Westport High School - Brownie Yearbook (Westport, MA)

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THE: BROW-NIE 25 Our junior class officers were: Carlton Lees, president; Donald Montigny, vice-president; Florence Grundy, secretary; Jean Hanson, treasurer. Janet fa and Daniel Medeiros served on the Student Council. Soon our ee festivities got off to a good start with the “Harvest Hop” which drew a large number: of students and outsiders. Following this, we produced ‘‘The Baby Sitter,’’ a comedy in three acts, under the direction of Miss Philpot. The leading parts were performed by Gordon Whalen: and. Doris Smith, -Next.came the “Junior Prom”’ with dance music, furnished by Sam Hall’s orchestra. After another: summer’s vacation, we entered: our senior year. Great was our enthusiasm, keen our interest inthe forthcoming acti- vities. Class officers for the year were: James Francis, president; Carlton Lees, vice-president; Jean Hanson, secretary ; Gordon Whalon, treasurer. Albert Renaud and Janet Pettengill were charged with the big responsibility of een ae the whole school on the Student Council. We laid out the floor mat for two new members of the faculty, namely, Mr. Booth, teacher of agriculture, and. Miss Mary .Monti, commercial teacher, who replaced Mr. Holtz and Miss McGorty, respectively. In November, “Huckleberry Finn” was produced ‘by the seniors under the direction of Miss Helen Tripp. The main characters were vividly portrayed by James Francis as Huck, Elizabeth Perry.as Aunt Polly, James Brownell as Mr. Finn, George Sanford ° as Tom Sawyer, and Eleanor Souza as Melba. In March, we held our “Shamrock Hop which was only a mild success from a financial standpoint. i % :: During the year we sold matinee a ae as a means of build- ing up our class treasury. Mention should .be made of the fine performance of the senior boys on the basketball court. They made up a majority of the initial squad, and while they were not always victorious they enjoyed com- peting with a rival club. The seniors also participated in the South Shore tournament and gave ;an excellent account of themselves. ..In the quarterly finals we lost by.the narrow margin of five points. Elizabeth Perry was chosen as the Curtis publications campaign manager, and did an excellent job. Laake Full of high hopes‘for the future, we now reluctantly leave our beloved Alma Mater. DANIEL MEDEIROS RICHARD PIMENTAL ALBERT RENAUD

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24 PHA? Vis te OO“ WrNG Tee, GigAS5 7s TORN We, the members of the graduating class of 1949, are now as- sembled at the first big crossroads of our life where there are roads leading toward many different goals. Some of us will choose the path leading to a higher education in our chosen professions, others will seek a business career, still others will follow the matrimonial trail, and there will be those who will take the road home to work on the farm, or to take over dad’s business, or to help mother. What- ever the goal, we all. dream of that day when we can say “I have attained my goal. I am rewarded for all my efforts.” As this is a class history, however, and not a prophecy, let us review the most important events of the past. We met for the first time in junior high, and how important we felt! Except for the fun we had, our two years there, preparing for our entrance into high school, were uneventful. On September 13, 1945, we entered this immortal structure as freshman, not knowing what to expect from the husky seniors who awaited us in the corridor. They sent us to the upper deck and told us to stay there until we received further instructions. Some of us got a little wet due to the gratuitous services of those upperclass- men, but all in all our initiation into Westport High was not too disagreeable. The only important business done by our class that year was the election of the following class officers: Donald Montigny, presi- dent; Florence Grundy, vice-president; James Francis, secretary; Daniel Medeiros, treasurer. Two members of our class, Jean Hanson and Carlton Lees, served on the Student Council, while several among us wrote articles for the school paper, ‘“‘The Villager.” There were changes on the faculty, Mr. Hammond filling a vacancy caused vy the resignation of Miss Shay, and Mr. Kulick being added as a new teacher. Our sophomore year passed uneventfully. We elected as class officers: Donald Montigny, president; Richard Pimental, vice-presi- dent; Jean Hanson, secretary; Florence Grundy, treasurer. Doris Cun- ha and Daniel Medeiros served on the Student Council. We had a new teacher in the person of Mr. Dolan, who taught math and science. Mrs. Mary Bliss left us just before Christmas and Miss Helen Tripp replaced her in the English and French departments. As juniors we chose Mr. Ford, the new coach and history teacher, as class advisor. Before the year was over Mr. Ford left us and Mr. Cariglia took his place. Other newcomers were Mr. Holtz who taught agriculture, and Miss Ella Philpot who taught English and Latin in place of Miss Vaughan who had resigned. Ray Pacheco did not come back to school this year, but we had a new member of the class, the likable Barbara Speer.

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26 TH ETB ReO WV ENeT ae GEASS BROGEECGY George—Hello, fellows, long time since I’ve seen you. you to Westport? What brings W alter—Oh, I’m here to attend our reunion. Howard—yYes, same here. George—Maybe you fellows would be interested in reading about our classmates before we go to the High School for our reunion. Howard—Yes, George, we heard you were keeping a record of all our classmates and what they are doing. George—Yes, I have. Here’s the first one. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 17, 1959— Hedda Hoppa, alias Catherine White, in her daily column has been publicizing the debut of that great star, Dick Pi- mental, in that new Broadway comedy, “T Love My Wife, But Oh You Kid.” Dick has been doing very well in his pic- tures as the new Errol Flynn. ARKANSAS CITY, KANS., August 3, 1960—James Brownell, assisted by Mrs. Brownell, the former Barbara Speer, are now running a large cattle farm in this Midwest town. At the pres- ent, Jim has 15,000 head of cattle and is still expanding. BOSTON, MASS., November 14, 1958—Bob Gilmore is coming to Bos- ton in the greatest rodeo of our time. Bob is one of the best bronco riders in the world. There isn’t a horse on four legs that can throw him. NEW YORK CITY, June 5, 1953— Doris Cunha and Madelyn Smith have established themselves on 5th Avenue as the greatest dress designing team in the last century. Their newest creation is a plastic dress supplied with a tele- vision set. Also, they have credit for a new electricity-heated coat. WESTPORT, MASS., June 21, 1957 —Frankie Rodrigues is now the head of the Do-It-Right Construction Company. His latest undertaking is the construc- I’ve got it written down in newspaper style. tion of a new Westport High School ca- pable of holding 1,000 students . WESTPORT, MASS., June 6, 1954 —Howard Borden, chief soda jerk at Westport’s leading Nightclub, Ruth’s has recently patented an Atomic Sun- dae. It consists of solvent atoms, and is made very tasty by the addition of neutrons and protons. WESTPORT, MASS., June 9, 1958— James Francis, star in “Brooklyn Tenor.” is now assigned to the leading part in a new Romance, “‘My Childhood Sweetheart,” his first cast of this type. Jim gave up a teaching career at Northwestern University in favor of an actor’s life. After this cast he will re- turn to his home in Westport for a short rest. WESTPORT, MASS., January 5, 1958—Don Montigny has set himself up in Westport as the Tucker Auto Dealer on the State Road. He is chief mechanic and sales manager. His old Ford is on display as a contrast in de- sign. WESTPORT, MASS., June 8, 1958 —Virginia Wilson has recently been ap- pointed supervisor of the cafeteria of our new high school. Miss Wilson has taken over Miss Cahoon’s job and is fol- lowing her methods with a few modern changes.