MacDuffie School - Magnolia Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Done Mosl for Class Besl All Round Girl Mos+ Likely +o Succeed . Prefliesl . . Bes+ Alhleie . Class Scholar . . Mos+ Sophislicared . Swee+es+ Mos+ Elzlicienl Mosl Popular Bes+ Nafured Besl Dressed . Mosl' Palienl' . Besr Figure . Noisies+ Quielesl . Mosl Bashful . . Besl Speaking Voice Class Wil' . . Besl' Mixer Lazies+ Besf Sporl' . Class Flirl . Peppiesf Class Bluff . Neaiesl' . . . One Who l-las Mosl Troubles Culesl . . . Prelliesl' l-lair Besl Legs . Prellriesl Eyes Pepsoclenl' Smile . Arlisl' . . Adress . Dancer . Who's Who Polly Polly . , Pal Nancy Brodeur . . Rue Judy, Nan. Shirley . . Pal' Pul' Nan Polly . . Polly Nancy Brodeur . Shirley Mary lrwin . . Rue Pui, Ru+h McCar+hy . Margot Pul' . Polly Pal' Polly . Judy . Shirley, Polly . Sandy . Margol Mary lrwin . Belly Thomas . Rue . Margo+ . Pal . Ann Ann, Ru+h . Joan . Judy. Sandy . . Polly Rue, Mary Carman

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When Nan had senf fhe children off fo fhe beach fo play, she began fo ask of my doings during 'rhe pasf six years since graduafion from MacDuffie. I was abouf fo fell her when we heard fhe loud scream of an ambulance oufside. We looked ouf and saw fhaf prinfed on fhe door of fhe vehicle were 'rhe words f-lanifin and Brodeur Clinic. Ann and Nancy came in. Bofh of fhem looked very chic and nof fhe leasf bi+ anfisepfic. We nofed fhaf Ann had given up her bangs. She explained Iafer fhaf fhey gof in fhe way when she operafed. Nancy laughed when she fold us how Ann had hafed fo parf wifh her fringe. We well undersfood, since we remembered how Ann never used 'lo gef around fo frimming if in school. All was nof losf fhough, according 'ro Nancy, since Ann had iusf cuf bangs on her fwo-year-old daughfer. If seems Ann had married one of fhe Pierce Brofhers, fhe famous morficians in California. Her daughfer, Odell, was fasf acquiring affachmenf fo her bangs foo . . . Nancy fold us. Then Ann gave us fhe news of her parfner. If seeumed Nancy had ioined her 'ro become a parfner in fhe clinic affer her sfay in Europe, af which fime she had married Counf Ten-isky: however. if seems fhaf Igor las Ann called himl had faken ill and died in fhe Greaf Plague, and Nancy refurned fo America. Ann induced her fo 'oin her liffle esfablishmenf, which was rapidly puffing Leahy ouf of business. Ann fold us Iafer, confidenfially, 'rhaf Nancy had goffen over lgor's deafh and was soon fo announce her engagemenf fo a promising docfor named Sfurgeon af fhe clinic. We seffled ourselves in fhe lovely living room of The resorf, while Nan played fhe parf of fhe hosfess. We were iusf nibbling on appefizers, when I noficed fhaf an eleganf limousine had pulled up in fronf of 'rhe resorf. The sound of a familiar voice said, Refurn for me a+ nine, Swanee. I knew, as did fhe resf, fhaf if was no ofher fhan Polly I-Iugqan. Polly enfered fhe room in fhe lafesf Carnegie mode. Such a haf . . . so chic. so sfunning, fhaf I wasn'+ quife sure where Polly was. I found her face beneafh fhe feafhers and fulle. Affer fhe flurry of greefings, Polly seffled down and fold us all fhaf had befallen her in fhe pasf six years. She had, as she fold us she would in school, sfarfed working from fhe boffom up in merchandising. Af Ihe very beginning of her career, Mr. Greenberg, owner of fhe sfore in which she was employed. asked her fo do some modeling for him on 'rhe fhird floor. so righf away Polly moved up from 'rhe basemenf, selling pofs and pans, fo wearing apparel. While she modeled, Polly proved fo all abouf her fhaf her forfe was really buying, so Mr. Greenberg senf her fo fhe basemenf again fo buy for Ihe pofs and pans deparfmenf. Polly, wifh her usual ambifion, had worked herself righf up again. l-Iowever. she explained fhaf her fop posifion af Greenberg's didn r maffer anymore as she was soon fo wed one of fhe Cuban millionaires, who had goffen his money from his many sugar planfafions. We gasped af fhe news, buf concluded fhaf we had always known fhaf Polly had a lof fo her. We were all laughing over fhe old days when we used fo . . . and were such, when fhe phone rang. Nan answered. When she refurned, she said fhaf Wesfern Union had called and fhaf a wire from Mary Carman had come. Mary wired her regrefs fhaf she could nof affend our gafher- ing, because of her four. Seems fhaf Mary, now known as Carman fo fhe public, affer marrying a Mr. Jones, had become nafionally known for her dancing role in Broadway's lafesf hif, My Pal Boris. Now fhaf fhe show was enferin ifs fhird year, she was fouring on her own in Mexico. Mary always did believe in The Good Neighbor Policy. We were iusf discussing fhis, when we heard fhe chaffer of many-children. We furned fo find Sandy Cone. Sandy, affer she had deposifed her five children on fhe beach wifh Nan's fwo. fold us all abouf her marrying a soap manufacfurer, who had been inspired, upon seeing her, fo wrife his greafesf ad. We asked her if she had a snap of him, and quickly she opened her purse fo bring ouf a picfure. I was nearesf my old friend, so I looked af fhe snapshof firsf. Sandy, I said, affer long scrufiny, you musf have given me fhe wrong picfure. I don'+ see anyfhing buf a rail fence. Sandy laughed and laughed. Pa+, she said, fhaf's him . . . fhe fhird rail from fhe righf. I-le's rafher skinny. she said, buf he's soooo -before Sandy had finished her senfence someone said hello. There was Rue Forsland. Polly whispered fo me fhal' Rue was now known as Dusfy Land on fhe sfage. I nofed fhaf Rue, like Ann, had given up her bangs. When I quesfioned her abouf if, she fold me fhaf one day af rehearsals she had become so engrossed in her parf as a lady barber, she had done fhe iob of snipping on herself. She added fhaf if was fhaf play, Cufaway, fhaf had won her fhe crifics acclaim. She was now on her way fo I-Iollywood fo fesf for fhe parf in fhe Mammofh Picfures new movie, Tuxedo Juncfion. We ohed over fhis, and were abouf +o quesfion her more, when fwo new figures enfered . . . Judy I-lill and Shirley Edwards. Judy fold us fhaf she was now living in Peru, buf fhaf she was illusfrafing children's sfories based on fhe Soufh American fables. She had married a Senor from Lima, who wrofe fhe fales. She and her husband had come up fo fhe sfafes 'ro see fheir publishers, Singlenighf Lauren. She added fhal' Singlenighf was fhe husband of Joan Palmer. We asked where Joan was, and Judy supplied us wifh fhe answer. Seems one of fhe Iiffle Singlenighfs was down wifh scarlef fever and Joan iusf couIdn'f make if. By fhe way, said Judy, Ru+h McCarfhy, now a regisfered nurse, is helping Joan fake care of fhe liffle scarlef feverife. Bofh Rufh and Joan had asked Judy fo send fheir regrefs. Then Shirley fook our affenfion. Affer fwo years of sfudy abroad Shirley had begun painfing in earnesf, in Frankforf, Germany. She now had a collecfion which she was presenfing for 'rhe crifics fo view fhis aufumn. We all wished her luck. Seems Shirley had parficular faifh in one painfing of a Iiffle boy being licked by a hound dog. The fifle of fhe work was Soufhern Comforl'. You could never forgef fhaf Shirley was from Virginia. ccont. on page before the ads.,

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WE'LL NEVER our Junior Prom aT The SheraTon The Sunday aT The l-lill's The Monday aTTer! Jackson's sunbaThing on The campus' peeling noses The dinner aT The PuTnan'1s The baTh Tub in Senior House Vagabond Day ChrisTmas and The Glee Club's c M. P. B. Friday nighTs aT Wilbraham all Those source Themes geTTing The yearbook ouT college boards and The buTTerTlies mail . . . any kind handing in so many Themes The marks we goT on Them hydrogen sulfide in The lab FORGET . andle lighT procession in The sTomach rushing To geT here aT eighT ThirTy giving ChrisTmas giTTs in Senior House Sandy's inTerior decoraTing overnighT hosTels l-learT SisTer Week whispering aTTer lighTs The campusing Tor iT waxed floors American HisTory pancakes on Sunday doughnuTs on Friday wellllllll puTTing our hair up in The dark The whisps The nexT day Eager I-learT our Senior Prom Finals CommencemenT MacDuTTie MARY IRWIN 47