Plymouth High School - Pilgrim Yearbook (Plymouth, MA)

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18 -W igpgg g TH E Class Prophecy PERUSING the County Farm Courier, Cof which Eric Eccleston is editorb edition of June 7, 1950, we are attracted to several sections of this influential organ. Glowing Praise exudes from the headlines. Fire Chief Charles Baum- gartner successfully battles blaze for four hours.-No,-w-e've mixed the headlines. He started out to quench the coniiagration, but was diverted when he slipped on the skin of a banana which had come from James Devitt's fruit wagon. Minor calamities perpetrated by our errant chief were: upsetting Amelio Pasolini's iieet of peanut wagons, running over Carroll Martin's whiskers Che finally grew somej, and slightly damaging a truck load of eggs en route to Wilfred Sant-erre's Grocery Store. Among the last-minute bulletins is a communication from Washington, D. C. fDepartment of Chiselersb which states that Stephen Cappannari, w-ell known for his palliation by specious reasoning, has succeeded in jamming through the Senate a bill which prohibits using non- union labor in the pickle-packing indus- try. Another bulletin r-elative to the same subject says that James Clarke, eminent broker and believer in the op-en shop, asserts, Wall Street is due for another panic. This up-start will ruin our pros- perity. Our forefathers got along with- out unionizing pickle plants, so why can't we? Edward Hall, John M-edeiros, and Alb-ert Walton, well known soap-box orators, were this morning incarc-erated in the local hoo-segow because of a de- nunciatory speech directed against the bill. They will be defended by Robert Appleton, well-known lawyer. An interesting item from Timbuctoo tells us that Robert Marvelli, the famed linguist, who left here last year on a sight-seeing trip to foreign lands, has finally found someone to pay his passage to America. He was strand-ed there due to a distressing inability to rememb-er the Fren-ch, Italian, Spanish, Portu- guese, German, and Pig Latin for, Brother, can you spare a dime? We note that the launching of the newest Ocean Kiddie Kar Cd-esigned by Winslow And-ersonj took place today. The monstros-ity was christened by Marjorie Cantoni, who arrived lat-e for the ceremony. Since some hardened Hlcher had stolen the champagne, Laurence Guerra heroically gave up his .lQfUeQ1ilM.. . lunch, a thermos of Ovaltine, for the purpose. Anthony Caramello will pilot the ship around the Gurnet and back. Brave fellow! The annual report from Angelina DeTrani's Orphan Asylum is printed in this issue. The Head Beadle, Ernestine Squibb, reports that, due to an epidemic of indigestion, Malvina Emond, the Keeper of the Grub, has been able to save a considerable amount of corn meal mush. Three cheers for the H. B. and the K. of the G. On page 2, several advertisements catch our -eye. Jeanett-e Goodwin and Helen Brewer offer to demonstrate a horse-drawn automobile. Absolutely the latest in society circles, they say. Gertrude Henning's store offers Man- nish Clothes for Women, and Womanish Clothes for M-en. Marjorie Kierstead and Margaret Vall-er, proprietresses of the Knittery I-everything for the knitterj will give a premium to anyone who can solve th-e jigsaw puzzle found on the back of Daisy Chain yarn, which is manufac- tured by Bradford Martin. Oscar Marshfs Funeral Emporium ex- tends season's greetings to all and thanks everyone for the excellent busi- ness he has been enjoying. Local business moguls announce a merger through which they hope to corner the market in Plymouth and its -environs. Those engaged in this con- solidation are: Vincent Govoni, salami manufacturer de luxe, Robert William- son, breeder of contented cows, John Chapman, mugger fphoto-graph-er to youl for the Police Department, and Nita. Fiocchi, whose hair-bows have be-en copied by smart women every- wh-ere. Lucy Bernagozzi and Helen Finney announce several bargains this week. Drastic reductions in dust picker-uppers and cobweb-preventers are announced. They also offer, at reduced prices, Roland Martin's latest invention. It is called the Mother's Helper, and per- forms several tasks simultaneously. For example, the machine can mix cocktails, cement, and cr-eosote to form a delicious plum pudding. If you do not care for th-e pudding, m-erely switch to another wavelength and get Reducing Exer- cises by Gerald Mayo. No guarantee is given with any machine. Nello Torri, Chief Oyster of the Hoister, Hoister, and Dropp-er Co., will ofliciate at the r-enovation of the Plym- outhe Rocker. A new crack will be added. William Pearson has propagated a new kind of Peerless Pigeon. It is sold

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THE PILGRIM 17 PROVERBS THAT FIT A bad cook licks his own fing-ers- Boys' cooking class A bad shift is better than none- Football team A larg-e drum makes much noise- Andrew Basler Quality not quantity - Marjorie Cantoni Give place to your betters-Juniors Knowledge is power-Seniors Clothes help to make the man- Charles Maccaferri Sacrifice thy heart not on every altar- Ermes Manzotti Laugh and grow fat- Rags Ragazzini After supper walk a mile-Brad Martin He who counts the pennies shall know bright smiles- Vincent Jelly Baietti Better late than never-J ack Guimares Absence makes the heart grow fond-er- Madeline Bernardo Birds of a feather flock together-- Cat Club All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy- Warren Johnson Smile and the world smiles with you- Earl-e Pimental Live and let live- Mr. Smiley and his cats He who hesitates is lost-Class Banquet A guilty conscience needs no accuser- Girls who skip school to go shop- pmg A littl-e is better than none- Neglected homework Forbidden fruit is sweetest- Clas-s Picnic Grin and bear it-Ho-mework Half a loaf is better than non-e- Senior Get-together Let sleeping dogs lie- Senior Class Project He who is warm thinks all so--Faculty Love me, love my horse-Nettie Many hands make light work- The Pilgrim Strike while the iron is hot- Graduation Plans Poor reasons are worse than non-e- J 1mm1e Clark Look before you leap-Class colors Walls have ears-Athletic Room The less play the better-In Study Hall Short and sweet-High School Days The best of friends must part- Class of '35 5 CLASS soNG ! THE HARP OF LIFE U gWith one vibrant chord we touch thei : harp of Life I !For the first time: i !And in the answering tremor of its 1 strings f iWe know an exultation that we, ! iTh-e Class of 1935, , :Can play this instrument at Will, !Can touch its still, untroubled strings,l !And stir its very depths !With our joys and sorrows, iWith our dreams and deeds. - i Tentatively iWe pluck the strings again: :And God, the Great MUTSICIED, !Smiles as the chord ascends Q !High in the heavens, ' IA symbol of our aspirations, iAn echo of our hopes and dreams. : iWorld, we charge you, listen- i :For our hands, Gold wining, Q !Wifll play such music as this harp !Has never heard before. i i Q MARION E. McG1NN1s PET ANNOYANCES OF THE FACULTY Mr. Shipman: Crooked pictures on the wall Mr. Mongan: Radio crooners Mrs. Raymond: Broken-down fences Miss Brown: Clashing colors Miss Kelly: Pupils who cannot follow directions Miss Rafter: Affectionate dogs . Miss McNern-ey: Songs from Pina- fore hummed in cooking class Miss Wilber: Mosquitoes Miss H. C. Johnson: Senior boys who act like infants Miss Kenefick: Persistent chatterboxes Mrs. Swift: Failure to write book re- ports on time Miss Lang: Interruptions Miss Carey: Day-dreaming in class Mr. Bagnall: Talk about nothing Miss Locklin: Lazy pupils Mr. Smiley: Human talking machines Miss Judd: Sixth period class of Busi- ness Organization Miss Humphrey: Misspelled words Miss Jacques: Exchanging glances Miss H. M. Johnson: People who talk when someone else is talking Miss Hayes: Pupils who recite in whis- pers Mr. Pyle: Waiting for people Mr. Young: Presumptuous and persis- tent prevaricators

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THE PILGRIM 19 under the slogan, Guaranteed to From the exchange columns we learn please. that: The S'0Cil9'CY Page 1T9X'C 012111115 OUT fit' Ettiebay Ordtmay sends in a Norwe- te11ti0I1. gian recipe for an eggless, milkless, At a recent gathering of Cdumbj b-elles and Cgazaj beaux at Near Admiral Warren S1tfrong's country shanty, the following members of the elite were pr-es-ent: Madeline B-ernado, celebrated siren of stage, scre-en, and tel- evision, Lucy Holmes, winner of the title, The Busiiest Woman, and Jean Beytes, whose service to humanity in stamping out el-ephantiasis of the ego, a disease which threatened to wipe out the species of common goldfish, won her the admiration of many. Alice Andrada, whose lat-est produc- tion, 40 Thieves in the Washtub , has taken the nation by storm, will soon arrive here for a rest cur-e. Ermes Manzotti is th-e guest of honor at the home of the Guidaboni's. It will be rem-embered that Mr. Manzotti, Whose theme song Fantasie in Helio- trope, thrilled us at the basket-ball games, has recently composed another triumph. He calls it Prelude to Tears, and writes it under the nom de plume of Iman Onion. On page 5, a column edited by Aurora Regini and Anita Reggiani, the Book- worm's Haven, has som-ething of inter- est for all of us. Criticisms of the latest books include: A laudation of the latest effort of Andrew Biasler and Gino Cristofori, the Bally Who's Who. Praise for Thwarted tAgain, or, The Villain Holds the Bag, which was written by the promising young author, Sarah Dill. An expert opinion on Doughnut Dunking, Its Origin, Practice, and Value, by Robert Glass, champion dunker. An appreciative article on James Louden's How to Get the Other Fellow to Buy the Drinks, which is a very d-e- pendable work since Mr. Louden is a recognized authority on the subject. Paeans of prais-e for Sports by Albert Albertini, Atteo Ferazzi, and James Boyle. The Woman's Page, conduct-ed by Louise Swift and Helen Smith, claims its share of our attention. At the top of the page we are greeted by the homely philosophy of Sandy lVIacSqu'iff falias Doris Ardizonni,J who says, If at first you don't succeed, suck a lemon. There appears to be some collusion here, for immediately below this we find a suggestion from the editor thatiwe patronize Frank Mello's Fruit Store. butterless, flourless cake. She asks, in return, a parasol and a steam heater. Pellie Nierce offers to exchange a kitchen stove and a clothesline for a bulkhead door and some laundry soap. Marion McGinnis, running true to form, asks, Will some kind reader please send a left-handed monkey wrench in -exchange for my canary ? The Question Box, under the able direction of Warren CKnow-It-Ally Johnson, has some interesting features. We cite an example of the work done by him and his aides: Q. Enclosed find my picture. The boy friend kissed me last night, under the mistletoe. Was that good luck? W Signed: Brilliant, but a Sight A. Lady, with a face like yours, it was a miracle. Signed: Talln Hansum The Social Graces Department, con- ducted by Katherine Lahey, is the next object of our attention. In her article she describes the most refined way of soup dibbling. H-er method is to use a straw. Very -effete. The Editorial Page reflects the high sense of responsibility and criticism in the town. In a scathing article directed against the street cleaners because they wear out too many brooms, Margaret Wirz- burger advises that the street-cleaning contract be given to the rival cleaning concern, the N odirt Corporation, which is manag-ed by Antonio Provinzano. Jessie Sanderson's editorial expresses the general feeling which exists among the townspeople. She praises the actions of the Chief-of-Police, Ramo Bongio- vanni, and his abl-e henchmen, Lieut. James Cadfose and Serg't David Dias, who so gallantly promoted the ends of justice by apprehenvding Slippery Sam and Weary Willie, who were caught in the act of breaking the points of the Selectmen's pencils previous to the annual meeting. The Lost and Found Department, co-nducted by Olga Andrietti, lists the following as lost and not yet found: Lost: a wig from Joseph Co-sta's Ton- sorial Parlour. Lost: a violin, by Esther Haley. No re- ward. Lost: a few pounds, by Enis Bergonzini. And now for the Drayma and Cinema review! Continued on page 21