Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC He said he believed that public schools should not open before 10.00 A. M. Roy said he didn’t want his children to suf- fer as he had. The next speaker which interested us was Congressman Harold Gray of Stoneham. The basis of Har- old’s speech was a discussion of the new postoffice and city hall in Stoneham. He invited everyone to the dedication of these buildings, which would take place July 4, 1976. As Harold’s speech finished the cele- bration, Tom and I started for home. In the street car on our way to the sta- tion, we had a very pleasant conversa- tion with Chet Olsen and his bride-to- be, Ruth Baert. Chet had been mining of late and told us he had dug up quite a little pile. We entirely forgot to visit the radio station BUNK, where Phyllis Ross gave daily talks on how to feed the family. Since we had some time to wait before our train would be made up, Tom wish- ed for something to read. We strolled over to “The Little Corner Book Store.” Who should be running it but Cornelia Chesley and Francis Murphy. Conny told us that Yeda Eramo was the tele- graph operator in the Wells Street De- pot, and held the record for speed. We also saw Evelyn Roberts and Car- oline Potter, who had been to the fair and were returning to Philadelphia. These two dignified ladies were now members of the faculty of Flunk Uni- versity. Our train had been made ready and Tom and I climbed on board. Soon we were speeding eastAvard and homeward. The cxcuision had been a happy one but enUrely too short. Soon Ave arrived at Wiggly ville Junction Avhere, after a Avait of tAvo days, Tom Avould take the . kly train for home. When Tom said good-bye he Avas an entirely differ- ent person. He said he felt like a new being and Avould go back to his lone Cynthia a more cheerful and courageous ' man. Iroplircg of the |Iropl]ct Walter C. Anderson In the year of 1950 my position as prised Avould be putting it mildly. I engineer of civil construction took me could hardly AA-ait for the finish of the to NeAv York to supervise tlie construe- performance. After it Avas over I hur- tion of several airline platforms. For ried behind the scenes. There he Avas the first feAV Aveeks I Avas extremely but so surrounded by admirers and sou- busy but when the Avork settled into its venir seekers that I could not get near usual routine I had more time to my- him. self. While I Avas sitting in my l)achel- 1 Glancing up, he saAv me and in a mo- or’s quarters one night, I decided that ment was beside me AA-ith his hand out- a vieAv of BroadAvay and the bright stretched and the old happy grin on his lights might relieve the monotony of face. We retired to a corner and life. So I AA’ent uptoAvn to Times SAvapped yarns. His Avas no tale of Avoe Square. As I Avalked along Broadway, but a story of perseverance and grit. I could not decide Avhich shoAv I Avould He had started at the bottom and Avas like best but finally stopped at a thea- noAV a leading actor of the American tre advertising a revival of “The Old stage. And as he talked I looked back Homestead,” Avith an all star cast, over the years to that never-to-be-for- Being in a rather homesick mood I Avent gotten night in our dear old home town to the box office and purchased a tic- Avhen Fanjoy s red such a hit in our ket, the last to be had for the perform- Senior Class play, “The Big Cheese.” ance as this old favorite ahvays draAvs Since then he had travelled much and croAvded houses. Avas quite the mail of the Avorld. The performance had already start- As the play had begun a long run in ed as I settled back in my seat for an Neiv York City, Gordon and his wife evening of enjoyment. My thoughts had settled down in an apartment and AA’ere arrested by a familiar face : he insisted that I go home AA’ith him for on the stage in front of me. Look- 1 dinner. As we reached the sideAvalk, ing closer, I recognized my old school Fanjoy turned to me with a grin and I chum, Gordon Fanjoy, as “Uncle Josh,” heard the familiar words, “Hoav about the leading character in “The Old an ice cream sody?” Homestead.” To say that I was sur- i [ 10 ]

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GRADUATION NUMBER glad to see us. He told us that James ian, we took the elevator to our room Rafferty was the new mayor of Chicago, and to a much needed rest. Leaving Ralph we immediately went to The following morning was spent in call on the Mayor. Luckily, Mayor Raf- viewing the parade. It was the most ferty was in. Jim greeted us cordially dazzling, colorful parade I had ever and gave us the key to the city. He seen. It was headed by Major Law- rang for his private secretary, Florence rence Montague of Company I. Next McDonough. Florence was overjoyed at in line marched Francis Ryder, chief seeing us again, in fact so much so that of police of Chicago, who looked splen- she affectionately embraced Tom. Our did with his shining badge and buttons, conversation was interrupted by the Following the chief of police came a entrance of Thomas Connell. Tom was large yellow limousine. In this gor- now chairman of the aldermen of Chi- geous car rode the Governor of Cali- cago. Anxious to make use of our key fornia and his wife, Robert Peterson to the city, we took our leave. Coming and Marian Kendall Peterson. On the out of City Hall we hailed a taxi to take side of the car was a sign reading, “The us back to our hotel. One could not Biggest Lemons Come from California.” mistake the bright colors and bold ! Led by Esther Murphy and Marion Des- printing on the taxi. Wilfred Wood mond, the suffragettes marched four Co. now owned the best taxis in Chica- abreast. They were many and were all go. As we rounded the busy corner of out of step but Esther. Now came a Chicago and Milwaukee Avenues we gorgeous float on which reclined Geral- locked wheels with a small runabout. ' dine Spangler, the great channel swim- This was a lucky break for Tom and mer. Gerry has swum the channel three me. No one was hurt and it gave us an times and now holds the record. She opportunity to see some old friends. , is the idol of all America. Following Doctor Stanley E. Sands was helping i Gerry were the Red Cross Nurses, his better half, formerly Helen Packard, ' Among them we recognized Viola Wi- out of their damaged runabout. Doc, | dell, Grace Carll, and the flag bearer, Chicago’s greatest veterinary, was now ' Nora Cutter. The applesauce king, Ger- wearing a Vandyke, which made him aid Driscoll, came in back of the Red look every bit his title. Helen had a Cross. He was ably assisted in spread- tiny Pomeranian, under her arm and | ing the applesauce by Barbara Linscott was giving Doc a “good raking over” , and Violet Blanchard. Barbara was for l»eing so careless of Fido’s welfare, .lake’s advertising manager, v.diile Violet As the cars were now repaired, we re- : acted as sales manager. For a few min- sumed our ride to the hotel. utes we could find no familiar faces Arriving at our hotel, we found the in the parade. But as the Teachers’ lobby crowded. The dailj ' airship from Club of Chicago passed by, we recog- Europe had just landed a number of nized among these school marms two notable personages. Among these was Walter Anderson, the famous author of books of travel. He had just come more of our schoolmates. Minnie Whitcher was teaching psychological zoology to Chicago’s younger generation from London where he had been trying while Dorothy Sweet bored her charges to sell the only book he had ever writ- with analytical bacteriology. The par- ten, “How to Thumb Your Way Around ade ended with a car loaded on the out- the World.” We also had the pleasure side with flowers. Riding inside were of meeting Dorothy Gilman, one of the only two accomplished American America’s most popular actresses. Dor- ' aviatrices, Helen Brock and Catherine othy was on her way to California to Driscoll. take the part of the cowslip in Holly- ; Being thirsty we dropped into the wood ' s mjost recent sensation, “The ! beautiful Crystal Spa owned by Bar- Wildflower.” 1 bara Munn and Irene Brown where we Just then we heard the supper bell ■ had a refreshing orange crush. Here ringing and a familiar voice calling, ' we met Viola Hathorne, now a Chicago “Last call for supper,” Earl Walker, 1 store detective. the proprietor, was ushering the guests I After the parade, everyone gathered into the dining room. Earl said we j at Washington Park to hear some pub- would see his wife when we left. To be 1 lie speaking. The first speaker on the sure we did. She was the cashier. Be- 1 program was Chief Justice Roy E. fore she married Earl her name had Blackburn. His Honor spoke on a bill been Vivian Wilson. After leaving Viv- 1 he had long been trying to have passed. [ 9 ]

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GRADUATION NUMBER ' ast anb ' Slestamatt of ll|e Qllass of 1928 We, the class of 1928, of Stoneham High School, located at Stoneham, Mas- sachusetts, being in full and complete possession of our lives, do hereby de- clare, asseverate, and proclaim this doc- ument to be our last will and testament, and do dispose of our scholastic pos- sessions as follows: I Item — We give and bequeath unto our business home room teacher, Miss Ranney, our love and best wishes for her future success in teaching. We hope she can maintain the strict silence in the future that she has in the past and cultivate dignified Seniors from the present Juniors. II Item — To Mr. Thibodeau, the good- natured czar of Room 13, we wish the best of luck on his forthcoming voyage. We trust that he will continue to use his self-control and remain single, for we feel his undivided attention will be needed to govern the would-be Seniors of the next year. III Item — We bequeath to Mr. Sker- rye, our classical home room teacher, a broader sense of humor, which will be necessary if he is to control in the fol- lowing j’ear the present class of Juniors. This wish, if as difficult to perform as it seems, may be made easier by a glimpse of the present Junior Class. It is our wish and desire: 1. That Mr. Thibodeau be formally appointed guardian of the class statu- ary: namely, a rolmst pig. The aljove named person is to remain guardian of the said statuary until the nghtful heirs become of age on or after the fifth of September, in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight. He 1 may then transfer the property to the I would-be Seniors of 1929, if after j thorough examination he finds no trace of insanity and judges them to be far I enough from their former state of in- ! fancj’’ to safely guard the aforenamed ' property. : 2. That those who are lucky enough : to gain Room 12 as their final resting place, refrain from all unnecessary I noise or spit-l)all battles in honored ! remembrance of those who dwelt there : before them. j 3. Lastly, we desire that those who I inhabit the hayloft, better known as I Room 18, will kindly keep awaj’ from 1 the windows because many top heavy i tilings have fallen out. We hope also j that the would-be Seniors will pledge themselves to be loyal and quiet in the I presence of the new instructor and act 1 as dignified as their predecessors. I In Avitness Avhereof, we, the Class of j 1928, the testators of this our last Will and Testament, set our hand and seal on this fifteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and tAventy-eight. Signed, Class of 1928. Statistics of tl|c Class of 1928 Ii-. Chairman, teachers, seniors, stu- dents, and others: With the poAver in- A ' ested in me by the Class of 1928 as statistician of that Class, I have hereby gathered the true or false statistics of the aforesaid Class of 1928. These statistics AA ere not compiled Avith any injurious intent, but rather in a mirth-provoking spirit. All Seniors mentioned herein are kindly requested not to feel hurt. Class average AA’eight, 129 lbs. Class aA ' erage height, 63 inches Class total AA’-eight, 4,879 lbs. Class total height, 236 ft. 8 in. Class total age, 810 years Favorite outdoor sport, football, hockey Favorite indoor sport, basketball ; Favorite complexion, blonde Favorite recreation, dancing Favorite poem. To Be or Not To Be Class midget, Helen Packard Class giant, Danny Griffin , Class shiek, H. Scanlon ■ Class spendthrift, Gordon Fanjoy Class reporter. Doc Sands Class Radio Station, broadcasting all i the time, R. Gerrish i Class actor, Thomas E. Pardue, Jr. ! Class egoists. Class of 29 j Class star student, Wilfred Wood I Class butt fiend, Stanley E .Sands I Class infant, C. Driscoll Class musician, Lewis Orsillo [ 11 ]