Hunter Tannersville Central High School - Crest Yearbook (Tannersville, NY)

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Last Will and Testament We the CLASS OF 1957, of the TOWN of NEW BERLIN, in the county of CHENANGO and STATE of NEW YORK, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this our last WILL and TESTAMENT, in manner following, this is to say: First - We direct that all our just debts and all other bills be paid by someone. Second - The following are to be willed as follows. Bill Simmons leaves Katy Chase a two-way radio to tune in when he's away on long trips. Dick Meyers leaves to Tom Hardy his ability to go steady and to keep a girl. Cliff wills to Dale LaFond his apple way with the teachers and also his curly hair. Barbara leaves her Regents Scholarship ability to Joyce Haywood. Lee Cooper leaves to Rod Whitacre, his book of SCHOOL SKIPPING. Mary Lou Church leaves to Kenny Fairchild a box of cotton for the people that sit in front of him next year in band. e Diane Slentz leaves to Charlie Lloyd her big handwriting so Mrs. Beardslee won't need a microscope to read his home work papers next year. John Larchar leaves Bernie Matteson HIS ability to lose weight. Don Taylor leaves his ability to get along with Mrs. McFarland to Cal Lloyd. We the members of the Senior Class leave the Lotus Club to the members of the Junior Class so they will have a good place to spend their free night with fun while in Washington. Brenda Izard leaves an extra parking place for another cool Ford like Dick Ackerman's. This parking place she leaves in care of Dick. Ann Marie Gracyalny on behalf of the past members of all science classes leaves to Mr. Feig a sign which I reads I don t know - It's just the nature of the Critter. Martha Williams leaves some of her weight to another Williams - Roger. Barb Collier leaves her dumbbells to Bev Johnsen to use in the way they will serve her the best purpose. Betty Guller leaves the glint in her eyes to that same glint in Barbara Brown's eyes so that we shall see another bright and cheerful Senior in the future. Bernadine Smith leaves to Sharon Walkden a couch for her and Chuck to sit on, on those long Sunday afternoons. Helen Chase leaves to Katy Chase her free transportation, so that the name Chase will be used for the right meaning. Warren Rolen leaves a well worn road to Columbus for some other boy preferably Roger Johnson. Mary Louise Conklin leaves to Gloria Dye her long hair to fascinate Don. Don Chapman leaves height to Ann Burdick.

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A History As we look thirteen years into the past, we see the fourteen original small frys scheming to make their teachers miserable. These honorable personalities were none other than Barbara Angell, Foster Button, Helen Chase, Mary Lou Church, Lee Cooper, Betty Fairchild and Barbara Fletcher. At this point we see Barb Clubbing one of the boys because he wouldn't let her play with the little red fire engine. Gerald Grefory, Betty Guller, Dick Meyers, Jill Slentz, Bernadine Smith, Elizabeth Webb and Martha Williams completed the roster. Upon entering the first grade, we have several newcomers: Rodger Brown, Mary Louise Conklin and John Larchar. From all the gossip, it was in this year that Johnny was seen sneaking a kiss to Martha Will- iams, in the dark halls while passing from room to room. In second grade, Joan Hazard joined our happy clan. Mrs. Lowe was our third grade teacher. She would put the hottest toothache drops on our tongues if we were caught misbehaving. Donald Chapman, John Heins, and Clifford Jones joined us here. Ann Marie Gracyalny, the girl with the smile, joined us in the fourth grade. It was in the fifth grade that a certain individual upset a display table and had Mrs. Angell in tears because a poor little gold fish lay wriggling nearby on the floor. This grade admitted Peter Fish, Brenda Izard, Helen Lucey, Roger Porter and Warren Rolen. As we entered Junior High School we found our classes entirely different. To the confused were added Ruth Bice, Ralph Davis, David Sawyer, Bill Simmons, and Diane Slentzg nicknamed 'Baby of the Class, because she was so much younger than the rest of us. Barbara Collier, The smallest varsity Cheerleader, joined us in the eighth grade. As we left Junior High and entered Senior High, we began earning money for that big event, our Senior Trip to Washington, D. C. . Our activities began by having Bake sales, Basketball games and the Symphony Orchestra. Our class officers were Helen Chase, President: Roger Porter, Vice President: Eliza- beth Webb, Secretaryg and Barb Fletcher as Treasurer. Donald Taylor joined us in this year. In the Sophomore year, we ordered our class rings. Barbara Collier appeared in the annual Minstrel show. Brenda Izard was President of this year's class. In our Junior year, the most remembered event was the Junior Prom with Bill Simmons and Barb Fletcher as King and Queen. Their attendants were Roger Porter, Jill Slentz, Dick Meyers, Ann Gracy- alny, John Larchar and Helen Chase. Also this year we presented our Junior play: NO BOYS ALLOWED, directed by Mr. Speigel. Don Taylor as Mr. Midnight, learned to hug Martha Williams. He was timid, but now we can't keep him away from the Five Corners. A pair of twins joined us here, Charles and Charlotte Lacey, two pixies with high principles. It was a long, hard climb but we finally earned the title of Seniors, We presented the Senior play, PLEASE TA MEETCHA, directed by Mrs. Beardslee. The annual Senior Ball was held December 21, 1956, with Dick Meyers and Ann Gracyalny presiding as Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. Ken Cassidy, dressed as a dude, joined us in this Senior year. On April 22, 1957, at 6:30 p. m. our class journeyed to Washington, D. C. via Greyhound bus. A few memories will linger in our minds always such as: leaving Barb Angell at the Lincoln Memorialp Barb Fletcher and Jill Slentz discover an eighth floor in a seven floor hotelg invasion of the Lotus Club by Dick, Ann, Cliff, Helen L. , Ioan and Liz Webb. We hear that those Washington cigars are a little rugged. Know anything about this Diane S. and Helen C. 72? A few of the interesting places we visited were: the F. B. I. building, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Zoo, the Capitol and the White House. We are now working and waiting for Graduation Day, June 24, 1957. By Jill Slentz

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Last Will and Testament Cont. Ralph Davis wills his brief case to Phyllis Conklin to make it easier for her to carry all those books around. Gerald Gregory leaves a megaphone to Everett Eiholzer so that he can be heard whenhe gets up on the stage to speak. Jill Slentz leaves to Rosemary Schworm her well-used Diet Plan. Joan Hazard leaves a date book with all open dates to Dick Wood. Charlotte Lacey leaves to Harriett Willis her quiet and gentle ways. Helen Lucey wills to Flora Lloyd and Therese Gracyalny her ability to get along with the Band Director. Barb Fletcher leaves to Bernie Faulstick A RAIN CHECK! A John Heins leaves to Ronald Zorda all of his past book reports so that Ron will be sure to have all his work in on time. Dave Sawyer leaves to Karl Gregory his time card for Algebra class to make sure he gets to class more often. The Senior Class leaves to Mr. Fry an engagement ring for all those girls he has on the hook. To Mr. Brefka we would like to leave all of next years Cadet Teachers. Liz Webb and Betty Fairchild and the members of the Home Ec. class leave to Myrtle Weaver and Catherine Ballister the leading role in making Mr. Green's birthday cake. Rog Porter leaves to Norris Arnold his ability to get through English courses - shiney apple. Chuck Lacey leaves to Sharon Walkden an addressed envelope so that he will be sure to get mail when he is away. Pete Fish leaves to Bob Baker a Toni-home Permanent Kit so that he willfhave long wavy hair like Pete 's. Ann Marie Gracyalny leaves to Anne Franco her sweet and courteous remarks so that Anne will always have something to say. Roger Brown and Foster Button le ave Janette Jones their quiet manners. Ruth Bice leaves her ability to enchant the boys to Joye Taylor. Ken Cassidy leaves his cigarettes to Jim Sanford. Lastly, We hereby appoint the present Juniors to execute this our last Will and Testamentg hereby revoking all former wills made by us. By Dick Meyers and Ann Marie Gracyalny