Burlington High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Burlington, MA)

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mous song writers, Lillian Plummer and Eleanor Schwartz. The accompaniment was furnished by Evelyn Plummer and Bar- bara Pattison, 1 he Duettess, satethespiano.s» At the close of the evening Chuck announced that he had accepted the position as head coach of Burlington High. The shadowy forms are beginning to fade now, yet I can see a fellow in overalls, with a broom in his hands working very diligent- ly cleaning up after this wonderful affair. Who can it be? Why it is none other than John Maguire, who has taken over for Mr. Johnson, now retired. The shadowy forms continue to fade, and suddenly as the bell signifying the end of detention rings, I realize that I am still hard at work gazing out the window at the distant hills. It has all been a dream, yet it is all a matter of opinion as to whether dreams come true or not. Nevertheless, I prophesy that the class spirit and cooperation of the Class of ’49 shall continue on as we travel down the road of life. John Maguire

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some of the ’4g9’ers had accomplished in ten years’ time. Regretfully I learned that George Charette and Ed Kindred had turned to crime. They were known respectively as “The Mash- er” and “The Chopper”. Ernest Taylor, who was Chief of the F. B. I. (Food for Babies Inc.) was on their trail in order to get them here for the banquet. The names were derived from the fact that George operated a potato masher, and Ed, a food chopper at the F. B. I. factory. It seemed that they were on vacation in Connecti- cut at this time. From another bit of conversation, I found that some of the ’4g’ers had become big businessmen. Burton Betts and Robert Mac- Kenzie were the owners of the “Betts and MacKenzie Circus.” They had employed some of their former classmates, and because the circus was in town, all were present at the banquet. Marian Carpenter had become known as “The Lady of the Tightrope.” Jean Crogan, the best lion trainer in the United States, was called “Lady of the Cats.” Chicky Meaney had a steady job feeding the elephants. Al Michaud and Henry Lowther had likewise become big businessmen. Since Burlington had become a runner-up to New York as a fashion center, they had established their dress de- signing company on Broadway in Burlington. They too had some of their former classmates in their employ. Bob Sheerin was the leading designer of women’s dresses. Lorraine Nelson and June Duncan were the skillful seamstresses who did all the dress making. After having this opportunity to chat for awhile, we were in- vited to go to the banquet hall for a delicious dinner. When every- one was seated at the table, two waitresses began to serve the meal. I recognized these two girls as Bea Kendall and Winnie French. I was told that these two girls work in a very “swank” restaurant owned by the tall gentleman who had just entered. I recognized this man as William Wallace. After the delicious meal was over, I found myself once again in the auditorium. The orchestra began to play, the lights on stage went on and the spot-light flashed on a tall fellow at center stage. He intro- duced himself as none other than Chuck Rupprecht, who was to be master of ceremonies for the evening. He told us that a number of the’49’ers had volunteered to entertain us for the evening. Bar- bara Oldford, Margaret Rogers, Ruth Matto and Claire Colley, with the aid of Bob Daly, the ladies’ man, did a snappy dance rou- tine. Bob and the girls danced at the “Tread Mill’ which was owned by Barbara and Margaret. We were honored by hearing from the Hurley Brothers who rendered a number of popular yvo- cal selections. The entertainment came to a close with everyone singing “The Song of Burlington”, which was written by two fa-

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