Plymouth High School - Pilgrim Yearbook (Plymouth, MA)

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20 THE PILIGRIM A Student's Idea of a Faculty Meeting MR. SHIPMAN, tenderly tacking down the little plume at the back of his head, and clearing his throat: Meeting please come to order! I presume you alt know precisely Why I have called this special meeting. We are here to discuss the all-important ques- tion . . . what can we do to pay a fitting tribute to that glorious, remarlcable, and extraordinary CLASS OF 1937 on the eve of its departure from this building ? fAwed silence at mention of the sacred name.J Miss Kelly and Miss Johnson whisper- ing together - 'Bzz, bzz, bzz, don't you think so ? Bzz, bzz,lbzz, yes, indeed 1 Mr. Bagnall, aroused by the whisper- ing from his pensive mood., shouts . . . Take a rest! Mrs. Raymond Crisingl From a psy- cological viewpoint, a bronze plaque, in- scribed with the full name of every mem- ber of Creyerehtlyj the CLASS OF 1937, would be most suitable. Besides being a valuable contribution to the school, it would be educational, inspirational, etcetera, etcetera, don't you know? I move that we pay tribute to A MOST UNUSUAL CLASS in this way. With an embarrassed laugh, Mr. Smiley tucks back into his vest pocket the curious head of that pesky snake from the wilds of Manomet. There are frightened feminine squeals and Miss Humphrey cautiously moves away. Then she rises and fixes her eyes on Mr. Mon- gan's travel poster which portrays the Alps in all their orange glory. CAS everyone knows, Mr. Mongan is especi- ally addicted to these colorful pano- ramas.J Clearing her throat, Miss Humphrey speaks. I second Mrs. Raymond's motion. Who knows but that some day, we may be able to point with pride to one of those engraved names and say, 'We knew hicm when l' The determined voice of Miss Carey is heard. Personally, I think there is entirely too much fuss being made about this matter. I have my doubts as to the worth of the Senior Class. The Sopho- mores, now! Theres a class for you! They are intelligents, polls, merveilleux, n'est-ce pas, Mademoiselle J aques? Miss Jacques nods her head vigor- ously. Mais oui, she affirms, oui, oui! Confusion reigns at ,this sharp differ- ence of opinion. Mrs. Raymond prepares to rise to the defense of the Class! Miss Carey firmly maintains her position. The tension is broken by Miss Lock- lwin's pleasant laugh. With a few well- chosen words, our great intermediary pours oil on the troubled waters and soothes the ruffled feelings. Suddenly the acrid odor of something burning assaults the nostrils of all those present, except Mr. Packard. He does not notice the odlor, for he has become quite inured to one or another by years spent in the chemistry laboratory. Miss McNerny sn-iifs apprehensively, then rushes quickly to the door. Oh, I might have known those boys from the cooking class would . . . but the rest of her speech is lost as the door slams behind her. Everybody is growing restless now. Miss Willoer and Miss Rafter begin to discuss the fall of the Roman Empire. Dreamily, Dr. Davis hums a strain from Liebestraum, anxious to return to his girls' glee club. Mr. Knowlton and Mrs. Garvin glance worriedly at the clock. Is it time for their daily workout with the dumbbells? Miss Dowling closes her eyes in pain, to shut out the glare of the travel posters. They are beginning to upset her. Suddenly, abofve the hubfbub, the voice of Miss Judd rings out. Pull-lee-uz, let's get back to the mat- ter in hand. Then. there is silence, and all eyes are focused upon Miss Brown as she slowly and majestically rises from the desktop, dislodging Miss Lang who has been fondly brushing chalk from her back. Why don't we gather up all these threads, these odds and ends and little details, and tuck them into a nutshell? I suggest that we' clinch the question by taking a vote' on the motion before the house. Miss Lang . . . Question, question! Mr. .Shipman . . . All those in favor ? ? ? ? I l We leave the outcome of this remark- able meeting to your imagination, dear readers. A M2 We hope that you will do unto Our Advertisers as they have clone by us.

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THE PILGRIM 19 since 1937. Harlow had recently aband- oned his campaign to return to favor the celluloid collar. Another quick change and the Future- scope portrayed a court scene. By this time nothing could surprise us. Ernest Hamblin a judge! but he was sleeping through the important case of Petrell vs. Giovanetti. Bill Petrell, the lumber magnate, was suing Aldo Giovanetti for the abdluotion of three thousand hard pine knots. Petrell had employed Ber- nard Petit, the famous criminal lawyer, and Giovanetti had retained Philip Covell. Philip, conserving his energy, had in turn hired J. J. Schillng to inves- tigate the claims of Petrell. The jury consisted of twelv-e women Chonest men are extremely difficult to findj and Petrel3l's chances of winning the case were negligibleg the women re- fused to be bribed. Scanning the faces of th-e bored jury, we found many old friends: Iria Albertini, Marie Roncar- ati, and Blanche Borghi tstill togetherj, Hazel Cleary, Melba Goyetch, Rita Cris- tofori, J usta Santos, and Thelma Cook. Relulctantly, we had to ab-andon the stirring events of the court scene, but it is only fair that we should acquaint you with the achievements of our fair jury. Iria, Marie, and Blanche have estab- lished a World-wide Love Bureau. Eleanor Brewer and Dot Haley have made their fortune through The Bounce- It-OH Stables. How femiininfe -aversion to avoirdupois has persisted through the years! , Hazel and Ruth Buwmpus are suppos- edly rival dietitians. Hazel makes a specialty of prepareing diets for the un- derweight while Ruth is doing a thriv- ing business prescribing for the obese. We have been led to believe by the town tattler, Mary Devitt, that Ruth and Hazel are working together. Ruth fat- tens them and sends them over to Hazel, and Hazel works in the opposite direc- tion. Could this be a violation of the Anti-Trust Act? Elsie Fortini, Rita, and J usta have an Italian Restaurant in North Plymouth. Thelma Cook, we learned through Miss Devitt, is the wife of Admiral G. F. Lemoline, and has been devoting her- self to the bringing up of tive little mid- shipmen. Little George Jr., wants to be a marine, much to Papa Lemoine's dis- gust. , Melba is the proud owner of a danc- ing school where all the innumerable new dance steps are taught. Next we found ourselves looking in upon Alice Wood, wealthy society ma- tron, who was at present entertaining a group of outstanding soci-alites. Among the guests was Mr. Gabriel Ferazzi, Esquire, prominent business man of the town. Mr. Ferazzi has mon- opolized the industry of cellophane rain- coats. Although this task required many years of plotting and scheming, he had finally succeeded in attaining his great objective. Another guest was Mrs. Harold Clark, fMary Weild to those Who knew herj, who now wore two pairs of glasses so that she might see properly. She was sipping tea with her hostess. Annie Paoli, famous composer and pi- anist, was playing an accompaniment for Ruth Butts, famed Metropolitan Opera star. Miss Butts ended her song on a note whnich Miss Paoli was unable to locate upon the keyboard. Miriam Klasky, authority on colonial furniture, was explaining the merits of a rickety chair to Ethel Shiwom, who has also climbed the ladder of fame as a comedienne. In one corner of the room Beatrice Vincent, world-famous tap dancer, was showing an intricate dance step to Wil- liam Clark, the town playboy. Bill was having a dmifiicult time, and suggested that Beatrice take a drive with hfim in his new beach wagon. The dinner gong rang at this moment and Bill postponed his drive until later in the evening. Everyone was soon seated Cthree sec- onds flath and food was brought to the hungry guests who knew, however, that their hunger would not be apfpeased un- less they liked fish. Professor Addiyman again manipulat- ed the controls of his invention and upon the screen- appeared a stately mansion, surrounded by beautiful lawns and shrub-s. A sign at the entrance to the d-rive read, Young Maids' Home Soci- ety. This organization had been estab- lished by and was supervised by none other than Cynthia Drew. After Miss Drew's graduation from P. H. S., she determined to become an old maid be- cause her gala night life had been some- what suppressed during her Senior year. We were shown the interior of the lounge Where- many young maids had gathered. The radio was being oper- ated at full blast, and music in the Benny Goodman manner filled the air. There was a little confusion in the cen- ter of the room and we noticed someone swinging it in the midst of the group. It was Phyllis Lovell! What was she doing here? We later learned the sad explanation. Phyllis had jilted so many Continued on page 33 or

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