Bryant University - Ledger Yearbook (Smithfield, RI)

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N, l tariffs? MEDICAL seciaetfxiam XXI, Z 1' x ff, Ve Q Will We, the Medical Secretaries of the Class of '43, at Bryant College, in the city of Providence, state of Rhode Island, being of sound mind and bequeathing spirit, do make, ordain, publish, and declare as legal, this, our Last Will and Testa- menti I, Mildred Anthony, do leave Bryant College to next year's crop of Med. Secs. I, Shirley Arthur, leave those 99's in Medi- cal tests to some lucky freshman. I, Marilyn Brotheim, leave my cheery disposi- tion land my chewing guml to the highest bid- der. I, Ruth Cheever, leave early after lecture class, as usual. I, Barbara Doige, leave my teacher-student de- bates to someone with a lot of nerve. I, I-lelen Germagian, leave my rosy complexion to some healthy newcomer. I, Mary Ciniadek, leave a vacancy in St. Maria's I-lome. l, Noela Joly, leave my vast fund of knowledge to posterity. I, Elaine Weinbaum, leave. Fifty six ,il I ., i t lv Prophecy 1 Looking into the future, we see: Noela Joly as a dietitian for a group of Can- nibals in the heart of the African jungle. She has successfully kept herself off the menu at this time of publication. Marilyn Brotheim as chief pretzel twister at Bridgeport, having achieved fame by featuring pretzels sparkled with diamonds and flavored with Evening in Paris. I-Ielen Gerrnagine as a secretary for a veter- inary. She is doing a little research work on the side by attempting to make cows bark, dogs moo, and rabbits growl. Mary Gniadek caring for the mental cases at St. Maria's and trying to persuade Soupy to extend lights out to I2 o'clock. Mildred Anthony designing bright colored den- tal plates to match the mood and fancy of her clients at a local insane asylum. Barbara Doige as a laboratory technician for a hospital which mends broken hearts for those foolish enough to fall in love. Shirley Arthur selling animal cages for the Bryant wolves and ventilated, detachable homes for turtles. Mary Cheever as an undertaker. She notices that business is quite flourishing after Bryant exams. Elaine Weinbaum as a psychiatrist's assistant, She is required to look deeply into the eyes of the male patients and say, very solemnly, Moi- der!

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SECRETARIAL ll s- is li t, It 5 prophecy . . ii- ' S Looking into the future we see that Sec. ll's have succeeded in their various fields: Phyllis l-ligginbotham is chief bottle-opener at the 7-Up Works. Janet Kapelow has contributed her latest novel to the Bryant Library, increasing the number of books there to 25. Rosemary Gilroy is selling mechanical pencils which are capable of writing answers to quizzes without the usual mental strain. Barbara Warren was elected the best hog- caller in New England. Marian l-lalligan, the Dean of Women at Bry- ant, has issued a notice that five weeks' penalty work will be given anyone who cuts a class. Eleanor Slattery is a boxing trainer at the Y. W. C. A. Anna Langlois is the manager of the Scratchum Flea Circus. Betty Woodmansee is a radio announcer on a 5:30 morning program which features the read- ing of favorite comic strips. Ruth Ellis has designed a new hat with a 24- inch red feather for the WAVES. Elaine Schreiber is a movie star in the Wild Western thriller serial. Claire Villany is chief dish washer at the Bilt- more l-lotel, Doris Bonney is a magazine columnist who gives advice to the lovelorn. Clara Stone Ware is president of the Married Women's Bridge Club at Salisbury l-lall. Gertrude Schwabe is the aquarium caretaker for several types of fish lnot mentioning any namesl. Gloria Magee is housemother at Salisbury l-lall. Lorraine Rivard has patented a means by which all secretaries may type H3347 words per min- ute. Elena Costabile is selling casualty insurance to those pupils who plan to take the secretarial course. Jean O'Connor, after l4 years of research, has discovered a new substitute for coffee, it is called Chase and Sanburne . Sylvia Rosen is a secret secretary for a ghost writer of the Inner-Sanctum Mystery series. Barbara Aylesworth is a manufacturer for cheese cloth gowns for Eskimos. Barbara Balkan is a champion gold fish swal- lower. Marguerite Belleville is best customer of her own beauty parlor. Dorothy Click is a horse-tail braider at Nar- ragansett. Dorothy Davis is a porter at the Newport Naval Station. Dorothy Friedman is the water carrier for the N. Y. Central Railroad. Carol Frilen is head football coach at Yale. Marion Gollendar is the silent partner of a certain redhead. Barbara l-lalsey is not the answer to a bachelor's prayer-after all she's engaged to George Cran- shaw. Betty l-lennessey is an Arabian horse thief. Frances l-leirsh is a weight lifter in a sideshow. Alice l-lunt is golf pro at a miniature golf course. Martha l-lunt is selling cigarettes in a muni- tions factory. l-lope Jennings is an assistant back scratcher in a flea circus. Dorothy Johnson is selling the Brooklyn Bridge -unsuccessfully. Jackie LeBlanc is the assistant warden at Sing- Sing. Eleanore Linke is proclaimed the missing link. Muriel Martineau is a French teacher at a day nursery. Maryl Matheson had her coming out yesterday afternoon-she came out of South l-lall at 3:30 PM. Linnea Merikowski is the proud mother of l4 children. lContinued on Page 583 L Fifty five

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- i AND Q ,Q coiviivieiacif-xr TEACHER Wiz? i tiwuiisie Z4 4. ' Wnill We, the members of the Commercial Teacher- Training department, class of l943, Bryant Col- lege, being of sound mind, do hereby will and bequeath tell-tale traits, in the hope that those so fortunately chosen to carry them on, may help to keep the memory of our class lingering at our Alma Mater for years to come, I, Rita Keenan, will and bequeath my abundant intuitiveness to Cathy l-lalligan, who really doesn't need it, but thinks it will be handy in bringing up children. l, Virginia Campbell, bequeath to the person who has the least headaches, my presidency of Kappa Delta Kappa. l, John Renza, do hereby bequeath, my execu- tive ability and teaching methods to Lisa Cipolla. l, Marie Teigue, being of sound mind and body, hereby bequeath to Millie Bucolo my interest in men in the whole BA. Department. l, Leger Morrison, do hereby bequeath to some underclassman, the books that I have carried around for four years, in order that l may now carry around a General's books for a change. I, l-lelen Lackey, will to the photogenic Jun- iors, my filmless camera. I, Pauline Rockett, bequeath my interests in the Marines to Louella Gavitt, May They Always Tell lt to the Marines. I, Madonna Carson, bequeath to whoever would not mind bow-legs, broken ribs, and other ap- pearances of a physical wreck, my mania for horses. l, Avis Gardiner, will to Peggy Chytilo my fa- vorite swimming stroke just so she can watch the water sizzle when she jumps in. We, the senior Teacher-Training Class, leave our super-duper ambition to the class which is noted for its laziness-the Juniors. To the Person who gets there first, we will the corner in the cafeteria where you can see everything that goes on. . 'EQ .G ' . i l ll I S Prophecy T ' We, in all seriousness, award medals to those who left before completing their college courses, in order to serve our country, l put aside the test papers and breathe a sigh of satisfaction. lt was certainly a nice feeling to have when the class did so well in a test. Now l can settle down to something more enjoyable. Ohl yes, I can read my week's mail. l-lere is an invitation. lt was nice of Marie to remember me and invite me to this tea. l-ler husband, John Renza, is such an important man being superintendent of schools and Marie is so busy with social affairs-but she always remem- bers the people who went to school with her and John. Two letters with foreign stamps. il'll have to save them for one of my students who col- lects stampsl One letter is from l-lawaii. l know who that's from. Mrs. Walter Calereck, nee Pauline Rockett, She must be very happy living at the naval base with him. A doctor's wife's life is interesting anyway but a Navy doc- tor's must be more so. The other letter is from China. l-lelen Lackey's magazine has sent her there to photograph post- war China. She has become very important in the field of photography. And here is a nice newsy letter from Avis. She is certainly enjoying teaching at Miss Oak- lawn's private school for girls. She gives me some very good points on teaching. lt's nice to com- pare notes in this manner. Now for the package. Ohl it's an autographed copy of Rita and Leger's Dictionary. They have worked so hard and so long on it-always to- gether. A letter from Madonna. l can tell the writ- ing. My-she has just left the hospital with a fractured leg. Her ultra-curricula activities cer- tainly take a lot out ot her. She should give up her horses. And here for me is a letter from Earl. Fifty-seven