St Bernards School - Crusader Yearbook (Gladstone, NJ)

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East ill emit Eleztament We, the Class of 1952, of St. Bernard's School, being in sound mind, and in view of circumstances beyond our control, do hereby publish this our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us heretofore made - We give and bequeath as follows: T. To our Alma Mater we leave our sincerest gratitude for all the efforts made in our behalf. 2. To the Rector, the Faculty and the Staff we extend our deepest appreciation for all their patience and perserverance in our behalf. 3. To the Underclassmen, we bequeath our example. May they profit by our mistakes and continue our good work. OUR PERSONAL BEOUESTS I, Donne Colton, leave my Church Key to Stuart Lundie. I, Hal Green, leave my guitar to Michael O'Malley. I, Joel Hall, leave my Ford V-8 to Gustavo Vivas. I, Albert Hart, leave my pitching ability to Bill Whitney. I, Keith Hyer, leave the dish machine to Robin Smith. I, John Jacquemot, leave, my canteen key to Peter Nicholls. I, Peter Randall, leave a winning New York Rangers to Elliot Case. I, Donald Ripley, leave the Oliver 70 to Dick Brain. I, Edwin Simpson, leave my way with the women to John Schweikert I, Kit Southward, leave my experience in photography to John Van Cleve. I, Robert Speck, leave title of Mr. Touchdown to Dick Laskey. I, Jeffrey Stansbury, leave my reasoning ability to Murray. I, Booth Taggart, leave my drinking ability to Phil Otis. I, David Walkden, leave my theological temperment to Dan Decher. I, David Ward, leave my spelling ability to David Hahn. I, Laurence Weymouth, leave my library racket to Dave Keller. In the Looking Glass Donne Colton .,... ......,......... P erry Como Booth Taggart ,,,..,.,,,,, J, Pierponf Mo,-gan Hal Green .............................. Tex Ritter David Walkden ......,,,,.,,,,, Billy Gral-ram Joel Hall ..... ....... C harles Martin Hall David Ward ,.,......,,, Frank Lloyd Wrighf Albert Hart .............................. Bill Stern Laurence Weymouth ,,,, George Goefl-,als Keith Hyer ,,,,,,,,,,,. Captain Kurt Carlson John Jacquemot . Peter Randall ...,. Donald Ripley .,.. Mr. America John Jacob Astor Walter P. Chrysler Edwin Simpson .............. Admiral Halsey Edgar Southward ........ Robert Speck ........ .. Jeffrey Stansbury General McArthur Eddie Arcaro Horace Greeley I 23 Class Colors: Blue and Gray Class Flower: Mountain Laurel Class Motto Non scholae sed vitae discimus. We do not learn for school, but for Iife.

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Peter Randall, another big round man who had been sitting by a small square desk gazing out over New York City, turned ashen at the news and trembled, Oh no! Booth, it can't be true! Five of my best gold mines are located in the Sandy Desert, and if they are seized, l'll be a ruined man! Booth Taggart, who had been standing at the teletype receiver, was himself trembling with anxiety. Flinging himself wildly into two armchairs in opposite corners of the room, he gasped, And my precious automobile industry will collapse! Those cles- ert nomads have been the best customers for my no-clutch convertibles. I can't afford to lose their business! I must do something to put this terrible invasion to an end! - AHA! I've got it! l'll sponsor a show for our soldiers between battles. It'll boost their morale and our chances of winning. l'll get hold of three of my old classmates: Colton, Telesco, and Jacquemot, and l'll have them perform! l'll .... Now wait a minute, don't leave me out in the gold, drawled Randall, as he brushed several bothersome diamonds off his desk. Let me get in on this production, too! Together the two wealthiest members of the Class of 1952 began their plans on a show for the U. S. Army in the sands of the Sandy Desert of Saudi Arabia. Two days later the desert battle was in full progress. Men on both sides were dropping like flies, but the U. S. 2nd Regiment was slowly driving the tenacious Arabs and Ethiopians back. It was a colorful sight - camels and mules running amuck, turban- clad Arabs jumping up and down in gaudy striped bathrobes, and the cannon and the angry generals belching orange flames of fire. In one area, however, the U. S. forces' attack had bogged down in the loose sand. An expert was called in from the States to supervise the building of a firm road around the enemy. He was none other than civil engineer Larry Weymouth. Under his direction, the roadbed was quickly and accurately laid. But despite his best efforts, he could not stem the tide of wind-blown sand that continually swept in across the founda- tion, and thus the pavement could not be laid. So, another expert arrived from America to clear up the situation. This time the man of the hour was David Walkden, electronics engineer. With a new electronic device of his own design, he melted the sand around the roadbed into glass, and the concrete paving was then laid, and the road finished. Unfortunately, the regiment was forced to give up the idea when chips of glass broken off by enemy bullets deflated its ego and the tires on half of the army trucks. Also on hand endangering his life for his country was chemical engineer, Albert Hart. He was seeing in action for the first time some of his own anti-attack gas. The gas was fired in shells at the aghast Arabs and Ethiopians, and had a peculiar effect on them. lt caused them to laugh to such a hilarious degree that they were rendered for the most part harmless. Al himself inhaled a considerable amount of the humerous fumes, which had been leaking from an imperfect shell. As he was carried out in a straight-iacket, he remarked between roars of laughter he who laughs last laughs best. The 2nd Regiment that clay was using a new specially prepared explosive in its shells. lt's made from the metal sodium, and can be ignited with ordinary water, re- marked its inventor, metal powders expert, Joel Hall, as he blew a wad of chewing gum from his mouth while standing nearby a magazine. Unfortunately the moist gum fell on some of the specially prepared explosive and the surroundings vaporized amidst a trem- endous explosion. Hall, however, miracuously escaped damage. But then again, miracles are not uncommon in this day and age. With the aid of the new explosive, the laughing gas, and the naval support of Admiral Simpson, the regiment finally routed the flabergasted Arabs and Ethiopians and put them to flight. When the last of the vanquished desert invaders had left the scene lPlease turn to page fifty-four? l22fl

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