Westwood High School - Green Years Yearbook (Westwood, MA)

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The greatest part of our time was spent balanc- ing chemical equations under Mr. Osterman, or try- ing to figure out what the scrawling called short- hand could possibly stand for. After Mn Osterman left us we heralded the com- ing of Mr. Dickerman. Finally our Senior year opened under the faith- ful guidance of Mr. Thurston, who has been an in- spiration to accomplishment. Mrs. Smith was our untiring home room teacher and efficient coach of our Senior play. The latter part of the year v as a time of great effort for those half dozen followers of Euclidwho spent many hours of the night wondering if it were really true that a straight line could be drawn thru two points. Due to Mr. Thurston ' s aid, the publication of the Nahatan News was again resumed successfully. Again we lost more boys to the service: Roy Crocker, Edwin Hanlon, Donald MaCauley Grant, and Paul Scoble. With the ending of six years ' stay in Westwood High School, we are recognized as the first class to go all the v ay through from the 7th to the 12th grades. During this time we have finished off one superintendent, two principals, three shop teacher and five French teachers. Q,uite a record, ehl We are also the first class to attempt the tremen- dous undertaking of a year book With the above confessions we leave you with the hope that the rest of the years of our lives will be as eventful and hilarious as the past six of in- spiration to all those v ho inhabit the corridors of dear old Westwood High. 21

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H STORY The fall of 1939 was Indeed a time of rejoicing for the class of ' 46. V«e didn t start school until October because the new high school wasn ' t finished. When v e started v e found that we knew just as much as the Seniors. BoyI did we feel bigl Our classes v ere enlivened by the continued stream cf architects and carpenters parading through the school with Mr. Chase to view its imperfections. Thus our years in the seventh and eighth grades passed quickly with our many social affairs along with the struggle to complete our homev ork. This was our first year to experience homework. In September 1942 our Freshman year opened under the new superintendent, Mr. Eaton, Vi ho has remain- ed with us through these four years. Mr. Lord was our principal and Miss MacH arrie and Miss Brimner v ere our staunch supporters of parliamentary pro- cedure at those uproarious class meetings. The main event of the year, that masterpiece cf super acting, The Taming of The Shrew , was pre- sented under the capable direction cf Mk Osterman. In the Sophomore year, our never- to-be forgot- ten professor, Mr. Sarris, cameto us. On his first day here he proved to be a source of shock and am- azem ent by his Hitleritic harangue through Room 210, v;hile Mr. Brann, Mr. Sarris »s right hand man, took over the other half of our class in 212. Vhile Coach Butler did his best to pull us thru that unending course of Plane Geometry, Miss Brim- ner tried in vain to teach us the difference be- tvv-een debits and credits. Mr. Bader was our home room teacher in cur Junior year, which was one of many changes. Vestwood High lost to the service, Robert Brooks Robert Carr, Rawland Grosser, Bill Turner, Alfcnce Wayshville, and Chipman «Vesthaver. 20

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