SUNY at Cobleskill - Voice Yearbook (Cobleskill, NY)

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List night after struggling through a strenuous State School supper and after rolling in bed for several hours, I was finally wafted away in the arms of Morpheus. I dreamed. I dreamed that I was meeting my State School classmates ten years hence. The first person I met was “Dave Baker. He had a worried look on his face and was talking to himself. He said, The women still don’t understand me. Some day they'll appreciate their Uncle Dave.” Next I saw Barbara Ward. She was very happy for she had her own little white house with green shutters which she had planned all herself. Lo and behold! Who was crawling on the floor but a curly rcd'hcadcd little hoy, whom she called Richard Junior. She told me Dick was a professional Jack of all Trades”, as he found one job to he very boring. Suddenly, I found myself in one of the best known theatres in Schenectady. Much to my surprise, who should step on the platform for a performance hut Lee” Rosen, impersonating Schnozzlc Durante. I was surprised to hear him utter exactly the same words as he did in State School That’s my roommate” and there was Bill Miller coming down the aisle ushered by Kutschcra. Bill evidently was bringing the wife and children to the theater to see his pal as well as other State School classmates, now on the stage. The next one to appear on the stage was Bobby Milk, accompanied by his Hayseeder Gang”. Boh gave an excellent jig to the familiar tune of “Turkey in the Straw”, played by Freddie Mczger on his mouth-organ. I soon found myself drifting away from the theater and out into the country. I heard the sound of a tractor near me and looking around I recognized my old pal Hilda” driving it. She told me she preferred the outdoor farm work to housekeeping. She invited me to the house and 1 was amazed at the delicious meal “Slcwic” had cooked. 1 wasn't surprised to find her two small boys fighting over a basketball. She told me she hoped to have enough hoys to make up a good basketball team. She also told me Taylor and Jane lived on a farm near by. She said that one of Jane’s problems was teaching “Sweetie Pie” how to he a Pal. Next, I heard music and laughter and found myself sitting in a cabaret. Here I recognized a few more of State School's talented students. Virginia Macon acted as hostess. The music, which was very hot, was led by none other than “Cookie” Weaver, while his pal “Babe” Schreiber took the part of the giggilo. He was surrounded on all sides by beautiful women. You should sec the look of satisfaction on his face. “Pete” Lupkus also look a part in the cabaret and quite an important one, too, for he was the chief cocktail mixer. A floor show attracted me next and there was “Dottie” Stcucrwald, who had just returned from the Hawaiian Islands, where she had learned the real Native Dance. I found that she had improved considerably since her last performance at State School. As I glanced over the guests present, I happened to see a familiar face at the next table. Could it he Don” Baucus of all people in this cabaret? Yes, it was. I asked him how fanning was prospering and he informed me that he had just retired after ten years of strenuous farm work and he was going to take life easy for a while. He said he expected to make a trip to Florida soon in his new sixteen cylinder Dodge sedan, hut not alone. Imagine my surprise lo find that this big HE-MAN had become matrimonially inclined. After leaving the cabaret 1 found myself in my new Ford V-8 speeding away on the highway. Some huge vehicles were coining toward me. Looked like a traveling circus. Sure enough! And on the billboards read, LARGEST FLEA CIRCUS IN THE WORLD, operated by STEVIE STEPHENS. Right away I wondered how I might get in touch with him to talk over old times. All of a sudden there was a

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J. FRANK STEPHENS “Stevie Livestock Avcrill Park Central School Avcrill Park. N. Y. Basketball (3). Speaking Con' test State Grange 2nd Prise (2), Speaking Contest 1st Prise f3), Fitting Contest (2). Theta Cam ma (2.2). Class Play. Class Pres. (3). Class Basketball (2. 3). Student Council (3), Voice Stalf (2, 3), Editor (3). Dramatics Club (2,3), Parly Pro Club (2). Inter-Fraternity Council (3). Speaking Contest 3rd Prise (2). Speed Ball (3), Soft Ball (3). barm and Home Week Livestock Exhibit (3), Farm and Home Week Chemistry Ex. (2). DOROTHY STEUERWAI.D “Dot” Home Economies Philmont High. Ghent. N. Y. Basketball (?). Voice Stall (3). Grange (3), Parly-Pro Speaking Contest (2). Speaking Contest (2, 3). Dramatics Club (2) , Vicc-Prcs. (3). Glee Glob (3) . Home Ec. Club (2). Tennis Tournament (2), Studio Club. WINFIELD TAYLOR Livestock Jefferson High Jefferson, N. Y. Student Council (3), Varsity Basketball (2. 3). Fitting Contest (2). Parly-Pro Club (2). JOSEPH TINNING “Joe Fruit and Poultry Pattcrsonvillc, N. Y Cross Country (1, 2. 3), Voice Stalf (I, 2). Pitting Contest (I, 3), Dramatics Club (2). Glee Club (3). Student Council (I, 2), Grange (2, 3). Interclass Meet (I). Parly-Pro Club (2). Speaking Contes . Elim. (2). Class Basketball (2). DELINE C. VAN PATTEN “Van” Fruit Palatine Bridge. N. Y. Fitting Contest (2). Voice Stalf (2, 3), Asst. Mgr. and Mgr. Basketball (2. 3). Student Council (3), Parly-Pro Club (2) . Stage Mgr. Senior Play (3) , Assembly Program Com. (3). Athletic Council (3). BARBARA I). WARD “Bob” Child Guidance GiiK High Brooklyn. N. Y. Student Council Pres. (3), See. (2). Varsity Basketball (2, 3), Voice Stalf (2. 3), Grange (2. ?). Degree Team (3), Treas. Senior Class. Dramatics Club (3), Home Ec. Club (2. 3), Sec Voice Staff. Athletic Council (2, 3). DONALD G. WEAVER “Cookie Fruit Highland High Highland, N. Y. Varsity Basketball (2. 3). Football (2). Class Play. Tennis Tournament (2), Dramatics Club (2). Poultry Pitting (kin-test (3). Asst. Cbr. Chemistry Ex. (2), Chairman Farm and Home Week Fruit Exhibit (5). ELWOOI) M. WELSH Livestock Trov Conference Academy East Galway, N Y. Grange Member (3). THE VOICE I 9 :i 5

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i in-: voicio i 9 •'» •”» crash. Some one had hit my car and after regaining consciousness who do you suppose 1 found the road'hugger to be? Stevie! His first words were, “Wots a mat! That's the third car I've hit tonight. Guess I II have to trade my Chevrolet in and get a Ford.” He told me everything would he O K. as long as we were both insured. Immediately, he told me how successful the circus business was, especially after he had hired Lee Ducll and “Hannie” Reid as clowns, Walt Miller as lion tamer, and Marks on the flying trapeze. He also said that “Muzzy and Van Patten worked for him, too. Muzzy carried the water for the elephants, and Van was Stevie's book' keeper. Stevie told me had just made a trip out west and he had met Billy Busch, who owned a ranch out there. Billy's hobby was taming wild horses. 1 told Stevie I would like to see one of his performances hut 1 still had a long journey ahead of me. I had to have the car towed to the next place, which, by the way, was a small farm. I rapped on the door. Goodness! Another one of State School's couples. Marguerite and Joe Tinning. We had a merry time talking over old times She and Joe were in the Greenhouse Business and Broom was Joe's partner. As a side line, Marguerite told me she raised chickens, too, and each year she took her prize llock u the county fair, where she had been successful in getting first prize each year. She told me “Charlie”, her brother, was comfortably settled on a farm uo in my neck of the woods, “Cambridge”. She asked me why I didn't stop in the next village to see Olive Reed, Willeon and Adel I, who were in charge of the nursery there. Olive had sole charge of the nursery, while Willeon cooked the meals and Adell sewed the infants' clothes. I was very interested to hear about their success, but told Marguerite I'd visit them when I had more time. After Joe had repaired my car, I was soon on my way again and it was not long before I was up north. I went through Schuylerville and being very hungry I decided to stop and cat. I found myself in a very attractive place called “Lazy Daisy Inn.” A blonde waiter came toward me “Billy” Burdick. I immediately looked to see if the other half was here, and sure enough as I peeked into the kitchen there was my old pal “Irmy . She did all the cooking while Billy waited on table. I certainly enjoyed the delicious meal that Irmy had cooked. Of course, she told me more news. “Robia and “Gil” had at last found a dairy farm on the suburbs of Greenwich. Robia was very busy doing the cooking, etc., besides doing some practical nursing in the town of Greenwich. Irmy said that Mary Davies had just been in town, giving lectures on “How to Cook and Run a Successful Restaurant and Cafeteria. Ernie Hilnerthauser was Mary's chauffeur and also caretaker of her litter of Scottie dogs. While 1 was eating my dinner, Welsh and Stan. Philips, the best known plumbers in town, came in for their daily meal. Irmy turned on the radio and I heard a clarinet solo by Churchill, and a Hawaiian guitar solo by Munson. 1 appreciated the music very much. Time was Hying fast and 1 found myself on my way again. It was not long before 1 met another familiar face on the road and that was Burke He had a pack on his back and I asked him where he was headed. Fie said he was going north to find some snow so he could go snow-shoeing. Next, I headed for the Greenwich Airport, where I saw a sign, “Special Rates to the Hawaiian Islands. This being a long desired trip, it did not take me long to hop m the plane. While on the way, something happened to the plane and 1 was forced to jump Irom the plane with a parachute tied on my hack. I landed on the earth with an awful thud and the next moment I found myself lying on the floor in the Dorm. What a disappointment!