Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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CLASS TIME: 1961. CHARACTERS: Ann Hull and Clark McCarthy. SCENE: An Internal Revenue Office. Clark is seated behind a desk reading a large black book with huge dollar signs all over it. Ann enters the office and speaks. Ann: I beg your pardon . . . Clark: Yes, what is it — speak right up, Miss. We don’t have time to waste here, you know. Don’t be bashful — what’s your business? Ann: Well! For such a little man, you certainly can spurt out a lot of hot air. Clark: Well, I guess you told me. Now, can I help you? Ann: Yes, you can. I’m here for a friend named Margaret Belanger. You taxed her two million dol- lars this year, and I think it’s too much. She didn’t want to make a fuss over such a trifle, but I thought she should. After all, Margie is only a baby nurse in Beverly Hills now, working for Hedy Lamarr, and she isn’t making quite that much. Clark: Margie Belanger! Why, I went to school with her in Ipswich. She was a pretty little thing. Ann: You certainly did not — why I — No! Did you say your name was McCarthy ? Of course, you’re Clark McCai’thy. Well, for heaven’s sakes, I’m Ann Hull. Clark: Ann Hull! I remember you. Remember, we did the Class Prophecy together? Oh, will you ever forget what we said about Kay Billings? (They both go into roars of laughter.) Ann: What is Kay doing now, by the way? Clark: What we said she would. She’s married and has thirteen beautiful children. Ann: Gee, I hope there’ll be one more. Thirteen is an unlucky number, you know? Clark: How about Charlie Bolles? I remember he used to write for the Chronicle in high school. Ann: The Chronicle! Why, Bollesie is Editor-in- Chief of the New York Times. Clark: That’s wonderful. He was always inter- ested in newspaper work. Ann: Remember our “petite jeune fille,” Irene Boudreau What’s she up to now? Clark: Oh, Irene owns Marcorelle’s Store. She sure ran them right out of business. When John Burns inherited his $300,000, he offered to go into business with her. He’s managing the store and she’s the bookkeeper. Ann: Wouldn’t you know it? I wonder how she keeps him awake long enough to make change though ? Hey, you know who I saw the other day ? — Florence Campbell. Clark: No kidding? Where’d you see her? Ann: I was riding through Rockport when I noticed a red cape and French beret go walking by, carrying an easel. It was Flo! She’s the president of the Rockport Art Association, no less. Francis Cartledge carries her paint pots around for her in his spare time. Clark: Well, I heard that Francis had bought the Mystic River Bridge, and was building another just like it right beside it. Building it himself, of course. He claims you can’t trust laborers. Ann: Say, isn’t Ruth Clancy a telephone operator in New York now? Clark: Yes, but she insists on working at night because she claims that the conversations are much more interesting. Ann: Allegra Cripps is giving flying lessons now in Ipswich. She has her own air field up on her hill. It’s so windy up there, it’s good for flying. Clark: Speaking of flying, I hear Grace Cronin is really flying around the White House these days. She’s secretary to Senator Pretzel. Ann: Well, isn’t that grand for Grace! Here’s a good one. When I was in New York last week-end, 1 bumped into Letitia Day. She’s just as pretty as ever. Her hubby, “Don”, is a Major now. Naturally, Titia s still the General on the homefront, though. Clark: General, huh? You remember when Rich- d Doit graduated, he said he was going to join the Navy. Well, that kid is really going places. Now he is “chief cook and bottle washer” on the Queen Elizabeth. Ann. es, and Phyllis Gauthier is on the same ship nursing the stowaways. Clark: What? Stowaways? Ann: Sure, Janet Gillis is married to the Captain of the boat, so Phyllis can get away with it. Clark: Ann, sometimes I don’t feel that I can believe you. You keep my thoughts just dancing. Dancing. That reminds me. What’s Joey Gnlis doing now ? Clark: Joey’s taken over Arthur Murray’s danc- ing classes. She just made a movie with Fred Astaire a few months ago, too. Ann: That’s grand! Clark : I hear Grace Girard is Editor of the Better blums and Gardens Magazine. Ann . Really ? I heard that Lillian Hawkes has just inherited the United Airlines, and that Gwyneth Gunn is the Head Stewardess on her planes. Claik. T es, and Louise Gwinn is teaching kin- dergarten in Hamilton now, too. Ann: Did you know that Harriet Heard is the Superintendent of the Cable Memorial Hospital. She’s kept busy reading bedtime stories to all of the patients up there. Clark: The other day I was down at the docks and who should be there but Helen Hill! She was waiting for Jackie to dock. You know, if that guy doesn’t quit the service pretty soon, I’m afraid Helen will join the Navy. oo

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and an able actress as she effectively played her role in the senior play. Also honoring our ranks this year was Billy Bruni, hailing from Peabody. Bi.i, with his violin, was a great asset to the enter- tainments we presented, and he never failed to get an encore. Returning to the old haunting grounds the next fall, as sophomores this time, we felt as though we knew all the ropes and we were, to put it mildly, slightly conceited. We were not the only ones who thought so, for later in the year an anonymous dic- tionary of I.H.S. appeared in the “Cub” and we, as sopnomores, were proclaimed “the supposed sophis- ticates of I.H.S.” Climbing off our high horse, we settled down and chase our leaders. Charles Bolles was promoted from his position as vice president to the office of presi- dent. His foimer position of vice president was taken by Clark McCarthy. Confident in the good work of our secretary, we again chose Maureen Sullivan, and for the position of treasurer, we voted for Eleanor Buxton. Eleanor joined us in our sophomore year and getting into the swing of things in no time at all, we immediately developed faith in her and turned our money box over to her. We missed “Lolly”, though, when she didn’t return to us in our junior year, as she left to attend Concord High. Others joining us this year were Ann Lombard and Henry Morgan. Ann has made many friends since our sophomore year and Henry has often broken the silence of our classes with his bellowing laugh. We missed him when he left us in the middle of our senior year to join the Air Corps. Once again we rounded up all the talent and presented another entertainment for the school. And once again Billy Bruni held the audience spell- bound with “Fiddle Faddle.” Our sophomore year was indeed the highlight year of our high school career, for the majority of us had Mrs. Lord for English, Latin, and Home Room. She proved most interesting and had us constantly marveling and gasping at the astounding feats she performed in her youth and drooling over her favorite recipes — one of these a Spanish chicken casserole. Yes, she provided us with much humor as well as studies, and whatever she said or did always made the headlines in “The Cub.” As juniors, we had become bolder, proud, and a little anxious, as we remembered the Junior Prom and class rings ahead. To conduct our affairs, we kept our same presi- dent and secretary, and elected Ann Hull as our vies president, and Katherine Flynn as our treasurer. Once again the urge to sing and dance came upon us, so once again we presented another successful entertainment for the school with many boys par- ticipating. Our class rings arrived at last. There was some exchanging, but most of us placed our ring on the reserved finger. After much fuss and debate, we held our Junior Prom. Even though we had the eternal problem of lack of escorts, there was quite a turnout of juniors and everyone had fun. The prom was thought to have been quite successful even though the news “leaked” out that it had left us a few dollars and cents in the hole. Towards the end of our junior year, we learned that the senior class was leaving us a “gift.” Of course, we were pleased and eager to learn what the gift would be and found out in due time that it was William Pescosolido. Now don’t get me wrong; Bill didn’t flunk. He simply requested a demotion to our junior class because he loved basketball and wanted to play it one more year. At any rate we welcomed him, for Bill proved to be quite a valuable acquisition as he livened up our classes with his many jokes and witty remarks and played well an important lead in the senior play. We also welcomed Kay Billings, much to the delight of the boys, and Allegra Cripps, our woman pilot. Our senior year found us united into one big family, huddled in the Study Hall with Miss Allen mothering the brood. Missing in our ranks this year were Katy Flynn and Billy Bruni. Katy had heard wedding bells early last summer, and Billy was stolen by Governor Dummer. An eventful and busy year was ahead of us, so we got right down to business and chose our leaders. David Wilson returned to his office of president after two years’ retirement. Sumner Tyler took the seat of vice president. We kept our same faithful secre- tary, Maureen Sullivan, and gave the money box to Letitia Day. First of all, we held the Hallowe’en Barn Dance which was sponsored by the Boosters’ Club. Fun was had by all and another successful evening was experienced. Our senior day was somewhat calmer than the usual senior day, the highlight of the affair being Gwyneth Gunn’s joke present. Our next venture was the benefit show which was held to collect funds for athletics. The entire school participated, and the public felt they received their money’s worth, as the show was a huge success. A great deal of credit is due to Florence Campbell, who was the originator of the idea and took charge of the entire show and helped make it the success it was. A fashion show was arranged this year for girls only, but since the boys argued that they would be paying for the clothes in future years, they were given special permission to attend. Our four lovely models were Joey Gillis, Eleanor Powers, Florence Campbell, and Ann Hull. Something fairly recent at I.H.S. is Good Govern- ment Day. An appropriate program was arranged by the economics class and an election was held the following day in which David Wilson became our representative. At the same time we chose our D.A.R. girl, Mary O’Brien, a student very deserving of the honor. Of course, the year would not have been complete without a senior play, so we presented one of Noel Coward’s sparkling comedies — “I’ll Leave It To You.” All concerned worked hard towards its suc- cess, and Clark McCarthy, I understand, learned a little something about women. Since last year’s Operetta was so successful, an- other was presented this year with Eleanor Powers, David Wilson, Clark McCarthy, Irene Boudreau, James Hill, Maureen Sullivan, Sumner Tyler, Ann Lombard, Charles Bolles, and Janet Gillis taking the leading roles. Now all that remains of this high school career are the big nights — graduation and reception. Behind them lie five long years of high school life, five long years of study, and friendship, and five long years of happiness — fraught with memo- ries of I.H.S. which we shall cherish always. 21

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Ann: “Macbeth” opened at the Shubert Friday. James Hill is playing the lead. He’s marvelous in the role — much better than Orson Welles was. Clark: That’s great. I always knew Jim had the makings of a wonderful actor. I hear that Carole Homans is the traveling secretary of the Shubert Theatres, Inc. Ann: You know Kenneth Hood and Jere Hovey are operating a woodworking shop together. They’re famous for their three-legged tables and one-armed chairs. Clark: By the way, here we’ve been talking about everyone else and I haven’t even asked what you’re doing. Ann: Well, aside from managing my home, I do a little modeling. Clark: On the side — that sounds like Evelyn Karalias. She’s a novel writer, you know, besides managing her father’s gas station. Ann: If you ever want a stunning coiffure, Clark, visit “Madame Lucy’s.” Lucy Kisiel is really a fine beautician. Clark: Well, Ida LeBel is my private secretary, so I imagine she would enjoy that tip. Her sister Yvonne visits us once in a while, when she isn t on the road. She’s a traveling “Fuller Brush Girl.” Ann: I hear Lois Lindberg is Town Manager in Ipswich now. They say she’s doing a fine job, too. It ' s about time they got a woman in politics. Clark: Huh! I think women can take over some men’s jobs like refereeing football games as Elaine lltalien is doing, but not politics. Ann: Speaking of athletics, I hear Anne Lom- bard has a job on her hands teaching the boys’ gym classes back at school. I wonder why she doesn’t have the girls’ classes? Clark: I don’t know. Your old girl friend, Barb Manthorne is married to young Vanderbilt, isn’t she? Boy, what a racket! Ann: Racket? You don’t have such a bad one yourself, mister. Is this your business? Clark: Well, naturally I’m in the Civil Service, but it’s a pretty good job, I admit. Ann: Mary Miller has a good one. She’s the private secretary to Judge Barrett in Rowley. Clark: Henry Morgan is still in the Navy. Of course, he’s an Admiral, but it took him ten years to get there. Ann: The University of Massachusetts has a new Dean of Women, you know. Clark: Yes, who? Ann: Why, Mary O’Brien, of course, who else? Clark: Imagine! Evelyn Patterson is still in the Air Corps, isn’t she? I remember how happy she was when she got her wings. Ann: Have you been watching the Pescosolido Crime Investigation lately ? I knew Bill would make something of himself one day. Clark: Do you know how I can get in touch with a good baby nurse? I looked up Rita Poirier, but she’s in charge of the North Shore Babies Hospital, so you can see she’s all tied up. Ann: I should say so. Her cousin, Robert Poirier, is a Test Pilot for jets, isn’t he? I read about his record speed hop from Berlin to Ipswich yesterday in 24 minutes. He’s really making time, isn’t he? Clark: Everyone in our class has made good. Elly Powers succeeded to Mr. Tozer’s job, with his approval, and even rides around in a blue Ford. Ann: Amy Purington was Mistress of Ceremonies of the Women’s Club Minstrel Show the other night. Clark: Kenney Richards was one of the end-men. His family made up the entire chorus, too. All good singers. Ann: Now that Burrett Richardson owns the Red Sox, he’s pretty happy. They say he only bought the team so he wouldn’t have to buy tickets for the games. Clark: He has Elaine Riddle and her family em- ployed at the park selling tickets and things, doesn’t he? Ann: You know that Phil Ross has finally made the first robot man. Now all he does is sit around and let the robot do his work for him. Clark: Well Charlotte Saunders isn’t taking life easy. She’s manager of Quint’s Drug Store and crushes old toothpaste containers for the scrap- drive. Ann: Marlene Sheppard is running a “Dog Catchers’ Catchers’ Union” now. She catches the dog catchers before they catch the dogs. She’s crazy about animals anyway. Clark: I think I heard about that union the other day when I was in the State House. Eleanore Sklarz is Mayor Hynes’ bookkeeper and she was telling me about it. Ann: Gerry Smolla and Stan Strok are cabinet makers now. They do expert work, I hear, but I also hear that their wives can’t even get them to build a shelf in their own homes. Clark: The traveling circus went through town the other day, and guess who I saw? Ann: Who? Clark: Pat Steen! She’s still tying herself in knots. Ann: Oh, how can she? She’s wonderful, though. Pete Somers is her private coach, isn’t he? Of course, in the fall he coaches the Notre Dame Ping- Pong Team. Clark: Isn’t Mary Jo Sullivan the physical edu- cation teacher down at Sylvania now? She has to get the night shift into condition for hard work. Ann: And Maureen Sullivan is a partner to “Big Brother” on television, too. She was going to take “Honey, the Bunny’s” place, but Big Brother made her a better offer. Clark: You know, we never thought Jeanne Todd would leave Mary O’Brien, but she did. She’s Head Waitress at the Mt. Washington Hotel in New Hampshire now. Ann: I read that Sumner Tyler won the East Boston Olympics title in the skiing meet last winter. That guy’s really up in the world, isn’t he? Clark: Well, up and down you might say. Is it true that Sara Wallis is the President of Essex Aggies now ? She got that title through being the fastest needle-threader in the county. Ann: Did you know that Dave Wilson is an en- gineer on the B. M. ? Clark: But I thought Dave wanted to be an elec- trical engineer! Ann: Yes, he did, but in the summer of ’51, when he worked on the railroad, he shovelled coal so fast that they immediately promoted him to engineer. Clark (looks at his watch and says): Hey, do you realize that we’ve been talking for over an hour ? Ann: No! Gee, I’ve got to buzz. See you later, Clark! Clark: Drop in again, Ann, when you have more time. Maybe we could get together and reminisce about our old school mates. Ann: Heavens no! I could never remember them all. (She exits.) 23