Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 19 4 7 By ALAN MACKIE Recently 1 was hired by an old Boston scientist to transport special laboratory supplies to him. One day. after I had made a delivery, we were talking about people and how their childhood affects their future years when the professor asked me if I would like to look at the probable future of my classmates. Natur- ally I was astonished and on asking how l could do this, he showed me a queer looking machine with a radioactive crystal mirror on the front of it about four feet in diameter. This, he explained, would forecas t the probable future of a teen-aged human being. There are many possible futures in a man ' s life.” hi explained, but one more likely than others. All you have to do is to give a detailed history of the subject ' s life up to the present time and feed it in mathematic 1 signs to the machine.” I came back a week later with the needed histories of my classmates and asked if I could try out the machine. He agreed. We did the necessary things. He turned on the machine, then watched the radioactive crystal mirror hum and buzz and reflect all the colors in the spectrum before it slowly cleared. Malcolm Bishop was the first to appear. His life is a highly successful one. In 1967 he is at the peak of his career as the greatest artist in America. His marriage to Annabele Astor has opened for him the highest doors in American soc iety. Donald Davis is now general manager and part owner in a chain of A b P stores scattered over North and South America. Barbara Bowen owns so many restaurants and roadside stands that she is known as the female Howard Johnson. Helen Ellis, now a famous pianist, is acknowledged as the greatest living authority on Beethoven. Helen has just finished a tour of Europe with her husband, Dimitri Kostakovitch, the great symphony conductor. Louise Cann is raising a family of little Russian bears in cold Siberia. A new scene shows a meeting of the joint houses of Congress to listen to President Marcus speak on the state of the Union. Among the President’s cabinet is Postmaster General Andrew Card and Secretary of Labor. Priscilla Hobart, who is the third woman to enjoy that honor. A close-up view of Congress shows in a senatorial seat Barbara Smith, one of our first woman senators. She, it seems, continues the traditions of her family. Allan Richardson, the great radio and television comedian, helped Barbara into the senate by his popularity. Karl Anderson it seems has finally realized his ambition to become a great batter on the Boston Red Sox. But baseball is more or less of a hobby with Karl now. He is, besides being our ambassador to Russia, our most successful foreign diplomat at peace conferences (they still have peace conferences in 1967). Karl claims his success is due to the fact that he carries a baseball bat with him into peace confer- ences and diplomacy to the ball field. The great South American shoe magnate John Colby, has become rich and famous because in- vented an air cooled and ventil ‘d shoe for people in the torrid zone. Catherine Dietunson is the leading fashion designer in New York Ci y. Catherine has won fame and fortune as the designer of the Ultra Modern 67” .ress, a sort of compromise between a i.-oop skirt a hobble. Harold ’irwe ' r, conductor of the .American Au Girl C the successor to the aton of Andre Ko„. no Phil Spitalny. Consta ce Wood is a leader • i fine example of Boston ocial life. jnstance tic ide Boston not only the Educational Hub of the Universe but the Social Hub too. In the State Legislature is Margaret Clinton, rep- resentative from Norfolk County. She is a very con- troversial figure in Mas :husetts for she wants the voting age for women lowered and that for men raised, claiming that statistics show that women are always ten years ahead of men Opposing Margaret is Arthur Squires, one of the most conservative figures in the State Legislature. He claims that too much par- ticipation of women in politics would be ruinous to the health and digestion of the nation as the pre- occupation of women in politics would not give them time to prepare the healthful meals needed to support American males. Barbara Schutt is president and sole owner of Schutt’s Bubble Gum Manufacturing Company. Bar- bara makes 75% of all the bubble gum in America. Her pamphlet on How to Deceive Teachers” has been translated into four languages and has been banned from Boston. Blanche Tison has just been appointed a Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. Blanche and Miss Mc- Carthy, who is the Chief Justice, have already begun to disagree over points of law. Miss McCarthy usually wins. Virginia Robertson is now Holbrook’s leading den- tist. Ginny is also the new school dentist. Each month she examines thousands of little cavity-ridden teeth. A face appears that I don’t quite recognize. No wonder, it’s my own. I, it seems, am head of a vast book publishing concern named after me, Mackie and Sons, Inc. I have a swell time. Anybody I don’t like I write and publish a book about; it usually ruins him. Caryl Jorgensen although now married and bring- ing up a growing family still finds time to teach his- (Continued on Page 27) 14

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THE ECHO 19 4 7 CARYL JORGENSEN To Caryl we give this mirror To hang so high on the wall So she may see her smiling face Reflecting her beauty and charm. ERNESTINE KETTLETY To Ernestine we leave some polish To keep her fingernails long and bright, Of these she is most particular And would be sorely tried were they a sight. IRENE LOUD To Rene we give this little car. So she may travel near and far. It’s bright and blue and plenty fast If she has the dough to buy some gas. ALAN MACKIE To Alan Mackie we give this book, So he will be content To read and read and read again Until it is quite bent. ALBERT MARCUS To Abe, for his spare moments, We give this shiny pen So he can write his fairy stories To please a thousand men. BARBARA McGAUGHEY To Mac we give this little bank. In which to keep her money. And hope that she won’t be a crank, But grow up to be a honey. ALLAN RICHARDSON We give to Allie this little gun A marksman he will be. Now for a bullseye, oh, what fun! Alas, don’t hit the tree. VIRGINIA ROBERTSON We give to Ginny this little book, And hope it comes in handy. When dating men, let’s have a look. It should be quite a dandy. BARBARA SCHUTT To Schutty we leave this stick of gum And hope there are no rules To stop her from chewing to her heart’s content If she goes to any more schools. EVELYN SHALLIES Evelyn Shallies gets an apron, All white, lacy, and neat, For into someone’s kitchen she’ll go And make things nice and sweet. MARJORIE SKILLING To Margie we give this pocketbook To hold her wealth galore. With a space inside, don’t overlook, For the one she does adore. BARBARA SMITH To Smitty we give this nice, big flower To wear upon her hair. For if you have happened to note, She always has one there. ARTHUR SQUIRES To Arthur Squires we give a watch So he can always see The proper time, the proper place Where he, of course, should be. BLANCHE TISON Blanche Tison gets a pair of slippers To dance her spare time away. Although she may go to Kingston, Her memories are here to stay. WILLIAM TOOMEY To Bill we give this little saw To put in his roomy shop. We trust that with its use. He’ll rise up to the top. THEODORE VEALE To Teddy we give this book of math Now he never will grow weary, When troubles new fall in his path, Of figuring out the Einstein Theory. CONSTANCE WOOD To Connie we give this bag of grain To feed her horses so fair, The horses and Connie when they are out, Do make a lovely pair. This Class Day is one we’ll remember As we travel the highways of life As we love the name of Charles Sumner, May it ere be a beacon of light. 13

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THE ECHO 19 4 7 V FRONT ROW: P. Hobart, B. Tison, M. Skilling, A. Marcus, Miss Kathryn Megley, Coach. SECOND ROW: A. Card. B. Bowen, S. Johnson, P. Chapman, B. Smith, T. Veale. Senior 2 ) ram a When the curtain rose on the night of December 1 3, the hall was filled to capacity. Yes! the night that all had been awaiting had finally come! Yes! the night on which the senior class was presenting that mystery- thriller of the season, “Three Little Maids. The enthusiasm of the audience was aroused at the sound of the word “Action, which found Mrs. Leffingwell. an imaginary invalid excellently played by Marjorie Skilling, with her confused maid Caro- line, portrayed by Blanche Tison. Mrs. Leffingwell was completely disgusted with the entire world. Not only did she refuse the aid of her dear friend, Mrs. Marshall, Priscilla Hobart, whose daughter Madelyn, acted by Barbara Bowen, was supposedly in love with Mrs. Leffingwell’s adopted son, Leslie, Teddy Veale, but neither would she accept the professional advice of young Dr. Butler, played by Andy Card. All was changed, however, with the arrival of Three Little Maids, Estrella, Nella, and Ella, played by Priscilla Chapman, Joyce Whitaker, and Barbara Smith respectively. Although at first the girls greatly disturbed Mrs. L effingwell, their thoughtful acts, ges- tures, and talk, which proved more than slightly hil- arious to the audience, finally won them her sincere approval and the permission to stay with her. At last all was well. Nevertheless, matters once again changed when Mrs. Leffingwell ' s jewels were stolen by Robert Ber- ton, the fake electrician, acted by Albert Marcus. Berton ' s capture by Groggin, the detective, Stanley Johnson, along with the romantic love scenes of Dr. Butler and Estrella, and Leslie and Nella. made all end happily. All Sumner congratulated Miss Kathryn Megley, who, as coach, gave so much time to make the drama a success, and the entire cast. We are sure that all Sumnerites will proudly remember that evening of December 13 as the night that so many stars were born. 15