Tonawanda High School - Tonawandan Yearbook (Tonawanda, NY)

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THEQSENIOR PROMff.f?Q -' X, . The Senior Prom sponsored by the Class of 1934 proved to be.a brilliant affairf lt was held on the evening of Friday, April the twentieth. ' 4' l f 4 Soft lights and clouds of pastel ,shaded crepepaperftrahsformed the usually business-like gymnasium into a hangar of fairy land ,wlierean 'ethereal diiligiblie' hung suspended in a most alluring iatrnosphere. Ai: various otheimplacesf in ,then hangar, ordinary planes were suspended, and colorfutsspotlightauf 'playing among them created the illusion of motion. Likewise stlvefbuzziand wlfirr' of-,ah airport was transformed intofrnusical, strains' by ArtLaird's orchestral 4 There was no illusion, however, about the gayly moving bodiesgon the' dance floor. They were the senior girls and their guests, in fluffy gowns of many colors and shades floating gracefully aboutthe field in the arms of their escortsu P I lj 1 One section of the gym-presented a scene much like the ClI'dWiT',2f'I'C5OIi1 of one of the palatial continental passenger planes. lt was the coiygcorner arranged for the patrons and patronesses. From this vantage point, the folder generkzfion could enjoy watching the activities ofthe younger. 4- , S , V --If Q . The patrons and patronesses were:sMr. and Mrs. William I .F Kibler, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fraser, Mr. and Mrk:-. Ralph Moslsfkr, Mriaiid Mrs.rFrank Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gruen, Mrqintzl Mrs.. Gordon Hackett, Mr., ' fid'Mrs. Ralph Simson. . ' ' Q s The faculty advisors of the Senior Class are Miss Cecelia Major and Mrs. May Wilder. The chairman of the committee on decorations :was Margaret Mary Berhalter. The following seniors were able assistants: 'Ossian Bedell, Gordon Grfrorer, Doris Leber, Dorothy Pickard, Olive Pagels, Sherwood McQuinn, Dorothy Townsend, Marion Tripodi, lack Howard, Charles Gruengand Stuart Wulf. The latter designed the dirigible, the central figure of fheairport. 27 X r f.

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MRS. WICSGS OF THE -CABBAGE PATCH The Senior Play of 1934 proved to be one of the most successful ever given in Tonawanda High School. The large cast made the action lively and the stage colorful. The story vs zlraingtized by Annie Crawford Flexner from the novel by Alice Hegan Rico, a. novel which portrayed the beloved Mrs. Wiggs and her friendly people who have entered into the hearts and minds of a nation. Mrs. Wiggs encouraged all wholived in the Cabbage Patch with her kind deeds, gcod hunxgr and philosophical advice. . There are many interesting characters. Mrs. hiclic.-rn, the sisovpy. village gossipp the unfortunate Mrs. Schultz,who weighilzd at least two hundred and fifty, and her dutiful spouse who backed up all h-sr opinions with, l'Und meg the pathetic Miss I-latry who tried so hard to please her rnatrin1onial buroau husband, Mr. Stubbins, but she could not cook to suit himg Los ey lv-lary, an orphan girl who took care of little Tommy in the orphanage, and fled, with him when she learned he was to be taken away: was rescued by Bil,iy'llVig'g5s and takento his mother's home where he became her loyal cham- pion, even to lighting the sheriff in her behalf: Miss Lucy and Mr. Bob, the lovers vftibse quarrel Mrs. Wiggsi had to patch up, and the mischievous children of Mrs.'Wiggs: Australia, Europena, and Asia, the oldest, who had her hands full keeping uno younger ones out of danger, and managing Chris I-lazy who could be annoying although he likedrher-very well. Other characters had their tiny troubles, too, but Mrs. 'Vfiggs was able to adjust everything for everybody, even her erring hurl Ano. . xg., .- Q, V g The cast .was as follows: Mrs. Wiggs, lviazion Tripodig Lovey Mary, Helen Warner, Miss l-lazy, Mildred Ross: Miss Lucy, Rosina Burnettg Mrs. Schultz, Leona Andres: Mrs. Eichorn, Doris Leberp Australia, Evelyn Vogel, Europena, Elvie Nelson, Asia, Margar1ft'Berlialter: Mr. Stubbins, Wilbert lankep Mr. Wiggs, Eugene Shaferg Mr. Bob, Stuart Wolf: Billy Wiggs, Frank Bellingerp Chris I-lazy, Merle Filsingerp Mr. ll. Hunkerdunkus lones, Charles Crrafg Deputy Sheriff, lohn Albright: Deacon Bagby, Gordon Allenp Mr. Schultz, Richard Perryg Eddie Schultz, Eugene Slackg Michey Viney, lack Leightyg Tiny Viney, Ann Sieberg Lena Krausrneier, Dorothy Pickard. ' The play was under the direction of Miss Dorothy Bush. The High School orchestra furnished the music. ROSINA BURNETT 26

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' 'TIME WILL TELL' ' Relentless Time has removed ten years from our span of life since the Class of '34 graduated from Tonawanda High School. For ten years each member of that distinguished class has been going his own way, but today we meet again to hold that reunion we arranged on our graduation day. What have these brilliant people accomplished since they have been out in the world? We shall see. Kibler High School is now a mammoth ten-story building equipped with elevators, electric fans, over-stuffed furniture and all other modern conveniences. loe Kohler and Norman Koepsel, having suffered from the defects of the old building, planned and executed the improvements. Mighty fine work, boys. This magnificent building stands in an extensive and beautiful campus which was laid out by our classmates, Karl Seigmund and Robert Marohn. Their work received so much acclaim that they were called to Washington to improve the White House grounds. Sauntering over this velvety green, among the rare shrubbery, I met many of my old friends. The first were Ben Bechtel and Bill Follett, both distinguished surgeons. tWho would have thought those two cut-ups could have gotten so fai-?j I thought they were afraid to go in for fear they would miss something, but they said they had their eye out for accidents. Business was poor, since William Steinberg had invented that fool-proof automobile. They said they did not care for themselves, but Betty Kibler, Wilma Kaegebein, Irene Schneider, and Mary Iane Armstrong were nurses in their hospital, and they hated to have them idle. Ben asked me if I had heard of the changes that have taken place in the management of the school, and when I replied in the negative, he and Bill both started talking at once. I was finally able to gather that Myron Beisiegel is the new principal. CI knew he would get far with his ambi- tionl. Mr. Mosher retired just to give Bike a chance to show his ability. Miss Haskell is the only one of the original faculty still teaching.. Can it be that she was the only one who approved of Bike's ideas? Sarah Cipriano has replaced Mrs. Dickson in the English departmentp Evelyn Vogel, Miss Major in the Latin departmentp and Sherwood McOuinn, Mr. Clukey in the Commercial. Other members of the faculty include Gordon Allen, Marion Lewis, and Annamae Robillard. Osh Bedell is now basketball coach, and is teaching the Bedell Method of Basketball. fAnd a good method it isll Charles Rech is football coach, and N. T. hasn't had a chance against the Little Red Team since Chuck took up his duties. Girls' sports are on an equal basis with the boys' now, and Mary McDowell, the coach, is turning out some mighty fine teams. As we entered the building, my attention was attracted by a fully equipped beauty parlor on the ground floor, presided over by Doris Turner, who owns a chain of beauty parlors that stretches from Buffalo to New York. Ethel Thursam and Lois Dick are two of her expert hairdressers. Bike thought it was quite a good plan to have a beauty parlor so near. It saves the girls many half-days' absence from school. Besides it relieves the congestion in study halls. A - But when Ruth Post wanted to open a Parisian Dress Shop adjoining, Bike rebelled. He thinks girls ought to have at least an hour a day left for their studies, and he knew that would be impossible with a dress shop in the building, especially with such models as Alma Ianke, Verna Dauman, and Ruth Haskins. I asked why there was not a barber shop, too: but they shushed me quickly. Bike, it seems, insists on having the Gentlemen's Agreement observed to the limit. In the hall, I met lack Howard, our class president. He told me that he had kept up his music career and is now the leader of the world-famed Musical Ambassadors in which Henry Whitefield, Howard Phillips, John Dreier, and Bert Rowe are a few of the melody makers. Rosina Burnett and Stuart Wolf lend their bit of harmony with their crooning. The United States was not a large enough field for some ofqour graduates, it seems, for lack said that Rich Baker is in China, teaching the Chinese football, while Peg Berhalter is in Africa teaching the cannibals French. ' . - In the school library I met Mr. end-Mrs. Edward Smith CD0 I have to say who the Mrs. is?J, still holding hands. Evidently they takvf marriage seriously. From them I learned that Thelma Hudson and Ruth Supple are still rivals for the title of America's Sweetheait left vacant by Our Mary when she deserted Hollywood. Iohn Albright is commercial artist for the Kalpin-Kampas Furniture Company of Buffalo. Other famous members of the clas .nciade Anne Heuer and Richard Ohstrom, champion backstroke swimmers, who, with Martin Ohstrom,, are training for the coming Olympic Games. Ralph Helbing has earned a just fame by returning to Mexico to prove to the Mexicans that they were to blame for the Mexican War QW'e wonder where he learned it.j At the latest reports he is still alive. When I met Iris Semon and Dorothy Townsend, well-known society matrons whose chief aim in life is to get one more picture in the Sunday supplement, they told me they had just returned from Paris where they left Doris Leber and Dorothy Pickard enjoying the sights. CWe wonderlj I was disappointed to learn that no one in our illustrious class had become president of the United States, but I was slightly recompensed to learn that Herbert Paris is Governor of New York, with Winnifred Grant as Secretary of State, and Leonard Kuntz as Attorney General. If you must break any laws, go outside of New York State to do it. We all remember well how we were taught, away back in 1934, that all the jobs were taken, there weren't any for usp so we should have to make jobs for ourselves. Charles Gruen, George Edwards and Merle Filsinger took the advice seriously and undertook the responsibility of making Little America into a prosperous country. They elected Eugene Shafer president, and induced Ray Morningstar to operate a chain of Shea's shows there. A few of his competent helpers are Edwin Lowitzer, Edwin Andres, and Robert Smith. Helen Warner has undertaken to teach the pelicans to 28