Massena Central High School - Tatler Yearbook (Massena, NY)

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TATLER1931 Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1931 of Massena High School, being at this instant sound of body and mind, do hereby bequeath- To the Freshmen and Sophomores, our distinguished scholastic example. To the Juniors: Balch and Bidwell regretfully leave their editorships to Hawes and Sutton. Bernard Bandy leaves his car to Lorena Shaver. Stan Cappiello deposits his Jean with Joe Diogastino. Evelyn Casselman gives Hannah McDowell her bold air. Walda Clarkson leaves her way with that man to Helen Dzieweiz. Wallace Danforth wills his questionings to Dick Countryman. Seward Hanmer gives his task as president to Mary Chase. Fred Hall leaves his mathematical ability to Marion Cosenza. Marie Hallahan leaves her one man attitude to Helen Fitzgerald. Isadore Greenblatt lets Floyd Grifiin have his dramatic ability. Franklin Giles donates his straight black hair to Bud Toohey. Dorothy Gardner leaves her chattering ability to Rose F enstermaker. Ora Henderson donates her education to Ivan Wright. .lim Martin and Etta Dow leave their weight to Paul Quenelle a Kingsley. Florence Mattice lets Celia Bemis have her popularity. Leonard Hover lets Lyle Barnes make his history orations. Elinor Hyde leaves her curls to Frances Stone. Ruth Kirkey donates her E English work to Rita Phillips. Marie Lahey leaves her drag to get good marks with Millard Crary. 5'Sam Lamendola relinquishes his decorating ability to Alu Hawes. Alice Levine lets Ellen Raymond have her permanent wave. Havens Putnam leaves his profile to Dominick Mittiga. Auleen Murphy and Kathleen Smith teach Gertrude McDonough a Smith to dance. Eleanor Mullarney leaves her conscientiousness to Mamie Shulkin. Celia McGuiggan teaches Helen Allen to pronounce latin words. Margaret McCann wills her boy friend to lrene Serra. Bernadeen Smith relinquishes her long hair to Babe Richardson. CConiinued on page 255 - 23 nd Phyllis nd Harold

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TATLER 1931 enior Class History We are vastly important now. With the strength of three years behind us the fresh- men regard us with awe and nudge each other as we pass them in the various halls. We spend part of our time letting people know that we are Seniors and the other half trying to set a standard for the Juniors,-though, for that matter each of us is more or less busy trying to decide how and where to spend the next four or five years of our lives. The first three years of' our high school life were none too crowded with activities but we have duly made up for this during our Senior year. We first became organized as a class in our Junior year under Miss Healy. Our class president was Seward Hanmerg vice-president, Florence Matticeg secretary-treasurer, lsadore Greenblatt. We received our first chance to show our worth when we decorated the auditorium and gym for the Commencement exercises and dance which followed. Even the Seniors complimented us on this work. .lust to prove that we were really sorry to see them go, we also gave the Seniors a picnic. We wonder if we will be treated as well this year. Our activities during our Senior year have been so numerous that it is impossible to mention more than the major ones. Our election of class officers took place im- mediately at the opening of' school in the Fall. Seward Hanmer was re-elected class presidentg Florence Mattice, vice-presidentg Isadore Greenblatt, secretary-treasurer. The big event of the year, the Senior Ball was held during the Christmas holidays. This proved to be an overwhelming success and we love to boast that it was the best one ever held. Probably our biggest achievement is the building of the 1931 Tatler. We hope that its readers will pronounce it the best ever, also. As the time to depart draws near, even those who have kicked most vigorously against the educational traces feel some regret. It is hard to think that we have crammed for our last examinations. From now on we will be forced to stand on our own feet, and the question of jobs will be uppermost in the minds of' some of the members of our class. However, Mr. Haake's office has been doing a splendid business and what it doesnit know about seniors, in marks especially, isnit worth mentioning. Without exception we dread our regents, especially since those of January were no pleasure, being exceptionally hard. What with uncles coming from Plumbrook, cousins from Winthrop, and aunts from the four corners of the earth, it is with no little tremor of fear that we think of Commencement. In spite of this, we know that the moment when the diploma is actually placed in our hands will be a great one. Father will wrench it from us the minute we enter the house in order that it may be framed to hang in the most conspicuous place in the home and pointed to with pride to those who may be entertained there.

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TATLER 1931 Class Prophecy One evening late in the fall of 1960 I drew from its hidden place on the mantle my cherished Tatler. Sadly thumbing the pages again I gazed at the faces of my old school pals and my mind wandered back to M. H. S. in 1931. Oh! how the times have changed, I mused. Just think Margaret McCann has secured a divorce from Harold Bidwell, decreed by Judge Hanmer, and is now Working in Franklin Giles' department store in Syracuse while her former husband has been appointed President of Mechanics Institute at Rochester. Dorothy Gardner and Thelma Smith are hostesses at the new Paul Smith's Hotel. Fred Balch is chief engineer of the St. Lawrence River project. I see that Bernard Bandy is running a cafe in Louisville while Stanley Cappiello has successfully learned the ice business. Etta Dow is acting as It girl in Skeet's Yanities. Evelyn Casselman is a model at Sybil Mulvana's Ultra Modern Shoppe in Boston. Wallace Danforth has become a speaker in the House of Representatives. Walda Crapser, formerly Walda Clarkson, is broadcasting talks on The value of children in the homef, Frieda Halpern is featured at Roxy's theatre since her return from Vienna. Mrs. Quenelle, formerly Marie Hallahan, is raising chickens in Helena. Isadore Greenblatt has finally obtained a set on the Regent's Board. Ora Henderson is Queen of Leonard Hover's 20 ring circus. Elinor Hyde is now a screen artist, specializing in aristocratic parts. Ruth Kirkey tends the bar in Havens Putnam's saloon on Center street. I can hardly imagine that Marie Lahey has finally married Guy Hutchins and Sam Lamendola has risen to First Lieutenant in U. S. Army. Alice Levine is now a cosmetic artist and is perfecting a new brand of lipstick. Auleen Murphy is a gigolette in the Purple Pup,', New York's most highbrow night club. Eleanor Mullarney is teaching American History to the African natives in the Congo jungle. Mrs. Elmer Manson, formerly Celia Mc- Guiggan, now finds a bigger life in New York where her husband edits the New York World. Florence and Jim Martin are cozily settled on a dainty little farm in Sleepy Valley at which Irene Whalen is milkmaid. Franklin Sutton is assistant crooner to Rudy Vallee. Iris Stone and John Murray are co-editors of the Whiz Band with Pop Yerdon as advisor. There on my desk lies the American with a gripping murder story by Tony Spagnola. Mrs. Harry Sharlow, formerly Bernadeen Smith, and her husband are now in their Blue Ridge Mountain home. Leonard Cobb is head football coach at Notre Dame. Nellie Cornell and Florence Gardner have signed a ten year contract with the Paris Follies. Irene Keenan is the 6th lice-President of J. J. Newberry Co. Mike Lamendola is designing scenery in Hollywood and Betty Mittiga is editing a book What I Know About History.