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

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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

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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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lop Row: Stanley Murphy, Ethan Allen, Richard Hall, George Lunick, Fred Cxi lies, William George. Middle: George Ollare, Tom Priddy, Anna Naatz, Mildred Bennett, Cecilc Stone, Corty Ross, Michael Griffin (Advisor). Bottom: Agatha Bethel, Jeannette Stanton, Jane Stone, Verna Winslow, Blanche Wood, Betty Dietzc, Frances White. dp' junior Class During the school year 1937-1938, the jolly members of the Junior Class have been very active. Thomas Priddy presided as president, George Ollare as vice-president, and Jeannette Stanton as secretary-treasurer. Fred Gilles acted as our Junior Class reporter. Thomas Priddy and Agatha Bethel were elected members of the Student Council from the Junior Class. During the first part of the year the Juniors staged a “get-together party. An enjoyable evening was spent playing games and dancing. During February the Juniors tendered a most elaborate dance at the Hadley Town Hall, the most memorable social event of the school year. Also during February several agents visited the Junior Class to display high school rings. The class unanimously voted for a ring displayed by the Treasure-Craft ring agent. In April, an impromptu square dance and party was held by the Juniors. The Juniors secured the Hadley Town Hall for their social events, and the grand success of the parties was doubled by the pleasant and attractive setting the hall made. We appreciate the kindness of the Hadley Supervisor who so graciously let us use the hall. George Ollare, an outstanding hero and ambitious pupil made history for the school and the class when he swallowed a thumb tack in French II during the latter part of the school year. Mr. Griffin was our advisor. Throughout the year Mr. Griffin has proven very helpful, and it has been a pleasure to work with him. The remainder of the Juniors have also helped in establishing the Junior Class and belonged to various school activities, too numerous to mention here. Ten