St Bernards School - Crusader Yearbook (Gladstone, NJ)

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Just that afternoon, there had been a conference of the leading members of the medical profession in the elite hotel across the street from the thea- tre. Dr. Edward Dunning, the chairman, and an ace surgeon, had made the headlines by performing a delicate operation on the nerves of a charity patient. He had sum- marized his findings before this select group which consisted of Doctors Ernest Walter Carr, H. Terry Correll, Charles Kull, Beverly L. Walter, and encouraged them to apply his methods in their particular branch of medicines. Manuals published by Doctors Carr and Kull had made certain diseases, which occur in horses, extinct. Besides being ace veterinarians, Doctors Carr and Kull owned racing stables, and their horses brought home the money. Doctor Walter specialized in the canine breeds and was enriched by his world-famous winners. The world-renowned surgeon, Doctor H. Terry Correll, was the darling of the Park Avenue elite. His hypnotic surgery had killed all pain. As the meeting was breaking up, a cute young titian nurse entered the room and made the announcment: Doctors Carr, Correll, Dunning, Kull and Walter, report to emergency surgery . At once, they made a quick trip to the veterinary hospital, a few blocks from the hotel. After robing themselves with starched white uniforms, they entered the operating room. A brief consultation illuminated the fact that the patient - a red-boned coonhound , had been suffering from conniptions and the only possible cure would be a delicate operation on the nerves. Since this was an opportunity for Doctor Dunning to practice his technique, it was decided that he would perform the operation. Dr. Walter and Dr. Kull ran for the bottle of laughing gas as Dr. Carr and Dr. Correll pulled out the racks of instruments from the sterilizing cabinet. Dr. Dunning stood by, flexing his rubber gloves. Presently, the patient was under, and the first incision made. The silence was broken by commands of: Scalpel . . . Muscular Retractor . . . Forceps . . . Knife . . . Fork . . . Spoon . . .! As this was taking place, the famous actor, Mr. Lee Benny Terhune, sat tensely in the hallway, because his pet was undergoing a serious operation. Then, Dr. Walter and Dr. Kull appeared and reassured him that his pet would soon be on the road to recovery. Mr. Terhune was greatly relieved. It had grown late, so the five doctors and the actor hurried to the theatre. With curtain time only five minutes away, all the actors and actresses harl gotten tense. The theatre was packed and the audience was in great sus- pense. Mr. Crombie and family, Mr. Lezgus, Mr. Stein, Doctors Carr, Correll, Kull, Dunning, Walter, and Father Perkins were sitting forward on the edge of their respec. tive seats, in high expectation of things to come. Backstage, Messrs. Kerr, Ward and Oliver watched the second hand of the clock, while Mr. Lunn was entranced by the f llfil

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Gllass Qgrnplqerg A long, balmy summer evening in the year, 1968, gave a twilight hue to the tall build- ings of New York City. As the myriad of lights flickered on through the buildings and on the streets, various interesting nocturnal activities began. The friendly red tints indi- cated the sinking of the sun and beautified the huge, bright signs emblazoned with neon and incandescent lights. The most impressive, however, was the marquee over a thea- tre entrance, built by a Mr. Howard G. Oliver. It was the opening night for Mr. Oliver's presentation of a play and crowds of people surged around the entrance, in lines that extended along the block. People had been waiting since noon to see the production which starred Mr. Lee James Terhune. Mr. Harold Lunn had flown in from Gillstown a few weeks before to design the costumes for this play. He made a comment about the stormy weather he had encountered when flying over St. John's Mountain. At present, however, Mr. Lunn and Mr. Terhune were busily chatting backstage about acquaintances in Gillstown. Mr. Terhune had just married one of the leading actresses that had come from there, and Mr. Lunn was quite popular with several. Just then, Mr. Michael Crombie scurried by after making last minute checks of the equipment through which he was going to have the play recorded and sent over the air by way of his network of broadcasting stations. Mr. Crombie was in a rush to get back to his box where his wife, Connie, and three children were waiting. Close to the entrance of the theatre was parked a deluxe custom-built conver- tible owned by Mr. Eugene Edward Lezgus, who was in the profitable business of designing and building these cars. Mr. Lezgus, a dealer in foreign cars, carried on custom building as a sideline, with his main office situated not far from the theatre. Lezgus-built cars were owned by the two big financiers, angels of the show, Mr. Ronald Kerr and Mr. Arthur Ward, who were busily engaging themselves in the plush pine- panelled main office, estimating the profits. They were interrupted by loud pounding on the door, which they opened by remote control. A loud, traditional So Hello! was the exchange of greetings as Mr. John Stein and the Rev. Jay Thomas Perkins walked in. Mr. Stein, the traveling salesman, pulled out his little black bag and led with his fast sales talk: So you want to buy a painted necktie, maybe? So maybe you like bright colors, no? Mr. Kerr and Mr. Ward were persuaded to buy one. After the cigars were passed around, these four members of the Class of 1951 of St. Bernard's talked about old and recent times. Father Perkins, dressed solemnly in black, told of his ministry. Mr. Stein, when asked about the particular aspect of his iob that he liked the best, replied, Money, and more money . U71

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beauty of his costume creations. Mr. Oliver shouted orders to the stage hands to raise the curtain, with a flourish from the orchestra, the play began. As the scenes passed, the emotions of the aud- ience rose and fell. Toward the middle of the play, the consuming love scenes cap- tivated the audience completely. The play came to a close, followed by twelve curtain calls. After the play was over, the entire class of 1951 of St. Bernard's held a reunion party at Mr.Arthur Ward's fashionable Fifth Avenue penthouse. This gentleman had become Chairman of the Board for Electronics Universal, and an angel for many a dramatic production. He had grown fabulously rich. His wife was the former opera diva, Princess Hortense. She was now the hostess of this class reunion and captivated each and every one by her charm, her beauty and her decor. Arthur reminded his comrades of '51, of the old days by running his fingers over the con- cert grand piano that stood in the living room. They learned that Mr. Ward, between business engagements, gave concerts before distinguished audiences throughout the world. Mr. Kerr was quite at home in the luxurious surroundings. He, too, had ac- quired a fortune through his world-wide plastic and synthetic rubber industries. Father Perkins, home on furlough from his African Equatorial Mission, expatiated on the importance of that continent for the future of Christian civilization. In- stinctively, every man present in that penthouse wrote generous cheques for the building of Christian schools, churches, hospitals and clinics under the direction of the Rev. Jay Thomas Perkins. Dinner was served and the festivities continued until the light blue of the dawn changed into tints of red, whereupon, the fabulous and romantic class of 1951 dispersed. ll'9l