Hermon DeKalb Central School - Demon Yearbook (De Kalb Junction, NY)

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 CLASS PROPHECY We the Senior Class of 1955 are gathered together at the Little Church Around the Corner in that big city of New York for another wedding of one of our seniors, V hile we are waiting for the arrival of the wedding party, we wander among the groups. Here is what we’re able to find out about each member of the class of ”55. It seems that Ronald Bovay has set up a smart art studio in Room M+9 of the Hotel Taft, He and his wife, Gail, are doing well. Next we stop by an Air Force Pilot. Eddie Snow, who has a small jet plane at LaGuardia Airfield where he does solo flights for the U,S, government, Doug Brownell, who is in the bed manufacturing business still has the old theory, Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, David Holland now runs an electric shop in N.Y.C. and has control of the lighting system in Schubert's Theatre. Janet Flight has a high secretarial job in the United Nations building, Mable Cross is a featured star in Can-Can, Louise Austin now has a job as hostess on the New York Central Railroad, Sandra Bacon is still riding the Pennsylvania Railroad and hoping someone will please point out Fort Dix to her, Eddie Bresett has a photo studio set up in Room 569 of the Hotel Taft, Richard Hayes, you can see at anytime of the night, still walking the streets and locking for a good movie theater, Pat Spriggs is working in Bellevue Hospital and is hoping for a certain fellow to have a minor accident so she can take care of him, Shirley Rathbun . came to New York City for the wedding, but tomorrow she will again board the New York Central for Hermon where Don and Junior will be waiting for her.

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On a trumpet with tune serene Tom Hayes sure makes our band. But he'll drop his ability to play Into Howard Claflin's ready hand. Janet Plight not a day has missed, Her work was done on the minute, She wills this record to the Junior boys And hopes they'll make a new time limit. Shirley Kathbun, council secretary. To Helen Batson wills Her job on the student council If this place she fills. Last but not least is Doug Brownell, A ping-pong fan whom we all know, His paddle goes to Martin Hogue He too wants to get in the show. Now this completes our number You can see there are twenty-two, We worked and played together And we studied some; tis true. We’ e glad and yet we're sorry That our high school days are o'er, And our thoughts on future works Now are beginning to soar. But before we leave this building Our last thoughts we give to you. Dear teachers of H.D, Central Who worked to put us through. CLASS OP 19 5 CLASS MOTTO: Often Imitated, but Never Duplicated CLASS COLORS: Blue and White CLASS FLOWER: RED ROSE

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Nancy J tmson is still practicing dancing. I heard she hopes to become a night club hoofer, Tom Hayes: Yes, yen guessed it. Whenever you stay at the Hotel Taft you look out your door and you will see Tom demonstrating sanforized shorts in the corridors. Gail Aldridge is a beautician at Hotel Taft. She will pin curl the hair of the Senior girls, from H.D.C.S. for only 500» Some different from 55 » huh? Willie Boileau with a certain young lady’s help now runs a jewelry shop on the ground floor of the Empire State Building, Robert Woodrow is now a guide and shows Senior Classes how to get to the Annapolis Hotel. Schuyler Bush has a dance studio where Arthur Murray used to be. Sky” seems to be doing quite well for himself. Margaret Cook is now a secretary to a certain service boy who has set up an office in N.Y.C. Miss Winders is now mama to two healthy boys who are looking forward to being coaches, like their father. Mr. Cline has become elevator boy so as to make it possible for young senior girls to be on time for tours while in New York. Elma Wilson is now a house detective at Hotel Taft. She checks to make sure, '‘Everyone is in HIS own room by 12:00 o'clock.'» Now t can see the bride coming up the walk and who should it be but Judy Mead, I wonder what the lucky chap's name is? I bet he is one of those guys from Clifton-Fine, The wedding ceremony is over and we're quite happy that we the class of 55 was ablf to be together again for a few moments.