Berlin Central School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Berlin, NY)

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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

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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

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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