Hadley Luzerne High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Lake Luzerne, NY)

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HIGH LIGHTS junior (Class History As thirty-one bewildered, scared, and yet thrilled freshmen, we entered high school in September, 1934. For us, in the good old days of 1934, it was a great treat to be able to mingle with, and be high school students. Our hearts swelled in antici- pation of the four exciting years ahead of us, years which would contain mistakes, and perhaps a little sorrow, but also happiness, and loads of fun. During the first year Elsie Mann was President, Richard Hurd, Vice-President, and Miss English, class advisor. This year was decidedly uneventful for us, but we did not mind, for we all were trying for high marks, getting acquainted with the ways of high school, and being ridiculed and snubbed by the Seniors of 1934. Entering our sophomore year, we thought with pleasure of the three very short years before we should graduate from high school and set forth into the world. This year the class chose Miss Doris Allerdicc for the advisor, Emalou Barber, President, Cecil Thomas, Vice-President, and Edward Sheil, Secretary-Treasurer. At this time many of the Sophomores participated in an operetta entitled “Green Cheese.” Now, as Juniors, came the first big times of this “perfect class” with Miss Laurel Johnson as the class advisor. The President was Richard Hurd, with Marion Westcott as Vice-President, and Robert Evens as Secretary-Treasurer. There were many bickerings, but these made everything we did that much more exciting. With Miss Johnson’s guiding hand we put on a comic play with all Juniors participating. The excellent abilities of many of the Juniors came to light during this term. Don Stanton, Richard Hurd, and Ernest Gilbert each cast a blazing light in the fields of basketball, baseball, and soccer. Ed Sheil and Bob Dean provided the class with humor. The last year of these once bewildered Freshmen was haunted with the proposi- tion of earning enough money to take twenty-five Seniors on the annual Easter Wash- ington Trip. Twenty-five Seniors—imagine! It is the largest class ever to be graduated from Hadlcy-Luzerne. This increase in our numbers occurred because seven Seniors came from Conklingville after having previously attended Corinth High School. With these seven came Gertrude Denton, who possesses the second highest average in the class and Floyd York, fifteen, the child of the class. Robert Evens was elected President; Jeanne Hawk, Vice-President; and Esther Baker, Secretary-Treasurer. Parties were omitted this term and all the spare time was spent in holding variety suppers, benefit shows, and raffling off radios and quilts to add to our Washington fund. These activities were under the capable direction of Bob Evens. At Christmas time, the Seniors had the opportunity to prove their artistic genius when they presented publicly a musical pantomine, “Christmas Through the Ages” for the benefit of the fund. In a scries of ten scenes, they gave a vivid portrayal of Christmas as it is celebrated in other lands. Carol-singing in French, German, and Latin added a realistic note and incidentally revealed the linguistic ability of the class. 1 he tireless efforts of Miss Laurel Johnson made this program a success—and added considerably to our fast increasing fund. However the class didn’t quite make the grade and the Board of Education came to its rescue and sent us on the annual Washington Trip. Eight

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RICHARD HURD Dick” Sis, boom, ba, rah. rah, rah: Dick is on the base- ball field, showing his prowess in catching; also he isn't so slow in the field of catch- ing girls' hearts. Soccer 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Basketball 2. 3. 4; Presi- dent 3; Camera Club 4; Student Council 4. FRANCES LK BARRON Fran” We won't have to make the acquaintance of Fran whom everyone knows as a captivating, dainty, mild, cheerful, intelligent maiden. French Club 1; Home Eco- nomics 1, Secretary; Home Nursing 4; Corinth High School 1, 2. 3. JOSIE PIX LEY Josie” An introduction is in order for Jo, our demure, pensive, winsome, and modest mannered lass Corinth High School 1, 2, 3; French Club 4; Camera Club 4; Home Nursing 4. JOSEPHINE SHI EL Josie” Her brother has to say of this battling miss: She’s an actress and has you all fooled. If it’s acting we’re glad to he fooled. MARY KENYON Ria” One doesn't need to be told about Ria,” the tal- ented. sunny, blushable music- ian, whose ability at the violin is excelled only by her ability at the typewriter. Glee Club 1. 2. 3, 4; Or- chestra 1, 2. 3, 4; Presi- dent Glee Club 3, 4; French Club 3; Camera Club 3; Home Nursing 4; News Re- porter Camera Club 3. FRANCES MARTIN Fran” To make the acquaintance of “Fran” you must visualize a tall, willowy, graceful young lady with intelligence and good looks. Transfer from White Plains High 4. EDWARD SHI EL Ed” Need we introduce Ed, the shining light of the class. His humorous, bombastic. and witty remarks make it impossible for the teachers to maintain their dignity. Soccer 2, 3, 4; Baseball 4; Basketball 4; Secretary and Treasurer 2: Science 3; Dramatic 1, 2. Seven

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HIGH LIGHTS Oil the morning of April 14, at the early hour of six-thirty, all of us came hurry- ing to the waiting bus with many people watching the start-off. Twenty-one Seniors ventured on this trip with two chaperones, Miss Frasier and Mr. Griffin, and two bus drivers, Mr. Enos Johnson and Mr. Seymour Naatz. On the exciting morning of the take-off, the chaperones came running to the bus about twenty minutes late. After we got started, at least an hour was spent in identifying each other in Easter outfits. The first morning passed very quickly, as everyone was eating most of the time. By the time we reached New York City all were watching eagerly for the skyscrapers which we soon spied with many “ohs” and “ahs.” After depositing our baggage at the Hotel Taft, most of the girls went shopping and the boys went to the Empire State Building. Later almost everyone went to the show and then to bed, as we were all exhausted after the day’s excitement. The next day on the bus from New York City to Washington, one would have seen some queer sights, such as: Don Stanton snoozing with his head in one seat and his feet in the other; Emalou Barber and Esther Baker shakily applying makeup; and our chaperone, Air. Griffin sound asleep and fighting an imitation spider which he thought was alive, only to discover that that stylish young miss, Jeanne Hawk, was keeping up to the minute by wearing the latest in fashion jewelry. During the next three days we saw the Arlington Memorial Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Franciscan Monastery, The Capitol, the new Supreme Court Building, Smithsonian Institute, and Mount Vernon. Many of us visited the Wash- ington Monument on Easter morning. When we were going back to the hotel in a taxi we saw the President of the United States on his way to church. Two of our evenings in Washington were spent at an amusement park, Glen Echo. We all went on the roller coaster, midway, pretzel, whip, merry-go-round and many other things. On the way from Washington to Philadelphia, each did his share of sleeping. Every Senior was anxious to reach home the next day as we were pretty fagged out. That trip will be remembered by everyone for years to come! In the words of one of the Seniors “the trip was a vacation earned by twelve years of study.” But the trip does not end the year. Bv the time this annual is printed we shall probably be taking our final exams, and after they have been passed many of us will call ourselves quits with formal education; others of us will go on to other schools. Some of us will take jobs around Luzerne; others will leave for greener pastures. But, years from now, we shall all look back and remember four short, imperfect, but enjoyable years. Nine