Schuylerville Central School - Schuyler Yearbook (Schuylerville, NY)

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T T T CLASS PROPHECY June 1945 As I was studying my history lesson for the next day, I came upon a paragraph dealing with Theodore Roosevelt's policy of conservation. His whole idea centers around the fact that we must think of the future and its people. My mind began to wander from the history of the past as I repeated the two words—the future—the future— I saw myself walking down a corridor of a New York City hospital to tend a patient when the superintendent hurried towards me to announce that I was wanted on the telephone. As I answered it I heard the pleasant voice of my friend, Marjorie Cromie, head librarian of the New York Public Library, talking. From her hurried speech I gathered that there was to be a reunion the following Monday night of the 1936 Senior Class of S. H. S. at the Hotel Taft—the same place where we had spent four glorious days in our senior year. Time dragged for me until I was actually riding in a taxi to the hotel. As I stepped from the taxi, I met Marie Turcotte, Mary Pratt, Rita Beaulac and Marie Bouchard just entering the hotel. These young women had become experienced beauticians and had established a successful cooperative shop in Albany, New York. Marie dragged me through the revolving doors and rushed to the lobby where we saw Marjorie White, now employed in a business office, arguing about bookkeeping principles with Kathleen Rice, who was a stenographer for a small business concern in Fort Miller. I heard a low voice greet me, and as I turned, I saw Joseph Boyce with a high stiff collar. I asked him why he dressed in such uncomfortable clothing for this occasion, and I received a rather stern reply that all ministers have to dis- tinguish themselves from others. I searched for my old friend Elsa Pratt but was told that she would be late because she had to sign a contract with M. G. M. in Hollywood before she could charter a plane to New York. (First an airplane hostess and now a movie actress!). More and more of my old class mates began to arrive! Nelson Drew— a competent bookkeeper, also happily married to a charming blond; and John Petralia and Marshall Whiting, United States sailors. As I walked through the lobby, I saw a distinguished looking man enter, search anxiously about, and, to my surprise, break into a run across the room to Adley Bulger, who now owned a small store in Schuylerville. I inquired about the identity of this man and Katy Turcotte, teacher of commercial subjects in Syracuse, told me that he was Larry Young, a teacher of Science in the same school. Tom Hoey, coach of New York State Championship basketball team, rushed in with the same high spirits as of old and fairly hugged James DeLuca who had just returned from Italy, an officer in Mussolini's army. As I watched Tom greet his old classmates with a slap on the back, I heard some one say: Here's New York's most important police- man and James Cudahy strutted across the lobby to join his friends. In the midst of greeting Jim, I asked if Helen Eddy, a child's nurse, and Beatrice Galusha, a general nurse, were coming. Katy said that they both lived in Chicago and couldn't possibly leave their work. As it was eight-thirty and the men were growing impatient, we decided to wait no longer for the rest. The dinner had proceeded to the second

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CATHERINE TURCOTTE Caddie Glee Club (I), Intormural Basketball (I), Thrift Club (2, 4). Office Practice (3), Service Club (3, 4). Junior Prom Committee (3). Hik- ing Club (4). Senior Play (4). Whatever is worth do- ing at all is worth doing well. LENA VAN DERWERKER Van Intermural Basketball (1, 4), Glee Club (I), Service Club (2. Secretary 3. Pres- ident 4), Varsity Basket- ball (2. 3). Interclass Bas- ketball (3. 4). Interclass Volley Ball (3. 4), Junior Prom Committee (3). Presi- dent of Student Council (4). Dramatics Club (4). Publications (I, 2, 3). (Editorial Board 4), Co- editor-in-chief of'Schuylor (4). Junior Editor of Schuyler (3). Debating Team (3 4). Senior Play. Hiking Club (4). Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. LAURENCE YOUNG Brigham Varsity Track (1. 2. 3. 4). Varsity Basketball (3. 4). Publications (I). Student Council (3). Schuyler Staff (4), Intermural Association (4), Interclass Basebill (2). Interclass Basketball (I. 2). Interclass Volley Ball (3. 4) Be valiant but not too adventurous. ARTHUR TRAVER Art Intermural Basketball (I. 2. 3. 4). Interclass Basketball (4). Interclass Volley Ball (3. 4). Track (2. 3. 4). Intermural Touch Football (4). And what ho greatly thought, he nobly dared. MARIE TURCOTTE Glee Club (I). Service Club (I). Intermural Bas- ketball (I. 2, 3. 4). Inter- class Volley Boll (3). Office Practice (3), Varsity Bas- ket ball (3). Interclass Bas- ketball (3. 4). Junior Prom Committee. Thrift Club (4), Schuyler Staff (4). The mildest manner and the gentlest heart. MARJORIE WHITE Marge ’ Glee Club (I). Service Club (2. 3, Secrotary 4); Intermural Basketball (I. 2. 3. 4), Intercloss Basketball (2. 3. 4). Interclass Volley Boll (3). Cheorloading (2. 4). Schuyler Staff (3. 4). Office Practice (3). Varsity Basketball (3). Junior Prom Committee (3). Thrift Club (4). Senior Play (4). Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusi- asm. MARSHALL WHITING Mart Dramatics Club (4). Cur- rent Events Club (4). Inter- class Basketball (4). Track (4). Library Club (2). The secret of success is constancy to purpose. ▼ ▼ ▼

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course, when we heard a long, loud whistle. Cecil Hunt and Jim Carey approached us with fire in their eyes which soon changed to gladness as we told them the food was good. Cecil explained his tardiness by saying that Joe Suit!, pilot of the plane that he had chartered, refused to wait until he had peddled all his bread and that he had had to get another plane. Jimmy said his column had to be in the office before he could leave! Clements Olson sat next to Larry and had an intelligent discussion on mechanical engineering. Arthur Traver still raved about how schools would be im- proved if manual training were instituted in every one. Wesley Hudson and Alcide Bouchard were engaged in a prosperous business of truck farming in Grangerville. Chew MacMaster was writing magazine articles on the European situation, while Russell Porter said he was assistant manager of a mill near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I heard Elm Boyce say he was running a dry-goods store. Winifred Hanna was happily married and Helen Hewitt was teaching home economics. Fred Haren was assisting his father in the shoe business. Our bashful Margaret Mosher was a dietician in a hospital and Gus Deyoe was manager of a large farm in Ohio. We were contented to forget our daily troubles and works in recalling our high school experiences. The seven course dinner ended too soon, and we prepared to bid each other adieu, when I heard a telephone ring— I jerked up quickly from my reclining position and realized that this was 1936 and not 1945, that this was my own home and not a New York hotel! However, I enjoyed my reverie and only time will tell whether all this prophesying will come true or not. LENA N. VAN DERWERKER '36 T T T