Chatham Central High School - Flight Yearbook (Chatham, NY)

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CLASS WILL We, The Senior Class, of Chatham High School, Chatham, New York, being of sound mind, memory, and understanding, do make, publish, and declare the following as and for our last Will and Testament: that is to say: To Kathleen Young is left Betty Anderson's independent walk: to Doro- thea Link, Hap Boland leaves his red-headed temper: and to Betty Gifford is left Bill Colville's little blue book containing excuses for every day in the week. Dorothy Coons gives her way with the boys to Marjorie McCagg: while Kathleen Salerno receives Norma Coons' becoming freckles. To George Craft we bequeath Ierry Cozzolino's black wavy hair: to Mal- colm Wheeler, Mary Diskin's lead in the Senior play: and to Ivan Webster we leave Billie Doyle's quiet class attitude. Of course, Tom Dunn gives his Senior picture to Ieanie Miller: and Betty Gaylord bequeaths her come-hither look to Billy Martin. To Harlan Root, Ruth Goodermote passes her shy manner, while Hermie Hesse gives her auto- graphed photo to loe Beaucage: and Iohnny and Billy Hoffman leave their ability to get along together so well to the Vogels. Dorothy Iacobia wills her tap dancing shoes to Helen Whiffen: to Frances DiCapua goes Marie Kinne's good nature: and to Ray' lackson, Eleanor Kittle and Dorothy Sheldon leave their happy smiles. b We further give to Bernie Dunn, Madeline Koller's dancing ability: to Scratchy Hatch, Walt Madsen leaves his latest work, I Came, I Saw, I Conquered : and to Helen Lengyel, we leave Bea Martin's No. 17 ration stamp. Those brains that always give Bruce Maxwell 1002 on any of yMiss Morris' thought questions go to Lois Falkner: while Norma Piester receives Nellie Myers speed , The class clown, lack Navarra, leaves his sense of humor to Geraldine Dedrick. Barbara Nordman bequeaths her technique of getting a man to Doris Hirt: to Gloria Walker, Martha Pugh gladly leaves her Oklahoma driver's license: and to Mary Dean Pulver, Bob Radley leaves his very calm manner. Helen Hoffstedt acquires those big blue eyes of Marion Spath: while lean Stickles leaves her A English notebook to Alice Van Buren. A date with May Stone's handsome brother is given to Betty Wishon: while Bob Gross is be- queathed Roy Strever's nickname, Steve . Roger Van Deusen hands down the title, Accompanist for C.H.S. , to Betty Repp: and to Marjorie Barden, Della Verenazi leaves her mysterious charm. Those long, curly eyelashes of Violet Welch, we give to Rita Hart: and to lohnny Richardson goes Tucker Wenk's acting ability. lane Sherpey receives Shirley Westover's dark curls: while Dot Mc- Quade is left the privilege of a ride in that Connecticut-licensed car by Bill Whiteman. Cora Wieland leaves her job as Production Manager of The Students' Pen to Katherine Korob- chuck: to Charlotte Brusie, Wright Garvey gives his dancing technique plus - - -: and to Eddie McKern goes Lloyd Goodrich's ability to Wear navy : and to Diana Gell, Pete Gross leaves his ability to get high marks. Son of the Navy Blue, Bill Van Pelt, bequeaths to Carol Hall the right to send all her mail, Free . To Ruth Norton, the forcefulness of Betty Lobdell is given: while Louise Strever leaves her motherly attitude toward children to Barbara Paul. The title, Miss Chatham , held by lean Becker is handed down to Edna Golden: to Clifford Camp- bell goes Donnie McIntyre's manly carriage: and to Eddie Troskowski goes Russ Northup's determina- tion to pass. ' I26l CAVALCADE

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H1sToRY or THE CLASS or 1943 The class of '43, the first class to graduate under the new wartime sys- tem, believes that it has done its best for its school and for its country. We cannot deny that at times we have fallen short of perfection in the eyes of the faculty, but it was only because our newly acquired halos slipped a little. That we are an exceptional class cannot be denied when one looks at the brilliant record we have set for the underclassmen. As Freshmen we quickly dispensed with the business at hand, that of electing officers. Peter Gross became our President, lean Becker our vice- president, lohn Harder our secretary, and Thomas Dunn our treasurer. We early developed an interest in the welfare of others,and showed it by sponsoring the Children's Cru- sade for Children to aid children in war-torn countries. Our Sophomore year saw us becoming organized as a class. Under the guidance of Mr. Kufs We elected the following officers: President, Robert Radley, Vice President, Iohn Harder: Secretary, lean Becker, and Treasurer, Barbara Nordman. These officers, with the exception of lohn Harder, who was replaced by Thomas Dunn, served us faithfully through the rest of our high school careers. At the beginning of the year we held our first annual football dance, an event that was destined to become a tradition in C.H.S. The upperclassmen did their best to try to discover our new class colors, but until Arbor Day, when we brought forth our banner of Navy Blue and Gold, our secret had not been revealed. As luniors we started the school year with our second annual football dance. Once again, we set a precedent by being the first class to donate money to the U. S. Treasury. Spring brought us the responsibility of making Arbor Day and the Iunior Prom memorable occasions for the class of '4Z. Much to the regret of the class, Mr. Kufs, our friend and adviser, left us, but we were fortunate in securing Miss Potter to guide us through our last year. We started our Senior year with a bang, when, with the largest cast in the history of the school, we presented the Senior play, Youth Takes Over . It was in this year that we really distinguished our- selves as patriotic Americans. In addition to the regular number of students who come and go, we point with pride to our service flag containing 19 stars. In lanuary We graduated five of our boys: Peter' Gross, now at R.P.I.p George Wilbur, Lloyd Goodrich, Wright Garvey, and William Van Pelt, all in the U. S. Navy: and gained one, Boy Strever, through the new speeded-up program. We are equally proud of our former classmates who previously responded to the call to the colors. The U. S., Army, claims Robert DeVane, Arthur Westover, Bruce Maxwell and Fred Hoffman. Charles Every is in the U. S. Marine Corps. With the U. S. Navy are William Calhoun, Richard Lobdell, Fred Coz- zolino, Donald Bartow, Harold Golden, Iohn Lang, Spencer Moccio, Samuel Kaplan and Theodore Owen. Now with our goal, graduation, in sight, We are filled with gratitude for the school that has so fully prepared us to take our places in this uncertain world. C.H.S., 1943 E251

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These traits of lack Seaman, blonde hair, light complexion, rosy cheeks, and excess wit, are given to Louise Teator. Not forgetting Iohnny Mesick, he wishes to pass down his alarm clock to Shirley Bleau. Lillian Francis and Doris Tholke give their double homemaking ability to Rose Navarrap While Carlo Zito leaves Ianice Van Pelt some of his talkative ability. Bequeathed to Leo Calwell by Iimmy Wilber is the right to follow in his brother's footsteps. Cam- illa Moccio leaves her athletic ability to Betsy Moore: and not forgetting Molly Morrison who wishes Walt Passett to know that she will leave him an open night any time he wishes. We hereby bequeath to the faculty! To Miss Potter a long, quiet summer vacation followed by many years of health and happiness. Good Luckl To Miss Dardess we sneak a gas coupon so that she may go see a grade A movie when it comes to town. To Miss Durrant we leave a very sincere Thank You from every Senior tor her so ably helping this class in a time of need. To Mr. Moyer we leave an autographed photo of Miss Moses. Think Uncle Sam will like it? To Mrs. Pulver we give a few excess points so that she won't have to figure so closely when she goes to the store. . To Miss Ashley we leave a completely new homeroom. Sorry to see us go? To Mrs. Radley we bequeath the book, How to Bring Up Baby While Father Serves Country . To Miss Ward we give the privilege of being a Red Cross nurse on the North African front. To Mrs. Magee we leave a messenger to report a day ahead of time the changes in periods. To Miss Newman we give a round trip ticket to visit a certain Army camp. To Miss Winter we leave a trailer so that she can get all her neighbors home safely and not be too crowded. To Mr. Aldrich we leave a better arrangement of all material on the changes in education dur- ing the war so that he has access to the material promptly. To Mr. Benson we leave a candy counter in the lower corridor so that during third period, he can enjoy his mid-morning snack . To Mr. Brundage we bequeath our No. 17 stamp because he walks so far from his home to school that he wears out many pairs of shoes. To Mr. Olmstead we give a new derby and a Ieep . Happy ridin'! To Miss Morris we leave a new air conditioning system so that when she gets very warm she won't have to put the windows up. To Miss Weis We leave a brand new tire. We have priority! Ahem! To Mr. and Mrs. Coon we leave an excess of patience so that their dog, Zip, will someday be a good hunting dog. Don't you think he should go on a diet, Mrs. Coon? To Mr. Vosburgh we leave our very deep sympathy when shoveling coal next year to keep the classes of C. H. S. warm. To Mr. Becker we leave a new shovel to replace the one that was used by the Senior Class on Arbor Day. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal at the Chatham High School in the village of Chatham this nineteenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred forty-three. CLASS OF 1943. Charley Macarthy S Mortimer Snurd , E Witnesses: C.H.S., 1943 T271