Adams High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Adams, NY)

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CLASS HISTORY In 1939 we, as a class, made our appearance a: Adams High School. From 1939 to 1946 we strug- gled through the first eight grades to become “green young Freshmen.” In our Freshman year we elected the following class officers to lead us through the first hard year: President—Barbara Kellogg, Vice President—Ramon LaLone. Secretary—Mary Ives, Treasurer—Mona Kinv berland. Coach Robert Pate was chosen as our advisor. YVe had many new members added to our class this year. Among them were Wayne Overton, Bert Pitkin. Ray Roberts. Ed Moore. Kay Moore. H.illis Shelmidine, Lester Zehr. Dave Porter, Dave Thomas, Robert Fowler, and Mona Kimberland. As far as activities went we didn’t do anything except a lot of planning. The following year we all became Sophomore;. Our Advisor was Miss Crabtree. Our Class officers were: President—Jill Larkin, Vice President—Lester Zehr, Secretary—Mary Ives. Treasurer—Bert Pitkin. The class did a lot of planning for a class picnic and finally went on one. We went to Selkirk State Park and a “great” deal of fun was had by all who attended. We had some new members join our class this year. They were Dina Jamsen. Janice La Cette, Sadie Corbin and Bill Ganci. Lester Zehr won the badminton finals in Utica. Good going. Lester. As we took the proud position of Juniors, we had for officers: Dave Thomas as President, Sue Ly- man as Vice President. Mary Ives as Secretary, Ber: Pitkin and Ray LaLone as Treasurer. Our advisor was Miss Reed. In October we ordered our class rings and when they came in November we were all very pleased with them. We held our first social event on May 19, which was a dance featuring the music of the Rider's of the Circle |. In June we held the traditional Junior Prom. Lester Zehr again went to Utica to rep- resent Adams in badminton but was defeated. We held a successful hayricle in the spring of 1950 and in the summer we went on another class picnic at Selkirk State Park. Dina Jansen. Janice LaCette, Bill Ganci and Sadie Corbin left us during the course of the year and Norman Percy left to join the U. S. Army. For our last but most important year at A.H.S. we selected Mrs. Howard as our advisor. Hollis Shelmidine was elected class President. Guy Cowles—Vice President. Mary Ives—Secretary, and Joan Laemmermann—Treasurer. We had only one new member join us this year. She is Joan Laemmermann from Watertown High School. The Senior Play. “The Groom Said No,” wa a big success and the students that took part cer- tainly enjoyed putting it on. We also had a Christmas Ball which was not such a big success but everyone had a nice time and enjoyed the music of Freddie Bastian’s Band. Our class colors are green and white and our flower is the yellow rose. For our motto we chose “After the battle the reward.” We held a Football Hop and several other r mnd and square dances during the year which proved very successful both in the financial and enjoyment field. The Yearbook stall, under the guidance of M s. Howard and Editor Guy (iowl.es. worked hard to publish a bigger and better yearbook “Memories.” f 13 ]

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Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson have been married for ten years. My how the time Hys by. Bill and Mary have six children now. three boys and three girls. Nice family. Bill is still a hard worker and is at the present pounding rocks at Levenworth Point Prison. 1 sat down to rest for a moment and Professor Arthur Kehoe came over to talk with me. Art is now a full fledged star gazer who has settled down in Fulton. New York. He claims his fate was decided by stars after a huge fist hit him. I picked up the paper and noticed that Guy Cowles is editor of the “Adams Terror” and is living in Adams. 1 asked Art if he knew any more about Guy and he told me that Guy is living fast and dangerously trying to control his wife, the former June Ebdon. I rejoined some of my friends and found out that Jimmy Weaver has retired from the Civil Air Patrol and is now manager of the “Top Hat” in Limerick. His wife, the former Marie Giovo, is bouncer, cook, scrub lady and his best customer. John Hill is the-street cleaner in 'Load Hollow. The population is 10. which consists of John, his wife, the former Ann Knapp, and their eight children. Much to my surprise I learned that Lyle Trevett is now operating a barber shop in Log London. He married the former Alice Moore and there are six little shavers running around Lyle’s and Alice’s home. The mighty Lester Zehr is now athletic director in the Green Settlement High School. Let is not married yet—but he is working on it very steadily. Last but not least I heard that Bill Sliter is still called the Renowned Traveler ol the Class of '51.” He is not married but is engaged to Hazel Remington. They expect to be married on December 32, 2000. Bill never did believe in rushing things and we see he still holds to this idea. Anyways you have to give a person time to change his mind if he feels like it. Good luck. Bill! As 12 o’clock came my last guest left and I sat down to go over all the events of the evening. I certainly enjoyed seeing all my old classmates and talking with them. I had missed many good times had by my pals, but this helped me to forget them. Climbing the stairs to bed I thought how nice it would be to do this every year. Well—maybe we can! [ 12 ]

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CLASSES .11 MOR CLASS First row-—left to right: Beverly Babcock, Vivian Casler. Eunice Berry, Ann Nowakowski, Gayle (1 raves, Joan Sullivan, Ann LaLone, Mable Dobbin. Joan Murphy, Nellie Benjamin, Laura Thompson, Marilyn Wilder, Carolyn Wilder. Second row: Raymond Palmer. Ralph Wagner, Alice Bezner, Carrie Roberts, Patricia Steger. Dawn Bishop. Miss Reed, Gretice Hamilton, Bertha Brown. Norma Hunney- man. Madaline Shelmidine. Nathalie Taylor, Dick Miller. Third row: Ronald Williams. Henry Overton, Bernard Baker. Richard Cheever. Alan Shelmidine, Robert Williams, George Adams, Glen Robarge, Gordon Dobbin. Ed- mund Frappier, John Filson, Charles Winegard. David Crumb, William Farrand, William Scofield. SOPHOMORE CLASS First row—left to right: Ann DeMarse. Esther Murray, June Ebdon, Mary Rhines, Arlene Roberts, Lois Porter. Alice Moore. Edith Dickinsoh, Marilyn Casler. Second row: Freddie Marti. Ronald Heald, John Stephens. Lloyd Miller, Margaret Patrick, Mr. Pate, Eugenia Fredenburg. George Babcock. Richard LaLone. Lyle Gillette, Perry Fowler. Third row: Gilbert Hemsley, David Bundy. Richard Pearson, Gerald Richardson. Edward Wise, Herbert Crandall. Guy Peck. William Hewitt, Charles Burgdorf. James Bezner. [ II ]