Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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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

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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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RUSSELL. So Bailey is still clown- ing, is he? Say, do you happen to know about any of our other class cele- brities? THERESA. Well, Charles LeBlanc, our class woman-ha ' er, now owns and operates a harem in India and is sur- rounded by a bevy of beautiful blondes, brunettes, and redheads. RUSSELL. Redheads — that re- minds me of “Eddie” Blaisdell and Doris O’Malley. “Ed” is now running a hardware store of his own in Beverly with Helen Collum as his bookkeeper; and Doris and “Ted” Merry are now surrounded by a happy group of little redheads. THERESA. Another member of our class who has gone down the “middle aisle” is Eileen Torpey, who is now residing in Hamilton. And Helen Hayman has become a very capable Cook (e) . RUSSELL. There’s one fellow that I would like very much to know about and that’s “S ' eve” Budzianow- ski. THERESA. Oh yes! I should have told you that he and Muriel Hors- man are the gym teachers at our alma mater. RUSSELL. Well, that’s good news in more ways than one. The school must be proud of them. THERESA. I imagine it is, and another one doing duty in the school depar ' ment is George Demetrakopoulos — he’s the truant officer. And a strict one, from all accounts. RUSSELL. Oh, before I forget it here’s the addresses of Jennie Galanis and Bessie Polychronopoulos; they are talent scouts for Warner Bros. So if you happen to see any possible movie talent just get in touch wi ' h them. THERESA. Hold on, now. That reminds me that Virginia Galanis is an- other whose fame has gone beyond the limits of her home town. She is an in- terior decorator who has just redecor- ated the White House in Washington and you must have noticed, too, that Eleanor Wallace appeared prominently in the news as campaign manager for the country’s nominee for President of the United States, Gardiner Wood. Oh, and “Tony” Klos is the chief caretaker at the governor’s mansion. RUSSELL: Although many of the class remained close to Ipswich, others besides Weagle and Austin have ven- tured to New York, for “Chickie” Sikora and “Toni” Waranowski run the exquisite “Parisien Dress Shoppe” on Fifth Avenue. Sophie Surpicki is a waitress at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Times Square. Also in New York is Kay Player who is secretary in the New York office of Player’s Coast to Coast Express. THERESA: The last time I re- visted Ipswich I went through the Cable Memorial Hospital to see how it looked after it had been remodeled. The guide that took me around was our own Ruth Hovey who is one of the regular day nurses. Ruth told me that Dr. Mary Smolenski, the world’s renowned 30