Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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GRADUATION NUMBER ■was not good in my lines so I gave it i up. I tried many other vocations but ; I was a flat failure. I was about to ; give up when one day I saw the girl of | my dreams, the most beautiful girl in all the world. Upon first sight I fell in j love with her. She tripped like a fairy , down the avenue, and I, struck dumb by her charms, followed her, not daring to ' speak. I found her home and took the address. By becoming acquainted with the landlady of her apartment I man- ' aged to get an introduction to the fair lady. After that it didn’t take long to become fast friends and we saw much ! of each other. She aroused my ambi- ' tions and soon after I tried out in ama- 1 teur vaudeville. The act I put on made a big hit and after playing it for two months I received an offer to play the Englishman in “Wopple-choke’s Mil- lions.” By advancing fast and furious- ly my name was soon written on the lights of Broadway and I became a very wealthy man. My fiance and I were soon married. But alas ! A fool and his money are soon paretd. The day after ; nij’ wedding, the girl of my dreams dis- appeared and also the whole of my for- i tune which I had entrusted to her. This thing broke my heart, also my pocketbook. The following week I sailed for London and have played with tlie same company ever since theji. tillie (Elass Adzigian, Edward Harry; Age 17; Nicknames, Eddie, Ed, Adzie, E. Harry; Description, Clever (?), and very mod- est(?); Remarks, I demand a B in Lat- in; Sports, Football 3, 4, Basketball 2, 3, 4, Baseball 3; Activities, Literary Ed- j itor of Authentic, Orchestra 2, 4, Superin- tendent of Schools (Boys’ Week;) Post ' Graduation Plans, Harvard. j Alley, Velvin Claire ; Age 19 ; Nick- i name. Red; Description, Carrot-top; Re-: marks. What’s that for? Post Gradua- | tion Plans, Bay State Box Co. Office, i Anderson, Richard; Age 18; Nick-! names, Dick, Dickie; Description, Grace | (ful;) Remarks, I don’t even mind; j Sports, Cross Country 3, 4, Class Basket- j ball 3, 4 ; Activities, Stage Manager of | Senior Play; Post Graduation Plans; ' Wentworth. Apalakis, Constantine ; Age 17 ; Nick- name, Goose; Description, Smooth; Re- marks, Where are we going to-night? Post Graduation Plans, P. G. Apalakis, George Edward; Age 17; Nickname, Apple; Description, Golfer; Remarks, Gonna play to-day, Metch? Sports, Hockey 1. Baert, Helen Anna; Age 18; Nick- name, Baert ; Description, Blondy; Re- marks, Hustle along; Activities, Glee Club 3 ; Post Graduation Plans, Bryant Stratton or Burdett College. Bagdikian, Lydia Natalie; Age 18; Nickname, Lil; Description, Studious; Remarks, Goodness, gracious. Blenkhorn, James; Age 17; Nickname, Jimmie; Description, Restful (?); Re- marks, Ayah ! Sports, Football 3, Cross Country 1; Activities, Senior Play, Se- nior Banquet and Class Day Commit- tees, Class Prophet, Baseball Manager; Post Graduation Plans, University of Vermont. Brannen, Weston Louis; Age 17; Nickname, Wes; Description, Hard boil- ed; Remarks (?); Sports, Gym Team 3, 4; Activities, Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4, Recep- tion Committee 4; Post Graduation Plans, M. I. T. Brundage, Alton Adelbert ; Age 17; Nickname, Nap ; Description, Romeo ; Remarks, Cut it out. What d’ya say? Sports, Baseball 3, 4, Hockey 3, 4; Ac- tivities, Principal of Stoneham High (Bovs’ Week;) Post Graduation Plans, B. U. Buzzell, Anne Rosamond; Age 18; ' Nickname, Buzzie ; Description, The big noise (?); Remarks, How are you? Sports, Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 4, Class Field Hockey 3, 4; Activities, Assistant Editor of Authentic 4, Social Committee 2; Post Graduation Plans, B. U. Cameron, Gladys Meduca ; Age 17 ; Nickname, Horses! ! Description, G. M. C. Truck (latest and largest) ; Remarks, Oh my goodness ; Sports, Field Hockey 2. 3, 4, Class Basketball 3, 4 ; Post Grad- uation Plans, Training at Deaconess Hospital. Chase, Horace Morse ; Age 17 ; Nick- name, Hardy; Description, Bozo; Re- marks, Go ahead, I’m -willing; Sports, Baseball 2, 3, 4, Cross Country 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain of Cross Country 4, Hockey 4; Activities, Joke and Class Notes Edi- tor of Authentic 4, Prophecy of Proph- et, Senior Prom and Senior Play Com- mittees; Post Graduation Plans, P. G. Clark, Alvah G. ; Age 17; Nickname, A1 ; Description, Goody goody; Re- marks, Hey, Jo; Sports, Cross Country 1. Clark, Edith Norma ; Age 17 ; Nick- name, Wee; Description, Pleasingly plump; Remarks, Listen here; Sports, [ 23 ]

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC hescrubbed Broadway before Mayor William Vorbeau skipped along the bright lights. Mayor Bill was recently nicknamed “Volcano Vorbeau” for he ruled New York very “eruptiously.” A newspaper was purchased to learn more details. The paper Ave read was the “Gotham Gossip,” edited by Mildred GrecnlaAv. On the front page was an article about horse-back riding describ- I ed to perfection by Eed herself. The “Gossip” stated that the parade was to start at 8.00 P. M., and Miss America was to be included. ' Heading the parade at eight was Miss America, Janet Learned. Although on- ‘ ly forty-seven years old, she won the prize with ease. Her features were di- vine, and she was just as cute as she was forty years ago in Stoneham, Mass., ' except for the fact that she had groAvn a few pounds. “Jakey” rode right by us though. Perhaps she didn’t recog- nize us. We returned to the hotel with the gleeful satisfaction that at last someone had placed Stoneham on the map. The following day Horace and I de- parted, he heading for Dippj University and I for Boston and home. I boarded the good ship “Leakansink” which was commanded by Stephen Haseltine. The ship’s cook was Mrs. Haseltine, needless to say formerly Mildred Cosgrove. The “Leakansink” ran betv een Noav York and Boston — occasionally. Captain Haseltine’s first mate was Law ' rence Johnston, Avho steered the ship in many ways. Just outside Vineyard Haven I noticed Alice Rhodes, famous biologist, fishing for clams. She was still fishing five hours later when I leaned over the upper deck. The hook, line and sinker she used proved very faithful. To my , surprise she caught something. Una- i ware of her good fortune, the passen- | gers were astonished to see appearing i above the Avater one of these small seA’en-hundred pound mud turtles. They haA e a habit of eating arms, legs, or anything else and are quite danger- ous. But to the rescue came First Mate Johnston. He cut off Alice’s line, and i the turtle disappeared. Mr. Johnston I deserA’es much praise as it surely was a close shave for tbe noted biologist. The boat at last reached Boston. Professor Schwartz was there awaiting my arrival. I told him my story: whom I had met, those of whom I had heard and the places I had Ausited. Surely the A ' alue of this could not be over es- timated. To discover the Avhereabouts of my fprmer classmates fullfilled the greatest desire of my heart. of tl]e 3ropitet Horace Morse Chase One fine day in the spring, 1947, as I paused in the well knoAvn “Cafietra” Hotel in London, England, I perceived a stately gentleman. Upon his head he AAore a plug hat which was tipped gently over one eye. Leaning against one of the great pillars of the main lobby he scanned the daily news thru a monocle Avhich Avas expertly balanced on his nose. As he stood there old memories came to me. I thought of our senior class play back in ’27 and remembered what a great success it was and Avhat a great Englishman Jim Blenkhorn had made in his plug hat, spats and monocle. Hoav like these two Avere. They must be the same. I jump- ed and pounded him on the back. The monocle dropped to the floor AAuth a silvery tinkle and broke into a thousand pieces. Stooping OA ' er Avithout a word he picked up the pieces of broken glass. As he arose, AA’ith a painful look of agony on his visage I thought of that old “gag” of Jim’s, “Where ya been?” The painful look disappeared and a smile dawned on his noble face. “Daown Miami.” “Hoav are things doAvn there?” I said. “Glad to be back?” “Yaou bet.” “Where ya goin?” “Up Maine.” “Live up there?” “Yeah.” I Avill let you imagine Avhat folloAved in the next five minutes, but finally Jim lemarked, “Come up to my apartment and Ave’ll swap stories. As I follovred him up the long flight of stairs I thought of the old S. H. S. and our good times there. “Whoopee” what loud ties and socks AA’e used to flash! Jim still had an eye for color judging by the necktie he Avas now Avearing. After hearing my story, Jim asked, “Hoaa ' is good old S. H. S.?” “Just the same as eA’er,” I ansAvered, “but let me hear your story.” James agreed and here is the story as I remember it. “The year after I graduated from Stoneham High School, I entered Bos- ton University. After a long and hard siege at this noted institution of learn- ing I graduated with high honors. For tAvo years I was a salesman but business [ 22 ]

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC Basketball 3, Field Hockey 2 , 3, Mana- ger of Basketball 4; Activities, Senior Play and Senior Hop Committees, So- cial Committee 4, Music Club 4, Glee Club 3, Motto Committee ; Post Gradu- ation Plans, Deaconess Hospital. Clark, Joel Earl; Age 17; Nickname, Tubber; l5escription, Tubber; Remarks, How’re the cam.els holding out ; Sports, Cross Country 2, 3; Post Graduation Plans, Northeastern. Cosgrove, Eutli Mildred; Age 17; Nicknames, Cozy, Mil, Mimo ; Descrip- tion, The Palm Olive Girl; Sports, Class Basketball 3 ; Activities, Social Committee 3, 4, Exchange Editor of Authentic 4, Treasurer of Music Club 4, Banquet Committee 4, Operetta ; I ' ost Graduation Plans, Forsythe Dental School. Crosby, Alice Katherine; Age 17; Nickname, A1 ; Description, Resource- ful; Remarks, What’s the answer to that? Post Graduation Plans, Stenogra- pher. Dillon, John; Age 19; Nickname, Pick; Description, Shambly; Remarks, Aw, right there. Dodge, Raymond John; Age 16; Nick- names, Ray, Dodgey; Description, Six feet four and still growing; Remarks, Oh, what a guy! Sports, Class Basket- ball 3, Varsity Basketball 4; Activities. Orchestra 4, Operetta 4, Editor-in-chief of The Authentic 4, School Committee (Boys’ Week); I ' ost Graduation Plans, blarvard College. Egan, Harold Thomas; Age 19; Nick- name, P.at ; Description, Jazzy; Re- marks, Git hot; Sports, Football 3, 4; Activities, Vice President 3, Graduation Committee 4. Finnegan, Mary; Age 18; Nickname, Mimi; Description, Nosey; Remarks, Don’t be like that; Activities, Class Gift Committee 4, Motto Committee 4; Post Graduation Plans, Choate Memorial Hospital. Ford, Charles Horace Edward; Age 17; Nickname, Fordj’-; Description, Dot(ty) ; Remarks, Uh huh; Sports, Football 4, Basketball 3, 4, Baseball 2, 3, 4 (Captain 4;) Activities, Sports Edi- tor of Authentic, Class Treasurer 4, Class President 1, 2; Post Graduation Plans, Bentley. Forest, Robert Arthur; Age 18; Nick- names, Bob, Red; Description, Lazy; Remarks, That’s all. Gilman, Paul Franklin; Age 17; Nicknames, P. D. Q., Gil; Description, Poet; Remarks, Hot dog; Sports, Gym Team 4; Activities, Senior Play Com- mittee 4, Class Will 4; Post Graduation Plans, University of Michigan. Gilson, Kenneth Plolden ; Age 18; Nicknames, Gil, Gilly, Ken ; Description, Studious (?), Hopes to be bell buoy (boy) of Boston Light; Remarks, Aw, I didn’t do it ; Sports, Cross Country 1, Class Basketball 4; Activities, Operetta 4, Class Banquet and Class Entertain- ment Copimittees 4, Assistant Chief of Fire Department (Boys’ Week) 4, Chair- man of Decoration Committee 4; Post graduation Plans, Northeastern Uni- versit 3 . Govatsos, Marion ; Age 18 ; Nickname, Suzzle ; Description, Frenchie; Remarks, I ' ll sa 3 ’ she would; Activities, Senior Plaj’; Post Graduation Plans, Stenog- rapher. Greenlaw, Mildred Alva; Age 18; Nicknames, Mil, Red, Chief; Descrip- tion, Red hot mama; Remarks, How about it, Mai? Activities, Graduation Committee ; Post Graduation Plans, Business School. Hale, Eugene Hefflev ' ; Age 17; Nick- name, Gene ; Description, Respectable ; Remarks, Cut it out ; Sports, Basketball 3 (jManager 4,) Class Basketball 2, Foot- liall 4; Post Graduation Plans, Lowell Textile. Haseltine, Stephen: Age 17; Nick- names, Steve, Hasy, Kittj’’ ; Description, Joe College ; Sports, Class Basket- ball 2, 3, 4, Manager Cross Coun- try 4; Activities, Chairman of Banquet Committee, Vice President of Class 2, Treasurer 3, Social Committee 4, Op- eretta 3, 4, Senior Plaj’’, School Com.mit- tee (Boj’s’ Week,) Class Statistician; Pos Graduation Plans, Northeastern University. Hodgman, Russell; Age 18; Nickname, Russ; Description, Roughneck; Re- marks, Gotta go down to g mi; Sports, Gym Team 4. Hodson, Ivy Annie; Age 17; Nick- names, Iv, Hod; Description, Vivacious; Remarks, What party are we going to to-night? Post Graduation Plans, Bry- ant Stratton. Hovey, Arthure Ernest; Age 17; Nick- name, Art; Description, Congenial; Re- marks, Aw, shut up ! Jeffrey, Doris; Age 18; Nickname, Jackie; Description, Sex-appeal; Re- marks, I love you; Post Graduation Plans, Burdett’s. [ 24 ]