Berlin Central School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Berlin, NY)

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CLASS HISTORY In the year 1952, 44 nervous and excited freshmen were ini- tiated into the trials and tribula- tions of high school life with stars in their eyes and in a heavenly daze. The boys looked strictly feminine in their attire consisting of women's dresses, high heels, and silk stockings. They were a- dorned with jewelry and looked simply divine in their lipstick. The girls were decked out in a lively assortment of men's paja- mas and hip boots. They also ex- hibited the newest in hair styles which consisted mainly of rags. Yes, they were truly a picture of every man's ideal dream - - that isamanfrom Mars. That year our first stars began to shine as we presented a one act play, The Happy Journey to Trenton and Cam- den. We also put on a food sale, and had our first dance. Oh, what fun and excitement! Heading our constellation this year we find Patricia Etman as President and Louie Roberge standing close by as Vice-President. As sec- retary, we find a star that has since left our solar system, Margaret Mc- Donald. As treasurer, Weldon de Meurers, collected the money to be used for our trip to outer space. The next year our constellation was in ascendance as thirty-three of us became sophomores. We put on our Halloween Hop which proved to be quite successful. That night the sky was Truly a picture of every mans ideal dream.” cleared of all cobwebs as the witches flew by on their brooms. We also sold shields with the school name on them and put on another food sale. That year two new star s joined our constel- lation. They were Pete Angell and Doug Hamel. We find the same bright star distinguishing our constellation as Pat Etman became President for second term. Rodney Agan shared in her shining rays as Vice-President. Secretary, Weldon de Meurers, did a swell job at sky writing and Tedd Mc- Cormack, serving as treasurer, found it necessary to annex an entire planet to store our growing funds on. In September of the solar year 1954 twenty-nine of us boarded a roc- ket ship and quite proudly landed in the Junior homeroom. Again our con- stellation was brightened by the ar- rival of a comet (in track), Nelson Stevens. That year we had our turn at preparing the freshmen for high school utopia. What fun that was! And then, of course, we were all excited as. we received our class rings which seemed to us to be brighter than those of Saturn. The one event that really highlighted our junior year was the Junior-Senior Prom. It was a beautiful star lit night and the couples glided over the clouds without a care in the world. On the highest cloud we could The latest in fashions for 1952.

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GARY MICHAELS Mike Pastime: Swimming Ambition: Draftsman Memory: First day of School TEDD McCORMACK Jumper Pastime: Eating and Driving Ambition; Enter College Pet Peeve: Girls who talk too much Memory: Now LOUIS FERDINAND ROBERGE LouH Pastime: Sports Ambition: Get Married and raise a Family Memory: Senior Play NELSON STEVENS Nels Pastime: Art and Running Ambition: Advertising Artist Memory: Representing Rensselaer and Columbia Counties in N.Y.S. Champion- ship Track meet. CAMERA SHY ASHLEY JONES Ash- Pastime: Hunting and fishing Ambition: Graduate Pet Peeve: School BRUCE STEVENS Brutus Pastime: Working on Radios Ambition: Enter the Navy Pet Peeve: Girls who wear lipstick Memory: Stephentown Grade School 17

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see Anne Silvernail and Rolland Hewitt as King and Queen and Chester Demick and Nancy White as Prince and Princess. This year we find Tedd McCormack leading the constellation as President and the comet, Nel- son Stevens, as Vice-President. Secretary, Anne Silvernail, kept us in contact with the universe, as treasurer, Pete Angell, in- formed us that our treasury planet was beginning to give off a green glow. And then the moment of greatest thrill thus far in our heavenly daze arrived when twenty-nine of us earned the title of Seniors. How proud and happy we were! The big event this year was the senior play, Cheaper by the Dozen, which proved to be a great success as the stars shone brighter than ever. Of course, we all settled down to the hard work financing and publishing our yearbook. All this was done prepara- tory to that glorious moment when we embarked on that wonderful trip to outer space now known to us as Wash- ington. As President, we again find Behind the scenes for the Prom. Tedd McCormack soaring ahead like the superman he is. Vice-President, Louis Roberge, is following close to his tail. Anne Silvernail, serving as secretary, made final preparations for our trip to outerspace. Treasurer, Pete Angell returned his planet to the spacemen as we had withdrawn the funds for our final rocket flight. After being in the clouds for four glorious years, we decided to come back to earth. Our carefree days of excitement now at a close, we dis- covered that the old earth isn't so bad after all. The stars shone their brightest. 1!»