Falconer High School - Falconaire / Corridor Yearbook (Falconer, NY)

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THE CLASS HISTORY A century ago men were rushing to the Pacific coast in search of gold. This year another treasure is being unfolded--a whole senior class of9 little gems . For what other senior class can boast the memorable events that have been'packed into four years of high school life? As we look back now across the intervening years it seems to have been but a very short time, but when we were freshmen the road ahead really looked long and hard. As I remember, Io Anne Randall was president of the freshman class, with loyce Crandall as vice president and Don Giddy assuming the role of secre- tary. Everything was new to us then, it was a distinction to sit in the big study hall, and we thought that we were quite superior to the seventh and eighth graders. Sc into the sophomore class we Went, ever looking upward to the final goal, the senior year. There was a change of political goals that year because I noticed that all the class officers were boys. Don Giddy was promoted to the rank of presidentg the vice president was Wright Brunson, and Dick Pline was the secretary. Fred Crespy took care of the money tif there was anyj. One of the highlights of the year was the Sadie Hawkins Day danceg everyone seemed to grow up a little at the prospect of having to ask someone to dance. By that time, we had evolved into juniorsg we thought, Well, it won't be long now . . . The senior year was just ahead! Everyone was waiting for the Iunior-Senior Prom to come. The girls were buying or making new formals, and the boys were hurriedly trying to learn the old two-step. Wright Brunson was president of the class that year, and Iohn Howard was acting in the capacity of vice-president. Thelma Rigby did a swell job as secretary and Don Giddy was elected to the post of treasurer. The Prom turned out to be a success, and everyone went home that night with memories of a won- derful evening. There we were! Seniors at last! But we found that it was just a little less exciting than We had thought that it was going to be. We found that it was going to mean a little less play and a lot more work to make that final grade. We settled down after the first few weeks and waded through the year, making plans for graduation. The senior play took some of us into it's hand, and with evening rehearsals and schoolwork too, we found that some of us were seeing more of old F. H. S. than we were of our homes. The final curtain rang down and it was all over before We realized it. The audience had really enjoyed Growing Pains. In February two of our ambitious Seniors, Marshall Studd and Lewis Rice, were graduated. Later, in the Spring, Louis Ferarr was able to retum after a serious accident in the fall. We immediately started then to think of other worlds to conquer, and with President Bob Woodard's help We set our sights for New York City. To some of us, the trip to New York was the longest trip that We have ever takenp we came home almost broke and completely tired out, but, boy what a time! We immediately started hearing remarks like, Sure, it's nice to go there on a visit, but I wouldn't want to live thereg no sir, you couldn't sell me the place! or Everyone there rushes around all the time . . The Class Night exercises were lots of fun, and then came baccalaureate. Thelma Rigby, the vice-president, Agnes Rumiano, secretary, and Ronnie Ralg, treasurer, decided that it was time to pack up the old Class of '49 relics and make way for the junior class, which was getting all ready to move in. The president of the Board handed us our diploma, and we walked back to our seat: It was a hard fight, Mom, but we won. 22

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FAREWELL, SENIORS Front4M. Howard, O. Skinner, I. Carlson, A. Runiano, Sect., T. Rigby, V. Pres., R. Woodard, Pres., R. Ralg, Treasg I. Morley, D. Gustafson, Mr. Levato. Second How--M. Eccles, E. Walrod, B. Gustafson, B. Lloyd, M. Culver, P. Walker, G. Tranmer, I. Robbins, D. Walker, B. Roach. Third How--C. Crandall, P. Callihan, L. Burch, I. Lawrence, R. Olson, R. Sweet, R, Cattoe, I. Morley, I. Anderson, I. Fonti. Front--B. Glidden, L. Nelson, A. Rumiano, Sect., T. Rigby, V. Pres., R. Woodard, Pres., R. Ralg, Treas., M. Fee, N. Neathery. Second Row-D. Anderson, H. Swanson, C. Hale, I. Randall, C. Oaks, F. Peterson, M. Allen, I. Aiken, Mr. Levato, Advisor. Third Row-E. Walker, F. Crespy, I. Ognibene, R. Webster, P. Sharp, E. Hill, I. Maclrarland, L. DeWyne, D. Giddy. Fourth Row-R. Pline, T. Lindberg, T. Lindquist, R. Porter, R. Shoup, R, Stahley, I. Howard, I. Swanson, l. Shell, W. Brunson, R. Iohnson. Zl

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vl CLASS PROPHECY Here I am, way off up on the Arctic Circle. In spite of the excellent communication system here in 1969, I don't very often get much news, but I really hit the jackpot today. I recently received some issues of the Post-Express and a nice newsy let- ter from the editor, Bertha Gustafson-she always did have a nose for news and she's really making it pay. Well, let's seep think I'll start with the paper- hmm-so Marilyn Fee is defending Gene Hunt on that horse theft charge by Howard Coe. Think I'll place my bet on her, because since she went into partnership with Carol Hale, their law firm has really gone to town. Wright Brunson has been given another promo- tion I see. He's now commander of the Northern Atlantic fleet. Well, what do you know: Ronnie Caffoe and Don Giddy, also of the class of '49, have commands directly under himl Wandering Ted Lindberg, as they now call him, has just returned from the forbidden city of Mecca . . . Brought back some valued treasures, seven kids and four more wives. He turned Moslem a whlie back-guess he decided that he couldn't break all the rest of the gals' hearts by marrying just one. Terry Lindquist went with him as his photographer, on leave of absence from Live magazine, you know. Dr. Marilyn Culver has just discovered a new anaesthetic which really gives sweet dreams, and now Fred Crespy, D.D.S., is using it on all his patients. Ronnie Ralg has sold out his famous comic strip, Rick Dacy, to Lauretta DeWyne at a tremendous profit and had already started his new strip, Dicky and the Boleshevicks, based on the travels of the famous explorer, Richard Pline. Here on the sport page I see that Falconer Cen- tral has won another basketball championship. Now that Rog Stahley and Cecil Oaks' five boys are all in high school, the coach, Don Randinelli, has really had an easy time of it-did okay in track last year too when Mar Studd's youngest boy threw the discus so far that it took Robert Woodard, who's teaching history there, all afternoon to get it out of the school roof. Iohnny Howard just broke another skiing record and his other leg while in London for the '69 Olympics. Nancy Brunson didn't do so bad eitherp we now have proof that she can out wrestle any other female in the profession. Phyllis Sharp and Eugene Malenga's oldest boy has just been given a scholarship for Cornell from a fund set up by Iohn Aiken, Robert Shoup, and Iohn Meyers. Those gentlemen Cat lastj farmers have the cabbage by the haystackl Roger Iohnson has finally perfected his new tele- vision set. Now you can smell as you watch and hear the program. Ioyce Morley, star of stage and screen, is now appearing with A Perfume Named Desiree. The biggest news from Hollywood is that Niles Doud has replaced Humphrey Bogart as the tough- est guy on the screen. His latest release is Cut My Nails With a Blowtorch. Hmmm--see here that Io Anne Randall, Dean of Eastpreacher College, has finally consented to run for President on the Vegetarian ticket. I remember way back in '49 when the Seniors went to New York City and Beverly Iohnson got lost in the Museum of Natural Science-now I see she's finally turned up--a prominent designer of women's hats under the name of Rosie Dashay- they say she has such original designs, and they go so well with the types of dresses that Dorothy Walker creates. The critics say that Marilyn Cheney and her all- girl orchestra, currently playing at Pat Cal1ihan's fashionable restaurant, the Province, has tri- umphed again with such stars as Oleta Skinner and her magic viola: Bonnie Lloyd and her baby grand, and, last but not least, Louise Burch and her electric basson. Another member of the group, Barbara Roach, was hospitalized recently when she caught her little finger in her piccolo while playing The Plight of the Bumble Bee. While wandering aimlessly over the keys on her piano, Barbara Glidden suddenly found The Lost Chord. Upon hearing it, Donald Anderson, a fellow musician, promptly reburied it. Mary Allen, world-famous love-lorn column writer, recently wrote a novel based on her work entitled, Tears and Gripes. It is predicted to be the year's best seller. ln a recent world-typing contest in New York City, Ioanne Morley walked away with first prize, in spite of the fact she dropped her gum in her typewriter and it took her fifteen minutes to dis- lodge it. Even then every time she hit the tabu- lator key, it blew a bubble. Because of the recent decision of the Atomic Energy Commission to locate their new project. K-Day, at Kennedy, New York, Martha Eccles, Carol Crandall, and Io Ann Anderson have acquired huge fortunes by selling their valued property. They have all been made honorary Vice-Presidents by the Head Director, Professor Robert Olson. Here l see that next week's Town Meeting on the Air is featuring Nancye Neathery and Hazel Swanson, Pro, and Gene Walker and lim Van Til- burg, Con, on the subject, Should Every Year Be a Leap Year? That seems to be all the paper has to tell--now to see what Bertha has to say. Hmmm-she seems to know all the stuff. Irving Schell has taken his drawl and moved out west. Now he's playing the bull fiddle with the Sunrise Gamblers. Aggie Rumiano has really built up her plumbing business -she works around all the joints. Roger Porter has grown a beard and spends all his time singing American ballads and folk songs. Dr. Ruth Webster, who's an up-and-coming psychi- atrist, has diagnosed it as a Burl Ives fixation. Ioyce Robbins and Eunice Hill, both W. A. 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