Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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our class artist, whose “Cub” illus- trations have constituted no small part of the success of our school publication. Gladys Durham, class author, has also been an untiring- worker on the “Sub” and “Tiger” staffs. Our class athlete “At” Howe is another member of whom we are proud. And we must not forget our devoted lovers, Harriette Goodhue and Phillip Blaisdell. Then we have John Patch, who presents the curious anomaly of one who can hold down two such contradictory titles as most popular boy and class pest. There are many others, of course, too numerous to mention but these are enough to show vou what a famous class is now before you. You need not be surprised at anvthing you mav hear of us in the future. It is with regret that we now separate, but we are carrving with us a rich heritage of many happy memories of Manning High. CLASS PROPHECY Norma Tozer and John Patch Time — 1951. Place — Office of Modern Air Line — New York. John Patch — Good morning, Miss. Something I can do for you ? Norma Tozer — Yes. I’d like to book passage on the four o ' clock Rocket for Mars. John — Two dollars, please. The Rocket leaves at four, arriving at Mars at four-fifteen. What’s the name please? Norma — Tozer — Norma Tozer. J oh n — A d d ress ? Norma — Room 4000, Lord-Ray- mond Building, Ipswich, Massachu- setts. John — Ah, Norma Tozer, Ips- wich. Sounds familiar. I lived in Ipswich myself once. Say, didn’t you graduate in 1931 from that af- fair there which we called a high school? I did. Norma — So did I, but I don’t seem to remember you. John — -John Patch ? Norma — Sure enough. Well, well, how are you ? John — Oh, I’m fine but up to my neck in work, trying to manage this air line. How’s Ipswich ? Norma — Well, it’s grown up a lot in these last twenty years. It’s nearly as large as New York, has four new high schools and any num- ber of skyscrapers, the largest of which is the one built by Robert Lord and Roger Raymond. They’re contractors, you know, specializing in the building of camps. Webster Stone and Howard Stultz have also graduated from first-class carpen- ters to contractors, working in com- petition to Lord and Raymond. Hol- lywood claimed Vinson Sheppard, but he is a big drawing card in the old home town when his name ap- pears, as it frequently does, over the entrance to the Strand Theatre. “Jo” Ross and Harry Munro are al- so theatrically inclined. They are still bluffing the public in vaudeville acts on Keith’s Circuit. John — Is that so? Marion Hen- ley and Catherine Sojka( you re- member them) were in here only yesterday. They booked passage to Germany. They’re professional bas- ketball players and are going over to give the Germans some tips on how the game should be played. What’s your friend Helen Callahan doing ? Norma — Oh, she’s working as mother’s helper in Mr. Burke’s fam- ily while she’s waiting for John to make his pile. Her very good friend Harriette Goodhue is now Mrs. 31

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ing more seriously of our futures. At our fir t class meeting the class elected Harry Munro, President; Fabian Ciolek, Vice President; Norman Ewing, Secretary, and Gor- don Player, Treasurer. It being a custom for the junior class to buy class rings, our first duty was to select a suitable ring for the class. Some of us, inspired by “The Oregon Trail” or by the course in American history, man- aged to sway the minds of the rest of the class members to the choice of an elaborate ring depicting the covered wagon. Our next event was a play entitled “The Life of the Christmas Party.” Harry Munro as Audrey Pierson proved himself a man of unusual strength and cour- age by subduing a burglar (Frank Cook) in his attempt to burglarize the guests of the party. Harriette Goodhue and Joseph Ross acted as Gladys and James Caswood, the hostess and her brother. Our next and most important duty was engi- neering the annual Junior Prome- nade. The promenade was very successful due to the efficient com- mittees which were elected to run it. We then sailed along smoothly to the senior yea r, at last realizing that we were approaching the port for which we had set out. The of- ficers elected to guide us through our final year were Fabian Ciolek, President: Ralph Ladd, Vice Presi- dent; Frank Machaj, Secretary, and Atherton Howe. Treasurer. The first appearance of the class as seniors was at a school assembly in November. “They Just Won’t Talk” was the name of the sketch, and again our hero, Harry Munro. took the leading part of Uncle George, a returned soldier. Johnny Patch, as the little boy, was of course cute as usual, especially when he was picked up by his Uncle George and lifted to the ceiling ( ?). The first real event of importance, however, was the senior play en- titled “Adam and Eva,” which was coached by Mr. Sumner Nichols. The majority of the class actors were in exile in Room X, and so many of us, heretofore unknown as dramatic possibilities, after much hard work, were converted into act- ors. Helen Callahan as the younger daughter of a millionaire, Phillip Blaisdell, acted as a flapper with much ability. Except for the bash- fulness of Vinson Sheppard, he acted the role of a hero very suc- cessfully. Blaisdell made a good papa in spite of his red hair. Nor- ma Tozer as the elder daughter of the millionaire, knowing the tech- nique of love, acted her part very well also. John Patch as Uncle Horace kept the audience laughing during the whole play by his wise remarks, and Grace Heard very ably impersonated Aunt Abby. The next duty of the class was to have our pictures taken, after which many of us were surprised at the beauty of our classmates. Another event of interest was the Junior- Senior Day. The juniors challenged the seniors to an athletic meet. As usual the seniors won the day which wasn’t surprising to many because the class as a whole is in- clined toward athletics. In the evening the juniors invited the sen- iors to a farewell social and dance, thus furnishing one more happy memory of high school days. Be- fore closing I should like to call your attention to some of our class celebrities. I fear they are a little bashful or I should ask them to stand and receive an ovation from the crowd. There is Ruth Beals, 30

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Blaisdell. Her husband is at pres- ent spending thirty days in the New Ipswich Penitentiary for his hun- dred and first offence against the speed laws. He is, however, a re- tired business man and keeps a whole fleet of trucks at the disposal of the schools for transportation to and from games. John — Irene Lampropoulos and Grace Heard left here for France last week. They’re going to Paris to perfect their French accent. They plan to teach in Ipswich after a year’s study over there. What else do you know about 1931 celebri- ties ? Norma — Well, only yesterday a young lady whom I recognized as Gladys Durham stopped me on the street in New York and asked me to buy a book. She’s quite the same clever business woman that she was in high school. She and Winnie Aus- tin are still partners. One writes books, and the other sells them. At present Gladys is creating a market for “Austin’s Original Wisecracks.’’ Then to vary the monotony, Gladys will do the writing and Winnie the selling. Virginia Scotton had lunch with me today. She is a model nos- ing for a commercial artist. She’s as good looking as ever. She said that she had just had her pictures taken at Marion Ford’s studio. Vir- ginia was not at all satisfied with Marion’s work and told me that her photographs were all pretty “Hazy.” Virginia’s twin sister, Ve- ra, has achieved fame as a costume designer and modiste. Her shop is located on Fifth Avenue where she is patronized by the smart set of the city. John — I went to a show here the other night. That is, it was a sort of cabaret. You know, half-dressed girls, etc., and whom do you sup- pose I saw? Norma — I can’t imagine. John — Ruth Beals, Sarah Torpey, Ruth Flewelling, Beatrice Laite, and Evelyn Comeau. They’re all head liners, too, and maybe they can’t do some stepping! I also saw some of our classmates last summer when 1 went to Maine on a fishing trip. Our guides turned out to be none other than Atherton Howe, Boleslaw Cyn- kus, and George Dziadose. “At” is still playing football for a profes- sional team and keeps in training up there. Cynkus is in “Rudy Vallee’s orchestra. Dziadose, I believe, is a professional prize fighter. But tell me now what are you doing, and why are you going to Mars? Norma — Well, you see, I run a beauty parlor specializing in mak- ing hair grow quickly by a new pro- cess. I’m on my way to Mars now in order to get some tips on the lat- est modes of hair-dressing. Many of my old classmates come to my shoppe for one thing or another. On- ly last Tuesday John Wegzyn came in to have a treatment for falling hair. He is a gentleman farmer in Rowley. Mae Wile made an ap- pointment for a manicure. She is a private secretary to the president’s wife. Sophie Murdza came in to have her hair done in some new way. She and her friend Gilda Or- sini are quite as inseparable as ever although their relations became slightly strained a while ago when they nearly came to blows in an ar- gument over the question as to whether or not gentlemen prefer blonds. But they patched up the quarrel and are now as thick as ever. Gilda is radio announcer of the news bulletins of the Ipswich Chronicle. John — That’s interesting. By the way, I heard Ruth Gillis speak over 32