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

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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;

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. Vice-president; Ciaire Comfort, Secretary;- Shirley Hunter, Treasurer; Mr, Bryan Simmons, Class Advisor, Immediately dances and a play xvere planned to help finances for a trip to New York City. Breaking the routine of recent classes, the Seniors took their trip during Easter Vacation instead of after graduation. With Mr. Simmons as our guide and our hard-earned money in the form of 'travelers checks, we arrived at Grand Central on Thursday April 29. There the chaperone for the girls, Aunt Ruth Schwei, met U3. Our four-day stay in New York, with the Taft Hotel as our Headquarters, was a thoroughly enjoyable one. We took our meals primarily at Child:-; and the Automat; and most of the class agreed that Radio City Music Hall, the Ice Show and the All-Time Hit' Parade Broadcast gave us the biggest thrills. Our greatest disappointment was that Beulah and Lorraine had to stay home with the measles. Helen Shatas A Pome Upon a broad hill ir. a little woe town Sets a school with a ventilator going around. There are teachers with grins and teachers with smiles, And all these at times can holler for miles. Tho shout as they may or yell as they please, We know that they still like to tease. Prof Perry, the principal, teacher of science Talks turkey to pupils sent him as clients, Chester J. Abel, the master of joke Enjoys making students with laughter to croak, Marion Esmond, from Ballston each day she does come To teach business classes just how to do sums. Mildred Follett has grade classes one thru four, Docs all she can, plus a little bit more. The next, Audrey Place, who doesn't like rouge, From Albany came to get us to stooge, Now there's a blonde teacher- her name is Rutb Schwem, She wears blue dresses which make her look trim. A wavy haired teacher, Bryan Simmons his name Once came to Galway to give us all fame, All these teachers xve are glad to have found In the school with the ventilator going around. Florence Turek