Malverne High School - Oracle Yearbook (Malverne, NY)

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PHYLLIS KAUFMAN, our blithe, black-haired, black-eyed dancer, has rounded out a fine high school career. She was attracted by athletics and participated in nearly all major girls sports, namely baseball, basketball, soccer, swimming, and volley ball. The Art, Dramatic, and Home Economics Clubs claimed her at- tention.. ln both her junior and senior years she was elected vice-president of the Home Economics Club. Phee has proved herself a willing helper in class undertakings by serving on both Sophomore Hop and Junior Prom committees, taking part in the Junior Pet Show and assisting regularly on the senior candy committee. Her suppressed desire is to go through college and become a teacher, but she is planning to take dancing lessons and then go on the stage. DE ARMOND KEATING, a popular, vivacious person, came from Chicago in her sophomore year. She was one of the outstanding cheer leaders during her senior year, and was seen and heard at all games. Athletics claimed her for three years, and she received credit for basketball, baseball, swimming, hockey, and volley ball. She was also a member of the Hiking Club in- her junior year. During her course in iournalism. she was an active writer for the Vacuum Cleaner and Flashes She was also awarded several honor certificates for her scholastic work. Her plans for the future, like those of many others, are somewhat hazy, but with her winning personality and charm she will undoubtedly be a success in Whatever she does. LILLIAN KEEN, a dark-haired miss, entered Malverne in her junior year. Although she is seldom heard, Lillian is forever busy, and one never sees her idle. When she does have a few spare moments, she turns to her favorite pastime, making sketches. She is one of the very few who are gifted with artistic ability, she had the honor of winning second prize in the American Legion contest in her junior year. She became a member of the Sketch Club of which she was elected secretary. She has also achieved success in her scholastic work, she has been awarded several honor certiicates. After graduating, Lillian plans to continue her study of art. ELSIE KLAR, the envy of all Malverne damsels who yearn for really genuine curls, has had a busv high school life. She belonged to the Red Cross Club for three years. She likes sports and participated in all of them open to girls, in- cluding hockey. baseball, basketball, and volley ball. Elsie likes to sew and crochet and spends a great deal of her time making her ovwn clothes. She has a special liking for driving a car. The young lady has high ambitions: she wants to be either a teacher or a private secretary after she leaves Malverne. But don't say good-bye to her yet, for she is coming back next year for a post graduate course. DOROTHY KOELBEL, a wholesome combination of perseverance and intelligence, won a place among the seven students who attained highest honors. She is the first student ever to graduate from Malverne with a major in music. Dot took a prominent part in every annual musicale and this year played her own original piano composition. Tango She was a member of the orchestra and Girls Chorus, assembly accompanist. and general assistant to the music director. She was a member of the Press Club and Dramatic Club and was leading lady of the senior play. Journalism also attracted her, and she served on the editorial staff of the Oracle,', Mule, Campus Chatter. Flashes, and Vacuum Cleaner, besides reporting for a local paper. Her ambition is to become a music critic. FRANK KOELBEL, a tall, affable fellow, participated in many extra-curricular activities and also received honor certificates every year, proving that one can be active as well as a good student. ln his freshman year he was home room president, president of the Archery Club, Student Council representative, and an. active mem- ber of the Athletic Club. While a sophomore he was on the Oracle staff, president of the Aviation Club, on the Mule staff, the student police, and football squad. He showed his ability in dramatics when he enacted a role in the senior play. He was on the Oracle staff, football squad, and in the Science Club this year. V3 ,X

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MARJORIE HENDERSON brings to one's mind the picture of a girl with a winning personality, who has been with the class of 735 since its entrance into high school. She has taken advantage of every opportunity to prove herself one of its loyal sup- porters. Marjorie has helped to edit many of the school publications, among them the Oracle, the Flashes, and Outlook, She confesses that she enjoys reading the funnies imme-nsely. Marge says that her main ambition is to become a steno- grapher or a comptometer operator. Marjorie is musically inclined, and she con- tributed her melodious voice to the Girls Chorus during her last three years in Malverne High School. This year in the Fourth Annual Musicale she san: in a duet from the opera uC'armen. VIOLET HIGBIE, known to most of us as Vi, is a well known personality in Malverne. Her cheery smile and friendly disposition have endeared her to many of us. When a helping hand is needed. Vi iis always ready to offer her services. Her greatest ambition is to be a singer, although she intends to become a linotype operator after leaving school. She was a member of the Dramatic Club for four years. All of Vi's attention, however, is not centered on developing her histrionic ability, for she participated in volley ball, soccer, and swimming. Of the three sports she is most partial to swimming, and throughout each summer revels in her favorite pastime. MARION HOLTON, valedictorian of the class of '35, is known especially for her excellent scholastic record. Besides having won an honor certificate every sem- ester, she had the added distinction of being elected to the National Honor Society in her junior year. In her freshman and sopihomore years this versatile young lady was vice-president of her class, and in her seniior year was chairman of the candy committee and circulation manager of the Oracle, ,Although she was verv active in the Dramatic. French, and Humane Clubs, Marion's main in- terest lies in music, and she was accompanist for the Girls Chorus during her entire four years. Marion's ambition is to attend a conservatory and make music her career. LILLIAN HOTANEN - Two old proverbs explain. this little girl - Silence is goldenf' and All good things come in small packages. Lillian, known to her friends as Tiny, achieved many honors in her four years stay in Malverne. She participated in class and club activities, and her tiny figure occupied a place in volley ball and baseball for two years. She studied in the commercial field and intends to further her practical education in a business school, where she will study to become a secretary. Besides acting as treasurer of the Home Economics Club. she was chairman of the entertainment committee for the club's highly successful tea dance. Lillian, quiet and self-contained, has been a valuable asset to Malverne classes and organizations. ROSLYN JACKSON was for three consecutive years a member of the Oracle staff and for two years served on the Mule staff. During her last year she wrote for the Flashes in her journalism course. She was active in girls athletics, in which she was hiking manager for three years, and a member of the baseball and soccer squads. Last year Roslyn was a member of the band. The Dlramatic Club claimed her for three years, and she appeared in Thank You Doctor in the P. T. A. play tournament during her junior year. She was also treasurer of the Art Club for one term. To be a dietitian is Roslyn's ambition, andi after she graduates she wants to attend some school to further her knowledge of this subject. PAUL JENKINS is a cheery lad who aspires to two goals in life, o-ne to be an accomplished singer. the other a commercial artist. He showed his outstanding dramatic ability in The Other Side, t'The Falcon, Theme Song for the Married, Digging Up the Dirt, Young Americaf' and At Night All Cats Are Gray Besides being president of the Dramatic Club, 'he was vice-president of the Art Club and a member of the Advisory Council for assembly programs. He played football during his sophomore, junior, and senior years and contributed to Campus Chatter illustrated fashion notes for the sartorial edification of the male contin- gent of Malverne High. However, Paul's chief claim to fame will always be for his acting ability. I2

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GRACE KRACKY is known to her intimate friends as Dolly. Her attractive appearance and pleasing personality have brought her many friends. Being an ardent lover of pets, she became a member of the Humane Club in her junior year and the following year was elected president. She has also participated in journa- lism, contributing her services to the Flashes and the 0utlook. Dolly also served on the business staff of the O'racle.', She served the class of '35 as a com- mittee member for the Sophomore Hop, Junior Prom, Friendship Dance, and the senior play. During her years in high school, she was a member of the Girls Chorus. In her senior year she held the office of secretary of her home room. EVELYN LEMKE. known as 'fLegs to everyone, is a typically popular high school girl. Although she has received several honor certificates, she has been mainly interested in sports. Legs has held the managerships of bicycling' and roller skating. A two year basketball varsity player, she also played a year of hockey and participated in volley ball, soccer, and baseball. She was a member of the Girls Chorus and also president of the Commercial Club, secretary of the Humane Club, and a member of the Domestic Science Club. She served on many committees during her high school career, including the Junior Prom, Senior Ways and Means, and the Friendship Dance Committee. She was also the typist for the Press Club. MABEL LUBBE, with her sunny disposition, bustled busily through four happy years in high school. Essentially a business woman, she headed committees for tea dances and various.club programs. Lu was on the Oracle staff and took charge of the secretarial work for the library, the candy sales, and many Dramatic Club and senior class activities. During ber sophomore year she was a member of the Book Club and sang in the Girls Chorus. Mabel easily won a place in the hearts of all the students and teachers by her loyalty and willingness to be of service. She plans to enter an office upon graduating from Malverne, and carries the good wishes of all her classmates with her. WILLIAM MAAS has worked conscientiously throughout his entire course in Malverne High School. For these efforts he received an honor certificate every term during his four year course in high school, no mean feat. In his freshman year he joined the Aviation Club and made many first class models, which, strange to relate, really flew. The next year he went European and joined the Spanish Club with the avowed intention of learning to speak the Spanish language. He learned to speak Spanish like a native. but not like a native of Spain. As a senior he joined the Chess Club, of which he was elected vice-president. He became a member of the business staff of the Oracle and greatly helped to make it a financial success. NANCY MCNAMARA. small, brown-haired, hazel-eyed colleen, has been chiedy interested in music, journalism, and dramatics. She joined the band when it was first organized and was in the Girls Clhorus for two years. In her freshman year she wrote for the Oracle, and as a sophomore and junior she belonged to the Dramatic Club. She's studious too. She earned numerous honor certificates while attending Malverne. These many years Mac has been casting designing eyes toward the medical profession. but believe it or not she doesn't want to be a nurse. She is planning to attend Johns Hopkins and become a doctor. It is a foregone conclusion that she'll have many patients. THOMAS McQUADE participated in mia-ny extra-curricular activities during his high school years. His club activities consisted of membership in the Archery, Rifle, and Games Clubs. Tom showed his ability as a business man by serving on the business staff of two Malverne High School publications, the Oracle and the Mule While a member of the journalism class in his junior year, he wrote for the Outlook and the Flashes Athletics held considerable interest for Tom, who made three major athletic squads: track and football in his senior year and basket- ball in his junior year. He served his class by acting on the committees which arranged the senior movie show, the Friendship Dance, and the Sophomore Hop. Ill