Nott Terrace High School - Terracian Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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The Debating Team, in a moment of weakness, decided to wear blue polka dot bow ties on the days on which debates were held. Thus some days teachers and pupils alike had sudden diseases of which spots before the eyes were a symptom. Paul VVallach, member of the debating team, talked himself into a trip to Oklahoma City where he entered the extemporaneous speaking department of the national tournament, and Where he had the honor of reaching the semi-finals. In the senior election of officers, the class expressed its approbation of the work of William Schlansker by renaming him as their president. After an exciting campaign Betty List swept into the position of vice-president. Dorothy Fish for the third suc- cessive time was returned to her secretary's job, while Bernard Hammond was set to guard the exchequer of the class. The Students' Store made a great spurt in its financial importance to the school under the managership of that red headed Hrebrand, Bernard Hammond. After battles with competitors outside of school, this super salesman more than doubled the normal earnings of the store. The Madrigal Singers took several journeys to show off their prowess before the rest of the country. However, it has been rumored that Edward Pulaski, a member of the group, was caught crunching peanuts in the Metropolitan Opera House. Perhaps Lawrence Tibbett does it too. The Terrace Tribune staff and others who frequent the Tribune office made a novel experiment during their senior A term. In line with modern trends, they estab- lished a Mental Nudist Colony because they realized they were all off. Since its beginning three years ago, the Class of June '36 has always been excep- tional in athletics. One of its members, Richard Slade, was fast enough to come in in runner-up position in the National Championship Cross Country Run. The repre- sentatives of the class have won nearly every inter-class competition held by the school in the three years. Another senior who has brought credit and honor to the school in the world of sport is France Francis, prominent four letter man. The Class Play was more serious this year than most presentations had been before, but when, during rehearsal, Dorothy Fish grasped Don Gifford's lapels and, looking up into his eyes, said, I am your mother, the whole cast doubled up under the chairs. Elections for Youth Week were held at which Richard Hill was elected City Judge. The court itself was held successfully, but Dick had trouble getting himself extricated from the voluminous expanse of the judicial gown when it was all over. During a violently stormy session in class meeting at the beginning of their last term, three hundred forty-five members of the class rose up to defend their right to have a yearbook separated from that of the senior B class. Or rather, three hundred forty- five rose up in indignation. However, a few weeks later the editors for the first Annual at Nott Terrace were announced with Don Gifford as editor-in-chief of the senior A section. In spite of the early opposition to the idea of a combined Annual, the class set to with a will to make the first Annual a success. This is the result, if it's half as good as the work on it warrants, it's pretty good.

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4A Class History, On a sweltering Setpember day in '33, four hundred thirty-five turbulent freshies jammed into the confines of the Nott Terrace High School auditorium and officially became the Class of June '36. This group of noisy but discreet youngsters was the largest ever to become a part of the school. For several weeks they might be found running into the ends of blind corridors and becoming entangled with the white shoes of upper classmen, but finally they settled down with the aid of Mr. Gray and his orientation classes and under the guidance of Mrs. Lang, the class dean. The class stepped right out in front when one of their number became the noted and hunted jambo of the Terrace Guard Jamboree. The purpose of the gigantic man hunt was to repeat a certain formula to the person who you thought was Jambo. VVho would have thought that the innocent freshie with hair under the influence of grease and face recently dabbed with soap was a dangerous and debonair criminal? A few weeks later the Class of June '36 responded to the call of the wild and elected jambo, in the person of Sheldon Ackley, as its first president. Dorothy Rice was named vice-president. Dorothy Fish began her long tenure of office as secretary of the class, while William Schlansker was elected treasurer. The class first got together at the Freshman Frolic. Freshies slicked up for the occasion, rushed from home to auditorium to girls' gym and back home, and in the meantime made plenty of noise and had plenty of fun. The first part of the program, presented in the auditorium, was home talent night for the class. After that, dancing and punch were featured below decks with more people appreciating the latter. In fact, so many appreciated it that it formed in puddles on the dance floor and slowly trickled down the stairs. While the bookbag had been the badge of the class in its freshman year, this was supplanted the next year by red suspenders and high water pants. At the beginning of the junior year the class elected new officers. William Schlan- sker was raised from the office of treasurer to that of president. Rose Salamone was made vice-president, and Dorothy Fish was returned to the secretary's position. John Flickinger was named to succeed the new president at his job as treasurer. Near the end of its Junior B year, the class accepted more than its own respon- sibility in the administration of student government. Leading the rest of the class was Richard Hill, who was elected president of the Student Council in January and re- tained that position for over a year. Twelve other members of the class have made their mark in the governing body of the school. A member of the Class of June '36, Sheldon Ackley, is now the member of the council with the longest term of service. It was at this time, in the middle of their Junior year, that the class lost the serv- ices of one able dean, Mrs. Lang, who took a year's leave of absence. At the same time, however, the class acquired another able dean, Mrs. VanVranken, who very graciously agreed to act as substitute. Amid the clamour of committees, a junior Prom, which was the pride of the class, arose. lncidentally profits from the big event substantially increased the amount in the class treasury.

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