Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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,ff lj il!! 0Za447l!1lZlancf7 We, the class of Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Six, being of fairly sound mind and body do leave to you, our most beloved underclassmen, our most treasured belonglings, characteristics and accomplishments, , I, joan Abby, leave my liking for school to Blanche Riffenburg - CDon't stay out too many days, Blanche! J We, Jim Aiello, George Turco and Bob Pucci, The Three Musketeers, leave our Reign of Terror in the art room to any three sophomores who think they can live up to the title. I Chris Anderson, leave my Cso-calledb talent of making a mad dash for the corner just as the bus appears to my cousin, joan Maine. CI'm sure that she will be even faster. . . Huh, joan?J I, Sal Augeri, leave my limp to any underclassman who can put it to as good advantage as I have. CLimping up to the S845 every night after football practice! J I, Nancy Azzinaro, leave my job as ticket-seller to some unsuspecting Junior. I Roy Bailey, hereby bequeath my basketball locker, my old equipment and loads o luck in '57 to Reg fthe boy from the sticksj Beers. '4 I Burns Bamford, do leave my mischievous ways with the opposite sex to jimmy Lep- piko, confident that he will put them to good use. CHave fun, jimij I, Tessie Barber, leave my envied position of Mr. Morenzoni's slave to Nancy Gencarella. I joe Barboza, leave my drumming ability to Duck Stevens hoping he will play it Real Cool, Man. I, Roy Bitgood, leave a few inches of my height to Mike Dufficy. I, Patty Boucher, will my sexy eyes to Rusty Muller. We, Sandra Boumenot and Ginny Gentile, will our tremendous statutes to rcia Hamilton and Marion Cate Cneither of which need it! J I, Mike Brown, leave my trait of being absent so frequently during Novemb ,and December to any underclassman who enjoys hunting. , I, David Butler, will to David Youden my seat in the stage wings during all perform- ances, also bequeathing the accompanying title -- Master of Sound, v 1 1 9 I, Fran Ceresa, will my ability to debate to any junior who thinks she can tdo Mr. Smith. ' We, Lucy Cerasoli and Constance Verno, do leave our years of Going Steady two unfortunate Junior girls who have not yet had the opportunity to do so. I, john Chimento, leave my oflice as No. 3 man in the Yumper Club to Boo-Boo om- forti, hoping he will carry on the tradition. I Linda Clark, leave my seat in History Class to any girl who prefers looking out the window at the boys to taking notes . . . and what girl doesn't? V I Marianna Cook, leave my eccentric driving abilities to some Junior taking Drivers' Training, hoping she will not give Mr. Morenzoni any more gray hairs. -- I, Jean Crompton, leave my overwhelming passion for attending school daily to any girl who would rather skip . I, Shirley Davis, leave all the pleasure and hard work I have derived from participating in Student Activities to Nancy Gencarella. I, Robert Delicato, leave my ability to understand the intricate poetry in Miss Kings- ley's classes to Patsy Perri. I Barbara DePerry, hereby leave my love of strolling from room to room with the attendance sheets to any Junior who will not shake in her shoes as much as I did. I, Judy DePerry, leave my peaches-and-cream complexion to Maureen Russo, just in case she ever loses hers. I, Mabel DeVoe, leave my seat in Sophomore type to anyone who thinks she can atle- quately till it. I, joseph Dotolo, will to some frustrated underclassman my ability to listen with inten- sive interest to all the lectures that take place in the Physics lab K even the ones on Physics!! J I, Nelson Durham, do leave my love for sports and girls to John Turrisi, knowing he enjoys similar Hobbies I Susan Edmond, leave. my friendly personality to my cousin Judy, hoping she will a s 7 Y carry on the family tradition. 28

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THOSE WHO WENT DOWN WITH THE SHIP MR. SAMUEL R. BARBER Every member of the Westerly High School student body and faculty was shocked and saddened by the un- timely death of Samuel R. Barber, one of the most esteemed members of our faculty. We all admired and loved him, and we can form some idea of the loss his family must feel from the consciousness of the loss we feel here in school. Kings and Pharaohs have built temples and pyramids to preserve their memory, but Mr. Barber needs no outstand- ing monuments. His memory will always be treasured by those who had the privilege of knowing his sunny dispo- sition, his fine mind, and his affectionate heart. Zin illllemuriam MICHAEL PONICI-ITERA Even though many of us are not well acquainted with Mike, each one of us must have at one time passed him in the hall. Mike was well liked by all who knew him and a vivid remembrance of his friendship will always be with them. 27 Wulf

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I, Robert Federico, will anything to anyone who is willing to use it better than anyone else who wants to use the anything. I, Skip Finizio, leave all the fun I've had at W. H. S. to everyone. I, Martha Fiore, leave my ability to stir up a commotion in study hall to Margaret Casey. I, Ann Gabrielle, leave my love of nursing to any girl who is interested in the pro- fession. We, John Garofalo and Johnny Bob Gavitt, leave our abilities to make parting ac- quaintances with beautiful out-of-state girls to two other equally good-looking underclassmen. A I, Louis Gencarella, leave my ability to receive passing marks in English to John Turrisi who just can't seem to get the knack. I, Clara Gerbitz, leave my love for typing to any underclassman possessing an eraser and plenty of patience. I, Robert Giordano, leave the mutual affection between Mr. Thorne and me to Lee Greenwood C carry on, Lee! J I, joan Gobeille, leave my lil' ole locker to any lil' ole Junior willing to risk being trampled to death getting to it fdo yo' hear?D H I, Gordon Greene, leave my football and basketball locker to any underclassman who has the courage to clean it out. I, Bob Greig, leave my ability to skip study halls without being caught to Frank Sposato. I, Sam Grills, leave the feeling of Mr, Morgan and myself that The little we do now, the impossible takes a little longer. I, Alan Grumbling, not being of sound mind, bequeath to Rip Palmer the hve 8: nine balls and to Joe Corr my address book. I, Richard Guerrette, leave nothing as I need everything I have. I, joe Guglielmello, leave my love of English to any underclassman who wouldn't take it either if he didn't have to. I, john Nip Gulluscio, leave my enjoyment of History classes to Boo-Boo Comforti and Frank Sposato, hoping they succeed in the future. We, Sandra Hall and Betty Wood, leave to any two feuding Juniors our friendship. I, Eric Hill, do leave to Bob Boss my seat in the leisure room, hoping he will enjoy it as much as I did. I, Larry Hirsch, leave the art of training one's hair to Michael Leone. I, Patrick Husereau, leave to Miss Gernsheimer all my B's, C's, D's and E's. fI'll keep the A's! D We, Nancy Husselbee and Ruth Kidder, bequeath our Bostonian accents to any unfor- tunate person who comes to W. H. S. from Massachusetts. I, Henry Jalbert, leave my Aggie notebooks to my brother Jimmy, hoping that be can make some sense out of them. I, Carlene Kenney, leave my kind act of buying candy and ice cream for Theresa McElroy at lunch time to any junior girl who will have to take my place. I, Gail Kinman, leave any Junior girl who talks a lot, with this thought -- Silence is golden. I, Ken Kozlin, leave my golfing ability to some unknown hacker. p I, Frank LaPere, leave my ability to disturb art classes and Miss Warner to Don Pal- misano. I Phyllis Lawton, leave my love for the Air Force to anyone liking the blue uniforms and the wings. We, Bob Leibowitz and Jean Romanella, leave all our millions to Mr. Morenzoni who, we know, will put them to good use. I, Heather MacDonald, leave my blond hair to any other natural blond. CRemember - Gentlemen prefer blondes. D . I Bob MacVicar Calias Big Mac D, leave my position as center on the gridiron to any hale and heartv underclassman. I Marlene McQuaide, leave the five credits I lost in first year French to anyone worthy of them. I janet Mebert. will my front seat in Mr. Bezubka's study hall to Betty DeBartelo who gets along fine with him. I, Arnold Moorhouse, leave . . . sadly bidding farewell to Mr. Bezubka! I Judy Morris. leave any girl to take sophomore art who can gain as much from it as I did C W. L.! J I Robert Pacheco, leave my artistic inclinations and temperament to Chip Day who v 1 1 1 7 7 shows evidence of possessing the same. 29