Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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The Senior Year Book — 1951 Senior Play - Mother Is a Freshman Sruted: Vera Main. Jane Shea. William Scott. Jacqueline Carlesi. Barbara Sposato; standing: Leonard Brown. Belmiea Bliven. Joan Barrett. Beverly Christy. Ernest Stenhouse. Louise Wardman, Coach John DiGangi. Frank Ruisi. Patricia t rso. Production- Lighting-------------------------Norman Tougas Stage Manager John Howard Properties------ Maureen Assistants Leroy Grinneil. John Hill Prompter Mary Coughlin Business Annette Bryant Margaret Bray. Beverly Bowden. Dorothy Cardinal. Dulcie Champlin. Marcia Hamilton. Ei- leen Harrison Gertrude Helander. Mary Jane Keegan. Jacqueline LaFountaine. Martha Mudge. Barbara Ornberg. Teresa Paige. Dorothy Palmer. Pauline Patton. Marguerite Richard. Dolores Siciliano. Ruth Talbot. Margaret Terranova. Virginia Terranova. Class Song (To the tune of Auld Lang Syne) Farewell to thee, dear Westerly High, It’s time for us to part. We sadly say our fond adieus With bleak and heavy heart. We’ve worked and played, we’ve laughed so gay We never shall forget The days we’ve spent at Westerly High; We leave with much regret. So here’s to you, dear Westerly High, And here’s to days gone by. We’ll toast the Class of ’51 May memories never die. By Louise Wardman Dolores Siciliano Margaret Bray

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The Senior Year Book — 1951 Strong, who plays a fine selection on his trumpet. Dick receives a big hand and is followed by Jean Brogno, who does a wonderful job of roller skating on her hands. The finale of this program stars Dolores Siciliano doing a first rate job with her baton. The quiz show, “Quess Who?” sponsored by Armand Corina Repair Shop, is the next show that our learned professor views. The first contestant that the M. C. Gerhard Rottluff interviews is Arleen Croft. Because she answers a very difficult question correctly, she wins a brand new, completely modern furnished house. The last and final contestants are Joan Boumenot and Maryjane Keegan. The two do not answer the question correctly, but as a consolation prize, they each receive a brand new Buick. The last program before signing off is a complete coverage of the news, broadcasted by Robert Gingerella. News has been received from Washington, D. C., that Nancy Leete, Gwendolyn Crandall, and Ruth Kenyon have been elected to the House of Representatives. A flash comes in from England, giving the news that Lois Kenyon and Leonard' Brown have successfully swum the English Channel. Credit for their success must go to Dorothy Palmer and Marguerite Richard who covered the swimmers with a new grease they had just perfected. After a few miscellaneous items, the sports events of the day are given. Ernest Stenhouse has become the new golf champion defeating the aging Ben Hogan. Irene Wadsworth has won the women’s stock car crown by doing 100 laps in three minutes and 27 seconds. According to the closing flash, Shelby Nicholas and Arthur Brogno are in Florida doing their winter training for the New York Yonks. Realizing that it is quite late, Dave sleepily gets out of his comfortable chair, flicks off the television set, and drags his weary bones to bed. Just before he falls asleep, he thinks how strange, yet however so wonderful it was to have come in contact with all of his former classmates. He thinks the class of 1951 was tops—certainly was! THE PROPHETS Dudley Cooke Lorraine Gerbitz Heidi Gould Gertrude Helander Statistics Best Looking Most Popular Intelligent Done Most for Class Best Dancers . Most Likely to Succeed Class Wits All Around Class Artists Class Musicians Most Athletic Most Sarcastic Best Dressed Class Farmer Teachers’ Pet Peppiest ....... Jackye Carlesi Joan Barrett Mary Ceplenski Mary Coughlin Joan Barrett Vivian Clarke Pat Urso Mary Ceplenski Barbara Sposato --- Mary Coughlin ....Pat Urso Doris Kimball Shirley Harding Bill Scott Dave Stenhouse Paul Meyer Paul Meyer Frank Ruisi Paul Meyer Dave Pinardi Dave Stenhouse Oiva Ylonen Dave Pinardi Don Gingerella Bill Gavitt Frank Ruisi

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Tin. Senior Year Book — 1951 Class Will We, Beverly A. Christy and William E. Scott, Doctors-at-Law, Ph.D.; M.A.; D.Lit.; B.A.; being fairly well qualified, do gratefully accept the honor of drawing up the last will and testament of the class of 1951. We hereby declare all previous wills null and void in order to leave to our underclassmen the following cherished possessions: 1. I, Lorraine Gerbitz, being of sound mind (?) and body (?), leave my naive innocent ways to Sandra Drysdale. 2. We, Camille Naccarato and Maryjane Keegan, leave to any two juniors willing to wear out shoe leather, the job of going to the bank almost every Thursday. 3. I, George Salisbury, do hereby will and bequeath my towering height to Tom Keena. 4. We, Dave Stenhouse, Ernie Stenhouse, Bill Scott, and Frank Ruisi leave our ability to get along together to any four junior boys capable of doing so. 5. I, Beverly Christy, petite and piquant, leave my latertt powers to push my way through the corridors between classes to Bob Dinwoodie, knowing how much he needs it. 6. I, Doris Kimball, leave my tremendous awe of the wicked and wondrous city to my country cousin, Ev Wilcox. 7. I, Mary Ceplenski, bequeath my ability to disrupt Mr. Foster with one glance to any junior or sophomore with mesmeric powers as great as mine. 8. I, Dee Siciliano, leave my ability to break up and make up over night to anyone who enjoys going steady as much as I do. 9. I, Viv Clarke, bequeath my undying love for apples to an appreciative faculty. 10. I, Louise Wardman, leave my Sara Bernhardt performances to anyone that views life as dramatically as I do. 11. I, Barbara Sposato, bequeath my mania for playing Cupid to Anna Chiaradio. 12. I, Heidi Gould, bequeath my graceful, queenly figure to Jean Hustwit. 13. I, Joyce King, leave my quiet, retiring manner to Kay Cillino. 14. We, Andy Tarasevich and Paul Meyer, bestow our love for faithful and diligent studying upon Louis Vitterito and William Mansfield. 15. I, Biff Smith, leave my fuzzy crop to Eugene Wood. 16. I, Bob McGibbon, leave my passion for girls to Ed and Dick Palumbo. 17. I, Bill Scott, leave my athletic ability, handed down to me by Tony Liguori, to my brother Butch. 18. I, Dave Stenhouse, do hereby leave my ability to help Mr. Mason and Dr. Tuttle in school policies to Donald Holland', knowing that he will fulfill these duties conscientiously. 19. I, Dick Mansfield, leave my skill with the shot-put to Pigeon Green. 20. We, Catherine Abosso, Shirley Mellow, and Norma Sacco, leave our ability to solicit advertising for the students’ activities to Catherine Geary, Mary Brennan, and Anna Pellegrino. 21. I, Bob Gingerella, bequeath my aptitude for entertaining Coach Mudge to my brother, Red. 22. I, Joan Boument, leave to some poor unsuspecting Junior my complex combination lock, wishing her better luck with it than I have had. 23. I, Maureen Flynn, leave my Chevy coupe, Olds convertible, Cadie, and Buick to Ray Marra to replace the “Moomobile.” 24. I, Barbara LaPere, leave my intense nervousness before tests to any underclassman who can endure it and live. 25. We, Vera Main and Lois Kenyon, Jane Fiore and Joyce Kreyssig, leave our Junior Club to anyone who knows what it is about. 26. I, Shirley Harding, leave my newsy nose to anyone who has as much fun gathering news as I do.