Westport High School - Brownie Yearbook (Westport, MA)

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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

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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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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