Duxbury High School - Partridge Yearbook (Duxbury, MA)

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CLASS PROPI-IECY Harriet- Well, Mona Scholpp, how on earth did you ever get to heaven- never mind-don't bother to answer-I can imagine that you used the same tactics on poor Saint Peter that you used on Hogie when you were on earth. Monaf- Okay, you're so smart. Suppose you tell me how you happened to get in. Harriet- Oh, my great, great, grandfather knew the right saints. Say. what are you looking at anyway ? Mona- Why, I'm looking down on all our classmates. Don't you remun- ber that twenty-five years ago today we graduated from D. H. S.? Draw up a cloud and look on! Say! Harriet, is that E.eanor Field crawling out from under that car ? Harriet- Yes, that's Baby -She's head mechanic at Cushing Brothers' Garage now. She got her training in the Duxbury Motor Corps way back when she was in high school, and she became so good at pulling cars apart and even putting them back together again, correctly, that all the garages are trying to hire her now. Mona,- Boy! Who is that sleek looking fellow in the tux with a beautiful girl on each arm? Harriet- Oh, that's Bob Herdman. He's the owner of the Tiosey Ripsey Night Club. Don't some people do the most amazing things ? Mom.- Je1lo! There's Jack Benny still on the air! U-m-m, even the hair on his toupee has fallen out! Harriet- Holy smokes! Isn't that Helen Taylor with him? Mona- Sure! Ever since Mary Livingstone and Jack broke up, Helen has taken Mary's place. She's even funnier than the great Benny himself. Harriet- Well, well, there's Dottie Eldridge riding down the street with Willard Mills, the same old iiame she had during her high school days. You know, Mona, they say that Willie's so bashful, Dottie hasn't been able to get him to pop the question yet. Mona- Did you hear that Eleanor Raymond and Dickie Prince just got married? Harriet-f'Oh, did they? How come it was delayed so long? Monaf- Well, when Dickie was studying in Michigan, the gas rationing started, and as he could only get a very few gallons a week-well, you can see why it was delayed. Harriet- Look, there's Larry Marshall coming out of his famous Cure All Sanitorium. You know that's where all the society women go to rest up and have their nerves soothed and their worries ironed out by Dr. Marshall. Harriet- What in the world ever became of Opie Blanchard, Mona ? Mona,- Well, Opie certainly surprised me. Do you remember the picture we took of him with his flash camera ? Harriet- Do you mean the one that we all labeled 'The Wolf ? ' Mona- Uh-huh, that's the one. Well, believe it or not he's made a lot of money on that picture. He sent it in to the Wolf's Head Oil Company, and they use it all the time now for advertising purposes. And besides that, since Johnnie Weismuller died, Opie's been acting the part of Tarzan. L27l

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PART II. During the summer vacation of 1940, the passengers of the Limited 42 had such a burst of enthusiasm and wanted to soar to such high levels, that they decided to continue the trip by air. One by one they piled outlof the faithful train and hurried to a streamlined airliner, The Dreadnaught of 42. Marguerite Chandler, that dainty gal we liked so much, parachuted into space after the first week-to land on the roof of a girls' prep school and a few weeks later, we sorrowfully heard, above the roar of the motors, that Laurel Cahoon and Norma Gates, who had joined us at the Freshman station on the Limited 42 , would have to leave us. Also, Bud Whitney, who is now in Pearl Harbor, joined us that year. We decided to hold our class dance on November 15, 1940. Our class officers were: President .... Phoebe Shirley Vice President . . Harriet McNeil Secretary . Laurel Cahoon-Letitia LeCain Treasurer .... Eleanor Raymond Historian .... Dorothy Eldridge After Laurel Cahoon left, Letitia LeCain took her place as class sec- retary. Again we heard some sad news-Rose Burdick-honor roll first, last and always was her slogan,-was goin to leave us. She was bound for Randolph. The rest of the trip was spent uneventfully in our cabins, everybody enjoying our reception at the end of the year. The Dread- naught landed on June 18, 1941, our passengers dispersing to enjoy their various summer occupations. The last part of our trip was spent as one gay, glorious time, especially with Shirley Shaw, Eleanor Field, and Bi-l Buckingham as newcomers,- with the class play,- The Mad Hatters ,-and our Hallowe'en dance the big events of the fall season. Meivil.e Holmes who joined us on the train Limited 42 in 1938, had stayed from our crew and had not returned this year, Sylvia O'Neil left us late in March. Our class officers for this year were: President, Pilot ..... Eleanor Field Vice President. Co-Pilot . . Lloyd Blanchard Secretary, Navigator . . . M. Freeman Treasurer ...... Letty LeCain Historian ...... Phoebe Shirley Then, with graduation in the oHing, and everybody busy, the Dreadf- naught throttled down and finally made its last landing on this June 19, 1942. The happy days we spent in Duxbury High will never be forgotten. JOHN ALDEN l26'l

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Mona-- And there's Sammy Teravainen. What are those papers he's look- ing over ? HfL'7 7 i8t-Cioll, Sammy's still looking ov-er co.lege folders trying to decide which college to go to. He wants one where the most basketball is play-ed and where two-thirds of the beautiful gir.s go. Mona- Harriet, do you remember how Betty Green's ambition in high school was always to meet people? H'a1'1'iet- Yes! By the way, isn't that she down there now? Mona- Yes, Betty is the greatest high-trapeze artist in the world. She loves her work, and she meets loads of people. Look! There she is in the middle of her act! She'd better meet that trapeze in the air, or s11e'll be playing a harp too. Mona- I wonder why all the actors and actresses are so much better dressed than they used to be? Hawtiet- Surely you've heard of Hollywod's Chic Shop ? Mona- Oh. yes ! Harriet-- But didn't you know that Gladys Black and Shirley Shaw own it? Mona- No. Really? Harriet- Yes. They formed a partnership and brought their talent in dress designing to Hollywood. Now everyone profits by it. Mona- Look! There's Bill Buckingham! You remember him, don't you? Ha.r1'!iet- Of course I do. Mona- Did you know that he has written several books cn etiquette? And if you ask me he's got one of the most difficult jobs in the world? Harriet- Why? What's he doing? Mona- Well, if you look closely, you'll see that he's trying to teach the students of D. H. S. a few tabl-e manners while they devour the.r Stli',i.!S commodities. Mona- It seems that another one of our classmates is a big success out in Hollywood. Harriet- Oh. yes, that's Zulmira Fernandes, the tiny girl in our class. Mofna- Let's see-she always Wanted to be a beautician didn't she ? ' Harr1'et- Yes, and she's a second Perc Westmore now. You should s:3 the wonders she's performed on the faces of some of those actresses. Harriet- For goodness sake, isn't that Phoebe Shirley down there ? Mona- Yeah, she's trying out for her automobil-e license again. Haffrriet- Why I thought she got her license when we were in h-gh school. Mona-She did, but she never remembers to have it renewed. It's gotten so now that the examiner takes her out to lunch very year after their little spin. Harriet- What's she doing now ? Mona- Well, not very much. You know Phoebe never was very ambitious. She's just Dean of Duxbury University, President of the Parent Teachers Association, commercial teacher at Boston University, and in her spare time she's still doing all of Mr. Smith's typing. Hcw'1'iet- Duck, Mona ! Mona- Wow! What was that? A bird a fish, or Superman? Harriet- Oh, none of those things. That was just Lettie LeCain in her autogiro. She's a second Amelia Earheart now! Harriet- Hey, isn't that Bob Bunten down there? Mona- It sure is! He's the smartest lawyer in America now, but he's earned his position. You know, Harri-et, it's amazing what some people will do. Why, do you know that Bob was so afraid of missing some if I 23 l Q15