Coral Gables Riviera-Times

Class History Committee In Research At Ponce

By BETTY NEWMAN Digging into musty files of Old Tribunes, the class history committee is busy at work, restoring the past four years for Class Day ceremony. Most any fifth period, you can discover Harriet Quillian, Ann Smith, Joyce Bragham, and Carol Gulliver, and Frances Olson reminiscing over the past glories and failures of the 1947 class. Such memories and the freshmen winning the paper drive, Mrs. Cook's homeroom monopolizing the honor banquet for four years, almost, and of the sports records broken by members of this class. Come June, you can see the seniors wandering aimlessly about the halls, taking their last looks into book-crammed lockers, smelling the cafeteria pie for the last time, observing the chalk dust motes dancing in the light of the blue glass portable windows. Sure, they're glad to be graduating and getting out into the world but they feel a bit wistful looking backward over their high-school careers. Teacher's scoldings become as precious as gold, just because they will be over for good in a few weeks. The gatherings at lunch on the campus grow full of old tales all beginning with, "remember?" "That time when-" and "gee, will you ever forget-" Excited talk floats around about the virtues of a yellow over a white dress and whether or not to wear high heels or low ones. Corsages or not? All momentous questions to the seniors see the fading days of high school sift through their fingers and pass into memories. Reminiscing fills the air. Talk of class colors, poem, graduation, prom dresses, summer and college plans is on all lips. School this accelerated energy, however, is a group of students who feel that they are leaving the best part of their childhood behind them. Soon, we will be outsiders, that illustrious group known as "Alumni." We will sit at the Ponce ball games and cheer as loudly as ever but we won't be a part of the group any more. It's great to be a senior up until this last six weeks when all the wonderful years we've had together come back twice as strong as ever and you know that a wonderful era is passing. GLAMOROUS SMELLS Hothouse plants, indeed! Ponce femmes wander about the campus and halls with sweet waxy white flowers pinned in flowing locks and sending forth bewitching smells to torment the passing group. Yes, at last, the tardy gardenias are in bloom and it looks about Ponce as though they bloomed best on the dresses and coiffures of the lassies on the campus. Wayne Peter gets a shot in the arm when gardenia season rolls around. HOUSEPARTIES GALORE With summer just around the corner, all the talk is about house-parties these days. Every group is these or soon is concentrating on only one thought: the hotels, the beaches, the dates, and just houseparties in general. Scisors fly as the domestic ones begin sewing on their clothes for this gala week. Scissors also fly as the girls debate whether or not to bang or feather-cut for cool comfort. The boys spend their indolence moments lazily trying to decide if a crew cut will make them more devastating and if they should take a coat and tie for "emergencies." The heat and droning horseflies bedunk more carloads, when the mind is deeply ingrossed in plans for a Bohemian vacation. CAVALIETTES GET PARTY With little hats containing personal rhymes, the senior Cavaliettes were informed that the junior-sophomore Cavaliette would honor them at a strictly-hen party. The affair was held at Eleanor Hulsman's house last Friday night. Each senior girl was escorted to the party by two underclassmen. These were her "dates." The "dates" were responsible for their seniors all evening. Entertainment was presented by several underclass groups. Alice Davidson, Betty George, and Tootale Arias did a pantomime to records as did Charmaine Senn and Betsy Sturgis. Rhea Grafton and Betty Pulman sang while Jackie Muse did a skit. Unofficially chosen as the best and most outstanding senior Cavaliette, Harriet Quillian and Suzanne Hardin were presented with "gifts" by the underclassmen. The first presents consisted of a bolo bat and a man on a trapeze toy. The "unmentionable but please save for further use" wrappers caused a lot of fun with the notes attached to them. However, eyes grew a bit misty when the girls began to sing some sentimental songs and to recall the good time they had had. Groaning tables served to feed the hungry gals who didn't let sentiment halt their appetites. After the meal and entertainment came further surprises for the juniors took their "dates" to movies of their choice.

Home Again A. B. Curry Buys Gables House

Back "home again" in Coral Gables this week was the city's former city manager, A. B. Curry, following the purchase of the residence at 1000 Hardee Road from E. G. Turner, General Mills executive. Curry, who left Coral Gables to become city manager of Miami, was forced to sell his former residence here when a Miami commission ruling decreed that all employes must reside in that city. He resigned from the city manager post there because of ill health. He later associated himself with Edward N. Claughton, developer. The four-bedroom, three-bath house has long been known in the Gables as the "Dillingham residence" after its first owner. It is of French town house design. Jack Bryte of the Donald F. Peck real estate office, made the sale. Budd and Fish were the cooperating brokers. The house is now being redecorated and the Currys expect to move in within two weeks.

National Park Is Cited As Great Asset

Florida this week, in officially turning over to the federal government for national park purposes the exotic Everglades area, made the most significant investment looking towards its tourist development future since the Flagler and Plant railroad-hotel building days prior to the turn of the century, commented the research and industrial division of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce in its weekly business review. "It is not unlikely that the park will be opened to the public by the fall of 1948, since the National Park Service is understood to have promised state officials that restorative work will begin this summer. "Conservative estimates are that the park will attract $40,000,000 in new money annually to Florida, once it is in full bloom, an expenditure which will be felt in every economic nook and cranny of the State. "If Everglades pulls as other national parks do, and there is every reason to believe that it will, the area will attract a minimum of a million visitors a year. "Naturalists are agreed that no other locale in America offers as much to nature lovers as that to be found in the Everglades region."

YVONNE DE CARLO, "the reason why Technicolor was born", is co-starred with BRIAN DONLEVY and JEAN PIERRE AUMONT in "Song of Scheherazade" showing at the Parkway Theater Thursday thru Saturday, May 1-4. It's a story of the adventure, music, and romance in the life of Rimsky-Korsakoff.

Crawford's Suite Is Hit At Philharmonic Concert

A rare musical treat, worth travelling a long distance to hear, was the concert given Tuesday evening in the Coral Gables Country Club by the Philharmonic Society of Greater Miami, under the able baton of Oliver Washburn, conductor. The entire area of southern Florida has been given an unusual opportunity by John Paul Riddle, who recently created the J. P. Riddle Foundation for Orchestral Composition, to hear the outstanding works of local composers, played with skill and solicitude for the composer's intent, by the Philharmonic Orchestra. April Choice First choice for April was a suite in four movements, "Les Etoiles", by Robert Crawford, already famous writer of the Army Air Corps song, and undeniably one of the most promising of young American composers. "Le Soir", first movement of "Le Etoiles," is lydically descriptive of the calm of evening, opening with a plaintive oboe theme, charmingly played by Charlotte Amidon, and introducing a cello passage played with emotional depth by Walter Grossman. Best Liked "La Grande Ourse", the second movement, and "La Petite Ourse", the third movement, were the best liked by the general public, the former being a dance rythm in the whole tone scale, and the latter being in the mood of the "Moonlight Sonata", melodious and beautiful. "La Fete de Nuit", the last movement seemed to convey the feeling, as did the first movement, of the atmosphere of the spheres, with lovely harmonies and gentle nuances. The entire suite was well orchestrated and conducted by its composer, who directed the orchestra with dynamic energy. Those who feared "Les Etoiles" might be too modern in harmony, for enjoyment on first hearing, were happy to find the work beautiful and gracious throughout. Mr. Crawford may be counted on to turn out a symphony of forthright musical value and orchestral brilliance in his "Alaskan" composition, scheduled for performance in Paris this summer. Audience Delighted High point of the other orchestral numbers was Mozart's Overture for string orchestra, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", which was beautifully interpreted by Washburn and artistically played by the orchestra, to the apparent delight of the audience. The colorful arrangement of the much-loved "Malaguena" (from the Andalusia suite by Lecuona), and the encore, "Andalusia" with their irrissitible Latin rythms, were given vivid readings, interestingly colored. The quiet appeal of MacDowell's "To a Wild Rose", played after the pompous "Il Guarany" by Gomez and followed by the selections from the gay and tuneful score of Herbert's "Mlle. Modiste" made an enjoyable opening trio of contrasting numbers. Soloist Talented Young Cecilia Duenas, scholarship coloratura soprano from the Republic of Colombia, sang "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto, with tonal beauty, ease and presicion. Her voice has a mellow lovliness, unusal in a coloratura. It is hoped this delicate quality will be protected from the hazards of forceing or overworking, which blight the careers of so many operatic aspirants. Her second number was "Estrellita" by Ponce, which she sang delightfully, and the third, "The Last Rose of Summer", was also well done. The program closed with the brilliant rhapsody, "Espana" by Chabrier, a favorite for many years with all. Oliver Washburn is proving himself a thorough musician and the conductor of real talent and ability, able to inspire the orchestra to its best efforts. We are especially fortunate in having the director and founder of the Philharmonic, and his fine orchestra in the Gables for this concert series.—Ars Longa

No Cupids Police Are Called When Lovers Meet

Young love made itself too obvious this week in Coral Gables. Gables police, forced to take the arrows out of Cupid's quill, were sorry but . . . duty is duty. Officers Tuff and Bundy called to put out a fire on Avenue Toledo by residents who felt that daylight smooching was going just abit too far, found upon arrival that a young couple was having a necking party. Trey advised the pair to be more careful about where they did their sparking in the future, and suggested to them that if necessary it be done, (1) off private property; (2) in a less conspicious place.

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HURD HATFIELD, as an English scientist, bids his wife, PATRICIA MEDINA, goodbye as he prepares to leave his native land for the United States to help in the preparation of the atom bomb. The scene is from "The Beginning Or the End," M-G-M's much-discussed picture, currently showing at the Gables Theater. Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Audrey Totter and Hume Cronyn are others in the impressive cast.

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Harold Houtzes Leave

Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Houtz who recently bought the Martha Washington style apartment at 444 Avenue Malaga are leaving soon to spend the summer at their former home in Erie, Pa. While there the Houtzes will dispose of all of their Pennsylvania holdings, and, on return in the fall, will increase their holdings in Coral Gables. Members of the Country Club of Coral Gables Mr. Houtz is a bridge expert. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the American Contract Bridge League, and has won many top prizes in bridge meets.

Coral Gables Chapter OES will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at the chapter rooms, Douglas Entrance with the new officers: worthy matron Mrs. Violet Dorre and worthy patron, Harley Pittman in charge.

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