Burlington High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Burlington, MA)

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Diner.’ (The performance put the audi ence under a gripping spell.) That ‘Cuban Cutie’, Joyce Miller lead the Conga Line with ‘Havana Har- vey’ (Jean) right behind her. This engaging pair is now in competition with “Carmen Miranda” for top spct honors on that new color television program over station B. H. 8. During the evening’s fun a message was received by First Class Carrier Pigeon stating that the Miss Dorothy Hogan could not attend because her con- tract required that she finish her latest movie in Siberia, called ‘Alone.’ Among the celebrities sitting in last night were President and Mrs. Chester McLaughlin of the University of Sandstone in Burlington. Sitting at a ringside table was that “always in the news debutante”, Frances Harvey, who was crowned queen of Silent County in Wyoming. That famous ballerina, Miss Constance Colvin, appeared with her lady-in-waiting, Jane Brown who is also a lady wrestler in Boston Gardens in her spare time. Sitting at a ringside table right under the spotlight was Miss Mabel Colley, a vivacious naturalist (collector of rare species, MEN). Also at the head table, dressed in the full dress uniform of a commander in the French Foreign Legion, sat Lieutenant-General Ronald Crockett with several orderlies. One held his hat and ancther one held his sword. An unexpected catastrophe arose at Murphy’s just about an hour before closing time when the PALACE was raided. The man in charge of the ‘’Snop- per Squad” was Captain Arthur Snelley, who recently received a promotion after serving 15 years walking the beat. Assisting the Captain was Sergeant Ann MacDonald, head of the ‘“Bunco Squad”, (who appeared on the scene well prepared for disaster and ccrrying her usual equipment, one rolling pin and a water pistol.) This morning the class appeared before Judge Joan Merriam in her court, where attorney for the defense, Joan Collins, asked that the case be given im- mediate attention because her chief witness, Gerry Lynch, was leaving the country soon at the request of the Governor cf Burlington, Miss Ernestine Simp- son, because she had been detected taking peanuts from the pigeons in the Dark, Ora Davis and Barbara Reed were appearing for the defense but they re- fused to answer on the grounds that it might incriminate them for they had bor- rowed some roses from the judge's garden and were selling them in front of Murphy's. Their secret partner Richard Gamester deserted the girls when they needed him most. Much to the suprise of all, everyone was released and given his freedom. All the members of the class of 55 returned hcme to their mansions in Holly- wood.

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Class Prophecy Joanne Carbone’s Column Tomahawk Valley Peacepipe Society Special The 15th class reunion of the class of ‘55, Burlington High, took place yes- terday at ‘Murphy's Spaghetti Palace,” which is owned and operated by the Honorable Paul Murphy. The first item of interest to the class was the elevator in the lobby which took them to the basement where they found in the kitchen chief cook and bottle washer, Harold Veinot. (He has received his instruction at the “Monsieur Dickey School of Delicacies” in Paris.) The dining room was decorated in a rather unusual manner giving the room a very pleasant atmosphere. The walls were painted in razzle dazzle red with skeleton ballerinas fluttering about them. All the decorating had been de- signed and supervised by that distinguished interior decorator Ronald Mac- Donald. One corner of the room was occupied by Miss Joan Wood, a leading con- tender for headlines on the Society Page, who had as he r guests.the Army and Navy. (It looked as though not just Johnny, but the boys had come marching home.) The well know vegetarian Miss “Bones” Simpson ordered nothing but a huge bowl of vegetables. She has just published a book titled ‘’This is Living,” or ‘Give Me Grass.” The entertainment for the evening was in the capable hands of Mr. “Jim- my’ Boyd, Master of Ceremonies, who opened the entertainment with a cordial welcome from the Governor of the Commonwealth, and a few fond remem- brances (such as the time Mr. Roche first appeared before the class wearing glasses, and the time that Mr. Mohan d idn't appreciate the singing voices of the Seniors in Problems Class.). One of the big attractions of the evening was the Spaghetti Palaces’s big brass band (which is indeed a credit to Murphy's.) The quintet was under the able direction of Mrs. Dorothy (Mitchell) MacNoodle. The flute player was Nancy Buckman, (always one note behind), the piccolo was ably picked by Bill Aaers, (always one note ahead), roaring like a big wind with the trombone was Joan Gelineau, (always one note too high), and the saxaphone tock a beating from Judy Wilde, (always one note too low). Dorothy was late because she forgot her tuxedo, but made the grand entrance a-la ‘‘Hopalong Cassidy.” Several of the numbers played were ‘Down cn the Farm”, ‘Oh My Lumbago”, and ‘’Get That Extra Point’, whose composer John Morgan Esquire, sat at the head table. Another big event of the evening was a performance by ‘’Macione The Magician and his little gophers. (They did the “Mumbo” in unison.) That once ‘real gone” quartet consisting of the “Hep Cats’, John Graham, George Jones, David Gelineau, and Frank Woods, after much unecessary coax- ing by the audience sang a composition of their own called ‘Diner, Diner,

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Class Song Verse One Now the day has come When we leave our friends so dear; We start on life’s high-road; Parting time is here. Now we know it's time to go, Our hearts have deep regret; The students we have learned to know, Our friends, we'll ne’er forget. Chorus Farewell, Burlington High School. Our days with you have gone. We leave and say goodbye; Memories linger on. Verse Two With our friends to help us To find the road that's right, And with our God to guide us We will part tonight. The final hour is upon us; We part with saddened mein; This hall, these rooms have given us The will to play life's game. Joyce Miller