Burlington High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Burlington, MA)

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bette : J. Maguire; 4—E. Schwartz, J. Duncan; 5—B. Oldfird; 6—G. Charette; II—L. Plummer, L. Nelson, J. Duncan, E. I5—F. Meaney; 16—J. Moon, C. Rupprecht; 17—E. 2I—R. Garibotto, R. Matto, B. Pattison, S. Cripps; 22—Mr. Johnson, D. Norden; 23—W. Hurley, M. Rogers; 24—B. Oldford, M. Rogers; 25—C. Colley; 26—B. Betts;; 27—J. Williams, R. Matto, C. Colley; 28—B. Oldford; 29—R. Garibotto, I—L. Gustafson; 2—B. Pattison, E. Schwartz; 3 7—B. Kendall; 8—C. Colley; 9—B. Oldford; 10—R. Daly, B. Murray; Schwartz; I2—L. Plummer; 13—C. Rupprecht; 14—W. Hurley; Schwartz; 18—J. Kerivan, R. Sheerin, W. Hurley; t9—M. Johnson; 20—D. Norden;

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I—W. Hurley; 2—W. Hurley; 3—B. Betts; 4—B. Betts; 5—R. Hurley; 6—W. French; 7—H. Lowther; 8—R. Garibotto; 9—M. Carpenter; to—R. Garibotto; 11—M. Rogers; 12—R. Garibotto; 13—-F. Meaney; I14—M. Rogers; I5—J. Maguire; 16—M. Carpenter; 17—B. Betts; I8—E. Schwartz; !9--R. MacKenzie; 20—E. Kindred; 21—J. Crogan; 22—R. Garibotto; 3—R. Garibotto; 24—B. Pattison; 25—B. Oldford; 6—L. Gustafson; 27—-G. Charette; 28—E. Taylor; 29—D. Norden; 30—J. Maguire; 31—D. Norden; 32-—R. Sheerin; 33—W. Hurley; 34—J. Duncan; 35—L. Plummer; 36—W. Wallace; 37—J. Crogan; 38—W. French, 39—W. Wallace; 40—L.Nelson; 41—E. Miller; 42—B. Betts. 4

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Prophecy Do you believe that dreams come true? Are they prophecies of things to come or only figments of an over-wrought imagina- ion? What interpretation would you apply to the following epi- sode which materialized from the haze surrounding one of my in- frequent detention hall daydreams? I was sitting in Room 206, Burlington High School, Burling- ton, Massachusetts, in the year 1949. As usual, I was hard at work gazing out the window at the distant hills, energetically thinking about nothing. Suddenly, I snapped to attention! Outlined against the hills and trees were some shadowy forms which gradually took shape and evolved into the following vision which floated before my astonished eyes. I saw myself in 1959 walking down a dark, dismal Burlington highway. Before me loomed a sign which read, “Boisterous ban- quet and rollicking reunion sponsored by the Class of ’49.” The neon lights on the billboard proclaimed to the world that a num- ber of celebrities would be presented at this celebration. Gazing at this lighted billboard, I saw that the music for this fabulous af- fair was to be furnished by the “Gustafson Get Up and Go Orches- tra.” The two Hurley brothers, who had risen to fame as accom- plished vocalists, were to render a number of vocal selections. William, it seemed, had taken the place of Bing Crosby, and Ran- dall was, in turn, known as the second Nelson Eddy. My attention was drawn from the neon lights by the sound of a car coming to a stop. Upon turning around, I saw that a sleek, black ’59 Cadil- lac had stopped beside the curb. On closer observation I saw that the woman at the wheel was Dorothy Norden. Dot told me that she was the chauffeur for this reunion, and that the car belonged to Blanche Murray. Blanche had become “Queen of the Midget Autos,” but the Cadillac was her own private car. I realized, as we drove along toward Burlington High that the class spirit and cooperation had not died even though ten years had passed. Next I found myself at B. H.S. The door of the car was open- ed by a tall, dark and handsome fellow, who of course was Dick Garibotto. Dick and I found plenty to talk about as we went up to the fourth fléor in the newly installed elevator. I realized that the school had been enlarged to meet the needs of the town’s grow- ing population. Upon entering the new auditorium, I was welcomed by our secretary, Mabel Johnson. Immediately I became engaged in con- versation with one and then another of my former classmates. From these bits of conversation I learned a great deal about what