Gouverneur High School - Deanonian Yearbook (Gouverneur, NY)

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“The best of prophets of the future is the past ”—Byron. GLAZIER, NATHAN—Born 1913, actor, since 1932, playing with Clara Bow in many pictures in which she has appeared, has recently married his leading lady. GLAZIER, NATHAN SAMUEL—Born 1913, director of Glazier’s Follies, has taught dusky-skinned maidens the mysteries of the Hula-Hula. GRIFFIS, MARGARET ANNA—Born 1912, arctic explorer, has recently accepted a position as skating teacher, in Panama City, where the rinks are made of a new kind of ice which will not melt. Miss Griffis discovered this during one of her trips. HAMPTON, ROBERT RUSSELL—Born 1912, con- vict, is serving a life sentence in Sing-Sing for having destroyed the Woolworth Building. In defense of himself he told the court that the ex- plosion which caused so many deaths and such great destruction of property was purely accidental—he was merely testing out a new kind of T. N. T which he had just perfected. HAZELTON, ROBERT GEORGE—Born 1913, law- yer, Chief Justice of the United States, donated half a million dollars for an amusement park in Gouverneur. Reason—there was no room for him to romp when he was a child. HURLEY, LEONA KATHERINE—Born 1912, spe- cialist in slow motion pictures, was awarded the title of “America’s Sweetheart” in the 1945 Beauty Contest. JONES, MARY ELIZABETH—Born 1912, now Sister of Mercy, is Superior of a Hospital in Russia. Her successful work among the Revolutionists proves that her life was not ruined when her devoted Francis Fox eloped with Virginia Flynn and left her lamenting. LEVYA, LOIS MARGARET—Born 1913, world famed acrobat, in 1942 walked across Niagara Falls on a cable. McLINTOCK, HENRY BENEDICT—Born 1912, early becoming disgusted with the foolishness and the frivolities of the world, retreated behind the great wall of China, where he is teaching many things to the natives. The Chinese maidens are glad he has come. MILLARD, CLARA LOUISE—Born 1912, chief librarian of New York City Library. She has held similar positions in many of the leading libraries of the country. MINER, ARTHUR GREY—Born 1911, beer baron of New York and Chicago, head of most notor- ious gang of racketeers in two continents; recently rescued from Leavenworth by his per- sonal machine gun squad. MURTON, ALMA FERN—Born 1911, woman cham- pion of Indianapolis Speedway, in 1940 broke the world’s record by traveling 698.79231 miles per hour. PERRIN, ROSWELL WALTER—Born 1910, apiarist, long ago stung by a bee, proved that he is now immune to such accidents, by opening the largest apiary in the world. PRIEST, MILLARD WARD—Born 1912, Dean of Priest Institute for Women of All Ages, is one of the world’s greatest critics of show girls. He has written many books, the most famous of which are The Art of Curves and Why Women Leave Their Husbands. RITCHIE, DOROTHY VAUGHN—Born 1911, Amer- ica’s Champion Ice Skater, has just returned from St. Moritz, Switzerland, where she won an international contest. RUSHLO, ANNA LOUISE—Born 1912, aviatrix, the second Lady Heath, recently completed a trip around the world, in eighteen hours, with a rocket plane. SPRAGUE, PAUL LYNN—Born 1908, Artiste, is head of designing department at Pierres’. All the ladies from America flock to Paris to have the famous Paul design their costumes. They all demand personal fittings. STEVENS, PHOEBE ROSE—Born 1910, artist’s model, has succeeded Audrey Munson. Her studio in Greenwich Village is the center of the aesthetic life of the nation. STORIE, ROBERT KENNEDY—Born 1913, chief surgeon of Bellevue Hospital, has replaced the Mayo Brothers as the foremost surgeon of the country. His specialty is rejuvenation, or mon- key gland operations. SULLIVAN, MARION KATHERYN—Born 1913, animal tamer, known as Madame Suzanne, in Ringling Brothers’ Circus. She recently had a narrow escape from death when her pet lion, “Albert” attempted to close his mouth. TURNBULL, ANDREW JOHN—Born 1916, insur- ance salesman, is acting as Mr. Riley’s assist- ant. He has just been elected president of the International Organization of Insurance Salesmen. WICKS, LYLE LAZENBY—Born 1913, minister. In recognition of his services as chaplain in the Russian Red Army, he has been appointed rec- tor of the Little Church Around the Corner. Page Eighteen

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“The future is a world limited by ourselves—Maeterlinck. WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY of NOTABLE LIVING MEN AND WOMEN IN AMERICA VOLUME 33. 1944-1945. AUSTIN, CAROL HAZELTON—Born 1913, scien- tist and actress, after having received her B. S. Degree from Syracuse University, attained world fame by discovering a safe and sure method of removing superfluous weight. Since 1935 she has appeared each season as the lead in some Broadway success. AUSTIN, ROSALIE HELEN—Born 1914, medata- tive poet and confirmed spinster, began her public career late in 1930 when she dedicated her first volume of verse to her “Red Haired Boy Friend.” Since then she published many other poems including No More Back Seats for Me, Silence Is a Virtue, and Parking in the Rain. BANCROFT, EDWIN FRANKLIN—Born 1912, beauty specialist, who guarantees to make every patient happy. Those interested should refer to Leona Hurley, Frances Collins, and Robert Hampton, who have received several treatments from him. BARKER, HELEN RUTH—Born 1912, noted author- ity on road construction, and road location. With her chief construction boss, she has tested the stability of every by-path of the nation, and has found them suitable for parking. BLANDIN, HAROLD—Born 1911, second “Babe Ruth”, won fame in world series of 1939. BROWN, GLENN—Born 1910, first Democratic pres- ident since World War, has devised a successful plan for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment. CLARK, WALTER GREGORY—Born 1912, musical comedy hero and janitor, has found that a stage career does not always bring financial success; hence he devotes some of his time to a paying job, that of janitor. He has made his work less laborious by inventing automatic coal shovels, ash-dumpers, brooms, and mops. CLARK, ROBERT THEODORE—Born 1912, state trooper, won gold medal offered to the member of the force who arrested the greatest number of motorists disregarding the traffic laws. COLLINS, FRANCES MARION—Born 1912, aes- thetic dancer of Paris, Berlin, and London, married ex-bodyguard, Charles “Red” O’Brien in Kisiwani. She has restored to popularity many of the old songs which her glorious voice has immortalized. Among them are Tiptoe Through the Tulips, and Hanging on the Gar- den Gate. COVELL, EDNA TRUAX—Born 1912, Dean of Wo- men in Popes Mills Cemetery, eloped with a janitor, Gregory Clark, and caused a great deal of gossip among the villagers. COX, DOROTHY HELENE—Born 1913, pianist, a second Paderewski, has married the “Flivver King”, Don Bulger. They have opened a hotel in Watertown, for tired motorists, especially for those who have come long distances to witness Shakespearean plays. DAVIS, ARDON KEITH—Born 1910, famed scholar and educator, has succeeded Scott L. Brown as superintendent of Gouverneur Schools. His success is due to the inspiring influence of Nettie Deans. DYGERT, PHYLLIS RUTH--Born 1913, receives a higher salary than any other woman vocalist. This year she is singing her favorite “Spil- man’s Sweet Serenade” with the Metropolitan Opera Company. FLEMING, JAMES JOHN—Born 1913, has recently put on the market a popular perfume made from extract of onion. Its fragrance is so allur- ing that it can “make a strong man weep.” FREEMAN, MARION GRACE—Born 1911, famous druggist. Mrs. Collins (her married name) took lessons in Pharmacy from her husband, Lester, but soon surpassed him. She now owns the famous Rexall stores, located in every large city in the United States. GARDNER, WILLIAM PAUL-Born 1908, perse- vering lover and successful groceryman, has recently come to our notice as owner and man- ager of the largest department store at Hailes- fcoro, New York. Page Seventeen

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