Bellows Free Academy - Alpha Omega Yearbook (St Albans, VT)

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so we could have a good old-fashioned chat before the fireplace. Donald was telling us he sees quite a few of our old gang regularly. He told us of the wonderful work being done at the Griffin-Susslin Clinic, where Mildred Clark, affectionately known to us as Dee Dee, and Ann Neiburg are medical secretaries. Gould Susslin and Jeff Griflin had wanted throughout high school to be doctors. Their clinic is the most famous in the United States, if not in the world. Donald was most kind, in- viting us to go to Radio City, promising to pick us up the following evening for dinner and then on to Radio City. September 5 Well, here we are on the clipper on the way to London. We were thrilled to find that Ina Joyce Hoy, the great aviatrix, is one of the pilots on the clipper. Joyce still holds the record of non-stop fiight across the country. On the way to the airport we met Hilda Win- ner, whom we knew as Butch in the high school days. Her career as a nurse has been phenominal. Her witticisms and personality have brought much comfort and pleasure to her patients. We have had a wonderful time in New York and last night was the climax of all. Upon entering Radio City Music Hall last evening whom should we encounter in the lobby but Norman Dennis, Jr. of the United States Supreme Court. Norman's ability to judge world affairs has at last been recog- nized, and who knows, some day he may be Chief Justice. With him was Richard Shang- raw with two gorgeous blondes on either arm. Dick is a prominent and successful lawyer and it is rumored that he will be the next governor of New York. We found our seats just as the lights went out and the curtain rose. A quiz program conducted by Master of Ceremonies, Linden Phillips, was first on the program. We were delighted to hear the all-girl orchestra con- ducted by Bernice Green, with Lorraine Muzzy at the piano, and featuring the two Star Sisters whom we recognized as Ruth Nagle and Anita Lemnah. Their singing was delightful and the applause was tremendous. The guest artist of the evening was Ethan Newton, world famous concert pianist. Ethan had just returned from a most success- ful European tour. September 11 I have neglected you shamefully, dear Diary, telling you nothing about our stay in London. We were there three days. While Page Sixteen ' trying to find our way through a fog on our second night, we bumped into Tommy Mc- Cormick. He is the foremost psychologist of the day and his hospital in Paris is very famous. Tommy offered to escort us to our hotel informing us that he was in London over night to attend a conference. He is doing marvelous work in the rehabilitation of vic- tims of the Second World War. The next two days were spent in visiting the historic places of London. 'Ilhen oif by plane to Paris. Kay was delighted to find that two of our fellow passengers were Emilio DeMarinis, who is employed by a famous banking house in Paris, and Roy Wheeler, interpreter and representative for a firm of importers. He was on his way to Russia making Paris an over- night stop. We were met at the airport by Janet At- kins and Isabelle Cline, who had heard from Tommy of our coming. Janet is chief dietitian at the fam-ous Roosevelt Memorial Hospital Isabelle is supervisor in the childrenls annex We were thrilled to meet the girls, and over a delicious luncheon they told us they were anxiously awaiting the arrival of Marjorie Woodell, a nurse, who has been away from the hospital on a vacation. Gossip has it that Marjorie is engaged to a Count, and we were feverish with excitement. So when Midge ar- rived we all exclaimed together, Where's the Count? But Midge nonchalantly answered, Which one2 - September 14 Bern Switzerland So far Kay and I have been very lucky in meeting many of our former classmates. Today we visited Luela C'haffee's exclusive school for girls. Luela conducted us through a tour of her classrooms. We were eager to see the gymnasium, where we found Vivian Denault giving a pep talk to her basketball squad who were about to play the most im- portant game of the season. Just around the corner was the bookkeeping room. Betty Brown had charge of this department. Betty and I were reminiscing about old times, and we laughed to remember how disgusted and ilritated she would be when I would wait until the last minute to pay my student coun- cil dues. Taking leave of the girls Kay and I wended our way to one of the quaint hotels so typical of Switzerland. While registering for a room we were attracted by a successful looking woman who had stopped at the desk for her keys. It proved to be Freda Palans. Freda is an interior decorator, and .she had just finished decorating the beautiful lounge

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CLASS PROPHECY By Joyce I!?oKillop August 7, 1965 Luck! I never believed in it before not even when they used to call me lucky in high school. But now----well I shall just have to believe in luck or something. Dear Diary, I will tell you, and you alone, all about it. To go back twenty years to the year fol- lowing our graduation from Bellows Free Academy, Kathleen Sweeny and I attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Provi- dence, where we took a four-year course in costume designing. After several years' ex- perience in Marshall Field's in Chicago, I had the opportunity through the inHuence of Ralph Grant, who is sole dealer in Grant's Glamour Garments, to come back to St. Albans as head of the designing department. A few years later the business had grown so rapidly that I needed an assistant and immediately thought of Kay. Through our combined efforts the store has increased in size until it is now one of the largest in the East. Last spring The National Organization of Dress Designers offered a prize of a trip around the world with all expenses paid. This prize was to be given for the most original design of a complete fall outfit. Kay and I worked on one for weeks, getting so much en- joyment out of it we weren't going to be too disappointment if we did not win the prize. So today when Ralph called us into the office and said, You girls certainly are lucky, we were thrilled and delighted to find that we were the winners. September 3 We arrived in New York yesterday after- noon, and we went at once to Madame Evon,s Fashion Shop where the famous Dick Shepard Models display Madame's newest creations. Dick always had an eye for feminine pulchri- tude, and has made a name for himself and his modeling agency. We were delighted to meet Dick and his two most famous models, Beverly Revoir, who is noted for modeling evening gowns, and the famous pearly tooth- paste girl with the lovely smile, Lena La- marche, who looks out at one from the bill boards all across the country. Meeting Dick and the girls was also quite profitable for us, Madame gave us a generous discount on our purchases. As we were leaving Madame's shop we . n f 'JJ . Q met Anne Fisher. Anne is known on Wall Street as a very keen stock broker and mar- ket manipulator. She is well on the way to making her second million. While we were chatting with her, Hubert Smith, manager of the leading baseball team now playing at the Yankee Stadium, alighted from a 5th Avenue bus. He was elated at winning the pennant that day, for after all isn't he the youngest manager ever to be in the league! By way of celebration he invited us to dine with him. He escorted Anne, Kay and me to the Green and Gold restaurant lo- cated near Greenwich Village. Hubert said it was the most famous restaurant in that vicin- ity. It was owned and operated by Violet Coon and Antoinette Lanoue. They both said they were quite sure it was I coming through the door because they had no diihculty in recog- nizing my voice. As we were reminiscing over our coffee, recalling old classmates, suddenly Anne looked up and exclaimed, Will you look who's here! Coming toward us was Betty Kelly, who as you know, dear Diary, is one of our foremost novelists. Her book, Read It and Weep is sweeping the countryside. The illustrations are by our old friend Norman Lareau. We chatted like magpies, thrilled and delighted at being together again. Betty insisted on our accompanying her to the opera, and later to a party in her penthouse. She certainly gets around and meets everyone. So after bidding good-by to Violet, Antoinette, and Hubert we wended our way to the opera house. Finally getting settled in our box, I was delighted to find my favorite opera Faust , and still more excited to read that lVIary Brouillette was to sing the role of lovely Marguerite. After the opera Betty hustled us away to her penthouse. Almost immediately the guests commenced to arrive. We had a chance to congratulate Norman on his clever illus- trations in Betty's book, and before the even- ing was over he had sketched a likeness of Kay and me which he presented to us with a flourish. There was a commotion at the en- trance as Mary Brouillette entered escorted by Donald Hill, Jr. who is editor of the New York Times. What a lovely party it was! Mary and Donald stayed after the other guests had left Page Fifteen

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of this very hotel. We talked late into the night. Freda told us that Kermit Jacobs, one of the youngest civil engineers to be sent to Poland by the United States, is assisting in the rebuilding of that country. September 23 Now settled in our stateroom on board the beautiful liner Beatrice , whose captain is none other than Alan Myers, I have ample time to catch up on my diary. Leaving Switierland our next stop was Russia. Visiting the Ivanovitch Hotel that evening we got the surprise of our lives when we saw Robert Corrigan doing the rather strenuous Russian dance. Corky has just flown over from Alaska. He was celebrating the discovery of gold in the section known as Corrigan's Mele Hill. Kay and I marveled at Corky's dancing and 'decided then and there that the Russian girls must have something, because that was one thing he wouldn't do in high school. He had evidently seen the folly of his ways and was making up for lost time. From Russia we fiew to Burma, where We went over the famous Burma Road to China. We recognized the driver of the luxurious bus immediately, even before we saw the name Bliss's Burma Bus Company. As owner Frederick did not have to drive the bus, but every once in a while the desire to get behind were very the wheel came to him, and we fortunate to have him driving our bus. d us to Entering China, Frederick dir the New American School in Shen 'o, where Marjorie Raymond, Dorothy Barr' and Alan Elrick are teaching. Marjorie teaches Ameri- can history and was explaining about the San Francisco Conference and the uncondi- tional surrender of Germany. Dot teaches physical education. Her ambition had come true and she was doing a wonderful job. In my estimation her slim figure was ample re- ward. Alan teaches English. He was having the class memorize that well-known quotation from Shakespeare, Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowf' We wanted seine real Chinese food so Marjorie, Dot, and Alan with twinkles in their eyes said they would be delighted to take us to supper. They needn't have taken us so literally. They initiated us in the art of using chop sticks and laughed at our ludi- crous attempts. October 1 The boat is now docking at San Francisco and I have a few minutes to spare. All through the vcyage..Al' ' as been more than gracious to us. We .X A ,he Captain's table much to the envy of the other passengers. He had always loved the sea and had been com- missed as captain on the New American White Cross Steamship Line. October 15 We arrived at Chicago this morning and have already found Edmund Shappy, presi- dent of a large packing concern with Wanda Sloane as his most efficient secretary. Wanda was coming home to Vermont for her vacation so we decided to remain longer and wait for her. Now I can catch up on my diary. Amid shouting and the hauling of sup- plies we set foot on land. We simply couldn't go home without visiting Hollywood. We ar- rived there just in time to attend the premier of Gordon Chevalierfs latest picture with the well-known dramatic star Paule Lamarche. Well, success hasn't changed them. It was the same good natured Chevie and sweet Paule. The gray hairs Chevie has acquired worrying over his income tax has not detracted, but rather added to his charm and appearance. He is the most sought after leading man in the film industry. Paule entertained us at her Beverly Hills home and there never was a more gracious hostess. Theresa Trombly is Paule's social secretary and companion, and the good times those girls do have is some- thing to talk about. We stopped off at Kansas and search of George Jamison who has a flourish- ing grain industry. He is sole owner and dis- tributor of the famous dairy feed, Jamison,s Jucy Tidbits for Jittery Jerseys. Finding George, we enjoyed a pleasant chat between trains. went in October 22 We are on the home stretch now, having just left Montreal where we spent the day with Gloria LeBlanc, whose knowledge of French enables her to hold a position as court stenographer, an interesting position which she thoroughly enjoys. We arrived homie three days ago, tired but happy, and were met by Lucille Aldrich, who is spending a week with us at our cottage by the lake, the one place in all the world where one can rest and recuperate. Lucille runs a most successful real estate agency. In fact it was through her that we purchased our cottage. And so, dear Diary, within your covers the hopes, dreams, and fulfilled ambitions of my classmates are recorded. Whenever I feel lonely I shall just open this book and find comfort and consolation in recalling our won- derful trip, and the satisfaction we had of meeting all our old classmates. Page Seventeen