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

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NATALIE: Why Pat, it seems funny seeing you here. GLORIA: It looks as if you really did become a doctor. You always wanted to be one, didn't you? Ileanine enters.J 4 JEANINE: Oh, I've been looking all over for you, Miss Cloherty. You are wanted in surgery. MARY: Well, Doctor, I think everything is straightened out so I'll go down to surgery. PAT: Well, Natalie, what have you been doing for the past few years? HELEN: Say it good and loud so that I can hear it and write it on the record. NATALIE: Well, I finally made up my mind to be a teacher and now I'm principal of the Newark State School. PAT: You seem to be doing all right for yourself. How about you, Gloria, what are you doing? GLORIA: Well, I'm Natalie's secretary and although she doesn't know it, she couldn't get along without me. NATALIE: Yes, I know it well enough. The way she files things no one could find them. GLORIA: I'll have you know my filing system has been patented. PAT: Well, what are you both doing in the hospital? NATALIE and GLORIA: Itogetherl I think that I sprained my wrist. PAT: Well, as long as I'm not busy I'Il take you to the accident room and bandage you up. II'at, Natalie, and Gloria leave.j lMary Dormady enters, loaded down with papers., MARY D.: Mary, will you give these papers to Miss Gloherty, and give these to Dr. Harvey when he comes by again? MARY R.: I will, and if you're going back to the record room will you take these reports with you? MARY D.: I will. By the way, what has been going on here? We heard the commo- tion in the record room. HELEN: There's been a plane crash and all the casualties came here. I'll tell you all about it tonight. lMary Dormady exits.l MARY R.: My! but itls quiet here. HELEN: Wait a minute, don't talk too soon: it looks as if there is another patient coming. MARY R.: Yes, and it looks as if he were in a very poor condition. fBilly 0,Grady enters.J HELEN: Name and address, please. BILLY: I beg your pardon, Miss- HELEN: Well, aren't you a patient? BILLY: Patient? I wasnlt even on the plane. HELEN: What can I do for you? BILLY: Well, you see, my brother was seriously injured and I wonders-if I will be allowed to see him. HELEN: What is his name, please? BILLY: James O'Grady. MARY R.: What! you mean to say that you're Jimmy O'Grady's brother Billy? BILLY: Yes. What's wrong with that? Uimmy enters and Billy looks twice before he speaksj BILLY: I thought that you were seriously injured. JIMMY: Me? Seriously injured? When the plane crashed, a bottle of red ink spilled on me and in the rush they thought it was blood. BILLY: Well, Iim certainly glad that I missed that plane. l Thomas Mullen enters.l TOMMY M.: You certainly should be. BILLY: Good afternoon, Father. Yes, I realize that. TOMMY M.: I'Iaven't I seen you somewhere before? BILLY: Maybe you have, Father. I've been traveling all over the world. TOMMY M.: Well, I've done quite a bit myself. But I keep thinking you're some- one I went to school with. BILLY: Well, I graduated from St. Patrick's in ,4-7. TOMMY M.: Then you must be - BILLY: Yes, I'm Billy O'Grady, and my brother Jimmy is here too. JIMMY: Did you call me, Bill?

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EMILIE: Weire going to a dental convention. PAUL: Whatls the matter? Afraid of losing your teeth? NANCY K.: Paul, I see you haven't forgotten your wisecracks. NANCY V.: Oh, letis be serious for a change. RUTH: Wlell, that's Em for you. Always putting things backwards. Nancy Kelly and she and I are Dental Hygienists and Nancy Vasquez is a Dental Secretary, and we decided to travel together to the convention. QA voice announces over the loud-speaker that the plane will leave soon and all hurry into the plane as the curtain closesj SCENE II The Municipal Hospital in Watertown. Mary Ryder is at the desk typing and Helen Phelan is at the switchboard. HELEN: Well, at the rate that Dr. Harvey is going, the class of '47 will be well known in the medical world at any 1'ate. MARY: Especially in this hospital - fThe phone rings.J HELEN: Unto phonej Watertown Municipal Hospital -What! I'll get busy on it right away. fTo Mary, There's been a plane crash in a nearby area. We,ll have to get busy right away. MARY: Well, Iill have to finish these reports in a hurry so I can be ready to check in. fMary begins to type hurriedly and Helen starts putting through calls.J MARY C.: llfnteringj Miss Phelan, Phone Ward B and have Miss Comeau come to the main office immediately. I'll go and get the doctors. MARY R.: lim glad I donit have to look for the doctors. JEANINE: fEntersJ What's the matter? Has there been a plane crash or some- thing? MARY R.: How did you guess it? MARY C.: Miss Comeau, Iam glad you're here, and is there another extra nurse somewhere? JEANINE: Yes, I think so. Miss Deviney said that she was extra on the Children's Wlard today. I'll go get her. Ueanine exits.J HELEN: I think I hear the ambulance coming now . . . Oh, I forgot to tell vou, the minor injuries are coming in this way. Ueanine and Lucille enter.J LUCILLE: You Wanted me to report to you? MARY C.: Yes, I did, but I would like you to bring this message to Dr. Harvey first and then report to me. lThe patients begin to enter. James Devaney and foseph Reilly come in and give their names at the deslc.J JIMMY: Jim Devaney- Buffalo, N. Y. I'm a sports director at M. U. JOE: uAce,, Reilly- California. Ilm a sports commentator. fffharles Harvey, Pat Maclnnis, and Lucille enter and stand near the door.l MARY C.: Am I hearing right or did you say Ace Reilly, the great sports com- mentator and graduate of St. Patrick's High in '47? JOE: That's right, but who are you to know me that well? MARY R.: Donit you remember Mary Cloherty? JIM: What! not our class vice-president in '47? MARY C.: That's right, but I don't remember you. JOE: You don't remember James Devaney. He played on the basketball team in '47 when we were champs. MARY C.: Oh yes, I remember now. lCharlie Harvey, Pat Maclnnis and Lucille, who have been standing in the doorway, move toward the desks.J LUCILLE: I met Dr. Maclnnis and I thought she would like to be here. CHARLIE: What do you say, Jim? You look as if you had been in a plane crash. You're lucky I'm here. JIM: Or am I so lucky? Thereis room for argument there. Say, don't yo11 re- member Joe Reilly? He was on the plane, too. JOE: I certainly feel as if I had been in a plane crash. CHARLIE: Well, come on with me and we will see what we can do for you. fCharlie, lim and foe leave.J MARY R.: Well, it looks as if we have a few more patients. PAT: Oh! that looks like Natalie and Gloria. fNatalie and Gloria enter.J

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BILLY: Yes. Donlt you remember Tommy Mullen who graduated with us? He's Father Mullen now. JIMMY: Well, for heaven's sakesl You always said you were going to be a priest. HELEN: Unto phonel Municipal Hospital. Telephone for Father Mullen? Wait a minute and I'll connect you. fTo Tommy MJ Excuse me, but are you Fath- er Mullen? TOMMY M.: Yes, I am. ls there something wrong? fCoes over to ph0ne.J TOMMY M.: Unto phonel Yes. - I'll be back in a little while. HELEN: fTo fimmyj Is that Tommy Mullen who graduated with us? JIMMY: Yes, didnlt you recognize' him? l' I HELEN: I do now. lsnlt it strange that so many of our classmates wandered in on us this afternoon. ' SCENE III A courtroom. The jury is bunched in a corner talking together like old friends. On closer inspection, we find that they are old friends. They j graduated from St. Patrick's in VL7. As we look across the room we see Grace Peters and over there are the opposing lawyers, Paul Clifford and Stephen Lyons. GRACE: All rise and face the bench. The court is now in session. lTommy 0,C0nnell enters and takes his place at the bench. He bangs with the gavel.J TOMMY: Order! Order in the court! fThe jurors continue to talk.J TOMMY: Will this court please come to order. fThe jurors finally realize that the fudge is speaking to them and subside.J TOMMY: Well, thatls better. GRACE: Hear ye! Hear ye! The case of the people versus the Super Condolieri Airlines is now opened. TOMMY: Will the lawyers please examine the jury? PAUL: What is your name and occupation, Sir? FRANKIE: Francis Hannon - Sports writer. STEPHEN: What is your name and occupation? VIVIAN: Vivian Perley - Secretary. PAUL: Name and occupation, please. LARRY: Lawrence Sullivan -President of the Twinkle Supermarkets. STEPHEN: Name and occupation, please? RUTH: Ruth MacDonald - Executive Secretary of the Twinkle Supermarkets. PAUL: Name and occupation, please. ROBERT: Robert Holland - Auditor of the Two-Cent Savings Bank. STEPHEN: Name and occupation, please. HELEN: Helen McEllin -H Jeweler. PAUL: Name and occupation, please. THERESA: Theresa Maher-Private Secretary. STEPHEN: Name and occupation, please. JIM: James Donovan -Engineer on the Watertown and Waverly Railroad. . PAUL: Name and occupation, please. BETTY: Elizabeth McEllin - Secretary to Stephen Lyons. STEPHEN: Name and - ' PAUL: Wait a minute! Are you trying to put something over on me? BETTY: Oh, not that Stephen Lyons. tPointing to Stephenjl PAUL: You mean there's another one of those? STEPHEN: Name and occupation, please DOLORES: Dolores Keaney - Secretary. PAUL: Name and occupation, please. RUTH: Ruth MacPhee-Coach of the Watertown Winners. They're leading the league this year by three games. STEPHEN: Name and occupation, please. BETTY L.: fVery softlyl Elizabeth Loughlin - Secretary. STEPHEN: Will you speak louder, please? I canlt hear you. BETTY L.: fRepeats' louderl Elizabeth Loughlin - Secretary. STEPHEN: Thank you. TOMMY: Are there any objections to the jury? Vfheresa Gallagher enters with a note for Paul Clifforcll PAUL: fReads the note then starts to Iaughj What do they think I am? THERESA: What's this all about?