College High School - La Campanilla Yearbook (Upper Montclair, NJ)

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Carol expounds. But getting back to the female contingent, we find Louise Ripley. Because of her many friends, Louise edited the social register for 196.5, and she did a pretty good job at that. Only trouble is she forgot to include a member of the class of ' 47, and said member promptly strangled her. Louise edited for the fun of it — hers was not a cash register. And we can ' t forget Betty Vander Schaaf either. Betty, as the first woman to head the Chamber of Com- merce, put Clifton on the map through her incessant advertising. When her program was completed, only an uninitiated few still thought ' Bean Town ' meant Boston. Maybe you would like to hear about Doug Smith, who became the fastest long-distance runner in the world. His records from Ocean Grove to Philadelphia have never been equaled by anyone to this day. Well, here is an interesting item. Carol Wedum was the only woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court. Her remarkable judgment and important de- cisions in many controversies gave her a chair in every legal society in the country. It was only towards the end that she needed them. And of course, don ' t overlook Floyd Vollinger. Head of the largest gas station syndicate in the world, Floyd made a fortune in oil and water. He claimed there was a Vollinger Service Station in every city and village in the world, and Vollinger oil and water in 99 9 of the world ' s gas tanks. Although you probably won ' t have heard of her, Diane Wettven did her part for humanity back on earth. Di organized all the baby sitters into one big union, and demanded and received stable wages, shorter hours, and quieter children. Her plea for better laundering failed, however. Another strong bid for fame came from Bob Wil- kins, who became a hat designer for women. He spe- cialized in hats for women with large ears, hats for women with small ears, but especially hats for women with no ears at all. What creations! Perhaps the most stable person on the list is Joan White. After college, Joan got a job as a genie in a magic lamp, but everything rubbed her the wrong way, so she quit this position and became a successful house- wife. An impressive name brings the list to a close. It ' s that of Bob Willett. At the age of 33 Bob discovered the true way to successful friendships, and published a book, ' How To Win Chess and Influence People, ' ex- panding this theory. Bob ' s opinions were coveted wher- ever he was wont to went. Well, Boss, do they pass? Saint Peter glanced at his little friend and replied, That ' s a pretty impressive list of names, Timothy. All seem to have had outstanding careers. Just write ' Class of ' 47 ' on the admission ticket, and ' Best Class To Ever Leave College High. ' That should take care of all of them. Now, Timothy, who ' s next?

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PEARLY GATES Perhaps the most impressive entry here is that of Joan Ganow, who, because of her out- standing work in trigonometry, was appointed dean of math and sciences at Vassar College when 19. Joan retired sixty-six years hiter only because she could see the figures on the slide rule no longer. You must have heard the name Ted Lob- senz. Ted was the J. C. Calhoun of his day. As senator from New Jersey, he swayed the entire country with his famous forty-nine-day filibuster. He hail intended to speak longer, but he lost his voice and had to retire from office. Next is Joyce Macfarlane, the country ' s greatest social leader. While at the height of her social career she brought fur dresses into style, which subsequently led to the wearing of dyed mouton underwear and ermine bathrobes, quite an innovation. Here is a name that was uttered by mil- lions — James Quackenbush. Jim, America ' s youngest heart specialist, performed science ' s iiiost amazing operation by removing his own heart without the use of ether. To say that this experiment revolutionized the medical world is an understatement. Right here, in bold type, is Maureen Pom- fret, the first woman in America who dared cut her hair shorter than her bangs. To add to this sensation, Maureen created new color shades for her bangs to match every new style that she wore. The story of John Pike is indeed a tragic one. John discovered the first atomic automobile, but in his anxiety to test this marvelous machine, he neglected to discover how to turn the energy off, and so John was forced to race around the world at 1200 miles per hour for sixty successive years. His last quotable words were, ' Whee ' . And then we have Joan Neild, who made her fortune in radio. Her characterization of ' Little Mimi ' on the ' Life Can Be A Stupid Mess ' program endeared Joan to millions of housewives all over the world. Only recently she was awarded the Lifebuoy Prize, presented to radio ' s most washed-out heroine. You couldn ' t have missed Trip Reid. At 25 Trip was a successful engineer, but he left his job to become the bridge wizard of the 1960 ' s, only because his faith in science was shat- tered when the sun rose in the west one morning. His Gin Bridge is now the national game, played bv all but the W. C. T. U. •-G u6 ' Here ' s looking at vc ' Alihlili! '

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IWUILTY PHOTOS HALF A HEAD IS BETTER THAN NONE) ' I feel like a hull moose. Isn ' t he cute? Happy French (Jliili, Take it, Jackson. Mr. Placek ' s Christmas tree. And why were you late? ' ■ ' They are lovely, aren ' t they? ' ' These are Irouhlcd limes ■ ' I. el ' s take a tangihle example It ' s as easy as a2 - h2 + c2 2hcCos A: c , ' -