Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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Raymond: I like that dress you have on. But what gets me is how these women’s styles are al- ways changing. Lately they have been quite daring. Muriel: Daring! Why, the very idea! I’ll have you know that this dress was designed by Irene Smolenski, who is employed by Bonwit Teller, and is the finest money can buy. Marjorie Wilkins is on the other end of the production line — making the clothes as fast as Irene can design them. Raymond: Yes, it’s a small world in which we live. Muriel: Yes it sure is. Just last night whom should I tune in to on my radio but Peggy Graves. Peg has taken over ' fallulah Bankhead’s, “The Big Show”, on which she had previously been a guest star many times. I know the program will continue to be a success under the direction of our class songstress. Raymond: Have you done any traveling lately? Muriel: No, I’ve been too busy with my job. Raymond: I was riding through Vermont last week and stopped off at a little village in the hills to see a public auction. There was Sam Taylor on the block yelling, “Going, going, gone”! Muriel: You don’t say. How did he happen to become an auctioneer? Raymond: He attended Billiard Academy after high school where he majored in speech, and has since made himself famous throughout New Eng- land in this profession. His biggest and fastest- going item is pool tables. Muriel: I imagine he’s right at home with that type of work. I’ve been away from Ipswich so long I’ve lost track of some of my old friends. What is Mary Parsons doing now? As I recall, she attended the University of Vermont. Raymond: Mary is now the private nurse for one of our former Ipswich High School teachers, Mrs. Nitardy. Muriel: She has to be up on her current events for that task I bet. Raymond: Yes, as a part of her daily routine she reads the “Record” to Mrs. Nitardy promptly at ten A.M. Muriel : Before we leave the nursing profession I remembered Nina Davis was training in the Lynn Hospital. Raymond: And as a result of that training she is now the head nurse at the Coburn Home. An- other of our classmates is also employed there. You’ll recall that Harriet Georgakopoulos worked in our school cafeteria her last two years in school. Well, now she is the cook at the Coburn Home and from what I hear everyone there is as healthy as can be. Muriel: I’d say our class was well represented there then. But it still seems there were more in- terested in nursing. Raymond: Jo Brouillette is the new school nurse and Bill Markos, a brain specialist, who this last year established his doctor’s office in Ipswich, is the school doctor. Muriel: That’s two more who made the choice of a medical career. Raymond: Gordon Motley fits into this category too, you might say. You see, he’s established a chain of independent drug stores throughout the country. He owns the one in Ipswich and is manager of the firm the “Independent Drugstores of Amer- ica.” Muriel: And now I’ve had time to think of others — Greta Nordquist and Janet Erickson — I think that takes care of that field now. Raymond: I remember reading of Greta’s gradu- ation from nursing school in Boston, but I don’t recall hearing where she is now working. Muriel: Greta joined the Waves as a nurse and liked it so well that she reenlisted after her first four years were up. Raymond: My but she was a beautiful girl. She must be very stunning with her fair complexion and Navy uniform. Let’s see, she must have the rating of at least a lieutenant by now. Muriel: That’s right, Ray. Janet was also a pretty, blonde girl. Now she’s hiding her baby face among real babies. She followed in her sister’s footsteps after graduation and attended North Shore Babies’ Hospital. And now she runs a nur- sery. In this way she can also care for her own children. She has three you know, Pete, Pete, and re-Pete. Raymond: Speaking of babies — did you know that David Ellsworth, after serving in the Marines, joined his father in the photography business. They specialize in baby pictures; it’s Dave’s job to keep the babies smiling. Muriel: I can picture him now • — but then he’s had experience baby-sitting. Say, what ever be- came of Betty Higgins? I went to secretarial school with her. Raymond: Why Betty is the private secretary to Mr. Small, the manufactuier of elevated shoes in Ipswich. Muriel: That’s a new industry in Ipswich. Betty won’t be using her employer’s product, however. Margaret Stewart was another tall girl in our class. She entered right into the happy bliss of matrimony after graduation . Raymond: She and her husband now own Good- ale’s Orchards, and I’m surprised that you haven’t heard of their famous apples. Muriel: I’m afraid I need brushing up on the farm news; vou’ll have to tell me. Raymond: They have developed a coreless ' apple which ranges between an orange and a grapefruit in size. Muriel: California is known for its oranges and now Massachusetts for its apples. Raymond: Since you say you’re behind on the agricultural data you probably haven’t heard about David Caverly’s invention. Muriel: I knew Dave took up agricultural engi- neering at the University of Massachusetts, but I haven’t heard of any invention. Raymond: It’s a new type of seed. You just plant it the night before, and presto — the next morning you have the fresh vegetables you need for the day. It has made quite a hit with the women. Muriel: I can readily see why. I understand that Cecille Saulnier and Jackie Clancy are in business together, manufacturing A-bombs. If you’ll think back to our high school days both of these girls were very quiet and demure. Raymond: They seem to have conquered their previous shyness if their business is any indica- tion of tbeir present character. Muriel: Say, how is David Perley getting along? He was the cause of a lot of commotion in English 4-A. Raymond: And from what took place in the Chemistry lab, at school last week he’s keeping up with his old tricks. Muriel: What in the world is Dave doing back in Ipswich High after so many years out of school ? Raymond: He’s taken over Mr. Orcutt’s position as chemistry teacher and conducts daily experi- ments in chemistry and physics. Last week, how-

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Raymond: Come over here and sit down. (Points to a bench — the two walk over to it and sit down.) We can talk better here. Muriel: What have you been doing with your- self lately, Ray ? Raymond: I am the heating engineer for the Earl L. Elliott Company in Ipswich, and I am in New York to attend the annual National Heating Engineers’ Convention to be held on Long Island this coming Friday and Saturday. By the way, what are you doing? Muriel: I am the secretary for the National Can- cer Association here in New York. Raymond: That sounds like a good job. You always wanted to be a medical secretary. Muriel: Today happens to be my day off. Raymond: I was reading an article in the paper the other day on the Navy, and it recalled to me the letter I had received from Pete Tyler in which he said he had just taken a stiff exam. Muriel: That’s right; Pete left us in our senior year to join the Navy. Well, how did he finish? Or didn’t he dare say? Raymond: Oh, he told me all right. Yes, sir, he passed with flying colors to become chief cook and bottle washer on the U.S.S. Sink’um. Muriel (laughing): I’m quite sure Pete will do well in that position. Say, that reminds me -— while we’re on the subject of the Navy and posi- tions, have you heard the latest about President Bouchard ? Raymond: What do you mean by the latest? Muriel: Why that he appointed Terry Ames Ad- miral of the Pacific Fleet. I was so happy to hear that. His career was well-suited to him I should say. Just imagine — an admiral before he’s thirty years old. Raymond: Look at George Bouchard, though, president of the United States, no less! Muriel: George has always had the ability and, most important, the perseverence necessary for success. I think we all knew we’d be hearing great things of him. He .certainly didn’t let us down. Raymond: Say, we’ve talked about boys, and that pleases you .... Muriel: Why, thank you, Mr. Tarr! Raymond: Oh no offense meant — but let’s get on the subject of our old female classmates. That would please me! Muriel: So that’s your angle. I should have known something was boiling in that handsome head of yours. Where shall we begin? Raymond: How about Theresa Tondreault? It seems that she sat near me in Study Hall our senior year. Golly, I remember when she turned over in her father’s car on the Turnpike. Muriel: It’s strange that you remember that, Ray, because now she is the manager of General Motors. Raymond: Oh, she’s playing on the safe side now. In case of a smash up the car will easily be re- placed. M uriel: Yes, than maybe she’ll get a convertible (sigh). Theresa helps keep Sally Smith in business too, but Skinner Weagle heads the list as her best customer. Why, do you know that he ... . Raymond: There you go again — you women never let a man get a word in edgewise. If you must tell me this, please begin at the beginning. Muriel: Well, you knew that Sally always wanted to run a gasoline station .... Raymond: No, I didn’t know that. Muriel: Why, yes, for as long as I can remember that was a great desire of hers, and upon graduating from the University of Massachusetts she bought a small gasoline station which she manages on the side after writing un her article for the Reader’s Digest and between publishing her novels. Our little Sally has come a long way. Raymond: Now what in the world did Skinner have to do with Sally owning a gasoline station? Muriel: Well, what do you think busses usually run on? Raymond: Say, that’s right too. So Skinner still has the bus service between Ipswich and Hamilton. It must be bringing in the cabbage, too, from your previous statement. Muriel: It certainly is ... . and do you know that everyone has his slogan on the tip of his tongue? Raymond: How’s that go? Muriel: Around the block? Don’t Walke; To be in time for dinner, Call on dependable Skinner. Raymond: Well, now I’ve heard just about every- thing; leave it to him to think up such a way for advei’tising his business. When you mentioned Sally writing and publishing novels, it set me to think- ing — there must have been others in our class who have tried their luck at journalism. Muriel: Ihere certainly were. The one who comes to my mind now is Mary Chadbourne. Raymond: Is that right? I remember that she was chosen the most popular girl. Muriel: And now Chaddie’s making good use of her title. Raymond: What do you mean? Is she in a contest? Muriel: Contest! Goodness no. She has just re- ceived recognition on the publication of her book, “How To Become Popular In Two Easy Lessons”. Raymond: Sounds pretty good — but can it be done ? Muriel: Chaddie was thinking the same thing and has already begun a sequel entitled “Men! How To Meet Them, Greet Them, and Keep Them.” Raymond: Right now I wish someone w ' ould write one something like this; “How A Woman’s Mind Functions”. Muriel: Oh, as if women were a great mystery to you! Raymond: Ahem. As you were. Miss Flewelling. I remember someone who surprised us all by en- tering the literary field. Muriel: Who’s that? Raymond: Elaine Eliopoulos. Why I thought she would surely be a physical education teacher. It really astonished me when I learned she was a poet. Muriel: Yes, I think Elio would have made an excellent gym teacher, too, but don’t forget how well she read the poems for Miss Allen in English class, or the good grades she received on her essays. No, I don’t think I was too surprised when I heard of her success as a poet. By the way, did Gage Whittier make use of his writing ability? As I recall, his poems and stories were a great attrac- tion in the “Cub”. Raymond: Well that can be answered by “Yes” and “No”. Gage still writes poems, etc. in his leisure and for the mere enjoyment of writing; every so often he sends a few to magazines and newspapers. However, right now he and Charlie Abbott are kept pretty busy posing for Skippy Graffum. Muriel: What in the world for? Why I thought Skippy Graffum had a daily comic strip in the “Boston Globe”. Raymond: He has, and Gage and Charlie are his models for his two chief characters, “Hi” and “Lo”. Muriel: Oh, that explains it. Raymond: Quite often they are called to work unexpectedly but Janice Levere’s taxi service has been right there to serve them in their need. Muriel: I imagine Mary Bobola is a regular passenger with Janice Levere, especially since Janice features special rates for long distance trips. 24

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ever, something backfired during a thermite ex- periment blowing the lab to smitherenes. Muriel: Sounds just like Dave. Have any other of our classmates joined the teaching profession? Raymond: I think Neil Jodoin surprised us all. As you remember Neil was the boy who never wanted to step foot into another school. He turned the tables on us by graduating from college and attending a graduate school to become a professor of psychology at Harvard. Muriel: Gee! That’s wonderful. I knew he had it in him all the time. Your telling me about Neil reminds me of June Strader who became somewhat of a teacher herself. Raymond: What is June teaching? Muriel: June is a traveling missionary. This work takes her to all parts of the world. Raymond: That’s great. There are so many countries in need of missionary aid. Muriel: Donald Kelly has been a great asset to her work. Raymond: How do you figure that? Muriel: He owns and operates “Don Kell’s Air- lines”, which employs two pretty young steward- esses and former members of our class, Sandy Ab- bott and Jane Low. He transports June and her colleagues to different parts of the world. Raymond: Another regular on Kell’s plane is David Clements, who is a violinist for the New York Symphony Orchestra and also a soloist on his own. He uses the airlines to carry him from concert to concert. Speaking of entertainment, you probably haven’t heard of Richard Gauthier taking over the management of the Strand Theatre back in Ipswich. Muriel: I bet the shows are better than ever. Raymond: On Friday nights in addition to the regular movie there is a stage-show featuring well- known personalities. Our own Charlie Abbott is the favorite comedian and I understand he is plan- ning to go on television this fall. He’s really reach- ing for the top. Muriel: Speaking of personalities, I read in the paper that Fred Casali, the owner of Schenley’s Stables — the home of the wonder horse “Seabis- cuit”, thi’ee-time winner of the Kentucky Derby — will be in New York this coming week to attend the National Racing Convention. Raymond: Freddy’s long-talked-about-predictions of this horse have certainly come true. Muriel: I also see that Gordon Como has been a favorite among New York sports writers. Raymond: Yes, I remember the swell job Gordon did playing football during his senior year at I.H.S., and he has followed this profession through all these years. He now is a star lineman for the New York Giants and last year received “The Most Valuable Player Award” in the National Football League. Muriel: Yes, being head cheerleader, I attended all the football games and I recall what a powerful squad we had that year. This reminds me of Edith Cunningham who was also head cheerleader at Ipswich High. But Edith has graduated from that and is now a baseball umpire in the American League. Her favorite park is Yankee Stadium where her deep voice can be heard on any after- noon that a game is being played. Raymond: Speaking of sports reminds me of Donald Burke, the best authority on sports in New England. He is the boys’ coach at Ipswich and this past year the boys, who excel in sportsmanship and ability, have had undefeated seasons in each of their thi-ee major sports. Muriel: I see also that his wife, the former Mari- lyn Gunn, has been doing a wonderful job coaching the girls. Raymond: Ipswich High couldn’t find two people better fitted to carry on the sports activities. Muriel: I agree with you there. Two other former classmates of ours, this time girls, to combine and form a business are Arniece Jensen and Dorothy Jewett. In their senior year they worked in res- taurants in town, and now they have their own eating place, the “Jensen A. Jewett.” From what I hear their food is excellent. Raymond: Boy that’s good, because I love to eat. Another twosome to go into business together is Roland Chapman and Fred Manzer, who are cabinet makers. Muriel: Being wood-workers I imagine they are a great help at repairing things around the house. Raymond: The truth of it is that when their wives try to get them to do simple repairs around the house, they find they can’t even pound a nail straight. Muriel: Since you say you like to eat so much, you would enjoy going up to see Anna Marini. Raymond: Why do you say that? Muriel: Well, after graduation Anna took over her father’s farm. Her fresh fi-uit and vegetables stand on Linebrook Road is well-known throughout the state. Raymond: Another great attraction in Ipswich is that of George Tsoutsouris’ Orchestra, which plays at the Youth Canteen Saturday evenings. Muriel: Yes, I’ve heard that George is known as the “Hot Trumpet Player.” Raymond: Besides his regular Saturday night ap- pearance his orchestra is in great demand through- out New England. Muriel: The topic of music and dancing reminds me of Conrad Arsenault and Eleanor Bernard who are known in show business as Connie A. and Ellie B., the great adagio dancers, currently making their debut in New York. Raymond: I caught their act on television the other night and was very much impressed by it. I see that entertainment has been a favorite pro- fession for many of our classmates. Natalie Glines, the quiet girl from Rowley, has recently opened the “Francelia,” a night club in Boston featuring fine food and entertainment. Muriel: Another quiet girl was Loretta Chmura. Raymond: That’s right too. I meant to tell you before. Loretta is the new manager of the Wrigley Chewing Gum Manufacturing Company. Muriel: That doesn’t surprise me. Getting back to Natalie. If you ever want to go to the “Francelia” Night Club and find yourself in need of a baby- sitter, call on Elsie Boudreau and Lorraine Clem- ents who have formed the E. B. L. C. Agency, which translated means, “Every Baby Loves Candy,” and they will take excellent care of your children. Raymond: Thanks for the tip. I’ll keep it in mind. Muriel: (looking at her watch) Gosh it’s getting late; I must get back to my hotel. Raymond: It’s been wonderful seeing you and talking to you about all our classmates. Muriel: Well, I’m glad we bumped into each other today, too. Raymond: I’m not doing anything Saturday night, and there is a good show playing on Broadway; so if you aren’t busy Saturday evening either, I would like to take you to see it. Muriel: Why, I’d like to very much. Raymond: Good! It’s a date. I’ll pick you up about eight o’clock. So long. 26