Edmeston Central High School - Edmestonian Yearbook (Edmeston, NY)

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6'lf4.55' Hfffiilf In September 1944, the teachers in the Edmeston Central School were in for a busy 13 years. It would be their job to put learning into the class of '5'7. Beginning the ordeal of the class of '57 were Diana Beadle, at that time a blonde, Donna Bennett, the future Mrs. Robert Sweet, Wes Bowen, the farmer of our class, Percy Brownrigg, the man of our class, Janet Dockstader, soon to become Mrs. David Osborn, Fred Emhof, who was only with us half of the time, Andrea Fitch, our dependable secretary, Joan Lewis, a cubby little brunette, Alice Parker, who played Aimee suited toa 'T ', and Carol Pratt, our athlete. In the first grade Anthony Hickling, who was great as Grant in our play, joined us. Mrs. Fitzerald tried her level best to push us into the second grade. In the second grade, our class guitarist, Bill Boecklen joined us with asmile and red ears, which haven't disappeared throughout the years. In the fourth grade, Betty Van Benschoten came with her long ringlets. Out of West Edmeston popped shy, Gayle Root with her short skirts.ln the sev- enth grade we were joined by a big part of our remaining class. This group included Myrna Clapper, noted for her long hair, Edith Dickenson, our red-head, Richard Arnold and his blue truck, George Roy and his deep voice, Geri Milbert, our class musician, Marlea Willems and her Nash convertible, Elaine Davis, who now wears a diamond, Ronnie Bennett, our capable class president, and Kenny Benjamin, our class joker. When we had finally reached the peak of Junior High School, Jim Sweet, our champion ball player, Jim Woolschlager, the great Dr. Cuss in our senior play, and Carole Jaegers with her coal black hair, came to live with us up to and including our senior year. n STATISTICS Freshmen- We gained the appellation of The Firehouse Gang , because our homeroom was in the fire- house. We enjoyed the snowball fights back and forth to classes. Sophomores- We really started making money for our looked-forward-to Senior trip. As a class we were divided between Mrs. McLeary and Mrs. Lohnas. Juniors- Our Junior Prom was the most successful EVER. We had scrap drives, which were as much fun as they were work. Seniors- Our magazine sale brought in the most welcome proceeds. Our play The Boy Named Beulah' was successful, and we really enjoyed putting it on. We are now looking forward to our Sen- ior trip to New York City and to graduation night.

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51455 W!!! Dick Arnold leaves his speed to Dick Zachow. Diana Beadle leaves her calorie counter to Judy Yurenka. Ken Benjamin leaves his off-color jokes to Ronnie Beadle. Donna Bennett leaves her diamond to Marie Wheeler. Ronnie Bennett leaves his way with the girls to Duane Osborn and Norman Dockstader. Bill Boecklen leaves M. L. and her money to Vincent Hickling. Wes Bowen leaves his mischievous grin to Roger Maxon. Percy Brownrigg leaves the warm bench to Frank Jacobs. Keith Bull leaves his average to Paul Pelletier. Myrna Clapper leaves her long hair to John Wetherbee. Elaine Davis leaves all the boys for Pauline Benson, Betty Clapper and Cecelia Albanese to share. Edith Dickenson leaves her ways to Daryl Dye. Janet Dockstader leaves her dimples to Neil Potter and David Edwards. Fred Emhof leaves his I-lot Rods to David Craine. Andrea Fitch leaves her cheerleading ability to Dawn Osborn. Anthony Hickling leaves his height to Bob Johnson. Carole Jaegers leaves Willy to Margie Brownrigg. Joan Lewis leaves her science knowledge to Charlie Schwind. Geri Milbert leaves her test tube to Glady Rackmyer. Alice Parker leaves her telephone number to Eddie Alger. Carol Pratt leaves Miss Warner to Betsy Hall. Gayle Root leaves Mrs. Gridley's Study Hall to Ann Wheeler. George Roy leaves his public speaking ability to Dewey Van Nort. Jim Sweet leaves his class ring with Donna Payne for safekee ping. Betty Van Benschoten leaves her slim skirts to Alma Harrington. Marlea Willems leaves Jo to Denny Payne. Jim Woolschlager leaves his Luckies to Doug Bagg. To To Mrs. Loomis, we leave a donkey to go with her elephant. To To To To To To To To To Dr. Robinson we leave an Elvis Presley record. Mr. DuMont we leave our best wishes. He deserves them. Miss Warner we leave a book entitled Why do Girls Skip Gym ? Coach Lull we leave a heating pad to keep the bench warm. Mr. Crandall we leave our patience. He can use it. To Mrs. Lohnas we leave a seating chart for her next year's classes. To the Juniors we leave our leftover Junior Prom tickets. To the Sophomores we leave our ability to aggravate Mrs. Loomis. To the Freshmen we leave 3years of Mr. Rider's jokes and3 years of Mrs. Mr. Graves we leave abottle of Bufferin to help soothe the headaches given to him by our class. Mr. Rider we leave an orange shirt to match his pink plaid socks. Mrs. McLeary we leave our advice on how to get by railroad n-acks without stalling. Mrs. Gridley we leave a pamphlet entitled The Problem Husband . Mrs. Smith we leave a needle, thread, and a cookbook to aid her in her assistance to Mrs. Gridley Loomis 's long assignments

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