Central High School - Blue and White / Pnalka Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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iT ED Bie Bus UT BAIN DD Wee girl in his audiences. Fred Ober and Robert Levin will be the two clowns.” “Will Dave Cosgriff be an athletic coach?” “No; he, Kenneth LeMere and John Martin will spend most of their time in jail on complaints of “mashing.” Judge Elizabeth Hudson will sentence them severely because of the boldness of their advances.” “And that inseparable — pair, Carla Melander and Frances Rose?” “Kenneth Rice, President of the United States of America will confer upon them the Singer Osinsky Medal for the Restraint of Crime for their brilliance in running down Margaret Smith and Mildred O’Neal, boot- leggers extraordinary.” “What mischief will my old friend, Virginia Donald, be up to?” “She will be the recognized dictator of Ladies’ Fashions in America. She will pub- lish her decrees thru Philip Connell’s Ladies’ Magazine. This periodical will also feature Laurence Hubbard’s page of ‘Advice to Young Girls.’ ” “What lies in store for Betty Herrick)” “For four years she will hold the title of ‘Heavyweight Boxing Champion’ of China- town. She will lose her crown to William Lieson.”’ As the Soul of the Crystal had been telling me these things. its eye had gleamed more and more brilliantly, until the whole glassy nothingness in which [ seemed io be sus- pended had become green. It was like floating in the heart of an emerald. When it seemed as if the color could not become any more intense, it rapidly faded, and I was alone in my world of Crystal. Then, even this dwin- dled until it was just a beautiful glass ball in my hands. I was back in the dark little room with Grandpa Wu and my friend, just as if nothing had happened. You can imagine my astonishment when I looked at my watch to find that all this had happened in the course of eight minutes. And now, my most worthy and admirable classmates, if you believe this story, Im a better fibber that I thought [ was. NatTaALiE CONVERSE Prophecy on Prophet Excerpl from the Centrat Recorver of January 16, 1957 CENTRAL GRADUATE WINS HIGH HONORS Again Central has scored a hit in the big field of life! Here is its latest triumph. Natalie Converse of the Class of 1927} has been appointed by President Rice as head of the national department of Domestic Service, which was established last year after the eighteenth amendment was repealed. Miss Converse she keeps her maiden name, although she has been married at least a dozen times—will be able virtually to control the country’s diet. She started her training the year after her graduation from Central, when, feeling it her duty to do her bit in this great world of ours, she entered as a waitress in Van Heusen’s Sweet Shop. After she was fired from there, Miss Converse went to President Hoover, one of her numerous ex-father-in-laws, and he got her a job in the White House cafeteria founded March 1, 1929 by “Clever Cal.” Here Miss Converse, by the aid of a cor- respondence course, raised her position to that of head cigarette girl—a much sought after position. Feeling, nevertheless, that this was not her true place in life, our Natalie resigned only to become, somewhat later, manager of a popular Washington Cafeteria. In 1916 she became president of the Schratft stores in New York City, the finest chain restaurants in America. From here she was recalled to Washington, where she assumed management of the Coat checkers’, Dish washers’ and Taxi-starters’ Union. It was from this high position that President I =f 26S

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THE BLEUE SAN DY WAIT E Prophecy of the Class of 1927z While I was in Boston a week or so ago, my hostess invited me to go with her to see a crystal gazer who has been creating quite a stir there recently. | was delighted with the idea, since it was a new experience to me. We drove to Scollay Square and then thru a veritable labyrinth of short, crooked streets before we finally stopped in front of the dingiest hovel I have ever entered. It was no more in keeping with my conception, gleaned from the movies, of what a medium’s rooms ought to be than Buckingham Palace. However, my suffered only slightly, and we pushed the only thing we found which resembled a doorbell. A glum Jap admitted us. We followed him up some rickety. squeaky stairs and finally landed in a windowless room whose only light shone directly on a flawless crystal. Skeptical as I enthusiasm was of its powers, | could not suppress an expression of admiration. My voice came back from the walls and died down with an eerie whine which set me shivering. I was assisted into a chair before the glowing crystal. A voice spoke opposite me. | looked. I started, and sucked in my breath. There sat Grandpa Wu. himself. He promised that the crystal would reveal to me anything I might desire. | stammered something ahout the future of my classmates. The sight of him was enough to fire my imagination into a receptive condition. My eyes fell to the crystal. It quivered and grew. Larger and larger, until I felt my self enveloped. The room had faded. I was in a world of my own, bright and clear, except for a wisp of smoke which seemed to have no fire. The smoke wavered before me, and took a vague, human form. It had no features, except one huge, unblinking green eye. It addressed thusly :— me “What do you seek)” “Who are you)” | quavered. “T am the Soul of the crystal—what do )?? you seek: “The future of my classmates,” I replied. “Attend; your wish is granted,—who shall be first)” wS ty “Al Gariepy.” “He shall be a radio announcer. He shall broadcast events where speed and directness of speech are essential. He shall be famous, also, for the daintiness of his fancy needle- work. From his station on Static Island, New York, Catherine Hayes and Charles Killmer will sing weekly with Frances Zirkin as their accompanist.” “Landon Head.” “He shall be inventor of a new starch for West Pointers’ dress trousers, that they may not suffer from vagrant wrinkles and dirt at inspection. A monument by the sculptor, Henry Hewitt, will be erected to him by the later cadets. as the man who took the specks out of inspection.” “Carol Mather.” “She will be famous on the stage for her In her spare time she will write testimonials for ‘Plucky Tripe’ cig- arettes, using her melodious stage voice to ‘Chaney-isms.’ bear out her statements.” “What about Charles Collins?” “A very bright young man, he. He shall teach philosophy at Smartmouth College. He will know absolutely nothing about his subject, but he will bluff his pupils so well that they will really gain a comprehensive knowledge of the course.” “What is Thelma Burlingame’s future?” “She will be the founder of a museum of curios. Her Institution will contain the best known and most complete collection in the country of pins, rings and lockets represent- ing all the leading colleges.” “Surely Ray Johnson will be one of the Big Noises of the day.” “Yes, he will be owner and ballyhoo man of a travelling show which will feature several of your classmates. Gertrude Camp- bell, Wilma Fellows, Winifred Marsden, Dorothy Sheldon, Bessie Smith and Alice Johnston will be billed as “The Popisinski Sisters’ Chorus. Don Notman will be the real Star of their dances, and having at- tracted attention by his antics, will auction off cake. He will fall hard for every pretty

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EES. ChE AND Se VV Ea Rice chose her as a member of his cabinet, the first female ever to hold such a dis- tinguished office. From her career thus briefly outlined herein, it may be seen that Miss Converse has been trained for her position by much valuable experience both in menial and executive positions. She attributes her success to close adherence to the principle of her motto, which in a slightly different form is the traditional one at Central: “Nobody has the right to cook that which if everyone ate would destroy society.” With such a motto as this, no one could go wrong. All hail to our Natalie! and may the sweet (?) children in our cooking classes look up to her in awe and mutter with de- termination: “We will be like you, our heroine! If you can, we, too, can.” FREDERICK OBER Class Poem The gates of youth are open flung: Life’s challenge is at hand! We face the world at last, with, thanks to you, our future planned. Forever, on our list of pleasures past, your name will stand First in our memory, Central High. For three long years, happy within your walls we ve worked and played. Because of you, we go to meet the future unafraid, All who are blessed with your firm guidance, as we were, are made Friends to the last of Central High. Our loyalty is everlasting as the blue above, Our hearts are bright as gold is with a never- dying love, To “Twenty-seven and a half’ through Blue and Gold, you'll prove First, last, and always, Central High. Marcaret Hitanp Will of the Class of 19273 We, the class of 19274, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty- eight, and of the foundation of Central High School, the one hundredth, being in full and complete possession of faculties of mind and body, to the end that we may leave the portals of Central High School in good standing, do therefore publicly pro- claim this document to be our last will and testament. Articte I. We hereby appoint as our executors Miss Marion C. Murphy and Miss Georgia E. Lyon. ArticLte Il. Fearing that this famous school will totter without our support, we leave Bill MacMartin as one of the per- manent landmarks of Central. Articte III. To Mr. Hess, we leave a portrait of Darwin’s Missing Link in order that scientific research may be furthered in connecting the monkey with his art gallery. Articte IY. Inasmuch as the majority of this illustrious class is said to be of the curious sex, we leave Natalie Converse’s nerve and noise to George Cavanaugh, just to see if he can use any more nerve and noise than he already possesses. Articte V. Don Netman, ‘Singer’ Osinski, Phil Connell and Dave Cosgriff leave their ability for making brilliant passes, runs, and tackles, to all underclassmen. who may thus retain for Central the champion- ship which ’273 helped to win. Articte VI. To the class of 1928 we donate our long envied seats with fond hopes that they too may succeed in winning the compliment Miss Clark made to ’273. Articyte VII. As we have all encoun- tered Milton’s famous poems during our {nglish 8 courses, we wish to leave Kenneth