Oswego High School - Paradox Yearbook (Oswego, NY)

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1 an T5 nguoi 3:---3. '22 GIRLS li happened that in I945, generally spoken of as 45 A. V., as our sport plane made a landing in the near vicinity of the Empire State Airways Terminal where Dorothy Wads- worth was calling off the limited and local flyers to Minetto and other points of the far West, we entered Hennessey's Cream Parlors to be waited upon by Alice Wright. Behind the soda fountain was a lady we addressed as Miss Kathryn johnson. She was highly indignant and made us understand that she was now known as Mrs. Tom Hennessey. Oswego has changed since the class of '22 graduated from the old O. H. S. However most of that aggregation is still residing in this pleasant little community by the lake which Margaret Cook speaks of so often in her poems. Upon entering the radio office we were greeted by two hello girls who made themselves known to us as lna Legg and Mildred Mahnke. While talking with them we learned the whereabouts of several of the other members of our old class. i Miss Helen Heagerty is business manager of a newspaper and Mary C. Kelly and Mary Minnehan are operating trigonometric calculating machines and the latest models of type writers which type their thoughts without expending any energy upon the keyboard. That evening's l3th edition of the paper carried an article of the class of '22. The Misses lsabel and Lillian Allen are conducting a private finishing school. Mildred Baxter is teach- ing shorthand in the 3rd grade while Louise Cays has a class in Virgil in the 5th grade. It is Marion Hunt's first term as successor to Miss Leroy in the O. H. S. and Marion Galvin has proved herself a very efficient mechanical drawing teacher. Marion Gadbaw is now the proprietress of the Oswego Airplane Wet Wash and Dry Cleaning establishment. The evening we arrived we went to the Richardson Theater and much to our surprise found that lna Wallace and Dorothy Wells have the stellar roles in the celebrated play The Merry Widows . ln the cast also are Marion Crlasford, Mary E.. Kelly and Eleanor Putnam, who are well supported by a large chorus in which Margaret Mylot, Marie O'Conner and Helen Sayer are to be found. Of course we had to eat and we happened to drop into a very neat boarding house run by Mildred Allen. The meal was slightly better than those one generally gets in such a place, but no wonder!-Mary Stoke is the cook there. Miss Allen has quite a number of regular boarders, among whom Ethel Askew seems to be her star boarder, the reason being that Miss Allen now has need for a wig and Miss Askew is a hair dresser and beauty specialist. Then there is a vodvil team. They have an acrobatic act. They are none other than Virginia McDonald and Clara France. The one who seems to cause the most sleepless nights at this boarding house is Pearl Smith, now a vocal teacher who teaches only those with bass or baritone voices. Rose Bell and Alma Congdon, of the same address, went into part- nership a few years ago, starting a dancing academy. This crowd is well taken care of for Ena 319 ous cf 'azg

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Z , .1-1 , .Y vm tfil, ' 1 -1,6 rmonox' 'fry-s '22 Ulass jjrop lzecy BOYS Alfred Allen-Doctor of Divinity Tom Hennessey-Selling gin on the Gin, Walter Babcock-Toe dancer Gin, Ginny Shore Francis Barnes-Politician Joseph Hourigan-Football star Richard Bell-Telephone operator Benjamin Lipson-lVlerchant Russell Benz-Musical comedy star George McCulloch-Compiling encycloped- Richard Benz-Chauffer and valet to Russell ia fully explaining all known and Ull- Harry Bland-Barker at a circus known subjects John Carmody-Poet jack Miller-Operate gum factory Eugene Clark-Boilermaker Paul Morris-Famous artist Arthur Cockle-Seafaring man Albert Phillips-Amusement park and dance James Cunningham--Dealer in little pigs hall at 9 Mile-Creek Allan Davis-Chauffer to nervous old lady Donald Pool-Vamp Houghton Dickinson-Movie villian Edward Roden-Traffic cop Francis Dunn-Editor of country's greatest Philip Roden-Trapeze performer paper Charles Rowe--Chief Justice John Flaherty-Humorous orator David Russell-Minister Charles Flick-Professor of politeness Franklin Sinclair-Veterinarian Albert Godden-Banker Floyd Smith-Orchestra Kenneth Foot-Shoe merchant Gerald Smith-Doctor William Grant-President of the Western Emerson Tupper-Essayist Union Millard Wadsworth-Scientific farmer Richard Haresign-Manager of the Oswego going to Cornell to learn how to milk a Times cow. Stanley Hendricks-Teacher of manual Charles Wiley-Running a home for training in a girls' high school disabled nurses Kirke White-Attorney-general -A-MARGARET COOK, Prophetess for Boys 19 X-ff oxs cf-f-- 'zz S

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A P RQDOX ff ' 'BZE Bonlamase's name, bearing the title of M. D., is to be seen on the next house where she has her office and issues perscriptions to the thirsty prohibitionists. Dorothy Cornwell, now a graduate nurse, lives on the other side of the Allen home. At the time of our visit Mary Donovan was organizing a girls' professional basket ball team. Dorothy Donahue is manager and Ethel Batchelor is playing center and, if my mem- ory serves me, Edna Kelly, Ella King, Alice Lavere and Ruth Cornell are also on the squad. Maybe you are wondering what became of Lucy Stevens. No, she is not married yet. She wanted to be independent and she is now the feature writer for the Ladies' Home Journal, and her side-kick of former days, Catherine Fletcher, is not married yet either. She is still HUNTing.. While searching she has taken the job of joke edit-or on the staff of the National Geographic Magazine. While mentioning those who are working on mag- azines, maybe you recall Beryl Stacy. She is now drawing covers for Snappy Stories. Bertha Medlong took over her father's business. Later she sold out and organized a company which started a department store. Ruth Larkin is employed in the cloak and suit department as a model. Helen Sanford is still serving in the capacity of cash girl, While Catherine Troy is in the drugs department introducing a new Freckle Remover. Of course an auto truck became necessary so Edith Laurent now runs the Fliv . Another department which we nearly forgot is the footwear department in which you will find Frances O'Conner selling sandals. just across from the High School there is a refreshment parlor which is quite popular with the students. This establishment is owned by Mr.- well, anyway, he married Marion Heilig. Beatrice Mundy is the waitress. That is why this place is so popular because, as the senior lads say, Although we Cantelope Sundae they may Lettuce Mundy. Q Le Moyne Zimmer and Catherine Mansfield have an orchestra of their own now. Le Moyne is playing the piano and Catherine is playing the drums. You would not be interested in the rest of the orchestra. Until the regents board was done away with Ervia Rose held down a fine position but now she has accepted the position as stenographer in the High School, succeeding Miss Fitz- gibbons. DAVID RUSSELL, Prophet for Girls 6' fW o ,U at sta, EX.-1,4 f'5'5f.4 'Q F -fb , X K 1 LX ' 1 1 1 x I ' fl wx ,a -. Q19 ons cf 'az