Goshen Central High School - Yearbook (Goshen, NY)

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WHO'S WHO? Class Officers PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER Clifford Kelsey Kenneth Schoonmaker Constance Holcomb Mary Kit Wallace Club Presidents HONOR SOCIETY Constance Holcomb Kenneth Schoonmaker GLEE CLUB Janet Hanley G. A. A. Mary Kit Wallace Editor-in-Chief of Yearbook CONSTANCE HOLCOMB President of G. O. CHARLOTTE MONGO G. O. Representatives VIRGINIA PARKS LEE GEIGER PHYLLIS ROSENBERG ROBERT OSBURN SAM HERBERT KENNETH SCHOONMAKER Honor Society Members KENNETH SCHOONMAKER PHYLLIS ROSENBERG CONSTANCE HOLCOMB CLIFFORD KELSEY BETTY ZAWILIN STANLEY DUDEK Manager of Basketball CLIFFORD KELSEY DAR Award CONSTANCE HOLCOMB The world’s longest circus began in September of 1937 and ended June 27, 1950. The Grand Entrance was led by our first Ring Mistress, Miss Gahagan, followed by her troupe, which then consisted of Ada Andersen, Connie Holcomb, Bob Osburn, Ronnie Purcell, Ken Schoonmaker, Harold Sumter, and Florence Tuthill. For reasons unknown, Bob got an especially “warm” welcome; but we didn’t feel hurt, because we soon found out why Bob didn’t sit down that day. While not actually performing in the Ring, we occupied ourselves with sewing aprons for our mothers. In the second year of our tour, under the leadership of Miss Underwood, we were joined bv the talents of Mary Kit Wallace, Gilbert Price, and Gilbert Heitz. page ten

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Phyllis Rosenberg •nip” Cheerleading 3, 4; Senior Play; Glee Club 2-4; Operetta 2-4; Youth in Gov’t 3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Class Committees 3, 4; Year Book; GAA 4; Bennet Shaking Contest 3; Sec. Class 3; Twirler 2; Basketball 1-3; Soccer 1; Hockey 1. 2; Baseball 2, 3. All experience is an arch; to build upon.” Harold Sumter Lefty” Glee Club 3, 4; Operetta 3. 4; Music Council 4; Boys' Octette 3; Band i-4; Orchestra 1-4; Airplane Club 2; Football 1-4; Basketball 2-4; Music awards. Sports awards 2. 3. “For discords make sweet the air.” Rosamond Scesa '•Rose” Glee Club 4; Year Book; Senior Play Business 6c Publicity Ass’t Manager; Variety Show; Football, Basketball Ticket Chairman 4; Prom Committee 3; Library Club 1. 2; Student Guide 3; GAA 4; Glass Day Usher 3; Bowling Team 1-3; C” award 4. The sweetest thing that ever grew brs'de a human door.” Marv Carol Semke “Red” Glee Club 3; Twirler 4; Variety Show; Operetta 3; Prom Committee 4; Makeup Senior Play; Class Committees 4; Tennis 4; Basketball 4; Music “C” award 3. A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.” Florence Tuthill “Tut” Glee Club 1-3; Operetta 1-3; G. O. Rep. 1-3; Youth in Gov't 1-4; Girls' Hi-Y 1, 2; Treasurer, GAA 4; Class Committees; Twirling 1-4; Hockey 1, 2; Baseball 1, 2; Soccer 1. 2; Basketball 1-4; “C” award; Year Book. “So coy is her smile.” Harold E. Smith Harry” Glee Club 3. 4; Operetta 3, 4; Jr. Rotarian 4; Youth in Gov’t 3; FFA in school:— Vice President 2; Reporter 3; President 4; FFA Degree 3. Blessed be Agriculture. Helene Zawaski “Helena” Variety Show Committee; Prom Committee 3, 4; Volleyball 1; Hex-key 1, 2; Soccer 1. 2; Basketball 2. 3; Baseball 2; Hockey and Basketball awards. “Her ways are ways of pleasantness and peace.” William Stanton “Bill” Art award 3; School artist 3, 4. “Gen’us is a seed that comes from where no man doth know.” Betty Zawilin “B?ts” G.O. Representative 2; National Honor Society 3, 4; Year Book; Ring Committee 3; Girls’ Hi-Y 2; Witt Love Nominating Committee 3; Prom Committee 3. 4; Hockey 2. Soccer 2. Hockey award. “Ambition has no rest.” page nine

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In our third performance, Harold Sumter led the second grade band, accompanied by Miss Wilson, in an interlude, after which we had much excitement when our noses told us that our favorite pet, the skunk, had decided to get and give out. We added two new per sonalities to our troupe—Phyllis Rosenberg and Clifford Kelsey. Business was slow that season, but we moved to a new training ground on Main Street, where we were greeted by Marguerite Christensen, Stanley Dudek, and Dotty Pearsall. This year, 1941, we were saddened bv the loss of many of our fans, namely our relatives, because they were called to the line of duty. We all wanted to do our share so we enlisted the aid of Janet Hanley, Lucille Christensen, Kathy Frev, Frank Ileter, Bob Davis, Edward Bernaski, Ginnv Parks, Walt Jensen, and Paul Traverse to help us collect license plates for the scrap drive (legally, of course). Sam Herbert and Barbara Bradley joined us as we moved to a new, larger arena on Lincoln Avenue in the 6th year of our tour. We formed a Good Citizen’s Club to make our duties seem more like fun. The 6th grade found us trying a “feat of magic.” We put Phyllis in one of the lockers to see if thev could be opened from the inside; to our great disappointment, and Phyllis’ horror, we found they couldn t. Ray Dzierzek and Charlotte Mongo came to her rescue. In the 7th grade, the circus troupe was in a turmoil because of the change in routine. Lee Geiger, Stanley Lane, and Dolores Cipri-ano added their talents to our “Flashy Flute Frolic,” which was a big success with all our patrons, and we all enjoyed the work with music. We all acquired a new talent too —DANCING—which prepared us for our Grand Finale. Bob Davis took a two year leave-of-absence to observe another circus troupe at work. Only one new personality joined us— Tom Lynch. That year the troupe took to the act of studying, for we learned that we had to take the State Regents to see if we had the requirements to enter the larger ring— High School. Bettv Zawilin, Helene Zawaski, Bob McBride, and Joe Guarino found us in our 10th year of training. (Incidentally, we passed the requirements to enter the larger ring,— now approaching the final act of our circus.) Our new motto, as given by Mr. Sprague, was, “Work or Flunk!” Of course, we all decided right then and there to work terribly hard. Finally we reached the stage of making money and we only added one personality to aid us in the task and that was Bill Stanton. Bill was verv talented in playing the zither. We never knew that Barbara Bradley and Ada Andersen could run so fast as they could in Farley’s Orchard - - - the only reason was because Walt Jensen was chasing them with a snake. And how Mary Kit practiced her trapeze act from the limbs of the old apple trees! We made money by selling food at a place in the town where our circus was performing—the Pantre. We also had quite a few dances and one operetta and a prom which helped us financially. The head of our troupe was Gilbert Heitz who did a good job preparing us for our Senior year and the Grand Finale of our class circus performance. Here we are to our Grand Finale and seeing we needed a few more acts, we hired Carol Semke, Marilyn Credidio, Frank Pan-aro, Gloria Hernandez, and Rose Scesa to add their talents to our performance. This year found us full of pep and energy with Clifford Kelsev leading our troupe. We really put on some good performances which drew very good audiences. Some of these were: The Senior Play, The Senior Prom, the Square Dances, with the Kentucky Moonshiners, a Variety Show and many successful basketball games and food sales. After all this, we put the show on the road ... a short trip to Boston. All and all our circus proved to be the longest in history and one of the most successful. We hope that our faithful audience, the ones who stuck by us and were patient with us those 13 years of performances, were satisfied with our show. Our June Grand Finale was held to smash all attendance records as we bowed out gracefully. page eleven