Franklin K Lane High School - Senior Echoes Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Shwmn leave our aptness in financial affairs to them also. We, the Seniors, give our ability to cut up and act like maniacs to the sophomore class. We, the Seniors, hand our quiet assembly manners to the freshmen. We, the Seniors, will to the remaining students in Sheldon High School our pictures in the library, our marked-up books, our dates, our cars, our jokes, and the faculty. ARTICLE II Virginia Walsh gives her athletic ability and strength to Phyllis Morgan. Her cheerful ways go to Betty Brown. Donald Faupel wills his women-hating mind to Teener Mayotte. His jokes are given to Don Arseneau along with his giggle. Rolland Light bestows his motor scooter to Mr. Hollingsworth. His numerous Good- land admirers are left to Benny Mabbitt, Robert Young, Fox Busick, and Don Arseneau who already have a fine start. Cyril Donohue wills his kelly green shirt to any other true Irishman. His cute grin goes to Bob Long. W Helen Gaffield gives her ability to make A's in shorthand to future commercial students. She presents her attitude towards the male species to Janice Allsbaugh. l Wilbur Yana leaves his keen sense of humor to Betty Hall. His blonde hair and business-like manner go to Eddie Johnson. Pat Goin bequeaths her conversational aptitude to Ruby Cunningham. Her seat in world history class goes to next year's history students with the guarantee that it is only slightly used. Wavel Mabbitt honors Frank Clark with her ability to talk at a record-breaking speed. fMaybe Frank could combine this characteristic with his singing talent and become another Phil Harrisl. To the sophomore girls Wavel leaves her brother, Benny. Rosalie Meents gives her ability to really change from a jolly junior to a dignified senior to Retha Connor. She leaves to Pete O'Connor her artistic abilities and her secret of getting a.ong with Mrs. Somerville. Kathryn Sowers leaves her walk to Joanne Courtright. She leaves her high I. Q. to all of the lower classmen along with her characteristic of the eye-brow lifting. Dean Hungness wills his beard to any freshman having trouble with peach fuzz. His weakness for blondes and his build go to Johnny Fry. Jean Stevens awards her.long hair to Letha Connor plus her athletic talents. She wills her numerous boy friends to any girl who is looking for rare species. Frances Busick leaves her low-pitched laugh to Lois Bennett to give her that Laureen Bacall eifect. Frannie's spindle-shanks and her winning personality go to Velma Berry. Doris Glasgow gives Louie Mae Wilson her title of ping pong champion. Her heighth goes to her cousin, Verna Mae Ewen. Norma Warrick wills her red hair and her love for red-headed men to Jean Hungness. Her boisterous laugh and gum-cracking go to Emma Jane Goosey. John Clark relinquishes his eccentric ways to Jimmy Johnson. His permanent wave machine goes to Bill Strickler who would probably look very cute with curls. Nina Hall gives her ability to go steady to Betty Foster. Her charm and sweetness go to Don Smartz, plus her commercial talents. Fern Richison bestows her griping about English themes to future students. Her love for horses is presented to Paul Clawson along with her sparkling soprano voice. Ronald Lambert wills his scientific mind to Phyllis Brubaker. He leaves Glenna in the hands of the Mabbitt boys thinking he has done a wise thing. Phyllis Schlotman honors Jack Kirk and Joe Eagle with her talents at the keyboard, Her feminine ways go to Betty Dayle Garfield. The senior class leaves its brilliant minds to future Sheldon High School students, and we hope they will enjoy their days in Alma Mater as well as we have. To the teachers, we hope we have left many pleasant memories. In witness hereunto. we do hereby set out hand and seal this 29th day of May, in the year of our Lord. nineteen hundred and forty-seven. NVitnesses: Class of 1947. l?47

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.Shame camoudaged by Wavel Mabbitt and Irma Royce. Class officers were for their junior year: President .................................. Norma Warrick Vice President ...,... ............. F ern Richison Secretary .,.......... . ........ Phyllis Schlotman Treasurer ......................,........,,.,..... Wilbur Yana I practically burst my glass shield with pride this year. Cyril Donohue was added to the varsity basketball squad with Dean and John. Every minute that I pass, one of these juniors was on the go. They were in Dramatics, Sheco Staff, Glee Club, G.A.A., basketball, track baseball, F.F.A., band, tennis. Phyllis Schlotman was the Glee Club pianist. Then they really poured forth their talents with one of the best proms and banquets ever presented at S.C.H.S. My friend, Gym Clock, told me all about it. They really had things fixed up right. The theme of their prom was Blue Moon while the banquet was given as an Indian feast. Their stunt night was nothing to be shunned either. Summer again, but this time when September came I was wide awake waiting for my friends to enter the assembly for their final year. I did not know until then how attached to these kids I had become. There they were full-fledged seniors in all their glory. Missing from the group were Gerald Magruder, Charles Gaiiield, Bill Garner, Ada Brown, and Irma Royce, Virginia Walsh of Chicago and Kathryn Sowers of Donovan took their places as new students in the senior class. I felt very depressed when I thought that this would be their last year where I could watch and enjoy their antics. Yet whenever I was thus dejected, I would always perk up and start gaining time when one of them came into view. The senior officers were: - President ..,......... ......... D ean I-Iungness Vice President ....... ..........,... J ohn Clark Secretary .......................,.......... Norma Warrick Treasurer ..,....................,,....,.......... Wilbur Yana These seniors were all polished leaders with brains in their heads. They were oiiicers in every organization. Dean, Cyril, and John played on the first five of the winning Ram team. Other seniors won awards and claimed recognition in several contests and clubs. Phyllis Schlotman was again pianist for the Glee Club. Indeed I am proud of this class of 1947. They gave a riotous play called Quiet Everybody . It was acclaimed as a smash hit. The Shehian on which thev worked so hard was a masterpiece of perfection. I had almost adopted them as my children. Then one spring night I heard the soft strains of Pomp and Circumstance ' pouring its melodic strains through the corridors. My entire system stopped. No, it couldn't be, I said, but the inevitable had come. This grand group of boys and girls were marching up to receive their one-way tickets, in the form of diplomas, into the world of their own choosing. I felt I would never be able to move my hands againg but then I knew that, when this class of 1947 entered into the world, they would be making time move as it should. They would still be leaders making improvements and making life happy for some other clock. I know life in S.C.l-I.S. will never be the same without that group of laughing, friendly kids. They will give and receive great happiness in the professions they choose no matter what they may be: marriage, clerical work, nursing, journalism, law, engineering, farming, medicine, etc. I shall forever remember this class with ever minute which passes. The best of luck to the class of 1947. 1 -Norma Warrick. SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1947, being of inadequate minds and disorderly bodies, do hereby draw up our last will and testament, signed and sealed on this 31st day of May in the year of our Lord, nineteen-hundred and forty-seven. ARTICLE I . We, the Seniors, leave our seats in the west side of the assembly to the juniors. We 1947

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SMaaaw SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY It is now 1957, and I have conducted a little tour of the class of 1947 to see what each senior of that year is now doing. Settle back, and I shall proceed to tell you of my findings. Dean Hungness, who always wanted to follow in his fatheris footsteps, is now a well-known tree surgeon living in deep, dark Africa. He married his childhood sweetheart, Joanne McKimson, much to the surprise of his friends in the jungle. Fern Richison has established a career of her two great loves. She, too, is a doctorg she is a horse veterinarian. Fern is so infatuated with her work she is planning to marry Roy Rogers so that she will be close to Trigger and see that he is kept in good condition. Virginia Chick Walsh has made a great name for herself in the opera. She is a noted ballet dancer, and her name has been changed to Baroness Richoff. Her husband, Take-off, will conduct the orchestra in her next appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House. Wilbur Yana is doing very fine for himself, too. He is manager of the John Powers's models, and he seems to enjoy his work immensely. Wilbur has been married to three of the Powers's lovelies. Next month he plans to try the matrimonial field again in his marriage to the six foot four model, Cri Cri LaSage. Another 1947 Sheldon senior to follow in his father's footsteps is Ronnie Lambert. Ronnie is coiffure stylist in Hollywood. His hair styles are noted throughout Europe and America. His charming way with his feminine customers accounts for much of his popularity. Remember how Phyllis Schlotman had such musical talent in high school? Well, it wasn't wasted. She is now pianist for Spike Jones and his City Slickers. In her spare time, she runs a bowling alley in the Bronx. 4 Helen Gaffield seems to be making good money with her new band. Helen plays trumpet and recently put out a new recording called 'Tan Those Trumpets . Her band is the rage of the teen-agers. Cyril Donohue certainly did find an exciting career to follow. He is an explorer in the islands of the south Pacific. He met a native girl on one of his adventures and fell madly in love with her. However, the romance ended when the girl's cannibal father wanted Cyril to stay for dinner. fThe special on the menu was Irish stew .l Wavel Mabbitt has found a good job on the radio. She is known as The Friendly Advisor by her public, she is on the Life Can Be Miserableu program. Wavel is married and has four problems of her own not including her husband. Guess what Doris Glasgow is doing now. She is teaching skunk farming to the members of the F.S.A. fFuture Stinkers of Americaj. In her spare time, Doris works on experiments for the Chenile No. 5 Perfume Company. Doris has brought some very different odors from her farm into the laboratories of the perfume company. Nina Hall has obtained fame in the rodeo world and she is now the champion broncho buster of Arizona. She also found a great thrill in the collection of bugs. She has a very marvelous collection of mil.ers. Norma Warrick hasn't been doing very well for herself recently. For a while she was doing great work running a city dump, but a few months ago she was arrested. Norma was accused of shaving the heads of twenty-three red headed men. Upon examination by a psychologist, the doctor said that these attacks were brought on by some childhood affliction. You can't imagine what Don Faupel is doing now. He has made his name one of the greatest in the world of artists. Don is a famous painter who makes the works of Rembrandt look like amateur work. The women are especially fond of Don because of his eccentric ways and his little black mustache. However, Don already has a wife. He is married to Jean Stevens, a former classmate. When Jean isn't posing for one of her husband's masterpieces, she dances at the Club 88. Her night club name is t'Snafu , and she specializes in Oriental dances. CDon and Jean said that their romance had been going on since high school, but they had kept it a secret.J Rolland Light has made a big name for himself on the California coast. Rollie is a 1947