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

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{ [ edtujood J ckooi RUTH TOLMAN To go to Hawaii College 158 Washington Street ' Riiihie A man is always better than a book. Student Council 1, 2; French Club 2; Dramatics Club 4; Swimming Club 1; Prom Committee 3; Clee Cluli 1, 2. 3, 4; Chorus 3; Basketball 1. 2, 3, 4. WALTER WATSON To own a Cadillac convertible Truck Driving 73 Nahatan Street • ' Wally ' ' One should live to eat, not eat to live. Senior Play 4; Prom Committee 3; Glee Club 2. 3. 4; Chorus 2. 3. 4; Football 1; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. JOHN WENMARK To travel College 401 Sandy Valley Road John To see the world is to judge the judges. Prom Committee 3; Senior Play 4. JAMES WHITING To retire at 19 Chemical Engineering 62 Colburn Street If ' hitey I know a trick worth two of that. ' Yearbook Staff 4; Prom Committee 3; Senior Play 4; Glee Club 4; Chorus 4. BARBRA ZIEGLER To be as happy as possible Telephone Operator 55 Pond Street Ziggy I agree with no mans opinions. I have some of my own. Yearbook Staff 4: Student Council 4; French Club 3. 4; Prom Committee 3; Glee Club 1. 2. ' Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean- Byron

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AIDREY SHEAF To lour Scotland Secretarial 77 Burjiej-s cnue Audrey W hatever is worth doing at nil. is worth doinp well. carhook Staff 1: .Nahalan News J. WAYNE SMiril To tra (l Armed Services 61 Bailey Street If (lyne Let ei ' ery man look heiore he leaps. Class President 1. 2; Student Council 1. 2. 3; Nahatan News 3. PZditor 4; Dra- matics Clul) 2; From ( ' onimittee 3; Senior Plav 4: (Mee ( iul) 3. 4; Chorus 3. 4; Doulile Quartet 3. CATHERINE SLTPHIN To work for the F.B.I. Secretarial 15 Gay Street Kilty A blush is beaulitul, but it is sometimes inconvenient. Swimming Club 1: Bowling Club Dramatic Club 4: From Committee Senior Play 4: (;iee Club 1. 2. 3. Choru 1. 2. 3. 4: Acappella (llioir 1. WILLIAM SWANSBURG To provide for a home Market ing 31 Dover Tirracc . Sua II II if U ho does not lore iiiiie, women, and song Remains a tool his whole life long. . ' student Council 3. President 4: Nahatan News 4; Spanish Club 2. 3: Draniatics Club 2. 3. 4: Camera Club 4: I ' rom Committee 3: . ' Senior Plav 4: (!horus 2. 3. 4; (;iee Club 3. 4; Double Ouartet 2. 3: Football 2. 3. 4: Basketball 2. 3; Baseball 2. 3. JANET-LEE SWINFORD To be a psychoanalyst Housewife 11 Oxfoiil Terrace Jane! Marriage is a thing you ' re got to give your whole mind to. Nah atan News 1; Prom Committee 3; Glee Club 1. 2. 3: Chorus 1. 2, 3; Ten- nis 2. 77i ' ninds and tiavcs an- nhiays on the .side of the ablest navigators. ' ' GiUh

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ke fupd cJLoa The waves splashed against the sluji as we weijihed anchor and were ready to start out on our voyafie tlirou-rh our years at W ' estwood Hi rli School. Our teachers were the officers: and we. the students, were tlie crew. On a lovely autuuin day the class of ' 51. then innocent, hewildered little ehildren. entered the ])ort of W estwood Hi :h School as seventh graders. To us homework, tests, and exams were new and unpleasant, and many of us were a little seasick: hut heinji very Itrijiht and anxious to learn, we caujiht on cpiickly. The most inifiortant event was having a dance of our own — even though it was in the afternoon. Some of our hoys actually got up enough courage to ask the girls to dance to the lovely music of the juke hox. The sea was a little rough, hut the sailing hecame smoother as we progressed through Junior High. I nder the care- ful guidance of our officers, we were given lectures on our future vocations. We ended our stay with a Junior High Commencement. At last we were off again, although now we were mere and lowlv eahin-hoys. or as some might say. Freshmen. We had a very turhulent and exciting voyage. After a few lessons on parliamentary procedure, we had our first hectic class meeting in which Wayne Smith, President of the eahin-hoys, tried to keep order. Y( ' e looked up to and admired the seniors who amused and surprised us with their yo yo ' s and squirt guns and their ardent interest in the Freshmen girls. Helene and Paul Gihbons were admitted on hoard our ship as we sailed anxiously forward. Our very first dance. The Snowflake Ball, was a tremendous success and was enjoyed by all hands aboard. This was the year of the new look. Remember how the girls wore long black skirts, and the boys, in return rolled up their pants to show their legs. I ' m afraid that our crew of Freshmen were a little rough on our advisors, as we made Mrs. Bradley walk the plank, succeeded by Mr. Baldassarree and Miss Foley. We were a little easier on the rest of our officers, as Mr. Uppvall managed to last until the end of the year. This year went down in our ship ' s diary as a memorable one due to our excellent girls ' basketliall team and our award of the tri-county league cup for baseball. The Freshmen made this possible because many of our athletes partici- pated. We were also proud of Georgian de I ' Etoile who made the cheering squad. The course was smoother now as we sailed into the port of our Sophomore year, since we had managed to escape being shipwrecked so many times as cabin- boys. We had graduated from cabin boys to first-mates, and found our course a little easier. We picked up Bill Swansburg, Barbara Hardigan, Peggy Lydon, Joan Fletcher, and Steve Saalfelder as we cruised onward. To join our crew of officers were Mr. Markarian, Miss Knight. Mr. Pierce, Mr. Kocina, Miss Burns, and Mr. Rinaldi. Captain of our ship against this year was Wayne Smith who did an excellent job of steering its course. Our big event of the year was our April Fool ' s Dance. This name was quite appropriate, not only because of who put it on, but also because of all the money we lost on it. Following the course of last year ' s Sophomores, we ordered our class rings this year. As we look back, we cannot help but think how happy and prosperous this part of the journey was. After hoisting sail and weighing anchor, the Class of ' 51 left port again, now as ensigns or Juniors. The class cooperated this year as never before to make this one of tlie best years of our high school life. We chose Barbara Hardigan to lead our class this year and her leadership brought together the whole crew.