Beaver Country Day School - Senior Yearbook (Brookline, MA)

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lacions, and we found out that they were: Lois Gagnebin, sailing; Faith Trumbull, crafts; Barbara Chase, horseback; and Helen Cox, swimming. Last but not least, came the “Busy Beaver knitting shop. There we found the president, Bunny Millikin; the treasurer, Bobbie Bubbins;and one of the busy knitters, Martha Dugan, busily at work, needles and tongues flying. Whitie scolded them roundly because they were having too good a time to bother listening to our program. By this time, you can well imagine, Whitie and the audience were somewhat fed up with the stupidity of the American public, but we decided to try one more number. This last one turned out to be that of a housewife—but this particular housewife, Edith, by name, not only ran a house, but in cooperation with her cronies, a kindergarten and bridge club, also. Edith and three of her friends were at this moment playing bridge while the other three supervised the kindergarten. Of course, she told us, they soon would shift around, and Lorna, Daisy, and Betsy would mind the children, while Meg, Dotty, and Ellie played bridge. That made everything perfectly fair, she assured us. And both groups, wonder of wonders, were listening to our program. They were very anxious to win the grand prize, and Whittic said she would be sure 'o give them first opportunity to speak. Then the audience settled back to hear Miss McCarthy. Crash! Bang! the hammers fell. Crash! Bang! Crash! Bang! Up and down and over and back and in and out! Brilliant! Scintillating! The audience was exhausted when, after thirteen minutes, the performer finally sat down. It was tremendous! And when the roar of applause died, we heard a shrill “Whew! from the telephone, then Lorna's voice saying, “Going, going, gone! and Betsy's saying, “Gee! I should think she'd get awfully tired! Immediately the audience broke out afresh, and Whitie, admitting that these were certainly novel remarks, promptly awarded to these astute housewives the grand prize—a brand-new ... to each. And so amid the deafening applause, the program came to an end. “And so we fold up our spyglass and return to our houses of glass, reminding you once again that Frilly Frocks for Fillies make a Budding Beauty the Belle of the Ball. Good-night, all! [39]

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now going to choose lucky numbers from the telephone book and invite those we call to listen in We will also tell these fortunate people about the contest that closes the program; the prize for the person who can tell us something we don't already know about Perpetual Motion' All right! Here goes! Eenie mccnie minie mo . . . the first number to be drawn is that of the Wcstside Mental Hospital I think they will probably be able ro tell us something we don't already know! Hello! May I speak to Dr Fitzgerald, please? This is the Frilly Frocks for . . . Thank you, Miss Woll. To the studio audience, The head of the institution is busy at the moment, but her secretary says she will give her the message. She and two distinguished members of the staff—the head psychologist, Dr Wechsler, and the chief physiotherapist, Miss Barbara Hall, arc listening to the program. They find it extremely refreshing, especially Dr Wechsler. She likes to study our techniques—Oh, thank you, Miss Woll. I hope she can find time. Goodbye . . . Well, now let’s sec . . . our next number seems to be that of the-----Theatre. This is just about intermission time so we might be able to catch some of the cast. Hello! Yes? Who is this, please? The scenery crew? Ginny Biddle and Wendy Grey? This is . . . oh, you're listening to We Mind Your Business . Are any of the cast listening? Whitie turned to the audience. Sheila Cordinglcy, the scenery designer, is there and a few of the cast; one of the dancers, Ethel Lectc, and the leading singer, Dotty Rau. The others are too busy—they don't know what they're missing, I tell you! It seemed that everyone we called after that was ignorant of the tremendous show then in progress. Four numbers were rung before we found anyone who was listening. The first number was that of a boarding school. Four teachers were there, trying to decide what program to listen to. The athletic teacher, Miss Shepard, and Miss Bliss, the chemistry teacher, were both in favor of the Blue versus Brown baseball game ... it was a big league game! But Miles. Briggs and Fourcl, who tauglu Russian and French respectively, wanted very much to hear the latest Shostakovich masterpieces to be played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our persuasive announcer had very little difficulty convincing them that they could settle the matter by listening to Frilly Frocks. Next came the office of the up and coming international paper, The Eager Beaver . All!” I thought, surely the staff of this paper will be listening in. The Eager Beaver is advertised as the paper that knows all, tells all . But alas and alack, they were too busy getting out an extra to listen. However, Gail Falvey, the editor, did promise to send her photographer-reporter team of Ritchic-O’Neil over in time to get the big story for the extra. The third place called was a summer camp. Miss MacLure, the secretary to the head of the camp, answered the telephone. She said the camp head, Miss Blanchard, was having a conference with the counselors at the moment, but she knew that four of the counselors would rush to listen the minute Miss Blanchard let them go. They always did. Whitie asked for their names so she could send them a letter of congratu- [38]

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Jtin’t it Namt Ambition Always Doing Can Be Found Pet Peer Envied For Wtakntss For Benjamin To be the soloist in the second sopranos Last minute studying Driving her car Gmccitcd men Sportsman convertible New York Military Academy Biddle To own a '47 car We wonder, too In Edgartown The Totem Pole TheF CS Yacht Clubs Billings To take violin lessons Something unusual In the music room Her name: Doris Her laugh High leaps Blanchard WOW! Cracking jokes Following the little grey car Characterizations Personality Blind dates Bliss To be a mad chemist and blow up the world Knitting In Duxbury Being called Blondic Her hair Mocha frappes Briggs To be an interpreter Asking questions In Intervale Unanswered questions Literary ability Good books Browne To be a professional Laughing letter writer At Coolidge Corner New Year's Eve Nice looks Education Bubbins To follow the leader Knitting men's socks In Plymouth People who don't get ads Efficiency Technicians Chase To lasso a cowboy Sorting music At Fitz's house Insincere people Her horses Dictation Cohn To go to France Giggling In mischief A certain bird Sparkling personality Wizz-Fizz Cordinglcy To travel Advising Riding 3,000 miles Common sense Montana Cox To learn to ski Higher and higher mathematics Needham Easy math problems Short acquaintances Mt. Monadnock Dwight To be a soda jerker Walking to the corner At Quinlan's No parking signs Pctitcncss Johnson's etc. Dugan To write Being friendly Giving terrific dances Stickiness Her clothes Lieutenants Falvcy To get thin Regretting Swampscott Her nickname: Flabby Her sense of humor Clapp's Baby Food Fitzgerald To be a doctor Trying to act seventeen At Rehearsals Men—so she says Brothers Ex-West Pointics Fourcl To raise tom cats Yelling At Williams Men under six feet Her mother Big attics Franz. To be an art teacher Yesterday's homework In Wellesley Icy roads Her cutcncss Duxbury Gagnebin To be an air line hostess Talking In Cohasset Socks with pumps Her tan White walled tires D. Gray To win a game of bridge Homework at 900 A.M. In Andover St. Louis Cards Her size Little Black Sambo W. Grey To sell at Saks Wheezing With Biddle Asthma Her tennis ability Skiing [40]