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

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- elauqfdatow.. September, 1950, found fifty-three eager freshmen looking forward to the long-awaited high school years. With Miss Emily Anderson, Miss Mary Louise Connolly and Mr. Elliott Jolmson as our advisors, we chose the following officers: Charles DeVVeaver, president, 'thomas Salisbury, vice-president, Sue Tyman, sec- retaryg and Jacqueline Banwell, treasurer. We presented two one-act plays for our assembly, entitled Papa Pepper's Bombshellt' and House -Guest. ' A bake sale at Combs' on March 17 and a magie show featuring Lew Thrasher made up our money-making activities for our freshman year. In September, 1951, there were forty-eight vigorous sophomores back in the halls of P. C. S. With our advisors, we chose Frederick Richmond as president, Nellie House, vice-president, Carol Tiffany, secretary, and Sue Tyman, treasurer. Our money-making activities this year were a bake sale and the sale of bull- dog decals and felt emblems. ln the fall of 1952 forty-seven juniors happily moved into the main hall. The New York trip now seemed within our grasp. Our officers were Frederick Richmond, president, Thomas Salisbury, vice-president, Carol Tiffany, secretary, and Sue Tyman, treasurer. Our biggest money-making project was our very successful play, Ml: Beane From Lima,', which greatly increased our treasury. Other projects were the sale of basketball pencils, a well-received roller skating party, and our junior ptrom, Stairway to the Stars. ln November we ordered our class rings and, after a long wait, they finally arrived early in April. We began our big year as seniors with a rollcall of forty-four. Again we elected Frederick Richmond, president, Thomas Salisbury, vice-president, Carol Tiffany, secretary, and Sue Tyman treasurer. To increase our funds for the Easter trip we started a series of money-making projects immediately. On Friday, November 13th, the class of 1954 presented Tish , a comedy by Mary Roberts Rinehart, which brought us closer to our trip total. Our magazine drive, besides setting records, nearly doubled our funds. VVe also sold refreshments at the basketball games. ' A series :of skating parties and our senior ball, Holly Holiday , made our senior trip a reality. Now that our trip is over and our time here has ended, we realize, in review- ing our successes, that we owe much gratitude to our advisors, who have guided us so well through these years. V 22

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MARY ELLEN TRAVIS tMareJ Then she will talk - Ye Gods! How she will talk Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, All State 3, 4, Solo Compet- ition 2, Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4, Dramaties Club 1, 2, Gym Dem- onstration 1, Playdays 2, 3, 4, Badminton Tournament 3, 4, .Junior Play Cast, Senior Play Cast, Monitor Club 1, 3, 4, Highlights Staff, Triple Trio 3, 4, Magazine Drive Business Manager 4, Publie Speaking 1, 2, New York Trip Committee 4, .lunior Prom CoI11111ittee, Senior Ball Committee, Office Aid 2, Optimates Club 1, Varsity Choir 2. ROBERT IBVINC WEBB tBobJ Sometimes I think ami talk, sometimes I just talk Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Volleyball 3, 4, Wrestling 3, Gym Dem- onstration I, 2, 3, 4, Track 1, 2, 3, 4, Junior Varsity Baseball 1, F. F. A. Basketball 1, F. F. A. 1, 2, Dramaties Ctlub 1, 4, Senior Play, Highlights Staff, Dance Band 4, Band 3, 4, Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity Choir 2, 3, 4, Class Assemblies 1, 2, 3, Junior Play Committee, .lunior Prom Committee, Senior Ball Committee, Monitor Club 4, Senior Trip Committee, Craft Club 1, Holler Skating Com- mittees 4, Varsity Cheerleader 4, Junior Varsity Basketball Manager 3, All State Chorus 4. GERALD ALLEN YANCEY ttierryj ,E Oh this learning what a mess it is Track I, 2, 3, 4, Football 3, Projection Club 1, 2, 3, Gym 'W' Demonstration 2, 4. 21

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? Scanning through the newspaper yesterday, June 10, 1964, my eye was drawn to this blaring advertisement: International Sports Car Show -- Grand Opening June 11 at the Empire Theater, Broadway, New York City. And farther down was this notation: Sponsored by Cain Motors . So John Cain's dream finally came true -- an auto show of his own and at the world renowned Empire Sports Car Theater, no less! This was something I couldn't miss, so the next day I hopped onto one of Ameriea's most up-to-date buses and took the short trip fro1n my home on the Hudson, along the Thruway to the big city. At one of the toll gates where we stopped, I glanced out the window and saw Jim Driscoll collecting the tolls. He had rigged up a special chair so that he never had to stand up. Arriving at the entrance of the theater, I was greeted by John, who seemed surprised to see me and commented that many of our old classmates were there. We talked for a while, and I told him about riding from the station in a taxi driven by Sylvia Roberts. Syl told me that Anne Steadman had a taxi company too, called Hot Rods, Inc. She told me that Emily Calhoon and Edith Edington had both married and were living on big farms in the Midwest. We were in such deep conversation that Syl forgot about her driving and scraped the fender of one of the Maslyn Transport Company's largest vans, driven by the boss himself, Frannie Maslyn. He was pretty mad till he saw who it wasg then he understood! We asked him ab-out his buddy, Bob Lutz, and he informed us that Bob had bought a farm in Canada. The fender scraping incident was investigated by a motorcycle cop, none other than Gerry Yancey. John laughed and said he had had several run-ins with Gerry while in New York. There was so little time and so Inany people to see that we decided to split up and meet back in the lobby at 5:00. It's about 5:00 now and here comes John. Well, John, when I started down the right aisle, I soon saw several women huddled together and talking a mile a minute. They sounded familiar and, sure enough, there stood Carol Tiffany, Jackie Banwell, Bonnie Hatch, and Mary Ellen Travis. Carol is head matron at a large orphanage in New York. Still writing poetry in her spare time, she has already published one book and is working on another. She said that Sue Tyman is happily married and working in the Treas- ury Department in Washington, D. C. Jackie owns a dance studio in the heart of the big city. She has been back home in Phelps recently and found the land- scape considerably ehanged. Five Points no longer has only the Coffee Shoppe. Joan Brinkerhoff has enlarged it into a modern drive-in restaurant, and right a- cross from it Marcia Grube has a tourist home. One of the most beautiful of the new homes for which Phelps has become noted belongs to Evelyn Hand, now Mrs. Chuck Hefferon. It is an ultra-modern deal which Evie's mother gave them on their 5th wedding anniversary. 23