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

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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.

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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

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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