Dedham High School - Reflections Yearbook (Dedham, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1949 volume:

'a 1 M, 4 , N RHLHI1 IQIXIS ofthe CLASS of 1949 A Record of the best years of our lives at DEDHAIVI HIGH SCHUOL DEDHAIVI, MASSACHUSETTS Table of Contents Pllxt' DEDICATION L 3 EARLY HISTORY 4 THAT XWONDERFUL SENIOR YEAR FALL 7 AROUND CLLLLLSLMAQ 13 NWLNTLLLI TLRLL 18 SPLLLNL, 26 GRADUATION CTLASS IIAVQLQLLLS 36 CLASS POL-.M 37 TIII, SILNIURS SS Mu. EALQN S6 TPI!-I I7Ac,uL:L'x' S7 FIIIII' CIASS NVLLL 97 TIHI' Cnxss PROLILLLLY 'LU ygcwy '- 1' M. my m MLJamesSmHh 'H The Chairman of Our 4 Class Advisers, we jcfvlica fe fgij goofs Mr. Smith, a Dedham High School alumnus, began teaching in the history department in 1959. After serving as a lieutenant in the Army, during the war, he returned to D.H.S. just as we were entering. For our four years here he has assisted us and advised us in all our class activities. He has been an inspiring teacher and a sincere friend. He will remain among our fondest memories. Mdfor of ffm 194 9 cfvwa gow 6acL dome rieuenfeen or eigftfeen to the time when each of our 179 graduates was a bouncing baby, unaware that there were such things as junior Proms, Norwood Games, or Senior Plays in this wonderful world. We wish we could show you each '49er as he looked back when he preferred Pablum to pizza, but the pic- tures on the opposite page are all we could steal from family albums. Looking across the top, you first see Bobby Aspell, then the Kohuts - Dick, Mary, and john, then Lennie Johnson, joan Cleary, and Mary Mac- Donald. In the next row - Gene McCarthy with Janice Heiferman below, Tommy York in the tub, Kathryn Davis, and -- with their dolls - Carol Ahearn and Mary Donahue. Next in line-Lenny Nylund and his sister, Nat Dobson - the bathing beauty - Chassy Donelan, Dick and Teresa Fitzhenry fyou tell 'em apartlp and Carolyn Reid at the end. Below - Marie Brooks, Barbara Allegra, Bev Stuck, Betty DeFelice, and Arlene Leonard. Down at the bottom, first is Priscilla Shelley. The young man on the bike is Franny Starr. Under the umbrella is Marie Motte, while Kent Keelan is amused at the bunny. XVe were beautiful babies, we nineteen forty- niners, weren't we? Well skip now the intervening years of grade school and junior high school, and come to the momentous fall of l945, when, as shy and timid freshmen who didn't know whether 310 was to the right or left of l09, we entered Dedham High. The traffic officers thought we were green, but the upperclassmen as a whole hailed us as supermen because of our high scores in the Iowa tests. Six weeks later, when report cards came out, we lived up to our advance notices by being the only class with members on the all-A honor roll and by having the most members on the no mark un- der B honor roll. The War was over, and we were lucky enough to arrive in D.H.S. just as Mr. James Smith, Mr. Nicholas DeSalvo, Mr. Thomas LeGuern, Mr. Or- lando Scafati, and Mr. William Dunne returned to the faculty. The latter two left us later for other schools, but the others were with us during all our high school days-as was Mr. Clifford Gustafson, who came to Dedham High when we did. 4 QCLV5 By February we really knew our way around. We chose a committee which in turn drew up our constitution, and shortly afterward we held our first election. Richard Kohut was elected president, Leo Downing, vice-president, Mary MacDonald, secretary, and Peter Kipp, treasurer. We brought our freshman year to a successful close with our first dance, the Frosh Frolic. When we returned to school the next fall, we really felt important. We were sophomores, we knew the ropes, and there were underclassmen under us. There were many new teachers in school that fall: Miss Barbara Gurney, Mrs. Mil- dred DeSalvia, Mr. Lyman Avery, Mr. Samuel Beattie, Mr. Robert Carr, Mr. Roger Randall, and Mr. Edward Sheridan. The only change resulting from the class elec- tions in October was that john O'Brien became our new class treasurer. We saw a change in our school routine when assemblies were moved from Wednesdays to Thursdays, and another innovation -an excellent one-was the Boys' Glee Club, which Mr. Beattie organized. That was the year that the pupils in the history classes, under the direction of Mr. Howard Bot- tomley, prepared a memorial booklet giving brief biographies of the Dedham High alumni who gave their lives in World War II. It was also the year of a coal strike, when for a while we had hopes that the school might have to close because of a fuel shortage. janet Taylor was our champion in the Herald- Traveler Spelling Bee that year. Once again we ended the year with a dance, April Two-Lips, which, like all our dances, was both a social and a financial success. long before Dedham High School! ' fi,,.4f '. . Q L 45 . ' K in P'-'ti ISI Our junior year was the year of the new look. Skirts began sweeping the Hoors, and we had a new boys' cooking class -G ask Ninny O'Brien or Joey Burke - that was featured in the Boston Globe. There were changes in our faculty, too: we welcomed Miss Elizabeth Guell and Mr. Arnold Borofsky. We had lots to do that year - selecting our rings and preparing for the prom. To raise money for it we had the Barnyard Bounce, a rousing suc- cess that helped swell our bank balance to a record 3fil5.72. Marie Motte was our spelling champion that year, reaching the finals at Faneuil Hall. For our prom, May 7, we chose Serenade of the Bells as the official song and decorated the gym till it really looked like a little Mexican town. 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There were two dances to run, a Senior Prom to plan for, and caps and gowns to be selected Rich though the class was from the suc- cessful dances of its first three years. its budget for the fourth year- including Reflections and the Class Banquet-had to be handled carefully. Wfith the able assistance of Mr. Smith, the offi- cers and the executive committee followed a plan of getting things done early. A photography comf mittee got right to work, with the result that Armands was chosen as the class photographer in time to get the football pictures you see farther on in this book. Committees for the Senior Play were selected early enough so that the class was saved some eighty dollars for scenery rental when the boys fixed up their own. l7l As this is written, the executive committee is still working on the final details of the budget. They hope to make the tax charged class members for Refiections and the banquet surprisingly low. Our class officers have run things well. They been enterprising in raising money and cautious in spending it. They deserve our applause. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS liirhziiil Kohui. Leo Downing, Eilnninil Svhissel. Hairy Mat-Donalrl. Iso Elected - the lhlelic ouncil ATHLETIC COUNCIL Pauline Robertson, Lawrence Green, Mr. Eaton, Robert Wallace, Mr. Yonker. The election of the Athletic Council emphasized the fact that fall is an important time in sports -particularly football. It was the athletic coun- cil's job to make the schedules for all the high schools sports, to OK. contracts with other schools, and to provide care for injured players. The council is composed of Mr. Thomas Yonker, faculty managerg Mr. Ralph A. Eaton, principal, and an elected representative from each of the three upper classes. Mr. Eaton served as president of the council this year. james Wzilsli was vice- president. and Pauline Robertson, secretary. CHEIER CLYB OFFICERS .loan Starr, .Iune Brarlhury, Hell-nmaiit Doe, Kathleen Rooniy. There is little publicity given to the activities of the Athletic Council, but the work it does is appre- ciated by every D.H.S. rooter. Early fall was also the time when D.H.S. cheers echoed through the corridors after school as the Cheer Club got going. Nearly every girl in school belongs to the Cheer Club, the purpose of which, naturally enough, is to form an organized cheering section at the school games. The girls pictured on this page were the ollicers of the club. I-lelenmarie Doe was presidentg Joan Starr, vice-presidentg june Bradbury, treasurer, and Kathleen Rooney, secretary. The club earned S145 with its Pigskin Parade dance and used the money to hire buses for out-of- town games. The girls all wore red and gray beanies on these trips and provided an attractive advertisement of Dedham's school spirit. Mrs. York and Mr. O'Neil, who acted as chap- erons on the bus trips, were elected honorary mem- bers of the club. The Cheer Club is still a rather new Dedham High activity. Its leaders won't be satisfied until every pupil here is a member of it. You Could'nl Help caring g the Band 4 MAJOR!-ZTTES Marie Raftmy, Janet 'I':1ylor, Kathryn Nihart, Marlt-nv Murray, Anna Mzittozzi, lxIlt't'l- HIM, Pvllllb' Ryan. Natalie Dobson, Mary Kohut, Ialry Nichols. Almost the first day of school it began marching and playing-X periods. after school, and eve- nings. This was an important year for the band, as it carried on the fund-raising campaign begun the year before, and, with Eng days adding to the generous contributions of Dedham organizations, finally had the necessary S1200 for new uniforms. As this was written, the band had made only one public appearance in its new hnery- when it went to the Band Festival at New Bedford-and those who hadnt seen the new uniforms then were looking forward to the Memorial Day parade. when they were to be displayed to the whole Town of Dedham. The drum majorettes proved such an attraction at games that Mr. Beattie was planning to have a whole corps of them ready for next fall. He also was hoping that the new uniforms would induce many more pupils to join the band-free games, free fun, free instruction, all this and credit points, too! The new uniforms were designed by Sylvia Mc- Guire. . Needless to say. this talented girl was a member of the one and only class of 1949. FIRST ROW - 'l'. Vllatson, J. Hampe, E. Hzirju, S. Allen. G. Christopher, S. Muirht-zul. P. .l:it'k:son, l.. Dewar, J. Draper, J. Zinni, D. Whittaker. SECOND ROVV - H. Wilder, D. Hanson, J. Laflfl. G. Proxost, J. Van ltlerstim-, D. llzmipe, R. Dunbar. .l. Erlney, N. Falk, K. Payne. P. Gauliartl. THIRD ROVV f R. Gauthier, T. Yonker, R. Payne, W. Rose, R. Gagliard, F. Gomes. I.. Erlntiy, E. Harrison. Early in the Year - the Student Council FRONT ROW 1.. Downing. N. Dobson, R. Kotlinke, .l. 'l'uek, Miss Margaret Boynton, C. Donelan. N. Motto, M. Motte, R, Kohut. SECOND ROW A. Eilc-rtson, R. Rtlrirer, M. Corey, .I. Downey, H. Dov, 'l', lfitzhonyy, C. Ahearn, R. Gustafson, E. liasiliui, li. Watson. RACK ROW G. Putl. R. Andrews, R. Smith, S. Ilore, R, Swett, I . Connolly, . . . began electing its otlicers and planning for a busy year. Charles Donelan was chosen presidentg Richard Koflinke, vice-presidentg Nancy Motte, sec- retaryg -lohn Tuck, treasurer, and Marie Motte, head traffic marshal. Charles Donelan, Natalie Dobson, Richard Kohut. and John Tuck were named floor marshals. One of the first accomplishments of the coun- cil was to name a committee of four with Leo Downing as chairman to investigate the possibili- ties of having the juke-box in the cafeteria during lunch. As .1 result, the school ate to music every Vifednesday noon. The council held its Mistletoe Smack on De- cember I7 and made a profit of 33119 on the dance. Leo Downing was in charge of advertising the af- fair, Natalie Dobson, of the decorationsg john Tuck, musicg Helenmarie Doe, checking, and Ben- son Swett, tickets. One of the big rewards of being on the Student Council is the privilege of attending conventions at which council members from dillerent high schools meet to discuss common problems and to TRAFFIC SQUAD FRONT ROW Iiillian Mc-Lc-an, Gertrude Rose, Frances Doyle, Viririnia Ewell, Marie Brooks, Ruth liottomlvy. SECOND ROW David Ward, William Hartnett, George Has- kell, Alton Henson, Kenneth t'omlon. David Sargent. have a good time socially. Representing Dedham High at the Student Council Conference at Brighton in December were Charles Donelan, Natalie Dobson, Richard Andrews, and Ann Eilert- son. The delegates to the Eastern Massachusetts Division of Student Councils Convention at Con- cord, April 2, were Helenmarie Doe, Frank Con- nolly, Barbara Wfatson, and Charles Donelan. At the State Convention of Student burg, May lli, Charles Donelan, Nancy Motte were the voting entire Dedham council went as The council brought several blies to the school this year, blackson, the marimba playerg Councils, at Fitch- Marie Motte, and delegatesg but the representatives. interesting assem- including Burton George Gorman, whose topic was How Other People Talkng Garnet Hazard, the colored chalk artistg and Dick and Betty Welsbztclier, who provided a program of American folk songs. Financially, the council had a splendid year, there was 3201.40 in its treasury as this went to press. riffs Because the trallic problem in the school -par- ticularly in the freshman corridor-is too much for a group the size of the student council, twelve pupils from the three upper classes were chosen by the council to assist with the traffic. The two groups working together did an excel- lent job of keeping the traffic moving smoothly and quickly and of eliminating disorder in the corridors. The Library Council was another organization that stirred to activity the first few days of school -and, it is well to add, didn't stop stirring all year. For the second year in a row, the D.H.S. library handled large numbers of books from the Dedham Public Library and handled them effi- ciently. The Library Councils chief pride this year was the handsome, new steel desk and the new filing cabinet it acquired. In spite of the fact that the Town Meeting decided to postpone any school building, it seems to be generally agreed that Ded- ham High is to have a larger and better library, somehow or other, in the very near future. Wlien this glad day comes, the new furniture will be a good start toward equipping it. As this was written the council was planning a dance, the Holiday Hop. The funds raised at the dance will be used for library supplies and magazine subscription renewals next year. In April the library received a book repair kit, containing paste, scissors, book binding material, glue, and other materials for repairing battered books. The Dewey Decimal System was introduced into the Dedham High Library for the first time this year, and the Library Council members spent many periods lettering and numbering books and stamp- in Y and filin cards. fp g Holiday was added to the list of magazines to which the library now subscribes. Besides Holi- day, Nezz'ru'eek, Hszlfllffllcljf Erezlizzg Parr . R6zI!f61'.f Digerff' 'lfltlmzfit' M011fbl3', St'iem'e Digertj' and Lezztber11eck now come to the li- brary regularly. New library slips, intending to keep wandering study-hall pupils out of the library, were issued during May and june with disastrous effects upon those seniors who had begun to tire of dull classes. The number of students using the library this year doubled over last year. Miss Guell and the Library Council have done everything possible to improve the library's facilities, but the real need is for larger quarters. l RON'l' ROW -- B. Brown, M. Motte, P. Maloney, R. Dclario, Miss E. Guell, K. Nihart, B. VVatson, I.. MacLean, S. Mitchell. MIDDLE ROVV - D. VVilliams, E. Delfelice, J, Bratlbury, M. Nolan, .l. Heiferman, S. Orcutt, J. Yonker, D. Donovan, J. MucR:-te, N. Mutte. C. Johnson, N. Mace. llAL'KGlfOW R. Murphy, E. Baseilici, V. Prisco, E. Veno, L. Dewar, L. Dt-wninpz, J. Scutton, P. Civita, J. Yonker, G. Hose, M. iorgio. llll ie ea of mr ...gif joofgaf 0 at imax FRONT ROW l . O'llrii-n. li, Contlon, R. Hylantl, R. Yanni, E. MCC:-lrlhy. T. York, Capt.: V. Del'ari. P. Prevutt, G. Rawtling, VV. Cztponi-, D, Driscoll. Mll7Dl.l'I ROVV .l. Ili-apliy, Coach: J. Smith, R. Fitzhenry, C. Donelan, 0. Nye, R. Brown, W. Sanford, I.. Brown, P. Raymond, li. Autry, Asst. Coavh. ICACK ROW J. R1lf'1f'1'y. Svnior M1lll1iIl9l'I W. Hartnett, J. Mat'Donaltl, R. lVlat'Nevin, W. O'Ne-il, R. Slivalutta, I . Connolly, H. Hickcox. fit'IlPl'i1l Mzinzitre-r. On the opposite pages are some of our mem- for our first score and, a common sight, Dave Dris- ories of our last football season. Starting at the upper lefthantl corner and looking down, first we see charging towartl tis, our stalwart tackles, Gene McCarthy and Grant Rawtlingg then our well- likctl trainer .intl .1 great follower lflolly Batch- elderk. Moving down, remember the Weytntmutlt game? A cross section of our cheerleaders caught in a surprise pose. Bottom two-action shots of the Norwood game, Ninny O'Brien smashing over ll2l coll off for repairs again. Top middle-glimpse of typical crowdg next our Cheerleaders in actiong last minute huddle before the kickoffg Weyintuuth skirting the endg between the half entertainmentg flipping the coin, Weymtutitli game, Captain York calling. Last row-Rugged Bob MacNeving Dedham has its Fitzhenry! g Ken Condon ready to snap ball back to Charles Donelang O'Brien pitching. York punting. Q 5 3 L N The AR00 and GR Y-FIHDTB ll. The maroon and gray opened at Russell Field, Cambridge, in a jamboree, mastering St. Mary's of Brookline easily 6-0. Bob MacNevin was the first to score for Dedham in '48 Next D.H.S. rolled through St. Mary's of Wtiltliam 25-7. On the week following Wzitertown tied our boys 6-6 in a hard- fought battle of two good lines featured by the defensive work of Rawding and Depari. Unbeaten North Quincy was next to fall to on- rushing Dedham, 13-0. York's pass interceptions coupled with O'Brien's plunging proved too much for the city boys. Lady Luck frowned and Framing- ham had the honor of being the first to beat us as they emerged a 6-0 victor. Hyde Park felt fully the impact of an aroused Dedham team, losing 24-0. MacNevin, York and O'Brien all scored from way out as long runs were the rule of the day. Our 2-0 win over Malden Catholic provided the upset of the season, turning out to be the only loss suffered by the Class B Champions. A smart, alert Dedham team showing a superior attack took charge right at the start. Late in the game Bob Yanni broke through to pin Den Alves, Malden quar- ter, behind his goal for the only score. York, O'Brien and MacNevin, under the direction of Donelan, starred in the backfield, while in the line Pete Prevett was immense as were guards Condon and Yanni, tackles Capone and McCarthy, and ends Hyland and Driscoll. Weymoutli was just too big, too fast, too deep, and just too, too, leaving us a 20-0 setback. Rindge Tech, on their own mire and sawdust, managed to hold off a muddy but determined Dedham team, 0-0. Then came Norwood, or Gulla and Co. Cap- tain Tom York, playing on an injured ankle, set up the Hrst touchdown and stopped Gulla when he was long gone to anyone but Tom. Francis O'Brien, coming back from an injury also, made his last game his best, scoring all three of Dedham's touch- downs and doing some standout defensive work. Peter Prevett again walked off with all defensive honors, personally conducting Mr. Gulla to the turf numerous times. A slick hand-off from Fitzhenry resulted in the first T.D. O'Brien set up the second himself with a pass to Donelang the third and last came from repeated offtackle plunges. The final score, 18-13, ended an excellent season of six wins, two ties, and two losses. And, of course, this is the time to mention the Cheerleaders, who did a wonderful job of cheer- ing the football and basketball teams to their victories. There were four seniors on the Cheer Team, Captain Nancy Kennedy, Teresa Fitzhenry, Pris- cilla Shelley and Marie Motte. Along with these were three junior girls, Patricia Moloney, Nancy Motte and Grace Waldron. To complete the team was sophomore Jessie Allan. We must also men- tion junior substitute jean Yonker, who did a splendid job of filling in when the regulars were OUT. During the year, our cheerleaders were invited to many different schools to represent Dedham High at the Cheer Club Dances. :ui CHEER LEADERS Marie Motte, Jessie Allan, Grace Waldron, 'I' e 1' e s a Fitzhenry, Nancy Kennedy, Patricia Ma- loney, Priscilla Shelley, Nancy Molte. .gylzorff E ore lmififnfww WT held our Senior Prom. It was decided to hold it early to avoid the big snow storms of jan- uary and February tthey never did come! J. There were shouts of How can I raise the money just before Christmas? , but apparently most of the seniors managed somehow, for the prom was well attended and most successful. A new wrinkle was the selecting of a typical high school couple as King and Queen of the Prom. Barbara Allegra persuaded a professional model to make the selectionsg her choice was John O'Brien and Anna May Defienedictis. Here's How We Looked: Upper and lower left are views of the Grand March. Upper ri tht are the kin 1 and 5 E queeng in the picture below that, a jack has been added .... The punch bowl was popu- lar .... just a corner of that b ea u t i ful Christmas tree shows -lower right. jlte !t0cLe eam Afcwfevi racficin FRONT ROW R. Sislane, D. Driscoll, J. Sikora, J. Winters. I , Connolly, l , 0'l4ric-n, R. MacNevin, H. Lambert, J. Black, P. Prevt-tt, Mr. De-Salvo, Coach. BACK ROW - C. Senning.. J. Killion. Assistant Managers: R. B'own. D. Sassone. G, Haskell. R. Allen, E. Kiessling, C. Peterson, F. Dietzfl, lf. Nee, P. Kipp, Manager: H. Hivlteox, General lVlanaliPI'- The Dedham High hockey team of 1948-1949, losing six games, tying two, and winning only two, finished in seventh place in the Eastern Massachu- setts Hockey League-one of the few times it has finished out of the first four. Dedham was extremely unlucky during the whole season. There was a new rink, but the weather stayed warm. Captain Francis O'Brien was injured in the Lexington game and was sidelined for the next two. Victories almost in Dedhams grasp were snatched away, as in the case of Brook- line's tie-breaking goal with only 15 seconds to go. The season opened December 3 against Malden, which had won 25 straight league games. O'Brien performed the hat trick, scoring three goals, to lead Dedham to a -4-l victory. Against Brookline, Ninny and Ronnie Sislane both scored, but it was in a losing cause, as, al- though outskated and outplayed, Brookline tallied to win 5-2. In the next game, with 12 players swinging and shoving in a third-period melee, Dedham managed to beat Natick 3-l. Probably the hardest played game of the year was the one with Hudson, Christmas night. Ded- ham was without the services of two of its regu- l16l lars, but Dave Driscoll came through with a lone tally in the second period to give Dedham a l-1 tie. Defenseman Howie Lambert did an excellent job filling in as a forward in this game. Although he didn't flash the light so often, Bob MacNevin deserves a lot of credit for the way he covered Natick's high-scoring Dick Clasby. After beating Natick 5-l, Dedham next tied them 1-1, and in neither of these games did Clasby score- this in spite of the fact that Clasby was high man in the league. Others on the team who looked good were Frank Connolly, next year's captain, john Winters, who played defense notablyg joe Black, who got that breath-taking goal in the Malden game, and Peter Prevett, who'll be a veteran next year. Jan Sikora and Frank Dietzel combined to do a good goal- tending job, and Peter Kipp and his assistant, jim Killion, filled the managerial positions commend- ably. Four players were selected for the Esmass All- Star games: Capt. O'Brien, Bob MacNevin, Howie Lambert, and Frank Connolly. During most of the games the Dedham boys played together. The Esmass team beat the Bay State All-Stars 5-1, but lost to the G.B.I. All-Stars 5-0. uzif gefore acafion JUNIOR RED CROSS FRONT ROW Miss Margaret Boynton, faculty adviser, Jean Oberlantler, Estelle Comeau, Mary Donahue, Betty Delft-- lice. SECOND ROW s Barbara 'Fili- betts, Betty Dowd, Priscilla Shelley, Katherine Bussey, At Christmas came the busiest time of the year for Dedham Highs junior Red Cross members. With the 350 collected by the members in the home rooms last October and November, the group, under the direction of Miss Margaret Boynton, packed 15 Christmas boxes containing various use- ful articles such as soap, face cloths, thread, needles, pins, stockings, and also articles like pencils, cray- ons, paper, and rubber balls to make some European boy or girl a little happier. Estelle Comeau and jean Oberlander were Ded- ham High School's representatives to the Red Cross headquarters in Boston this year. They attended a few meetings where they heard interesting talks by various speakers and saw movies showing the Red Cross' many activities. Then they reported what they had seen to the Dedham chapter. , in I Last year comic books which are absolutely mba in the school, were collected from many of the student comic fans. Favors made up of gum, candy, cigarettes, and playing cards were sent to different veterans' hospitals in and around Boston. Because of the lack of money and members to aid in the support of the Dedham High School junior Red Cross, many things which could and should have been done to help our veterans and the needy Europeans were not accomplished. The group hopes that the school will be more generous when contributions are asked for next year and that more of the underclassmen-boys or girls- will join and take the place of this year's seniors who have worked so diligently for a cause as worthy as the Red Cross. ML AW! ,4 My Cywizi fmad l17l jjlte QM! QUUW GLU! azfefgaff geffin oin Under its new coach, Warren Goodie, Ded- ham's basketball team showed D.H.S. fans plenty of fast and aggressive basketball. The team seemed to specialize in losing games by one or two points, turning the trick on five separate occasions. An extra point or two in the right spot would have greatly improved the teams final record of five wins and nine losses. Since the boys lacked height, Coach Goodie built his team around a pair of fast, small for- wards, Captain Fran Starr and Steve Kiely. Reg Brown, a giant center, gradually developed into one of the finest in the league. All three of these boys were chosen for and played on the Bay State All Stars team. Dick Fitzhenry, Bill Conroy, Gordon Puff, Al Corey and joe Burke all played as guards during the season. Dick Dunn, jack O'Brien, and Red Downing also saw service during the season. The season started with a pair of two-point losses, to Framingham, 35-55, and Wellesley, 54-56. The team finally got into the win column in its third game, nipping Natick 54-55. Captain Starr led the attack with 17 points. A last-second basket gave Dedham its most heart-breaking defeat as Needham came out on top in one of the IHOSI thrilling games of the year. The team looked better than expected against a sparkling Milton team fwhich later went on to win the Tech Tourney 1, but slipped in the last pe- riod, losing 41-62. Following the defeat by Milton, the boys went on to win three straight contests over Norwood. Walpole, and Natick. The victory over the highly l1Sl BASKETBALL TEAM FRONT ROW John O'Brien. Al Corey. Gordon Puff, Rich- ard Dunn, Richard Fitzhenry Frzincis Starr, Reginald Brown Paul Connors, Steven Kiely, Joseph Burke. BACK ROW Hollington Hick- cox and James Scotton, man- agers, William Hartnett, Orrin Nye, G'c-orgv Nieva, Kenneth Folsom, Robert Dunbar, Wil- liam McNaught, Thomas Po- , tlolski, manager, Warren 1 Gootlie, coach. favored Norwood team was the high point of the season. The whole team played brilliantly, but Steve Kiely was the star of the night, playing an outstanding game both offensively and defensively. Dedham reached its high spot in the scoring de- partment as they rolled up 56 points in absorbing a 56-68 defeat by Wellesley. Three more defeats followed before Dedham scored a 58-50 triumph over Walpole. Starr set the team's individual scoring record with 51 points that afternoon. The season ended with a 54-48 loss at Norwood. The teams leading scorers were Starr, 220 points, Brown, 118, Fitzhenry, 751 and Kiely, 56. The Dedham junior Varsity had a slightly bet- ter season, winning seven of their 14 games. Out- standing members of the ,l.V.'s were Bill Sanford, Al Corey, Paul Connors, and Ken Folsom. D.H.S. BASKETBALL RECORD Dedham Framingham 55 Dedham Wellesley 56 Dedham Natick 55 Dedham Needham 55 Dedham Milton 62 Dedham Norwood 5 1 Dedham Walpole 52 Dedham Natick 56 Dedham Wellesley 68 Dedham Framingham 57 Dedham Needham 42 Dedham Milton 55 Dedham Walpole 50 Dedham Norwood -18 THE GIRLS, TOO, PLAYED BASKETBALL The four at the right excelled in basketball, soft- ball, badminton, volleyball and tennis. Although all the girls played all these sports, each stood out in two or three. Pauline Robertson developed her skill in bad- minton so she was good enough for tournament play. She also shone in basketball. Helenmarie sparkled at second base in softball and as a guard in basketball. Between softball and basketball sea- sons, she played volleyball. Marie la ed a fast Uame of tennis and was a 1 Y s star pitcher on the softball team. She could also be counted on for a food ercenta fe of the oints in 5 any basketball game. Kathryn was fast, alert, and accurate as a left forward on the basketball court. She also played first base on the diamond. QUITE APART FROM ATHLETICS was the annual Herald-Traveler Spelling Bee. This year the Grand Championship nearly came to Ded- ham High for the second time. 4The year before, Elliott Taylor won it and earned a trip to Wrisli- ington.J SPELLERS FRONT ROW -Louise Neimann, Gladys Woodward. SECOND ROW' Elsa Busilici, Thomzis O'Connell. GIRL ATHLETES FRONT ROW- Katherine Davis, Pauline Rolnertson. SECOND ROW Marie Motte. Helcnmarie Doe. The contest started in the home rooms, where the winners were Robert Allan, Estelle Comeau. Hollington Hickcox, Barbara Lane, Thomas O'Con- nell, and janet Taylor among the seniors. The junior winners were Sally Columbo, Sally Dono- van, Carolyn Harrison, George Provost, Dorothea Short, and Gladys Wfoodward. The sophomore winners were Elsa Basilici, jane Downey, Margaret Farrell, Harry Mahoney, Wil- lard Parker, Virginia Prisco, and Barbara Tibbetts. The freshmen were Irene Carroll, Patricia Cove, Susan Grearson, Lois Niemann, Rosemary Olivet and Carol Wilbtir. Thomas O'Connell, Gladys Wcuodward, Elsa Basilici, and Lois Niemann won the four grade championships of Dedham High. They entered the semi-finals at the Boston Public Library, and the survivors were Gladys, Elsa, and Lois. The next step was the finals at Faneuil Hall in Boston. Elsa, who won the ninth grade champion- ship last year, won another bronze cup for Ded- ham High with the lOth grade championship. She was also the runner-up in the Grand Finals. jk? 306 jam mn 30 flown jAaf Wafer '1 , ' X ix k 0 H WH40 M 0 . . it 44 SBWIAA f5Y.llll4,4, iii-lllfril yVLr,'A I l i W 1 , xx 1 ,X 'Z W '- J fa 1 nf, hw Y : .K -5,112 5 F, A 'p ' . N. V- - 'ms ' ,. ' as A ' 'S . ' AL A.. FRONT ROW G. Rawding, 14. Smith, R. Kofhnke, E. Shea, D. Winthrop, T. York, C. Donelan, C. Holmes, B, Swett, F. Mac- Imili. G1 McCarthy. MIDIJLE ROW Mr. E. Peterson, Coach: J. Milroy, lVli:i'.: H. Johnson, R. Chzimlwerlain, R. Knight, L. lirowne, K. Duffy, I.. Greene, J. Ahearn, N. DiiVlurtino, F. Alexander, W. O'Neil, J. ladonisi, H. Hickcox, Asst. Mgr. ICACK ROW .l. Fulginiti, FI. Shissel, .l. MacDonald, W. Sanford, A. Benson, R. Hyland, P. R:1ymond,J. Johnson. The D.H.S. track team, repeating its champion- ship performance of the previous year, successfully defended its Class C title in the 32nd edition of the annual Massachusetts State Meet, defeating the other teams in this class by an overwhelming mar- gin. lt seems as though good things come in pairs, since one of the fondest dreams of veteran coach Edwin Peterson was realized last year as his team won this coveted championship for the first time. Now his boys have won the cup twice in a row. a truly remarkable accomplishment. Dedhams most prolific point-getter in the indoor meets, Tom York, started DHS. on the right foot at the Garden by taking second place in the shot- put with a heave of 47 feet, 2 inches. Charles Donelan grabbed three points with a second-place effort in the 50 yard dash, and Kent Keelan fol- lowed this up with a second in the 45 yard high hurdles. As the meet built to a climax, Tom York l2ol roared to a sensational. record-breaking stint in the 300-yard dash, winning this event with a 35.5 clocking. Sophomore standout Charles Holmes showed a glimpse of his future greatness as he captured a fourth place point in the 1000. This was followed up in quick succession with Benson Swett's second place in the 600, and Ed Shea's outstanding victory in the one mile run. Ed clipped 4l 3 seconds off the old record even though he ran nine of the eleven laps with only one shoe. To round out a perfect day, the relay team of Charles Donelan, Richard Koffinke, Donald Winthrop, and Tom York turned in the fastest time in Class to finish the scoring with five additional points. As a reward for their efforts the track team spent a weekend at Bowdoin College, where they competed in the Bowdoin Interscholastics. Tom York emerged as the only point-getter as he suc- cessfully defended his New England title by wine ning the schoolboy 300. During the indoor season Dedham met such teams as Brookline and Wfatertown. The standf outs in these meets were Donelan, Koffinke, Win- throp, York, Keelan, Swett, Holmes, joseph Iado- nisi, Phil Raymond, Bobo Smith, Ken Duffy, and Forrest Maclain. In the Meet of Champions staged at Boston Garden as part of the Intercollegiate Heptagonal Games, Dedham was represented by Tom York, Charles Donelan, Ed Shea, and Kent Keelan. York was the only one fortunate enough to gather any pointsg he won the New England Interscholastic 500 yard championship, setting a new record and running the fastest 500 ever run by a schoolboy in Massachusetts 6 32.9 Q. Below you see the principal reasons why Ded- ham was the Class C champion. Running--this time with both his shoes on-in the upper-left corner is Eddie Shea, our star miler. Below him, putting the shot, is Tom York, the nonpareil. At the right, top, we see the famous relay team: Chassy Donelan, Donny Wfinthrop, Dick Koffinke, and Tom York, while below are the four stars Mr. Peterson selected for the play program pictures. ,Qt WM 0, Wingnut mule ,ML .S?arfec! M ecfiond glow! E YEARBOOK STAFF FRONT ROW K. Davis, I., Nichols, M. Donahue, A, lic-onaril, J. Suotton, t-clitor, I4. Stuck, K. Nihurt, C. Reid, P. Robertson. SECOND ROW .l. Capello, H. Dov, IVI. lVluri':iy, R, Huxrhey, M. Nlixttv, D. Dunuvzin, K. Hussey, J, Ileifer- man, B. Dt-Felice, R. Allegra, D. Irving, H. Johnson, I'. Shelley. THIRD ROVV C, Donelan, H, St-nnintr. R. Kohut, I.. Downing, R. Carty, 'l'. O'Conm-ll, I.. Johnson. Witlu jimmy Scotton as editor and Arlene Leon- ard and Beverly Stuck as his assistants, the l949 Reffeflimzr has endeavored to follow the Execu- tive Committees wishes for economy and still in- clude all the important events of our last year in Dedham High. How well we have succeeded, you may judge. Below are the typists, without whom neither l?ef1'ertimz.r nor the Mirror could have been ready on time. Particularly helpful was Mary MacDonald, who worked late into the afternoon and then left with reams of copy to type at home. YEARBOOK AND MIRROR TYPISTS 0 1' s ie mi I RUN'l' ROW' lVI:irii- Brooks, llzxrlrzirzi Lune. Ethel Amos, Marv Kohut, .loan Cla-ary. SECOND ROVV Helen Siako- tos. Mary IxIHt'DtlIl2il1l, Marilyn Broniley, Dorothy O'Iiea1'y, Joyce Romans. TOP ROW' Kzitlilm-n Kit-ly, 'IR-re-:i Fitzlicnry. xdnvl flee pkofograla g fag, 'MLM' .SDIUQM fs hw .giaey 2 Z.. xv. On the opposite page are snapshots of seniors, in and out of school, that show how valuable to a yearbook an up-and-coming photography club can be. Nearly all of them are the work of jack C Wliitey J Milroy. Although Refltfrtiom has got along for years with nothing but the pictures taken by the official class photographers, we've missed the informality and spontaneity of pictures taken by pupils who just happened to be there and had their cameras with them. This was the second year that the Photography Club functioned under the guidance of Mr. Arnold VI. Borofsky. It seems as if this year, more than ever before, cameras were almost as common as handbags in the classrooms. Future staffs of Re- ,fz'er!jmz.i' may well consider having all their pictures -except the senior panels-done by the school's talented amateurs. Club members, during the year, experimented with developing, printing, and enlarging pictures. For the beginners in photography, Mr. Borofsky gave lectures on the fundamental techniques and on the care of cameras. Each member was allowed to use the darkroom for developing pictures he had taken in or out of school. The club dues. collected by Treasurer .loan Yonlier, were used to buy badly needed pho- tographic equipment. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB son, Ruth DeLairrio, Jean Donald. BACK ROW --V Rolanrl Gauthier, John Kohut, David Weston, Robert Knight. Leonard Nylund was president of the club, Car- rie Wfoodworth was vice-president, and Jean Mc- Cray was treasurer. At the top of the opposite page you can see, left to right, a few majorettes, K. Nihart, N. Dob- son - the track team at Bowdoin - lunch time - the S. S. S. Then - Senior play, A. McDonough, M. Brom- ley, L. Downing - Stevie Kiely hooking one in - social life, J. Heiferman, G. Rawding, M. Brom- ley, R. Sislane. Below-Getting made-up, Senior play, Mil- roy - the 20-lb. lollypop, A. Butters 4Norwood7 and T. York - Wliitey in Scollay Square. Next are, first, the stage crew, Senior Play, R. Kohut, L. Nylund, E. Cote, then The Tea Party, bl. Oberlander, J. Weber, B. Oberlander - between acts, Senior Play, O'Brien, M. Eremita. Below that - Backstage, T. York, H. Hickcox - B. Lane, T. Fitzhenry, D. Donovan, M. Brooks - G. Rawding, Watertown game - view from chemistry room. At the bottom - T. Fitzhenry at lunch - cider and doughnuts, Milroy, E. McCarthy, Rawding in back - M. Brooks, B. Lane at Nantasket - C. Ahearn and Peanuts Davis at lunch. FRONT ROW Thomas Wat- MaeRae, Lenard Nylund, Car- rie Woodworth, Joanne Yon- ker, Sally Orcutt, Carol Mae- 7,- 4 x 444 1 Qfta 3352 .j ,fx .,, 'Q 1 1-f wx' ,Y 1 11 ft' ga nlf effin on 0lfUCUf'0!6 .giakin The activities of the Dramatic Club tapered off a bit. The club, under the direction of Miss Doris M. Grant, met once a month during the s-hool year. lts membership was large and en- thusiastic, and its projects were many. At the beginning of the year the club watched a demonstration of the art of make-up, as prac- ticed by Mr. Clifford Gustafson, art director. Two of the club's members were used as models. Next on the program was a one-act play, The Pearls. This was put on at a private performance for club members. The cast included Elsa Basilici, planet Smith. Charles Mulholland, and Lennart johnson. The club got considerable enjoyment out of the fact that one of its members, I-larry Mahoney, was an amateur magician who frequently entertained at its meetings. Club members, accompanied by Miss Grant, attended Boston performances of -lulius Caesar and Pygmalion during the course of the year. Along in March, however, the club coasted for a while, as Miss Grants attention was needed elsewhere. lt all begin with the senior class' play- reading committee, composed of .Ianice Heiferman, Marie Motte, and John Tuck. For weeks they met with Miss Grant, trying to find something not too young nor too old, funny but not foolish, dramatic but not too clillictllt. l26l DRAMATIC CLUB OFFICERS SITTING-Jane Downey, Richard Andrews. STANDING-Thomas Walsh. Joan Gapello. Then there was a solid week of try-outs in the auditorium, with Mr. Ryan getting girls to drag Mike Eremita up on the stage, with everyone try- ing to read Miss Grants mind, with dentist ap- pointments missed, and the same lines spoken over and over again. Finally there was the list posted on the bulletin board. Then there were two months of rehearsals- and epidemics! Measles, strep throats, colds, aches, and assorted miseries. Was the cast ever all there at one time before the opening night? Somehow or other, Miss Grant went through it all and still stayed sane. Somehow the lines got learned. We began selling tickets and painting scenery and hunting for old hats. Half the class was in a fog and everyone was excited. QC0llfl6Q fitere wad . . . Ngofc! in fine i 77 SENIOR PLAY CAST A. McDonough. J. Raftery, M. Bromley, L. Downing, R. Aspell, P. Kipp. J. 0'Bx'ien, M. Eremitzi, R. Hugzhvy. G. Couper, J. Milroy, A. Leonard, H. Siakotos, K. Nihart, I.. .Johnson J. Capella, M. MacDonald, M. Nolan, J. Ness. J. Cleary, J. Iadonisi, T. O'ConnelI. T.York, L. Mulholland, J. Zinni, H. Senning, J. Kohut, H. Hit-kt-ox It was a whopping success. Top credit, of course, goes to Miss Grant, who worked endless hours with the cast. Then come the big three: Holly Hickcox, as the villainous Richard Murga- troyd g Kathryn Nihart, as lovely Nell, and Len- nie johnson, as brave jack Dalton. They had the longest parts, and they handled them superbly. As for the rest of the cast, 1et's talk about them in the order in which they appeared. First came Chassy Donelan, very elegant in a tux, who spoke l27l the prologue. Then we saw Mary MacDonald, as Lizzie jones, the housekeeper. Mary made it very clear that she, at least, was not fooled by the villain's city ways. Rona Hughey was Barbara Stanley, Nell's younger sister. Her sweet singing voice was par- ticularly valuable in this part. jack Milroy was Hiram Stanley, Nell's stern father. In spite of a badly inflamed throat, Whitey played his part in true melodramatic style. Sam Slade, the villains shadow who later turned out to be Hawkshaw, was played with the proper sinister notes by Hillyer Senning, and Lionel Mulholland was a perfect Constable Jenkins. In the Bowery scene, Aloe Zinni, joan Capello, Arlene Leonard and Peggy Nolan earned loud applause with their song and dance acts, while Bob Aspell, joan Cleary, George Couper, joan Seale, Helen Siakotos, jack Raftery, Tom York, Peter Kipp, John Kohut, Joe ladonisi and Tom O'Connell-in costumes out of this world-gave the proper atmosphere. Mike Eremita starred as the bartender, Leo Downing, Marilyn Bromley, Anne McDonough and jack O'Brien were excel- lent up-town swells Jennie Ness, as Little Billy, wrung tears from all who weren't roaring with laughter. A special note of credit should be given to Nancy Carson, who had the important part of understudy to Kay Nihart. Miss Mary Sweeneys sales classes sold ads for a whopping 48-page program book-financially more successful even than the play itself. The scenery, the properties, and the costume commit- tees, the ushers, the ticket sellers - all combined to make Gold in the Hills one of 1949's greatest achievements. Over at the right we see some of the scenes from the play and pictures of those who made it a success. Beginning in the upper left-hand corner and reading down, we have in column one .lean Geldert and Francis O'Brien, ace salesmen and program managers. The picture below this shows John Milroy as Honest Hiram Stanley. Third shows Slick Steve, portrayed by joe Zinni, with Katherine Nihart as Nell Stanley and Rona Hughey as Barbara Stanley in the back- l2Sl ground. In the bottom picture we see Tom York as Chuck Connors and Lionel Mulholland as the sheriff. At the top of column two we see the ace sales- men: john O'Brien, Lillian Charland, Teresa Fitz- henry, Russell Jenks, Ruth Waldman, Marilyn Dietzel, and Kathryn Cudmore. Second, we see Hollington Hickcox, as Richard Murgatroydf' plotting some evil scheme with his shadow, Sam Slade, played by Hillyer Senning. Third, Rich- ard Murgatroydu tries to frame john Dalton, played by Lennart Johnson, as Lizzie jonesf' played by Mary MacDonald, looks helplessly on. Fourth, John Dalton sings Paradise Alley in a Bowery Barroom. Fifth, we see joan Cleary as Old Kate, while the derelict played by Tom O'Connell catches a few winks and Michael Ete- mita as Big Mike polishes bar glasses in the background. At the bottom of column two we have Joan Capello as Rose Robinson singing the Bowery version of Bird in a Gilded Cage. At the top of column three we have the ushers, left to right, Lucy Nichols, Carolyn Reid, Ruth Waldinan, jean Hurley, Beverly Stuck, Betty Dowd, Natalie Dobson, and Jean Geldert. Next we see Lennart johnson presenting Miss Grant, the coach, with the gift from the play cast. The third picture shows john Dalton making love to Nell Stanley, his bride-to-be. In the fourth picture we see the bicycle boys, jack Raftery, joe Zinni, john Kohut, and Joe ladonisi singing Bicycle Built for Two, In the fifth picture Lizzie jones, the housekeeper, played by Mary MacDonald, bawls out Hiram Stanley for letting his daughter run off to the city. In the last picture in column three Slick Steve, played by joe Zinni, and Maggie, played by Peggy Nolan, do some fancy steps to While Strolling Through the Park. l'lI xX glam fire Sprin Iaorfd Cgjfcwfecl fr X I QV 44' i 6,.....- hw f '4- ,J BASEBALL FRONT ROW - lfrank Connolly, Robert Allan, Francis O'Brien, Gordon Puff, John White. SECOND ROW 'Thomas LeGuern, coach: Francis Starr. Peter Prevett, Frank Carey, George Richardson, Reginalil Brown, Lawrence Brown, John Ahearn, William Sanford, Victor DePari, David Cleary, Manager. Baseball was first. Wliile we were still wearing topcoats and rubbers to school, Coach Thomas Le- Guern called out the candidates to get them in condition for the stiff competition ahead in the Bay State League. The team started off on the wrong footg as Re- fzleufimzi went to press it had lost five and won two. Since most of its losses were in close games, the school had reason to hope that the boys would land consistently in the win column before the end of the season. The squad contained a large number of ,versatile players who could shift from the outfield to the infield, or vice versa. Captain Bill Conroy and Billy Sanford were pitchers who could serve as outfielders when they weren't on the mound. An- other pitcher, versatile Pete Prevett, played in the outfield and also at first base. Catcher Gordon f Cousy J Pufif played at either second or third as well. Johnny Wfhite alternated between second and shortstop. Franny Starr played second and If 30.1 third, Ninny O'Brien went from outfield to short- stop, and Vic DePari was an outfielder and a third baseman. Others on the team were Catchers john Ahearn and Red McKee, first baseman Frank Connolly, and outfielders Reg Brown, Frank Carey, Larry Brown, and George Richardson. The team's record for the first part of the season was as follows: Natick 4 Dedham 3 Framingham 6 Dedham l Needham 10 Dedham 8 Wellesley 5 Dedham 2 Milton 5 Dedham 4 Dedham 2 Walpole l Dedham 12 Natick 6 The golf team waited till the weather was bet- ter, with the result that Reflecziofzr went to press before the Bay State Golf League had really started. This was the fourth year that D.H.S. had had a golf team, with Mr. john Wallace as its coach. At the start of the season Joe Black, Leo Down- ing, and John O'Brien-all veterans of last sea- son-were expected to be the backbone of the team, but golf is a sport in which a newcomer, if he has the stuff, can quickly replace a veteran. The team was scheduled to play home-and-home matches with Hingham, North Quincy, Quincy, Walpole, Needham, Canton, and Norwood-all league teams. If the weather was good, Mr. Wal- lace planned to arrange matches with other schools. The results of the first matches of the season were as follows: Walpole 8 Dedham l Hingham 61 3 Dedham 21 3 Walpole 9 Dedham O NO. Quincy 9 Dedham 0 fill GDL! TEAM Hoolizin, Mr. VVzill:ii't-, J, lilzick D. Szirgvnl, Ii. Eilni-V. There Was Only One Tennis Veteran in school-Edmund Schissel. Consequently Coach Edward Sheridan was unable to select a team when the group pictures were taken the first of March. When Refiertimzt went to press Larry Dewar, John Kohut, Lenny Nylund, Doug Grearson, Stan- ley Dorr, Aloe Ladd, John Hurst, Don Hanson, Bob Dunbar, Ronny Hayes, and Hil Senning were all out for the sport. The team had matches scheduled with Need- ham, Westwood, Quincy, Boston College High, St. Sebastians, and Norwood. There was a possibility that more matches would be played in the fall. The results of the first matches were as follows: Westwood 5 Dedham 2 Westwood Sl 3 Dedham l l 3 St. Sebastians 4 Dedham l The eight smiling faces above belong to Ded- ham Highs honor graduates. One not included is Marie Motte, who, because she was selected as our Good Citizen, was attending a D,A.R. con- vention when the picture was taken. To meet the requirements of an honor graduate is not easy. One must attend Dedham High for the last three years of school, have no mark below C during that time, have no more than live C's in all, and have no more than three C's in any one subject. l lRS'l' ROW H. Johnson, .l. Odirit-ri, R. Jolillsoll, Iwi Downing, 'lf O'L'onucll, ll. HKll'1l'2iI'll1I1. SECOND ROW' .I. Siltora, P. .AHGJ wel? elf? 8lfU6l,I 6!5 for .gzkofamlzila Six of the honor graduates, including the three marvelous males, were in the college courseg the other three, the commercial course. Of the latter, two, Mary Del,apa and Mildred Farmen, left school early to work, The other, Virginia Cerri, planned to enter Boston University in the fall, Mary Motte was also planning to attend Boston University. Hollington Hickcox was headed for Wtmrcester Polytechnical Institute, where he had been awarded a full-tuition scholarship. Beverly l33l HONOR GRADUATES TOP ROW Mildred Farmun, Reginald Brown, John Tuck, Hollington Hickeox. IKOTTOM ROW V i r ig i n i 21 Cerri, Mary Deliapa, Janiee Heiferman, Beverly Stuck. Stuck was another who had already won a scholar- ship when Reflectimzr went to pressg hers was for the Massachusetts School of Art. John Tuck was planning to go to Northeastern Universityg Janice Heiferman was trying to decide between Radclille and Vassarg and Reginald Brown was still uncertain what he would do. The seven honor graduates remaining to the end of the school year were scheduled to speak at the graduation exercises. p0fCll y .SiJOClL0l'j There was constant rehearsing for the Dedham Rotary Club's Public Speaking Contest, which was to be held May 26. Miss Louise Clark spent end- less hours trying out all the original contestants and polishing up the nine who survived the semi- finals. This year Miss Clark was assisted by pupils who had won in previous contests, of these assistant coaches only one, Lennart Johnson, was a senior. He won the humorous declamation contest in 1947. irror FRONT ROV' -- A. Delienetlic- tis. J. Downey, R. Sloane, L. Downey, R. llraheim, C. Ci- riello, B, Tuck. BACK ROW R, Flint, C. Ru- lvenstt-in, E. St-hissel, J. Eilney, , C. Senningz, I.. Johnson. The contestants were divided into three groups: those giving humorous selections, those giving dramatic selections, and those giving orations. There was to be a winner in each group, and out of all the speakers the outstanding one would re- ceive a scholarship. The year before, .lean Oberlander '49 won the scholarship. Only one senior, Edmund Schissel, was entered in this year's contest. FRONT ROW- Janice Heifer- man, Pearl Civita, Barbara 'l'ullock, Beverly Stuck, James Scotton, Arlene I48OlHlI'll, Mar- lene Murray, Anna May De- Benedictis. SECOND ROW -- Jeanne Nor- ton, Mary Donahue, Thomas York, Edmund Schissel, Nata- lie Dobson, Priscilla Shelley. THIRD ROW --John MacDon- ald, Betty DeFelice, Dorothy Donovan, Thomas Walsh. i This was an important time of the year for the Mirror-the season of conventions, contests, and prizes. The big news, of course, was the South- eastern Massachusetts League of School Publica- tions, which was going to meet at Dedham High, May 19. Invitations had been sent out to more than a hundred schools, and an impressive num- ber of experts were scheduled to speak on various aspects of newspaper and magazine work. The Mirror joined the league in March, when several staff members attended the convention at lelymouth High School. l 33 95 'WNY The first week in May, Editor James Scotton brought fame to Dedham by winning second prize in the news-writing contest at the New England Interscholastic Press Association meeting at Bos- ton University. Competing with school editors from six states, Jimmy won a S600 B.U. scholar- ship for himself. The last of May, staff members planned to at- tend the final party given to high school editors by the Boston Globe. On this occasion the prize- winning school papers were to be announced. lnheriting a larger and greatly improved ilflirrm' from l9-48, this years stall, one of the smallest in recent years, had all it could do to put out the eight regular issues, plus a super-special one for the Norwood game. Editor Scotton, News Editor Arlene Leonard, Feature Editor Beverly Stuck, and Faculty Adviser joseph Ryan made up the Big Four who kept the illirrrir going throughout the year. Beverly wrote the Fifth Column and most of the poetry, while Arlene dug the big news stories from the dark recesses of D,I-IS. The editor wrote most of the editorials and, when he was in a par- ticularly wild mood, turned out a Strictly From Madness column. The death of Thomas the Termite saddened D.H.S., but gossip crept back onto page two under the Social Butterfly-most frequently the work of Marlene Murray and Natalie Dobson. Edmund Schissels Gootch Brothers cartoons-when the cuts arrived on time- also helped to take Thomas' place. Betty DeFelice and john Tuck helped gather news, while Anna May DeBenedictis, who will be next year's editor, Pearl Civita, and Janice I-Ieiferman were the outstanding contributors from the journalism class. The sports department was in the hands of Tom York, Tommy Walsli, and jack MacDonald. Bar bara Tulloch and Dorothy Donovan handled the advertising and the advertisers, and Mary Donahue and Priscilla Shelley haunted the pupils who neg- lected their charge slips. ,leanne Norton exchanged the Mirror with other high schools, and Russell Jenks sacrified many an English class to transport the paper from the Transcript to D.H.S. .Anil .745 fha MUCH' earevj fke 6110! Q 00 116 FIRST RUVV A. Hussey, S. Downey, C, Johnson, R. Olivette, lVl, Burke, ll. Riley, P. Durxin C. Wallace, R, Slcane, S. Ric-hai-ilson, ll. King, F. Su'Iivan. M. Seartloeei, N, Cai'x'e1'. N, Rauley. M. Cimeno, C. Hickey, R. Ewaltl, M. lirin-uuenian, .l. Iietlell, H. Pike. SECOND ROW li. Draheim, lf, Vziprzi, l.. Fltlgferly, N. lizitehnole, B. Hunt, C. Willwer. B. MeCuskel'. Mr. Beattie, Dire:-tor: .I. I :iii'hanks, E. Ilznnn, J. Capello, A. Keough, I'. Ryan, E. Cutf, L. Iuanilli. THIRD ROW K, Mziitla, .l. Kiely, ff. Antiunette, V. Luke. M. Austin, Ii, Thilrault, B. Haskell, P. Jzieltson, lVl. lirtzuly, A. llelVl:irtino, M. Sll.llY2lI1, D. Ostrnm, G. Coneio, C. Allierieo, E. Seely, B. Lewin, G. i'l1ristopl1ei', li. Stark, I.. Rocha, A. Annis, E. Sunrllreru, C. lVlaeDonzilrl, R. Richardson. D. Lane. l OIlRll'H ROW lVl. Bet.-ton, M. Ilziseritull, J. Seule, B. 'I'ihht-ts, I. Carroll, R. O'liI'2ll'3', P. Jordon, D. Nillizuns, L. Nlassarelli, M. Chzimherlzun, l'. D1-Shire, A. Erasmi. lVl. Raftery. C. Danner, M. lVlatt:ir:i. The Girls' Glee Club began practicing more earnestly X periods. This large group, under the direction of Mr. Samuel Beattie, rehearsed regu- larly on Fridays. They made their first public appearance at the Christmas assembly, singing Deck the Halls. Holy Night, ln Excelsis Deo, IHI ploy to the Viforldu, and Wliite Christmas . Because the Bowery boys and girls did enough singing in Gold in the Hills, the Glee Club didn't make its usual appearance between the acts. Now, however, their melodious voices were heard more and more often. OPCA 05 fI Cl And the orchestra grew busier than usual. This was something, for the orchestra, under Mr. Sam- uel Beattie, had been a particularly busy group all year. At every assembly they had been inspired to play by the sight of the senior class marching in and out. Then they had played special selec- tions, including a Gay Nineties Medley, for Gold in the Hills. l IiUN'l' ROW .l. Zinni, J. llanipe, R. Dunbar, C. Hai'- rison, N. Katehpolu, C. Hickey, W. Rose. R. Hzimpu, S. Allen. SECOND ROW H. Wildes, P. tlatzlizuwl, EQ Ialurrisam, J. Van- Icler-tine, N. Pziik, T. Ynnker, Ib. Hanson. 'VIIIRD ROW D. Whittaker, I. Watson, I.. Eilney, R. Gui:- liztrcl, I . Gonies, R. Gauthier. As this was written they were putting the finish- ing touches on their pieces for the public speaking contest-but all that was nothing compared to the zest and spirit they put into rehearsing an- other group of pieces and a march named Pomp and Circumstancef' There was a Great Event coming! .af ga. cm FRONT ROW - Paul Connors John Winters, Richard Wallis, Louis Staula. Robert Yanni. BACK ROW - Harry Mahoney. Robert Johnston. Joseph Zin ni. Cliiiord MacWha. The Boys' Glee Club felt the excitement, too. This small group-Mr. Beattie hopes for many more next year-practiced X periods on Thurs- days, but up to now only those pupils wandering illegally during the period had had a chance to hear their voices. Now, however, their big moment was coming. Now they were practicing Sleep, Kentucky Babe and Git Away from Dis Cornfieldu and really making harmony. Why all this activity? What was the reason for the excitement that gripped Dedham High? Wliat was the explanation? Wliat was going to happen? UAL, CEM of 1949 WM ,4L0.if fo gmaluale rom lcfrldarn .giloof 36050, W1 qjofecl Our jauorifea Best looking girl F Best looking boy Most popular girl Most popular boy F Girl genius Boy genius Best dressed girl Best dressed boy F Best natured girl Best natured boy Best girl dancer F Best boy dancer F F F F Most ambitious girl F F F Most ambitious boy F F Most athletic girl F F Most athletic boy F F Wittiest F Peppiest Most dignified F F Most talkative ,t.,. Most argumentative F F F Most original F F F Most reliable Most musical F F F Most artistic F F Girl most likely to succeed Boy lTi0St likely to succeed Class wolf ,... Class screwball Favorite liavorite Favorite Favorite Favorite Favorite Favorite Favorite Favorite Favorite subject F newspaper F song dish F F comic strip F F athlete F actress F actor F comedian F F F magazine F F F Marie Motte Robert MacNevin F Marie Motte Richard Kohut Beverly Stuck Hollington Hickcox F Beverly Werner F Francis Starr Helenmarie Doe F F joseph Burke F Teresa Fitzhenry F F Thomas Bready Virginia Cerri F james Scotton Kathryn Davis F Thomas York F Edmund Schissel F Joseph Burke Janet Taylor F F Barbara Lane Edmund Schissel F Natalie Dobson F Mary MacDonald F F F Joan Capello Beverly Stuck F Beverly Stuck John Tuck F Leo Downing .lack Milroy F English Boston Globe F F Stardust F F Steak F F Lil' Abner Ted Willirims F F F Ingrid Bergman F F Burt Lancaster F Bob Hope Life l Q 4 0 Gtdri Oelflfl 060 Oil? jo Qefgfffiolzj By RONA HUGHEY 444 Deep and cool in the woodland lies a spring, Reflecting all the symmetry of nature, Silently tossing back a perfect echo Of one fair, slender tree, One tall, unsullied tree. Its base is firm, its roots embedded deep In sturdy soil that presses close about As toward promethean heavens its branches Striving to grasp the clouds, Bright banderoles of clouds. May each young life reveal .1 clear reflection Of soaring aspirations, lofty, pure, That never deviate nor cease endeavoring To gain some high ideal, Splendid, sublime ideal. 909 rise CAROLYN AHEARN BIl.l'iII6.l'.l School Carol . . . a gay and sweet personality . . . her famous smile brightening her traliic post . . . A-l guard in bas- ketball, one of her chief en- joyments . . . Homeroom Representative 2, ,77Q Student Council 5, 41 Bas- ketball 2, 5, -ig Cheer Club Treasurer S, Usher 41 Prom Invitation Committee 3: Prom Decorating Committee -1 ROBERT BIRRELL ALLAN Coax! Guard Bob . . . handsome, likable . . . reports his favorite sub- ject was lunch and his fondest memories of D.H.S. were the vacations . . . Baseball 2, 5, -iz Hockey 5, -ig Senior Prom Usherg Home Room Spelling Champ -1 RUTH E. ALLAN School Ruthie . . . plans to become a comptometer operator . . . a devoted Red Sox and Braves fan . . . enjoyed .lakes Enge lish class and Toppers home- room . . . loves to go to Rol- land . . . Cheer Club l, 2, 5, -ig junior Prom Invitation Committee BARBARA LILLIAN ALLEGRA Receptionist Queenie . . . hopes to own a light blue convertible and real mink coat someday . . . enjoys dancing, swimming, and knitting . . . will always remember jake's journalism classes . . . Cheer Club l. 2, 5, -ig illir- ror Staff -'lg Homeroom Spell- ing Champion Eg Dance Com- mittees l, 2, -ig Senior Prom King and Queen Committee SPENCER ALLEN lf7It,L'Cf1f6lf Ziggy . . . a master on the trumpet . . . his success in organizing his own band here should make him go far in professional music . . . watch for his name in neon lights Band l, 2, 3, -ig Orchestra l, I 3 1 -1-:L CHARLES ALTOBELLO H llvorh Sonny . . . a quiet, friendly classmate . . . is looking for- ward to his career at Westing- house . . . next to first lunch, enjoyed dissecting frogs for Miss Harding . . . plans some- day to air-condition the East Dedham poolroom . . . IV. Baseball 2, 5 ETHEL C. AMOS Prizfute Secretary Tike . . . very shy and quiet until you get to know her . . . will always remember those wonderful proms . . . wants to travel for a while and then settle down for good . . . thinks Toppers homeroom and jokes were fun . . . I-Iomeroom Spelling Cham- pion Zg Glee Club lg Prom Decoration and Invitation Committees 4 ROBERT ASPELL School Bob is going to study ac- counting next year . . . al- ways had a gay tie and smile to brighten your day . . . chief interests were movies and sports . . . enjoyed study halls and the assemblies at D.H.S .... Freshman Basketballg J. V. Football 23 Intra-mural Bas- ketball 2, 5g Senior Play, Class Day Play DOROTHY ELIZABETH B A I N ll o ri Dottie . . . one of the best forwards on Miss Tobin's basketball team . . . friendly and peppy with an ever-pres- ent grin . . . hopes to spend her first million on a trip to Scotland . . . will miss Mr. Sheridan's English classes . . . Basketball l, 2, SQ Badminton 33 junior Prom Decorations MARY BAKER Ulldecizferf Jolly and quiet . . . hard to imagine her at wrestling matches, but she loves 'em . . . hopes to travel some day . . . has enjoyed study halls, jake's classes, and Toppers home room . . . Senior Prom Decorating Com- mittee MARIE BARR ll orle Ladylike but full of fun . . . particularly fond of skating and sewing . . . hopes to travel through the South someday soon . . . liked the football and basketball games here . . . RICHARD XV. BARRIS Machine School Red . . . our favorite ac- cordionist . . . has a smile that will win many friends . . . hopes to retire someday soon . . . enjoyed Mr. Ryan's jokes and Mr. Bottomley's easy tests . . . chief interests are music, swimming, and skating . . . RUTH ELAINE BELANGER Slezmgnzplaerf Ruthie hopes to become a Civil Service stenographer in Washingtcmn . . . enjoyed Top- per's jokes and Mr. Sheridan's vain efforts to teach her soph- omore English . . . Prom Invitation Committees 5, Chairman -ig Yearbook Staff MARGARET M. BINGHAM 0669 ll7u1',5 Maggie's chief trouble was trying to find a boy who likes dancing as much as she does . . . she should plan to have a dancing class . . . wants to work in an office and vacation in sunny California . . . en- joyed recess and Miss Tobin's gym classes . . . junior Prom Refreshments 51 Senior Prom Decorations -i ELIZABETH ANNIE BRANDLI Telephone Operator Betty . . . the life of the senior hen parties . . . always ready for a good laugh . . . enjoyed lunch, Mr. Ryan's English classes, and the base ketball games . . . will win over her handsome boss with her vivacity . . . Glee Club lg Dance Commit- tee42g Alirrw' 5g Basketball 2, 3, 'K' .-I Fbx 'Uk qw-QU., l rf,- 65 aa ,K it x I Y-'rr A 90 -In 'Q sf!! Ita bail , 'ia et: f 51, I nw' M 1 g , lil: , . 7 X gt, +6 I he iii' i f Q . s:,hy,,gt-at CL ' tk , . i i, 1- , ii g f f i1 'af s 'CSF' 'Wifi f Q 3: - 4 T PATRICIA BREADY Tefeplwzze Opeiwtm' Pat will work at the Ded- ham Telephone Company next year . . . enjoyed Gus Le- Gut-rn's classes and the last bell at 2 o'clock . . . well liked by everybody . . . hopes to take a trip around the world someday . . . THOMAS Ii. BREADY, JR. Slizlflfll Digby . . . one of our best dancers and a real lady's man . . . enjoyed most those 208 studies, especially with a new teacher, and those nice chats with Topper . . . his chief interest, excluding girls, is baseball . . . MARILYN RUTH BROMLEY Bl1l'fllL'Y,f Sflmrif Mal provided plenty of pep when it was needed . . . en- joyed ushering at the games and sitting in Toppers home- room . . . chief hobby is dancing . . . Trailic 55 Cheer Club I, 2. 3, -il Senior Executive Commit' feel Yearbook Staffg illirmr Iypisl lg Iiaskellmll 3: Prom Invitation Committees 5, wig Senior Play MARIE BROOKS Rc'i'ej7I.fo11f,i! M,E.B. . . . smart, snappy appearance . . . high spirited gil and sunny disposition . . . will miss those lively second lunch periods . . . has a yearn- ing to get married after mak- ing a small fortune as a re- ceptionist . . . Student Council lg Trailic 2, 4. -iz Prom Decoration Com- mittees 5, l REGINALD C. BROWN Iydfcf 'Reg' . . , star center on the basketball team . . . will carry big fame and large frame into college . . . an honor student and a good friend to all . . . one of Toppers favorite stu- dents . . . an ardent stamp collector . . . Basketball 2, 5, -I1 Football 5. IQ Baseball lg History Medal Eg Play Reading Committee 43 Honor Graduate CLARE M. BURKE Clmmfler Clare . . . a petite blonde full of pep and wit . , . enjoyed Mr. Ryan's English classes and all the sports at D.H.S .... swimming and ice skating are her favorite pastimes . . . Basketball 5, -lg Badminton 5, 41 Cheer Club I, 2, 5, fig Photo Club 5 ji JSEPH E. BURKE llvork joe . . . our best-natured boy . . . will never forget that famous boys' cooking class . . . liked sports, horsing around, and teasing freshman girls . . . J. V. Football l, 2, 33 Al. V. Basketball l, 2, SQ bl. V. Base- ball 2g Prom Checking Com- mittees 5. 4: Cap and Gown Committee L. KATHERINE BUSSEY School Kay is going to learn hotel administration next year . . . her one ambition is to own her own restaurant , . . her winning persanality made her popular with all of her class- mates . . . Cheer Club I, 23 junior Red Cross -ig Yearbook Staff -I: Prom Decoration and Dance Order Committees sig Class Day Play JOAN ROSEMARIE CAPELLO Blltizlert 5619001 ,loanie . . . the nightingalt: of Dedham High . . . hopes someday to become a profes' sional singer . . . endowed with personality plus . . . en' joys swimming, dancing, and bowling . . . will someday have her own radio program Cvlee Club l, Z, S, -ig Dramatic Club l, J, I-, -ig Dramatic Club Secretary 3, 'ig Senior Play FRANK A. CAPOZZI Arniy Frankie . . . rugged, hard working . . . should do well in the Army . . . when Uncle Sams through with him, he'll start his own landscaping busi' ness . . . liked U. S. History, Mr. Dunnes study halls, and Topper's homeroom . . . Senior Play Properties Com- mittee ni' Z .3 1 A jr VT .. 4 l ... sz 3 I . . Y as 1 at F A ip' . s a ' if E ?-Q 'W FRANK CAREY School A good student in high school . . . plans to enter college after preparatory school . . . enjoyed second lunch with all his friends and riding on the Riverdale bus . . . chief in- terest-sports . . . Baseball 1, 3, 4 NANCY CARSON Office Work Nance . . . our quiet prid and joy likes cooking . . . plans to become a title exam iner next year . . . hopes tt travel someday . . . enjoyed everything she did and all the sports she watched here at Dedham High . . . Senior Play RONALD CARTY Kennel Manager' Ronny . . . nuts about ani- mals . . . especially dogs . . . plans to be a manager of a kennel next year and hopes to become a professional dog handler someday . . . enjoyed Mr. O'Donnell's history class and sports . . . Library Council 21 Prom Dec- oration Committee 3, 41 Year- book Staffg Property Commit- tee for Senior Play VIRGINIA E. CERRI Boiron LIl1iI'El'.fffjf Boogie . . . an honor stu- dent with a sweet disposition and quiet personality . . . an avid baseball fan . . . loved Miss Tobin's gym classes . . . hopes to return to D.H,S. to teach commercial subjects to her classmates' brilliant off- spring . . . Constitutional Committee lg Girls' State Representativeg Honor Graduate GRACE CHRISTOPHER llvork Chris , . . soft, ladylike voice . . . enjoys eating and sports . . . always smiling . . . great asset to the D.H.S. Band . . . dislikes people who say Ded- ham is a cow-country . . . a true friend to all who know her . . . Band 5, -lg Glee Club 4 JOAN T. CLEARY New York School of Balfef Joanie . . . hopes to be a member of the Ballet Russe . . . endless supply of jokes . . . interested in sports and men . . . enjoyed assemblies, the senior boys, and Jake's English classes . . . Glee Club lg Cheer Club 5, 43 Band l, 23 Basketball 31 Yearbook Staff, Dance Com- mittees 1, 23 Prom Program Committee 4 RAYMOND COCHRANE Work Ray . . . the chief problem solver of 4B . . . plans IO study accounting and become a Certified Public Accountant . . . chief interests sports and girls . . . enjoyed assemblies and football games at D.I-LS, use LIVIA ANN COLELLA Ofice Work Lee . . . our tall, vivacious brunette . . . wants to be a bookkeeper . . . likes bowl- ing and roller skating with the gang . . . enjoyed Miss Tobin's gym classes and watching foot- ball and basketball games . . . ESTELLE COMEAU Nurses' Trrzinizzg Estelle wants to become a nurse, marry a doctor, and set- tle down . . . quiet, witty, and athletic . . . enjoyed the proms and Jake's English periods ... a top speller . . . Homeroom Spelling Cham- pion I, 2, 4, Cheer Club I, Z, 3, 4, Glee Club lg Junior Red Cross 4, Prom Program Com- mittee 4 MARY COMPAGNONE Burdett Giggles,' . . . a wonderful dancer . . . hopes to be on time just once . . . her cheery laugh known to all her c'ass- mates . . . Basketball I, 2, 3, 43 Cheer Club I, 2, 3, 41 Decorating and Advertising Committees, Cheer Club Dance I, 2 KENNETH A. CONDON Nortlaeaiteru Ken . . . a quiet fellow and a friend to all . . . interested in photography and sports . . . plans to study civil engineer- ing . . . will never forget Jake's classes . . . Football 2, 5, 4, Dance Com- mittee 2, 5, 4 WILLIAM H. CONROY Undecided Bill . . . participated in and enjoyed all the sports at D.H.S .... plans to try semi- pro baseball next year . . . will be as popular on the dia- mond as he has been at Ded- ham High . . . Baseball I, 2, 5, 43 Basketball I, 2, 5, 4g Football 4, Track I, 2, 3 ANNIE ELIZABETH CORN Nursing A superlative sense of humor . . . should make a wonder- ful nurse . . . has had lots of experience, working at Boston City Hospital . . . liked senior English and Top- per's history and was liked by everyone . . . J. EMILE COTE llyork Emo . . . one of the live wires of the class . . . next year intends to work or enter the service . . . hopes to go into business for himself someday . . . likes bowling and dancing . . . has enjoyed all the sports at D.H.S .... Senior Play Scenery Commit- tee GEORGE COUPER College Coup . . . remember him at the piano in Gold in the Hills ? . . . quiet, well-liked, fond of fishing . . . a great pal of Dick Barris . . . is go- ing on to school but hasn't decided just where . . . Senior Play PAULINE -I. CROXWLEY Rc'cepIim1i.rt Paulie . . . one of our pret- tiest and quietest classmates . . . enjoys dancing, roller skating, and football games . . . will miss the school dances and all the sports events . . . Prom Decoration Committee: Cheer Club 24 Senior Play Program KATHRYN E. CUDNIORE llnrari Kay . . . keeps her slim figure by bowling and swQm- ming . . . plans to have it few years of fun before settl- ing down in a vine-covered cottage with her ideal . . . en- joyed weakening her tonsils at hockey and basketball games . . . Senior Play Program Com- mittee, Ticket Committee, Uiherl Cheer Club 2 FRANCIS CURRIE llnork Franny . . . quick wit and charm . , . his curly hair made the girls envious . . . his chief hobby is hockey . . . always behind the eight ball . . . will miss the lunch periods he spent talking with his many friends. . . Senior Play Scenery Com- mittee ALFRED DAMIANI I 7 mlecizlezl Al . . . one of the quiet boys in our class, but always around to help when needed . . . a good friend to have . . . stamp collecting his hobby . . , good dancer and sports fan . , . should do well in whatever field he chooses . . . Track lg hI.V. Football 2 KATI-IRYN F. DAVIS Bnflmz Ilui1'e'riilj Peanuts . . . everyone.. friend because of her cheery disposition and bright sm'lt' . . . the class' most athletic girl . . . will miss .lakes Eng lish classes . . . Basketball l, 2, 5, 43 Year- book Staff -13 Prom Decoraa tion Committeesg Dance Com- mittees 5, -i. ELIZABETH ANN , DEFELICE H College Betty . . . known to all of us . . . loves dancing, skiing, parties, and football . . . hopes to be famous someday . . . always full of fun . . . will be remembered for her sparkling smile . . . Cheer Club l, 2, 5. 4g 1lli1'r'n' Staff 5, 4g Class Committees l, 2, 5, 4g Yearbook Staffg Li- brary Council 2, 3. DOMENICA DEFELICE llffnrk Minnie . . . usually found in the girls' gym . . . always has us laughing at her witty jokes . . . hopes to chew gum without being caught . . . en- joyed quietness of 208 and 2l0 studies . . , chief interests are reading and sports. MARY DELAPA Receptimzitf May . . . spent her Satur- days cheering at Dedham's football games . . . a quiet girl with a perpetual smile . . . an honor graduate who led her shorthand class . . . plans to retire at the ripe old age of 20 . . , Cheer Club l, 2, 32 Honor Graduate: Senior Play Usher. ROBERT DERBY U m'k Bobby . . . a dog lover . . . likes to read books . . . the adventurous type . , . wants to go to Alazka . . . made lots of friends in D.I-LS .... . Basketball lg Football l, 2 LAWRENCE M. DEXVAR, ,lR. Cnllege Larry . . . a valuable ment- ber of the D.H.S. Band . . . chief ambition is to fly his own plane . . . enjoyed lunch periods with Tom York and Don Wlinthrop . . . recog- nized by his hearty laugh and sense of humor . . . Track 1, 2, 5, Afg Band l, 2, 5, ,ig Library council 4. MARILYN DIETZEL Secretary D.D. plans to be secretary to some lucky man next year . . . expert ice skater . . . likes bowling, dancing. and hockey games . . . gay per- sonality and charming manner Cheer Club 1, 2, 3. 4: Senior Play Program and Ticket Com- mittees, Usher. FRANCES DIINIARTINLD llvore Franny . . . has worked in McClellan's all through high school . . . a true friend whom everyone found easy to get along with . . . a movie fan . . . thinks Mr, Wallace has the best jokes in Dedham High . . . wants to settle down after a few years of work. BARBARA ANN DIXON Bobby . . . shy but friendly . . . likes to collect pictures and go swimming . . . will make an ideal housewife . . . enjoyed Miss Bakers English classes . . . Cheer Club I. 2 ALICE NATALIE DOBSON Airline Ho.rle.r.r Nat . . . famous for her laugh . . . original . . . pleas- ing personality . . . Cheer Club I, 23 Class Day Committee 2, Badminton 2, 3, Student Council 2, 5, 4, Traffic Marshall 43 Photog- raphy Club 3g Prom Decorat- ing Committees 3, 4, Alirrm' Staff 5, 4, Drum Majorette 41 Band Committee -lg Yearbook Staff 4, Senior Play Usher. HELENMARIE DOE School His . . . plc-zlszmt smile and ready Hi! . . . sports enthusiast and fine worker in class affairs . . . Cheer Club Treasurer 2, Pres- ident 4g Student Council 4, Basketball I, 2, 5. 4, Prom Invitation Committees, Cap and Gown Chairman 41 Dance Committees I, 2, 3, -:IQ Senior Play Costume Committee 4, . xr. ii' '. r a ,- if m 5 ' Q- 2 -3, 14' fr,-. 3 vs- gjjea -3 effi g- 1 fi, QQ I ' Y. .a Q,-1 X fr ww 'AW bk? ,. A iq. i .i 4, 1 3 f . .g .. . . - n-,V av , - fx.. If 3, Af 0' 'B' MARY T. DONAHUE BlHlllL'l.l School Mary T . , . one of our cutest and liveliest classmates . . . will never forget English classes and Alirmr deadlines . . . winning smile and friend- ly manner . . . .Iliff-m' Staff 5, -ig ,lunior Red Cross, 3, -ig Prom Decoration Committees 5, -ig Yearbook Slzill: Senior Plas 'Iickel fllillllllilltl' CHARLES DONELAN 2,4110 Chas . . . one of our best athletes. scholars, and friends . . . will miss sports, dances. and history . . . Football l. 2, 5, 4, Junior Rotariuu: Student Council fl. Pres. 4: Track l, 2, 3, Co- captain 41 Constitution Com- mittee lg Trafiic 2, Orchestra l, 2, Prom Decorations 5, -'ig Best All-Round Junior Boy: Homeroom Spelling Champ SQ Senior Play DOROTHY DONOVAN Nnrre Dot . . . generous and co- operative . . . will make a capable and cheery nurse . . . famous for her artistry in decorating the gym . . . Cheer Club I, 2, 3, 4, zlljrmr Staff 5. -ig Photography Club 5, Library Council -ig Prom Decoration Committeeg Pho- tography Committee 4, Dance Committees l, 2. 5, 43 Senior Play Properties ELIZABETH A. DOWD Chdlllfllfl' Srbool Betty . . . wonderful sense of humor . . . enjoyed the dances, football games, and Toppers history class . . . hopes to become a secretary and eventually marry the boss . . , Cheer Club l, 2, 5, eil Pho- tography Club 5g Glee Club 2. 51 ,Iunior Red Cross 5, -lg Prom Invitation Committee -ig Senior Play Usher LEO DCJWNING College Leo . . . vice-president for four years . . . expects to be elected president of the U. S. some day . . . the class' chief lady-killer . . . main interest- mowing lawns . . . Golf 1, 2, 5, -ig Trafiic 5, -ig Student Council 5. 'IQ Senior Play, Yearbook Staffg Dance and Prom Committeesg Speaking Contest 5, 4. ROBERT FRANCIS DOYLIE Navy Shorts . . . went cruising with the NZIXQII Rescue lliis spring . . . inleresleil in girls . . . should tlo well :is :l sailor . . . liketl the sound of the Iwo o'tlotk hell more than anxthing else in high school JOHN 5. DRAPER II rn'k Sonny . . . a quiet fellow but a good friend to have . . . can make a trumpet behave: . . . someday hopes to open his own florist shop . . . Band I, 2, 3, -ig Orchestra 3 RICHARD DUNN Ilnork Dick . . . loves hunting and trapping . . . very likable . . . a dead shot from the corner of the basketball court . . . plans to work and attend night school next year . . . Basketball l, 2, 5, -ig VI. V. Football 2, 3 MICHAEL ERIZIXIITA Arnzi' flir Force Mike . . . jovial and witty . . . famous for his bar-tender part in Gold in the Hills . . . enjoyed playing bobby- pin concerto's during .lakes English . . . Intramural Basketball 2, ig Dance and Prom Committeesg Senior Playg Class Day Play INIILDRED R. FARIXIEN Offcc llnori Mildred hopes to own a car someday and travel around the country . . . quiet and mild . . . enjoys movies and skating . . . chief interest at Dedham High was getting out at 2:00 . . . will miss the many friends she made here Honor Cvraduateg Homerooin Spelling Champion I, 2 l. X is .Aim ms' if ivs. AWA -ev 'Q7 FLORENCE FATE II701'k Flo . . . a ready laugh and smile for everyone . . . a star softball player in gym . . . enjoyed the D.H.S. assem- blies . . . her pet dislike is people who walk on her heels . . . hopes someday to become a singer JOSEPH EDWARD FINDLEN Ilnorle joe . . . a boy who likes to figure out how things work . . . will make a good carpen- ter . . . his chief interests in high school-so he says- have been study periods and gym classes LORETTA R. FIOLA Chandler Loretta plans to be a secretary . . . enjoyed the proms and ,lakes English classes most at D.H.S .... spent some of her spare time working, but still had time to go roller skating and dancing . . . Glee Club I, Zg Badminton I, Z, 53 Basketball I, 23 Prom Invitation Committee 3 RICHARD FITZHENRY College Fitz . . . one of our out- standing athletes in basketball and football . . . hopes to be a prosperous business man someday . . . will miss Mr. Smith's homeroom sessions . . . well known for his good disposition and unique danc- ing . . . Football -'ig Basketball -ig Prom Decoration Committees TERESA FITZHENRY Office Il oi'k Fitz . . . loves dancing and football games . . . plans to work for a handsome boss . . . will dance her way into some man's heart . . . Glee Club lg Cheerleader 5, -ig junior Prom Decoration Committeeg Executive Com- mittee Bg Student Council 43 Traffic 2, 3, 43 Photography Committee 4g Ace Salesman JEAN NATHALIE GELDERT School Tubby . . . enjoyed the sales classes and lunch periods best at D.H.S .... plans to go to business school next year . . . hopes to become a receptionist Ring Committee 53 Senior Play Program Sales Manager. Usher: Cheer Club 3. -I MARY GIORGIO U Nd e riff eil Joe . . . wants to work for a while and then settle down and be a good housewife . . . wishes she could spend four more years in high school . . . enjoyed typing best of all at D.H.S .... chief hobby is bowling . . . Library Council -1 BETTY GRANT Telephone Operalor Boops . . . enjoys roller- skating with the gang and the good times she has with them on Sunday nights . . . hopes to travel around the world someday , . . plans to be a telephone operator next year . . . enjoyed Mr. Sheridan's science classes most during her years at D.H.S. JEAN ELIZABETH GUARDABASCIO Arcozmtiug Jeanie . . . wants to travel around the world with Mil- dred Earmen . . . loves to play basketball . . . enjoyed all the spots events at D.H.S .... quiet at times, but fun to be with . . . will miss Mr. Wal- lace's appliances classes . . . Basketball I, Z, 3, -lg Senior Play Advertising Committee JOHN GUARINO W'ork Dirango . . . one of our quiet classmates . . . a Bob Feller of the future . . . interested in painting, base- ball, and money . . . enjoyed Mr. Shericlan's classes . . . Baseball 1, 2 W? Q ' TQ as ..r,.a,,,r., ,fc ' ii -Q-. I 239 un- Q N' yr 9 , 4 2 I 4 y 'e 'A 4 a 'W .. 1 at s . ve V i i hx l lik 4. FIN 'Wise '11 wwim V 44. 1: 'N' f I 1 if X a me 1 f 5' 'I 'F' I f , , :l0mL'iQ 1 ., ., 1 A'-'T Mi , A vi- ! ul lit- 1, '-sv 'sv . I Q .f T' . yn ul, 1 ,aa , , -tt., ,Z A it -Q A 5' V , -4 Z- k v' A .fi ' - . by . . P I .4Yf,L.51gJt:5 . 1.2. 1-J A Ai A J' , i ,fmt , - .,,,,s ' ' 1 I . Q-riff - , ' I ' . ,E 2321513 N: tx V, ,.., .. vm. ,.,i-.vt REGINA LINNEA GUSTAFSON llvork B:anie . . . a wonderful sense of humor and a ready smile have won her many friends at D.H.S .... likes to bowl . . . always the last one on the school bus . . . famous for her variety of dates . . . will never forget her daily battle with the freshmen at her IIS trafhc post . . . Student Council -ig Traliic -I JOHN C. HAMPE Nm'rf'Jeaiter11 Jack . . . a quiet, well-liked classmate . . . enjoyed those X period band practices and Mr. Peterson's physics classes . . . an original Starlighter . . . plans to study engineer- ing . . . a boating enthusiast Band l. 2, 5, -ig Orchestra I, W if 2, w, Al EINO HARJU School Harry . . . lives with his trumpet . . . hopes to have his own orchestra someday . . . the boy you see wandering about the corridors during X period . . . gave Mr. Beattie grey hairs with his hot licks Band 1, 2, 5, 43 Orchestra 1, 2, 5 ROBERTA JOANNE HARRISON P. G. Joey . . . hopes to be a pharmacist someday . . . al- ways talked in study halls, but never got caught . . . welleliked by all her class- mates . . . enjoyed study halls most at Dedham High . . . chief interests are bowling and drawing . . . ROGER W. HAYES illizrizlei' Rod . , . a strong, silent man . . . claims he's interested in girls . . . likes fishing and hunting . . . will try being a Marine for a while, and if he likes it will make it his life's work . . . -IANICE RUTH HEIFERMAN College jan . . . brilliant and beauti- ful . . . a willing worker in all school activities . . . Orchestra Committees 2, 3. -lg Glee Club l, 21 illirrnr 2. 5, -'ig Girls' Stateg Play Read- ing Committeeg Senior Playg Public Speaking 23 Library Council -ig Honor Graduate HOLLINGTON HICKCOX College Holly . . . our class genius . . . expects to study electrical engineering at Wtircester Tech next year . . . provided lunch- time music by running the juke box . . . General Athletic Manager -lg Senior Executive Committeez Public Speaking Contest 2, 5g Homeroom Spelling Cham- pion 5, -ig Senior Playg Honor Graduate RONA LOUISE HUGHEY Art Sclmol Poof . , . a newcomer to Dedham High . . . well-liked by her classmates for her hearty laugh and real sense of humor . . . chief interests are music and art . . . especially enjoyed the dances, football games, and Toppers history classes . . . Senior Playg Class Day Play DANIEL HURLEY Bflrliflill College Danny . . . quiet mischief . . . likes to hop in any car and drive anywhere, anytime . . . a whiz at tennis and ice skating , . . plans to study physics . . . likes to juggle crossword puzzles . . . always got a bang out of Miss Grant! English classes . . . Tennis JEAN MARIE HURLEY S6'N'UIz1!'lz1l 5t'l7Uul Pretty and popular . . . wants to work for a handsome exec- utive . . . has liked football. basketball, proms and Miss Boyntons French classes , . . Publicity Committees 25 Prom Decoration Committees 5, -ig Prom Invitation Committee 53 Senior Play Usher JOSEPH IADONISI, JR. College joe . . . his quiet amiabil- ity has made him many last- ing friendships at Dedham High . . . an easy-going fellow . . . will study at Northeastern University before entering the business world . . . Hockey 1, 21 Track 5, 41 Senior Play DIANE IRVING Bm-fmz Ocruputirmal Tlaerupy Dinah . . . one of the sweet- est members of the class . . . quiet, but her friends say differently . . . enjoys skiing when there is enough snow, but will settle for dancing . . . Traflic 33 Glee Club l, Z3 Cheer Club 1, Z, 3, 43 Prom Decoration Committee 3, 41 Dance Committee 3 RUSSELL JENKS llvork Ace . . . good-natured . . . fond of hunting-girls maybe . . . it was usual to see him speed up the driveway at 8:14 and make a photo hnish dash into lakes room . . . should have bought an alarm clock instead of a new car . . . a good cook . . . wonder who taught him . , . Ace Salesman BARBARA JOAN jOHNSON Offre llnork Bains . . . likes dancing and never missed one at D.H.S. . . . plans to work in an ofiice after graduation . . . someday hopes to make a fortune and settle down to an easy life . . . her pleasures range all the way from Toppers history classes to wearing a hlmy gown to the prom . . . EBEN L. JOHNSON College Swede . . . a little man with a big smile . . . oh, those yel- low socks . . . chief ambition to remain class' only bachelor . . . enjoyed the prom and jake's English classes . . . chief interests are magic and money Dramatic Club 5, 4: Public Speaking Contest 2g Yearbook Staffg Senior Playg Class Day Play PAUL JORDAN .liarhiuitt Polo . . . one of our quieter boys at first appearance but with a real sense of humor . . . in a few years, after making a million dollars as a machinist, will retire to his first loves-hunting and lish- ing . . . is going to miss Mr. LeGuern's bookkeeping classes and second lunch . . . KENT P. KEELAN School Stretch . . . forever gather- ing his thoughts . . . hopes to join Admiral Byrd in his next cruise to Antarctica . . . Ded- ham High's great hurdler . . . Track 1, 2, 5, 43 Football 2g Executive Committee Z, 3g Prom Refreshment Commit- tee 7 ANNE KENNEDY ll 0rb Nancy . . . pretty and peppy . . . as captain of the cheer- leaders she cheered for all the players even though her heart belonged to only one . . . has happy memories of proms . . . Executive Committee 13 Dance Committee lg Glee Club 1g Cllleerlt-ruler 2. 3. 4. Captain ii Prom Invitation Commit- tees 5, fi KATHLEEN KIELY Wforlf Kay . . , jolly, fun-loving . , . wants a job here in Ded- ham . . . later will head for the West to rope wild horses and possibly men . . . a sensa- tion in softball . . . Badminton 1, 2, 5, -ig Basket- ball I, 2, 3, 4, junior and Senior P rom Committeesg Senior Play Ticket Committee STEPHEN KIELY Work Stevie . . . always kept everyone around him in stitches with his wir and humor . . . sticks to basketball on the court and does a top notch job . . . hopes to be a mechanic someday . . . may- be that's what he dreamed of in study periods and English class . . . Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4g Baseball 1, 2, 5, 4 ALICE J. KILEY Teleplmne Opemtm' Babe . . . the gal with the infectious giggle . . . loves dancing, bowling, and whizz- ing by in her blue convertible . . . enjoyed X periods in 109 Prom Program Committees 3. -'11 Photography Club 5, Dance Cimmittees 1, 2, 5 PETER WILLIANI KIPP P. G. Pete . . . easy-going, friendly . , . has made many a heart flutter . . . hopes to succeed Win Green as trainer of the Bruins . . . a prominent mem- ber of jake's English classes and Miss Woodsitle's help sessions . . . Hockey Manager 1, 2, 3. -il Senior Play THERESA KNIOLEK Telephone Operafor Terry . . . collects snap- shots of everybody and every- thing . . . good worker . . . liked study halls and watching the perplexed little freshmen . . . wants to be a model some- day . . . will make a good wife for that man of her dreams . . . Glee Club 1, gl Badminton 21 Senior Play Usher RICHARD KOFFINKE Norlloeaiterfz Dick . . . chief interests are Model A's and girls . . . hopes to make his hrst million with- in a few years . . . is all set to design his own dream cot- tage . . . will never forget those X periods in 109 . . . Track 5, -ig Student Council 3, Yicc-presitlcnl -1: Senior Prom Usherg Ring Committee JOHN C. KOHUT llnork jan . . . an avid sports fan and photographer . . . liked Mr. Sheridan's and Mr. Ryan's classes, but his remarks werent always appreciated . . . hopes to make photography his ca- reer and travel around the world with his camera . . . j.V. Football 2, j.V. Hockey 21 Photography Club 3. -ig Senior Play MARY RITA KOHUT Secretary Mun . . . one of our major- ettes . . . attended everything at D.H.S. that had to do with sports . . . hopes someday to own an airplane and travel the world with the man of her dreams . . . Cheer Club l, 2, 51 Majorette -lg Tralhc Squad 23 Badmin- ton 3g Prom Decoration Com- mitteesg Dance Committees l. 2, 3, -lg Senior Play Ticket Committee RICHARD PAUL KOHUT Radio School Dick . . . our class president . . . liked jake's English classes and those not-so-quiet study halls . . . after-hour interests are sports and dancing . . . hopes to own a radio station Executive Council 1, 2, 3. 4: Student Council 2, 5, 43 Traf- lic Marshall 4g Ring Chairman 31 Jr. Prom Refreshment Zg Prom Decorations 3, 43 Jr. Rotarian flg Senator 4 ELENORE M. KRAMER Burizzerr College Lorie . . . is another appre- ciative member of Mr. Ryan's English class . . . a roller skating enthusiast . . . thought- ful and sweet disposition . . . Glee Club 1, 23 Cheer Club l, Z, 5, 4g Senior Prom Pro- gram Committeeg Senior Play Properties GEORGE HOWARD LAMBERT No 7'lIJ6'd.l'l6I'l1 Levi . . . a hockey devotee . . . chosen for the Esmass All-Star Team . . . the life of every party and hayride . . . wishes we had ice in the sum- mer so he could play hockey without school to worry about Hockey 5, -lg j.V. Baseball 21 lntra-mural B a s k e t b all '51 Prom Checking Committee 5, -l BARBARA LANE Ogre Wfork Barb . . . will miss all the good friends she made at D.H.S .... enjoyed the sports and the proms . . . chief pastimes are dancing and sports . . . our talkative class- mate who always knew how to smile . . . Glee Club l, 23 Cheer Club l, Z, 5, -lg Homeroom Spelling Champion 2, -lg Prom Deco- ration Committees , ARLENE LEONARD Framinglimm Teaclaerx College The girl with the portable radio and smile to match . . . hopes to teach elementary grades . . . enjoyed Mirror work, proms, and sports . . . ,'llirr'or News Editor 4g Year- book Assistant Editor 4g Glee Club l, 2g Cheer Club l, 2, 5, -ig Dramatic Club 5, 43 junior Red Cross 51 Senior Playg Dance Orders 4 EDWARD M. LONERGAN Wfork Eddie . . . earned his own money by working while in high school . . . cheerful per- sonality . . . very ambitious . . . will drive a truck next year . . . hopes to own a con- tracting company sometime in the future . . . will miss Miss Hardings classes . . . MARY AGNES MacDONALD Telephone Operator Mac . . . our hard-working Scotch lass who's crazy about plaid . . . hopes someday to be a singer . . . loves to dance . . . one of the most popular g'rls in our class . . . Secretary l, 2, 3, 43 Prom Decoration Committeesg Year- book Staff 43 Dance Commit- tee 2, 5, 43 Senior Play ISABEL MacISAAC Bookkeeper Issie . . . a quiet and likable girl . . . wonderful sense of humor . . . likes to read , . . will always remember Miss Tobin's gym class . . . especial- ly enjoyed the basketball games . . . hopes someday to own her own dress shop . . . ROBERT H. MACKEY Wfork Bob . . . is going to work at Doctor Bruce's Animal Hospi- tal next year . . . hopes to own an interstate trucking concern someday . . . enjoyed 208 studies and Mr. Shetidan's classes . . . chief interest is photography . . . Homeroom Spelling Champ 3 ROBERT lNIacNEVlN Work Mac . . . a shy guy , , , unaware of the stir he causes in the feminine hearts . . . voted the class' best looking male . . . a top football and hockey player . . . hopes to become an artist and see the world . . . Hockey l, 2, 3. 4: Football 2, 3, 41 Track 2 EILEEN THERESA MADDEN Office Work Quiet except when she's with her close friends . . . wants to travel around the world some- day . . . likes skating, swim- ming, and dancing . . . won't forget the football games and the 208 studies . . . Badminton 33 Senior Play Pro- gram Staff JOHN MAIDA Wforle Zeke . . . likes money and girls . . . may seem quiet, but his classmates know better . . . makes friends easily . . . spends all spare study halls in library . . . always at the movies . . . enjoyed English classes with Mr. Sheridan . . . JOHN MANGAN Wfork Jack . . . off to the Maine woods next year to work for the International Paper Com- pany . . . liked games, dances, and assemblies . . . chief interest was his father's car- when he could get it . . . a good friend to all that knew him . . . Senior Play Properties Com- mittee ANNA L. MATTOZZI Hairdrerrer Anna . . . was our head majorette . . . plans to attend hairdressing school next year . . . easy going manner and cheerful disposition . . . en- joyed basketball and Jake's English class . . . Basketball 1, 3, 4, Majorette l: Head Majorette 4 . f 'Z1 9f2' if 2 ar it G 1 iv- xt if , . Y ' 5 . g .K W . ' 5 ,, .sw is A l 'Y e at-A, ' gi f a.. r UUs. EUGENE MCCARTHY Navy Gene . . . enjoys sports, girls, and good food . . . weight-lifting takes up some of his time and develops those rippling muscles . . . will be remembered for his line work at tackle . . . Football l, 2, 3, 4: Baseball lg Basketball l, Zz Executive Committee l, 2, 3, 4g Prom Committees 3, 41 Prom Usher 3 1 ,vi ANNE MCDONOUGH College Anne . . . enjoys reading all kinds of books . . . friendly and likable . . . will always remember Toppers history class . . . hopes someday to be a dietitian at the Carney Hospital . . . Dramatic Club -ig Senior Play EILEEN MCGRATH Secretarial School Ennie . . . a cheerful class- mate with a perpetual smile . . . enjoys bowling, but still can't get out of the 80's . . . liked attending the Dedham High football and hockey games . . . one of her divi- sion's best shorthand and typ- ing students, she ought to make some lucky boss a line secretary . . . SYLVIA MCGUIRE Art School Matt . . . one of our most :irlistic classmates . . . cle- signetl the new hand uni- forms for ljfilllllllll High . . . likes movies and reading . . . hopes to become ai magazine illustrator . . . will never forget juke's linglish readings Glee Club 1, 21 Dance Com- mittees l, 2, Dramatic Club -ig Prom Committees 3, 4 JACK F. MILROY Navy Whitey . . . always a live wire in or out of school . . . a track manager never to be forgotten by the coach or the boys-or the girls for that matter . . . teachers noted that there was always excitement in class if he was around . . . Track 33 Track Manager -ig Photography Club 3, Senior Prom Decoration Committeeg Senior Play ,IOSEPH A. MONTAGUIE Blfllfllll Ifzilifzzfe blue . . . has a friendly dis- position and quiet manner . . . big interests are boats and motors . . . a crack shot with a gun . . . plans to treat corns and bunions as a future chir- opodist . . . ,IOSEPHINE MONTISANO Secretary jo . . . an active member of the -I-A Shmoo Club . . . likes to read all the best books . . , will manage her fathers variety store next year . . . enjoyed the assemblies and the football games . . . another member of a smiling family MARIE MOTTE Bmlnu Illlil'lfl',lff-I' Miserie . . . our class beauty as well as the IHOSI popular girl . . . an all-round athlete . . . will miss cheering at the games . . . our D.A.R. Good Citizen . . . Student Council 2, 3, -ig Secre- tary ,PDQ Traffic Marshall -lg Cheer Leader 5, -lg Senior Play Reading Committeeg Basket- ball I, 2, 3, -ig Class Spelling Champion 5 LIONEL G. MULI-IOLLAND, JR. lli'flL'fHI,fflI Mully . . . Dedham's loudest and most loyal rooter . . . his ever ready Lets go and get it over with no matter what! will carry him far . . . sum- mers found him going west for horseback riding and the outdoor life . . . if miSchief's afoot, Mully is in its shoes . . . Track 21 Prom Decoration Committeesg Senior Play RUTH MURPHY Office lluwrff Ruthie . . . hates to leave D.H.S. because of the good times in the library and gym classes . , . plans to marry soon and will make some him .1 charming wife . . . likes bowling and driving . . . Library Council 5, -lg Senior Play Program Staff A W ea- fl. xxw' fm N. , Ugg I I egg av' :L bah I if Nt VT X 'V 05' 'N s ,W I, ,- 4,2 s . ii bi . i fir, J xi is S-4 BARBARA MARLENE MURRAY Wfork Marlene . . . the pretty assist- ant leader of our bancl . . . famous for her Swedish accent . . . a pleasant smile to add to her cheery greeting . . . hopes to be a world-traveler in the near future . . . Majorette 2, 53 Assistant Leader 43 Photography Club 53 Mirror Staff 3, 4g Yearbook Staffg Prom Committees 3, 41 Band Committee 3 JENNIE MARGUERITE NESS lV0rk Shorty . . . quiet and pa- tient . . . loves animals, chil- dren, and dancing . . . am- bition is to have a pet shop or an orphanage or an old- fashioned general store . . . will work in an insurance office next year . . . enjoyed Miss Baker's English class . . . Senior Play LUCY C. NICHOLS Pealmdy School Lucy . . . one of our snappy majorettes . , . always ready with a laugh and full of pep . . . very interested in acro- batics, twirling, and sports . . . will miss 'lakes English classes and last period in the library . . . Majorette 2, 4g Band Decora- tion Committee 4g Yearbook Staff 4g Senior Play Usher M. KATI-IRYN NIHART Secretarial School Kay . . . another snappy majorette in the D.H.S. Band . . . well-known for her pleas- ant smile and giggle . . . after school she expects to work for a few years before marrying the boss . . . Band 43 Library Council fig Senior Play: Yearbook Staff MARGARET MARY NOLAN Offfe llyork Peggy . . . likes people and parties . . . has a personality to match . . . interested in business . . . plans to work next year and attend night school . . . Library Council 45 Senior Playg Play Program Commit- tee JEANNE MARIE NORTON Leland Porverr School Dinnie . . . loves singing, dancing, and bowling . . . hopes to become a radio an- nouncer and star of television . . . sparkling personality and smile . . . expects a new con- vertible for graduation but would still walk a mile for a friend . . . Mirror Exchange Editor 45 Dramatic Club 3, 43 Cheer Club Dance Committee 4 LEONARD E. NYLUND Navy Lennie . . . natural easy- going disposition . . . sailed through school with his trusty camera at his side . . . took pictures of proms, dances, games, and other affairs . . . Photography Club Vice-presi- dent 3, President 4, Junior Decorating Committee 3, Class Photography Committee 4, Senior Play Scenery BARBARA M. OBERLANDER School Barbs . . . one of our best- natured classmates . . . will miss Jake's English class the most next year . . . hopes to work in a hospital someday- looking for one of those hand- some internes, Barbs? . . . Glee Club 1, 2, 5, Cheer Club 1, 2, 3, 4. JEAN MARIE OBERLANDER College Jean's chief interests are books and people . . . plans to teach French or Spanish . . . always kept her classmates entertained with those wonderful English compositions . . . her sweet disposition and easy-going manner will continue to make her many friends . . . Speaking Contest 3g junior Red Cross 43 Dramatic Club 4. FRANCIS O'BRIEN Painter Ninny . . . one of our out- standing athletes, poets, and decorators . . . hopes some- day to have a job like Mr. Heaphy's . . . enjoyed sports and lunch periods . . . Hockey 2, 3, Captain 4, Foot- ball 2, 4, Prom Decoration Committees, Senior Executive Committee, Play Book Man- ager 4g Senior Play Scenery. 3 .fi 'C ? 'SL E' if 'K :S I 5.2 . 3 -Q. iftlfb +3 at ' '5- Y ' ii we -, Q ,I , hw my if I ,ff ra F NN Q 1, is tsiysfhu i JOHN O'BRIEN Preparatory Srhool Obie . . . a basketball and golf enthusiast . . . wants to become an accountant . . . enjoyed dancing and being chosen king at the senior prom . . . Basketball l, 2, 3, 4, Golf 2, 3, 4g Treasurer 2, 3: Prom Usher 3g Dance Committees 2, 3, Executive Committee Z, 53 Senior Play. THOMAS F. O'CONNELL Boiron College Oakie . . . our senior spell- ing champ . . . hopes to make his career journalism . . . always in mischief, but never seemed to get caught . . . interested in photography . . . likes swimming and golf . . . will miss the dances and hockey and football games . . . Yearbook Staff, Golf 5, 4, Senior Play, Spelling Charn- pion 4 DOROTHY JOAN O'HARA Work Dotty . . . likes to skate and read . . . wants to work in an office, get married, and travel around the world . . . enjoyed all the sports and assemblies . . . Glee Club 2g Prom Decora- tion Committee 4, Senior Play Program DOROTHY O'LEARY Secrefary Dolly . . . our truest Irish lass who hopes to take a trip to Ireland someday . . . strong on the basketball court and stronger still for her favorite dish of pizza . . . Cheer Club l, 2, 5, 4g Basket- ball 2, 3, 4g Dance Commit- tees I, 2, 5, 4, Mirror typist 4, Yearbook Staff, Senior Play Program KATHRYN B. ONISHUK Ofce Wfork Kathy enjoyed study halls, sports, and typing classes in her years at Dedham High . . . her hobbies are cats, art and music . . . expects to work in an oHice for a few years before settling down ANGELINA ANNE PARISE Secretary Angie . . . wants to become a stenographer . . . a tiny classmate who made many friends at Dedham High . . . assemblies, football games, and dances took her fancy in high school MAE LOUISE POCH Telephone Operator Irish . . . a popular girl with the Library Council . . . wants to travel around the world . . . French class and Mr. DeSalvo held her atten- tion at Dedham High . . . Library Council Z, 4g Cafe- teria 3 AUDREY A. PRIESTLY Morlel Aud . . . enjoyed the foota ball games and yelling for D.H.S .... chief interest all through high school has been the boys . . . her ambition is to become a well known model and perhaps be a cover girl . . . Badminton JOHN F. RAFTERY Traale School Jack . . . loves to talk . . . a shining boy to have around . . . hopes someday to have a large farm, sail around the world, and of course when the right blonde comes along, settle down . . . chief interests are agriculture and the sea Band 53 Band Committee 5, 4, Football Manager -ig Senior Play GRANT H. RAWDING, JR. Preparafory Sflmol Jumbo . . . his love for cars, either whole or apart. took most of this time . . . hopes eventually to make a million dollars and to study art . . . will miss gym periods with Mr. Heaphy . . . the football team will miss its biggest lineman . . . Dance Committees 2, gl Foot- ball I, 2, 3, 4g Track 4 -18 , -an 4, 1 'P A 'Q' if if .X X :IL I 1 .- .. ftf?i,.2f Q t' , .... Y. ., X 2 'jk is . 4 wi 1 L -vu 'A A t ' 4 vw aw. . 'Xp Q L j i j .I A fi it Xb' Q .. K K, I 1 . - 2,022 ,.!!v x. r S X 1 .pk if .. . .1 ' gg Y' I ..,l ' Ir 'i - . 1 MARY REGAN Wfork Honey . . . the girl who couldn't sit still in her 4B English class . . . served sodas with a smile while working at the 400 Club . . . plans to work as a telephone operator next year . . . enjoyed vaca- tions and football games at D.H.S .... chief interests are roller skating and drawing CLXROLYN IFXULING REID University of Marraclourettr Chuckie . . . a friend to all . . . sincere, good-natured, and with a keen sense of humor . . . liked the D.H.S. football games and Mr. Le- Guern's study halls . . . en- joys sewing, cooking, and the outdoor life . . . Dance Advertising Committee 5g Prom Invitation Committee 31 Yearbook Staffg Senior Play Usherg Class Day Play. PAULINE JANET ROBERTSON Dancing Polly . . . known for her Scotch dancing and plaid skirts . . . hopes to be on the stage someday . . . ambition is to become a private secre- tary to some executive . . . en- joyed assemblies and wander- ing in the corridors . . . Athletic Council 2, 3, 4g Ad- vertising Committee Zg Prom Decoration Committees, Bas- ketball and Badminton 2, 3. 4 JOYCE L. ROMANS Secretary Joyce hopes to become the first woman president . . . likes taking pictures and swimming . . . plans to do secretarial work next year . . . enjoyed Mr. Avery's classes and football most at Dedham High . . . Senior Prom Decoration Com- mitteeg Basketball 4 EDMUND SCHISSEL, BRD College Squeaky . . . known for his humor, cartooning, and bud- geting of the senior class' money . . . hopes his experi- ence will get him rich . . . will miss arguing with Mr. Ryan and Toppers tests . . . J. V. Football 23 Intra-Mural Basketball 23 Public Speaking Contest 4g Mirror Staff 45 Ten- nis 2, 5, 4g Track 2, 3, 4g Treasurer 4 HARRY G. SCHORTMANN ll '0rk Shorty . . . likes hunting and horseback riding . . . a whiz at chemistry and physics . . . wants to be a chemical engineer . . . enjoyed learn- ing how to dance with all his pretty teachers . . . fun-loving and witty KERMIT SCHULZ, JR. llvork Kermy . . . a quiet sense of humor . . . interested in automobile and radio repair work . . . hopes to be an architect sometime in the future . . . will miss mechani- cal drawing, but will never forget Jake's English class . . . Track 2, 3 JAMES SCOTTON College Jimmy . . . hard working editor of the Mirror . . . en- joyed those mad journalism classes with Jake . . . hopes to out-essay Emerson someday . . . noted for his quick wit and wolhsh manner . . . Mirror Editor 4g Yearbook Editorg Boys' Stateg Junior Rotariang Basketball Manager 4g lntra-mural Basketball 3, 4g Library Council JOAN SEALE Work A whiz at sewing . . . has always enjoyed Miss Gurney's classes . . . a sincere and understanding friend with a sunny disposition . . . chief interests are art and singing . . . hopes to visit Sweden and Germany someday . . . Glee Club 4g Senior Play HEINZ SEEGER Navy Heinzy is far from quiet when you get to know him . . . an interesting person to know . . . plans to make the Navy his career . . . enjoyed D.H.S, football and hockey games and the track meets . . . chief hobbies are playing the piano and hunting . . . Orchestra 2. 5 in Y 1- Q 5 ta N. Q . - s . il X A .. 5 gsm fi A 4 gvvqil 1 Q '1 pl 1' ' fy ' sf-5 ' - ' Q' 'E-' ' :fkffl V f r . 5 . I 22.41, te 2 - ,, y ,, -1 - ZS- L .. V ff it 1- , K Q5 ' 'P xl. 1 CR 6 C L, E 5 'E- . W l it , I w TT' at wr?- HILLYER G. SENNING, JR. College Hil . . . an accomplished pianist and accordionist . . . interested in music and sail- ing . . . hopes someday to live in Alaska . . . well-liked by his classmates and teachers for his easy going manner and perpetual grin . . . Track 2, 5g Senior Playg Class Day Play MAFALDA CELIA SERANI Wfork Toots . . . the girl with a smile . . . will go to work for the telephone company after graduation . . . hopes to be a clothes designer . . . has en- joyed the dances, the assem- blies, and the football games at Dedham High EDWARD FRANCIS SHEA Tufn Eddie . . . the track star who ran the mile for D.H.S .... will become a dentist . . . friendly disposition . . . has tender memories of girls and homework . . . Spelling Contest Winner 3g Track Z, 3, 4 PRISCILLA C. SHELLEY Boytwz Uzzilferxity Prism . . . cute and charm- ing . . . one of our liveliest cheerleaders . . . liked foot- ball games and dances . . . her smile never faded . . . Cheerleader 4g Junior Red Cross 5. 43 Prom Committees 5. 43 Executive Committee 5g Senior Play Ticket Committee HELEN N. SIAKOTOS Telephone Company Helen, always a well-liked classmate. will be remembered as one of our snappy drum- majorettes . . . loved football and hockey games . . . Drum-Majorette l, 2, 3, 45 Badminton l, 2, 5g Photog- raphy Committee, Senior Promg Senior Play FRANCIS W. STARR. JR. Wfnrlf Franny . . . a magician on the basketball court . . . best dressed boy . , . always good- natured and modest . . . one of the class' most popular boys . . . hope to see him in a Celtics uniform soon . . . Baseball 1, 2, 3, 43 Basketball l, 2, 3, Captain 4 CONSTANCE J. STAULA Fashion Derigning Red . . . always amused and always amusing . . . the life of the party, the picnic, or the hayride . . . a bright spot in the cafeteria. or anywhere else . . . Softball 1 LOUIS STAULA Work Lugie . . . a great, big, won- derful smile . . . will manage his own movie theater some- day . . . worked at the Com- munity after school . . . likes swimming, dancing, and foot- ball . . . Freshman Basketball Man- agerg Assistant Basketball Manager 3, Boys' Glee Club 4, Senior Play Scenery WILLIAM I. STEWART, JR. Undecided Bill spent many periods wishing he could be out watching the Braves or Red Sox playing . . . enjoyed Mr. Ryan's English classes and that fmal bell at Z o'clock . . . if you had a witty remark, he had two BEVERLY ANNE STUCK Mar,iacl9u,tetlr School of Art Bev . . . talented artist . . . designs and makes ow n clothes . . . wants to own Butch's Fashion Shoppe . . . enjoyed Mirror work and the proms . . . I Yearbook Assistant Editor 4, Traihc 2, Cheer Club 1. 2. 5. 41 Homeroom Spelling Cham- pion 3g Prom Decoration Committees 3, 4, illlrror' Feu- ture liililor 4, Ilonor Crutl- unite ,.,., , W, K- v K , fs ,tl if 1' ,, X 1 . dim y, f N-I ,Qu ip ss. 2. -ax Xe 'S- :gg l fp I Mfg, f I v an H L I by is. ..- s 5' H3 al At 5'- ,IANET PATRICIA TAYLOR College Red . . . our most dignihed classmate . . . her clothes are lovely, but they can't beat her smile . . . has enjoyed Top- per's history classes and Pete's chemistry discussions . . . Dance Committees 1, 2, 3g Band Committee 3, 4g Ma- jorette 3, 43 Spelling Semi- finalist 25 Homeroom Spelling Champ 4 NICHOLAS J. TESSITORE Machinist Nicky . . . quiet manner . . . pleasing ways kept him out of mischief in his four years at D.H.S. Most of his fun was in his mechanical drawing classes . . . here he completely forgot his quiet- ness and raised the roof . . . was noted for his mischief on the school buses ALLEN E. TRASK, JR. Work Al . . . a quiet but friendly fellow . . . will go to work next year in hopes of getting his first million . . . has en- joyed the hockey games, foot- ball games, and all the other sports at Dedham High ,IOI-IN SANBORN TUCK Nortbeartem Jack is a wiz at math and science . . . an honor student . . . enjoys dancing . . . liked Mr. Peterson's classes and journalism , . . after college he 'hopes to be a successful engineer . . . Student Council 2, 3, 4, Coun- cil Treasurer 4g Executive Committee 2, 4, Orchestra Committees 3, 4, Playreading Committee, Boys' State 4 ELEANOR JEAN VENO Work Jean . . . a talented pianist . . . very quiet until you get to know her . . . hopes to travel and then settle down as a housewife . . . enjoyed work- ing on the Library Council and cnjoyctl Miss Gurncfs sewing classes . . . chief in- terests are the piano and hand- work . . . Library Council 4 RUTH N. WALDMAN Physiotherapy School Ruthie . . . hopes to have a summer camp for babies in the future . . . in spare mo- ments enjoys badminton. skating, and reading . . . liked watching the football games and reading the Dedham High news in the Mirror . . . Ace Salesman, Usher JACQUELINE WEBER Work jackie . . . noted for her hearty laugh and those hand- made neckties . . . likes roller skating, bowling, and driving lessons . . . plans to settle down after a few years-not alone, you may be sure . . . Cheer Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Senior Play Book Committee BEVERLY WERNER College Bev . . . plans to be a sec- retary to some handsome doc- tor . . . well-liked by her classmates for her ready smile and mild disposition . . . en- joys dancing, movies, and will miss Mr. Ryan's English class Glee Club 1, 2, Class Com- mittees 3, 4 CAROL WHITE College Full of pep . . . loves to talk and knit Argyles . . . will be a clothes buyer after she finishes at either Simmons or New Hampshire , . . liked dances and getting into foot- ball games free . . . Drum Majorette 1, Z, 35 Or- chestra 1, 2 Y' .. ' i ' :--H' if 5 .4 43 JOHN WHITE Work Whitey . . . our quiet red- head . . . quite undecided about his future . . . wants to work . . . maybe he'll be a famous person someday . . . enjoyed, as almost everyone does, blake's English class .... Varsity Basketball 3, 43 Intra- mural Basketball 2, 4g Base- ball 3, 4 DONALD A. WINTHROP Work Shark will be remembered for his pet expressions and his jitterbugging . . . hopes to own a trucking company or spend Z0 years in the Marine Corps . . . interested in hunt- ing and track . . . has most enjoyed Mr. Ryan's study halls and his senior year . . . Dance Committees 1, 2, Track 1, 2, 3, 4g Football 2 THOMAS YORK Rutgerr Twitch . . . our football captain and most athletic boy . . . State champ and record holder in track . . . one of the best-liked boys in the class . . . a good student also . . . Football 2, 3, 4, Captain 4, Baseball 1, Z, Track 2, 3, Co- captain -43 Student Council 29 Traffic lg Boys' State and Boys' Nation 3, Junior Rotarian 4j Senior Play JOSEPH ZINNI Wfork joe is interested in mechan- ics , . . plans to own a garage someday . . . a sincere friend and a popular guy . . . en- joyed ,lakes study halls and annoying the girls . . . Boys' Glee Club 2, 3, ll, Band 5, -ig Prom Usher 3, 43 Pho- tography Club 3, 4g Senior Play LILLIAN CHARLAND Telephone Opemlor Lil . . . a fun-loving class- mate . . . loves to roller skate . . . enjoyed the dances, assem- blies, and football games at Dedham High . . . another girl who wants to retire early to that little cottage in the country L. RONALD SlSLANE College Ronnie . . . wild about hockey . . . a broad smile for everyone-and the girls smile back . . . a record collector J. V. Baseball lj J. V. Foot- ball Zg Hockey 1, 2, 4, Hockey Manager 2 They said Farewell to their principal 0 6 rin cilaa ma gafon r Ralph A Eaton a c 4 , M . . , L man whom they - like hundreds of pupils before them 4- had learned to respect and love. They knew now how much they owed to his never- failing interest in their social and academic careers. They wished him a long and happy future. I 56 I fic? And They Said Good- bye to Their Teachers, whose pictures you will find on the next three pages. 4Miss Bakers and ' Mr. Dodge's pictures you will find in the composite on page 22.2 In their final will, which was read on Class Day, they made certain bequests to the facultyg to wit, namely, and viz - to Miss Baker and the others who teach in curtainless rooms, sun glasses, to Mr. Ryan, a bread box with a padlock to keep the 109 lunches . , BACK ROW Miss Mfiry Weeks, Miss Lucy Clouish, Mis: Ilzuliara Gurney find M11 safe: F0 M155 Clllfney. ten J. Arthur Ainsworth. FRONT ROW Miss Elizabeth I . Guvll, Miss Dorothy P. Kc-ntlzill, Miss Louise Clark more Joe Burkesg to Mr. Dunne and Mr. Smith, their thanks for the work they did for the class. The class left Mrs. McGuinness rubber boots so she could wade through future Hoods, and the janitors inherited a steam-heated driveway to take care of future snow storms. To the underclassmen went the talents of indi- vidual seniors: Arlene Leonards writing ability to Gertrude Concio, Leo Downing's broad shoulders and wolf title to Bob Yanni, Bob Allan's and Miss Rosa Lee Hujinliau. and Bill -Conroy's pitching to Bill Sanford and Ronny MacDonald, jean Oberlanders speaking ability to jane Downey, Robert Doyle's free cor- ridor-roaming pass to Paul Connors, and Peter Kipp's hockey trips to Jimmie Killion. Dick Dunn left his shyness to George Richard- son, Sylvia McGuire left the uniforms she designed to the D.H.S. band. Sally Donovan gilt Ruth Belanger's ability to jerk sodas, while Phil Ray- mond inherited Mike Eremita's jews harp and his activity in homeroom. Asocfi 7 U 'T 'N tw ---4 TOP ROW Miss Mary Sweeney, Miss Doris Grunt, Miss Joan Tobin, Miss Catherine Castle, Miss Laura Mclntirc. FRONT ROW -- Miss Margaret Boynton, Miss Helen Woodside, Miss Florence Murdock, Miss Marion Corley, Miss Madeline Clough, Ed Schissels success as treasurer went to Franny Alexander, Holly Hickcoxs scholastic ability went to Dominic Zonfrelli, Kay Davis' athletic skill went to Ann Clark, and Rona Hugheys artistic talent went to -leanne Musler. Reggie Brown and Franny Starr willed their basketball skill to Gordon Puff and Al Corey. jimmy Scotton left the editorship of the Mirror and a years supply of aspirin to Anna May De- Benedictis, Dick Kohut left his succsesful pres- idency to black MacDonald. an RACK ROW' Mr. Iiilxxziril Slie-riflzin, Mr. Jximvs Smith, Mr. Tliumzis x'llllli1'l'. Mr. l.ymznn Aw,-rx l RON'l' HOW Mr. .lirhn Wallace, Mr. Ralph Eaton, Mr. .lnhn Heaphy, Mr. Harold Cowan. LAST ROW Mr. Nicholas DeSaivo, Mr. Arnold Borofsky, Mr, J. Clilloiwl Gustafson, Mr. Thomas l,eGuurn, Mr. Samuel Beattie, Mr. Roizei' Randall. FRONT ROW Mr. James Dunne, Mr. Joseph Ryan, Mr. Hownril Itottomlcy, Mr. Thomas O'Donnell, Mr. Edwin Pcterson. Eddie Shea's flying feet were left to Charlie Holmesg Kermit Schulz's tendency to fracture bones and sprain ligaments went, unnecessarily, to Larry Green. .loan Cleary's jazziness went to Sylvia Nickerson, and Helenmarie Doe's cheer- leading and sportsmanship, to June Bradbury. Heinz Seeger's skill in ensuring girls a safe voyage from 111 to study halls went to Benny Swett. The lasting friendship of Kay Kiely and Anna Mattozzi passed to Ruth Bjorkman and Sally Columbo, while the red hairs of Mary Dona- hue and janet Taylor went to Sally Orcutt and Eileen O'Leary. Marlene Murray's majoretting went to jerry O'Brieng Jack O'Brien's cute smile and freckles, to BoBo Smith, Charles Donelans whiffle, to jan Sikorag Dick Koffinkes driving privileges, to Bruce Chamberlain. Teresa Fitzhenry's peppiness went to Grace Waldron, and Lionel Mulhollands wit and humor, to joe Black, while Mary MacDonalds cheery smile and success as class secretary went to Ruth DeLaiarro. jean Burns got Elenore Kramer's roller-skating skill, Bob Hampe, brother .lohn's musical and sci- entific abilityg Vic DePari, -lack Raftery's singing. John White left his place on the ball team to Francis Kelly, Mary Compagnones giggle went to Betty Huntg Nancy Kennedy's cheerleading, to Pat Moloney, George Couper's keyboard capers, to George Provost. li 9 Wliat a generous class! Pauline Robertson left her seat on the Athletic Council to any ambitious girl, and Ninny O'Brien left his greatness in hockey, football, and baseball to Frank Connolly. Dolly O'Leary's humor went to Kay Sugrueg Pauline Crowley's neatness, to .lean Ruddg Francis Currie's curls, to Nick Cappag glean Hurley's sweet- ness, to Ruth Reed, Loretta Fiola's date book, to Marjorie Kaminski, and Beverly Werner's flair for clothes, to Trudy Rose. Mildred Farmen and Virginia Cerri left their good marks to Frances Doyle and Ruth Burger, Tom York left his captaincy of the football team to Pete Prevett and Wztlter Capone, and Carol Ahearn gave her vivaciousness to Peggy Keough. joe Burke willed his good naturedness to Tommy Podolskig .lanice Heiferman gave her efficiency and reliability to Bernice Tuck, and Joan Capello's beautiful singing voice went to Barbara Tulloch. 1 I U U All these bequests they made in the will which Dorothy Donovan, Mary MacDonald, and Edmund Schissel drew up for them. On the following pages, you may read what one of their members saw of her classmates' future, when she consulted her Muse, looked into her crystal ball, and took a great, deep breath. c9a ffe A flafafen by Bcwerly Sfllclf? Suppose we take a walk around The town, and see what can be found Of graduates ten years ago- The Class of '49, you know. Our trip begins at Dedham High And there we find, before our eye, Bob Allan finally graduating And on the staff, with highest rating, jean Oberlander an' Virgie Cerri Teach French and sales to students merry. XVhile teaching art is Rona I-lughey, But just to boys who'1'c six foot two- - V. Q f ,, Flffi 0 I X0 ,S X K l W A U 1 5 X 2 i s K See that long black Studebaker? Its Tommy Breadys, the undertaker. He works with Dr. jimmy Scotton lWhose medical records really rottenp. Iimmy sure is happy ver l . 1 Y- - With Kay Nihart his secretary And his technician-Bev'ly Werner fjims cooking now on ev'ry burnerlj And Oberlander CBarbs, you knowy Diane lrving 'Stclle Comeau, Annie Corn, Dot Donovan- All his nurses. Boy, what fun! ,- ,I1 ,ly Q. welll! - 5,11 MW, 'fm I A QTFFTT , Wil 354 mt X Wfe now move on to Dedham Square, But we must note, on our way there, The houses 4Rawding-Schulz designedj Which Findlen-Lonergan combined To build and-I'm not lyin'- They're painted pink by Fran O'Brien! They're owned by millionaires Paul Jordan Koffinke, Trask, and Kenny Condon. The dentists office that we spy Is Eddie Sheas, and right near by, The Harrison apothecary Concocts the cures for beriberi. Jennie Nesss pet shops known For dogs that Richard Dunn has grown. They're trained and taught by Ronnie Carty To steal the show at any party- From even Kay Onishuks cats, Who frighten Kay by eating rats. Kay Busseys restaurant is famed For joan Capellos voice-Its claimed There Jackie Weber spends her day just eating-What more need we say? - And President Romans, the first Female one, eats liverwurst. The manager of the Dedham show Is Lugie Staula, and right below The features name, in letters arty, The new director-Gene McCarthy, His stars, we find, on second glance Are Audrey Priestlyg Kennedy, Nance. f 1 Ni fl WC. Qis X Q, '4'i X J QV' X Q-5 xakua fr rg- ' Eff 'Q , ga The news reel shows us other friends- joan Clearys graceful ballet bends, Tom Yorks superb athletic feats, And Eino Harjus Boogie Beats - His pianist is our George Couper And Spencer Allens trumpets super. v Once more outside, more pals we meet ln traffic moving up the street. There's Barb Allegra riding by In blue Rolls-Royce and mink coat. Hi! B all 'i N' X fCDX---'CT 'Lei' Miss Kramers skating up the street With Jean Geldert- their dates to meet. Mil Farmen's car goes speeding by And, jammed inside, whom should be spy But Betty Grant and Jeannie Guarda, Misses Baker, Amos C Push in harder! J Eileen Madden, Eleanor Veno. They're driving West-but not to Reno! See that magazine right there? 'Tis said our classmates write its fare. There's Syl McGuire's illustrations And Schissel's famed cartoon sensations. The essays are Chas. Donelan's worksg John Kohut photos all the jerks. Ann Mattozzi's beauty shop With glamor girls 's packed to the top. There's T. Kniolek and Jeannie Norton - Two models who have been a-courtin', While Peggy Nolan, Broadway Sfflf, And Ice Follies' famous Marie Barr Listen to Mal Bromley's tale Of football games she's seen at Yale. Kay Cudmore, the new swimming champ, Wants a perm that withstands damp, There's Mae Poch, who went round the wor On roller skates. Who was it hurled Herself up on that chandelier? Why, acrobat L. Nichols' here! A 5 itb ..... M.. The well dressed businessman, we note, Is Dick Fitzhenry, who, they quote, Has quite a flock of office gals fNow, Fitzy, don't forget your pals!l There's Marilyn Dietzel, Mary T., Claire Burke and Barbara Johnson-gee! ld Min DeFelice, Einie McGrath, Jean Hurley with her pleasant laugh, Jo Montisano-You can't snare 'em They're members of our Fitzy's harem. We walk into another room, And here some other classmates loom. Ci, ,. , gk iff! -is Q' W QXTIMWWL is Mn' QNX! l all Xl SEQ has W lik Joe Montague, chiropodist, Likes a keen receptionist, There's M. DeLapa - Marie Brooks -- Pauline Crowley-my, what looks! Joe certainly must find work sweet . . How often does he look at feet? The Dedham Transcript we must buy For alumni news without a lie. l-lure 'llom O'Connell turns in news With ne'er 31 word mispellcd, misussd. Dotty Bain has just returned From Scotland, and it's also learned That Bobby Derby's Alaskan home Is sold to Senning. It's in Nome. Jan Heiferman, in the Sahara, Chanced to meet with Dot O'Hara. Joan Seale's in Sweden, and they say Dolly Ofs at Galway Bay. Ruth Belanger has won renown - The Silver Skating Derby crown. 5 l X X Y. L fee Q5 cz 5 li ,jc 1 M... I 1 a Betty Brandli and Barbara Lane Are Davis Cup stars, once again Danny Hurley is the singles champ- He took his challenger into camp. Our classmates too are in the air Lil Charland and Jenks are Hying there. Their plane's musician is Larry Dewar- He keeps the guests from feeling bluer H. Doe's the reservation clerk, And Hostess Dobson loves her work. What can be making all that noise? lt's basketball, girls versus boys. The femmes are led by C. Ahearn, Ancl Peanuts Davis - fWliat a turn! D - Grace Christopher and Marie Motte- Of course their playing isn't spotty. The male quintet Stretch Keelan centersg Conroy and Starr are chief inventors Of plays that never seem to miss. Who wins? Hey, please don't ask me this! The circus now appears in town, With joey Burke the fav'rite clown. CThere's competition from Mike Eremita, Who stands on his head and acts indiscreeter. 1 .0000 C266 iibilci? John Hampe is a one-man band And Schortmann on a horse does stand. In business too is Emil Cote His office force is an array With L. Fiola and Betty Dowd, Theresa Fitz-three's not a crowd?- They're secretaries. Lee Colella Keeps his books in manner stellar. Angie Parise, his private steno, Takes dictation and charms all men so. At switchboards are some other pals Working now as Hello gals- Mary MacDonald, Alice Kiley, Mary Regan, whose voice is smiley, H. Siakotos, and that is all. Whitt fun it is to make a call! 5 X Bail 35? 1, lfxyy ai I, gf Pat Bready has begun her tour, Nan Carson's off to Singapore. Marg Bingham's off to sunny Cal With Kay Kiely, her trav'ling pal. Frank Capozzi and Reggie Brown Are anxious to see if the world is roun'. What's that tiny speck we see 5.62 Way down below? Why, that must be Whitey Milroy, thumbing his route Across the country, pictures to shoot. The Bruins still on ice are famed And Peter Kipp was lately named Win Green's successor as their trainer . . C She kept you out? I oughter brain 'er! D For defencemen they've Bob MacNevin And Levi Lambert--straight from heaven! Guarino's now a Red Sox star, Bill Stewart's an ump, while not too far Away is journalist Ruthie Allan, The female version of Frankie Fallon. In pool games, known for skill and hurry, Altobello and Frannie Currie. ln golf, accountant Jack O'Brien Can now make par without half tryin'. Robert Doyle, the banking rave, 6? Ik 1 da ff f ' i-J at.-DV Is the boss for whom some classmates slave Bobby Aspell, and Cochrane, Ray, Bab Dixon-for accountants pay. There Barris keeps his millions plenty- He knocked off work when he was twenty! Three others hoard their riches here: Fran DeMartino, McClellan's dear, Johnny Mangan, who through skill Owns a mammoth paper mill, And Bobby Mackey, who, we learn, Runs a trailer truck concern. The radio station DHS ls Richard Kohut's-did you guess? There we heard philatelist Al Damiani. Next on the list- B. DeFelice, whose driving schools Are run completely by ber rules. Flo Fate provides the vocals goodg Len johnson talks on bachelorhood. Rog Hayes discusses Growing Up, And Anne McD. tells how to sup. ln Frankie Carey's smart night club We find more friends we mustn't snub! Leo Downing, politician, Holly I-Iickcox, electrician. With Engineer jack Tuck we see The Sportsman, ladonisi. janet Taylor and Marlene Murray Are Yale's new majorettes. Let's hurry To the spot where all are glancing At Pauline Robertson's Scotch dancing. Do you hear that noise and squawking? lt's Sislane- just as always-talking. fi wt hit., l X fx? l 14 we At johnny Drapers florist shop B. Gustafsons admirers stop, And every day fresh flowers go To R. Murphy, M. Giorgio- CThey live in darling little houses And have the most attentive spousesly john Wlmite and Tessitore, Nick, Machine-shop owners, very slick. Maclsaac-XWaldman's baby camp Now boasts the last approving stamp- It's Arlene Leonard there, who teaches Three R's to kids who play on beaches. Her methods which are new and cute Life sent photographers to shoot. Two of them we know quite well-ey: Scoop Zinni and Priscilla Shelley. Three serxicemen walk down the street, Don XWinthrop in Marine clothes neat, Nylund and Seeger, both in blue- The Navy likes those fellows, too. jacks Maida, Raftery run a farm Wliere televisions quite a charm. Their visitors are Stevie Kiely CMachinistJ and our Mul, who shyly Admits that he owns a cafe -- CFrom which his classmates stay away! A f S Wm -ff H fx xx Q, ,Tj Al X T fx ,J And now a womans store we see Butch's Fashion Shoppe -Gee! l ll L X 1 There-'s M. Serani, Connie Staula 'Ng Af' t Xl' fl X T ' Wliose dress designs earn many a dollar PX The buyers, Carols Wliite and Reid, Lfivigielifgiri Seem to know what women need. But this. I fear, is the end of the lineg 1 The shop, you see, is partly mine. fi I El 5 3' 'III . ... S , ,.- , F ll IT' S . ff 1 -A are-Q. -A T Ewfam f- ' . alalllrgfallgml Q 'L u lgsalrildlgllg E :cgi Ei tiimiirmyqzjrr f tial 1 f B, ami rr H f IM ,Ill Q 4 ati i , auf' f ---if gi -- -- .. Q e 1 a-' -- 'T .- EIIEIEI ll lil pjmmmmfumff T AEI E3 E g E H 5 .525551 mailing 1 f 1 1 sat ? field 3255? 2, 11' wh a- ti va 2 2 5 Q 1 My ,,,7,'.ai.fr.!1 fi-LTL jg i f il 9e' llEllE EEE? 9 ' l',,A: Z?' in NUM- ' Y TTiT f t 'WJTYT X7 MMA sfffm, Nfklr f ,, 4 h Wh. E N 1 f 'f u ,wfffmf WMM f f fhff- f '- ff li63I i 11 THE ARMAND STUDICS Official Photographers The Class ot 1949 Photographers of Distinction CO 6-5480 184 Boylston Street CC 6-7299 Boston, Mass. DIEGES and cLusT 57m SH '1'l 'M BASIL I.. 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