Cooperstown Central School - Reflections Yearbook (Cooperstown, NY)

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Class History As we started our glorious adventure in grade school, there were twenty- eight of us including: ' June Adams, Dora Bridger, Floyd Camp, Theodore Clark, Donald Clinton, Mary Cunningham, Mary Louise Davidson, l'Vay ne Eckler, John Edwards, Marian Fish, VVallace Gage, Frederick House, Mary Rose luliucci, Duane jones, joan Lettis, Seabury McGown, Jean Olmstead, Nancy Parrette, Janet Perry, Con- stance Pierson, Douglas Saxton, Clifton Skinner, Barbara Smith, Robert Smith, Edwin Thorn, Betty Tyler, Betty Wilbur, and Joan VVorall. Those left with us who are still planning to graduate this june are: Dora Bridger, Floyd Camp, Donald Clinton, M ary Cunningham, Mary Louise Davidson, VVayne Eckler, john Edwards, Frederick House, Mary Rose luliucci, Seabury McGown, Nancy Parrette, Constance Pierson, Douglas Saxton, Robert Smith, and Betty Wilbur. ' In our grade we had our picnics at the end of the school year. We had birth- day parties in which our parents furnished a few refreshments-birthday cakes and such. Then came our eighth grade graduation in which fifty of us graduated. Our colors were blue and yellow and our flower was a yellow rose. NVe felt very proud to be promoted into High School but we had left behind many kind teachers who had helped us gain this honor. Our class valedictorian was Ruth Burch and Con- stance Pierson was salutatorian. So in our Freshman year, we went on with our education with only four more years ahead of us. Our class president was Marvin Parshall. Our First dance in our Freshman year was May 29th. The admission was 3.25 a person. YV e had fun but as any dance goes, the boys played cards on one side of the room, while the girls sat and gossiped on the other side. It was a new experience for most of us to come up into High School and have different schedules of classes, teachers and home-rooms. It was fun to pick out some of the classes that we wanted along with the required ones. One of the interesting things about High School was the sports including Gil A. A., basketball, baseball, football, track, cheerleading, music activities and ot ers. Then in our Sophomore year, we became more adapted to our teachers and gegan to enjoy the privileges of High School. Our class President was Douglas axton. Our Junior year was so much fun with our Junior Prom, concessions at famous baseball games and selling food at the home football games along with bake sales. We had much discussion over our Junior Prom, the highlight of the year. Problems came up as: VVhat orchestra? What decorations? VVhat price? If we were going to have a Queen? There was much discussion over the Queen. Some of us, as Mary Lou Davidson, took it seriously and cried at a class meeting. We finally decided on the Dream Beaus which made the evening divine. The room was decorated with gaily colored streamers, tables and chairs to represent a French cafe. After all the confusion about a Queen, we did not have one. Now it is 1950 and we are Seniors. This year we realize how much school has meant to us. This is the busiest and most expensive year of High School. We have to pay fPlease turn to page 395 Fifteen

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BARBARA J. STIGLIC G. A. A. I, 2, 3, 45 Dramatics 1, 2, 4, Pathfinder 2, 3, 4. KARIN TETENS POLLY J. THAYER G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4Q Glee Club 1. MARY E. TILLEY Drarnatics 3, 4, Pathfinder 4Q Stu- dent Council 4, G. A. A. 3, 45 Class Secretary 35 Yearbook Editor. GEORGE R. TUCKER Class Treasurer x, 3g Varsity CU 3, 4g Baseball 3, 43 Bowling 2, 3, 4. KENNETH A. VIBBARD Class President 35 Varsity C 2, 3. 4: Tr2Ck 3, 49 F- F- A- 3. 43 Football 45 Basketball 2,,3, 4. KATHARYN G. wrsd Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4g Miiied Chorus 4. l LESLIE D. WIER Football 3, 4g Baseball 3, 45 Var- sity Cn 45 Dramatics 4l l N s BETTY R. WILBUR N'1lllll'l'l'1lL1lllH1.-llli' l Glee Club 1, 2, 3g Mixed Chorus 41 Pathfinder 45 Dramatics 4. DORQIHI A. ZIGON - it ll ' ll!! ml X l Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4g G. A. 1, 2, 3, 4g Cheerleader 2, 3, 4Q lDrama I, 2, 3, 4g Class Secretaryl IQ Class Vice President 25 Class lfrophet 4.

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Nineteen Hundred and Seventy Oh dear, there goes the door again, just when I'm so busy! ! Why Nancy Parrette, how are you? My heavens! I haven't seen you for years. What have you been doing lately? Can you believe it, that just zo years ago today we graduated from high school. My, how time flies! I've tried to keep track of all my school chums and I think I know just about where they all are. Tomorrow I'm going to Polly Thayer's Qher maiden namej twentieth Wedding anniversary. She got married the day after we graduated- out of the frying pan, into the Hre. Two weeks ago I took a trip to New York to see Connie Pierson play the lead in The Life of Cornelia Otis Skinner. She was excellent in it and I understand the play has a grand future. I've seen a lot of Gloria McKelvey and Dora Bridger since they moved over here with their husbands. It Was kind of hard for Dora to learn how to sort out the mail but she finally caught on. I saw Gloria rid- ing around in the snowplow this winter, guess she was helping Al. Did you know that Ruth Burch married Dr. Einstein's son and I hear they are Working on a new theory together. She always was so intelligent. Excuse me a minute-there is someone at the front door-it was Jack Edwards, the Fuller Bushman. Gracious, I haven't seen him for a long time either. I know he used to be an extra in Hollywood. Everytime they had a part that needed a screwy laugh there he was. Do you remember Donny Clinton? Well, he became so attached to the school that he stayed there to be the kindergarten teacher. Well my dear, whom have you seen lately? Oh, Mary Lou Davidson is a model? For the Ipana people? It seems to me they used to call her the Pepsodent Kid. Too bad she couldn't work for them. I read in the Life magazine that our own Marvin Parshall is playing center on the professional Harlem Globetrotters team. He certainly has grown, my good- ness, I'll bet you wouldn't even recognize him. I had dinner at Sherry's the other night and who do you suppose is the chef? John Daly! Imagine! You remember how he could never find his lunch noon hours? I guess he just got hungry and decided to fix his own meals. See where some things lead to? I took my neighbor to the doctor the other day, Cher rheumatism has been acting up againj and I was so surprised to see Fred Fritts there. Heis a certified male nurse now. Eddie Ryan, the star reporter for the New York Times, told me that Lois Armstrong is playing the musical lead in the play Gentlemen Prefer Blondes of I97O.,, Joan Craw- ford and Sis Bliss are dancing in the chorus. You must remember that a show something like it was on Broadway when We were young. I stopped in at the school Monday and saw Prof. Sterling about my taxes and I ran into Barbara Stiglic. She is assistant physical training Qwe used to call it gymj teacher. She always could do those backward rolls so easily. Where are you staying, Nancy? Oh, at the Sportsman's Tavern! Edie Chase saved up all her baby sitting money and finally bought it. She really is a good manager. She serves Italian, Russian and French meals and has Fred House there to interpret them to the customers. Fred was formerly our Ambassador to Germany. Oh you knew! ! Say Nancy, you remember that tall boy everyone called Sea Bisketf, don't you? That's right, Seabu-ry McGown. Now he has his own ship called the Queen Mary III. He goes from New York to England once a week and I hear it really is a luxury liner. S0 many of our Class of 'go are working in Washington. I guess they must have enjoyed it so much on the Senior trip that they wanted to live down there for the rest of their lives. Stop and think of all the fun and mischief we got into on the trip to Washington. Well, what I really started to say is that Mary Moakler is working in the mint, counting the money, and Jane Carr is secretary to the Secretary of Agriculture. After we graduated, Fred Monroe went to Italy and is now the barber in Seville. Nancy, you'll never guess who is playing in Carnegie Hall next week! Beatrice fPlease turn to page 40, Sixteen