Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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armed with a bow and arrows. Wiggett, Topham, and Mears, the Hicky police force, have begun an investigation. COLLAPSES OVER INCOME TAX Recovering from a collapse suffered while making his income tax returns, the mathematical genius and discoverer of the fourth dimension, Howard Evans, sailed today with his nurse, Agnes Ferioli, for an extended trip to Europe. $100,000 RANSOM ASKED Contact with the kidnappers of the Voice of the People representative, Lois Newton, reveals their demand of $100,000 or else. A town-wide investiga¬ tion reveals that lecturer Newton was last seen by Robert Donahue, janitor at the new Huntington Library, where she was talking to Helen Taplin, head librarian, and her two assistants, Kath¬ erine McDermott and Minna Blackler. GIRLS PERFORM RESCUE Hearing cries for help, Eleanor Brown and Delpha Corazza, popular swimming instructors, left their pupils and plunged through the rough waters to the victim, Guilio. After bringing the unconscious form to shore, the girls immediately applied artificial respiration. Relieving the girls, firemen John Meloni and Vin¬ cent Borgatti administered aid with an inhalator. Still unconscious, Mr. DiGian- domenico was taken to the Newton Hos¬ pital where he was placed under the expert observation of Dr. David Stewart and nurses Sally Smith and Henny Proctor. SOCIETIES HOLD BANQUET The annual banquet of International Relations Societies was held at the Hotel Ritz last night. Alice Kavanagh, presi¬ dent of the local society, quoted at length from NEW POLICIES written by Frances Drummond, with statistics com¬ piled by Marilyn Morse and illustrations bv George McLean and Margaret O ' Connor. At the head table were Egasti and Donahue, the publishers, and Burton Edwards, Mary Zani, and Luciile Char- ron, who have recently returned from a convention at Geneva, Switzerland. BOAT TO BE CHRISTENED Tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. the christening of the world ' s fastest ship (it ' s been fast to the dock for twenty years) built by Gerald Murray will take place. Attending the christening will be Barbara McCor¬ mick who will do the honors, Captain Elton McCabe, Mervyn Allen, first mate, and co-Commanders William Rainsford and Tony Indresano. TEACHERS ATTEND CONVENTION At the annual teachers ' convention in Atlantic City last week, the delegates combined business with pleasure. Among the delegates were Harriet Ryan, Bar¬ bara Wilson, Dorothy Parmenter, Jean Fisher, physical education instructors; Evangeline McDonald, business teacher; Ma rion Beadle, art director; Elliott Hayden, well known authority on child psychology; and Virginia Smith, social worker. While there the teachers were called upon to aid in rescuing garments from the MacDaniel-Sullivan Gown Shop which caught fire from a nearby res¬ taurant owned by Rita Carmen. ‘The fire was caused, says Chef Charles Johnson, “by faulty gas jets. At the Atlantic City Country Club, the teachers were entertained by a style

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NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS Vol. 38 No. 20 MAYOR PROPOSES DRIVE ON CRIME Boston ' s new “aim-to-please mavor, Dan Shea, announced yesterday at City Hall his intention to begin a state wide drive on crime. The Boston police force, under the leadership of Joe H oward, Chief of Police, will cooperate in every way with the Mayor and the G-people— Gabeler, Garron, Goodwin, Grout, Gio- vanella, Grieco, Guernsey, and Griffiths —to make this state safe for crime. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WELL UNDER WAY Campaigning for presidential candi¬ date, Griffith Jones, Arthur Pierotti says, “Jones will carry every state west of Maine and Vermont. Another roof¬ raising speech was rendered by Norma Estabrooks, who is campaigning for Betty Donahue. Miss Estabrooks stated: “Miss Donahue promises to read the daily papers faithfully despite all obstacles. NOBEL PRIZE GOES TO PULLING The 1950 Nobel Prize for unusual accomplishments in science was awarded to Professor Nathan Pulling of the Pyro- technical Institute at the annual science convention. Gordon Wilde, the 1949 win¬ ner, awarded the prize on the condition June 10,1950 that Professor Pulling refrain from pro¬ moting unpopular ideas. Says Professor Pulling, “I ' ve won so many times that I’m no longer afraid. GAP BETWEEN CONTINENT AND BRITISH ISLES BRIDGED The internationally known firm of Hopewell, Schmalz, MacDonald, and Bartlett riveted the final rivet on the new bridge over the English Channel. The firm is offering a reward to the first person who dares to cross. COMPRESSED AIR AUTO COMPLETED The new compressed air auto, invented by the Jewell Spurr Manufacturing Co., will be demonstrated at the Narra- gansett Race Track tomorrow. Mr. Jewell says he never could have done it without a thorough grounding in Latin. Mr. Spurr contends that he never could have done it with a thorough grounding in Latin. DARING ROBBERY ATTEMPTED Residents of the quiet little town of Hicky, Wyoming, were in a state of ex¬ citement today after the cowboy-Indian bandit, Mark McNeil, staged a daring, single-handed robbery at the Worrick Fish Drug Store. The robber, clad only in a pair of shorts and moccasins, was BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 29

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show. Latest coiffure arrangements, originated by Tillie (Schiavina) of the Higgins and Higgins Beauty Shop, were displayed. The neatest and most popular of these styles was the Page Boy dis¬ played by Alice Buck. Clothes designed by Nancy Hunter and Jean Ellis were modeled by Marjorie Lane, Bette Day, Natalie Plummer, Dorothy Bell, Mary Anne Waite, Dorothy Maulsby, Betty Welch, and Josephine Dischino. Men ' s clothes, designed by John Mitchell, were modeled by George Moore, prominent cinema critic; Paul Hanna, insurance agent; Andrew McGurrin, private detective; and Donald Hender¬ son, musician. The style show was followed by a dance featuring Richard Frizzell, musi¬ cian, dancer, and general entertainer. SIX SECRETARIES LOCKED IN OFFICE Six private secretaries of the Crafts, Bruster, and Brown offices were locked in the offices for five hours after closing time last night. The six secretaries— Olive Hanchett, Lois Colby, I ary Curry, Mary Driscoll, Louise Hogan, and Rita Kilduff—remained prisoners until the night-watchman, Fred Hall, discovered them while making his nightly round. DENTIST RETIRES AFTER YANKING WRONG TOOTH Receiving the surprise of his life after yanking the wrong tooth from his pa¬ tient, Helen McGurrin, Dr. Theodore Weinz, prominent dentist, was led by his assistant, Carmen Zucchelli, to a chair close by. He then became hysterical and announced his retirement from the pro¬ fession. Said Dr. Weinz, “This has been a grind from the very beginning. Hear¬ ing his hysterical cries, two waiting patients, Mary Lyons and Louellen McCabe, both housewives, gathered their belongings and hurried trom the offices to those of John Perry, where they were greeted by Nurse Jean Dennett. SINGING LADY ' S PROGRAM POSTPONED The NBC Studios announce that the Singing Lady, Selene Harmon, has ■ kindly given up this evening ' s program of musical nursery rhymes to a very worthy cause. Marion Murphy and Althea Monahan, both kindergarten teachers, will give health talks for the children. This will be followed by a talk to mothers by Anne Sargent, prominent “Advice to the Love-Lorn columnist. Her subject will be “Happiness in the Family. In conclusion, Lea Avila will explain to mothers how to prepare Kel¬ logg ' s ready-to-cook cereal in a new and appetizing dish a la Mrs. Cooley. FULL HOUSE AT APPEARANCE OF FAMOUS ACTRESS Thousands are turned away from the doors of the “Palais de la Rue where the glamorous actress, Vivian Ayer (V. Alice Maulsby) is making a personal appear¬ ance. The presence of such a star in this city has even interfered with the State Debating Society’s debate with the New York Debating Team on the question “To Be or Not to Be. Miss Edwina Fisher announces that the debate will be held one week from tonight. Miss Ayer gave an exclusive interview to Dee Dee Fair, editor of THE BOSTON TELLER, ed¬ ited, managed, and printed by an all women staff. AUTHOR VACATIONS IN FLORIDA Dorothy Smythe, lecturer and founder