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

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Llass Prophecy By Priscilla J. Wheeler It seemed too good to be true. My ability had at last been recognized after many years of psychological, physiological, and bacteriological research in the great field of science. A letter lay before me from Dr. Paul Irving Hicks, the great medico, requesting that I tend the Bunsen burners in his new laboratory as Keeper of the Flame. I knew he had heard about me from John Koukol and Edward Lander, old colleagues of the laboratory, who are now chemists at Francis Pascucci’s scalp-tonic factory, where they are going through many hair-raising experiences. Feeling the need of a vacation before starting upon this heavy duty, I naturally thought of Celeste Souza’s Society Spa. For those who desire to renew the vigorous . work of their compulsory physical training of 1943, Mary Ellen Gremore here con- ducts a lively course in gymnastics guaranteed to pull ’em down, stretch ’em out, and knock ’em stiff. I hastened to the telephone to summon Arthur Robertson’s Helicopter Taxi Service and was greeted by his secretary, Alice Bellavance, who informed me that all “taxicopters’’ were in use for the premicre of Betsey Fitzgerald’s newest picture, The West Is My Undoing. Betsey has slipped into Lana Turner’s sweater as America’s number one pin-up girl. A rumble and screech of brakes caused me to rush outside where Fred Nielsen had driven up in a gaily colored jeep, a discarded souvenir of World War II, upon which was printed Punchy’s Paint Remover. I assumed he was still in the antique business, but he said he had thus labeled the jeep because while driving he had removed the finish from so many other cars. Fred asked me if I had heard of the new bill just presented by Senator Frederic Morse recommending an appropriation for the enlarge- ment of our new submarine base. This great undersea port is the engineering feat of the twentieth century, conceived and supervised by Verne Butts. Recently completed, it has been dedicated to one of our great admirals of the U. S. Navy, Edward J. Dalton, Jr., for his brave and outstanding services. Along came Elsa Griswold neatly attired in her nurse’s uniform. She per- suaded me to postpone my departure until the next day and to accompany her to the opening of Eleanor Chandler’s Animal Hospital, remodeled from the old brick school- house on Park Row. Fred offered to take us over, so we hopped in. Bouncing along, we decided to tune in on Station W-A-G-O-N, and almost immediately we recognized the melodious voice of Anna Patrignani broadcasting recipes on a program sponsored by Roy Fowler’s glorified lunchcart, atop the Empire State Building. ‘This domestic pro- gram was followed by Jane Wynn and Alice Macomber in a brilliant debate at the International Round Table. We were sorry not to hear the final decision but we had arrived at our destination. Waving good-bye, Fred sped away. Suddenly the grating of metal caused us to observe that Punchy’s Paint Remover had again lived up to its reputation. The hospi-

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PRISCILLA WHEELER MAURICE TRETAKOFF Lalo, Maurice Class Prophecy ail Athletic Association 2, 3, 4 Class Will Enelish Clube Athletic Association 2, 3, 4 eee a x : French Club 3 English Club 2 x Glee Club 3 Wrench Club 3 : Homemakers’ Club 2 es ie 4 reecte te TS Victory Corps—Commun- 7 : ; . ity Service Feveille—Business Board, The Tatler, ae Chairman : : Raskethalies Reveille—Business Board Cheerleader 2, 3, 4—Co- Head Cheerleader 4 ESTHER WIRTH Esther LUELLA WHITTEN Athletic Association 3 Luella Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Athletie Association 4 Homemakers’ Club 3 Victory Corps—Commun- Victory Corps — Produc- ity Service tion Service Basketball 3, 4 CORNELIA MARION WIRTH LE ge ston Marion : aan : Behe “ Athletic Association 2, 3, 4 Athletic Association ry Bh, eh Commercial while English Club 3 . French Club 3 English Club 2 ‘ Clee Club oye Homemakers’ Club 2, 3 Victory Corps—Commun- ity Service The Tatler 3, 4 Reveille—Senior Editor Basketball 2 Field Hockey 2 Victory Corps—Commun- ity Service JANE WYNN EARL WRIGHT Jane Lefty Graduation Essayist Athletic Association 3, 4 Athletic Association 3, 4 Glee Club 3 English Club 2, 3 Victory Corps—Land Ser- French Club 3 vice Latin Club 2, 3 Lined a¢ler 2.00. 4 Victory Corps—Commun- Reveille—Art ity Service Tennis 2, 3 Reveille—Statistics, Chairman DORIS YERBURY Doris Athletic Association 4 Glee Club 3 Victory Corps—Commun- ity Service The Tatler 3, 4 Basketball 38, 4

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tal supply truck with its load of freshly caught fish donated by Walter Bielan, owner of the Izaac Walton Fish and Chip Shop, rounded the corner with two scraped fenders. At the entrance of the hospital we were greeted by the receptionist, Irene Kalvin, who asked Elsa to take me through the wards. ‘There stood Bill Cross, famous for his animated cartoons, who had been visiting a couple of his monkey models. Bill’s studio, recently redecorated under the supervision of Marion Wirth as a jungle paradise, proved so realistic that the monkeys lost their footing while swinging from the chan- delier and trying to land in the painted foliage. What was my amazement to find the great virtuoso, Rudolph Menga, waiting patiently outside the cat morgue. Upon ques- tioning him, I learned that he manufactured his own violin strings. As I was leaving, who should come tripping in the door but Esther Wirth in the ultra-modern uniform of a carrier pigeon dispatcher! Rushing past, she quickly thrust into my hand the latest edition of The New York Times, just received by pigeon post. Glancing at the headlines, I saw that Stan Inman, detective and F. B. I. man, had just solved the mystery of the missing jewelry lost by the heiress and society woman, Helene Gallipeau. Her collection of tie pins, wings of gold and silver, army and navy insignia, class rings and fraternity pins, worth many hundreds of memories, is surpassed by none. Maurice Tretakoff, clever Philadelphia lawyer, is proceeding with the case. Maurice has just been elected attorney-general. Opportunity always comes to those who work with a WILL. In the literary section I came upon a book review of Kay Reilly’s latest best seller, J Took to the Hills. ‘The book, however, gave no description of the varied greens of summer mountains or the red and yellow of October’s woods—Kay’s favorite Hill was definitely Navy blue. Scanning the list of non-fiction, I was intrigued by the title How The Well-dressed Man May Protect Himself, by Robert Ducharme Patri- quin, the idol of Broadway and Main Street. Davy Jackson had an extensive column on the sports page. I observed he was still speculating on the outcome of the World Series. Davy has just returned from covering the Olympics for The Arkansas Traveler and gives an enthusiastic account of Helen Rockwcod’s success as an athlete. The name of Edward Julian caught my eye. Eddie is well established as coach of the Mermaid Swimming Team at Helen Gegenheimer’s College of Impractical Knowledge for Women. Judging from the picture accompanying the article, I felt sure that Coach Julian was finding his work very pleasant as well as profitable. A new tangerine, plastic convertible with copper trimmings swung smoothly up to the curb. Behind the wheel sat an attractive young woman, dripping with sables and pearls. Amidst this picturesque display of good fortune, I recognized the face of Deborah Sullivan, the copper queen, and ran to greet her. Deborah’s untiring experi- ments with this metal attracted the attention of Secretary of the Treasury, Kenneth Richardson, who urged the government to patent and use her secret formula in the making of currency. It was a long time since we had met. Her wealth being evident, I inquired for her health and learned she still had ‘Foot’ trouble. She urged me to get in and drive with her to the Costly Pleasure. There we could talk and eat in the cozy little hotel coffee shop, run by Rose Cavallo and Mary Leonelli, famous for their shrimp wriggle, cinnamon twist, and milk shakes. This activity keeps them constantly