Agawam High School - Sachem Yearbook (Agawam, MA)

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1934 YEAR BOOK 29 Lena: A dele: Lena: A dele: Odette: AdeZe: Lena: Odette: A dele: Lena: A dele: Odette: Lena: Odette: (picking up book from table) Speaking of publica- tions, take a look at this, (reads.) “Old Father North Wind” by Evelyn Lewis, published by Lango Publishing Company, photographs by Webster’s Stu- dios. Remember Barbara Tulloch and all those romances she was always having? Well, now she’s carrying on a column in our paper called, “Advice to the Poor in Spirit.” Look, here’s one of her columns, (reads.) Dear Miss Tulloch: I am a lonely hermit living all by myself on this little South Sea Island. I have never married because I couldn’t find a girl to appreciate me, but now that I’m getting old, 1 think I would be willing to take a chance, even if she didn’t appreciate me so very much. Can you help me? A hermit in distress, Daniel Di Donato Well, of all things! So Danny’s a hermit. He always did have an inferiority complex. That’s not all. (pointing to column) See this column, “From Infant to Tot.” Do you know who writes it? No, who? Walter Stepanik, with the help of Marion Rising. It really is very instructive. Let me see that paper a minute—wait—there I knew it was here. Listen to this. “Richard J. Shields, medical missionary, reports having converted 21 can- nibals and cured 259.” Cured them of what—cannibalism or sickness? Your guess is as good as mine. Ilis secretary, Michael Christopher, says that Dick has escaped being made into a meal four times already. Well, his luck won’t last always. You haven’t said anything about Eddie yet, Odette. What is he doing now? Oh, Eddie’s prompting old-fashioned dances at the new dance hall at North Agawam. In the daytime he works at the Daubitz Garage. (Bell rings.) Dr. Johnson is ready for you now, Odette. Thank you. (exit.) (Telephone rings.)

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23 AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL A dele: Lena: Adele: Odette: Adele: Lena: Odette: Lena: Odette: Adele: Odette: Adele: Lena: Odette: Adele: ward the end of the play Robert Bennett comes on the stage. The play certainly is good. Yes, it sounds that way. Elaine LaFleche created the coiffures for the show, (looking at watch) Lena! I’ll never get that report in. Fd better go now. (stands up ready to go. Enter Odette.) (looking at watch) Well, I guess I’m just in time, (turning) Why, hello, Adele! What are you doing here? Certainly you don’t need your face lifted! Oh, no, not at all. I’m just a reporter for the Spring- field Union. By the looks of things, you don’t need your face lifted either, Odette. I’m to take the lead in the new picture, “Sweet Six- teen.” I know Dr. Johnson will be able to take years off my face, (turning to Lena) Is Dr. Johnson ready for me now, Lena? Dr. Johnson will be ready in a few minutes. Sit down and tell us the news. Have you heard from any of our old school pals? Yes, a few. Do you remember Clayt Moore? Could I ever forget him? I suppose you’ve heard about his latest invention. He invented a contraption that he calls a “Mud Digger” to lift cars out of the mud. They’re selling like hot cakes to some of those kids at school. You know how muddy it is behind the school. He says he got h’s inspiration the day he had to go to the photographer’s and he and Bill were stuck in the mud for an h ur. Speaking of Bill Cassens, I read in the paper t' at Bill was an archeologist and had just uncovered Queen Tut’s tomb. That Cassens boy always was inclined toward the weaker sex. How about some of those North Agawam boys? What became of Henry Alvergini and Sam Provo, and all the rest of them? Well, Henry’s in the Major League now. (Starts laughing.) And Sam, did you ever hear anything so funny—Sam’s spending his time writing blank verse. He has just published his third volume. No kidding! Remember those inspirations he used to have when he would stare off into space and say, “I feel a verse coming on?”

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30 AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL Lena: A dele: Lena: A dele: Lena: A dele: Lena: A dele: Lena: Adele: Dr. Johnson's office. Yes, Dr. Johnson will be over in an hour, (hangs up.) That was from the Spring- field Hospital. Do you know who is on the nurses’ staff? Mary Beauchane, Betty Bailey, Aldah Hollo- way, and Gertrude Jensen. Catherine Spaight is a dietitian there. At present she's trying to work out a successful diet for Kate Smith. She bases her diets on lamb chops and grape-fruit. Lamb chops—remember Harold Bailey and all those prizes he used to win exhibiting his lambs? Well, today he is head of sheep judging in New England. Yes, and Muriel Fraser is supervisor of dressmaking in all the 4-II Clubs in Massachusetts. Oh, did you read in the paper the other day about the Bloom-Astor wedding? They say it was the most brilliant wedding of the season. So Libby finally got her handsome man, didn’t she? Who conducted the ceremony? The Right Reverend Gensheimer. You know, Hank is getting in bad with the husbands of his congrega- tion. You see, none of the women who go to his church can resist him. Everyone calls him “Hand- some Hank, the Home Wrecker. And I suppose Anna Cascella was right there to get their autographs. She's always around when any- thing important is going on. Every time! She hasn't missed any of the important people. Even our radio star, John Kennedy, and the tap dancing sailor, Robert Hennessey, have written in her autograph book. Anna was a good kid just— Lena! Look at the time! (looks at wrist watch.) Now I will be late with that report. We’ve been talk- ing so long that Grant Sackett must be out of the hospital by now! ADELE SWANSON, LENA LODI.