St Peters Academy - Veritas Yearbook (Saratoga Springs, NY)

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0319A8$ MDRMDHEBGM There's no place like home. So on a cool August morning of the year 1959, I find my- self descending from the train steps and regarding Saratoga with a wondering air. There is no band awaiting me, but a co-passenger with the air of a successful business man, who leaves the train with me, I suddenly recognize as none other than my old frriend and class- mate, Bill Ford. He loses no time in calling a cab and we,re off to a nice quiet hotel. HWhere have I seen that beautiful red head whose picture is tucked over the windshield ? It all comes back to me now. Nancy Hughes, a member of the class of ,49, turned her love for driving into a profession and is now owner of'a fleet of taxis with executive offices on Fifth Avenue-and her devoted drivers carry her picture in every cab. Arriving at the hotel, I pay my cab fare and stare at the impressive entrance of the New Hotel Russell. My old comrade, Dave Rus-sell, Owner, lVIanager and Chief Cook and Bot- tle Washer, graciously assigns me to Room 13. On entering the lounge that eveningyl note the attractive Social Activities Director. It seems Carla Clukies never lost her love for hotel work. Leaving the hOtel, I come across a poster nailed to a palm tree in front of the hotel. It proclaims in giant letters that Joe IBruiserl Grasso Will contend against the Hooded Terror in a ten round wrestling match in Convention Hall on the fourth of August. Lets see, that was yesterday, wasn,t it? I might just as well drop by the hospital and pay my respects to Joe. I stop at Casey's, newsroom that is, to buy a local paper, just to make sure Joe lost. Joan, behind the counter, seems completely untouched by the fame which has come to her as her great American Novel proceeds into its Seventh Printing. She even gives me the wrong change. A truly interesting paper, this Saratoga Gazette, edited and published by Patricia Klein, a graduate of Skidmore. I see where a water carnival will be held at the Spa Pool. Starring in this grand regalia are lVIargaret lVIahar, Kate Witkop and Sally Noonan. On the sports page, I see where Pete Helenek has won the Walbridge Cup for golfers. On the social page, under a column entitled UJust Chatter by Kate Usca'vitch, I read that Frances Macica made her debut at an exclusive party given by socialite Barbara Lynett. As I saunter down the street in an attempt to find something interesting until post time for the first race, I decide to stop in a drug store for a soda. I am immediately greeted by another member of the Class of ,49, Anita DIA ndrea. Anita is now Professor of Super Scoops, teaching others the fine art, that so pleased all her customers some 10 years ago. Strolling through the park, I behold a woman with her back towards me, gesticulating and crying: HOut, damned spot, out I say. It must be . . . yes, it is Mary Jane Hickey. I recail reading in the paper that she was starring in the Anne Driscoll production of MAC- BE H. I again call a taxi to take me out to the race track, but it seems Nancy,s drivers lack her proficiency, and we are stopped for speeding by an Irish cop with a southern drawI. The cop I turns out to be Pat Malone IIrthink he spent too many winters in Floridal. Since it took Pat fifteen minutes to write out a ticket, I arrive at the track too late to see the first race. The announceris voice booms out over the loudspeaker. Must be Zeke Loggins. I coulant make a mistake about his manly voice. The Winner of the first race, Battlebomb, a chestnut Elly trained by Faust DIAndrea and ridden by Emma Carr. Well, it looks like Trea followed in the footsteps of her illustrious brother? Zeke explains that she is the only female jockey in the business. Proceeding up the stairs to the Clubhouse, I behold a painting of the Derby winner, CIEst Fini. It is so lifelike that I stop to read the painters name, and realize it is Rita e BrownIs masterpiece, which took all prizes at the National Art Exhibit this year. A portrait of Ann Cassidy, now singing nightly at the Lake House commands the attention of all. This work of art was executed by the noted commercial artist, Pat Totten. The only flaw I can see is the absence of Ann's freckles. Standing in line at the two dollar window, I see Jean Doherty and Marypat Armstrong, Skidmore Profs, playing a two dollar show bet on Blue Boy . . . because blue is their favorite coloreand the odds are 150 to 1! After seeing all the sights, I decide to leave the track and find my way back downtown to Broadway. I remember Joe is in the hospital and decide to visit him. As I walk up the hospital steps, an ambulance unloads a stretcher which contains my old friend Dick Rowland. It seems he got so excited while playing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony that he fell off his piano stool and broke his leg. Following the stretcher bearers down the hall is Alice Ebert, trying in vain to sell an insurance policy to Dick. TWO nurses, Ann Brown and Pat Smith, emerge from the elevator pushing;r Joe in a wheelchair. The BruiserII looks at Dick being carried in and at Alice and proposes a cele- bration in honor of the reunion. ' Iam forced to tear myself away from our reminiscences in order to make my train. As a little later I find myself again in one of Nancyls taxis, I am thankful that Alice persuaded me to buy one of her life insurance policies! And so back to III. I. T. and the Supersonic Lab. II

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r 013. 61f. 0. ABTIVITIES SPIRITUAL DIRECTOk-Rev. John Curley PRESIDENTeRiChard Rowland VICE-PRESIDENT-Mary Alice Jarrett SECRETARY-Ruth Rowland TREASURER-Jamcs AiHearn Wednesday evening is ringed in red on the S. P. A. social calendar. Each week at this time the teenagers of the parish can be found in the school auditorium, attend- ing the meeting of the Catholic Youth Organization. Guided by the capable hands of F ather Curley, C. Y. O. is also the focal point of our religious activities during the school year. i The opening prayer is followed by a lively discussion of current religious thought and opinion. The business committees then' handle the' plans for coming events which , may include anything from rehearsals for a new production t6 transportation for the boys and girls who would rather display their talent on roller skates. The second part of the meeting is strictly social. Dancing to the music of the juke box, harmoniZe ing on the latest tunes, playing pingpongwthese are just a few of the things Which keep us busy. Under the heading iispecial eventsb is the monthly dance featuring an orchestra.