Greenfield High School - Evergreen / Exponent Yearbook (Greenfield, MA)

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8 THE EXPONENT D. H.: George sure must be in his glory now. Carolyn Avery is an in¬ structor, too. She is teaching mu¬ sic in the Jacobus’ Institute, special¬ izing in Freshnian classes only. M. H.: Somebody told me the oth¬ er day that Bill Mahoney is in Paris studying French. You know he al¬ ways was Miss Curtin’s star French pupil. D. H.: I heard a real good joke the other day. Nellie Pulaski and Mari¬ on Russell are gymnastic instructors at G. H. S., but they’re not doing the usual gym work. They are giving instructions in the development of grins. No girl can pass unless her grin measures eight inches. By the way, what happened to Lydie Strecker? M. H.: Oh, haven’t you heard? She is a portrait painter of high renown. She has won first prize for the por¬ trait of the Honorable Arthur John¬ son who is now a member of the Senate. D. H.: Speaking of politics, Tal¬ bot Aldrich is running for Green¬ field’s first mayor. Barbara Humes is his publicity agent. I heard, too, that Austin Woodard is the diplomat to the Fiji Islands. B. W.: That’s right. He traveled on one of my boats once and he told me that Grace Ellis accompanied him one time and the Islanders fell in love with her and unanimously elected her queen. M. H.: She’s not the only one who has a title. Ruth Reynolds eloped on horseback w|ith the Prince of Wales and spent some time at Frank Sokolosky’s farm. D. H.: Three cheers for Ruth. Did you say Frank is running a farm, too? You knew, didn’t you, that Harold Smead and Martin Muka had cooperated with the Totman sisters and they have the largest farm in Franklin County. M. H.: Well, I ’m surprised. I thught surely the Totman girls went into partnership with Martha Wood¬ ard, Alice Burns, and Charles John¬ son when they bought out Wilson’s store. B. W.: Did you know that my once leading lady is an authoress? Yes. Blanche Williams has just publish¬ ed a book entitled. “Ttie Intricacies of a Web.” D, H.: It must be a valuable book. I’ll have to buy it. Reminds me, too, Russell Jangro has just finished a sequel to ‘‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and Russell Shay has painted a sign advertising it. Wcu know Russ is a sign painter. M. H.: They’re not the only ones v ho are writing. I understand Miss Hamilton has discarded all her old books in place of Harold Walsh’s new history. It has things in it never before published. Bill Sautter, I believe, posed for the illustrations of Greek heroes. By the way, what’s Lawrence Hinkley doing? Still rid¬ ing a motorcycle? D. H.: Yes, he’s riding the same motorcycle but he has a new uni¬ form. He is a notorious motorcycle cop. That reminds me, Helen Dawe has a motorcycle, too. She won a prize in the cross-country races. B. W.: I was afraid Helen would become a speed demon. Do you re¬ member that ever talkative Pauline Hammond? M. H.: Oh yes, what is she doing now? B. W.: Her loquacious reputation couldn’t be ruined. So she is run¬ ning a home for the deaf and dumb. D. H.: Oh yes. That’s where Frank Yeaw and Dexter MacDonald must be. They talked each other deaf and dumb. M. H.: They always were yelling back and forth even in the High school halls. You remember what a sheik Borge Overguard was, don’t you? B, W.: Yes, what is Borge doing now? M. H.: Oh he’s selling women’s face powder. Some people seem to be doubtful whether the attraction is the powder or the salesman. I heard some of the members of the class were broadcasting over the ra¬ dio. D. H.: I tuned in the other night and who ' do you think I heard? None other than Florence Portman. She and Esther Ward are touring the country, giving a series of lectures on the causes and cures of the friv¬ olities of the modern generations. B. W.: By the way, Don, I haven’t heard anything about your brother in years. I suppose he is still show¬ ing his executive ability and is pres-

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THE EXPONENT 7 isn’t it? That night we were just I skimming by the South Sea Isles. I It was a lovely night and many a heart was lost in the moonlight, j The shock of this Prom sent the ship against the “Rock of Gossip,” but after a bit we hoisted the sails for the last lap of their journey. These timid and gentle freshmen had become experienced Senior of¬ ficers. Dick Hamilton was still the pilot, and a mighty good one, too, Barbara Humes was first mate, Walter Anson kept the log, Ruth Reynolds was purser and Charles j Nims was her assistant. Miss Wheeler: Oh! Look here! This must have been where they sailed into the Fair and through the help of Woodard and Nims cap- ' tured many honors. I Capta in: Our crew was well rep- 1 resented in football, too. They cov- 1 ered themselves with nearly as much j glory as with water. Miss Wheeler: Here it says that when they were snowed in that w’n- ter, Sautter, Newman, Martin, Uzda- I PROPHECY OF I Time—1937, June. Scene: First class cabin deck of j The Transatlantic Liner, “Monsieur ' Beaucaire.” I Characters: Mabel Higgins, Ron¬ ald Hamilton, Benjamin Whittam. i D. H.: Good afternoon, Mabel. Won’t you stay on deck awhile and j talk over old times. Think of it, just ten years ago today we were graduating from Greenfield High I School and it seems only a year. Isn’t it queer that we should both be traveling on the same boat to Europe at just this time. How do you like sea-faring? (Steward enters) M. H.: Oh fine, but the food is far from excellent. It reminds me of the old G. H. S. cafeteria. Pine¬ apple has been served in different ways every day this week. I won¬ der if someone donated a pineapple factory to the cook. B. W.: You don’t mean the high school at Greenfield, Massachusetts? Why, I graduated from there in 1927. D. H. and M. H.: Why it’s Ben¬ ny Whittam!!. B. W.: What are you two doing vinis, Nims and Mahoney gave a good exhibition of basket-ball. What IS this about “Monsieur Beaucaire?” Captain; Oh, “Monsieur Beau¬ caire” was the Senior Play. It was a very good performance and the class should feel proud of itself. The scenes were laid during the time of Louis XIV. The boys sur¬ prised everyone with their exhibi¬ tion of fencing. Monsieur Beau¬ caire was ' played by Benjamin Whit¬ tam and Lady Carlisle by Blanche Williams. Miss Wheeler: I heard that they were both offered positions as movie stars. At the end of the cruise, here, it savs that Helen Dawe cap- tlired! -first place in the race for scholarship with Talbot a close sec¬ ond. They have certainly had four wonderful years, haven’t they? Captain: Yes, and may they have four score more years just as full of good times and happiness! RUTH REYNOLDS, ’27. BORGE OVERGAARD, ’27. CLASS OF 1927 G. H. S. since I saw Francis Martin a couple of years ago. You know he is a private detective and at that time was engaged in locating a wife for John Dresser Dearborn. M. H.: Is that right? Why I thought John Dearborn was engaged to Elizabeth Ward. B. W.: Oh no, Charles Nims cut him out. D. H.: Sure, didn’t you know that? Why, I was at Charlie’s wed¬ ding and Alfred Johnson tied the knot. Are you in a rush, Ben? B. W.: Oh no! Mae Johnstone just wanted some attention for her pink-eyed poodle. Nothing important though, that can wait. Guess I’ll make myself at home and talk over old times with you. M. H.: Quite a few of the mem¬ bers of our class are married. I saw in the Greenfield Recorder that Edith Mowry, Margaret Looney—and oh, yes, the Dickinson sisters had a double wedding. B. W.: I expected George Mazu- zan would be the first to take the fa¬ tal step, but I heard that he is pro¬ fessor of argumentation at Harper’s Latin Institute for youthful females.

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THE EXPONENT 9 ident of the United States by this time, D. H.: Oh no. Benny. He is a millionaire now. He has gone into business with Maurice Grossman. They’re running a pawn shop. M, H.: They always were thinking of devices for saving money. Fran¬ cis Faille is a big business man, too. He is running a theatre in Gill. B. W,: Yes and I heard that when his safe was jammed last week he had to get Bob Bell from Boston to open it for him. D. H.: Bob always was clever at fixing locks. Do you remember Al¬ ma Olsen and Margaret McIntosh? They’re on the stage now. They presented the vaudeville skit “Twin¬ kle-Toes.” M. H,: I thought Alma would go in for some kind of aesthetic dan¬ cing. But they’re not the only ones on the stage. Marion Dean, Alecia Osgood, Helen Kinne and Hazel Lynde belong to the follies chorus. B. W.: I’ll have to arrange to see them when I go back. I bet they’re good. Speaking of the stage though —Alice Andersen is prima dona of the Second American Opera Com¬ pany. She has chosen some of our old classmates to assure her of suc¬ cess. Albert Studer is her manager and Malvina Letourneau is the or¬ chestra conductor. D. H.: I saw the opera and they sure will be millionaires if their present success continues. The mov¬ ing pictures claim a few of our classmates, too. Steve Uzdavinis and Frances Morrell are playing to¬ gether. Steve is a dashing football captain. M. H.: I thought probably Uzda¬ vinis was in the meat market busi¬ ness that some of our old friends are running. The largest meat mar¬ ket in New England is owned by some of our classmates—Mary Jab- lonski, the commercial prize winner, is bookkeeper. Isabel Brizwiski, Stefania Kwasnieski, Bolesia Kre- sick and Alba Koldis are clerks. Vi¬ ola Korchinski delivers orders in the same truck she drove around in when she was in high school. D. H.: That reminds me, Gus Maniatty is running a soda fountain. Mooney Shor and Irene Shea are in business with him. B. W.: They have their place, next to the theatre Tim Murphy and Lu- cina Guard are running. Lucina, I believe, is collecting tickets. M. H.: I’ m not surprised that Tim¬ othy and Lucina are together, but I didn’t really expect to see them in the theatre business. By the way, whatever became of the boy with the marcel? What was his name, now? D. H.: You mean George Billings. He’s running a beauty parlor, spec¬ ializing in permanent waves for men. I understand he hired the flirtatious Mary Dean to attract the male cus¬ tomers for. him. B. W.: You remember Helen Fin- nie who had such curly hair? Well, she went to George Billings for scalp treatment and the formula he used made her hair straight. Helen was so pleased she immediately told Catherine Steiner about it and George hired Catherine as the model for the advertisements of his famous freckle cream. D. H.: Oh, there’s a restaurant down that way and I understand that the diplomatic Corrado Ceneri- zio is the head waiter. M. H.: Mary Bean is in that line of business; she is an interpreter of menu French for an old school mate of ours, John Collins, who has made a lot of money selling ivory. By the way, what happened to Mabel Dud¬ ley? B. W.: Oh she is a professional basketball player. D. H.: How interesting! Vivian Cook is a professional hiker and come to think of it, she told me that she met Grace Conway out west. She’s a dancing teacher. M. H.: Ben. Wilbur is poet laure¬ ate of Iceland. He went way up there to get away from barbers. D. H.: At his last public appear¬ ance George Newman sent him some flowers. You know that he is a successor to Thayer the Florist, didn’t you? M. H.: Ben isn’t the only one who is appearing publicly. Catherine Mayer is one of the leading lectur¬ ers of the country on psychology now. B. W.: Speaking of lectures, I imagine we’ll hear from Peg Blackall and Ruth Munyan. They’ve been on a fishing trip to Alaska. I don’t