Belmont Hill School - Belmont Hill School Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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13. The weasel's tail magically did appear through the hole in the science room door. And Mu- sic Classes were hated. 14. Dorsey did find a broken pheasant egg in his pocket. 15. And amidst Loud Applause, Butterball Bill Hofmann verily did descend through the Study Hall Ceiling. 16. Cage Cat Carr of the Lynn Comets did ap- pear. And W. Welch, the Goalie, did perspire much. 17. Many did revel in the stories of Bill Cowper- thwaite. Little was learned except magic by Merlin the Magi who produced a flattened frog in Moo- Cow's notebook. Oh, how the Cow did bellow and Merlin did do a Disappearing Act. 18. The Iroquois scalped all. Liver, too, was al- most scalped: he could not bear the nature walks. HE: thought truly the scarlet tangerine, a bird, to be a ruit. 19. The Warm Spring did come and the Cow did hold the class outside. Alas, Leavitt and Dorsey were Kicked In. 20. And Mr. Morton was truly astonished when a Crash of Many Books echoed through the Study Hall at exactly Noon. Yea, much of the multitude was detained. 21. ln the Last, many did fiunk the Music, of the Cow, much was grafted from the Store, many went withouttthe Canteen and Crackers, and many more went with Pockets Bulging. Mr. D. did object, but with D-Day the Monkey House cage did open. And we were Men of the Middle School. Chapter ll 1. Yea, over the Hill did tramp much ugliness and Abomination. And many, seeing the Zest of Such a Class, did add unto it. Lo, Meaty were the additions to the Heavenly Host. l 2. .And, Lo! Verily the Wrath of John Henry did strike terror into the Breasts of Many. And the Oracle spake unto us, saying, Verily, verily I say unto you, ye are the Worsej' And we learned with Great Haste that we had come from a wicked Go- morrah, the Monkey House. 3. And verily it came to pass that later one George Demers looked back, and was transformed into a Pillar of Salt. The days of the Study Hall were filled with much Wickedness and Tribulation. 4. Mr. Funkas Sacred Bulls on the study hall walls were sacrificed in many strange and diverse ways, and straightway did he proclaim a Bull Pro- hibiting Such Action, for he was truly inphalabull. 5. And Hill and Demers did sell much Fire and Brimstone unto the people, but it was written that this should not be, and they Fell by the Wayside. 6. Yea, did Mr. Tuplin seek cover to watch in secret from Mr. Downes' office, for many Catapults were brought up against the Seat of Knowledge. 7. Verily did Sam Brown wax wroth, and did pierce the Foot of Jack Cullen with his Blade of Steel, woe to him that should bear the tale unto his parent. 8. This was truly the Year of Tuplin: whose gar- ment was filled with Cockleburrsg who was plagued by Keleheris Lee-Mon Morang Pi on the chart of gathay, and Dorsey's Tuplinski on the Steppes of ussia. 9. And an invisible hand wrote the Name of Rug,' and Punjab,' on the Walls of Elliot, And the Wastepaper-basket burned and was not consumed, but the fiery wrath of Punjab was suddenly extin- guished. And yea, we were Much Detained, all to- gether. Chapter III 1. Lo, the Giraffe from the Ark of Noah arrived and was welcomed, Goalie Rowan also, and once more did Welch perspire mightily, but without Rea- son. 2. Yea, Ethics descended upon our souls like a Dark Mist. 3. David slew Goliath mightily, and nevermore took his repast at Howard Johnson. 4. And before the Multitudes Leavitt was com- pelled to reveal all his Sin: and he spake and con- fessed, and the Multitudes were much amused. 5. The Crew Chariot was driven through the Citadels by the Flying Carpet with much Harsh Sound. 6. And it came to pass that the Eternal Conflict of Goodness and Evil was almost won, but lo, the Lagoon of Despond opened wide and swallowed many, and the perfect record became as a Leaf in an Evil Wind. 7. The Name of the Commencement speaker has perished from the Minds of Men, but the mem- ory of the Persistent Caterpillar has lived immortally. Chapter IV l. Then came the Year of Student Government. Continued on 11029 26

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First Row: Croke, Scott, Annis, Parker, Carr, Harrington, Belluschi. Second Row: Morrison, Ousback, Burke, Price, Peabody, Dixon, Claflin. Third Row: Dorsey, Dewey, Mills, Amon, Segal, Rochlin, Woodbury. Fourth Row: Elwell, CLASS HISTORY And he spoke unto them in a parable, saying, Chapter I 1. In the beginning there were fourteen souls: A. Brooks, L. Cass, W. Claflin, G. Demers, R. Dixon, C. Hill, T. Lee, S. Livingston, H. Mosher, D. Price, P. Weiss, W. Hofmann, W. Welch. All were dark and meaningless souls. 2. Yet verily Mr. R. Lounsberry, Gregg did lift the euphoria of peaceful evenings from our innocent minds. Henceforth and forever we had homework. 3. Water Bombs, yoyi and water pistols did reign supreme and many masters were floated away. Verbum Sapintibus quoth the oracle, or your time will be long and bitter. 4. Yea we had much endurance and we were much detained., 5. Hug Mug did tape his fingers to watch them turn blue. Liver watched in horror and shed rivers Nott, Lerner, Scaring, Evans, Keleher, Cass, Cornwall, Lewis, Duncan. Fifth Row: Hurd, Headley, Purcell, Street, Kimball, Leavitt, Lee. Sixth Row: Ross, Higonnet, Gilman, Hennings, Welch, Rowan. Seventlz Row: Livingston, Clark. of Crocodile Tears. 6. Hoffman and Croke didst limp home: Shin the Shins was a much abusing game. 7. We wished to impeach the duly elected class officers. But lo, we did only hide their books behind library shelves. 8. We did wish to get Mosher at the Arch, but he was too big. Verily he did cream us. 9. Bitter was the fifth grade rest. 10. Through the sixth and seventh grades we did pass. ll. Price and Dixon were caught on their hands and knees, gazing reverently at the mark board. The Deacon who caught them thought they were praying and did bestow his blessing. 12. Yea it did seem as the end of the world when the sky fell down in Mr. Greggis class. Then the world itself did fall. And many erasers did exit through the windows.

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2. And in that year, Peabody was very nearly raised to the Throne, but Price spake Harsh Things against him, prophesying many evil things and Pea- body was called but not chosep. Alas, Price was al- most stoned for speaking against him, but the Clique was merciful Thank Heaven for small favors, saith Price. 3. Power came to a few who ruled mightily over Eliot, but alas, much smoke went up the chimney, and with it went the System, for Mr. Calder looked with a dark eye upon Welch and Lee as Study Hall Entertainers. 4. Much fable arose, and the Names of Gail Zeguran and Sue Farnsworth were sung in All Places, high and low. 5. Wade waxed Eloquent, and extolled the Mer- its of Good Taste before the Multitudes while wear- ing a coat of many colors and other diverse raiments which did not become one another. 6. Revelry became commonplace, and the Courts of the Unruly were filled with rejoices as the Cupids cried out, saying, Verily, Crazy Joe stand- eth upon the corner, and, Come thou, Little Dar- lingf' and the strings of their lutes twangeth and plunketh. 7. A tribute was rendered unto Mr. Duncan in the form of a Camera, yea, Ty Peabody did offer it up with the Words: . . . for all that thou hast, done to us, Sirf' 8. Lo, the prophets Purcell and Street did ar- rive, and put much wisdom before the people, for they were Wise beyond all understanding. Chapter V 1. Toby found fault in grey flannel raiments, and took Football I unto himself. Alas, Alack, lamenteth Coach Preston, Alle1uja, Rejoice crieth Coach Fisher. 2. Many did find repose in the classes of Jack Fisher, yea they slept even as dead men. 3. And Gerard Q. Walworth did put many to shame saying, Hie thee to thy desk, for thou art ovah de cliifln 4. Many did heed the call of the wild and verily did go to Stowe. Many were made merry and so also the mechanics who did subsequently reassemble the un-merry chariot of Peabody. 5. It was resounded that Cortez beeth Heathen and did jump greatly the butterballs, Mr. Cocchiola saith that he did speak well of us, but we doubted anyway. 6. We did journey all of us to the seat of the Capitol of our Commonwealth. We did vieweth in- cognito great wads of sheckles passing from hand to hand on the forum floor. It came to pass that Mr. Fisherls vision was somewhat clouded driving us home. Let ye not let the smoke geteth in thine eyes, we admonished. But it did and many were detained. 7. Cavalier Kimball did venture forth upon a Conquest. And it came to pass that the great warrior was cut mightily by the Saber. And again, and again. 8. The Sixth Form did bid us challenge, and was truly, for it is so, snowed by us. It was a great victory. 9. The Spring cometh and the Emperor didst inquire of our desire Collegiate. Verily we would say unto him our choices. Verily he would laugh. And verily he would tell unto us the cold facts. 10. Herein I returneth thy History Notes, pro- claimeth Jack Fisher. Yet where beeth mine, sire? quoth Eliot Harrington. f'Oh yes, thou hast done well, Eliot, replied Mr. Fisher. To which Eliot sayeth, Eh, eh, eh, kind sir, for verily I hath not given them to thee? 11. A certain Italian of great merry-making planned forth a Prom Party. 12. And from the pen of the Emperor did come epistles to us that sayeth, Look ye not upon the wine that is red. 13. And it came to pass because in truth we all did pass, into the Eden that is our Final Year. Chapter VI 1. In the cold September of that Ultimate Year, for many endeth much hardship, as we were re- quired but four labors, not five. 2. There were forty-seven of these. 3. Many digits did turn yellow, for ours was the pleasure of the Common Room. 4. And unto Euclid did worship once more Kim- ball, Harrington and Scott. Verily a distinguished triangle. 5. And the multitudes did come forth in great numbers to see The Great Pumpkin rise magically from The Patch. 6. Unto the Rally came Victor the Bear. Twixt he and the Emperor it was love at first sight. And lo, Elwell was jealous. 7. Yea, we did chant in reverence the school iight song. Yet many knew other words. Continued on page 158