Berlin Central School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Berlin, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1951 volume:

BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL A 1950-1951 ANNUAL of BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL Foreword I wish to congratulate the Class of 1951 for achieving the goal of graduation from high school. As you alert, enthusiastic citizens move on toward more significant accomplishments, I should like to remind you that quality is not accidental; it is the result of in- telligent effort. In your personal living always seek the best. Never sacrifice quality. Buying a cheap article to save money is like stopping the clock to save time. Lawrence H. Gallagher, Supervising Principal Wo the Class of '51 wish to dedicate this yearbook to Miss Emily Wager, who has been of untold value to us as the clerk of Berlin Central School. It is with sincere gratitude that we make this dedication. We the Class of '51 wish also to dedicate this yearbook to Kr. Stephen Surdel who has guided us with his wise counsel throughout our high school years. It is with deep thanks that we make this double dedi- cation. 3 Dedication FACULTY 1st Row: Left to Right: Mr. Edward Witko, Mrs. Muriel White, Mr, Earle Hewitt, Mr. William Dowhanick, Mrs. Velma Lamphier, Mr. Stephen Surdel, Mrs. Mary Kenyon. 2nd Row: Mr. Donald Bain, Mrs. Bernice Strait, Miss Katharine Maxon, Miss Phebe Rathbun, Mrs. Nellie Hull, Mrs. Inna Jandrow, Mr. Mark Carney. 3rd Row: Mrs. Patricia Bulger, Mrs. Alice Fitzgerald, Mrs. Norma Gooder- raote, Mrs. Nancy Thompson, Miss Jeannette Biggs, Mrs. Grace Vincent, Mrs. Ruby Maxson. A SALUTATORI AN S Commercial Course Class President: 1 Chorus: 1 3and: 2, 3ik Class Secretary: 2 Monitor: 3 Taconican: 2,3 1). Senior National Honor Society: 3,1; Word of Life Club: 3,k iearbook Staff: 1; Debate I; Student Council: 1;. When there was any work to be done. We looked toward Barbara, the ambitious one. Taconican: 2,3 (Editor, I;) Student Council: 3 1) Monitor: 1,2 Yearbook: L Honor Society: 3,1) Photography Club: 3 Class officer: 2,3,1) Soccer Team: 3 Athletic Club: I; Automobile Club: 3 ESSPA Conference: 3,1) Class Play: 1 Boy's Chorus: 1 Committees: 1,2,3,L. Witty, brainy, tall and dark, 'When Dick's around-- life has a spa’rk. VALEDICTORIAN 91.3)2 Lucy O'Dell Luce College Entrance Taconican: 1; Class Treasurer: 3 Class Secretary: I; Yearbook Editor: 1; Debate: 3,1; Committees: 1,2,3,!). Honor Society: 3,1) Typing Club: k ESSPA Conference: l+. With brains our Lucy is endowed, For her peace and harmony we're justly proud. Class Honors Stanton Goodermote Stant” College Entrance Baseball: 2,3 14- Committees: 1,2,3,1). Athletic Club: 2,3,14- Automobile Club: 3 Science Club: 1. A good sport, friendly and tall. These describe Stan best of all. Jeanne Hammond Shorty Commercial Course Treasurer: 1 Secretary of Student Council: lj. Committees: 1,2,3,14. SENIORS Dark hair, cute and very sweet, To our eyes, Jeanne is quite a treat. ’.Villiam Sweet Bill High School Diploma Baseball Team: 3,U Basketball Team: 3,14. Soccer Team: 2,3,14- Athletic Club: 1,2,3,E Committees: 1,2,3,14- Taconican: 1,2,3 Student Council: 1 Class play: 1,1-4. Operetta: 3� Happy go-lucky, a likeable kind, A better personality you never will find'. 7 ( Frances Shaw Fran College Entrance Nelson Sweener Pete Commercial Course Taconican: 1,2,3 Stage hand: 1,2,3,U Kitchen helper: Committees: 1,2, 3,14-. 3ehind the scene he's our main prop f We’re sure that he’ll amount to a lot. Loretta Goodermote Ready Homemaking Course Chorus: 1 Committees: 1,2,3� U Dramatics Club: I4.. Way down in Cherry Plain lives Loretta G, Quietest of the class, it seems to me. Girls's Sports Club: 1 Chorus: 1 Committees: 1,2,3th Typing Club: 14. Frances, who is a quiet lass. Need never worry, ’cause she'll always pass. Helen Marie Crandall Homeraaking Course Chorus: 1,2,3th- Committees: 1,2,3 14- Cooking and Se-wing Club Pres.: 3 Taccnican: 1,2,3 Yearbook: I4. Dramatic Ciub; I4. Library Club: 2 allied Youth lub: 3,14- Playday: 2 Student Council Repres. I4.. She knew how to cook, sew and hem. That's how she hooked G.F.M. Leslie Crandall Les Shop Course Chorus: 3� lj- Committees: 1,2,3 14- Stage Manager of Senior Play: I4. Manager of Basketball: 3� 1|- Manager of Soccer: Ij., A truthful, independent guy is he. But there's no better helper than Leslie.” Patricia Boehm Pat Commercial Course Taconican: l,2,3� lt- Honor society: 3,1+ Senior Play: Ij. Dramatics Club: 1+ Sp ts Club: 1 Syracuse Delegation: I4. Committees: 1,2. V4-. a willing worker, a renowned actress. Her arguments in English she always did practice. 9 Rita Sweet Reet Commercial Course Girls Sports Club: 1 Taconican: 2, 3,1; Committees: 1,2,3 1; Yearbook: I4. Cooking and Sewing '■'lub: 3 1; Chorus: 1. A better disposition you never will find. Than the one that's installed in Rita's mind.” Eugene Loker Gene College Entrance Soccer Team: 2,3,1; All Star Team: I4. Basketball Team: 3,1; Baseball Team: 2,3 1; Class Printer: 1,2,3,14. Taconican: 1,2,3 !; Athletic Club: 2,3 1; Chorus: 1,2. Eugene's main aim, is to gain fame, By the rapid gain of the rabbit strain. Ruth Schiff Ruthie College Entrance Chorus: 1,2,3� !; Taconican: 2 Sports Club: 1 Yearbook Staff: 1+ Dancing Club I4. Committees: 1,2,3� !; Playdays: 1,2,3 A teacher, our Ruth is going to be, A good one too—don't you agree? to Homemaking Course Chorus: 1,2,3� U Dramatics Club: I4. Committees: l,2,3� l4- Phillip Martin Flip College Entrance Armena whose one interest is child care. Is remembered by for her long, long, hair. Senior Play: I4. Taconican: 3� U Athletic Association: ij. Baseball: 3 I+ Basketball: 3,1:- Soccer Manager: 3� U Tennis Team: 1,2 Challenger Staff: 2 Blond and daring from all reports Has a big interest but it’s all in sports. Constance Jorgensen Connie College Entrance Band: 1,2 Basketball: 1,2 Playdays: 2,3� lt- Vice Pres, of Girls' Athletic Association: Ij. Photography Club Vice Pres: 3 Committees: 1,2,3� U Taconican 3,U Yearbook: I4.. A darn good sport, who's on her toes, Connie will bring fun where're she goes. 11 Allen Main Bud Commercial Course Plays: 1 Committees: 1,2,3� U Base- ball: 2,3,14- Basketball: 2,3,14- Soccer: 3,li Athletic Club: 2,3,14- Honor Society: 3,14- Vice Pres, of Class: 1,2 Automobile Club: 3 Science Club: 1. Good in Lovin', good in sports. With Audrey he always resorts. Audrey Joan Berry Aud Commercial Course Pres, of Dramatics Club: 1� . Sports Club: 1 Photography Club: 3 Cheerleading: 2,3 (Captain Ip) Committees: 1,2,3,14- Play: I4. Play Days: 1,2,3 Taconican: 1. Happy, neat, considerate is she. It's a lucky man who marries Audrey. Jean Rose Jeannie Commercial Course Class Treasurer: 2,1� . Class Secretary: 3 Dramatics Club Secretary: 1� . Play: 1 Committees: 1,2,3,14- Photography Club Pres.: 3 Yearbook: I4. Debates: 3,14- Taconican: 2 Playdays: 1,2,3,U Cheer- leader: 2,3,1� . Student Council: 3 Sports Club Secretary: 1 Mistress of Ceremonies 2' The most changeable is our Jean, But with a Hoosick Falls fellow She's Always seen. 12 Lynda Susan Manchester College Entrance Class Secretary: 1 Class ''res.: 3,l . Cheerleader: 2,3 Debates: 1,2,3� U Student Council Vice Pres.: 3 Student Council Pres.: I4. Class Plays: 1,14. Band: 1,3,14- Chorus: 1,3� U- Operetta: 3 Committees: 1,2,3,14- Playdays: 1,2,3 Secretary of Honor Society: 3� l+ Sectional all State Music Convention: 14. Citizenship: I4. Queen of Junior Prom: She can dance and she can sing. In fact, she can do most anything. Lynn Sayers Manchester Commercial Course Yearbook Staff: I4. Chorus: I4. Athletic Association: 3A Committees: 1,2,3 1|- Student 3 Council: I4. Soccer team: 3,14- Basketball team: I4.. Lynn is the strong and silent kind. Who's muscular build Brings Atlas to mind. Medora Amidon Torchy Commercial Course Cheerleader: I4. Sportsclub: 1,2,3 Captain: I4. Girls' Basketball Volleyball captain: 3 Committees: 1,2,3,U Taconican: I4. Playdays: 1,2,3� I4. Dance Club: 2 Dramatics: 3 ?®P Club 3 Adult Education Class: I4. Rain or shine, come what may, Medora is late for class each day. 13 Kathleen Smith ■Kathy1 College Entrance Chorus: 1,2,3� U- Bowling: 1,2,3� Sports Club: I4. Swimming: 2,3 Red Cross: 1,2,3 Pan American Club: 3 Committees: l .. Always smiling, sometimes daffy. Is our happy-go-lucky Kathy. CLASS COLORS CLASS FLOWER Rose and White Rose CLASS MOTTO Labor Omnia Vincit (Work conquers everything) CLASS SONG Tune— I Love You Truly 1st verse Dear Berlin Central we give you a star. For all of our learnings and teachings afar; 1’riends, when we leave you we'll bear a great scar. It will remind us you're quite up to par. 2nd verse Goodbye Berlin Central you're our main theme. When e'er you're mentioned how we will beam; With studies over the future does gleam. Central we thank you for the truest of dreams. WHO'S WHO Needs biggest drag with faculty..........................Bill, Medora Most likely to succeed.....................................Dick, Lucy Handsomest: prettiest............................................Allen, Audrey Cutest............................................................Bill, Jeannie funniest..................................................Bill, Kathy Noisiest.,............................................. Bill, Medora Most fatherly: motherly...................................Lynn, Helen Wittiest.........................................................Allen, Medora Best sport..Stanton, Ruth Best figure............................................ Lynn, Audrey Most versatile............................................Dick, Lynda Favorite subject........................................Opposite sex Favorite sport..... ....................................... .Basketball Most athletic............................................Phil, Connie Most popular.......................................... .Allen, Lynda Busiest............................................................Les, Barbara Best dressed. ..................................... .Dick, Jeannie Best actor: actress.................................... Bill, Pat Best dancer........................................... ....Lynn, Lynda Most friendly..........................................Stanton, Lynda Most sincere.............................................Nelson, Lucy Class faker..............................................Bill, Medora Biggest flirt...........................................Allen, Medora Neatest Allen, Audrey Class mystery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!...............Nelson, Frances Wisest....................................................Allen, Lucy Happiest...................................................Bill, Ruth Most changeable...........................................Allen, Jean Most original..............................................Phil, Rita Most picked on........................................Eugene, Frances Most mischievous.........................................Bill, Medora Class lover............................................. Llen� Helen Shortest..........................................................Lynn, Jeannie TclIXgs ••••• •••••� ••«• ••«••••••••••••••• Anncnfl Most important...........................................CLASS OF '51 Class clown..............................................Bill, Medora Class flatterer......................................... Allen, Pat Most ambitious............................................Dick, Lynda Quietest................................................ Phil, Loretta Has biggest drag with faculty.............................Dick, Lynda Best behaved class ever................................ CLASS OF '51 is Class Will We the class of 1951 of 3erlin Central School, being of sound and disposing of mind and memory and recognizing tho uncertainties of life do make public and so declare this to be our last will and testa- ment. V.'e hereby do bequest the fol- lowing: Miss Maxon: A diary to enter in her trials and tribulations of The Taconican and study hall. Mr. Hewitt: A microscope and a book of Sherlock Holmes to aid him in his crime detection at B.C.S. Mrs. Maxson: A bottle of aspirin for the headaches the bad mannered seniors have given her. Mr. Bain: A chair that is not manufactured by the C.T. loves D. B. Company. Mrs. Kenyon: A picture of the Senior Class, (her favorite class). Mr. Surdel: An appointment book to keep track of his daily sched- ule . Mrs. Hull: A round trip ticket to Texas. Coach Witko: Another bus to take students to games. Mrs. Goodermote: A thermometer to test the temperature of her many patients. Mr. owhanick: Hair dressing to help tame down that front lock. Mrs. Thompson: A box to store up all her smiles and willingness to help anyone, for rainy days. Miss Biggs: A Chevrolet to run in competition with. Mr. Gallagher: A free brush cut at Loker's Barber Shop. Mrs. Bulger: Nothing, she's got it all. We leave to the cooks a rolling pin to use on the boys when they snitch cookies. Hugh, Bud and Reg: Another broom to lean on. '.Ve're just kidding J Jeanne Hammond leaves her address book to Diane Vincent. Phil Martin leaves his big feet to anyone who gets caught in deep snow. To the most deserving Juniors, Lynda Manchester leaves the great honor of being Senior Class presi- dent and Student Council presi- dent. fi'edora Amidon leaves her ability to raise cane to Barbara Stanley. Jessie Phillips: Connie irgensen leaves her ability to play basket- ball. Ruth Jones: Loretta Goodermote1s quietness. Next year's Senior Play Cast: Fat Boehm's and bill Sweet's acting ability. Audrey Berry leaves her cud of gum to anyone who doesn't chew. Almira Maynard: Jean Rose's temper. To anyone who has a spare study hall Barbara Hewitt leaves the duty of typing the menus. Kathleen Smith and Stanton Good- ermote leave their good sportsman- ship to Lionel Hill to add to his already good sportsmanship. Bob boles: Eugene Loker's Green Valley Rabbitry business. Allen Cahill: Les Crandall's pull with the shop teacher. Butch Bateman: Nelson Sweener's quiet and studious manner. To the teachers vtfio dislike tho girls to wear slacks to school, a law that prohibits them in B.C.S. Armena wills her height to Joan Lecce. Rita wills her curly hair to Bob K. Ruth wills her high voice to Fred H. Frances S. wills her ability to laugh to Joyce P. Dick K. wills his Armstrong heat- er to Bill Moses. Stephen Wilcox: An appreciative audience. Susie McCumber: Lucy O'Dell leaves some of her soft voice and dignified personality to her. 16 Class History In the year 19lj.7 we were ush- ered Into high school via the Freshman Initiation, in which all of our thirty members participated. Both boys and girls were dressed in long legged underwear and dresses wrong side out and backwards. The girls wore their hair in pin curls and no makeup, while the boys wore a lot of makeup. That year we presented a short play, It Pays To Be Clumsy, in assembly and at night. The day after school was out we had a class picnic at the CCC Dam with only one half of the class present. We all had a fine time except for a few boys who drank too much soda and got sick. We did not have a Frosh Hop, but we did have a box social on which we made approximately $30. We ended that year with a bal- ance of $71.11. Our class officers for that year were: Pres: Vice Pres: Sec: Treas: Class Adviser: We started by choosing the class officers: Pres: Vice Pres: Sec: Treas: Barbara Hewitt Allen Main Lynda Manchester Jeanne Hammond Mr. David Hayner our Sophomore year following as our Richard Kroboth Allen Main Barbara Hewitt Jean Rose Class Adviser:Miss Frances Congdon We decided against a Sophomore Soiree and had a spaghetti supper instead. This turned out to be a great success and we ended the year with $133.13 in our treasury. During the junior year we started off with the Freshman Ini- tiation which proved to be a big success and we found that the Class of '53 are good sports. Our next move was deciding whether or not to have the Junior Prom. Finally we decided to have it, and when the final date arrived we were busily working to get the gymnasium decorated in our class colors, rose and white. It looked very nice the night of the Prom. Lynda Manchester and Phil Martin were selected as King and Queen. Audrey Berry and Allen Main were the attendants. We also sponsored the Senior Ball last year. Neither one got us much further on the road to Washington, but we all had lots of fun. We ended our Junior year with $332.76. During that year the officers Lynda Manchester Richard Kroboth Jean Rose Lucy O'Dell Patricia Bulger were: Pres: Vice Pres: Sec: Treas: Class Adviser:Mrs, In the Senior year the follow- ing officers were elected: Pres: Lynda Manchester Vice Pres: Richard Kroboth Sec: Lucy O'Dell Treas: Jean Rose Class Adviser: Mr. Stephen Surdel Our first undertaking this year was a spaghetti supper. This helped a great deal in getting us a few miles nearer Washington, D. C. Our next move was our Senior Play, Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick. After many weeks of re- hearsals the date of the play had arrived and when it was over, we were glad it had been a great suc- cess. The cast was Bill Sweet, Lynda Manchester, Pat Boehm, Aud- rey Berry, Phil Martin, Medora Amidon and Eugene Loker. We started our last semester at B.C.S. with a Talent Show, and the rest of the year was devoted to the publication of this yearbook, SCHOOL DAZE. 17 Class Prophecy Here it is already ten years since that unforgettable night of June 25, when the class of '51 said their good-byes to B.C.S. We are now gathering in the home of the former Audrey Berry who is a happy mother of twins and a successful wife. As we look around her house we discover a beautiful job of in- terior decorating and find it was done by our classmate, Kathleen Smith. Speaking of the devil, Kathy inters. Kathy has been a big suc- cess in her line of work but is now giving up her career to be married. Kathy helped to redecorate the White House a few years ago. Kathy is soon followed by Lyn- da Manchester and the former Jean Rose. They have both been living in Washington, so they came up to- gether. Jean took a job as an F.B. I. secretary after graduation and has continued to work there. She took a leave of absence for two years to marry an old high school flame and start a family. She is now preparing to give up her Job to finish raising her family. Lynda is an important politician, gain- ing more fame every day. As you all remember, she was our great leader and adviser in school. Next, Helen Crandall, Rita Sweet, and Armena Thomas, make their way to our reunion. Helen went to Business College after graduation and worked for a short while as a stenographer, then in June '52 she married George Maston and is now living in Pittsfield. So far they have two children. Ar- mena is a child's nurse in Albany and is doing wonderful work. She runs a nursery during the week and then weekends she works in the Albany Hospital. Rita is married to Paul Sykes who was also a gradu- ate from B. C. S. They are living in Stephentown and have one boy, Paul, Jr. Richard Kroboth now shuffles in. Richard who we believed to be a brilliant scientist has become a hobo instead. He says he'd rather be in the wide open spaces than in a stuffy laboratory. Next to enter, are our teach- ers, Ruth Schiff and Lucy O'Dell. Ruth who trained for an elementary teacher is now teaching her family of five. She gave up her career a few years after her graduation from college to start a family of her own. Lucy trained to be a science teacher, but she is now married to a minister and is helping him with his work. Allen Main and Stanton Gooder- mobe now join the group. Allen whose only ambition was to go to work at either Cowee's or Sea- groatt's, has changed. He did go to work at Cowee's and soon found a girl whom he loved and married. Love must have done something for him because he began to work his way up in the firm and is now one of the shots. Stanton has sur- prised us all. As you all remember back in high school, Stanton spent most of his evenings setting up pins in the bowling alley. As you also remember, Mr. Dowhanick, our social studies teacher, was a pretty good customer. Well, the tables have turned. Stanton now owns his own bowling alley and Mr. Dowhanick is setting up pin3 for him evenings. Seems Mr. Dowhanick doesn't make enough money teaching to support his family. Eugene Loker, Bill Sweet, and Phil Martin, are the next three to enter. Eugene has made his first million dollars with his rabbits. He now owns one of the biggest rabbitries in the country. Bill and Phil both joined the Navy after graduation, but neither are in the service now. They helped us win the Korean War and then they set- tled down. Believe it or not , Billy actually settled down. He has two little red-headed boys and from the looks of things they are going to fce just like their father. Phil married Jean Snyder a few years ago and now has three girls. Jeanne Hammond and Barbara Hewitt are the next to join our midst. When Jeanne was in high school she didn't think she wanted to be a secretary, but after she graduated she took a job as a steno 18 Class Prophecy grapher and soon worked her way up to be the private secretary to the president of a large firm in Williamstown. It wasn't long after that, that she married him. He hap- pens to be 6'5 . People are trying to decide whether their two boys are going to be giants or midgets. No decision has been made as yet. Barbara became a stenographer in an advertising agency right after grad- uation. She is now vice president of the agency. She is not married yet, but is wearing a fairly large diamond on her left hand. Could it be the president, Barbara? Frances Shaw and Loretta Good- ermote now arrive in flashy uni- forms. Frances joined the V aves after graduation and is still in service. She is now a lieutenant. Loretta took a beautician's course and then joined the Waves. She is now a beautician at one of the bases. Pat Boehm and Leslie Crandall noisily enter with some of their wise remarks we so well remember from English and social studies class. Pat married soon after grad- uation and is now living in Colorado on a big ranch. Pat is really famous. She is the only woman in the world to ever have six children at once. No wonder she can afford a big ranch. Leslie is married for the fourth time and is living in California. He got a Hollywood contract shortly after graduation and has become a star comedian. He now owns his private plane. On the way out, he stopped and picked up Pat so they came on East together. Lynn Manchester, Nelson Sweener, and Alvin Berry have come in while we have been visiting. Lynn took a job as ski instructor and now runs a ski school of his own. There is a rumor that our former Connie Jorgenson is his star pupil, but no one has verified it yet. Nelson is a bookkeeper in a big firm in Pittsfield. He has been married twice and is at the present thinking of entering the third marriage. He and Leslie turned out to be quite the lovers! Alvin, our P.G. is now manager of the G.L.F. in Stephen- town. He is married and has trip- let girls. The last of our class seems to be coming in the door now. They are our class clowns, Medora Ami- don and Connie. Medora is still as crazy as ever, but she is happily married. She joined the Air Force after graduation and served over- seas. While over there, she met a friend from home and finally married him after several months of battles worse than any soldier ever saw. Connie is the champion of our class. Even if she was late a lot of the time while she was in school, she has proven that she is not always late. She broke all records swimming the English Channel and she walked away with several honors for America in the 1956 Olymphics. That seems to be all of our class, but it still seems as though someone is missing. There is someone getting out of a 1961 Kaiser out front so that must be who is missing. Our class adviser, Mr. Surdel, and family are arri- ving. He still goes in for Kaisers. There seems to be an addition to the family of three that we remem- ber from '51. He now has two little girls and a boy besides Stevie. He seems pretty spry for an old man. Mrs. Surdel has grey hair now, must be that family of theirs is quite a worry. 19 Left to Right: 1st row: Patricia Lewis, Luella Yerden, Gayle Croxson, Victor Lecce, Rosemarie Griswold, Stephen Wilcox, Eleanor Elliott, June Vreeland. 2nd row: Betty Sheridan, Irene LeBarron, Almira Maynard, Beverly Nelson, Barbara Smith, Barry McCumber, Ruth Anne Crandall. 3rd row: Robert Soles, Elsie lives, Waldemar Zwinge, Thomas MacVeigh, Robert Kroboth, Fred Humphrey, William Moses. Left to right: 1st row: Lynwood Phillips, Helen Amidon, Viola Chittenden, Lionel Hill, Arlene Hewitt, Grant MacDonald, Arthur Zamish, Joan Conklin, 2nd row: Joycelyn Pollard, Nancy Wing, Patricia Loker, Catherine Snyder, Gretchen LeBarron, Shirley Sweener, Dian Vincent, Rita Hewitt. 3rd row: Dorothy Jones, Ruth Jones, Mary O'Dell, Gladys Hunter, Janet Plank, Jane Silvernail, Susan McCumber, Lillian Olsen, Diana Jones. l4.th row: Barbara Lincoln, Ivan Wager, Deborah Schiff, Ronald Castagnier, Francis Gardner, Daniel McCumber, Robert Schroeder, Dawn Aldrich. 20 Left to Right: 1st row: Theron O’Dell, Betty Goodermote, Joan Lecce, Harold Zwinge, Jeannette Weinberg, Barbara Ann Stanley, Mary Caryofilles, William Amidon. 2nd row: Beverly Plank, Beverly Hartnett, Shirley Etman, William Knuetter, Allen Cahill, Virginia Gundrum, Joan Goodermote, Harriet Gorton. 3rd row: Charles Cave, Joseph Nelson, Alfred Stowell, James Warrington, Melvin Feathers, Ronald Castagnier, Thomas Paff, Fred Lecce, Cleante Caryofilles. EIGHTH GRADE Left to Right: 1st row: Wesley Sandberg, Joyce Blnk, Nancy Wiite, Walter Brown, Jeannette Ford, Patricia Haley, Betty LeBarron, Richard MacVeigh, 2nd row: Calvin Agan, Thomas Mordsfeld, Donna Amidon, Joan Schmlcn, Margaret Goodermote, Irene Yerdon, Evelyn Petteroe, Priscilla Palmer, Thomas Mahoney. 3rd row: Janis Hakes, Gary Winn, Theo Holt, Reinhard Gundrum, Dean Demick, Winfred Moses, Robert Jorgensen, Anna Sweener. 2 SEVENTH GRADE I Left to Right: 1st row: Andrew Jones, Rodney Agan, Gail Peluso, Janet Adams, Douglas Hamel, Howard Chittenden, Albertine Griswold, Allen Gardner, Shirley Stanley, Barbara Horton. 2nd row: Gary Michaels, Peter Hyman, Doris Snyder, Dolores Connelly, Lynn White, Valerie Leach, Weldon de Meurers, Bruce Stevens, Barbara Crowley, Loretta Brayman, Clarice Jones. 3rd row: Raymond Boehm, Martin Nelson, Louis Schmidt, Carol Lincoln, Rolland Hewitt, Marvin Gardner, Leland Armsby, Margaret Kewitt, James Brayman, Daniel Corlew, Chester Demick, Anne Silvernail. SEVEN!H GRADE II Left to Right: 1st row: Alice Moon, Pearl Harrington, Mary Petteroe, Eleanor Weaver, Jessie Phillips, William Crandall, Donald Connelly, Richard Squires. 2nd row: Violet Harrington, John Ellsworth, Lloyd Hartnett, James Squires, Herman Teal, Dexter Miller, Jack Merrills, Rose Button. 22 SIXTH GRADE Left to Right: 1st row: Edna Stevens, Arlene Phillips, Thelma Knuetter, Alice Grover, Betty Jean Goodrich, Margie Jones, Lawrence Burdick,Richard Oswald, Richard Blowers, George Phillips. 2nd row: Martin Gorton, Jane Bryant, Mary Margaret Riccardi, Janice Wager, Theresa Gardner, Carolyn Thomas, Loretta Lingener, Janice Goodermote, Beverly Alderman, Estella Amidon, Allen Armsby. 3rd row: John Hammersmith, Charles Stevens, Rita Vars, Lloyd Schermerhorn, George Leach, Arley Schermerhorn, Irma Teal, John Blowers, Lloyd Goodermote. l4.th row: Jesse LeBarron, Eugene Wager, William Merrills, Carl Stowell, Gordon Gundrum, Lloyd Burdick, Richard Jones, Alric Jones, Robert Michaels. FIFTH GRADE Left to Right: 1st row: Doris Sandberg, Elaine Frey, Sandra Thompson, Sandra Root, Jerry Maxon, Kenneth Phillips, Charles Corbin. 2nd row: Theodore Hoffman, Myron Hoffman, Arlene Jandrow, Goldie Stevens.Lillian Thomas, Eunice Maxson, Billy Maynard, John Weaver. 3rd row: Alan Kane, David Merrills, John Goodermote, Leverne Bentley, Darwin Miller, Harold Niles, Arthur Maxon. 23 FOURTH GRADE Left to Right: 1st row: Connie Hadden, Lois Ann Cure, Clara Gorton, Elizabeth Bentley, Sandra Lewis, Arlene Merrills, Leona Jones, Mary Stevens, 2nd row: Charles Oswald, Bruce Hewitt, Marjorie Rhodes, Arlene Alderman, Victoria Amidon, Betty Mae Hodges, Mabel Harrington, Lois Knuetter, Marilyn Gutermuth, Larry Gallagher. 3rd row: Philip Riccardi, Edgar Merritt, John deMeurers, Russell Haley, Ernest Niles, RoDert Squires, Edward Seagroatt, Faxon Jones, William Michaels. THIRD CRADE Left to Right: 1st row: Sharon Burdick, Margie Oswald, Barbara Grover, Kenneth Corbin, Gettia Hoffman, Joyce Loker, Wealthy Jones, Janet Deyoe, Betty Weaver, Lacey Fosburgh. 2nd row: George Blowers, Billy Barber, Douglas Sheeran, Grace Blowers, Loretta Youngs, Irene Gundrum, Eddie King, June Merritt, Lewis Goodermote, Robert Reynolds, William Thomas, William Thomas, Grover Stanley, Harry Moon, Lawrence Leach, Sherman Jenne, Larry Windsor, Lynn Gutermuth. 24 SECOND GRADE Left to Right: ls£ row: Karl Klein, Arnold Bradley, Anthony Hadden, Robert Bryant, Holden Gutermuth, James Vincent, Maxine Corbin, Kathleen McCumber, Joan Swanson, Barbara Hodges, Nancy Shaw, Charlene Greene, 2nd row: Walter Merritt, Thomas Phillips, James Phillips, Robert Stevens, Norman Bentley, Ann Marie Jones, Harriet Niles, Albert Riccardi, Robert Baogh, Edward Hoffman, Jean O'Dell, 3rd row: Arthur Pollard, Joseph Schiff, Richard Root, Robert Moon, Darius Lingener, Sylvia Thompson, Leonard Maxon, William Feathers, William Strait, Timothy Vincent, Jerry De Shane, Wayne Goodermote. FIRST GRADE Left to Right: 1st row: Mary Lou Littlefield, Louise Thompson, Dwight Tanner, Robert Pollard, Harold Goodermote, Donald Merrills, Maureen Cure, Thelma Goodermote, Cherie Miller, Beverly Babcock. 2nd row: Charles Hoffman, Jesse Stevens, Frances Annie Deaken, Sharyll Wager,Ella Mae Crandall, Patricia Deaken, Nancy Niles, Marjory LeBarron, Amos Jones, Robert Oswald, Gary Ganson. 3rd row: Eugene Merrills, Donald de Meurers, LeRoy Blowers, Elton Stevens, William Crandall, Michael Curtis, James Osgood, Allen Button, Michael Lee Kane, David De Shane, Richard Gallagher, Lawrence Feathers. 29 Left to Right: 1st row: Craig Gutermuth, Julie Curtis, Margaret Plank, Elmer Hoffman, Pamela Cure, Katherine Manchester, Shirley Goodermote. 2nd row: Sandra Adams, Jo Ann Michaels, James Riccardi, Jerry Strait, Richard Baugh, Maureen Maxon, Virginia Goodermote. 3rd row: Sandra Rath- bun, J. Jones, Richard Humphrey, Keith Woodcock, Katherine Jones. Absent: Judy Sheeran, Joan Sheeran, Sandra Bentley. Left to Right: 1st row: Rosemarie Griswold, Dorothy Jones, Joan Conklin, Jeannette Weinberg, Jeannette Ford, Margaret Goodermote. 2nd row: Lyn- da Manchester, Lucy O'Dell, Gary Winn, Barbara Hewitt, Patricia Boehm, Rita Hewitt. 3rd row: Jane Silvernail, Richard Kroboth, Stephen Wilcox, Allen Main, Gayle Croxson. 26 27 THE BAND CHORUS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM 30 ARTS AND CRAFTS CLUB SI BUS DRIVERS 32 33 34 Compliments of Henry J. Seagroatt Co. Berlin, New York Compliments of W. J. COWEE, INC. Compliments of TACONIC VALLEY BANK Berlin, New York CONGRATULATIONS BORDEN’S ICE CREAM Compliments of HOTEL CHESTERFIELD 130 West 49th Street, New York City EXPERT PHOTO FINISHING ANDY'S SPORTS STORE 270 River Street Troy, New York Opposite Union Fern You will find it handy to shop and save at Andy's Greeting Cards Enlarging For Fastest Service Leave Your Films At Frey's or Waterman's YOUNG PHOTO SERVICE Albany, New York Compliments of Feathers Garage ★ SKILLS m S THOMAS W. BARBER Used Cars and Trucks Bought and Sold Phone lfjFlli. GuiDANCE— balanced train- ing — activities. Placement in key positions in business, professional and government offices. ALBANY BUSINESS COLLEGE 126 - 134 Washington Ava., Albany 6, N. Y. Stale Registered — Veteran Approved VARIETY SHOP Yarn - Needles - Gifts Lillian O'Dell FORD'S EXPRESS SERVICE Transfer Service Truck Trailer Load Moving Coal COLONIAL INN Leland Armsby Fine Foods Legal Beverages BRANDI'S SHOE SHOP Men's Boy's Quality Shoes - Rubbers Open All Year Shoe Rebuilding Shoe Shine Parlor 39 Church Street Hoosick Falls, New York Compliments of BENTLEY'S GENERAL STORE Center Berlin, New York Established 1917 Thousands of girls are needed in business and government offices NOW The salaries are high and the opportunities for advancement are unlimited The quickest way to prepare for one of these good positions is to take a business course at MILDRED ELLEY SECRETARIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 227-229 Quail Street Albany 3, N. Y. REGISTER NOW Registered by the New York State Board of Regents SUMMER SESSION starts July 2 FALL SESSION starts September 1|. Compliments of WYMANS STORE 1 Willard Street Hoosick Falls, New York Tel. 673 For better buys shop at H. H. STERNBERG Five and Ten Cent Store Hoosick Falls, New York Compliments of the Petersburg IGA FOOD STORE Mary Rose Sawyer, Proprietor ANDRICK STUDIO Compliments of Portraits of Distinction Thorpe Bldg. Hoosick Falls, New York Tel. 814.8-J ALLEN STEWART M. LURIE CO. Compliments of KARL-LEE DRY GOODS STORE 55 Church Street Hoosick Falls Full Line of Infants, Children's Ladies Wear Shoes Hoosick Falls, New York Compliments of HAYNES GARAGE Petersburg, New York BULSON BROTHERS� GARAGE Compliments of Chevrolet Dealers Repair Work Done BUNNY'S GRILL Hoosick Falls, New York JONES and JONES GILLESPIE BROS. COMPANY Wallpaper-Paint-Hardware Expert fitters of the Shoes-Rubbers Tel. Petersburg 17FI4. AJLX W1 Cl oXlS AAAA to rlK LEADING BRANDS LADIES SHOES Quick Drug Service THORPE'S PHARMACY Hoosick Falla, New York Phone 31+8 McCLINTOCK CHEVROLET Telephone 1I4.38I Stephentown, New York H. V. HEWITT and SONS Contracting Building Heating Plumbing Flooring Native and Western Lumber Building Products Plywood Cedar Siding Homasote Tileboard Your Westinghouse Appliance Dealer Petersburg, N. Y. ROUND AND SQUARE DANCING Every Saturday Night WATCHES CLOCKS JEWELRY REPAIRING J. H. McEachron 26 Church St. Hoosick Falls, New York BRIDGEWAY DANCE HALL Route 22 Cherry Plain, New York ATWATER and GREEN Used Cars and Parts Tel. 220 West Lebanon, New York S. S. BARNHART Grafton's General Store FOR ANYTHING YOU NEED BATEMAN MOTORS DESOTO and PLYMOUTH DEE and WHITMAN Hardware and General Merchandise Stephentown, New York I H C TRUCKS Stephentown, New York Phone 44261 CASCADE PAPER COMPANY On The Hoosac River North Adams, Mass. Paper School Supplies Cafeteria Equipment State Representative Mr. William B. Scarborough 23 Southworth Street Williamstown, Mass. Come to FREY'S ICE CREAM PARLOR for Fountain Service and Lunches Compliments of PRECISION LEVEL VIAL Petersburg, New York HALL and HIGGINS FUNERAL SERVICE Phone 1443614. STEPHENTOWN, NEW YORK Compliments of CORA M. MANCHESTER Berlin, New York Compliments of NEW THEATRE Hoosick Falls, New York WALLACE E. CHAPMAN INSURANCE STANLEY ZELLNER LIFE - AUTO - FIRE- Optometrist There Is No Substitute Eyes Examined For Experience Fine Eyeglasses Phones-Troy BE 5-3599 359 Broadway Valley Falls PL 3-4566 Troy, New York Melrose, N.Y. WATERMAN'S Compliments of Newsroom HAROLD B. HICKS Supervisor School Supplies New Lebanon Berlin, New York LOKER'S BARBER SHOP Compliments of HEWITT'S MARKET Berlin, New York CLARENCE E. WILLIAMS Berlin, New York Tel. 1 When You Want Television C. Williams Compliments of STEPHENTOWN G. L. F. Compliments of Feeds Seeds - Farm Supplies BERLIN CASH MARKET Fertilizers Phone )|JiJ|8l L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY C. E. JONES Attleboro, Mass. Trade in Berlin Known wherever there are Schools and Colleges We Have It, Class rings and pins - Diplomas At The Right Price Represented by — A. M. Hodgkins Call and See P. 0. Box 9 Schenectady,N.Y Tel. «7 HARRY B. HICKS LUMBER CO. BEST WISHES to the EVERYTHING TO BUILD ANYTHING SENIOR CLASS Phone 107 LUCINDA BARBER ’.TEST LEBANON, NEW YORK WALTER C. SYKES COUNTRY KITCHEN HOME COOKED FOODS STEPHENTOWN, NEW YORK GENERAL MERCHANDISE STEPHENTOWN, NEW YORK Phone )|)|)|-9 l FREDERICK N. BROWN GENERAL INSURANCE STEPHENTOWN, NEW YORK Phone M4532 H. W. NEHER AND SON WATCH-IT JERED O'DELL Watch Repairing Tel. BR 93103 HEATING - PLUMBING Phone 77 Berlin, New York W. H. O'DELL Lumber Custom Work Tel. BR 93103 The staff Planned Plintinq takes this opportunity to express their thanks to their advertisers Miller, Lamb Hunter Incorporated for making this Yearbook possible Weber Avenue NORTH ADAMS, MASS. Telephone 3553 ,SV aVvO AUTOGRAPHS COMPLIMENTS OF MARK W. STILLMAN All Kinds of Insurance and Bonds Berlin, New York Your Logical Source of Supply HOWARD'S Commercial Stationers Office Outfitters Steel Equipment Ashley 2-8850 River State Sts. -roy. Compliments of Best Wishes To B.C.S. Seniors of '51 THE METHODIST CHURCH Berlin, N.Y. THE FEDERATED CHURCH Stephentown, N.Y. Kenneth H. Wait, Pastor MAHONEY'S GAS STATION Grafton, New York CHARLES F Berlin, WHITE N.Y. Gas Lunches Oil Groceries FINE CLASS RINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS YEARBOOKS AWARDS J 0 S T E N � S Since 1897 • Representative: Fletcher Cox 20 Slingerlands St. Slingerlands, N.Y. Compliments of GEORGE S. McKEARIN, INC. Insurance of all Kinds H. A. PICHE Fruits and Vegetables Grafton, N. Y. Tel. Bridge 9-32f?l Hoosick Falls, N. Y. CAHILL'S RANCH TAVERN of Troy Berlin New York N. Y. States Finest Sports Store READ DICK KROBOTH'S Weekly column of B.C.S. News in the CHATHAM COURIER CHATHAM, N.Y. on sale at WATERMAN'S HAROLD FORD Cars-Parts-Service -A Square Deal Always- Compliments of LEO WATSON Phone Berlin 9F5 Babcock Lake Compliments of AMBER LANTERN TEA ROOM Cropseyville, N. Y, COMPLIMENTS BEST WISHES AND SUCCESS to the Class of '51 THE ROY MANCHESTERS OF BERLIN A. A. (3m £jdlL BROWN'S GARAGE Ford Tractors and Deerborn Equipment Cropseyville, N.Y. Mr. Mark Carney Mrs. Grace Vincent Mrs. Bernice Strait Miss Phebe Rathbun Mrs. Nellie Hull Mrs. Hubert Jandrow Mrs. Norma Goodermote Mr. Donald Bain Mrs. Mary Kenyon Edward S. Witko Earle W. Hewitt Katharine Maxon William owhanick Jeannette Biggs Alice B. Fitzgerald Mrs. Nancy Thompson Mrs. Velma Lamphere Ralph Vincent Gayle Croxson Hugh Manchester Emily Wager Sahl Salkin Paul Sykes Kiddie Shoppe hoy Wright Thomas W. Barber Harry S. Brown Jess's Beauty Salon Hill Crest Mr. and Mrs. Edward Murray Mr. Lawrence H. Gallagher Goldie Wright Lake Elizabeth m {MYERS -ifirf YEARBOOKS JHE PACEMAKERS OF OUAIITY MYERS AND CO. INC. TOPEKA, KANSAS -J f • r r ’ ' � - trr “-i w-. t r -