Dedham High School - Reflections Yearbook (Dedham, MA)

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24 THE 1 REASTRE CHEST CLASS DAY PLAY Station YYYY ( I]y Booth Tarkington) Place: Living room of Mr. Whnsteail’s home l ime : Early e ening PLAYERS Mr. Winstead, the fatlier . . Paul OlLien ■Mrs. W instead, the mother, Eleanor Sjobeck Anita Winstead Emilie Gallant the twenty year old daughter Caroline Winstead .... Charlotte Eabrah the sixteen year old daughter Herbert Winstead . . . W oodrow Hartnett the fifteen year old son diaries, the chaufteur Arthur Mears Annie, the maid Claire Keating Emilie Gallant, as Anita, plays with her customary ivacioLisness and talent. Anita’s love affair with Roger (Woodrow Hart- nett) is running the proverbial rough and stormy path, which in this case is caused by father’s opposition. Paul O’Brien surprised us with his clever itrortrayal of the firm father, who is w illing to be convinced, but would like to see the person that could con- vince him. Eleanor Sjoheck looked and acted her part to a nicety. Charlotte Ta- hrah, as Caroline, and Leo McAteer, as Herbert ‘‘got their laughs” by their well- spoken lines which somehow sounded a lit- tle familiar. Could we see why ive shouldn’t drink coffee, if big sister did, and ti7;y couldn’t we go to cani|i? Claire Keating and Arthur Mears added their bit by merely being [iresent, which was really quite an addition. Roger and Herbert cook up a scheme that sounds rather impossible hut which works out to be astonishingly successful. By means of a tube running from the cellar to the loud speaker, the two conspirators announce a new station — station AAA . W hy? W hy, because from this station there are broad- cast such convincing speeches on the ad- vantages of marriage and hoys’ camps in general, that father Vinstead obligingly agrees both to letting Anita marry Roger and Herbert’s going to camp. Poor Caro- line still has to go without coffee, though. Much credit for the jiroduction goes to the untiring efforts of Aliss Murdock, the coach, and Stanley Sprague, stage-manager. CLASS HISTORY .7 tent for a gypsy ptneed at the right of the stage. Four students enter at the left laughing ami fooling. ' Fhey do not see the tent as they stop to talk among themselves. Prom their murmurings these ivords are audible : Eirst Student: W hat can we do? Second Student: Gee, I never saw such a dead town In all my life. Just the day we have no school there’s nothing to do. ' Ehird Student (Suddenly having a bright idea): I’ve got a thought. Eourth Student Aside): Can you imag- ine it ! d ' hird Student (She pays no attention to this remark): The high school is holding Class Day in the theatre. Let’s go up. My sister’s graduating, ami 1 want to see if they say anything funny about her. All (Exeept fourth student): eah ! Come on ! Eourth Student: Oh, 1 don’t want to. All you do is listen to those kids making speeches. Third Student: No, they don’t. 1 went last ’ear, and it was good, but this year it’s going to be better. All start off but suddenly stop for they see a gypsy emerge from her tent and shake the tambourine she holds in her hand.

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A S o OF 1 9 3X3 23 WE THOUGHT THE Rest looking girl — Emilie (iallant Best looking boy — Charles laloney Most popular girl — Frieda Eaton Most popular boy- — Douglas MacMillan Best natured girl — Dorothy Clark Best natured boy — Woodrow Harnett Most studious girl — Dorothy Brennan Most studious boy — Douglas MacMillan Best girl athlete — Elizabeth Smith Best boy athlete — John I Inian Busiest boy — Henry Lambert Busiest girl — Mary Brunton lioy genius — Henry Lambert (jirl genius — Mary Valdina Class sheik — Alfred Heinser Best dressed girl — -Lois Smith Best dressed boy — Jack Flanagan Kindest girl — Mary Valdina Most vivacious girl — Emilie (iallant Most musical member — Dot Clark W ' ittiest member — Leo McAteer Most ambitious member — Lena Paduano Most reliable girl — Frieda Eaton Most reliable boy — Douglas MacMillan Best girl dancer — Mary (jallivan Best boy dancer — Robert Berry RED LETTER DAYS OF 1930 January 24 I ' he senior prom ! 3 ’he ices, how hard they were! The gowns, how pretty they were! Really, quite an af?air. February 20 and 2i “Once There Was a Princess!” T hose who saw may forget, but those who were in it will never forget the senior play. The night of the dress rehearsal, Charle ' Maloney almost pulled over the set in his attempt to wash the window without harming the clean, white curtains. His cries for the coach. Miss Knowlton, ech- oed behind the .scenes in agonized shouts. ' Ehe love-making was rather convincing, don’t you think? March 7 ' Ehe Student Council Party! I hat was a dance! Chaperoned by Mr. Eaton and .Miss Boynton. May 23 ' Hie J uniors gave us a prom that will always be a ideasant memory. We thank them for “a good time enjoyed by all.” .Mr. Peterson said, “It’s a regular bunch of camels m there. I can’t keep those punch-bowls full.” W e forgive them for replenishing the bowls from flowing dish- lians, but we should never have forgiven them if they had used wash-tubs! I ' he decorations were Ai, especially Ruth Jacobs’ silhouettes. June I I Class Day! So many things happened. 3 he prophecy and history were certainly original. Bob Berry spoke his poem and we clapped and clapped. W ' e shouted Stanley Sprague’s version of “The Stein Song” until we were hoarse. Doug pre- sented the class gift, and among other awards, the football sweaters were given. I ' he banquet! We ate ’n’ ate, ’n’ ate .some more. .Mr. Anthony and Mr. Eaton said funny things, and we all felt a little blue but had a glorious time. Oh, those gifts! June I 2 (iraduation! ' Die Speaker was .Mr. John Scully, Superintendent of the Brock- ton schools. A .senior ensemble group con- sisting of Dot Clark, Carin Bloom, and hrieda Eaton, a.ssisted by Janet Eaton a junior, jdayed a minuet. ' Ehe orchestra blew and .sawed with all its might and, of course, we. sang our heads off. Vc probably sounded rather awful, but moth- er and father “thought it was lovely!”

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CLASS OF 1930 25 First Student (Amazed): Vhat’s she there tor? Second Student: A fortune teller! Let’s have our fortunes told! I’d like to know what will happen to me when I enter Ded- ham Hifih School next fall. d ' hird Student (Putting his hand in his pocket and drauing out a dime): I’ve got only a dime, and it costs more than that, I bet. Fourth Student (Reading the sign over the tent): “Fortune Felling, lo cents.” Well, that’s all it costs. Come on in! ( ivpsy (Stepping foricard): Wouldn’t you like to have your fortunes told ? I will tell you anything you wish — past, present, or future, if you’ll cross my palm with silver. First Student: Say, let’s all take a dif- ferent year in high school. I’ll take our frerhman year (Here he points to each of the others), you, the sophomore, you, tlr.‘ junior, and you, the senior. fhe gypsy walks slowly into the tent fol- lowed by the first student. The others sit down outside and talk quietly among them- selves. The gypsy walks several times around her ( hair, makes a few mysterious gesture?,, and finally picks up the cards. She hands them to the student to cut, then lays them one by one on the table in front of her. (lypsy: ou are about to enter your freshman year in Dedham High School. Beware of the upper classmen, especially of the seniors, who make a practice of grabbing little freshies by the neck, and sending them flying, up the right stairway, ' l ou are taking the college course? Student ( Someiehat dazed ) : es. (lypsy: One of your first lectures will be gi en by Miss Reynolds. The subject will be ‘A oil’ll Never Live Through the hirst Day at High School Again.” Although you plead and plead with Miss Reynolds, she will insist upon leaving you in the middle of the year. Her place will be filled b .Mrs. Ray. Student: What subject will she teach? ( iy[isy : hinglish. Student: L 1 should take the commercial course, coulil I escape these lectures? (iypsy: ou w ould then be under the watchful gaze of Mr. Sargent. He and Mr. Walker will have charge of 208. Last year there was a necktie contest between them, and the cards say that it will con- tinue next year. I see a blond here, bearing the name of Myrtle, who will become quite friendly with Mr. AValker. Student: W ill anything funny happen? Will everyone always be serious? (jypsy: Ob no, something very funny will happen. Mr. Walker and Mr. Sargent will have a game of tennis. Student: ill that be so very funny? (jypsy: Well, wait and see. In about the middle of the year, a party will take place in the afternoon ! Student (I ery much surprised ) : Ir the afternoon ! (jypsy: es. ' Fhere will be dancing for all and a general good time. This dark man, ( ' Raps the card), I guess it is Mr. Walker, insists upon dancing with all the girls. It looks as though some accident will take place — oh yes, here it is — a baseball will come crashing through the window. Duck your head ! Student: What will they do if you don’t do your homework? ( jyiisy : I here will be forty minutes de- tention for every student committing tirs sin. (She pauses a moment ) : The future grows darker, and unless you cross my palm with another piece of siK er, 1 cannot lighten it. W ait, it reveals this: Frieda Eaton ill make this reir.ark in algebra, “De tail went over de fence before de dog. ” See if you can see the connection between that and algebra ! Student ( .1 little frightened ) : I have no more money. I guess you will have to take one of my companions. ( L.xit student and speaks very e.xcitedly to his com panions as he points to one of them.) ( (iypsy repeats same gestures as before.) (lypsy: What year, please? Student: Tell me about tlv school year of 1927 and ' 28.