Whitman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Whitman, MA)

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 2 taken Mr. McKey's place, and has increased the percentage of pupils taking biology. I heard strains of music coming from the gym, and when I went down to see what it was all about, I found Gym Instructor Priscilla Thomas putting her pupils through all the phases of the modern dance. I had a chat with Priscilla, and she told me that Josephine Burns had been appointed as cooking teacher, but after two days of teaching she re- signed to be married. Marion Boose is now head of the cooking department. GERTRUDE: Well-it's been swell seeing you again. Let's get together again and talk over old times. Why don't you come over to my home tomorrow evening and we'll see if we can find any more gossip. PP L. 3 932 EEZ QF? E.- Uq - 5?- 93 md: 4 'U2 2.3 C92 'HE' E,-'na CD P03 O Q,-gm SEL :pm U-EU ii-4 ED.: 'UZ CD CD Q4 O s CD P1 FU '-H II! C U C11 ai O O ?' cr fe SD Qx'1.' A'A'A'A'1x'A'A'A' o'gV, s v,v.v.v.v.v,v. ,E CLASS. WILL 4 0 C 1 . D 1 0 o 1 1 f D 1 9 0 P, .4 a 1 9 0 D. C D f 7 0 a 4 0 O 041 :LQ By Alice Edmonds and Eleanor Seeger ' We, the testators of the class of 1942, being of sound mind and body, do hereby ordain and estab- lish this to be our last will and testament. From the vast store of attributes and properties which we have collected during our four years together in high school, we leave the following to the members of our class and all its friends. To Mr. Bayley, our principal, for his untiring help throughout our four years, to Mr. Lane, our vice-principal, for his guidance and aid, to our class advisers, Miss Reynolds and Mr. Magnuson, to our honor part advisers and to the faculty, we leave our deepest thanks. To the individual members of the class we leave as follows: To Harry Morgan, in exchange for his gold fill- ings, one of Uncle Sam's defense bonds. To Adelaide Tirrell, a package of footease to put spring in her step. To Nelson Le Gallee, a bottle of slickum tvery thickj to keep his fiery red hair in place. To Eunice Drake, a trailer- California or bust! To David King, a clothes brush to keep that neat as a pin look. To June Gegenheimer, a bottle of ointment to soothe the blisters she must get from practicing with her baton. To Ernest Smith, Bill Sweeney, and Mary Ren- shaw, a bundle of slips with Miss Allen's permis- sion. This is just a remembrance of the good times in the Corridors. To Chet Mann, an electric fan to keep him cool in class. He always seems to be smothered in two or three sweaters and a jacket. To Jean Harper, a sugar bowl in which to keep her sweetness. To Dick Brine, a diamond, either a baseball diamond or one to encircle pretty Martha's finger. To Lillian Packard, an anchor to hold down her heart for fear it should float away with her sailor. To Arnold Seamans, a carton of ironized yeast to build up his resistance when speaking to a group of people. To Shirley Danner, compliments on her delight- ful western talk. To Paul Howland, one of his hidden desires, either a beep, peep, or a jeep. He seems to know a lot about them. To Eleanor Bearce, a little black book in which to keep the telephone numbers and addresses of her many admirers. To Martin Tufankjian, a new car so that he won't have to spend more money on parts for his old jalopy. To June Ladouceur, a free course in elocution to further her talent. To Albert Wirzburger, the ambition and cour- age to write a book on his knowledge of baseball. To' Nancy Altman and Babe Barry, we leave the kleys to the building. Nancy may want to come back to see Mr. Des Landes, while Babe may need to confer with Miss Wood. To David Ibbitson, the largest size lunch box to hold the great spread he always has before him at recess.

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 2 QWZZWKDQJQKDQJWFDQWKDQQJOVDQJWEQJQKDQVQKDQJQWDQJWKDQJWKEQJOKD Beatrice Barry, 'Winchell for short,' flash out the scoop that scientist Gerald Burbine has revolu- tionized the vitamin theory by discovering a new vitamin, S, which as far as experts Nelson Le Gallee, Roy Littlehale, and Arnold Seamans can discover, is a combination of all known vitamins. GERTRUDE: I always knew Jake would end up inventing something. The other day I went into the Modern Gown Shoppe, and was I surprised to find that it is owned by Doris Woods! Models Evelyn Corliss and Eleanor Bearce helped me select my dress, which was designed by Eunice Drake, nationally known dress creator. I paid my bill to Alice Edmonds, who is the business man- ager for the organization. JANE: I've heard about that successful Gown Shoppe, but one of our other classmates isn't hav- ing such good luck. Did you read about that fire in Chicago last week? It's the biggest thing of its kind since Mrs. Murphy's cow destroyed half the city. Louise MacLaughlin Hayes' beautiful 16 room estate was completely ruined by flames. Fire Chief Albert Wirzburger and his assistant fire- fighters, three of whom are classmates of ours, Richard King, Chester Mann, and Verne Porter, did their best to save the Hayes' home, but their efforts were fruitless. Chief Wirzburger proved himself a hero by risking his life to save Aviatrix Marie La Freniere who had flown down to spend the week-end at Louise's home. Congressman Robert Crosby later presented Wirzburger with a medal from the citizens of Chicago for his brave act. GERTRUDE: Talk about fame! The other day I met Edith Sayce, noted soprano, who invited me to attend her next week's concert at the Music Hall in Radio City. She told me that she would have her manager, Adelaide Tirrell, send me a ticket--but at present she said that Adelaide was on a ticket selling campaign, and wouldn't be in New York until early next week. JANE: I dropped into Mary Carey's Tea shop the other afternoon. When I finished my tea, the leaves were read by Madame Dorothy Morgan, noted mystic and reader of palms. The entertain- ment was furnished by contralto Jean Lincoln and violinist Martha Schatzl. As I glanced around the room, I saw Patricia Devine, author of the book of poems, 'Silent Reveries,' and her secretary, Janice Monroe, just leaving. GERTRUDE: I haven't been there as yet, but I hope to be able to go soon. The other after- noon I had an appointment at Norma Bradshaw's Twentieth Century Beauty Salon. Receptionist Helen McGrail directed me to the gym where I noticed Marion Jones putting her customers through their exercises, while at the farther end of the gym, Mary Hogg was giving a lecture on good grooming to a group of high school students. Upstairs, hairdressers Rhoda Freeman and Norma Nickerson and manicurist Gladys Cabral were busily attending to their duties. Norma told me she had received a letter from Delma Stoddar, who is now in charge of the office at the Com- monwealth Shoe Factory, saying that Alice Taylor was proclaimed 'Nation's No. 1 Talker., In a re- cent contest, Judge Elizabeth McCarthy said that Alice broke all known records by saying 1,000 words in a minute. Delma told Norma to listen in next Tuesday evening to station SAP at 8:00, Alice is going to be interviewed by June Gegen- heimer, hostess of the 'We the Public,' sponsored by the Jack Clifford Chain Stores, successors to First National Stores, Inc. I think that Helen Walo, head of all Girl Scouting in America, is also going to appear on that program. JANE: I guess that I shall have to listen in. Speaking of programs, have you heard how June Ladouceur has changed the program of the whole engineering system by discovering a noiseless ex- plosive for use in blasting? She discovered it one afternoon by mixing half a pound of sodium, potassium, and calcium in a gallon of water. Not a sound was heard, but when her assistant, Hugh Cox, returned to the room, he foundithe laboratory in complete ruins. The solution apparently did not explode immediately, because June had left the room with her secretary, Taimi Maki, to attend a conference at the Chemistry Building with bac- teriologists Adela Rymut and Eleanor Seeger. GERTRUDE: June certainly had a narrow escape, didn't she! Here's another bit of surpris- ing news. Rita Murray, who has decided that she wants a career instead of a husband, announced the opening of her Little Theatre Group in New York City. She has selected Elena Gentile as her leading actress. Next week the group is going to put on that well-known Shakespearean play, 'Ham- let,' with Harry Nickerson playing the leading role. JANE: I think that Harry will make an ex- cellent Hamlet. Oh, I knew that I had something to tell you! Recently, I visited Whitman High School, where I found Mary Renshaw in charge of the Commercial Department, ably assisted by Grace Kenneally and Priscilla Little. At the same time, I met Phyllis Benson, who is the school nurse. Whitman High School has become so en- larged that two additional secretaries are required in the office, and these positions are filled by Kath- leen Treptow and Shirley Danner. Marie Paul has 19

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 2 Q!QfDQ!0ZQJ0ZQ!0ZQ!WfD1Qj0fD2'0fDQJ0fD1QWfDyJ0fDQJ0sfD'Z0Z,Q!0Zl To Ruth Johnson, a rose to emphasize her like- ness to the old saying, blushing as a rose. To Gerald Burbine, a laboratory manual so that he can concoct a new discovery for the army. To Martha Schatzl, some extra violin strings when she plays the Bee To Verne Porter, a hammock to give him an extra nap. ' To Adela Rymut, a flunk slip to show her what one looks like. To Robert Donahue, a Big Ben alarm clock to rouse him out of bed in the morning. To Helen Walo, a bottle of sunshine. To Raymond Ball, a dogsled to hitch up his huskies for defense. To Rosalie Kirby, a silencer to conquer her out- bursts. To Frankie Chiros, a package of chocolate cigar- ettes to conform to his brother's orders. To Doris Woods, a book on How to Feud Like a Lady, with Roy as her sparring partner. To Joe Burns, an A plus for his fine posture. To Phyllis Benson, a Hallowe'en noisemaker to show us that she isn't as quiet as we think. To Charles Donoghue, a book of school regula- tions to set him straight on a few points. To Louise McLaughlin, a gun to track down her Gunner, To John Hunt, a magnet to attract girls since he can't any other way. To Taimi Maki, a Dagwood to completely fulfill the title of Blondie, To Robert Brennan, a box of cough drops to help him clear his throat before recitation. To Pauline Churchill, a pair of dancing shoes that will never wear out. To Henry McGuane, an account book as a nucleus for the McGuane Loan Company. To Marion Jones, best wishes on her secretarial career. Tiny will fit in any boss' lap. To Thomas Casserly, a pair of scissors to keep his hair as it is. To Mary Carey, some cement to mend the trail of broken hearts she has left behind during her years in Whitman High. To John Ferry, a big red barrett to keep his hair out of his eyes. To Rita Murray, a picture of that young man who's going in the army. To Hugh Cox, a chisel to pave his way in any walk of life. To Alice Taylor, a stopwatch to regulate her giggles. To Roy Littlehale, engineer-to-be, a sack of growing feed to take at regular intervals. To Jean Lincoln Cwe know she's a good sportl a bottle of Welch's grape juice to help her keep her girlish figure. To Gerald Reed, a pickup truck to follow in his father's footsteps. To Gladys Peterson, a package of curlers, while they are still available. To Bob Harrington, a book of receipts to re- mind him that Honesty is the Best Policy. To Marie Paul, Gert Daley, and Edith Sayce, a can of 3 in 1 oil to keep their machine of friend- ships running smoothly. To Chet Hatchfield, a box of white powder to cover his blushing countenance. To Jane Holbrook, the girl with the pleasant personality, a tiny piano to carry around with her. To Dick King, some film to take pictures at his leisure. To Arlene Flavell, a deluxe pair of ice skates. To Harry Nickerson, a iiaming red shirt to satisfy his desire for loud clothes. To Janice Monroe, we leave a fruit farm in upper New York. That is the correct location, isn't it? To Charlie Higgins, a toy burner to take the place of the one he lost and to help in the nation's defense. To Phyllis Hall, free driving lessons from an expert. To Goody Goodwin, we leave a new hockey puck to chase about when he isn't chasing the girls. To Gertrude Croke, a huge autographed photo- graph of Ted Williams to gaze upon. To Norma Bradshaw, a cookbook so that her first biscuits won't sink a battleship, on the other hand, they might prove useful to Uncle Sam. To Josephine Burns, a brief case to take care of her student council papers which were always scat- tered about. To shy Johnny Clifford, the ability to look 'em in the eye and knockiem down. To Mary Hogg and Evelyn Corliss, a wardrobe in which to keep their splendid array of clothes.