Sharon High School - Marsengold Yearbook (Sharon, MA)

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Deciding to have his battered clothes stitched and repaired, our modern Rip Van Winkle ambled into the place of busi- ness of the Five Little Tailoressesf' Maureen Reid, Marcia Jordan, Peggy Wilber, Judy Schwarzler, and Norine Thomas. In no time at all his wearing apparel was all patched and sewed, and it looked as good as new. Now that he was once again neatly groomed, Mr. Grantham resolved to View the sights of ou-r fair city. Hailing a taxi- cab, he discovered that the driver was none other than Murdoch MacAskill, an- other member of the class of '54. After an exchange of exuberant salutations, the cabbie drove down South Main Street to the Sharon Heights Aquarium, owned by Arnold Halfond and Judy Risch. Friend Murdoch next chauffeured his passenger to the ultra-modern 51,500,000 police station on School Street, and had a chat with another ex-classmate, chief Keith Hunnewell, who was sporting a pair of the new police knickers devised by de- signers Lee Carney and Jennifer Wright- son. However, the chief had to make a hasty departure when the desk sergeant informed him that the fire whistle was being blown. Our hackie suggested a trip to the Coun- try Club where pro Russ Wallace and club manager Warner Poor were offering instruction to frustrated golfers under the slogan, If you putt poor, see Putt Poor. Jack received a cordial welcome and was invited into the clubhouse for television and refreshments. To a man who had been gone for twenty 'W years, it was amazing to view the success of his old companions in the fields of ath- letics and entertainment. On the screen was a play-by-play account by Jack Royal, of the girls' basketball game between the Barksdale Tappers and the National Champion Levanson Leapers, led by Mar- lene Levanson. Big 6'6 Alice Sellew, labelled by sportswriter John Kennedy as the world's fastest growing human, was the high scorer. The program was sponsored by the makers of nurse Ellen Keating's reducing pills, endorsed by movie actresses Sandy Schwartz, Carole Kraus, and Lee Oliver. It was agreed by all that the new 3-D glasses, invented for the referees by M. I. T. professors, Frank Chmara and Paul Kreitzberg, considerably ameliorated the officiating. Following this, the E. Holbrook Glover Grocery Co. presented a fifteen-minute music show featuring fiddle solos by Joe Klein and the singing-dancing trio, Gerry Danca, Ruth Kersch, and Grace Butcher. Riding back to the center of town, Mr. Grantham resolved to atone for his late start in ascending the ladder of success, which, to his amazement, his former class- mates had climbed to such great heights. Realizing that he could afford no procras- tination, he headed immediately for the local unemployment oflice where, upon picking up the late afternoon edition of the Daily Advocate, he found his name in three inch headlines. He was already at the top of the ladder of fame. Warner Poor Henry Flynn - Russell Wallace 29

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PRUPHEC Y As the clock in the square struck eight, a tattered, mildewed, Rip Van Winkle of a figure trudged down Moose Hill Park- way onto Upland Road toward Depot Street. Upon reaching the railroad bridge, he espied a vaguely familiar, red-haired individual holding a set of blue-prints. What's going on here? interrogated our weird wanderer. We're making plans for the construc- tion of a Beaver Brook Waterway, came the reply. The two men stared intently at each other for a moment. Suddenly the carrot- topped gentleman burst out, Why, you must be Jack Grantham! Where have you been these twenty years since you disappeared when we were seniors in high school? You're Dick Flynn, my old buddy, aren't you? exclaimed the bewildered character. But what's this about my be- ing gone twenty years? Why, I woke up this morning on Moose Hill, I don't recall why I was there, but I couldn't have been sleeping all that time! You must have fallen asleep on that biology field trip back in June 1954, observed Mr. Flynn. Well, asked Mr. Grantham, what has become of the Class of '54 in the last two decades? Our long-lost friend was amazed to learn of the success of his former school- mates in the field of politics. Betty Elson, our first woman President, had appointed Norma Bowles as her Secretary of State, and Bob Hall, former Farm Director of the Boston Red Sox, as Secretary of Agricul- ture. Also, a copy of Mr. Flynn'sb news- paper revealed that Donald Chambers was taking an active part in the United States Senate. The news report said: Today's hearings on labor-management problems by Donald Tote-'em-away-to-jail Chambers' Con- gressional sub-committee were delayed two hours by the tardiness of grocery tycoon, Dennis Curly Roe, and hard- ware magnate David Permanent Wave Elson. Senator Chambers was in discussion with union leaders Vincent Baldasaro and Leo Eldracher. At Dick's suggestion, Jack set out for the high school to obtain the diploma which the principal was unable to present to him at graduation. On the way up Sta- tion Street he bumped into another old chum, Kenny Bowers, who was getting in shape for the Olympic track tryouts. Kenny said that he had recently set a world's record, travelling the mile in four minutes, and added that he would cer- tainly emerge victoriously from his long awaited duel with the Russian hero, Runya Pantzov, who claimed he could cover the same distance in a mere three minutes. Arriving at the red brick building which housed his old alma mater, Jack entered the north door and shuffled through the hallowed corridors and up the stairs to the principal's office, where he met the astonished greetings of two more former classmates, the principal of Sharon High, Gretchen Myers, and her secretary, George Goodwin. Leaving the school, Mr. Grantham once again walked toward the center of town. Here his first stop was at Ed Welch's Bar- ber Shop for a crew haircut and a shave, as he renewed acquaintances with Mr. Welch and two more old pals, Bernie Shurnan and Marvin Rothberg. This pair sat in the back of the room debating the pros and cons of the new development of atomic fishin'! Next, Jack made his way to the Tom Coyne Shoe Store to purchase a pair of shoes with special rubber heels providing More Bounce to the Jounce. Mr. Coyne, too, was flabbergasted at the sight of his old school comrade.

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