Cowanesque Valley High School - Cowanesquean Yearbook (Westfield, PA)

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Class History In September, 1953, our class entered the Freshman year at Cowanesque Valley Joint School. This year we had Mr. Smith and Mr. Painter to guide us. On October 23rd we sponsored the Freshman Hop and had as our band Mr. Smith and his Dixielanders, made up of our high school musicians. Through the rest of the year we had few activities but ended with a class party at Lucille P1ank's farm. Mean- while our Knoxville classmates to be were celebrating with many class parties and adding more to our treasury. Next came our Sophomore year when Knoxville joined us. This year we elected Mary Lyn Erwin as President, Jim Seagers as Vice President, Beth Holland as Treasurer, Gail Fitzwater as Secretary, and Jane Kilburn as Historian, with Mr. Smith and Mr. Heyler to back them. This year we sponsored Mr. Smith's Tap Time and put on the Alu.mni Dance with music by the Keynotes. We folmd ourselves with several Sophomores on the Basketball squad and Gail Fitzwater as a J. V. Cheerleader. We were about to close for the summer but not before a glorious day at Eldridge Pa.rk. We now devoted ourselves to our Jlmior Year which we knew was going to be a great success. Our membership had gone down to 61 and we found that two of our classmates -- Jim Thorne and Lois Sea- 11:2-ISS were married. Also, that Ken and Gene Davis had moved. But we welcomed Brad Rice from Ek- We again elected Mary Lyn Erwin as President, John Hegmann Vice President, Anava Watkins as Sec- retary, Bill Allen, Treasurer, and Carol Davis as Historian. In October we started our card sales and went into this with great enthusiasm. To wind up the Hrst semester we sponsored a Christmas Dance at Knoxville. After the holidays we started on what we hoped to be a big success--our Gay 90's Show. After months of hard work, on March 22nd and 23rd we presented the production. It was acclaimed by a huge audience both nights. Next we helped the Seniom with graduation, followed by the Alumni Ban- quet and dance. Thus we concluded an exciting Junior year with the Junior-Senior picnic at Ole Bull Park. We had entered this long awaited Senior year with two thoughts--to have a last wonderful time to- gether aud to cram in all the bits of knowledge we had missed before. We elected as Class Prsident Mary Lyn Erwin and to aid her as Vice President Anava Watkins, Secretary Charley Boom, Treasurer Jane Kilbum and Historian Carol Davis. We faced the year ahead with the sudden deaths of Sammy Kizer and Ed Stenner. We also found that Durrell Houghtaling, Marie Cady, Jane Womer, and Margaret Miles are married. Sara Hazlett has moved to Buffalo, and Jim Seagers is attending a military school at Manlius, N. Y. Yet we are very lmppy to welcome to our little band Mary lou Buell from Winsor, N.Y. We started our Senior year selling magazines, cards and having record dances. In November we sponsored the Harvest Dance with Charley Boom and Carol Davis elected King and Queen. We were represented by Anava Watkins and Gail Fitzwater as cheerleaders, with Gail as captain of varsity. Charley Boom, Bill Allen, and Gene Lamphier made up our Senior basketball squad. We have ordered our caps and gowm and the yearbook under the successful management of Beth Hol- land and Homer Bebout is completed. We are now looking excitedly toward graduation, Washington, and the future that lies ahead. 30

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Last Will And Testament We, the Class of Fifty-Seven, Cowanesque Valley High School, WestEeld, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this our last Will and Testa- ment. To the faculty, we leave our sincere thanks and appreciation for the help and understanding, and, we quote, Understanding , which they have given us. To Mr. Heyler and Mr. Smith, we will our deepest appreciation for all they have done for us and also our hope that they shall have less unruly homerooms in the future. BILL ALLEN wills his curly red hair to JERRY JOHNSON. DAVID ANTHONY wills his dancing ability to DAVID COBB. MAXINE ATWEIL wills her love for long walks, to anyone who wants a cold. HOMER BBOUT wills his ability to keep out of trouble to any of the Freshmen boys who need it. FSTHER BRUGGER wills a quiet second period study hall to Mrs. SCHMI'l'T. BRENDA BUFFARD wills her love for the Armed Forces to WANDA SKINNER. SHARON CARR wills her love for servicemen to CAROL WILKINSON. ANN CUNNINGHAM wills her Chemistry Lab book to MARY LYN BROCK. CAROL DAVIS wills her love for the '56 Chevrolets to SALLY CHASE. CARROLL DOAN wills his ability to keep out of trouble to anyone clever enough to do so. LOIS DRAKE wills her ability to get along with people to her sister, VERA. EVELYN DRAPER wills her love for Home Bc. class to her sister BTHER. DALE DRAUCKER wills his unceasing ambition to anyone man enough to take it. MARY ANN DOUGLASS wills her naturally curly hair to CAROL LEICHLITER. MARY LYN ERWIN wills her Senior Class Presidency to GARY BAR- TOO. GAIL FITZWATER wills her love for MSTC Cafeteda to GARY GLBA- SON. SHIRLEY GRAFF wills her love for the Air Force to her sister, JOAN. RONAID HATCHER wills his ability to get in Mrs. Burrell's 7th and 8th period Study Hall to GIB RUEF. JOHN HEGMANN wills his feet to next years Seniors so they will have a large foundation. BETH HOLLAND wills a large bottle of aspirin to next year's editor. JANE KIl..BURN wills her love for popcorn to anyone lucky enough to get next year's popcorn boy. GENE LAMPHIER wills his senior homework to SANDRA CUMBER- LEDGE. NATALIE LARRISON wills her big appetite to anyone who likes to eat. ROBERT MILLER wills his hard work in Study Hall to DAVID GEORGE. SHIRLEY MOON wills her love to write to servicemen to BARBARA MOON. VIRGINIA MOON wills her love for eighth period study hall on Friday for anyone who can work. LUCILLE PIANK wills her love of typing for Mr. Kline to anyone who gets stuck with it. ELSIE POTTER wills her love for Wellsville to anyone else who want: lt. WALTER ROSS wills his ability to tomrent Mr. Kline and skip school to JOHN BESSEMER. LINDA RUSHMORE wills her love for the Navy Reserves to anyone who is willing to put up with a sailor's flirty ways. RUE' SKINNER wills her long finger nails to anyone who won't bite em. ARTHUR SCHMIDT wills his blond hair to NASON BRASS. ROSE TAFT wills her love for history to TI-IERBIA McLAUGHLlN. LlDYgO'LREAT wills his ability to leave girls alone to RICHARD M . BARBARA TUBBS wills her love for a certain school teacher to JO- LENE SMITH. LOIS WATKINS wills her natural curly hair to ELLEN STFADMAN. ROSE WOOD wills her love for Ruby Skinner to Ruby's sister, WANDA JOYCE YAFGER wills her love for 7th period Study Hall to MIKE CLARK. ' CHARLIE BOOM wills his love for the country to DUANE ROOT. MARY LOU BUELL wills her quiemess to DAVID COBB. DONNA CARD wills her height to LINDA STEBBINS. FLORA CARY wills her love for the Navy to OSSIE TANNER. MARY FORSBURG her love of food to JANE CUNNINGHAM. DALE GUNN wills his sideburns and chin whiskers to PAUL DAVIS. GENE KOLESAR wills his way with women to JOHN BESSEMER. GAYI.E LEICHLITER wills her love for Forrk to LUELLA PARSLOW. MAURFBJ LOVFJ.. wills her love for Shakespeare to JOAN RUMSEY. BRAD RICE wills his courting ability to his brother, TRACY. PEGGY SMITH wills her quiet manner to DOROTHY FARNSWORTH. EUGENE STAFFORD wills his love of Science to ANDY BORIAND. NANCY VAUGHAN wills her height to KING BOCKNEWCH. ANAVA WATKINS wills her blond hair to JOHN BFSSEMER.