Technical High School - Techtonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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TECI-ITONIAN i935 CLASS PROPI-IECY SCENE: The reception oflice in the Astech Studio, Hollywood, California. TIME: 9:30 of a spring morning in 1950. fWhen the curtain opens the Secretary is sitting at the desk. Two people are seated at the left. Enter two young men and approach the Secretary., Noah Lot: Good morning. Secretary: Good morning. Phineas Prudish fflusteredj : Ah--f Good morning. tHe looks at Noah, who prods him and motions him to speakj May' we see the director of this studio? Wc've come all the way from the East to see him. It's very important. Secretary: Have you any references? Phineas: References? Secretary: Cf course. The director ean't sec iust anyone who comes. Phineas: Oh, I didn't know. fTo Noahj Vv'hat shall we do, Noah? Noah Ito Secretaryj : This is important. You canlt refuse us. My friend is a professor at one of the leading universities in the East and I donlt know what he wants, but it's important, he sure of that. QA light of startled recognition leaps into his eyes and he blurts outj Say, didn't you live in Buffalo once? Now I've got it. You were that aspiring young speaker, hack in high school. Let me think .... Your name was ? Secretary: Philomena Esposito. Noah: That's it! I never forget a face. Since we are old schoolmates, how about get' ting us in to see the Director? Secretary: It seems to me I do remember that voice. NVell, if you vvant to take a chance, I'll see what I can do. Of course those other two people are ahead of you. Please sit down. flsewicki entersj Lewicki: Good morning, Miss Esposito. ls there any mail? Secretary: I gave it to your secretary. There isn't much except that the Prince of XVales wants you to design him a new tic pin. Lewicki: Is that all? Will you make a note of it and put it on my desk. QAS Lewicki exits, Assistant Secretary enters, Secretary: Mr. Lewicki is a wonder. I don't know what Astech would do without him. If his name is on a Elm as art director, it sells itself. Phineas: Why, Noah, I bet that fellow was jimmy Lewicki who graduated from Tech when we did. I just recall that someone said he was in Hollywood. Noah: What! You don't mean old Nargufying art student. number one ? To think we should run across him away out here. I fully expect to see his fellow air blower, Sgovio, walk in that door this very instant. fSgoirio ewtersj Noah: Well, what did I tell you? There is Sgovio now. Sgovioz Good morning. Secretary: Good morning, Mr. Sgovio, I think this letter is the one you have been looking for. It is from Buffalo. Sgovio: flleadingj Yes, but not the answer I wanted. You rememher Schieder and Onody? I have heen trying to get them to come out and join our staff, but Cnody writes that he finds a life of ease very pleasant: and he is quite positive that no offer on earth could lure Schieder away from his teaching job at Podunk Junction. It's too bad. page fhiriy-one

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TECHTONIANI935 Secretary: In a way it's hard to believe that those men wouldn't come out at his request. Tom has a knack of getting other people to work for him. I think he acquired that technique in high school. Assistant Secretary: I-Iave you heard that he is to be decorated by Secretary of State Robert Long, as the first man who has ever addressed an audience of 10,000 without having a single person left when he finished? Phineas: Canother inspirationj Noah, I might ask Lewicki or Sgovio to get us to the director. Noah: Why not? Phineas: I think I'1l ask those two people how long they've been waiting. fApproaches Young Woman, Pardon me, but how long have you been waiting? 'Young Woman: I've been here only ten months. That old gentleman has been here for three years, but I have a recommendation from the big sports promoter, Mike Lasky. I expect to be called any week. QPhineas looks discouragedj fPhillips enters dressed as a cowboy and playing with a lassoj Secretary: Good morning, Mr. Phillips. Nice day, isn't it? Phillips: Oh, good morning. I hope this beautiful morning sun finds you in the best of spirits. Secretary: Thank you. Mr. Phillips, Professor Meger is ready in gallery No. 3 to give you your target practice. Noah: Way back in high school they called Phillips cowboy and now he really is one. Phineas: With the determination he has, he should have been a news reporter. CDespairinglyj Isn't there some way I can get to see the Director? Secretary: I'm sorry, but I told you that you would have to wait. Uinter XVilliani Atkins. He walks to deskj Atkins: fPounding deskj I demand to see the Director at once. Secretary: Calm yourself, Mr. Atkins. I-Ie can't see you now. Atkins: CGetting noisierj In all my years of collecting I have never met such a person. Do you realize that he hasn't paid me a cent of rent in 2 years, 3 days, 7 hours, 20 minutes flooks at watchj and f A 27 seconds? fSecretary signals Ojjfice Boy, who disappearsj Office Boy: fReturningj Mr. Scherer is out, but Mr. Bongiovanni and I can manage. fBongiovanni enters. He and Office Boy come up behind Atkins, who is still shouting. Each take an arm and after a struggle manage to get Atkins out. Bongiovanni drops a tie, which Phineas picks upj. Phineas: This is one of those leather ties that Albert D'Innocenzo popularized in the East Wouldn't it be funny if . . . fTwo men returnj Vv'ould you mind telling me where you bought this tie? Bongiovanni: Mr. D'Innocenzo, the big promoter introduced them to Hollywood. You can buy them anywhere. He lives just across the Boulevard. Noah: Imagine! This is getting to be a regular Old Home Week . fEggleston entersj Secretary: Good morning, Mr. Eggleston. Mr. Atkins was just here again. Eggleston: I guess we will have to pay him off to get rid of him. Will you call the Actors Exchange and ask them to suggest one of their best football stars to support Fred Fischer in the The Irishman's Daughtern. Secretary: I-Iow about Wesley IX4iner7 page thirty-two