Phelps Central High School - Highlights Yearbook (Phelps, NY)

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pecting 1 found on was imately igh the tuch. tg Alice irer. ty, and, IIICC. :re was ing, we mtg Paul so that homore lm. Our ,of the e proud zsponsi- ance in as Pres- 'yg and er those vulation, n care- I House :der the 'e were :e-Pres- merry- 1 a fine lor Ball ninment, galore! Jn. i almost p I I I By Virginia Howe n I, a-reporter on the New York Times , had just been given a new and seem- ingly difticult assignment. My boss had very calmly told me, Find out what happens to an averagegroup of high school Seniors, say, ten years after they were graduated. At first this seemed utterly impossible - impossible until I remembered -that I had been graduated just ten years ago myself. NN hy, it was just perfect. l could have a vacation on the Times ' expense account. So I merrily started out. My first stop was just a few blocks away, on Broadway. There at the Astor Tueater, Maurice Knapp was playing his fourth record-breaking year in Where's Maurice?,'. He sent me over to the Radio City Music Hall where I found Elaine DeClaro as head ticket seller. She and Maurice both had their start in Phelps, Elaine at the Phelps Theater, and Maurice in the fabulous Senior Assembly. Not knowing where to look next, I jumped into my jet plane and flew to Phelps. The old town had changed quite a bit, having grown in population, industry and culture. My first stop in Phelps was at the Empire State Pickling Company, where Lee Wilson is the head of an ever-growing company. He sent me down to the Phelps Recreation and Musical Club, in othe-r words, the Pool Hall. 'there I found our two old faithfuls of the .former Pool Hall, Kenny I.. Smith, and Dick Steen. Al this establishment, tdon't ask me how I got in? not only recreation is offered but also a musical lesson, or a course in telling tall stories tfor a slight fee, of coursel. On my way to the metropolisof Oaks Corners, I witnessed a very interesting sight, a distinguished-looking man was receiving a ticket from a burley-looking trooper. Upon closer inspection I found the driver to be Grove A. Nagel and the trooper to be Kenny A. Smith. Kenny didn't seem too unhappy about the whole thing. Amazement is the only word which can describe my feelings when I reached Oaks Corners. The place had grown tremendously, and was in the midst of a hot political election. Dick and Ed Oaks were opposing each other for the mayorship. Ed is now the head of a large bean factory, while Dick is his chief salesman, with a girl in every port. VVhile in Oaks Corners I was invited to watch television, so of course accept- ed. To my utter amazement I spied my old friend, Nancy Graves, wrestling in a main bout. It is said that she is one of the best in the business. Her high school training came in handy. Fl 'in toward Lyons I spied a thriving settlement on the Geneva-Lyons I g t' tinff I found a tourist home on a small lake run bv hverctt Peck. d. ' . . , . - Elggrettnllgs fggde muse of beautiful Peck's Pond, which the Seniors used to enjoy so much. In the same vicinity I noticed an enormous new factory. The sign was visible for a distance of two miles and said, Wintergreen Lifesaver Factory - Phyl Han- I went up to see Phyl who greeted me with her usual roll of life- sen owner . savers. Besides showing me all her 14 cats. Phyl gave me news of other class mem- bers. ' 1 t .f the ffirls were old married women. Marie Benge and Cha32ST?l'11?obfsilislf:aIif1, Sjodus, while May McAllister and Clarence Fegley live in Waterloo. I did not have time to see these two class members but from all reports they are very happy. Back in Phelps again I found myself very .hungry andrnwentligtonlitqgiesgg Lapresi. 18X xc cc I found Alice Vanbamp and Frankie , ' ?lf3?1r1gIi3E1IYShItTgS7V and have expanded the store into the head of a mammoth chain 9 system. . . .. Q . - . ' f 'X d-player was turned on and v -t no with Alice and Frankie a lecor .L l . D th lfl?lf:Igl?Ilg1TOlCE of George Totman came through the air. He is the current idol fethe bobby-soxers and is a very difficult person to see. It IS said that he made a 3 mehdous amount, of money last year tbefore taxes, of coursel. I wanted to ie see him, but knew how 1mD0SS1b1e lt Was' Continued on page 28 23

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gdddwidfddym, ' are man things, but not angels. Our unsuspecting advi?oIl'gsebi'?o'l'1l3lF13353133 gfgjallr, Mrs. BSIFDS, Miss Palmerton and Mr. Cook found us a group of students who needed a guiding light. Although Miss Palmerton was our advisor for only one year, Mrs. Burns and Mr. Cook, known more lntimately to members of our class as Ma Burns and Pa Cook, stayed with us through tl1e four years, and provided us with this guiding light which we needed so much. As Freshmen we chose capable officers with Marilyn Foster, President, Alice VanCamp, Vice-President, Everett Peck, Secretary, Richard Oaks, Treasurer. For class activities, we presented a freshman talent show for assembly, and, it has been proved, our class has quite a bit of latent talent. As Freshmen, we also held a Freshman Frolic, a round and square dance. The .following September, we gaily entered school as Sophomores. There was no doubt about it, we were coming up in the world! At our first class meeting, we elected our officers for the year. William Montgomery was elected President, Paul Bankert, Vice-President, Roger Haich, Secretary-Treasurer. Visions of gay New York were rather hazy at this time, but not so much so that we forgot about raising money for the trip. One of our ventures was the Sophomore Hop, and surprisingly enough, we made a small, and we do mean small, sum. Our good deed for the year was to present awplay for the enjoyment CvwLe.,hQpeJ.,of the other classes. The new Junior Class was'truly.proud of its position. Not, only were we proud to be juniors, b-ut also we found that getting older seems to place more responsi- bility on one'fs shoulders. New York was in clearview, nowl And 'for guidance in leadership we again looked to William Montgomery's capablehguiding hand as Pres- identg Janet Herendeen' was Vice-President, Kenneth Pedersen, Secretary, and Marilyn Foster, Treasurer. 'I Good work brings its own reward, and thus the class found time to order those significant class rings. And although many rings were soon found in circulation, the juniors were proud of their rings, and were discovered polishing them care- fully, and often. We presented a very successful play called Boarding House Reach netting us a goodly sum. Next on the agenda was a Junior P'rom. Under the sponsorship of Jackson and Perkins, we presented our Rose Ball. .At last, at last we found ourselves across that elusive threshold, we were seniors! Marilyn Foster was elected President, William Montgomery, Vice-Pres- 1llCIllQJ1liiI1Cl Herendeen, Secretary, and Roger Haich, Treasurer. Then the merry- o ro f ' ' g - un o actlvlties was on! We finished our magazine campaign with a fine flourish. We presented our Senior Play with success, our Christmas Senior Ball was tied up neatly, the circus netted us some profit. For non-profit entertainment, we present i l ' - - ec anot iei talent show .fol our class asselnbly. There was talent galore! Then came gay New York during Easter Vacation. After our not-to-be-forgotten trip, Commencement loomed on the horizon. Thus we neared the milestone where tl me part of our l'f ' P, , , t completed, only to find that another was just beginning, sbntiexllvherg elselvas almos zz, I, a ingly dl HQIJIJCUS graduatf what I h could hz M y TllCHl0I', Maurice DeClarc Elaine a N ot Phelps. and cult My Wilson 3 Recreati two old this esta also a m On sight, a trooper. trooper thing. Am: Oaks Co political Ed is nc a girl in VVhi ed. To 1' main bo training Flyi Road. lr Everett so much In t for a di: sen, ow savers. l bers. She Charles' Waterlo they are Bac Market ' len yeai system. YVI1 the haun of the b tremend see him.

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NAME Backus, Carl Bankert, Paul Benge, Marie Bishop, Claude Budman, Helen Chase, George Clement, Edward DeCann, Eleanor DeClaro, Elaine DePauw, Margaret DeRuyter, Bernard DeRuyter, Donald Fair, June Fitzgerald, .loyce Foster, Marilyn Graves, Nancy Groescup, Joan Haich, Roger Hansen, Phyllis Henecke, Everett Hercndeen, Janet Howe, Virginia Knapp, Maurice McAllister, May Alice Montgomery, William Oaks, Edward Oaks, Richard Peck, Everett Redersen, Kenneth Perkins, Mary Louise Pollot, Arloa . Rouland, Jeremiah Smith, Kenneth A. Smith, Kenneth L. Steen, Richard Stetzel, James Totman, George VanCamp, Alice Westfall, Roger Wilson, Lee S Winburn, Myron ANSWE Carl Paul Marie Bud Jean Chasie Ed Deke Shorty Peggy Bernie Don Junie Fritz Maril Nantz J oanie Rog Phyl Hinkle Janet J inny Red May Bill Ed Oaksie Peck Pete Perk Locie Jerry Smithy Whitey Dick Jim Georgie Allie Rog Wilson Puff ie RS NOTED FOR Quietness Neatness Diamond Making noise Piarties F. F. A. Being late Quietness Working at the show Her men Bashfulness Quietness Red Her Her Her hair clothes personality smile Wolcott Being king Tallness Being short Brains Just getting there Red hair Her diamond Brushcut Laugh Brushcuts Pastel socks Pretty shirts Getting around Her diamond Skipping school Hair Sleeping Sleeping in class His walk Sweets Flirting Bashfulness Cars His pipe PET PEEVE Poor sport Dipping ice cream Working in cafe ' History class Housekeeper Being Pres. of F. F. A. English class School Juniors Senior class ticket chair. Flat tires V Oral reports r Conceited peop-le Fast drivers Chemistry Wrestlers Romulus Cars that rattle Short, fat boys National Guard Being teased Democrats l6Murphy57 People with tempers Latin II Miss Connolly A Conceited people Oaks Corners Not getting the car Being teased Home work School Braggers School National Guard 1 New York Diets Mary Mouton Mary Ann Working Groescup WEAKNESS AMBITION Guns To be a game warden, Roller skating To work in an office Charles To get married Margie ? '? ? Brown eyes Lacrosse games She won't say To be a farmer Motorcycles To go West Charlie To get married Tall boys To have a shop of her own Men in general To work in Commercial Bldg. Hazel To have a farm of his own Bev To be a farmer , Kenneth To be a nurse Bill To go to R. B. I. Eating To be a nurse Brad To attend R. B. I. ' Men in general To run business machines Phyl To attend R. I. T. Roger To be a designer His little Ford To be a general Maurice 'l'o go to R. B. I. Arguments To go to Wooster College Auburn To go to Morrisville to school Feg To get married Girls To be a male nurse Beans To eat and sleep Jo Ann To go to Morrisville to school Dorothy To go to Morrisville to school Bonnie To have a business establishment Men 'l'o be free and easy Franklin 'l'o get married Sleeping To go to school a whole week June To be a State Trooper Pool 'l'o take over pool hall Waterloo 'l'o get a job Horses llo be a farmer Food l'o lose 100 pounds Frank To get married Pool hall To be a farmer Carol To go to Junior College Helen 'l'o start a cigarette factory