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

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E liner and proceeded to Paris with Pilot VValt Hayes and Mechanic Charles Mix in charge of the plane. The members of the crew were discussing the coming Olympic meet which was to be held in Paris. Many boys who had trained at Hillhouse were representing the United States. There were Lockyer, Heermans, Zeider, and Read, of the track teamg Ferguson, Carlson, and Bilewitz, of the swimming team: Slattery of the hockey squad 5 and Judd of the fencing team. Rose Alper and Betty Ford were also with the group. Doctor Milano had come to France as trainer and physician in charge of the health of the Olympic Team. He had qualified for the position by being a member of the wrestling team at Johns Hopkins University. I also learned from Walt that his navigation orders were being sent to him by jimmy Altieri, chief radio operator for the transport lines. He had as his assistant Pete Romansky. This pair had made it possible, through a patented invention, to gain instant communication from land with any ship, showing to the flier a full view of the ground below, even through a dense fog. Being more than pleased with the reports I had been given in regard to Hill- house graduates of the class of '31, I proceeded to the Embassy with an air of com- plete satisfaction, dodging taxicabs en route, as I continued to study French in Three Easy Lessons , by Charles Gaifney and Edward Howley. HIILBERT STEWART. A N T -g fs ,wgsy fr - E X . Q fv f r 29

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Ewftflfl TREE Bl Let's go to my house for the rest of the evening, said Doug. It's to be our last night together for many a month, and we have so nmch to discuss. Besides, I want you to meet Mrs. Yerxaf' This last statement was indeed a surprise to me. After considerable question- ing, I learned that Mrs. Yerxa was really the former Barbara Schreiber. As we stepped to the curb. a taxi came to an abrupt stop in front of us, nearly throwing us to the pavement. As soon as the driver had been given his directions through the phone, we began to guess at the nationality and merits of this driver from his picture and driving abilities. I thought there was only one driver in the world, said Ritter, who could drive through trafhc like this and miss pedestrans and cars by such narrow margins. Who is that? I asked. Bob Lee, he replied, as we missed another man by an inch. just then we heard the driver mutter, All right, Grant, I may have missed you that time, but I'1l get you coming back. As we remembered this expression as an old favorite of Bob's, we realized that it was really he who was driving us through heavy traffic. He apologized aloud for missing that last pedestrian, whom he claimed was Sherman Grant. He sold me a three buck pair of shoes for 354.98 yesterday, and at that they were too small for me. After a quiet evening with the Yerxa family, I set out for the Carrigan Hotel, where I slept soundly after receiving the attentions of the proprietor. Frank Carri- gan. My only interruption to this sleep was a dream in which the clothing store of Stein, Goldstein, and Feinstein was burned to the ground, the insurance had run out after their last fire. While I was eating breakfast in the hotel dining room, I noticed a large man staring at me. Because of the blank expression on his face, I knew that he could be no other than a New York detective sergeant. When I had finished my meal, I walked to his table and demanded the reason for his constant watch over me. VVell, he replied in a dead monotone, I'm Sergeant VVilliam I-Iolloran from the Identification Bureau. This is my partner, Detective Degnan. He thinks he has seen you some place before, and, as he is a wizard at remembering faces, I guess you'll have to come to headquarters. No amount of explaining could convince them that they had really seen me at the New Haven High School 5 hence I was taken before Magistrate Melnick, who immediately recognized me and sent me off to catch the Gold liner before it left. I had two quiet nights aboard ship. Then came a furious sea. After hours of agony, I was removed to the ship's hospital, where I was treated by Doctor Flynn, ship's surgeon, who had as his head nurse Barbara Morgan, now Mrs. Flynn. I learned from Doctor Flynn that joe Bill had just been decorated by the King of England for an old English drawing which he had duplicated to the king's liking. Many times during the trip I sat for hours with the doctor, talking about our old school days. It was with great reluctance that I left the ship at Cherbourg, a full day late as a result of the storm. The only possible means by which I could arrive at the consulate in time to fulfill orders was to travel by airg accordingly, I made reservations on the next air 28

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