Fort Edward High School - Siren Yearbook (Fort Edward, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1945 volume:

WORKERS’ DIVISION C.NV LLen ALBERT JOSEPH ARCUR1 (Al) “Dark Eyes’ Aeronautics Club 3; Senior Play Cast. Greetings from the President” . . . Femalcphobia . . . but definitely the dark, exotic type . . . but Miss Kenning . . . Railroad worker . . . Should old acquaintance be forgot? Not you. Croaker! Marie Catherine Bowe (Harp) Shorty George Softball 1. 2. 3. 4: Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4: Press Club 3. 4; Instrumental Club 3; Band 3. 4. Petite: laughs like a chipmunk: Miss Smith. I can’t do it!”: plays Tidd(ly) winks: always getting into trouble: I’m a liddle debil!” Elizabeth Jane Bussing (Betty) Why Don't You Do Right” Noon Hour Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Soft-ball 2. Farm lass: merry eyes: Let’s have a duet”: always wetting her lips: Mr. Leonard’s Chemistry pet: Hank, you stop that!” James Edward Caples (Giggy) Strawberry Blonde” Student Forum 4: Basketball 3. 4: Baseball 3; Football 3. 4: Band 1. Carrot” alias Blondie” alies Blossom”: I’ll have an Ice Cube in my pink lemonade!': tall, light and ghastly; commonly known as Brick Brain : great basketball star: speed demon: “Come Josephine in My Threshing Machine” : marvelous disposition. Rose Marie Catone (Rosie) 4'My Shining Hour Class Treasurer 1 : Press Club 3. 4: Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Safety Patrol 3 ; Student Forum 4. Very religious: not bad to look at; alto: brilliant in business; Yes. sister:” Say. boy, do you stutter?” Thomas Gordon Chapman (Moc) Sleepy Lagoon Aeronautics Club 2. Asleep in the deep . . . purple?”; Likeable sort of chap, in an unlike-able sort of way !” ; We didn’t have that for an assignment. Mr. Miller!” : Gad. Sir. the man is dead!”; Abraham Lincoln, the 2nd. Carolyn Helen Cook (Kinky) Flat Foot Floogie Library Club 3. 4; Press Club 2, 4 (Secretary 4 ) : French Club 4 : Usher at Graduation; Softball 3, 4; Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4. Fisher’s old flame: Caples. give me back my notebook or I’ll tell your Mother!”; smartic; the lady in red: Parlez-vous francais?” Winifred Cronkhite (Winnie) Oh, You Beautiful Doll” Press Club 4 ; Library Club 4 : Safety Patrol 2; Instrumental Club. 1. 2, 3. Shorty”; alias Crisco”: brown eyes, partial to High Hats: does her dancing in the dark: Anchors Aweigh.” Joan V. Carpentier (Carpie) With My Head in The Clouds” Press Club 4; Basketball 1. 2. 3; Softball 1. 2, 3. 4; Band 4: Usher at Graduation. Silly girl: tee-hee: Blondie:” freckles;” Tippecanoe and Tyler too: never say die: Did you get your shorthand mark?” Anthony Charles Caruso (Feet) Beer Barrel Polka” Football 2. 3, 4; Student Council 1. 2. 4 ( President) ; Library Club 4. The hand is faster than the eye:” fast worker: speed plus; . . . Miss Blackall’s pet: sleeps days: owes countless excuses: Romeo. Romeo, wherefore are thou Romeo?” Ernest Cutler (Ernie) He’s My Guy If wishes were A cards. I wouldn’t walk”; best bowler in F. E. H. S.: spends much time in Hudson Falls; quiet, fisherman: always late for school; future gob. Jane Josephine Dangelico (Flash) Tuxedo Junction” Usher at Graduation 3 : Junior Prom Committee 3: Basketball 1. 2, 3; Softball 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club I. 2. 3. 4. Dark: Yoo-hoo. Hedy!”: her Duck(y) swam away; basketball sharpie; But Miss Dwver........”: Anybody got a comb?” Leslie Jacob DeGroot (Porky) “Small Fry” Press Club 3. 4: Library Club 4: Airplane Club 3 : Noon Hour Club 1. 2. 3. 4: French Club 4: Band 2. 3. 4 ; Senior Play Cast 4 : Student Forum 4. “Rajah” alias “Tweedles”: master brain: “My country right or wrong, but God bless the Republicans!:” “Come up and see my sacred cows;” “Calling Dr. Kildare! Has he got a daughter?” Ethel May Doty (Mamie) ”Speak Low’’ Quiet as a mouse: “Yes. my brother’s in the Navy! (which one do you mean?);” enjoys a joke: bashful: “You’ll never know cause I won’t tell!” Donald Edward Doyle (Ducky) ”Say a Prayer For The Boys Over There’’ French Club 4 : Press Club 3 ; Junior Prom Committee. Tall. dark, and . . . . O. K.: weird neckties: “Detective Ducky”: Studious; “Have you got your French done?”; movie fiend also. JOSEPH GYLE ETU (Joe) '77 Be Around” Freshman Class Treasurer: Junior Class Treasurer: Library Club 4: Baseball 2. 3. 4; Basketball (Junior Varsity) 3, 4: Senior Play. “To be ... if not 1A or not 2B:” baseball player: “Why Junior, you must get your curls cut!“YeGods, what neckties;” “Lucky Strike means fine tobacco;” “Women, beware!” Patricia Mary Etu (Pat) Holiday For Strings” Junior Class Vice-President: Press Club 2. 4: Instrumental Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Library Club 4: Band and Orchestra 1. 2. 3. 4 : Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4: Softball 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4. Wears boys’ jackets: “The Pied Piper”: brilliant history student: gym whiz: favorite instrument—the “Banjo.” Norma Ruth Haas (Norm) We're Staying Home To-Night” Press Club 3. 4; Student Forum 4: Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4: Softball 1. 2. 3. 4. “I’m having a party next week!”; Hudson Falls romeos: good athlete: “Here comes the softball system;” makes swell fudge. William Edwin Henry (Hank) ”77 Take You Home Again Kathleen” Basketball 2. 3. 4; Baseball 3. 4: Football 3. 4: Track 2; Band 1: Secretary of Class 1. 2. 4. “I Wanna Be A Football Hero: athletic; “Get on the ball. Robinson!: Color blind (er) than a bat: one woman man (oh. yeah?); everything is “Oh-Kay”; mischievous. Gloria Alice Humphries (Butch) This Is a Lovely Way To Spend An Evening” Archery 3; Senior Play Cast. “Come on down to my house, kids!”; likes the boys: loves Bobby socks: brunette: “I’m going over to Putt’s! Ernestine Margaret Ives (Teeny) ”Take It Easy” Press Club 3, 4; Student Forum 2. 3. 4: Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4; Tennis 2. 3: Softball 2. 3: Archery 1. 2: Senior Play Cast. Bouncing babe: pigtails; likes any juicy Tidd-bits: “Oh. my man . . . he’s black and tan!”; “Just look at my hair!”; “Darn the rain!” Phyllis Marie Johnson (Phyl) ‘7 Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night!” Press Club 2. 4: Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4 : Library Club 4: Drum Majorette in Band 1, 2, 3, 4. “Now. Eddie, don’t be tall and brutish!”: blond and beautiful: heart’s in the Marines: likes Whitehall . . . but yes!; “Like my new suit?” Sylvia Anna Johnson (Syl) ”Cherry” Class Secretary 1 : Safety Patrol 1 : Student Council 3 : Press Club 3. 4 : Library Club 4: Band 3: Glee Club 3. 4: Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4. Blond bombshell: Let’s take a walk!”; handy with Tool(e)s; “Physics-ugh!”; “I'm an Aunt!”: only one who can follow Sugar’s jitterbugging. Leonard Kingsley Joiner (Stogie) ”Wizard of Oz” Sophomore Class Vice-President: PressClub 3 (CirculationManager) ; Football 1. 2. 3. 4: Track 1 : Basketball 4 (Junior Varsity) ; Senior Play Cast. “Darn the Pedestrians . . . full speed ahead!”; Slicko” hair oil; “Have some cinnamon gum . . . good for the digestion!”: very impressive ' looking (?) : “That is a lot of gas for an ‘A’ Book!” Mary Margaret King (Kingic) “How Sweet You Are” Press Club 4 : Band 1. 2. 3 : Orchestra 3: Glee Club 1. 2. 3; Softball 1. 2. 3. 4: Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4. Big brother s in the Navy: Business Law . . . Phooey!”; Tiny brown eyes; second soprano (past tense) : Let me tell you about the time . .!” Shirley Ann Knickerbocker (Nickie) “That Old Black Magic” Press Club 4: Senior Play Committee. Engaged: black hair: freckles; tall: Come on. Turk!”; “Did you sec me on the motorcycle?”; never, never again . . . Helen komsa (Muscles) “Turkey In The Straw” Noon Hour Club 1. 2. 3. 4 (Secretary-Treasurer 4); Softball 2; Senior Play Cast. Farmerette: athletic, and how!; boys love to tease her: Remember Senior Play. Henrietta!”: what a smile!: great love scene with Sugar. RUTH MARIE LADERACH (Ruthie) “Blues In The Night” Student Council 1 : Press Club 1. 2. 3. 4 : Student Forum 4 : French Club 4: Senior Play Cast; Glee Club 1; Orchestra 2. 3. “Letty”; tall: the “great brain”; always arguing; carries torch for “Lank”: nice eyes and hair: “Oh. Honey!”; “Arise fair moon . . etc.!” George John LaFarr (Sugar) “Old Black Joe” Senior Class Vice-President: Press Club 3, 4 (Vice-President 4) ; Library Club 4 ; Student Forum 3. 4 (President 4) ; Football 1. 2. 3. 4; Senior Play Cast. Black Boy” alias “Blackout” alias Boston Blankie”; “Even if he is Ethiopian, he's human ain’t he?”; tall. dark, and horrible: ex-D. B H. worker; “What a tackle needs is all brawn and no brain!”; Casanova in Technicolor. Gloria Ellen Lewis (Glo) “Night and Day” Glee Club 1. 2, 3, 4; Press Club 4: Usher at Graduation: Senior Play Committee. Cute: brown curley hair; a (boy) friend in every town: brought everything but the kitchen sink for Senior Play; a party every night in the week. Shirley Jean MacDonald (Mac) “Deep Purple” French Club 4: Junior Prom Committee; Senior Play Cast: Band 2. 3. 4: Orchestra 4: Basketball 3, 4: Softball 2, 3. “But. Mademoiselle . . .!”; heart-throb's in Whitehall: snappy at volley ball: “I’m sorry. Mr. Ferber : What’s the password?” Jean Louise Marine (Jeanie) “Oh! What a Beautiful Morning” Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Orchestra 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 1 : French Club 4; Student Forum (Secretary) 4: Student Council 1.2; Secretary of Class 3; Junior Prom Committee: Senior Play Committee: Safety Patrol 4: Instrumental Club 1, 2, 3. 4; Library Club 4. Swell voice; “Mr. Miller, make her stop!”: machine-gun laugh: “pint” size for Reardon; “Bring your money for War Stamps!” Jane Theresa McCormick (Snoozie) “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” French Club 4 (Vice-President): Student Forum 2. 3. 4: Press Club 1. 2. 3, 4; Library Club 4: Senior Play Cast: Junior Prom Committee: Usher at Graduation: Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Softball 1, 2: Basketball 1. 2. 3. “Mae” alias “Wiggles” alias “Jack”: “Going to the show tonight?”; green eyes: nice dresser: “Anybody got a pencil?”: L. S. M. F. T.”; “DeGroot did it. Miss Blackall!” James Earl McCrea (Mac) “Jim” Art Club 1.2: Aeronautics Club 1. 2: Press Club 3. 4: Student Forum 3: Senior Play 4; Junior Prom Committee. “Nothing Can Stop the Army Air Corps”: James Earl Valentino: “Don’t kid me. that a P 61 41”; “Hey, Jack, did I pass Physics?”; “Aw. don’t be foolish. Mac!”; precarious physique. Bette Louise Middleton (Bets) “Louisiana Hay ride” Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4: Softball 1. 2. 3. 4. Amazon ; heart’s in the service: “I’m from the country!” : giggler; “Know any jokes?”; tall: brown hair; “What about the Grange, tonight?” : “Oh. I’m scared of English exam!” Caroline E. Morgan (Morgan) “Moonlight Cocktail” Press Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Library Club 4: Senior Play Cast; Orchestra 1, 2. Vermont maid : her Easter “Bunny’s” in the Navy; always behind the Bar; perfect as Madeline Laval in Senior Play: “Sweater Girl”; Heaven Can Wait; pet peeve . . . Malcolm Elder. Charles Thomas Mullen (Brother) Little Man You’ve Had a Busy Day” Press Club 3. 4; Library Club 4: Track 2; Football 3. 4: Senior Class Treasurer 4: Basketball 4; Senior Play Cast. “Cootchie”: ‘Art is my life . . don’t get around much any more!”: everybody’s friend: “Now what’s the matter with this?”: quarterback. but definitely not small change; happy-go-lucky in a sad way! Charlotte marie Mullen In My Arms” Usher at Graduation; Usher at Senior Play: Color Guard in Band and Drum Corps. “The Famous Twin”: her favorite game . .“Jack’s”: can’t tell her from Shirley: bows in her hair: never a dull moment: “I’ve got the parlor couch first. Shirley!” Shirley May Mullen “Three Little Fishes” Usher for Graduation 3 : Usher for Senior Play: Color Guard in Band and Drum. Corps. She's a “Fisherman” : identical twin : I’m going over to Norma’s house!” ; “Sugar, stop bothering me!”: never say die: quieter than Charlotte. Mary Ilene O’Hanlon So Dumb but So Beautiful” French Club 4 ; Noon Hour Club 1, 2. 3. 4. Valedictorian: blond: another farm girl: “Now don’t anybody copy!”; gets along with the teachers: “Oh Boy. report cards!” Jean Marie Parker (Park) I’ll Get By President of Class 2 ; Press Club 3.4; Senior Play; Instrumental Club 2. 3 ; Junior Prom Committee: French Club 4: Student Forum 4: Library Club 3. 4 : Safety Patrol 3 ; Band. 2. 3 : Orchestra 3 : Glee Club 2: Basketball 3. Take a letter. Miss Kenning”; future nurse: very practical and efficient: “Oh. Mister, let me hold your hand”: Goggles: “Can’t find her? Look in the nearest movie!”; salutatorian. Edward Joseph Reardon (Ed) Little Brown Jug” Student Council 4 ; Press Club 3. 4 : Library Club 4 : Student Forum 3.4; Junior Prom Committee 3: Editor-in-Chief of Siren 4: Sports Editor Siren 3; Football 3, 4: Basketball 3. 4; Baseball 2. 3. 4: Band 1. “Don't shoot ’till you’re sure he’s a Republican!”; “How's the air up there. Reardon?”: suspected brainchild ... no proof, tho’; Mr. Terry’s prize: looks down on all F. E. H. S. teachers; “I’m dying for a cig’. La-May!” ’ Dorothy Jean Roods (Dot) “Undecided” Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Press Club 4; Safety Patrol 2 ; Basketball 1.2. 3. 4. Very sedate; put on a great act at the high school one night with the Sadler twins: wears glasses: “O Sole Mio”; “Do we have a test in English?” Emily Mae Sadler (Repete) As Time Goes By” Safety Patrol 2. 4 (Captain 4) ; Press Club 4 : Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Baseball 2. 3: Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4: Usher Senior Play. Beautiful hair: always arguing with Esther: “I can’t come. I’m going out tonight”; cute lapel pins: blue eyes; nice sweaters. Esther Agnes Sadler (Pete) Time Waits for No One” Press Club 4 : Usher Senior Play 4 : Baseball 1. 2. 3: Basketball 1, 2. 3: Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4. Not an enemy in the world: “Our row’s first this week, kids!”: clown; “Nevertheless and notwithstanding!”: all-around swell girl. Ann Hope Somers (Annie) “My Own” Student Council 4 (Treasurer): Junior Prom Committee: Senior Play Committee: Basketball 4 : Baseball 3. Straight from Hudson Falls; her “Muff” keeps her hands warm: cute snub nose: deep laugh: alias “Anna-than : “Miss Waugh, do we have to put our gym suits on?” Margaret Elizabeth Stacavich (Stackie) ”You Are My Sunshine” Press Club 4 : (Photographic Editor) . Camera fiend: looks up all her answers; “I’ll have an extra-special double nut sundae!”; Miss Dwyer doesn’t appreciate me!”: “Who did we see you with in the drug-store the other night?” John Warren Tidd (Banjo) Paper Doll” Basketball (manager) 4: Senior Play Cast 4. ’Tve been deferred, they put me in 1-c”: great comedian: star mathematician (especially about girls’ figures) ; quiet (sometimes) : basketball manager: witty; “Oh. Hamlet!” Joan Sinclair tillotson (Tillic) “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore'’ Class Treasurer 2: Class President 3. 4: Press Club 2. 3; Instrumental Club 1. 2. 3. 4: Safety Patrol 1; Band 1. 2. 3: Orchestra 1. 2. 3: Glee Club 1. 2. 3, 4; Senior Play Committee: Cheerleader 3. Good scout; athlete; Hoot”-owls interest her; has a way with the teachers: second Max Factor; has Super-duper birthday parties. Lanita Florence Turcott (Turk) “Chop Sticks” Brown hair; used to like “Stokers” in the furnace: “Let me copy your Business Law : wears a bright and weird plaid skirt. Merwyn Robert Wells (Mer) “No Love, No Nothin” “He's quiet at times—like a boiler factory!”; expert tumbler: “Be- tween the devil and the deep, blue eyes!”: seeming disregard for feminine pulchritude; “Which is the faucet for cream?” Shirley Marie Wicks (Wicksy) “It Can’t Be Wrong” Library Club 3: French Club 4; Press Club 2. 3. 4: Band 1. 2. 3. 4. Fresh-air girl: heart’s in the Army: high heels; nice laugh: “It's no use!”: Have you seen my diamond?”; “I got a picture today!” Mary Julia Zeto (George) “Mairzy Doats” Glee Club 1.2: Press Club 1 : Basketball 1, 2, 3. South side of town: never sick a day in her life (only a week) : silly dilly; nice eyes and hair: “My friends call me George!” Daniel J. Donahue (Dan) “Mr. Five by Five” Football Manager 4 : French Club 4. Won't go within 20 paces of a camera . . I’m in the Navy now” . . “Chicken” . . Toothpick with muscles . . . freckles . . . coin collector . . . “Frenchie” (Miss Blackall’s pet in French Club). CLASS OFFICERS President, Joan Tillotson Vice-President, George LaFarr Secretary, Edwin Henry Treasitrer, Charles Mullen Production Record of ’ q f The labor situation meant nothing to us as we started our first year apprenticeship with seventy-eight on our daytime shift. Everything was well under control with Donald Rabine as our first foreman and his assistants, Tony Iannucci, Edwin Henry, and Rose Catone. Our representatives to the Employee’s Union were Ruth Laderach and Anthony Caruso. For just a simple get-together, we had a Halloween Party to which we all came with our best bibs and tuckers to make the right impression for this, our first job. Sophomore year our apprenticeship still on, we chose Jean Parker as foreman and Leonard Joiner, Edwin Henry, and Joan Tillotson as helpers. This year Jean Marine represented us in the Union. The three girls who held jobs as bosses showed us how ably a girl could fill a boy’s place in this changing world. Joan Tillotson took the leading reins into her competent hands and led us through a prosperous Junior year filled with good production records. Other high-ranking officials were Patricia Etu, Jean Marine, and Gyle Etu. This year we chose Sylvia Johnson and Anthony Caruso to represent us in the Union. We really had a coming-out party that year and displayed our wealth of beauties at the Junior Prom. Sylvia Johnson, our beautiful queen, reigned for a glorious evening with her bevy of court lovelies, Ann Somers, Patricia Miller, Joan Tillotson, and Ruth Smith. During that year we experienced our first man-shortage by the losing of Daniel Berrigan, Martin Cardinale, Anthony Iannucci, Vernon Palmer, Francis Smatko, John Blair, and Ernest Zeno to various branches of the armed forces. Our department also sponsored several successful socials after the football games. Because of the excellence” of our work, we were awarded gold and onyx rings. It was a proud day for us when our pals in the other departments received us with envy because of our sparkling rings. The year, from a social and financial standpoint, was a good one. Senior year we thought that changing of bosses might prove fatal to us, so we kept Joan Tillotson as our foreman. George Sugar” LaFarr, Edwin Henry, and Charles Brother” Mullen were her aides-de-camp. Our Union representatives were chosen for the high positions of president, Anthony Caruso; vice-president, Ann Somers; and treasurer, Edward Reardon. Our main activity was the presentation of the play The Mad March Heirs.” We picked the play ourselves, made the tickets, programs, posters, and scenery under the direction of Sydney Miller. This year we lost more of our help. Among them are Daniel Donahue to the Navy and Donald Doyle to the priesthood. Others are awaiting their greetings.” We decided to do something different in the way of announcements on the completion of our four-year apprenticeship when we decided to have etchings of our place of industry” on the cover of the announcements. As we now look again to our records, we feel proud of what we arc leaving and what we are taking with us. CLASS WILL We, the class of 1944 of the Fort Edward High School, of the town of Fort Edward, in the county of Washington, and the state of New York, being of sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this our last Will and Testament in the manner following: THOMAS CHAPMAN leaves his shyness (especially with the girls) to Jimmy Toole. GLORIA HUMPHRJF.S wills her giggling in English 4 class to Betty Dickenson. JEAN MARINE, with many tears, finally decided to leave her height to Jean Anderson. ED HENRY leaves his favorite song Mother McCrea” to anyone who likes music (just the song, mind you). PEGGY BERRIGAN is willed NORMA HAAS’S ability to make baskets. SUGAR LaFARR,” after hesitating awhile, leaves his ability to jitterbug to Speed” Hayes. HELEN KOMSA graciously leaves her nickname Muscles” to Ethel Hillman. FEET” CARUSO and JEAN PARKER will their Canal Boats” to Savino Dangelico and Priscilla Reese. SYLVIA JOHNSON wills her ability to cheer our boys to Victory to Diane Parker. JANE McCORMICK, after two years of hard studying, leaves her sweet French accent to Dorothy Reid. CAROLINE MORGAN wills her wonderful Bunny” to anyone who delights in cuddling them. JOAN CARPF.NTIER and JANE DANGELICO leave their devoted companionship to Rose Sarchioto and Theresa Ann Kelleher. ANN SOMERS wills her Muff” to any girl who has cold hands (like fun). ETHEL DOTY leaves her quiteness in homeroom to Jo-Bctsy Walsh. MARY O’HANLON has finally decided to leave her book-learning to Theresa Etu. BETTY BUSSING leaves her ability to flirt with the boys to Cooty” Cimo. (Do you think she needs it?”) COOCHIE” MULLEN, Esquire” leaves his stylish clothes to James Cunningham. CAROLYN COOK is willing to leave to Josephine LaSarso the hard task of fighting with Caples over her English notebook. JOHN TIDD and MARIE BOWE leave their continual eye winking to Effie Smith and Eddie Davidson. WINNIE CRONKHITE does not wish to give away her interest in DeSantis Restaurant. GLORIA LEWIS wills her gum cracking to Mary Isgro. (So one can hear her coming.) LESLIE DE GROOT leaves his satrical viewpoints to Hoot” Robinson (who can carry them out perfectly). JIMMY CAPLES decides to leave his not-so-hotcha” Sinatra voice to Jackie Henry. TEENY IVES wills her ability to talk in fourth period study hall (without permission) to Mary O’Brien. PHYLLIS JOHNSON refuses to leave her Hudson Falls Heartbeat” to anyone. (What about Bruce, Phil?) SHIRLEY MacDONALD and SHIRLEY WICKS leave their tooting” ability to the future saxaphonists of F. E. H. S. DOROTHY ROODS and MARY ZETO, two great companions. leave their friendship to Mary Ellen Cook and Shirley Phelps. MERWYN WELLS and ERNEST CUTLER leave their farming ability to Raymond Lahuc (as if he needed it). ALBERT ARCURI and JAMES McCREA will their ability to build airplane models to Robert Cronquist. LEONARD JOINER leaves the undying love of Red Smith” to Joe Fisher. (What about the Navy, Red?) SHIRLEY KNICKERBOCKER and LANITA TURCOTT do not wish to leave their Bobs” to anyone. RUTH LADERACH leaves her ability to argue with the teachers to Peggy Doyle. The SADLER and MULLEN twins will their ability to dress alike to Frank and Dick Doyle. ROSE CATONE wills her so-called hankies (really bed sheets) to all those with runny noses. PAT ETU refuses to leave her favorite instrument (Banjo) to anyone. MARGARET STACAVICH graciously leaves her diet to her sister Mary Ellen. GYLE E'TU leaves his ability to handle money to Malcolm Elder. MARY KING (ticket seller) wills her vocation to Myrt” Doyle. BETTY MIDDLETON leaves her long hike to her sister Jane. JOAN TILLOTSON leaves her gymnastic abilities to Joleen Durkin. CHICKEN DONAHUE refuses to leave his Sho Sho Babv” at F. E. H. S. (P. S.) He will take her to the Navy. ED REARDON is willing to leave his appetite to anyone who likes to Etu. The Senior Class oi 1944 CLASS PROPHECY Time Marches On! It is the year 1954 and the factory is still going at top speed and producing only the best. But let’s look and see what the Class of 1944 is doing in the course of ten years. They are now in new activities. What’s this! Why sure enough there is Carolyn Cook acting as a supervisor over a Senior History class. The boys seem quite fascinated with her. And a few doors down the hall we have Gloria Lewis teaching the Senior English class. She sure can teach them how to write a good letter. Here, what’s all this noise! Oh! it’s only Ed Henry and Muscles” Komsa having their daily tussle. Poor Ed, he’s beginning to look a little weary. She’s a little too much for him, I guess. Betty Bussing, Mary O’Hanlon and Betty Middleton have left the factory for good (I hear). They have their own respective farms. They are feeding our factory workers. I just looked out of one of the factory windows and saw Shirley Knickerbocker, Shirley Wicks, and Phyllis Johnson talking over old times and how time have changed since they now lead the married life. Watch out! Here come Eddie Reardon and Jean Marine strolling by. They often do that for they have so much in common. And here comes Pat Etu hurrying home so she will have time to practice on her Banjo.” Teeny” Ives has gone on the radio. She has left us for good. We haven’t forgotten Teeny” but the jokes she pulls now will bring back old times. Sylvia Johnson seems to have listened to her supervisors very carefully at one time, for she sure has the right idea on how to handle her Toolcs. Joan Carpentier is still carrying around the bottom part of her bass tuba, and here comes her life-long chum Jane Dangelico with the top part. It’s nice to have a good friend. Albert Arcuri and Jim McCrea just landed their helicopter and they are coming in. Excuse me a minute. Well, I’m back; I had to go over and see if they are still air-minded. Marie Bowe and Rose Catonc arc still known as the shorties” of Fort Edward. The smaller you are the quicker you can get through the crowd, they always say. Sugar” LaFarr and Jane McCormick are having a very hot battle on the question of the war. Gyle Etu is still running his little factory (store) in Little Canada” with the helpful assistance of Mary Zeto, who also knows a little about that kind of business. Gloria Humphries and Mcrwyn Wells are talking over the city life. Gloria is doing the talking and Mcrwyn is the same as ever. We leave the factory now with Swoonatra” Caples and Ethel Doty singing Dairzv-Moats” (hit song of 1954) with the accompaniment of Shirley MacDonald on the sax and Mary King on the clarinet, coming over the noise of the machinery. Bottom Row—Ursula Ncuhaus, Helen Kelleher, Charlotte Rosa, Ruth Smith, Dorothy Reid, Agnes Ogden, Marea Battcrshall, Shirley Vaughn. Second Row—Julia Williams, Mary Cicero, Janet Lewis, Margaret Arcuri, Elizabeth Dickenson, Margaret Bcrrigan, Florence Cimo, Shirley Rice. Third Row’—Mary Jane Catone, Mary Culligan, Irene Wicks, Norma Roberts, Diane Parker, Ruth Henderson, Betty Pratt. Fourth Row—Thomas Culligan, John Trackey, Rose Sarchioto, Mary O’Brien, Marjorie Hall, Jean Anderson. Fifth Row—Richard Smith, Joseph Fisher, Michael McCurry, Bruce Robinson, Nicholas Del Sole, John Matochik, Raymond Lahue, Gerald Saville. Sixth Row—Robert Nichols, Richard Young, James Cunningham, Robert Cronquist, Shcrril Hazelton, Jack Hayes, Gerald MacDougall, Jerome Trackey. JUNIOR CLASS When the whistle blows, the cream of the crop (the class of ’45 which is just one big happy union working for victory) lines up to win the Army-Navy E award. In our first year on the assembly line, we sponsored a Christmas Party. During our second year we staged a Halloween Party. This year we have really settled down to hard labor under the capable leadership of our Forewoman Ruth Smith, assisted by Josephine LaSarso, Dorothy Reid, Charlotte Rosa, and Ursula Neuhaus. In the fall of ’43, to keep up the morale of all the workers, we sponsored a social after the Whitehall football game. On Valentine’s evening we gave a party in honor of all the factory workers who had gone to serve Uncle Sam or who were due to leave soon. We ordered our class rings in the early fall, but due to war conditions they were unusually late in arriving. Although our numbers have been seriously depleted because of Uncle Sam’s call to arms, we hope to equal and surpass all other classes which have graduated from Fort Edward High Factory. Bottom Row—Guy Williams, Joyce Ormsby, Gloyde Powers, Mary Esgro, John Henry, Ella Barker, Shirley Phelps, Sally King, William Wright. Second Row—Frances Peters, Theresa Ann Kellchcr, Ethel Hillman, Rose Everts, Jo Betsey Walsh, Mary Ellen Stacavich, Arlene Hazclton, Barbara Turner, Margaret Doyle. Third Row—Edward Caputo, Kenneth Hay, Caroline Lansing, Mary Ellen Cook, Betty Matochik, Marjorie Turner, Grace Shaw, Marian Rea, Dorothy MacDougall. Fourth Rou—Arthur Phelps, Floyd Breason, Robert Morency, Donald Nichols, Harold Osgood. John Donahue, Ramon Longdo, Malcolm Elder, Gordon Woodcock. Fifth Row—Francis Winch, Walter Mylott, Antonio Pagano, Edward Bowe, Joseph Quackenbush, Savino Dangelico. Sixth Row—Frank Doyle, Donald Cronkhitc, John Haflf, Raymond Ellis, Thomas Reese. SOPHOMORE CLASS Our second year of defense work is nearing its end and our factory ceases its busy humming for our long awaited vacation. Our foremen were: John Henry, manager, and Mary Isgro, Ella Barker, Shirley Phelps. Inspectors were: Miss Fitzpatrick, Miss Canavan, Putt” LaMay and Mr. Sweet. We put 10% of our pay in war stamps and did a good job. We had few absentees at our war plant this year and were we eager for departure when the noon-hour whistle blew and the shift was over. Our homeroom teachers, Miss Smith, Miss Sullivan and Mr. Miller, worked hard blowing off steam to keep us in order and they were usually successful. Our cheerleader, Joyce Ormsby, did much to keep up our morale during our busy year. We took time off from work to give a Halloween party. All the employees and employers attended, including welders and riveters. First Row—Sherwood Clark, Patricia Perkins, Jane Middleton, Margaret Newton, Marion Munson, Ruth Cook, Mary Lou Bussing, Patricia Smith, Brooks Tillotson. Second Row—Ellen Hoskins, Constance Humiston, Mary Gillis, Gerry Anne Lewis, Patricia Cleveland, Jennie Cassini, Jennie Corsall, Anna Del-Sole, Priscilla Reese. Third Row Marie Tidd, Marilyn Doyle, Betty Ann McCrca, Joelcen Durkin, Frances Hall, Elsie Durkee, Janice Lahuc, Dorothy Barber, Thelma Etu. Fourth Row—Austin Williams, Gerald Dickinson, Clinton Middleton, Edward LaClair, John Canavan, Arthur Toole, Lee Wells, Bernard Curtis, James O'Hanlon. Fifth Row—Donald Barber, Harold Stoughton, Jerry Caruso, Mahlon Morrison, Larry Godfrey, Mitchell Supernauli, Roy Borrowman. FRESHMAN CLASS After graduating from the Junior Division to the Main Plant, we were eager to begin our shift on the assembly line. We elected officers from among our employees. Those elected were John Peter Symthe as General Manager, Raymond Pashby as Assistant General Manager, Arthur Toole as Recording Clerk and Edward LaClair as Financial Inspector. Gerald Dickinson was elected to the plant’s Student Union. Unfortunately our General Manager has left to work in a larger factory and his assistant has joined the Navy, so we are now without leaders. We enjoy taking an active part in producing finished products from our plant and are looking forward to better jobs next year. First Row—Kathleen Dickinson, Jean Purington, Dianne Savage, Marion Pashby, Charles Yasko, Thomas Shelley, Phyllis Cotter, Tosca Sciarretta, Palma Gitto. Second Row—Viola Doran, Joan Corriveau, Anita Catone, Helen Bruso, Rena Gillis, Betty Harder, Helen Stacavich, Jane Mullen, Janet Finn, Pauline Gravellc. Third Row—Jean Henderson, Dolores Samuels, Mavis Smith, Katherine Corsall, Maurine Ellis, Anna Komsa, Shirley Callahan, Joan Wible, Margaret Fisher, Mary Jane Savasta. Fourth Row—Bruce Walker, Marie Gitto, Alice Godfrey, Barbara Bowers, Judy LaClair, Robert Brown, Roscoc Labosier. Fifth Row—Jerry Shepard, Francis Shaw, Andrew Cimo, Sebastian Cicero, Walter Ellis, Leonard King, Edward Bushey, Joseph McCarthy, Walter Lapitsky, George Lemcry, John Mandoiare. Sixth Row—Anthony Iuluicci, Harley Miller, Hilton Tillotson, William Brislin. Seventh Row—Robert Dickinson, Clifford Logan, Norman Dixon, Robert Humphries, Donald Doty, Leon Cutler, William Barker. JUNIOR HIGH-EIGHTH GRADES ROOM 10 The dutiful workers of Room 10 have been busily keeping up with their job and thus were unable to engage in any social activities. However, they did choose officers: Foreman, Charles Yasko; Assistant Forelady, Marion Pashby; Union Representative, Joseph McCarty. ROOM 11 Room 11 of the Junior Department formed the ‘'Dependable Citizen’s Club” which employs as its motto, Through Difficulty to Success.” The workers elected the following officers: Forelady, Dianne Savage; Secretary, Catherine Corsall; Pay Clerk, Donald Doty; Union Representative, Anita Catone. On Valentine’s Day the employees relieved themselves from their daily routine by having a little party. So the Members of Room 11 keep steadily at their job while awaiting promotion to the Senior Department of our Factory. First Row—Lois Henry, Lillian Caputo, Shirley Trackcy, John Lawler, Frank Arcuri, Wesley Morcncy, Arvid O’Connell, Lorraine Bruso, Peggyann Bullion. Second Row—Harold Rice, Joseph Carpenter, Dorothy Columbetti, Norma Colvin, Helen Ann Carpenter, Sandi Tillotson, Frances Vielc, Louise LaFarr, Jean Dorvec, Farrell Clark, Clarence Douglas. Third Row—David McDougall, Leonard Roberts, Ruth Morrill, Audrey Middleton, Ruth Hemstrect, Agnes Corti, Jean Harder, Anna Murray, Dorothy Dangclico, Louise Del Sole, Francis Zaiko, Shirley Corti. Fourth Row—Arthur Russell, Newell Flores, Edward Rovcllo, Shirley Metallo, Shirley Morrill, Dorothy Battease, Miriam Dixon, Nancy Rycr-son, Verna Prouty, Johanna McCarty, Richard Dimsc, Norman Walbridge, Richard Carey. Fifth Row—Gordon Hayward, Richard Carpenter, Charles Metallo, Malcolm Mills,Gerald Dessaint,Charles Quackenbush, Daniel Hayes, Harland Harrington, Kenneth Coats, Curtis Middleton, Lawrence LaFarr. Sixth Row—Theodore Shaver, Joseph Gitto, Thomas Sarchioto. JUNIOR HIGH-SEVENTH GRADES THE YOUNG PATRIOTS UNION OF ROOM 8 The members of Grade 7, Room 8 of the Fort Edward High Factory have been busy all year furnishing war materials for one of Uncle Sam’s soldiers. Last September the Young Patriots Union of this class decided to adopt a soldier who would be, for them, a symbol of all the Fort Edward boys in service. This symbolic soldier was named Edward Fort of Fort Edward. Through the efforts of the thirty-six workers of this union, under the direction of Little Boss Wesley Morcncy, enough war stamps have been sold to supply Edward Fort with his uniform and equipment, food for one year, a cannon which will help to bring the Nazis and Japs to unconditional surrender, a walkie-talkie, and many hand grenades. Week after week this group has maintained a 100% War Stamp record and for the year’s work has secured an average of 96%. By the end of the year this Union will have contributed over $1000 to the War Effort. The members of Room 8 are also collecting junk jewelry for the soldiers to distribute to the South Sea natives. These natives, in return for old jewelry, dig fox holes and do other work for the armed forces. A large fish bowl is being used in Room 8 as a receptacle for such South Sea Wampum.” Superintendent Brislin, Little Boss Morcncy, Foremen Leo Terrio and Arvid O’Connell and Forewoman Shirley Trackey have charge of the activities in Room 8. THE WORKERS’ UNION OF ROOM 9 Little Boss Frank Arcuri and Forewomen Lillian Caputo, Irene Ives, and Ruth Hemstreet have charge of the work in Room 9. Because these workers are so busy on the assembly line they have had no time for extra activities. Superintendent Ganley is the adviser to this group of workers. FREE ENTERPRISE First Row (left to right)—Anita Catone, Jo Ann McCarty, Ruth Hcmstreet, Charlotte Rosa, Ann Somers, Ursula Ncuhaus. Second Row (left to right) William Wright, F dward Reardon, Tony Causo, Joe McCarty. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council is the workers’ own organization which is entitled to carry on collective bargaining with the management. Representatives are chosen by popular vote of the workers. Employees arc thus confident of having a voice in the running of the factory. While labor disputes sometimes arise, the Council has always succeeded in negotiating satisfactory contracts with the result that no strikes nor picketing have been found necessary. The Council sponsored assembly programs and maintained the much needed Safety Patrol. The Council officers are: President, Anthony Caruso; Vice-President, Ann Somers; Treasurer, Edward Reardon; Secretary Charlotte Rosa. First Row—Norman Walbridgc, Jean Marine, I.illian Caputo, Marion Pashby, Joseph Clark. Second Row—Brooks Tillotson, F'mily Sadler, Jeannie Corsall, Gordon Woodcock. SAFETY PATROL In order to prevent confusion and disorder in our great work shop, we have appointed a Safety Patrol. This operates under the supervision of Superintendent Emily Sadler. The guards stationed in the three departments are nine in number. So far none of our employees who pass from floor to floor at the beginning of the morning and afternoon shifts have been reported for disorderly conduct. From that, one gathers that every worker takes great pride in the Factory. First Row—Rose Catonc, Mary Esgro, Margaret Newton, Pat P'tu, Grace Shaw, Dot Roods, Mary Cicero, Marion Rea, Mary King, Mary Gillis, Priscilla Reese. Second Row—Julia Williams, Norma Roberts, Gerryanne Lewis, Pat Smith, Jane McCormick, Joan Tillotson, Ruth Smith, Marlyn Doyle, Ruth Cook, Phyllis Johnson. Third Row—Anna Del Sole, Betty Pratt, Mary Ellen Stacavich, Betty Middleton, Marjorie Hall, Emily Sadler, Marea Batterslull, Janet Lewis, Gloria Lewis, Ethel Hillman. Fourth Row—Sylvia Johnson, Peggy Berrigan, Pat Perkins. Jane Dangelico, Esther Sadler, Betty McCrea, Helen Kelleher, Mary Ellen Cook, Jo Betsy Walsh, Josephine LaSarso, Ella Barker. GLEE CLUB Miss Etu is the Superintendent, Sylvia Johnson, pianist for Glee Club, is Foreman, and the choir is the staff. The Glee Club includes girls ranging from Freshmen to Seniors. The members are chosen by Miss Etu. A Spring Concert was held on May 12 in which the Glee Club was well represented. They rendered six songs in two groups. The first group consisted of Roundelay” by Thcophil Wendt, Waltzing Matilda” by Edward S. Breck, and The Piper From Over The Way” by May H. Brahe. The second group consisted of Son Of Mary” by J. Michael Diack, Alleluia” by W. A. Mozart, and Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue” by Wallingford Rieggcr. First Row—Tommy Fitzgerald, Robert Wright, Janet Canavan, Leonard Roberts, Jerry Shepard, Jean Marine, Ruth Hoskins, Ralph Domenico. Second Row—Rose Catonc, Mitchell Supcrnault, Francis Shaw, Leslie DcGroot, Edward LaClair, Shirley MacDonald, Theresa Anne Kellchcr, Diane Savage, Phyllis Johnson. Third Row—Sally King, Judy LeClair, Raymond Longdo, Joan Wiblc, Marie Bowe, Dorothy Reid, Rose Sarchioto, Gordon Woodcock. Fourth Row—Brooks Tillotson, Mary Ellen Cook, Joan Carpentier, Paul Elder, Ruth Smith, John Canavan. BAND This year the Instrumental Division of our Musical Department was put under a new Superintendent, Donald B. Sweet. Mr. Sweet had to start his work with a group that had very little experience. His welders entered the technical training school and there worked long and hard to develop their individual talents. No finished products came from the assembly line until the Spring Concert on May 12 but practice and skill showed results when the band displayed its excellent craftsmanship at that time. Once again we were reminded that quality as well as volume of production is an essential standard maintained by the band, and everyone agreed that the work displayed at the Spring Concert was an example of many expertly fashioned parts firmly welded together to make a durable unit. First Row—Mitchell Supernault, Jerome Shepard, Leonard Roberts, Jean Marine. Second Row—Gordon Woodcock, Rose Sarchioto, John Canavan, Brooks Tillotson, Theresa Ann Kellehcr, Shirley MacDonald. Third Row—Shirley Phelps, Marjorie Turner, Irene Wicks, Sally King, Barbara Turner. Fourth Row—Roy Borrowman, Edward LaClair, Ramon Longdo. ORCHESTRA The orchestra of Fort Edward High Factory, which is composed of skilled workers and is under the able direction of Superintendent Donald B. Sweet’s baton, keeps up the morale of the workers on the assembly line. Because of war conditions, it cannot travel to other factories and it is somewhat hampered in making local appearances. The orchestra made its debut at the annual play sponsored and produced by the Senior workers. The orchestra again entertained the swing shift of the assembly line and the public at the annual Spring Concert in May. The workers in the orchestra enjoy their musical work as much as the workers on the assembly line enjoy hearing them play. Pat Etu, Ernestine Ives. Second Row—Pc gy Berrigan, Mary Culligan, Helen Kclleher, Edward Reardon, George LaFarr, Jean Parker, Jane McCormick, James Toole, Edward Caputo. Third Row—Miss Smith, Ruth Laderach, Anthony Caruso, Norma Haas, Marjorie Hall, James McCrea, Bruce Robinson, James Caples, Leslie DeGroot. i STUDENT FORUM The Student Forum was organized at the beginning of the year under the guiding hand of Miss Smith. George LaFarr was elected President and Jean Marine, Secretary, at the first meeting. The Forum meets every second week on Tuesday at 3:3 0 P. M. and many important problems are discussed. In January we were invited to attend a meeting of the Hudson Falls High School Forum. It was well attended and everyone was asked to join in the open discussion following the formal debates. Several F. E. H. S. delegates also went to Greenwich in March to attend a formal discussion of world affairs. Many neighboring schools were present, each school representing a country. F. E. H. S. represented England and Italy. Some of the primary topics which have been taken up at our bi-monthly meetings are: Post-War Rehabilitation, What to Do With Germany After the War, The Occupied Countries and Their Problems, Juvenile Delinquency, The Question of the Fourth Term and Advances in Medical and Social Science in Germany and the United States. First Row—Jane McCormick (vice president), Jean Marine (press reporter), Ursula Neuhaus (president), Jean Parker. Second Row—Norma Sciaretta, Mary O’Hanlon. Third Row—Carolyn Cook, Shirley MacDonald, Miss Blackall. Fourth Row—Ruth Ladcrach, Marjorie Hall (secretary), Helen Kcllchcr (treasurer), Shirley Wicks. (Members not in the picture: Daniel Donahue, Leslie DeGroot and Donald Doyle.) LE CERCLE This newly created language club is open to all workers of the swing shift who have completed one year of French work. Meetings are conducted the second and fourth Tuesday evening chez Mile Blackall. The fifteen welders have been very active playing French games, conversing in French and eating. Their commercial ventures have been particularly successful though the workers have sought to perfect their individual skills rather than to achieve mass production. They believe their work has been truly a la mode (that’s not ice cream on your pie). In January the club presented a French Carnival with barkers, wild animals (Jean Marine, the cat who’s not a cat), French paste tree, fortune telling and an original mystery drama, Cherchez la Femme,” written and produced by welders, Snoozie” McCormick, Park” Parker and Kinky” Cook. Refreshments and Elephants Blancs were sold and dancing was enjoyed throughout la soiree. Probably the main event of the year was the purchase of club pins. After much debate Le C.ercle selected sterling silver pins with a symbolic French cock and school initials. One of the workmen, Daniel Donahue, has been called to serve la pa trie in the naval forces. One night marin” Donahue and his French Canadian friend while on guard duty at Sampson were giving orders in French when an officer passed by. The boys were given extra duty. (Miss Blackall always told Dan his French would get him somewhere.) A very important member of Le Cercle is le mascotte,” Buddie. He welcomes all members when they arrive and patiently awaits the refreshment period when he likes to show how well he understands French. Of course, the real work of this branch of the factory is to rivet French culture and language firmly and permanently into the minds of the workers. Have they succeeded? Mais, oui! First Row—Jean Marine, Jane McCormick, Jean Parker, Joan Tillotson, Caroline Cook. Second Row—Winnie Cronkhice, Caroline Morgan, Sylvia Johnson, Miss Sullivan. Third Row—Leslie DeGroot, George LaFarr, Anthony Caruso, Edward Reardon, Gyle Etu, Charles Mullen. LIBRARY CLUB The factory is losing one of its most capable executives this year. This executive is Miss Sullivan. The department she controls is the one in which all the more brilliant students stop to converse,— The Library. Miss Sullivan has taught her apprentices many new and important things in research work as an aid to production. She has also taught them the use of the more complicated safety devices such as stamping, books, making overdue slips for tools taken from the shop and not returned promptly. She taught them how to shine (dust) the tools and how to repair them when they were getting old and weak. But most of all she taught them how to keep peace and quiet in the room where order should exist if at all. Manager Jean Parker sees to that. No, club members do not work all the time. They all work on the day shift for they get their work done and need no swing shift. Also their very capable managers and their supervisor sec that they have fun and parties at certain intervals of the year. For example, at Christmas time they had a small party which proved very enjoyable to those who attended. This is one department that has been working at top speed and loving it. Surely the club members will continue to enjoy using their tools in years to come. PRESS CLUB Press Club, one of the many divisions of the great Fort Edward High factory of knowledge, though stymied at the start of the year because of priorities, restrictions, shortages, and the like, came through in true F. E. H. S. fashion and was able to assemble the annual yearbook. The manager who guided us through some rough times this year is James Toole. George LaFarr was named assistant manager while Carolyn Cook was elected secretary and Rose Catone, treasurer. At times our plant was threatened with strikes, but management and labor settled their disputes without government intervention although work was almost stopped on several occasions because keymen were sometimes drafted (for compulsory training in technical skills). Sometimes valuable workers were frozen in other jobs (in Rooms 1, 2, 5, 6, 3, 13, etc.) but the spirit of the workers never flagged for they were determined to reach their goal in ’44. First Row—Ruth Smith, Phyllis Johnson, Rose Catone, Carolyn Cook, Caroline Morgan, Jane McCormick, Josephine LaSarso, Winnie Cronkhite. Second Row—Ernestine Ives, Pat Etu, Edward Reardon, George LaFarr, Gloria Lewis, Marca Battershall, Ursula Neuhaus, Jean Parker. Third Row—Miss Blackall, Marie Bowe, Mary Zeto, Mary Culligan, Elizabeth Dickinson, Norma Haas, Sylvia Johnson, Shirley Wicks, Mary King, Irene Wicks. Fourth Row—Ruth Ladcrach, Shirley Knickerbocker, Helen Kellehcr, Esther Sadler, Emily Sadler, Marjorie Hall, Mary Ellen Cook, Dorothy Reid, Jo Betsy Walsh, Charles Mullen. Fifth Row—James McCrca, Leslie DeGroot, Michael McCurry, Anthony Caruso. Great Carring Place HISTORICAL CLUB In September 1943 a new organization was formed in our plant. This club is called The Great Carrying Place,” Junior Chapter of the New York State Historical Association. Eighteen of the workmen in the 7th Grade Social Studies classes of our Junior Division are members. These employees elected officers. Teddy Shaver was elected Foreman; Jack Lawler was chosen Assistant Foreman; Sandi Tillotson was elected Time Keeper and Lois Henry was chosen to collect union dues. Our youthful employees have been very busy this year. They have taken three trips, one to the Patt Smythe house and another to the County Court House in Hudson Falls where they looked at old maps and records. Another trip was a visit to an old cemetery in Hudson Falls. Here they saw the grave of Adiel Sherwood, at whose tavern the first county court was held. The members have bought pins and are making a scrapbook of local history. The club is also writing for The Yorker,” a New York State historical publication. These young people, with the help of Miss Brislin, Superintendent, proved their ability to do expert work when they collected and wrote the material about Fort Edward which was presented over WGY on the radio program Your Home Town.” The plant employees are very proud of their young and energetic workers and all agree that these people deserve an E pennant for their excellent work. PRODUCTION FIGURES Football Highlights of f j. In the sports department there is a division known as football. The football section is run as follows: Instructors: Putt” LaMay and Jack Leonard. Foreman: Joe Fisher. Linemen on Assembly Line: B. Robinson, N. Del Sole, J. McCrea. Assembly Ends: R. Aurelia, J. Caples. Assembly Tackles: F. Godfrey, G. LaFarr, E. Reardon, FI. Stoughton, S. A. Gitto. Assembly Guards: J. Trackcy, R. Wood. Assembly Center: A. Caruso, G. Frawley. Swing Shift (backfield) on Assembly Line: C. Mullen, E. Henry, J. Fisher, R. Pashby, J. Rourkc, L. Joiner, F. Sloylc, T. Shelley. Flyinc Forts Produce A Better Product Than Whitehall Score 12:6 A large audience watched the Forts machinery begin its work. When Fort Edward brought its machinery on the field they looked like real professionals and they really produced the best. The Fort Edward line was not cracked once during the game. Blocking was the main barrier against Whitehall. Charlie Mullen and Joe Fisher gained many yards for the Forts with their powerful plunges. Ray Pashby, end man, sent the ball over the goal line to Victory. For the first time in twenty years Fort Edward has produced a much better product than Whitehall. Flying Forts Leave Glens Falls Indians Scoreless Score 0:0 Under a downpour of rain the Flying Forts again began to work. This time the machinery of Fort Edward clashed with the machinery of Glens Falls. The Indians with all their well-built machinery were not able to run the ball over the Forts goal line. Throughout this test the Forts seemed to outwork the Indians but they too failed to run the ball over the Indians goal line. Ed Henry, running and kicking, Charlie Mullen, and Joe Fisher did the plunging, while Porky” Rourke and the other linemen did the blocking to the very best of their ability. Therefore our machinery can even work to its highest capacity in a rainstorm. Games in which Fort Edward placed its machinery on the field and began to work are: Saratoga . . . Opponents . ... 12 Fort Edward 32 Glens Falls. . . . . . . 0 0 St. Mary’s . . . . ... 19 6 Whitehall . . . . . 6 12 Granville . . ... 21 7 Hudson Falls . . ... 14 7 BASKETBALL l This year the department of the plant known as the Sports Department had a new supervisor, Bernard Putt” LaMay. Mr. LaMay, although very new in the position of boss,” taught our young apprentices the ways and new ideas of handling the tool you use so steadily in this sport — the basketball. Although quite a few of the fellows were just beginning to learn this trade, the team gave a very fine showing both in quality and quantity and certainly deserve an E” pennant. Although we were only second in the Northern Conference our workers were working at top speed constantly. We won those most cherished games of the season, the Hudson Falls games. At the end of the season we lost our leader, Captain Bill Toole, to the United States Navy, but we still carried on. Other members that worked so diligently in this department were: Ed Henry, Bruce Robinson, Joe Fisher, Ralph Aurelia, William Wright, Nick DelSole, Ed Reardon, Jim Caples, Jim McCrea, and Harold Stoughton. This year the boys decided to do a little extra work. So they took on the hardest of all tasks—the Tournament Games. The first night Fort Edward was allowed to show their ability to Argylc. Although Argyle had a good team Fort Edward came through with the score 3 5:18. The second night Fort Edward journeyed to Saratoga and showed South Glens Falls what they were made of. South High, with all their capability of playing basketball, lost to the Forts with the score being 44:51. The third night Fort Edward journeyed to Saratoga again and challenged their rivals—Hudson Falls. After a long and hard-fought battle the apprentices from Hudson Falls scored over the Forts. The score being 3 5:37 in favor of Hudson Falls. This closed the basketball season of 1944 at Fort Edward High. SCORES FOR THE BASKETBALL SEASON Opponents Fort Edward Port Henry .... 25 22 South Glens Falls .... 35 38 Ticonderoga . .... 31 33 Glens Falls .... 24 23 Whitehall . .... 20 39 Port Henry .... 24 35 Granville . .... 19 26 St. Mary’s . .... 40 19 South Glens Falls .... 32 30 Hudson Falls . .... 18 19 Glens Falls .... 23 31 Whitehall . .... 23 43 St. Mary’s . .... 34 31 Ticonderoga . .... 27 30 Granville . .... 17 43 Hudson Falls . .... 32 33 BASEBALL This year the baseball machine shop threatens the entire Sports department with competition. Although this is Coach LaMay’s first year at instructing baseball he intends Fort Edward to be a threat to all the neighboring schools. The Forts have seven veterans on the team, Ed Henry, Ed Reardon, Jim McCrea, Billy Wright, Gyle Etu, Hoot” Robinson and Joe Fisher. With the capability of these players and the new players under the capable guidance of Mr. LaMay it is bound to be a successful season. The big worry of the team is the pitching staff. Candidates for the mound staff are Eddy Davidson, Billy Wright, and Harold Stoughton. For catchers he has Harley Harrington and Ed Reardon, while infield candidates include Ed Henry, Ralph Aurelia, Joe Fisher, Gyle Etu, Tom Shelly and Bob Nichols. The outfield area was assigned to John Trackey, Hoot” Robinson, Jim McCrea, Art Toole and John Canavan. Let’s keep score with the team: We They ’’April 28— Glens Falls, away .... May 2 — Hudson Falls, away ’’May 5—Granville at home .... May 10 — Glens Falls at home . . . . - ’’May 12 — Fludson Falls at home . May 16 — St. Mary’s, away...... ’May 19 — Whitehall, away....... May 26 — St. Mary’s at home........— ”Northern Conference Games. CHEERLEADERS The Cheerleaders of 1944 tried hard to make their job a successful one. The foreman was Miss Waugh and the workers under her were: Dot Reid, Sylvia Johnson, Marion Munson, Diane Parker, Joyce Orrnsby and Gerry Lewis. Although the work was new to most of them, they finished their task well. Practicing during noon hour was fun and sometimes if you looked in the gym where practice was in session, you would see one of the workers take time out to shoot for a basket. Going to out of town games and meeting other Cheerleaders proved exciting. SNAPSHOT CONTEST THINKING IT OVER STARS IN SERVICE and BOYS TO BE CALLED FACTORY AWARDS 1 for Inefficiency To Harold Stoughton for his marvelous technique. To Red” Smith for the most intelligent English answers in years. To Jim McCrea for the great way he digs foxholes.” To Joe Fisher for his marvelous ability to drive the Studebaker. To Marion Munson for her undying love for my Cootchie.” To Charles Mullen for returning same. To Leonard Joiner for his love of beautiful sunsets.” Bonus Payments To Ed Henry for the beautiful way he conducts himself in the locker room on the third floor. To Anthony Caruso for his pleasant way in assemblies. To Teeny Ives for introducing the word yaah” into the English language. To Josephine LaSarso for being the most alluring ice cube. To Jerry Trackey for his ability to shoot crap. To Mikie” McCurry for being a bearded lady-killer. Overtime To Hoot” Robinson for writing his own Physics book. To Pat Etu for her appreciation of Banjo’s” music. To Mary Jane Catone for the most weird bobby sox. To Randall Jones for noticing same. To Nick Del Sole for his ability to pick a money horse.” To sugar LaFarr for his ability to get lost in a blackout. Retroactive Payments To Ernie Cutler for giving the bus company his fare to Hudson Falls. To Jean Marine for her ability to play In The Cellars of Fort Edward” on key. To Jimmie Toole for those great write-ups he sends to Frank Garcin. To Joan Tillotson for her ability to lose her shoe in English class. To James Carrots” Caples for his beautiful strawberry blonde hair. Siren Sonnets Bony Castoria Haas Bruce Tony. Gloria. Sass. Spruce. Prank Cookie jar Betty Pratt Truth Hank.” LaFarr. Not fat. Ruth. Rushing Cronkhite Dot Reid Iloney Bussing. Wannafight? What a keed! Sonny. Moods Shirley Rice Wiggles Giggy Roods. Always nice. Giggles. Ciggie. HUDSON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY offers $1.40 Worth of Transportation for $1.00 BUY TICKETS FROM BUS OPERATORS Tickets good until used Transfers Issued on These Tickets Same as on Cash Fares FORT EDWARD MILLS John P. Hager 5 0 Broadway Fort Edward Compliments of YORKLAND RESTAURANT Best of Foods CATERING TO BANQUETS 165 Broadway Fort Edward WATKINS FLORIST Landscapes - Nursery FLOWERSHOP and GREENHOUSE The largest variety at all times 132 Main Street Hudson Falls BRONK COAL and LUMBER COMPANY To Your Success MURRAY’S GROCERY STORE 8 Wing Street Fort Edward Compliments of KELLEHER’S DAIRY Compliments of THE GEORGE SATTERLEE HOSE COMPANY No. 2 FORT EDWARD COAL COMPANY CONE CLEANED D. H. LACKAWANNA ANTHRACITE COAL HUDSON VALLEY COKE, MOTOR STOKER Sales and Service Telephone 5-4617 Fort Edward Compliments of MORIARTY’S PHARMACY ADIRONDACK FARMER’S EXCHANGE P re scrip tio n Specialists Hudson Falls, N. Y. SANITARY BARBER SHOP F. SCHRAVONI Fort Edward, New York HEIL’S SHOE STORE We carry a complete line of Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes in Florsheim and Sundial We please to fit and fit to please 174 Main Street Hudson Falls Compliments of W. H. PERKINS BLACKALL’S Supplies and Tools For F. E. H. S. Factory Compliments of THE JOHN R. DURKEE HOSE COMPANY Organized January 18, 1877 Incorporated October 21, 1916 WILLIAM A. SANDERSPREE Compliments of Contractor TEACHER’S Fort Edward, New York ASSOCIATION r V LlBCATV . INTCLLIOCHCC . CLUB f Oo� . WAT.QM. . UTV | � m sflPBr-™ w FORT EDWARD LION’S CLUB MARION’S BEAUTY SALON HUDSON FALLS HARDWARE CO. Phone 5-5742 J. F. Laughlin East Street Fort Edward 186 Main Street Hudson Falls BUCKY” LEWIS Compliments of CHARLES AMOROSI MANSFIELD SPORT OXFORDS Compliments White Bucks of for Young Bucks Fort Edward Post of $6.50 THE AMERICAN LEGION LOUGHLIN CLOTHING COMPANY Gordon O. Derby, Commander Fort Edward BROADWAY BEAUTY PARLOR Dial 5-4310 Compliments of 173 Broadway Fort Edward IDEAL SHOPPE Compliments of Compliments of BROWN’S GARAGE EUGENE A. SULLIVAN Esso Gas and Oil C. B. Flenderson Dial 5-5887 Compliments of Compliments of C. E. WOODCOCK G. K. DELIGAN Compliments of Compliments of HEBERT’S FOOD STORE G. C. BEVERLY Compliments of Compliments of BLONDIN’S SHELL SERVICE STATION SMITH’S BAKERY OPPENHEIM’S DELLWOOD PRODUCTS FORT EDWARD CORPORATION New York Fort Edward, New York L. H. MEAD, FLORIST Compliments of 39 Lower Main Street Hudson Falls McCarthy simon, Inc. Greetings from the BROTHERHOOD OF PULP, SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS John P. Burke, President-Secretary STEVE’S BARBER SHOP Compliments of BROADWAY O’HEARN’S RESTAURANT Fort Edward, New York McCrea Street Fort Edward STEWART’S HARDWARE MARGUERITE’S The Complete Hardware BEAUTY SHOP PAINTS - GLASS - OIL - VARNISH All branches of Beauty Culture 25 Main Street (Corner John) Hudson Falls Open Evenings Dial 5-6384 MILL SUPPLIES DURO WATER PUMPS ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES HAYWARD and SINGLETON LIGHTING FIXTURES Funeral Directors INGERSOLL RAND AIR EQUIPMENT PHONE 5-418 5 NEWTON HILL 5 Washington Street Fort Edward Dial 5-5711 Fort Edward, New York Best Wishes of JOSTEN TREASURE CRAFT RUTH KELLEHER LINEHAN BEAUTICIAN A. M. PRIOR Groceries and Meats 16 East Street Fort Edward, N. Y. Meats and Groceries VIELE ELLIS Phone 5-5019 140 Broadway Fort Edward, N. Y. DOTY’S SERVICE STATION Compliments of DUNN’S GROCERY Compliments of LaFARR’S grocery Com pliments of FRED A. DAVIS STAFFORD and REGAN Funeral Directors TELEPHONE 5-5319 19 East Street Fort Edward HILLMAN BROTHERS Compliments Dairy Express of PHONE 5-4418 Wing Street Fort Edward WILLIAM A. MALIN STONE’S STUDIO Compliments Photographs of Photo Finishing BRUSO’S GARAGE . . . Dial. .. Fort Edward 5-4923 Hudson Falls 4-5032 Compliments of A FRIEND Compliments of Compliments of THE DEFIANCE SHEA and O’BRIEN GRILL CORPORATION 69 East Street Fort Edward EARL CANAVAN Philco Radios R. P. SAVAGE Philco Refrigerators Phone 5-5311 Phone 5-5 519 114 Broadway Fort Edward 70 Broadway Fort Edward Enroll nOUl at HBC CAPUTO’S Plymouth De Soto G. M. C. Truck DIAL S-4413 Upper Broadway Fort Edward PREPARE for Civil Service Summer School Starts July 5 Fall Term Starts Sept. 11 WRITE FOR BOOKLET ALBanv Business college 130 WASHinCTOII AVE. PHOnE 5-1449 HAGEN’S GREENHOUSE FRESH FLOWERS for all occasions BUY WHERE THE FLOWERS GROW” Compliments of J. MAYOTTE’S Dial 4-4647 27 Willow Street Hudson Falls GIANT MARKETS MAC’S BAR Auto, Fire, Accident, and Health INSURANCE Hospitalization and Bonds We write every line of Insurance written. May we take care of Your Insurance? FRANK D. SHEEHAN 139 Broadway Fort Edward Established 1917 Thousands of girls arc needed in business and government offices NOW. The salaries are high and the opportunities for advancement are unlimited. The quickest way to prepare for one of these good positions is to take a business course. All Business Subjects, Business Machines, and Personality Development Mildred Elley Secretarial School for Girls 227 QUAIL STREET (CORNER HUDSON AVENUE) ALBANY 3, N. Y. Send for Catalog and Rates REGISTER NOW Summer Session starts July 5 — ball Session starts September 5 Compliments of MARBA SYSTEM Best Wishes WILLIAM G. DONNELL JAMES MORRISON SON Established 1879 Garage The Kexall Store Upper Broadway Fort Edward Fort Edward, New York Compliments Compliments of of LRED J. BETTS BROADWAY RESTAURANT Compliments HITCHCOCK and GRANGER and Best Wishes For the 1944 Year Book Sunoco Service JOSEPH W. DEL SIGNORE 44 Broadway Fort Edward Compliments of FROST DEPARTMENT STORE DOTY TAXI SERVICE PRESS CLUB Phone 5-5251 Fort Edward reminds Compliments of You to FORT EDWARD BUY NATIONAL BANK WAR BONDS and P. M. DANAHY STAMPS Compliments of GRAND UNION CO. Fort Edward Charles Ellis Frank Wolfe J