Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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GRADUATION NUMBER soon as possible? During the week there will be held the 18th reunion of the Class of 1932, which is in charge of Helen Brown Pierce, to be held at her beautiful gar- den. Yes, Helen always was interested in flowers. This will afford you a chance to meet many old friends. The hostess- es are to be Muriel Berry Taylor, Vir- ginia Tolman Lovering, and June Yea- ton Barton. (Aha! I see all these school day romances have become permanent ones.) As for myself, I am a professor of English at my Alma Mater, Tufts, and live here in Stoneham, the healthiest city in Massachusetts. I have enclosed an advanced program of the celebra- tion including the pageant program which I thought would be of interest to you. Closing for the present, I re- main. Your friend, Lewis Henry Parks. Well, that certainly was an interest- ing letter. I shall certainly try to take advantage of Lewis’ kind invitation. It is time for me to leave home for my day’s work and I place the program in my pocket. After reaching my seat in the rapid transit I draw it forth to read and on the first page of the pro- gram I find the following statement : “This program was made possible through the kindness of the advertisers. Please patronize their establishments.” Surely some of 1 932 have entered the business Avorld. Now let mo see. Yes, the first ad to meet my eyes was one announcing the drive for a hundred thousand dollars for an addition to the new Memorial Hospital. The staff of that hospital appears to contain many of my old friends, including Richard “Dick” Hunt, house doctor. “Dick” has made quite a name for himself in the world of surgery and medicine. Mary Maguire, Superintendent of the Nurses, and Marion Gilson, dietition, are other members of ’32, and on the list of nurses I find Phyllis Watts, Ethel Cam- eron, Dorothy Lawson, Clarice Varney, Elizabeth Clark, and Elizabeth DiPetro, all former classmates at S. H. S. Please address all correspondence to Gertrude French Hunt was the note at the end. The last I knew of Gert was v hen she w ' as writing her latest book which woas entitled “Hunting the Dicky-Bird in the Wilds of Congress Street,” The next ad is startling to me, “The Quality Lunch,” under the new ' manage- ment of Christine Perry and Robert Parks. My, there must be many an ar- gument between the proprietors if Christine tries to make sandwiches the way Ann O Connor made them back in 1932. “Bob” never could find one of her sandwiches he liked. Glancing down the page I find that Catherine Jackson is now running the Adelaide Gown Shoppe on the corner of Lindenwood Road and Main Street, which is now the downtown district of Stoneham. Directly below this I find a space which reads “With the Compli- ments of Taylor and Taylor and (er) Son. Ah! Yes! I remember reading in the papers a year ago that Miner and Clip had been hired by a man and wife to argue eases against each other at a divorce trial. Miner brought victory to his client W illard Eldridge who was su- ing for divorce on the grounds that his wife, the former Mildred Dempsey, never had his meals ready on time. It seems to me “Milly” used to be late back in 1932 and was almost divorced from Room 13 by Czar Earle T. Thibo- deau. On the second page I find the roster of the parade to be held June 17th. At the head of the line will be the city police force including three of my form- er classmates, namely Captain John Mc- Kinnon, who has followed in the foot- steps of his father ; Edward Haradon, and Milo Temple, the last two men- tioned having finally joined the police force to keep from being arrested for speeding. The marshal of the parade is to be none other than Charles Frost who finds no other w ' ay to keep in the limelight, having failed to become a sec- ond “Shires” on the Stoneham Cubs. It seems that Raymond McKinnon holds the managerial reins of the Cubs, hav- ing received valuable experience back in 1932 and is now being hailed as the Connie Mack of Minor Leagues. The band which will furnish the mu- sic for the parade is under the direc- tion of Bernard Roche of 1932 fame w’ho if I remember correctly was a whole band in himself. Members of the group “Bernie and His Boys,” who were class- mates of mine, are George Adzigian. bass horn, (“Adzie” always had lots of extra hot air and is now putting it to work); William “Red” Brooks, fluter; Eugene Hovey, drummer (yes. Gene al- ways was the big noise of Room 13) ; his side-kick, William (call me Vs illie) McDonough, trumpeteer, and Harold Q

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THE STONEITAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC master, we gathered to enjoy the last get-together before graduation. Because of the bi-centennial anni- versary of Washington, Mr. Thibodeau, our noted Czar, has this year colored and made more interesting our history work by introducing projects pertaining to the customs and incidents surround- ing Washington’s life. Another inter- esting feature of this same type was the recent World Peace Plssay Contest, and happy to say, Eobert Thompson bore off the laurels of the day. Our Commercial Club has been most prominent in its recent undertakings. With Miss Bullukian as a guide, we have enjoyed numerous socials and trips to selected Boston Business houses to ob- serve the office management. Toward the latter part of the year the club held quite an unusual assembly. Its pur- pose was to award type honors, to pre- sent a stop-clock to the Commercial de- partment, and most important of all, to announce the newly founded scholarship fund that is to be given by this organ- ization to business students for future study. Another assembly most interest- ing to the seniors, came with the re- vealing of class honors. To Lewis Parks I and Gertrude French, the winners of the | MacDonald medals, we extend our hearty congratulations. Other honors were bestowed as follows: Graduation Address, Eichard Hunt; Class History, Mary Bickum ; Class Prophecy, Carleton Connor; Prophecy of the Prophet, Thomas Finnegan; and Class Will, Helen Brown and Sidney Allen. One of the finest traits of Washing- ton’s character was his keen desire to perform his duty to the utmost. After he had given all that could be reason- ably expected, he gave more. The mot- to of our class, “Plus Ultra — this far and farther,” is in accordance with that trait. We, too, have tried to give our utmost and then give more. Even though Ave may have fallen somewhat short of our goal, v e still have had the joy of trying to reach it. Now we are ready to face the serious business of life with the courage and faith given to us by our teachers, who have carefully laid the foundation for our future lives. May each one of us attain the heights of greatness and bo roAvarded as Washington Avas bv a rich and honorable life. Thus this school phase of the class of ’32 passes into his- tory. Claes prnplp ' cg Carleton June 1950. I step to my front vesti- bule to pick up the morning paper and mail. I hurriedly glance over che paper, then turn to my mail Avhich at the first glance appears to contain for the greater part advertisements. One letter, however, attracts my attention and arouses my curiosity and interest; the postmark is Stoneham, Massachu- setts, and as all letters from Stoneham, my old home town, are Avelcome, I pro- ceed to open this one, although it bears every outward appearance of an ad, even to the one and one-half cent stamp. Perhaps it is from one of my old class- mates. Quickly removing the contents I find it is a letter from my old pal, LeAvis Parks, who appears to be as Scotch as ever, even to the restricted postage and hotel stationery. But noAv let’s see what LeAvy has to say for him- self. S. Connor New Stoneham Hotel, 1,500 Eooms Avith Baths, Proprietor Eobert E. Thompson. (Well, good old “Bob” Thompson is noAv a hotel proprietor, possibly he sings the guests to sleep, ’cause “Bob” could sing if I remember correctly.) Dear Carl: It is a long time since I have seen or heard from you, but as I haAm been very busy (yes, that ahvays was Lewis’ big line) it has been impossible to write you. I am Avriting noAv to tell you of the 225th Anniversary of the founding of Stoneham which is June 15-20. If it is possible for you to attend the anni- versary celebration I Avould like very much to have you spend that week visit- ing at my home Avith my Avife and me. (What! Leway married. I Avonder who the lucky belle is!) If you plan to i come Avill you please drop me a line as 8

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC Hurfl playing an instrument which has taken the place of a saxaphone and call- ed the tinniophone, invented by that great chain store magnet in his spare time. It has been rumored that this was the reason his wife, the former Euth Chapman, left the Finnegan man- sion in Finneganville. (When I was a schoolboy, Finneganville was known as Wright Street. It seems that Tom bought that entire section.) Next in line will come a detachment of the U. S. Army. The detachment is under the command of Colonel Francis Brady, who back in 1932 was receiving his military training as a member of the militia or Company I and the Mas- sachusetts Bay Horse Marines. The parade will have as an added fea- ture many beautiful floats. The first float will be one depicting the slum life of the city, and how it is being bettered by that great social service worker, Doris Bowser. The truck on which the float is to be modeled has been loaned by the Stinson-Jones Chevrolet Com- pany. Jack always was interested in Chevrolet. Bill sells Chevrolets in the winter season as he is now a major leaguer baseball player. The next float is one advertising the White Elephant day at the Wakefield Women’s Shop, located in Stoneham. This float is spon- sored by Anna Apalakis j I mean Anna is still interested in Wakefield). Anoth- er interesting float will show the prog- ress in farming and is sponsored by the foremost farmer of New England, Ver- mont Brock Farnsworth, w ' ho, by the way, folks, is married to Jean Vorbeau. The end of the parade will find George Lirakis in charge of the Boy Scouts. Good old George! He has final- ly decided that there is no life like run- ning a fruit store and having command of th e Boy Scouts. Page three of the program! Perhaps I shall find the advertisements from some of my other classmates. Yes, here is an interesting one. Lincolnville Dairy, proprietors, Kobert Kelly and Edward Donegan. Well, these two prominent young men of ’32 have con- tinued their schoolday labor and are running a dairy. What’s this! a pic- ture labeled “Look what our products have done for this man.” Why (then I rub my eyes), if that isn’t a picture of good old Kolly Hotin. Gosh, he still posesses that big smile, that curly red hair, and is bigger than ever. (I won- der if Eddie Donegan has used his own I products to good advantage.) At the j bottom of the announcement I find the notice that all Bob’s cow s are fed ex- I clusively by the Sidney Allen method, j It seems that “Sid” has at least put one I of his n umerous ideas to work that were I the life of every class session back in 1 1932.) I Still another notice of interest ; I [should say it was: “Compliments of the I Gershivin Studio.” Dorothy Tole and ! Francis McGah are the vocal teachers at j the studio ; if I read correctly, Virginia j Joyce is the instructor of elocution, and I Virginia Williams the dancing instruc- ' tor. There is certainly an abundance of talent in that studio and it is little wonder that some of its pupils have be- come world famous. Still another, the “Paulanson Beauty Parlor,” run by my old classmate, Pauline Miller. I Page four of the program. Fine. Here i is a list of the committees in charge of I the celebration ; surely some of the S members of ’32 are working on these j committees. Yes, I am right. I find I Eobert Craigie chairman of the general I anniversory committee; Alfred Young, (who, by the way, has made a great deal I of money on a new lotion which clears up freckles overnight), and Tony Mele, , who has become a prosperous truck gardener in Stoneham, are also on the I committee. The amusement and ath- letic committee is headed by William Chase, that fine athlete of S. H. S. back in 1932. “Bill” is the athletic coach at I the new 120 room high school on the i former Judge Stevens estate where Mr. j Watson is finishing out his 24th year of service as principal of Stoneham High and on his teaching staff one will find Nora Bagdikian, head of history de- partment; Leah Temple is teaching commercial studies; Eichard Hodgman, i instructor of physics and advanced I math (Dick always was a math shark) ; I Anna Fulton, instructor in foreign language; Jean Quincy, hygiene teach- er, and that mighty “mite”, Maryalice Newhall, girls’ physical education in- structor. Mr. Watson’t secretary is none other than the secretary of the Class of 1932, Margaret McLaughlin, and Evelyn Lamb is secretary to the super- intendent of schools. The rest of Bill’s committee who are members of ’32 are I Marjorie Bickum, in charge of women’s I athletics, and Dorothy Cook, who is to j have charge of awarding the prizes, es- I pecially those to Wakefield athletes. I Next I find the committee in charge 10