Goshen Central High School - Yearbook (Goshen, NY)

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9 CLASS HISTORY TIIE CLASS of ’45 started as a small group in kindergarten in the year 1932. The Class comprised Phyllis Gillespie, Inez Francisco, Betty Lattimer, Genevieve Krzczuk, Mary Gray Swezey, Harold White, Charles Schubert, Francis Ford, Daniel McEntire, Ruth Clayton, Leon McBride, Betty Howard, Gerald Swanwick and Jimmy Aitchison. After convincing Miss Anderson that she wouldn’t be able to stand us another year, we passed on to First Grade, where Anna Richner joined our ranks. We played our way through First and Second Grades, gaining Joseph Nelson and Marilyn Adams. Foundations for future dishonesty and mischievousness were laid on the jolly Third Grade class room of Miss Duhr. In Fourth Grade, Marilyn Suresky skipped into our Class from the Class of ’46, and began her romancing. It was then Danny McEntire. Sophie Orzechowski came from Maple Avenue School to join the Class. In Firth Grade we entered Main Street School under Miss Downey’s direction. The School was centralized. Aubrey Christie came all the way from Michigan, via Halcyon, to have the honor of being a member of our Class. It was Aubrey’s idea to use ditto marks instead of letters when writing, I will not talk . No additions were made to the Class in Sixth Grade, but we lost one member to Garr Hall--Genevieve Krzczuk. We all continued to be one big, happy Class under the supervision of Miss Wagner, who very thoughtfully removed thumb tacks from our seats. Our large Class'was broken down in December, when eighteen members left to form another SixthGrade in Masonic Temple with a new teacher, Miss Brenwasser. In the Seventh Grade we suddenly felt the thrill of growing up by the opportunity of changing class as in High School. Our Class increased in size; the new students were: Marion Cortright, Theresa Konrad, Eugene Creeden, Bill Bates, Peter Ptak, Julia Ptak, Dan Pellarin, Anna Murabito, Irene Mally, Lois Soons, Audrey Weeden, along with Genevieve Krzczuk and Alice Currao. Mr. Pardy was our principal in- structor, having him for Science, Social Studies, English and Spelling. Finally, after getting all our contracts in for Mr. Britton in Geography, we moved into the Eighth Grade. Here in the new and beautiful institution of learning on Lincoln Avenue we added: Edna Lane, Grace Brink, that bombshell from Brooklyn, Clara Cipriani; Selena Brisky and Cecilia Kolman. Cn the trip of the Eighth Grade, as glorified lads and lassies, we got kinks in our necks, looking at skyscrapers and the stars at the Planetarium. Coming from the country, Marion Cortright, Alice Currao, Anna Richner and Betty Howard all enjoyed the thrill of riding the elevators more than gazing at the mummies of the Museum of Natural History or their sarcophagi. On the first day of our Freshman year we we re cordially welcomed by our new Sc ience teacher, Mr. Sprague, who gave us an hour’s lecture on what toexpect during the term. Bill Duggan came to our Class from Garr Hall to try to teach us some of his scientific knowledge. With Nellie Werner joining our Sophomore Class, she decided it was more fun to steal other girls’ boy friends than it was trying to find one for herself. Joan Carroll found this out, much to her surprise, when she entered the Class. Harry Powna11, being a bit of the Gene Krupa with his drumming ability, and Chick Young, with his cartoon skill, also joined our Sophomore Class, along with George Murch and Grace Keller. Noadditions were made in our Junior year. So at length, after all our struggles, we entered our last and glorious year. We became brilliant students with plans for a perfect future, thanks to the guidance of Mr. McKee and Mr. Campaigne. We were joined in our Senior year by Enid Bailey and Bettie McGowan. Joan McEntire, who was a member of the Class of ’ 46, decided she would join theClass of ’ 45, which was making less money, but having more fun. So on this lovely June day, we leave our wonderful memories of G.H.S. and enter the untrodden paths of our future world.

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Helen B. Finley, B.A., M.A. English, Social Studies Lillian McEntire, B.E. English Ella H. Pope, B.A., M.A. Librarian Mary T. Huber, B.S. Mathematics Board of Education I. Harold Mrs. Helen B. Jones Howard D. Seely William A. Houston, President Raymond Henry B. Handersen, Clerk S. Ackerly Merritt

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10 CLASS WILL TO THE students and Faculty who will meet again next year without the Class of ’45, we bequeath the many treasured possessions which we have collected during our days in school. We hope they will serve as lasting remembrances of a great Class. We leave to Howard Lewis, Mary Gray Swezey's ability to be petite as well as brig ht and charming. We leave Marilyn Adams's ability to get along with Mr. McKee toLois Lazier. To Mr. Slone the Class bequeaths a new staff of intelligent, conscientious and attractive girls tohelp him with his Victory Gardens. To Rocky Millar (Huba! Huba! )we leave a one-way ticket to Britain. We will the attic stairs toany underclassman who thinks he can get as much use from them as we got. (But may we give you a slight warning? You can never tell when a member of the Faculty will come around the corner). Aubrey Christie's smooth talk we give to John Parker, so that he will spend less time in the Vice-Principal’s office. We leave to Willie Christensen, Dan (Einstein) Pellarin's capacity to understand relativity and the fourth dimension --also the opposite sex. Marion Cortnght's Jimmy we leave (just for a while) to Helen Myruski, so that she’ll have made the complete round of all the fellas that used to be classmates of ours. To Joyce Andrews we leave Inez Francisco’s naturally curly hair, so she won’t have to spend so much time in front of the hall mirror next year. Julia Ptak's gorgeous blonde hair we leave to Bob (Brush) Strong, to keep his head warm during the winter months. To Virginia Galus we leave Bill Duggan's sincere interest in science. We leave to Viv DeVine the marks in French of Clara Cipriani and the gracious mien of Grade Brink. To Bette Werner we leave Phyllis Gillespie's ability to jump out the window in Glee Club when it becomes monotonous. The Senior girls leave abook entitled How to Runa Class Without Men tothe girls of next year’s Senior group. We leave Marilyn Suresky's skill in happy little fictions that pull her out of tight spots to Lois Houston. Harry Pownall leaves his ability not to laugh at his own jokes toMr. Campaigne. To Helena Brittian we leave the sweet innocence of Bettie McGowan. We leave Joan McEntire's fiery Irish temper to Betty Howard, so she may have a little control over Ray. Joe Nelson's exceptional managerial talent we will to Porky Vavricka,so he can prevent those locker mishaps. Lois Soons 's intelligence we leave to the Class of ’4-6, so that they will be able to make money without the assistance of Mr. Sprague. Ruth ie Clayton leaves her well-publicized legs to Belle Knapp. To Dick and Gerry we leave Francis (Monk) Ford's ability tobe satisfied with the gals in Goshen. Betty Lattimer leaves her success in tracking down a suitable suitor to Wilma Spiers. Charlie Schubert leaves his ability to stand up under any circumstances to Johnny Heitz. To Ray Bally we bequeath Bill Bates's method of running a class meeting without monopolizing the conversation. Jenny Krzczuk wills her variety of hair-do’s to Mable Morley. Harold White leaves to next year’s cafeteria manager his bugle, so that she can call the students to mess! Joan Carroll bequeaths her experience with steadies to Janie and Irene Seer. To Louis Cboikovits we leave Dan McEntire's super-saturated line, so that he won’t have to depend on his car and a straitjacket to keep his elbows controlled. To Betty Harding Selena Brisky wills her ability to blush. We will Sophie Orzechowski 's way with people to Mr. Sprague. Alice Currao leaves her grown-up mannerisms to Helen Swanwick. We leave Anna Murabito’s interest in school to Antionette Shesa. Eugene Creeden (Don’t tell anybody folks, but he takes vitamin pills) wills his Atlas physique toBillie (Pee-Wee) Hanley, so when he finally gets a girl he can hold on to her. To Dick Wallace we leave George Mure h’s way with women. Irene Mally leaves to Eileen Lempka her ability to get along with Harry Noha. To Geraldine Ewald we leave Nell (S. A.) Werner's powers of attraction. Ceal Holman leaves her ability to grow finger nails to Bob Sitzer. Edna Lane leaves a motor tothe Class