Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School - Orbit Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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IIIIRNA fa Ollflla As I sxt here gazlng at the fire on the hearth I realxze more than ever that e has caught up wnth me at last Years and years ago I was a spry young one hopeful member of the 49ers Never w1ll I forget the sxx years I spent travelmg wxth those pxoneers The course we had plotted was a famxllar one one whxch had been attempted wnth a great measure of success many trmes before Beyond us lay our goal the gold of opportumty ours at the completnon of the Journey As mementos of thxs tr1p I have saved some souvemrs symbolnc of the actnvrty of those sxx years I had spent sxx years m preparatxon for the time when I could jom the caravan When we were all gathered nn camp the weeks before the be gmnlng of the Journey I found that there were about 125 young folks just lxke me Thxs knowledge comforted me and frankly I could hardly watt to start In September of 44 we began the Journey Because everythlng seemed strange most of the year was spent taggmg along becommg acquamted wlth the surroundlngs the elders and especxally those other 124 teamsters All Ive saved from that year rs a blue rxbbon As I recall my team won first place rn an ll out sport contest sponsored by the old folks After two months of 1dle camplng we were once agam on the move The cond year was very s1m1lar to the first There were a few famxlxar faces mxssmg mu ard stams take me back to that wonderful plcnxc and that delrcxous food D rmg those two years we were 1n a sense on probatron for the greatest part of ou ourney stxll lay ahead I can st l see rn memory that year begmnmg nn the fall of 46 That s when our wor began Toward the end of the year we put our plcks and shovels to rest and celebr her xmportant progresslve step wxth a bang up dance We called nt Wrshxng decorated the meetmg house wnth a large wxshmg well I managed to rescue thxs et for my memory room Before we knew xt the year had passed and ln a short tn we were back at work Soon It was 47 and we could hardly realxze that hal our Journey was over Time was closmg rn wnth surprlslng speed After a pe od of mtensnve act1v1ty .we took txme out for an autumn hop See here s a leaf I v pressed ln re membrance of the dance we called Autumn We made a startling lscover hrs year Some of us were really talented So when the season was slack t ou attrlbutes together and came up wxth a swmg band You never heard such sweet muslc Here s the baton the maestro used That band was almost as good as our actmg group who put on the show Angel Chxld for the entxre caravan That was an extremely busy year However xt could not compare wxth what was to follow b we made the most of it. Let's see: I have a napkin from that year. These

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NAME Rudolph Ingoglia Greta Johnsen Doris Jones Harold Juckett Raymond Kearney Lois Lasher Carol Martino Ellen Mc Donald June Miller Richard Montague Nancy Moore Charles Near Frank Nelson Theresa Niet Edward Oakley Keith Olson Charles Overdorf Mary Patrick Stanley Paul Andrew Perassi Janet Petty Victoria Phillips Robert Polhemus Jacob Rassxga Joan Richard Marguerite Richard Ethel Ruhle Helen Sauer Robert Schwartz Donna Sheldon Bernice Sherow Martha Sims William Smith Lois Strassburger Anna Van Ackooy in-lv ii- hard Va l Wagner Ward ,M W s UC 1 2 ml ZWZ Gill! EGM 6 ADDRESS Hyde Park Quaker Lane Hyde Park l4 Woodlawn Avenue Poughkeepsie Hyde Park Salt Point Road Poughkeepsie East Dorsey Lane Poughkeepsie Creek Road Poughkeepsie Quaker Lane Hyde Park E. Market Street Hyde Park Hyde Park 2l Adams Street Poughkeepsie Salt Point Road Poughkeepsie Hyde Park 285 Fairview Avenue Poughkeepsie Salt Point Road Poughkeepsie Violet Avenue Hyde Park Bedell Road Poughkeepsie 294 Fairview Avenue Poughkeepsie Hyde Park Hillcrest Park Poughkeepsie Violet Avenue Hyde Park ll7 Talmadge Street Poughkeepsie 43 Woodlawn Avenue Poughkeepsie East Dorsey Lane Poughkeepsie Salt Point Road Poughkeepsie Cream Street Poughkeepsie 31 Yates Avenue Poughkeepsie Bucher Avenue Poughkeepsie Hudson River State Hospital Poughkeepsie Hyde Park Salt Point Road Poughkeepsie Miller Place Violet Avenue Poughkeepsie Salt Point Road Poughkeepsie Hyde Park 84 Buckingham Ave hkeepsie Hy ark H7 e Park St tsburg mar Terrace if 2 2 BIRTHDAY January I4 January 29 December 9 February 7 October 26 October 6 February 27 August l4 May 3 October l February 21 December l 9 June 29 December 6 November l9 August 4 February l2 May 22 September November September November February 18 March 29 September July 20 December 3 Ju l6 March Bl March November December 9 August 18 May 2 l Apnl 5 y I September Ma l9 October 7 ,jf Math eng W 6 ' - . . 11 . . 2 .. . , . . 25 . , , I 10 . . O . . . ' ly 21 ' . ' lawlix X : ' I P Jul l ' 4 ' I dv 'l', ' il 9 9 - - - - Ad I ' lllrfll .' V A Y 1 ff. -lil ll , g 4 I L al 4, . h ir' X '51, ,HJ ' I ,. . ' ' L , V N I is . 1-,.il.?. I , '1' '- L- ,gf ' C AT S L D .. , uc ..l.- -' rk f ,, ' ' 'T 'N - E - I ,x h' ,. H 'M - , Sf -,A-1 I- Q . . .. -. V P0 3 - - ' i T f M!!-,,.. PROPHECY Carpenter Good-will Ambassador to Norway Half-owner of Woolworth's Politician Happy Home Life Cioverness Best Dressed Woman Circus Barker Miss America Ed. of Herald Tribune Fashion Designer Star of 'Faithfully Yours Admiral U S Senator Social Studies Teacher Elizabeth Taylor s Leading Man Executive Society Ed of Local Paper Traveling salesman Professional Bowler The Spirit of Youth Wealthy Spinster Model for reducing ads Policeman Certihed Public Accountant Third Degree Lawyer Tester in a Chewing Gum Factory Sweet Shop Operator Butcher Rockette Private Secretary Artist s Model Republican Candidate for Governor lnve tor B Ch I Tiddley wink Chixapion Mod ens Lotion Ar st feteria .2

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the wall is devoted to our third big on th trail t piece of paper is just - Q - as left of the statxone w d around the camp You c how succ sf l the drive was re s a candy wrap per Yes the ney ally b an to - e p when we fe those sweets at th athletic meets 0 h does this roo represent? e way old lady witc came to our b1g a owe en d ' xtchcr There s o e th g about us were alw original We didn t have time to entertain th other lks this ye b o I nd Reverend Chant a cler we decided that e n ded a stron f to supervise the activities of ninety some members stil maimng in our caravan We chose five candidates ho fought a fight to the Hmsh in a group election In the end the best man on and I managed to rescue one of the ballots Then here s a bouquet of ers It and a memory are all that are left of the formal closing to 48 the P m Despite all rumors of failure we even managed to make a profit on that Summer passed swiftly and before long our wagon wheel were keeping time to 49 the last lap of our Journey Just look at all these so enxrs A paper football from our sport dance starts the series This program adve using our last big dramatic effort Junior Miss is especially dear to me n t begm to mention all the fun we had at rehearsals And these two mag 1 es remmd me of our all out drive to raise funds once again All these Chris as decorations are symbolic of our Christmas program The Christmas Car by Dickens given before the entire caravan At last we gathered all our m ey and as a closing gesture published an account of our activities the Orbit By this time our goal was in sight and word c that we were to prepare ourselves for the ceremonies to celebrate the success I completion of our long journey. Elation filled us all and yet we were lo to complete this pilgrimage lest we lose track of our fellow travelers. By Ju e of 1949 however we were prepared to accept certificates to prove that we d creditably complied with all the regulations of the caravan and were consi red capable of becoming pros- pectors in the future. To celebrate our successfu arrival we held a Senior Prom and bid farewel ' rou or six y rs we practiced the technique and efficient of the tools c we ad earne or fashioned for ourselves ' this jo rney. Now we were ready o undert e an even greater assign- ment th o 'ng out on our own to min what nu ets we could find in the life ahead of us. To members of later caravans we leave ory May they cherish it and sometimes think of us the class of 49. s - e s ' - ' ' ' 'C- ' ' . - T . I i I . . ' l ' O l a . . f ' ' , - i - ' - . ' i . , u r ' , g -- n from a nearby s ttlem t, who ga e - teresting talk about India. I - . . i . . f . r