Morty: It was Nov. 3, 1950, Friday evening. I was pledging Alpha Phi Omega and was a representative on Student Council, which was notorious for holding excruciatingly long meetings. Surprisingly, the meeting that night ended at about nine o’clock.
Corinne: I was a senior in high school. My group of 14 girls was invited en masse to a fraternity party at what was then City College Downtown. I planned on entering the College the following January.
Morty: I walked across the street to our “fraternity house” (room and a half above a bar).
Corinne: My friends and I took the subway from Bensonhurst to “the city,” arriving at about eight o’clock. Recorded music, snacks, soft drinks. A
few fellows asked me to dance.
Morty: Although I hadn’t signed up, I was asked to stay to even out the male/female population. I saw Corinne. I stayed.
Corinne: After about an hour, Morty walked in. Suddenly, the party was more interesting. He asked me to dance. We sat and talked and danced again.
Morty: She was tall. Pretty. I took her home. (We did that in those days.)
Corinne: He took my number. I told my mother that I had met a very nice boy.
Morty: I didn’t ask her out for a while. No money. I called her. We talked.
Corinne: When we finally did go on a date, I didn’t want to go out with any other boys.
Morty: We began “going steady.” Spent New Year’s Eve together, 1950–51. And then have gone on to another 55 New Year’s Eves.
Corinne: When I entered college, we saw each other every day and were on the phone each evening. We were engaged in 1953 and married in 1954 while he was in the army.
Morty: After 52 wonderful years with my best friend, three great daughters, and five terrific grandchildren, I am so glad that Student Council ended early that night.
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