Dedham High School - Reflections Yearbook (Dedham, MA)

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28 THE TREASURE CHESU meat, don’t forget our two heroes, Arthur Mears and Frank Holland. Stiulent : Why will they be heroes? Ciypsy: Mears will be an Eagle Scout and Holland a prize— winning swimmer. When you see the telephone demonstration in assembly, you will know the reason why men teachers are not always on time for classes. During the Easter acation, your class will be represented in Washington bv Frieda Eaton, Douglas M acMillan, Her- bert Bing, Arthur Morgner, and Douglas Duly. Student: One girl and four boys? (lypsy: Oh! they will not all go to- gether. The honor students for your class will be Dorothy lEennan, Sylvia Chamber- lain, Emma Conant, Frieda Eaton, IVLary Brunton, Douglas M ac Millan, M ary M on- ta ue, Lena Paduano and Mary Valdina. For graduation Eena Paduano and Emma Conant will be chosen for honor essays, and for the class book Frieda f?aton will be editor-in-chief. Mary Brunton will be chair- man of the committee for the prophecy, AEary Montague for the history, Stanley Sjuague will write the calss song, and Ro- bert Berry the class poem. A one act play will be presented on Class Day by Emilie Ciallant, Eleanor Sjobeck, Woodrow Hart- nett, Leo McArthur, Arthur Mears Paul O’B lien, Claire Keating, and Charlotte 1 abrah. If you wish me to tell you about this iday, please cross my hands again, fex- toids hand) Student: I have no more money. Im sorry. (lypsy: ' Fhen I can’t go on. Student (Exit): My, isn’t she smart! She knows everything that will happen. 1 bird Student: Well, let’s hurry up to the theatre because I don’t want to miss what they say about my sister. (All run off the stage) ( Curtain ) E■ R ' MoXT.AGUIt PROPHFXV (When the curtains open, Alfred can be seen reading the evening paper. As Edith, his wife, enters, he glances up quickly.) .Alfreil : Arc the kids asleep yet? Edith: ' Fhey are just dozing off. Archi- bald insisted that I read him another story. I do hope they will be sound asleep when -Arthur and Alice arri e. Alfred: What are you going to do now? Edith: (jet the bridge table ready. Is there any news in the jiaper? -Alfred: There is a small piece here say- ing that Mary Monahan is leaving for Hollywood to become a script girl there; -Agnes Burns’ Advice to } oung Ladies, and Penelope Karafotias’s daily talk on Eloic to (let Your Man. She used to be such a meek little thing: now she seems to be quite an authority on the “man” subject. Edith : When do you suppose that plumb- er will be finished in the cellar? He has been there ever since lO o’clock this morn- ing. He’s so slow. His face looks very fa- miliar to me, but I can’t seem to place him. -Alfred: Well, whoever he is, he chose his vocation well. He must make plenty of money. Do you think Em paying him by the hour? What’s this you were trying to tell me about Archie at the table? Edith: Oh that little Berry kid r -as fighting with him this morning. Of course Emilie Iferry has an awful time chastising her children. Bob is so busy writing poetry that he can’t be bothered with di.sciplining the children. Alfred : Well, all I want to know is, did -Archie lick him? Edith: Em not sure about that. I guess it was a draw. ALiy I see the Dedham Transcript ' ? -Alfred : Sure. Doesn’t it seem funny to pick up the [laper and see so many familiar

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CLASS OF 1930 27 Student: Well, that ought to be some team, but won’t the girls play anything? Ciypsy: Oh, yes. Elizabeth Smith, Ruth Weidman, Eois Coole Marion MacOti ' i ' tie, Marjor.c Stuart and Henrietta Stade will br.ng honor to the school playing hockey. (Pauses, then resunies). At Christmas time a play w ill be given. ou will never iorget the melodious voices of the angels. Student: Angels! Ciypsy: ' i es, real angels. Also you will ever remember Mary Brunton’s “Je ne sais pas” in the French play. Student: When will the prom come? Cjypsy : In Alay, but you will sell writ- ing paper around Christmas to ea !! money for it. Student (Surprised): Oh, you have to pay for it ! Oypsy: es. ' our class president, Doug- las MacMillan, will win the Washington Franklin Medal for excellence in history. Mr. Bottomley seems to be entering into your future a great deal. Here he is rush- ing to shut the ventilator off so he can hear Dorothy Brennan. (Extends her hand) Will you cross my palm again to remove the heavy veil which has fallen ? Student (Beu’Udercd) : I have no more money, but my sister wants hei futuie told. (Exit and joins com piinions ) (lee , when I’m a junior, something terrible is going to happen to i Ir. Bottomley. e hettei not tell him, though. It s your turn now, but hurry up or we will miss Class Day at the theatre. (dypsy repeats gestures) (lypsy: ' Fhe year, please? Student: ' Fell me about 1920 and ’30. (ivpsy: ' Fhat will be your last year in Dedham High, ' t on will never forget the sensation of going to assembly tor the first time and having the whole school stand up as you enter. Student: What will they stand up for? (lypsy: ' Fo show their respect tor the dignified seniors. At the Christmas Assem- bly, speeches will be delivered on “Christ- mas in Foreign C ' ountries” by .Mary al- dina and Mary Montague. I see Mary Montague in a most peculiar posture. The English classes will attend several Shake- speare productions, and you will miss the little freshies because they will go to school in the afternoon. Student: Lucky kids! No senior will grab them by the back of the neck! (jypsy : ' Fhere will be a Senior Prom early in 1930 held at the Avery School and a Junior Prom, to which all seniors will be invited in May. Student: Two proms in one year! (jypsy: In February your class will pre- sent their annual play. Marjorie .Amos and Charlie Maloney will play the leading roles. 1 he loving mother and father will be played by Frieda Eaton and .Albert Hagen, and their daughters will be Agnes Burns and Mary Brunton. Alyrtle Buckler will take the part of Aunt Aleta. Virginia Hender- son, very much interested in salad forks, will be a next door neighbor, and Mar ’ Alontague, an expert on etiquette, will be another neighbor. Marion Thayer u ill take the part of the Old Princess, and her lawyer will be Herbert Bing. Among the other characters will he Francis Reed, a suitor for the hand of .Agnes Burns, Lena Padu- ano, a French maid, and Frances Szewczuk, a neighbor’s child. Student: W ' hat play will they gi e? Gypsy: Once There II as a Princess. Student: Will they ha e a good ball team that year. ' ' Gypsy: ( )h, yes. Bro ' .vn?, Roberts Net- tleton, CamiTell, Walters .and Patten will he the new members of the football team, and “Skin” Hughes will shine as caiitain ot the basket ball team. “Pokey” Smith will be captain of hockey. Fhere is destined to be a basket hall game between the faculty and the seniors. ( )f course the seniors will be victorious, but the faculty will gi -e ' oii some fun. Wait till you see Damn Keegan and Mr. Cowan ! Student: .Are they going to be on the teachers’ team ? Gyjisy: .-Xre they! But in our excite-

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CLASS (.) F 1930 2 !) names? I |nit my ad in today, “Alfred Heinser, highgrade tailor — 57 good varie- ties.” My address etc. is underneath. It’s over next to Catherine Fit .gerald’s Ear Trumpet ad. Edith: For heaven’s sake! It says here that Frieda Eaton has been recently sent as an ambassador to Tasmania ! I never thought she would get such an important appoint- ment ! Alfred: Vhere is Tasmania anyway? Edith : Soirvewhere in the Pacific. Guess who came to the door today? Mary Mon- tague. Alfred : What was she selling? Edith: How did you guess. She is the saleswoman for one of those vibrator ma- chines. She came in and talked for a long time with me. Alfred : Did she know about any of our old crowd ? Edith: She said that when she was in New ork last week she discovered Helen Watson doing social service work. Helen couldn’t stop to talk long because she had a date with Albert Hagen. Alfred: P ' or crying out loud! What’s he doing? P.dith : Living in Greenwich village, painting follies girls. Alice and Arthur ought to be here any minute. Please let them in when they come. I’m going to see what the plumber’s doing now. (While Edith is out of the room, Alfred goes over to the bookcase and pokes behind some big books. Just as Ealith reenters, the bell rings, and Arthur and Alice enter.) Alice: Hello, e erybody. Sorry to be late, but Arthur just returned from a job. (Alfred comes forward to greet his guests and lays the composite picture on the table.) Alfred : Well, what was it today? WTose cistern were you cleaning out? .Arthur: Oh, Mr. Voodrow Hartnett’s. -Alfred: The Selectman of Dedham, no less. JJiat’s great. Hie Sewer Commission- er and the Selectman should get along well. How do you like the looks of our little palace since it’s been rejuvenated? .Alice: Eine, Edith; it looks just great. PAlith: Anytime 1 have any interior dec- orating to be done I’ll call on “Stewart and Stade’s” firm. 1 hose two girls surely do know what they’re about. Arthur: Vhat’s this, .Alfred? Alfred: Our old composite picture! 1 just found it in the bookcase. Let’s look at it. ( d ' hey all crowd around Arthur who holds the picture.) Alfred: Fhat’s Dot Hrennan (pointing over .Arthur’s shoulder). 1 remember she was in IV A. Do you recall how low she used to talk? Well, her picture was in the jraper the other day because she won a hog- calling contest out West. Fhey say she could be heard three miles! .Alice: Who would have believed it! 1 heard that Prank DeP ' elice went out W est after her. I ' his picture of Elizabeth Smith is good, isn’t it? She’s manufacturing a new brand of freckle cream. I’m told it’s very effective. Edith: Did you hear about Erankie (lal- livan ? She gave up a promising career as a Erench linguist in order to become a golf widow! She and Lois Smith always seemed to care for golfers; at any rate, they both married professionals. -Arthur: Now it’s my turn. Here’s Mar- jorie Amos. She’s teaching Problems Of Democracy in place of Mr. Hottomley now. Do you remember when she played opposite Charles Aloloney in the class play? Charlie has developed into a regular woman-hater — he’s president of the Anti-W omen Society. Paul O’Hrien, Prank Holland, and Paul Stucklen arc also prominent members. (.As they turn away from the table, the telejihone hell rings.) .Alfred: Hello! Hello! Who? I’ll take the message. I ell Airs. Heinser that she can’t have her appointment at the Conlon and Connell Beauty Shoppe? d ' his is a fine time to be calling up about that. .All right. ( loodbye . (turning to P.dith) It seems that you can’t have your ajipointment to- morrow. W’hat is the wave for, anyway?