Plainfield High School - Hermiad Yearbook (Central Village, CT)

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- CLASS PROPHECY - THE CLASS OF! '49 IN '59 Scene I: La Guardia Field Time: Early morning of June 21, 1959 Characters: Two people, heads bent over newspapers, are walking toward each other. A collision is inevitable. Crash! Fred: Oh, I'm sorry! Freddy: That's all right, s1r...FRED DORR! How are you? What are you doing these days? How's the old Alma Mater? Where are you going? Are we taking the same plane? Fred: Take it easy, Freddy! You haven't changed a bit. As for your questions - I'm fine: I'm working: I'm going home. And, if you are, too, we're taking the same plane. Freddy: Wonderful! Say, how's your great pro- ject coming along? Fred: How did you know about it? Freddy: Why, right here in my newspaper it says: 'Mr. Frederick Dorr, noted engineer, and Mr. Donald Kivela, brilliant mechanic, supervise trans- porting of Colosseum from Rome to Wauster Moon- eco Central Plains'. Fred: Didn't realize I was famous! Don is still in Rome taking care of a few last-minute details... Say, Freddy, what do you think of your old home town now? Freddy: Well, let me tell you, I never expected to see Wauregan, Sterling, Moosup, Oneco, Central Village and Plainfield merged into one great metrop- olis. Why, people are even calling it 'the horn of plenty' city! Fred: Well, it is. You haven't been home for the past ten years, so you can't realize what a land of opportunity it actually is! You're the only one in our class that has found a job away from home. Everyone else is busy building the town. Freddy: Fred, when we get home, will you show me around? tlfredz Sure will. By the way, are you married ye . Freddy: No. I'm not. I've been too busy following my career. Fred: What career? Freddy: I've been teaching slow speech and perfect elocution to the natives of South Africa. Fred: Oh, boy! You-our class chatterbox- teaching slow speech! That's really rich! Freddy: Don't laugh, you hyena! Fred: What a- Hey, here comes our plane. Freddy: Let's go. Scene II: The Wauster Wing , one of the Central Plains' airliners. Time: Ten minutes later. Characters: Same as before. Fred: I think we're going to have a storm. But good old Lauretta will bring us through. Freddy: Who? Fred: Lauretta Messier, that's who. The Waus- ter Wing is the only transcontinental plane that can boast of a Woman pilot. Freddy: Heavens, look at how short our steward- ess is! Fred: Naturally, that's Pat Coffey. Freddy: She certainly is busy taking care of that frightened passenger. I think I'll read the MOONECO TIMES. It must be a good newspaper to reach as far as New York. Fred: The editor, Emily Lathrop, would appre- ciate that statement. Freddy: Talk about headlines! Listen! 'NORMAN JODOIN ACCLAIMED AS TOP CHICKEN SPEC- IALIST, MARY LASNIER MAKES GOOD HER BOAST AND SELLS REFRIGERATOR TO ESKIMO, LORRAINE MARCOUX NAMED HAIR STYLIST FOR THE J. H. STUDIOSK Who's J . H.? Fred: James Hawkins, of course. He's starring Pauline Martel and Richard Rossi in his next film. Pauline is going to portray a loveslck teenager and Ross is playing the part of her dashing lover. Freddy: Say, what happened to Henry Fillmore and Bernice Miller? Fred: They're married and are now living on a farm. Henry is a politician, fighting for the re- peal of the Woman Suffrage Act. Freddy: Oh! Oh! Fasten your safety belt, Fred. I think we're home. I'm certainly in a hurry to see the old home town. Look, a skyscraper! Fred: Sure, Bob Gulino's building them all over the place. He even built one with dirt floors and walls so that Bill Congdon could still have his farm. Bi1l's vegetables are wonderful, especially for people with lumbago. You can pick tomatoes off the wall without even bending over. Norma Gondela is Bill's chief bug exterminator. Freddy: You mean Norma is chasing beetles? . . . Oh, we've landed. Fred: Be careful of the step. Here we are in Wauster Mooneco Central Plains. What do you think of it? Freddy: It looks marvelous. You'd never guess this part of it was once Sterling. Fred: This is the section known as Chinatown. We can take one of Louis Arsenau1t's rickshaws to Main Street. Freddy: Rickshaw ! ? ! Fred: Sure, remember how the bus used to run only twice a day to Sterling? Well, now Louis makes as many as forty trips a day. He says his business is a gold mine. Freddy: Let's take this orange and black one that's coming. Fred: Main Street, please. Freddy: This is ni- look out! For goodness' sake, we almost ran over that streetcleaner. Hey, he looks like Beau Beauregard. It isl! Fred: Let's plan our course. First, we'll go to the Capitol. Freddy: Who do we know there? Fred: Why, three of our classmates hold office there. Beatriz Pedro has put her knowledge of poll- tics to work and is serving her second term as Mayor. Paul Salois, the celebrated economist, is her finan- cial advisor. Freddy: That's only two. I thought you said there were threefi Fred: Can't you guess? With all his experience, Waxy Despathy naturally was appointed head jan- itor. Just last week Mayor Pedro awarded him a citation because the corridor floors were so well waxed that fifteen Lobbyists fell and are now in the Jette General Hospital. Freddy: Jette? Jette? That sounds familiar. Not Lulu? . .. 31-

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To David Covill, alias Skinhead, Beatriz Pedro leaves a small portion of her hair. To Ethel Reynolds, Alice Reynolds be- queaths her privilege for getting out of school at 2 o'clock. To Donald Johnson, Lucille Tetreault be- queaths her right to tease Miss Baro. We do declare this to be the last will and testament of the Class of 1949, of Plain- field High School of the city of Central Vil- lage of the town of Plainfield of the county of Windham of the State of Connecticut of the United States of America, and in Witness have hereunto set our hands and seals, this ninth day of April, 1949. William Bellavance George Csiper Signed, sealed, and declared to be the last will and testament of the above named Class of 1949, Plainfield High School, in the presence of us, who in their presence and at their request, and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Ima Schmoo Nature Boy A1 Capp -301

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Fred: Sure, Lulu is just like you. She went out to make a career for herself. She practically built that hospital with her bare hands. Freddy: Isn't that wonderful! I never dreamed that our home town would ever boast of a hospital. Oh, let's take a look at it! I've seen enough of the capitol. Scene III: Jette General Hospital Time: Ten minutes later Characters: As usual Freddy: Just listen to that wailing! Wonder where it comes from?? Fred: It comes from the new wing. Let's take a walk over there. They call it the Didie Diaper Ward. Freddy: Well, what have we here? Those two gentlemen seem troubled. Aren't they the Osiper twins? Fred: They sure are. Did you know that they married the Marchesseault twins? Freddy: No kidding!! Wonder what theyfre waiting for!?! . , . Creepers, look who's coming through the door! Fred: Looks like Lillian Grochkey and Phyllis Oates. Freddy: Well, those two nurses certainly have their arms full. What are they carrying? Fred: Oh, no!! Quadruplets!! Freddy: Two sets of them!! Fred: Wow! No wonder George and David were worried. Freddy: I'll have to remember to send Pauline and Phyllis my congratulations. No wonder this town is growing! Fred: Do you remember timid Jeannette Grenier? Freddy: Sure, why? Fred: Well, she now has full charge of the Psycho- pathic Ward. Freddy: Move back, Fred. Here comes a nurse pushing a stretcher to the operating room. Hope the patient's nobody we know. Fred: I recognize that nurse. It's Cynthia Bes- sette. She assists Dr. Bellavance in surgery. Freddy: Bill Bellavance! Now there is some- thing strange. I never expected Bill to grow up to be a doctor. Fred: Say, today is the 21st, isn't it? Freddy: Yes, it is. Fred: Then, that patient must be Pat Burton. Freddy: Pat Burtonl? ! Fred: Yes, you must have heard of the General and the Admiral who almost ruined the nation by starting a war over her. Pat was so upset that she decided to have an operation that would make her look horrible. Freddy: Honest!?! Let's leave now. That anti- septic smell is nauseatingf' Fred: Where shall we go from here? The mu- seum or the high school?? Freddy: Let's go to the museum first and then we can go on to dear old P. H. S. . Fred: We can take the elevated and get there in about one minute. Lulu Tetreault drives that ele- vated as if it were a hot-rod!! Freddy: Remember how Lulu and Alice Reynolds were always together? What's Alice doing, do you know? Fred: Alice is a policewoman. In fact, just last week she arrested the city's worst speeder. Now poor Luc Gregoire has to spend 30 days in jail. Freddy: Say, we certainly get a nice view of the Quinebaug from here, don't we? Fred: Look over to your left and you can see the main harbor. Notice the drawbridge - which inci- dentally is run by Millie Ihloff - opening to let one of the liners go through. We have our own little Navy, you know. Freddy: We have? Fred: Sure, and Don Holt is the admiral of the whole fleet! But he sure is having his troubles. The Woman's Navy wants to redecorate the battleships. Pauline Bowen, who's Commander-in-chief, wants them all done over in shell pink but Don won't hear of it. Freddy: How are they going to settle their dif- ferences?' Fred: They're taking the case to the Supreme Court next week. Lucille Beauregard is going to fight for Admiral Holt. Freddy: When did Lu become a lawyer? Fred: About seven years ago! She's one of the best now. She'll win the case, too, unless Justice Brodeur is in a bad mood. Freddy: Lu, a lawyer and Bob, a Supreme Court Justice! I see where the class of '49 has its share of celebrities. Fred: Well, we can't sit here gabbing all day. There's something in the museum I want to show you? Freddy: What is it? Fred: Wait and see. Scene IV: The Central Museum! Time: Marches On! Characters: Same old people! Fred: Well, do you like it? Freddy: It's beautiful, Fred. I can't believe that Doris Beausoleil painted it. I didn't even know she was an artist. Fred: It was a hidden talent.-See that plaque over there, that was awarded to Lorraine Desaul- niers. She's a modern Pied Piper. One day she started singing while taking a walk and all the ter- mites followed her out of town. She saved the whole city from a terrible fate. Freddy: How Wonderful! But it's getting late. Let's go to P. H. S. I want to see that dear old building again. Fred: Well, we won't have far to go. It's only two blocks up the street! Freddy: Who's principal now, Fred? Fred: Can't you guess? Freddy: Is it somebody from our class? Fred: Yes Freddy: Ed Seney! Fred: Correct He's worked wonders with our Alma Mater. Freddy: What's he done that's so marvelous? Fred: Look and see! Freddy: What is that huge building in back of the school? Fred: That's the new gym! Want to go in? Freddy: I should say! Fred: We'll have to be very inconspicuous. We can't let the pupils see us. Freddy: What, a swimming pool! There's the gym teacher on the diving board. Fred: :Recognize her? Freddy: I can't see her face. Fred: It's Midge McGee. Freddy: Well, I'm glad her dream came true. -32-