Burlington High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Burlington, MA)

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The facts ™te- vealed by a crystal ball are strange in- deed. When we peered into the mirror of the fu- ture and saw the changed Burling- ton of 1957 we were amazed. The following actual account of hap- penings yet to come will no doubt astound you too. First we saw a huge, well-pav- ed, modern ‘high- way. A neon sign proclaimed it to be Nelson Avenue the most famous street in the country. It was a memorial to that world-renowned scientist and Einstein prize winner, Dexter Nel- son. The mayor who had dedicated this street was none other than Billy Waldroup, slightly changed in appearance due to ‘his hair and mustache which he dyed jet black. His wife and four children had advised the change because black showed up better on hhis cam- paign posters. The mayor generously gave us tickets to the Opera House where his classmate, Gene Knowles, was lecturing on “The Value of Teaching Shakesperian Literature in High Schools.” (They say that Shakespear e’s ghost sobs at each of these lectures.) Pro- fessor Knowles’s wife, the former Jeanne Vigneau, was most of the audience in the theater. With her were three rows of home- less cats which she had taken in to aid. A short while ago the Knowles family had a startling addition. One of the cats had quadruplets. In a nearby box seat sat a woman sparkling with dia- monds. It was Ellen Wallace, art editor of that smart new maga- zine, “Where Is It?” The magazine featured ladies’ beach wear. As we left we noticed that the theater across the street was fea- turing Ken and Ruth, the Adagio Dancers. They were billed for a week’s performance after their sensational discovery by “Rober- to”, owner of that huge night club, the “Copacapiper.” Bob made his money in oil. Beside the Club, The Bustead Contracting Co. was building the arena where the championship matches were to be held. The heavyweight title holder, Donald McLeod, was schedul- ed to defend his title against Ivan Slamdownsky, the Russian ter-