Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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gowns. Roland Russell ' s Orchestra furnished the music and brought a seventeen-year-old vocalist, much to the delight of the girls and anguish of the boys. The whole evening proved successful and to the surprise of everyone a large crowd remained until the end. Although we lost $14.92 we had a good time. At the end of this year we were saddened to learn that Cynthia Raupach would not be with usjin our last year, but was leaving for Arcade, New York. We all missed her gay chatter and merry laughter. The long awaited moment finally arrived, and we marched proudly into chapel and took the prize seats. Thus we began our senior year. There were more new faces among us belonging to Bud Billings, Peter Hawkins, Bill Pescosolido, and Dotty Jackson who had left us previously but whom we were glad to welcome again. Under the leadership of the same officers we quickly got down to the numerous jobh which confronted us. Our first social affair was the senior barn dance held on Halloween Night. Although we took charge, the Booster ' s Club paid for everything. The hall was deco- rated appropriately with witches, cats, grave stones, and a huge spider web covering one door complete with an enormous black spider. This dance was open to all Ips- wich teen-agers and proved a great success. Shortly after this came the Christmas holidays and Senior Day. The Senior French Club entertained at an assembly by presenting The Birds ' Christmas Carol , which launched Phil Publicover on the road to becoming class actor. He played the five-year-old son and though he didn ' t say a word, he had everyone laughing. Then we all dressed up in comfortable kids ' clothes for Senior Day. The most humorous person was Marcia Killam. She wore a Mariner middie , black skirt, striped knee socks, her hair in braids, her old glasses and carried an oversized lollipop. Don Souter proved a very merry Santa. Too bad Mrs. Santa didn ' t sew up his pants before he started, though. Sonny Lane and Bud Billings supplied cider for us all. We also enjoyed dancing after which we all joined hands and marched through the halls, sing- ing Christmas carols. In January we chose Loring as our photographer al- most unanimously. We also decided on caps and gowns without the traditional argument, there being just two against them. We then chose for our D.A.R. Citizenship Girl Marcia Caverly, who was very deserving of the honor. This choice is based on scholastic record and leadership in school activities. Maybe all our activities got us confused or maybe there was another reason why one of our Marcias, Marcia Ready, came to school one Wintry morning with two different shoes on. In March we began preparation for our class play. After a great deal of hard work on the part of the cast. Miss Allen and Miss Blodgett, and Mr. Burgess and Mr. Chadbourne, who co-operated in producing very effective scenery, the Dlay was ready. On March 31, 1950, The Three Bears was presented to a packed hall and met with great success. Harrison Tenney, LLewellyn Chad- bourne, and Phil Publicover starred in the title roles with Mary Mackenzie playing Sylvia Weston, and Kay Lang, Sue Bear, Ernest Nikas, Alan Turner, Russell Davis, and Wimpy, my dog, completing the cast. Immediately following the play, plans were begun for the operetta, Peggy and the Pirate. The leading roles were sung by Bill Pescosolido, Dotty Knowles, Marcia Ready, and Robert MacKay. Thus we bring up to date the activities and events which we want to remember through the years ahead. Tomorrow night we shall graduate and the next night we shall hold our reception. After that each will go his or her own way, and we shall miss the many happy days spent at I.H.S. Some will further their education; others will go to work, but whatever we do we shall never forget the patience and understanding of the faculty throughout these five short years and the lasting friendships we have made. CUSS MMlin TIME: Summer, 1970. CHARACTERS: Jean Johnson and Harrison Tenney. SCENE: A New Hampshire farmhouse. A doorbell is sounded and Harrison answers the door. Jean: Hello! Are you the proprietor of these cabins? Harrison: Yes — Jean: Have you one available for tonight? There are three others waiting in my car outside. Harrison: Yes, of course — right over there. Jean: We h ave come from Ipswich today and we ' re very tired. Harrison: Ipswich? Ipswich, Massachusetts? Jean: W-why yes! Do you know the town? Harrison: I went to high school there. Jean: You did! So did I — I graduated in 1950. Harrison (Gazes into her face): Why you couldn ' t be Jean Johnson, could you? Jean: That ' s exactly who I am! And you ' re Harri- son Tenney! Harrison: Right! Who ' s out in the car waiting? Jean: Sally Landry, Russ Davis, and Llewellyn Chad- bourne. We ' re traveling together on our vacation since we all teach at god old I. H. S. Remember Chad wanted to be a physicist? Well, he ' s gone dow a step — 1 teaches the Lindberg bomb — an invention by one of our classmates, Jenny. Russ teaches history — his old am- bition, and Sally teaches English composition. She be- came an expert from writing such long letters to her sailor friend. 20

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i ■ in i ism [i by MARY MACKENZIE In September 1945 we, as others before us, approached high school with shaking knees. We renewed old friend- ships and made new ones in the strange halls of I. H. S. Of course, we made the same mistakes as those recounted in past class histories, such as getting into the Study Hall seats the wrong way, going up the wrong stairs, and being caught by Mrs. Lord. But it didn ' t take long to get used to the high school, and soon we got down to business and elected our officers as follows: President, Ernest Nikas; Vice-President, Jean Poirier; Secretary, Ann Robertson; Treasurer, Kay Lang. In the middle of the year we were joined by Sue Bear who came to us from Hamilton. In March we held a social for our class only and found a good deal of hidden talent. Stanley Bolt was the top attraction with his accordion. As early as this, our first year, Mr. Chadbourne recog- nized in Prisby those traits which won for him the title of class girlologist. On day in drawing he remarked that Wolf Prisby seemed to be out with a different girl every night. The days passed quickly and soon our first year at I. H. S. drew to a close. Following the summer of 1946 we again entered the portals of I. H. S., this time as freshmen with a little more assurance. Our class had increased considerably with the girls and boys from Rowley. We were also curious about a certain blonde girl, who seemed to be bubbling over with laughter and friendship. It didn ' t take us long to find out all about her. For Robby , who hailed from Beverly, would make herself well known in any group. We also welcomed a fair-haired boy who even then showed traces of becoming our class blusher. His name was Alan Turner, who came to us from Canton. For every gain, however, there is a loss; we, however, had two: first, Jackie Manzer left us for Florida; then Johnny Wilson moved to Wakefield and was missed greatly by the class. At our second class meeting we elected our new officers as follows: President, Tarshy Nikas; Vice-President, Jean Poirier; Secretary, Mary Mackenzie; Treasurer, Jane Mul- holland. Our class always with a desire to be ahead of the game chose class colors, maroon and white, as freshman instead of waiting for our senior year. Though we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, not all was fun. We were introduced to Latin, ancient history, Mrs. Lord and her number system. Many a morning found us shaking violently while she slowly pulled out the fateful number. Nevertheless, we had many a pleasant period in Latin Class learning about the latest antics of her grandchildren. We were also introduced this year to the fundamentals of football, basketball, baseball, and the painful art of cheerleading. Another vacation over and with heads high, for we were almost uppelclassmen, we reentered school. Among the new faces were Jenny Lindberg ' s and Thais Bruni ' s. But we missed Stanley Bolt who had moved to Salem. As class officers for this year we elected as President, David Player; Vice-President, Ernest Nikas; Secretary, Mona Gill; Treasurer, Amber Knowles. There were a few veterans of Latin I who ventured back into Mrs. Lord ' s den as we called room 104. It didn ' t take long to realize what a life saver Jean Johnson was, for she and Mrs. Lord has something in common — trips to the mountains. And many a morning found them talking about them while we sat idly by. Speaking of Latin, we had a very successful Latin Club that year and many an enjoyable time including a picnic at Crane ' s Beach. After one of our vacations we returned to school only to find a horrible odor in 204. It took the whole year to wear off. Mr. Moore said there were worse smells, but nobody agreed with him. This was the year also of water pistols filled with strong perfume, Wallace Lane and Paul Lord heading the list of pistol-packing boys. On December 5, we had our class dance which proved to be quite a success, increasing our treasury by thirty dollars. On January 19, we gave our first play, High School Daze, before an assembly. It proved to be quite hilar- ious. We shall never forget the bright color of Kay ' s and Bob ' s faces at the close of the play. They were supposed to kiss and make up, but all they did was make up. Filled with excitement over increasing activities, we again returned to school, only this time as full-fledged upperclassmen. We were joined by a petite dark-haired girl, Ruth Coughlin, who interested us all with her hobby of shell jewelry. As our leaders for this year we chose as President, David Player; Vice-President, Harrison Tenney; Secretary, Charlotte Fryddrych; Treasurer, Amber Knowles. Inci- dentally they did so well that we elected them again for our senior year. In chemistry class Phil Publicover made use of his long legs in pulling the chairs of Jean Johnson, Lorraine Greenleaf, and Amber Knowles out from under them. His legs were put to a better purpose, however, this year on the basketball team. I might add here that a great number of our boys were out for sports and did a good job. We were very much startled when one day Alan Turner brought a little box which contained, he claimed, a Japanese finger sent to him by his brother. After many shrieks and groans we later realized it was his own stuck up through a hole in the bottom of the box. In English in a discussion of hobbies, Steve Marvin proved to have an odd one — math. He showed us many complicated methods and problems which had us all fas- cinated and stumped. This was for us an important year. We received our class rings early and began planning our Junior Prom. It seemed doubtful if we should ever have one because no one seemed to be going. 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Harrison: Say, have you seen this week ' s edition of ' The Lang Journal ' ? Kay wrote a fine editorial on ' How to Stay Beautiful After 40. ' Remember how well she used to edit our ' Cub ' and ' Tiger ' ? Jean: Yes, I read it. Sheila Perley and Marcia Kil- lam had articles, too. Marcia gave some sound advice in her ' Lonely Hearts Column ' to Joe Waz on finding the right girl in his life. You know he ' s still a bachelor. Harrison: I read, too, that Amber Knowles is married after all these years. All the prophecies on her immedi- ate marriage after graduation proved untrue. And Judy Kent and her husband are being congratulated on the arrival of their tenth child. Jean: And speaking of children, Mary Mackenzie and Bob MacKay are the proud parents of a set of twins. Harrison: I also read that ' Tarshy ' Nikas has just settled Rodney Ricker ' s case. ' Rick ' was accused of speeding and running over a pure-bred pheasant that had escaped from Dorothy Perley ' s pheasant farm. Stella Seakas, the courtroom secretary, took down the case, and Marcia Ready, the Ready Detective, was called in. After investigating the case she found the pheasant had been shot, not run over, and the bullet matched a shell in Dick Gwinn ' s possession. Jean: Wow! What a case that was! Ipswich was hot! Thais Bruni was top reporter on that deal. Harrison: Wait, get a load of this! I heard a news bulletin on the radio this morning of a gallant rescue made by Ann Czegka, woman life-saver on Cape Cod. It seems that she heard a weak call for help two miles out and when she had swum to the voice — it was that of Steve Marvin whose boat had capsized while he was haul- ing in a baby whale. She swam back to shore, with Steve under her arm, and an ambulance driven by Alan Turner rushed him to the Benoit Hospital where Carmen and Ann Barrett gently tended to him. When he re- gained consciousness, Sally Atkinson was looking tenderly down at him. She ' s the receptionist at the hospital. Boy, what a feeling he must have had then! Jean: Ha, Ha! Speaking of feeling, I went up on my first airplane flight last spring. What a thrill! Charlotte Frydrych was there to calm me, though, and Bob Paquin was the pilot, so I was safe. On the plane I met ' Bud ' Billings, ' Dot ' Knowles, Jean Poirier, and Monica Kmiec. They ' ve formed a touring troup — ' The Happy Four- some ' — Dot sings, Jean dances, Monica plays, and Bud just looks handsome. Donald Rodger, their manager, told me they were due at the Stork Club right after the world ' s two top comedians, Eddie Murawski and Joe Kisiel had ended their engagement there. As I was sitting in my seat, I noticed an exquisite hairdo in front of me, and when the owner turned her head, I recognized at once the former Evelyn Goodale. I spoke to her, and we had a long conversation in which she told me that her hair had been done by Ann Robertson. Evelyn was on her way to New York to an art exhibition and showed me a portrait she had done of her son. Bob, Jr. for the exhibi- tion. Harrison: Exhibitions remind me that Rose Lee John- son, Ann Robinson, and Jane Mulholland exhibited their thoroughbred palominos at our fair here in Conway last fall. They all won first prize. Remember how tall Phil Publicover was? He was at the same fair putting his pet giraffe through his tricks. Jean: By the way, Johnny Caloggero, who was so very short, is running a shoe store specializing in elevated shoes. He wears some himself and he ' s as tall as Phil, now. Harrison: Alice Burke runs a baby-sitting home, I hear. The rooms are equipped with automatic bottle feeders. Ruth Clements,, Louise Gianakas, and Phyllis Marcaurelle leave their babies there quite often. ' Sonny ' Lane supplies the home with ' XYZ vitamin milk, ' and Ellen Sheehan makes up all the formulas. She has dis- covered a new kind of baby food which she calls ' Mashed Mush Baby Food, ' and it is guaranteed to make nono- genarians out of all who use it. Evelyn Atkinson, Connie Erickson, Lorraine Greenleaf, and Teddy Geanakos take shifts as bookkeepers at the home. Say, whatever be- came of Marcia Caverly? Jean: Oh, she has become president of Bates College and has discovered a new educational system where ev- eryone does all his work in the classroom and has no homework. Remember Pete Hawkins? He won his cov- eted C. P. A. and helps Marcia run the nances of the college. Hank Podmostka teaches the girls basketball and high-jumping and is quite at ease with all of them. Where is Don Souter now? He used to be a rugged foot- ball player. Harrison: Oh, he and ' Red ' St. Laurent have formed a partnership and are piano movers. Just last week they moved President ' Dyna ' Player ' s baby grand from the first floor to the fourth floor of the White House. Dor- othy Jackson and Walter Prisby witnessed the scene — they are Representatives in Congress, you know. Wally always used to get along with people — especially girls. The women ' s vote brought him in by a landslide. Women sure are getting control of things! Did you know that Ruthie Coughlin and Ann Spencer are President Player ' s confidential and most trusted advisers, and if it weren ' t for them, the President would lose his job and the whole country would fold up? Jean: Also in Washington, I heard Arthur Hills has submitted a new plan for soil conservation, and they say it will go over big. Harrison: Sue Bear is up in the agricultural world, too. She raises a new flower — the striped, star zinnia. Only she and Charlotte Stone know how to raise these flowers, but Sue keeps Charlotte locked up in a closet so she won ' t let the secret out. Do you know where Chris- tine Sotiropoulos and Jeanne Sheppard are now? Jean: Yes, they run a dress shop just outside of town about two miles from here. Margaret Hills is dressmaker and head seamstress for them. The other day I met Jeanne and she laughingly told me that Alex 1 Szurpicki was in the other day ordering dresses for his daughter, Ann. He was able to buy six because he discovered an oil well in his back yard two years ago. While he and John Willey were experimenting with the oil, some of it spurted on their hair and slicked it in place. This gave them an idea which they patented. The first company to use the hair tonic was Galanis, Conley, and Camplese, Inc., the top barbers in the country. Harrison: Speaking of oil, I must fill the oil bottle for the stove in your cabin. Jean: Thanks, I ' ll get the other three and our bag- gage and we ' ll meet at the cabin. We can all have a jolly time this evening continuing our reminiscences.