Southold High School - Snuffbox Yearbook (Southold, NY)

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SENATOR AND PLO B 'SO FOR HOME DF. 54 THE SINYS Nqii KATIE GT THE BAT THE GBNSJ Gil HERE maven oe Bu. GETS I I

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Hocus Focus HE Great Day had arrived at last The time was at hand It was now or never shmed my shoes last night borrovsed my Dads best shlrt shav d twice this mormng got a haxrcut yesterday Th se vsere among the many sayings that one heard on a certain afternoon a fem weeks back I fact there were more notlces etc flooding the halls that afternoon than there are radrcals rn Union Square Havent you guessed it yet? No? Well thls mas the partrcular afternoon that the students of the umor Class were to have their pictures taken At last it seemed as though everyone was assembled Everyone posed prettily Then rt happened' Hold lf cried the photographer that genxal little man from Cutchogue Steady now' Stop' A shrill voice from the rear called out ack So and so isnt here' A quxet plop echoed throughout the stillness and the inert form of Mrs Dxller was stretched out on the cold concrete of the main steps Thls last had been too much and our overburden d adviser had simply passed out When Mrs Dlller was revived a discussron arose as to where the missing rndxvidual mrght be Immedi ately three volunteers were dispatched in order to find the culprit Which they dxd after a hectrc search from floor to floor and from room to room Finally the entire group was ready The ace pho tographer pressed the button The picture for the Yearbook had b en taken Oh' Success at last' Two days later there appeared the following notxce on the Bulletin Board All members of the umor Class please report for pictur at 3 00 P M tomorrow The film for the first plcture failed to develop properly Bl be Do you want to go to the unior Prom? Ken I sure do' Blythe Well Im selling txckets Paul I suppose I-Ierman is studying as usual9' Charlze Yep Paul Then wake him up wlll you Helen This dance floor is certainly slippery' Fred It isnt the danc floor I just had my shoes shtned Gzbby fspeakmg on the telephone Will you please put Mary on the wlre? Mrs Iazl What do you think my daughter IS tight rope walker? ' Charlie Do fishes grow fast Lewle? Lewze Some of them do My father caught one last year that grows an mch every time he talks about it twenty My First Formal Y FIRST formal brought me evcitement ID more ssays than one After much coaxlng I was per mrtted to attend my first dance a formal affair There, I can truly say I was the feature attraction of the evening Xvhen my escort and I arrived the crowd had alr ady gathered therefore I decided to make a grace ful and striking entrance or at least as graceful as one can mth a size snr foot 1n a slze Hve shoe All went vxell until I tried to hold my head up yery high then it happened' My head seemed to poss ss the same magnetic power over my feet as a magnet has over a ne dle for they came up in Jack knife form The Jack knife may make a pretty dive but tts not pretty when you land on somethmg more solid than water After completing this wonderful EXlllb1Cl0h of bow not to enter gracefully I gathered myself up and laugh mgly replied to my friends queries as to my bemg hurt wrth a brtght Not at all while xt seemed as though twen y fou orummers were beatmg out the Beer Barrel Polka on my splnal column To COVCI' my 6I11lJ3I'l'3SSITlPI'lI El friend asked protested at such an indlgnity However I dragged them along much against their will with the result that one of my heels caught in the bottom of my gown and caus d a bad tear By this trme my partners shoes were b gmnmg to look sorled Now my feet kept insisting that I go home but my head continued to say Stay just a lrttle while longer Once again I listened to my head with dxre results and this 15 what happened While I was in a complete daze someone shoved a cold glass of punch under my nose I grasped the glass and stepped back in order to admit others to the punch bowl The result of that step back was the crowmng event of my evening as I finished tearlng off the re maining part of the bottom of my gown and also suc ceeded in spilling punch on everyone withm ten feet of m By this time my escort was completely embarrassed and he insisted lh no uncertain terms that I go home Thus I resolutely gathered myself together removed the offending shoes and started across the floor wrth feet chanting madly I told you so I told you so and an escort angrily mutterrng about crazy dames and the1r darn fe t Yes my first formal was ended' Laundry A fringe of vari colored madness Wrth changeable design Like rainbows dipped and sudsed and squeezed And flung across a line' . .- T A ,A A A M A A . . 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3 eww if il JUNIOR CLASS umor Notes URING the month of May the Jumor Class held thexr flrst meetmg and elected the followmg of hcers for the ensulng year Presldent Wxlllam Rutkow ski Vxce Presxdent Gene Horton Secretary Carol Waller Treasurer Helen Aukskalnls Although the class started late to prepare plans for the commg year they have made a good start toward their goal The annual umor Prom was held on the evenlng of May 23 rn the audxtorxum and proved to be a pleasant soc1al success Numerous boys lh the class have partrcxpated m all the sports act1v1t1es durmg the year and have shown great progress and promlse for the comlng season ack Tuthllls achlevements on the basketball track and baseball squads have proved unusually helpful to S H S Chester Skwara has strengthened our sports teams no end Fred Vlnssemann lS progressmg rapldly rn the broad jump Curtls Horton and Halsey Gold smlth 1n the mlle and John De-Iesus ln the hurdles and relay have also shown great lmprovement Fred Wrssemmn won hrst place m the broad jump m the track meet held at Center Morlches on May 7 Three Jumors partncnpated m the annual Oratorlcal Contest sponsored by the American Leglon 1n March Dorothy Hunter presented her essay My Defense of Democracy tn the local contest and won first place She won second place rn the Rrverhead dxstrlct competx tlon She also took part ln the county contest held at twenty two Port efferson but dnd not quahfy for the zone finals Amta Bedell and Carol Waller also delivered essays m the local contests The ent1re umor Class looks forward w1th great expectatlon to 1942 when lf wlll part1c1pate ln many actlvltles wlth rts atm belng the Washmgton Trlp rn the spring Reply to the Semors ESTEEMED SENIORS Your advice was undoubtedly well meant at least we have so 1nterpreted tt Our task xn replylng to such recommendatlons however lS none too easy for you ln yourselves make xt so Your general self sufhcrency aloofness or what have you make our task dlfhcult but we present herewlth our lndlvxdual recommendatlons Your executlve and busmess ablhty have proven most henehclal Paul Well surely mlss your attentlve a1r and those spontaneous outbursts of humor Floyd we know youre a wlzard at photography but how about developmg other 1nterests'7 Although we know you have a most efhcxent tact for busmess Hoyt do try to be more agreeable and see things our way for a change Why not rub Aladdxns lamp Betty? A genle mlght appear to grant your slxghtest wlsh Your charm seems to make lrfe complete for a hkewlse charmmg damsel Chet Your cheerful smnle w1ll also be missed so here s wrshmg you much success ........ - in W f ':::: T':r , fre'-P , 1 , s I Lea, - 2 L ' 5? .11-.V i . -.........-....11- L . A -- - 1 , ., ... M- ,,.,. .... .. .... ,. , .,.. ..-... .. W A. , ,ew .r,,.,,,,A-,, 4. . J . . . ' s I , - , 5 1 3 7 ' S Q - I 0 9 . Q a . . U 9 1 9 a . . 9 ' ' 5 ' ' ' 7 7 9 I . . . - s - ' . . . . 9 - 9 ' y - . . . . , , 9 ' rc' v , 9 1 . . . - 1 tr - xx . 7 ' er ' ' ' . 9 an - - , . - , . . . . . , . . ' 7 .