H . S . - 19 4 Jean D. Moiler prom Committee, The Senior. The Barker. Who's Who Club. Personality Club, Student Council. 0 A R. Award. R. I. Honor Society. Sunny, attractive Jean, who spends most of her time helping Miss Celico in the office, has unn the friendship of everyone, especially of a l« r»« train of masculine arknirers She has been capable and intelligent in all phases of our school work and entertainment, and we know she will be as successful in the future. WHS Michael A. Morrone Gym Club. Safe-driving Club. When you first meet Mike, he seems quiet and shy. But his close friends tell us dif ferently. After you get to know him, he is no longer the bashful boy you believed but a true and loyal friend with a warm sense of humor We all wish you lots of luck as a mechanic, Mike. WHS Marie R. Motes Shorthand Club. Safe-driving Club, Senior Play. Marie is one of the quieter girls in the class, but don't let this mislead you. She is very neat in appearance besides having a friendly person ality toward those with whom she comes in con tact. She plans to attend college where she will study to become an interior decorator. We all wish you the best of luck, Marie! WHS M. Helen Palmer Book Club. Music Appreciation Club. Helen is the kind of girl whom everyone would like as a friend. Her favorite pastime is reading, particularly detective stories with plenty of excitement. She is quite a cook, and her dream is to be the wife of some man who likes tasty victuals. We wish her the best for a rosy future. WHS Richard G. Palmer Projection Club. There’s always room for one more in Dick's Ford, as most of the fellows know. He especial ly likes to hunt or fish in Rockville’s woods and lakes. His interest in agriculture will certainly make him a prosperous turkey farm owner. One of his hobbies is traveling, and we wish him happy motoring in everything he does. Robert P. Palmer Perry is the quiet fellow from Hopkinton. whose favorite pastime is keeping his large rol-lection ol rifles and pistols in good working condition. We hear that he is quite a marksman, and you may often find him at the Armory during rifle practice with his pal Jake WHS Ruby Palmer The Senior. R. I. Honor Society. Shop Club. Leaders' Club. Here is the other half of the Clarke Palmer combination. Together these two keep the grass from growing on the sidewalks of Granite Street How they can think of so many—many—rev sons for taking tnps down town we should like to know (we never could think of passable ones). H r congenial manner has won her many friends at the Activity window—she separates you from your money with a smile! —WHS Roger Panciera Football. Baseball, Prom Committee. Student Council (President) Vice President Class (3), R. I. Honor Society. Although small in stature, Peck is one of the most outstanding figures here at W. H. S. Holding the most difficult school office, he has proved himself to be a competent leader of the Student Council and won the admiration of his classmates. His favorite sport is football, and a spunkier or more courageous center and co-captain just can’t be found. We’ll never forget this valuable member of the class of '47. WHS Mary A. Pellegrino Gym Club. Shorthand Club, Intramurals. Has anyone ever seen Mary when she wasn't laughing? Her sunny disposition and fine sense of humor immediately win her loads of friends. She has wonderful school spirit, and you could always see her at the door of the gym—selling and collecting tickets for basketball games. With all your fine assets, Mary, we know you'll be a wonderful gym teacher. Your girls will adore you. —WHS---------- Virigina J. Pendola Gym Club. Intramurals. Ginny is a pleasing person to know, and an all round good sport. She has distinguished herself in athletics and is very well known for her commendable performance on the gym floor.