Burlington High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Burlington, MA)

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ho ARROWHEAD 23 HERE WE WERE IN THE SIXTH GRADE CILZANSISY Ira i STI ROIROY It was in the year 1933 that an ambitious group of ‘‘scholars’’ entered the first grade of Burlington Grammar School. They went through their first year with great suc- cess under the leadership of Miss Buchanan and Miss Keene. The second, third, fourth and fifth years were finally passed with the ‘‘scholars’’ leaving behind them a little of their enthusiasm for their former teachers: Miss Bustead, Miss Conley, Miss Foster, Miss Wyman and Miss P orter. When the sixth year of our educational journey came around, we had Miss Pearsons for our teacher. Little did we know we were to be blessed with her teachings for two more years. The seventh year brought around an important event in our lives. We were going to start classes in the brand new Burlington High School. During that happy year Joy

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Yad ARROWHEAD ist her that ‘‘Angie’’ Galinos, Richard Ryan and he have been very successful on their trip into the African jungle and have found many animal skeletons and other fossils. As it is starting to grow dark they decide to walk on up the street to see what else is happening. They keep walking until they come to the South End of the town. It is very shabby here, the main attraction being a small, dingy theater. Outside they see Cynthia Bussey selling apples and flowers, although she is really the owner of the dairy, located in the best part of the town. She likes this job because it brings her in contact with many different types of people. Cynthia advises that we enter the theater to hear Evelyn An- derson singing on the stage. She has taken an assumed name and is trying to have a rest from her career in the Metropolitan Opera House. Besides, she wants to find out how it feels to work in a second rate place. Evelyn’s exit is Ruth Wiles’ entrance cue and the lady appears for her famous tap dance, ‘The Wild Frolic of Ruth.’’ Assisting her is Inez Black who likes to get away at night from her jo as history teacher at the Burlington High School. As they walk out of the theater, they meet Leo Maguire, who is a Hollywood Talent Scout. He is disguised as a tramp but they recognize him, and he tells them that he has decided to sign Inez up for a big part in ‘’Don’t Let Your Feet Touch The Ground” to be produced by M.G.M. Darkness has fallen now and the tired soothsayers wend their way to the nearest hotel. There they see lona Skelton, who is now Lady Brightesham, the wife of one of the richest men in England. Because of her so-called social position she doesnt recognize any of them. In the dining room is Geraldine Seminatore. She does waitress work as a side- line, but her real occupation is a chemist in the fish laboratories. Well, it is now 11:30 and only half an hour is left of this gaze into the future so they hurry out into the street again. Fred Brundige is just starting off in his home-built helicopter. It is fashioned into a lunch wagon and he travels from place to place in it with his cook Walton Bailey. Like migratory birds they go South in the winter and come North in the summer. The clock strikes 12 and the students find themselves back in the present where they relate to us what they saw. What a future to anticipate!

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24 . ARROWHEAD seg Steenblik joined us. The next two years rolled along at an even pace, and we were finally going into the ninth grade. Remember the end of that year, when triumphantly success- ful we graduated with highest honors—or were they high? It was in that bright year that our little ‘‘canary’’, Louise Govoni, joined us. When we entered the tenth grade and began our last three years of school — m-m-m-m-, were the ‘‘scholars’’ happy! That year with all its joys brought on a very sad event when some of our boys left to fight for our country. Before we realized it we were in the eleventh grade. As the days went by, more of our classmates left to help the others in fighting this war. We may miss them, but we are very proud of the boys over there. Because of the war many of our customary activities were curtailed, but we did have some “‘juke’’ box dances, and one old fashioned social which was very much enjoyed. We also had our class outing, but because of transportation difficulties, we had to content ourselves with Revere Beach. Do you remember how cold it was and the long wait we had for buses at every square? However, the fun we had was worth all the trouble that went with it. The months rolled on and the “‘scholars’’ could hardly believe it was true when they entered the senior home room with Miss Burke as home room teacher. An outstanding event this year was our Christmas Social which was in the form of an old fashioned and modern dance with music by La Crosse’s orchestra. Although it en- tailed much work for the committee, we feel that it was a social and financial success and we thank them for swelling our treasury. It was this year also that a band was formed under the direction of Mr. Samuel Qua- genti. Their first concert was given at a Christmas assembly which showed what outstand- ing progress had been made by the students in a few short weeks under expert guidance. Also this year we had dancing at lunch time. It was a pleasure which many of us enjoyed during the days which were too unpleasant to go outside. This saga of our class would be most incomplete if we did not include some mention of our girls’ basketball team and their outstanding success this season, Because of their