Norwich High School - Archive Yearbook (Norwich, NY)

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Wh0's Who in 1941 world the solution of the problem which for centuries has confronted statesmen, economists financiers and royalty, a heroic troup of young scientists, composed of Virginia Dunne Anna Spano, Muriel Martin, Margaret Allen and Gertrude Thompson recently made a pub- lic statement that they have discovered that there is a way of keeping peas on a knife while you are eating them. These prophecies are made by one who some day hopes to be Tome a fortune teller. M. RUSSELL Class Mirror Most Popular Girl tlioys' Opinionj . . Eleanor Stager Most Popular Roy tlloys' Opinionj .... Charles Hale Most Popular Girl l'Girls' Upinionj. .Virginia Dunne Most Popular Boy lGirls' Opinionil .... Cliff Lawton Most Genial Girl ...... ......... X 'irginia Dunne Most Genial Boy .. .... Burton Walwortil Most Modern Girl .....,...... Janet Hill Most Dated Pair . .. . . Ronald and Margaret Most I-lashful Roy .. Shyest Girl ...... Frederick Obenauer Alura Holliday Class llluff . .. .. . Robert Kroeger Class Cut-up .. Marian Rourlcf: Class Butterfly . . . . . . Jane Tiquin Class Coquette .... lane Tiquin Class Arguer . . . Edward Gabler Class Giggler Josephine Marshall Class Linguist ..... .. Robert Rafferty Class Literary Light Elizabeth Lernan Class Class Class Math Shark .. Star Gazer , . . Songster . . . Athletic Heroine ,. Athletic Hero .. VVittiest Girl . . . Wittiest Boy ...... , Girl with Best Line . . . .... Hayes Steinhauser Sherwood Hamilton . . . . Lucie Machio . . . . . . Teresa Carey Claude Cooper . Margaret Russell .. Robert Rafferty . . Rosemary Griffin lloy with l-lest Line .. .... Charles Thomas Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky .... Vincent Smith Class Grind ......... .... . . . Robert Rafferty Class Orator ............ Robert Kroeger Best Dancers . . . . . . . Irma Loftus, John Byrne

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Wh0's Who in 1941 the Siamese Sword-swallower. 'lennie Di Stefano, who is teaching Sanskrit in the john llyrne School for the Deaf, Dumb and lllind, was recently chosen by the students as the most beautiful teacher in the school. Burton NValworth is suffering in a Siberian dungeon where he will be confined for the rest of his life for kidnapping the heiress to the Kleptomaniac throne. Rosemary Griffin, Mary Hartigan, and Mary llyrne are joint owners in a home for mentally deficient college students. Ur. Ronald Prindle and his wife, formerly Miss lietty Vlfilliarns, are touring in Africa in search of the caliopsis petunia, a microbe guaranteed to cure stuttering. Russell Carpenter. Edward Gabler, Robert Kroeger and Jane Tiquin are debating a team from Podunk. They are taking the affirmative side of the question: Resolved: Moustaehes are moth proof. Two Norwich boys, Victor Norris and Ernest XYillcox, recently had their picture in the VVuzilwitz NVasp, advertising A'Perfunied Pate Polishing Plaster. Charles Hale has written a book which should be in every home. lt is entitled A De- tailed and Technical Analytical Survey of This Passionate Yearning for Members of the Op- posite Sex. Melvin Herrick is manufacturing genuine French-made Herets. His factory is located in Hoboken. Elizabeth Leman, captain of the mating vessel just One More, has returned from a trip to England with her crew of silly, simple. single sailors. Pauline Salisbury's spaghetti is eaten in every good restaurant in the United States. The manufacturer guarantees the spaghetti Lo be of fast color, non-shrinkable and non- skiddable. Moreover, if the customer is not satisfied, the spaghetti may be returned within two hours after consumption. Teresa Carey is selling fig-Newtons in the western part of Pennsylvania. Vincent Smith has invented an automatic studier. All one has to do is push a button. set the lesson to be studied before a robot, leave it there for an hour and when you re- turn, the lesson is studied. This invention has won for its inventor the respect and ad- miration of students all over the world. Irma Loftus is teaching psychology at VX'est Point. Angelo Natoli is touring United States, giving lectures to the weaker sex. The title of the most popular lecture is '4How to Overcome llashfulness in the Presence of Members of the Opposite Sexf, Robert Connellan has charge of the 'AAdvice to the Lovelorn' department of a local newspaper. Miss Mary White and Mr. Charles Thomas are cell-mates in the State Insane Asyluni. lloth expect to be confined for life. At last! '!! The scientinc discovery of the century! l ! After suffering midst burn ing deserts, African jungles and frigid polar regions in order to bring to the unspecting

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Presentations TO: - Edith Albright. full rights to correct the dictionary. William Anderson, an Austin to do away with taxi fare to Plymouth and back. Margaret Allen, one of papa's Baby Lincolns in which to air the family pet. john Byrne, a Paquette Cpocketb book of change. Teresa Carey. a pass on all street car lines . . Newts won't be there next year. Russell Carpenter. a Christmas Club in the upper bank to combine business with pleasure. Rosemary Griffin and Mary Hartigan, a round trip ticket to Albany, so they won't be let down next time they plan to hear f'IJoc Peyton. Vtfilliam Clark. a medal for bravery in conquering the fair sex. Ruth Bloom, Marie Grotsinger, and Dorothy Greenleaf. a book entitled mllhe Three Must-get-theirs. Robert Connellan, a book on That iGa:'bo' 'liechniquefl Marion Case, the key to Carpis heart. Claude Cooper, a book entitled The 'Importance of QBushjes Around the Home. Anna and Celia Spano, and Rebecca Shriber, a tent to set up in front of Monkey W3I'diS to be saving of shoe leather Worn out formerly in picketing the block of the same. Kasson Crandall, our best wishes that he secure a cure for his Wails for VVales. Alura Holliday, the privilege of investigating NYhy men leave home. Joseph Dougherty, a roast of beef well 'KDunne. Marian Redmond, a toy bank to keep her amused now that she no longer has the ex-- cess class funds to play with. Raymond Fadden, the promotion to dictator on an Indian reservation. Eleanor Stager. a joint monopoly on senior study hall from 3 230 to 5:00, with Guess VVho.', Raymond Fernalld. the latest copy of 'fliire-side Headlines. Katharine Simmons, a liberal sized bottle of Corntiej Cure. Edward Gabler, a tube of VVilliams' shaving cream. Janet Hill, a bottle of ink remover for the UU. E. return. George Godfrey. a big Benn to eliminate tardiness. Pauline Salisbury, a niche in the Poet's Hall of Fame. Charles Hale. a liquid treatment to remedy blushes. Marian Rourke. full rights as 'fCourt Iesteru in S. S. H. or wherever she goes. Sherwood Hamilton, a book on HHow to be good in future civics classes. Margaret Russell, a go-cart. Melvin Herrick, a ticket to 'AZieg1ield's liolliesfy Alice VVasson. a megaphone for use in future History classes. Robert Kroeger, hopes that he will haxe better luck in corresponding with HG. G. ' at Ann Arbor. Gertrude Walke1', a package of Clark's gum. Maurice Lanfair, a medal for catching the biggest fish of 1931 class. Elizabeth Leman, a bottle of Sloan's Liniment in case she has a recurrence of that writer's cramp. Clifford Lawton, a monopoly on the Senior Study Hall from 3:30 to 5 100