Deposit Central High School - Acorns Yearbook (Deposit, NY)

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CLHSS PRUPHEUU It is in the year of our Lord 1957 -- the class of '47 from Deposit Central School has gath- ered together in Hotel Ebbitt for a long awaited reunion. The president KATE PARRIS, is in charge -- she is a career woman and housewife com- bined. As we look a little closer, we see the prominent American Engineer, DICK SCHEWNZ fVice-President in '4'7J with some of his pals, CARL TERPENNING, who is now Vice-Presi- dent of United Airlines, RICHARD THOMAS, the basketball hero, who arrived from an exhibi- tion in Madison Square Garden about ten minutes ago and the two contemporaries HERB SMITH and BOB BRIGGS who have taken the place of Abbott and Costello on the screen. Enough for the boys at present. We come across a very attractive model -- and a Powers one no less -- JOAN TAYLOR. She is greeting one of her old companions Dr. DIANE STEVEN SON LLOYD, another career woman and housewife combined, to finish this lovely sonata BET- TY DENYS our woman's champion of the basketball court, and her life-long friend, BETTY DAILEY MILLER, our class artist, are holding up their end of the conversation. All ready to take down notes are the two loyal secretaries of the class -- MADELINE SCHRIVER WEIRS fwith her ever-winning smilej and lovely JULIA EARLY CU, she refuses to disclose her mar- ried name, who by her ever increasing work is now takin Tootie's place in the school office- -lucky girl!! Oh yes, and heading toward the girls' side giaturallyj are CECIL BRAZIE, of Brazie's Moving and Express Company of Deposit, AUDREY HARTZ of Hartz's Hardware, falways in the limelight tool and bless my bunny slippers if it isn't JOYCE SMITH BLANK, Igght down flrsm the lake where she was taking a vacation. She is Editor of the Binghamton ress, you ow. Ah, yes, now the late arrivals include not one but two replicas of Einstein-- ELSA and MARY BODE. Still as sophisticated as ever, I see, and who s that man that is helping Mary with her luggage? Well, GEORGE PALMER, all six feet of you. Ladies and Gentlemen the backbone of the nation our farmer . Whoops lest I slight another lad of the rurals -- LEON SMITH. Where is that heavy cream you promised for the banquet, you have quite a bit at your big dairy, I hear. Next comes Congressman from the 3rd District, DARWIN WHITEHEAD -- just as handsome as ever, oh that blonde curly hair. Why, BERKELEY BRIGGS, are you home from Cornell where you are teaching fundamentals of farmwork. And your brother VIRGIL with his eyes roving toward you know who -- is holding up the farm back home. Here comes MRS. ROBERT DEGRAW CRUTH DAVIS to you J chatting away with our business master mind, JULIA DIBBLE. She is a prominent lawyer in Deposit now. Right behind them in the home- stretch is Beauty Mastermind JESSIE MOSHER from Mosher's Model Salon. And let's see, who is that woman with her? Why, I Believe it's Cheer Carson, ROSINA COLESANTO is her name off the stage -- our other actress HARRIET LEE is the pretty one there on the left. RAY and KEN MCELROY will be in shortly but for now Ray and Ken are giving a wrestling demonstration for the President at the White House. I'm sure you'll be duly impressed by our great opera tenor, DONALD YOUNGS who has just joined the good ole alma mater. Be- hind him is DON SCHRIVER, doesn't he .look handsome girls? He is now Secretary of State. DELORES WATTS, why are you sittin over there in that corner with that homesick look? Could it be you left hubby behind and are worried? Yes sir, our perfect little housewife. And VERNA FERGUSON, they tell me you've made quite a name for yourself on the basket- ball court too -- Oh dear me, don't let s leave HELEN STRONG VAUGHN -- manager of the State Theatre out. Why, MARGARET, the little MEEK girl with the glamorous smile. Glad you could leave that famous dairy to attend. We mustn't leave out our one and only foreign diplomat, LEAL' PERRY, who'd have believed it? Oh dear me, how could I be so careless as to omit our one and only feature attraction from Barnum and BRUNDEGE -- the great strong telephone man, RED.. Yes sir, Let the DRUMMS Roll Out at least let PEARL who is a real pearl walk out. We're sorry she couldn't bring some of her modernized atom e- quipment so she could give some of those ten minute Jiffy waves. Come on in, Pearl. Wait, wait, hold the curtain, fellows, could this ever be complete without our one and only adviser -- Oh here she is now, why MISS MC CORMICK, you don't look a day older. Dare I say you are still using the hammer and chisel on the commercial students of good old D. C. H. S. Well now that we're all assembled, let's give three cheers -- one for you- - one for you -- and one especially for you. Finis 20

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SENIOR TRIP Or Washington Here We Come!! Monday, March 31 -- 3:45 a.m. -- All of us are excited as we scramble into the school bus, on our way to Scranton. We certainly are a happy bunch in our new outfits, all dolled up and ready for the trip. Washington -- here we come!! Seven o'clock now, when we arrive in Scranton where we board the Jersey Central Train. We meet Mr. Robinson, our guide for the tour, and half of us play pinochle, while the rest sleep, as we make the best of the long journey ahead. To think that we have a whole car to our- se ves!! The train stops at Philadelphia where we eat our lunch, then back to the train. It's midafternoon by the time we reach Baltimore, Maryland. Our private bus, and driver Melvin Berrick, is waiting for us. He is nice, very nice, indeed. The bus takes us first to the Franciscan Monastery where we wander through the beautiful cata- combs. Since it is Lent, many of the statues are swathed in purple. Among the other places we visited the Altar of Calvary, the Martyr's Crypt, Purgatory Chapel, and the Grotto of Bethlehem. At last we're settled at the Ebbitt Hotel, on the corner of 10th and H Streets, our home for the next few days. Tuesday, April 1 -- Breakfast at 1:20 and we take our bus to the Mellon Art Gallery to see the many works of art on displag. Then, quickly, to the Washington Monument. Some of us climb all the way to the top. There are only 9 8 steps -- yes sir, we counted all of them. The smart ones take the elevator. Not so tiring is the Pan American Union Building. The usual birds flying about, the plants and ferns from different countries, and the wonderfully executed fountain in the patio combined the beauty of the American Nations. Next on the tour is the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Here we are shown the laboratories and equipment used in catching criminals. The guide shows us the map and layout which were used in trap- ping eight Nazi saboteurs, four of whom landed on the East Coast in June 1942. We are convinced that 'Crime does not pay. Lunch at the hotel, and we are off again, now, Melvin takes us to the Capitol to meet Congress- man Edwin Arthur Hall. He gives us his autograph and we have a group picture taken. After a trip through the Capitol -- impressive because of its size -- we tour through the city and see the Legations and Embassies. Also the home of John L. Lewis. Finally, we go through George- town, Fort Meyer, and the Arlington Cemetery, to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and than back to the Hotel for dinner. In the evening, most of us go to the movies. After the theater, we go to O'Donnells Sea Food for oysters -- more fun. Wednesday, April 2 -- It started raining just after breakfast as we leave for Alexandria and Moimt-Vernon. Most of us get soaked to the skin when we all walked through the grounds of the famous estate. On the way back we stop at Washington National Airport to watch the planes and then to the Lin- coln Memorial. Afterwards, we returned to the hotel and spent the rest of the morning shopping. First thing in the afternoon Melvin drives us to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. We see, a- mong other things the swimming pools and a sample sleeping quarters for midshipmen, the burial place of Iohn Paul Iones, and the Chapel. We miss the usual Wednesday dress parade, not held because of the rain, but we do see most of the Midshipmen marching to class fl-lubba Hubbal. This evening after dinner, some of us go swimming, while the rest watch. Chicago beat Wash- ington in a basketball game. Thursdayi, April 3 -- It s sort of sad to think that we leave today. After breakfast we go in the bus'to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving and watch money being made. Never saw so much money in all of our lives.. The next stop is the Smithsonian Institute and the New Museum where many historical items are preserved. At the White House we are taken through the downstairs rooms and see the room from which President Roosevelt gave his Fireside Chats. President Truman uses this same room when he speaks to the nation on the radio. Finally, we drive back to Baltimore, say farewell to Melvin, and catch the train. After lunch on the train, we arrive in Philadelphia about 2:30. During the stopover, some of us go to see the Liberty Bell ln Independence Hall. At 2:00 a.m. we returned to Deposit, tired and sleepy, aching bones but in cheerful spirits. 19

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HISTUHU Way back in 44 Our freshmen year that ls You might have thought we were a bore But we were full of vim and vis, We had an ice cream social And a party for the sophs Our assembly was most boastful But our dance was just the tops. We owe all our success this year To our president Richard Schwenz. But not without McCormick, so dear Did the money start rolling in. And then agaln in 45 Our Sophomore year we had You begin to see we were alive But gosh, lt wasn't half bad. One dance we had with mistletoe And a couple others too. Our chicken supper wasn't slow You ate till you were blue. Now Joany was our leader And Terpy was our vlce. Mary Flynn was our letter reader And Hartzie our treasurice. Last year in 46 just Juniors we were then. We had our Treasury to fix And we certainly had the men. With suppers once and suppers twice. And suppers even more. We might as well have shook the dice Cause we got money galore. On April fifth we got our rings In June we had our Prom. We even had some girls that sing Where dld they come from? Well, here we are. It's 47 And seniors we are now We worked like the great eleven With sweat upon our brow. We had dances, suppers, sales and all And our senior play we had. 'Cause Katty P. was on the ball And Iulia wasn't bad. On March 31, we went away To Washington I guess And we have not got much to say 'Cause we came back like all the restg Now this concludes our history But there's a little more to tell Miss McCormick was a mystery But she sponsored very well. Without her careful guidance And her very gentle hand. Our class would be on a fence And we'd been worth less than a grain of sa.nd. Mack, we want to thank you With all our loving heart. And we certainly all are blue . 'Cause now we have to part. Ray McElroy Iulla Early 21