Burlington High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Burlington, MA)

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Class Prophecy The present day is a fast changing one which is ever turning out new, sometimes fantastic inventions. Naturally, living in an era when A-bombs and airplanes have outmoded those of lesser caliber, produces many prob- lems. One of those problems, a most difficult one, is the fact that most persons’ imaginations are literally sent reeling into space. Being in a sound state of mind at the outset, my friend and I wandered into the “dream” room of one of our larger universities and found a journey we could take together. Such a journey it was!! Having waked in a huge space ship we were informed by stewardess Nan Blenkhorn that the banner on top of our ship read, ‘Luna or Bust.” When we heard this, we prayed for the peanut butter sandwiches we had eaten before our siesta, to wake us up. But the inevitable happened, and we kept on a fixed course to the Moon. Suddenly, the husky voice of fellow traveler Ruth Snodgrass broke the silence with, ‘Fasten your safety belts for a landing. We're only five hundred miles away.” Within a blink of an eyelash, we settled on Lunar Airport, just a few hun- dred miles from Planetarium, the capital city. As we boarded the bus to the capital, we remarked about the efficient drivers we were having on our trip. To add to our feeling of comfort and safe- ty, we discovered Betty DeRosa in the operator's seat and Anne Mahoney as change collector. This being our initial trip to the outer spacial regions, we decided to make the purpose of our travels a sight-seeing tour. After a journey of about twenty minutes, our bus halted in front of a build- ing more wondrous than any we'd seen. A first glimpse of this architectural beauty revealed to us that this was the city hall of Planetarium. We com- menced riding up the escalator to the front door. Here we were greeted by His Honor, Mayor Charles Taylor, who introduced us to his personal secretary and guide Miss Edith Patch. Assuring us that it would be all right for us to call her Edie’, Miss Patch beckoned us to view the hall of statues. The first luminary to catch our eye was one Francis Augustus Colley, who according to legend was born and died on Simond’s Park gridiron. ‘’Edie’’ pointed out statues of the first three humans to land on the moon; namely Kay Rogers, Janice Mit- chell, and Bill Garibotto. Headed by Captain Garibotto from Italia, this trio accomplished space-wide recognition. Many poems have been written about this famous threesome, but one, scribed by Poet Laureate Elizabeth Pattison, which tends to linger in the memories of many, goes thusly: From the depths of earth they did arise, To become illuminated in history's wake. Jan, Bill, and Kay did tour the skies, And discovered moon, for heaven's sake!” At the end of the hall was a plaque in honor of underiaker Joseph Warnas, which was inscribed, ‘How low can you get?” My friend and I needed living quarters for the duration of our stay, so we went to make the necessary arrangements.

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Asking for directions, we were informed by Police Chief Ed Collins that Skyway M was just around the corner. We hurried on our way and made reservations in this celestial wonderland. An advertisement on the bulletin board told us that we could relax after dinner and listen to ‘Elsie Martin and Her Female Moonshiners.” This group rendering such songs as, ‘Lay That Ray Down Babe”, and Fly to Me Only With Thy Jets’, is composed of ‘’An- nie’ Lynch and guitar, Bernice Russo at the organ, ‘Maggie’ Bayliss, the “har- monicat”’, and Lorry DeLisle with the tuba. Not being in the proper mood for this kind of music, we decided to sit in our rooms and read Saturn’s Fables. A story which aroused our interest was an antiquated one of early days in the western U. S. A. called, ‘The Sheriff Hits the Trail’ or “Sore and Dirty Hands.” In this tale, two cowhands, “Jim” Peterson and ‘Wally’ Paige, were competing for the love of Judge James Pat- tison’s step-daughter, a Miss Eileen Hobart. In the course of. events, ‘Jim‘’ and “Wally” were brought forth to be judged by the firm conscience of Master Pat- tison. Since each was jealous, the two cowboys set out to eradicate each oth- er. Mistress Eileen discovered their plot and called for the guntotin’sheriff, “Russ Betts.’ Rough and ready Russell, as he was known in the days of o’er, quelled the commotion and pretty Miss Hobart became the wife of our hero. Sleep being our only escape from the astonishing world outside, we lay in repose until morning. At breakfast, we were served a scrumptious meal by our congenial hostess, Teresa Biagiotti. ‘“Terry’’ served us pluto-burgers on sun fried biscuits, which were chased down our alimentary canal by a de- licious beverage from the “Milky Way Dairy.” First on our agenda for the day, which was ““Moonday”, was a fashion show featuring Harriet Marinacci and her troupe. Miss Barbara Leet modeled a ray-protecting sun suit styled by “Starry”’ of Mars Fifth Avenue. Another attraction was Miss Jean LeBlanc, wearing a dungaree suit trimmed with com- ets. While at this style show, we noticed that Ed” Johnson was not paying attention to the stage, but was reading a book. As we ventured closer, we saw that the title read, ‘‘Problems, Teachers, and Indians,’ so we retired and left Sioux-minded Eddie” alone. So went the time alloted to us for our dream, This dramatic trip might seem over-emphasized, but it was time well-spent. As a closing note, let me inform you, dear readers, that it was Priscilla Johnson and Paul MacArthur who ate those peanut butter sandwiches!