Classical High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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1 Ei Bag Be ee eo) ne ek -dae a Scene 3. Autumn leaves are falling. A boy and a girl, both chic and collegiate in dirty saddle shoes and beer jackets, approach the school. Boy: Well, we’re seniors. GIRL: We certainly are. Boy: Just think! We belong to the class that didn’t defer. GIRL: Um-m. Maybe they’ll put us in the movies like the ‘‘Charge of the Light Brigade.” Scene 4. Here we see the senior class pitifully shrunken but still undaunted. They are sharing with the 12B’s, room 323, the former sanctum sanc- torum of the 12A’s. Shoot a closeup of asenior with a jealous glare in his eye. Scene 5. The seniors are attending their last elec- tion to choose a new member-at-large and treasurer. The scene fades out as Ruth Masterson is chosen secretary and Arthur Fisette, member-at-large. Scene 6. The Senior prom committee is meeting in 323. The meeting is delayed until another delega- tion walks in. By their looks one can see that the members of this new delegation are Technicalites. Surely not—but yes. They take their place on the committee meeting. What can life hold more sur- prising than the combination of the Tech and Classical Senior Proms. End with a closeup of the prom com- mittee. Finale. Take an inclusive shot of the senior class having its group photo taken on the front steps of Classical. Boy: Kind of small class. GIRL: Oh, well, it’s cosier. The group breaks up and the members of the class fade away happily discussing our football team which became city runner-up. END We say no more, Mr. Colossus. Our script must stand or at least stagger on its own feet. But don’t forget. It has appeal not only for the parents but also for the young people of the nation. Yours hopefully, CHARLOTTE LITMAN, Chairman DempseEY BRYANT FRANCES MAGIDSON The Ballot of the Class of 1937; Boy who has done most for Classical. WILLIAM SWEENEY Girl who has done most for Classical. ROSAMOND Morin Most respected boy................-HENRY CUSHING Mostsrespected) citlinme ae aaa eee ELAINE GOSSELIN Boy with most pleasing personality......JOHN MAYER Girl with most pleasing personality.... MARIE MAYER Most promising boy.c..-2 5230.2 WILLIAM SCHOFIELD Most promising girl..............CHARLOTTE LITMAN Most responsible boy...............DONALD FORTIER MOS heSDONS1OlGs Cin lenmeeereeen ELLEN PRICOPOULOS Most efficients boy a4 rater BILL SCHOFIELD Mostveificient: girl gas -cun eae HELEN JEANNOTTE Mostitalkativelboya nem anaes Bos GUTZWILLER Miostitalkativers tnt neater ee RuTH MASTERSON Most popular boys. cc wrcckace tes tee JOHN MaYER Most nopulat: girl s.csc.s ns uccnare ne RutTH MASTERSON IMosty basShiullebo Vee eerie rn eee PHIL CROWE Mostibashiultcinisea-. eee eee Kay BENSON Best sport; (bOyia.s foc yt Shae ne ee Joe CALDWELL Bestisport sir learns 52 eae ee EVELYN BAKER Bestidresseder irae eee eee RutTH MASTERSON Class chemist er... ec ca ners ele JOHN FLEMING Glass athlete; bOv. 4 cane 88. on. eS ARTHUR EP ISEETE, Cléss‘athleteseinia te, oe eh ee ERNESTINE BROWN Class'singeree: ote cc ce eee ee DARBABAVIIZE Class-erind Set aca tastes 2 cee CHARLOTTE LITMAN Glassiwonianiiatel eee eee ree JOHN FLEMING Class manhateree n.d aus CHARLOTTE Kus Glass: gossip ictixurasce eee ae ene BarBARA Woops Cutest i boyihen it tet ee co ee eee Bit. HEBERT Cutest: girl.) Ai center eee Roma WHITNEY Smoothest dancer, boy..............ARTHUR FISETTE Smoothest: dances Cink, eer ener BaRBARA Woops @uietest boyeree--e ation peed Aida. ie EI Te Ch Quietéstigirlo sas eee ee ee MArJorRIE Brooks NGisiest boy... o%.: sonte sec eee Bos GUTZWILLER Noisiestigir oeeyud cit te ee ee RuTH ZANDAN Wittiest: BOY. natiene-as « ace nee: eee JOHN MAYER Wittiesti girl Sarena cee ere RuTH MASTERSON Flandsomest: 00 yee i iinet PHILIP CROWE Prettiest Girl 32% vtec pee ee RoMA WHITNEY Our promising business man......... HENRY CUSHING ‘Tintestigirl son. sek gee ae ae ee Mary Fotias Class Couple......RUTH ZANDAN and BILL SCHOFIELD Favoritesteachet man. meee opr tere Mr. FINN Favorite teacher, womans ae eee Miss Hawks Ravorite men:s college:)2)-.e nnn ie eee YALE Favorite woman's college. ii... oe en ee SMITH PavoritesimcOOrn:SPOt ty eern ae tant eae DANCING PavOrite OULdOOT IS DON sae saa nnn eee FOOTBALL Favoritetactonear ava er oe oe eee TYRONE POWER Bavorite actress ee eee tee LorETTA YOUNG Favorite Song. acs. strc aie ee eek a aeien ONCE LCmyatLEe Favorite book: ©. ei sence ee es Gone With The Wind Ravonitetmoviessan ta: eer ae ee The Awful Truth Favorite radio program.........CHARLIE MCCARTHY Favarite study) specs site ie coe a Study

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VObiEs 3 LG Aan Wr Pele! 6 The History of the Class of 1937; Dear Mr. Colossus: Colossical Cinema Company. X Boulevard, Hollywood December, 10937 Since it was last your pleasure to evict three of the greatest script writers in existence from your office, we have completed the working script for what will be not only magnificent, startling, touching, joyful, and sorrowful, but Colossical. This script, which we hope you will read with a proper amount of humility at being the first recipient of it, [we do not mean that there will be other recipients] is entitled: Wigs (Ce ls EE VIIA PUD) EM ES Re FRESHMAN YEAR Scene I. It is the morning of January 28, 10935. Take a long shot of Classical through the early morning light with snow banks on either side. Two young people approach in the distance. GIRL: Is this it? Boy: No, that’s not it. You’re pointing at the church. Girt: Is that it? Boy: No. That’s the City Library. GIRL: Then that must be it. Bove Uhatsat. Scene 2. Inclusive shot should be taken of the Classical High assembly hall, the seats of which are filled with awe-stricken freshmen. Shoot a closeup of Mr. Hill, a tall white-haired gentleman with the mark of a scholar upon him delivering a speech, the high- lights of which are: ‘‘Those who receive consistently good marks for three years will be awarded magna cum laude pins. Nobody has the right to do that which if everybody did would destroy society.” Shoot another closeup of two intrepid advisers, Miss Battis, and Miss Jauch. Scene 3. Shoot a view of the school gym with boys on one side, girls on the other, and a few of the braver mingling on the floor. Suddenly all is quiet. At this point we advise several closeups of budding statesmen giving campaign speeches. Then comes a final specialty, a tap dance given by Janice Cahill. Scene 4. Shoot a closeup of an excited group dis- cussing election returns. Work in the following an- nouncement: PresIDENT: Barbara Beach, VICE-PRESIDENT: Janice Cahill, SecRETARY: Rosamond Morin, TREASURER: Joseph Homicki, MEMBER-AT-LARGE: Maurice Cava- naugh. Scene 5. This scene is to be taken in a gymnasium appropriately decorated to suggest a ‘‘Winter Whirl.” In one corner sit Mr. Fenner and Miss Gustafson, patron and patroness. Get extras for a mob scene when ice cream and cookies are served. JUNIOR YEAR Scene 1. Shoot closeup of new class officers. PRESIDENT: Barbara Beach, VicE-PRESIDENT: Jan- ice Cahill, SEcRETARY: Betty Abbott, TREASURER: Joe Homicki, MEMBER-AT-LARGE: Kenneth Powell. Scene 2. This will show all class officers walking out of the class of '37% because they have deferred. Scene 3. Shoot assembly hall during new elections. Take closeup of officers: PRESIDENT: Ruth Chapin, VicE-PRESIDENT: Ruth Coughlan, SECRETARY: Rosamond Morin, TREASURER: Lucille Morey, MEMBER-AT-LARGE: Eileen Sullivan. Shoot a closeup of Ruth talking about the small size of the class and the necessity of class-spirit. Take a fadeout shot as the dance committee consisting of Mary Meaney, Janet Davis, and Eugene Sullivan is chosen. Scene 4. This scene is to be taken on the gymnasium set. Extras are to be young and collegiate for the gay Junior Prom known as the “Santa Claus Swing”. Shoot closeups of Lou Goodman's orchestra and of the patrons and patronesses, Mr. and Mrs. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ressler, Miss Horrigan, Miss Jauch, and Miss Battis. SENIOR YEAR Scene 1. Shoot closeups of the two new class officers, Bill Sweeney, president, and John Mayer, vice- president. Explain that this election was made necessary because one of the officers graduated and the other deferred. Scene z. This scene takes place in the gym on the occasion of the 12B dance, the ‘‘Spring Swing’’. Cer- tain members of the class are weakening and show signs of deferring. End the scene with a closeup of several couples busily counting units. [Counting units is not a parlor game.]

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le Cees tos or, ARIE memo eit lee The Prophecy of the Class of 1937; SETTING: It is twenty-five minutes of three by the clock in room 323 away up on the third floor in Classical High School. At the sound of ‘‘class dismissed’’ 85 pupils have vanished as one man from the room. Two figures remain, deep in thought. They are your prophets, HELEN JEANNOTTE and JOE CALDWELL. HELEN looks disconsolate, but JoE seems rather ex- cited. HELEN breaks the silence. HELEN: Joe, I’m dreadfully discouraged. I’ve spent hours trying to write this prophecy, and what have | got? Only a headache. Do you know | find myself staring into space and thinking desperately: ‘‘What is going to happen to Johnny Mayer?’ It’s a terrible situation. [Hastily] | mean, trying to write this prophecy, not what’s going to happen to Johnny. joe: Helen, our troubles are over. Little JoJo has solved everything. Now see this desk we’re sitting on. Well, it looks like an ordinary desk, doesn’t it? Aha, well that’s where you’re wrong. Little does Miss Battis know that her desk is the third magic carpet ever in existence. I call it the THREE TWENTY THREE SUPER SPECIAL UNLIMITED, but for short I call it the 3T-SSU. It may not be streamlined but oh boy! The Arabians had one. Eddie Cantor had one. Why shouldn’t we have one? ‘The best part of it is though that this one takes us about 10 years into the future. We can find out what’s happened to all our classmates. All you have to do is to hold on tight and we’ll go right to town. Hey, wait a minute! Where are we going? HELEN: [Soothingly] Now Joe, it’s all right. You’ve been thinking too hard, that’s all. You wait right here like a good boy, ’til I get a policeman, or a doctor, or somebody. joe: Come back here. I’m not crazy. [Modestly] I just wrote to my friend Einstein and using the principal of the fifth dimension and aeronautic static waves and err ah—a few other things you wouldn’t understand, he fixed this up for me. Come on. This ought to be fun! HELEN sits down gingerly on the THREE TWENTY- THREE SUPER-SPECIAL UNLIMITED, and shuts Jher eyes as the new flying carpet glides smoothly out of the room, down the right corridor, into the art room, and out the open skylight. Joe: [gaily] We’re off! HELEN: [in a scared voice] I'll say we're off. We’re tetched in the haid. The next time you get me off terra firma—ooooh. [Her voice fades away as the THREE TWENTY-THREE SUPER-SPECIAL UNLIMITED grazes the Municipal Tower by an eighth of an inch.] JoE: Whee! That was close. HELEN: [crossly] Joe, I hate to be a back-seat driver, but you got me on this thing, so for heaven’s sake, watch where we’re going. JOE: OK! My little chickadee, but have you noticed, anything different about the scenery? Look at all those modernistic houses, and will you look at Forbes and Wallace’s skyscraper? Do you realize that around ten years have passed since we started on this trip? HELEN: [moaning] I'll say I do. I can feel my hair turning white already. JOE: We’re over Pynchon Park now. Look, the circus is in town. One mystery is solved. Do you see that bill-board down there? HELEN: [peering down cautiously] Well, who’d have believed it? It says ‘See John Mayer, famous con- tinental star, in his thrilling, death defying act of being shot out of a giant cannon.” JOE: [sotto voce] It would have to be a giant cannon to shoot Johnnie Mayer out of it. HELEN: That settles him anyway. We can cross him off our list. At this moment, a gigantic boom is heard, and as our hero and heroine look down, Johnnie Mayer comes sailing by with the greatest of ease, and then drops down into the net below. HELEN: Joe, we’d better leave this place. All those people are pointing and staring at us. Joe: All right. Let’s go downtown and look around. We’d better park this lizzie, and begin snooping. HELEN: Right. We've used up three pages already and have only got one prophecy solved. Joe: Well, here we are over Main Street. Gosh, the parking problem is just as bad as ever. We'd better land on Forbes and Wallace’s roof. The 3T-SSU comes to rest on the top of the sky-scraper and the two prophets are soon in an elevator and down to the street. Joe: Let’s buy a newspaper. Maybe we'll find out something from that. Then let’s go over to Court Square and sit on a park bench. There’s an empty one. Here, you look at this part of the paper, and I'll glance through the rest. HELEN: Here’s something right on the front page. “William Sweeney, ace Fuller Brush Salesman, breaks records for sales in Hampden County.” Isn’t that wonderful, Joe? I always had a feeling Bill would make a name for himself. Mmmm—Here’s another one of our class on the front page. ‘Roma Whitney, famous screen star, elopes with Count Amigoodski.” Looks as if Renfrew Roma’s got her man again. Jor: It says in the advertisements, ‘‘Come to