Concord High School - Bridge Yearbook (Concord, MA)

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mous New York restaurant on Fifth Avenue, drove up in their Cadillac with their world-famous chef, THER- ESA SIGMAN, and their dietitian, MARY FARICELLI. Much to our surprise, we learned that DAVID ANDERSON had be- come a minister devoted to spreading the faith, and that PATRICIA AHERN writes the most widely read gossip column in Boston. CLAIRE JOYCE has joined the Barnum and Bailey Circus as a trapeze artist, and NEIL HOYT is now the head of the Concord Police Department. JOHN CORKUM, who recently was awarded a medal as the man who has done the most for his country during the past year, was present with MARTHA ROTONDO, head libra- rian of the Concord Public Library. RITA COYNE gave us all auto- graphed copies of her latest book, How I Established the Post-war Peace. ARLINE MANTER, that lovely Powers model, was escorted by hand- some WIALLIAM THORESEN, ensig11 in the United States Navy, and also by GEORGE BLAIR, a broker on Wfall Street. BARBARA MARTELL, who re- cently started a nation-wide fad by painting her airplane rainbow colors, appeared with FRANCES HAL- LORAN, Miss America of 1953. HARRIET BATES and MILDRED HENRY were unable to attend be- cause they were in France making an intensive study of the national lan- guage. ALBERT VANDERHOOF and FRANCIS HANCOCK, those two great FBI men, talked interestingly about their never-ending war on crime. WINSTON SALTER, English pro- fessor at Harvard, conversed with HELEN HARRISON, scenario writer for M.G.M., on modern methods for teaching spelling. MARIE THURSTON and ANNIE DERUZZO, who run a kindergarten for under-privileged children, told us many amusing stories about them, and DOROTHY DONNELLY told us some of her experiences as a nurse in Europe during the Second Wvorld War. Almost any night you can see ANTHONY COTOIA., our famous naturalist, tripping through the woods on the trail of a butterfly, and almost any day you can see XVARREN HANSEN posing for advertisements as thc worldis new Charles Atlas. TINA ALESSI, who runs Boston's largest laundry, stopped to speak with us along with SUSIE RIZZI- TANO, who is making a fortune on the bird seed she invented. SIGRUN HOJEM and MARILYN PORTER, who ow11 the famous .lerko Beauty Salon which guarantees to make you beautiful in ten easy treat- ment, came looking as youthful as ever to advertise their skill. BETTY ANN BALL and MURIEL FLETCHER just back from Florida where they had been making a for- tune betting on horses, came late but dressed smartly in cruise-shop models. At this point, ,lean and I, greatly impressed and subdued by the success of our classmates, quietly slipped. away and returned to our modest home where we could read or write as contentedly as we wished. CONSTANCE RICE JEAN ANDERSON Page Twenty-nine

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CLASS PROPHECY At the Reunion of the Class of 1944, held at the palatial mansion of DONALD STOWE, multimillionaire magnate, Jean and I were amazed to see many of our classmates of whom we had heard little since our gradua- tion ten years hefore. His private sec- retary, ELEANOR MACKAY, was on the reception connnittee along with his business manager, RICHARD CAR-SKADEN, and his mine expert, GEORGE BURK. CHARLOTTE ROHAN, the head of Jordan Marsh's Department Store, made a dramatic entrance wearing a fuschia gown with a daring neckline designed by LESLIE BAYEUR, a well-known designer for the fashion- able dress salon run by MARGUER- ITE BARTOLOMEO and JUNE WINDHOL. XVALTER MACONE, who replaced Bob Coyne, drawing sports cartoons for tl1e Boston Post, came with JOHN DUNN, a world famous florist who had just produced a new rose named uThe Baron . JOHN MCPHILLIPS followed these two and was bursting with pride at his recent appointment as head of thc First National Stores in New England. TERESE MCKENNA, a teacher who replaced Miss Boynton at Con- cord High, ELEANOR RIDER, the side-splitting comedian of stage and screen, and KATHERINE VARLEY, the gymnastic teacher at Boston's largest high school, dropped in, chat- ting merrily about their work of the past ten years. ELISABETH TOYVLE, JEAN YVILKINS, and MARIAN BAKER, speeding east from their horse ranch in Arizona especially for the reunion, arrived at the same time as FRANK PARKER, newly elected President of the United States, who was accom- panied by DONALD RINALDO, am- bassador to Italy. JOAN KELLEY and PHYLLIS CARLSON, who had been on a sight- seeing tour on the XVest Coast and Mexico, flew in from California with FLORENCE AYERS, who is teaching the Hollywood stars how to keep their hair blond. VINCENT DEE, the author of the year's best seller, HHOW to Raise White Mice for Fun and Profit, brought a few of his pets to show us. CALVERT WILSON 'phoned that he and ALBERT COFFEY would be late because of an important conference at the NBC radio studio. ELIZABETH INGHAM rushed in, followed by her better-half, a Navy Commander, eager to see her old friends. Soon after, that second Frank Sinatra, JOHN LORING, ar- rived with CATHERINE MURPHY and EVA LANGILLE, who write syn- dicated articles on love and marriage, swooning at his heels. One of the big moments of the evening was the appearance of THERESA MCPHILLIPS, famous star of the Ziegfield Follies, with her skillful manager, WALLACE PE- TERSON, and her producer, THOMAS GILL. WILLIAM PARKER and PAS- QUALE ARENA entertained us with their popularswing hand, their torch singer, ADDIE BENSON, gave us a few renditions of songs popular when we went to school. We were surprised to see EVER- ETT DEXTER, who had been given up for dead while he was exploring in the jungles of Borneo. He brought SUZANNE SERVAIS, head of the W0mCl1,S Air Corps School, and her two chief instructors, MARION KING and CONNIE PAYNE. ANNA DISALVATORE and JULIA MAZZEO, co-heads of the famous model agency, were there showing their two glamorous models, CLAIRE MEADE and MARGARET CARSON, to the appreciative guests, while CHRISTINE MAKRYS and PRIS- CILLA MAGURE, owners of a fa- Page Twenty-eight

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SLAMS PATRICIA AHERN-Muzzle-to keep you quiet. TINA ALESSI-Stationery-for your patriotic correspondence. DAVID ANDERSON-Brakes-because there is a speed limit. JEAN ANDERSON-Canary-to help when you lose your pitch. PASQUALE ARENA-Chewing gum-you may run out in your next appearance as a magician's assistant. FLORENCE AYERS-Peroxide-to be used when the gold begins to dim. MARIAN BAKER-Season. ticket-to attend the horse shows. MARGUERITE BARTOLOMEO-Piano accordian-for the days when you reminisce. HARR,IET BATES-Lip5tiCk-if your intelligence Sl10llldll7t always prove sufficient. LESLIE BAYEUR-A detective-to help us discover the secrets of your private life. ESTHER BEAN-Loudspeaker-to enable you to keep up with your sister. ADDIE BENSON-A parrot-the only competition we can offer. GEORGE BLAIR-Three beautiful secretaries-for tl1e day when you're head of a large firm. GEORGE BURK-Dark glasses-to shade that love light in your eyes. PHYLLIS CARLSON-Popular song sheet-entitled uGeth Wl1at?', RICHARD CAR-SKADEN1Life saver-for tl1e champion life-guard at Wl1ite's. ALBERT COFFEY-Pepper-to keep you pepped up with the girl you left behind. JOHN CORKUM--Vimms-to help you realize your possibilities. ' ANTHONY COTOIA-R9COTd-I0 keep Goodbye Now in the family. RITA COYNE--A letter of recommendation-the N.Y. Times might need you. VINCENT DEE-Key-to let us clout if we should get in trouble. ANNIE DERUZZO-Ticket-for transportation between Maynard and West Concord. EVERETT DEXTER--Hardware goods-to make you'evcn more tired of looking at them. ANNA DISALVATORELClOS8f1tO hold your ultra-complete wardrobe. DOROTHY DONNELLYZFTCIICII book-to bring hack ufondw memories. JOHN DUNN-500 lb. weight-to help you udragw along. MARY FARICELLI-Stationery-for another very patriotic girl. MURIEL FLETCHERLWingS-if you haven't acquired them yet. BETTY BALL-Cook book-to make everything come out just right. MARGARET CARSON-Bell-to ring curfew each night at 10 P.M. THOMAS GILL-GUS coupons-so that you can keep traveling at night. FRANCES HALLORAN-StTOllg field glasses-to follow Norman. FRANCIS HANCOCK-Ventriloquist-to do your talking for you. WARREN HANSEN-COSfuDI.C-I0 correspond with your 18th century manners. HELEN HARRISON-Autograph book-filled with the name of Frank Sinatra. MILDRED HENRY-Trophy-for the laurels you've won in sports. SIGRUN HOJEM-Cradle-to deposit those thefts. NEIL HOYT-Mask-because we can see through you. BETTY INGHAM-Rolling pin-to correspond with your new life. CLAIRE JOYCE-Register-for all your visitors to sign. JOAN KELLEY-Confetti-reminder of an unforgettable football season. Page Thirty