Whitman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Whitman, MA)

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 4 Q!05GW0k93Nk93'9k9'E0K3QJ0fDGNWk9QJ0fUQJ0ZlQCZ05GNNkDGNvk9GN0k9 that Helen Vigneault is a candidate for the Whit- man School Committee-her platform being, Girls should be allowed to wear the latest fash- ions to school. While stopping for a lecture in Virginia, I met Mary Buckley, owner of a large rubber plantation lwe grow our own rubber now!! whose head man- ager is Claire Littlefield. Mary told me that Elinor Tucker is back in our dear Alma-Mater as a French teacher. I also learned that Dorothy Rumrill is a secretary in the First National Bank of Virginia. My next stop was Florida where I met two old friends now on a well-earned vacationg namely, Major Wallace Darsch, U.S.A.A.F., and Lieuten- ant Commander Warren Cook, U.S.N.A.F. Wally is now in command of the American contingent of the A.A.F., now engaged in rebuilding the Phil- lipines, while Warren is stationed at the new U. S. Naval Base in Tokio. They were expecting Senator Sewall Vaughn of North Dakota, 'and Robert Quinn as their guests. Robert, who was one of the 6 ,W leading actors of our class, is now starring in the current film, The Wolf Is At the Door. The last place I visited before coming back to New York and thence here to Boston. was Ten- nessee. Edward McCarthy's famous horse racing stables are located there. Some of Eddie's fine thoroughbreds have won the annual Kentucky Derby, and smashed all former speed records for horses. Eddie says that William Slugger Ham- mond is the new advertising manager of the Ladies' Home Journal. Well, since I have completed the story of my exciting trip, I must leave now, Muriel, for I must attend an important publisher's meeting concern- ing a, new history book I've written. It contains the complete battles and other historical events of World War II. I will send you an especially autographed copy. Goodbye, Clayton, I assure you that I found your travel adventures very interesting. I have to leave, too, for I have some bookkeeping to do on the amazing cost of World War II. 1 -, 2 I , K .a QQ Our F B. I. File Known by: I-Ier voice-Dot Fahrenholt Her lollipops-Helen Vigneault Her wit-Rose McCarthy IIer script-Muriel Bryant IIer pretty clothes-Pauline Brine Her violin-Dorothy Brittain His height-Art Callbeck His jokes-Lloyd Curby His curly hair-Wallace Darsch His neckties-Robert Quinn His singing voice-William Danforth 22

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 4 wencwvwbcmexacwexawcywfacjefacwvmaefefawefawweamcwsmacwexacwema who is still going to college, but not to study! She is now teaching chemistry at the Sorbonne. On the plane back to the United States, Dorrace Leighton was my companion. She had just re- turned from a week's vacation in Switzerland. Dorrace, a travel expert, had completed a tour of the United States a few weeks ago. She told me me that two of our former classmates had achieved success in the sports world-Russell Thomas is now head coach of the re-organized Boston Red Sox, while William Danforth is the slugging first baseman for the Hanson Polecats, last year's World's Series winners. Dorrace said that on her tour of the U. S. she had stayed with Mary Pierce, now living in Ken- tucky. Mary finally married the handsome soldier she once brought to school. One of Mary's fre- quent guests is Anna Melberg, who, with her hus- band in a helicopter built for two, flies from Colorado to spend the weekend. She also said that Helen Nummi was still an ardent admirer of Frank Sinatra. fYes, even though Frank is get- ting old, he can still make them faintlj A week later, after having rested from my trip, I fiew to the Boston Garden where Harriet Kelley, as Captain of the undefeated basketball team. the Amazonian Sextet, received honors for her excel- lent work. Annie Rudolph, one of the consistent winners of the world tennis championship, was also there. The next day I stopped at the Parker House for lunch and I met Clayton Anderson, now a famous critic of history books and current events. I re- lated to him my vacation experiencesg and since he himself had just returned from a tour of the United States, I asked him to tell me about his travels. Well, Muriel, since you want to hear about my trip, I will do my best to recall the many hap- penings. In New York, whom should I set eyes on but my old friend Robert Rapid Staples. As you all know, he is now pitching for the newly organized Whitman Tigers and is expected to come through with at least twenty-five wins this year. After leaving Robert, I went down town and stopped in at Helen Mahoney's Jitterbug Bar, where I was served a delicious meal. Leaving the restaurant, I met Beverly Atwood, owner of the Atwood Slend- erizing Salon. She told me that her next door neighbors were Josephine Rowe and Marjorie Reed, co-partners of an exclusive gown shoppe. Their most popular model is Claire English. On the way to the airport I noticed a large neon sign announcing that Conlon and Ibbitson's Garage, run by our old friends Joe and Harold, was hav- ing a sale of helicopters. To my surprise, on the plane bound for San Francisco, I found that Isabel Hogg and Barbara Staples were co-pilots. They we1'e making use of their Ferry Command Training of World War II. They informed me that Ruth Harrington had been elected United States Ambassador to Eng- land, and Marion Little was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. After arriving at San Francisco, I stopped in at Carlton Ripley's Believe It or Not Department Store where I met Carlton himself. He told me that Greta Eidler and Mildred McIntosh have opened a finishing school for girls in San Fran- cisco. Since I was tired, I decided to spend the night at Marilyn Price's Hotel, which is famous for the many celebrities who stop there. Two of the guests there were none other than Rae Mathe- son and Stergios Milonas, construction engineers for the George Strathern Super-Car Company, who have just finished the supervising of the re- building of Naples. Later in the evening, while listening to the radio, we heard Fred Dake, commentator over sta- tion WHS, telling of the latest discoveries of Dr. Arthur Sproul in the field of medicine. He also told about Frederic Millett's winning first place in the Television Magazine poll of radio comedians. The next day I visited Frances Donahue, heir to the Donahue Millions, in her spacious Beverly Hills home. I dined there with the famous comedy team, Arthur Callbeck and Frances Burnett. After saying goodbye, I took a plane to Washington, D. C. When comfortably seated, I started reading the latest issue of America As I idly leafed through the pages, I came across an advertise- ment displaying the latest creation of stylist Corinne Jenkins, as portrayed by beautiful model, Dorothy Gaudette. Also on the plane was Edith Currier, now superinetndent of nurses at the large Veteran's Hospital in Washington. When I arrived in Washington, I met Hazel Saulnier, the first woman to be appointed as a judge to the U. S. Supreme Court. Hazel told me

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UW, SENIOR l'I,AY First Row lleft to rightl: Barbara Harper, Marilyn l'rice, Mary Buckley, Corinne- Jenkins. Greta Hiilln-r. Second Row: Dorothy Fzihrenholt, John Ri-eil. Carlton Ripley. Robert Quinn. lieu-rly Atwood. SENIOR CLASS PLAY ON OUR STREET The play On Our Street is a comedy about the kind of people who a1'e your neighbors. It tells the story of the middle-class Barlows: widowed Grace Barlow and her two daughters-Connie, nineteen: and Hazel, four years younger. Grace is a woman who has a forceful personality, is a leader in civic activity, and rules her home with a tyrannical hand. She has crushed all the attempts of her daughters to assert their independence, even pick- ing out Connie's fiance, the fresh and loud young go-getter, Wally Tupper. Pansy Henshaw, Grace's rival and wife of the local banker, has designs on Grace's position as civic leader. When the Hen- shaws entertain in their home Karl van Grieg, a somewhat mysterious young man from the East, Grace sees her opportunity to deal a death blow to Pansy's pretensions. Although Karl and Connie are greatly attracted to each other, she conspires with Wally to unmask Karl as the shady character she is convinced he really is. This encounter proves to be Grace's Waterloo, and it is demon- strated to her that meddling with other peoplc-'s lives can be disastrous. When we leave, Grace is a c-hastened woman, looking forward to a new and simpler life, which she has finally come to under- stand can be a happier life. CAST Grace Barlow. . Joe Rigby. .. Sadie ......... Connie Barlow. Hazel Barlow. . Karl van Grieg. . . Wally Tupper. . Lilly Miller .... Pansy Henshaw . . .Corinne Jenkins ..Ca,rlton Ripley . . . . .Mary Buckley Dorothy Fahrenholt . . . .Beverly Atwood .... .John Reed . .Robert Quinn . . . . .Marilyn Price . .Barbara Harper