Galway Central High School - Piper Yearbook (Galway, NY)

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SHIRLEY PALMER Shirley Transfer from Amsterdam High School; Chorus, 1,2,3,4; Operetta, 1; Music Competition festival, 2,3; Variety Show, 4 As good-natured a 3oul as e'er trod on shoe leather. HELEN SCHMIDT . Spunk Orchestra, 1,2,3,4; Manager, 4; Assistant Conductor, 4; Choi’us, 1,2,3,4; Chorus Committee, 3; Camera Club, 3,4; Usher, 3; Photographic Editor of Galway .'per, 3; Girl Scouts, 1,2,3,4; Softball Team, 2; Variety Show 2,4. I only count the hours that shine. HELEN SHATAS Mousey Class Secretary and Treasurer, 3; Chorus, 1,2,3,4; Orchestra, 3,4; Manager, 4; Assistant Manager, 3; Business Manager of G8lway Piper, 3; Variety Chow, 2,4; Girls Octet, 3. She is gentle, she is shy; But there is mischief in her .... ft T

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a September 1939, a new group appeared at G.H.3., known as the freshmen. At that time, the thought that occupied our minds most was four years from now, we'll be seniors . But this thought vanished from the minds of several. In our sophomore year, we were glad to welcome three new members. 3y now, we were ready to choose the course we wished to follow through the three remaining years. When vie reached our Junior year, vie had decreased from twenty-one to fourteen in number. We were ready to organize our class, and elected Mrs. Michelfelder as our class advisor, Cynthia Clark as president:., Claire Comfort as vice-president, and Helen Shatas as secretary-treasurer. Our first attempt to raise money for a graduation trip was the third yearbook under the supervision of Mrs. 3ouck and Mrs. Michelfelder and editorship of Cynthia Clark. At the graduation exercises in June 1942, Lorraine Des Roches and Claire Comfort were the junior marshalls. We sponsored the annual Senior Dance that followed the commencement program. At last we were seniors! 3y now we had lost four more classmates but gained one new one. We elected the following officers: Stanley Staber, president;