Ellenville High School - Shawangan Yearbook (Ellenville, NY)

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THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR Shades of Dlnl Boone' It c mt poss1bly be so But, yes' The class of 1943 has dared to pre 1t 'is the Sllllfll Pl v The Vlth than on I11cl 1y the 13th of Nlowember But no old f'1,sh1oned su lNlll,lUll 1 eued lk tle success o Ill IJIQNQIII ltlfllll llllS tluee act 111u1cle1 mystery IS X ll111 The fust act opens 1t the home of Mr md M1s Rosnoe lruslyv fxllltlll J k1tc'her md 'ihlrley 'Khnlcoff to youll who are 61111-'lt'1lIllIlg it 1 chnner puts The-1r son Nxllllllll fSlll'1I'l schoonmikerb h1s fallen 111 lovc wlth h1s mothers seeretaly Helen cAdcle GltIl6Hl1HJ ONe11l and 'ls the curtam opcns he IS proxmg, lt to the '1Uil16Ilf8l Thc couple 'tre dlklullltll 111 thelr love mxkmg by thc guests cntumg the I1v1ng room CThey ll14lLld9 N11 md Mrs Tlent James Ileary and Jlllllc xllllfl X 'iles Robelt Bxkcr Mr Stind 1sh ind s1stc1 c11ce Nluny l39I'lllfxl'1l1T. 'md 'wlonz Bex m1n N11 NI 1son How'1rd Kass Mzss Eastwood Phoebe Ix11n1er 1nd M1ss Frskme XIVIG Il Lexnnej After some dlN1llS'slOTl the conxe1sat1on turns to the LUYI'llIlg of Madame Rosalle LaGr'1nge fxllglllli IJ11ocz11lcJ L lllttdllllll Vltll '1 cluimt Ir1sh d11lect who NK is hued by Mr VS ales 1n an attempt 1 sex 11cc1 1 11e 41 1 built 4Rrbe t Nlcllay lllllilllllli-'N tl urnal of os 'Ihe as sht comes mto the room Xlxclune Iailrange explams the mgsteues su11ouncl111g '1 mechum and after bemf, searched f01 tucks 1nd YKl'L tll'l'1V6 you she goes lnto '1 wexy Lllllllllg ll mee and speaks wlth the splrlt world 1n the p1tch bhelcness of the room Durmg the seance Edxvucl Wales IS stabbed fthats vshere Bob Baker got the nlckname, C claxer 5 The hghts go on the pohee are called 'md the curtam IQ closed on Act I Act II mtroduces the tough pollee mspeetm T1m Donahue fRobert Hllhardj and Dunn another polue offwer CHarold Welnbrotj The lnspector questxons the people thoroughly for the knlfe used by the murderer has dlsappeared 'ind among other 1nc1dentals It lb found that Helen ONe11l Wzlls fxancee lS really the daughter of Nlfidame Ros1l1e Lltrmge and th1t N1ad1n1e Labrange 1s fake As the tu1t'11n1s rung down on the second att new dlseoverlcs leave the audlence ln a. state of suspense The begmnmg of the Ihlfd act IS especlally effectne fox all the hghts are out except for a. d1m glow 011 the stage md the medlum IS seen kneelmg she sus 1 s1n1ple vet beaut1ful prayer As the lnspectol co1nes ln the mood changes and the play suddenly IS fast mov1ng Durmg the course of the act Madame LaGr'mge goes lnto another trance and flflllS the krufe stuck 1n the eellmg She 1d6Iltlfl6S the kmfe the klll6l as bemg Wir Nlfuson and the plxv ends xuth exeryone happy' IDIIEECIOI NI1ss Mary Brodbeck Promptex Edlth Relchel 'khlce up Estelle Rosenberg Vary Allce Ir1sh I 1ght1ng Jullus Haener lostumes Sh1rley Marchant Pxopertles HQYTISC Taylor suge Xlanlgexs Iofm Hart Davxd Rub1n Busmess NI1n'1ger Dorothy Mlller Publlclty Vlrglnla Grant Programs Naom1 N111 Kathryn Sereda Qi

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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, . . - .. ,. - - . , .

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