Mabel Dean Bacon Vocational High School - Torch Yearbook (New York, NY)

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FAREWELL The fime has come-we musf bid farewell To feacher and classmafe and friend: The four hap.py years we've spenf in fhis school Have so soon come fo an end. Beneafh fhis gay, happy banfer ls a sfrange ache in every girl's hearf: For deparfing in every direcfion, From a very dear one we musf parf. If may be our favorife classmafe, Or a feacher we're leaving foo soon, Yef we'll always have fond memories, ln spife of our parfing fhis June. We'll miss you all, dear feachers, Mrs. Cassidy, Miss Coen foo, And when we fhinlc of M.H.S., We'll always fhink of you. GILDA CENTORE

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fempfing, so I wenf in for a permanenf and a manicure. The hairdresser was Rhoda Kurfzman, who now had very dark brown locks +o replace her former lighf brown ones. She fold me fha? she had used Kris'rie's Anfi-Kink and dye com- bined. My nexf acquainfance was Angelina Gianaffasio. I fold her of all my school chums whom I had mef and asked her if she knew of any ofhers. She said some of our former oufsfanding dressmakers were greaf successes in promi- nenf dress esfablishmenfs in Pennsylvania. Among fhem were: Dorofhy Terrone, Clara VreH'os, Helen Theris, Gina Tersago. She also fold me fhaf Bella Gefsos has an inferior decorafing shop of her own, and where fo find Sarah O'Hara and Lucy Taurozzi, who are fhe head de- signers in a millinery esfablishmenf in Sacramenfo. I wen+ fo visif fhern and was surprised fo find fhaf Sarah has eighf daughfers, four of whom are frained in 'lhe millinery field. Affer a shorf sfay wifh fhe happy family, I decided fo refurn home. On my way home I enjoyed fhe beaufiful scenery of fhirfy of fhe Unifed Sfafes. A+ an upsfafe sfafion, fhree people boarded fhe frain. One was fhe noforious bandif, Rufh Henfschel, escorfed by fhe female sheriff, Margie Feniello. She was assisfed by her secrefary, Anne Herz, who held fhe handcuffs. We had a long chaf and Rufh gave me some hinfs on becoming a bandif. I fhanked her kindly and bade her goodbye a+ fhe Ossining sfafion. Finally fhe frain reached New York Cify, and I decided fo fop off my adven- fures af fhe opera house. Affer I had purchased my ficlcef and seafed myself in a comforfable seaf, fhe opera commenced. The orchesfra conducfor was Rachel Passione. The famous opera sfar was Lucy Crefello, who had developed a rich colorafura voice. She was singing fhe role of Dalise, in fhe opera The Soufhern BeIIe, wriffen by Marie Geffo. Af fhe end of fhe performance an auburn-haired woman approached Lucy for an inferview. If was none ofher fhan Emma Quirino, our Torch Edifor. I decided fo end my advenfures al' fhis poinf, and affer bidding goodbye fo my friends: llrefurned home and wondered whaf new advenfures would befall me and my former classmafes befween now and I98I. PAULINE SCHITTONE ..,.,. 9.233 48

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CLASS CELEBRITIES MOST POPULAR BRIGHTEST WITTTEST QUIETEST I BEST DANCER BEST SINGER BEST ATHLETE BEST ARTIST S. , I CLASS CHATTERBOX . I CLASS ACTRESS MOST ATTRACTIVE I MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED- Dressmalcing ,, ,, , ,, Garmenf Operaiing I , Millinery Cafeferia Training Beaufy Culfure Novelfy . Helen Kosinar L. Emma Quirino I .Lola Scaglione Hedwig Karpacz .L .Melina Couce Lucy Crefello , L,.. Irene Ferro .. Clara VreHos .....Ru+I1 Hen+scI1eI Doris Gayle Helen Rozek Helen Theris Gilda Cenfore Sarah O'Hara Doroihy Polak Mary Coronafo Bella Ge+soS