Stoughton High School - Stotonian / Semaphore Yearbook (Stoughton, MA)

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Se?lior Class P aV (Continued) Angelyn Zienko took the part of Sophie, the maid; Leon Burkett, the role of Hal; Pete was played by Leroy Litchfield; Jane, by Patricia Williams; Miriam, by Mary Rivella; Edna Rafalko played the part of Vivian; Jerry DiPrizio, Elizabeth Daly and Alice Stanwood; — all did excellent in their respective roles. During the intermissions between the acts the school orchestra, under the capable direction of Miss Minnie Goeres, rendered several selections which were well received by the audience. At the close of the performance, Chester Smith, in behalf of the cast, presented beautiful bouquets to Miss Dorothy Arnold, director and coach of the production and to Miss Ruth Dainty, in charge of scenery and properties. The entire play well reflected the immense amount of work that had gone into its production and the strenuous efforts of the various members of the faculty, com- mittees, and of the class as a whole which made it such a success. That inevitable time when many things come to an end. When fate takes a hand and leads us through the roads of life. There are Seniors who always seem to dread the day, when At graduation they leave their days of delight. Of delight, of work, of duties, all combined. Of carefree days, with work and realizations; Yet it ' s only the end of one important climb, It ' s but the beginning of all their aspirations. As destiny takes each one by the hand, And launches them, each one on his career, They each begin, at last to understand That the day of yesteryear ' s future is here. Their shoulders to the wheel, they climb the rocky road; Each has his star: He ' s beginning to near the goal. MARY RIVELLA ' 37 Page Twenty-seven

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Senior Class Play ' ' GroK ' i Jg Pel if IS As one of the high points in its year s calendar, the Senior Class presented a mirth-provoking three act comedy, entitled Growing Pains. to an appreciative audience assembled in the local theatre. The play depicted the trials and tribulations of two adolescent children caught in the meshes of puppy love and superiority complexes. Their bewildered parents, dazed by the rapid changes in their rebelling offspring, endeavored throughout the play to return their wandering children to the way of normal thought and action. The action of tlie play took ]jlace in the terrace room of the family ' s residence in northern California amid a beautiful setting of flowers and very attractive furniture and scenery. The two children of the family. George and Terry Mclntyre. were played by Chester Smith and Kathleen Kell, respectively. George, a rather wild young man of seventeen, displayed an intense love foi guns, blondes, and decrepit automobiles, which last eventually entangled him with an arm of the law. which part was played very ably by Vincent Ugo. Terry Mclnt)re proved to be a very likeable young person of fourteen, goin on fifteen addicted to high heels, roller skates, and Brian Stanley. Through the course of the pla she presented a humorously pathetic picture, now in tears over being turned down by the boys, now in ecstac over a new pair of high-heeled slippers. Ma and Pa Mclntyre, alias Irene Tirelis and Robert Smith who took their roles ver well, made strenuous efforts to keep up with their offsprings ' changing moods. ith Pa ' passing out nickels and displac ing a violent temper and Ma sew- ing on buttons and tucking in shirts, they gave a perfect picture of disrupted domestic tranquillity and bewilderment. Prudence Darling, a prett heart-breaker, ably taken by Ruth Raby. almost succeeded in winning the heart of Brian, whose part was taken b Paul Kelley. William Dean, taking the part of Dutch, and Lena Poillucci playing Patty pro- vided a nice little romance, while Omar, in the person of Robert Lapurte, stuttered his way through the scenes. During a certain rehearsal for the pla he proved to everyone ' s satisfaction that he would make a good maid I with a little practice.) Elsie Patterson, a rather homely, bespectacled oung lady with an intelligence quotient of a hundred and thirty-nine and a fraction, played by Eileen Crean, was forced upon the company of George Mclntyre, by her busybody mother, Mrs. Patter- son, whose part was well played by Marjorie Mosman. Page Twenty-six

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' ' Monseigneur, A Petition! The lone carriage jolted along the dusty highway bathed in the crimson light of the setting sun. Curried horses with silken manes drove the satin lined coach. Monseigneur reclined elegantly in a far corner of the luxurious affair. Suddenly, the foaming horses drew to a halt, and the occupant of the carriage assuming an indifferent air. leaned out. What is it vou want . ' he asked of the young woman who confronted him. ' Tor the sake of the Holy Father. Monseigneur. A petition. The woman ' s haggard face was drawn and aged. Deep shadows lined her sunken eyes. The colorless lips opened slightly and she mumbled, For my husband. Monseigneur. he is dead and lies buried beneath a little grassy mound. Ah. Monseigneur! It is so sad. 1 beg of you — Again? interrupted the bored aristocrat. Please, Monseigneur. but a bit of stone or wood — anything with mv husband ' s ;iame inscribed upon it. Monseigneur was fast becoming impatient and denoted this by tapping his daintily shod foot against the rim of the wheel. His sympathies were unmoved, devoid of life and love for humanity. Casuallv he adjusted his powdered wig. Casuallv he smoothed the lact frills of the embroidered collar. Still more casually he studied his nails. The woman, wishing to pursue her object, wrung her scrawny hands and sighed impatiently. Her faded apparel clung to her like a last thread of hope. The ashen lips trembled and tears of remorse filled the sunken eyes. A slight breeze stirred the graying hair and fanned the fevered brow. Monseigneur was by now twirling his waxed moustache. Did he care. ' Could he make his escape from this living scarecrow? Anything, anything to get away from her petition. Petitions! That s all they thought of, these dogs. In a moment the valet had thrust the woman aside, and the carriage rolled off into the dusk. Monseigneur again adjusted his wig and heaved a sigh of relief as he settled back against the satin cushions. On a hill far away the lone figure of a woman sobbed at the foot of the rugged Cross of Our Saviour and prayed silently. Meanwhile. Monseigneur and the remain- ing nobility twirled the waxed moustaches of a devastated nation and adjusted their powdered wigs. (Adapted from an incident in A Tale of Two Cities — C. Dickens) HELEN ACOULIS ' 39 Page Txcenty-eight