Whitman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Whitman, MA)

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xf'N1x!Y xfi if-Nfxa O'oVo VovovovovovovovovQVQVQVQVQVQVovovovo o 0 QVQV Vovo Q evo 0 0 lo . O Q 4 A'A'A',x'1x',x'.x',x'.x'A9,x',x'A'.x'.x',x' x'.x'.x..x .x'.Q By Ruth Shuleubzngg and Frank Sweeney We, the prophets of the Class of 1940, consider the charge of lack of ambition absurd, ridiculous, and even outrageous. The evidence which we are here to present will, we are certain, prove con- clusively the absolute unfairness of such an accusation. To you, Your Honor, and you, conscientious, up- right, and fair-minded members of the Jury, we present this book in which each Senior during the year of 1939-1940 set forth his most cherished ambition, his aim in life. In addition to all this, we have submitted the book to the infallible machine, the Futur-o-scope, which scientifically examines all prophecies and predictions and declares them true or false. The seal of the Futur-o-scope on each and every one of these ambitions attesting to their validity fully disproves and denies lack of ambition. We, the prophets of 1940, carefully examined this book and we now give to you an accurate sum- mary of these ambitions. With them as a basis, we draw for you a picture of our town fifteen years from now. Many are the changes which the ambi- tions and energies of the Class of 1940 have brought about. And now, Whitman on June 8, 1955 . . . 4: :z: 1: HF Occupying the entire block from Temple Street to School Street is the main office of Conlon Gar- ages, Inc., with William Conlon as its prosperous, pioneering president and the once sleepy but now wide-awake and energetic James Howard as vice- president. Vernon Churchill, sales-manager, must daily check on the activities of over two hundred salesmen. The duties of chief accountant are handled capably and efficiently by Thomas Beland. President Conlon is envied for the accuracy of his office force, which includes statisticians Pauline LeFc1t and Edna Bureau. C. P. A. Howard Lincoln, on his annual tour of inspection, congratulates the office staff on the flawless condition of the books. Catching the progressive spirit of the Whitman of 1955, chemists William Tirrell and Philip Holmes, with the assistance of mechanic Joseph Zoobkoff and laboratory technician Mary Reed, de- veloped an inexpensive substitute for gasoline capable of giving fifty-two miles on a five-cent gallon. Upon first demonstrating their invention to superintendent Carlton Corliss, they were promptly discharged, for he feared loss of busi- ness, but, because of the farsightedness of the president, they were immediately rehired. Andrew Peterson, distribution manager, reports that the iirm's best customer is the MacRoberts-Perkins Furniture Company, the largest furniture corpora- tion in Plymouth county. Across the street is a huge sign reading, Con- way and Kimball, Exclusive Fashions, Successors to Paul Poiret of Paris. Because of the clever styling of Aune Isaacson and Evelyn Coulter, the fashion parade leads not to Paris, but to Whitman. Julia Hamel and Ruth Shulenburg are busy con- stantly, directing the world-wide correspondence of the shop. This shop is patronized by many, chiefly because of the fine modeling of Kathleen Joy. The establishment is managed by Ellen Maki, while the two owners, Lucy Conway and Janet CDakeJ Kimball, spend their winters in Florida and their summers in Maine. The chief competitor of Conway and Kimball and the second reason for Whitman's leading posi- tion is Madame Norma Kirby, Modiste, whose shop is located on the corner of Whitman Avenue and Washington Street. Over fifty per cent of the profits of this shop can be traced directly to the beautiful modeling of sport clothes by Meredith Spooner and of street and evening clothes by Mary DiMestico. Seamstresses Barbara Thrasher and Parky Deminico are responsible for many of the styles worn all over the world. Lena Yankowski and Ruth Reed in charge of office affairs overload postmaster William Hill with the heavy corre- spondence of the organization. Located a few blocks from the business district on South Avenue is a gigantic textile manufactur- ing plant-the Saftler Mills. Products from this company are carried to all parts of the country by the Sanville Trucking Company, Paul Sanville, president and treasurer. In the chemical labora- tory of the plant, Benjamin Rymut and Daniel Moskowitz are working on a non-fading blue dye. The whole textile world awaits their results. Priscilla Chapman and Catherine Hynes do their work as secretaries in the office of the factory so efficiently that they leave at noon, while Ruth Danforth struggles with her punctuation until five. Standing in front of a prominent hardware com- pany fover which is a five-foot neon sign bearing his namel, Thomas McGrath is engaged in a heated argument with Leo White, salesman for a fishing supplies company. Summoned from their near-by executive offices, accountants Lincoln Robinson and Donald Browne meekly try to inter- vene. The argument seems to concern a wager over the size of a trout supposedly caught by White. White is having difficulty in collecting his winnings because McGrath has had experience with White's angling ability and fish stories. Soon, Police Chief Fred Carey, on the job as ever, arrives to arrest the two for disturbing the peace. A few blocks farther, opposite the library, is Rita and Mary's Beauty Salon, Mary Angus and

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 0 VWKDQJQEQJQZQJWZQJQJDQQJQWDQJWKEQJQZIQJWKDQJOKDQJQVDVWZQJQWD are developed by these sports, for this is shown every day all around us. Another example of ambition was a patriotic assembly presented in April. With no other re- ward than the knowledge that they were helping the school, Mary Tirrell and Priscilla Chapman wrote and delivered patriotic essays to a packed hall. But this is only one instance. Everyone in our class has had a chance to help the class at least once a year, and in every case each one has come through with flying colors. Our class is really to be congratulated instead of being made the subject of derogatory remarks by persons with unfair prejudices, but even more proof of our ability can be introduced. To almost anyone, even the writing of a contest essay is a most difficult task. But when the Ellen Conway Spellman Prize Contest was announced, Louise Goss, a member of our class, responded immediately by writing and delivering an essay which took second prize, the first prize having been won by a Senior. This does not show lack of industry. As dances are the major social activities of any class, our dances served to supply us with a bot- tomless source of evidence of the talent, clever- ness, and perseverance of every member of our class. For an example, on October 20, 1939, we presented a Harvest Dance at which the decora- tions displayed were so brilliant, impressive, and authentic as to draw words of admiration from the dancers and guests. One cannot realize the amount of time and energy expended in preparing the decorations for such a dance unless he has served on one of these committees. To present one of these dances the committees must have originality, industry, imagination, good taste, and skill com- bined. Another instance in which great industry and concentration are needed was the Senior Class Play, The Right Mr. Wright, which was pre- sented on December 20. For weeks the members of the cast met and rehearsed, in order to insure the greatest performance ever given. A very large proportion of the varsity football squad came from our Senior Class, among them Leslie Holbrook, Fred Carey, Tommy Kelley, Robert Lynch, and Donald Perkins, who showed courage and intelligence of the highest degree in the various games. Without these boys, a success- ful football team could never have been produced by Coach Etelman. Furthermore, their school marks testified that they did not allow sports to interefere with their school curriculum. In March, Mr. Bayley assigned the two gradua- tion essays to Priscilla Chapman and Mary Tirrell, and the rest of the Class Day and Graduation honor parts to the other highest ranking students. This showed that at least our principal and our teachers approved of our receiving diplomas at graduation and consider that we have done our work satisfactorily. From these facts it is easy to see that, contrary to these accusations made against us, we were one of the most industrious, intelligent classes that it is possible to assemble in a public high school. We have proved that we do not lack talent, we do not lack ability, we do not lack studious concentration, and, still being human, we can rightfully declare ourselves to be the acme of educational success and well deserving of the diplomas offered to us by the high school. ..1. emi., Class Advisers To our Class Advisers, Mrs. Payton and Mr. Smith, who have given us unlimited aid in all our undertakings, do We, the Class of 1940, with grateful acknowledgment, extend our heartfelt thanks. OUR ALMA MATER

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 0 QJW7DQ!fOsfDQJi0fDQ!0sfD f2!0fDQJtOfD Rita Bureau, co-managers. Much of the firm's popularity may be traced to Grace Correa, finger wave specialist, and Marguerite Leighton and Geraldine Burnett, who give unsurpassed per- manent waves. Due to a new shade of finger nail polish developed by manicurists Beatrice Beary and Annie Isaacson, the fame of the establishment is wide-spread. Sadye Gordon, receptionist, finds her work of' receiving the many customers inter- esting. The shop also maintains a diet depart- ment operated by Bertha Tabaroni and Alice Avery, dieticians, and their assistant Mary Mar- taian. The slim, 110-pound figure of Mary leaves no doubt in the minds of the customers as to the efficiency of this division. The managers often place an advertisement in the Whitman Tribune. Commercial artist Dorothy Hamilton believes the beauty shop should insert a full-page ad, while editor Mary Tirrell maintains that a half-page with colored illustrations would be more effective. Your Honor and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, have you as yet discovered anyone in the Class of 1940 who lacks ambition? Whitman High School, in this year 1955, is now considerably enlarged and accommodates over two thousand pupils. Among the faculty are such names as Jean Cambridge, sewing teacherg Ro- berta Adams and Doris Cummings, home eco- nomics instructors, Audrey Smith, shorthand teacherg and Alma Baker, head of the English department. Donald Slack, as manager of that world-renowned lecturer, John O'Neill, has in his usual persuasive way, talked the principal into having O'Neill give a lecture on television tech- nique to the students. The Whitman City Hospital, which in 1940 had been forced to move to larger quarters, in this year 1955 again had to move into much larger quarters. The new location is the old Clark estate at the corner of South Avenue and Park Avenue and the hospital is now made up of six large, beautiful buildings. This hospital is the best-equipped and most famous one in the state of Massachusetts. It attracts wealthy patients from all parts of the state. Here Dr. Elinor Litchfield, a famed special- ist, is about to perform an operation on the injured leg of hockey player John Donahue. She is very ably assisted by Margaret Deehan and Katherine Blakeman, the most efficient surgical nurses in the Commonwealth. Two charming medical re- ceptionists, Mary English and Shirley Swanson, are on duty in one wing of the hospital. They direct patients to the offices of the eminent Dr. Leslie Holbrook, dentist, and to the popular dental hygienist Muriel Forrand. The wing of the build- ing devoted to the bacteriological laboratories headed by Anne Lincoln is one of the most inter- esting parts of the hospital to visit. Expert assist- ants Lydia Pigago and Betty Cloutier give Anne unfailing help in her experiments. District nurse A 21 Doris Hopkins inquires about the patients of Helene Lonergan, the nurse in charge of the chil- dren's wing of the hospital, while Evelyn Purpura, R. N., makes out the annual report of the hospital showing that out of a total of 5,684 patients treated, 5,679 recovered. Anna Stillman, secretary to head nurse Margaret Robbins, has charge of all these amazing medical records. Near Whitman proper in this year 1955 is a small suburb, once the flourishing city of Brock- ton. There one might see the production of a movie at the Frank J. Sweeney Studios, where Stephen Lipinski produces film masterpieces with Sara Miller as his competent secretary. Director Fred Fahrenholt is in charge of the latest Tarzan adventure, starring Edwin Jokinen and Polly Hig- gins. Expert cameramen John Averell and Albert Grover are responsible for the trick photography that is an interesting part of the production, while Richard Barry supplies the scientific data for all forest scenes. Nearby, Allan Smith is working on the 1955 version of the Pinocchio cartoons. The studio orchestral directors, that famous pair, Ruth Hall and Priscilla Webster, handle all the sym- phonic productions, one of the most popular types of movies in this year of 1955. Louise Goss CHOI- brookl, wardrobe supervisor, with the aid of Nellie Hogg as her assistant, has charge of the costum- ing of such stars as tragedian June Cole, and Adele Bearce, favorite musical comedy star of the decade. Alyce Pundis, highest paid actress on the lot, is threatening for the fifteenth time to resign as she tears her hair and declares violently that her faithful manager Kathleen Barry has falsely rep- resented her. It seems that the root of all the trouble is a statement in the Studio Whisperings column of Richard Morse. who erroneously asserted that she used a hair bleach and this in- sult could not be borne. It is all that Morse can do to pacify her, which he finally does with a promise of a full paragraph devoted to her next starring picture in his column. Near the studio lot is located Washington Field, the home of the Whitman Reds, champions of the American League as usual. One is not surprised at the high standing of the Whitman team, as it includes such prominent players as Lefty Forbes, pitcher, and catcher Jimmy Carey. At third base is Slaughter-House Kelley, with Diddy Ed- wards at shortstop, and Stanley Paul in center fieldg all turn in Hawless performances. All the games are broadcast through the courtesy of the Eleanor Clark Roller Skating Rink and the Marion Colby Riding Academy, and are described by sports announcer Alden Turner. The sound of planes flying overhead arouses little attention, for Whitman has long held a prominent place in the field of aeronautics. Most