Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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THE MAGNET CLASS PROPHECY (Continued) with Ralph Person as his superintendent. And now, that is all that | can see.’’ Reluctantly we returned to the lodge where we found a visitor awaiting us. It was none other than Evelyn Weston, wo had come to the mountains to do some sketching. As it was cool, being 3 typical mountain evening, we went inside and sat around the cheery fire-place to talk. Evelyn told us that Winifred Malone and Dorothy Regan were taking private lessons from Helen Wills Moody, and that Elva Ray had just written one of the best novels of the day. And more yet, Violet Nelson had married a wealthy Sterling farmer, and Emile Bessette is teaching French in the Junior High at Leominster. She continued: “| saw Ruth Billings a few weeks ago, and she said that Wesley Sargent has become a real estate dealer and is doing wonders with old Whalom Park. He has developed it into one of the best summer resorts in that part of New England. By the way, did you know that Ruth was teaching English in the Providence High School? Evelyn Hooper is private secretary to her brother, who is city surveyor. Florence Holbrook has a darling tea room in West Sleepy Valley on the road to Nowhere.” Leo O’Brien and Henry Ford are touring the country looking for old Fords for museums. While we were talking | switched on the radio and was amazed to hear the announcer give the name of ‘‘Miss Marion Day, who was to talk on the problems of the “Golf Widow.” !n the midst of the flutter of excitement caused by crowding around the instrument, it suddenly became noiseless; upon the arrival of a radio man | was astonished to see Herbert Johnson, tools in hand, come to fix it. He soon found the remedy, and as he worked informed us that Cy Swanson had received a medal for being the world’s most ‘quiet man.’’ As the voice of the announcer once more greeted us we were being told that two of the world’s outstanding boxers were to be refereed by John Faticanti, who had gained recognition as a referee in Leominster High School years before. We were also told that another referee was to assist him. It was none other than our old friend Clem Lanza, who hed left basketball for the ring. The an- nouncer continued: “Well, folks, before the bout in which Giant Brissmann will fight Midget Ippolito to contend for the National Championship, let me tell you of a few of the celebrities who are seated around the ring. On my left is Romuald La- chapelle, coach of Notre Dame steel eleven. Beside him is seated the foremost agent for Wrigley's Chewing Gum, Ray Mclsaac. “Never stop chewing,’ is his motto. With him is Jim Sullivan, former Boston College star end.. Near him | see Professor Bernard Courtney, who has been contributing those articles on the “Youth of Today’’ in the Literary Digest. With him is Mrs. J. J. Skeel, the famous newspaper woman who was formerly Miss Ruth Porter of Leominster. Mile. Christine Lavalee, the famous master of French, accompanied by her secretary, Miss Rosanna LaCroix, just arrived. And now the fighters have entered the ring!” We will not say any more about the match but will continue by telling the contents of a letter which Janet received from Mrs. James Quill, formerly Dorothy Snow. - “| have been thinking of the old class lately and have been looking around for news.» It is expected that Mary Gallagher is to become vice-president of the Dupont firm in Leominster. Barbara Harris is the owner of Boutique Des Chapeaux Chics on 5th Avenue in New York City, and is assisted by Helen Illsley. Agnes Gillooly is superintendent of nurses at the Leominster Hospital. Catherine Despotopulos is a professional basketball player. John Lavin has just written a book entitled “The Secret of My Success.” Clarice McKenney is working in the office at Leominster High School. Phil Loughlin and Clifton Merithew, when they are not occupied with their snow-shoe business, are directors of the Leominster National Bank.’ This ended the account of the activities of our old school friends, and | left Janet to finish perusing her letter while | went out on the terrace to reed. A maid soon appeared to announce the arrival of Mr. Carroll Miles, who wished to see Dr. Toolin. Wevisited a while, and he told me that he had taken over his father’s stationery business. He left shortly to continue his journey through the mountains. As Janet and | watched the roadster round the curve in the road, we suddenly remembered that after ten years we knew what all the members of the old Class of 31 were doing. Going back to the terrace we turned our faces toward the west, and as the twilight shadows gathered around us, we thought, “What a small world it is after all.’’ Eleanor Legere Janet Roukes Brendan Toolin (25)

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NUDE niemverne ee 7 2 = e CLASS PROPHECY (Continued) just made Edna Bourgault his private secretary. He also informed me that Gerry. Labelle was sales manager for the Phoenix Hoisery Company. |! was most interested to learn that Norman Ordway hed succeeded Mr. Rogers, who had left =. Leominster High School for higher institutions of learning. Vincent Lacouture was working trigonometry at L. H. S. Georse Gilmore and William Buss had also been annexed to the faculty. He added that Fred Allen and Burton Blake were in the poultry business in Sterling. ae: . mi Ed said that they had passed a circus on the way from Italy and had seen outside one of the camps, Jimmy Simpson, feeding giraffes. The second day of the tournament Jud Smith arrived in a foreign-made roadster. He had been sojourning in Russia, attempting to enlighten Soviet leaders in regard to their way of governing. : Regretfully, on the third day we left our old friends and began our voyage home. We were astonished to meet . Ralph Pierce, Russell Willoughby, and Kenneth Pillsbury, who had been working with Mr. Einstein in Germany. Gene- vieve Tremblay was the ship’s nurse, and Eunice Gamache was directing athletics on the boat. Reports from Nzw York said that the one and only E. Loren Pike, that sensational baseball man, was smashing all home-run records in the big leagues. And Harold Starrett had been made commander-in-general of the United States . Army. - oe Lee Upon arriving in New York we were told to wait until the inspectors, who were none other than Albert Mazzafero and Neil Dix, went through our trunks. | noticed a group of young girls, immigrants, who were being given directions by some capable young women Knowing some girls who did social work, Janet and | went over to the group and were overjoyed to find Barbara Bicknell, assisted by Ruth Pierce, Adelaide Pinder, and Dorothy Nutting. “ Later, on our way to a taxi, we-noticed two police women who were talking seriously to one another, and to our 4 amazement we discovered them to be Beryll Parker and Julia Poulson. After a few hurried words with them, we hailed a passing taxi which took us to a hotel where we stayed but one night, not too short a time, however, to find that Ethel Noak was hostess there. While on a hurried shopping tour the next morning, before leaving for the station, we met in : Macy’s, Irene Veasey, who was head buyer in the toy department. r On the train going through the Adirondacks, where we were to spend two months, | picked up a Boston paper and saw in headlines, the announcement that Vernon Woods had been pronounced a second DeMar by all critics In the dining car, who should be sitting directy opposite us but Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wagner. We learned that they were returning from their honeymoon in the Orient. We both knew Mrs. Wagner as the former Evelyn Sayles. She said that Dorothy Wood had married an army officer, and that they were living in Morocco where he was stationed. They had recently met Germaine Pinard, wno was resting at the Villa of Mrs. Van Styde, the former Ruth Boyden, now a wealthy widow. When we reached our lodge in the mountains we were delighted to observe a Gyosy cana nearby, oe immediately ja decided to visit the fortune teller whom we assumed would be there. Accordingly, after a refreshing sleep that night, we turned our steps toward the camp early the next ‘morning. as The wizened old hag who was the object of our visit, upon being presented with our fee, told us ina erred a voice that she would tell us what some of our old school friends were doing. As she gazed into her crystal, mumbling incoherently and waving her hands over the globe, she looked up, quickly saying: “Gordon Billings is the track coach of East Burlap University and Lester Grimes is Professor of Psychology in the same school. ‘Speed Demon’ Paul Chase has just won the 500-mile auto race at Indianapolis. | see, also, Ronald McLean as the big butter and egg man of Pratt’s Junction. Ruth Caisse is on Broadway, showing the big city her talents as an actress. Alice McManus is co-starring with Winnie Lightner in the movies. Lillian Batchelder has become an under- study of Clara Bow. Kendall McRae is PiPieeh of a large bicycle concern. And now, my young ladies, toknow more you must give me more money. . , ae - We hurriedly took the required money from our purses and handed it to her. She continued: “Next month, my friends, Miss Winifred Mackay will swim the channel in a record breaking time. Francis Lundigan oe will go along beside her in a boat. Ah! Next | behold a distinguished looking woman in mannish dress as a repre ie sentative to Congress. Let me see, her name is Dorothy Perz. Elizabeth Ellis’ book of verse will take the Hearst prize - and | see that Ronald McPherson is successor to Mr. Hearst, the paper man. William DiNardo is running a goe (24)

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TE WAG Neg MAGNET BOARD Anne Burdett, Mara Trafton Robert Safford, Janet Roukes, Eric Mager MAGNET BOARD That the ‘““Magnet’’ has been a successful publication was proved beyond doubt at the C.M.1.P.A. Conference in Athol, when the prizes were announced for the contest of best features in the magazines of the various high schools of the Association. Of fourteen awards, the ‘‘Magnet’’ received the following seven: Prize Essay, ‘The Spirit of the Rain,’ by Faith Karlson; Prize Story, ‘The Beggar, -by Robert: Safford; General Excellence, for the issue of April, 1930; Prize Athletic Department, December, 1930; Prize News Department, December, 1930; Prize Drawings: First Prize for the Historical Map of Leominster, by Cecile Paine; Second Prize for the Literary Heading Cut, by Rosamond Cook Three issues of the ‘Magnet’ have been published this year, as usual; one at Christmas, one at Easter, and now, the Commencement issue. The Magnet Board has met in the Library during the club periods on every other Thursday throughout the year, and immediately previous to the publication of each issue, the board has spent the greater part of several !ong, tedious after- noons in Room 1. - = On January 9, seven members of the Board and its able director, Miss Colley, attended a conference of the Central Massachusetts Interscholastic Press Association in Orange. Athol High Schoo! was the scene, on May 15, of another conference, which was attended by eleven persons from Leominster. Incidentally, two members of the Magnet Board were officers during this year, of the C.M.I.P.A.—Robert Safford, President, and Mara Trafton, Secretary. (26)