Ben Avon High School - Novaneb Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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CLASS PROPHECY HE time is january 21, 1947, the scene, the fashionable New York pent- house of Mrs. Mary Pfordt Van Tweezer, wife of a millionaire nut and bolt magistrate. Mrs. Van Tweezer has invited the members of the gradu- ating Class of 1937 to her home for a reunion. I received an invitation as press reporter of the De Rebus . Our hostess informed me that all forty-five members of the class were present except Dwight Merker, foreign ambassador to France, who was detained abroad, and john Moreth, a prosperous farmer, who was snowed in on his farm in Kilbuck Township. As I entered the spacious living room, I noticed a crowd gathered in a far corner. Margaret Luttrell and Babe Lenzner were giving an exhibition of new dance steps. In another corner Levi Bird Duff III and Jim Bennett were dis- cussing plans for a transatlantic tunnel Qbusiness before pleasurej, while Alex- ander Hamilton autographed copies of his latest book A Modern Political History of the WVorld . Bill Houston, the latest Hmatinee idol , passed out auto- graphed picture-s to all the girls. I have seldom seen so many beautiful and well-dressed young women in one evening. In particular I noticed Florence Dodge, owner of the Smart Dre-ss Shop , and Katherine Shaw, a famous novelist. Also, looking especially lovely were Mary Lytle, French teacher at Grove City College, Mary Margaret McMil- lan, grade school teacher in Ben Avon, and Reba Thompson and Mary Louise Robinson, who are teaching physical education. In a far corner sat Stan Moore staring at a magazine. Imagine my surprise when I looked over his shoulder and saw Letitia Hamilton's picture being used to advertise Irresistible Lipstick. Another page featured a picture of Sammy Luttrell advertising Wlieaties. I asked Stan what had happened to some of the other members of the Class of 'K '37 . Oh, most of them are here tonight, he replied. In that bedroom sleeping is Curtis Pieper, mattress tester for the ,Tones Mattress Company. Pieper isn't a union man, so he s still on the job. 'Duke' Black has advanced to business manager of Otto's. Bud Palm is a basketball coach. And you'll see some of Pete Pfahl's latest creations in the flower bowl. XfVarner Brothers has just signed Bill Purcell, Paul Smith, and Marge Munroe, as the eternal triangle in a movie entitled Their Many Loves. Irving Moss is as pressing as everg he owns a tailor shop in Avalon. 22

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tutelage of Mr. VVatts. WVe are rapidly re-aching the denouement. Rita Lucas and her small group of faithful co-workers whipped the annual into fine shape, Gther class meinbers will be found in the library passing over magazines. You will hear them giving the speech in the Senate of Mr. Mason's P.O.D. class next day. On June 4th the worshippers of Ra will graduate and, While we recognize that We have not established a Land of the Midnight Sun, we are hopeful that our planet has not reached its autumnal equinox. 21

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Suddenly our conversation was interrupted by several loud shrieks, and Anna Lou Weclcesser and Lucille Simons dashed past followed by Bob Siegel, who was up to his old tricks of taking pictures of all the pretty girls. VVhat a collection! . Bruce Vlfackenhut gave the ladies a treat when he came out of his seclusion up in the Maine woods where he's practicing forestry. Everyone was surprised to see Roberts Kam later in the evening. I-Ie's taking life easy up in Vermont these days. On hearing a terrible commotion, I walked out on the roof garden. There was I-Iomer I-loffman practicing up on his, oration The Needed Reform in Modern Youth of America , which he was to deliver before the Ben Avon VVoman's Club next week. On the opposite side of the roof garden was Martha Louise Jeffries rehearsing for he-r future engagement as violin soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony. She was playing Fantasie Brillante on the March and Romance from 'Othello' , by Rossini. The only one's listening, however, were Charlotte .Black and her fiance, the world's champion tennis player. As I returned to the living room again, I noticed that a group had collected around Duane Meyers. VVith his continuous gab he was trying to sell Fuller brushes and guaranteed furniture polish to some of the- industrious housewives, among whom were the former Betty Phillips, Florence Sirianni, and Esther Fichter. It was very apparent that most of the members of the Class of 1937 had been very successful: Especially Eveline Mowry, dean of a New England school for girls, June Hollenback, who is doing research work at the Mellon Instituteg Betty Root, an interior decorator in New York Cityg and Rita Lucas, famous aviatrix, who will soon attempt a non-stop Hight around the world. Later in the evening Mrs. Van Tweezer served a very lovely lunch, and Marjory Todd, who has just returned from a concert tour abroad, played several of her beautiful compositions for us. All the class members agreed that they had greatly enjoyed the evening and hoped to make the reunion a yearly affair. 23