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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNAHS Yearbook 1939 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 1939 • • 1 1 t� • CLASS BOOK Johnson - High School t NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS I. PUBLIS}-11,A) BY THE CLASS OF 1939 ' . ' DEDICATION To _James A. Cavalieri, coach of athletics and member of the faculty of Johnson IIi,li School, the Class of 1939 dedicates this Year Book, in recoa- nition of his inspiration to clean competition in sports and his fine personal dualities both as teacher and friend. 1939 YEAR BOOK YEAR. BOOK STAFF W EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Clt ef' Brian J. McKiernan Assistant Edito• E. Virginia Carvell Shorts Editors Charles H. Foster, Jr. Lillian J. Maker GENERAL COMMITTEE -William J. Amshey Helen F. Greenler Hilda Binns M. Genevieve Kane Ruby W. Cochrane Mary M. McCallion Ruth E. Curley Frances M. McRobbie Ruth M. Derby Robert E. Miller Robert C. Downing Mary L. Peel William J. Driscoll Lois G. Pitkin Edward C. Garvey Nellie Summers BUSINESS STAFF JJ'asiness Manager Benjamin T.-Isherwood, Jr. I�'ucidty Adviser Miss Edith L. Pierce ADVERTISING COMMITTEE William J. Amshey Edward C. Garvey Hilda Binns Brian J. McKiernan Charles H. Foster, Jr. Benjamin T. Isherwood, Jr. r .5} ,, IW {7"I// Wit ilk4t1 Z.Gt„� f=�j,����atty++"Y G�,i""t.._ jj�'t3�-:•.5"^13�Fr t '%%�• �!•ti%lta iC:Y1f'q F�+4ti. drZr.��`��t�r'+���2l jc��)�,�•� ALVAH GEORGE HAYES ADDRESS TO THE SENIORS HE world of today demands the individual who can Produce results. Results count most and alibis least. At some stage in your lives you are going to he confronted with the problem of failure. 1NTe all face this Problem at times. When that time arrives, don't look for an alibi for your failure. The alibi maker betrays a weakness of character that cannot long escape detection by his employers or superiors. He is afraid to face realities or to look failure in the eve. Yet, failure itself is no disgrace. Two of our national heroes, Lincoln and Grant, were considered failures for a great Part of their lives. Failure becomes insignificant if you refuse to accept it as final. I-f o-,never, if you alibi whenever you lose, you are admitting complete failure. You have then given in to it. Courage, self-mastery, hard work and intelligent effort are the essentials of a successful life, and, in the long run, character is the decisive factor. - Formulate for yourself a set of high ideals, and then try your best to live up to them. Remember that it is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. You should all keep your eyes on the stars, but be certain that your feet are on the grotind. ALVAH G. HAYES i THE FACULTY Mr. John Donovan, A.B., M.A., Boston College English,, German 'Miss Veva Chapman, A.B., Bates English, Civics Miss Mary Buckley, B.S., Regis Domestic Arts Miss Dorothy Colburn, B.S., Simmons, M.Ed. Boston University Stenography, Typewriting, Girls' Couch Miss Mildred Green, A.B., Mount Holyoke Latin, Mathematics Miss Edith Jensen, A.B., Jackson Biology, History Mr. James Cavalieri, Ph.B. Holy Cross; M.Ed. Boston College Mathematics, Science, Boys' Coach Miss Glenna Kelly, A.B., Jackson History, Social Science Miss Clara Chapman, A.B., Bates Chemistry, Physics, Science (Miss Edith Pierce, A.B., Wellesley English,, Business Training Mr, Alvah Hayes, B.S., M.I.T. lllathematics (Principal) (Miss Irene Cook, A.B., Mount Holyoke American History -D'Iiss Alice Neal, B.S.S., M.Ed., Boston University Bookkeeping, Typewriting Miss Eileen McAloon, A.B., Trinity English, History, Business Training ,$' knitn r ,�- - JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL WILLIAM J. AMSHEY Orchestra 1, 2 Chefs' Club 3 ROBERTS. AY ER, JR. A.A. Play 4 Debating Club •4 Breezie is a happy-go-lucky lad Bill, alias "Petition Pete," is ` who spends his spare time keeping quite a duke. He tips his hat to tabs on a certain P. F. With his every girl. You'll have the world quick laugh, Breezie is assured of reformed with your petitions be- popularity. fore you get through! �ls ARTHUR E. BANKER MARY M. 1. BARNES Class Vice-pres. 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 3, 4 Student Council 1, 2, 3, Vice-pres. 4 8 ' Athletic Council 1, 2, 3 Athletic Council 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball Club 1, 3, Football 2, 3, 4 " Basketball 2, 3, 4 , May is an easy going girl, and Baseball 1, 2, 3 Captain 4 from all reports, she gets around. Art is versatile, especially in Her winning smile is a head start athletics. He's a regular fellow. toward her future. HILDA BINNS Sub-Deb Club 3 Dramatic Club 4 >_ KENNETH J. BRIERLEY "Journal" Staff 4 A.A. Play 4 Chefs' Club 3, 4 Football Mgr. 4 "Year Book" Staff 4 Ass't Sports Mgr. 3 A.A. Play 4 With her stately charm and erect head, Hilda is quiet and well-poised. , Ken is terribly good-looking. He � .. loves to roller-skate and we hear However, there's a spark hidden which was ignited on Hallowe'en.. that he is a grand dancer, although Remember how badly you wanted he refuses to grace our floor with his presence. to ride home in the police car, Hilda? i GERALD W. CALLAHAN IRENE; R. BY ROM Y' Chefs' Club 3 Basketball 3, 4 Etiquette Club i 1 A.A. Play 4 `� Cal is the good-natured, in- Book Club President 2 dustrious fellow who worked after school cleaning up the results of Irene has brightened many a "' - our heedless paper throwing. He's day in English class with her spon- a regular guy in every sense of taneous, witty .remarks. the word. E. VIRGINIA CARVELL Valedictorian A.A. Play 3 JOHN D. CAMPBELL Glee Club 1 Book Club 2 Chefs' Club 4 Debating Club 3 Etiquette Club 3 Hobby Club 1 + . Student Council 2, 3, 4 When Johnny begins any task "Journal" Staff 1, 2, 3 he perseveres until the end is - ` reached. This should make him " Editor-in-chief �4 a successful business man. Year Book Ass t Editor 4 Quiet, as a rule, but what an artist, musician, playwright, and elocutionist! RUBY W. COCHRANE Salutatorian Dramatic Club 1 ROSAD'IOND J. COUGHLIN Chemistry Club 2 Hobby Club 4 Glee Club 1, 2 Sub-Deb 3 Etiquette Club Pres. 3 A.A.Play 4 ''° Dramatic Club 4 A.A. Treas. 4 ;Student Council 2, ;; rr, Class Sec'y-Treas. 1 —V Rosamond's pleasant chatter ac- D.A.R. Representative 4 "`Y companied by that come-hither "Journal" Staff Ass't Editor 4 smile is always welcome to her "Year Book" Staff 4 — school friends. She has a 1nar- An A-1 student and an A-1 pal. - velous singing voice. h 1939 YEAR BOOK RUTH E. CURLEY RUTH M. DERBY `Journal" Staff 4 Glee Club 2 "Year Book" Staff 4 A.A. Play 3, 4 French Club 3 A.A. Play 3, 4 Student Council 4 Hobby Club 4 Dramatic Club 3, Vice-pies. 4 "Year Book" Staff 4 Vickie's oratorical ability and Ruthie is quite a girl about town winning personality have made her and has that inviting quality of one of the most popular girls in being able to get along with the class. Success awaits her in people, especially boys. the field of radio. Don't swallow the mike, Vick! BARBARA 1. DILLON KENNETH R. DILL Dramatic Club 1 French Club 3 Kenny is disillusioned concern- Glee Club 2 Hobby Club 4 ing the "Maple Leaves," but this `` Barb_y ought to get a lot of doesn't detract from his spontan- ,, •rlr�, pleasure out of life through her eous laugh and uncanny ability to r love of music— and Nelson Eddy. drive Model "A" Fords. We wish her the best of luck! It- CLAIRE A. DOHERTY ROBERT C. DOWNING Glee Club 1 Sub Deb Club 2 Chemistry Club 2 Orchestra 1, 2, 3 Cheer Leader 3, 4 Debating Club 3, 4 "Year Book" Staff 4 When Claire first came to high ' '+ "Journal" Staff 3, 4 school she decided to settle down. but try as she would to remain in '. - Bob has made a reputation for the background, her Irish steam himself as being quite a nxath got the best of her. Result: a student. Bob has the ambition to first rate cheer leader. go to Tech. WILLIAM J. DRISCOLL ROBERT W. FARRELL Baseball 2 Football 3, 4 Chemistry Club 2 Chefs' Club 3 Basketball 4 Chefs' Club 3 Chemistry Club, Treasurer 4 Though Bob is slightly close- "Year Book" Staff 4 mouthed in Miss Cook's social science class, let's hope he'll talk Drick's grin seems to include - later on and use his hidden abil- ever.yone. He is a hard-working, � ities. Keep up the good dancing, practical chap with his share, of „gam. Bobby— .you've really got some- common sense. ;=,, thing there! RITA M. FOGARTY Sub-Deb Club Treasurer 4 ERNEST F. 1,'IUNTE Rita is the girl who has a smile Fi is a quiet unobtrusive lad i for everyone— and what a beauti- who is both likeable and depend- �F R ful one! With her efficiency and able. Good luck, Fi! good looks she should make ail - `' idealsecretary. i CHARLES H. FOSTER, JR. Class Pres. 2 Chemistry Club 2 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Baseball 4 ESTHER FORGETTA AAA. Play 1 Dramatic Club 1 Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4 Sub Deb Club 4 Harvard Year Book 3 Esther may be quiet but she has Debating Club 3, Pres. 4 a warm, sympathetic nature to go "Journal Year Book Staff 4 Staff 4 with those lustrous brown eyes. Charlie is a popular, lively fellow with many and varied talents, as ,you can see. 9 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL PAULINE A. FRISBEE E. CLIFIi'ORD GARVEY Paulicie has always been quite Where there's Ed there's fun,,atirl the girl in our midst but, some- - where there's Ed there's that cer- how, lately she has been ignoring tain undergraduate. (A member as. There must be an attraction of the fair sex, of course.) Ed is a elsewhere. . . . . . Why didn't you good scout with a ready sense of take advantage of that marvelous humor. sewing technique of yours? HELEN F. GREENLER CHARLES T. GILLESPIE F Book Club, Sec'.y 2 Class Essayist Football 4 Hobby Club 4 Student Council 3, .1 Fritz, with his curly hair, is __W "Journal" Staff4 quite a favorite. He doesn't have Year Book Staff 4 to go after the girls. Catch? He Etiquette Club, Sec'.y-treas. 3 appears tame but certainly is not Happy-go-lucky Helen is every- so on the gridiron. body's -pal. A bright smile, bright ideas, bright eves, a bright outlook 3 on life— a bright girl. CECELIA M. GULANOWSKI FRANK E. HILL, JR. Dramatic Club 4 4Ne Football 1, 4 Baseball 1, 2 The world has need for Cecelia's , If .you're as determined in hocl.- mirth coupled with her "go- getting" spirit. ey as you are in physics, you'll make it. Remember that original equation of .your own, Hilly? ELIZABETH M. HODGE Book Club 2 Hobby Club Y BENJAMIN T. ISHERWOOD, JR. Mgr. Girls' Basketball Team 4 Class Treasurer 1 Football 4 French Club 3 Dramatic Club 2 Basketball 3, 4 Chemistry Club 3 Chefs' Club .1 Betty has a love voice which "� . comes in handy in French. She "Journal" Business Mgr. 4"Year Book" Business Mgr. 4 just mumbles the translation and then looks up with her lovely large Benny is a steady worker, al- eyes and giggles her contagious ways willing to uphold his shay;., giggle. With her even temper- even in disagreeable tasks. He is ament she'll never be friendless. 1 a cheerful, dependable person. MARGARET L. KEATING M. GENEVIEVE KANE Orchestra 1, 2, 3 Glee Club 1, 2 Glee Club 2, 3 Debating Club 4 Etiquette Club 3, 4 "Journal" Book" Staff 4 A good kid. Quiet, perhaps, but Journal Staff 4 - what's in a noise? Peggy is very Genevieve has the gift of gab ands steady and dependable both as a had rather argue than eat. She - worker and as a friend; and can walked away with first prize in an A fowshe be merry! oratorical contest. PHYLLIS V. KILLAM I EVELYN E. KOENIG Book Club 2 Orchestra 2, 3 Dramatic Club 1, 2 Sub-Deb Club 3, 4 Life is what we make it Phyl is one of the best natured Nothing more or less. girls in our class— always with a ' We know that Ev's got what great smile. She will be a good it takes ►dui se. To make life a success. 10 1939 YEAR BOOK LILIAN J. MAKER Glee Club 1 Basketball Club 2, 3 Vice-Pres. 4 SARAH B. LEWIS Basketball 1, 2, 3 Captain 4 "Journal" Staff 4 Cramatic Club 2, 3 Sub-Deb Club 4 x"� "Year Book" Staff 4 Sarah is quiet, sweet tempered A sportswoman is Lil, and has and rather shy. As an efficient ` ' been from the days when she was worker we see great possibilities r r a baseball pitcher at grammar for her in any field she chooses. school. She likes fun and is always in the midst of things. MARY M. McCALLION GEORGE B. MARTIN Glee Club 1 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Football 3, 4 Baseball 3, 4 "Journal" Staff 4 Dramatic Club 2 "Fear Book" Staff 4 Chefs' Club, President 4 r - Basketball Club 3, 4 George is rather quiet in school, ;. Mary's warm, pleasant manner, but when he gets outside, wow! `"' ' timed with mischievousness and He is skilled at sports and has a spirit, makes her an interesting; ready smile. and engaging person. THOMAS F. McCUBBIN, JR. Chemistry Club 4 HELEN T. McEVOY Our genial and pleasant Tommy Dramatic Club 2 has found the value of precision Nl Sub-Deb Club 3, 4 in the physics laboratory, and has Helen has given her best; may thereby learned that he who works the best come back to her! Re- carefully works well. His willing- member what the graphologist said ness, his thoughtfulness, and his about Helen's tender heart? genial, quiet personality have made him an indispensable member of , BRIAN J. McKIERNAN our class. Dramatic Club 1 Chemistry Club 2 BARBARA McHALE Class Marshal 3 A.A. -Play 3, 4 Debating Club, Sec'y-Treas. 3, 4 Lawrence's loss— North Ando- Student Council 2, 3, 4 ver's gain. Babs is one of the new- "Journal" Advertising Mgr. 4 est members of our class and one Editor-in-Chief "Year Book" 4 of the most vivacious. Her un- Mac can write, direct a highly failing good humor will always _ dramatic theatrical production, make her a prime favorite. Good " play MacBeth, or expound the ad- luck to .you in ,your nursing career, vantages and disadvantages of an Babs. Lucky patients! Anglo-American alliance, all with equal ease and ability. JOHN McLAY, JR. PRANCES M. McROBBIE Chefs' Club 4 Sports Manager 4 Dramatic Club 1 A.A. Play 4 Basketball Club 2, 3 President 4 If John's ideas in life are as Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 bright as his shirts, he'll be a _ "Year Book" Staff 4 zenius. We never thought of it— - - "Journal" Staff 4 maybe he's colorblind! However, he's got what it takes and we know Tomorrow holds no doubt for he'll make the grade. you. You've built tomorrow, to- he'll ROBERT E. MILLER Chemistry Club 2 '" NORMA E. MORTON Debating Club 3, Vice-Pres. 4 "Year Book" Staff 4 Book Club 2 French Club 3 "Journal" Staff 3, 4 ++ Etiquette Club 1 Bob is shy, and very quiet, but With her unusual combination a master of words. Girls, Bob of brains and personality, we ex- writes grand letters! Remember, pect big things of Norma. "The pen is mightier than the sword." 11 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL } � IDA P. NARUSHOF HELEN C. MURI'HY "4 Glee Club 2 French Club 3 Dramatic Club 3 Sub-Deb Club 4 Hobby Club 4 Etiquette Club 2 Helen may appear quiet to those Introducing to you one of our who don't know her, but when she's ' most lovable seniors. She is !den- with her friends she certainly can tified by her pleasant smile and find things to giggle about. That sweet manner. Good luck to you on your hair-dressing career, Ida. in future .years. sense humor is sure to help her We girls will be in to see you soon. H. STUART STILLINGS, JR. Chemistry Club 2 F. JAMES NUTTER Debating Club 3, 4 Chefs' Club 3 Debating Club 4 Stuart's interests include aero- Jimmy's thoughtful personality nautical engineering, oratory, and has won our esteem. He has a girls. We shall always remember :"� quiet sense of humor, too. his smiling, .youthful countenance. MARY L. I'EEL Dramatic Club 1 Book Club 2 GEORGE PAGE, JR. Etiquette Club 3 Hobby Club 4 "Journal" Staff 4 The boy with the never ending "Year Book" Staff 4 smile. We know that his endless A swell chum— sweet and sin- flow of good nature will lead him cere. A topping hostess; remem- ber those chocolate sodas, girls': An excellent student— one of the highest in the class. THOMAS PENDLEBURY LOIS C. PIThIN Glee Club 1 Class Treasurer 2 French Club, President 3 Class President 3, 4 Chemistry Club, Treasurer 2 Class Marshal 3, 4 Hobby Club, President 4 Student Council 3, President 4 _ "Journal" Staff 3, 4 Football 1, 2, 3 Captain 4 - "Year Book" Staff 4 Athletic Council 2 Loie is a quiet, reserved young TOPS lady who has a knack of asking 4 � Miss Chapman odd questions in Physics class. HELENE 31. RICHARD RALPH A. I'RA'171', JR. A.A. Play 2 Dramatic Club `? Chemistry Club 4 - French Club 3 The handsome man with the _ Glee Club, Vice-President 4 voice! (even though he doesn't let A senile will go a long, long us hear it very often.) Quiet, yes, way. Look how far Helene has but "Still waters run deep." gone with it already! You can't feel lonely, sad, or blue, when Helene turns that smile on you! RUTH B. RICHARDSON ELIZABETH V. ROBERTS Dramatic Club 1, 2 Glee Club 4 Glee Club 1 Etiquette Club 2 French Club 3 Cheer Leader 2, 3, 4 Dramatic Club, Sec'y-Treas. 4 Ruthie s philosophy throughout Petite Betty's pouting expression her school life has been, "Doing —• -- has really become famous with us. something for someone will brim you far more happiness than doing 0'"', How do ,you do it, Betty? As for someone :for something." Need . her popularity— Well, YOU know we say more? the answer. 12 1939 YEAR BOOK JAIIIES P. SHAW SHIRLEY R. NUSSBAU3I Chefs' Club 4 Dramatic Club 1, 3, 4 Glee Club 2 The burdens of life don't seem to Nussie may seem like a quiet little thing to some people, but bother Jimmy. He always has a she's really quite a girl— with big grin or a witty remark. Inci- %' what a voice! (Eh, Bobby?) We dentally he's not a bad singer, '� > know she'll find success and happi- either. ness with that happy-go-lucky disposition of hers. '. NELLIE SUMMERS ` Dramatic Club 4 WINIFRED A. TEMPLE "Year Book" Staff 4 ,, a: Friday night means sea food to Nellie will be remembered for most of us, but to Win, it's a her contagious smile and her witty dance, or a show, or something; remarks. With her sense of style, and it's steady. and ability as a costume designer, ir success is not far away. Ad - ✓,. E FRANK A. TH031PSON Dramatic Club 1 Chefs' Club 3 ROBERT D. TURNER Chemistry Club 2 Chefs' Club 3 Basketball Mgr. 4 A.A. Play, Stage Mgr. 4 70 Ass't Sports Manager 3 Here's a boy that is tail, dark, ., Sam is a carefree sort of guy, and handsome, with a vengeance. k = Y and is always ready for a good More than that: he's friendly, well- .. taugh. He can really buckle down liked, and has a discouraging (to to work when he wants to, though. the rest of us) aptitude for physics. RUTH A. WHITTAKER VIRGINIA B. WOODHOUSE Class Secretary 2 Cheer Leader 4 Dramatic Club 1 Student Council 1 Class Sec'y-Treas. 3, 4 Sub-Deb Club, Vice-President 4 Dramatic Club 2 Virginia is a tall, attractive girl, Sub-Deb Club 3, President 4 but the J.H.S. boys have not had Student Council, Sec'y-Treas. 3, 4 4Mmuch chance with her, because -... Ruthie's friendly disposition and -" she's monopolized by a certain fel- bright smile have combined to low from Andover. We are sure make her one of the most popular she'll succeed as a hairdresser, if girls of our class. We need people she makes her customers' hair look like Ruthie to brighten up this anything like her own. glum old world. JAMES G. H. YULE, JR. PHILIP M. YOUNG Baseball 3, 4 Basketball 4 "Deke is right but the world's Football 4 Chefs' Club 4 strange;" at least Deke often gives Although Jim came to us late, he voice to this opinion. He is a good '*" `' has certainly shown his worth. His sport and has the rare quality of contagious grin and "happy-go- being a true friend. Here's hoping --. lucky" manner will always stand you get that goalie job with the him in good stead. Boston Bruins, Deke! ,. 13 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL ALLEN L. GESING AMERIC P. LANNI Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 Football 3, 4 Basketball 4 Chefs' Club 3 Allen, we all love .your boyish shyness and .your dark good looks. Americ is one of the big boys of You've caused many a girl's heart the school. He likes to take part to flutter. With your natural good in the rougher sports but that humor as an aid, success should be doesn't stop him from gracing the easy to win. dance floor. He's quite a stepper (not on the girls' toes.) WALTER KOZLOWSKI JAMES F. STEWART Chefs' Club 4 Jimmy is a general good fellow, Walter is a quiet fellow in school. popular here at Johnson. His interests are fishing, farming, and roaming in the woods. Re- member, Walter, the farmer is the backbone of the country. It's a Queer World CLASS OF 1939 HAS a Banker but no capital Barnes but no farm a Miller but no flour Binns but nothing; to put in them { Dill but no pickles Dane but no sugar a Woodhouse but no nlanslon. � WILLIAM AAISHEY � 14 1939 YEAR BOOK SALUTATORY 1' is lily pleasure, this evening, in behalf of the graduating class of 1939, to extend to you a most hearty and sincere welcome. You parents, who have sacrificed much in order that you night see tls graduate here tonight ; you teachers, who have urged us on to greater cffurt : and you our friends and classmates who have made our school life so vivid that it will live long in our memory ; one and all we welcome you. On all sides the world is an armed camp. We see conscription in England ; increased armaments in America ; war in China ; and the Hitler Youth Move- inent (to mention only a few examples.) \\'e're not sitting on top of the world, but the world is sitting on top of a sputtering firecracker. Where is this all going to end? What it driving us on .-' The first question stumps more learned minds than mine, but it is my purpose to show that nationalism is the power which is driving us on. Militarism is the result of extreme Nationalism. :Militarism exists prima- rily for the sake of national honor, national rights, and national interests. As soon as a group develops a spirit of nationalism, it achieves political unity and independence , then it begins to prosecute its national interests. For example : German manufacturers, immediately after the establishment the German Empire, demanded protection for their industries against com- peting foreign industries. Their grounds were that it would make Germany stronger and more self-sufficient. Simultaneously the German farmers and landlords demanded protection against the importation of cheap foodstuffs. They received protection, too. \\'e Americans also demanded tariff-protection ; and got it. This public policy of tariff-protection originates with a relatively shall group and serves only group interests. However, under national in- fluence they become identified with national interests and they soon take on the almost sacred character of national tradition. Henceforth, any citizen who criticizes this or that "National policy" is considered by his fellow cit- izens as lacking in patriotism, if not in sense. National rights are needful and highly desirable, but they are connected with certain dangers which threaten the peace of the world. One such danger arises from the fact that domestic legislation lllav satisf}• national opinion at home but will create ill-feeling abroad. The Untied States acted within its national rights when it levied a protective tariff, or restricted immigration, or adopted the ttiighteelith :\nlendnlent to the Constitution. The refusal to buy liquor injured the national rights of France ; refusal to admit immigrants from the Far East ran counter to the national interests of Japan ; discrimina- tion against imports helped American producers, but was very costly to many foreign countries. Another danger arises from the presence (_)f aliens in the national state. Due to this we have conflicts over national rights of citizenship. Great Britain believes, "()nce an I-:ngllshnian always an I:nglishnlan." Her refusal to recognize j\niericau naturalization justified, to tier citizens, her iniprisoll- ment of Sailors who were of l-.nglish nativity but of :\nierican residence. She asserted tier national rights but assailed the national rights of .\inericans. 15 f OHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Last and most important factor of militarism is national honor. One of the most recent examples of the evils of national honor was shown in the sinking of the submarine off the coast of Maine. Regardless of the cause of the wreck, it cannot be denied that if we were not in a military race, a race to ;;how our strength, to prove that we can uphold our honor, there would have been no submarine and no deaths. People are killed in tear and we say it is hor- ible and wrong. \Vhat about those \vho are killed before war ; killed because it is their duty to test iriachines in time of peace to be used in time of war? No militarism ; no war. If a nation is not prepared to fight it will think twice before venturing into a war. National prestige carries nations into war or threats of war. The United States went to war with Germany in 1917, not to protect American lives and possessions, but to assure national prestige and to avenge national honor. National interest can often be submitted to inter- national arbitration ; national rights can occasionally be compromised by international agreement, but national honor, never ! NVe lost twenty-six ships in the years between 1914 and 1917. Norway lost 291 but she (lid not go to war to avenge her national honor. She had to grin and bear it, but just think what she saved in lives, money, and peace of mind. Today she has no depression. In summary I quote Professor Carlton J. Hayes : "In diplomacy and in international intercourse of all sorts, a world that is nationalist must be governed ultimately by militarism and by militarism which is compet- itive. This is why nationalities after achieving political unity and independ- ence do not always become exemplars of justice and charity to all other nationalities, and pillars of world-peace. It is why, on the contrary, they continue to nourish and cherish militarism, why they seek by war or by threats of war to satisfy their immediate ambitions, sometimes at the expense of the health and happiness of the world." In conclusion, I ask, what can be done to stop nationalism and all its threats of danger and of destruction-,' It is my suggestion that each nation should practice peace through justice. Justice would place national interests, rights, and honor in their true light. Nationalism in itself is not a bad thing, but in its present state it is like a forest fire leaving death and destruction in its wake. "Unless a man lose his life, he shall not find it," we read in Sacred Scripture. A nation, which is but a collection of men, must follow the same high spiritual principle if it hopes to reach the cleat- exalted heights of true peace and prosperity. Only when nations are more intent oil justice can peace come. The words "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all things shall be added theretiiito," have a far more practical value than the world liar (beamed of in its philosophy. Only 'when we dare to follow what the world calls "the Folly of Christ" can we hope to have that peace which stirpasses understanding, that peace which the world cannot give, and the world caii- not tale away. RUBY W. COCFIRANI? 16 1939 YEAR BOOK CLASS ORATION Nothing Great is Lightly Won O many of us this expression might seem barrels of any great philosoph- ical truth or proverbial saying, and to be just another motto chosen carelessly by a graduating class. But upon a little closer observation and meditation a great deal of truth and common sense can be gathered from this, our motto. For, as Ave review the truly great things of our world, Ave find that they have resulted only from great effort and continued struggle. Take for ex- anlple any democratic government that exists in the Avorld today, for such a government, upholding freedom of speech, religion, and representation of the people, is truly a great thing in this era of "isms" and dictatorships. How has such a great tiling become possible? How many of us know of the hard- ships and struggles to break away from serfdom, to overthrow the dominating po%ver of rulers :-' How many of us know the centuries necessary for changes to bring about the growth of leaders, and for education to enlighten and in- flame the passive, ignorant minds of the common people. so that finally they were able to take up the burden of self government? Think of the orgies of blood-letting in our oNv11 and the French and Russian Revolutions. Think of all the lives lost, the genius sacrificed to the cause, the effort required before the goal of representative government was reached. How can Ave say that democracy was easily Avon? For another example take Christianity, the greatest institution that the world has ever embraced. N-'e all know of the sacrifices that were made be- fore Christianity was accepted universally. e all know of Him «,ho died upon the cross to prove to us that this is the one supreme faith. His was not the only sacrifice. The followers who were left after Christ's death were few ill number, and little do Ave realize the difficulties they encountered in spread- ing the faith, in convincing and persuading the rulers and the people, and in converting them. Whenever Ave say the Lord's Prayer, or sit in our places of Nvorship upon the Sabbath, nothing can be more fitting than for us to remem- ber our class motto, "Nothing Great is Lightly �N'0111', and to observe how aptly it call be applied to our religion. AV-ho indeed can sav that it tvas easily attained? Xlere fame (whether you regard it as a worthy end or not, and I do not) demands its sacrifice. Think of Napoleon, greatest soldier and leader of the modern Nvorld ! Look at the price he paid for his fame a11c1 glory. Throughout his life lie was a lonely lean, solitary in his ambitious quest for power and glory. The cold hand of ambition kept him a stranger, and pushed from his Heart the only Nvoman who ever loved him. We cannot but pity him as Ave see hint .it St. Helena, disheartened, restless, exiled, with all accusing conscience reminding him of lives 11e had needlessly Avasted in his numerous and bloody campaigns. Napoleon' glory was clearly Avon indeed. \Ve find our motto applying even more to men great in the sense of being ;Lls,t, kind, considerate, and charitable. All oNve their success to continued study, diligent activity and effort, more often than not in the face of extreme adversity anti misfortune. They never got "something for nothing" a.", lnan} of tls try to clo. Watihington, liell, the Wright llrutllers, Benjamin l raill;lin 17 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt— great Names certainly. Lincoln studied by the open fire in a log hut ; raised himself by sheer force of character, energy, and will-power to his position of high honor. All are examples that show our motto is indeed true. Most of us shall never have our names engraved in the Hall of Fame, nor have our deeds expounded in the annals of time, but all of us in our own -Way are capable of truly great things. And do you know, a person does not have to be famous to be just and generous and to be blessed with the virtues of Christian charity and kindness' It is not necessary to be rich to be great. I like to think of it in that way. I like to think that greatness is a quality of every common person which only needs to be cultivated in order to manifest itself. But if we of the graduating class are to do the great things of life, if we can be good neighbors, if we can be fair in our relations with other people, happy in our work, considerate of others, we must remember that these things will not be easy to do. Some of us will succeed. Others will fall or stop to rest by the dusty roadside, because it is hard to be just in the midst of preju- (lice, to be generous when we have little ourselves ; it is difficult to be cheerful and friendly when we are worried or weary. But if we do succeed, if we can look back up the hill of life and be happy and satisfied in work well done, if we can say, "I have done 11"ly best," and say it with a clear conscience, we have accomplished one of the greatest things possible in life. And since it will not be at all easy, remember— "Nothing Great is Lightly Won." CHARLES H. FOSTER, :Jr. CLASS ESSAY Propaganda M HAT is propaganda r Although this word is uttered frequently in these times, many people do not know the real meaning of it. Some always connect "propaganda" with war and anything bad. But this is not � always true, for propaganda can be good as well as evil. Originally it meant spreading the faith, and was then used only by the church. Ill recent years, however, since the World War, It has acquired another n-waning. It is now defined as the. mere advocation of special interests, or as all attempt to gain credence for statements partially or wholly untrue, and thus to influence opinion and conduct. Propaganda is of the greatest interest to us especially in these tinges wheel we are besieged by it on all sides. There are several types of propaganda by which we are influenced. We find commercial propaganda on practically every billboard, in magazines and in newspapers. We are all familiar with the method used by Hollywood in drawing crowds to the theatres. "Screen Gossip" columns appear daily in the newspapers, describing the lives and personal traits of the favorite movie stars. ;A-f arriages and divorces of the actors and actresses are probably lllell- tioned most frequently. The public then is attracted to the films, influenced by such articles, which are not related at all to the stars' acting, but enlpha- size the interesting trivialities of his or leer daily life. Obviously, the fact that an actress is divorced. and feeds her pet canary six tulles a day has no relation whatever to her acting in the films ; yet that is the method of adver- tising their products. 18 1939 YEAR BOOK Social propaganda is often interwoven with political propaganda, but still it is a definite type. \Vhether the objective be good or bad, the propagandists appeal usually to the traits of generosity, consideration for others, and good \\,ill. Some propaganda is undoubtedly devoted to good ends. Most of us are in sympathy with the basic purposes of those who advocate social security, old age pensions, and unemployment insurance. But observe the methods by which each reformist attempts to convince us that his plan is the best. He gives a vague and general outline of his scheme, which he claims is the best Mid is necessary for ideal conditions, since he is fighting against everything that is evil. He gives a heart-rending picture of the conditions that exist now among the less fortunate, but fails to give a detailed description of his solution to the problem. The readers are therefore led to believe that they must choose between two alternatives, the existing conditions or the reformist's excellent pian that would solve everything. The papers and magazines are always flushed with propaganda when state and national politics come into the limelight. This was true back in 1916, when Wilson was running for reelection to the presidency. Those favoring him emphasized his success in keeping America out of war for the previous four years of his terns. "Don't change horses in the middle of the stream," the), cried. "Let us keep out of war for the next four years !" The propa- gandists used these slogans and catch-words so that the people would infer that the administration would, and no other party could, keep us out of war. As is known, the people were led to restore the administration to a second t(-rill. Then, four months after the second inauguration, the administration had plunged us into the great European conflict. When the recent bill for a strict neutrality policy was introduced in Con- gress, we saxv how the propagandists began their tactics of flooding the news- papers with their ideas for and against the bill. The advocates of the bill proclaimed their love of patriotism and references to Washington's Farewell Address were repeated again and again. The opponents stressed the oppres- sion of certain European powers and the helplessness of the weaker nations. Thev stated it was necessary and reasonable to aid the oppressed and they expected the people to believe that it was only logical to make alliances and fatal to remain neutral. The propaganda which surely interests us most, but still is carefully con- cealed, is international propaganda. Look in the papers and try to find com- pliments and flattery pointed at Hitler. It cannot be clone. Whatever Hitler does is tivrong. Every advance he makes is a threat to the democracies. Ise was only a paperhanger from Austria, so naturally, he has no knowledge of nlanagin- the affairs of a country. Who is so cruel as this tyrant who is persecuting and slaughtering the Jews? Such assertions are so plentiful that the majority of Americans are led to despise and hate Hitler. If you stop and consider, you would realize no human being is so entirely bad as the prop agandists claim Hitler is. These war-mongers and hate campaigners llave brought to life the cry to save democracies, in these times, by fighting the dictatorships. The nations the are to fight are Germany, Italy and Japan. (,erinany and Italy, we admit, are dictatorships, but Japan is no more a dic- tatorship than I?ngland. Among the ``democracies" we are supposed to fight for and save are really more dictatorships than the two dictatorships we are to oppose. For instance, to read descriptions of advances of Hitler and Mils- solim Ili central l,.urope, one would thins: l:ussia ,vas one of the endangered democracies ; in fact Russia has been included in that list of democracies who 19 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL _ are to unite to stop the menace of dictatorships. China, with whom we are led to sympathize, is the second severest dictatorship existing today. When the dictator Kemal Ataturk of Turkey, a much worse dictator than Hitler or Mussolini, died recently, those editors who pretended to despise dictatorships lauded him to the skies. This illustrates the deception and falsity of the prop- agandists. This propaganda is evidently an evil which, if successful in creat- ing war, would throw our country into great turmoil and disturbance, the undesirable and underlying element of communism rising up into prominence. Be critical of everything you read and hear. Check up on editors by com- paring their facts, if possible, with authoritative facts from the departments of war and commerce. Don't be influenced by the appearance of good. As soon as the emotions are played upon, stop and consider with skepticism. Intelligent doubting is to the mind as a ])link is to the eyes. All foreign mat- ter is removed, clearness results. Keep your eyes on the stars, but keep your feet firmly on the ground ! HELEN GREENLER VALEDICTORY T is my privilege tonight to speak on the life of a man who, through his gift of melody and his devotion to his art, placed himself among the immortals of our world. He did not excel in statesmanship or in the science of warfare, but in music, an art common to all nations, all races, and all civilizations. This man was Franz Schubert. Franz Schubert was a paradox. Although during his life he suffered more from lack of recognition than any other great composer, he appears as one of the happiest of all. In his short life— he only lived to be thirty-one— lie produced more great inusic than many musicians who lived their allotted three-score years and ten. He was born in 1797 in a suburb of gay Vienna. His father- was the parish schoolmaster. It is not surprising that Franz was musical, for his father and elder brothers were musicians, and when lie was very young they tauglit him the rudiments of piano and violin. It was not long before lie outgrew their instructions and was sent to Herr Holzer, the choirmaster of the parish, who apparently had never- had such a brilliant pupil, for he later said of him, "Whenever I wished to teach him anything nevv, I found that lie had already mastered it." Yet perhaps the good man was blinded by admiration, for one authority states that Schubert gained more from one of his friends, a joiner's appentice, for he took him to a neighborhood pianoforte warehouse to practice oil the new pianos before they were packed. When he was nine the shy Franz, a chubby, plainly dressed little boy, went with many others to a big bare room presided over by several awesome and dignified men, whose duty it was to choose the best singer as choirboy i,i the Imperial Chapel, a post which carried with it a free education in the Stadt-Convict, the chief music-school of Vienna. After all had sung, the geiitlemeii retired for a short discussion and returned with the announcement. "Franz Schubert is the winner." At the music school Franz not only gained much practical rritrsical - ledge, but also made malty of the friends who were so loyal to him iii later life. Franz, was always the merriest of the group. Often lie played his own 20 1939 YEAR BOOK coliipositions for a circle of adiiiii-ilig comrades. They were proud of his musical talent and provided him with music paper, since they knew that lie had little spending money. At this time lie was active both in the school orchestra, and, oil Sundays zllid holidays, in a quartet at home. After supper his father and his two elder brothers would go into the living room and tune up their instruments while Franz hunted in his music case for a new composition he had written for them. After five years in the choir his voice changed and he had to leave the music school. To avoid military conscription he taught in his father's school. He disliked teaching the restless little boys, and did it very poorly, but the posi- tion was not without its compensations, as he formed many new friendships during this period. One of them was with the poet iMayerhofer, many of whose poems Franz set to music. His naturally sunny disposition contrasted strangely with the extreme melancholy of the poet, yet they became firm friends. Another compensation was his composing. During'these years of drudgery ill the parish school Schubert wrote an incredible amount of music. One of his compositions, the Mass in F, was performed at the centenary of the parish church, and lie himself conducted the orchestra. His father was so pleased at this that lie gave him a new piano. Also in this period he wrote one of his best-known compositions, the setting- of Goethe's poem "The Erl-King." After lie had read the poem the story of the -,veird ride took possession of him, and lie composed his setting on the same day. His friend Spaun appeared in time to see him writing furiously at his desk, dashing to the piano to play the notes, then dashing back to his desk to write more. Oddly enough, Goethe never liked this setting for his poem, nor did he approve Schubert's settings for any of his other poems. He prob- ably regarded him as an obscure composer who sought to rise to fame on his reputation. It ,vas shortly after this that Von Schober, a well-to-do young law student, heard some of Schubert's music at the house of a friend. "He cannot be al- lowed to waste his life in teaching school !" he cried. Schubert had just made an unsuccessful application for the post of choirmaster in a neighboring town acid had been feeling particularly miserable about his failure. Von Schober invited him to join him in his lodgings, an offer which he readily accepted. Thus lie was finally rescued from school life. For a while he tried to support himself by giving music lessons, but this was just as unbearable as school teaching, so he abandoned it for composing. It was at this time that he said, "I write all day, and when I have finislied one piece I begin another." He was the only composer who ever successfully employed such a method of work, but his gift of song would not be stilled, even to the extent of revising music once lie had written it. Although Schubert's music was beginning to be performed by several fam- ous artists, little of it was published, and lie had practically nothing on which to exist. 1-f e and his friends shared food, lodgings, and everything else they could get. At one time Schubert, -%vho always wore glasses, could not find his wooden glasses case for several (lays. Finally he noticed that his friend Schwind had filled the case with tobacco, bored a hole in it, inserted a stem, and was using it for a pipe. This vas in olie of their less affluent tines. Whell one of their happened to collie into unexpected wealtli, the), all lived in luxury for a few days. 21 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL For a sumnier he was appointed music master to the family of Count Johann Esterhazy. Members of this family had been patrons of Hayden wid other great composers, but they were not destined to help Franz Schubert. One account says that Schubert, shy, awkward, and unused to society life , was ill at ease in the presence of so much grandeur. At any rate, he soon re- turned to Vienna and his friends. It was chiefly timidity that prevented Schubert from becoming a friend of the great Beethoven. AVhen lie heard that the great moster was dying, Schubert got up courage to visit him. Then, glancing over a few of Schubert', compositions, Beethoven exclaimed, "He has at least a spark of the divine fire !" When lie died shortly afterwards, Schubert was one of the torch-bearers in the funeral procession. When it was over he and two of his friends went to a tavern to drink to Beethoven's memory. There Schubert proposed this toast : "To the nett great composer who is to (lie." Less than two years later, at the age of thirty-one, this shy young man had passed from the stage of life, leaving only the outward expression of his gift of melody. In the record of his life we are impressed not only by his unique power to record his inspired songs, but also by his devotion to his work. He achieved fame in doing that which he loved best and which lie could not live -,vithout. 1\-Ir. Hayes : You have piloted us through four years at Johnson High School. You have been our counselor, adviser, and friend. May you remenl- ber this class of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine as often as N",e shall re- member you. Teachers : You have worked and toiled with us. It is your faithful work with us in the class rooms that has endeared you to us. It would be im- possible for us to express adequately our appreciation of your patience and forebearance. Parents and Friends, Not only for these past four years, but for nlally ,ears before you have aided us in our troubles and helped us solve our prob- lems. We shall never'forget your kindness. Schoolmates : To you we leave the future of Johnson High. It is your part to keep up the traditions and spirit of this school. Alay you have success in your task. Classmates : For four years Nve have been together. Tonight we must part, each to take a different road in life. Yet the memory of these years of Nvork and play will inspire us to reach our goals. Good by, and good luck ! V IRGINIA C.1I YELL 22 1939 YEAR BOOK CLASS HISTORY 1.1I" year that the never-to-be-forgotten class of '39 invaded this institu- tion for the first tine ivas a year characterized by still another invasion. This occurred within the confines of the very faculty itself, for tliat- memorable year saw the annexation of no less than four new teachers, as well as the potential alumni which we, the Class of '39, now represent. Having acquired a vague knowledge of the whereabouts of the various classrooms, the class called itself into secret session and undertook to elect certain ones of its members to the various offices attending so fine an organ- ization. The presidential campaign was Avon by Robert Ayer, and upon leis shoulders fell the burden of gilding us through a turbulent year. Politics went still farther with the election of other worthy members of the class to that governing body known as the Student Council. Being in the minority, however, we cannot take too much of the credit for the efficient administration which followed. Social life began with a party tendered us by the seniors. In preparation, we felt obliged to practice diligently for many weeks the Terpsichorean art. We know that the seniors were not disappointed. Custom demanded a return party and, having little desire to break the pre- cedent, we spared no energy in making the said event an outstanding success. With the gradual passage of time it became apparent that our scholastic achievements were of sufficiently high quality to will us a promotion into the home rooms inhabited by the sophomores. Our president having previously decided to resign from public life, Nve cast Ballots and elected one Charles Foster to the presidential office for our soph- omore year. Foster's administration was entirely free from political insur- rection, but during his reign there occurred a most startling revolution of aii- other kind ; a revolution that originated in the plane geometry class and threatened to spread to all other branches of the mystical science of iliathe- niatics. It happened that all aspiring inathematician who is currently occupied in xvritiiig a will, made the astounding discovery that a triangle is no longer blessed with its traditional three sides, but due to unstable economic condi- tions or some other interesting reason, has been reduced ill value to two sides ,ind a bottom. i\Iany of us recovered from the shock of hearing this ill time to attend the Sophomore-Junior Dance, which was held many weeks there- after. The rest of us are still somewhat dazed. The remainder of the year passed with most of us aspiring to the highly exalted rank of "junior," and most of us realizing our aspirations. J'he following September, therefore, confronted us once more with the problem of electing a president and other useful officers to guide us through the year set aside for the purchase of class rings. When the result of the ballot counting -\vas made known, we found ourselves under the guiding hand of one Thomas Pendlebury. The more dignified title of "junior" which we now wore qualified us to increase our quota of members in the Student Coun- cil, and we at last found our own representatives in the majority and largely responsible for the administration, which continued to show great efficiency and ability. 23 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL The executive branch of our government attempted to establish itself more firmly in the esteem of those -%rliom it ruled over by suggesting a »,eenie roast. The event promised to be a tremendous success all(] we were not cli.;- appointed. Then the class of '39 went seriously to work, and for many weeks poured all of its energies into one channel, namely that of preparing a truly unforget- able flay to be presented at the annual Stunt Night. In spite of this great iil- dustry, however, the event nearly perished, for those in charge of the pro- duction tool: a sudden dislike to it and tore up the script. All seenied lost. Those in charge were terror stricken. However, it is at tinges like these that truly great genius manifests itself, and out of this chaos arose an obscure liero who provided us not only with a play, but with such a play that it carried away all the honors in what must surely have been an unprecedented blaze of glory. Hardly had Ave gotten over the prolonged after effects of Stunt Night when we found ourselves preparing for the Junior-Senior Banquet. That event \vas' a fitting culmination of a year of dazzling social, athletic, and scholastic activ- ity, and we withdrew from school life for the summer, filled with eager antic- ipation of our fourth and final year. According to the usual procedure, we began that year with all election of officers, or more aptly a re-election, for the administration of the past year suffered no change. For the salve of variety, however, certain officials insti- tuted a demerit system for the punishment of culprits, which made Lis feel grateful that we were above the violations of discipline which becanle punish- able under the new order. Blissfully aloof from demerits, the class undertook to repeat the historic weenie roast of the previous year. However, history became stubborn and refused to repeat. By the time the necessary preparations had been made, bitter cold weather had set in, and although sonic hardy adventurers staged the eve»t noL«-itllstanding, even these were driven hoine before too many eases of frostbite were reported. Nevertheless it was not in vain that we labored for this frigid event, for it vividly demonstrated that nlid-November is not always the finest season for holding outdoor social functions. 1Ve, the class of '39, do sincerely hope that the graduating classes of Johnson High will profit by our experience. In one instance at least, history did repeat itself. This repitition occurred at that function known as Stunt Night. 1Vishing to uphold the honor of the class, the again applied all our energies to the production of a suitable stunt. with the result that we again carried away the traditional prize in the face of what we considered negligible opposition. This event occurred so recently that its historic significance has not yet been generally recognized. bike certain other masterpieces, it will probably have its age of glory a century or two hence. However it is not the purpose of this writer to predict the future. I-Ie call only say that it is his sincere belief, if a historian may be permitted to leave a belief, that whatever the future inay hold for the class of '39, we shall al\vays cherish its many fond memories of four truly happy years at Johnson H igll. ROB I,:1\"I' 1,,. 24 1939 YEAR BOOK CLASS WILL I�,, the (»ie all(1 0111} cl.lss of 1939 that have sat back and watched the frieti(lly faculty all but clo the "highland fling" in order to penetrate the extra har(1 shell that covers the Nvhitish mass in the well known cranium, here oil this sixth day of June bequeath to the well deserving Jwiiors the answer of how to get along with the sweat of the teachers' brows. Petition Pete _\nishey donates ntuscles in his toes from hiking to the homes ,f his various girl friends, to Harry Bunker. Vir-inia Woodhouse leaves her Alae West figure to Elsie Lundquist. Romeo Robert Ayer leaves his tlnfinished romance to Turk Giragosian. Ruth Whittaker leaves her charm to Lillian Polichnowski. Arthur Banker leaves his athletic ability to Alexander Hay. Nellie Summers leaves Grants' special robin-red nail polish to Rita Camire. Henry Bonnie leaves his ability to growl in the faces of the teachers to John Lamprey, who is seen but seldom heard. Betty Roberts leaves her motto, "It isn't late until twelve and then it's still early," to Mary Carey. Kenneth Brierley leaves his Robert Taylor profile to Richard Smith. Ruth Richardson leaves her cheerfulness to Hazel Alorse. Herald Callahan leaves a few pounds .of extra luggage to Joseph Flanagan, and his size fourteen shoes to William Donahue. Barbara llcHale leaves her petiteness to Frances ;Martin, and her skill at jiving to Lottie Huminick. John Campbell leaves his masculine build to John Casserly. Frances McRobbie leaves her aptitude for capturing hearts to Eva Hoel. Kenneth Dill, that home run second baseman, leaves his talent to that "Vince DiMaggio" of the Junior class, Jack Lanni. Mary ArfcCallion leaves many a thrilling ride through the winding roads of West Boxford to A-farcia Barker. Bob Downing leaves the Junior girl for whom he has a definite longing Under the careful supervision of that super-colossal athlete, Red Greenwood. Helen 1lcEvoy leaves her easy recipe for making friends to Betty James. Robert Farrell, the jitterbug of the Senior class, leaves his dangling feet to Joe Provencher. Sarah Lewis wills a little advice on how to be quiet to Peggy McKinnon. Charles Foster, the proud possessor of those royal chariots, leaves a few of his troubles to a new possessor of the same variety, Philip :tiller. lielen Greenler leaves her baby-blue eyes to Doris Rea with the advice, "Stay as sweet as you are." Ernest Fionte, the boy who says a lot in a few words, leaves his great asset to I'at Kennedy who doesn't say much in a great many words. Pauline Frisbee leaves a few of her skirts to Louise Detora. Edward Garvey leaves the heart of a Sophomore girl in the hands of Joe Saunders. I,.sther 1,orgetta leaves her strict regime to Frances Coppinger. No bpys, no noise, and lights out at 9 :00, Fran. Allen Gesing leaves his rippling rhythm to Dayicl Ritchie. Rita Fogarty leaves her quiet, dignified planner to Florence PetterUto. Charles Gillespie, that handsome brute who never looks twice at a \vomaii (they all l(.)Ok at him,) leaves his ability to slay them to Colin Jackson. Barbara Dillon, the girl \0hu probably (loesrl't know one boy from another, ]eaves leer attitude toward boys to Marguerite Kenyon. 25 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Frank "Hockey" Hill leaves his ability to handle a hockey stick to (Ieorge ilIattlleson. Ruth Derby donates her acting ability to Betty IN-lay, and she passe.s do\vn leer sophisticated airs to Doris Gustafson. Benny Isherwood leaves Lillian Burns in the direct supervision of her sister Helen. Ruth Curley, the girl who goes home with the rising sun, lea\•es the sign shining in the eyes of June Crossman. \\ralter Kozlowski bequeaths his fishing net to Vito Melnikas. Rosamond Coughlin leaves her ability to break hearts to Dorothea Costellu. Americ Lanni leaves his gift of gab to Salvatore Messina. Ruby Cochrane leaves the West Boxford moon setting in the eyes of Elinor Cole. George Martin wills his ability to conquer beauties to Robert Cunningham. Virginia Carvell leaves a hit of her knowledge to Isabel Raps. Thomas McCubbin leaves his pleasing ways to John Roche and his mid- night oil to Bucky Doherty. Hilda Binns leaves her fluffy blond hair to Virginia Went-\vorth. Brian McKiernan leaves his perpendicular pronoun "I" along with his act- ing ability to George Porteck. He also leaves a few words that Webster clever heard of to James Flanagan. Helene Richards leaves her loneliness in the fourth year math class to Dorothy Dainowski. John MtLay, the rainbow of our class, leaves some of his clothes to David Provencher to wear on cloudy days. He also wills his German vocabulary (which consists of about five words) to Robert Hall. Mary Peel, that small girl with a big heart, leaves her kindness to Mildred Alargerison. Robert Miller transfers his comprehensive vocabulary to Peter Ritchie. Lois Pitkin donates some of her masterpieces of art drawn during classes to Doris Robertson. Ralph Pratt leaves his chemistry enthusiasm to Albert Hebb. Phyllis Killam leaves her happy-go-lucky attitude along with her kccii eve for an ex-Johnsonite to Anna Mackie. James Shaw leaves his discouraged effort to capture a senior girl to Arthur Currier, saying, "Here's hoping you have better luck than I did, Currier." I I e also renders a couple of inches to Billy Mackie. Irene Byrom leaves her yearning for a handsome he-man to Rutll Whceler. James Stewart leaves the thick fog existing between him and the w(.)rld around him to Eugene Ruess. Norma Morton and Helen A'Jurphy leave their hearty friendship to 1:uth Stevenson and Mary Dineen. Frank Thompson, the physicist of our class, leaves his fond affection for the subject to that chemistry genius, "Pete" Viger. Evelyn Koenig leaves her glamorous appearance to Grace Driscoll. Robert Turner leaves his remedy on how to get around to James Winning- Elizabeth Hodge leaves a pair of shoes that have become dusty from follow- ing that 1.Test Boxford flash, to Kitty Wainwright so as to enable her to keep on the trail of that well known red head. \\Tinifred "Temple leases her peculiar ways to Harriet 'XicQuestion. Marguerite Keating leases her dainty feet to that junior girl -\\,hosr feet seem to be itchy oil a dance floor, Agnes 'McNab. Lillian Maker leaves her athletic talent to Mary DeNault. Claire Doherty willingly wills a fe«• of leer escorts to wlioe\•er «,ants tlieni. 26 1939 YEAR BOOK James Nutter, the freshman thriller, leaves a fe-%v of his undergraduate girl friends to John Casale. George Page leaves a fexv of his toys to Clifton Stone, and his ability to get called doxvii by Miss Cook to Joe Jacobs. Mae Barnes leaves her Saturday night jazz session at the Crystal Ballroom to Dirothy Kreusel. Shirley Nussbaum leaves some of her manners along with a little of her reserve to Eleanor Valpey. James Yule leaves his heart to Janet Kershaw. He also donates those tin- forgetable crutches to the pilot if the 1939 football team, John Ranfoile, just in case somebody like Turk gets a Charlie horse. Genevieve Kane leaves her daily jaunts to her residence in South Lawrence to anyone \vho likes to hike. Cecelia Gulanowski, the girl \vho gets along with anybody, leaves this ability to Kathleen Long. Ida Narushof leaves her height to the clear old halls of Johnson. Phil Young, our speed demon who can scrape hub caps with oncoming c<<rs, leaves this ability to Robert 1\rliller. He also bequeaths to Phil Kelley his technique to doing a hundred yard dash in ten seconds. Having hereby come to a conclusion, I have decided to give those worthy Juniors a fair cliance, seeing that they are ignorant enough to accept such offers, and am anxiously affixing my signature to this most worthy and legal document. On this sixth day and hour of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-iiine, I hereby leave this valuable manuscript to our beloved successors. WILLIAM DRISCOLL CLASS PROPHECY THE WORLD OF TOMORROW Your Phophet Interviewed (Special article by the Alumni Editor of the 1950 "Journal") �{ ()RD was slipped to ine that our illustrious alumnus, the Right I-lonor- Vl able Brian AlcKiernan, prophet and writer, was sailing for Europe on the French Liner. I hastened to the boat. He proved a veritable mine of information. He knew so much about the then and women who had attended Johnson in the good old days of long ago that I pleaded with our editor for a special alumni issue. Since funds were as usual unavailable, I contented myself with this 1939 roll call. Garvey, Gillespie, andCallahan— renting stalls oil the Brooklyn Bridge to the Aztecs for the \Vorld's Fair held eleven years ago. Tom Pendlebury and Americ Lanni— selling gasoline, three parts water, one part kerosene, and a sixteenth part gas (just enough to give it an odor.) MCLay— proprietor of i\1cLay's Alultichromatic Meii's Store. _ nishey, 1,oster, and Driscoll= representatives for "The Night O\vl's l,-s- cort Service." (Your prophet noted a battered Chevrolet coupe parked otitside the office, existing iu a state of sus )eiidCd ruiinlation or deFving Newton's laxv of gravity, and thus still extaiit.) _Mary 1\1CCallion— secretary to aforesaid Demosthenes. 27 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Ruth Derby, Hilda Binns, and Nellie Summers— joint owners of ";Marie's lIillinery Shop" (with styles to make Schiaperelli look corny.) Esther Forgetta— Parker House waitress. (Your prophet's arches alillust fell when he saw her there.) Sarah Lewis and Ida Narushof— ditto. Walter Kozlowski— versatile chef whose specialty is fried egg a la Kill,,- and who weaves in and out among tables like an African fire dancer. Breeze Ayer— editor of the "Bi-Weekly Blast," Editorial Chairman and Plenipotentiary in Matters Journalstic, to be exact, and sporting a \-'all Dyke to boot. Kenny Dill— "Blast" sports editor. Police Officer George 'Martin— \vho threatened your prophet with a ticket for flying too low, but relented to the extent of a police escort. Deke Young— Center position, Boston Bruins. (Your prophet almost swallowed his upper plate upon learning this.) Editor Ayer in his lighter moments— hocky fan with wife Pauline, and with three offspring bawling for the little black thing flying around on the ice. Ernie Fionte— Boston cabbie. (Rang your prophet's fare up to charity for old time's sake.) Frank Hill— janitor at the Boston Garden, working up the hard way, aim- ing at the Bruin's bench by next year. Benjamin Topping Isherwood— proprietor of the Statler Hotel. Irene Byrom— formal hostess and professional sob sister at Benny's Stat- ler night club. ` Jimmy Nutter— Benny's boss of bustling bell hops. Mae Barnes— head of Statler complaint department, with plenty of snappy answers for wise guys. Virginia Carvell— prominent educationalist, lecturer, and recent \\inner of the Nobel Literature Prize. Bob and llac— "Ladees and gentlemen, the Rhythm Review starring; that famous pair of rhythamaires, Bob and Mac, known to the crumbs of the upper crust as Robert Farrell and Barbara -McHale." And these three : Compilers of Scientific Data and Research Experts l,,x- traordinary, Dr. Frank Thompson, Ph.D., B.S., A.B., N.R.A. ; President's Assistants, Doctors Ralph Pratt, B.S., and 'Thomas McCubbin, B.S. ("[he eminent Dr. Thompson is known for his attempts to originate a new style of walking which will exercise one hundred twenty-seven muscles whereas the known method only puts one hundred twenty-six to use. Doctor Pr"Itt is now engaged in disproving Olm's Law. Think of the suffering catised by that law back in 1939 ! Doctor Mac has given the world a machine which makes a million toothpicks a second at the cost of a quarter of a cent.) Sam Turner— millionaire in a Rest Home (a grouchy son-of-a-gull.) Ruthie �,A'hittaker— his nurse. Phyllis Killam— o\\'ner and operator of said Rest Home. I\-Iarg Keating and Winrlie Temple— waitresses at "Graildma's Wcc Saild- \which Shoppe." ("What'll it be, kid?") George Page— 'Blast" columnist. I quote 'Mr. Page : "The loli(,,- awaited play, "Her Bad Night" hit the footlights in the Astor's matinee and played to .cn a\wed cro\w(1 of sixteen. The theatre was funli ated this lilormrlg and a Shakesperean revival will fill the bill for matinee today. A stellar cast plays 28 1939 YEAR BOOK `.MacBetll.' The title role is handled to perfection by that veteran of the foot- lights, Kenneth Brierley. Co-starred with Brierley is Ruth Curley, that well known gal geared to the speed of Lady :AIacBeth. This spells a great show 111 a11y lllall's language." Shirley Nussbaum— Ruthie's make-up girl. (Two members of Johnson faculty inspired -AIiss Nussbaum years ago.) Fannie �'\IcRobbie— air hostess. Betty Hodge— I quote your prophet. "I passed a swanky Nvomen's store that smelled of Park Avenue. Looking inside I saw Betty Hodge doing her best to sell some Amazon a dress."tt opened the door and walkd in. I was just able to catch a few words of Betty's sales talk, `. . . .why Madam, you look devine in it. I've seldom seen I looked at the prospective buyer and thought to myself that'Betty �woifld"be pretty good to sell that dress to the old battle axe. It fitted her like 1;.' front porch awning. But to my surprise the woman said, `I'll take it; deaeie." That was enough for me. I sneaked out." Jimmie Stewart— keeper of laughing hyenas as Bronx Park "Zoo, author of "Domestic Attributes of the Hyena." r Robert Downing— again I quote your prophei t. "So, an hour later found 1ne in the left wing of the Columbia University Mathematics Building. I roamed the building until a halting voice stopped me. I listened. Could it be the voice of the child prodigy, the mathematical wizard of former clays? I glanced into the classroom, and sure enough, there behind a pair of horn rimmed specs was Bob Downing. Bold was talking in terms of twenty-six digit num- bers, so I decided the 11ti.mane,thing for me to do was to leave before 111y brain burst from the sheer sound of the numerous numerals." Barbara Dillon— librarian interested in the recent best seller, '`Love oil a South Sea Island" by Helen Murphy and Norma Morton. Rosamond Coughlin— to be found at the "21" club after 10 P.M., hobnob- bing with the swells. Jimmie Shaw— door man there, ejecting the bouncer supreme, Stuart Stillings. Arthur Banker— pitcher, Red Sox. James Yule— short stop, Red Sox. Claire Doherty— in a box seat with John D. Rockefeller, Jr., watching the boys play. Again I quote, for your prophet's words far surpass any ),our editor could aspire to. " `The journalistic bug bit a number of my former classmates,' I thought, as I came to a column oil the women's page, 'Hints to The Hasty Housewife' by Helen Greenler. The column read, `Ladies, would you like to regain that girlish figure, would you like to know why your husband beats you, would you know hoNv to cook devil's food cake? All these and many other questions will be answered in my column. But first I would like to call your attention. . . .Are you listening. Ladies?. . . .to those two cooking and h ealth experts who have gained fame from the east coast to the west. They are right here in our fair city for the week. Of course you know I refer to Misses Celia Gulano%vski and Genevieve Kane. Further vital news to you clown-trodden ladies. The prominent hiss Woodhouse will give a lecture in the Franklin f fall on what to do if you married a grouch." Lillian -A-faker— radio expert who can iron out any wrinkles in affairs of of the heart. 29 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Ruth Richardson— married into the dough and taking a world cruise. Helene Richard and Mary Peel— en route to Africa to obtain data on Af- rican fire eaters for a book to be entitled "Hot People of our Day." Evelyn Koenig— Miami high diver. Helen -A-IcEvoy— to be 1954 dark horse candidate for the presidency. Once the interview was over, I explored the boat and dock with my usual nose for Johnson news. Captain Bob Miller of the French Liner gave me the freedom of the boat and access to her records. Perusing passenger lists, I found that Betty Roberts and Rita Fogarty had crossed on the good bark last trip, on their respective honeymoons. Six monhs ago the international re- porter, Lois Pitkin, had occupied the seat of honor at the captain's table. Among the officers I found John Campbell as chief engineer, and Allen Gesing as first mate. As I left, anxious to record my scoop. I noticed on the dock a terrific argu- ment ill progress. It seems that some woman had been caught trying to sneak a pliony Count in her trunk and that the Count had been seized with a fit of coughing and had wrecked the plan. The startling point came when I heard that the offender was the well known glamour girl, Ruby Cochrane. Your prophet's last words were that this is a small world. In my humble opinion it is a very large one, with the class of 1939 of colossal prominence in it. Do You Remember . . . when the seats of learning in Room S were consistently adorned with thumb tacks? the strange disappearance of Miss Cook's beloved bell? when Miss Cook took a fancy to George Page's playthings? when a certain senior bo}• went svviniming out of season? when Bill Driscoll got to school on time? 30 1939 YEAR BOOK SPORTS FOOTBALL The following was the football lineup as a rule during the season : I.e. Miller, I.e. R. Sullivan, l.t. Hall or Driscoll, c. Ranfone, c. Gillespie and Gi ragosian, r.g. A. Lanni, r.t. G. Martin, q.b. Banker, l.h.b. Lafond, r.h.b. E. Garneau or Yule, f.b. Greenwood. Tom Pendlebury, captain, was barred by age from playing, and Arthur Banker was chosen acting captain. Sweaters were awarded to Driscoll, Gillespie, A. Lanni, G. INIartin, Banker, Yule, Pendlebtu-y and Mgr. Brierley. BASKETBALL The first team had 'AIiller at center, Captain Charlie Foster at right forward. Jimmie Yule at left forward, and Art Banker and Gerald Callahan at right and left guards respectively. Lafond and Greenwood also saw action. Callahan, Foster, and 'Algr. "burner received sweaters. BASEBALL The following baseball line-up was adopted : p. 1\411ler, Banker, Keating . c-. Garvey, 1st b. Lafond, 2nd b. Dill, s.s. Yule, 3rd b. Greenwood, l.f. Sul- livan, c.f. Summers, r.f. Foster. The team was out to uphold last year's record. Under the excellent pitch- ing of Captain Banker and Bing Miller, with Keating doing his share, we had well-trained team. A record of excellent baseball was made in which we won fourteen out of nineteen games. Garvey, Dill and Manager McLay re- ceived sweaters. 1939 GIRLS IN BASKETBALL Outstanding players among the girls were Lillian -A-laker, (this year's cap- tain,) Nary McCallion, Frances IVI cRobbie, and May Barnes. In 1936 and 1937 they captured first honors in the Lowell Suburban League, while in 1938 they were runners up, and in 1939 they came in third. Sweaters were awarded to Lillian I\Jaker, Mary McCallion, Frances McIW)bie, and May Barnett along with letters. 31 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS BALLOT Best Boy Student Charles Foster Best Girl Student Virginia Carvell Most Popular Boy Art Banker Most Popular Girl Ruth Whittaker Prettiest Girl Claire Doherty Class Bluffer Bob Farrell Teacher's Delight Philip Young Class Vamp Lillian Maker Class Flapper Pauline Frisbee Class Humorist Charles Gillespie Cutest Girl Helen Greenler Best Looking Boy Allen Gesing Most Innocent Boy Robert Hiller Most Innocent Girl Sarah Levis Quietest Boy Bob Miller Quietest Girl Sarah Lewis Most Promising Boy Brian XfcKiernan Most Promising Girl Vir-inia Carvell Sleepiest Boy ' Bill Driscoll Best Natured Girl Ruth Whittaker Best Natured Boy Art Banker Class Actor Brian IAIchiernari Class Actress Ruth Curley Most Talkative -Boy Bill Anishey Class Baby Mary Peel Class Dancer Bob Farrell Class Eater Bill Driscoll Shyest Boy Bole Miller Shyest Girl Sarah Lewis Class Sheik John 1lcLay Class Poetess Frances ',WcRobbie Class Heartbreaker Kenneth Brierlev Class Athlete, Boy Art flanker Class Athlete, Girl Lillian Maker host Beautiful Senile Ruth Curley Most Talkative Girl Genevieve Katie 32 •1�.`^.�G �,f /',-"ram' �`. '/ mow" ``�''•'+ i1r ^ a • ' '.fir -,. _ tl•�i� ,� ) '• t , �' 'a��t4 tf r iL vt i h1 v�K G"4 s t r .ti~'`"V' +' .r ."• `� a t' .71e t ,,.a n Aig ^lam '-.d ` .r�i K. �..T .. ^.` 'A• r "a' _ � �� T ' •1 h CLASS SONG FAREWELL We meet on this glad clay To bid thee fond farewell. Dear Johnson may thy memories Forever with us dwell. Dear friendships eve have made Within thine ancient walls. Our teachers who have guided us Let us with love recall. R And as I've each remember thee What 'ere in life we do, F In times of joy, in times of care May we to thee be true. BARBARA I. 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June 27, 1939 Eight o'clock } yY; � LIIN tk March—Francaise Militaire Saint-Sae?as Prayer and Response Rev. Clinton W. Carvell and Chorus Class Salutatory with Essay—Nationalism Ruby Winnifred Cochrane O Victorious People Gaines Chorus Class Essay—Propaganda Helen Frances Greenler Largo Handel Chorus Class Oration—Nothing Great is Lightly Won Charles Henry Foster, Jr. Presentation of Prizes The Principal North Andover Woman's Club Scholarship Award Mrs. William A. Barrell Presentation of Diplomas Rev. Clinton W. Carvell Serenade Schubert Chorus Essay with Valedictory—Franz Schubert Ethel Virginia Carvell Class Song Graduates Exit March MOTTO:—Nothing Great is Lightly `"Jon CLASS COLORS:—Blue and White aIt3�5 William Joseph Ainshey Walter William Kozlowski Robert Scott Ayer, Jr. Americ Philip Lanni Arthur Edward Banker Sarah Bixby Lewis Mary .11'. I. Barnes Fr�inces Martha MacRobbie Hilda Binns Lillian Josephine Maker Henry Scott Bonney George Benedict Martin Kenneth Jaines Brierley Mary Margaret McCallion Irene Ruth Byrom Thoinas Fergus McCubbin, Jr. Gerald William Callahan Helen Theresa McEvoy John Douglas Campbell Barbara I. McIfale Ethel Virginia Carvell Joseph Brian McKiernan Ruby Winnifred Cochrane John Joseph McLay, Jr. Rosamond Jean Coughlin Robert Ernest Miller Ruth Emily Curley Norrna Elizabeth Morton Ruth Al. Derby Helen Cecilia Alurphy Kenneth Robert Dill Ida Patricia Narushof Barbara Irene Dillon G. Shirley Nussbaum Claire A. Dobertv Francis James Nutter Robert Chase Downing George Page, Jr. William Joseph Driscoll, Jr. Mary Letitia Peel Robert Walter Farrell 'Thomas E. Pendlebnry Ernest Francis Fionte Lois Gertrude Pitkin Rita Alary Fogarty Ralph Alwin Pratt, Jr. Esther Forgetta Helene Marguerite Richard Charles Henry Foster, Jr. Ruth Berniece Richardson Alice Pauline Frisbee Elizabeth V. Roberts Edward Clifford Garvey James Pratt Shaw Allen Louis Gesing James Fielding Stewart Charles Thomas Gillespie H. Stuart Stillings, Jr. Helen Frances Greenler Nellie Summers Cecilia Marie Gulanowski Winifred Alice Temple Frank ErAvin Hill, Jr. Frank Anthony Thompson Elizabeth Morgan Hodge Robert Duckworth 'Turner Benjamin Topping Isherwood, Jr. Ruth Alice Whittaker Mary Geneveive Bane Virginia Belle Woodhouse Margaret Lorraine Keating Philip Mason Young Phyllis Virginia Kiliam James G. II. Yule, Jr. Evelyn Elsie Koenig FAREWELL We meet on this glad day To bid the fond farewell. Dear Johnson may thy memories Forever with us dwell. Dear friendships we have made Within thine ancient walls. Our teachers who have guided us Let us with love recall. And as we each remember-thee What 'ere in life we do, In times of joy, in times of care May we to thee be true. Words and Music by Barbara I. Dillon, '39 Senior Marshal—Thomas E. Pendlebury Robert II. 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