Whitman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Whitman, MA)

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Qf,v, xlOVOVOVOV9v9VOv0v0VOl,OvOV0vOx, Ovoho . o A'A'A'A'A'A'A' A'A'1 By Victoria Silveftrz' and Eva M iller We, the Class of 1941, having successfully worked and played together for four years, do leave to its friends and members the following attributes and properties: To Mr. Bayley, our principal, help throughout our four yearsg to Mr. Lane, our aid, to our class Aldrich, to our for his untiring vice-principal, for his guidance advisers, Miss Collins and Mr. honor-part advisers, and to the faculty, we leave our sincerest thanks. To Warren MacLaughlin, Maurice Schindler, and Clayton Coggan, a long chain, so that the chain gang will not dissolve. We hope it doesn't lead into hot water as it has in the past. To Hazel Jones, a lark, on condition that she teach it to sing as beautifully as she. To shy Eldon Lonergan, a spelling book to help him overcome his bugbear. To Eva Miller, her courteous poise, which is an asset we all envy. . To Charles MacDonald, a small, lone building marked Chemistry Laboratory, so that he may blow it up without too much damage-except to himself. To Hope Ridley, her title of Skirt and Sweater Girl. Hope has an inexhaustible supply of them. To Stanley Randall, stilts, so that he will be able to reach the other fellow and sidestep those black eyes. To Gladys Daigle, a cookbook, which will prob- ably come in handy in the near future. To Kenneth Packard and Arnold Cross, guns, for the hunting which affords them so much pleasure-we've often wondered what tall, dark, and handsome men hunt! To Robert Jenness and Charles Lemieux, beds in which they may now sleep in comfort. To Pauline Beauregard and Frances Torrey, a dictaphone on which to record their many secrets. To Edward Foster, the title of Poet Laureate of Whitman High. Eddie can write poetry quick as a wink. To Gloria Taboroni, magic dancing slippers and Leroy Weldon, his ingenuity for making up tricky steps, to help them dance their way to stardom. To Adeline, Jacqueline Gaudette, and Evelyn Brown, blinders to protect people on sunny days from their flashy colors. To Wallace Sayce, a bottle of slickum to help take out the curl in his hair. Wally would trade his hair for a straight toupee-Girls, take notice! To George Hoffman, instructions in Palmer Method Handwriting. To Gladys Tamkun and Frances Harrington, their intellectual ability. These girls share equal honors at the head of our honor list. To Gloria Lahey, a livery stable. QTO make her more comfortable weive put in a donkey, too.J To George Kelley, his distinctive English accent. To Helen Kane, a damper for her giggles so that she may have some for future use. To Ruby Martell, a ruby jewel. To Mary Hogg and Patricia Royce, their flair for clothes. To Warren Linn, his rightful title of Length To Ada Bodycote, the question mark, which is always coming from her blue eyes. To Norman LeGallee, our president, Paul Baker, and Vincent Bubieniec, large pads of paper on which to doodle. We suggest that they make out a code that will enable us to decipher their mental ramblings. To Walter Morgan, a pair of roller skates with which to glide under the stars with his sophomore heartbeat. To Burton Drake, the great outdoors. We would also suggest a treaty of peace to iron out a few ruffles with the Student Council. To Mary Joy, a show case in which to put her future cups as evidence of her gymnastic ability. To Vernon Blanchard, a baseball and football team, so that he may manage them as well as he has our teams in the past. To Charles Tufankjian, an airplane, since even an automobile has not been fast enough to get him to school on time. To Marilyn Meserve, a new chauffeur. She can also stop for Shirley Staples in her race against time-the eight o'clock bell. To Lillian King, a club in case her power of sell- ing ever fails. Lillian has the ability to sell fur coats to Africans. To Amos Brine, a kettle of cold water as a wel- come change from the present temperature. To Sally Irving, a notebook in which to write her formula for keeping happy. To William Moffatt, a portable encyclopedic library from which to continue consuming in- formation. To George Ferris, a diamond, either for base- ball or for a third finger-Betty will decide. .'A'A'A'A'A9 x'A',G

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 1 GNASYQD GWQVXDGNASYXS GNQKDGNQKD'-GNQKSGNQKD GNOKD-Q-GNQKDQAWQKD GKQKDQYNNKD Ca-YQKD that the gaseous products of this electrolysis may be recombined over drought areas to produce rain. News of the adventure of Miller and Kelliher has travelled fast and the Brown Book Publishing Co. secures a contract from them giving Evelyn Brown, publisher, exclusive story rights. Evelyn assigns stenographers Helen Kane and Helen Sex- ton to take the co-authors' dictation for the book to be entitled Adrift in a Flood or Two Men On a Cow. With so much work on hand, Evelyn is forced to keep her staff on their toes, for Frances Harrington has just arrived to receive the proofs on her new book entitled Theory and Practice of Democratic Government. Evelyn breaks up the conversational huddle of cashier Frances Brochu, receptionist Gloria Taboroni, and telephone operator, Mildred Chaney: she, however, disregards the noise made by Edith Record at- tempting to show Eleanor Marceau how a com- plicated bookkeeping machine operates. Strangely enough, both girls come out one thousand dollars and six cents wrong every time. Then too, be- cause of the fact that Donald Plausse made a fiying tackle upon a prospect who declined his fine offer, Maurice Schindler is hired in his place upon promising to forget football technique while at work. At the street side window, are secretaries Glenn Perkins, Marion Randall, Margaret Hynes, and Ruth Berman, all of whom are intently watch- ing the building across the street. They are soon joined by Ruth Orcutt, the company's authority on English grammar. Our first impression is that they are watching Walter Morgan wash windows on the twelfth story, but actually, they are watching the pro- gress of the style show across the street. Here, a large gathering of women, urged to attendance by Lillian King's successful house-to-house cam- paign is watching the style show sponsored by Claire O'Neil and Mary Hayward. Ultra-modern fashions designed by Muriel Welsh and Shirley Staples are beautifully turned out by seamstresses Mabel Douty and Ruby Martell and are being modeled by Mary Hogg, Patricia Royce, and Mari- lyn Meserve to the great admiration of the spec- tators. Flowers worn by the models come from the extensive green houses of Warren Linn, who has made orchids the flower for everyone. At the conclusion of the show, refreshments supervised by Ruth Cobbett and Frances Torrey, experts in dietetics, are served while entertainment is pro- vided by singer Hazel Jonesg guitar player, Phyllis Sampsong and violinist, Dorothy Nash. Mary Keveney was also scheduled to sing, but she pre- ferred to attend the National Hockey League game at the Boston Gardens. Moving pictures of the entire affair are taken by expert photog- raphers Pauline Lincoln and Ilean Chisholm. These will later be published as a technicolor movie by Robert Corthell. As the style show is drawing to a close, we hear the strains of a band approaching toward us. Soon a colorful parade announcing the eve- ning performance of the Coggan and Cross 5-ring Circus comes into view. The band closely re- sembles the W. H. S. band of 1941 as Adeline Gaudette struts at the head, whirling her baton expertly. The other musicians whom we recog- nize are Freda Archibald and Jacqueline Gaudette, playing even better than in their high school days. Directly behind the band, are wagons draped with huge posters which are easily recognized as the excellent work of commercial artist Leroy Weldon and his able staff of Ada Bodycote, Mafalda Petrino, and Eva Miller. These posters portray huge wild animals captured by Kenneth Packard, the second Frank Buck. These signs succeed to lure us to follow the crowd to the circus and we soon find ourselves crowding under a tent flap into the big-top. At first we are dismayed to see lion tamer Vernon Blanchard bitten by his most vicious lion, but Vernon hardly minds the pain when nurse Irene Ahearn appears to care for his wounds. Ringmaster Jimmy Conway proclaims the powers of the invisible mirror, which he claims is the reason for two identical-looking girls on bicycles who are riding around the ring. How- ever, we're not fooled as easily as that, for we readily see that it is not a mirror, but really two girls, the Hagstrom twins. Gloria Lahey is rid- ing bare back around a ring followed by clown Albert Horan, who is attempting, with little suc- cess, to mimic her on a donkey. In the tent top, trapeze artists Pauline Beauregard and Lloyd Plasse thrill the assembly with their daring leaps through space, while as a grand finale, profes- sional diver Mary Joy dives from a 150-foot ladder into a pool of flames. With the burst of flame from this dive, our time machine suddenly goes blank and we return to the present. QMDQNS

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THEYEARBOOK1941 GWOk9GN6'kDCNOkD GNQkD'3Nk9GWOkDGNQkD'CMk9Q-M'k9fYWk9CWOkDCMkD The Amicae Sorores: To Glenn Perkins, a knitting bag and needles for her excellent character roles as mother in our playsg and to Mary Keveny, a large tom cat and horn-rimmed specs for her effective acting of old maid. To Freda Archibald, a high-powered racer. The next time she and the senior play cast go riding, she can hit the limit. To our Irish colleen, Claire O'Neil, that rare combination of red hair, green clothes, and blush. To Frances Brochu, a phonograph record, so that she may record her many dates with differ- ent beaus for lonely evenings. To Marion Randall, our own Professor Quiz, a record of the song, Why? To Edith Reckord, a yarn shop where all may purchase those beautiful sweaters that Edie makes. To Eleanor Reed and Donald Dunbar, a pair of handcuffs to keep them closer together-if possible. To Althea Bates and Mildred Chaney, their sewing baskets and homemaking books, which they have been concentrating on for future use. To gentle Irene Ahearn, a book entitled the Science of Hypnotismn to enable her to sway Bob's iron will. To William Brennan, his future, bedecked and adorned by Dame Fashion's latest dictates. To Mary Hayward, who doesn't seem to have a care in the world, her pleasant disposition. To Eleanor Marceau, a ready-made homework machine. To Mabel Douty, a copy of Glamour so that she may always look right for Wright. To Muriel Welsh, inspirations from which to write beautiful poetry. To Lorraine Plasse, her megaphoneg to brother Lloyd, his fame on the football fieldg to Captain Cassanova Donald Plausse and Don Juan John O'Donnell, their long lists of broken hearts. To lady of leisure, Barbara Thomas, a valet to bring her lunch at recess time. To Muriel and Marilyn Hagstrom, that motto of excellence, Higher, Excelsior, Ever Higher! To Phyllis Sampson, a standing contract on Station WORL. To Ilean Chisholm, her pleasant personality. To small Margaret Connors, a brilliant red wardrobe, so that she may not get lost in the crowd. To Margaret Hynes, winged slippers, in which to soar through life. 20 To demure Dorothy Nash and Jeanette Eno, an ocean of untroubled waters. To James Conway, his composition entitled The Women in My Life. To Ruth Cobbett, a copy of What the Well- Dressed Woman Will Wear in 1942. To Nurse Pauline Lincoln, the greatest pos- sible success in her chosen field. To Claire Mann, her remarkable skill and rapidity in stenography and typewriting. To Sylvia Barry, our lady of mystery, a copy of Who Is Sylvia ? To Ruth Berman, that enviable combination of golden blond hair plus peaches and cream com- plexion. To tall, blond Thomas Kelliher, a yard stick to measure his continual growth. To Helen Sexton, a bag of smiles to express her good nature. To our fifth period Patrolman, Thomas Crowley, a bundle of attendance slips. To Victoria Sylvestri, title of most all-round girl of the class of '41. To Ruth Orcutt, the key to the school, so that she may come back at any time to talk to Mr. DesLandes to her heart's content. To Samuel Miller, the ladder of success and good fun as his companion on the way. To Dorothy Chetwynd, all the decimals, frac- tions, and per cents that we have attempted to absorb in the past four months. To Constance Huddleston, a stop Watch to determine her walking speed. To Albert Horan and Dwight Porter, two 116 slips to remind them of their many sojourns spent there. To Alma Pina, an indeterminable supply of jokes to keep her laughing always. To our class play gardener, Thomas Burbine, a bouquet of assorted flowers. To Mafalda Petrino, a canvas and oils so that she may dabble at her pleasure. To Albert Wirzburger, a basketful of groceries. To Dorothy Staples, a box of stationery, so that her army correspondence will not lag. To Leo Sangiolo and Verne Mattson, a huge amount of spinach in order to give Eleanor Reed the maximum amount of protection. With best wishes we hope these bequests will be a constant source of aid in the future. Witnesses: The Little Man Who Wasn't There and His Wife, Yehudi.