Adams High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Adams, NY)

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CLASS OF ’53 HISTORY In 1940 the original members of this Senior Class entered, for the first time, the walls of this school. Of the number only six remain. They are James Bezner. David Bundy, Ann DeMarsc. Hazel Remington, Richard LaLone and Richard Pearson. In first grade Ronald Hcald. David Iredale, Lloyd Miller and Elaine Robarge joined the class. Thomas Lyng joined us in second grade and remained in the ranks until the last part of our freshman year. Eugenia Fredenburg joined us in the third grade as did George Babcock, William Hewitt, Fred Marti, Peggy Patrick and Lois Porter in the fourth. We continued through the fifth with no additions to our ranks, hut in the sixth. Gilbert Hemsley, Avis Howe, Alice Moore Kugut and Gerald Richardson were added to our growing group. Gilbert Hemsley remained with us until we became juniors. As fresh- men our group was again increased by the addition of Edith Dickinson. June Ebdon and the wild men from Lorraine, Floyd Brigham. Perry' Fowler. Lyle Gillette and Edward Wise. The only other member to join our class in the freshman year was Charles Burgdorff who came after about ten weeks. William Freeman became a member of this class in our junior year, and remained with us until called into the service of his country in March of 1953. Our four years have been marked with many hard struggles, but somehow with the help of our faculty we have managed to reach this last year in A.H.S. Our class has worked hard, not only at their studies but at the numerous class activities. In our freshman year we elected Thomas Lyng our President, James Bezner Vice-President. Richard Pearson Secretary, and Eugenia Fredenburg Treasurer. Our class advisor was Mr. Smith. In the sophomore year our officers were Richard Pearson President, June Ebdon Vice-President, David Bundy Secretary, and Edith Dickinson Treasurer. Our adviser was Coach Pate. Our class officers for our important junior year were Edith Dickinson President, Richard Pearson Vice-President, David Bundy Secretary and Peggy Patrick Treasurer. Our class adviser was Miss Reed. In this year two very important events occurred. The first was receiving our class rings which we had ordered at the end of our sophomore year and the second was the Junior Prom. We were the first class in some time to make a real success of it. The king and queen were A1 Shelmidine and Ann LaLone. At first it didn’t seem possible that we were really seniors but we soon got over that. We elected James Bezner President, Richard LaLone Vice-President. Ann De Marse Secretary, and Richard Pearson Treasurer. Mrs. Howard is our class adviser. • As we look back over the years of school, particularly the last four years, we begin in a small measure to understand what is meant by the saying The school years are the best years of your life. To us it means the class suppers, the dances, the senior plays, the friendships that have been formed in these short years, the teams we have played on or cheered for and many other things that are too nu- merous to mention. But where ever we go we will all take lasting memories of A.H.S., the greatest little school in the world. f II J

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CLASS PROPHECY As I lay on the terrace swing of my 10.000 acre mansion 1 started to think of my Classmates of ’53. Just two days ago we had a party to find out the whereabouts of our classmates. George Babcock has been employed in a copper factory for the last five years. As far as we know he is still running as wild as he did in high school. Ed Wise is now a professional basketball player. He has been playing center position for Stone’s Dairy Maids for some two years under Coach Peggy Patrick. James Bezner couldn’t come to our party. Jim, long since married to Eugenia Fredenburg. had to stay on his large farm in Argentina tending to his goats as well as a few kids of his own. Elaine Robarge is now anticipating marriage. Men are flocking to her with thoughts of marriage to her money, a gambling hall in downtown Cobville. Floyd Brigham and Lyle Gillette are now working in their combined labs. Both boys are trying secretly to change each other into the opposite sex. By last reports they were both in for a big surprise. Gerald Richardson, now the up-and-coming owner of the Dogpatch Bowling Alley, is taking life easier than he did in his pin setting days. David Bundy is now a New' York State game warden with poaching as a side line to his regular work. Catherine Widrick is now the assistant prine ipal and History teacher of A. H. S. Mrs. Haggerty, formerly Ann DeMaise and Mrs. Cowles, formerly June Ebdon. are working in Wa- tertown as telephone operators waiting for the Air Force to complete theii careers. Hazel Remington, married to her husband, has been busily engaged baby sitting for her own kids, of course. Edith Dickinson is now President of Smithville W.C.T.U., Alcoholic Anonymous Division. Wc hear she is having a wonderful time trying to clean up the town. Lois Porter, better known as Lois the “Grappler’’ Porter, is now the Women’s wrestling champion of the world, with Pen ), the ‘‘Killer’’ Fowler as her manager. Prof. Pearson and Dr. Marti are now professional manufacturers of modern moonshine, and are having a rough time avoiding the Feds. Six star General Bill Freeman, who recently took over Moscow, is now chief director of the Siberian Salt Mines. Mrs. Alice Moore kogut is now running a large nursery with half the attendents her own. Pharmacist Ronald Heald, Esq., is about to have his license revoked. Could it be the increased death rate in the village of Ruby, ten miles south of Diamond? Lloyd Miller, manager of Station N.U.T.S.—T.V. or National Universal Television Station—'I .V. is now working on the invention of Smellivision. The F.C.C. thinks it just slinks. Bill Hewitt, president of the “Very Lonely Hearts Club’’ of Cattail, has not. as yet. trapped any foolish female. Supersonic Dick LaLonc is attempting to fly around the universe. The last we heard he was visiting Venus, the all women planet. Actress Avis Howe has just finished her second film role in ‘School Daze.” Could she have gotten her start in our Senior Play? Dave Iredale is now Proprietor of Airedale’s Restaurant in Dogpond. Main courses include Blondes, Brunettes and Redheads. Well, its about time I ran along. The mail just came and I have to drive four miles in my Cadillac to get it. [ 10]

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CLASSES SK. IOHS First Row. left to right: Elaine Robarge. Edith Dickinson, Lois Porter, June Ebdon; Second Row: Avis Howe Catherine Wldrlck. Richard LaLone, James Bezner, Richard Pearson, Ann DeMarse. Hazel Remington: Third Row: Perry Fowler, Flovd Brigham. George Babcock. Eugenia Fredenburg, Mrs. Howard, Peggy Patrick, Lyle Gillette. Ron- ald, Heald, Fredrick Marti: Fourth row: Bill Freeman. David 1 redale. David Bundy. IOd Wise. (Jerald Richardson. Bill Hewitt, Lloyd Miller. .11 MOHS First Row. left to right: Helen Remington, Marcia Dickinson Kathryn Groves. Kathleen Murphy. Mary Kehoe; Second Row: Joyce Oderkirk, Sylvia Nichols, Ann Priest, Marie Fllson, Jane Adams. Ruth Reeves. June Dowker: Third Row: Leslie Sprague, Dick Heald. Virgil Robarge. Ray Berry. Miss Reed. Willemlna Reed, Ida Shelmidine, Janice Dilla- huugh, Marilyn Brown: Fourth Row: Bob Miller. Ed Heinrich, Carl Trowbridge, Steve Burns. Bruce Crast. John Taylor. Bob Leuzc. 12 ]