Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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As long as he is able. (glue) When Albert Hall this ribbon Around his stray locks ties, He may perhaps be able To keep them from his eyes. These rubber heels for Elwell A fitting gift will be For when he clatters through the hall He makes noise enough for three. For Hartley Hills, class woman hater. Who never hunts for mates We’ll institute a sudden change For him a supply of dates. And here the bluebird ended He’d covered them all you see ; And then he ouickly wended His way through the apple tree. I had no chance to thank him For he flew so very fast; But I was very grateful For I had the gifts at last. Now, bovs, I hope you like your gifts As told beneath that tree; Put, if vou don’t, remember Don’t blame it all on me. — Evelyne Johnson. CLASS PROPHECY PLACE — Maude Emerson’s Beauty Parlor, Palm Beach, Florida. time— 1945. Ciolek — So it really is you. I saw your sign, “Maude Emerson — Beauty Specialist.’’ You know me, of course ? Emerson — Teddy Ciolek, my old classmate. What has brought you to Palm Beach? Ciolek — PM a salesman, travel- ing for the American Beautv Clay Comnanv. So you’re a beauty specialist? How about a manicure for a sample of your work? Emerson — Surely. Sit here and we can talk while I work. Tell me about yourself and your business. Ciolek — Well, Pve traveled about the world a bit in the last twelve years and Pve seen a few people. There’s Earl Greenlaw whom I met in Wyoming. You remember he liked lots of attention from the girls? He has plenty now. He’s a Mormon. Mary McTernan owns a ranch in Montana. When I was out there I visited her and she was perfectly happy with her “Hors- man.’’ She told me that Charlie Lampropoulos was a ranger not many miles away. He chose the v ide open spaces. She also knew where Hartley Hills had taken him- self. Our cIrss woman-hater has withdrawn from the society of la- dies and is a hermit in the North Woods. I must tell you mv exper- iences in Chicago. I was there on business for a few days and wanted to go to a hotel. I hailed a taxi and up drove Peter Gonis. He greeted me heartily, as he would, and we talked for some time. He said he liked his job very much, for he’s a real, tough taxi-driver now in a real tough place. We talked of old times, and he told me that Joe Carev is a locomotive engineer. He used to rush the ball through center and now he’s rushing people fbroun ' h territory. When I got to the hotel, Peter and I said p ood- bye and T went in to register. There behind the bar stood Mariorie ■Rragdon. She keeps books there. When T thought of all the practice she had had keeping. her date book, I knew she must makef:a very effi- cient bookkeener. But this wasn’t all the good fortune for me. The next morning I called a bell-hop and T’il never forget mv surprise . at the prompt servi ' e I received from Jimmie Bates. Pie was alwavs so slow when he came to M. H. . S. While st ndin ' i ' in the lobby I saw a short man with very keen eyes ap- 21

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GIFTS TO BOYS I was sitting ’neath an apple tree, A problem on my mind, When a bluebird hopped before me And offered to be kind. We grew very confidential And chatted for a while ; Then he gave me a suggestion So I scarce could hide a smile. He said that he would dictate What to give each Senior Boy; And then began to imitate An oracle, oh joy! And this is what the bird told me As I sat beneath that tree ; So, boys, if you don’t like your gifts Don’t blame it all on me. To Francis Connor, your collegian. Whose socks oft hang below Give this pair of fancy garters So he’ll have some more to show. Robert Cole’s a flirt you know Give to him these twin lassies To remind him of the girls With whom he talked in English classes. Joe Carey as class athlete Has won renown and fame : To him present this football, A memento of the same. Clarence Dupray, though looking calm. Tikes well a prettv miss: His trips to the Egounis farm May link up well with this. (Egg.) To Lawrence Hills this little cap. For he must need the same; He always had to borrow one To wear up to the game. • Bronek Alhowik is very small But what a little pest! To him present this citronella And give us all a rest. To Theodore Ciolek mischief maker Give this eraser from Room IV To remind him when he washed the boards And also swept the floor. Dick Durham is class orator He knows just what to say. To him present this soap-box It may be of use some day. Allison Sheppard, as you know. Of his sweater makes a billboard Here’s a great big sheriff’s badge To be added to his hoard. Peter Gonis seems so innocent When there’s trouble in the air. To him just give this angel’s harp So we’ll know that he is there. Trafford Morong’s writing Is ' the worst in M. H. S. To avoid trouble at Northeastern Give him this printing press. John Goodhue looks like Lindbergh So all his classmates say To him give this aeroplane So he’ll fly like him someday. Give one to Jimmie Bates as well To go a faster clip. His auto is so blooming slow It needs a tardy slip. Earle Greenlaw likes little girls He greets them by the score. To take their place when out of school Give him just this one more. To Bickerton this spool of thread, A needle, and a thimble. So when his father needs some help His fingers will be nimble. To Charlie, your class whisperer. Present this megaphone Which he’s to use reversibly To make his wishes known. Atkinson sticks like Le Page’s glue ; ’T is shown in his love for Mabel. With this he may continue to stick 20

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proaching me. He soon introduced himself as Bronek Alhowik, Hotel Detective. He had made it his bus- iness to find out who I was and what I was doing. But I was glad to see him and of course I learned more news of my old friends. He told me that Florence Bourque, Glenna Pollard, Esther Grant, and Albert Hall were joint managers of the annex to the same hotel. They’re back in their old stride. Those few days were the pleasantest I have spent for some time. Haven’t you heard from some of our members? Emerson — Some of our class- mates have traveled a long way from home. I might never have heard of them but for you. I have heard of some of the others. Not long ago I saw an advertisement in New York announcing the appear- ance of Clarence Dupray in the lat- est dance feature appearing on Broadway -with Miss Universe, 194 5. You might think Miss Uni- verse would be Mabel Spencer, but she and “Happy” are now exploring the wilds of Africa where they can enjoy each other’s company in peace. Another who has followed a stage career is Doris Bickerton. Critics say she will succeed Anna Pavlowa as a toe-dancer. I saw Hilda Fannon when she was lectur- ing there. Her subject was “How to get through twelve years of school in half the time.” We talked for awhile, and I learned from her that the Stultz sisters have founded the Stultz Home for Maid- en Ladies in Ipswich. Alice and Stella Ciolek are still there, too, aren’t they? They are teachers in a kindergarten. They always did like children, especially little fresh- men. Doris Scahill is also in Ips- wich and has an interest in Hay- ward’s Mill. Hilda’s lecture tour had taken her to Philadelphia and there she had found in a secluded spot a Quaker colony of our own class-mates. They were Anna Blunda, Dorothy Conant, Mary Zervas, Lois Hall, Frances Hardy, and Doris Comeau. Viola Jiana- kountzos never lost her desire for working. Now she is studying methods of shortening shorthand. Ciolek — I’ve been in Massachu- setts myself. I went to the Brock- ton Fair and while I was wander- ing around my ear caught the sound of a familiar giggle and it wasn’t long before I discovered from whence it came. Mary Patch and Elizabeth Gove were running a hot dog stand and in spite of rushing business, Mary still found time to giggle. I sampled a hot dog and was surprised to find it really cook- ed. They told me Althea Howe had invested her money in the Trans- Atlantic Air Transportation Ser- vice and now travels whenever the spirit moves, operating a machine occasionally herself although Alli- son Sheppard has distinguished himself in her service. When I last saw him, he had earned so many medals that you couldn’t see his uniform at all. All her aero- planes are built after the model of the Lawrence Hills plane. Another member who is in the aeroplane business is Ruth Arthur who has an interest in the Wright Aeroplane Corporation. Charlotte Dodge is owner of a plant where gun powder is manufactured. I am still won- dering why she doesn’t experiment with other kinds of powder. Emerson — Bull Durham is anoth- er of our class that has made a success in life as might be expect- ed. He invested in tobacco fields in Virginia and his product even exceeds the kind that made him fa- mous. I saw Courtney Bickerton quite unexpectedly one day. I had two hours to wait for a train in New York; so I thought I would pass the time by attending the Dem- ocratic convention being held in that city. I went in, and out of that crowded hall I heard a famil- iar voice say,“ I move that the nom- inations be ceased.” Ruth Millard 22