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

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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!

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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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9 f O o ,l 2 o O Clifford is playing opposite Sherwood Day in False Facesn, the best musical comedy of the year, Mildred Schwartz is head nurse of the Mount Sinai Hospital, and Lillian Perelmutter has become an artist. She painted n1y portrait when I visited Paris, and, my goodness, she's expensive. Myrtle VVeiner, by the way, has divorced Bill O'Brien. And Zelly Smirnoff has become quite a concert master in Austria. Coming in from Europe on the S. S. Majestic, I met vlacobs, Becker, and Blum, partners in a thriving pork business. 'AI-Tlorence Haynes and Edna Greenberg never went to college, but entered into business, and receive enormous salaries. Dave Sandler is a 'mammy' singer, and I believe, receives an income of about 320,000 per year. Here Bud interrupted me and asked about Butch Godfrey, Charles Gebhardt, Milt Vogt, and Simms Embler. Oh yes, they opened up a skating rink, an all year round one. Now Butch is in his element, because he can torment Helen Thompson, and Doris and Pauline Stewart, who frequent the place occasionally. By the way, Burt Stuart, Jeanette Hall, and Ken Vtillis are editors of the 'New York Times' Faith Cabot is only a reporter, but she docsn't mind. Phil Dwyer has 'become dean of the Yale Divinity school quite recently, and is quite the most popular man in New Haven, Dave Yerkes is the most prominent and youngest prime minister England has ever had. joe Testa is owner of a group of modiste chain shoppes. Of course you know that Bud Kennedy is a prize tighter, and Bob Halpin is his manager. About two months ago I went to a trial in New York, and who was being tried for the murder of X'Valt Hanson but Alice Record by hludge Geoffrey Moris- seyl Samuel Mermin was .-Xlice's lawyer. Richard Siegle and Tess Knopf are still writing model book reviews for all the high schools in the country. Hulunie Gildea is Governor of Utah, and he has selected lidwin Trautman as his Treasurer. Anne Halfinger and David I.ee have finally entered into the solemn rites of matrimony. I met Lois lXIcClean over in Scotland several years ago and didn't recognize her for a minute, but when I noticed her hat I knew it couldn't be anyone else. Again Bud interrupted me and told me that he saw bl ack XVhitehead and Mary Hynes play doubles in Marseilles with Al Leveton and Sid Zweigbaum. They were defeated by the boys in straight sets. Shirley Holabirdf, I said, is a librarian in Georgia. CShe married a southernerl. Christella Schnelle, who, of course, was stimulated in drawing by that 'Yale Boy , entered the Yale Art School. Peggy Tilson, following family tradition, has gone into politics and is legislating for bigger and better hoard walks in Atlantic City. Arline Curtiss is a most promising aviatrix, having made a record flight from Canada to Mexico, winning a prize of 310,000 I ran over Ray Piontek in l935, I said. The court this honor Nathan Fitch was judgel only fined me one dollar because Ray was walking too fast. 26