Arlington High School - Anchors Yearbook (Lagrangeville, NY)

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Top Row: T. Vail, R. McAllister, G. Murad Second Row: M Brown, B J. Bennett, D. Spoor, H. Oakley Bottom Row: B. Bennett, C. Meddaugh, A. Webb, B. M. Babcock JUNIOR PROM Truly one of the most beautiful proms ever held in the Arlington High School was the Winter Carnival. Soft music by Roger Baer's orchestra, unique decorations featuring a white canopy overhead, many white bal- loons, small cardboard evergreen trees for centerpieces on the tables. and to top it all, the choosing ofa king and queen to reign over all this beauty, all contributed to an enchanting evening for everyone who attended. A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland , from WINTER WONDERLAND SENIOR PROM COMMITTEE This group of seniors was responsible for that cute and novel Dream- land Prom, where Helen Oakley and Bob McAllister were chosen Cin- derella and Prince Charming respectively. Certainly it was different from any other prom ever held at Arlington. Everyone who attended admits that he had a lot of fun and was sorry when the strains of the last song died away, telling him it was time to go home. It was surely a prom that the seniors and the rest of the school will remember for a long time. Theme song, Humpty Dumpty Heart. Top Row: G. Murad, J. Seguine, D. Perkins, A. Hicks Third Row: M. Plass, B. Cooke, J. Rose, B. Ross, D Spoor, J. Finkbeiner, F. Miller Second Row: C. Schomer, G. Skelly, M. Knapp, L. Glock, D. Spencer, C. Meddaugh, D. Cady, B. J. Bennett Bottom Row: B. Bennett, B. M. Babcock, V. Campbell, S. Haight, M, Donnelly, A. Morreale, M. Brown, S. Alpers, H. Oakley , .v. We V M Q.'Jrw.4.W,e Q l-up 1 -m. ngm 1 f-wWNi.mw.,fmr -11-up-11

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CLASS HISTORY WE wouip BE Buiipiua Freshmen: We would be building faith from the start So our courage would not depart, The Freshman Class made success its aim, Desiring to leave behind a record ot tame. Sophomores: We would be building in our second year Untolding hopes both ideal and sincere, The Sophomore Sport Dance was a pleasant event, Each one agreeing it was time well spent Juniors: We would be building things still harder to obtain While memories ot our Junior Prom still remain, Choosing our class rings was a major issue to be solved And the decision was approved by everyone involved. Seniors: We would be building even after high school days Hoping to better our lives in many ways, The Senior Sport Dance will always be a grand memory, As all who went will heartily agree. We would be building in our last year here So when our class leaves its Alma Mater dear, It can recall the Senior Prom with pride And with the other accomplishments be well satisfied. Chorus: We would be building, classmates, may we all succeed, And set the dream that hardens into deed.

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ARLINGTON MELODY OF i950 In the year l95O, as I was passing the location where the Juliet Theatre once stood, I happened to notice that the name had been changed to The Gilded Cage. The girl in the ticket booth, Beatrice Bullis, told me that a last-minute rehearsal for a musical revue was going on inside the theatre. This revue was being put on by the former members of the Class of l942. I walked into the lobby and found Geraldine Skelly, Mildred Knapp, Betty Knickerbocker, and Rose Noll acting as ushers. The head usher, Benjamin Ross, escorted me to a front row seat where I could watch the rehearsal easily. Thomas VaiI's orchestra, noted for its soothing rhythm, was playing a catchy tune to which the chorus girls, Betty Mae Babcock, Dorothy Taylor, Charlotte Med- daugh, Helen Buckley, and Constance Schomer were rehearsing their opening number. In the middle of it, the dance director, Douglas Puskar, interrupted and called Jean Rose, head chorus girl, to his side and demonstrated to the other chorus girls, the way the dance should be done. Next to appear on the stage were George Murad, Robert McAllister, Henry Siegel, and Wallace Stevenson, who were billed as the Gay Nineties Quartet. Then those two Hewlett brothers, Robert and Howard, performed their acrobatic act, which was called Believe It or Not. Audrey DuBois, leading vocalist of the day, then stepped up and entertained me with an old favorite, I Don't Want to Walk Without You. Time out for lunch was called. Walking backstage, I met Helen Oakley, director of the show. She introduced me to Joseph Diddell, producer, Milton Prokupek, million- aire backer, who had made his money by the publication of a history of the war, which had ended about two years before, and, also, the stockholders, Frederick Miller, Mar- tin Plass, Charles Tompkins, and Eugene Hennessey. After lunch, I went back and sat down to watch the rest of the rehearsal. Those two noted jugglers, Joseph Zammiello and James Sabia, rehearsed their act of juggling bottles to an appropriate tune. The light directors, Raymond Merritt and Thomas Lynch, fixed the lights with a beautiful purple hue for the next act, which was ballroorn dancing by the sensation of the dance floor, The Silver-Footed Stupfers! She was the former June Finkbeiner. Miss America of l95O, Virginia Keller, walked into the theatre and sat down be- side me to watch the rehearsal. She had just received a contract for a Broadway offer from that man about town, John Seguine. On stage, everyone! We're going through the entire show now, called Augustus Gray and Walter Beck, call boys. Script girls, Doris Cady and Mildred Donnelly got into their places. Oh! lncidentally, this musical revue was based on one of the best sellers of the day, the comedy, Ain't lt the Truth? by Elizabeth Cooke, literary genius. The characters in this musical comedy were Angie Morreale, one of the many charming daughters of a wealthy New York widow, played by Barbara Perez, William Velletri, the dark, suave Victor Mature of the day, the other daughters, Beverly Bennett, Barbara Cochran, and Lillian Glock, the one son of the family, a budding young scient- ist, namely, John Howson, the talented butler, jack-of-all-trades, indispensable to the family, Jesse Johnson, Sydell Alpers, who played the part of the third person in the triangle of Angie, William, and Sydell, and, of course, the musical Cast already mentioned.