Wheeler High School - Wheelerite Yearbook (North Stonington, CT)

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The XVHEELERVI F Page 'N ne Class Wlll We the Class of 1942 belng of sound mmd and body wlth facultles only shght ly lmpalfed by our arduous four years at Wheeler School do vuth mallce toward none and charlty for some make our La t W1ll and Testament bequeathmg to our surylyors those cherished IJOSSCSSIOI yy h1ch haye made us the enyy of less fa ored underclassmen To Wlt fand to Wool To the Trustees of Wheeler School thf Class of 1942 w1th deep serlousness and genulne appreclatlon leaves 1ts heartfelt thank you' We have through the years been consclous of the debt vue one to you and the founders of our school To the Faculty who through four ex haustlng years has tr1ed to lead push and pull us along learnlngs rough road vue g1V6 and bequeath our underclassmen hoplng that they may reahze sooner than we d1d how much they one to those whose patlence and W1Sd0Yf1 brought us to our Commencement To the Junlors we leaye the almost 1m posslble task of folloyymg 1n our footsteps emulatmg our example of lndustry and achleyement Indlyldual bequests by the partles of th first part to partles of the second part are as follows 1 I Wllllam Barker leaye my prlma donna temperament my Camay complex lon and my long dark lashes to be d1v1dfd among all the underclass glrls 2 I Bud Eastland leaye my mechan 1cal abllxty and a few extra hght fuses to Alfred Croft so that he yy 1ll no longer bc under the necesslty of parklng at the slde of the road at mght fAnother good al1b1 exploded J 3 I Beryl Geer lease my naturally waxy halr and qulet a1r of I know more than I will tell to Margaret Jones 4 I Ward Gray fBert1el leaye mv sartorlal splendor my appearance of al ways belng about to dash off to a secret rendezyous my glamour 1n other words to GUZZI6 Croft 5 I Phyllls Jackson leaye reluctant ly my dally strolls w1th Kenneth Soren sen and my ylbrant personallty to Alfred Croft and Lee Gwyer durlng the gas ra t1on1ng 6 I Janet Mam m a fit of good h.1 mor lease my vylde eyed expresslon of mlsty wonder xx h1le dancing to Dorotly Sorensen 7 I Ralph Mam leave my braln brawn and stature to John Coon wno probably wont know what to do w1th lt all at once 8 I G rtrude Mame leaxe my buxom blond charm and good humor to Florence Caswell 9 I Dor1s Robert leave my pomp splendor and good nature to Beverly Mam of Church H111 Farm telephone 10 I Jack Sorensen leaye my Jltter bug technlque and aglllty as the high steppmg shortstop to George lVI1ner 11 I Margaret Umphlett leave mv Southern accent my pucklsh smlle and my erstwhlle honey ch1le to vyhoeye yy ants them 12 I James Wheeler leaxe my hany chest and athlet1c caper1ng on the dance floor to Freddle Gray who I hope w11l keep the former curled and the latter 11m er 13 I Hllda Wllklnson leaye my oe pendable good humor and chaperonage of llttle boys to Mary Mlner who vull I hope take partlcular care of Royce Gray 14 I James Palmer who somehow or other got out of place alphabetlcally I should be nearer Bud Eastland leave mv loy ely blond ha1r and a bottle of bleach 0 Eddle Dey The mult1pl1c1ty of other valuable po sesslons of the Class of 1942 must be d1s trrbuted at the d1scret1on of our execu tors Mrs Chambers and Mr Rayher who haye had ample opportunlty to appralse them In Testlmony Whereof we haye hereun to set our hand 1n sald North Stonmgton on th1s day the first of June ln the year 1942 A D WARD GRAY PHYLLIS JACKSON JAMES WHEELER 1 . T. . . l O , 1 V . . 9 v 9 ' . V. . . Y v. . ' 1 Y. . Y ' . . , . . I' I . . ' - 9 -5 - s 9 ' ! 9 ' ' I . 13 . ' ' 'I v ' 7 v - 1 V- L. . ' . . . . ' , ' ' 9 9 9 A ' 1 . , .V , . . H . V V , Y . . , . . , K ' . . . , e , '. I I K h 4 v . f - V . . I . ' 1 4 - r ' 9 9 ' 1 y 9 . , V . n , , - -n 9 ' 9 9 ' .L K - . 7 v 1 . S N A . . Y. v ' 9 9 . . A, , , - - ' 46 ' 77 v v- v 7 M , ,, - 1 v , , V u - ' 9 ' s . v . . . . y. . - - - 1 9 fy S . ' : b . . . V . - - . V 1 ' 9 a ' 1 1 ' 9 ' - ,L ' 1 V 9 - 4 . . Y - v . , . , . , . , . . I T v' 1 T . . . . l ' 1, . ' S- 1 7 ' - - 9 9 V . . . H . .K . - I ,, 1 v v 1 . , ., . . I . , .I V v . . ' 9 9 e ' br L , A. n ' ' 1 - V . Y Q . . . 9 v ' v L ' -9 . .W i . . , . . , . , c , , , ' u u

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ll11XXHI'FlE,RIlF Class H Lstory Our good shlp set S311 ln 1938 Wlth a creu of 20 Samuel Church Dax 1d Fleld B9lXl Geer XNa1d Gray D1xon Hemph1l Phxlhs Jackson John Llndbolg Ernet Malne Ge1t1ude Malne Janet Maln Ken neth NIa1n Ralph 112.111 James Palmer Do11s Robert John Sax age Dor1s Schmlt Jack Sorensen Florence Thorp Bernlce Watson and Hllda W1lk1HSOU The membe1s of thls crew elected as then Pllot Kenneth Mun CoP1lot Jack Sorensen F1rst Mate Do11s Schmltz Sec ond Mate Ralph Maln I Aftel a pleasant voyage and most of our members haung, taken part ln the oper ettas OlCh6St13 baseball and glrls actl 1t1es me dropped anchor near a South Sea Island and Samuel Church Daud Fleld I'rnestMa1ne Islol ence Thorp and Bern1ce Watson vs ele captured by the natlx es As ue pulled out of th1S port we dlscox ered vse had thlee stowaways B111 Barker xx ho folmelly attended Westerly Hlgh School Hauy Eastland who had attend ed Rockx 1lle Hlgh School and Margaret Umphlett fl om Pelqulmanes County Hlgh School Heltford North Carollna From th1s crevs Dlxon Hemphlll was chosen for ou1 Pllot Do11s Robe1t F1rst Mate and Wald Glas Second Mate In 1940 vte started out on another crurse vuthout D1xon Hemph1ll Kenneth Mam and John Saxage Later Dor1s Schmltz w 1sh1ng no longer to accompany us d1V8d ox e1boa1d foltunately vue were neal sho1e so she leached her destlnatlon safe ly James Wheelel slgned on from W1nd ham Hlgh W1ll1mant1c as a Jumor As Pubhc Speaklng vs as or en to those Jun1o1s and Semols xx ho deslred to enter SIX of our Ju'11o1s paltlclpated W1ll1am Barker Beryl Geer Do11s Rob It Jam s VVheeler and Hllda W1lklHSOF Phyll1s Jackson was gnen a cup as '1 1evxard for Vtlltlllg the best essay on th Hlstory of Wheeler Ralph Maln also re celxed the honor of hax mg h1s name on the scholarsh1p cup Durlng th1s vovage we elected W1ll1am Balk r as Pmlot DOFIS Robut Co Pllot Janet 'Ham Fnst Mate Wald Gray Sec ond Mate The glrls elected Hllda W1lk1nson as our athletlc manager and Marg, uet Umphlett as athletlc treasurer As we xentured on ou1 last xoyage we elected our captaln and hls assrstants for our Hnal CFUISQ Wllllam Barker agalll came out on top for our Pllot Phylhs Jack son as Co Pllot Janet Maxn as F1rst Mate and James Palmer as Second Mate Janet Maln vsas elected athletlc treasurer The last casualty to the crew was Joh11 Lmdborg who went back to a shore Job Our Semor boys held a strong part ln baseball W1th Wllllam Barker as man ager Jack Sorensen as shortstop and Ralph Maln at first base the opposlng Slde had to really work to Wm About mxdsxax of the xovage the sh1p xtself was oxerhauled and the educatlon department of the crulse changed hands MARGARET UMPHLETT HILDA WILKINSON Page Iilgllt ' , , , , 0 1 i . w . . v. V I . . . - , , , , 1 . . , . I . . , ' I ' - , , , , , U , ., 1 1 1 1 - v '. ' 1 fs ' Q ' 1 v ' . ' ' ' 7 5 - v 4 v 9 y ' 1l 1 1' . ' 1 v 1' O4 O A a y v v v - V 1 L . . 7 . W I . . . 1 , , 1 1., , 1. , , 1 1 4 1 , 1 . ' I I' 1 11 Q I at L n' n Q A ' I , Z Q 1 - , I I 1 1 - y 1 , I 1 7 ' 1 1 . .1 y 9 - - , 1 1 f q , ' Q .1 1 . U - 1 1 1 , 1 I , 1 ' , 1. v' y- ' 1 ' - 1 ' 4' -s . 1 - 1 - ' ' 1 s ' v - 7 1 v s 1 ' 7 'yv 41. , 1 , 1 , 1 1' . . . V V A . . . . Q . , , , 1 7' ' 1 I r r' ' 1 , , . , c . L, . , . . 4 . . . . , J 1 , , 1 1 . 1' I I 1. .Y . ' I I 1 I , V . . Y . . .Y . , 1 11 1 1 V 4 . . . . . c 1 - . , 1 . Y 1 4 . ' . I c 1 , 1 an - . . . Y ' 1 ' s - ! 1 1' , v 1 - - 1 ' . . . Y . 4 ' v V v 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 v 1 , . 1 . D Q. 1 . A . . Y . Y ' 7 A , c V , . 1 . ' 1 1 , 1 1 , Y Y 7 . . . 7 v . , . Y. . . . ' Y y . K a . M v 1 Q I 1 1 v V i I v v . , 1 1 . 1 'I Q . . . , - A K I A K.,

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