Glens Falls High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Glens Falls, NY)

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RED AND BLACK of the class in almost all fields of endeavor. Surgery made her think of the names of William Doney and John Sidur, two great specialists whose names were known the world around. It was estimated in financial circles that 'their incomes exceeded ilB100,000 a year. Each employed staffs of nurses, and of course, one would expect to find some graduates of '32 on the staffs. Geraldine Crannell and Betty Davis Cthey put her in the deaf and dumb ward so the patients couldn't hear her talkb were on Dr. Doney's staff, while Alice Crannell, Mildred Briggs, and Ruth Cook were assisting Dr. Sidur. These two boys had certainly been loyal to good old '32. By now, it had become dark. At closing time, scores of clerks left the office, some looking at our secretary and intimating that she had too much ambition. However, it was not ambition but old memories that held her entranced before the filing cabinet. Here was an item! Donald Fisk, a civil engineer, had been awarded a SI510,000 bonus for building a bridge over North Creek ten days ahead of time. Bill Feigenbaum had, contrary to all expecta- tions, not entered the clothing business, but had become an associate Justice of the Peace at Greenwich, where he was preparing a voluminous treatise on law. Laughingly, the secretary went on. A dazzling array of figures caught her eye-Leroy Carpenter's return. Boy! What an income! He must be one of these big butter-and-egg men-at least eggs. He had poultry-istic leanings in his youth. QOnce he fed his chickens cement, so they could lay corner- stones.j Gasping from contemplation of Carpenter's income, she suddenly remem- bered that she had promised to go to thc theater that night with Burton French. Burton was a dashing man, and his line was still razor-edged. He made his money in lumber, he once had charge of a greater part of Yellowstone National Park. She wanted to go to the movies tonight because the feature picture was starring Robert Clark in his latest triumph UGO Get the Shovel. Of not so much importance but of equal interest was the fact that Gay Foley was playing opposite Barkley Owen in that ancient vehicle, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. CShe really thinks that they do.D It had been rumored in articles appearing in certain sport magazines that Bark has been suggested to represent the United States in Europe at the Olympics to be held in Switzerland. He was to run in the 219 yard dash. Q220 was a little too far.j Matrimony had claimed many of the class. Vera Chase and Francis Irish had long been united and were dwelling peacefully in Schenectady. Vera had made some money by selling perpetual motion machines. lngeborg Jensen and Donald Pingry were following the old adage two can live as cheaply as one tif one doesn't eatj. Janet Estabrooks and Charles Stoddard were cruising the Mediterranean Sea in their new yacht. Winona Nicholson had fulfilled her lifelong ambition to become a nurse, and she was now superintendent of nurses in the Moses-Ludington Hospital, just outside Ticonderoga. Twenty

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RED AND BLACK Class Prophecy OI' Revelations of the Income Tax Returns GEORGE J oNEs, FREDDY ISAAC, EILEEN SNYDER On a warm spring day in May, 1965, a middle-aged, attractive looking secretary sat at her desk in the Revenue Building in Washington, gazing mourn- fully at a huge pile of belated income tax returns. Wearily she reached for the papers on top of the terrifying mass. Mechanically she gazed at the name- not that it mattered. Charles Ringwood-he had been in her old Glens Falls High School class of '32, Could this be the same one? Funny-he lived in Glens Falls and had a family. Wife 's name? Why it was Shirley Cowlbeck, the noted pianist who had thrilled vast audiences in the Metropolitan Opera House. With growing interest, the secretary went through three more papers. Then, she saw the name of Elizabeth Hobbie-and oh, the letters she had after her name-LL.D., Ph.D., Litt.D. Well, she always was intellectual. It was not surprising that she had become an instructor of French at Vassar. The next return proved to be that of Virginia Abolin. Jinny had not lived up to her childhood desire of becoming a missionary to China, after all. She was, however, a well-known newspaper writer and had recently written a charm- ingly naive play that received great praise from dramatic critics. Delighted but bewildered, the secretary went on, then she did see a miracle -Bob Hunter sending in an income tax return. It was said that he was the Hunter of Hunter, Hunter, and Hunter, eminent fish dealers in Boston. Well, that was interesting. It seemed strange that the names of so many people from the same gradu- ating class should appear. Bob Crawford, with an income of 51,000 per hour, was conducting a well-known orchestra, featuring Rosmore Schwager, a stellar cornetist. They had been playing at the most exclusive hotel in New York-the Villa Royale. Margaret Gamble and Gladys Knowles, two favorite hostesses in Texas Guinan's night club, had recently financed the new Paris Creation Shop established by Lois Ellithorpe and Zuelema Hamel. Richard Duell had become an efficiency expert in Macy's, and John Robinson, one of the managers in Titl'any's. It had been rumored in the best hotel circles that Vernon Davis held his job as house detective in the Swampmore Hotel, Miami, Florida, through Clifford Everts's personal drag with the manager. Soon the pile of papers on the secretary's desk had dwindled, but her interest was aroused. She would look up the income returns of as many people as she could who had been in the old class. Let me see-there were members Nineteen

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RED AND BLACK Well, to go on with the greater professions. Royal Knowles, one of the country's most eminent theologists, was a huge success in his line. He was being given valuable assistance by Evangelist Reynolds four very own Delilah. Hannah Roseman was fulfilling her ambition of taking dictation from an influential financier in New York. However, Hannah wasn't the only efficient secretary, since Marie Dowaliby and Helen Copeland were also holding good positions. The social secretaries also deserve special mention. It was rumored that Kitty Haines was soon to be promoted. Here were some more interesting items: Margaret Kilpatrick and Mar- jorie Bates were still studying to be kindergarten teachers-some persistence, eh? Alice Monroe was an English teacher in an important little school near Fort Ann. One of the gum-chewingest advocates of the hunt-and-peek type- writing system was Bertha Lyden. Harold Yanklowitz, the enterprising lad, had become a prosperous tonsorial artist down on Warren street. It has been said that he pilots his own plane, and thus much traffic confusion has been avoided among the pedestrians on old terra iirma. As for Anthony Mason, professor of languages, his success in all fields was astounding. He was already an American Croesus with much more in sight. Our secretary sighed and wondered. What a name our class was making for itself! Jane Magram was advertising lipstick Qbrite-redj for the Horace Brown Cosmetic, Ltd., London, England. While the rest of the world slaved and wondered, John Sullivan remained aloof and suspended in the ethereal realms of human psychology. Other mem- bers of the class-Carl Lyford, Meredith Mock, Roxie LaRose, Helen Haviland, Henry Landry, and Gretchen Pratt-had profited by their training in G. F. H. S. and were earning large salaries as commercial artists. Cuthbert Crannell was the Senator from Idaho, having replaced Borah. CIt's a mystery to every- one how he got to Idaho.j Lucy Champaign, Charlotte Thomas, Edith Anton- sen, Edith Grenier, and Lela Dubee were conducting a pioneer movement, pro- posed amendment XXXI to the Constitution, Women back to the farm. Freddy Isaac died just recently, leaving S100,000,000 to charity. Helen Cohen is contesting the will, claiming that she is a legal heir to the Isaac millions. COur secretary knew better, however, but kept still about it.j Dot Tibbets is now a wealthy bakery owner. She made her money in Cheese Tibbetsf' June Webster had spent her life trying to trace her genealogy in the hope that she was related to the great Daniel. Laura Wellington had replaced Julia Sanderson on the Blackstone program Qbeeause of her famous gigglej. Gladys Westbrook whirled strong man Leroy Fosbrook around her little finger and Hnally married him. Eleanor Whitcomb and Marion Glass became enterprising beauty culturists. They finally retired, leavingthe field elear for TWC7lt1l-OWU