Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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Tin: Senior Year Book — 1951 27. I, Marge Bray, leave my hoarse voice to Midge Grills with hopes that she may use it next year. 28. I, Jackey Carlesi, bestow my complete understanding of Mr. Stevens mathematics course upon some junior who will need it. 29. I, Duck Gingerella, bequeath my perfect (?) attendance record to Rudy Federico. 30. I, Frank Tate, bequeath my understanding of hereditary traits, peppermint patties, moles, etc., to Bob Serra. 31. I, Pat Urso, leave my neat appearance to Eleanor Eccleston. 32. I, Joan Barrett, leave my bird-like voice to I)’Ann Frechette. We, the Class of 1951, leave our sincere thanks and gratitude to the faculty for helping to make our high school years full and happy. We solemnly appoint Mr. Pietrallo and Mr. Algiere, whom we have always found reliable, trustworthy, and devoted to our interests, joint-executors of this our last will and testament. BEVERLY A. CHRISTY WILLIAM E. SCOTT Rhode Island Honor Society Front row: Valedictorian, Joan Barrett; Salutatorian, Paul Meyer. Second row: Joan Hutchings. Gwendolyn Crandall, Belmiea Bliven, Vera Main, Louisa Wardman, Dolores Siciliano, Joan Boumenot, Jane Shea. Third row: Joseph Kozlin, Gertrude Helander, Ruth Kenyon, Nancy Leete, Joyce King, Jacqueline Carlesi, William Gavitt. Fourth row: Louis Ferando, Hiram Barber, Richard Strong, Richard Hill. Andrew Tarasevich, Samuel Antoch. John Howard. Missing from picture: Mary Ceplenski, Heidi Gould. -4|«7F

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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.

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w The Senior Year Book — 1951 S 1 9 5 1 Catherine Abosso Bradford “Cathy” “Friendship that is treasured Concert (2, 4). Band Concert (3). Student Activities (4) WHS Anthony Havasso Alton ' “Tony” “.I grain of manhood” WHS Richard Ahern Spring Street “Dick” “The time to be happy is note Concert (2. 4) WHS Samuel Antoch Rose Avenue “Sam” “He who strives, will find his gods strive for him equally” Student Council (4), Football (3), Basketball (3. 4), Rhode Island Honor Society WHS Hiram Barber Dunn’s Corners “In the life of a young man the most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship” Track (4) WHS Joan Barrett Avondale “Joannie” “Nature sings her exquisite song to the artist alone” Concert (2. 3. 4). Senior Play. Prom Committee (3. 4). Frolics (3). Martha C. Babcock Award (3). Rhode Island Honor Society. Valedictorian. Intrarnurals (2. 3. 4) Ronald Beaudette Asha way “Ronnie” “No slow way is his” WHS G. Belmiea Bliven Asha wav “Bee-Bee” “Sot naughty—just natural” Frolics (3). Senior Play. Intramurals (2, 3. 4). Rhode Island Honor Society (4) WHS Joan Boumenot Marriott Avenue “Josephine” “Busy, always on the go” Concert (2). Prom Committee (4), Intramurals (2. 3, 4), Cheerleader (4) -------------------WHS Beverly Bowden Dayton Street “Bev” Beauty is its own excuse for being” Prom Committee (3, 4). Student Activities (4), Frolics (3)