Springfield Trade High School - Beaver Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Bill Cosimo Bill Cosimo Bill Cosimo Bill Cosimo Dolores Bill Cosimo Dolores Bill Cosimo Dolores Bill Dolores Cosimo Bill Cosimo Dolores Bill Dolores Bill Cosimo Dolores Bill Cosimo Dolores Cosimo Dolores Bill own Class president, followed by that famous head of the F. B. I., Francis LaValley, and his able assistants, John Mooney, Josevh Terzi, and Francis Nowakowski. —Can I stand any more of this!!! It’s Nicholas Slepchuk. Doesn’t he look handsome and businesslike in that bright violet F. B. I. uni- form? —The crowd is cheering again. They are calling, “We want to see the first lady”. Here she comes. It’s the former Edith Boucher. Here comes the mayor of Springfield, Joe Veteramo, the People’s Choice, with his wife to welcome the distinguished guests. —Isn’t the mayor riding in a new “Ferrara”? —Yes, he is. And Ray LaBonte is his chauffeur. —Here comes the mayor’s valet, Bill Henderson, bringing a beautiful bouquet of flowers. He’e handing them to Mrs. Veteramo. Who is that lady behind the sheaf of flowers? —It’s Barbara Tiberio, his former secretary. —She is presenting them to Mrs. Smith. —FPresident Smith is shaking hands with all the official dignitaries: City Clerk, Francis Coulter; Smoke Inspector, Ed Turnberg; State Senator, Loretta Motyka; and Judge Roland Savoie. —The parade has started, and Trade High surely is well represented by those dark blue uniforms with the twenty-four karat gold braiding. —Sure look sharp, don’t they? —Can’t be real! Look at those instruments! Plastic, I think. —You can certainly tell that’s William Pegoraro’s idea. He always wanted to become famous, and I guess he has done it. —He not only invents, but did you hear, he’s the head of the plastic gadget department of Trade High School. —Those boys and girls in the center look familiar. They look like the sons and daughters of Bob Benson, Richard Guilmain, Phyllis Ziem- ba, and the famous musician, Ray Smith. —Barbara Pfisterer’s beautiful baton starlets are leading the band. —Hey, the crowd is getting out of hand. Police Chief Anthony Sternal and Police Commissioner George Harding better get their men on their toes. —I guess you spoke too soon. —Yes, in back of them is a line of the finest police captains in the country. Look at them if you want to see something. There’s Frank Przybycien, Hervey Daigle, Thomas Gordon and Robert Amsden. You know, I can’t get over the way our Trade graduates have pros- pered. —The mayor is bringing his guests to the new city hall for dinner in the famous William Cunningham Room. Let’s follow them with the mirror. —Can either of you make out what that radium plaque on the wall reads? cane —Well, what does it say? —It reads: “Decorated in 1970 by Richard Livingston and his able assistant, Robert Hemingway.” —Look at the clock made in the form of a calendar with weather bul- letins issued every half hour. —There’s a dedication on it. Let’s look. —Why, it reads: “Presented to the city of Springfield by the Lemon and Loyd Manufacturing Company.” —Boy, that looked like a good dinner, wish I were there. Too bad this mirror doesn’t let you sample the banquet. And the caterers were Caron and Cangro. Do you remember them? —Stop talking about food. You’re making me hungry. —Put your minds back on the mirror. The speeches are beginning, —Say, just listen to Joe Mazza’s talk. I think he’s the best so far, don’t you? State Senator, Biase Porfillio was good on “No Taxa- tion”. —I could have listened to him forever. Such personality! And as for oratory, he’s the best on the radio. —As far as that goes, the whole program was swell: Jean Carroll’s song, “The Richard Clapper Blues”, Ruthann Durick’s ballerinas, and that hilarious comedian Paul Bannon,

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ee 8 A Look Into the Future | or The Mirror Talks Back Act I Scene I As the scene opens, two inventors, Bill Scholes and Cosimo Longo, are reclining in their office located at the corner of Bridge and Main Streets. Their secretary, Dolores Tergliafera, is busily typing at a desk at night center. Up stage center are two large windows overlooking Main Street. In front are two large desks, back to back, each with a swivel chair. There is the usual collection of office furnishings and files. Cosimo is comfortably seated on his spine with his feet on the desk. It’s a warm day, so his hat sits jauntily on the back of his head. His sleeves are pushed up. His socks are rolled down, and his shoes are off. Bill is in about the same position and attire. Cosimo —Well, I guess we’ve struck it rich, Bill. Bill —Yup, guess we have. Cosimo —People have waited all their lives for an invention like ours. Bill —It’s got it all over the Crystal Ball. You don’t need a fortune teller or anything. Cosimo —Nope, all you need to do is walk up to the mirror, recite our poem, and unbutton your ears. Bill —It’s so simple that even Mitchell Filip was able to discover what he would be doing in 1975. Imagine!!!!1! Cosimo -—I wonder what he found out. Bill —It told him something he has always wanted to know, the difference between a circle and ‘a square. Cosimo —Did you hear what the mirror told Ruth Reed? Bill —No, What? Cosimo —(laughing) It told her that she’d better stop trying to create busi- ness for her millinery shop by sitting on people’s hats. It’s a dangerous occupation. Hat pins are in style again. Bill —That’s a good one. I was listening the other day when Bob Mc Gowan walked past. Cosimo —You were? What did he find out? Bill —The mirror told him that his magic paint brush with its radar controlled motion would paint the greatest mural of all times. Dolores —It seems to me that you inventors should stop talking and see if this so-called invention of yours works. Bill —That’s right. Let’s test it out. There are plenty of things I want to know. Cosimo —Let’s take it down there on the corner. That will be the acid test. Act I Scene II The scene opens on the corner of Bridge and Main Streets. A huge mirror has been installed in front of the drugstore. In the doorway, Bill and Cosimo are trying to appear nonchalant. Bill nudges Cosimo. Bill —Hey! Here’s our mirror. Cosimo —Yes, but what shall we do now that we have it where we want it? Bill —Say the Magic poem. Cosimo —Oh yes, I’ve forgotten about it. So together they say the poem. They register surprise, for as they talk, they are able to see into the future. Mirror, Mirror, on the wall Tell us something, tell us all. Tell us of each lad and lass Of our great and hopeful class. Tell us each and one, our fate Be it small or be it great. Mirror, Mirror, on the wall Tell us something, tell us all. As they speak, figures and scenes appear on the clear surface of the mirror. Cosimo —Look! There’s a new, beautiful, red, atomic-driven train. Bill —The engineer looks familiar. Why, it’s Albert Allen at the switch- board! His assistant is Barbara LaMascolo, the authority on atomic ower. Cosimo Bo heres a big electric sign on the front. It reads, “The Presidential Comet” — “Good Will Tour’. Now it’s stopping, and the crowd is going wild. The President of the United States has just stepped out on the platform. Who would believe it? It’s David Smith, our

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Cx simo Bui Dolores Bill Cosimo Dolores Bill Cosimo Dolores Bill Cosimo Bill Dolores Cosimo —So much for entertainment. I’m more interested in the Ball. —Sure wish I could dance, look at the fun everyone is having. —Tl’ll teach you someday if you want. —T'll take you up on that. —Hey you two, break it up. Listen to that swing band. I never knew Elsia Hamilton was so musical. I understand she’s the greatest of women band leaders. —TI hate to see it end. Look at the time, it’s getting late. —yYes, that’s true. The President’s tired and he has many other cities to visit. —There goes that atomic whiz. —Time to close shop. —Yup, I’m kinda tired now and supper is probably waiting. I almost forgot, tonight is the night we have my favorite hash dish, Hill and Halls Ham Hash. The Hash With a Home-made Dash. —That surely sounds good enough to eat. —Why don’t you two come home with me? My wife always cooks enough for unexpected guests. —Swell. —Well, what are we waiting for? Aect II Scene I The mirror has been placed in the main hall of Trade High School. The two inventors and their secretary are found seated before it gazing intently at its moving scenes. A large sign, “Alumni Meeting of the Class of 1950” suddenly appears in the mirror. Dolores Bill Dolores Cosimo Bill Dolores Bill Cosimo Bill Dolores Cosimo Bill Cosimo Bill Cosimo Bill Dolores —QOh! Look! Look who the principal is. Of all persons, George Starr, and the assistant principal is Bill Mumford. —Can’t quite make out what they’re saying. Oh! the alderwomen of Springfield are to be guides for the 1950 alumni. They are Vera Naglieri, Beatrice Drago, Annette Domingue, Anna Hecht, Joan Maurer, Mary Redmond and Janet Baldger. —The first stop on the tour is the new auditorium, decorated by Leo Kecki, known for his ability to transfer human personalities to the canvas. —The guests are now seated, and the Water Commissioner, Odbur Newth, and Superintendent of Streets, Joseph Adams are giving their welcome speeches. —Let’s go to the third floor. There is Barbara Harnois, head of the Girls’ division, and her assistant is Lois Dodge. Twenty years have certainly changed Trade High. —My shop has been changed the most. They now have a modeling studio with Lucy Frutuoza as the designer, and Alice Girard as the model. Head seamstress, Mary Rose Mercure, and her assistants Shirley Maiolo, Irene Walker, Dorothy Loveland, Jeannette Benoit, Gloria Arment, and Annie Belle Sharpe are working hard on mass production. —That cake, a replica of Trade High School, seems to have Joseph Passy and Donald Tippett working hard and long hours on their nerve-wracking idea. —Here we are now in the Cafeteria. Raymond Maria is Chief Chef now. —wWalter James, Stanley Peczka, and Arthur Wolfe have prepared a delicious feast under the supervision of Laurel MacDonald and Elizabeth Cole. —Just like old times, the girls are bossing the boys. —This is certainly some school, and to think that all my old classmates are here working so hard. I never would have believed it could happen in a hundred years. —Say, have a look. That’s the gym. There’s going to be a basketball game. And it’s all the members of our class. —Who is playing? —Bakery and Beauty Culture. —After twenty years, it will be something to see. —Representing bakery on the team are Catherine Brennan, Barbara Neilson, Kaye Butcher, Patricia Simons, and Elizabeth Cole. They call themselves the ““Matrons of Basketball’. —Their opponents of the class of 750 from B eauty Culture are Lor- raine Butler, Marion Burnett, Betty Demos, Mary Baker and Janet Holden. - 0.5 =