Westport High School - Brownie Yearbook (Westport, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1944 volume:

— Westport High Schoo) Media Center Westport, Mass STAFF OF YEARBOOK Editor-In-Chief ; Lioyp Brightman, AUS Assistant Editor . ; . Irvine Tripp Business Manager . é . uDREY ABEEL Photography Editor ; Pau Sitva, USNR Proof Readers . ExizaBeTtH Lake JANET Crapo WILLIAM HEALY Typists . ; ; : HazeL SHOREY Lirtian EMonp ZOLA Kirsy DorotHy Kinc AupREY ABEEL CLASS OFFICERS President , PHitie MANCHESTER, Jr. Vice President ' ; ; ; Pau. Sitva, USNR Secretary : . Lityumn Emonp Treasurer . ; , ‘ ' P : : HazevL SHOREY DEDICATION WE THE GRADUATING Crass or 1944 IN GRATEFUL APPRE- CIATION FOR HER UNTIR- ING EFFORT AND CHEERFUL COOPERATION, WISH TO DEDIGATE THIS BROWNIE TO Mrs. PAuLinge W. FasiaANno 4 pL Eat E, 9 ee kes OO AVVEIN che rs AUDREY V. ABEEL “Teddy” September 29 Gifford Road Red Cross Bandage Rolling 3; Class Play 4; Magazine Campaign Manager 4: Glee Club 2, 3: Library Aid 2, 3, 4: “Villager” Staff 3, 4; “Brownie” Staff 4; Office Aid 23) SoRAG ELLA oe IST ORe ens “She speaketh not yet there lies a conversation in her eyes.” JOHNSE AZEVEDO. IK: Spel eee July 31 Drift Road Honor Roll 2; Student Council 1; Class Officer 1: Class Play 4: Football Squad 1, 2, 4; Basketball Squad 1, 2, 4: Baseball Squad 2; Glee Club 1, 2; “Brownie” Staff 4; Future Farmers of America 1, 2, 3, 4; “H. M. S. Pinafore” 2: Agriculture Judging Contest 2. “Young fellows will be young fellows.” LLOYD BRIGHTMAN, AUS December 25 Main Road Honor Roll 1, 2, 3; 4; Student Council 1, 2: Class Officer 1, 2,3; Class Play 4; Glee.Club. ts Orchestra: 12a “Villager” Staff 3; “Brownie” Staff 4; ‘““H. M. S. Pinafore” 2 “Life is a comedy to those who think.” HAROLD CASWELL “Cazzy” June 1 Reed Road Trafic Squad 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2. ‘Men of silence are of proven quality.” THE BROWNIE 5 JANET CRAPO “Tan” January 10 Drift Road Glee Club 1, 2; Library Aid 2. “Life’s too short to worry.” LILLIAN J. EMOND ng Ne December 20 Sanford Road Cheerleader 4; Traffic Squad 3, 4; Red Cross Bandage- rolling 3, 4; Class Day Speaker 4; Student Council 1: Class Officer 1, 2, 3, 4;,Class Play 4; Magazine Campaign Manager 2; Library Aid 3; “Villager” Staff 2, 3, 4; D. A. R. Convention Representative 4; “H. M. S. Pinafore” 2; Office Aid 4; Glee Club 1, 2. “Energy and determination have done wonders many a time.’ JEAN GIFFORD September 11 Horseneck Road Red Cross Bandage Rolling 3; Class Day Speaker 4; Class Play 4; Magazine Campaign Manager 1; Glee Club 1, 2; rehestra 1, (2,3, 4: Villager” Staff 3, 4; Office Aid 2, By At “A good heart’s worth gold.” WILLIAM HEALY “Bill” March 2 Main Road Baseball Squad 3; Future Farmers of America 1, 2, 3, 4; | Play Committee 4. “No wealth is like a great mind.” 6 2 AE OB ROWeN hE DOROTHY KING ote December 18 Reed Road Red Cross Bandage-rolling 3, 4; Class Day Speaker 4, Student Council 2, 3, 4: Class Officer 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 1, 2; Play Committee 4: “Villager” Stcfl, 4; “Ho Mio Pinafore” 2. “Always with an eye for fun.” ZOLA KIRBY “Kirt October 19 Narrow Avenue Class Day Speaker 4; Class Play 4: Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4. “Willager «Stat «3984 “Tt isn't everybody who is good-natured.” ELIZABETH -LAKE “pe May 12 | Horseneck Road Glee Club 1; Office Aid 4. “She's modest, quiet and demure.” PHILIP MANCHESTER, JR. “Pete January 14 Old Harbor Road Student Council 1, 2. 3, 4: Football Squad 1, 2; 3, 4; Basketball Squad 1, 2, 3, 4: Baseball Squad 1, 2,'3, 4; Class Officer 1, 2, 3, 4: Magazine Campaign Manager 1. Glee Club 1; Marshal for Graduation 3. “To live at ease and not be bound to think.” THE BROWNIE t GEORGE R. MEDEIROS January 17 Sodom Road Class Play 4; Football Squad 2, 3, 4; Basketball Squad 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball Squad 1, 4; “H. M. S. Pinafore” 2; Agri- culture Judging Team 1, 2. “The First Farmer was The First Man.” VICTORIA MIECZKOWSKI “Vicki” November 19 Sanford Road Red Cross Bandage Rolling 3, 4; Class Day Speaker 4; Student Council 1; Class Play 4; Glee Club 1; Library Aid 1; Marshal for Graduation 3; ““Villager” Staff 3, 4; Office Aid 3; “H. M. S. Pinafore” 2. “You see that roguish twinkle in her eye.” DANA REED August 9 Old New Bedford Road Supplies Caretaker 4; “Villager” Staff 2, 3, 4. ” “One's ambitions are seldom realized. HAZEL W. SHOREY “Scotchy”’ January 3 Drift Road Traffic Squad 3; Red Cross Bandage-rolling 3, 4: Class Officer 4; Class Play 4; Magazine Campaign Manager 4; Glee Club 1, 2; “Villager” Staff 2, 3, 4; Office Aid 4; Cheerleader 4; ““H.M.S. Pinafore” 2. “Her whole heart's welcome in her smile.” 2 FE) (BROW ENE EES PAUL M. SILVIA, USNR Red November 11 Horseneck Road Class Day Speaker 4; Class Officer 2. 3, 4: Class Play 4; Football Squad 1. 2, 3, 4: Basketball Squad 1. 2, 3, 4; Baseball Squad 1, 2, 3; “Brownie” Staff 4: “Villager” Staff 1; Future Farmers of America 1, 2, 3, 4. “Athletics claimed him for her favorite son.’ CARL F. TRIPP, USNR “Baldy” August 24 Horseneck Road Honor Roll 1; Future Farmers of America 1, 2, 3, 4; Agri- culture. Judging Contest 1, 2. “A man of silent will.” HANNAH SES LRIBP “Kit” November 26 State Street Class Day Speaker 4: Class Play 4; “Villager” Staff 4. “For one who is studious, study is happiness.” IRVING F. TRIPP “John” March 11 Main Road Student Council 3, 4; Class Play 4: Football Squad 3, 4; Basketball Squad 1, 2, 4: Baseball Squad 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2: Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; “Brownie” Staff 4; “H. M. S: Pinafore” 2. “Be glad and your friends are many.” Dr 7 BRO: Wael i 9 FACULTY Left to right—Front row: Miss Allen; Miss Butler; Miss Doyle. Back row: Miss Cahoon; Mr. Wood; Miss Shay. Absent when picture was taken — Mrs. Fabiano, Mr. Earle CLASS DAY WELCOME As president of the Senior Class of 1944, it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you here today to our Class day exercises. This is a very proud and happy afternoon for us, and a great part of our joy and pride comes from the fact that you, our friends, are here to share our happiness with us. Aside from the knowledge which we have acquired from our studies, we have also benefited socially from contacts with teachers and fellow students. Today we have invited you, our friends and fellow students, to share with us the fond memories of our high school career. We hope you will enjoy these exer- cises as much as we enjoyed preparing them. PHILIP MANCHESTER, JR. 10 THE @BIROLW ANGE Class History Five years ago half of our class came to the high schocl while the rest re- mained at the Factory School. We did not take part in any special events be- cause we were “‘sub-freshmen.” The next year we were all back to gether in the front of study hall with Mr. Dolan, who is now an officer in the Sig- nal Corps, AUS. William Butler was elected as our class President; James Tripp, Vice-President; Lloyd Brightman, Secretary; and Lillian Emond, Treasurer. At that time we were a large group of forty-five. At the end of this year the girls moved to the upper floor with Miss Lus- sier as their home rocm teacher, while the boys went up to the science room with Mr. Hammond. William Butler was elected President: James Tripp, Vice-President; Lillian Emond, Secre- tary; and Lloyd Brightman and Dorothy King were Student Council representa- tives. William Butler left when this year was half over and James Tripp be- came President. Butler is at present with the U.S. Navy and Jim Tripp is an MP in the U.S. Army. We held a penny sale with a variety show and raised $8.30 for class funds. This was a fairly good start because we were still soporific sophomores. In our Junior year we really got into the swing of things and started to take an active interest in the school. We ordered our rings with a “W” on a black enamel face. Because of the gas situation we did not have a play or prom. This put a crimp into our finances. We did put on a social one afternoon after school which helped out somewhat with our class funds. “Pete” Manchester was elected Presi- dent of the Junior class; Paul Silvia, Vice President; Lillian Emond, Secre- tary; Lloyd Brightman, Treasurer; and Irving Tripp and Dorothy King were Student Council representatives. Miss Lussier left for the WAVES at the end of the year. Mr. Hammond finished the year out and then left for the Navy. This year saw the coming of a new commercial teacher, Miss Smith. Finally our twenty remaining members of the original forty-five became Seniors, the last lap of our high school career. When we began this year, we had three new teachers and a teacher with a new name. They were Miss Shay, Miss But- ler, Miss Allen, and our home-room teacher, Miss Smith, who had become Mrs. Fabiano. The sale of stationery under George Medeiros’s management gave a_trans- fusion to our anemic class funds. “Pete” Manchester was retained as President: Paul Silvia, Vice-President: Lillian Emond, Secretaty; Hazel Shorey took over as Treasurer and Irving Tripp and Dorothy King again represented us in the Student Council. We presented our class play “Good Morning Glory” with Hazel Shorey and Lloyd Brightman as the leading charac- ters. “J. P.” Azevedo proved to be a very convincing villain and Paul Silvia brought forth much laughter as a stutter- ing Romeo. Soon after the play Uncle Sam called up two of our boys; Paul Silvia, who left for the Navy, and Lloyd Brightman, who entered the Army. Today just about winds up our high school careers. After graduation we will start a new and important way of life and meet new friends. But we shall never forget the good times we had at Westport High School and all our friends. HaroLtp CASWELL THE BROWNIE 11 Class Will We, the graduating class of 1944 of Westport High School, do declare our- selves to te in health of body and per- fect in mind and memory so we give and dispose of the following possessions in this manner. To Miss Butler we leave a book of popular songs written in French. In- cluded in these is “Pistol Packin’? Mama”. To Mrs. Fabiano we leave a small electric train so she can visit her hus- band more often. To Miss Doyle we leave a subscrip- tion to “World News of the Week”. We know next year’s Juniors and Seniors would hate to see it discontinued. To Miss Shay we leave a spare set of nerves. We think shell need them for next year’s class plays. To Miss Allen we leave an electric fan to blow out the fumes after her chemistry experiments. The — school would much rather see the experiments than smell them from afar. To Mr. Earle we leave a staff of fifa- nellas to ward off the gremlins attack- ing him since he has become athletic coach. To Miss Cahoon we leave a First Aid kit to help her in teaching her classes. To Mr. Wood we leave a new work shop with a lot of equipment so that he can train his boys before Uncle Sam needs them. Philip Manchester leaves his way with the weaker sex to Stephen Boyles, which, we think, shows very good judgment on his part. Audrey Abeel leaves her executive ability to Jean Pettengill and Imogene Brownell. Keep up her good work, girls. Lloyd Brightman leaves to Edward Messier a catalogue of his corny jokes. You can always start a fire with it on cold nights, Eddie. Dana Reed leaves his sense of humor to Carlton Sanford. Every class has its writ’, Paul Silvia leaves his athletic ability to Richard Souza. You've got quite a “rep” to live up to, Rich. Lillian Emond leaves to Doris Saul- nier her secretarial ability. George Medeiros leaves his sunny dis- position to Alston Potter. Every class must have its ray of sunshine. Carl Tripp leaves his laziness to Wal- ter Wood. Don’t carry it too far, Bob. Irving Tripp leaves to Richard Wor- dell his musical ability. Mr. Hall is sure to need you next year, Dick. Janet Crapo leaves to Jane Sonntag her list of soldier admirers. Take good care of them, Jane. Dorothy King leaves to Emelda Whit- worth her love of teasing, not that Emelda needs it. Zola Kirby leaves to Daniel Cardoza her artistic ability, which can be put to good use in next year’s “Villager”. Elizabeth Lake leaves her quietness to Edith Roylance, not that she’s the noisy type! Hannah Tripp leaves to Florence Bor- den her acting ability. May you be a success in your class plays, Florence. Hazel Shorey leaves to Margie Dutton her pleasing personality. Victoria Mieczkowski leaves to Joe Boler her ability to get assignments done at the last minute. This should be very helpful, Joe. Harold Caswell leaves to Angie Silvia his happy-go-lucky, carefree way of life. The main thing is to be happy, Angie. Jean Gifford leaves to Kenneth Taber her record book for War Stamps. Don’t give Mr. Earle quite so many headaches as she did, Ken. William Healy leaves to Bill Collins his ability to pass military examinations. You'll probably find use for it, Bill. Being of sound mind and judgment and in full possession of all our faculties we do hereby affix our names to this, our last will and testament. JEAN GIFFORD CARL TRIPP 12 DHEA RO WaNaE JUNIOR CLASS Ist Row: Imogene Brownell, Viola Wilson, Angie Silvia, Emelda Whitworth, Edith Roylance, Jane Sonnag, Jean Pettengill, Florence Borden, Doris Saulnier, Marjorie Dutton. 2nd Row: Daniel Cardoza, William Collins, Edward Messier, Stephen Boyles, Kenneth Wood, Donald Sherman, Kenneth Taber, Joseph Boler, Richard Souza, Carlton Sanford, Walter Wood, Jr., Richard Wordell. Giftory Carl Tripp Booklet Carl thinks it’s fun to tease folks But he can “take it” too To him we leave these suggestions From which to find scmething new. Audrey Abeel Audrey is a well-dressed lass May this she always be To her we leave this looking glass Her ensemble for to see. Elizabeth Lake Lizzie is reserved and shy She never makes much noise To her we leave this perfume With which to charm the boys. Mirror Perfume Paul Silvia Book Paul likes athletics He also likes the gals To him we leave these memoirs To show his Navy pals. William Healy Bill is the quieter type But he’s really a sweet guy to know To him we leave this sugar To show him we really think so. Cube Sugar Hannah Tripp Book Hannah is our prodigy And also our class poet We leave to her this book of rhymes To show her that we know it. THE BROWNIE 13 Philip Manchester Pete is a popular boy We like him very much To him we leave these kid gloves So that he may never “lose his touch.” Dana Reed Ribbons Dana is a little lad He attracts a lot of girls To him we leave these ribbons To tuck among his curls. Gloves é Lloyd Brightman Smelling Salts Lloyd’s a master musician He’s also good at crooning To him we leave these smelling salts To keep the girls from swooning. Victoria Mieczkowski Memo Pad Vicky is our glamour girl And always has a date We leave to her this memo pad So she'll never be too late. Harold Caswell Map Harold’s our most studious We leave to him this map For, unlike most of us He is a clever chap. Jean Gifford Jean is our sophisticate A worldly lass is she We give to her this lipstick So red her lips will always be. Lipstick Hazel Shorey Silver Wings Hazel likes the Air Force Its praises she always sings To be sure she remains forever true We give to her these silver wings. George Medeiros Brush George is cur best-dressed man He’s always neat and pressed To him we leave this little brush To help him look his best. Zola Kirby Brush and Palette Zola is our artist She drew for “The Villager” all year We leave to her the brush and palette To use in her future career. Dorothy King Box of Pep Dottie is chock full of life She’s lively every day To her we give this box of Pep To see she stays that way. Janet Crapo Lantern Janet is a night bird That’s her favorite time of day To her we leave this lantern To lighten up her way. Lillian Emond Rule Book Lillian is our most athletic In every game she plays And so, to her we leave this book of rules To help her the rest of her days. Sprig of Mistletoe Irving, the veritable class Romeo Probably will not need mistletoe But in case he should be in need We leave him this sprig for his deed. Irving Tripp Superlatives Most Popular Girl Most Popular Boy Most Likely to Succeed Most Studious Most Original Most Careful Most Determined Most Agreeable Most Talkative Most Mischievous Most Thoughtful ; LILLIAN EMOND PHILIP MANCHESTER, JR. LLoyp BRIGHTMAN Haro_tp CASWELL HANNAH TRIPP ELIZABETH LAKE DoroTHy KING IRVING TRIPP . CARL TRIPP ; . DANA REED . WILLIAM HEALY 14 THE BROWNIE Most Sophisticated Most Glamorous Most Artistic Most Athletic Best Dressed Girl Best Dressed Boy . Class Juliet Sleepiest JEAN GIFFORD VICTORIA MIECZKOWSKI . ZOLA KIRBY . PAUL SILVIA AUDREY ABEEL GEORGE MEDEIROS HAZEL SHOREY JANET CRAPO VICTORIA MIECZKOWSKI HAZEL SHOREY SOPHOMORE CLASS Ist Row: Frank Carreiro, James Swainamer, Alan Manchester, Harvey Bolton, Theodore Sherman, Ernest Tripp, Carlton Bolton, Alfred Martel. 2nd Row: Theresa Pacheco, Hilda Orr, Virginia Crapo, Ethelyn Tripp, Alethea Tripp, Mary Lou Bensen, Vanda Pietrzyk, Evelyn Christopher, Ethel Bennett, Rosalina Cabral, Zeria Pontes. Last Row: Muriel Silvia, Lucinda Perry, Donald Brooder, Fred Webb, Donald Richard, Charles Costa, Harvey Wescott, Edmie Bibeau, Edward Earle, Arline Wordell, Rita Pelletier, Gabriela Santos. Class Prophecy Ten years from the day we graduated from Westport High School, we decided to take a trip back to cur old home town. I had spent a month at Lillian’s home in Texas where she had been living since graduation. I was a social secretary to an elderly lady in Boston. On the plane the stewardess spoke to us in a familiar manner. We saw Vicki, now a trained nurse on the Dallas-to- New York run. She told us that Bill THE BROWNIE 15 was the pilot of the flagship, but we would have to wait until the plane landed if we wanted to see him. At New York, we immediately went to the control room. Bill, with his train- ing in the Army Air Force during the war, had become the pilot on that run. On the train to Westport, we met Au- drey who had gone to college and was now an interior decorator. She was re- turning home from New York, where she had transacted a big business deal. At the station, we saw a prosperous- looking farmer loading produce on the train. As we came closer, we saw Carl, now owner of a large farm. Carl had married his old girl friend from Need- ham. On our way out of the station, I bought a Westport newspaper and found in it a cartoon by Zola Kirby. We de- cided to visit her at the ofhce where we met her on her way out to lunch. She invited us to eat with her. She told us that after going to college, she found she would rather be an artist so she studied art for a few years. Then she got the job on the newspaper. In spite of the many boyfriends she had had while in school, she had not yet settled down to a home of her own. She took us to “Liz’s Tea Room”. Our schoolmate, Lizzie Lake, ran the tea room and had a good business. She had started with just a little stand but had gradually enlarged her business. Zola told us about a baseball game in the Westport Stadium that afternoon between the “Villagers” and the Dart- mouth “Green”. We all agreed to go, but as the game wasn’t until two o'clock, we started for Westport Center. Zola took us into the City Hall which we had not seen. While we were look- ing around, Hazel spoke to us. She was working here as secretary to the Mayor. After finishing business school, she had come back to work in Westport. We talked to Hazel for a while, and soon it was time to go to the game. As we went in to the ball grounds, we heard somebody yelling “Red” and at ence thought of our old classmate who had been an ardent baseball player. Once seated we saw that it was Paul playing behind the plate, and Pete was pitching them in fast and furiously. It was a thrilling game in which Pete and Paul were the stars and the “Villagers” were out in front by a ten-point margin. We went down to the field to see them. Pete was married, of course, but Paul was still on the rebound. We decided to meet Hazel and Zola that evening and go roller skating. As we were getting on the bus to go back to the Center, Janet Crapo got on ahead of us. She was running a_ boarding house, but her soldier fiance did all the work, When we got off at the Center, we were startled by a loud explosion. We saw smoke pouring from a nearby apart- ment house window. As we were hurry- ing to the scene of the fire, the engine drew up to the curb. Just as the fire- men got off the truck, a man appeared at the upstairs window. The firemen immediately got out their net and the man jumped. When he was safely on the ground, we recognized him as Lloyd who was now an experimenting chemist. He said that he had been experiment- ing for many years, but this was the first time any such accident had occurred. We left soon after, expressing our sym- pathy because his laboratory was de- stroyed, By that time we were hungry again. We went to a restaurant on Main Street. As we were eating, a well-dressed busi- nessman came in. He was George Me- deiros. After graduating from Stock- bridge, he had started a large dairy farm of his own and now had a herd of 115 cows. After dinner, we went to meet Zola and Hazel. Not far from the restaurant, we saw a couple coming toward us who looked very much like two of our school- mates. We were very surprised when we found out they were—Dana and Hannah!!! Dana was very much changed as he was now taller than Hannah. They stopped to speak. Dana has become a well-known politician in the City of 16 THE BROWNIE Westport and Hannah was his secretary. He was “dutifully” taking her out to dinner after working late. Upon arriving at the Rol-a‘Way Rol- ler Rink we noticed a couple who at- tracted quite a bit of attention by a spectacular stunt on roller skates. It was none other than Jean Gifford and her usual escort. Jean told us that they had been married for five years and were planning to raise a family. We tried to put on some roller skates, but they did not have Dorothy’s size. The girl told us we would have to see the owner about that. On the door of his office was the sign, “Caswell, Do Not Disturb,” but we thought nothing of that and walked right in without knocking. The man at the desk was all ready to have us thrown out until he recognized us. He very politely took his feet off the desk, and asked us to sit down. When we had told him our trouble and he had found a pair of skates, he said that instead of letting a rink make money on him, he had decided to make money on a rink. It was quite late when we left the roller rink, and we had just time enough to catch the last train out of Westport. We bade Zola and Hazel good-bye, and we hurried to the station, where we just made the train by a five-minute margin. Across the aisle from us was Irving Tripp engrossed in papers set out in front of him. He was now an electrical engineer, and manager of one of General Electric’s many plants. Finally the train picked up speed and we were on our way. We went away feeling glad that we had seen all our classmates, and that all were on their way to success. LILLIAN EMOND DorotTHy KING Class Poem HANNAH TRIPP The years we've spent at Westport High Have been filled with joy and fun, But now we have to say goodbye Our high school days are done. Although our paths may separate, Our thoughts will ever stay To the many friends we leave behind And teachers we cannot repay. On our journey to success Though the hardships may begin, We will keep in mind our motto, “Our Aim, Success; Our Hope, To Win.” THE BROWNIE bi Gift Songs The Class of 1944 leave the following songs as a remembrance: To the Faculty: Mr. Earle Miss Doyle . Mrs. Fabiano Mr. Wood Miss Shay Miss Allen Miss Cahoon ‘Miss Butler Mr. Hall Miss Marks Mr. Bowman To The Seniors: Audrey Abeel Janet Crapo Lillian Emond Jean Gifford Dorothy King Zola Kirby Elizabeth Lake Victoria Mieczkowski Hazel Shorey Hannah Tripp Lloyd Brightman . Harold Caswell William Healy Philip Manchester, Jr. George Medeiros . Dana Reed . Paul Silvia Carl Tripp Irving Tripp To The Juniors: Florence Borden . Imogene Brownell Marjorie Dutton . yJean Pettengill eacith Roylance Doris Saulnier Angelina Silvia What To Do and What Not To Do Bless Em All She Gave Her Heart To A Soldier Song of the Home Front Just Can’t Do Without You Mary’s A Grand Old Name Cookin’ With Gas I'm Saving Myself For Bill The Old Music Master And The Angels Sing Only Ashes Remain Green Eyes You Can’t Say No To A Soldier I Do What I Want People Will Say We're In Love Happy Go Lucky I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes Makes lth iasy s You Can’t Do That To Me When We Get Together Again How Do I Know It’s Real? Don’t Say It Let’s Go Roller Skating Tonight With My Head In The Clouds Same Old Line Wha’D’Ya Do When It Rains? When I Grow Up I’m Just A Clown Ain’t Misbehavin’ Just Kiddin’ Around You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Love Knows No Season Slender, Tender and Tall My Dream of Tomorrow You're Easy To Dance With Who? You Stole Your Smile From An Angel 18 i EH Bow BR Ga WaN cick jane Sonntag ; . When Johnny Comes Marching Home Emelda Whitworth , . . . It Was You All The Time Joseph Boler ; . Now We Know _Steve Boyles ; ; . Tm In Love With a Brand New Baby Daniel Cardoza . : : . Danny Boy ywWilliam Collins . : . Singin’ As We Go Edward Messier . , . It’s Always You Alston Potter . . Tve Got A Feeling I’m Falling Carlton Sanford . . Ycou're A Mystery To Me ARichard Souza . . Gee! But You’re Swell Kenneth Taber. . Shy One William Webster ; . Can’t Make Up My Mind Walter Wood —. , . Don’t Fall Asleep Richard Wordell . . DoI Know What I’m Doing? HANNAH TRIPP ZOLA KIRBY FRESHMAN CLASS lst Row: Joseph Swainamer, Muriel Collins, Katheryn Perry, Myrtle Wood, Irene LaFleur, Edna Ormerod, Olivia Terceira, Elsie Sylvia, Armand Desmarais, Joseph Souza. 2nd Row: Agnes Oliviera, Jean Almond, Rita Tisdale, Marguerite St. Martin, Gertrude Fieo, Dorothy Azevedo, Leona Sequira, Leonora Rezendes, Adelaide Costa, Priscilla Perry. 3rd Row: Walter Grundy, Gerald Souza, Beverly Souza, Rita Massey, Alyce Lemaire, Cecile Bruneau, Marilyn Tripp, Olive Tripp, Evelyn Gifford, Betsy Acheson, John MacDonald, Lefleche Gassion. Last Row: Russell Whalon, Edward Margarida, Charles Hasson, Albert Lees, Ulysses Souza, Arthur Haskell, Walter Pietrzyk, David Smith, Richard Gifford, Edward Oliviera. THE BROWNIE 19 Class Biographies The best dressed girl in our class is AUDREY ABEEL. She joined us in her sophomore year and has been with us ever since. As magazine campaign man- ager and business manager of the year- book she has done a very good job. We wish her luck in her career as a designer. We have in our class a few very good farmers. One of the best is JOHN AZEVEDO. He also has a great liking for brunettes. His favorite pastime is argu- ing with Miss Doyle in history class. In our senior play he played the part of a villain very convincingly. The master musician in our class is Lioyp BRIGHTMAN, who plays in our high school orchestra. Besides being a good violin player, he also sings well and had a leading part in the operetta, “H. M. S. Pinafore.” One of his special- ties is corny jokes. He had to leave us during the latter part of the year to go into the U. S. Army. HAROLD CASWELL is our most studious fellow, and he always manages to have his assignments done on time. Roller skating is his hobby and he spends all his spare time at the Lincoln Park Rink. JANET Crapo is rather quiet, and she'd rather sleep than study in her classes. She has helped us out a great deal in our sale of stationery and with the properties for our senior play. She does her part in keeping up the morale of the lonesome soldiers at Horseneck. One of the greatest sports lovers of our class is LILLIAN EMonp. She has been a class offcer each of her four years in high school. She is a very lively person and can always find plenty of action wherever she goes. She has shown us she can make others obey her orders during the time she was one of our trafhc officers. The most feminine girl of our class is JEAN GIFFORD, who has done a fine job taking care of the War Stamp money. She has always made it balance and has been an efficient editor-in-chief of ““The Villager”. We find most of her evenings are taken up by a popular junior boy. We have in our class a young fellow, who is studying hard to be a pilot, and we hope he will be a great success. This fellow is WILLIAM HEALy, the most thoughtful person in the class, who is very quiet and amiable. He helped our baseball team a great deal with his pitch- ing. One member of this class wants to be a social secretary and do some traveling. Dorotny KING, the girl we speak about, did a very admirable piece of work as the secretary of the Student Council. We remember her by one special passion she had, her love of eating, (and hope that she won’t want to eat too much in her travels.) The artist of our class is ZOLA KIRBY. She did those unusual covers for “The Villager”, our school paper, during the last two years. She is a very good-natured person, and her musical ability has al- lowed her to be in the orchestra for all her four years of high school. ELIZABETH LAKE is the quietest girl in our class and also the most studious. She helped the class a great deal with the properties for the senior play. We know that she will always get along well in later life if she remains as sweet as she is NOW. PHILIP MANCHESTER, JR., our class president for the past two years, and also a class ofhcer in the first two years of high school, served as president of the Student Council during his senior year. He has always been a popular boy and has his favorite girl in the freshman class. Better known as “Pete”, he is an athletic fellow and excels in all sports. One of the happiest fellows of this class is GEORGE MEpeEIROs. He is al- ways happy and is a good sport. The best dressed boy in the class, he always looks very neat. He proved to be a very good manager of our stationery sales. The most glamorous girl in our class is VICTORIA MIECZKOWSKI. After seeing her in our senior play, we know that she would make a very good actress. She 20 i dD Eee Be ReOiWeN7 i is happy-go-lucky and sometimes is a little bit too carefree and lets her work slide along hoping to get it done at the iast minute. An argumentative as well as a teasing young fellow is DANA REED. He loves to argue with anyone and we believe he would even argue with a stone wall if he had something to argue about. We ex- pect to see him mayor some day. Among the active girls of the class is HAZEL SHoREY. She has always been a very good salesman in the magazine campaigns. She had the leading rcle in the senior play and played it very well. She does her part in keeping up the morale of a member of the Army Air Corps. One of the most athletic fellows of our class is PAUL SitviA. He plays all sports and plays them all well. He is happy when teasing someone, and we wonder if he teases his flame from Dart- mouth as much as he does the girls around school. He is now serving in the U. S. Navy. Advice to We, the graduating class of °44, about to relinquish our places to you, the pros- pective Seniors, do offer our advice which we hope will help you. First of all, it is wise to set a good example for the lower classmen. It would be a good policy to cooperate with your classmates and teachers in order that you may be successful Sen- iors. Don’t interrupt Mrs. Fabiano’s classes to get books or they may be thrown at you. We think that if you form this habit you will find that your future will be more pleasant. Remember that you boys who are go- ing to prepare for the armed forces should start now and get as much as you possibly can from your Senior year. By this we do not mean games of chance down in the locker room or in study hall. You girls who have not already chosen your life work, decide upon it before you come back to -school next Another good farmer of the class is CarL Tripp, better known to all his classmates as “Baldy”. He is one person who can take teasing when others tease him as well as tease others. We wish him the best of luck in the Navy. The best poet of our class is HANNAH Tripp. She always has some witty say- ing and is well liked by all of her fellow students. She is a good all-around stu- dent herself, and we know she -will find her teaching career a very fitting one. Among us there is a lively fellow known to all by the name of “John”. His real name is Invinc Tripp. He joins in most of the sports and is a great tease. Along with playing in the or- chestra he has done a very good job of taking over the work of editor of “The Brownie’, the yearbook, when our real editor had to leave to enter the service. LILLIAN EMOND DorotTHy KING HAZEL SHOREY the Juniors fall. Get all the information and re- quirements needed in your line of work and adapt your courses to it. Another matter, which is very im- portant, is your loyalty to school activi- ties. - You should forget last year’s record and try to set a better one, if possible. Try to support the entertain- ments which your school sponsors. When your class has dances and plays you will want to be well supported. We also wish to impress upon you the importance of getting your assign- ments done on time, so that the next morning you won’t be running around copying your classmates papers. By do- ing this you will find you will have more spare time and won't be on detention. We hope that you will profit by this advice and wish you a very successful Senior year. 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Bibeau; R. Souza; J. Azevedo; A. Potter; P. Silvia; P. Manchester; I. Tripp; G. Medeiros. Inserts: A. Manchester; K. Taber; H. Caswell, Manager; D. Brooder. LETTER WINNERS Girls’ Basketball GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Left to right—Front row: Ruth Hebert; Zeria Pontes; Evelyn Christopher; Lillian Emond; Ethelyn Tripp; Lucinda Perry; Dorothy King. Back row: Arline Wordell; Emelda Whitworth; Edith Roylance; Angie Silvia; Muriel Silvia; Alethea Tripp; Hazel Shorey. Pathol f E - , te ae dia 24 1] EE SB ROsW ANGLE Student Council STUDENT COUNCIL Left to right—Front row: Evelyn Christopher; Rita Tisdale; Dorothy King; Philip Man- chester; Irving Tripp; Doris Saulnier. Back row: Daniel Cardoza; Edward Messier; Charles Costa; John MacDonald; Ernest Tripp. Class Song Tune: “When I Grow Too Old To Dream” We have come to say goodbye Now that school days are over We say farewell to Westport High Whose name will live in our hearts. Chorus: Now forward we go, striving to succeed We'll do our best in evry way In word and thought and deed. We pause to give praise To absent classmates say “We miss you, each and every one “On Graduation Day.” THE BROWNIE 25 In Memoriam In Loving Memory of Our Classmate JOHN P. AZEVEDO, Jr. 26 1. EY BROW NSDE °-------— DOF FF III _ I _P_ _P_ _P_ _P_ _P_ _ P_¥_P_ _ PIP Established 1896 | | : A. G. and W. J. HOWLAND a Riel Boal Aclee INSURA NG 26s BEDFOR DES TREE PAL ESOL Reo oe Telephone 9-6762 c OO OO OO OO OO THE BROWNIE a °‘-7------- eee - LLL LL LL A A A OO LO OO LO LO LO OO A Compliments of PURDY’S CLEANSERS DYERS 1856 PLEASANT STREET FALL RIVER, MASS. Telephone 3-0771 KAPLAN’S FURNITURE CO. ' PLEASANT AND FOURTH STREETS | FALL RIVER, MASS. The Leading Stores in Fall River and New Bedford for Fine Furniture : Compliments of ‘ | ' ns O. DUMONT Jeweler Optician 1424 PLEASANT STREET FALL RIVER, MASS. EBEMERS Grol LER DIsPENSING OPTICIAN Oculist’s Prescriptions Filled 154 NORTH MAIN STREET FALL RIVER, MASS. Room 7 — Dial 6-8731 - 28 4 — a T_ ESE we ROW NIE E Compliments of P. DAHUMPHREY COSIinc SILKSON'’S Sa | Clothing for the Entire Family Building Material and Fuel Dealers 344 tSo Main Se IN NEWPORT COUNTY FOR OVER Fall River, Mass, PIEDY YEARS Tel 277712 CLARENCE R. MACOMBER Groceries — Candy M. W. COUGHLIN it — ; . Sah Fruit — Ice Cream Interior and Exterior Painting Tel. 8-3 Paper hanging So. Westport Post Office, Mass. | CPaK BESSE RUSSELL’S Compliments Men's and Boys’ of Clothing and Furnishings EMPIRE MEN’S SHOP 221 South Main Street 154 South Main Street Fall River, Mass. Fall River, Mass. Compliments of BEACON GRAIN STORE Telephone 2-1881 Fall River, Mass. THE BROWNIE 29 A LOO OO A A A Compliments of WEBB OIL CO., Inc. NORTH WESTPORT, MASS. Compliments of Compliments of HAMMOND’S Milose mail Cry | WESTPORT 1 | Compliments of DR, PAUL G2 BARRE Plo Pr hA TRE Optometrist New Bedford, 1505 Pleasant St. Mass. Fall River, Mass. Compliments of McWHIRR’'S Fall River's Largest Department Store =) 30 THE BROWNIE ee ee ae ee ee a Compliments | : : | | | 2B THES EACE RIMMER HERALD NEWS THE BROWNIE LOUIS A. FITZGERALD Compliments of CARLTON C. WOOD Representative Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. of New York L 11 PLEASANT St. FALL River, Mass. $9,000,000 is spent daily in the United States for liquor. Just think what this could do if used in other ways. It would feed 1,000,000 Chinese children for nine months. It would pay for 180 bombers at $50,000 each. It would jalmost pay for a destroyer every day. It would pay for one or more submarines every day. It would train 600 military pilots at $15,000 each every day. It would pay for 180,000 Garand rifles at $50 every day. DARTMOUTH W.C. T. U. RED WING POULTRY FARM WILLIAM Forrest, Prop. Grade A Native Eggs — Broilers — Roasters — Turkeys Serve Eggs Every Day Eat More Eggs for Better Living REED ROAD Tel. Westport 102 WESTPORT, Mass. LINCOLN PARK 67 Years Selling Better Leather OPEN YEAR ROUND Goods and Luggage for Less Bowling Roller-skating Every day including Sunday C., F. CUSHING SON Picnics and Outings Telephone New Bedford 96984 586 Pleasant St. New Bedford rrr er rr ies) No THE BROWNIE ee PP OOO OO To Westport High School Seniors . . . GoLDEN OPpporRTUNITIES follow a course in Secretarial Training or Business Administration at F. G. ALLEN SCHOOL GRANITE BLOCK FALL RIVER RESLI ESA RIPR Compliments Surety Bonds of Bey H. W. BRIGHTMAN Mutual Fire Policies No. Westport, Mass. Office, Drift Road Tel. 15-4 Head of Westport L Compliments of POUL PER SEEN ERAT Skin 1G “ 4 X Clothiers Haberdashers Tee M. C. SWIFT SON J. E. NADEAU 201 Union St. New Bedford phage Nes SL “The Home of Worsted-Tex 1365 Pleasant St., Fall River, Mass. Clothes” “Next Door to Strand Theatre” THE BROWNIE 33 c LO LO A A A A LN ll , Compliments of Deeb BE YAN'S Race Roap WESTPORT, MASS. Compliments of . Manufacturer of Vulcanized Fibre Products a EE WS SEU DO Crass PHOTOGRAPHER 91 South Main Street Fall River, Mass. Phone 2-1761 | : (34 THE BROWNIE : Compliments of ARTHUR Se RICH'S SERVICE STATION Richfield Gas and Oil 757 ROBESON STREET, FALL RIvER, Mass. Dial 2-9653 W. W. LEACH CO. ROYAL STORE Distributors of Auto Parts Clothiers for Entire Family and Machine Shop Service 1430 Pleasant St. Fall River Fall River New Bedford Taunton G Compliments of Compliments of ALBERT C. WOOD | THE NOBBY MEN’S SHOP 162.So. Main St. wz Fall River, Mass. CROWN DEPARTMENT STORE [HOM BENE Tea Jah 1! Good Painting 1288 Pleasant Street Fall River, Mass. 107 Bedford Street Fall Ri : M ch tt “Clothing for the entire family” meh assacnusetts THE BROWNIE 35 ie NEILL SUPPLY :CO. Carmote Paint 130 Bedford Street Fall River, Mass. Tel. 6-8237 Compliments of EDS BUCKLEY'S SERVICE STATION Batteries and Accessories Veedal Oil and Grease NaArRowS AT NorTH WESTPORT Tel. 2-9245 CARMOTE — Paints — Varnishes Larcoloid COX PAINT anno WALL FABER STORE. Inc: 562 Pleasant St., New Bedford CaRN ARNESON Tel. 3-1988 GEORGE’S MARKET 1542 Pleasant Street Fall River Mass. BONNEAU PRINTING anp GREETING CARD SHOPPE 93 No. Main Street Fall River, Mass. BR OAS WILCOXCO)®. Inc: School Supplies and Equipment Fall River BVils BRACKETS Meat, Groceries and Provisions Gulf Gas and Oils CENTRAL VILLAGE, Mass. Telephone 35 LUSSIER BROTHERS 1395 Pleasant Street The leading market of the FLINT VILLAGE FALL RIVER 36 ‘------------------------- ----- - ---- - - - - eee eee eee eee ee THE BROWNIE PEIRGE atHEehbORIst 344-46 SOUTH MAIN STREET, FALL RIVER Telephone 3-2072 1360 ACUSHNET AVENUE, NEW BEDFORD Telephone 5-7566 BEN’S SHOE STORE ]. H. DAVIS CHEVROLET 96 Pleasant Street CO SInc: Fall River, Mass. 231 Bedford St., Fall River, Mass. Nunn-Bush Shoes for Men Telephone Fall River 7-9401 ALVIN A. WHITE Compliments of ALEXANDER WALSH Meats — Groceries — Sea Food Treasurer WESTPORT POINT Tel. 204-21 sed aN JOHN F. STAFFORD COMPANY INSURANCE 88 PLEASANT STREET FALL RIVER 4 oer ere re THE BROWNIE ou [-------r rrr rr rrr rrr rr rrr oe rrr rr rrr rr rr ree Tel. 20211 Est. 1862 H. G. SOWLE : HUTCHINSON’S Groceries — Tobacco — Ice Cream ART SHOP Confectioneries Pictures, P:cture Framing Westport Point, Mass. Artists’ Supplies Tel. 205-3 154 Second St. Fall River, Mass. BSHARA’S 1508 PLEASANT STREET MaAssACHUSETTS ¥ ¥ Fai River pre ELL-MAR MEN’S SHOP HALL’S MUSIC STORE Tom ELLISON Music and Musical Instruments 154 So. Main St. near Borden 39 Purchase Street Fall River, Mass. Fall River, Mass. 4 oo ite Bb K.O WNL E Compliments of DAPAY Fi Reshi@ias PORE BOGLE HILL BAKERY L. VANASSE Newest in Footwear Pies, Cakes, Rolls and Bread Lowest in Price 1860 Pleasant Street Fall River, Mass. 1347 Pleasant Street at the Flint Next to Strand Theatre HUTCHINSON OIL COMPANY Agent for William’s Automatic Oil Burner Replace your old worn out burner now. No priorities needed. FRANCIS POULTRY FARM Day Old Chicks, Blood Tested Reds Beulah Road, No. Westport, Mass. Telephone 2-7046 Compliments of Compliments SHERMAN’S BOAT SHOP of Socony Vacuum Mobilgas Head of the River CLIFTON DWELLY Westport, Mass. REPRESENTATIVE —_ WwW Ne) THE BROWNIE ne i tte tt LO LL LL LL LO LO Compliments to the Class of 1944 CHERRY WEBB COMPANY Fact River, Mass. Complhments Compliments of of WALTER CC. FRAZE A FRIEND ££ eB Compliments of SILVIA’S USED CARS WESTPORT Cas 'and Onl POLICE DEPARTMENT Wa TATE ROAD Compliments of Compliments LION AUTOMOTIVE SLORES? Inc: of FRANK P. AZEVEDO 48 3rd Street Fall River, Mass. oo ial ts Dial 6-8549 | | | : | | | | : : | 40 ee THE BROWNIE Com pliments of BRALEY’S CREAMERY, INC. 884 Maple Street Fall River POLY (MA YeBEA CUBY SHOP Rm. 311 Olympia Building 888 Purchase Street New Bedford, Mass. Dial 22144 EES COR NEED Leather — Luggage — Canvas Sporting Goods 24 Fourth Street Fall River Massachusetts Compliments of FARMERS DAIRY 3 State Road No. Dartmouth = (a GAUDREAU BICYCLES PHOTO-FINISHING 1792 Pleasant Street, Fall River Tel. New Bedford 8-5203 Res. Westport 28-12 FRANK R. SLOCUM INSURAN CE AND AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE Representing HuMPHREY CoviLy Insurance Duff Bldg. 628 Pleasant St. New Bedford, Mass. Compliments of H. J. DUFFY Registered Pharmacist 1924 Pleasant Street Fall River, Mass. Compliments of SMITH MILLS MOTORS O00 00 o¢ - + - + 4, + ¢, 4 THE BROWNIE re BEST? WISHES seR@ Me Lib FAGGLEY to the CLASS OF 1944 WwW Compliments Compliments P ey ee is THELMA McHUGH ARMAND'S JESSICA CORNELL SMITH-MILLS RUTH COLLINS Fas 41 4 ( 42 1. WE WB RiOrw Ni E rrr rer rrr aaa STANDARD OF QUALITY SINCE 1910 2 NEW BEDFORD, MASS. MORE IN USE TODAY THAN ANY OTHER MAKE | | | | . | | | | | : x | | ok x ) @ : Cornell Dubsber e a capacitors x4 | MICA - DYKANOL - PAPER is WET AND DRY ELECTROLYTIC | | r | aie am | 3 : ee: