Berne Knox Central Schools - Memoir Yearbook (Berne, NY)

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CLASS WILL We the class of 1952 of Berne Knox Central School Town of Berne State or New York berng of sound mrnd after years of hard work tryrng to sleep comfortably on hard desks beneath the explodrng knowledge To B K C S we leave thanks for four happy successful yea rs and many pleasant memorres To Mr Schoenborn we leave a few less senrors to gurde and to help select the proper courses To Mr Sherwrn we leave a brand new secretary To Mrs Swrck we leave the trrals and trrbula trons of next year s senror play To Mrs Wrrght we leave thanks for her help and guidance during our hrgh school years To Mr Noble we leave a plentrful supply of paper for hrs study halls To Mr Neyerlrn we leave hopes of berng a member of the cast rn one of hrs future plays To Mr North we leave hopes of art classes un rnterrupted by the yearbook staff To Mr Chester we leave thoughts of unbreakable equrpment for hrs lab To Mr Haas we leave a few male tenors and barrtones for the senror chorr To Mr Zrmme we leave less tax reports to ma ke out To Mr Shaul we leave srncere hopes of wrnnrng the Schoharre League champronshrp To Mrs Ondrrcek we leave more grrls to play basketball durrng gym periods To Mrs Quay we leave more closet space for the numerous artrcles usually found ther To Mr Boyden we leave less boys rn hrs g classes To Mrs Becker we leave thoughts of a Latin II class To Mrs Lockwood a most versatrle actress we leave more plays for her to interpret To Mr Rouse we leave another batch ofSel'r1OrS to calm down To Mrs Morey we leave less competrtrve Senror grrls for her marn pastime To Mr Favreau we leave a parr of unbreakable glasses ertheraccrdentally or purposely dropped' To the Freshman classwe leave three more years of fun plus lots of hard work. To the Sophomores we leave all our alibis for being late for class. ff r el rn 11, 'IU tu Ilrr tkk' l'.frrruncrr rr U To the Juniors we leave all the problems of berng Seniors David Greene wrlls hrs love for baby srttrng to anyone who wants rt Dorrs Page leaves Al to the mercy of the other B K grrls Brlr Smyth leaves all the erasers to next years art class Jean Errckson wrlls her love for basketball to sorry she ll always keep that Rerd Cooke leaves all the grrls brokenhearted at hrs departure Ruth Jones wrlls her wavy harr to Drck Drozlek Charles Frederrckson leaves hrs mathematrcal genrus to Mrs Wrrght s backward boys Nan McCormrck sdependabrlrty rs left to Shirley Jones Ann Whrpple leaves her abrlrty to have fun to Coach Shaul Peg Shultes leaves her smrles for next year s cheerleaders Joan Sloger wrlls her Journalrstrc career to Peg Swrnt Pete Roney leaves hrs abrlrty to get along wrth teachers to anyone who can make use of rt Bob Dearstyne leaves hrs brother Drck as a future senror Norma Garge leaves B K to her great sorrow Larry Taber leaves hrs brother to take over hrs humorous lrnes Norma Jansen wrlls her abrlrtyto be loyal to one man to Marge McCormrck Joan Van Wormer leaves her vorce for future operettas Marian Nelson leaves her studrous manner to Alrda Klersy Katherrne Arena leaves Angie to take over! Madelrne Bradt leaves her love for a partrcular teacher to teacher to Dorrs Saddlemrrc Ed Peverly leaveshrs wrtty sayrngs to Chuck Wrl lrams Francis Gerry leaves his toni kit to Pete Long Gertrude Drezelo leaves her trombone to Dick Betts. .fast above our heads, leave this as our last will and testament, , - . . 23. ' ' ' ' D g . . 1. . . - . - . . ' . b 1 . . 3. . 1 . . I . a I I 4. .I a -- . . ' 0 , 5. ' . 4. . . - 7. . . . . . U u ' ' 8. f , .. . ' . I . , . ' 9. . . r . . ' r ' ro, ' ' ' . , ' 13. ' ' ' . V7 ' 3 14. ' ' - . ' . I 15. U ' ' . ' ' res. 1 4 ' ' ' ' ' . L 17. ' ' ' . b E 1 rs. I ' ' ' . . a . D 19. . l - I , , ' 20. ' . u ' ' ' 21. . . . . . - 22 ' . 23. WW' ff' 1' 'f Z W I ll I f I

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CLASS PROPHECY It was a cold wintry day Ann Whipple was walking down the mam street of Berne Hr Annie' Ann turned to see who was ca lltng her It was Nanette McCormick Why hello, Nan Haven t seen you rn ages You re not krddrng I haven t seen you xn centunes What ve you been doing wrth yourself? Nan asked Oh Im married now and live rn Berne I married that fellow from the next town You know the one Ann replred Nan nodded her head Oh yeah You mean that one Suddenly Ann turned and said You know things are a lot different in Berne since you left You see that store? What d they used to call it? Jack s? Jake s Nan corrected Yes, that s rtl Now 1t's David Greene s Super Wait On Yourself IFeel Lazy Today Market Oh? Nan exclaimed And who omms that beautiful mansion beside rt? What? Drdn t you know? Ann querred That s Katherine Arena s home She took up singing after she graduated and now she s with the Metropolitan Opera Company She s very rrch Mm It looks it Nan replred And whose rs that lrttle old shanty beside rt? Surely it doesn tbe long to one of our classmates? Arm shook her head sadly I m sorry to say but tt does That s where Frances Gerry IIVCS It seems that his wisdom got the best of htm All he does now IS write books and speaks so intellectually that no one dares go near him Nan wiped a tear from her eye Poor Francis Say what ever happened to Eddie Peverlv Eddte? Oh he and B111 Smyth are comedrans on colored phonyvrsion Ann replied Hmm here s the doctor s office Nan remarked She read the plaque by the door C Frederrckson M D So he really became a doctor! Say let s go down to the school, Ann interrupted There are a lot of our classmates there Strll? No silly They work there 0 1 So Nan and Ann walked together dovm the mam street of Berne turned in the drrve walked up the steps and entered the school They went downstairs frrst and met Bob Dearstyne who taught boys Phys Well rt rsn t too surprising that Bob rs teachrng Phys Ed here Nan remarked as they walked away Don t they have any grrl s Phys Ed teacher like they used to? Oh yes Ann replred Norma Gatge rs the grrls teacher but she xsn t here right now She generally tells the girls to go outside and play and not to keep trackrng under her feet all day Where is Joan Sloger? Whatl exclaimed Ann You certarnly haven t been keeping up on the news my dear Joan ts the elected But here we are at the principal s office Guess who the principal rs? Idon t know admntted Nan Mr C Peter Roney, Ann exploded Let s go rnsrde They walked rnsrde and saw Pete leaning back m hrs chair with hrs feet propped upon the desk When he saw them he jumped up qutckly then sat down agarn Oh! you scared me girls he said Come rrght rn Ithought you were someone else Then he recognlzed them and came forward and shook hands Well hello he said If rt 1sn t Anme Whipple and Nan McCormrck What are you doing here? Haven t seen you rn a dog s age Nan sard We re just revrevnng old times and trying to drscover what has happened to all our class mates Drd you know that Gert Drezelo gOI marrred? Pete inquired She lrves on the farm next to the school Madellne Bradt is writing a new style dtctronary She keeps sendrng me pages of her manuscript asking me rf I approve of the words What a headache' Then there are two girls teaching here tn this school Norma Jansen rsdrrectrng the band and Marian Nelson rs teachrng the language of the Anglo Saxons frather useless lf you ask me but she always tnsists that rt rsn t j You know I never drd frnd out about Re1d Cooke What rs hrs profession? I know Nan answered quickly he works in a ctrcus It seems that he shrank a lrttle after gradua tron fprobably from reliefj Now he s known as The Shortest Man in the World Say did Ioan Van Wor mer marry Drck as she planned? Defrmtely nodded Ann Now she has a dozen kids Wowl exclaimed Nan and Pete simultaneously Oh I forgot to tell you contrnued Ann Ruth Jones owns the beauty shop across the street The other day she announced a correspondence course called How To Grow Natural Waves So Nan commented she has finally come out with the secret Well Pete I guess rt s about time we were shoving off, Ann said Goodbye Goodbye said Nan, hope we see ou again sometime Nan and Annie walked out of the sc ool and had just started down the road when suddenly Nan S31d Hey you drdn t tell me about Jean or Peggy or Dons Hold on, now Ann laughed Jean started the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Mrschervous Persons Peggy owns the Shultes Swanky Dress Shoppe down the street and designs gorgeous gowns But you can t guess what happened to Dons Tell me pleasel It seems Ann continued that she and Al built a rocket ship and flew to the moon They wanted to see rt right up close Suddenly she turned on Nan, Hey, What s commg off? 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