Syracuse Central High School - Scarlet Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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CLASS PROPHECY SETTING: 1960 UNITED NATION MILITARY BASE-sci-is Report of foreign correspondants Ginnie McGean. Marvin Iohnson, and Gus Vasilliades to Scarlet G B1ue Press. QAII names disclose to us through the courtesy of Staff Officer Thomas Pinkowski.j Arrived at destination X late at night. Entire camp asleep: not even a guard awake. Strange rumbling from barracks we discovered to be chorus snoring of sleeping soldiers. 11:00 P.M.-Without arguments we found ourselves some abandoned foxholes, sharing our quarters with nature's crawl- ing insects. 4:30 A.M.-We were roughly pulled out of our sleep by yardbirds Ioe Brownstein and Bruce Reifenstein, delegated by Colonel Sam Markinson, chairman of the C.C.G. Welcoming Committee. The committee. Major Kay Cusak W.A.C., Lieuten- ant Alan Ayres U.S.A.F., Major Murray Berman U.S.M.C., Captain Malcolm Fields U.S.A.. Major Carol Alexander U.S. Army Nurse Corps, and Naval Commander Bob Ledger, was to be our escort for the day. 5:00 A.M.-Reveille!! In the cold empty streets of the camp, we expected to have to brace ourselves against the great flow of military personnel. Instead. no flow, only a trickle. To investigate the utter lack of enthusiasm of the men in getting up early in the morning, we stepped into a barracks. There. we were confronted with the sight of Frank Ballester. half asleep, trying to awaken Stanley Becker who was dead asleep, and other similar scenes. lust then a loud voice, that of First Sergeant Ierry Cappon, crashed the sleepy silence of the barracks. In the blinking of an eyelash, straight military ranks magically appeared on the company streets. As the command forward march! was given. however, the petrified discipline of the ranks was broken by some struggling sluggards: in this case they were recruits Bernard Caskin, Richard Noren, and Robert Eaton, the three musketeers. 6:00 A.M.-Chow. The welcoming committee and we picked up the rear of the marching men going to the mess hall. Mess Sergeants Marilyn Iackson and Robert Miner had already seated the feminine personnel. K. P.'s started slinging hash into the half starved soldiers' mess gear. Delores DePa1ma, Ioan Gibbons, Richard Persons and Frank Bertalli, the K. P.'s added gripes and curses to every gram of victuals they dispensed of. Seeing and smelling the mess, our stomachs revolted and added volume to the amount of food in the surrounding soldiers' food containers. 7:07 A.M.-Daily chores begin. The committee started taking us around to visit the sights. First we were showed the huge kitchens. As we entered. Chief Cooks Edward Weisblott and Caroline Arnold snapped at attention from behind their huge pots and pans. K. P.'s Ned Hanley and Don Taylor were so deeply attached to their task of peeling potatoes that they did not even bother to stop their refined conversation with the mutilated vegetables. They have now become part of the kitchen furniture. 8:13 A.M.-Walking to classes. While walking down the camp streets, the members of the C.C.G. Welcoming Committee tried to give us an idea of the functioning of such a military base. Said Colonel Markinson: This camp is operated on the most democratic basis. We find stationed on the island, representatives of all of the 60 nations . . This is a re- stricted area. Pass p1ease! was the sentry's courteous but peremptory demand. After having shown his pass Colonel Markinson went on: CorporaI Richard Lafferty is of the Third Irish Brigade on this island: a good man. As you see there is no partiality on the basis of any nationality. race, or creed. Everyone does his duty with the same ideas of inter- national security and everlasting peace in mind. Major Berman took over now: The entire camp functions with this spirit as stated by President of the Security Council Charles Hinman: 'Through the brilliant, world shaking doctrine delivered by world organizer Dr. Iames Burke, we have succeeded in establish- ing an international military fund to provide dull potato peelers for SCHS kitchen police. For reasons of language difficulties, men of the same nationality have separate bar- racks. To overcome this difficulty in the future, an international scientific language is being taught in the school department. 9:12 A.M.-Classes. As we entered the classes of Apple Polish Engineering Major Kay Cusak explained, as you see our military students get every opportunity for highly special- ized training in every branch of learning. In the field of Apple Polishing by the masters themselves, Prof. William Ballard D.A.P., and instructor Ioanne Adkinson, A.P., who both have had their first experience as far back as high school. The outstanding students in this class we were told, were privates Ianet Hunter and Aaron King. Upon entering the Physics Department we were confronted by the illustrious mathematical-atomic-mad-Physicist. Dr. Emmanuel Stern, P.H.D., CFrench Regimentj wrestling with a hugh cyclotron containing the famous physicist Prof. Pat Fox, right now in danger of being de-atomized. Those two eminent scientists working as a team, came to the drastic theory that HgO-- water-is 41W humid and saw wet. The rest of the educational departments are about as sophisticated as the ones just mentioned CS.C.H.S. places a great value on education.J 11:15 A.M.-The U.S.O. arrives. The stampeding hoofs of thousands of hungry males and females Clonesome typel brought us out of the Administration Buildings only to have us dragged along with the continuous flow. We ended our mad rush to find ourselves on the island's parade grounds directly in front of the grandstands. Immediately we saw the cause of our being here: crowded on the stage were the entertainers provided by the U.S.O. who had arrived several minutes ahead of us. The emcee CM. C.j was the Greek General Chris Nicolaos, who introduced the members of the U.S.O. entertainment. He was saying, We have with us today such well-known actors and actresses as the famous sorority sisters, Mary Ellen Ott and Pearl Russo: dancer Betty Craft, and singer Iune Lloyd: gorgeous models, Pat Walker and Diane Grovine, both dreaming of their band leader friends back home, are willing to display their charms and gracefulness. Here you see the great cast of Central students: Alan Alexander. Nancy Azoyan. Rose Balamoti, Barbara Blaker. Ilona Blasco, Robert Edinger, and Ioseph Hunter. They'll present a play for us later in the evening. And now to pick up our appetites we will enjoy the orchestra band led by Robert Dillabough, inspired by Mildred Greene, and with Aaron King as star trumpet player. 12:00 Noon-Lunch. We let ourselves be carried by the mass migration toward the mess halls. On our way we saw melancholy Harriet Schuyler and Alfred Reney absorbed in the painting of barrack walls, forgetting their lunch with the artist's usual zest. In the immense mess halls everybody stood while the Reverend Warren Otter ran off a quick benediction. Then with a clatter of plates everybody just slumped down. Our food just got stuck in the esophagus when the thunder- ing coughing of a sick jet took off the top of the mess hall's flag-pole. That was Lt. Tom Sands late for lunch again.

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MARILYN IACKSON Tick Her eyes so blue, her curly hair, All go to help make her so fair. Lyceum 7-Qorrgspondingqjecre tary and President. Cheerleading 3, Head Cheerleader, Associated Activities 2, Maiorettes 4, Edwards Iunior fhshion Board l, Student Council 1. Rainbow 2. MARVIN IOHNSON Marv Here's a boy who's quiet you see, But he's as nice as he can be. Senior Committees. EUGENE KADLUBOWSKI Gene Eugene's the kind whom everyone knows, He's liked by all wherever he goes. Associate Activities 5. HELEN KARPENKO Red Quietness and reserve don't hold Her back, For her in friendships there is no lack. Arnorelta 5, Assistant Treasurer -Treasurer-Vice-President. a 1 I e 1 MARY LOU KARPINSKI Lou Personality plus has this teen. Her presence brightens any scene. Soangetahha - President - Vice- President-Hecording Secretary 6, Dramatic Club-President. Re- corder 1, C.C.G. 1. French Club 3 -Corresponding Secretary. Allied Youth 2, Red Cross 3-President. c 5 i S- R f ew. . 1 Q A O, .., 9, f' 4 at ' - I , , Q xr Stude --- ' 1 Thespian So- , . tqiggglinvl . 5 ' . ' , 1 ' ' I IOHN KESEL Schnokel Words of delight, brushcut and height, Makes him a boy who'll always bring joy. ELIZABETH KALLWEIT Betty AARON KING Sonny So gentle, serious, mild and Though quiet he may seem, staid, This boy is really on the beam. She 3391? seems a model Orchestra 6, Fencing 1. . HICI . C.C.G. 1.

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Rosemary Mullin, this section's carpenter will have to find herself another tree for the new flagpole. Serving the food in this place were Barbara Stackpoole, Norma Kinning, and Florayne Washington: after all. a soldier has to make an easy dollar too. Cleaning up the mess made by our waitresses were Ida Mae Rogers and Rene lntze. What a meal! What a life! l:00 P.M.-Fresh Air? To digest the . . . food offered in this place. we all took a walk after the meal. Passing the guard house we were surprised to hear an arrangement of some strange musical harmony coming out from the dark cell. We asked guard Ronald Brennan what went on ln this infemo. With a big grin he told us. This here bunch of fellers spend lots of time here: right now they are sleeping off the weariness which overtook them last night. Take a look at them: Roger Gilson. Robert Meech. lack Ryan, Allen Martin, and William Quigley. I give them till 1:30 to sleep it off. Then I oust them in the streets. What a bunch of characters. 2:11 P.M.-Playgrounds. Everybody gets a chance at sports on the S.C.H.S. base island: or so we are told. Athletes around here are Charles Giannino, Ioseph Bonacci. Ioseph Hunter. Richard Zado. Norman Lucken, and Eugene Kadlu- bowskl: they are representatives of every nation in this camp. After a fast game of badminton. everybody had to take time out. Someone had scratched himself with the bird's feather: he was taken out to the nurse's office on a stretcher. Nurse Mary Lou Karpinski CPolish Corps.j, was found flirt- ing with some rash young Irish jet pilot whom we have already met. The incident was soon over and the tough military sports resumed. We noticed that wherever there was a chance for a hot story. Photographers Ianet Peppler and Evelyn Kowalka were right on their job, snapping pictures from every angle. 3:00 P.M.-Target Practice. Handling those rifles as if they were broomsticks, the young defenders of the world marched toward the practice grounds. The shooting there was so magnificent that we wondered where the world had come too. to depend on such . . . such greenhorns. Our faithful photographers were so ashamed of it that they hid their cameras for fear some pictures might get loose. The first sguardon to get under fire and shoot was com- posed of W.A.C.'s Patricia Blye. Alvina Brundidge. Dolores DeBottis. Madeline DeFabbio, and U.S.A. men Donald Bundy, Patrick Cupelo. Alfred D'Ambrisi. and Walter Meyer. Their officer, Captain Eva May Dietz W.A.F. stood right in front of them, making eyes at Private Bundy: the squad just shot their rifles off in their officer's face. Before sweat broke out over us. we found out that the artillery was loaded with blanks. The 2 year recruits weren't tnisted with real guns yet. 4:59 P.M.-Dinner. After Rev. Otter's few stuttering words of grace, mass gulping began. The meal was quickly consumed, and by some. even quicker ejected. Ioan Landis, Commander of the M.M.M.'s CMilitary Mopping Marinesj and their clicgue consisting of yardbirds Helen Karpenko, Barbara Dufore. Gladys Gardner. and Elizabeth Kallweit, had the pleasant job of picking up crumbs and other leftovers to be kept for future use. 6:30 P.M.-Leisure. While everyone has a right to do as he pleases. most everybody struggled toward the parade grounds used as an outdoor auditorium. The U.S.O. was a rare treat in this geographical isolation. The show was already under way and there were several repeat perfor- mances from those who had given us a brief showing earlier. A new group appeared: six luscious. healthy. femi- nine. beauts , the M singers. These are Barbara Marshall. Iulia McEntee, Eleanor Miceli, Ioan Morris, Maurice Morse, and Iune Mumford. The Emcee. still Gen. Nicolaos, introduced male comedians Iohn Kesel, Dave White, and Iohn Van Dusen, comical singer. They gave us their version of how our mili- tary camp is operated with its different dialects and languages. We had a solo sung by a well-known Iazz Singer, Norma Hageman. She was applauded with a tremendous ovation. An encore was demanded. With the entertainers was the noted book novelist, Sandra Rosenthal: she had promised the first edition of her newest book Why I Never Left School to a resident of this island. The lucky stiff was Robert Rock- well: he said he would cherish the book with great faithfulness but would be afraid to look in between the covers. The book is the explosive type. 9:15 P.M.-Social Gatherings. The C.C.G.'s took us for a walk in the semi-lighted camp streets. The night was as quiet as a Spike Iones record. While the voices of Privates Iack Ryan and Roger Gilson were wishing Irene Good Night . choruses of feminine voices retaliated with Please Say Good Night to the Guy, Irene! Nearby. in the dark. the rattling of bones led us to a fast game of dice Cprobably loadedl with young Waves rolling their share. but whose names we should not disclose: Gretchen Reid, Beverly Schweitzer, Mary Ann Schiano, Sarah Ackles. and Carol Loftus. As we were leaving the game as nearly broke as could be, photographers Peppler and Kowalka snapped a shot of this moral scene. Before we knew what happened, Commander Ioan Landis M.M.M. was taking the youthful gamblers to the guard house Ccharge: shooting crapsj. 10:00 P.M.-Taps. As reluctant as in getting up in the moming no one feels like retiring. Reversing the proceedings we noticed Pvt. Becker having to drag Pvt. Ballester to his barracks. But again the thundering voice, of Sgt. Cappon put order in this disorderly state of affairs. This was also the time for us to bow out. 11:00 P.M.-Dead Silence. The entire camp is asleep. Not even a guard awake. This provoked us to shake up one of the sentries, Elliot Topalian. and ask him the cause of his neglecting his duty to fall asleep. Turning over to resume his slumber, he muttered What for? With all of us sticking to- gether there isn't any call for any trouble. We left him sleeping and heartily joining the chorus of the snoring island. Leaving destination X we boarded the fast cutter U.S.S.H. Houck were Captain Pat Tessier received us. This ship is manned solely by women personnel. Waves Ethel Lou Fuller and Mary Grochocky took our luggage up: what they did with it, we do not know! Lieutenant I. G. Lois Richardson and Ensign Helen Sak showed us to our stately cabins. Walking later on the rolling deck we met the rest of the crew, introduced to us by the ship stewardess Lillian Kuhl. There was Helen Giordano at the wheel in the pilot's cabin together with Nancy Hunt. radar operator. Swabbing decks were Seamen Dolores Hays and Elizabeth Koldziey. To assist in the dirty work were shipmates Karen Schwenn. Alice Shaban. and Marilyn Sipfle. As Ginnie McGean Ccorrespondentj was sea-sick, she was attented by Dr. Ioyce Theetge. Meanwhile we had to pick up Nurse Margaret Vaeth who had swooned at the sight of one of us. friend M. Iohnson. From starboard we saw the dark outline of the island melt within the silvery surface of the ocean. lt had been an enjoyable and enlightening new hunt. End of the Report to the Scarlet and Blue Press. Theme: There is no future like U.N. future. Invest in your future: join the U.N. military forces and you can't miss.