Albany College of Pharmacy - Alembic Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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CLASS PROPHECY Continued Bernard Kendall is supervisor of the township of Corinth. Lt. Commander George A. King, U. S. N. has just been assigned to command the Mosquito Fleet Patrol in the Panama Canal Zone. Gerald Messia, who developed into a raconteur of note in the days of Dr. Blodgett, is a scenario writer for M. G. M. William Oberg, naturally enough, is now president and principal stockholder in the Good Hurngr Company. Alfred Poskanzer has expanded the Poskanzcr Delicatessen chain until it now covers New York, New England and the Middle Atlantic States. Robert Potenza when last heard from had just set forth with his bride for Alaska to do some trapping in the frozen Northland. Robert Rees after a few interesting years as a traveling salesman for Eli Lilly, married the farmer’s daughter and is now general sales manager. Edward Rogers, physical fitness director of the United States Marine Corps, is stationed in Portsmouth, Me. Arne Rovig is a successful textbook author. His most recently published tome is “Mathematical Wizardry in 10 Easy Lessons.” Irving Sexton won the plaudits of the mob for many years as stellar goalie of the Maple Leafs, but infirmities of age have now forced him to be content with coaching that invincible hockey troop. George Skinner is residing in a laboratory in the foothills of the Catskills near Westford, his boyhood home. He is engaged in scientific research, one of his current experiments dealing with vapor condensation. Warren Stone, better known as “Gordon Q,” is head ranger of the New York State Adirondack Park and may frequently be seen dashing over the Mount Marcy cliffs. Donald Swayze has just completed the final draft of his autobiography entitled “Deep in the Heart of Texas” or “From Cowhand to Toreador. ” Well, well! Of all things, Brooks Franklin Wood, the Dolgeville Demon, has really distinguished himself. Of 27 members of the class of ’42 Brooksie is the only one still engaged in retail Pharmacy. His Dolgeville Drug Dispensary makes Lascoff’s look ancient as did the Throop Apothecary' back in 1942. Thirty Toreador—synonymous with bullthrower.

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PROPHECY June 1, 1962. . . . Special communique from the Delphic oracle via radio: Reliable quarters here today reported startling facts regarding members of the 1942 graduating class at Albany College of Pharmacy. Norman Alterman, Peekskill’s Pride is serving as assemblyman in the New York State Legislature. Janis Best, now happily married, is devoting a portion of her time to scientific research in the field of bacteriology. Oren Bigelow has risen high in commercial art and has recently done several magazine covers for Satevepost and Esquire. Jack Caryl didn’t return after the war. The Hawaiian gal he met made him manager of pop’s plantation and they arc now busy raising little (you guessed it) pineapples. Doris Colby is still wowing them (two shows every night but Monday) at Jack Dempsey’s in New York. Her fan dance specialty also won an enviable spot for her in television and she is scheduled to strut her stuff at the forthcoming World’s Fair in Juneau, Alaska. Wilbert Cooper, the Hulett’s Werewolf, is president of the Hudson Falls Iron and Brass Company. He cleaned up a pile of dough in the war and has a summer estate near his boyhood home. Paul Crumley and his oldest son arc commuting daily to Albany. Both Crum- ley’s are in the senior class at Albany Law School. Tom Czaplinski, Camera Club president in the days of you know when, is now chief technical consultant for Eastman Kodak Company and is also with the Life Magazine editorial board. Lester Decker is the New Dean at A. C. P. He has just contracted for a new $40,000 home to be built in Loudonvillc. Albert DiDonna, after a whirlwind career in Amsterdam and Fulton County politics, is now Congressman DiDonna. Freddy Isabella has just signed a new contract with the J-E-L-L-O to m. c. that company’s new radio show. Gerald Kaleta is Grand Regent of Kappa Psi and President of the International Chamber of Commerce. During the Republican administration just ended Gerry was U. S. Ambassador to Poland. Twenty-nine

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PHARMAKOM WITolo We, the class of 1942, being of sound mind and memory do hereby devise and bequeath (in accordance with authority invested in us by Citation Pennsylvania 6-5000 the following tangibles and intangibles as follows: To Francis Conroy, we leave Freddy Isabella’s cjuiet peaceful mannerisms. To Edmond Crandall, we leave Paul Crumley’s bacteriology notes. To H. Russell Denegar, advocate of—(well, that’s irrelevant) we leave Gordon Stone’s 9 alarm clocks and a small volume on “How I Made Classes on Time.” To Jacob Epstein we leave one of the girl’s sofa pillows so he will sleep more com- fortably through classes. To Sister Mary Eugenia we leave all the scholarly prizes which the senior class didn’t get. To Bernard Goldberg we leave Crumley’s Adirondack-Albany franchise so he can commute during the coming year. To Walter Henning we leave a can of leather polish to keep his brief case shiny. To Geraldine Howard we leave all our orders for the perfect tablet triturates. To Edward Karuzas we leave George King’s worries, yep, all 117 of them! To Leo Katzman we leave a box of labels so he can label the water and gas taps!!! To Allan MacCollam we leave tickets for the first train back to Illinois for two!! To Richard Phelan we leave a treatise by “Swayze Boy” on “How to Spin a Rope.” To Peter Savage we leave a box of Rocky Ford cigars for use at Student Council meetings next term. To Arnold Shapiro we leave the right to do all of his problems by inverse proportions. To Joseph Verrastro we leave a priority number for rubber bumpers for his car!! To Walter Weltzien we leave a pair of springs so he can bounce around much more readily!!! • To Tom Young we leave—“Brenda” herself. To Louis Fratto we leave that long-lost bottle spacer!! Class of 1942. Thirty-one