Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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1932 - DRUS - 1932 K Nelson: Funnier things have happened. Shrimp Shaw is a motorman on a trolley car in New York, and George Kuchler is a Hoorwall-:er in Woolworth's. Ginnie: We have two members of the class in clramatics. Hope Bulkley has an important part in a new musical comecly, The Encl of it All and Harold Brown is on the vaudeville stage, doing juggling and weight lifting. fClock strikes two, Nelson: Well, Bee ancl l have got to go. Show starts at three. l don't suppose we'll be seeing you again, so good-bye. Q General farewellsj CURTAIN GL4... 05.35 Twmzfy-Two

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1932 1 DRUS i 1932 Vincent: When I was down to Yearly Meeting l heard that everything was fine. They have several new buildings including a Dining Hall and a new Girls' dorm. The enrollment is between 150 and 175. lts rating as a boarding school is going up towards the top. Ginnie: Oh yes-l hear that they have large dances every month, too. Ginnie: Some change since we were there-do you remember Dannie Murray? Nelson: Gosh, I hadn't thought of her in agesl Where is she? Ginnie: Didn't you hear? Sheis at Oakwood, teaching-don't laugh- Psychologyl Didn't you see her? Vincent: Yes, I saw her when l was down there. Whereis Dot Alley ? Ginnie: Dot? Oh, she's a professional aviatrix. Sheis down at Roose- velt Field doing stunt flying. Nelson: Reminds me of Waco. Vincent: What's he doing? Nelson: Don't you remember? About eight years ago he tried to reach the moon in a rocket. He got there all right, but since his car knocked a chip off one of the mountains, there wasn't much hope. Bee: Well, he's better off than some of our Seniors. Len Padgham's in jail for embezzlement and Frank Dickerson's one of Chicago's most successful bootleggers. Vincent: Say, there aren't any more criminals in our class, are there ? Bee: No, or at least not yet. Where is jim Reagan? He was going to teach. Ginnie: He was the lucky man. Went to South Africa to sell insurance to the Zulus and found one of the richest diamond mines in the world. Now he's living on the proceeds. Nelson: Barton is our real plutocrat. He is a member of the New York Stock Exchange and one of the most influential of Wall Street brokers. Ginnie: Carrie Bryan has us all in the shade. She's a Dutchess, no less. Married the Duke of Middlebury, in England. Scales wrote me from Paris-she's studying at the Sorbonne-to tell me about it. Bee: Frieda Ham is running for Governor of Kansas on the Socialist ticket. Vincent: Talk about Kansas-and Prohibition. Guess what Helen Clark isl She's a temperance lecturer. Who would have imagined that twenty years ago? T'ZUi'IlfY-0110

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1932 T DRUS T- 1932 lass ill We, the Class of l932 of Oakwood School, upon retirement from active service of said school, being in a generous though healthy state of mind, in this our last will and testament, bequeath our following attributes to such members of school life listed below who will be in active service for the coming year of l933. To William Reagan, Principal, George Kuchler bequeaths his abundance of coal black ringlets. Danella Murray leaves her moving picture camera and equipment to Royal - ty. To Emily Clement and Dorothy Martin, Stanley Shaw bequeaths his unshakeable poise and willingness to talk only when necessary. Barton VanVliet leaves his coaxing way with cows and Fords to Al Makas, hoping that the latter has the steadiness of temper necessary to make them useful. To John Taylor, his namesake Virginia leaves her wrist watch, as he always seems to be looking for his. Frank Dickerson leaves his imposing proportions to Ladd Ran- dolph, in hopes that he will not fritter them away. Jim Reagan bequeaths to Grover Calhoun his willingness to enter the presence of members of the other sex with his hair uncombed. To Miss Ruth Craig, Vincent Cochrane leaves his store of feeble puns, as her supply seems to need renewal. Nelson Griggs leaves, with a superior smile, his safety pins and his patches to Robert Wood. Carrie Bryan leaves her grown-up ways and quiet poise to Alice McCreery. Beatrice Merritt leaves to Joan Bridge her constant good humor. To Irene Gillen, Dorothy Alley leaves her wavy hair and luck- bringing four-leaf clovers. Hope Bulkley bequeaths her ability as a waitress and her small feet to Gladys Staiger, trusting that she will handle with care . To Robin Ware, Leonard Padgham leaves his predilection for making breaks in public. Walter Hammond donates his grace on the basketball floor to David Glueck, hoping that with it David may make the varsity. Helen Clark bequeaths her slender waist to Annabelle Smith, hoping that the diet will be' continued. Tzwlzly-Tl11'cc