Adams High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Adams, NY)

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AGE NAME NICK NAME AGE THEY ACT Anne Priest “Annie” 16 16 Ida Mae Shelmidine “Ida Mae” 18 14 Sylvia N ichols “Sylvie” 15 8 Kathryn Groves “Kathy” 15 10 Edward Heinrich “Ed” 17 15 Robert Miller “Bob” 17 15 Helen Remington “Peggy” 18 18 Janice Dillabaugh “Jan” 17 10 Virgil Robarge “Judge” 18 15 Bruce Crast “Crasty” 17 9 Richard Heald “Dick” 17 12 Robert Leuze “Bob” 17 45 Leslie Sprague “Les” 17 12 Ray Berry “Ray” 18 18 Ruth Reeves “Ruthie” 17 15 Steve Burns “Steve” 17 15 Marcia Dickinson “Marsh” 17 17 Carl Trowbridge “Carl” 18 16 Jane Adams “Janie” 17 17 Mary Kehoe “Keyhole” 16 13 Willemina Reed “Mina” 18 18 June Dowker “Duke” 18 15 Marie Filson “Tootie” 16 9 Kathleen Murphy “Murph” 18 25 Marilyn Brown “Brownie” 18 18 HOW THEY SPEND WHAT INTEND TO WHAT THEIR TIME DO WILL DO with Ronnie Watertown Bus. get married dances—Ramblers P. G. soda jerk keeping an eye on Nurse Secretary to Camp Drum Army General learning about the Marines Nurse get married chasing girls college be a Seaman going steady college Recruit K. P. in Navy waiting for week ends married raising children taking walks work (Telephone) work on streets of Lorraine work work in Adams Center engineer President of H. S. in wilderness marines wander around studying and music college professor home work raising a family on the farm farming big dairy farmer keeping in touch with Paul Smiths college married on Prospect street Navy married planning her wedding married raise kids in Rodman work—service married going steady work married home ? college Sec. to lawyer at dances secretary married fooling around college run an old maid’s in Watertown Business School home married watch TV Florist School married keep house married

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7La t SHtU anb Testament The Senior Class of the Adams Hijrh School of Adams in the County of Jefferson and State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this our last ©Hill flllb CfStament, in manner following that is to say: First—Jane Adams leaves her long hair to Susan Hale. Bruce Crast leaves his ability to avoid homework to Charles Sinclair. Ida Shelmidine wills a string of ranch tickets to Bill LaComb. Avoid intermissions, Bill! Marilyn Brown leaves her idea of going “steady” to Nancy Farrand. Janice Dillabaugh passes on an 8 pound package of air mail stamps to Shirley Tamblin for all that overseas writing. Ruth Reeves gives her vast supply of history books to Carl Patten. They’re good for kindling if nothing else. To Ken Hockey, Bob Miller leaves his false teeth. Save ’em, Ken; you may need them in a few years. June Dowker leaves her seat in the balcony of the Avon to Genevieve Groves. We know you’ll have as much fun as she did. Dick Heald leaves his football helmet to George Grimshaw. We’ll all be rooting for you, George. Mary Kehoe leaves her quiet ways to Millie Sidmore. Let's see if you can conquer her trait Millie. Bob Leuze leaves his vocabulary book and his “attentive” English class to Ralph Cook. We’re sorry we were such bad students, Bob. Kathryn Groves leaves her enlisted men to Barbara Shean. Make the best of them, Barb! Ed. Heijirich wills his quick temper to Edith Prouty. Kathleen Murphy leaves her New York trips to Mr. Gordon. Steve Burns leaves his book on muscle building by Charles Atlas to Donald Harris. Marcia Dickinson wills her wedding trousseau to Connie Elliot. Carl Trowbridge leaves his polite manner to Mrs. Howard. Anne Priest leaves Ronny to the Sophomore girls. We hear there is a scarcity of men. Leslie Sprague leaves his manly physique to Tom Hale. Sylvia Nichols wills her algebra book to Alan Wagner. It’s well broken in, Alan. Ray Berry leaves his shyness to Vincent Farmer. Marie Filson leaves her silliness during assembly to Bethyle Hunt. Keep it quiet, Beth. Virgil Robarge leaves his Lorraine ramping to Trudy Brigham. Helen Remington leaves her free transportation to school to Larry Shelmidine. Willemina Reed leaves her string of boy friends to Ann Remington. To Coach Pate, the Senior Class of i 4 wills a magnetic chair to keep him seated at the games. Lastly—We hereby appoint Mrs. Howard, Executrix of this, our last Will and Testament: hereby revoking all former wills by me made. 3n (KLlltllfSS (L(IIf)frfOf, we have hereunto subscribed our names the 28th day of June in the year Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-four. SENIOR CLASS

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ClaAA PnofJtecy While I was lying in bed the other night thinking, I had a funny thought. I began to won- der about my fellow classmates. I decided right then and there I was going to find out about them. I knew something about some of them but not all, so the next day I started my journey and this is what I found out: I found out that Steve Burns is now running his own barber shop. Mrs. Steve Burns, formally Jenny Groves was his first victim. He doesn’t have to worry about business because he’s got enough little Steves so he can get enough practice on his special haircuts. His fancy haircuts are called “Steve’s Special.” We all remember them from back in our high school days. I found out that Kathryn Groves is still going steady with Buzz Reed. We’re beginning to wonder when they are going to get hitched. She is still buzzing even though she hasn’t Buzz yet because I found that she owns a small beehive on the outskirts of Lorraine. She is trying to make a small profit for their future home and maybe buy more bees. I found out that June Dowker has joined the rank of June Allyson, even though she hasn’t blond hair. I found that she carries'her old date book with her. She may not end up with a baseball player but she might get a wrestler. I have recently heard that the former Miss Sylvia Nichols, now Mrs. Fred Galvan of Dallas, Texas, and her husband have moved to Vermont to join the lumber-jacks. She is trying to cut trees and take care of her little Jacks at the same time. They are trying to live in their little shack of leaves and tree branches until they get enough wood cut to build their future home. At the present time Miss Marilyn Brown is working in a large department store in some city in California. We hear she is working in the Men’s Clothing Department where she is try- ing to catch her man. Now, we see how that she is happily married to Frank Golding. Miss Mary Kehoe, now a great lawyer in Boston, Mass., has helped break up many marriage cases. During her years being a lawyer, many of her classmates have visited her on such cases as divorces, drunken driving, and murders. So far she has steered them all clear. We see she is also married to the love of her life and has two children. Bob Miller is now married to Jane (Adams) Miller and has four kids. He is also the Shop Teacher at Adams High School. Dick Heald is back from the Marines after seeing if he could beat his brother in rank. He’s still looking for the right girl. Leslie Sprague has gained some height and is married and the father of five daughters. Bob Leuze is now Dean of Yale College and has won many high honors and degrees. Ray Berry is now the owner of a 1,000 acre farm. He has a big family to go with it. I have recently heard that the former Miss Anne Priest now Mrs. Ronnie Trowbridge, is living on their 500 acre farm in Worth. It keeps her busy between working in the fields and taking care of her little chicks in the home. At the time they have seven but they wish many more. Mrs. David Iredale, the former Ruth Reeves now in joint ownership of Hotel Adams, a history teacher of Adams High School, has a great future ahead of her. Just think in about 35 years she’ll be able to settle down with a big pension and think about litle hotels that have recently sprung up in different sections of Adams being run by her many sons and daughters as well as her grandchildren. But the main old “Hotel Adams” that sits on Church Street is still going strong. It will always be noted for its history. I recently read in the daily paper that Virgil Robarge has been ordained to the Catholic Preisthood. He expects to be sent as a missionary to the monkeys of Africa. I have recently heard that Kathleen Murphy is on the go again. This time she is leaving Las Vegas where she has been painting the town red for the last two weeks. She is now on her way to New York to represent the New York Mirror.