St Patrick High School - Emerald Yearbook (Roxbury, MA)

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PROPHECY - CContinuedJ MAC: Yes, I did. EILEEN: Well, rest assured that you have already done the most you can possibly do for him. fMary N ocera walks in.J And what can we do for you, Smitty. The doctor isn't in right now. He's looking at the new hospital. I have'n't seen it lately. How is it coming along? FRANCIS SMITH: The forty-first story is completed. Only nine more to go. Had a little trouble with it. One of the workmen has astig- matism-that eye disease we learned about in the Freshman Science course. He read the print on an angle and built the building on a tilt. It's going to make a wonderful diving board. It leans right over the Charles River. MARY: Fine. A combination Hospital and Diving Board. Two birds with one astigmatism. MARY NOCERA: Hello, Eileen. It's about closing time. Are you ready to go home? EILEEN: Oh! here you are, Mary. I was just telephoning you but I must have missed you. I wanted you to know I couldn't leave until I heard from the doctor. He isn't coming back to the Oiiice, I think, and I have a message for him. MARY: Oh! Well, I'll wait if you don't mind. And in the mean- while I have some news for you-guess what shorthand method I'm using now? Q EILEEN: fPuzzled and dubiousj Gregg? I guess. . . MARY: Oh, no. What would be news in that? Anyway- remem- ber vsghat a whiz Francis Phillips was in shorthand during our Junior Year. EILEEN: Whiz ? Why - Mary - I -- MARY: I have just now collocated that word for this purpose. I am using the Phillips' Shorter Shorthand method-and really it's simple. I use it especially since I work in his office-probably Wouldn't be em- ployed otherwise. But here's the point, Eileen. He is coming down to induce you to use his facilitated method. The reason why he hasn't been before is that he has only recently received the approval and patented seal and the new shorthand shall be taught in schools. What do you think of that? EILEEN: Goodness, Mary, you surely aren't serious. But then I imagine it is as probable as it is possible. Nevertheless, about changing from Gregg now... CShe is suddenly interrupted when Francis Phillips enters.D FRANCIS PHILLIPS: Now, 'now Eileen, no hasty decisions. Did my, ah, my secretary tell you the details? Of course, you realize my Phillips' Shorter Shorthand shall revolutionize the business world. A first-grader could aptly learn my new method. Sure, I knew you wanted to learn shorthand the easy way. Here now-I know you'll relish these. fAs Eileen tries to say she is satisfied- he sets several books and note- books on her desk and laughs contentedlyj MARY: You're in for it now, Eileen, but take it from me you shall not regret getting entangled in his books. I'll let you in on some of my own information on that subject. EILEEN: fGlancing through the bookl I think the longer short- hand is shorter than the shorter shorthand. MARY: I think you ought to try it, Eileen. C'The girls and boys babble their opinions until Mary Hannon rushes in.b MARY HANNON: Where's the doctor? Gargantua's little nephew, Muscles, has a sore throat. EILEEN : I'm sorry, but the doctor treats only human patients. MARY HANNON: But I've brought Muscles over. He's in the outer waiting room. EVERYBODY: What! fAll leave by the opposite door in a hurry.J END OF ACT I

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PROPHECY - Ujontinueclb are still trying to replenish the supply that Francis Smith used on his experiments. CKay Murrin enters with Ruth Gildeaj KAY: Hello, Eileen - and Claire! - and Mary Rooney. I'm dread- fully tired. We've been down to Henry Welsh's Beauty Salon and I think he does wonderful work, don't you? MARY ROONEY: What! Henry Welsh-Beauty Salon! Why he never had more than an inch of hair on his head in his life. Now, he's telling women how to wear their's! RUTH: He is, and he's considered the best authority in America. MARY: But tell me, Catherine, have you written any poetry lately? The last four books you wrote were superb. KAY: Yes, Mary. My latest is in that bookcase over there. It's a collection of 100 of my most famous poems. Ruth, tell her how you earn your daily bread. RUTH: I'm a radio announcer but I have a fifteen minute program at four-thirty. I'll have to be leaving soon to get to the station on time. Be sure to listen. I think you'll like my program. MARY: What is it like? RUTH: I want to surprise you, just be sure to listen. tRuth puts on her hat and starts to walk quicpklyf to the door when she lightly' bumps against a well-dressed womanb DORIS: I beg your pardon, young lady. RUTH: Sorry- Chastity exitsj CAnna Drudy walks in and Doris Sutherland.J EILEEN: Why - Doris Sutherland. DORIS: The name is Mrs. Vanderfeller Rockabuilt. What right have you to call me by my maiden name. It's utterly unpardonable. EILEEN: But don't you remember me, Doris? Eileen O'Connell, class of '45, ANNA: I remember. Certainly, Doris, in the social whirl of your life, you haven't lost the pleasant memories of our days in St. Patrick's High School. tDoris looks enlightened.JWe're in a hurry right now. Is the doctor in? EILEEN: No. he is not. Would you like to make an appointment? DORIS: No, thank you, nothing serious. We are going to a tea this afternoon so we'll be back later. ANNA: I'd like to see you again some time. I'll give you one of my husba'nd's cards. You can phone me at this number. Goodby everyone. fWhen they leave. Eileen holds up the card and reads it aloud.b EILEEN: Mr, John Michael Van Attlewood. Ambassador to New Guinea, Tel. New Guinea 5397? New Guinea: Doesn't sound like a nickel call. I think I'd better write. fFrancis McDermott and Francis Smith simultaneously enter from opposite doors. They reach the desk together. Both begin to speak at once.J h tFRANCIS MCDERMOTT: Hello, I wonder if you could tell me w a FRANCIS SMITH: Hello, I wonder if you would be interested in . . . EILEEN: One at a time please. FRANCIS MCDERMOTT: My name is Francis McDermott and I'm Rresident of the Watertown Bachelors' Club. One of the Bachelors is sick. He's lying very still and he's white and cold. Could you tell me what I can do for him? EILEEN: Wait a minute. I'll find his sickness in the Sympton Book compiled by Doctor Barrett. CEileen looks it up.J . FRANCIS McDERMOTT: Doctor Barrett! A very good friend of mine named Barrett became a doctor. He must be the same one. Say! you must know me. MARY: Of course, we do, Mac. EILEEN: I've found it Mac. Tell me! Did you ever take out life insurance for the man?

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PROPHECY - wontinuedj ACT II PROLOGUE: Many of the girls of the class of '45 have natural curly hair. Therefore, any reference to uncurly locks is purely coincidental. TIME: That evening. PLACE: Henri Welsh's Beauty Salon. Scene of the Second Act Opens: Mary Camerato, Mary O'Rourke, Dorothy Grubaugh, Marie Eastman and Murial Gravel are wait- ing for Henri Welsh's assistant, Sid Barbato, to come in. Dottie Grubaugh speaks: DOTTIE: But I'm sure that you will like this hair specialist. I'm a model, and my boss especially advocates this establishment. MURIEL: There. I told you that Henri Welsh's Beauty Salon was well known, even in New York. My husband owns a chain of drug stores that stretches across the country. Whenever I stop at one of them that is all I hear the women talk about. MARY CAMERATO: I hope you are right. I am the first woman to run for selectman and I must look my best when I deliver my speech at the rally. fEleanor Barbato erttersl ELEANOR: Hello everyone. Monsieur Welsh is out of town, but I'm sure that I can operate this machine. It is able to lift you high above the throngs of people who do not have a Welsh Super De-Luxe Permanent. Who will be the first? Oh, by the way, Marie, how do you like your job as a telephone operator? MARIE: It is very interesting. I am well acquainted with many of the prominent businessmen in Boston. Once in a while, Fibber McGee even calls me Myrt. ELEANOR: Hello, Mary O'Rourke, where have you been? The last I heard you were in New York. MARY O'ROURKE: Oh! I am doing the bookkeeping for the famous See America First Navigation Lines. I've been in Florida for quite a while but I'll probably stay in Boston from now on. . ELEANOR: That's fine, Mary. Would you like to be first? There will probably be a rush tonight so, I'll have to hurry. MARY O'ROURKE: Certainly. fPauline Alarie entersb MARY CAMERATO: Here is your chance girls to discover what you can about the latest styles in womens' dresses. Pauline Alarie is well known for her original and flattering designs. Can you give me some advice, Polly? PAULINE: Of course, Mary. Why don't you stop at my home some day. I'll be glad to help you in any way that I can. Oh! Ruth Gildea told me to be sure to listen to her program this afternoon. It's time now. I'll put the radio on. RUTH: fover the radiob Hello everyone. This is Ruth Gildea with her helpful hints on how to be slim. The only morning reducing program that comes to you - at night. Ready now, to the sweet strains of Mairzy Doats hold yourself at arms length and revolve your body by the wrist. 1-2-3-4. Slowly now, 3-2-1-4. 1-2-3-4-Who are you getting slim for? l MARIE EASTMAN: If this is going to go on for fifteen miutes, I think I'll scream. RUTH: 1-2-3-4-3-2-1-4-1-2-3-4-3-Z fshe is shut ofjfb fArm Delaney and Margaret Mahoney enter quicklyl ANN: Hello everyone. Did Nancy come yet? ELEANOR: Nancy' who? ANN: Why! Nancy Peters. She arrived on the last plane from Washington. She was the guest artist at the Washington Book Fair. MARGARET MAHONEY: I came up to take her picture. Marie MacKay will be up soon. She is a photographer for my rival paper. p