Gouverneur High School - Deanonian Yearbook (Gouverneur, NY)

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Back row—(left to right)—Richard Elmer, Norton Taylor, Eric Bresee, Jack Hardy, Robert Janack. Front row—Mildred Condgon, Louise Merithew, Barbara VanSlyke, Marion Davis, Alice Brown. SENIOR ESSAY CONTEST Gouverneur High School—Thursday Evening, May 9, 1 940 8 :oo o’clock TUDGES PROGRAM ‘ East of Suez” .......................... Strebor High School Orchestra “Unity of the Two Americas” ........ Norton Taylor “The Land of Nightmares” ....... Louise Merithew Solo—“With All My Heart” ................. Strauss “Little French Clock” ............... Kountz Zelma Robinson “Our Dependence on Money” ............ John Hardy “If You Please!” ................... Marion Davis Second Prize “Simple Philosophy” ............... Richard Elmer First Prize “Dream Boats” ............................. Repper “Music When Soft Voices Die” .............. Cramer Girls’ Sextette “Challenge to American Youth” .. Mildred Congdon “Aviation” .................................. Eric Bresee “The Last Decade” ............. Barbara Van Slyke First Prize Solo—“The Lord’s Prayer” .................. Preyer Richard Elmer “Neutrality—A Guarantee of Peace?” Robert Janack Second Prize “American Youth Hostels” ....................Alice Brown Mrs. Howard Collins Miss Bessie Thompson Rev. Harold Thomas The prizes amounting to fifteen dollars were the gifts of the Senior High School Faculty. The boys and girls were judged separately, the first prizes five dollars each, the second prizes two dollars and fifty cents each. Page Fifteen

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ABIGAIL WAIN WRIGHT Vocational Homema'king. Minerva; Volleyball 1, 2; Homemaking Club 1, 2; Dra- matic Club 3; Library Club 4. MARY SHAW Commercial. Library Club 2, 3, 4. ALICE BROWN Vocational Ho mem akiing. Delta; Homemaking Club 1; Dramatic Club 2, 3; News- paper Club 4; Girls’ Glee Club 3; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Essay Contest. CLARINE EVANS Academic. Delta; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Soccer 3, 4; Field Hockey 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Cheer- leader 3, 4; Treasurer of Del- tas 3; Dulcy 3; Growing Pains 3; Dean Oratorical 3; Chorus 1, 2S 3, 4. HELEN JENNINGS Academic. Minerva; Volley- ball 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey 3, 4; Softball 3; Soccer 3; Glee Club 3B; Dramatic Club 3A; Archery Club 4; Growing Pains 2; Minerva Chaplain 3; Chorus 2, 3, 4; Girls’ Sextet 4. DOROTHY HOLLIS Academic. Delta; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Art Club 3, 4; President of Art Club; Art Editor of Deanonian 4; Prize for American Legion Poppy Poster Contest 3. ESTHER BOPREY Commercial. Minerva; Vol- leyball 2; Basketball 2, 3; Dramatic Club 2, 3B; Glee Club 3A; Deanonian Staff 4; Pride and Prejudice; First Prize Dean Oratorical 3; (County Speaking Contest 3;) Chorus 2, 3. NORMA McGRATH Vocational Homemalki n g. Volleyball 1, 2; Basketball 3; Softball 2, 3; Homemaking Club 1, 2; Library Club 3; Dramatic Club 4. MILDRED CONGDON Vocational H omeun a, k{i ng. Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 2, 3; Basketball 2, 3; Field Hockey 2, 3, 4; Athletic So- ciety 2; Dramatic Club 2, 3A; Library Club 3B, 4A; Camera Club 4B; Typist of Deanonian staff; Property Mistress of Pride and Prejudice; Senior Essay Contest. BETTY DRUMB Vocational H o'm emaking. Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Dean- onian staff 4. Page Fourtee

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Util mb ®esiamettt of tlje ffllass of 194U We, the Class of 1940 of Gouverneur High School, in the County of St. Lawrence, in the State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament. We give and bequeath the following: Jftrsf—To Mr. Brown and the Faculty: Our deepest gratitude for their ever-present help in making our four years of high school a happy and beneficial period. —To our loyal advisers: Our lasting appreciation for their many efforts to guide us. To Miss Todd: Our gratitude for her help in producing our yearbook. —To the Juniors: Our creditable scholastic record. —To the Sophomores: Our experience in the ways of the world. —Personal Bequests: I, Jane Collins, do bequeath all of my aches and pains to anyone who wants them. I, Esther Pernice, do bequeath my ability to talk the most and say the least to Henry Matty. I, John Hardy, do bequeath my “scatterbrain” to Marylou Trerise. I, Esther Boprey, do bequeath Donnie’s love for me to anyone who can get it. I. Vernon Carman, do bequeath my little boy mannerisms to Sandy Dodds. I, Helen Jennings, do bequeath my never-ending supply of gum to Miss Bertrand. I, Everett Jenne, do bequeath my speed to Robert Murphy. I, Katherine Crowner, do bequeath my brilliant memory to Everett Markwick. I, Marion Davis, do bequeath my rolling eyes and ability to flirt to Arleen Morris. I, Nadine Clark, do bequeath my Clarkson week-ends to Esther Jean Thompson. I, Barbara VanSlyke, do bequeath my reserved manner to Emmy Lou Burns. I, Robert Whitmore, do bequeath my attempts to be funny to Bill McCoy. I, Mildred Congdon, do bequeath my independence to Mary Jean Spilman. I, Raymond Jones, do bequeath my bashfulness to Bobby Valle. I, Agnes Creighton, do bequeath my naive ways to Jean Curtis. I, Hugh Sprague, do bequeath my manliness to Kennie Miles. I, Josephine King, do bequeath my daintiness to Marie Heverly. I, Mary McGuinness, do bequeath my senior pictures to Walt Disney. I, Betty Premo, do bequeath my changing moods to Freddie Gardner. I, Robert Yerdon, do bequeath my surplus weight to William Hopper. I, Eric Bresee, do bequeath my winning smile to Stephen Donahue. I, Bette Wilson, do bequeath my jitterbugging to Teresa Gates. I, William McCormick, do bequeath my cave-man tactics to Franklyn Reed. I, Marie Johnson, do bequeath my temperamental disposition to Johannah Smith. I, Keith Besazv, do bequeath my seat in Mr. Gibbs’ room to Glen Gillett. I, Norman Drummond, do bequeath my height to Jimmy Whalen. I, William Griffith, do bequeath my ability to make a nuisance of myself in class to Dudy Howe. I, Clarine Evans, do bequeath “Ditchiepoo” to Daisy Tremlett. I, Norton Taylor, do bequeath my leadership ability to Jack Davidson. I, Margaret Ulrich, do bequeath my love for blonde brush-cuts to Dickie Holton. Page Sixtee