Mansfield High School - Hornet / Green Years Yearbook (Mansfield, MA)

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M. H. S. YEAR BOOK Memorial Hospital that Dr. James Sullivan practices the arts and sciences— oh, yes—quite definitely the arts! Appropriately situated near the hospital is an ultra-modern funeral home. ‘The owner of the establishment is Edward Creeden. There is always a speculative gleam in his eye, which seems to say, “I’ll get you in the end.” Creeden and Sullivan are the best of friends. It’s the Irish in them. Another surprise that awaits you is the new high school. It is con- structed on the site adjoining Memorial Park. The teaching staff boasts many members of the 1939 alumni. Eugenia Blandori is employed as coach of girls’ athletics. She has fashioned so many teams of excellent caliber that she has won the title of “Peerless Putt.” No small amount of the success achieved in athletics at the Mansfield High School is due to the excellent domestic science department, directed by Merle Quinham. As “Putt” herself often remarks, “Good food is as neces- sary as exercise.” Jennie Cutillo and Emma Gross are also members of the faculty. Emma teaches bookkeeping, a subject in which she always excelled. Jennie, remembering the anguish she used to feel just before marking periods, always gives her pupils 4’s. As a result, she is very popular. Priscilla Stevens is now head of the English department. You will hear from her later, for she and her pupils will give a special broadcast. Though unaccustomed to public speaking herself, Priscilla has made oral talks a specialty in her class. Those visitors who will reach Mansfield tomorrow will want to be at Memorial Park early in the afternoon. Before the baseball game scheduled for 3:00 P. M., many athletic contests will be held, under the direction of Doris Nordberg and Ursula Monty. Both these girls have done much to emphasize woman’s place in sports. Anna Prohodsky, who is usually referred to as “Helen Stevens II,” will compete in the feature race, namely, the one-hundred-yard dash. Anna is known as the fastest woman “plodder” in the world. She certainly has made great strides in this field. After these events comes the baseball game between the Mansfield Red Sox and the New York Yankees. Our team, under the excellent management of Ernest Corbett, made the Boston Red Sox fold up. The manager today announced that his men were in the pink of condition. “Tony Pellegrini will be on the mound for the local club. “That boy has come a long way since his high school days. The Sox, as you probably know, won the pen- nant last year primarily because of Tony’s excellent pitching. Here’s your chance to see him in action. Don’t miss it—that is, if you can help it— but if you just can’t make it, read about it in the Mansfield Tatler, edited by Edward Beatty. [ 29 ]

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M. H. $8. YEAR BOOK CLASS PROPHECY by Elizabeth Bartlett and Francis Gallipeau Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the radio audience. Tonight we are bringing you over a coast-to-coast network a special broadcast on the Mansfield World’s Fair, which opened, as you all know, on June 20, 1950, under the sponsorship of the illustrious Class of ’39. The master of ceremonies or, as you might say, the chief cook and bottle washer, is Mansfield’s own Grover Whalen, Albert Zaffini, who so successfully piloted the ship of ’39. In spite of the many demands made upon him, Al is having a simply marvelous time riding with the photog- raphers and having his picture taken. You'll all see him in the rotogravure section. A lot of credit, too, is due the little woman, Philo Fiore, his most proficient secretary. You folks who are returning to Mansfield after many years are in for some grand surprises. No longer is it a small community but a thriving metropolis. Where the waters of Fulton’s Pond once sparkled in the sunlight, now stands a magnificent city hall. In the mayor’s office you will find Norman Vickery comfortably tilted back in a chair, with his feet on the desk. He leaves most, if not all, of his work, to his secretary, Evelyn Brown. You former athletes and sports enthusiasts will be dismayed to learn that Fuller’s Field is no more. In its stead is at last erected the Mansfield Memorial Hospital. It is one of the finest in the United States. Why? Open the door into the white paneled reception room and you'll find Mary Harrington in charge. She greets you shyly as of yore, but very competent- ly; before she lets you pass, she notes down all the necessary data on your health, home, and banking account. A little farther down the corridor you will find the office of the laboratory technician, Winifred Ochsner. Fortunately no one else in the class has gone “‘bugs.” Then, too, there is the operating room, which is efficiently managed by Margaret Clark. She may terrify you at first when she firmly grasps a scalpel and demands, ‘““What can I do for you? ” However, fear not, for her authority is limited. Phoebe Bessom is supervisor of the school for nurses, and just wait till you hear her. No longer must you strain your ears to catch her words, for her vibrant voice resounds through the corridors. Once when she saw a mouse, she gave a mighty shout and so terrified one of the patients on his way to the operating room that the doctor found it unnecessary to give an anaesthetic. Four members of the Class of ’39 under the same roof! No doubt you wonder why. So did I, but I found the reason. It is at the Mansfield [28 ]

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M. H. 8. YEAR BOOK Speaking of this same paper, don’t forget to read Nita Repucci’s column if you want to be definitely in the know. Nita’s voice must be familiar to many of the radio audience, for every Monday evening she broadcasts from this station a talk on some great period of Italian history or literature. Next week her subject will be ‘““The Renaissance and the Risorgimento.” Nita’s column is particularly interesting tonight with its list of prom- inent visitors to the Mansfield World’s Fair. First of all-is Dora Baldini, one of our most distinguished classmates. She is the first United States delegate to the League of Nations at Geneva. When'I last saw her there, she was talking with a Frenchman and an Italian behind a pole. Winnie Rogers, a famous stylist, is also here on a sojourn from abroad. She hails from Paris, where her opinion is as necessary to fashion as spinach is to Popeye. Fiorina DePillo, whose latest works of art are on exhibition at the Fair, is also back in town for this occasion. She is regarded as one of the out- standing portrait painters of our time. Her favorite model is Roberta Underwood, who is well named “the modern Diana.” Another Mansfieldite who has attained national fame is Earl Moor- house, who comes here straight from his latest Broadway hit, “What Every Woman Wants.” Moorhouse is here as a spectator, not as a performer. However, don’t think that we lack entertainment. Ruth Benjamin, the world-renowned pianist, will give a recital in the new Harmony Hall, erected on the former site of the Pastime Theater. Appearing on the same program is Pauline Hudson, the famous soprano. She has filled the niche left by the retirement of Grace Moore. In spite of her success in opera, Pauline can still sing, “I Get Along Without You Very Well,’—without exceptions. Still another guest is Oma Marshall. Oma has achieved fame as a research chemist. Her latest contribution to humanity is her process for making Bud-wiser. Last, but not least, of Mansfield’s famous citizens is Harry Chase, who has become known as a writer of humorous essays. His first success, as you may remember, dates back to his high school days when he wrote a paper “On Being a Human Stepladder.” Laura Abreu, also, is here, and will remain at the fair grounds in the special Weather Bureau Office set up by the government. Tune in on her some night when you are anxious about the weather. She is always reliable. When Laura says it will rain, it pours. It was Laura, too, who tipped off Doris Smart in time to make a fortune out of hurricane insurance. In spite of all these interesting items, Nita’s column is not so newsy as usual tonight, for the entire social section is devoted to Rena A lbertini’s wedding. It was a gorgeous affair and, Rena made a beautiful bride. [ 30 }