New Haven High School - Elm Tree Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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5: X 0 O 9 O T B Svrninr ihiainrg FALL ' Seniors at last, and we are on the final lap! The Monitor Squad swings into action, the Football Team warms up, and the Class of 1929 prepares to take its turn at directing school affairs. On the gridiron jimmy DeAngelis vies with junie Gildea in individual starring, and Hartford registers the seasons only setback. Captains XVally Eisenbart and Kurt Larson lead the Cross Country and Soccer Teams through triumphant seasons, while jack XVhitehead and Janice Stannard carry off individual honors on the tennis court. Socially, the Inter-Sorority Fair makes quite a splash in the pool. The Sentinel', straw vote gives Governor Smith a fair lead over Mr. Hoover. There is no one to oppose junie Gildea in the class election, however, and he is again elected president without even the formality of ballot-casting. Shirley Holabird carries off the Vice-l'r'esidency by a narrow mar- gin, while Rita Eagan and Frank Meadow win the other oiiices. NVe celebrate the election by a ten day vacation, closing the fall season on the athletic field and in the class room. XVI NTER .limmy Dei-Xngelis leads the Basketball Team off to a fine start with ten suc- cessive wins to its credit. After being defeated in the final round of the Yale Tournament, the record stands at seventeen victories in twenty starts, and the team is presented with silver basketballs in recognition of its position in State athletic circles. The Hockey Team goes through a hard season unscathed, with joe Bishop and Ken XYillis leading the triumphal march. The Senior Social heads the bill upon the dance floor, Dick Burke handling it very effectively. The Minstrel makes a tremendous hit and has to be given twice, XVillis, Butler, and Kelly being in the spotlight and Jeff Morissey behind the scenes. The committee chairman- ships are for the most part hotly contested, and thc- final results follow: Pin Com- mittee, Jimmy DeAngelisg Picture Committee, Les York: Prom Committee, Bud Burger: Gift Committee, Frankie Cammaranoq and Class Day Committee, Kenny Vllillis. Then comes Easter and another rest from our labors. SPRING The Prom is the Prom as usual, and, of course, the event of the year, with nothing further left to be said. Baseball gets under way and everything looks rosy for the coming season. The Gleam bursts forth filled with the early efforts of budding geniuses, and edited this time by Bob Monaghan. Finally, graduation comes along, and we step down into the lowly ranks of alumni at last. 24

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:- 1 0 O 0 Q V 8 fduninr Biainrg XYhen we came back to school in the fall of '27, the tirst thing of importance was the election of many of the most prominent of our number to frats and sor- orities. After an exceedingly successful football season, in which the Blue and XVhite was undefeated, junie Gildea was elected captain, and Aaron Hertz and Dave Sandler, managers. There were four junior regulars on the team-Beisler, Stock, Gildea, and Meadow. Early in the fall the Sentinel competition started, and before the holidays it was announced that Five juniors had been selected by the Editorial Board, while the Business Board took on three. On the Cross Country team, three juniors, Eisenbart, who was elected captain of the '29 team, O'Connell, and Bernardo, starred. The varsity Debating Team, composed of Siegel, Rostow. and Lillian Perelmutter, dropped two close debates. ln the early Tri-Y elections, the juniors were represented by Alice Record, who was chosen secretary. Cut of a field of sixty nominees, Bob Stock, junie Gildea, Alice Record, and Rita Eagan were elected to the Student Council to represent the Class of ,29. After the Christmas holidays, Hillhouse began a successful basketball season, finishing as runner-up in the Yale tourney. jimmy DeAngelis was chosen captain and Francis Begley, manager. In the Menorah Declamation Contest for juniors, Ed Hendrie won first prize, though he was hard pressed by Sam Mermin, Gene Rostow, and Irwin Grossman. Ken XYillis was president of Hi-Y, and Dave Lee, Fred Grant, and Ev Wiuestefeld were vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. respectively. Early in February the School Circle chose Frankie Camniarano, Aaron Hertz, Frank Beisler, Al Leveton, Frank Meadow, janet VVilder, and Bill Zimmerman. At Easter, the Sentinel held its annual banquet with Charlie Martin as toastmaster. The new staff, consisting of Gene Rostow, Editor-in-Chief, Phil Dwyer and jay Hall, Assistant Editors, Ed Hendrie. Sport Editor, Burt Stuart, Assignment Editor, and Edna Greenberg, Competition Editor was an- nounced. The Tri-Y again held elections. Lois McClean was made President and Nat Stirling, Treasurer. After a long competition for the Gleam , Dave Yerkes was selected Editor-in-Chief, and Sumner Roberts, Business Manager. Shortly the greatest excitement of the year took place, as nominations for the class officers were made. After much campaigning, junie Gildea was elected president, Shirley Holabird, vice-president, Anne Haltinger, secretary, and Mlil- liam Mitchell, treasurer. A few weeks before school closed, fifty-three promin- ent juniors were tapped for the Monitor Squad, headed by Bob Stock, Marshal- in-Chief, and Rita Eagan, secretary. Meanwhile the baseball team was con- quering strong opposition, and after trouncing Commercial, Frankie Cammar- anno was chosen to lead the 1929 team. Almost all of the school oflices had now been filled by juniors, and it remained to elect the Class Book oiiicials. Dave Yerkes was elected Editor of this book, and Gordon Hastings, Business Manager. Thus ended the busiest year in the history of the Class of '29. and the linal exams were the only things that separated us from being seniors. E BUR'roN STUART 23

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I I f 0 o o Q 5 V V V12 I hr Igrnpherg nf the Qllazn nf 1929 ia.. Z., I was skimming along a smooth stretch of Massachusetts road in a snug road- 5 ster one peaceful moonlight evening in july, 1938. The night was clear, the road, wide, and my speedometer read sixty-tive or thereabouts, when suddenly there was a screeching of brakes and a smashing of glass, and I found myself wrapped around a telegraph pole. The unfortunate driver of the other car came up just as I was untying myself. He was so angry he could only gurgle for about two minutes, and before he could do anything worse we recognized each other. lt was Bud Burger of all people. He cleared the pieces of his car off the road, and then we found mine, almost whole, in a nearby cornheld. XYhen we were comfortably seated and driving off towards Boston, Bud commanded, Tell me all the news. Surely you've heard from some of the class of 1929 Fl' f'Yes, just oceans, I answered. XYhy didn't you come to the 1954 reunion ? Oh, I was in Europe and couldn't make it'l Bud replied. You know I pro- mote professional football games, and that year l happened to be abroad. 'WVell then, I'll begin with the fall of 1931, I said. That year I went to Jacksons in Massachusetts and met Mildred Grovit who was president of the Sophomore Class, Phyl Bollman, Ed Beegan, Fred Vtfallace, and Art Scheppach. We had a gay time that year, but then I was expelled for thinking that college was a recreation hall, so I went to Hollywood, penniless. 'fOne afternoon I was sauntering through the Hollywood Grille, when I saw an attractive young woman coming briskly toward me. I recognized her as Yir- ginia Keller. f'She told me that she was a screen star and was now married. Ginger got me a position in one of the movie ofhces, and there I met my husband QRobert Mon- aghanj. I've always heard that Hollywood was a good place for a girl to get into trouble. Bob, you know, is the best known producer and director in Screenland. He often takes part in his big productions, too. I met Vivian Luffey fthe famous tragic actress of the Paramount Studiosjj and her leading man, who was none other than Lionel Sutfin. She gave a house party for the stars, and invited johnnie Temple, .-Xnn Curran, Marjorie Lee fthe Snappy Comedies' foremost comedian 3, Jimmie Deifkngelis twhom Bob made famousj, Bob, and myself. Lennie Goode got in too. HNat Stirling is private secretary to the president of the First National bank, who is Frank Meadows. VV'ell, Frank always did have a knack for getting good jobs. And did you know that Edith Stanslield is engaged to Charles 'Buddie' Rogers? Ede teaches him calisthenics. You remember Eugene Rostow, don't you? 1Yell he's trying to defeat Bill Zimmerman for mayor of the city in the present election. 'KLots of our classmates, I continued, 'fhave become leaders in their profes- sions. Elinor Sudell is the specialty dancer in Arthur Murray, jur's. revue, Bith 25 C!