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Home My WebLink AboutNAHS Yearbook 1947 1, I' d Z R JOHNSOPR UGH SCE1001 ORTTN ANDOVER, RAS.S ' I � r I J J TUT GOBB R 1947 Johnson High SchooR , c-North Andover Massachusetts i i I i 41A{yjiC T,. I DEDICATION The Senior Class of 1947 takes great pride in dedicating this volume of The Gobbler to Mr. John V. Donovan. His fairness, understanding, and profound sense of duty have made him a true friend to all Johnson students. k � •ti W L ' it " "GOBBLER" STAFF Editor-in-Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen R. Doherty Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert G. Blanchette Advertising Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter 0. Kohl Art Committee . . . . D. Warren Finn, Donald G. James, Vincent Lambert Biographers—Arlene E. Bashaw, Robert G. Blanchette, Rosalie Camasso, Agnes C. Doherty, Rita A. Farrell, Donald G. James, Joyce M. Robinson, Alice A. Tardiff, Mary S. Wentworth. Senior Sponsors—Harold H. Allison, Arlene E. Bashaw, Denise D. Blanchette, Rosalie Camasso, Barbara E. Campbell, Kenneth Chadwick, Marie S. Consoli, Agnes C. Doherty, Ann M. Doran, Harold A. Dushame, Rita A. Farrell, Leonard Foulds, Jr., Barbara E. M. Gallant, Natalie I. Giglio, Joyce E. Gilman, James L. Greenler, Gloria A. Houde, Donald G. James, Robert A. Jordan, Marilyn L. Kent, Vincent Lambert, S. Arthur Lovejoy, Frances Narushof, Robert Nicetta, Irene F. Nocera, David L. O'Melia, John B. Perley, Joyce M. Robinson, Janet D. Smith, Barbara E. Stewart, George H. Stewart, Alice A. Tardiff, Marie B. Torpey, Mary S. Wentworth, Herb- ert T. Wild, Jr. Faculty Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edith L. Pierce I i' P e• ALVAH GEORGE HAYES RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM A PRINCIPAL'S DESK NE man can get nothing but discord from a piano; another man gets har- mony. However, the piano is seldom blamed for the discord. Yet in life, where there is both discord and harmony, the blame for discord is frequently placed on life itself. Life is like the piano in that it must be studied to be played correctly. Play it correctly and it will give forth its beauty; play it falsely and it will give forth only ugliness. Life is not at fault. It takes approximately six times as much power to start a flywheel from a dead stop, as it does to keep it going, once it is in motion. In other words, it takes only one-sixth as much effort to keep going, once you are on the way, as it does to stop a bit and then start again. When tempted to slacken, just because things are coming your way, remember the flywheel. The bad things and the good things which you do will bring you either blame or praise. You yourself will make the record which will give you a feeling of pride or shame. This record will consist of those things you start and those things you carry through to a conclusion. You will not, however, receive praise or blame for the things you intended to do. It makes no difference how good your intentions are. The question always will be, "What have you done?" During your lifetime you may receive more praise than blame, but remember i that you will receive no credit at all for those fine things which you meant to do. Almh G. Hayes 1 a 1 4 f { THE FACULTY Alvah G. Hayes, Principal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., Boston University, M.Ed._ --Mathematics Virginia H. Bascom, Earlham, B.A., Columbia, M.A. Mathematics, History, Social Science Mary Buckley, Regis, B.S._ Domestic Arts,Biology Olive Butler, Massachusetts School of Art, B.A. Art Ruth P. Callanan, Boston University, A.B._ _English, Mathematics Clara A. Chapman, Bates, B.A._ Chemistry, Physics, General Science Veva M. Chapman, Bates, B.A. English, Civics Margaret Donlan, Boston University, B.A. Mathematics, Latin, Dramatics John V. Donovan, Assistant Principal, Boston College, A.B., M.A. _English Constance M. Fitzgerald, Radcliffe, A.B. —__General Science, Physical Education M. Madeline Gillen, University of Maine, B.A., Boston University, M.A. Guidance,Business Training George F. Lee, St. Anselm, A.B. Biology, Physical Education Marie L. Murphy, Simmons, B.S. Lunch Room Supervision Alice M. Neal, Boston University, B.S.S., M.Ed. _Bookkeeping, Typewriting Edith L. Pierce, Wellesley, B.A., Middlebury, M.A. English, Mathematics, Publications Katherine C. Sheridan, Boston University, B.S., M.Ed._------History, Social Science Claire Torpey, Salem Teachers' College, B.S., B.Ed., Boston University, M.Ed. Stenography, Typewriting Charles I. Vincent, Wentworth _?Manual Training I -i• i'. •1+L'•,f'.•;�.l.:F•�)•, .mot' .AA`:,4;4f.t �' t,n.YS,''�`1Ap�f'y�.,�pV':%,'��v,� '•t. .f r�� ..lN f (.'ate T`Fu��1 7.f q tF•'(3�i*{ . 4 f r LI:L• n•.��,L' S•w4-,`1^ Xyµ .^ yt�9r,^S,4`+• ' r•e<t'✓•,�F�.JhS' Y' yT�. 0.�•S`,e:� tL 'i 3 ,i. -�, i.ti',j. �,'r3;,.t o-. R• f.rk'fi'�''y"4K�'' �C. 14L. ,J .;�� r' ;,�T "!ti X+4�•`.x C,k le�rt,�R.'*j5 Jt. t"'ti,, '. •' ��.i.y._ .:.1...�,,,. �f9 ...;.'�t's.�1., �'`:•.+ �`��'.Ka „fir- �;G• �+yti ' f•..: Atli �ai `tc;_ :.,�H.q.:..� r; A� fi }�l ri. �,S,�t•v?�,: WA i .: k:V'�''.4�?a'�i•t i t Y l'n`f'"r:?'. rp... :`>:s�" .:. ',3"��e^r<� rC'r:9.c+y�'.(, .c•fli{i,,,'�:.R:Y y;y � �`.:. �_.' � '��7-A"rt'TE:ry yin ••. '` �di � ,,-J.l �7,7, -�..�.'.s..iF r�';lE�,,�Z:'S`5 -,�}. �5 .c�,,R sj,�r• .f,` � y�,i�'�}1,..��y yy. . . y t'. ,r a. '.. 'J;'.frryr,•.'{ :i P't �2'.�"}';iirA "`-•t Mi } .i..Yd::.X.4(,Y'l.�' �'t4.'`•`,y�k»`( :yam?ram h`yx�;' . •' 4 T a& ` "�r•. ' �_ti•.r'��e?i'0�ybye,�e�c�;�'�,��a!�.�`Svya•�`�t� �" ti;" ♦. lx;'r.'•r<:f ..`�>' .,y': .,'�,kr''i: tom - . •�� %-., .#- -.fb ii'• ,(.�y 2...r`.' 4`tr:9��.i" .��}f'�.~• L'c+.,�'fl��-!. THE G O B B L E R - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL JOHN H. ALLISON Band 1, 2, 3 Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 WILLIAM R. CARTER Baseball 3 Gobbler 4 A quiet boy,but one who brightened Chefs' Club 4 up some of our dull moments with his alphabet and first in our quips. He is a mathematical genius First in the al P and plans to go into the field of science. thoughts. His blue eyes and blond His friendly easy manner is sure to aid hair along with his smiles will keep him in the future. him in our memories. Harold is engi- neering-bound and we wish him all the luck possible. KENNETH H. CHADWICK ARLENE E. BASHAW Football 4 Sub-Deb Club 4 Gobbler 4 Gobbler 4 Chefs' Club 4 Girl Reserves 1 2 Another of our Boxfordites who Bunny is tops in everything. With plans not to farm. If Boxford has her sparkling personality she has won made you as you are, Iet us all go to many a friend at Johnson. We don't t _ Boxford. Ken, whose smile and good blame Franny for falling for her. Good humor has won him a place in John- luck in the Telephone Company, Bun- son's heart, wiII always be remem- ny. bered. DENISE J. BLANCHETTE FRANCIS A. CCNNORS Basketball 1, 2, 3,4 (Co-Captain) , Francis is a true gentleman and is Gobbler 4 "" "` ' always ready to lend a helping hand. Art Club 4 (President) He loves to go to the movies and likes A friend in need is a friend indeed! ' Senior Social Science. With his friend- Denny is certainly a whiz on the bas- ly and polite manner we all are sure ketball court. Everyone's pal, but that he'll make a successful account- only Bud's girl friend. ;,z��. �� ( ant. Yv.3�.�'` sN ROBERT G. BLANCHETTE - MARIE S. CONSOLI Home Room Representative � Journal 4 (Business Manager) Journal 1, Z, 3 Gobbler 4 Gobbler 4 (Business Manager) _ Chefs' Club 4 English Club 4 English Club 4 Glee Club 2 Salutatorian International Relations Club 4, � � t) Bub, our piano wizard, is one of the School Play(President) 4 most popular boys in school. His Marie with her lovely voice and favorite study is math, and he is the �� musical appreciation has added much only Johnson student to be accepted in the College Naval Reserve Officers _ enjoyment to the seventh period on Thursdays. Good luck in your nursing Training Corps. career, Marie. BARBARA E. CAMPBELL DONALD A. DEARDEN Student Council 1,2,4 (Secretary)Gobbler 4 Football 2, 4 Prom Committee 3, 4 Baseball 4 Annual Play 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 3, 4 Class Essayist , Boosters Club 4 D.A.R. Award Don is really good at sports. He Dramatics Club has a wonderful sense of humor and With her wonderful personality and loves to play practical jokes on every- her willingness to help, she will cer- one. Don't forget to send us a sample of your cooking, Don. tainly achieve success. 10 THE GOBBLER - 1947 J OHNSON HI GH SCHOOL AGNES C. DOHERTY RUTHE A. FICKENWORTH Majorette 1, 2, 3 x Girl Reserves 1 Girl Reserves 1, 2 Glee Club 2, 4 Gobbler 4 Journal 4 Sub-Deb Club 4 »�'�,» Gobbler 4 Agnes is a gal full of fun. Her short- Sub-Deb Club 4 hand and typing ability will long be A beautiful girl with personality remembered by her classmates. A plus! When on a dance floor she's as good friend and as far as being a "one smooth as a star, but beware of Ruthie man girl"—well, there is just no one while driving her car! like Bob. Good luck, Agnes! STEPHEN R. DOHERTY T LEONARD FOULDS, Jr. Journal 4 (Editor} - Gobbler 4 (Editor) Class HistorianFootball 2, 3, 4 Steve is one of our veterans, and Chefs' Club 4 (President) we're proud to have him in our class. Gobbler 4 He was in the Navy and had service "" Lenny's a happy-go-lucky fellow. in the South Pacific. He has worked He's picked the life of a mechanic for very hard on the Journal and Gobbler. #' He plans to enter the field of journal- himself. Now maybe hell be able to fix his car. Good luck, Lenny. ism. Good luck, Steve! We're all with you! x ANN M. DORAN Jr MARY FRECHETTE f Girl Reserves 1, 3 Class Secretary-Treasurer 1 Dramatic Club 4 Sub-Deb Club 4 Gobbler 4 Girl Reserves 1 Ann will long be remembered by her - Brown haired, brown eyed, excep- classmates as one of the best-natured tionally neat and destined to go far girls in the class, always ready for a in her hair-dressing career. We wish good time and usually finding one. you and Al all the happiness in the (Remember the trip to the beach, fire- '` 4 world, Mary. bug?) HAROLD A. DUSHAME School Play 1, 2, 3, 4 Dramatic Club 4 NATALIE I. GIGLIO English Club 4 Girl Reserves 1 Gobbler 4 Glee Club 2 Journal 4 °• Debating Club 4 Class Will Gobbler 4 Southern-bound to Union College A good kid with a gift of gab and a he will go. Dupre (his theatrical name) wardrobe any girl would envy. (Re- is really quite an actor. Even off stage member the C. Y. 0. basketball team, he continuously takes the part of a f-WF Nat?) gentleman and great person. A friend ° s who is one out of a thousand. We wish him all the luck in the world. RITA A. FARRELL JOHN F. GILE Journal 1, 2, 4 .� Football 2, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Basketball 4 Home Room Representative 4 04 Baseball 4 Dramatic Club 4 Girl Reserves 1, 3 _ Johnny is an all-around good sport Rita, a charming little bundle of and friend. He may be short, but he personality, has really been the pride is certainly good on the football field. and joy of Johnson. She'll sure make , Good luck to you in the Army, Johnny. a cute little bookkeeper! I 11 I- HE GOB BLER - 1947 J OHNSON H 1 G11 SCHOOL e JOYCE E. GILMAN Glee Club 3 MARILYN L. KENT Cheerleader 3, 4 (Co-Captain) Gobbler 4 School Play 2, 3, 4 Dramatic Club 4 (Pres.) ' Girl Reserves 1, 2 Journal 1, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Majorette 1, 2 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 (Co-Capt.) Marilyn's friendly disposition and Girl Reserves 1, 2 bright smile have combined to make McIntosh Contest 4 her a very popular girl in our class. English Club 4 Good luck to you and Johnny in the Student Council 2 , future. (Remember the "Black-Gal Class Will fia w " x. e League_") With her ability to make friends :) -. and her willingness to help, Joyce will seek success as a nurse. ROBERT J. GORDON WALTER O. KOHL Football 4 Chefs' Club 4 Debating Club 4 .Journal 2,3,4 (Advertising Mgr.) If something goes wrong with yoar - Gobbler 4 (Advertising Mgr.) car, take it to Bob. Bob can take a car y: Walter, with his witty actions, has apart and actually put it back together brightened up many a day at Johnson. again. Bob is also amidget auto racing You can be sure it will be a happy fan. He plans to go into the U. S. office wherever he works. Army Ordnance Department after ' leaving school_ i VINCENT LAMBERT JAMES L. GREENLER Home Room Representative 2 Debating Club 4 (President) Vice-President 3, 4 English Club 4 Student Council 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Gobbler 4 Valedictorian Debating Club 4 Jimmie, our class whiz, is always McIntosh Speaking Contest 4 ready to help solve a tough problem. What he lacks in inches he gains in His favorite subject is math, and he personality. Vini's aim is to be a sur- also likes to debate. Whenever he's geon, so he is practicing now on his not busy, Jimmie likes to go out hunt- rabbits. If some day you pass by and ing. He's going to study engineering see a shingle with Dr. Lambert there- and we're sure he'll be a great success. on, be sure to stop, for there you will find a fellow worth knowing. GLORIA A. HOUDE LOUISE T. LAMPREY Journal 1 Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3 Gobbler 4 Sub-Deb Club 4 Sub-Deb Club 4 Orchestra 2, 3 Glee Club 3 Lou may appear quiet to those who Good thins g come in small packages. � ,� don't know her, but when she's with A beautiful smile and sparkling per- - her friends, she certainly finds things sonality help Glo radiate charm wher- to giggle about. Stick with that piano, ever she goes. rLou. It will take you places. DONALD G. JAMES Band 1, 2, 3 Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 Journal 1, 2, 4 Gobbler 4 DOLORES T. LEGARE Student Council 4 Chefs' Club 4 We'll sure miss Dolores and her � =�* McIntosh Speaking Contest 4 chatter. Senior Social 4-1 and Room 18 will never be the same without you, Our Don, our Northeastern man, Del. Good luck in your secretarial may be editing your daily newspaper �y � work. soon. His other interest, besides girls, if lies in beating them thar' drums. A really swell fellow whom we all shall � •,it miss. Good luck, Don! 12 T HE G O B B LE R - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL JOAN I. LITTLEFIELD CARL E. NELSON, Jr. Dramatic Club 4 Carl, a rather tall, good-looking fel- Band Majorette 1, 2 low, is a real friend. Every inch of Blond haired,blue eyed, with plenty him is chuck full of good nature, and of personality, and well-liked by all of he sure does use it to an advantage. us even though she has been ignoring He has a few girls, and he knows how us of late. Attraction elsewhere, Joan- to win the ones he wants. nie? Best of luck always! S. ARTHUR LOVEJOY D. ROBERT NICETTA -r1l Band 1, 2 Football 2, 3, 4 Chefs' Club 4 Journal 2 Gobbler 4 I Gobbler 4 Red has a continuous grin and flam- t Boosters' Club 4 ing hair. His jokes have sometimes English Club 4 produced a hearty laugh, much to the Nick has always been a favorite teacher's discomfort.. Red reads a with his classmates and has bright- great many books, his taste running ened many a S.S.S. class. We're all to historical novels. He plans to at-' looking forward to the day when we tend Fenway School of Optics in Bos- can be treated by Dr. Nicetta. ton. IRENE F. NOCERA ROBERT W. MITCHELL Basketball 1, 2 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 (Capt.) -�, Glee Club 1, 2, 3 " ?"`" Gobbler 4 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 (Capt.) Etiquette Club 4 Chefs' Club 4 " Girl_ Reserves 1 When you're right, the world is Class Prophetess with you; when you're wrong it takes When you are looking for a lot of a pal and only a close pal to stick by laughs, just call on Rene. Good luck you. in California, Rene. We sure will miss ,you. You've been a swell pal. DAVID L. O'MELIA ^ Football 1, 2, 3, 4 - Play 2 Boosters' Club 4 Dave is a wow with the girls and has a smile that would melt anyone's heart. But don't let him fool ,you. He is a swell athlete and pal. JOHN B. PERLEY FRANCES NARUSHOF { Sub-Deb Club 4 One of our Boxford neighbors whose Glee Club 4 opinion of farming is—"Farmin' is for School Band 2, 3 the farmers, and I'm not one of 'em." Barrie's interests lie in radio. He Frannie's sweet and natural self has plans to take a home course and be- been an asset to Johnson. Good luck come a radio technician. A swell guy in your nursing career. We envy your ,you really ought to know. patients! t 1 THE GOBBLER - 1947 _J OHNSON HIGH SCHOOL CARMEN PETTERUTO BARBARA E. STEWART Football 2, 3, 4 Gobbler 4 Basketball 4 Girl Reserves 1, 2 Carmen has an infectious grin, and .+* Jorcrnal 2, 4 when he laughs everybody laughs with Basketball (Manager) 3, 4 him. He takes sports very seriously. Boosters' Club 4 (Secretary) Carmen plays an enthusiastic, hard h Nicely dressed and full of zip, that's game of football, and he helped form Barb. We really don't know what she a well-knit team. Loads of luck, Car- 'l would do without "Crystal." She's men! t a good sport. JOYCE M. ROBINSON Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 GEORGE H. STEWART, r. Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Student Council _ Football 2, 3, 4 J Cheer Leader 3, 4 Class Secretary-Treasurer 2, 3, 4 International Relations Club 4 ' Prom Committee 3, 4 Girl Reserves 1, 2 Chefs' Club 4 McIntosh Speaking Contest 4 Gobbler 4 Gobbler 4 Journal 1, 2, 4 Student Council 4 English Club 4 (Sec.) George is a handsome fellow with a Majorette 1 magnetic personality. His lively chat- Class Historian ter will cheer any dull moments. Joyce is an all-around sport and a swell kid. She'll make an attractiti;e _ nurse. - " ALICE A. TARDIFF Glee Club 2, 4 VIRGINIA B. ROBINSON Journal 1 Sub-Deb Club 4 Ginny is a quiet girl around school, A girl who danced her way into our but get her outside and she's loads of lives and will always be remembered fun. Her pleasing smile and manner i by the senior class. Her plans are to is bound to help her in her business or be a secretary, and she is sure to make hairdressing career. She loves type one of the finest. Her greatest enjoy- and shorthand. X i ment is dancing. T RICHARD J. SHELLNUT Boosters' Club 4 Hunting and fishing are Rich's fa- vorite pastimes and we might add, he f makes a very good looking sports- man. Although a little on the quiet side, Rich is considered areal pal among his classmates. JANET D. SMITH j' HAROLD R. VINCENT Girls' Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 V ice-President 1 2 Student Council 2 Baseball 2, 3, 4 Journal 2, 4 Gobbler 4 Basketball 4 Volley Ball 3 (Mgr.) Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Cheer Leader 4 Athletic Club 4 Prom Committee 4 Class Orator Glee Club 1, 2, 4 •- Class Prophet Girl Reserves 1, 2 International Relations 4 Hal likes all sports, but in football Jan is Johnson's pride and joy. he comes into his own. Last fall he was our fighting quarterback, calling Words cannot express what she has plays, rifling passes and charging the meant to us. Her assets are beauty, line. He is also a good student and charm, and grace. plans to go on to college. 1 i THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 J O H N S O N HIGH SCHOOL MARY S. WENTWORTH Sub-Deb Club 4 We remember Mary for her friend- ROBERT WILSON liness and honest-to-goodness sincer- Tall, dark and handsome describes ity. She plans to follow the business . Bob. A quiet but friendly fellow. His line and is surely going to brighten up + ` fine personality and excellent manners some boss' office. She'd rather go =- will be an asset to him in the future. swimming than do anything else, and He will surely succeed in any career who can blame her? A finer classmate he chooses for himself. could never be found. HERBERT T. WILD, Jr. Class President 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Chefs' Club 4 MARY C. CURLEY Gobbler 4 Sub-Deb Club 4 (Treasurer) Prom Committee 3, 4 A small blonde who loves to swim' Herbie's great leadership and wil- (and especially to float.) She's loads lingness to oblige will carry him to his of fun and always ready for a good heights. time. We are all sure that she'll be a real success in her office work. EDWARD A. PEVINE JAMES McCOMISH Band 1, 2 Jimmie is very studious. He is one Need a friend to go to the movies or of the veterans whom Johnson was take in a dance? Call up Eddie be- proud to welcome back. He is fond of cause he's always ready for fun. Ed- hunting and fishing and is an all-round die's the life of the party, and he's good fellow. With his good spirit and also a very smooth dancer. Most of Z ability to work he will go far in what- Eddie's stay at Johnson has been ever he attempts. spent in making new friends. BARBARA E. M. GALLANT Journal 4 MARGARET W. TULLIS Sub-Deb Club 4 (Secretary) Glee Club 2, 4 Girl Reserves 1 Student Council 3 Glee Club 4 Journal 4 A pretty girl with a friendly person- Gobbler 4 ality, that's our Barb. She's a real pal Sub-Deb Club 4 to everyone and she's a pleasure to Although Midge is very quiet, she have around. She loves dancing and has proven herself a real friend. She swimming. We are sure she'll be a has a yen for playing the piano and success in whatever she undertakes. likes S. B. T. We are all sure she'll make a good secretary. ROBERT A. JORDAN ROSALIE CAMASSO Journal 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 2 Bob was always there to provide Girl Reserves 1 music for our dances and to run the Art Club movie projector in school. He finds Gobbler 4 enjoyment in watching the other kids Rosie with her secretarial ability dance. His future plans are to go into and her nice personality will really go the radio business with his father. far. She will never be forgotten by the Maybe we'll enjoy his music in the Class of '47. future. Happy radio listening! HILDE GRUNDEL D. WARREN FINN C. REID NORRIS We, the Class of 1947, unique in Journal many ways, add one more claim to Gobbler 4 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 distinction by presenting our friend Art Club (Vice-President 4) Baseball 1, 2, 3 Hilde, child of Vienna, to the world as "Finny" is a second Walt Disney. Reid is a sailor, home from the seas. our adopted classmate and the first With his friendly personality and his He is a boy with many friends, a good Class Baby of '47. Her picture, trav- art ability we are sure to see his works athlete and student. Also, he is the eling over 4,000 miles,won our hearts, in the weekly funnies. He likes Eng- apple of Janet's eye, and who could and we claim her as our brightest lish and loves to listen to the radio. blame her? treasure. 15 1 THE GOBBLER - 1947 J OHNSON E-11 GH SCHOOL VALEDICTORY ESSAY Communism is Un-American LL true Americans believe in America and in the freedoms, ideals, and tradi- tions America upholds. All true Americans hate that which in any way belittles these traditions, robs them of these freedoms, or destroys these ideals. But to hate such a foe of democracy, Americans must first be able to recognize this foe. Many Americans consider communism only a political or economic system. They believe that communists sincerely offer their theories as a panacea for humanity's present economic troubles. But this concept of communism is wrong because it is only part of the truth. Not only does communistic government have absolute control over everything economic and political, but it also controls and dictates all man's personal and social relations, including his marriage, his education, his thoughts and his religion. This is not surprising, since communism is a religion in itself, based on atheism and a denial of man's God-given rights. The religion of communism has materialism as its god, Stalin as its high priest, Lenin and Trotsky as its prophets, and its enemies are all those, like you and me here tonight, who love and cherish the freedoms we are enjoying under our Constitution, founded on a belief in God and in man's natural rights. We cannot be half communist and half constitutionalist. These ideologies will not mix. Their very foundations and principles contradict one another. If communism triumphs, Americanism will die. If America becomes darkened by the shadow of the red flag of communism, the American principles will fade into obscurity. President Washington never feared the foe from without, but he did express grave fears that some day we might bring about our own destruction through internal decay. In this country now communists are inflicting despotism upon us and trying to make us believe that Americans can be communists. Our form of government has survived to this date because it has recognized the dignity of man and the supreme power of God Almighty. Communism does not feed and grow and expand upon prosperity, but it does thrive and fatten upon decadent nations, undermined from within by treachery. There has come an admission from Washington that communism has entered into the innermost councils of our government. It has saturated the Depart- ment of State, the Department of Labor, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce. It has been the hidden hand behind countless wage disputes and sabotage of man power, spreading dissatisfaction among our citizens against our present form of government by malicious propaganda. In 1943 a sedition case involving the activities of a group of communists came before the Court of Appeals. It showed the entire communist allegiance to the 4th International, complete disloyalty to America—even during the war—and the intent to overthrow this government by force and to establish a one party regime. It also revealed the shrewd and dangerous methods they intended to use for the accomplishment of their purposes. 16 THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HI G H SCHOOL These same methods of undermining from within have already drawn, one by one, the weaker nations of Europe behind the Iron Curtain of communism. It took a mere handful of revolutionists to overthrow the Russian czar and raise the red flag over Russia. What the communists lack in numbers they make up in determination and zeal. This must be evident, for they are a decided minority in Russia itself and in every one of the Red puppet states they now rule so ruthlessly. Every communist is a potential enemy of the United States and we cannot afford to ignore the menace. No one can fail to be aware of the communist invasion of our country. We cannot fight communistic propagandists with their own weapons of deceit because we believe in justice and liberty. Nevertheless, it is our duty and our right to meet the challenge of communism with active loyalty, understanding, determination, and unity, and if we do so, no party or nation on earth can ensnare us. Names L. Greenler SALUTATORY ESSAY Democracy N THE early days of this country the word democracy was suspect. Not even Jefferson, the revered saint of the great Democracy Party today, used the term. But as the years rolled on, the word came into general use, grew to be a part of our political vocabulary, and by some unconscious alchemy on the part of the public was transformed into a sacred rallying cry. Now, like most national slogans, it was accepted and enshrined in every patriotic heart, but few, were they asked, could define it. All, without any conscious analysis, knew that it meant political equality. All knew that no man or group of men, at least in theory, enjoyed any superior political rights over any other man or group of men. With the mounting insecurity throughout the world caused by the cyclic periods of depressions that systematically made the rich richer and the poor poorer, the emphasis on economic freedom as an essential element of democracy became more pronounced. The word democracy was held to be a sham if it meant only the right of all men to vote once a ,year and to live in want or baleful insecurity for the rest of the time. Then with the advent of World War II and the grotesque bed-fellowship that international politics made of the United States and Soviet Russia, the word democracy suffered a rare sea-change. Red Russia, stigmatized by Roose- velt as a brutal dictatorship, vaunted itself as Twentieth Century democracy. In a world where a word as sacred as democracy is to us has fallen into such confusion and double-talk it is time to make some attempt at definition if we wish to free ourselves from a political Babel of chaos. Here in the United States we hold that democracy must contain the idea of political and economic freedom for all. But we insist that democracy is more than any set form of government or disposition of offices. It is and it must be a suffusing and vivifying spirit. 17 THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL In our American system this spirit is embodied in the first ten amendments to the Constitution and is part of the basic law of the land. After the framers of the Constitution had defined the rights, the powers, and the duties of the Legis- lature, the Executive, and the Judiciary; after they had struck the balance between state and federal functions, and had reconciled the differences and composed the jealousy between the big and the little states, the rights of the governmental units were clear. But the rights of the individual citizens were undefined and unguaranteed. Hence the founding fathers immediately added the first ten amendments. Pre-eminent among these rights were the four freedoms. First is the freedom of religion. Under a democracy we have the precious gift of worshiping whomever we believe in. We are not forced to avow allegiance to any tyrannical ruler. Second is the freedom of press, a freedom which is little appreciated by those who practice it, but a cherished dream of those for whom it is abrogated. Third is the freedom of assembly, practiced to its highest extent in our New England government by the town meeting. But by our apathetic views toward government we often lose sight of this main pillar of democracy. And last is the freedom of petition, probably the least understood and least practiced freedom of democracy. This freedom taken from us could mean the difference between democracy and Hitlerism. These were the first and best expressions of the spirit of democracy. Why does the state not have the power to take away these rights and still be called a democracy? It is because these rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happi- ness were given to all men by their Creator. Germany, unlike the United States, began as a feudalistic region divided amongst many kings. Here the seed of democracy had poor soil to grow in. The people served not their government, but their lords and masters. As Germany merged into a more united nation, this idea of superiority of the few and inferior- ity of the many was carried from generation to generation. The modern Ger- many is still an excellent example of an undemocratic government. The free- doms of religion, press, assembly and petition were abrogated for the rank and file of the people. A few avaricious men took control of a tired Germany. They built their government upon greed, ignorance and propaganda. Merely the retaining of these four freedoms could have made Germany a respectful nation. This basic reason for the differences between democracy and fascism and imperialism may be traced in Russia's, Italy's and Japan's histories as in Germany's. We must also note that all the nations assuring• their people democracy have been peace-loving nations, whereas the dictatorships and other forms of governments have been chronic aggressors. It is because they do not have this spirit of equality and justice. They are oblivious to other nations' needs and wants because of their own greed. Here lies the basic and essential differences between democracy and any other form of government.. In a democracy the people are citizens, not subjects; the government is their creature, not their master. Robert G. Blanchette 1 5 THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHQOL CLASS ESSAY Youth's Opportunity E HEAR and read so much today about the confused world we live in- -a world with little or no hope of survival—a world with a short, uncertain future. Yet I believe that this so-called confused old world of ours offers to us a great challenge and an opportunity,.unlimited and boundless, for a great service, however long or short that future may be. You are all familiar with the parable of the talents. One man received his talent, kept it to himself and sheltered it. Therefore he contributed nothing to the world he lived in. The other two had foresight enough to use and develop theirs, and were commended for their stewardship. Each of us has been endowed with some particular talent. To those of us who have talents along political lines—what opportunities are before us! The recent war is over, but most of the treaties are not yet agreed upon, and our world is not as secure and peaceful as we were assured it was going to be. Peace is still a word found only in a dictionary, not in the hearts of many of our inter- national leaders. In these days the chief function of right government is to promote the interests of all. Any citizen who fails to give his best to support his government in days following a war is no less to be despised than the slacker in the time of war. Good citizenship demands that one shall be unselfishly serving society. Others of us may find our interests along social lines. What a field of service there is here! To name a few, better housing and living conditions in all areas of our country, agencies for the curbing of crime and juvenile delinquency, racial tolerance, and scientific research. Today, more than ever, there is a field of service for those who have talents in the line of education. More students are finishing high school and seeking a higher education in colleges, and in technical and trade schools. Those who have such an education are able to procure better jobs with higher salaries, and have more chance for advancement. It is becoming more necessary in these times to have the equivalent of a college education because good jobs are becom- ing scarcer, now that the war is over. Religious work offers a tremendous challenge to the young people of today in this post-war world. Many who have this great talent, are needed in foreign fields to heal the sick, teach the illiterate, feed the hungry, uplift the down- trodden, and spread the word of God. Here at home, in America, Christian workers are needed to teach our people the meaning of Brotherhood. Christian- ity has never failed where it has been tried. Wars of greed and selfishness are born in the minds of ungodly men. We each have some talent. It may be hidden right now, but sooner or later it will come to light. Shall we choose to be like the man who used his talent for the betterment of the world, or shall we only shelter our great gift? We have all been given the talent of understanding, and in this confused and muddled 19 I' HE GOBBLER - 1947 J OHNSON HIGH SCHOOL world, it is up to us how we will use it. This is youth's greatest opportunity. Shall we simply let it go by or shall we do something about it? What is to be our answer? Barbara E. Campbell CLASS ORATION "Tonight We Launch ; Where Shall We Anchor?" E LAUNCH tonight onto the dark sea of life, in which are hidden mysteries and problems as yet unfamiliar to our inexperienced minds. We set forth physically from our high school, and mentally from our adolescent manner- isms. No longer are we able to do childish and foolish pranks if we expect to gain the admiration and respect of those around us. We have with us now physical training acquired in gym classes, on the base- ball diamond, basketball floor, and football field. Although we may seldom play our games as such in later life, we shall always have the valuable lessons taught on the playing field. The mental and moral training will always be of value to us. The respect for authority, the need of promptness (one quality I could not seem to master), learning cleanliness and neatness, and the incalculable mental training are inalienable bits of knowledge that will remain with us always, and in coming years will ripen into wisdom. We launch tonight, but God .alone knows where we shall anchor. However, we must have a goal if we expect to accomplish anything in life.. Perhaps one of the most important goals for which to strive is that of being a good citizen. A good citizen, by the common consent of all history, has three loyalties; loyalty to his God, which he doubtless shows every day; loyalty to his country, which he demonstrates by paying his taxes, by electing competent local, state, and federal officials, and by defending his country in time of crisis; and loyalty to his neighbor. The phrase "his neighbor" does not necessarily mean the person who lives next door: it also means the neighboring countries. A good citizen should have a world viewpoint. However, he does not necessarily have to be "a citizen of the world," but rather a citizen of the United States who accepts his share of respon- sibilities in creating and maintaining world peace and order. We can no longer afford to slip into isolationism. We must protect ourselves and our country from domestic and foreign evils. We have this mental and physical training at our disposal, but what we do with it depends entirely upon us. No longer will we have someone to cater to us and look after us; we are on our own now. Whether we are left by the side of the road with the very lowly, to be stepped on and scoffed at by others; whether we follow in the wake of the great, unthinking, regimented horde, to have no minds of our own and to bend our backs to the whips of others; or whether we go against the current, to be classified as intelligent and outstanding in our own particular fields, is solely up to us. It is fearfully true, "Tonight We Launch," but "Where Shall We Anchor?" Harold B. Vincent 20 T HE GOBBLER - 1947 J OHNSON H I G H SCHOOL, CLASS HISTORY UR scholastic ability up to par, the spring of 1943 proudly bestowed upon us, the Class of '47, the unique title of freshman. With two months in which to prepare ourselves, we vowed never to listen to the infallible seniors who would certainly lead us astray. Early in September many awkward, high tensioned freshmen were seen sauntering into the Assembly Hall for their first glimpse of high school activity. Mr. Hayes, our new principal, gave us many helpful instructions. Then for two weeks we were constantly amid confusion between the room changes and the totally different system of bells. We had our first class meeting the last of September and Herbert Wild was elected class president, an honor which he has held for four years. Harold Vin- cent and Mary Frechette were elected vice-president and secretary-treasurer respectively. Early in November, we had our first social function, the senior-freshman dance. The walls were well supported by you know whom, but after a few duty- bound and fun-loving seniors made their gala entrance we immediately changed from outcasts to high-brow socialites. Since we were in the middle of a great war, many students helped in the collection of tin and paper. The proceeds were used for the purchase of a service flag for the high school. Later, a special Journal including a service directory, was sent to all former students who were now in the service. We were very glad to do our bit to help this worthy cause. Keeping in step with tradition, the freshmen held their annual dance for the seniors. Indeed, we were both happy and proud at the opportunity to present Rita Farrell, who entertained with several popular selections, and Fred Torrisi, our own Gene Krupa on the drums. This year's production, "Best Foot Forward," was a great success. Bill Dushame represented the freshman class. The next year we were more experienced about school activities and laughed merrily at the blundering freshmen. We again elected Herby Wild as president and Harold Vincent vice-presi- dent. Our new secretary-treasurer was George Stewart. In view of the fact that we were sophomores, dances and sports began to be- come popular among the members of our class. This year we welcomed Miss Virginia Bascom, a new member of the faculty at Johnson. "Girl Shy," a three-act comedy, was presented early in April including several students from the sophomore class. May 8, 1945, brought the official news of victory in Europe. All students and members of the faculty assembled in the hall. There Mr. Hayes talked to us as grown-ups, and gave us the rest of the day off. After completing our studies and activities, we happily adjourned for two months. 21 THE GOBBLER - 1947 J OHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Returning to Johnson in '45, we now bore the title of juniors which meant that we were rated as "upper-classmen." Once again Herby and George dusted off their political seats. Our new poli- tician was Vincent Lambert, who was now vice-president. Room 2 was renovated into a long-awaited lunch room. We now had a lunch room in which we could sit at tables and have home-cooked meals at extremely low cost. Noon-day dancing was proposed by the student council. As usual, our prin- cipal was cooperative with the suggestion, and we were allowed to have the privilege of dancing away the last minutes of our recess period. The highlight of our junior year was the prom. For many of the students it was their first school formal. The hall was a scene of unique beauty, decorated in breath-taking loveliness under the capable direction of Miss Mary Buckley. Our senior year at Johnson was full of activity. Per usual, elections were held in September, and last year's officers came forth to take their final bow. Our football team ended their season with a victory over our rival Punchard, thus winding up a score of three wins and one defeat to our credit. Early in December Johnson's loss was Suffield's gain. Richard Carvell, one of our star football players, left Johnson. A farewell party was given in his honor and he was presented with a gift in behalf of the senior class by Herb Wild. After our Christmas vacation, graduation proofs and pictures were a part of each study room. The year book was soon started and for the first time many seniors began to realize that commencement would be here sooner than they realized. "A Date With Judy" was presented late in April by the students. Many seniors who were in the cast worked doubly hard at their last dramatic appear- ance. Much credit is due to the cast and to their supervisor, Miss Margaret Donlan, who has given all her time in order to make it a success. As it is not the purpose of this writer to predict the future, it is our sincerest belief that whatever the future may hold for the Class of '47, we shall always cherish its many fond memories of four truly happy years at Johnson High School. Joyce M. Robinson Leonard Foulds CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1947 of Johnson High School, being of sound mind and body, do hereby make, ordain, and publish this to be our last will and testament. Pat Moriarty leaves her strict regime to Joan Driscoll. No boys, no noise, and lights out at 9:00. Jan Smith leaves her motto, "It isn't late until twelve o'clock and then it's still too early," to Mary Clare Hickey. Jimmy Greenler, the boy who says a lot in a few words, bequeaths his great asset to Paul Adler, who doesn't say much in a great many words. Irene Nocera leaves her dainty feet to Eleanor George and Pat Currier. THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 i J O H N S O N H I G H SCHOOL Herb Wild, our class lover, donates his method "How to Trap a Woman" to Willis Hanscom. Don Dearden bequeaths his version of "Winged Victory" to Jack Kooistra. George Stewart, a great competitor of Fred Astaire, donates his dangling feet to Charles Auer. Joyce Robinson, the girl who probably doesn't know one boy from another, leaves her approach to the opposite sex to Dorothy Black. Walter Kohl leaves his ways with the teachers and his unique way of carry- ing his books to Buddy Cyr. Midge Tullis donates her quietness and great possibilities to Claire Canty and Mary Shottes. Ken Chadwick, who likes fish and especially spelling it, gives his flies and tackle and his modernistic car to Billy MacCannell. Agnes Doherty leaves her attitude, "It's better to be small and shine, than tall and cast a shadow," to June Schmottlach and Claire Kelleher. Carl Nelson, who is as innocent as a new-laid egg, leaves his bashfulness to Bob Wilkinson and Joe Guthrie. Ann Doran, who can't add, but sure can distract, wills her secretarial ability to Barb Cooney and Mary Chamberlin. Nat Giglio leaves her joys, that are as deep as the ocean, and her troubles, light as its foam, to Nancy Connell. Del Legare bequeaths her flash of wit and chatter to Margaret Twomey. Mary Curley leaves her jolliness to Frances Ippolito and Laura Mangano. Bub-Bub Blanchette leaves his contortioning to Jack Dolan. See Rita Far- rell for further information. Mary Frechette wills her dignified lady-like air and her pamphlet on "How to Get a Diamond," to Bernie Gosselin. Franny Connors reluctantly bequeaths his treasured S.S.S. note book to Kenny Clark, who sure can use it! The Crooner, Bob Mitchell, turns over his pipes to Eddie Farrell. With that wavy hair and Bob's gift, he'll go swooning places. Donald "Krupa" James sadly hands over his drum sticks to Alva Eldredge, and his ruddy cheeks to Dick Gravel. Bunny Bashaw leaves her PepsoJent smile to Marie Galvagna. Now you'll be able to turn on the charm! To Arthur Awley, Hal Vincent tearfully hands over his spicy jokes from famous Boston theaters. What will you ever do now, Hal? Rita Farrell wills her store of pep and vigor and her date book to Ruth Turner. See you round like a do-nut. Bob Jordan bequeaths his cracked records and his ability to wreck a radio to Bob Driscoll. Just call me, Hammy! Marie�Consoli turns over her great Thespian ability to Marie Broderick and Nancy Ballantyne. Look out, Broadway! Bob Wilson leaves his rapid-fire brain to Howard Kinports and Andy Alvino. Bob has such an overabundance of knowledge, we thought he could spare some of it for ,you, boys. 23 THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Barb Campbell leaves this well-known tale: "Around the corner the car came whizzin', The fault was her'n, the funeral his'n." to Elaine Champion. . . . Good-bye to the Champion's new car. William Carter turns over his artistic drawings and his wonderful math- ematical ability to Bob Northrup. . . . (Durp-p-p) Dennie Blanchette, our sweet and naive Amazon, leaves her athletic ability to Jan Fessenden and Cyn Ebersbach. Porky Foulds parts with his cakes, pies and do-nuts to lovely Jean Mahoney, and Ethel Lambert, who we're sure need the calories. Barb Stewart leaves her shy, coy manner and her beautiful wardrobe of clothes to Evie Mitchell. . . Now you won't need the dungarees. Steve Doherty turns over his zeal and zest, and also his position on the Journal to Eddie Brown. You've got a big job ahead of you, Brownie. Ruthe Fickenworth donates her cameo complexion and beautiful coiffure to Virginia Gaudet. Rich Shellnut leaves his slogan, "Wine, Women, and Irene, "to John Wolfen- den and Sammy Laurenza. You boys certainly got your share! To Shirley Wilcox, Fran Narushof parts with her blue eyes that are as un- fathomed as the sea, and her shiny loafers. Flash Gordon bequeaths his fascination for work and his ability to look at it for hours, to June Hamilton and Marion Curley. Marie Torpey leaves her philosophy, "There's nothing more fun than a man," to Jackie Lundgren and Barb Marshall. To Don Shackleton, Dave O'Melia gives his gift of gab. We feel you are such a quiet boy, Don, you need a little bull. Marilyn Kent leaves the whistles she receives to Viola Nicosia and Jessie Gucciardi. Red Lovejoy wills a lock of his red hair to Marion Etchells. Something for your scrapbook! Virginia Robinson donates her ready-to-laugh expression to Muriel Scho- field and Gloria McCoy. Warren Finn leaves his etchings and height to Rich Jordan. Rosalie Camasso bequeaths her merry heart that laughs at cares to Irene Auer. Eddie Pevine leaves his quiet, dignified manner in Room 8 and how to get along with Miss Cook to Joe Winning and Gus Weigel. Barb Gallant bequeaths her ability to hold a wolf by the ears to Lou Consoli and Rose Torrisi. John Gile leaves his football helmet and gridiron techniques to Phil Greenler. Glo Houde donates her ability to get excused from school to Barb Gillespie. Vinny Lambert sadly turns over to John MacCannell his vice-presidency and his loud jackets. 24 THE GOBBLE R - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Alice Tardiff, a shy miss, bequeaths her aloofness towards the opposite sex to Joyce Sterling. . . Poor Buddy! John Perley, our class farmer, leaves his farm implements and his S. S. S. knowledge to Charlie Nicosia. . . . Good farming! Mary Wentworth donates her smile, contagious as a yawn, to Pat Scanlon and Lucy Gucciardi. Hal Allison wills his Sinatra look to Bill Driscoll. Poor Dot! Joan Littlefield leaves her make-up kit and eyebrow plucker to Bernie Vose. Reid Norris passes on to Pete White his sailor suit, sea stories, and his .whistle bait. . . You'll make a handsome gob, Pete! Lou Lamprey willingly bestows her talent in tickling the ivories to Margie Lee. . . Now you have a pianist (?), Miss James. Marco Petteruto, our football whiz, parts with his ability on end around plays to Ken Howard. Bob Nicetta leaves his Cadillacs, Lincolns, but not any crummy Buicks, to Leon Wood. Now maybe you'll be able to come to town more often. The originators of this epistle just leave town on the fastest milk train out of here. We remain . . . . ?? Gilly and Dupe PROPHECY UDDENLY aroused by the melodious peal of the alarm clock chimes, a specialty by the Nelson and O'Melia Clock Factory, I came to the full real- ization that this was June 20, 1957, just ten years since I graduated from Johnson High School. I stepped into my fuzzy-wuzzy bunny slippers, sold to me by Walter Kohl, ace salesman for the James and Connors Super Slipper Company. I slipped on my bathrobe, tailor-made by Patricia Moriarty and Alice Ta.rdiff, and went to the door and picked up the North Andover Gazette, edited by Steve Doherty. I glanced at the front page and there in bold head- lines was the announcement of the opening of another Bob Jordan Radio Sta- tion, one of a large network. Sitting down, I turned on the radio for my favorite morning program featuring Goldy Gilman and Bob Mitchell, Vocalist. They are advertising for Foulds' Bakeries, Inc. The program was interrupted by a bulletin, announced by Flash Dearden, that Jimmy Greenler, Bob Blanchette and Bill Carter, the three famous.scientists, had finally found a way to square a circle. I returned to my paper before settling down to my breakfast, prepared by North Andover's famous cook, Eddy Pevine, and served by my three maids, Marie Consoli, Barbara Gallant and Margaret Tullis. While reading the paper, my nails were being expertly manicured by Dolores Legare. There was an an- nouncement in the paper that startled me. Imagine! The romance between Louise Lamprey and Harold Allison has finally ended in marriage. There also was a picture of Barbara Campbell co-starring with Herb Wild in that current hit, "It Happened in North Andover," featured attraction at the Petteruto-Gile Theater, located beside the Nicetta Construction Company. Near this was a ' 25 THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL picture of the Noted Wolf Hunters, Rich Shellnut and John Perley, announcing the opening of a chain of exclusive Hunting Lodges, located on the coast of California, where Rene Nocera has recently established a home for aging nurses. Down the street from this, is located the Fickenworth, Frechette, and Farrell Massaging and Reducing Parlor. Hearing the breakfast bell, I proceeded down the long carpeted hall, over Persian rugs made by the Wentworth-Curley Carpet Company, into the dining room where my breakfast was being served. Picking up my spoon, I noticed it was silver-plated by my old friends, the Bashaw-Doran Silver-Plating Company, and started to eat the delicious, nutritious Kent Kist Grapefruit, sent to me from Texas, where my former classmate, Marilyn Kent is now living. I started on my eggs next, produced on the Chadwick and Lovejoy Poultry Farm. Finish- ing my breakfast, I went to my room where my valet, Harold Dushame, was laying out my clothes for the day. My clothes were all labeled by the Giglio and Camasso Ship-Shape Clothing Stores. After getting dressed, I went to the garage and got into my Gordon Speed Wagon. My chauffeur, Warren Finn, drove me swiftly to the down-town area. On the way down I passed the spacious office of brilliant Doc Lambert. Near-by was the home of Reid Norris and the former Janet Smith, now Mrs. Norris. Jimmy McComish went speeding by me in his new Radar Car. I also noticed Agnes Doherty hurrying along to her secretarial job at the Torpey-Houde Foundation Company. I passed the high school where Barbara Stewart and Joyce Robinson are now teaching and where Harold Vincent has the coaching position. From there I went through the busi- ness section which has grown up considerably in the last ten years. George Stewart's Fresh Fruit and Soft Drink Stand is now located where the well- remembered Filetti's establishment was in the old days. Joan Littlefield and Denise Blanchette have a thriving beauty parlor business with Bob Wilson as head barber. Virginia Robinson and Fran Narushof are the owners of the former Magnolia Restaurant, now called the Sleepy Hollow Cafe. And so we come to the close of a short preview of the class of '47 in the year '57. Respectfully submitted, Rene and Vinnie CLASS BALLOT Best Looking Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Smith Best Looking Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Mitchell Best Dressed Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Stewart Best Dressed Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Dushame Most Popular Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Gilman Most Popular Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Herbert Wild Girl with Nicest Smile . . . . . . . . . . Bunny Bashaw, Joyce Robinson Boy with Nicest Smile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Blanchette Wittiest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Stewart Best Blusher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Campbell 26 THE GOBBLER - 1947 ,J OHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Heart Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Robinson Most Original . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruthe Fickenworth Most High Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie Torpey Most Entertaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolores Legare Class Baby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter Kohl Least Punctual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Vincent Girl Who Has Done Most for J. H. S. . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Gilman Boy Who Has Done Most for J. H. S. . . . . . . . . . . Steve Doherty Best Girl Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Campbell Best Boy Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Greenler Hardest Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Doherty Best Actress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Gilman Best Actor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Dushame Best Girl Athlete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denise Blanchette Best Boy Athlete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hal Vincent Girl Most Likely to Succeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Campbell Boy Most Likely to Succeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Greenler Peppiest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita Farrell Class Flirt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Gilman Class Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald Dearden Most Studious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Greenler Most Talkative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolores Legare Most Dignified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Frechette Most Collegiate Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Frechette Most Collegiate Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Blanchette Best Natured Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stewart, Petteruto, Lambert Best Natured Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bunny Bashaw Most Mischievous Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Dearden Most Mischievous Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irene Nocera Class Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Frechette Class Gentleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Blanchette Best Boy Dancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hal Vincent Best Girl Dancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Robinson Cutest Girl . . . . . . Gloria Houde Most Popular Woman Teacher . . . . . . . . Miss Buckley, Miss Donlan Most Popular Man Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Donovan Favorite Movie Actress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June Allyson Favorite Movie Actor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory Peck Best Movie of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Jolson Story" Favorite Meeting Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Favorite Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Life Favorite Dance of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prom Favorite Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roland Russell Favorite Radio Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vaughn Monroe Favorite Pastime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dancing 27 T HE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN: Walter Kohl stopped talking and Francis Connors started? Miss Kelly made a hit with the boys? Agnes and Bob weren't that way about each other? Walter wasn't pestering someone? Herb Wild and George Stewart took the weather into their own hands? We had only four periods of English? Barbara Campbell didn't have a smile for you? English 1-1 had the party at Joyce Gilman's house? Marie Consoli brought the apple blossoms to Gen. Sci. 1-1? The senior class went to see the play "Happy Birthday"? We had girls in Physics? Carmen made his end around? Joyce Robinson dropped the box of weights in chemistry? Miss Cook was the S.S.S. teacher? All the girls wore their own clothes? We didn't have a guidance teacher? Johnson girls went with Johnson boys? Will the dew-drops ever live it down—when Walter had dropsy? Dolores didn't have her famous laugh? We lost our chaperone, Connie, at the basketball party? Delores had S.S.S. in an uproar? Joyce Robinson won second prize in the P.T.A. contest? Vincent Lambert almost forgot his speech? Joyce Gilman got an hour for reading an English book? We had to throw rocks at the pigeons on the roof in order to enjoy a cigarette? We were bashful freshmen? George Stewart was the clown at the girls' basketball dance? The stage light hit Harold Dushame on the head? Billy Heijn told Mr. Lee the answers in biology? Harold Vincent nearly nauseated the chemistry class making chlorine? George Stewart got into the Danvers game? Marco made a touchdown? Lambert and Jordan made chemical lemonade? Mr. Cavalieri changed our algebra class into an Italian chefs' club? We had the "Kelly for President" campaign when we were freshmen? Herb Wild asked Miss Bascom if she was going to get married? Nelson and Chadwick spilled the buckshot over the table in Room 14? The Cafeteria was faced with a strike? The boys didn't have a stag line at the school dances? We didn't have recess dancing? Ruthe Fickenworth asked Miss Bascom what she thought of "Overhead Sew- erage in Russia"? We had the Battle of Room Six? Johnson trounced Punchard on Thanksgiving Day? 28 L7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL_ '47 LIMERICKS Rick Carvell There once was a boy named Rick Who knew every football trick. He could dash like lightning When the game was tightening, But jeepers, he couldn't kick! —Robert Nieetta. Mary Wentworth Robert Wilson There's a girl in our class who's named Mary, I have an old friend named Willy And you never will find her contrary. Whose corny remarks make you silly. She is so full of fun, He's always off sparking, So to her people run, Most of the time parking. This wonderful classmate called Mary. Boy! This Wilson sure is a dilly. —Joan Littlefield —Leonard Foulds Joyce Robinson Reid Norris For popularity, she's our choice, There was a good goaley named Reid, She has a very tiny voice, Who could stop a fast puck with great speed. She has many buddies, One day he met Rennie, And does well in her studies. And goals he got many, That is right! You have guessed it! It's Joyce! But a basket is what Reid does need.. —Mary Curley —William Carter Janet Mr. Lee There's a girl in our class named Janet, There is a teacher named Lee Not from this world, but a planet. Who hasn't very much glee. Her eyes shine like stars, To the class he would bellow, And the boys shout hurrahs. This stone-faced fellow, She's really out of this world. But without them where would he be? —Donald Dearden —Mary Frechette Barbara Stewart Steve Lovejoy Her clothes are always so neat, There's a boy whose initials spell S-A-I,. With her no one can compete. He could always be called a pal. She's a cute little lassie His hair is so red, Who is oh so classy. "And it's natural," he said. Look out, boys, hang onto your seat! That's why he's got many a gal! —Joyce Gilman —Louise Lamprey Eker James Greenler There's a fellow I know we call Eker. Our Jimmie is very demure. He's not much of a public speaker, For him there is but one cure, But as far as he goes, To take out his girl, From his head to his toes, And go for a whirl. He's the best thing east of Topeka. Why, Jimmie! You're blushing, I'm sure. —Kenneth Chadwick —Barbara Campbell Denise Blanchette Porky I know a girl whose name is Denny. Now Porky is a nice lad, She is well known and liked by many. But he always looks so sad. She likes good sports He's really alone Of many sorts, In a world of his own. This regular girl we call Denny. In ten years he might look glad. —Alice Tardi,f —Harold Allison Miss Chapman Miss Cook A chemistry teacher named Clara Miss Cook in the morning will read Had all of the boys in a lather, The notices just like a creed. For a test tube blew up If you're rude and don't listen, With a great big blue, Your goose starts a hissin'. And scared everyone but Clara. Says Cook, "To the office and speed!" —Donald James —Robert Blanchette 29 T HE GOBBLE R - 1 9 4 7 J O H N S ? ? ? J There was a young lady called Maggie, There's a gi Whose clothes always looked sort of baggy. And she spy But she got a new dress, As a And it wasn't a mess. She i Now Maggie is no longer baggy. With a —Harold Dushame Walter Kohl I know of a fellow named Kohl There Who was kind of a mischievous soul, Beside Till at one senior dance He looked awful rare The poor guy lost his pants. As he stood on the stair This sort of embarrassed young Kohl. And hollered to let Richard in. —Rita Farrell —Vincent. Lambert. Mr. Donovan Mr. Donovan I know a teacher, his name is John, Who is the teacher that's voted the best,. He's as green as the grass on the lawn. Who is the teacher that tops all the rest? He's always ready to help you out, If you see it my way, And very seldom you hear him shout, In English, you'd say, But when he does, then comes the dawn! "Mr. Donovan!" with all your zest. —Warren Finn —Marie Torpey Warren Finn Rick Shellnut There is a boy called Finny We have a young friend we call Rick. Who is very tall and skinny. We think that he's really quite slick. He only comes to school He is not a wolf, To laugh and sing and fool, Yet not too aloof, And that's why his head is so tinny. Our quiet, but cute, friend called Rick. —Dolores Legare —Irene Noeera Donald James Donald beats his many drums, His rhythm is all reet, But tell me just one simple thing, Why must he stamp his feet? —Rosalie Camasso 30 JOHNSON � AC IVI I S Glimpses CPast and Q'resent THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL "A DATE WITH JUDY" Judv Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Gilman Melvin Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Kooistra Dora Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June Schmottlach Randolph Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Lee Hannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie Consoli Barbara Winsocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Campbell Oogie Pringle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Dushame Mitzi Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Connors Mr. Martindale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Fleming Mrs. Hotchkiss . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie Broderick Eloise Hotchkiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Wild Mrs. Shlutzhammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Reilly Rexford Meredith O'Conner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Kasheta Susie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vera Sullivan Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Herbert Wild Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Margaret M. Donlan Music . . . . . . . . . . . . North Andover School Orchestra Under the direction of Miss Betty James Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Claire T. Torpey Candy . . . Ruth Callanan, Madeline Gillen, Constance Fitzgerald Furniture loaned by The Furniture Barn CLUB MEMBERSHIP Art Club Paul Adler (Treas.), Denise Blanchette (Pres.), Miss Olive Butler (Faculty Adviser), Marilyn Caliri, Rosalie Camasso, Beatrice D'Anjou,'Marie DeSimone, Robert Finn, Warren Finn (Vice-Pres.), Teddy Fowler, Raymond Gile, Char- lotte Hutton (Sec.), Mary Maude, Robert Northrup, Irene Roberts, Joan Wild. Chefs' Club Harold Allison, Robert Blanchette (Sec.), William Carter, Kenneth Chad- wick (Treas.), Leonard Foulds (Head Chef), Donald James, Walter Kohl, Robert Mitchell, Miss Alice Neal (Faculty Adviser), John Perley (Assistant Chef), George Stewart, Herbert Wild, Robert Wilson. 33 THE GOBBLE R - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Hobby Club Andrew Alvino, Leo Black, Raymond Canty, Miss Clara Chapman (Faculty Adviser), Frank Conte, Sheila Cronin, William Cyr (Pres.), Robert DeAdder, Joan Diamont, Alva Eldredge, George Emmott, Edwin Farrell, John Halls- worth, David Hamilton, Raymond Houde, Norman Humphries, Richard Jordan, David Kelly, John Kooistra, Leslie Laurendeau, Raymond Lewis, Robert Long- bottom, David Rand, Donald Shackleton, Earl Simon, Herbert Waddington, Peter White, Robert Wilkinson (Sec.-Treas.), John Wolfenden, Leon Wood. International Relations Club Louise Consoli (Vice-Pres.), Marie Consoli (Pres.), Miss Irene Cook (Fac- ulty Adviser), James Greene, Janet Knightly, William MacCannell, Richard Mooradkanian, Joyce Robinson (Sec.), Janet Smith (Treas.). "Journal" Staff Nancy Ballantyne (Proof), Robert Blanchette (Bus. Manager), Marie Broderick, Barbara Campbell, Kenneth Clark, Louise Consoli (Proof, Reporter), Joan Diamont (Reporter), Stephen Doherty (Editor), Harold Dushame, Rita Farrell (Reporter), Donald Farrow, Ruthe Fickenworth, Warren Finn (Art), Barbara Gallant (Exchanges), Marie Galvagna, Joyce Gilman (News), Robert Hagen, Margaret Hickey (Reporter), Donald James (Art), Robert Jordan, Walter Kohl (Adv. Manager), Vincent Lambert (Art), Miss Edith Pierce (Fac- ulty Adviser), Joyce Robinson (Sports), Virginia Robinson, June Schmottlach, Muriel Schofield, Janet Smith (Humor), Barbara Stewart, Marie Torpey (Sports), Rose Torrisi, Margaret Tullis, Ruth Turner (Proof). Junior Sub-Deb Club Dorothy Black, Marie Broderick, Miss Mary Buckley (Faculty Adviser), Mary Chamberlain, Elaine Champion, Barbara Cooney, Marion Curley, Pat- ricia Currier, Joan Driscoll, Marion Etchells, Eleanor George, Barbara Gillespie (Pres.), Jessie Gucciardi, Lucy Gucciardi, Mary Clare Hickey, Frances Ippolito, Claire Kelleher, Laura Mangano, Barbara Marshall, Gloria McCoy, Viola Nicosia, Patricia Scanlon, June Schmottlach, Muriel Schofield, Joyce Sterling, Rose Torrisi, Margaret Twomey, Shirley Wilcox. Outing Club Jean Arlit, Jane Brown, Betty Cole, Bertha Curry, Justine Cyr (Vice-Pres.), Evelyn Devine, Pat Drummey, Miss Constance Fitzgerald (Faculty Adviser), Rae Long, Eva Lundquist (Sec.-Treas.), Rosemary Macklin, Edith Massey, Betty McLaughlin, Joan Richards, Ruth Sanford (Pres.), Rose Sarkisian, I Nancy Schuster. 34 THE GOBBLER - 1947 ,J OHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Senior Sub-Deb Club Arlene Bashaw, Mary Curley (Treas.), Agnes Doherty, Ruthe Fickenworth, Mary Frechette, Barbara Gallant (Sec.), Gloria Houde, Marilyn Kent, Louise Lamprey (Vice-Pres.), Particia Moriarty, Frances Narushof, Alice Tardiff (Pres.), Miss Claire Torpey (Faculty Adviser), Margaret Tullis, Mary Went- worth. Sophomore Sub-Deb Club Sonja Carlson, Betty Choquette, Priscilla Cole, Gladys Curren (Treas.), Jane Driscoll (Pres.), Dorothy Dushame, Rita Giarusso, Helen Hogan, Joan Jacobs, Martha Kane, Charlotte Killam, Norma Legare, Angelina Mele, Flor- ence O'Keefe, Kathleen Overend (Sec.), Grace Petell, Margaret Petell, Miss Katherine Sheridan (Faculty Adviser), Joanne Sheehy, Grace Stewart (Vice- Pres.). GIRLS' SPORTS Gather 'round, all you guys and gals, for we are now going to relate to you all the exciting and important events that happened this year in our sports world. J. H. S. Cheer Leaders The Johnson High School cheer leaders welcomed four new girls to their squad this year—Janet Smith, Joan Connors, Cynthia Ebersback, and Janice Fessenden. Marie Torpey and Joyce Gilman were elected as head cheer leaders for the 1946 football season. The group has worked together and has had an enjoyable time attending all games. Many new cheers have been added to the regular list, which causes a lot of response from those attending the games. Basketball The basketball season got under way early in October, under the expert coaching of Miss Fitzgerald. After three weeks of strenuous practice, she chose the first and second teams: Team 1—Jessie Gucciardi, Marie Torpey, Joyce Robinson, Joan Connors, Janet Smith, Denise Blanchette, and Joyce Gilman; Team 2—Joan Reilly, Joan Diamont, Lucy Gucciardi, Kay O'Keefe, Justine Fitzgerald, Elaine Champion, Margie Schofield, Ann Whipple, and Grace Stew- art. Co-Captains were then elected, namely, Joyce Gilman and Denise Blan- chette. 35 THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Johnson vs. Alumnae The Johnson girls' basketball team got under way October 27, when they played the Alumnae. Both teams played very well and it was a close game all the way through, ending in a tie score of 15-15. Marie Torpey was high scorer for the Johnson team, collecting 9 points, while Jean McNab scored S points for the Alumnae. Victory Again Over Punchard! When the girls' basketball team won their first game, they were naturally very excited, but even more so this time, as it was against our rival, Punchard High School. Each girl made a good showing, and team work was prominent. Marie Tor- pey collected eleven points, Joyce Robinson thirteen, Jessie Gucciardi eight, and Kay O'Keefe four, making the final score Johnson 36, Punchard 30. Although the guards do not receive points, they are definitely an asset to our team and the real backbone. Basketball Dance To conclude the basketball season of 1947, a dance was sponsored by the girls' team. Co-chairmen of the dance were Denise Blanchette and Joyce Gilman. The hall was decorated with festive balloons and multi-colored crepe paper. The theme of the decorations was a circus. George Stewart, Don Smith, Joe Guthrie, and David Balzuis acted as clowns. Many novelty dances were held. Jean Mahoney won the beauty contest and was crowned queen of the night, while Bob Mitchell was crowned king. Mike Wilson entertained us with a few songs and won the crooner's contest. The money secured from this dance will be used to take the girls on a week- end trip to Sunset Lake. This will take place sometime in June. Jackets Awarded The following senior girls who have been on the basketball team for three years were awarded black and red jackets this month: Denise Blanchette, Marie Torpey, Joyce Robinson, Janet Smith, and Joyce Gilman. Barbara Stewart, who has been our manager for two years, also received a jacket. The team then received their letters for their good work on the squad during 1947. 4 I 36 THE GOBBLER - 1947 J OHNSON H I G H SCHOOL, BOYS' SPORTS Football Our red and black clad warriors of the gridiron, despite several major inju- ries, had a successful season. Johnson, as we all know, did not win the state championship, but they proved to their coach, proved to the people who followed them, and proved beyond all doubt to themselves, that they could come through in a pinch, and that they had the will to win. It is hard to bring out at times this will to win, but our fighters of the football field demonstrated to us in a game played with Concord that they had it. They did not win this game, but they did win something. They proved to themselves that if they stuck together and pulled as a team, no one, not even a team loaded with talent, as Concord was, could stop them. Another demonstration was when they entered the game on Thanksgiving morning with their ancient rival Punchard as a slight under-dog. They emerged from that encounter as no other triumphant team we will see at Johnson. Competitive sport in high school is to make the boys of today better men of tomorrow. We know that the boys of this year's team have started on the right road of life. The following senior members of the team were awarded sweaters: H. Vin- cent, D. Dearden, L. Foulds, H. Wild, G. Stewart, K. Chadwick, C. Petteruto, D. O'Melia, R. Gordon, J. Gile, R. Carvell. Basketball The boys' basketball team ran into a stretch of just plain bad luck. The spirit of the team was high and their co-operation with Mr. Lee was fine. Two overtime games dominated the highlights of the season, being played with Methuen and Dracut. Both were thrillers, but unfortunately were won by the opposition. The seniors being awarded letters were: Capt. Don Dearden, J. Gile and C. Petteruto. !. Baseball Johnson's 1947 baseball team, with its big guns mowing down all opposition, has a fine record of six wins and no defeats as this goes to print. Hamilton, Billerica twice, Chelmsford, Methuen, and Tewksbury have all fallen before the terrific onslaught. Hal Vincent and Bob Mitchell have been the two boys with the power laden hickories. Our "Splendid Splinters" have come through time and again with superb fielding and heads up base running, as well as proving their ability at the plate. Five more games remain in the Merrimack Valley Suburban League, which the boys now lead. John Dolan and Don Shackleton have done the bulk of the pitching. Both have a fine curve and fast ball that has baffled the opposing sluggers no end. The students are proud to salute a fine team and coach for their great ball club. The team is as follows: W. Hans- com c, R. Mitchell lb, E. Brown 2b, F. Rivet 3b, H. Vincent ss, J. Kennedy If, J. Driscoll cf, B. Ness and J. Kasheta rf, D. Shackleton and J. Dolan p. Stephen, Doherty 37 THE GOBBLER - 1 9 4 7 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL KEY TO BABY PAGES I 1st Row— C. Nelson, H. Wild, D. James, R. Shellnut. 2nd Row—J. Robinson, G. Stewart, H. Allison, G. Houde. 3rd Row—D. Dearden, H. Wild, R. Mitchell, R. 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