Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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The Senior Year Book — 1952 See page 60

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THE SexVior Year Book — 1952 Julia Pitas is chief hotel detective for the Aching Head Hotel. Kay Dowd is skipper of the “Good Ship Lollipop” which makes frequent voyages across the Sahara Desert. Edward Dennehey—We find Ed in his penthouse office, head of that notorious detective agency. Body Guard, Inc. Shirley Quattromani and Bertha Sherman cultivate fish in the largest fish market i:i existence called “You Name It—We’ve Got It,” the fishiest establishment this side of heaven. Bob Dinwoodie’s making his debut in Moscow, Russia, invading the Kremlin with his artistic rendition of the Ballet after a smash hit in Liverpool, England. John Denham — Skipalong Denham and his pal rocketship “Jet,” the roughest, toughest hombre this side of Mars, can be heard Monday through Friday on Station UGH selling his wonderful build-up cereal, “FLOP,” the cereal that sits in the bottom of the bowl and oozes. We have endeavored to be earnest, conscientious, impartial census takers. It is with pride that we report to Superintendent Morenzoni the amazing success, longevity, and vigor of each member of our class. If their reported careers seem to be paradoxical, we hope they will be accepted in the playful, quixotic, merry spirit which motivated the writers. Statistics Girl Best Looking Most Popular Most Athletic Most Likely to Succeed Most Intelligent Most Michievous Class Baby Bench Warmer Cutest Artist Musician Wit Bluffer Talkative Done Most for Class Apple Polisher Stenographer Poet Neatest Dancer Romantic Studious Flirt Clown Farmer Seamstress Singer Eleanor Eccleston Jean Hustwit Margaret Loomis Anna Pellegrino Marjorie Holland Marjorie Holland .....June Taylor Joan Smith Judy Champlin Jean Hustwit Joyce Kaye Hope Whitehead June Taylor Sylvia Lord Marjorie Holland Emma Benn Shirley Parker Virginia Trombino -----Eleanor Eccleston Janice Howard Shirley Berggren Joan I.avarini —lanice Howard Patricia Geyer Bernice Greene Boy James Wilcox Robert Dinwoodie George Perry Victor Finizio Mario Sculco Anthony Ritacco Kenneth Bennett Robert Hamblen David Benson Louis Vitterito Victor Finizio Victor Finizio George Cruickshank Norman Crowell Fred Dawley Robert Serra Mario Sculco John Champion Fred Ferraro Henry Crandall William Ornberg Anthony Ritacco -• 20 --

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Tm: Senior Year Book — 1952 Class Will We, Carol Carlesi and Helen Sweeny, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make, publish, and declare this to be the Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1952. 1. I, Buddy Gavitt, bestow upon Albert Dowbe-kin my great ability and sincerest interest in leading my little orchestra. 2. I, Bernice Greene, will my intense love for music to Catherine Schackner, an extremely talented junior. 3. We, Ed and Dick Palumbo, leave our undying passion for the opposite sex to Bob Ferendo, who has proven himself worthy of it. 4. I, Doris Heinold, bequeath by philosophy that “it takes life to love life” to Irma Olean, a vivacious junior. 5. I, Bob Dinwoodie, do hereby will my sparkling removable front teeth to my underclassman, Johnnie Leach, who has met with the same situation as I have. 6. I, Margie Holland, leave my ability to disrupt study halls to any junior who feels himself capable of emulating me. 7. I, Sam (Sprocky) Urso, being of sound mind (?) leave my burning theatrical talent to my stage companion, Don Holland. 8. I, Peggy Loomis, leave my athletic ability in all sports to Jean Marriott, who has shown herself worthy of it. 9. We, Roseann Piezzo, Sue Cimalore, and Tony (Bones) Ritacco, will our great affinity for late slips to any underclassmen who will keep up the good record. 10. I, Maryann Brennan, leave with deep regret to some unsuspecting junior, my locker which never opens. 11. I, Jimmy Wilcox, bequeath my sincere sympathy to any underclassman who thinks square dancing as foolish as I did. 12. I, Sandra Drysdale, bequeath my naive, innocent ways, handed down to me by Lorraine Ger-bitz, to my sweet and unsuspecting sister, Bobette, 13. I, Tom Keena, bestow a foot or two of my height upon little Ronnie Place. 14. I, Janice Howard, with great pride, leave my determination to keep the students (?) moving by Room 4 to some member of next year’s Student Council who will surely need it to endure the task. 15. I, Pete Brophy, with tears in my eyes, leave to my brother Mike my “li’l ole Ford. 16. I, Shirley Berggren, bestow upon Ruby Salsbury my love of going steady. 17. I, Rudy Federico, leave my attraction for the fair sex to Dick Pignataro. 18. I, Jean Hustwit, bestow upon Midge Grills the trials and tribulations of being a cheerleader. 19. I, John Pappadia, leave my “apple polishing” ability with Mr. Barber to my brother, Angelo. 20. We, the senior members of the band, do hereby bequeath our ability to disturb Miss Kingsley’s English classes to the junior band members. 21. I, Virginia Trombino, leave my job as advertising manager for The Barker to a strong and persistent junior capable of withstanding its hardships. 22. I, Bob Serra, being well qualified, do hereby leave to Joe Quaratella my time served in the gym. 23. We, the 12F division, will, with great pride, our ability to set Mr. Morgan laughing during history class to the future 12F division. 24. I. David Benson, regretfully part with and leave my physics book to my brother, Jeffry. 25. We, Anna Pellegrino and Angie Vetelino, do hereby leave with great joy our troublesome filing boxes to any underclassmen who are willing to toil with them as we did. 26. I, Martha Havens, bequeath my repeated shining successes to Julia Piccolo.