Canaseraga High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Canaseraga, NY)

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that Helen takes care of! My Spirit has given her success. Two men are entering now who have remained firm friends in spite of the fact that they entered upon two totally different walks of life. They are Leo Nye and Bob Stratton. Leo after graduation, became part owner of his father's farm in Burns, and it is now one of the best known dairy farms in the East. Bob Stratton went into the United States Coast Guard and today has gained the honor of being a top naval officer. His career up through the years has been one of courage and heroism. The newspapers have often had headlines of his brave actions. He has a wife and two children who reside near New York City. My Spirit has given these two much success. The former Dorothy Van Name and her husband, Leonard Neetz, residents of that well known place, Swain, and owners of the Erie Railroad, come in next. Dorothy shows the success that can come in combining a career and home life, for Dot but a week ago retired as superintendent of nurses at Bethesda Hospital in Hornell. In a few months, Dorothy declares, congratulations will be in order for this happy pair. They have lent their 1962 Oldsmobile to the bride and groom for their honeymoon trip. My Spirit has done well here. Two more guests are entering, Richard Dresser and his wife, the former Barbara Tuttle of Arkport. They have been married for nine years now and at the present have four delightful children. After graduating, Dick went into the car and motorcycle business. He is the inventor of the well known Dresser cars, trucks and motorcycles. His racing cars are also well spoken of. You do not have to look far to see the advertisement: For comfort and ease, select a Dresser De Luxe car. My Spirit has given this couple an abundance of success. Another well known twosome are coming in. They are known from their TV program on which they appear nightly. Norma Kurtz and Joan Van Neel are nation- ally famous for their program on which Joan is star singer of Western music and Norma is singer of the blues. In private life Joan is engaged and soon to be mar- ried to the man of her choice. Norma has not as yet married but keeps house for her father. News has come of her rumored engagement to the guitar player on their TV program. My Spirit has done many things said to be impossible. Ralph Fenton, who in his Senior year belonged to the National Home Guard, has gained much fame from his recent promotion to the commander of that organi- zation. Ralph, whom the class selected as cover designer for our Pow Wow, is also well known in the art field for his talented work. He designs magazine covers for such well known magazines as The Saturday Evening Post ' and ' Country Gen- tlemen. He has married a girl he met while traveling with the National Guard. My Spirit is glad for him. Numerous other guests have entered, and now the wedding ceremony is about to start. As Dolores, to the strains of the Wedding March, moves slowly up the aisle on the arm of her father, she looks up and meets the eyes of the woman min- ister who is to perform the ceremony. This woman was also a member of the Class of '52. Her name is Mary Swain. After graduating from Canaseraga Cum magna laude, she went to Houghton College and graduated also Cum magna laude. She has preached in many great cathedrals, not one of the least being the beautiful one in Birdsall. My spirit never had to exert too much influence -- Mary has more success than was really her due, but it came by much hard work, and she is wel- come to it all. A note: While attending Houghton, Mary met and fell in love with a young theology student whom she later married. They now reside in Pennsylvania and have two children. As Mary begins those honored words, let us draw the veil gently across this scene. The class of '52 has had success and have done well in my eyes: for am I not the spirit of the class of '52? May their life henceforth be the very best. My spirit watches still over them with care. Witnesses: Mary Ann Dennis Robert Jackman Marilyn Gates Ralph Fenton

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