Framingham North High School - Archon Yearbook (Framingham, MA)

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The Philomath Page Twenty-five When I was on shore, the first person I met was James O ' Neil, who told me he was a blacksmith. James admitted that although there was not much trade, it made him strong so all the girls might admire him. A little farther down the street was a wedding, and I thought I ' d just peek in to see how pretty it was. Really it sur- prised me. It seems that Richard Mont- gomery ' s fraternal friendship with Betty Button didn ' t turn out so fraternal. There was Richard marching gaily up to the altar with Betty under his arm, while standing near the door, in tears and dressed in black, was Betty Shaw. Miniature golf was still among sports, and as I passed one splendid eighteen-hole course laid out on somebody ' s front porch, I recognized Micky Carr, the caddy thereof. Not only was miniature golf in style, but also miniature football. I noticed one of these courses in some- body ' s driveway where Salvi Pascucci and Norman Hunter were coaching. The following afternoon we moved on to Hollywood, via Los Angeles, and as we were flying quite low, I looked through powerful glasses and could see automo- biles racing along the road below. I was watching carefully when I saw Al Polley climb out of an old Austin and start push- ing. Evidently he had learned that an Austin pushes more easily than an old Dodge. We arrived at Los Angeles on the morn- ing of the day we were to go on shore, and with Captain Riley I hired a car to drive out to Hollywood. We had only just started when we saw Roy Rcndcll sitting on his front stoop teaching his children the art of crack- ing jokes without smiling. Hollywood was a pleasant place indeed, and we learned from Edward Martell, who had risen as far as stage hand at one of the studios, that Bob W oodward had succeeded that great, dramatic actor Ben Turpin. Moreover all the girls were now admiring the successor to Buddy Rogers — Fred Winch. That night, after returning to Los Angeles, we listened to a concert given by two outstanding musicians of the day: one of the foremost opera stars, Sereno Grclotti, and the violin genius who showed Fritz Kreisler really how to play, Stanley Sleczkowski. They were both ac- companied by a well-known pianist, Clayton Leavitt. The air liner in its round-the-world- tour was to make one more stop, Boston. However, Captain Riley kindly agreed to leave me in Framingham. At the air- port, I met my old friend Bill Heffernan, now President of the Boy Scouts of Massachusetts, who offered (as I had been away so long) to show me the entire town. During the course of driving, he told me that James Flett, Nathaniel Nash, and Harold Anderson were just finishing a post-graduate course at F. H. S. In passing Wyman ' s Nurseries, I no- ticed Bud Hill clipping trees to make them look like clothes posts and mean- time, there was Gret hanging out the washing. As we went through the middle of the town, I beheld John Park, Chief of Police. Furthermore, I learned he was doing almost as well as Garrett had done. We also passed the Chevrolet sales- room, with Martin Fishman giving out new cars to every fifth customer. Coming back to the High School, I recognized Bernard Porter, who was now teaching Latin with the appreciated aid of Margaret Cameron. In front of the High School was a huge skyscraper. On the front plate glass win- dows was this inscription: William Hast- ings — Stock Broker. I knew Bill was tall, but I didn ' t know he had ever aspired to that height.

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Page Twenty-jour The Philomath when about to quench my thirst, I noticed Bcmcdctto Surro as official soda-jerker. When we arrived as scheduled in Rome, everyone was planning what to do during the day on shore. I concluded the best way to see a city was to walk, so I departed. A trio of musicians playing at a corner of the Forum attracted me. I chuckled when I recognized Ettorc Venter dancing the tarantella, Arthur Napolitano singing folk songs, and Joseph Tartufi accompa- nying them on one of those long, snaky, accordions, and such sweet music! As I was returning to the ship after visiting the Colosseum, I heard a rattling and a clanging and muttered to myself, Crockwell ' s Ford. Sure enough, out of a side street fell the Model T, still draped together. In it were Harold Bacon, Roger Clapp, and Warren himself, who professed to be making a tour of Europe in the very wagon in which they were now worrying. I returned to my air liner, much pleased with Italy. The next morning I found myself in Cairo, where a half-day leave was given us. While roaming about the edges of the town, I saw Carl Gcbelein driving a long line of old camels, not a calf in a carload. Visiting the royal palace, I found Robert Burns as head usher in the Sul- tan ' s Harem. At the pyramids, I could just discern a lonely figure sitting on top of the biggest one. Resolving to find out the trouble, I climbed up to him, only to find Earl Lytell. He said he had discarded the pink toothbrush ; had used Palm-olive soap; and he was a good athlete, because he had Athlete ' s foot, but he just couldn ' t look like Harold Lloyd. At our next stop, Bombay, India, sup- plies were obtained. We acquired these with the aid of an old friend, the manager of the Bombay branch of First National Stores, Robert Haggerty. We also met there an old fortune teller, formerly the star pupil of Miss Hemenway ' s English class, Joseph Mahboub. From Bombay we continued to Kutch- ing, Borneo, which was interesting, but uncivilized. Rocco Duca and Sam Anti- noli were trying to teach the natives how to make and chew gum. However, I found good intentions there too, when I saw Everett Dunham and Herbert Coffin attempting to impersonate solemn school- masters, and trying to teach the natives how to read and write as the pupils used to do in Framingham. When we arrived at Shanghai, the next morning, there was a good deal of excitement. Upon inquiring, I learned that Mayor Robert Harrington was going to pitch the first ball in a game between a home team and one from Massachu- setts. It sounded interesting, so I se- cured a ticket. It was astonishing to see how many players I recognized. There was the most important man, Charles Lockhart (water boy), the big manly pitcher, Robert Graham, right outfield Walter Grace, and left out ? Daniel Mc- Carthy. The man standing behind the pitcher, who sometimes agreed with the runner when he called himself safe, proved to be Joseph Blandin. Then we left Shanghai for San Fran- cisco. That distance was a little longer than our previous flights, so we stopped at the airdrome in mid-Pacific. This was in charge of Francis Patruno with Brovclli in the air service — free air service. While lighting in the harbor of San Francisco, we nearly knocked over a small fishing boat in which we found John Hill and Ralph Hicks, who were earning their living as fish mongers, Hill because there was better fishing than in Farm Pond, and Hicks because he ' d rather fish than work.

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Page Twenty-six The Philomath The next building on the same side be- longed to Morrilly, Neal, and Johnson, Incorporated. They were brokers, too, only they were pawnbrokers. Arthur Salak had purchased Mell C. Brown ' s store and was now head of the new Edison Electrical Company. At the High School that week, Albert Rousseau was leading in a Wrigley gum chewing contest, Miss Squires judging. Bill Pope had finally changed his ad- dress to Brookline because, well, because it was much more convenient. Walter Read, once proprietor of Fitts Brothers, had gone in for professional hockey, and was now playing at the Nob- scot Garden. Sweet little Billy Robbins was in the Framingham Union Hospital recovering from high blonde pressure after his forty- ninth marriage to a blonde. All the nurses made a rush for the case, but Midge got it. These were some of the interesting facts which Bill Heffernan told me as we started for my humble abode. During our drive, the rain, which had started at the beginning, was increasing every minute. As we were nearing my driveway, the car seemed to go faster and faster. Every- thing blurred. A chill of fear made me incapable of doing anything to stop the speeding machine. Then all at once, the heavens seemed to open, and it poured so hard that everything was blotted out except myself. I awoke to find my friends of the card party dashing cold water on my face. Edward Cole, ' 31. Class Will We, the dignified and exceptionally intelligent Class of One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-One, of Framing- ham High School, in the county of Mid- dlesex, and the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, being of extremely pensive mind, do hereby deem it necessary to make our last will and testament in order that after our forthcoming non-extem- poraneous departure our sole belongings, and those articles which the members of the Light Fingered Association found it impossible to take possession of may not become the legal property of our rightful but nevertheless unscrupulous and un- worthy heirs, the Junior Class. First: This shrewd and cautious Class, in order that no doubt may exist, leave to the said Junior Class a weighty volume of the rules, regulations, statutes, and laws of said school, with a motto inscribed on the cover, If what you are to be you are now becoming, ' God save the Common- wealth of Massachusetts. ' Second: We leave to the ninety-nine and forty-four-one-hundreths per cent pure, but mostly simple, Sophomore Class our nonchalant way of telling our parents that any mark not below D on our cards must have been a mistake. This be- queathal does not include the necessary Murads. Third: To the Boys ' Glee Club, in order to show our appreciation of their consideration of us during the spare period, we bequeath several buildings, — namely the South Boston Boiler Works, — which we have purchased with our sur- plus funds to be used for all rehearsals and so-called concerts. Fourth: To the faculty we leave an in- telligence test for said Junior and Sopho- more Classes from which the daily marks for the entire year may be derived by simple application of the theory of proba- bilities. (Note: these tests were especial- ly prepared by Feinstein and Feinstein, members of the American Undertakers ' Union. ) Fifth: We leave to Miss Hemenway a dictionary, composed of such words a s dirt, scandal, hot, fast, speakeasy and others in question of censorship, with the