Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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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

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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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GIFTS TO GIRLS SCENE: A small gift shop. CHARACTERS: Charles Bolles and David Wilson. Dave. Charlie, this is the place I was telling you about. It has everything! Charlie. I hope so. We ought to be able to pick up something for the girls here. Let’s hurry in and look around. Dave. Boy, there are certainly some odd objects in here. Take a gander at these six-guns. I bet Margie Belanger could surely use them to shoot it out with the “Grimes Boys.” Charlie. Kay Billings could use this map of the world to locate her many friends around the globe. Dave. Good idea, Charlie. How about this spade for Irene Boudreau, who wants to live and work on a farm. Charlie. Here’s something one of the girls might use. Now, let’s see, who was our class artist, Dave? Dave. Wasn’t it Florence Campbell ? Charlie. That’s right, too. Well, I’m sure this paint can will be welcome. Dave. This shoe leather should serve Ruthie Clancy, who wears out plenty on the dance floor. Charlie. Allegra Cripps already flies and drives. Now she can sail. (Boat.) Dave. Well, what do you know? A spool of Brown thread for Letitia Day to keep things sewed up. Charlie. Look at these paper plates. It’s a cinch Phyllis Gauthier and Grade Cronin would like some that don’t have to be washed! Dave. These roosters are just the thing to wake Janet Gillis and Lois Lindberg up in the morning. Charlie. No doubt Josephine Gillis could use some capital to open her dancing studio next fall. Dave. Our class boyologist, Gwyneth Gunn, can use these dates for those week nights when the men are not around. Charlie. Since Marlene Sheppard and Grace Girard like horses, a horse shoe for each should please them and bring them luck. Dave. Louise Gwinn can p ut this fishing pole to good use and keep Donnie on the hook. Charlie. Since Lillian Hawkes’ car is always hav- ing the fenders repaired, I think this new fender would be appreciated! Dave. Say, this hair dye is just the thing for Harriet Heard to disguise her boy friend’s bright red hair. Charlie. I heard Ann Hull’s Jackie is now helping Uncle Sam out, so this calendar ought to help her keep track of the days until he returns. Dave. I’m sure Helen Hill can put this quill to good use in writing to Jack every day. Charlie. For those lonely Sundays when Steve is on the fairway, Carole Homans could use this golf club to learn the game, too! Dave. Charlie! This ice bag will help Evelyn Karalias to cool off after hot arguments. Charlie. How about these wings for Lucy Kisiel vvho is partial to the Air Force? Dave. This car polish could certainly be used by Ida LeBel to keep that new graduation present in good condition. Charlie. Yvonne, her sister, doesn’t have her car yet, but this bicycle ought to help her for the time being. Dave. For Elaine L’ltalien, a dance instruction book which will help her keep up with Manuel’s latest steps. Charlie. Boy! Anne Lombard could use this truck. Her own car is too small to seat her many friends. Dave. Mary Miller will appreciate this record of “Danny Boy” to console her on those lonely eve- nings. Charlie. Barbara Manthorne and Elaine Riddle need these vitamin pills to build up their health. Dave. Here is a picture of I.H.S. I think Mary O’Brien would like it to remind her of the many hours she spent here working overtime. Charlie. Evlyn Patterson could use this mirror to keep her eye on her large following. Dave. Good idea, Charlie. Say, if Eleanore Sklarz ever ran out of laughter, this joke book will replen- ish her supply. Charlie. Eleanor Powers can use this dog leash to keep Summie in tow. Dave. For our class saint, Amy Purington, this bottle of “Halo” shampoo. Charlie. I hear Charlotte Saunders wants to be a pharmacist. This Latin book should help her decipher the prescriptions. Dave. This megaphone is for Rita Poirier to make herself heard more easily. Charlie. Patricia Steen could use this dumb-bell to assist her in completing her Charles Atlas course. Dave. Maureen Sullivan is an ardent sailor. This yacht will insure smooth sailing for Jerry and her. Charlie. Mary Jo Sullivan, high scorer for the girls’ basketball team, could use this pad and pencil to add up the many points she has scored for I.H.S. Dave. This needle and thread Sarah Wallis can find a use for in her favorite pastime — sewing. Charlie. Here’s a report card with a red “F” on it to give Jeanne Todd a new experience. Dave. Well, we seem to have bought out the place! Charlie. Yes, let’s hurry and get out of here before they raise the prices. 24