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

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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

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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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I :- 0 O 0 O 7 B l noticed in this evenings paper that Bob Dugan who has recently made a million in oil stocks, has opened up a minimum corporation in .f'Xfrica, and is hir- ing Gordon Hastings to manage it for him. Ed Hendrie is a popular surgeon in Italy, and while I was in lfurope I also met Bill Moore tthe follow who loaned his flashy neckties and socks to Miss Green- wood with which to decorate the gymj. lie is trying to solve some of the trade problems in Russia. The Soviet Leader tl.eslie York, 'the handsomelj is very obstinate about commercial matters. Rita Eagan spends all her leisure hours at Monte Carlo. She gets from three to six proposals every week. Une came from Frank Cammarano whom Rita im- mediately squelched. Helen Iiebabian, who is also there, has been married and divorced three times. Some duke is rushing her now. I went to a bridge at Sandy Horton's home last month. Dick Burke, Dick Lynch, and Edith Stiles were among those whom I knew. Harold Banquer was there also and he told me that he was a stage manager in a Broadway theatre and a poet in his spare time. Midge Geddes, Kay Foran, Frances Alden and Marion Duffy are the proud owners of a dress shoppe on Fifth Avenue. They invited the girls to their annual fashion parade which they are holding next Friday afternoon. Dot Becker, janet Pearce, and Doris Baldwin are among their mannequins. John Hastie and Frank Cameron censor all the gowns before they can be sold. Helen Taylor has established a beauty parlor, and continues to charm Al Dyer who comes in every day for a manicure. Ida Themper is a school teacher in Maine. Wihen Mil Haesche was doing social work there, she could hardly dis- tinguish Ida from her pupils. Mort Krall, Bill Stewart, and Johnnie Burns are playing professional football in New York. l suppose you've heard that janet VVilder has broken all records in track swimming and has beaten all the best tennis players inthis country and in England. Dick Barrows turned his natural propen- sity to advantage, and writes 'VVhat The lVell-Dressed Man Vlfill XYear' for sever- al magazines. Of course we had both read of Bill Mitchellys success as an architect and re- called that Bill had always had a good head for building Cwooden buildingsj. Dick Lyner had also got himself in the papers by the popularity of his Euro- pean three-ring circus. Of course Dick would make a success of a circus! My memory was just about exhausted by this time and so I had to use my imagination for a while. l told Bud that Butch Constantino had entered the ministry and Rosalie Schroeder had joined the Salvation Army but he laughed so that I decided I had better stick to fact. As we drove into the city I realized that his thoughts of our high school days had made Bud forget the accident of the afternoon. So I restrained the impulse to ask him to our hotel for dinner, and decided that my husband's conversation and obscurity would be pleasantest while we remained in town. 27