Dedham High School - Reflections Yearbook (Dedham, MA)

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YEARBUUK ' Dedham, protested against the love scenes and ordered them cut out. Iirooks refused to do this and the chief of Dcdham's super police squad, Burton Miller, closed the theatre. I was fortunate enough to obtain a phone interview with Mr. Hill. Ilis statement was: HAH I am, and all I ever hope to be, I owe to Dedham lligh School. Not one cent was paid for Mr. tIill's statement. Prof.: Am I to take it that you are trying to be funny, Miss Upper? Miss Opper: Why, professor, how could you? Prof.: Continue, Miss Upper. Miss Opper: Another member whom I interviewed by phone in order to make my report more interesting was Robert Ilill, millionaire wrestler ol' Uak- dale. IIe told me that Levangie's Lasting Ilacepier is very good for stubborn hair. Phyllis Monahan is in the D. II. S. gym assisting Miss Tobin, who is grateful for her assistance in her more arduous duties. Nils Ohman is producing 43,00tJ.00ll Scandinavian Sunset sardincs per week at his fishery on the Mill Pond, East Dedham. The picture of the beau- tiful Barbara Schmalz adorns the sardine cans. Emmie IVillard is head dietitian and feeds the fish so they will be long and skinny and more easily packed in. Ike Boone, still strong and hearty, is head bouncer at Midge Sukowskc's de luxe night club in New York. Music is furnished by -Iimmy Collins' Ilotcha- Hotcha orchestra with Vera Henning and Esther Rutledge piccolo soloists tsitsl. Prof.: Most illuminating. tMiss Throttlebottom starts to squirm and giggled XVhat's tl1e trouble up there, Miss Throttlebottom? Miss Tlirottlebottomz Rodney Larcom's tickling me. Prof.: As I was about to say when I was so rudely interrupted, observe the range of activity and attainment achieved by the members of the class. Such we find in any group. Now, Mr. Ilarcom, will you give your report I? Larcom: I really don 't know what some of this is all about, but I did the best I could. Prof.: That 's what you've been saying for the last I8 years that you've been here. Larcom: I found that the members of the class of 1932 of Dedham Iligh School have gone into positions ranging from Sylvia Gillespie 's occupation as expert coiffeuse at one of Boston 's most exclusive department stores, well known as Hurtle's, to that of Pauline Belanger, who imitates roaring lions over sta- tion VVDHS. IVDHS, by the way, is one of Russell Newell's enterprises and its studios are located on the 27th story of the Lynch Building at the corner of Wasliiiigtoii and Mfilliams Streets. Every Sunday at 4 ILM. the antenna of this powerful station nearly melts With the hot tunes sent out by the Ruddling Kutie Korns. featuring C'atherine Hartnett, Marion Dick, Lihna IIlman, and Anna Curley-led by the golden voiced lad who is the reason why women don't do their housework-Iiester Schortmann. I recently had the opportunity while visiting Dedham to see Russell Greene, one of the members of this class, in a state of dire distress. He had been trav- elling along at a rate of 15 m.p.h. in one of the new Anderson three-wheeled inverted 8's. The strain of this speed was so terrific upon the car that it sud- denly exploded and Russell was hurled against a tree with a sickening thud. His face was so badly battered that his own mother couldn't have recognized him. Chester Musche is another boy who has made good in a big way, with the aid .of Chet Parker. He is the champion racing driver of the world, having recently won the Indianapolis Classic at an average speed of 210 m.p.h. in his marvellous Parker special sixteen. Olan Drake is operating a rapid air transit from Dedham to Boston with a Hying time of 25 minutes. l932 m

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DIEDHAM H. S. L. J. Glynn is another who has made his mark. He plays for the New York Yankees and last year smashed 103 home runs Mary Delaney has joined the Shevory and Katchpole Flicker Films, and doubles for G 1-eta Garbo 's successor, Anna Hayes, in the close-ups. llalph La Freniere, who started his career as a gardener, has shifted to more gentle ground and is selling grapenuts made by the Cullen Sawdust Co. ttcw snickersj. l'rol'.: The class will please come to order, or I shall find it necessary to halt these interesting revelations. Schultz: Another outstanding example of the fine work which some of this class arc doing is shown by Henry Dowd, Carlton Duley, Grant Leines, and Iico Dwyer, known during their high school days as the Four Gigolos. They sent their great croquct team, which they coached, against Dedham's ancient rival, Norwood, in the Heaphy Memorial Stadium. The highest hopes were realized when their team swamped Norwood 93eAU, in a furious struggle, a game fitting to be played in the stadium dedicated to Dedham 's great ex-coach. tltlnter Larcomj liarcom: Stage coach. l'rot'.: NVhat did you say, Larcom? Larcom: l said that 's what I say too. Prof.: Proceed, Schultz. Schultz: Two others of the class of 1932 have gone back to their Alma Mater to promote manly sports. lWilliam Gates and XVilliam Guilfoyle have produced at Dedham High a tiddly-wink team which is the state's champion. Gatcs's duties consisted of showing to the squad how to relax in classes and to save their strength for their games. Mary Newman and Katherine Montague have bought the chain of Hearst newspapers so they can run them to suit themselves. Donald lVlcMi1len, Vice President of the U. S., will protect them from the gunmen of Alec Panasuk, rival newspaper operator. Good night, alll Prof.: No comments are necessary. Aside from that, however, your report was good, Schultz. XVhat quotation did the material in the report remind you ot, Miss Throttlebottom? Miss Throttlebottom: Mighty hemlocks from little peanuts grow. Cliaugh- ter from class.D Pi-ot.: NVhat is the matter with the class, anyway? You're all grinning like a pack of Cheshire cats. All right, Miss Opper, let 's hear from you. Miss Opper: Contrary to their habits of comradeship in Dedham High, Archie Hammond and J. T. Longden recently fought for the world's middle- weight championship. Archie won by boxing Longdenls ears so hard that it knocked him bow-legged. George Davis has become the world 's champion flagpole sitter. C. J. Fetter, his trainer, kept away over-curious birds and mosquitoes by throwing chalk which he took during his school days. Frank Valente and Nicholas Scampoli have started a spaghetti factory with a capacity of 42 miles a day. The spaghetti was rather greasy at first, but Frank explained this by the fact that he mistook axle grease for butter. t'armcla De Falco and Audrey Dutton are running an employment bureau and have given their old classmates many a job. The paths of Adaline Brown, Taylor Hersey, and Vernon Gill have recently crossed w.th those of Walter Johnson and Thomas Brooks, the latter the owner of a Dedham movie palace. Brooks was showing Director Hersey's latest mas- terpiece, Paradise Retained , with Adaline Brown as the willowy heroine and Vernon Gill as the ardent lover. Walter J ohnson, the official movie censor of l932 ao

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DEDHAM H. S. -e -e lietty Mt-Guinness is sliding plates in the liaekius and Poftey liunch Car. 'l'he battle between lieatriee Mclntyre and Florence McMillan for the office ol' Town Manager has tln'own the town into a turmoil, and mud and person- alities have been hurled so thickly that Doris Newton, a prominent figure in the Salvation Army, has been appealed to to try to paeify the contestants. CSits.j Prot.: That was better than usual, Larcom. lint one question, please. In the case ot liussell Greene, you say that his condition was such that his own mother eouldn't have recognized him. llow, then. did you recognize him? liarconi: liecause I ain't his mother. tliaughter from classj Prof.: Ah. l see. Miss l3uttercup. can you stop looking foolish long enough to read your theme .' hliss liuttereupg UK, professor. tlteadsl XVhen l started this theme I thought it was going to be horribly dull, but as l went on to find out so many thrilling things, I did envy Rodney here for having belonged to such a class. tleneral Augusto Vitali, ll. S. Army, is waging a furious campaign in Greenland against the liskimos who rose up in p1'otest against having their pic- tures on ginger ale bottles. His chief-of-staff, Charles Pizzano, keeps him amused during the lulls by d1'awing pretty pictures. General Vitali stated positively that he hasn't seen an Eskimo for two years, but with the nights six months long, he is going To stay up there as long as he can and catch up on a lot. of sleep he lost at D. ll. S. Angelina Mariana is one of Dedham 's most prominent society women and goes about running charities. -losephine Ericson is a sewing teacher in D. H. S. and keeps the whole class on pins and needles with her careless habits. The Quartet of Beauty. as they are known locally, llenrietta Reid, orig- inator ot' the lleid beauty mud. Gertrude Sheehan. inventor of Sheehan 's Freckle liotion, Tlieresa De Iienedictis, author of My Ten Day Diet and lVhy I NVeigh 250 Lbs. and Elizabeth Murphy. author ot' How to Grow Black Eycbrows with lilond Hair , have opened a super beauty salon. Eleanor Monahan is an entymologist and 1'0H1l1S the fields of lVestwood, which is still a wilde1'ness, looking tor bugs ot the outdoor variety. Andrew Ferris is a golf pro in a big way and swings as mean a club as he used to in his high school days. liing Smith, of cou1'se, is the ping pong coach here at Prairie Dog. Une ot D.ll.S.'s most popular artists is Hugh Tulloch, Bing Crosby's pi-omg-ti, whose silyery yoice thrilling millions is heard over the Iadonisi and li. -Iordan Cigar Co. p1'og1'an1. No harsh irritating impurities. Pi-ot.: Did you say I irritate you? Miss lluttercupz No, indeed, professor. Prof.: My mistake. proceed. Miss lluttereupz ltuth Conlon and Marguerite Horigan are on the office stati' ot' -lack t'ummings, the present principal of D. H. S., nicknamed the 'tElephant. They hand out tardy slips with hunting scenes painted by Bar- bara Miller on the back of them. tSits.l tllarcom drops book.j Prof.: Larcom, is that necessary? llarcom: Yes-er. er--no. Prof.: liarcom. what did you think of that report? liareom: Interesting, if t1'ue. Prof.: Er, Mr. Zilch, will you let us have your report '? Zileh: Al Waldron is chief janitor of D. II. S. He has oil burners, but the dense smoke coming up the chimney is from his Luckies. Ruth Lonsdale is a model in Agnes Hanson 's gown shop on the 42nd floor of the liyneh building. VValter Metcalf has a ritzy penthouse on top of the huge Taylor building across the street. Robert Glaser is a plumber who finds his Weight of 350 pounds so burden- some that he has to make two trips for his tools. ' I932 22