Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC appointed guardian of the Class stat- uary, namely, a robust pig The above named person is to remain guardian of the said statuary until the rightful heirs become of age on or after the fourth of September, in the year one thousand nine huundred and twenty-nine. He may then transfer the property to the would-be Seniors of 1930, if after thor- ough examination he finds no trace of insanity and judges them to be far enough from their former state of in- fancy to safely guard the aforenamed property. II — That those who are lucky enough to gain Room 12 as their final resting place, refrain from all unnecessary noise or spit-ball battles in honored remembrance of those who dwelt there before them. HI — To those who are lucky enough to hang their hat in the sacred room, Room 9, we bequeath these last wishes: 1. If the teacher bawls you out for something you haven’t done, don’t take offence, try not to do it again. 2. Keep in mind that the former in- habitants of that room always held their desks in high esteem. 3. Never hit your neighbor with an eraser ; use a book, it hurts more. 4. And, lastly, every morning at 8.10 remain quiet for 1 minutes in re- membrance of the ones who have gone before you. -3 In witness whereof, we, the Class of 1929, the testators of this, our last Will and Testament, set our hand and seal on this fourteenth day of June, in the year ' of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred, and twenty-nine. Signed, Class of 1929. hitistirs of tliE Ollass of 1929 Hugh Hamill Class Total Weight, 10,663. Class Total Age, 1520. Class Average Age, 172. Class Total Height, 5141. Class Average Height, 5 ft. 4 inches. Class is 85% times as tall as Mr. Thi- bodeau. Class is 49 1-3 times as old as Mr. Watson. Class Motto, “Lift as You Climb.” Class Grandma, Laura Wood. Class Grandpa, Melvin MacMillan. Class Midgets, Laura Wood and John Connell. Class Giants, Phyllis Eldridge and Austin Patch. Class Infant, Marjorie Alley. Class Cowboy, Ernest Blanchard. Class Milkmaid, Roger Sumner. Class Flowergirl, Mary Davis. Class Prima Donna, Cynthia Bagdik- ian. Class Artist, Walter Houston. Class’ Pleasantest Sound, Dismissal Bell at 1.25. Class’ Hardest Task, Arriving at 8.10. Class Favorite Pastime, Getting slips signed. Class’ Favorite Period, Sewing. ] Iost Intellectual Class, The Seniors. Class Librarian, Arline Parks. Class Sheik, James Casey. Class Popular Boy, Hugh Hamill. ( Class Popular Girl, Dorothy Dodge. Class Hercules, Bill Decker. Class Grecian God, Nick Baduvakis. Class Heavyweight, Charles McKin- I non. i Class Flyweight, Yera Harris. ' Class Heathen, Emory Clark. Class Mutt and Jeff, Joe Lundregan j and Ernest Dearborn. ! Class Daffodil, Victor Ferguson. ! Class Popular Teachers, Miss Moore ' and Mr. Thibodeau. Class Fight Manager, “Sharkey” Kel- ley. Class Tiger-man, Harold Huebner. I Class Best-looking Boy, James Mon- I tague. ! Class Best-looking Girl, Phyllis Dodge, i Class Lord Helpus, David Truesdale. I Class Boy Athlete, Joe Lundregan. Class Girl Athlete, Virginia Lane. Class Varmint, Dick Wallace. I Class Man-about-town, “Swede Fred- rickson. I Class Bloodhounds, The Juniors (they I are always trailing the Seniors.) i Class Whippoorwill, “Alice” Brundage. j Class Lumberjack, Dot Mellett (she’s ! always sawing.) Class Hula Girl, Beth Durkee. Class Sword-Swallower, Winnie Hage- mann. Class Flirt, Joan Munger. [ 14 ]

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GRADUATION NUMBER suddenly felt myself being rushed through space very swiftly. Suddenly j I ceased to travel. I was falling and I i heard the mocking laugh of my ghostly I companion as he left me. I tried to scream but I was unable. Not a sound left my lips, I closed my eyes and the ! bump came. When I opened them 1 1 was beside my bed. Was my past experience a reality or merely a dream? Where had I been? How long had I been gone? All this was unknown to me. I do know, how- ever, that somewhere these friends of mine are making good. |3r0pI|Erg cf tlie Carl E. After fifteen years of absence from my native land, I found myself leaning on the rail of a small tramp steamer, which was slowly nosing its way into New York harbor. My eyes were blur- red and a lump formed in my throat as we passed the Statue of Liberty. After docking and going through cus- tom formalities, I established myself ; at a hotel. Curious to see what changes { had taken place during my absence, I strolled up Broadway. As I walked, I noticed a great elec- tric sign ahead of me. The name on the sign seemed familiar, and I entered what I supposed was a theatre but which in reality was a large and perfectly ap- pointed ballroom. At the end of the room, opposite the entrance, was a large orchestra. As I approached it, the leader turned and Hibbard faced me. In a flash the name on the sign came back to me. It was Jimmie Montague, prophet of the Class of 1929 at Stoneham High School. After mutual greetings, he said, “We have a half hour before the program starts. Let’s talk” I learned that Jim- mie was the leader of the country’s finest orchestra and was proficient him- self at playing many musical instru- ments, especially the banjo. He also told me that he was married. “Libba and I will be giad to have you visit us,” he said. The buzz of a bell interrupted me. “There’s my warning,” said Jimmie. “Come up to the house tomorrow after- noon and we’ll have a great old talk.” “Sure, I’ll be there,” I said as I left him. Tomorrow had much in store for me. ' ast pitil artb Testament of tl|e (Class of 1329 We, the Class of 1929, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, of the Stoneham High School, located at Stoneham, Massachu- setts, United States of America, West- ern Hemisphere, being in full and com- plete possession of our faculties of mind and body yet knowing the uncertainties of our lives, do hereby declare, assev- erate, and proclaim this document to be our last will and testament, and do dispose of our scholastic possessions as follows : Item I — We give and bequeath unto that famous czar of Room 13, Mr. Earle Thomas Thibodeau, our sincere sympa- thy in his present bereavement in losing not only the biggest, and brightest, and best class that ever graduated from S. H. S., but also “the bigger and better half” of the Moore-Thibodeau combina- tion. We wish him luck in recovering from these two shocks, — but seriously, may he never wholly forget us. Item II — We give unto our business home-room teacher. Miss Nesbit, the best of luck in her forthcomiiig years of teaching. We hope that she can maintain the strict silence in the future . that she has in the past, and cultivate dignified Seniors from the present Ju- I niors, a seemingly impossible task, j Item III — To our classical home- I room teacher. Miss Moore, most popular I of teachers, we do hereby bequeath our love and best wishes for a lifetime of i happiness, upon the sole condition that ! she share this bequest with one, Ernest I Wilson, in Jackman, Maine. May she ! always l ook back upon this year as one I of the happiest of her life because of the Class of 1929, and Ernest. It is our wish and desire : I — That Mr. Thibodeau be formally [ 13 ]

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GRADUATION NUMBER Class Hair-breadth Harry, “Paddy” Wentworth. Class Fly-paper, Albert Meek (he’s always sticking around.) Class Report Card Song, “Oh, Break the News to Mother.” Class Mammy Singers, Louise Wood and Muriel Snell. Class Heartbreaker, Hjalmar Widell. Class Musician, James Govatsos. ' Class “Freckles,” Mary Driscoll. Class Widow, Elizabeth Moulton. Class Eavesdropper, Charlie Tilton. Class Toreador, Lionel Dushane (he’s always throwing the bull.) Class Nurmi, Eleanor O’Brien. Class Pianist, Helen Thornburg. Class Dodger, Lawrence O’Loughlin. Class Office Girl, Lois Detheridge. Class Puzzle, Gladys Perry. Class Parrot, Polly Hale. Class Vegetable Man, George Dali monte. Class Boy Friend, Bill Connors. Class “Blushes”, Mary Rafferty. Class Nursemaid, Ella Hovey. Class Orator, Bennett Blaisdell. Class Rogers Hornsby, Vincent Hughes. Class Siamese, Hazel Young and Zet- ta Moody. Class Water-carrier, Jeanette Miller. Class Rabbit, “Bunny” Wright. Class Arrow Collar Ad, Robert Oppen. Class Gale, Albert Anderson (he’s al- ways blowing.) Class Grocery Boy, Harvey Harris. Class Drooping Flower, Rose Dion. Class Mellin’s Food Baby, Velma Mur- ray. Class Big Sister, Ruth Meagher. Class Plumber, Marjorie Houghton. Class Dimples, Mary Hynes. Class Foolish Singer, John Dougherty. Class Poet, Amy Wood. Class Coughdrop, Bob Ludden. Class Best Dancers, Dorothy Rogers and Carl Hibbard. Class Santa Claus, Manuel Weiss. Class Cleopatra, Dorothy Wessell. Class Eighth Wonder of the World, Zoa Newhall. The class author, Catharine Kirkpat- rick. The class Irishman, Eleanor Pardue. The class fountain pen, Helen Water- man. The class ladies’ man, John Pitker- wich. The class pickle, Annabelle Dillon. The class jinx, Ed. Bergholtz. Class sailor girl, Thelma Pickens. The class creek, Florence Rivers. Class Aviatrix, Olga Cunio. Class mechanic, George O’Brien. Alley, Marjorie Upton — nickname. Midge ; age, 16 ; activities, operetta, 1, 2, 3; traffic squad, 3, picture commit- tee, 3 ; social committee, 3 ; field hockey, 3; glee club, 1, 2; Authentic staff, 3; Carnival Dance committee, 3. Anderson, Albert C. — nickname, Poody; age, 16; activities, manager cross country, 3; social committee, 3; Au- thentic, 3. Baduvakis, Nicholas — nickname, Nick; age, 18; activities, hockey, 1, 3; football, 3; cross country, 3. Bagdikian, Cynthia Lucille — nick- name, Cynny; age 17; activities, oper- etta, 1, 2, 3; glee club, 1, 2, 3; class basketball, 1, 2 ; traffic squad, 3 ; Editor- in-Chief of Authentic, 3 ; Chairman of Publicity committee for Carnival, 3 ; Chairman General Graduation commit- tee, 3 ; Senior Play, 3 ; Senior- Junior Gift committee 3; Decoration commit- tee, 3. Bergholtz, Edna Pauline — nickname. Ed; age, 17; activities, field hockey, 2; basketball, 2; captain, 3; glee club, 2; General Graduation committee, 3; Sport committee at Carnival, 3 ; Authentic staff, 3; class treasurer, 2, 3. Blaisdell, Bennett Nicoll — nickname, Spike; age, 17; activities, cross country, 2 . Blanchard, Ernest Ingram Richards — nickname, Hossy; age, 16; activities, spelling, WEEI, 1, 2 ; helping run WEEI. Casey, James Russell — nickname. Jay; age, 17 ; activities, baseball, 1. Clark, Emory Gerry — nickname, Hink; age, 17; activities, gym team, 2, 3. Connell, John Francis — nickname, Ha- gen ; age, 17 ; activities, basketball, 2, 3. Connors, William B. — nickname, Bill; age, 17 ; activities, plays, Cunio, Olga — age, 18; activities, glee club, 2, 3. Dalimonte, George — nickname, Chin- ga; age, 18; activities, Spanish play, 2. [ 15 ]