Greenwich Central High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Greenwich, NY)

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1935 THE GREENWITCH 1935 Prophecy Well, well, here it is May 1945, almost ten years since I was graduated from Green- wich High School. Good old GHS! Those were the wonderful days,-back in the old Study Hall. Who would have thought then that I would be private secretary to Mr. Christie Lyttle, the most prominent coal dealer of New York? Yes, he used to be the great football and basketball player of GHS. Mr. Lyttle gave me a two weeks vacation just recently and I did a bit of traveling. I decided the best way for me to get to Chicago was to take an airplane. Upon arriving at the airport, I was told that Pilot Welch's plane would leave in a few minutes. This meant very little to me but upon climbing into the huge passenger plane who should be sitting behind the wheel but Martin J. Welch. Yes, the same old Martin. After a short visit with Martin I learned that as a sideline he was dravv- iing cartoons for the newspapers and hoped some day to do some real worthwhile rawmg. Martin also told me that an old classmate was a great doctor in one of the Chi- cago hospitals. I asked him who it was. I had not heard of any of my classmates entering the medical profession. He told me it was Dr. Peregrim. My memory must have been quite poor because I couldn't remember anyone by that name. Well, a visit to the hospital was a great help. Who should be the great interne but Frank Pere- grim. We had quite a visit together during which I learned that Doris Winchell was a head nurse there in the same hospital. I had a short visit with Doris and she told me Mildred Frank was in Chicago, too. She gave me her address and while looking for Mildred, I passed through the busiest section of Chicago. A huge electric sign attracted my attention. It read This is a Guthrie Grocery Store. I stopped and was admiring the window display when who should go by me but Sherman Guthrie himself He walked into the store and I followed him. After getting his attention without too much disturbance, I had a short chat with him. I-Ie told me he owned some 250 stores such as this one, in the state of Illinois. After this I proceeded to Mildred's address and found she had a lovely place of business. What kind of busi- ness? Oh! she is a famous stylist of women's clothing and has introduced several of the latest models. I had to start- east after this as my time was limited but it certainly was nice to see these old pals and friends again. And I was surprised to see so many in Chicago. I took a boat excursion along the Great Lakes from Chicago and my first stop was in Buffalo. As chance would have it, the first person I met was Muriel Fulmer. She was as much surprised as I. We had a short visit and I learned that she was teaching Dramatics in a high school there in Buffalo. She also told me that Pauline Gordon was a gym teacher in the same place. As I was leisurely walking down a street in Buifalo, I noticed a sign reading Clark's Candy Shoppe. The sight of the word candy made my mouth water and, as the sign also said that home made candies were a spe- cialty, I suddenly realized a hungriness. So, I stopped in the store and who waited on me? Helen Clark! Yes. She had a very nice little shop and the candy was delicious. That night I went to the theatre to see a movie and vaudeville show, with a spe- cial program. It was called the Bartle-Hay Troupe. First, I was to see the large dance orchestra led by Ravmond Bartle. He used to play in the GHS orchestra. Sometimes he plays his fiddle and sometimes his sax, Then came the vaudeville act with none other than Evelyn Hay as the leading lady. She sang a song and did a very difficult tango. My next stop was Rochester. I had no idea of meeting any of my classmates here but I did. And who should they be but Frances Chambers and Susan Ritchie and they were operating a neat, little tea room. It had iust been redecorated and rewired for electricity with little lamps on the walls. A chat with the girls taught me that Thomas O'Connor had done the wiring and the unique lamps were an invention of Tommy's. He is an electrical engineer and works for the New York Power dz Light Corporation in Rochester. He has perfected many other electrical appliances. 18

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1935 THE GREENWITCH 1935 Senior Class Officers Christie Lyttle - President Susan Ritchie - Vice President James Flynn - - Treasurer Frances Chambers - - Secretary Faculty Advisor - - Miss Johnston In September of 1931 we entered the Study Hall as Freshmen. Miss Ubelle was our home room teacher. During the year we had a Christmas Party and other so- cial activities. In June we graduated from Junior High School with Jane Pratt, Valedictoriang Muriel Fulmer, Salutatoriang Ryta McNeil wrote the History of Green- wichg Helen Crosier, the Historyg Percy Morse, the Will. At the beginning of the Sophomore year we graduated from the Study Hall to Room 16. Mr. Sharpe became our advisor. During the year we had two food sales and a very enjoyable Christmas party. We made a class banner of blue and gold. When the door of Room 17 opened for our entrance as Juniors, we happily walked in. Our home room advisor was Miss Schrauth. Of course the most ini- portant event of the year was the publication of the annual book. With Muriel Fulmer as Editor-in-Chief we launched forth on our first real hard task and as a result we had The 'Green Witch for 1934. Another event of great interest was the Junior Prom. It was the most suc- cessful prom ever held in this school up to that year. We greatly appreciated the fine co-operation of the students. We also had several food. sales and two. movies. At Christmas time we had a party. In June we had a picnic with the Seniors at Lake Lauderdale. The year '35 is the last lap in our journey thrcugh Greenwich High School. We have had a food sale and a card party. Candy has been sold at the basketball games and hot-dogs at the football games by the class. Did you see Green Stockingsn? This was the play presented by the Senior Class February 15, 1935. We think this play ranks among the most successful projects ever done bv a Senior Class. The plot deals with the custom whereby an elder sister is compelled to wear green stockings at the wedding of a younger sister, provided she herself happens to be unmarried or unbetrothed. Celia Faraday rebels when the time approaches for her to wear them a third time. 'She therefore invents a sweetheart of the name of Smith who is in South Africa. The strange thing is that the name she thought fictitious was borne by an officer in the army. A series of amusing situations result that terminate happily. Cast of Characters Christie Lyttle Ralph Karnaghan Thomas 0'Connor Percy Morse Harold Johnson Martin Welch Earl Roberson Muriel Fulmer Susan Ritchie Evelyn Hay Frances Chambers Helen Crosier 17

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1935 THE GREENWITCH 1935 After a lovely ride on the New York Central Railroad from Rochester to Albany, I went, first, to the State Office Building to do some research work for my employer. I took a bus to the State Office Building. The driver looked familiar and as I stepped into' the bus he spoke to me. I looked at him very closely the second time and rec- ognized him as Olof Nelson. Olof told me that, if I would go to the information de- partment in the State Building, I would find the facts. I thanked him and upon reach- ing the information department, I was greeted by a familiar face. It was none other than Veronica Conlee. She had been promoted from a secretary to the head of the information department. She told me that the twins were working in the State, too. I asked her who the twins were and she told me that Alice Petteys was a secre- tary in one of the main offices and Alvin Petteys carried the degree, C.P.A., around with him. He always wanted to be a Certified Public Accountant. Veronica also told me that Ralph Briggs was managing the Briggs Machinery Co. in Troy. Well, at last, I reached Greenwich, my old home town. My first visit was to the big brick building on Gray Avenue. I was very much surprised to see Percy Morsc sitting in the little office where I left Mr. Herrington. Percy had taken Mr. Her- rington's place when he retired. He told me that there were several of our old class- mates back. I held my breath because I thought he meant they were still studying but he assured me that they weren't. Doris Bain succeeded Miss Johnston as the Latin teacher: Gertrude Connor, Miss Wondergem as Kindergarten teacher, Helen Crosier, Mr. Pfleeger as Mathematics teacherg and Lena Eddy, Miss Queern as gym teacher. James Flynn was head of the commercial department and Lawrence DuFrain.was coach. Percy also told me that Robert MacNeil was professor of Latin at Williams College. I was glad to see all these people teaching in GHS. It wasn't such an un- pleasant place a ter all. I went down street and called on Rita Majury. She had changed her name and was living in a pretty house on Main Street. She told me that Marjorie Roberson was-a County 4-H Club Agent in Washington County, that Nelson Petteys was an electrical engineer in Greenwich and Kenneth Barber was a prosperous baker. I visited Dorothy Petteys and found to my surprise that she, too, had changed her name. She and Sprague Wilbur were living on a large farm just outside of Greenwich. From Dorothy I learned that Phyllis Dawley was an interior decorator and Lena Barber was teaching in Middle Falls School, also that Margaret Hutchen was a Registered Nurse in town. I stayed for supper at Dorothy's. After supper we drove into town to the movies. On the way we passed a very prosperous looking farm. Sprague told me it belonged to Lionel Clough, also that James Duane an Edward Campbell were very successful farmers. The movie was a comedy with Harold Johnson as leading man. He has taken Robert Montgomery's place in Hollywood. A sports Short showed Leo Flynn as the great pitcher for the Giant's baseball team which was practicing in Florida. The next day I was strolling along the street and saw a sign which bore the words Flynn Undertaking Parlors. I stopped to see if it was Harold and as I live and breathe that's who it was. He has a secretary, too. Who? Irene Sheridan! Then I proceeded down the street. Another sign caught my eye: A 8x P, E. Roberson, Mgr. Yes, it was Edgar. That night in my apartment in the hotel I was listening to the radio. I heard a beautiful violin solo. At the end the announcer said it was Raymond Ackner, the accomplished violinist. Next was a piano solo by Raymond's accompanist and a great pianist. Rvta McNeil. A little later in the evening a lecture came over the air bv Hazel Barber. Her topic was Does it pay to be beautiful? Hazel was always will- ing to give us advice on beauty questions in school. Well, that ended my vacation and I hurried back to my job in New York. It cer- tainly was a delightful trip and just think-I met and visited with several of my old classmates and heard about the others whom I didn't see. -Marjorie J. Liddell. 19