Burke High School - Silver Lamp Yearbook (Dorchester, MA)

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ie 5. 5 it Water? avaztas-c -5' S. and ' rs, ,-Q - . :fr -:scene ' f- 4 i fsV.5z'GYl5' 9 QL , ' ' is 5' ' Q 1 'B it ni 1' li if :mv Emir, ' ' 'VL JUNE, 1954 1954-A decade ago the Jeremiah E. Burke High School set forth on this continent an unusual class con- ceived in victory and dedicated to the proposition that all Jebs were destined to succeed. Now ten years later, the same class is engaged in the great task of marrying Jebby Burke to John English or joe Latin--we are not quite sure of the groom's name-and judging afterwards whether this marriage or any any other marriage so conceived and so dedi- cated can long enduref The beautiful mansion of Damon Dorchester proves to be a lovely setting for this out- standing social aifair. In all the history of Boston never before was there such a union. Arlene Goodman has displayed unusual originality in table decorations. In the center of the table is a huge, white frosted wedding cake, baked for the occasion by Helena Fitzgerald. Standing in an admiring group about the table are the six bewitching bridesmaids-Ileane Kliman, Ruth Krauetxky, Harriet Turney, Norma Boyden, and Ertelle Rosenberg. The maid of honor, Amalia Gourdin, is escorted to the table by Robert Roxbury, the best man. The fashionable bridal gown and bridesmaids' costumes were designed by Pauline Sidman. The guests are beginning to gather, and as we gaze toward the refreshment buffet, we see the glamorous Barbara Prices indulging in her favorite pastime-eating. Barbara is about to make the supreme sacrifice, relinquishing the platter of canapes to Ann Zammitti, taxidermistg she has just finished stuiiing a rhinocerous, which was brought from the head hunting regions of Borneo by Lillian Katz, the noted explorer. Oh, my dears! How simply charming you are! What a charming wedding! What a charming bride! comments Trudy Rubin. Trudy, hoping to avoid blunders, is studying a book on etiquette written by Constance Z opatti. Ah, here comes Shurlee Smith. Which way did he go? she pants. We nod toward the receding figure of a man in the doorway and Shurlee dashes off on her enterprise. Ann Rubinouitz and lean Zaia are in a corner deep in a conversation concerning mathematics. They are still trying to square the circle. Ann is now a successful math teacher, and Jean has achieved prominence in the field of engineering. The girls nearly come to blows in their heated argument, but a disaster is averted when Phyllis Brown interrupts them to ask whether they have seen Blue Moon, a current play, in which she is starred. Phyllis explains to us that Blue Moon was written by Miriam Biletrky and Thelma Carpenter. The sets were de- signed by Frances Myers and Lucille Kelleyp The musical score was arranged by Adeline Leonard. The list sounds intriguing. The center of one admiring group is the famed international beauty, Blanche Noran. Blanche has just won her tenth beauty contest and fourth husband. Some girls have come a long way since 1944. Two late comers are Abbie Schneider and Patricia Kilduff. They are page sixty-three

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To To To To To To the Library Club: A Junior who without hesitation Will accept a nomination. the Dramatic Club: More hours out of those twenty-four To complete tasks by the score. the Riding Club: A horse who will never throw When a beginner hollers, Whoa! ! n the Biology Club: Millions of bugs in alcohol All ready at their beck and call. the Glee Club: A special Frank Sinatra feature - To please the girls and annoy the teacher. Future Will Makers: A motto to last to their dying day Where there's a will, there must be a way! Thus, after due deliberation We have made this declaration Of our Last Will and Testamentg And if you don't know what we've meant, You may run To John A. Dunn, Who in nineteen forty-four Is our sole executor. There's nothing more for us to give, For the rest of our lives may we peacefully live. page sixty-two DOROTHY DURKEE, MIRIAM BILETSKY, PHYLLIS BROWN, PATRICIA KILDUFF, ADELINE LEONARD, JEAN Zane Chairman ,

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enjoying rural life on a charming farm, where Abbie is raising thoroughbreds and Pat is still being raised. Helaine Flarehner is cornering Mildred Iewetl and is trying to wheedle a donation for her pet project-the Home for Aged and Disabled Fleas. Helaine is taking her social serv- ice too seriously. We think that Mildred is her current victim because of the tremendous fortune she has amassed as a result of her scientific dissertations. Mildred was recently awarded the Nobel Prize for a treatise on the Effects of Blonds on Masculine Metabolism' Arlene Levin is busily advertising her opinion in favor of commercial careers. She is telling us that nothing can compare with the ideal life of a commercial private secretary. It's a job that gives you everything, she says, and to prove it she tells us that she has mar- ried the boss. There go several prominent guests into the library. They are probably getting away from the crowd so that they can discuss old times or perhaps exchange tidbits of news. Let us follow them and see what information we can gather. Genevieve Chludzinrki seems to be holding the floor at present. She is telling the girls about her Home for Dumb Animals. It seems that Gennv has built an ultra-ultra edi- fice that not only has been approved by Jeanne Wyman, Chief of the Fire Department, but also has the sanction of Dorothy Dnrhee, Chairman of the Board of Health. Can this possibly be Mary Carpenter coming in with those cunning twins? We all thought that Mary was an extraordinary girl, and now she has confirmed our opinion. Among the choice group assembled around are two people who are engaged in extreme- ly unusual occupations. Claire Egan, a holathropogist K the one who puts the holes in dough- nutsb, and Ida Wolinrky, a deep-sea diver. Approaching this noteworthy congregation are four young ladies who were seldom seen together during their high school days, they are jean McGovern, Claire McCauley, Eileen Loughrnan and Jeanne Quinlan. It is well known that they have a very successful partner- ship and are doing a thriving business. Jean McGovern owns an expensive and exclusive restaurant, for which she prepares the food. Most of Jean's customers are in dire need of medical aidg Claire, the surgeon, carries on from this point, then Eileen's work begins- she is the embalmer. The finishing touch is executed by Ieanne Quinlan, who drives the hearse. These girls are an excellent example of team work and cofiperation. The distinguished couple who just joined us are the industrious biologists, Janice La- vien and Mary McMahon, who have come out of hibernation long enough to attend this gala social affair. Jan and Mary are working in collaboration on the 1954 edition of Virnalized General Biology, which will be such a joy to many biology students. Let's leave these Jebs with their reminiscences and peek at the ballroom. That Jeb who proudly wears the uniform of a United States Navy nurse is Iean Elkin. jean is help- ing Thelma Rabin, a health teacher, to describe the beauties of the digestive system. Thel- ma is not the only alumna teaching at the Burke! Gladys Becker is putting all the lucky little girls through their paces in history, and Marcia Siegel is doing her best to blow up the Chemistry Laboratory in an effort to teach her students how to make dynamite. Gladys is imparting a bit of news: Girls, she cries, have you heard the latest? Marion Qvilty has been invited to dance with the Ballet Russe. Isn't it wonderful! I read it in today's Boston Moon. That is the paper edited by Iris Her- hits assisted by Rhoda Cohen. In the midst of our wandering we have noticed that Elaine Sparks has been talking with all the little children present. She is just seeping with motherly love. Right now, however, she is greeting Genevieve Cavallaro and Marilyn Elfman. These girls have been working for four years on the book What the School System Needxg they expect to finish it in another ten years. It is certain to be a best seller. page sixty-four