Berlin Central School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Berlin, NY)

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found herself starred in the lead of Ronald Channings', September Evening which had a long run at the Barry Theatre in New York. Tommy has been a man of all trades» He joined the navy for four yo®rs and then decided to return to civilian life» Next Tommy tried eing a draftsman for the G. E. at Schenectady. He left his position to become the manager of a boot company and really gets quite a kick out of it. After much searching the trunk has been found. Before it can be opened Luella Yerden, Betty Sherica”, and Almira aynard arrive. Luella got a job with an insurance company as secretary. Feeling that she wanted a great deal of insurance she married the boss and got a life policy. Luella has one additional policy, a bouncing boy with big bream eyes. Betty also became a secretary for the manager of an atomic fisson plant which is now developing an atomic space rocket. Betty is married to one of the experimental pilots and they rlrn to settle on Lars in the near future. Almira is now a confidential secretary for the Presided of the United States. There is a rumor going around that the President was impeached after reading his Statu of the Onion Speech. It was breathless I Guess who typed it for him? Almira is engaged to a Senator from the deep south and plans to raise peanuts with a southern drawl. Barry McCumber, arrives unoticed by anyone because of ;he hammering on the trunk. Barry joined the navy after high school and was shipped to Ice- land. After careful consideration he married a cute little Iceland girl and returned to the states. Today he is the idol of the American screen He appears to be the lionty Clift of the 1960's. Late as usual are Patty Lewis and Barbara Merrills. Patty of course finally made up her mind and took a lifetime lease on a land Grant. Grant is a well-known politician. Patty helps him write his speeches and also travels with him on hes campaigns. In her spare time at home Patty keeps busy -with her twin daughters. Barbara is a member of the Woman's Air Force and is married to a jet pilot. She and Betty are sisters-in lav , being married to brothers. She has two small buck privates v hich really keep her flying. Finally the trunk is opened. Just as everyone is about to rummage in the trunk there is a violent tremor throughout the house and then a s .dden thud is heard. Steve Wilcox has just landed outside in his spaceship. Steve comes in off the roof accompanied by prof. Moses, eminent chemist. Steve is a construction engineer having hot his start in the Senior play. Bill is recovering from an explosion in an atonic piant where he has been working. Bill hasn't ohanged much since the old days in chemistry class. Last to arrive at our reunion is Mr. Hotaling with Irene, who he picked up hitch-hiking. Irene is a little bewildered but we guess she'll be O.K. Mr. Hotalir.g's lateness is credited to his old 1951 Chevy v hich is just abc-t on its last lege. He says the last installment will be paid come June. He plans next to buy a small bus to accomodate the ever increasing family. Our reunion is now complete.. The entire class gathers around the trurk and reminisoes about the good old days.

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The year is 1964. The place is the enormous dairy farm owned by the millionaires Robert L. Soles and Fred Allen Humphrey. With them are Gayle Croxson and June Yreelanc, and the four of them are rummaging through the attic of the old farm house.looking for the trunk containing pictures and souvenirs of the class of ’52. Soon after being graduated from Berlin Central, Bob and Fred went into partnership and are now the owners of one of the largest dairy fame in New England. Following high school Fred married, but Bob was a little less fortunate and did not reach the alter until five year6 later. Now there are two little Soles and one little Hump running around the farm. After college Gayle became ?'rs. Alvin Berry and has been teachin school since. Gayle and Alvin are now the proud parents of 3 little Berrys---------- triplets no less. June also went to college and soon became a woman in white. She is now superintendent nurse in a large Eastern hospital. She is the proud mother of four boys and three girls. Her husband is an M.B. now serving as a cartain in the army. These four along with Irene LeBarron had planned a reunion which was to have begun today. By the way, where is Irene’ Irene planned to be a nurse tco, but could not adapt herself to hospital routine. She is now a governess, and by a strange coincidence is caring for June's seven children —or is she? Irene started out with June, but it looks as though she got lost on the way. Suddenly a loud screeching sound is heard and we see Bob Kroboth alight- ing from a flashy 1964 Chrysler along with Walt Zwinge in a snappy 1963 Gadalac. Bob is accompanied by Vic Lecce and Tommy MacVeigh. Walt has brought tlsie lives and Rosemarie Griswold. Still our four classmates are not aware of the arrival of their friends, they are two busy trying to locate an old trunk. Our newcomers are directed to the attic. We notice that Bob Kroboth, who is now a retired 3 Star General of the Air Force, has greyed slightly at the temples. Bob finally settled down and is now happily married with two children. Vic became a garageman soon after leaving high school and soon went into partnership with a new found friend. Vic’s friend proved otherwise and he found his friend gone and most of his money too. This disgusted Vic and he moved to Texas and started a ranch. He recently discovered oil and now is quite happy. Who wouldn't be? Walt and Arlene finally went down the long middle aisle to the last roundup. Walt has had a very successful career singing on T.V. and has been dubed Singing Zwinge. He reminds one of a combination of Frankie Boy Sinatra and Frankie Laine, v ho was popular back in the early fifties. The Zwinge's have added five extra rooms to their Long Island home to accomodate ten extra pair of little footsteps. Elsie has become the Grandma Moses of our class. She has received notable fame among artist of the country and last year was awarded the Nobel Prize for Art. Elsie has just returned from a tour to her native Estonia where she acquired among other things a very handsome husband. Rosemarie studied to be a secretary but soon gave up her job to enter the glorious world cf the theatre. After several years of hard work she

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On the nights of February 6th and 7th the Senior Thespians presented the play, Everything Happens To Us , by Robert St. Clair. June Vreeland and Bill Moses were convincing in their parts as Mr. and Mrs. Ross. Their sons were portrayed by Walt Zwinge, Fred Humphrey and Barry McCumber. The love interest of the play was provided by Gayle Croxson, Rosemarie Griswold and Luella Yerden. Barbara Merrills, Steve Wilcox, Robert Kroboth and Almira Maynard were excellent in character parts. Scenery was constructed and painted by Victor Lecce and Tommy MaeVei i. Lights were expertly handled by Robert Soles. Patty Lewis and Irene LeBarron were in charge of costumes and properties. Elsie lives handled publicity and tickets. Steve Wilcox, Bill Moses and Victor Lecce did a fine job of handling the sound effects. With the able direction of Mr. Harold Hotaling, assisted by Mrs. Jeanette Miller, the play was very successful