Central High School - Indian Yearbook (Chautauqua, NY)

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1947 PAGESIXTEEN THE INDIAN in the year a luncheon was given by the girls, on occurrence which became a tradition with the class until this year, when it was decided to hold a dinner in Gretchen's Kitchen at the end of the year. We have had a Hallowe'en party every year, except this one, while in high school, last year having one with the class of '46, As sopho- mores we gave a party, in the form ot a carnival, that will be long remembered by those who attended. Last year we had on outdoor class party at Orsers'. There are seven members of the class in the Senior Honor Society, Martha Milligan being president ot the organization. There are also several Seniors on the Sportsmanship Brotherhood. Several of the Seniors play in the C. C. S. Band and many members of the class belong to the F. F. A., F. H. A., and Mi-Y. There are many Seniors in executive positions on the Chronicle and some are members of the statt. Most of the boys belong to the basketball and baseball teams, and Seniors have acted in many ot the school plays. The class has kept up school standards in scholarship as well as being active in extra-curricular activities. XA! 'QT Y C ' N - Y. ili.Pf4 --,L . ,, M, -... - 'To--' 7 s .' --B ,.jilf7 . ',.j ff A? .-..,..-- z. 3,11 1-Y

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THE INDIAN PAGEFIFTEEN 1947 should rid ourselves of this pointer, therefore some of us quietly walked into the room and hid the pointer behind a cupboard. Then we thought that our troubles were over until Doug Seymour, the traitor, pulled the pointer out from behind the cupboard and told Miss Johnson that the Girl Scouts did it. Then our troubles really began!!! But it wasn't until sixth grade that we really cut loose. ln this grade our teacher was Miss Jane Eggleston, whose name is now Mrs. Richard Barron. It was her first year of teaching at this school and she was young, and we took advantage of it. We were always playing tricks on her. One noon hour we thought it would be fun to turn all of the thumb-tack boxes over so that all of the thumb-tacks would fall out when she opened the box. The sixth grade room used to be where Mr. Turner's office and the storeroom are located now. We used to like to climb out on the roof which is outside the windows and 'play there. Cne noon we got caught, though, so that ended that. We made puppets and candles while we were in this room. Making the candles was quite a lot of fun. We would get in line with a piece of string in our hands and march around the room, dipping the string in the wax every time we went past it. It took several weeks before we had completed a candle. From sixth grade we went, as most grades do, to seventh grade. Junior High at last!! Our seventh grade teacher was Miss Marian Benson, whose name has since been changed to Mrs. Taylor. When we were in the fourth grade we had a music teacher whose name was Miss Forrestel, who had devoted one day a week to new song day. This day was usually Friday. We were supposed to stand up and sing a new song in front of the room . We all dreaded this day above all others. Johnnie Whitehead would always sing I Had a Little Dog. We always enioyed this because Miss Forrestel didn't appre- ciate it- but she got used to it. We had Mr. Cowles as a math teacher in seventh and eighth grades and he helped us considerably with math. When we were freshmen, Shirley Crump, Stephen Kovach, and Martha Milligan lolned the class. Martha had attended C. C. S. for parts of several years and so was no newcomer. William Geertson left the class this year. Carol Saxton, Joanne McMahon, and Carol Miller ioined the class last year. Martha Kemp entered this year, having skipped her iunior year. Sidney Smith attended C. C. S. for the first semester of this year. When we were freshmen, the senior girls gave a dinner for the entire class. Later

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THE INDIAN PAGESEVENTEEN 1947 CLASS PROPHECY By Willa Mary Hewes and Joanne McMahon The year for the big event had come!! The class of '47 was holding its tenth reunion at Chautauqua Institution. They hadn't seen one another for five years and had come from all parts of the world. Martha Kemp, now a famous missionary in Angola, was giving a series of lectures at Norton Hall about the need for doctors in Africa. Dr. Robert S, Orser, practicing in Burma, spoke to Martha after her talk when the entire class had assembled. He said that the need for doctors was great in Burma, too. Carol Saxton, working in Johns Hopkins as a dietician, voiced her opinion about the need for doctors in the United States, as did Martha Milligan, a laboratory technician who had been doing some work with scientists about the effect of atomic energy on humans. Steve Kovach, aircraft technician, had just arrived from California. He had been delayed by a breakdown in his plane. Homer Terwilliger, an auto mechanic, had found the trouble with no difficulty fthere was no gasl. Among those present were John Whitehead and Lincoln Fisher, both top farmers in Chautauqua. That afternoon the class attended a concert given by the famous pianist, Sidney Smith. Shirley Crump, now a radio singer, presented several numbers. Douglas Seymour also followed the line of music, becoming a hill-billy musician but also being a gentleman farmer on the side. Doug had his own radio program, a half-hour show once a week. As this program was being heard from coast to coast regularly, there was a sponsor and a commercial: If your pan is petering out, go to Billy's Peter Pan Beauty Salon, which is operated by Marion Greene and Elizabeth Hodges. After this program Willa Mary Hewes and Joanne McMahon, both elementary teachers, gave a talk on Why Teachers Are So Important. After this the alumni went to see a major league baseball game. The winning team's pitcher was George Fisher. Irene Boss, Carol Miller, and Rosemary Flanders agreed that it was the best baseball game they had ever seen. Rosemary was Mrs. John G. Stewart now and the mother of twins. Carol Miller was engaged to Roland Hewes. As it was then getting quite late, all said goodbye and departed towards their homes, far and near. They felt sad about parting but knew that in another ten years they would be together again.