Ellenville High School - Shawangan Yearbook (Ellenville, NY)

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President Robert McCl1x Vnce Presldent Vrrglma Daxoczok Treasurer Harold Wembrot Secretary Harriet Taylor SENIOR HISTORY Many many moons ago the now xllustrlous Semors entered the halls of old E H S determmed to thmk up as much mxschxef and play as many pranks as any former class had ever done Novs four years later we look back at our w1ld oats and good deeds 1939 1940 Mnss Agnes Torrens and the class of 43 started out together 1n E H S Cmuch to MISS Toren dlSm3YPJ Late m September durmg the Student Councxl Electron to one of our number Norm That another of the Cleary brothers was loose ni school was a fact testlfled to by many students after warxous expenecnces wnth crawlmg creatures The Elbsen twms new to E H S had Mxss DuBo1s gomg for awh1le In study hall she had just asslgned Robert to a room on the thlrd floor when she saw a dupltcate Exbsen standmg by her desk Conv1nced that erther her lmaglnatxon or Robert was playxng tncks on her our mathematxcal wlzard called for an explanatlon Exerythmg turned out just f1ne when Ih1S Elbsen proved to be Rxchard E H S d1scovered that for a few months everv summer a red headed freshman became a raxser and tramer of race horses on hls uncle s Vermont farm Y . A I S' I . Tennenbaum, was voted the office of vice-president. . . . , '

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SENIORS NOW We re semors now nt seems too soon Can graduatnon be thus June? Wnth freshman year but yesterday Always joyous carefree gay Sophomores next how tlme dxd fly We gathered memornes never to dle Do you remember Engllsh two And the valentlne I gave to you? .Iumors next who can dxsmxss Memorxes of the prom and that goodmght kxss? Oh yes and the doghouse where we spent happy hours And the old gym class wtth xts ten second showers We re senlors now school days are done Heres to those years of frolxc and fun Murry Bernkrant 44 WAR CRY The guns boom out wtth thunderous roar That shakes the very earth The vo1ces of the tanks and Jeeps Have not a straln of mlrth Beneath the shouts of ftghtmg men Seeps a mournful lnttle slgh That echoes from the gtrls at home Who ve really cause to cry We wanna man they do proclum Thxs war IS hard o us' And not to make 1 uss They ve taken all our men war lo 1 ht for freedoms slkt But left behnnd thexr qrusy Jobs To make us sweat and ache' We want some mules and strong ones too Who ll make my once more But all tue see are the poor 4l' s That the army shows the door Coffee and tea haxc been rattoned we know By Presldent Roosew elt s pen But what an the world are we goxng to do Now that they xe ratxoned men, Phoebe Kramer 43 . . , ' ' n . VVe're told to work. to live, and play t f . A' ' to , ' ' fg f ' u -. ' us gr I' ',

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SENIOR HISTORY CCon tdj 1940 1941 Thus year by popular vote Norm Tennenbaum was chosen prestdent of the student got ernmg body In our mndst was Eagle Scout Vernon Ellerthorpe who had the lofty ambxtron of becommg a West Pomter and followxng rn hrs fathers footsteps Upon bemg questnoned by Mlss Fox as to the early mhabxtants of the Ile de la Clte Dorothy Henmge rephed wrthout hestmon The Indxans The answer fell upon the ears of a stunned and exceedmgly surprnsed French class Poor Dot went on to explam she had meant they were Slmllaf to the Indtans ln that they had been the flrst settlers In the school popularxty contest rn Mty Duck Van lxeuren took top honors as the best dancer Alas' He was the only sophomore named IQ4I 1942 Bob Baker and Llune Dlttenhexmer were chosen presldent and vlce president respec tively of the Student Counctl Amblmg down the corrrdors with a bexutrful black eye tdurmg an ep1dem1c of the forementlonedl Joan Hart aroused the curtoustty of her classmates By comme to school one day mmus most of hrs hatr Walter Sheeley amazed students and faculty CHe mststed rt was because he had lost a bet on the Lours Sxmon fxghtj We Jumors began to come lnto our own as we had a heated class electron lxcked the organned and attended a very successful prom Voted best dancer 1n the popularity contest was Stmon Sutta best mdustrxal artist Buck Thornton most athletnc Norm Tennenbaum most popular Jumors Hoot Taylor and Bob McClay 1942 1943 After the fnrst assembly program there was a mad rush on the part of the stronger sex to sign up for the Glee Club Unannmously re elected presxdent of the Student Councll was Bob Baker Then came class electron and organrzatxon We all mxght just as well have srgned up for salesmanshlp class constderxng the way we rushed around trying to mterest our famxhes fnends and xarrous townspeople xn our worthy causes The one and only Mr Covell left for the servxce and the poor Senlors hxstory classes were m a muddle for several weeks Our great drama The Thxrteenth Chalr was presented Mxss Torrens had promrsed to attend but she had a slxghtly more pressmg engagement wxth rxce and old shoes on the day xt was scheduled Crum chewmg French III etudnantes Shtrley Mrnkoff and Elalne Drttenhermer wrote and read aloud rn class composttlons on the subject XVhen McClay has a cold the whole world sneezes E H S learned that the face of a thousand freckles Qlflarold Sheley sj had appeared rn the natlonally known magazmes a few years ago We of the Senlor class hereby sxgn off hopmg that we havent proved to be a ternble dxsappomtment to our faculty and fellow students , 7 C, . stuffing out of the Senior dachshund in the annual inter-class struggle bought our school rings, . . - .. ,. - - . , .