Bristol High School - Green and White Yearbook (Bristol, RI)

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time a ping-pong tournament is in progress. DOROTHY KLEIN and HOWARD BENNETT, tlie national champions who have both risen to fame, have been challenged by JOSEPH DORAN and MARY CORREIA, the champions of Scotland. You can see the game is going to be close. The two couples certainly wield mean rackets. And what a tiny ball! Awfully inconvenient. Sorry I can’t stay to see who wins. Oh, how awful! My dear classmates, I am about to tell you a sad story. One of our beloved classmates has been unfortunate enough to have the worst possible fate befall him. I’m sure you all join me in expressing sympathy for poor RUSSELL BULLOCK. My friends. he-he,-has become a—radio comedian. As my crystal sees him. now, he is broadcasting on the Mcllo Hoftir and telling a brand new jokc anyways it’s new to him. It goes like this : “Who was that lady I saw you with last night?” Need I tell you the rest? Anyway, the scene changes and I see two flagpoles. At the top of one, ANDREW PAN-SA is impatiently sitting, while EDWARD NUNES sits on the other. These two are deadly rivals for the crown of champion flagpole sitter. They have been sitting there for three months, two weeks five days, and thirteen hours. I’d like to know who will win. They are both contemplating each other thoughtfully. I hate to think of what will happen when a big heavy wind comes along. The scene changes and here I see a doctor’s office. Dr. MANUEL BENTO’S office. He has developed a cute mustache and is awfully efficient-looking. He is a famous heart specialist and that’s as it should be for Manuel. His nurse is DORA BAILEY. She is also competent-looking. in fact, she is quite expert at the art of feeling pulses. This scene soon disappears and now I sec another doctor’s office. But this time it’s an optometrist, an eye doctor in the person of DOMENIC CAPONE. His patients arc mostly of the fairer sex. But that isn’t saying enough for Domenic’s ability. He has studied long at the art of looking into eyes and has his diploma and a large practice. Hmni—Another of the small town boy’s makes good. The scene changes and is replaced by a schoolroom. The professor is JOSEPH BORGES and his subject is Latin Caesar too! Right across the hall in the same school is a French class ruled over by PASQUALE PAN-ZARELLA. These two famous linguists are certainly in their element for each shone in the said languages. Next my crystal discloses VIRGINIA GAFFNEY who is married AND HAS two little newsboys in the family. Just chips off the old block! Also, VIOLA LECLERC is married to Derry Vorro and lives in a beautiful modernistic house. It’s black and silver on the outside. You know, Viola is a famous interior decorator. Now the scene changes to a musical comedy on Broadway. The chorus is going through its intricate steps. The girls are all very beautiful, in fact Walter Winchell says this has been the most beautiful chorus ever seen in New York, or anywhere for that matter. Who is the beauty on the end? Why, of course! CONCETTA FASANO! and the girl on her right, MARY CASTRO. Mary that shy timid little thing. And that tall blond in the center, why it’s ANNA ROMANO and next to her is red-headed ALICE FERREIRA! ! How times have changed and especially hair! The crystal next shows that JOSEPH BRUNO has become a famous football coach. Among his best athletes is the most famous halfback JOSEPH PARELLA. Jt was all uphill work for Parclla but he made the grade. Now the scene changes to a drug store. VINCENT CAMPAGNA owns it and his chief soda jerkers are CARMINE CARRATURO GREEN amdL WD1 DTE- 29

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He has a marvelous tan and all the beauties gaze worshippingly at him. Who is the object of their fascination? Why. ANGELO RUSSO, of course. He “life-guards” in his spare time but his regular job is playing the violin at concerts. The scene changes to a newspaper editor’s office or rather should I say “editress.” For this newspaper is edited by a very famous woman, MARY WALSH. She is very busy talking into a phone and suddenly she says: “Hold the presses! An important piece of news is on the way.” ‘‘UZELLE de ROCHA has just broken a new world’s record for upside down tailspins. She told reporters she was very much surprised and hadn’t expected to break any record hut she had fallen asleep in the cockpit of the plane and had let the Law of Gravity take its course. Luckily she woke up in time to right the plane and landed safely.” Another change and here a very famous trio is rehearsing for the evening program They call themselves the ‘‘Three Co-eds.” Evidently an amateur program that we had at Colt gave them ideas because now they are a sensation. The trio c om prises LUCY PAG NANO, LOUIS PAIVA and LOV1XA GUEVRE-MONT. Their theme song is “Clouds” and you ought to hear them! The scene changes and this time I see a moving picture studio. Hurrah! I’ve always wanted to see how pictures are made. A good-looking film star is emoting in front of the camera His name is DUDLEY HOLDEN and the girl is NANCY CORTELLESSA. They are reviving an old picture that Bing Crosby once appeared in and Dudley is singing “June in January” in his best baritone style. His singing has become a rage and he is as popular as Shirley Tern-used to be. Dudley has babies, hats, and ice cream named after him; lollypops, too, so his name is on everybody’s tongue. Nancy has become a Mary Pick ford type and has even bleached her hair. Her name is not on every- body’s tongue; it’s on everybody’s lips. Haven’t you heard of the Nancy Cortellessa Super-Indelible Lipstick? Now I see a shop. In fact it’s a plumbing shop. EMILY BORGES reigns behind the counter and Joe is always there, too. This romance started when Emily was at Colt, and Emily follows in her husband’s footprints, I mean footsteps. Right across the street is a bakershop famous for “Muffy Muffins.” These delectable appetizers were invented by JOSEPH CAVALLA-RO who owns the shop. This isn’t the only thing Joe has invented. He is famous for his “Dunkv Dunks.” These are doughnuts with a patented device to prevent them from slipping into the coffee when being “dunked.” It is said that Joe made a fortune from his “Dunkv Dunks” but that he owes a1! the credit to Eddie Cantor who first gave him the idea in a primitive sort of way. Next, my crystal discloses the executive office of the White House in Washington. I can guess whom T shall see next. Rumor has it that ESTHER HAZEN is really the ruler of the U. S. A., and her husband is just a figure head although he is the president. Esther confided to me once that her ambition was to be a secretary or “something” to politicians in Washington. Her husband is Percival Montmerency but it is a certainty that a man like Percy (I mear. the President), could never make a law making it illegal for two women in the U. S. to have identical hats. How could a man know about such things? So, it must have been Esther’s doings- knowing how heartbreaking it is for a girl who owns a new hat and thinks it a sample. to see another like it on. perhaps, her wors: enemy. Unaccustomed though I am to making speeches, may I say that Esther has been the redemption of womenkind and we all thank he for saving us from the evils of duplicate hats. My crystal presents another scene. This GREEN dundl WD1 □¥[E- Q r ' 28

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and FRANK MANCIERI. They invented lovely sundaes that contain hot dogs. It tastes better than it sounds. The scene changes hut 1 still sec the ocean. Ah, it’s a swimming meet. Thousand of people line the shore to watch the many contestants. A blonde girl in a white bathing suit is just diving off the highest spring board. It's PEGGY' SISSON, champion long distance swimmer and holder of many diving titles. She came into national prominence by swimming from Providence to Bristol on a dare and in the meantime broke a record. Now, she’s getting along “swimmingly.” JOSEPH BROWN has joined the Marines. He can’t anchor any place, it seems. He’s a first lieutenant, now. Previous to his embarking on a nautical career, he rode cross-country on a bicycle and nearly fell over the Grand Canyon. He saved himself though. JOE CIRILLO has become the “Bulletin’s” leading cartoonist. Where formerly Nehi reigned, now it’s “Too High” but we all know it’s Joe. LOUIS DE FELICE has become a lawyer and has he been winning cases? He is famous for his oratory and recently in a breach of promise suit brought about a surprising climax by marrying “the chorine” who was the defendant in the case. Now my crystal clouds again but soon clears. Ah, a kindergarten and what sweet children! But where is the teacher? A school room without a teacher? Oh, there she is! SYLVIA PAGNAXO. no wonder I couldn’t see her. She’s not bigger than the tots she teaches. This is a surprise. She’s the last person in the world I ever thought would be a teacher. According to my crystal, WAYNE SMITH owns some famous kennels. In them he breeds Siberian Cheese-Hounds that are famous all over the country. Over each kennel is a monogram of a piece of cheese. Now my crystal clouds again. This time when it clears it discloses a marvelous piece of engineering—a bridge across the Atlantic Ocean constructed and designed by a classmate, WENDELL MARSHMANN. Wendell bought the ocean, nearly causing a war between Europe and America, and now he charges a terrific toll for persons going across. Of course, every now and then there is a hotel where tourists can put up for the night. But it would probably be just as cheap to go by boat. Anyway, a mechanical marvel has been accomplished, and by a wonderful engineer. CHARLES REED is chief Boy Scout of the country, or Head Master or whatever you call the leader of all Boy Scouts. ALICE VARGAS is the piano player in Eddie Duchin’s Orchestra and MARY RUSSO and EMILY CARMOXE have joint ownership of the Pastime. Every Wednesday .they serve ice cream in the theater and you should see the rushing business they have. ALEC. MURRAY' owns a chain of “5 and 10 cent stores” and MICHAEL PARISI is a traveling salesman. HELEN OLIVER gives dancing lessons and ROSE CAMPAGNA is somebody’s stenog., or rather private secretary to Henry Ford, VIII. JOE SOUSA and MANUEL SOUSA have joint ownership of a farm with all the modern devices including a milk-wagon which doesn’t awaken people at four o’clock in the morning. All my classmates have been successful and I’m glad to have seen them all. Gazing re-luctanly for the last time, 1 see once again my former classmates of 1935 all living a live of good will and prosperity. RUTH KERR, ’35. WILL OF THE CLASS OF 1935 We, the members of the Class of 1935 of the Colt Memorial High School in the County of Bristol, State of Rhode Island, United States of America being of sound and capable minds, G RE E N mndL W 01D ¥ E- 30