Technical High School - Tech Tiger Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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TECH-TIGER Bay Hall had put me to sleep with his 'ilinel' when I was awakened by hearing Neil Beckwith, singing, A Southern Rhapsody, by William Hanke, who never could write. The next sight that came before me was a room in which Dr. Stanley Foster was warning Sydney .I ones from further indulgence in his latest dance step. As this disappeared the Boston Art Shop took its place which I learned was owned by Homer Bufton and Verne Cole. On the Common, I saw Izzy Glastein, a whitewing, pick up a Boston Newspaper and peering over his shoulders, I read the following: Clifford Hall, famous Scotch comedian, marries Miss Bertha H. Keating, famous Boston debu- tantel Poor Cliff! As Glastein turned the paper we saw in the advertising section where Izetta We-therell's well-known trouble cure was advertised. Then on the next page we saw that Florence Meacham was holding a reception for Lewis Stone, admiral of the Scotch Navy. Once more the scene changed and in the lobby of the Lyons Hotel were Frank Warner and Douglas Callahan, bellboys, about to escort Carol Whittaker the re- nowned equestrian to his room. Next a road house came into view. There in the office were Mary Jane Hopper and Inez Paine about to sell out to Sigward Holmes. His attorney, Klempner. was negotiating the deal. Their plans were constantly being interrupted by outbursts from Sheldon's Seven Squelchers. A terrible blast from a clarinet informed us that Henry Rubinwitch was a member. CHARLES B1vERs KENNETH BERRY Prophecy on the Prophets 'fBiversdalel-Next stop is Biversdale',WThe conductor shouted as the train slowed down. Filled with curosity I stepped to the platform. Where is the best hotel9', I asked the wrinkled old station agent. '6Over yonderf' said he, pointing to an old, tumbled down two story house. Swallowing the rest of the questions I was going to ask I turned on my heel and started on a trip of exploration about town. I had not gone far when I heard the clatter of hoofs. Looking up I saw a man and woman riding in an old fashioned carryall. Peering closely into their faces I discovered to my astonishment Gladys Knowlton and Charles Rivers. Reining his horses to a standstill Charles motioned for me to get into the carriage. After some explanations had been made, he took me to his office at the Town Hall. I discovered that he was the Mayor of Biversdale, while Gladys was the Town Gossip Collector. Our talk naturally led up to old classmates. Thinking it strange that he avoided mentioning our most sarcastic Ken Berry, I broached the subject. He explained that Ken,' was the head of '6Berry Hall College and invited me to visit it in his company. Unfortunately I had not time to do this. I thought I should be forced to leave without having seen '4Ken,'. This catastrophe was prevented by Charles, arranging a big send-off to take place the next day. At the station when Charles had finished his farewell address, UKen came to the platform. After greeting me he told Charlie that he had a book with him in which every word of the address was written. Charles outraged at the suggestion that the talk was not original, demanded to see it. Whereupon MKen produced from the folds of his deanis robe a magnificent copy of Webster's Dictionary. But already the train was speeding on its way and carrying me from town. The last glimpse I had was those two old reprobates holding their sides with laughter and waving a farewell to me. Lois I1-IERXVILLIGER 41 r K9 2 11

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TECH-TIGER 44 1 '41 Class Prophecy of 1926? The phototelephone had been invented at last and I was about to make use of it. Speaking directly into the transmitter I said, HI wish to spend 325.00 a min- ute speaking to America. At the end of a long interval, Central answered, 'SI can't seem to get your call through. When I last heard of it, it was passing the Fiji Islands. That was quite a while ago. It must have struck an ether wave and gone down by the head. This was too much for me. I then shouted back, This is an outrage! Last night I tried to get a call through, but it was attacked in mid-ocean by sea-gulls, who ate all of it but the apostrophesf' Central did not reply but must have crossed the wires, for there in the photo place was a laboratory scene. Looking closely, I saw a committee composed of Roland Johnson. Allen Belcher, and John Kelly investigating a recent invention of Maurice McNulty's for killing jelly-fish by tickling them to death. The picture quickly changed to that of a large hall where John S. Maloney was giving his course for attracting the fair sex. Prominent in the audience was John Duffy, divorced husband of his ex-wife, Olive Calverley. The view shifted and I perceived what was taking place. In New York the first thing that attracted my attention was the following huge sign, Have your embalming done by the Charles Meserve's Decorating Parlorsf' V little further down the street I saw that the famous CPD tumbling expert Rollin Morehouse was to appear at Weeks' Wonder Theatre. Its featured picture, f'Why Girls Prefer Caveman Methods, was starring Jake Slavin and Norma VVarnock. Across the way I saw a sign telling of Alexander Brown's widely advertised cure for the deaf and dumb. Now with the picture came all of the noises which were transmitted over the phone in their full tone. This was the reason for my attention next being drawn to a fiery argument over ancestry between Elery Gibson, widely-known inventor of the rapid wind spaghetti fork, and Earl Hewinson, proprietor of the famous Watchus, Grabbit and Bunn Moneylending Co. The argument was finally settled by Rudolph Sarna who read the following from a ponderous volume: Elery, the first, had numerous descendents, one of whom was the father of several other Gibsons, for thirteen generations. Rudolph paused. Then- About this time the world was created-.U In the riot that followed Chief-of-Policy John McCarthy and his first aid Myron Zieff arrested James Drummond, a violent radical with Eric Johnson better known as Eric the Red. An ambulance drove up and out stepped Alden Cordner who later reported that no lives were lost in the disturbance. A short time later Rial Potter, trying to sell medicine to increase the height of short men, was arrested by constable Julian Cassidy for emitting hot air danger- ous to other persons in the near vicinity. The picture changed and Springfield came into view. There in the office of the Principal of Tech High was Betty Marsh, filling her renowned father's shoes. Next, an advertisement on a billboard stated that George Siegel had invented an odorless perfume. Good for him. He was always experimenting in perfumes at Tech. The scene changed to Wilbraham where l saw a chicken pie-plant farm owned by M ary Boden and Rodney Blanchard. This is a plant on which milkweed and chicweed have been grafted. Boston took the place of Wilbraham and again a laboratory was pictured. Raymond Hall and Albert Marchetti were trying to invent a machine for creating holes in air pockets. 23

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TECH-TIGER Best Girl Student. . . Best Boy Student. . . Most Popular Girl. . . Most Popular Boy. . . Prettiest Girl ..... Handsomest Boy. Most Promising Girl. Most Promising Boy Most Ambitious Girl. Most Ambitious Boy . Best All-round Girl. Best All-round Boy. Class Athlete ........ Best Girl Mixer .... Best Boy Mixer .... . Best Natured Girl. . Best Natured Boy. . . Teachers' Delight. . . Most Bashful Girl.. Most Bashful Boy. . . Cutest Girl ........ Cutest Boy ........... Most Conceited Girl. Most Conceited Boy Class Girl Bluffer. .. Class Boy Bluffer. . . Class Sheik ....... Man Hater ...... Woman Hater ..... Class Actress .... Class Actor ...... Class Optimist .... Class Pessimist .... Class Giggler ..,. . Class Dancer ...... Class Musician .... Class Artist ...... Nerviest Girl .... Class Class Saint ,,.., Orator ........ VVindiest Boy ....... Most Talkative Girl. Class Grind ......... Class Nuisance ...... Class Roughneck .... Class Hick ...... Class Baby .... Class Mutt .... Class Jeff ....... Class Flunker .... Class Ballot of 1926? . . .BERTHA KFIATING . . . .CHARLES R1N'ERS . . .NORNIIA WARNOOK . . . .KENNETH BERRY . FLORENCE RIEACHAM . . . .FRED DEMAREST ......EVA HALL . . .KENNETH BERRY .........EvA HALL . . . .KENNETH BERRY . . .NORMA WARNOOK . , . . . . .LEWIS STONE ROBERT CHRISTOFORI . . .NORBIA WARNOCK . . . .CHARLES RIVERS lVORMA WARNOCK . . . .FRED DERIAREST . . . CHARLES RIVERS . . . . .BETTY MARSH ........W'ERNE COLE . . .NORMA WIARNOCTK . . . . .FRANK WARNER . . .BERTHA KEATING . . . . . .JOHN RXIALONEY . OLIVE CALVERLEY . . . .EARL TIEXVINSON . . . .TED RAYMOND . . . .RIARJORIE REED . . .RAYMOND HALL . . .NORMA WARNOCK . . . . . .JAKE SLAVIN . . . . . . .LEWIS STONE .......XTERNE COLE .DIARY JANE HOPPER . . . . . .TED RIAYAIONIJ .l'1ENRY RUBINNNVITCTII . . . .KENNETH BERRY . OLIVE CALVERLEY .ALEXANDER BRONVN . . . .KENNETH BERRY . . . .EARL HEWINSON . OLIVE CALVERLEY . . . .KENNETH BERRY . . . .GEORGE SEIGEL . . . .STEVE WILLIS . . . . .ELERY GIBSON . . . .FRANK W.A1lNER . . . .ROY DAVENPORT . . .JAMES DRUMMOND . . . . .STEVE WILLIS 71