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

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Che Perfect Game As we look back to our fust game we can see the year that brought us to the btg leagues W were Freshmen To lead us through our f1rst year we elected the followrng class offrcers Presldent, Charles Sloger Vrce Presldent, Ernest Crawford Secretary, Marlene Le Bu1s Treasurer Shuley Tallman Janet Blarr and Bob Swatn were elected to represent us on the Student Counctl Charles Palombo was chosen to represent the Freshmen on the new Berne Knox Gurdance Council Mary Long and Harold Mrller represented us 1n the Red Cross For our events, we held a movle B1rd of Paradxse, 1n October ln March we held a skatrng party at Knox Cave and rn Iune we held the Freshman Round and Square Dance 1n the Gymnas1um Under the able gutdance of Mr S1ertl and Mtss Twrtchell we left the Fresh man grade behmd us 1n very frne style ln September, 1954 we found ourselves Sophomores Our class advrsors were Mr Denofro and Mr Favreau Class offtcers were elected as follows Mary Long, Ernest Crawford Dorothy Shafer and Shrrley Tallman as Presldent, Vlce Presrdent Secretary and Treasurer respectrvely Janet Blau and Marlene Le Bu1s were chosen for the Student Councrl Tom WURIIS and Beatr1ce Chrysler were appornted to the Red Cross Harold Mtller was elected assrstant secretary and Gerald Cross assxstant treasurer Our Sophomore movre was Tycoon wrth John Wayne and Lorralne Day The Sophomores ordered B K balloons and p1ns to sell and another proflt was realtzed For the One Act Play Contest we chose Deep ln the Heart of Texas Mr O Leary dlrected the play and the Sophomores won the contest' We presented another mov1e on March 10 Santa Fe Tra1l and agarn we were successful Our dance was held on Apr1l 29 and was called Spr1ng Festtval The Hudson R1ver Valley Boys prov1ded the musrc To complete our year we held our ptcmc at Warner s Lake We would return tn September as ,Tumors In September 1955, we found ourselves rn the Iumor Homerooms We elected Gerald Cross Presr dent Mary Long V1ce Presrdent Dot Shafer Secretary and Shtrley Tallman Treasurer Janet Bla1r and Harold Mrller were elected to the Student Counc1l George Croster was named for the Red Cross We entered the Magazlne Contest and made a profrt although we lost out to the present Sophomores Back to God s Country was the tttle of our Iumor movle and tt was very successful The Junxor class pard half glortous trme select1ng our class rlngs and when they came Just before Chnstmas everyone was over Joyed Our selectron for the Jumor One Act Play Contest was Frreman Save My Ch1ld' The Sophomores took all the honors except the huge profrt whrch we deposlted The theme of our Junror Prom was Serenade In Blue They gym was beauufully decorated w1th soft shades of blue accented by a gold bandstand backdrop The backdrop rtself represented a cool summer porch topped off by blue lrghts Tables around the gym created an effect of an outdoor cafe It was a wonderful evemng' We were one of the few Junror classes to realrze a profrt on th1s event' We elected yearbook offrcers and started a dr1ve to collect our adver tlsements for th1s year s book We closed the year by havrng a prcnrc wtth our class advtsors, Mrs Osterhout and Mr Mustrco at Warner s Lake The next t1me that we would meet would be as Senrors We had made rt at last we were Senrors' Thts was to be our last year together Mr Schloss Mrss Sherwtn and Mlss Lehn served as our adv1sors Gerald Cross was re elected Presrdent Charles Palombo was chosen V1ce Presrdent and Dot Shafer and Shrrley Tallman were returned to offrce as Secretary and Treasurer respectrvely Phyllrs Bassler and Marlene Le Bu1s would serve as Sen1or representatrves to the Student Councrl Edward Cooper and Beatr1ce Chrysler were elected to the new Guldance Councrl The yearbook staff consrsted of Harold Hammersharmb Dot Shafer, Charles Sloger, Charles Rrsley Charles Palombo Ernest Crawford Mary bong, Shlrl Tallman Gerald Cross and Harold Mxller Mrss Lehn was the superv1sor The Sen1or Play was held on November 1 The trtle was Drums of Death a mystery comedy rn three acts Mr Schloss drrected and the play was a huge success The Rhythm Rangers pro vrded muslc for the Soc Hop The gym was decorated w1th crepe paper and bales of hay Everyone had a good ume and agatn the class efforts netted us a proftt We were very proud as Sentors that the Bulldogs had fmrshed the f1.rst unbeaten season tn B K h1story Members of the Varsrty Squad from the Senxor Class rncluded Gerald Cross Ronald Marun, Ernest Crawford and Bob Swam For the Jumor One Act Play Contest the Senlors presented Father Says No' 1 ', a hrlartous comedy Mtss Sherwm our new advlsor who replaced Mr Schloss drrected Graduatlon day ts near and we wtll separate to take our places rn the world Who knows one of us may one day become Prestdent of the U S If th1s IS so we can be thankful that Berne Knox has glven us the foundatron that all of us can use I ' UI ' . ll e . . 2 ' : ' ' : ' : . 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It s III the Hants' As we spread the cards before us we are able to see what the future holds for the class of 57 As we flrp the cards we see There goes Beaty Chrysler on her customrzed Farmall tractor, complete wrth automatrc feet warmers As she pulls 1nto a do rt yourself gas stauon, owned by the wealthy tycoon, Master Le Roy Schoon maker she hears two people argulng over the poss1b1l1ty of Phyllls Bassler be1ng elected Presrdent of the U S on the Amerlcans for Peace and Qu1et trcket The two people? Well, as usual, tt s those two famous debate SP6C1311SIS Madellne and George Crosrer The news of the day comrng over the rad1o tells of a crrsrs rn the bleach and peroxrde busrness lt seems as rf the female presldent of the fum a Mrss Dorothy Shafer has refused to consolrdate her fum wlth the fum of Martha Hanley a wealthy manufacturer of flour and shavrng cream The trouble all started when Harold M1ller was drscovered to be rn cahoots wrth one of the partres Another news flash from Pans tells of some character tryrng to d1vert the Seme Rrver so that the rrght bank w1ll be on the left and vrce versa Who IS lt None other than the famous excavator, Edward Cooper On the 1nternat1onal scene, the Ambassador to ltaly the former M1ss Katy Snyder has just announced her secret maruage to James Baker We now expect green clover shaped p1zzas News flashes from all over report that Mlllard Swart and Rrchard Schanz have just won uranrum medals rn the 1980 Olymprcs berng held rn Muddvllle Flats Idaho A Mlss Marlene Le Burs has just been elected Mrss Btscurt of the 21st century It seems as If she learned to make the hot rolls through the vulcanrzatron of cement blocks Shrrley Tallman, the long sought mrser has Just been found 1n a squalrd hut countlng her money Harold Hammersharmb author of the best selllng book, How to Keep a Level Head has Just been admltted to Bellvue for mental observatxon Bob Swarn, world famous swrmmer nearly drowned last nrght 1n hrs bathtub when he tr1ed to prove that he could survrve under water for more than four mrnutes wlthout atr Donald Prtcher has just recerved a gold plaque for hrs work on complex math problems from the noted economxst Morrrs Morrow In Los Angeles thls mornrng Bob M1ller James Truax and Chnstopher Keller all former class mates suddenly bumped 1nto each other on Hollywood and V1ne All are reported In good condrtron at L A General Hosprtal Also last nrght, M1ss Lors Cross beat Ton1 Wuk1ts ln the Boston Marathon In Cleveland yesterday a Mr Ronald Martm and a Mr Ernest Crawford completed a contract for the rmmedrate manufacture of fourteen tons of nose and ear plugs for the people of Burma 1n the comrng monsoon season Charles Rlsley and Rrta Wagner are co stars of the smash Broadway h1t Secrets of Ivan Trotsky by F I Mustrco Jerry Cross IS now producrng Dr L1tch Fltch s stxtch and prtch ha1r remover Pat Deacon Eleanor Tompk1ns and Pat Wern berger have all fled to the Ozarks to teach the back woodsmen rock and roll Mary Long and Thora Walters noted detectrves have just smashed a modern day Tweed Rrng rn New York The leader was a srnrster embezzler Hrs nameo Charles Sloger Two dtzzy dames have just bought an old frshmg schooner and have set out on a world crulse w1th Just a compass to gu1de them Both are former classmates Carole Ostrander and Pat Arnold Charles Palombo has been reprrmanded by Federal authorltres lt seems as 1f he and Mr Schloss are st1ll argurng over who should get the huge E1v1s Presley record album won at a Supreme Court Ice Cream Soc1al , 0 I , 1 I ' 11 n - ' 1 1 ,, -. 11 - - I ,, . . . ,, ' v o o 1 - p 1 I D I I 1 1 , . 1 0 0 0 I 0 I I I 1 o I . . . . . 11 0 I ,, . . . . 1 Q I 1 9 0 1 9 I I 1 1 1 1 1 p 1 1 1 - - 11 n - ' 9 1 1 1 . . . , . . . . . 1 Q 1 - 11 11 1 . . ,, . ,, . I I 1 1 - 1 U I 1 1 1 ' 1