Medill High School - Medillite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

Page 22 text:

18 THE MEDILLITE Prophecy of February, '29, Class While sitting out on the veranda of my spacious southern home and reading a-.book by the well-known authoress, Dorothy Mack, I was suddenly aroused by the ringing of the telephone. To my great delight and surprise I heard the voiceof Jeanne Marcus. She had just returned from a tour around the world and while in India she had met Sir Ghanda Tiuka Bhan, the crystal gazer. She was so deeply impressed by his work that she asked me how I could like to accom- pany her to visit him while he was in America and thus learn about our Classmates. This, you understand, was the twentieth anniversary of our graduation. On the way to the Medium in the new model equippage recently manufactured by the Phaeton-Aero Company of which Harry Schoen- berg was the President, we successfully averted a collision with an- other party which we found upon investigation to be Jack Margolis, Winfield Cohen, Jack Spector, and Menahem Cassorla. In a very few minutes we came before the regal Hindu. Garbed in robes befitting such a personage, and seated upon a raised platform covered with the most valuable Persian rug, a large crystal ball be- fore him, the blood-red ruby flashing in the center of his turban, his eyes centered upon the ball, he was a figure of utmost admiration. Catching a glimpse of us, however, he came with an outstretched hand toward Jeanne, who introduced me to him and told him of our mission. He requested us to be seated in a very pleasant voice, and immediately set about his task. My friends, he began in a solemn tone, I see your class Pres- ident, Charles Levin, seated before his mahogany desk in the city of Chicagog he is Superintendent of the Board of Education. Ah, Paris+the Rue de la Paix-an elite Modiste Shoppe of which Ethel Tirsky is the proprietressf' A few minutes of suspense as the crystal is a blank, then he re- sumed his speaking. I hear the rapid clicking of the typewriter keys-a breath-taking speed contest-a beautifulcup isawarded the winner, Ann Stashkin g,she broke the Wor1d's record. Ha, ha, ha! There goes Martin Kanter, the chewing gum mag- nate, who has superseded William Wrigley himself. We were interrupted by a knock at the door and as the servant admitted the newcomer it turned out to be Shirley Orkin who came for the same consultation as we did. Shirley told us of her inheritance of a large sum of money and of her preparation for an extensive trip to the Orient. Once more we listened to the words of the great Master' Mind. Sweet strains of music-the orchestra is playing Chopin's Symphony in E Minor, now it ceases, again I hear music, but 'tis the Jazz of the year 1949. This far-famed combined'Classic and Jazz Orchestra is conducted by Maurice Lichtman.

Page 21 text:

THE MEDILLITE 17 History of February, '29 Class I Four years have passed since WE, the class of February '29 have begun our High School career. Four Books of Wonder and Anticipa- tion the years appeared, as we, green freshies, crossed the threshold of our Alma Mater. . Our first, the Book of Freshman, with its bright green covers, contained our struggles with such monsters as Algebra, Physiology, English, Latin, and Spanish. We came out with flying colors-vic- tors! But all was not work, no not by any means. Our days were brightened by such festivities as the Freshman Frolic, club parties, and informal gatherings. Our guardian angels were none other than the Big Sisters and the Big Brothers. Another year dawned and a clean Orange Book, the Book of Sophomores, was handed to us. A clean score--and what would we write? The lineup of our enemies was slightly changed nowg they read as follows: Botany, Geometry, Civics, English, Latin, and Span- ish. Great was the struggle and few the defeats! And no matter how hard the battle we always found al new way to pleasure. Here, we made our debut to all such activities as athletics, checkers, and debat- ing. And before we could grasp the mea11ing of all we were dubbed Juniors. Now a Blue Book, the Book of Juniors, was given into our trust. Here our forces were divided into two, in order that we might be bet- ter able to attack the greater number of combatants. One group known as the Commercialites undertook to conquer Bookkeeping, Typing, Shorthand, and Industrial History, while the restgficontinuing the Academic, fought Physics, English, Latin, and SpanisH:fQ'And here the Sorosis opened its arms to the girls and showed them wfhat enjoy- ment and fun really is. The girls now became Big Sisters and began to guide the incoming freshman girls. The game also began to have a new light and interest to us. Yes, it was another conquered year! At last we have reached the Red Book, our Senior Book-our final Book of Wonder. Facing us were our old foes, English, Latin, Spanish, Bookkeeping, Typing, and Shorthand reinforced with Tran- scripts, United States History, Chemistry and Advanced Civics. We fought-and again we won! g When the battle ended we lifted up our eyes upon our late foes and behold--to our amazement we found that they were none other than our friends in disguise. Rejoicing over the fact, we held a great celebration, the Prom, where We, the Mighty Seniors, spent a most delightful evening-and the boys, Chesterfield- ians all, held a banquet which was rivaled by the Sorosis Cotillion. Then one night we all came together for the last time to bid our be- loved Alma Mater farewell. With speeches and gala music we paid our last respects, and armed with thestrength and experience of battle, some entered college to continue their education while others went out to conquer the business world. H REBECCA SHERMAN 1 DOROTHY MACK

Page 23 text:

THE MEDILLITE 19 Em Sz Ess fmacaroni and spahgettii, a concernfmanufacturing only these two products. The owners of it, Albert Mategrano and John Indelly have greatly profited by this novel factory. . ' l ' e Trip it lightly as you go gzyw fi. , - On the light fantastic toe. My quotation from Milton refers to Yetta Pincus, the prima' danseuse of the Metropolitan,Opera Company of New York. T H g . j I am now carried into distant landsg an expedition of American scientists are in Egyptg Ben J amansky is studying the botany of that region: 'Sam Pizer is interested in the astronomyg and Thomac Vitac- co, the archaeologist who is excavating many of the tombs of the Pharaohs. A prominent woman suffragest in Turkey is Anna Flaxg she is trying to raise the standards for Turkish women as high as they are in the United States. And still Ihear musicg touring the -European continent, as well as England, Goldye Shapiro, the violinist, 'accompanied by Lena Frank at the piano has captivated all who have heard the performances of these talented musicians. : .F - Again a pause+-now he talks, We are returning to America. Chicago is at last free of its lawlessness, due to the great efforts of Alvin Shadrow, the chief-of-police of the city, and the former Ser- geant-at-Arms of your class. S One who has strived to get a simplified method of shorthand, and was successful, is teaching it to ,many-she is Pauline White. There is something new'in the scientific world. It is ceasing great comment everywhere and the entire' world is watching with the greatest interest. Jack Schakner-is Chairman of the Committee to investigate the recent enlarged Mechanical Wizard that is to make a solo flight to Mars, invented by Maurice Fishman, the electrical scien- tist, and Charles Katz the optician. i As was always the case with George Feirstein being ticket col- lector at all functions, so is he now more prosperous as the Circulat- ing Ticket Manager of the Balaban 8a Katz theatres. Maurice Protus, by his winning personality, congenial behavior, and Chesterfieldian manners, is now Dean of Boys at Harvard Uni- versity where he is also instructing them to be other Lord Chester- fieldians. f Stella Cicero and Mildred Ruberticchio are well pleased in their work as school teachers and are still known as the 'lnseparablesi Emmanuel Solomon has incorporated the largest chain drug- stores. His able assistant is Sidney Marovitz and the chief chemist is- Samuel Dvore. Rosalyn Baker is now in charge of the Filing and Indexing De- partment at Washington, rising from the rank of a routine file clerk. A banker in South America is Irwin Horwitz. He is now con- sulting with his chief C. P. A., Sidney Patt, and is transmitting his