Cherry Valley Central School - Karatongan Yearbook (Cherry Valley, NY)

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CLASSH STORY To greet Kiss Pauline Gilday in 1939 thore was Edmund Davis , Charles Diamond, Nicholas' Dudish, Thomas Kovac, John Mizerak, David Horse, Emory Oescr, Herbert Tennies, Alvah Van Derwerker, Polly Diamond, Barbara Fassett, Jean Leneker, Mary Ottman, Florence Porath, Janet quant, Sylvia Rury, llellie Spencer, Kathleen Yerdon, Shirley Yerdon, and Coldia Mae Clapper. In first grade we weren t very active because we didn!t know each other very well, although we do remember David Morse chasing a red head around the room quite a bit. In our next year Bill Mulder, Henry Yerdon, and Anna Kretser joined us. We now had fourteen in our class and Miss Emma Bishop-Tad her hands full. The third grade proved to be very interesting as it was a new experience for us. We now had two grades in one room all under the guidance of Mrs. Elizabeth Lehman. Every morning Mrs. Lehman would call, Harold Baldwin, Eddie Davis, Polly Diamond, Barbara Fasaett, John Mizerak, Billy Mulder, Mary Ottman, Sylvia Rury, llellie Spencer, James Swank, Peter Shulgay, Herbert Tennies, Beatrice 7 illiams, Henry Yerdon? To this everyone would usually answer present. At the mid year Sally Ann Frawley Joined us. Poor Mrs. Lehman was stuck with us again in the fourth grade. There were only ten of us so it wasn!t quite as hard on her. We all liked Mrs. Lehman very much and learned a lot even though it was necessary to discipline us quite often. We passed to the 5 th grade and Mrs. Cole. Six newcomers; Reg- inald Whiteman, Gerald KcFee, Ivan Barnes, Richard Garlock, Phyllis Y hiteman, and Rose Ann Gordon were added to the mischevious group of Eddie Davis, Johnnie Mizerak, Billy Mulder, Henry Yerdon, Polly Diamond, Barbara Fassett, Mary Ottman, Sylvia Rury, and llellie Spencer. It seems that more Ink was spilled that year than was used. If Barbie wasn!t falling asleep while Mrs. Cole v as reading. Rose Ann, llellie and Mary were cleaning up ink which one of the boys had spilled. In the 6th grade we began our acting career with Mrs. Veronica Reynolds. Polly eloped with Young Lochinvar in our great dra- matic production of this epic poem. Elmer Valdwin, Barbara Austin, and Gloria Corron added to the fun this year. In the 7th grade we were joined by Irene Tabor, Mary Country- man, Elizabeth Hubbell, Leland Layman, and Marie Camp. It was this year that Eddie, Billy, and Johnnie played ball with an orange. They missed a few times and left some evidence on the wall. Vle had a party that year. It was the last successful one we ever had. This year we were under the guidance of Mr. Frank Mathews and Miss Shirley Woodman. The 8th grade v as supposed to mean hard study. Miss Rourke, our advisor took us on a hike to Judd!s Falls. There was no mis- taking our adventure as proven by our many mosquito bites. This year we were joined by Ida Mae Baxter, Charles and Evelyn Byers, Lyman Jones, Spencer Brown, Emory Dornburg and Russell Prill.

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 ! r' The Freshman and Sopnmore years meant good times for us. Our activities included a trip to Howe Caverns with Jane Dwyer, our advisor, and Mr. Edinger, and two very successful dances. The tnemes were The Harvest Hop and Football Hop . After gaining Paul Hoffman, Harold Funke, Tony Flint, and Bob Stiger we now had fourteen members in our class. After visiting friends and relatives many times, we disposed of the jello which netted us a good profit. Miss Genovesi and Miss Jones accompained us on a hay ride to Fort Plain which finished our activities for our sophmore year. Mrs. Gilbert joined our ranks and that was where her worries began. Paper drives were our main means of support and Vic dances added to our funds which were gradually building up. Our Rainbow Prom was a huge success after weeks of planning, arguing and deco- rating. We took over the candy sales after Easter vacation which meant more money, money for our treasury With Harold Funke as President, and Mrs. Gilbert as our ad- visor, we entered our 12th year with big ideas and equally big heads. More paper drives followed, and then we settled down to work on our Senior Play, Big As Life . It turned out to be a hit even though the whole cast had a slight case of hysterics thanks to Evan Wright. Our card party, the majority of wnich were seniors was not very successful. This year, we added Evan Wright, Mae Klimuszka ard Leland Laymon. It was necessary to work hard and diligently for our senior trip, which brougnt our school days to a successful close.