Billerica Memorial High School - BMHS Yearbook (Billerica, MA)

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fglze Great Scenario The crowd reaches Happy Homer's Hangout, owned and operated by Homer Melanson. George Head, present governor of Massachusetts, with his private secretary, Dotty Lumbert, and his advisers, Judy Myles and Pat Sheridan, is seen entering. Following them is Miss Paulat, who is ushered to a table next to that of Duncan Sorli, president of a large insurance company, and his pretty assistant, Chris Hutchings. At a nearby table can be seen Margaret McSweeney, the candidate for United States Senate, dining with Dave Martin- son, the Republican candidate for governor of Massachusetts. All eyes are turned towards the floor show, where the chorus line, directed by Bobbie Leavitt, is entertaining us. The group includes Patsy Toomey, Sheila Koons, Evie Swanson, Phyllis Wasson, Peggy Noonan, Arlene Jean, and Carol Levesque. Watching this performance very attentively are the glum chums, Bob Davidson and Fred Bocko. They are multi-millionaires, who have just returned from a trip to Florida. Happy Homer's hospitality attracts even Dapper Dan Regan, who is unaware that he is being closely followed by detectives Russ the stalker Schmelzer, Ernie the eye Dick, and Steve the snooper McSweeney. Outside, a long, dazzling limousine pulls up, and out step Ronnie Fox, the furrier, and Jeff Heath, his valet. Both are wearing coonskin coats, trimmed with mink collars and ermine cuffs. As the limousine is driven away by their female chauffeur, Pat Bevis, Al Hardy and his Happy Hour Mobile move in to interview some of the celebrities on his television broadcast. As he enters, he first speaks to Pat Wing, the radio announcer for H, O. W. E. He next inter- views Lois Warren, famous television actress on Lights Gut, and Gerry Belanger, outstanding football star on the Rams, While Al is meeting the celebrities, waitresses Mary Anderson, Rita Doherty, and Peggy Doran serve refreshments. In the next half hour, we meet Jack Rowe, the inventor of the tobacco- less cigarette, Eddie Rose, the author of Brain Surgery-Self Taught, Lelia Lin- coln, who wrote one of the best selling books of the year, and Powers models Barbara Boutwell, Pat Lee, and Jean Wyatt. Judy Conway, captain of the girls' basketball team at Lowell Teachers' College, says a few Words. With her are Pat Fitzgerald and Nancy Dill, members of the team. As Al moves around the room, he sees more celebrated guests. Among them are Red Sox ball- players Leo Flavin and Fred Kilmartin: and Jim Shack, the new owner of the Allard and Berger Company. Flash! From the television comes the unbelievable report that Snippy Bostwick, our red-headed hunter, had shot down a flying saucer, and is landing at Bedford Airport in three minutes. At this news, everyone, intent on being there to greet him, races to the checkroom, and departs so quickly that the three check girls, Agnes Cor- mier, Connie DeMaggio, and Lo- rella Hamlin, are left in a state of complete disorder. With this event, another epic in the life of the Class of '53 comes to a close, leaving the flying saucer as a re- minder to the following generations that we were really a great class.

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fghe Great Scenario clashes, and the curtain rises on Act 1. The scene is a lumber camp in Maine, de- signed by the popular artist, Marie Nicholson. Sound effects for the first scene are expertly supplied by Jean O'Neill's and Eileen Robinson's demure voices. Phyllis Pike, as the wife of one of the lumberjacks, is seated upon a pile of logs supervising the removal of the dogwood trees, which are easily defined as dog- wood trees by the bark. Entering from the right is Tessie Locke, the owner of the lumber camp. Although she is engaged to wed the well-tofdo lawyer, Ronald Colwell, she has fallen in love with the daring and handsome lumberjack, Marvin Crandall. The heroine, breathless with excitement, begins to tell how Arthur Jean, as the fire warden, extinguished a brush fire with a water pistol. At this point there is a great commotion at the studio entrance. Thunderous hoof-beats attract all eyes to the middle aisle. Nearsighted Jack Muise, local dog catcher, butterfly net in hand, dashes down the aisle after Janice Barry, who is mounted upon her spirited Albino. She is trying in vain to tell Jack that he has made a mistake, but Jack exclaims that his duty to the citizens must be performed. After the commotion has subsided, the curtain descends, bringing loud ap- plause from the audience. In the left balcony can be seen Gloria Mosher and Evelyn Sheridan, who are teachers in a modern kindergarten. With them is Bill Tetris, famous piano teacher, who escorted the pair. Don Flynn. manager of the theater, steps up on the stage and commends Officer Harold Blake on his cour- ageous action in apprehending Dangerous Jim Morris, the famous dietitian, in an attempt to gain admission via a transom. Our attention is now drawn back to the stage, where the curtain has risen for the second act. Several husky lumberjacks are seated around a fireplace, listening to Paul Bunyan Lyons. He tells the fantastic tale of how he defeated Bill Goday in the Nationwide Log Rolling Contest. Whispers of admiration sweep through the audience as another lumberjack joins the group. He is handsome Paul Crowley. So engrossed in the performance is the audience, that they are startled when a shrill scream is heard from the box office. The manager rushes out to investigate and he finds Honest Dave Boyle trying to revive his compe- tent secretary, Kay Moulton. Margie Tompkins, ticket girl, explains to the manager how the gentleman reviving his secretary had captured Horrible Herman Hanson and his Murderous Moll, Jannie McKeown. They had at- tempted to rob the box office for mere amusement. John Fader, the doorman, is just regaining consciousness, having received a hard knock from the bandits. By this time the play has come to a close leaving the heroine preparing for her marriage to the lumberiack and the lumber camp prospering under the expert guidance of her former fiance. At the conclusion of Sappy Trees, several acts are presented. Betty Bower, skilled in the art of magic, displays some of her amazing tricks with the help of her assistant, Midge Jalbert. From the world of magic, we shift to the world of music and dance. Betty Brown entertains us by singing Memories, and two dance routines are presented by students of Alice Elden's Dance Studio. At the conclusion of the last dance, one of the performers sprains her ankle in the wings, and Doctor Owen Sponagle is summoned. He attends to the unfortunate g.irl with the able assistance of Dotty Joyce and June Banfield. Amidst tremendous applause, Miss Groves thanks the audience and all the performers, and signs off. Among the people leaving the theater are Major Charlie Geas. escorting Carrie Christle, an accomplished psychiatrist. The couple is headed for Happy Homer's Hangout, where a party will be held. Our reporter, Miss Paulat, has also left for the party. On the way Pauline passes the Sunny Acres Home a home for wayward cats, run by Connie Rodrigue. Her head attendant is Bobbie George, who cares for the cats' teeth. All of a sudden the Cat Paddy Wagon pulls up and out steps Nat Potter. the cat-catcher, with her regiment of cats marching in the rear. Connie comes running to the window and shouts, Oh, goody, business is really booming!

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