Dundee High School - Highlander Yearbook (Dundee, NY)

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Any history requires the spice of var- iety, a little bit of everything. Adventure, drama, lots of events, dull or high-strung and the general factors of the nStruggle for Survival, all are molded into a pattern and given certain size, weight, and color. The 'Class of '50 is no exception to the rule. How often and how long anyone remembers the many and varied incidents and character- istics related to the Class of 'SO is not of major import. It is that for which we are re- membered that is our prime concern. Some will recall only individual personsg others will remember occurences which support or conflict with adopted principles. But one thing is certain, any one who has been in the slight est contact with us has received some im- pression or depression of some caliber which ever the case might be. Let's see, I remember when-- In 'lie another bunch of Freshmen was seen, full of zest, spirit, and a slight deg- ree of academic curiosity.. This was our be- ginning. The idea of being one of the NBig Fourn was something to crow about at that. This was why we had endured eight or more years of priming and pushing. We were on our last lap in the race for educational arma- ment. We had blossomed into the uAge of Rec- ords.H From then on we were property of the Board of Regents and entrusted to the faculty. fOr were they supposed to be our charges?D Ah,those Freshmen days when nobody grip- ed about dues and by some queer quirk of in- tellectual benevolence--paid them. We became capitalists before we realized it. COver two dollars in the treasury.J We were a rather dormant crew that year, so they say. In that same year we staged our first nproduction.N The boys had quite a time with their lines 'when Janet was around. Do you still have those shorts you used in the play, Janet? Remember, seniors, the time we had our picnic at the fairgrounds? That's when Mary Woodard raced Don Phillips around the track. 'It did not seem quite fair to make Mary run back- wards though. It wasn't long before that year had disappeared. The sound of Sophomore was something new again. After writing 9A or B on our papers for a few months,we adopted the new name with pride. Were we ever Freshmen? Oh, a long time ago. This year we set the pace. Work, recreation, social life, every thing had re- ached a higher tempo. This was the beginning of a transition period. How we interpreted our life at school became our forming our habits and making cient to'the people around us were quite limited again this we did a little less than basic mettle in ourselves effi- Our activities year. In fact almost nothing. We had difficulty in divulging the validity of free interprise to our patient advisors. Our picnic at cess except for mosquitoes away ly started to portals of time other school year. the fact that Watkins Glen was a great suc- if you kept the from your food they obliging- chew on you. Eventually the closed upon the scenes of an- The volatile hours of vacation soon ush- ered in our Junior year,a year full of vital- ity. We had a play and Prom to consider, and about a doxen Regents exams too. Some of us lucky Juniors were even sporting a car and I think somebody had a license. CPunchboard job, no doubt.J Our treasury became a prime requisite. We had to begin to 'fill the cof- fer.H That year we staged the same play as a neighboring senior class. It was quite a sit- uation that our play were forced to learn their parts be- cause they wanted them to look alike anyway. We should have staged 'Hamletn even though it would have been a little less dramatic than NGrandpa Steps Out.' It is always a good pol- icy to make the most of what comes and the least of what goes. We had a good chance to wear that philosophy thin when we presented the Junior Prom. After mortgaging three prom- inent Juniors we were able to pay the bills. June had come around again before we realized it. Now we have a single year remaining. This year is our year. The time to pol- ish the rudiments 'End make them smooth--the time to realize more and more that our school years have been a privilege and not a burden. We really began to work on our projects this year. Magazines, Christmas cards, candy and nearly even starting a used car lot. Then of course our annual ,play and the Senior Ball were first rate projects too. we had become regular troupers by now even though we played only a one night stand. Hughy was turned On full blast.I still think the play was written for him.Those play practices were really long some nights weren't they fellows? fTwo or three A.M.JOur Senior Trip by now has lapsed. I am sure it merited all our years of labor and shelling out dues. As we now begin to be conscious of the adult world about us, we re- alize how significant our school years have been. Taking our respective places in the world of men and women, we will carry with us the memory of many incidents as we journey throughout the years. Our relationships as classmates and close friends will still be with us even though distances separate us. Some of us have looked forward to the day when we would be nfreen in the world. This may seem a good thing at the time but I'm sure everyone will notice the absence of familiar associations. The pep-talks Mrs. Utter gave us all through high school,the way we all joined in our activities as a group, the jokes and incidents we all got a kick out of, the plays, parties,picn1cs, our trip and maybe even our air-cushion seats will make us reminisce and try to recapture the full color of their significance. Together we have made the grade,steep to some of us, but perserver- ance triumphs. Now, as we stand facing the uncertain future we already realize in a small way the gravity of our position. But, as in the past, we hope to surmount our dif- ficulties and to serve nobly, honestly, and charitably, both God and our fellow men. developed. Some of the actors in

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DEDICATIO The Senior Class of Dundee Cent- ral School wishes to dedicate the 1950 yearbook to Mrs. Marian Utter. We are happy to have this opportunity ' to commend her for the kindness and C00Perat1on that she has extended to us during our high school career, not only in our studies but through her enthusiasm and interest in our extra- curricular activities. Mrs. Utter has taught in Altay, Watkins Glen and at present is our instructor in senior high school Eng- lish here in Dundee. Throughout her twenty-three. years of teaching she ' has had the experience and privilege of teaching all grades in the school system excepting the 10th grade. Mrs. Utter is thorough and sincere in all her teaching efforts and her advice has been both reliable and good. Throughout our senior year Mrs. Utter has spent much time advising the staff of 'The Bag Piper' which has been Dundee's first attempt at journalism. In a like manner she has had the responsibility of proof reading all materials used in our yearbook. Mrs. Utter is advisor for the nHighlightsn staff. She has served in this capacity for three years. She is a member of the committee for the National Honor Society and has been coach for the public speaking contests. For the past several years she has been a supervisor for practicing teachers from Elmira College. Mrs. Utter has played an active part for all of the benefit dances sponsored by the P.T.A. and directed the Senlor play. Mrs. Utter graduated from Western Michigan College of Education with an A.B. degree, and has done graduate work on her Masters degree. The Senior Class is indebted to Mrs. Utter and sincerely hopes that our ded- ication to her will prove our admiration and appreciation for her friendliness, advice and teaching skill. 3

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James Best's CLASS ILL We the Senior Class of Dundee Central School being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this our last will and testa- ment, in the following manner: to the members of our Faculty, the Class of 1950 leaves oeace and quiet, to the Freshman Class we leave our ambition which carried the Class of 1950 to success. to the Sophmore Class we bequeath our Senior knowledge which we have gained through experiences. to the Junior Class we leave all of our books and position in our school. to the Junior Class as individuals we bequeath: Mary Sharp's Mary Kuver's Eleanor Parmelee s Joyce Gardner's Leonard Van Wyk's Anna Trav1s's William Hartman's Evelyn Law's James Howe1l's Joan Haight's Hugh Litteer's Norma Wright's Kay Shoemaker's I LMary Ruth Weeks' Norma Van Scoy's Alan Br1mmer's Erma Allen's Virginia Dlugosh's walter Kingren's Marlene Claxton's William Sweet's 'Shirley Ensley's Barbara Ins cho ' s Janet Grace's Ruth Lowe's Larry Miller's Carolyn Peelle's William Haf1eigh's Ann Shults's Jack Rowley's Joan 4uenzer's nvislts to Rushn 'heartn WLatin marksu nskatlng abilityn ugraceful gaitn nlight brown halru nlove of snortsu Nfigureu nquietnessu nlove of Keukau uwhiskersu ndlamondu D uloveu ublond hairn 'milk routen to Charlotte Stanton to John Cadwell to Joan Klug to Shirley Dlbble to Conrad Ignaszevski to Rose Ann Areford to John Craig to Joyce Eaves to Grace Travis to Barb Woodard to Tommy Davis to Janet Kellogg to Jacqueline Curran to Shirley Savage to William Van Dusen nplastic seat coversu to Wanda Giles Uspeedn to Bill Eyrich nbasketball skilln to Joyce Hodge nbrainsn to Betty Brewer ulove for Brooklynn to Howard Rider nartlstic abilityn to Rose Marie Hess Uheightu to Richard Gibson NMENH to Albina Solosky uHudsonn to Maxine Berry Nwlllyu to Noami Denison ueven tempern to William Peterson nblushn to Carlton Harris ncurlsn to Kay Sullivan WPhiladeph1a girlfriendsn to Franklin Dlbble nmoodsn to Jane Kleckler ngolden voiceu to Richard Karlncski Nintense interest in L.A.u to Dorothy Styrcula Donald Phillip's nglassesn to Richard Paddock Donna Seref1ne's nchatteru to Patricia Jayne Robert Webster's nmechanical abilityu to Frank Moskal Mary Woodard's Nred halrn to Kenneth Webster Alton Rose's nK1wan1s abllityn to Bunk Griswold Helen Smith's ntyping abilityn to Dale Shoemaker LaVerna Travis's 'steady boyfriend' to Beverly Hodge Albert Hess's nuneasinessn to Harold Beard Angeline Matw1ejow's ngigglesn to Eleanor Ignaszewski ,Kenneth Hill's ntrappingv to Robert Brimmer Duane Jayne's nfrecklesu to Mary Bratner In witness whereof I have unto subscribed my name this or June in the year . CLASS OF '50 3220! Mazy Qoodard, Exeiutrix 5