Goshen Central High School - Yearbook (Goshen, NY)

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CLA33 HISTORY The Senior Class of ’43 has added and lost a score or more of members on its journey through school, until now the most honorable and interesting Senior Class in the history of Goshen Central School makes its farewell. Robert Bach, a quiet, mannerly child, and Jeanne Gillespie, a fresh little tonboy, started off the .Class of ’43 when they entered kindergarten in 1930. They played their way through this first yeax- of school and then passed on to the first grade, where they were joined by Hillian Smith, Marjorie Vavricka, then a polite, studious girl, Roy Gorish, a cute little tow-head, and Valarina Zabachta from Brooklyn, who had a bona fide accent, but soon lost it under the tutoring of the Crean of Goshen's Crop. These si:: girls and boys froiiked through the lower grades until they reached fourth grade, where lliss Van Ider Stine told them that they were beginning to grow up. After that, they settled down with dignity to the seriousness of school life, setting an example for the present-day Juniors, who were even then finding it a struggle to live up to the good name that the Seniors left behind then in each class. In that year, we were joined by Joseph Cook, who cane to us through the courtesy of the gayer Street School. He was later to become one of Goshen's best in the world of sports. Jerry Bally joined ua from P. 3. 119, Brooklyn, during the fifth grade. Then, as now, she was a leader in all our sports. Bobby Bach, alias Floppy, left us at the end of that year to travel from one community to another. He found none that could take the place of Goshen, so he rejoined us from Chester in our freshman year. Joseph Donovan was Garr's first contribution to the Class of '43, and his gentlemanly ways soon won the hearts of all who knew him. In our seventh year, the school was centralized and our class was greatly enlarged by the addition of such students from Mow Hampton as Virginia Hill, whose distilleries became the talk of the country, Alice Soons, whose saloons featured Ginny'a gin and apple juice, Louis Pellarin, quiet, but Oh, brother! , Grace Veeden and Harry liabee joined us Iron Gatos School. Bobby Cortright, whose blond curls were the envy of every junior high school girl, came from La Grange, and last, but not least, Bduord Hally,

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destined to become the Mayor of Durlandvllle, came from that little metropolis. Bob Clauson Journeyed from Mount Joy late In January to add his corn to the already green Jokes. In 1939, we entered our eighth year and became famous as 8-B. Some of the 8-A students were so fond of us and envied so much the fun we had that they decided to Join us. Among these were Marlon Knapp, better known as Snappy (ask the Klrbytownersi); Irene Price, whose long fingernails caused a mild' sensation among the 8-B girls; Norman Crotty, the Boy Wonder of our Shorthand 1 class; Teresa Richner, interested in stenography and Bob; Joe Gott, who punned hi3 way through; and Waverly Parris, who is taking such good care of The Hamble-tonlan. Thus, we safely graduated from eighth grade, a happy, wholesome group, looked up to and respected by the meek undergraduates. G-arr Kail made two more contributions to the Class of '43 in our freshman year in the form of a brother act, Adam and Leonard Filipowski, From the Lower Road School, came John Martin, alias Pepper, and Josie Slowinski, whose ambition it Is to be secretary to President Roosevelt In his eighth term. Lucretia Keller came all the way from Brooklyn to become editor-in-chief of the school paper, while Betty McCrea cane from Chester to take care of Marlon Knapp and Florence Clarke. Florence, along with Pauline Noviski, future Onion Queen, and Frank Glebocki, our own little Atlas Maidenswoon, came from Seward Institute in Florida. Recovering from the after-effects of social studies, general science, business, Latin 1, and English 1, we returned to school, the nei one on Lincoln Avenue, as sophomores. During that year, William Hulle, who had heard of us down on Long Island and wanted to try his luck with us, Joined our happy-go-lucky crowd. After getting lost in the seemingly never-ending corridors of the new building for nine months, it was a relief to have a vacation before coning back as Juniors to set a good example to last year’s Seniors. Betty Frey Joined us from St. Albans on Long Island, and Garr gave four more of their men, Edward Knob, Norman Black, Joseph 0'3rien, and Robert Flaherty to our athletic teams. Bobby grew homesick for Garr and left us a.fter only a few weeks, but he missed us so much, however, that he came back in our Senior year, but loft in December to Join the Navy. Philip Martin and Bill Strong, two hangovers, also Joined us. The Juniors of '42, being an enterprising class, elected officers and began right away to make history. Their officers were: President..... Vice-President Secretary..... Treasurer..... Roy Gorish Marjorie Vavricka Jeanne Gillespie Jerry Bally