Westfield High School - Weather Vane Yearbook (Westfield, NJ)

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26 tElje ®£ather 3aite GWENDOLEN SMITH Rising with Aurora’s light, The muse, inspired, sits down to write. Weather Vane (I. 2. 3, 4); Editor-in-chief (4); Weather-Vane Play (3); Freshman Dance Committee; Class Basket-hall (I, 2); Living Pictures (2); Junior Prom Committee; Chairman Class Ring Committee (3) ; Amherst Concert Committee (3) ; Lafayette Concert Committee (4) ; Springtime (4) ; Senior Play Committee (4). We all know Gwen as the girl with the golden curls. She has a smile as bright as her hair, and a disposition as gay and sunny as her smile; and as for her poetry, well Gwen is known as the golden girl with the gifted pen. VERNON SORTOR Oh, send me to that pleasant land of dreams. Nor wake me while the day is young. Class Baseball (1.2); Class Football (2. 3. 4); Class Basketball (3.4); Varsity Baseball (3.4); Senior Play Lighting Committee. Allow me to give you a glimpse behind the scenes so as t-» become acquainted with the modern Rip Van Winkle. Beans” has been asleep for the past seventeen years, but is due to awaken within three more. Before he took to sleeping as his favorite pastime, one could not help noticing his ability as a ball-player. In comparison with the modern Rip , the original would appear a race-horse. SYDNEY STEVENS When we have matched our racquets to these balls.” Weather Vane (4) ; Class Football (4) ; Glee Club Committee O. 4); Senior Play (4); Hi-Y (3, 4); Class Day Program Committee. If knowledge is the key to success. Syd will indeed find his entrance easy. His unfailing determination to secure an education has made him a notable figure during his sojourn in high school. GEORGE THAYER Now for sweet Thelma she bids him await. Weather Vane (1. 2. 3. 4). Business Manager (4); Class Baseball (I. 2); Weather Vane Play (3); Junior Prom Committee; Class Football (3. 4); Varsity Debating (3, 4); Debate Society (3. 4), Vice-President (3, 4); Hi-Y (3. 4); Senior Play Property Committee; Chairman Springtime Committee (4); Business manager Lafayette Concert (4); Glee Club (4); County Contest (4) ; Varsity Football Manager (4). Student. Romeo, manager, George has managed so many things in school that we think that he will make an ideal husband. His thoroughness and determination have made him an outstanding figure in more ways than one.

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(Dir Silane 25 JULIA SCULLY The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another. French Frolic (2); Class Track (I. 2, 3. 4); High School News Editor (4); Class Basketball (3); Weather Vane Annual Typist (4). Jul, kindhearted, thoughtful, and generous, is always on the job. She is a student of ability whose accomplishments have been hidden only by her modesty. SHIRLEY SINCLAIR She holds him firmly in her gentle grasp; a graceful rider. Class Basketball (I. 2. 3); Class Track (1.3); Varsity Track (2); A. A. Treasurer (2); A. A. Secretary (3); Class Vice-President (2, 3) ; A. A. President (4); Varsity Basketball (4) ; Class Day Property Committee. Quiet, unpretentious, athletic, and sincere is Shirley. The school will indeed miss this young lady who stands for all that is desirable in a real girl! EDWARD SMAIDGINNIS I loathe that low vice curiosity; I love indifference. Class Football (I); Class Baseball (I); Varsity Basketball (I, 2); Varsity Baseball (2, 3, 4); Thanksgiving Play (4). Hippo’s happy nature has made a lasting impression in the hearts of his fellow-students. There is no doubt that he will be greatly missed. EVERETT SMITH His heart and hand are both open and free. Weather Vane (3. 4); Senior Play Scenery Committee; Thanksgiving Play (4); Springtime Publicity Manager (4); Lafayette Concert Committee (4); Hi-Y (3, 4). Smitty is an earnest soul, when he is serious. At other times he rivals Larry Semon, as a funmaker. His grin is as infectious as the seven-year itch.

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tTljc 3®i'atl]in $attc 27 ALAN THOMPSON They call me Tom who love me best. Class Basketball (1) ; Class Football (2. 3); Weather Vane (2); Varsity Debate (3); Treasurer Debate Society (3); Junior Prom Committee; Springtime (4); Weather Vane Annual (4); Hi-Y (3, 4). Never hurry, never worry, seems to be the motto of blase, easy-going Tommy. His well-known fondness for motorcars and his frequent excursions to Cranford used to occasion a great deal of speculation, but now we know. Congratulations, Tommy. RUTH TITUS A quiet conscience makes one so serene! Lafayette Concert Committee (4); Weather Vane Annual Typist (4). A quiet lass, but a good one. She is a steady worker, a loyal friend, and one who has the ability to combine the practical and the idealistic. GORDON THORN Soft! From whence this radiance? Who comes? Entered in Senior Year. Gordon is a quiet, good-natured chap who has spent so much time away from Westfield that, although he has many admirers. (both sexes) he has few close friends. Have you ever heard him sing? ALFRED TONNE What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted. Senior Play; Glee Club (I, 2. 4); Pocahontas (2); Lafayette Concert Committee (4); Hi-Y (4). A big. sincere fellow who was always a willing and conscientious worker. Next year the class-room will indeed seem empty without the deep, good-natured boom of his voice.