Roxbury Memorial High School for Girls - Laurel Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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1944 Prophecy of the Class of l944, Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the Boston Broadcasting System, station R.M.H.S., presenting to you your weekly journal of the air, 'KThe Vacuum Cleaner. Remember our motto: VVe pick up all the dirt. This evening it is our pleasure to feature your Boston Newsgirl, Maisy Dotes. Good Evening, Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all our ships at sea, let's go to press: Vlfashington, D.C.-Exclusive!-The notorious law-suit of Veronica Lake versus Joan Hart has Finally been appealed to the Supreme Court. The judges and juries seem to have had a hard time determining the originator of the peek-a-boon bang. Boston, Massachusetts-The newly-opened Roxbury Memorial Hospital fully staffed with expert nurses, all former graduates of the local high school, opened its doors today to its First patient, Harriet Harris, who complained of chopped liver. The staff, supervised by eflicient Selma Bloch, includes such notables as: Frances Collins, Evelyn McSwain, Ruth Lawson, Catherine Hare, and Alice Maccara. The laboratory boasts a personnel of laboratory technicians who are even now delving into the mys- teries ofthe unknown. Among these humanitarians are Adele Berman, Elaine Cohen, Marilyn Harriman, and Toby Berger. And now a word from my sponsors: Girls! Are you lacking dates? Does your phone never ring? Do men treat you like Miriam without Irium? Then come to the Date Bureau of Bernice Sava and Zatiro Hantis. We guarantee an occasion for every type of man. Chicago, Illinois-The Heinz Company has recently added a 58th variety to their already famous 573 thanks to Edythe Leshner's research in the Field of pickles. New York, New York-Louise Pitts and Ruth Somerville, well-known pianists, have completed a successful tour of the United States and are returning to New York today, for the debut of Sarah Stansil's newest symphony in Carnegie Hall next Tuesday. Washington, D. C.-The eminent poetess, Helen Vlfiseman, has .received world-wide acclaim for her latest masterpiece- Ode to a Nestle's-with Nuts. New Orleans, Louisiana-Mary McLean, former buyer for Goldie Bir- stein's Fashion Salon, is now exclusive buyer for the Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz, and Papidinos French Shoppe. Dil39l

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THE LAURZEL eight or nine dozen soldiers of all sizes, shapes, and species from a nearby camp, and invited them to a tea party to be held at our gym. There we met the boys and chose our Prom escorts. 1944 Reforms. As president of the Governing Council, Shirley Ogintz has introduced a number of reforms, Through her efforts, a Cleanup Campaign has been initiatedg every Friday there is dancing in the gym, and in the near future, mirrors are to be installed in the lavatories. She is still battling for further reforms. Looking Forward. With the passing of every day, graduation approaches, and with it, the Variety Show, Class Day, and the Commencement Prom. Soon they will have come and gone, and so to our underclassmen we pass the Torch that they may guard it well. TERMS TO BE MASTERED escalator clause Qsee The Election of I94IH under ID the Great Divide Cbetween Boys' and Girls' Memorialj stay and tender laws Cstay after school and tend to your businessj control of the purse Csee Economic Conditionsl' under IVD impressment Cseniors on underclassmenj spoils system Cschool politicsj underground railway ton all Hoorsj ' availability Qwomenj internal improvements Qlunchj QUESTIONS I . How many times have you seen The Lamp Went Out? . QMark with Xl 3 times D 4 times Cl 5 times Cl other lj 2. . Do you think the lavatory mirrors will come? DEMO A. Yes lil No E 3. Do you know any available males? A. No lj Yes Clf yes, see authorsj 4. Q. Do you swoon when Sinatra croons? A. Yes E BIBLIOGRAPHY A History of Our Country-David Saville Muzzy, Published by Ginn and Co. Nasha Levitt and Barbara Wolfe fb 1.51 9 e r-aoznav k QW 5 Wu c iii Q' Y . M x 1331

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THE LAUREL Cambridge, Massachusetts-Miss Theresa Rosemond, noted at M. I. T. for Hguring out the payroll, was accidentally caught in a newly-discovered radio wave, found by Margaret Miller, Gloria Goldman, and Natalie Houseman. Miss Rosemond is now at, home recuperating. Providence, Rhode Island-Doctor Gloria Sandberg's famed painless den- tal clinic has just hired two new-type models. These models, Virginia Marcus and Mary jianos, are required to sit in the window and smile at the passers-by. The doctor claims that this new style of advertising, conceived by Shirley Cummings, has resulted in many new customers. Boston, Massachusetts-Phyllis Cressilov, long noted for her Sunday morning oratories, has published a book entitled Cressilov's Speech on Conciliation with Mahatma Ghandif' And now another word from my sponsor:- Is your Blood pressure as low as your I. Q.? Do you see spots in front of your eyes when you look at a leopard? Then come to Barbara Wolfe's Electro- Physio-Therapy Clinic and get a shock. FLASH-Latest news on a first CFOSS-Country test flight! ! Jackie Naz- zarro, foremost aviatrix of our times, today made a Hight with Claire MacPhee's new- est model, appropriately called the MacPheeocoptor. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Gertrude Yarchin, research chemist for the Dupont Laboratories, today disclosed her latest contribution to Science, Dehydrated Water. This new discovery comes in the form of a capsule, which when added to a glass of H20 will produce a glass of water. Los Angeles, California-The reputed designing house of Lorraine Las- erson and Helen Dracousis has produced its prize creation, a midridi gym uniform in two colors, after-test blue and report-card red. New York, New York-The debut of Frank Sinatra, jr., was heralded tonight with a record-breaking attendance far exceeding that of his illustrious father. Two ardent swooners fainted as the boy opened his mouth. They were later identified as Hannah Milamed and Charlotte Salkind. Ontario, Canada-The former Judith Facktoroff, a native of Roxbury, Mass., is the proud mother of a set of male quintuplets, each of the boys possessing a fine crop of red hair. Her close friends, Ann Rubin and Thelma Kramer, agree that this was what Judy meant in 1944 when she said: There must be a simple answer to the man-shortage problem! Hollywood, California-Upon the resignation of Lena Horne from the cinema, it is rumored that her part in the new M.G.M. production will revert to Vera Francis. 1401