Tewksbury High School - Scroll Yearbook (Tewksbury, MA)

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If IDD EC b It was the year 19--, and I was resting at my summer villa on the shore of Lake Placid, folf lowing a concert tour of the United States, which included a request performance at the White House. In fact, I had played for all the great and ualso ran of the musical world. I was wait' ing for my visa which would allow me to go to England, where I was to give a command per' formance for the King. For lack of something better to do, I gnawed my fingernails, and twisted my beautiful curls, which were still blonde after ten years of regular applications of peroxide. My personal hairfstylist, Shirley Freeland, who had her degree as a cosinetologist, came in with a message that a former classmate of mine was calling. I languidly strolled into the drawing room and there sat Gretchen Moore, who was enjoying a vacation from her arduous duties at the Angel Ivlemorial Hospital, where she was performing extensive experiments for a serum for Hog Cholera and L'Hoof 5 Mouth disease. Vvfe began to talk over old times and the idea came to us to have a reunion of the class of '47. Qur tongues and pencils flew as we made plans for contacting all the old gang. XVe decided it would be lots of fun to go back to our old home' town, Tewksbury. First thing to do was to get in touch with the rest of the officers. After many communicaf tions with the government officials of North and South America, we finally located Doris Smith, d h A B ker was work who was head stewardess on the Pan'American Airways. She sai t at nna a ' f ing on the same line and was due for a promotion. We located Ida Hutchinson, who was still in Tewksbury, working as a dietitian at the M. S. I. Shirley Ives received her degree of M. D. and was working at the Mass. General Hospital. QThey say she's just an old cutfupj Her medical secretary is Margaret Keough, who is adept at keeping all her medical reports in order. They said that Louise Marshall was head supervisor in the telephone exchange in Andover, and Ann Dillon was supervisor in Marlborough. They are both expert at giving wrong numbers. She could get all her toll calls free, so she offered to do some telephoning for us. A cable was sent to Sylvia Brownstein, who was studying Italian Opera in Milan, Italy. She said she d lly hack and sing for us on one condition: that was: ii Phyllis Treadwell, who was a Bobgief woogien artist in a New York night club, would play for her. Remember Richard Dewing, the Hubbafhubba boy of '47'? NVell, he was located where youid naturally expect him to begat Mt. Holyoke, that exclusive girls' college, putting his whole heart into the task of coaching the sweet young things in the manly art of self defensellx Esther Kent was there, too, teaching all the girls how to frost cakes-the important part of which was ' -' f f ' - 'l ' Y all ver themselves. how to keep their fingers out of the frosting and not to spill the co oring 1 o

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The technique for conducting class meetings is left by Gretchen Moore to the next Senior Class President. To Phyllis Bowden, Veronica Baluta leaves her habit of chewing gum in class shope you don't get caught Phyllis. Ida Hutchinson leaves her interest in writing to Canadian flyers to Arlene Martelleean interesting past time and a good way to cement relations between Can- ada and the United States, The art of choosing smart and appropriate clothes is left by Anne Ryan to her sister, Betty. Our all round good citizen, Gwendolyn Barker, bequeaths her willing nature to Evelyn CasterEif used to good advantage it will be a valuable asset. Shirley Freeland leaves her savoir faire to Rosemary Pace. Hazel Farwell leaves her versatile ways to anyone who can manage to keep up with them. Sylvia Brownstein's love of music is bequeathed to Bernice Blanchette, with the hope that she will take up where Sylvia left off. The sparkling smile of Anna Baker is left to the pupils when they have five tests in five periods . Doris Smith leaves her ability to drive that new Nash to Knobby Pestanaf-Be careful!! Thelma Darby leaves her title of Chief Baby Sitter to Louise Morris--note: it pays 506 an hour. Esther Kent leaves her sewing efficiency tto whip up a dress or suit in no timel to Barbara Newcomb. The twinkle in his eye is left by Billy Dunn to joe Griffiths. lt will bring out the silver lining in many a dark cloud. John McPhail leaves his quiet and likeable nature to Doug Cogswell. The personality plus of Leo Laferriere is bestowed upon Donald Aldrichf-who has plenty of his own. ' Emmet Millett leaves his happy go lucky way to Bill Robertson. James Stevenson leaves his special driving technique to Herbie Mooref-13.5. lesf sons are given for a small charge. The book How To Become a Casanova in Five Easy Lessonsv' is left by joseph DiPalma to Lincoln Mulno-for results from reading the book watch Joe when the girls are around, Dan Cooney leaves his love for the farm and wide open spaces to Danny Kehoe. Now's your chance, Danny, to make all the noise you want. The position of Left Halfback is left by Donald Sheehan to some worthy mem' ber of the Tewksbury High School football Team of 1947, Doris Smith

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Thelma Darby, who owned her own beauty salon, and had as her private secretary, Veronica Baluta, said she could locate several of the girls who were her regular customers. These were: Gwennie Jane Barker, who was a platinum blonde now, thanks to weekly bleachings-fshe's sec- retary to a big butter and egg man, and has ideas of marrying the bossjg Eileen Sheehan, secre- tary to Dr. Emmet Millett, the town's leading horse doctorg and Mildred Edwinson, who was a hostess at a fashionable night spot and had to be at her best always. They were all enthused about the idea of the reunion, and all wanted to help. Mildred said she had been going steady with Leo Laferriere for years, and would ask him to plan the menu for our banquet, since he was a chef in one of 'Boston's big hotels. We made arrangements to engage the banquet hall at Bett's Beanerien, run by our own Betty Compton. James Stevenson was currently featured there blowing his brains out on the tuba, just as he did in the high school band. We decided to ask Betty Ann Doucette, an ultrafultra fashion stylist, to put on a fashion show for us. Billy Dunn and Dan Cooney were cofowners of Dunn E8 Cooney's fixit shop. Flat tires were their specialty. Eleanor Seaward agreed to give us a big writefup on the society page of the New York Times. john McPhail was back in the army, and had attained the rank of Colonel. Joseph DiPalma was his aidfdefcamp. Jennie Tatseos was the hrst one to fulfill her girlhood ambition. She married her boss, and now had two sets of twins. Anne Ryan had achieved great success in the field of nursing. She was now the supervisor of nurses at the Boston Psychopathic Hospital. Stuart Murphy had planned to be a runnerfup to Fred Astaire, but after a few unsuccessful attempts to master the terpsichorean art, he had turned back to the held of science. We were all delighted and thrilled to learn that on the night of the reunion banquet, our dear Stuart was to be awarded the degree of doctor of Guess What , because of his untiring efforts in tracking down some little microbe whose name has not been revealed as yet. We don't know whether shels blonde or brunette. Oh, my goodness!!! What's that? jeepers, I've slept over, and there's Bucky tooting the horn for me. l've missed the bus, and Dad will have to take me to school. Daddy!!! Hazel Farwell