Westport High School - Brownie Yearbook (Westport, MA)

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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.

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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.”

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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