Dansville Central School - Danua Yearbook (Dansville, NY)

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History oUR Freshman year found Pres. Kent Harding, Vice-Pres. Jean Price, Sec. Carol Weber and Treas. Richard Wirth guiding us through a successful year, with our sweater dances as our major project. Under the supervision of Richard Wirth as Pres., Don Vogt as Vice-Pres., Noreen Gess- ner as Sec. and Carl Gibson as Treas., our Sophomore year was very profitable. Our movie benefit and dances were a great success. Another rung on the ladder had been climbed. Juniors at last I Our Pres. was Carl Gibson, with Dennis Donovan, Jean Price and Carl Barber filling the offices of Vice-Pres., Sec. and Treas., respectively. The Junior Playhouse under the excellent chairmanship of Larry Miller, was one of the highlights of our year. We also sold candy, Roy McCa.ffery acting as Chairman. Are there going to be enough streamers for the walls? This was the anxious question most often asked as the date of our Junior Prom approached. Ably supervised by Mr. Sulli- van, our Prom was highly successful, its theme being Garden in the Rain. Finally came our Senior year, with its promising array of projects, hard work and happy times. We elected Larry Miller to wield the gavel as Pres., supported by Nancy Walker as Vice-Pres., with pen and pencils going to Sec. Gretta Rathburn, and the task of balancing the books falling to Treas. Kent Harding. Our magazine drive shattered last year's record by over 31000. lf these lines aren't learned, I'll be a 'mort canard--dead duck--French, remember? Our Senior Play, The Curious Savage was played by a cast ably headed by Gretchen Van Derhoof, and directed by Miss O'Neil. As the Christmas Ball approached, its theme song, Stairway to the Stars, was whistled, hummed and sung by every student in 307. Paper, pins, string and blueprints, late hours, hard work and the helpful hand of Mrs. Bill made the Ball memorable. Bev Ierome and Bill Mothorpe were chosen King and Queen with Dick Wirth and Gretta Rathburn as Prince and Princess. Semester exams, term papers, Danua Staff meetings, band rehearsals. As the school year drew rapidly to a close, we found ourselves busier than ever. Amid empty rubber ce- ment bottles, master sheets and clipped photographs, were to be found Roger Kemp, Miss Magavero and the entire Danua Staff. With the Washington trip over, and our caps and gowns ready to don, we close our four year album, and with relief mingled with regret, express our appreciation to Mr. Covert, ' Mrs. Purchase, Mrs. Bill, Miss Magavero, Mrs. Plough, Miss O'Neil, Mr. Moder and to the countless others who have helped in so many ways to make it possible for us to achieve our final goal--Graduation. j N5 -5 Egg in if- X' i 25 fl ! l.

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Senior Advisors Seated: Miss E. O'Nei1, Mr. W. Moder, Mrs. R. Bill, Mr. R. Clements. Standing: Mrs. D. Plough, Mr. C. A. Seymour, Mrs. C. Purchase. Class Colors: Light blue and silver Class Motto: The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. 0 0 ' O N. Walker, Vice President: K. Harding, Treasurerg L. Miller, Presi dentg G. Rathbum, Secretary.

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Class Will Item I. As we, the Class of '53 prepare to depart from D. C. H. S. , we bring into light all of our scholarly traits, bequeathing them to all who prove themselves worthy of the surround- ings in Room 307. Item II. To Mrs. Purchase we bequeath a lifetime supply of genuine eraser-tipped pencils, and an indefinite supply of perseverance, will power, and determination, to cope with the long hours of book work, and to Mrs. Bill we leave not only an automatic note book col- lector, sorter, marker, and distributer, but also a 40-volume collection of HandyHelps on Major Dance Decorations. Item IH. To Miss O'Neil We bequeath our love for term papers--and a complete collection of Blum and Hemmer's Copyrighted Crib Sheets. Item IV. Patience! I--A good supply of this invaluable trait is left to Miss Magavero, accom- panied by a sincere hope that all of our Ad Money is in. Item V. With diplomas approaching, we gather together the best of our traits and unfold them to the eager hands of underclassmen, who are already familiar with the characteristics of the characters in Room 307. 1. The second period Art class leaves their nausea Stimulators to anyone courageous enough to undertake the art brushes in the form of modern art. 2. Dave Blum leaves his humorous versatility with his love for the extremes to Bob Brandt. 3. Bill Fisher and Denny Donovan leave their penchant for distinctive wardrobes to Bill Carpenter and John Dromazos. 4. To Harold Mess, Don Hall, and Charlie Wolf, Carl Gibson leaves his goofing-off abili- ties. 5. To the Junior Class James Heiman leaves this small bit of advice, Get your History homework done, kids. 6. Tiny Tim Hemmer leaves his latest novel Pass the butter, the corn's bin served to Wee Willy Davie. 7. Larry Miller leaves his battered class gavel to any person who dares to rule out a motion. 8. Dansville's original Sleepy Trio, Bill Mothorpe, Dave Fox and Dave Perkins leave their slow, slumbering sambas of solitude to any of Mr. Smith's protegees willing to sleep their way to success. 9. Shirley 0'Herron and Carl Simon leave their kiss and make up technique to Barry Haywood and Cindy Price. 10. Barbara Alverson, Geraldine Bemiett, and the Caton sisters leave their ability to burn cakes, char rolls and scald milk to any up-and-coming Junior. 11. Nancy Chapman leaves her yelling ability at basketball and football games to the Junior who has the strongest pair of lungs. 12. Joann Hamsher leaves her talent to get Chemistry experiments done to any Junior Chem- istry student willing to suffer from acute asphixiation and acid burns. 13. Mary Richards and Gertrude Hinrich leave their poetic feuds to Nancy Sahrle and Rhoda VanDerwerken. 14. Gladys Perrine bequeaths to Ann Wheat her battered but usable saxophone. 15. To Charlie Wolf, Dick Wirth leaves his worn out athletic uniforms. 16. Joyce LeBar leaves her immortal query What was that we voted on? 17. Carolyn Hatch and Bev Gross leave their gift of gab to Sandy Hamsher and Nancy Maloney 26