Ridgefield Park High School - Idler Yearbook (Ridgefield Park, NJ)

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THE CUCKOO fellows We went to the old Ope1a House to hea1 La Tosca most Jumped f1om my seat when the Puma Donna appea1ed on the stage and began to smg the famous a11a 1n a vo1ce of exqu1s1te sweet ness and melody F01 the llttle sln 61 w as no othe1 than Id1 Me1kle I d1SCOV916d no mo1e of my old f11ends untll I 1eached Constant1 nople w he1e I found Ehzabeth Sldman the head of the Ameucan Hos pltal and g1eatly exclted OV91 he1 engagement to '1 wealthy young su1geon of the staff We spent the spung 1n the Nea1 Last and then began ou1 Jou1ney th1ough Russla In June we a111ved 1n Moscow and on the even1ng of the fete of St Ixochen we attended a pC1IO1I'1IdI1CQ of the Moscow ballet of 1934 The house w as packed f01 eve1yone had come to see the famous Ameucan dancel ZIZI Fasclnated I watched h1m ffhde ove1 the stage wlth pe1fect gl 1ce As he danced towa1d ou1 box I Clled out 1n amazement fo1 I 16C0g'I11Z6d the sweet sm1le of He1be1t Z1mme1 Ou1 next stop was at V1enna whe1e I dlQCOV916d E1eano1 Case now a famous osteopath and cong1atulated he1 on he1 1ecent success 1n handhng the Bal num 8. Ba1ley Glant 1n h1s late pal alyt1c St1Ok9 I stayed w1th Eleano1 fo1 qu1te some t1me and told he1 about the fo1tunes of those of ou1 class whom I had met D1d you hear of Althul Khlellm s appomtmentl she asked As I had not she 1nfo1 med me that he was now U S Ambassado1 to Hunga1y and had qu1te settled the Balkan Quest1on You know she cont1nued It IS 1umo1ed that h1s success IS pa1tly due to h1S ab1l 1ty to fasclnate the Balkan Queens Ou1 t11p th1ough Germany was qu1te uneventful and we C1ObSQd the Channel 1n safety Two davs afte1 ou1 a111val 1n London the Duchess of YO1k gave a Ball We not1ced espec1ally the ext1emely snappy muslc p1oduced by the o1chest1a Wh1Ch we found w as com posed of the ch1ef mus1c1ans to the two sons of the P11nce of Wales The leade1 was an Ame11can M1 R1cha1d Messne1 The next day we d9C1d9d to pay a v1s1t to ou1 old f11end GQOI e F1ase1 who was now known the wo1ld OV61 fo1 h1s d1scove1y of the new lmproved laughlng gas whlch causes contestants IH battle to sm1le and become peaceful Indeed th1S gas was the ma1n cause fO1 the speedv concluslon of the G1 eat Wa1 of 1928 We d1SCOV616d Geol ge 1mmensely busy 1n a V61 y large labo1ato1y bendmg OVGI a V131 and concoctmg a most h0111bI9 odo1 He chee1 fully stopped h1s wo1k to talk You know he sa1d afte1 a whlle I dont C319 much f01 such fuvolous amusements as the mov1es but the1e s one act1ess I always enjoy and that s llttle Dot Fleud Why that Chlld IS bette1 than J C GVGI thought of be1ng We spent the w1nte1 1n London and the followmg sp11n0f sta1ted on ou1 Joulney alound A513 We stopped fust at Bombav whele we wele shown the g1eat Ameucan School of whlch Mlllam Ande1son was the head and acco1d1nU to the 1990119 I heawl on all sldes M11 22 v , , , an as . ' s ' C. I al- ' 1 y v 1 uh 1 uf. . L. g . , . E . . . u u v -I 1 ' u 1 . r . . . 1 -. - 7 1 cf c- 4 1' u . 4 1 wx ' u . D Q . Y n w' l . . 1 ' ' V f - ' - f ' 1 1 , . . V ' ! . . '. i . . . V . . i 3 ' 1 C . v ur vf u n :- C . v 7 1 1 ' v . ' 1 - 't 7 . . . . . 4 , D . . ' v . Y . . . I . I Y' X u 1 . ' n sa ' , , , - ,- 1 ' 0 as , , - ' cc r 19 . . , 1 ' U' ' . . ' . ' - v ' ' bc , L - ' ' rs 1 v' 1 , ' , . .. ' -. 9 4 ' 1 ' I v ' . 1 . v ' 1 y - 1 y .' . ' . . , . . v v . n v vo- tv s w Y v 1 u n I - n r . . Q Y . . 7 - , I D v n - w ' 1 D v I 4 n 1 y ' - ' ' . 1' - -- 7 ' . u - ,M ' , , ' as 1 , , v 1 1' I n Y n y f , . I b . . , . 1 . . ' . ' . Y? . . C A . ' - I 1 1 I w l 1 v s f . . , f . . .' , y ' ' 1' - v 1 , . ' . 1 4 ' v ' .- 1 r ze L ' - 1 4

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11111 LUCKOO Clllass Rrupbecp 24 1 e1o1e st 1111111 011 the tl 1p 1 declded to spend tl1e two da1s be101e s11l1110 111 lookmf up 011e 01 n11 old scl1oo1 f11ends L1ll1an Andelson I 1ll11I1 18 11011 enf 1g,ed IS 1 lllbl 111an f01 the 'Vlolgan Collection I dlS co1 e1ed he1 1n 1 ple 1sant l1ttle stud1 bus1l1 pouung over some old n11nusc11pts O11 n11 1sk1ng the subject of he1 stud1 my fOIm8P schoolmatc took 011 he1 specs 10lded he1 a1ms and began Thls IS a 1e1 1 1I'I'1p01tdI1t tledtlbe Feqlllllllg much studv and lesealch The sub 1ect one 1e11 11t 11 to tl1e c111ldhood of Am6llCd IS The Ame11can 1 1111 doll Its 0111 111 PLIIIJOSQ 111d Effect Xou can 1ead1l1 1maU1ne that 1 11 as s0me1111at su1p11sed bY L11 lldll s 89110118 att1t11de 110119191 I soon d1e11 hex mlnd away from tl1e 1 1111 Dolls 111d 11e began to 1ev1e11 old tlmes at R P Just then tl1e phone 1anff 1nd NX hen she h 1d 1ns11e1ed L1ll1an tu1ned to me and sa1d Its 1n0t11e1 01 0111 old schoolmates Fleeman Shellbelg He c1lled n1e 11p to 5,11e n1e 1 tlp 011 the malket Shellbelg s name was 111ead1 qu1te ldmlll ll to n1e as a b1 Okel 01 sound busmess p1 mclples 1nd unc 1nn1 luck It plavmv the malket lhe next d 11 I plcked up H11 m01n1ng pape1 and t11e1e 1n head hnes t111ee 1I'1Cl16S l111h 11 1s the sta1tl1ng ne11s that Tan1n1an1 Boss I efuses Sanctlon to Hudson B1 ldge C0l'pOl3tlODl So Doug, Lowe was st1l1 bus1 fiohtmg 1n1ust1ce Ev1dently one The next dav 11e s 11led fO1 hu1ope When at last 11e 311lV8d at 1 1118 '1ln1ostthe111st th1n 11e dld 11 as to 1 lblt the shops One day we ente1ed the salon 01 Mesdames G1 asse and Malgle consexvatlve Pa 11s1en C16 11,018 The salon 11 as qulte elegant the models beautlful and the ClQ1t10IlS 11ultless I11deed I was sca1cely su1p11sed to dlSCOV9l t11at tl1e C19dt01S of such taste and elegance 11 e1e Eva Ca11 and D010 1h1 110111111291 We X1 111de1ed d011 I1 thlough l'ldIlC9 and at 1engt11 311lV6d at Nlonte C 1110 We had 1ust tu1 ned up tl1e lJ103d stleet leadlng to the Pl1za 11 hen we saw '1pp1 oachlnff us a V611 fashlonablv dlessed voung 11o111a11 As s11e c1n1e ne 1161 n11 eompan10n 11 h1spe1 ed to me That lb NIanta11n1s 1a1011te buye1 T11e1 vlve 11e1 a 11onde1ful salaly but he s 11 01th lt PY th1s tlme the 1 oung NN oman l1ad passed but some tl11l1 1an11l111 1n he1 f1ce 1nd 11 11k made me ask suddenl1 What 19 11e1 11an1e 1 Pnna 1N1st1om 1etu1ned m1 f11end I tu1ned qu1ckl1 but 1111 old school1111te had p 1ssed out 01 slght and so 11e 1esumed 0u1 XX U At N111 111 we houvht boxes 101 the pe1101mance of the noted con cut D1 1111st M 1d 1111 Adel11 Russel1n1 Th11nde1s of applause greeted the 1ppea1 111ce of t11e be1ut1111l '1nd Olfted p1an1st Encole aftex en 1016 sl1e 11 as fo1ced to pla1 Ind S0011 tl1e st 12,8 11 as CON919d 111th roses tokens 01 the 211111111 1t1o11 01 he1 man1 1011011 e1s At home I 111t11ess1d the tllllmph 01 anothe1 of n11 old school 1 21 f 9 7 ' . . . . ' - .' ' , - v . ' . 1 1. C ,1 1 , 'K. .c Kr, ,., K ., . . z s ' gs 1' asa 1 ' 4 ' . - v 1 u - 4 J I . 1 v w. - I' c c. K , . K . . 3 ' . . . ' . . - 1 , Ll ' ' . . 1, . , V ' Y l I 1 I 1 .1 . D- 1 1 v - . . . . . K . . v . f v 1 Y V . .' .' - 1 7 'I 11 , . ,g , . z . . b ' ' 't e '. 7. 1 .' 1 . ' . - v 1 1 - V - ' y .1 . . . , . 1' - . . - - . ' 1 ' 1 i2 K ' 1 c ' . . . -4 4 v 1 4 4 7 I I ' n C, C 1 C C 14 . it Y 1 4 u 3 1 v u u , , . . . . , . Z .1 y' 1 2 ' - .77 ' 7 K . . . v ' 7. ' '. . . 1 , - . ' ' .' ' K K C 1 4 7 1 1 ' . c c K 1 K Z., . V' V ' . . ' . - ' . z 1 ' ' - ' ' Q g' 'z. . ' ' ' : - V 1 7 1 . ' .' s ' ' ' K . 1 1 . s . ' I. 1 1. 1 1 ' v y - ' - ' ' 1 ' ' could be a po11t1c1an and be honest at the same tlme. 1 K sf 1 3. .' . 1 ' . . ' - . ' 1 . V' .' s c 1 c 1 1 2, ' ' . I . 1 ,, ' . , ., . ' . . ' - . . . , n 5 I 1 ig ww X4 1 w 1 n v 1 - 1- . Q C 1 C ss.. 5 1 A . , v 'I , . 1 K c . 1 . . . . , . ' - . . 1 ' K A C . K 1, , , 1 Q v. . - 4 ' - - v ' . I 1 C C, L K N K . , 1 . . 4 - - v 4 ' - ' . . H '- . 1 . c c K u , 1 1 . . 1, if Y 1. u v . I ' ' 1 1 ' ' . ca . 9, - . ' U , ' ' . . 1 H 1 . JK K ' ' . K . K. K V K K, . 51 ' 1 z 2 2 . K , . u 1 .,, it l u Y vw u 77 u 1 r Q' u . ' .. . 1 K1 , K . K v 1 n 4 u 4 1 w ' s. ' v 0 K - C C-1 1 x 'z '. K1' 2 . . , . ' . . ' . - - , . . 1' 1 .' , 'f 1 1 2 . ' . . .. , ' ' .' ' ' . 1 . - C C 1 C 5 u 1 n w 'I 1 u ' 5 v 1 v 1 4 ' YI ' ' ' 1 R K c 1 1 1. K v 1 ' . rl I l v 1 ' ' ' u 1 1 K . J , ,' ..K, .' f . . ' , . K

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THL CUCKOO 11111 must l1 1x1 LOI1IlJlIl6d 1ll the x11tues ol ou1 IOIYIILI tacultx 1t I I As soon as school xx IS ove1 M1111m took me to he1 home That ex en1nv she suddenlx exclumed Oh vxhat do xou tl1111k look lt tlIlS 1nd sl1e d1exx IOltll 1 Sun dax Supplement of an Indlan nexx sp 1pe1 xx he1e on tl1e t1ont page xx IS 1 Stdltllllo p1ctu1e of 21Il1l l1dx fleemv f1 om a 1 lglng l1on Tl1e l1e 1d hnes decla1ed 1n Stdltllllo p11nt th It B1 1xe XI1te ot I1x1 NIISSIOIIIIX NI1kes lllllllllllg Inscape llom Raolnv Llon That announced NI111am III me 1su1ed accents IS C1the11ne Sxx IN She ma111ed a Jwa m1ss1on11x a11d has tl1e most exc1t1ng t1me Atte1 1ead1ng tl1e 'I1t1Cl6 xx h1ch xx IS p lcked xx1tl1 l1 111h1eadth esc1pes tlom l1ons H4618 and otl1e1 such sm1ll 1 1me I ce1ta1nlx afneed F1on1 Pomhxx I took one ol tl1e Noxth Pole Lquatol Past L1ne Ae1oplanes on xxl11ch Ix1lph II 1ssl1nge1 xx IS the xxneless ope1ato1 Just as xxe xx e1e c1oss1ng the Hlmdldx as mx tooth began to lche Vx 1 stopped at Hong hone xx he1e I l1ad n1x tooth attended to hx Eugem On tl1e xxax home xxe stopped fo1 '1 lexx days 111 Honolulu Vxe put up at the Hotel Palm Ohve of xx hlch Dudley P01 tel and Sam Z1m me1m'1n xx e1e the p1op11eto1s The adVQltlS1IIg' c11cula1 declaled th It tl1e hotel xx as tl1e la1gest 1nd best hotel 011 the 1slands At last xxe set sall 'ICI oss the Paclfic and finallx 1eacl1ed aga1n the sl1o1es of ou1 oxxn U S Ot cou1 se I could not lemdln so nea1 IIollx xx ood xx1tl1out x1s1t1nf tl1at famous l1ome of the s1lve1 sc1 een IIe1e xxe ohtamed an 1nte1 x1exx xx1th Maltx Cottlell xx ho has taken the place of Wall1e I e1d III tl1e he'11ts of thousands of gnls Ou1 next stop on the xx ax l1on1e xx as Om 1l1a xx hele xxe n1et h1 11d Hube1 the man vxho has 93111911 the ex e1last1n0 Olatltude of all house xx IVQS hx 1nxent1nU an elect11cal d8XlC6 to do the dax s housexxo1k III tl11 ee seconds As xxe neal ed the smokx c1tx I xx o11de1 ed to myself 11 xxe xx ould bx chance meet Le BAIOII b1acht the R R magnate xxho oxxns the consohdated Chlcago l1ne 1nd QXCUI slon 1oads to college games Hoxx eve1 xxe passed tlI1Ol1glI Chlcago xx1thout seemg oul old husmess man age1 'md at last IG 1ched Olll beloved N Y 1ga1n Tl1e dax aftel mx 1etu1n I pa1d a Xlblt to a beautliul xoung Sax we ot DIN acquamtance lxladehne INxce noxx head of Sax age s Phx S1 cal T1'11n1ng Scl1ool We of COUIS9 level ted to old t1mes and I told l1e1 of the VHIIOUS Tl'1QIT'1lJQ1 s of ou1 class xx l1om I had met VS ell sald Madehne haxe xou heald the latest? Ida Bosxx ell has 1ust ma111ed Count LSCODI F1 cnch Amhassfxdol to the U S Thex l1ad 1 heaut1ful xx eddlng Haxe xou heald anx thlng oi Queeme Rx an latelx I I asked fCOI1tlDll8d on Pave 319 W 1 -J ' .2-J 2 L- 2 1 , 1 2 , . A. . . ,. . s. 2 ml 1 - 1 1 '1 1 1 ' -'1 . ' , 1 1 L C 1. C I 1 ' . 1 1 1 1 1 ' . ,.., 1 1 I . 1 . H 1 1 f ' Y 1 ' 1 I 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 N 1 - , 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' Y . I ' 1 ' 1 K 1 1 1 , ' , 2. I 1 D . ' I I .4 . I 1 v I 1 I 1' I. 1 . 4 - C 1 C, 1 1 . 0 1 . c ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' . .' , 1 - l., c . KK '1 ' vb I D 1 v1 I. 1 1. 1 1 v 1 1 1 ' I. . 1 i 1 1 I 1 1 e 1 '1 1 1 1 . A 1 1 1 , .' . ' yv C5 I5 ' H . H 1 1 ' .' ' . . . . . H' . . .' , 1 , 1 1 1 , 1 1 X 'I I I U. I I I 1 1. I 0 Y 1 1 1 1 v . . ,- K C 1 C 11 C I 1 1 I . 77 ' I D . I - v . 1, 1 I 1. 4 . I I g I C C 1 C C . 2 K. . L., ri. C . . K, 2 A-2 , . . 1, L., . - 1 - ' - P . - S. 1 ' 1 1 . - . 1 1 1 1 ' 71 - 1 1 1 ' 1 11 1 1' 1 1 11 . C f 11 C 1 I 1 J - 1 . . ' ' .Q . Y. , ., 2 ,YE v Y 1 1 I 4 r I v ' f rs . . A Seavev noted for h1s wondertul mechamcal sk1ll. 1 7 11 1 1 1 ' 1 . 1 ' I1 - f 1 1 1 1 ' - ' 1 1 1 ' - I v 1 t I. I I . 1- . 1 I I I C 1 1 1 K Y 1 ' I 1 I I . 1 I 1 1 W x 1 1 Q 1 1 ' 1 ' , 1 . 1 ' 1 c I . . . . , . . . . ' 1 1 1 ' . 1 1 1 1 1' 1' .' ' ,- ., . t . ,, 1 'z 1' 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' -- . 1 . 7 7 'Y , 1 L c ' 1 ' 1. 1 1 1 11 Av -1 L1 k . 1 1 - ' I -2 - 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 ' - - 11 ' 1 - Y ' ' C7 P1 K 1 . c., Y K 1 k 1 1 1 1 ' y I 1 1 1 ' ' ' 1 x . ' 1 1 V . , , 1 . . , , 1 7 Y ' ' Y - ' ' I ' 0 . I I 1 ' I . L 1 9 - '1 ' z ' . . z . ' I I v I I I . y. 1. I . i ' ' it I- , 79 ' , - I, ' Y , . 7 . 9 .6- C c . v A 1 1 ' . ' 5 ' l 1 I 1 1 l 1 I C 1 y K y K v il 1 Ifw 1 Y 1 1 - cc ' rs ' ' 1: , , . H - y ' 1 1 't ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1' ' 1 ' 1 , - ' L l 1. 1 , 11 . 1 K I . . . V . ,, C I H , . . . 1 ' . ' ' - 1 1' 'I . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 - F54 Y: