Scranton Central HS December 1956 Yearbook (Scranton, PA) - Full Access

and annie Brook '55 were joined by Barbara Miller, '56. The former pre ident of the en– tral las of '56, Jame Walnista, is attending Lafayette along with Bill chumacher '56, and George Lloyd '54. Out tanding at Bloom burg tat' Teacher allege in athletics is Bobby Boyle, '54. Eddie "But h" Adrian, '55, and Vine c are, '54, arc on the football team at the ni– ver ity of ranton. Pro p ctive memb rs for the ba ketball team at the niver ity are Tom Oltorik '54, and Jerry Davie , '54. At Lehigh niver ity on the Kemmerling cholar hip i former exchange editor of Impressions, Ru– pert Ilarri '55. Dick Schultz '54, wa recently named r idencc hall coun lor for the pre ent term at Lehigh. Jim A h, '56 Pet Martin '56 and Torry v atkin , '52, hav proved them elve top tudent . In the busine world arc Mary Ann Langan, '56 at the Ga and Water ompany. ynthia Walni ta '55, a i tant gym in tructer at cn– tral High chool and arol Mac– Nab, '56 at the I. . S. lare Griffith '55 is captain of the volleyball team at Man field tate T acher olleg . Ronnie Ambrose '55, i tationed with the Marine orp at Jackson– ville, Florida; Ralph amoles '55, i a radio maintenance peciali t at ir Fore ba e, Scott Field, Illinoi . uc Thoma, '55 is furthering her education at Beaver allege, while Judy Par on , '56 attending merican niver ity. Eddie Gaetano, '55 is attending Pitt burgh niver ity and Kar n Fi her, '56, i attending Miami m– ver ity. A anta v1 1t our alumni, no matter where th y are we're certain St. Nichola will carry our very be t wi he to them for a happy holiday ea on. DECEMBER, 1956 PLAY THE VIOLIN Carmen Hendershott, '60 A few hours made the difference in a girl's life John Puhalla, '57 Luella looked sudd nl} at the violin and wond red if .he had gone mad. Her mind fla hcd back to the e\'cnts that had been centered upon it \' nt that had been o important to her. Lu lla had begun to take violin le on in her fir t year at Valley High. he had 10\ ed the le on o much that he had d cidcd to make mu i h r career \\-hen he fini h d high chool. To accompli h this he had pra ticed indu triou ly. But he couldn't ecm to get the "touch", that c rtain inexplicable feeling which di tingui hed a great violini t from a good one. Every year in May the chool held a concert, Ia ting two night , o that mu ically talented tudent might demon trat their kill to the parent and oth r intere t d per on . Luella had looked forward with eager anticipation to th tim that h might play the violin in the concert. But now he thought, " h I wi h I hadn't agr ed to play!" Her mind went back to mu ic cia . . . Mr . Blake had ju t an– nounced, '"Try out for the concert will b held in the chool auditorium after . chool." Then Mr . Blake had a ked out of curio ity '"How many in the cia arc going to try out?" Most of the cia s had rai d their hand . But Luella had thou~ht mi erably '"I'm not good enough; I'll never make it." o he hadn't rai ed h r hand. After cia , Mr . Blake had topped her and a ked, "My dear of cour e you're going to try out, aren't ou ?" "I don't think o Mrs. Blake " he had replied. 'You not try out!" cried Mr. Blake. ''I won't hear of anything o fooli h. You're coming to the audi– torium with me thi minute, Lu lla Carter!" "B-but" began Luella. " o but about it. You're coming with me!" Wh n Mr . Blake u ed that tone of voice ou didn't oppo e her. o Luella had tried out, and won. There seemed to b nothing to do but to agree to play. The evening of the concert, he had tried to practice the piece h wa going to play but her fing r eemed to be all thumb . Finally disgu ted with her elf and becoming more n r ou by the minute he had put the violin down. Th n it wa time to go to the chool. She had reached th audi– torium and waited h r turn to go on tage. At Ia t, he wa announced. A trange feeling hit her. he felt weak and haky and awkward. he took a deep breath, then said to her– elf "You can't back out now." he cro ed the taae and lift d the violin to her chin. Her fingers were wet with per piration, and they lid along th bow. She b gan in the key of E in tead of D, and h r 11