Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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for curing “Button’s” insanity, and to help her in this she enlisted the aid of Rita Weed and her daughter Phoebe Weed. Rita, an “antique nut,” was well characterized by Grace Jahnke, and Phoebe, a “horribly modern girl,” was played by Eleanor Wallace. The parts of Maude and Emery, the maid and the chauffeur respectively, were played by Helen Column and Charles Ar ' .hur, while the parts of Ed and Al, a pair of teamsters, were well interpreted by Ar- thur Oliver and Edward Blaisdell. There were some minor mishaps. The antique chair broke before it was supposed to even though Smitty had taken a day off from school to work on the problem over at shop. (We suspect collusion.) And no one could blame Eddie Blaisdell for grumbling a ' : Smitty for cutting him out of a good share of his few speeches. The play also proved to be the downfall of Ar- thur Oliver, for ever since his heavy role — he had to bring in the wash stand — he has had aspirations to tread the boards and become a real actor. After the play was over, the cap and gown fight, which itself is fast becom- ing a tradition in I. H. S., started. The opponents of the idea were again out- voted and so we appear before you today in the academic robes and mortar boards. We hope they are as easy on your eyes as they were on our pocket- books. And now that we have come to the first great milestone of our career, though saddened by the thought that we are cutting loose from old ties and friendship, we are consoled by the thought that these days have not gone irrevocably but that they can be, and often will be, retrieved in memory. So much for the backward view. Let us look ahead now to the future. CLASS PROPHECY Time: 1960. Place: Insurance office in Boston. Characters: Theresa Martel. Russell Wile. Theresa Martel is discovered busy at desk. Russell Wile enters and goes to desk. THERESA. Good morning, what can I do for you? RUSSELL. I’d like to speak to :he manager. THERESA. I’m sorry but Mr. Barnes hasn’t been in all morning. But if you wish, you may leave your name for a definite appointment. RUSSELL. Thank you very much. My name is Russell Wile. THERESA. (Thoughtfully) Rus- sell Wile. You wouldn ' t by any chance be “Bo Bo” Wile of the class of 1940 would you? RUSSELL. Why, yes, I am, but I didn’t expect to be called by that nick- name here. How do you happen to know it? 28

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There was little else of importance that happened in our sophomore year and before long we were off again on our summer vacation. Election of officers for our junior year saw our president of the previous year returned to office, but as vice-pres- ident we elected Gardiner Wood; as treasurer, Walter Machaj; and as secre- tary, Marion Ciolek. Since we had now been in high school for two years, the time was drawing near for us to assert ourselves in a big way with rings, prom, etc. As part of our growing class consciousness we felt the need of identifying ourselves by a choice of maroon and white as our class colors. Soon after, heated debates on the sub- ject of a “prom” were the order of the day. Though Mrs. Merson’s fingers may have been worn thin by constant repetition of “Our Director” and other familiar march tunes on the piano and though we ourselves were footsore and weary from marching around the audi- torium, the prom, as usual, was a suc- cess both artistically and financially. Clashes of opinion a tended the choice of a class ring also. But finally, in the traditional American democratic way, we chose a tiger ' s head for the design, leaving it to the individual to choose between a ring with or without a stone. The junior year slipped quickly by and soon we were returning again for our summer vacation for what was, we hoped, our final year of high school life. For class officers we kept our president for his third successive year. We also elected as vice-president Muriel Hors- man, who had held the same office in our sophomore year. Other officers elected were Russell Wile as treasurer, who had held the same office in our freshman year, and Marion Ciolek as secretary for her second successive year. We now as seniors took upon our- selves the responsibility of starting the social ball whirling by giving a Hal- lowe’en barn dance. Cart wheels, pump- kins, etc. furnished the atmosphere, a nickelodeon supplied the music, and everybody contributed to the fun and entertainment, with honorable mention going to Mrs. Lord and Mr. Conary for their share in providing the latter. Although Eddie Blaisdell, Everett Smith, and I, made up three quarters of the cast in a Christmas assembly, the next event of real importance to the class as a whole was the senior play, “Button Button,” a comedy in three acts presented March 28. The leading roles were taken by Everett Smith as the psychopathic “Button” and Cecelia Sikora as Josie, the maid, who was in love with and finally got the “Button.” Gertrude Barney played to perfection the role of Mrs. Woodhouse, the wife of “Button’s” half-brother George, who was por: rayed by myself. Mrs. Wood- house had a unique system of her own 27

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THERESA. I ought to after the hours we spent together working on the prophecy for the class of 1940. I should have recognized you before, “Bo Bo, because you really haven’t changed much. I don’t believe you’ve grown more than an inch. RUSSELL. Then you must be Theresa Martel. Come to think of it, you do look the same. Twenty years have been kind to you. Have you kept in touch with your pal, Marion Ciolek all Tese years? THERESA. Oh yes, Marion is private secretary to the firm of J. H. Blake, Inc. Sit down here, Bo Bo and tell me all you know about our classmates. RUSSELL. Well, at Coney Island where I went last week to relax for a day or so, I ran into Dick Weagle who, with Millard Austin, has recently opened a new bowling alley there. With his silk hat and cane he looked quite prosperous. THERESA. Speaking of prosper- ity — Marion and I went to New York one week end recently and heard Hazel MacKinnon, Rowley’s contribution to the operatic world, sing at the Metro- politan Opera Co. Like all opera singers, she had put on weight and made an impressive soprano. We went backstage to see Hazel and learned Tat Mary Saroka was her private costume designer. Hazel reported th 2 t Eleanor Gallant broadcasts recipes on a program sponsored by the Machaj Bros. Bever- age Co. RUSSELL. Well! well! so she’s on the radio too! I happened to listen to the Lone Ranger sketch one night and was I surprised when it was an- nounced Tat Ted Marshall was writing the sketches; Reggie Wood was playing the part of the Lone Ranger ; and George Fairbanks was Tonto, his faithful Indian guide. After listening to the radio, I starred looking over the New York Times which is now edited by Roland Morin. Alfred Gillis is his chief distributing agent. On the advertising page I noticed that Lucille Perkins was offer- ing her Master Rocket for sale. I under stand it is geared to such high speed that she has difficulty in insuring it. THERESA. Yes, Lucille has been in here several times for an insurance policy, but the Company doesn’t care to take the risk. RUSSELL. Then turning over to the sporting page, whose pictures should I see staring me in the face but Alex Sweenie’s and Walt Jadul’s! Alex has entered the finals in the National Open Golf tournament, while Walt is the regular shortstop on the world’s champs New York Yankees. Laura Bernier was represented on the paper as the con- ductor of the lovelorn column. THERESA. You probably know that Omar Tremblay is the manager of the Strand theatre. Both Joe Galazka 2 nd Ted Rygielski are working in the projection room and Charlie Bailey, our class clown, entertains the audience twice weekly with a vaudeville act. 29