Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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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

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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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woman surgeon, was in the operating room performing a very delicate opera- ion on a freshman’s brain. She was having some difficulty locating it, I understand. RUSSELL: The mention of Mary made me think of her school chum, Alice Reed who is now employed in the Salem Hospital, and I have also heard that “Gert” Barney is the chief dietician at the hospital. By the way, do you happen to know what “Ger ' ’s” friend, Grace Jahnke, is doing? THERESA. Why, sure, Grace and “Art” Oliver have the leading roles in the 1960 ultra streamlined version of Shakespeare’s immortal “Romeo and Juliet.” Both Grace and “Art” re- ceived their impetus to act from being in the senior play. RUSSELL: Oh, I say, here’s a funny one. About five years after graduation “Al” Aponas found hat he had finally grown enough to get into the U. S. Navy: so into the Navy he went. Another one of the boys, Ever- ett Smith by name, is playing his big horn in the U. S. Navy Band. THERESA. Another musically in- clined member of the class, “Whoopee” Nicholson is now playing second fiddle in the Philadelphia Philharmonic Or- chestra. RUSSELL. You know with my ' elevision set it surely is fun to be able to see “Charlie” Arthur when he is giving out weather reports from the Boston Office of the U. S. Weather Bureau. Some days I can also see Carol Cummings, who is “Charlie’s” assist- ant, working feverishly over a varied assortment of charts, maps, etc. One evening recently after the weather reports the news flashes announced that Her- bert MacKinney, an officer in the Coast Guard, had nearly lost his life when he fell overboard. Had it not been for “Herb’s” excess weight which kept him afloat until help came, he probably would have been a “goner.” THERESA. If I remember right, I think it was Leon Dorr who was very much interested in radio and television, wasn’t he? RUSSELL. Yes, Leon was, but roller skating has been his favorite oc- cupation since school days. He won renown as the first coast to coast — Bos- ton to California — roller skater. THERESA. Have you heard about Edward Michon? After the last war, “Eddie,” who is a foreign diplomat, went abroad and was entrusted with the task of reconstructing a war-torn Europe. He is succeeding, too, as he naturally would at anything. Why, “Bo Bo” you haven’t even told me what you are doing yourself. RUSSELL. Oh, me. I’m president bf the American Rocket Line that oper- ates between here and Mars. I came here to have my insurance policy re- newed with Mr. Barnes. And do you know that I have two A-No. 1 host- esses working for me in Angela Vlahos and Helen Zervas. Both of these girls have private rockets of their own too. Helen old me that “Tucky” Pappas 31