Grover Cleveland High School - Clevelander Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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20 THE CLEVELANDER The Prophecy of the Class of 1937 TIME: A day, any day, a long time away. SETTING: A Radio Studio-G. C. H. S. Let us today pay a visit to the best broadcasting studio in town-G. C. H. S. We are arriving there just in time to hear Joseph Vispi give us our setting up exercises. Joseph Vispi: Hello Everybody! Today we have a new book of calisthenics. You may have this book free. It is the present of the Abulone-Cheesman Life Insurance Company. This book is strongly recommended by those prominent bodyfbuilders, Dominic Di Gangi and Carmen Zupa. Our first exercise this morning is one recommended by Patricia Brady, the famous dietician, and also by her staff in that school for the reduction of surplus avoirdupois, Pauline Sanucci, Jeanette Ricotta, Cassie Jiambra, and Bernice Franks. Ready! Turn over! Lie down! Get up, take a deep breath! Count to ten. Good Morning! Announcer: That was Joseph Vispi, advocate of your daily dozen. Next we have none other than that perfectly grand personage, Miss Virginia Werkley, who will endeavor to tell you a famous recipe. This program is sponsored by the James Noble Cooperative Sea Breeze Company. Slogan: If you want the air at your beach hot, just send for the Noble man. Some of the experts at this type of work are Joseph Maloney, Ray Limpert, John Lettieri, Frank Dragone, and Arthur Buscaglia. Miss Werkley: I just must tell all my radio fans about the perfectly ducky recipe which I ref ceived in this morning's mail. It came from the Recipe Giver and Getters' club of Buffalo. The club members are Angeline Ligotti, Anna Scordata, Ida Ragusa, Angeline Reina, Anita Ringo, and Adelia Sanucci. This recipe is How to boil water. The directions are: Put some water in a pot! Light a fire under it and let nature take its course. Announcer: News Flash! Right from the west side of our own city, folks, we have the most exciting bit of news of the week. Taking their cues from abroad, Anthony Bandinelli, Michael An- zalone, Vincent Alberti, James Barnes, and Anthony Cassaro, have formed the AntifRegimentation Society to protest against the regimenting of our youth in schools in order to afflict them with such revolutionary ideas as the value of learning. This society has a ladies' auxiliary in which Mary M. Lauria, Kathleen Traquair, Mamie Cipolla, and Theresa Ciszek do their bit to aid the cause. Announcer: It is my pleasure at this time to present that silveryfvoiced song bird of the air- ways, Margaret Maraschiello, who will entertain you through the courtesy of the Robert Bundock Eraser Company, whose slogan is, The only man who never makes a mistake is a woman! Margaret: Do you remember Gilbert Sauer and Walter Sloan? Announcer: Yes. Margaret: Well, they're writing a column now that they call Around the World in Seven Min' utes and Why It Can't Be Done. Announcer: I think you had better sing, Margaret. What will it be? V Margaret: An old favorite, Eleanor Radecki and Marion Dalgeish, the music critics, simply raved about it. It is called Oh Lovely Night. Announcer: Thank you Margaret! That was lovely. And now we will turn the microphone over to that connoisseur and critic of the silver screen, Jeanette De Salvo. Jeanette: How do you do, fans and fancies. There is a particularly good movie at John Smith's Buffalo this week, called Man's Last Stand, starring Frank Ciocca as the last man and Jane Di Carlo as the siren who is determined to subjugate this last bulwark of rugged individualism. Other players in this picture are: Samuel Serio, who plays the seemingly bashful suitorg Ruth Wyckoff, the ener' A

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THE CLEVELANDER 19 C. Contest Winners First Row: Marian Austin, Margaret Leith. Back Row: Samuel Pascal: Margaret Maraschiello. A, Deelamation Contest In the annual Cirls' Declamation Contest held at South Park High School, Novemher 17, 1936, Ivlarion Austin won first place. She skillfully delivered The Mother ofthe Unknown Soldier, taken from Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews' Yellow Butterflies. American Essay Contest Annually the American Legion sponsors an Americanism essay contest which is promoted hy the Buffalo Evening News. This year the topic was Americanism As Shown in the Life of Grover Cleveland. Mzirgziret M. Leith, a representative of Grover Cleveland High School, was rated as one of the winners and was given a trip to Wasliiiigttiii, D. C., during the Easter vacation. Solo Singing Competition Margziret Nlaraschiello, mezzo soprano, and Samuel Pascal, dramatic tenor, were winners in the cityfwide solo singing contest. Both competed in the state contest held in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium in this city.

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THE CLEVELANDER 21 getic, go-getting, traveling saleswomang Betty Darrow, the muchfsoughtfafter chorus girl, and Helen Cannon, the girl who likes to stay at home with her knitting. The picture is directed by the biggest director in Hollywood, Robert Maher, with Carmelo Monaco creating the lovely gowns. Mary Gra' ham, the crack dramatic critic for the New York Times, gives this picture four Stars which is pretty good because the director only gave it two. Incidently folks, I hear that there has been a splitfup in the partnership between the successor to Boris Karloff, Gasper Catanzaro, and the successor to Lon Chaney, Anthony Montoro. Flash! Earl Broxup is ill because the box office retums on his last picture were so large that the company closed down and retired on the proceeds. You remember the picture, don't you, The Great Lover Steps Out with Muriel Hall as Earl's leading lady. Well fans, I guess that's about all for today. Announcer: Now we have a real treat in store for you. In the studio today are those two partners of frenzied frivolity, Bob Maher and Joe Guerra: Hy ya! Boys! joe and Bob: Hy ya! Bill! joe: Say Bob, d, d, d, did you hear what I heard? Bob No, what did you hear? Joe : Oh-something! Bob No! joe: Yes! It's about Jeanette Marciano, Catherine Rampino, Lena Tona, and Mary F. Lauria. Bob Well I don't want to be nosey, but what is it? Joe: Nope, I don't think I ought to tell. Bob Aw come on! I promise not to tell a living soul. joe : Well, they opened a beauty shop on the corner of Main and Utica and they're specializf ing in putting curls in pigs' tails. Bob: Well 'pon my word, that is something. I always knew those girls were original. By the way, I have a choice piece of news for you. joe : Now don't tell me if you shouldn't. What is it? Bob: Well, Flora Shea, Carmella Schiavone, Jennie Granelli, and Concetta Licata were disgusted with the present crop of gigolos, so they opened a school to teach bashful boys how to become first class gigolos. The first applicants were Francis McGroder, Charles Alessi, Henry Buccella, Salvaf tore Marsiglia and Louis Migliore. Announcer: And now we have Leanora Funseth, our society reporter, who attended the Ball at the inauguration of the President, Charles J. Mattea. Leanora Funseth: Never have I seen so many splendid gowns! The peculiarity about this year's ball is that all the men were bachelors. There are no members either of the House, the Senate, or of the President's Cabinet who are married. They did, however, escort some very beautiful ladies among whom were Jean McIntyre and Jedidah Montgomery, all done up in red velvet. Other familiar faces were Juliet Carnevale, Bernice Carey, June Bradley, Laura Gerow, and Rose Gino. All these girls wore the original creations of Albert Saccamagno who has set a new high with his aesthetic genius. The orchestra at the ball was Frank Cascino's Swingonians. It was fun to watch our sedate guests jeep to this red hot dance band. Some of the Senators are pretty good jeepers. Angelo La Mastra, Senator from New York, joseph Licata, from Hawaii, John Colangelo, from Utopia, and joseph Crimi, the warden of Sing Sing, were keeping up with the best of them. I was shocked when I found Frank Nigro, the man behind the President, off in a corner talking to Nicholas Guerra in a fatherly tone and warning him of the timefwasting evils resulting from dancing. I could just go on and on about this ball which was so excellently organized by Vincent Paris, who is known throughout the world as The Organizer of Organizers. Vincent was seen scurrying hither and thither, never taking a moment's rest, just to see that everything came off well, Good-bye . . . Announcer: What is happening in Europe? What is happening in America? What is happening