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

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Shirley Clarke Shirl Changing Partners Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Cercle Prancais 3; Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Officer: Secre- tary 1» 4; Vice-President 2; President 2; Dramatics 3; Intra-murals 1, 2, 3; Photography 3, 4; Two- County Band 4; Wintersports 3; Yearbook 3, 4; PIRATES LOG Senior Class Editor 4. Nancy Collette Nan He (A MANI) Cercle Francais 3; Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Christmas Ball Queen 4; Class Officer: Treasurer 1; Secretary 3; Intra-murals 1, 2, 3; National Honor Society 3, 4; NHS President 4; Photo- graphy 3, 4; Two-County Chorus 4; Wintersports 3; Yearbook 3, 4; PIRATES LOG Literary Editor 4. M. Delight Davison Dee Hearts of Stone Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 3, '4; Dance Band 4; Intra-murals 1, 2, 3; Photography 3, 4; Winter- sports 3; Yearbook 3, 4; PIRATES LOG Assistant Class Editor 4. John Ford Jack Terror of Highway 101 Baseball 3, 4; Basketball 1, 4; Chorus 2; Dramatics 4; Intra-murals 2, 3, 4; Social Club 3; Yearbook 4; THIS PAGE SPONSORED BY TCP'S NEIL ST. ANDREWS

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ries a snake in his briefcase, doesn’t he? We, truthfully, thought he did. Seeing that one of the teachers did not have one, we saw to it that a snake was placed in his briefcase. A little education never hurt anyone------we mean anything! Please don’t misunderstand us. We did work very hard as Freshmen. Mrs. Cring was fortunate to be both our homeroom teacher and our advisor. That anyone could be so fortunate! Our class officers that year were: Joseph Weekes, president; Gary Foley, vice-president; Shirley Clarke, secretary; and Nancy Collet- te, treasurer. Our first money-making venture, a dance, netted over seventy-five dollars, a record for dances we were never to break in the future. We also sold candy and popcorn at the Halloween get together. The year 1955 found us walking into the Sophomore room with Mr. LeBlanc as our homeroom teacher and Mr. Conrad and Miss Biser as advisors. Those elected as class officers that year were: Gary Foley, president; Shirley Clarke, vice-president; Betty Lou Wicks, secretary; and Francis Griffith, Treasurer. These officers were reshuffled in January as a result of Gary Foley’s departure. Shirley Clarke now became president and Stewart Parow, vice-president. That year our class grew in numbers since we were willed a certain number of old Sophomores. We didn’t mind, though. The more, the merrier, we always say! That year we sponsored two dances, one of which was a Sadie Hawkins affair. The girls welcomed the idea but the boys were somewhat concerned by the fact that girls were asking them to dance. Memories for this year are not as plentiful as those of the first year; perhaps we were growing up and realized more keenly that work is more important than play----- at times. In 1954 we became Juniors. Our advisors were Miss Jones and Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis was also our homeroom teacher. We marvelled at the great patience of Mr. Davis; no one else could have displayed as much understanding as he did that year. Our officers that year were: Joseph Weekes, president; Betty Lou Wicks, vice-president; Nancy Collette, secretary; and Stuart Valentine, treasurer. This was our big year. We were finally commanding more notice. We were given more dances and assumed the Field Day concession. Our treasury rose by leaps and bounds. We also sold stationery. Everyone in Harrisville had, and may yet have, an ample supply for we were very convincing salesmen. Toward the end of the year we had a class party. We had all the soft drink we could imbibe and all the sandwiches and potato chips we could eat. A few of us participated in a donkey basketball. At the end of our third year in high school we were worth five hundred dollars. But the majority of our class trip fund had yet to be realized. Our last year finally arrived. Our roll showed fewer names than in the past as several of our dearly beloved had ’’handed in their resignations” and were no longer students. We numbered ten girls and ten boys. This arrangement was very convenient when proposals came to a vote. Mr. Davis, who once again enjoyed the privilege of being our homeroom teacher, also became one of our advisors. Our second advisor was Mr. LeBlanc. Class officers in this our last year were: Betty Lou Wicks, president; Francis Griffith, vice-president; Shirley Clarke, secretary; and Stewart Parow, treasurer. This year we really had to work hard to earn enough money for our Easter time New York trip. We stated a quota in September and vouched to anyone who cared to listen that we would reach this goal. We started by selling magazines. We had a very successful campaign. At Halloween, we set up a spook house” through the lower halls. We also held several dances and sold refreshments at ball games. We handled jewelry pins and sponsored a bake sale. As the Christmas season came along, we began making wreaths. The boys also cut some sixty trees to sell. They were rewarded for their labors that same day as the girls cooked them a spaghetti supper at Nancy’s home. The highlight of this festive season however was the Christmas Ball under our sponsorship. Stuart Valentine was elected and duly crowned King while Nancy was selected to rule as his Queen. Mr. LeBlanc was crowned Emperor. Our only devilish” undertaking this year was the borrowing of a prize-winning P.T.A. cake. The evening started innocently enough. We, the Seniors, were making wreaths in the shop; in the gym, the P.T.A. was having their annual cake walk”. Cake, Seniors: what did you expect? We quietly sneaked our way onto the stage, decided a certain cake was worth looking at, sneaked-r we mean borrowed— it out of the gym and into the shop. Merely to look at it, mind you! The next step was a logical one: did the cake taste as good as it looked? To show our good intentions we all contributed to a missing cake fund” and all was forgiven. The big day” is yet ahead of us. Commencement day. Yes, in June of 1956, we Seniors will leave our high school days behind and walk into the future to face the challenges and opportunities of the world. THE CLASS OF 1956 THIS PAGE CO-SPONSORED BY WATERTOWN LINEN SUPPLY AND HILL’S TEXACO STATION

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r Clyde Prank, Jr. Sam Whatever Yola Wants Baseball 2, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 4; Chorus 2, 4; Dramatics 3; Football 3; Intra-murals 1, 2, 3, 4; Rifle Club 3; Student Council Representative 4; Wintersports 3; Yearbook 4. Francis Griffith Woofer Man in a Raincoat Audio-visual 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 2, 4; Class Officer: Treasurer 2, Vice-President 4; Dramatics 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Intra-murals 1, 2, 3, 4; Photography 3, 4; Two- County Chorus 4; Wintersports 3; Yearbook 4; PIRATES LOG Sports Editor 4. Elaine LaPlatney Laine Stranger in Paradise Chorus 2; Intra-murals 2, 3, 4; Photography 3, 4; Yearbook 3, 4; PIRATES LOG Assistant Business Man- ager 4. Nadine LaVancha Deanie Seventeen Band 1; Cercle Francais 3; Cheerleader 1; Chorus 1, 2, 4; Intra-murals 1, 2, 3; Photography 3; 4; Wintersports 3; Yearbook 3, 4; PIRATES LOG Assist- ant Senior Class Editor 4. THIS PAGE AND THE NEXT SPONSORED BY VERNE A. WICKS