Argyle Central School - Highlander Yearbook (Argyle, NY)

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1949 of the Argyle Central School, County of Washington, State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby pronounce our last will and testament. We hereby bequeath to Mr. T. J. Wahler, Mr. N. Madsen, and Mrs. D. Gates our sincere appreciation for their guidance and helpfulness during our h - h school years. To the faculty we leave the memory of our co- operative spirit. To the Juniors we leave our books and hope they appreciate them, as we did. We leave to the Sophomores and Freshmen our best wishes for success and happiness. We, the Seniors so bequeath our pet loves and hates as follows: MARGARET SKELLTE-her Knack for getting into trouble to Mildred vfaite. ROWLAND KNOV.LTCN-his quiet nature to Bobby Sharpe. ' TLDRED RETD-her studious attitude to Janice Porter. EDDIE STRATNER-bis ability to sell magazines to Francis Pelkey. CATHERINE SIIEAR-her tuba to Carl Kramer. DONALD DUHKEE-his athletic ability to Edmond Sites. ELEANOR REYKOLDb-her clarinet play'n ability to Jessie Stark to keep the band going. DONALD V.ICKS-his pipe to Kickie Nelson. CLARA REYNELLS-her long finger nails to Carolyn Reynolds. EMERSON GRANT-his ability to get along with girls to Arthur Archambault. LOIS MCVYHORTER-her story telling ability to Dolores No ke s. ELLA TNVAN-her mathematical brain to Bob Lawery. VTCTOR RUBY-his friendship and respect for teachers to Paul McDougall. LENITA C0M3S-her South Glens Falls friends to Dot Rice. 303 CARRUTHERS-curly hafr to John McWhorter. NEVA BRAYMAN-winking habits to John Saunders. We hereby appoint the kinderrarten as executors of this, our last will and testament. In witness, thereof, v e, the Class of 1949, have subscribed our names end set this seal, this 17th day of February, in the year of our Lord, 1949. Signed, Catherine Shear Witnesses : Ella Inman Emerson Grant' a

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CLASS HISTORY The original clas - started out in the new school in January 1940 in the third grade. Mrs. Mary Hiebert was the teacher of our .class of twenty-five students. Fourth grade we spent with Miss Bernice MacWhorter. This year we sold pencils and erasers. In the fifth grade Miss Eilleen McWhorter was our teacher. This year we sold candy. Mrs. Madeline McGeoch brought us through sixth grade. We again showed our sslesiran-shio ability by selling paper. Landing up-stairs with a bang, Miss Ruth McMurray was our class advisor. This year Victor Ruby joined us. This year we bought a victrola and learned how to square dance. In eighth grade Mrs. Dorothy Gates was our advi sor. After passing? the regents we set out with our best foot forward to coir.e through high school with the highest scholastic standard in the record of our school. During our Freshman and Sophomore years Mrs. Dorothy -Gstes was with us. We had a couole of dances. Lenita Combs and Bob Carruthers joined us in our Freshman year and Mildred Reid joined our ranks in our Sophomore year. Our Junior year Mr. T. J. Wahler heloed us edit our year boo which was to us a financial failure. We had several food sales. We also sold pop at baseball games. Edward Strainer joined us here. During our Senior- year we have been working very hard. We have sold magazines, pennants, and cook books. We hope to go to Washington at Easter. All together we have enjoyed our time together. Of the 25 who started out, 9 remain. 10

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CLASS PROPHECY Oh, what a time we’ve hadj We've been rushing around finding people that we haven't seen since we left High School ten years ago. It's surprising how far people will go in ten years. But we need all of our ex-classmates if the Alum- nae Ball is to be successful. First of all, we sent a cablegram to Neva Brayman, who is now an airline stewardess for the Pan-American Airways and is in Brazil at the present. Bob Carruthers is now painting a picture of President Dewey (he got there, at last) in Wash- ington, so we sent him a telegram with an invitation to our Alumnae Ball. Next on our high school record book is Lenita Combs, a staff nurse in the surgical department of the Glens Falls Hospital. We now telephone Donald Durkee and kill two birds with one stone as we find that he and Donald Wicks are running a restaurant and tap room on Wain Street in Argyle. Here is Emerson C. Grant's name. It is rather hard to call him, because as president of the G.E., there are so many secretaries that we have to argue with first. We hear that Ella Inman is in Alaska, Just freezing the men , so there goes another telegram to invite her to the ball. Rowland Knowlton can be easily reached by calling his office In Glens Falls, where he is a well-known lawyer. Can you believe it, Lois McWhorter, we find, has married an undertaker and she is also his assistant. As they live in Argyle, we can speak to them in no time at all. We were very disappointed when we cabled Mildred Reid, who is now a mis- sionary in India. She informed us that she cannot leave her people to come to the ball. When we called Clara Revnells, she told us that she is running a taxi business in Argyle and would love to come. Just as we surmised, Eleanor Reynolds married her Jimmy and is teaching Horae Economics in Argyle Central. She told us that we could reach Victor Ruby in Fort Edward, where he now owns a big garage. A bell rings in our mind when we see the name of Catherine Shear. She is making a name for herself by taking over the Job of Supervisor of Nurses at Ellis Hospital. Everyone has heard of the famous Skellies Nursing Home for Aged Ladies. This is the establishment run by our former class- mate, Margaret Skellie. We now have the honor of sreaklnp to the last on our list, Eddie Strainer. Always popular in class, Eddie made millions in the stock market two years after his graduation in 1949. Now fhat we have the whole sixteen of the class of 1949 contacted, we can make more arrangements for our Ball. Do you think we should dress formally or informally? Lennie Combs IZ