Stevens High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Claremont, NH)

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berg, and Bette Berry. It seems he held those conferences quite often, but who wouldnft? Sylvia also told me that he was the employer of Beverly Woodward, considered the most beau- tiful actress on the screen, and that she had had so many proposals for marriage that she was sometimes called the 'iQueen of Diamonds. Moe,s Movies, Incfl was a very large concern and employed about 5000 people, some of whom I knew. Some of his script writers were Dorothy Elliott, Virginia Dunn, Clara Chellis, Barbara Long, Florence Zigmann, and Charlotte Hague. Make-up artists for women included Barbara Stone. Emily Johnson, and Eleanor Bartlett. Make- up specialists for men included Dorlon Picard, John Kaniel, and John Morin. The company had a string of very capable male actors. Among them were John Sawchik, Bill Lovejoy. Jack Gardner, and Guido Baldacei. I met Arnold Shulins, a movie scout, in the studio. and he invited me to accompany him on a talent search. He took me to a tall. streamlined build- ing which was the home of the HlVIodel Agency. It struck me that Arnold must have made quite frequent visits to this place. since the elevator girl. Rosie Costa, knew exactly where he wanted to get off. As we entered the waiting room, I saw Doris Smith sit- ting behind a desk in the corner. She asked for our priority, since the place was closed to ordinary men. She led us into an adjoining room where Mary Guild was just putting the finishing touches on the training of two Hmodelu models-Margaret Breed and lIartha lNIitchell. Hazel Doiron and Rosalyn Satzow, Mary Guild's advisers, were standing at one side of the room, eX- changing opinions on the abilities of the two models. Arnold gave the two models a contract with 6'lVIoe's Movies, Incf, and we returned to the studio. I took leave of my host and started for the rocketport to get my ship and return home. My way took me through a shop- ping district. One of the largest stores was labeled MINI. H. Fishman Co., Inc. Five and Dime Stores. Glancing in, I noticed Frances Reynolds and Minnie Zullo still serving the establishment faithfully. As I continued down the street, I met Marion Scher, who told me that she was a nurse in a nearby hospital and was just going to work. Being in- terested in the medical profession. I decided to inspect the hospital. On one of the operating tables I noticed lVIay Perkins who, it seems, had just had another cute accident. There were many nurses hurrying to and fro, and among them I recognized Helene Strout. Jacqueline Lacasse and the inseparable duo. Irene Lawrence and Rita Gendron. The nurses had their own basketball team, and one of them proudly showed me a newspaper clip- ping which read: The 'Kill or Cure' Hospital girls' team trounced a game Fireman's five by a margin of 50-76f' etc. Glancing at the line-up, I noticed that the girls, team was made up al- most entirely of Stevens alumnae. The forwards were Anna Sakovich and Wanda Sobollg guard's,Virginia Walker and Shirley Burrillg and center, Jac- queline Handly. They were coached by Claire Lizotte and managed by Ophelia Leskiewicz. My visit completed, I left the hos- pital and again started for the rocket- port. determined this time not to get side-tracked. I found my ship in good condition and made an uneventful trip back to Earth.

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goes to show that Hmiracles never ceasef' It seems that, since leaving school, Ray had been taking Atlas treatments and was now commonly known as i'Brody the Brutef, I next visited the agriculture de- partment of the fair. This was super- vised by Clyde Cossingham and Ken- neth Cram, who explained that they merited their position because they were the inventors of a radio-con- trolled robot that did all the work of a farm. They also told me about a football game to bc held in the afternoon. I arrived at the field just in time to see the players run out on the field. Among them I recognized John Pin- ette, who, having retired from the Navy, was now playing professional football. The class of '45 was also rep- resented by other such famous All- Americans as Bill Scott, alias f'The Player Without a Weakness,', and Flash,' Fortin. Next, I visited the winter part of the fair. There I recognized Donald Bartlett on the skating rinks, who, having graduated from figure eights, was writing his name in hieroglyphics. I also noticed Frank VVadleigh and Jacqueline lNIcKenzie, King and Queen of Iceland, brushing up on their act. The ski-jump was just a step away, so I watched the contest. Gordon Holmes and James hIcCusker got the prize when they jumped 214 feet, arm in arm. Louis LaVaude and Lyle Chandler got honorable mention by a jump of 159 feet with their skis on backwards. After that performance the fair closed for the day, so I visited a near- by night chrb. I was conducted to a table by Chester Richards, headwaiter of the establishment. He told me that the club was owned by Charles Cur- rier and that the food and drink were of the best, being prepared by such able cooks as lNIarilyn Pullen, Rose Obymako, Gail Hancock, and Rachel Blanchard. After a few preliminaries, Barney lVIcCusker appeared on the stage and sang his version of f'Bar- nacle Bill, the Sailor? Naturally, the women all immediately swooned, but it was interesting to note the trend toward manly singers, rather than the undergrown, skinny type. As I was sipping my orange juice, who should arrive but Donald Green- wood? He 'told me that he was out of a job right now, but he had been a tight-wire performer and had special- ized in a backward somersault until one night the wire let him down. That ended his career as a tight-wire artist. Next on the program was a number by Dick Bush and his band. It seems that Dick had interested himself in the education of the poor and had organized his own band, which he called f'The East-Side Pepper Potsf' It was really quite a racket. The assist- ant director of the band was Joan Lord. Her instrument was a combina- tion piano and trombone. She played the piano with her hands and blew on the trombone with her mouth. This eliminated the need for one of the trombone players, who were hard to get. As the band started to play, I no- ticed several couples dancing at the other end of the room. Among them, I saw several of my old high school pals, namely, Edward Balch and Lee Nault, Dahl Hansen and Nancy Kuz- mich, Rebecca Jacobs and Alfred Hoidahl, and John Batchelder and Blanche Fontaine. I left the club and went to my hotel. When I got to my room, the maid, Jean Pinkham, told me that Nfarshall Gelfand had called and left an invita- tion for me to visit his movie industry. The next day when I arrived at the studios, his secretary, Sylvia Edwards, informed me that he was in conference with several of his best actresses about the parts in a new movie. These act- resses included Barbara Wilmarth, Alice Schriber, Claire Rouillard, Mar- garet Perry, Beryl Isham, Bette Gold-

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.fQ ' 4 X P-X X XSS Y I7 4 J if ik' 5 ee i 'f Xll f W if If ll f e fa x H I ft ' I ff f I cz 5VV- Vx l l C ffl if Wil 6 ' X frllf 1 e X Q f . X Xe N I ' 7 X YM 9 X . 1 ' 'YK ei 'fly i- . ' Y Ze if Q' QR? 43, l ..i-- ., ,- Mi-. l K.- N C5 'r Q---N ..efi', .1 ,e Q3 ,..-,.J CJH in ' Ls ' iii H YVe, the CLASS OF 1945. of Stevens High School. in the town of Claremont, the county of Sullivan, the state of New Hampshire. in the United States of America, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, publish. and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all wills made heretofore. Class Bequests 1. To lVIr. Doody and Mr. Lord we leave our sincere appreciation and gratitude for the kind and understanding advice which they have so willingly given us during our stay at Stevens. Q. To our class advisers. llrs. Bucko. hliss Willey, and hlr. Ewing. we leave our unending gratitude for helping to make our senior year one of success and pleasant memories. ' To the faculty we leave our thanks for all the work they have done and help 3. they have given us. 4. To the incoming seniors We bequeath our teachers who have had their patience sorely tried, our reputation. and our mammoth Prose and Poetry books. 17