Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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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

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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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GIFTS TO BOVS By MARY MILLER The other day it came to my mind That soon I’d be leaving my classmates behind, So I stopped in the dime store and bought some toys As parting gifts to our senior boys. Bollesy is undecided just what he will do, Bjt whatever he plans for his whole life through A doctor, a lawyer, or a journalist with the press This ladder should help him climb to success. John Burns towards women is not very nice So I’ll give him these matches to thaw out the ice; And perhaps on some stormy, cold winter night, They can keep him warm or give him a light. This STOP sign for Buddy who drives very fast The slower he goes, the longer he’ll last. If he only stops when he sees this sign, Our lives will be safer, both voui’s and mine. Butch Dort, you want to sail the ocean blue. Here’s a sample of what’s in store for you This little mop you can push all around, And keep the deck spotless as you scrub up and down. Since Jimmy Hill lives far away And has to travel far each day. This little bicycle should suit him well, And help him to arrive before the bell. At parties, Kenney ready enhances With his fancy steps and all his dances. This blue ribbon is his; now I hope we’ll see more Of his rhythmic steps on the ballroom floor. Being a clown in my estimation Is Jere Hovey’s reputation I hope this jokebook will make him so bright, He’ll keep everyone laughing from morning ’til night. To Clark McCarthy, a fan of T. V. I give this miniature Model T So he can date his favorite star, The ever-popular Dagmar. To Henry Morgan, I’ll give a parachute To carry on his airplane route; If he grows tired of flying around, He can jump right out over his own home town. Since Pesky’s acting was such a sensation, Hollywood should be his destination; This one ticket will get him there Let’s hope an “Oscar” will be his share. Robert Poirier is a studious lad. And the quietest the class has had. This little whistle makes a terrific sound, But at least we’ll hear it and know he’s around. Kenny is fond of manual toil We trust his ambition will never spoil; Maybe these tools will fill a desire And steer this ambition higher and higher. To “Birdie” Richardson, this little chair; When the theater’s full, he’ll have a spare; And so in the future we shall always know He has a permanent seat in the very front row. To “Dilly” Ross we owe great esteem For his courageous work on the football team. But if in the future he’s found lying on the field, Don’t worry, he’ll have this useful Blue Shield. When Jerry on some Saturday night Serenades Maureen in the pale moonlight This ukulele of fine selection, Should make her regard him with affection. Since Peter Somers, our class wolf, has a girl in every town. I’ll give him this engagement ring in hopes he’ll settle down; You never can tell what this ring will start; Some lucky girl may win his heart. Stanley Strok travels far and wide, And if some night he’s out of a ride, I’ll give him this little portable tent To take to Beverly where his time is spent. Sumner Tyler, here’s a canoe, An appropriate gift for Elly and you; But when you take her out for a ride, Remember the rules and look out for the tide. In politics David has all of us beat. And in Congress one day he’ll have a seat, They’ll promote him to judge as quick as can be This gavel will help him keep order you see. Now that my gifts are all given away, There’s one more thing I’d like to say “So long to the boys of ’51 And best of luck to everyone.” 25