The Park School - Spark Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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BETTY VANDERBILT Our operettas for the past two years have been greatly enhanced by the excellent work of Van. Not only has she had a principal part in the acting, but she has contributed a great deal both to organizing the pro- duction and assisting in making the costumes. Bet is extremely clever when it comes to the domestic and cre- ative arts. After a winter at modeling school, Betty has proved her worth by modeling at some of our best de- partment stores. Next year she plans to take a secre- tarial course at the Y.W.C.A. Operetta '41 4 Squad, '41, '42 Cheer Leader, '41, '42 - - ! - H SUSANNE WILSON Susie, the quintessence of sweetness and affa- bility is always ready with a helping hand. She is in- terested in sports and has been one of the star fullbacks on the hockey team for the past years. Sue's femininity is characterized by her talent for knitting and sewing. She has made rapid progress in her secretarial courseand we are sure she will make ci very reliable aid to any business man. QL f' ' 4 2 Wi? '41, '42 my '41, '42 LL Captain of Sparks, '42 17

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JANE BLISS STRYKER JOSEPHINE TRUSCOTT lt's unfair. Our little crusader for justice is on the iob again. For Janie is a true fighter not only in the class room, but on the hockey field and basketball courts as well. Her vitality, spirit and cheer-leading have helped spur us on to many a victory. What would Penpushers do without Janie's peppy dancing to Glenn Miller, and her worldly tales of love? Janie is a true friend and is greatly admired for her frankness and sincerity. '41. '42 f '41, '42 5 ' '41 '42 l Cheer Leader, '41 , '42 Josie's skill with a basketball, hockey stick and baseball have made her a valuable addition to our teams. She has always been active in dramatics and her work in the operetta has been especially laudable. Even though she may often be seen in the throes of a fit of giggles, Jo is a conscientious worker in everything she does, and an interested and cooperative helper in all school affairs. We all feel certain that she will be as great an asset to college as she has been to Park. '41 55.1 ff '41 i C'-:UU '42 Captain, '42 K, '41, '42 f 5 Captain, '42 16

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PROPI-IECY Many years ago, around 1720 to be more exact, when the boorish German, George the First, was sovereign of England and the elegance of the upper and middle classes was being bitterly con- tested by the squalid lower classes, England's great prose satirist, Jonathan Swift, wrote a tale of a man's travels in remote and incredible countries of pygmies, giants, strange scientists and horses. He called his fictitious epic Gulliver's Travels. Twenty-two little beings, living on the island of Lilli- put which Gulliver described so vividly in one of his narratives, offer a striking resemblance to the graduating class of 1942 at the Park School of Buffalo. Similarities occur not only in the lives and the occupations of these people, but even in their names. After years of painful research, we con- sider that we are qualified to reveal to the world at this time the notes which Gulliver so aptly com- piled about these little beings. Durtis Cell-Upon inquiring as to the validity of my first investments in Lilliput's national bank, I came across a chap who seemed to possess a very round about manner of discourse. The most important thing that I determined after this short meeting with Mr. Cell is that he spends hour upon hour furthering his interest with the Lilli- putians, in fact, he has tried to get interest out of almost every one of them. Chandelle Van Radwick-One evening, while crashing into Lilliput society at the Biltmore-Ritz- laput hotel, I met an exciting sophisticate-ex- quisite whose droll stories amused me for the rest of the evening. One of his more faithful friends told me that he is noted for his strict adherence to social rules. The unbelievable fact that he has never dropped a piece of spaghetti on the floor has astounded even the most ardent socialites. The Earl of Beck-In the dark and hopeless years of war when Lilliput was at odds with her quarrelsome neighbor, Blefescu, Three gun Beck caused quite a commotion about the rationing of citizens' carriage rims. While glan- cing through the Lilliput Gazette one day, I noticed that the big-hearted Earl had entered the Fordleput carriage company, and through the smoke of his pungent cigar had growled, I'm takin' over dis place. Moron Willer-On the Easter morning after my third week in the country, I was greatly interest- ed to hear the sermon delivered by the Reverend Willer in regard to the reward of hard work. He held his audience spell bound while he ex- pounded his great theories on the fruits that one receives from hard work. He amazed even the most industrious of us when he tolcl the story of his seventy-two page high school thesis. Tosie Triscut-I became very interested in the ex- citing escapades of Lilliput's number one woman spy. Her daring exploits in Blefescu have brought her great fame in the land of her home, and the string of broken hearts which she left behind her has even now increased the contro- versy between the two countries. Soothey Retel-I was awakened early one morn- ing and rushed to the door with palpitating and expectant heart. However I was surprised and somewhat irritated when I heard a persistent woman's voice say Any Fullerput brushes to- day? Her name as far as I could gather from her story was Soothey Retel and her flowing speech and persuasive manner had sold me 18 floor-polishers, 6 tooth-brushes, 7 dozen mops, and hundreds of little gadgets and home knick- knacks, before I was obliged to shut the door. Woo-Woo Silson-One day, when I inquired as to who lived in the huge rambling mansion atop Lilliput bluff, I received an amazing answer. Oh, that? the little man said, drooping heavily on his cane, Years ago a beautiful woman lost her man in the Lilliput conscription and she lives there by herself, with her memories and 47 tropical fish,-a broken-hearted spinster afraid to face the world, who finds her only consolation in putting her little guppies to bed. Pancey Manspateur-The charming personality of Miss Manspateur induced me to read often her irrelevant discussions of women's manners and clothing, found in the Lilliput Evening Journal. Her vacations are generally spent offering free lectures to the public on the pure and chaste human spirit. Wavey Leopold-Often called Leo, the LiIy, this man whom I met at a tea interested me greatly with his horticultural beliefs. Leo is the leading florist of Lilliput and has iust recently acquired the name of D. Pussyfoot Leopold, after his in- cessant and successful fight against totalitarian- ism and brutalicism. Alyn Bengiedome-fOften referred to as Sergeant Borkj-Sergeant of his Maiesty's forces, this man has led a purely military life. He introduced into the regular curriculum of army life the great art of synchronized Spitball Warfare, and with the help of many industrious students began a thriving school to combat Jig-Witsu, a form of hand tactics. used by the people of Blefescu in warfare.