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

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'WlllL1L We the semors of Roosevelt Huh School consrderrng the uncertalnty of the future do hereby declare thls document to be our last wxll and testament Bemg of sound mmd and body we are busy spend1ng all our money but we bequeath our other possessrons as follows We leave the Jumo Class our seats ln 210 Cwlth tacks on themj a pack of bubble gum so they can all stxck together and an assortment of coverless text books pmk slnps and forged lxbrary passes Betty Ferns leaves her paxr of strlts to Jean Cruson B111 Smlth and Jake Rassrga leave thelr ab111ty to nnvent excuses to B111 Baird so he can play hookey more often Terry Nlet leaves some of her vxm and v1gor to Leona Brower Dxck DeCand1o leaves h1s locker full of old papers and lunch bags to the Janltor Bobby Boyce leaves one of hrs flashy tres to Dlck Slavlk June Mlller leaves her sweet d1spos1t1on to Lourse Mackm Joe Cruger leaves h1s collectlon of Jokes to anyone wxth a strong stomach Marguerxte Rlchard leaves her status as Jumor Mxss to Annle Lou Horton Harrxet Goth leaves her happy go lucky nature to Barbara Lltts Don Holman leaves a few mches of h1s he1ght to Wlllxs Draxss to help hxm come up rn the world Ha Juckett leaves h1s abxlxty to get along wnth teachers to Art Parenteau Rxta Helmer leaves the brxlllance of her smrle to George Power to make hrm shlne out 1n a crowd Erme Henkel leaves h1s place as star of the basketball team to Walt Crxspell Ed Oakley just leaves Cgreen onesj Dave Blakley leaves the G O Presxdency to the most popular junror Joyce Gemmel leaves her dancmg abxllty to Jamce Bub .hm Carmxchael leaves h1s bean shooter to Tom Jordan to gxve hxm some thmg to do rn class besxdes talk Shxrley Berman leaves her knowledge of sports to Eleanor Lamoree 1 1 , . 1 1 1 1 1 , . 1

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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

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'IME TAM Dale Burhans leaves hrs abrlrty to ask questrons to John Burkhart Pat Hoyt leaves her charmrng personalrty to Joan Drehl Hal Breber leaves hrs bottle of Vrtalrs to Leonard Keenen Karl Wrlhelm leaves hrs technrque to Jrm Outvs ater to be used as he sees fit Marron Benr leaves her flarr for wrnnrng contests to Hermrne Wergel Drck Montague leaves hrs sense of humor to Johnny Alessandrello He probably won t apprecrate rt Janet Petty leaves as unaffected as she came Bob Polhemus leaves hrs man of the world attrtude to Leonard Krnney Bobby Grammatteo leaves hrs rnfectrous laugh to someone rn next year s chemrstry class to please Mr Srmmons Pat Gaffney leaves hrs book report folder to hrs brother Jack Johnny Burns leaves hrs lrttle black book to Bob Brown Anrta Bradley leaves her artrstrc abrlrty to Al Sprurll Carol Martrno leaves each of the Junror grrls a bottle of H202 Ray Kearney leaves hrs photographrc equrpment to Brll Kommer Barry Hashem leaves hrs trrp down to the corner every noon to Bob Wyatt Jean Gartman leaves her twrrlrng abrlrty to Marlene Hall Heather Duncan leaves her love of horses to Jean Hunt Lors Strassburger leaves her memorres of Chemrstry Class to Ronnre Sharp Stan Paul leaves a copy of hrs book A Few Odd Moments Whrle Study rn very few to A1 Rrchard And lastly we leave the tradrtronal brt of rubber tubrng fsnrtched from the ab to Mrss Wood to use on unruly Junrors rn other words Junrors Srgned HORACE GREELEY BELLE STARR JESSE JAMES ANNIE OAKLEY .gui . l