Harrisville Central School - Pirates Log Yearbook (Harrisville, NY)

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o .nil Once upon a time, in the year 1943 to be exact, on the first Tuesday in ber, 3 group of children were introduced to their teachers, Miss Brickley Septe Hathway. This class was rather a novelty, for there were five sets of an ? . Gail and Gilbert Dooley; Donna and Doris Atkinson; Neil and Nila t«n5;. Edna and Ernest Shaw, and Bertha and Lola Hess. That year we had our H?°P® casulty--we lost JoAnne Remington. Perhaps the thing most of us will re- faI? about the first grade is that Alice Hunter decided that Miss Weekes' rnei'’ns were too pretty to go on growing, so she picked them! Another memorable tU asion was the day Duane Wicks’ father came to school and took motion pic- °cC s f the first grade. Imagine! We were actors and actresses’ (Some claim still are!) The year 1944 rolled around, and so did the second grade. The class was ,.vided, with one section under Mrs. Gray, and the other under Mrs. Hathway. That year saw the departure of Jimmie Cole and Lawrence Cleveland from the class he sectlons of the class were joined again under Miss Alice Perry, our third grade teacher. Malcolm Cowel, Nancy Cone, and Carolyn Bradish joined us that year. In 1946, we entered the fourth grade, under Mrs. Berta Langs. That year, we won first prize in the Field's Day Parade with the float, The Old Woman in the Shoe . Diana Thomas and Sallie Wray joined our group, but Diana left later in the year. In the fifth grade, under Mrs. Tiffany, we again won the first prize in the Field's Day Parade with a float which we called, The Covered Wagon . That .year Roger and Billy Venton left for a few months, but rejoined us later in the year; we also lost Jimmie Reish and Virginia Ellis. The year 1948 saw us in the sixth grade, with Miss Mannigan as our teacher and once more we captured the blue ribbon in the parade on Field's Day, with a float that was dubbed, Vacation Fun . Gladys LaFave, Barbara Van Brocklin, Linda Daniels, Teddy Collette, and Agnes Moroughan joined our class that year; Aloha Hooper, Roy Bancroft, and Deanna Luther left us. The seventh grade class was divided, with the boys' section in the Metho- dist Church, under Mrs. Langs, and the girls' in the school under Mrs. Shin- nick. That year, the two sections got together long enough to take a trip to Benson Mines, and a trip through the local paper mill. The class was (further enlivened that year when Frank Tyler, Charles Pierce, Elaine LaPlatney, Lewis Perrigo, Naomi Cole, Kenneth Jackson, Carol Noble, Joyce Stevens, Gardner Cole, and Patricia Newton joined our group. However, Charles Pierce left after a few months, and Jean Kling and Linda Daniels did likewise at the end of the year. In 1950, we entered the eighth grade, full of expectations of the coming year. The class was again divided, but with boys and girls in each .section. Mrs. Fuller had one section, Mr. Shinnick the other, and Mrs. Shinnick acted as a third teacher for our large group (there were forty-eight of us). We selected as our class motto: Good works, good deeds, will get rewards ; blue and gold as the class colors, and the carnation as the class flower. Dora LaVancha, Kenneth Jackson, Margaret Whitney and Patricia Newton left during the year. The three big events of that year were the big fudge and popcorn sale on Field's Day (there were some very full eighth graders that day), the eighth grade picnic at Lake Bonaparte, and then, the eighth grade graduation. 1 We left the elementary grades behind us, and then, we entered into the gates of higher learning—the Freshman year of high school! As green Freshmen, we entered the next year full of enthusiasm for the fun and with just a few doubts about the work ahead of us. Mr. Combs had the headache of being our class advisor, but he found it easy to cope with us, for he was the father of several. The two special events that year were our first sguare dance, and, at the end of the year, the trip to Lake Bonaparte, with Plenty of food, a fact which Mr. Combs saw to. That year Frank Tyler departed from our midst. y. In 1952, with Mr. Masback as our advisor we entered the Sophomore year. 'e tbought we were pretty big when we were allowed two square dances that year, “nd bake sales in between; a trip to Lake Bonaparte on the last day of school as in order, and if memory serves us correctly, the water was colder than--we ®an colder than usual. Class officers elected at the beginning of the ;year re Beanie Lesperance, President; Ted Collette, Vice-President; Betty Lou

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mo ID rophe •j e year is 1965; the day is June 29th. Many changes have been made in illage of Harrisville, New York, in the past decade. New industries have the v,produced, more business establishments have risen, and the town has been population. The town of Harrisville now has a newspaper, and, in d°U office the newspaper’s editor, we see the chief glancing over headlines before sanctioning their publication. Among those headlines can be found: Christian Dior's fashions are being pushed aside by ALICE HUNTER. a new- comer to the field of designing. HILA MILLER received an award for being the fastest mud packer employed by The”3erg°n,s Cosemetic Company. DONNA READER, famous stocking model, is the only girl ever to have only -leas’ on the covers of both Life and Look! fective next week, JOYCE ’Cuddles’ STEVENS will be the featured dancer at the Latin Quarter. Returning home after an extensive tour of the country, during which she nave talks on home economic efficiency, is PHYLLIS LADUC.11 g PATRICIA GABRIEL’S column. Advice to the Lovelorn, is now appearing in almost every prominent newspaper in the country. DORIS ATKINSON attended the Gottrock’s fete late yesterday afternoon, performing one of her pleasant duties as Society Editor of the New York Times. P KORLEEN GRAHAM, formerly ’Queen' of the hot rod racers, is now the proud owner of the Edqewogd Soeedway. NAOMI COLE is enjoying her duties as the official French interpreter during the sessions carried on in the United Nations. PAUL JENACK recently signed an exclusive contract to play 'Tarzan' in a new motion picture series. Miss SALLIE WRAY. Dean of Emma Willard College, and formerly of Harrisville, will speak at the Parent-Teacher Association Meeting on May 1. HENRY LESPERANCE. a suave, debonair man about town for several years, has decided to give it all up and take the fatal step into holy monotony. The Photographer's Award of $3,000 was presented last night to LUCILLE CLARK, prominent photographer for the magazine, Sir.11 TOLENE LUTHER'S newest book. Etiquette, has just been released. Her first publication. Peculiar Eating Habits, was a resounding success. The Philharmonic Orchestra's opening in New York City last evening, under the direction of Miss BETTY LOU MCDONALD. was a tremendous success. EDNA SHAW, editor of Tattletale. announced yesterday that she and her staff will be going to France soon to cover a news story. EARL LACROSS. head mattress tester for Slumberwell Mattresses, Inc., stated that mattresses are getting bigger and better. CAROLYN BRADISH, holder of the Women's Middleweight Wrestling Title has just signed an exclusive contract with her new manager, Georgeous George; she will be wrestling at Madison Square Garden a week from tomorrow night. BARBARA VAN BROCKLIN. head nurse of Hepburn Hospital in Ogdensburg, has resigned her post, and accepted a position in Bellevue Hospital in New York City. MR. RAY SIVER recently returned from a meeting of the Deep Diggers League, which met for its annual convention in Washington, D.C. Mr. Siver is Harris- ville 's most prominent undertaker. DENNIS BLANCHARD has taken the job of supervising principal of Harrisville Central School. The new methods of teaching being introduced here at the present time are revolutionizing the school's system. chief perfume smeller for Coty, Inc., MARTIN NORRIS recently made the statement that perfumes are becoming stronger and more enveloping. He also rated they were designed for warming a girl's heart as well as opening eLPocketb°°k. 2UANE WICKS. the famous Shakespearean actor, has turned down an exclusive ontract with M-G-M, and is planning on continuing his stage career. He may rrently be seen in the lead role of Macbeth. now playing on Broadway.

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, j Secretary; and Hila Miller, Treasurer. However, in the middle of the fAcDona-A £ oocjy revolution was staged, which started when the officers decided yea1’ . n Re-elections were held, with Arlene Luther as President, Duane to resi9 y ce president, Edna Shaw as Secretary, and Marty Norris as Treasurer. ' licks s .udents remained as class officers throughout our stay in high school.) (These wg gajnec| Dennis Blanchard and Clifford Davison. We were then ready Ihat7 Junior year but our class membership had dwindled with the loss of °r ai students. eVe We entered the Junior class with Mr. Cole and Miss Jones serving as our advisors. Walter Carvell joined us, but we lost him at the end of the year oljr y,e graduated. Donna Atkinson left us in the spring to take the fatal step wfn monotony. Arlene Luther temporarily left us because of sickness, but ° turned at the end of the year. We had three dances on the calendar along various bake sales, the latter never seeming to be as successful as they for s with var keen The Juniors and Seniors had a terrific battle over who would food on Field Day..........ha! ha! ....guess who won! We made close to $475.00 could have been. sel ver got along) formed the Mutual Admiration Pact. ‘ c a i 1 -v 4- nr QmKcir r -F 1 QS4 m it 11 never tell how much we're really worth). Phyllis LaDuc and Mr. Cole (who At last, in September of 1954, we entered our last year of high school. w were Seniors at last, with Mr. Smith and Miss Kehoe having the privilege of bpinq our advisors, and with Mr. Fabiano as our homeroom teacher. Dennis Blanchard returned, and Earl LaCross joined the group. The boys had a tendency to complain about being out-voted in class meetings; the girls, however, couldn't see their point for, after all, there were seven boys against seven- teen girls. Doris Atkinson left the class because of sickness. We had three square dances and various bake sales. Other highlights of the Senior year were the card sale; magazine sale ( some Seniors claimed that people were beginning to lock their doors when they saw us coming); the Christmas Ball, at which Edna Shaw was crowned Queen and Duane Wicks, King; the Christmas tree sale; the hilarious donkey basketball game; the play, Bashful Bertie (put on by the Dramatics Society and sponsored by us); and last') the event wnich we had been waiting and working for throughout high school---our New York trip. Then, in June, our high school commencement exercises, n event which is yet to come as this is being written. The Senior Class of 1955 will then slow- ly march through the doors, away from our Alma Mater, and into the Future. McDtedi to right) Duane Wicks, Arlene Luther, Patricia Gabriel, Betty Lou ’• uonald. AnrTvrij- anc Collette, Barbara Cole, Linda Ripley, Hila Miller, Paul Jenack, Fa 'iJ-iiamson, Mary LaRoue, Carolyn Bradish, Shirley Clarke. ulty Council: Mr. McSweeny, Mrs. Gibson, Miss Jones, Mr. LeBla nc.