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

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Sunday afternoon we visited the Franciscan Monastery, we saw the beautiful statue of St. Francis. We W Iked through the gardens at the monastery and also saw catacombs. The rest of the afternoon we spent in the 7o We saw every kind of animal imaginable there. Of course, we didn’t have time to see everything. Sunday night we went to the Jefferson Memorial, where we saw a large statue of Thomas Jefferson We then went to the Lincoln Memorial, where we 3aw a bfeautiful statue of Abraham Lincoln. We also went to the National Airport, where a plane takes off approximately every three minutes. Monday morning we left the Hotel about 8:00 A.M. for the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. We saw stacks of money three feet high. We watched them print the money, check it, count It, and mark the money that had flaws. We also saw a ten thousand dollar bill. We then went to the Smithsonian Institution where we saw the gowns of all the Presidents wives, the Wright Brothers’ plane The Kitty Hawk , Charles Lindbergh’s plane The Spirit of St. Louis and many other interesting things. We left Washington at 2:00 P.M. Monday, April 7, and arrived at New York City at S'-kS P.M. CLASS OFFICERS Fred Hitchman----------- President Gerald Rose---------Vice-President Gerry Merithew------------Secretary Dawn Newvine--------------Treasurer CLASS MOTO We have crossed the bay; the ocean lies ahead CLASS COLORS Royal Blue and Silver CLASS FLOWER Yellow Roses

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We then went to the Pan American building. The patio was filled with' tropical trees and birds. We saw a banana tree, coffee trees, and many others. We also saw a Macaw which was 92 years old. There were four marble columns,in this building which were worth $10,000 each, and a $ 5 000 chandelier. Twenty-one republics belong to the Pan Amer- ican Union. Simon Bolivar is the father of this organiza- tion. We visited the White House. The walls are covered with brocade. We saw the Blue Room, the Green Room and the Red Room. The floors are covered with thick carpets, and there are beautiful chandeliers all through the building. We saw paintings of all the Presidents. John Adams was the first President to live in the White House. There are 132 rooms, and it cost approximately five million seven hundred dollars. Saturday afternoon Ed Curtin drove us over the Memo- rial Highway to Mount Vernon. We walked through the old mansion and saw things as they were when Washington lived there. We also saw the tombs of Martha and George Washing- ton. Mount Vernon is owned and maintained by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, founded in 1853 for the preservation of the home and tomb of Washington. We toured Alexandria, Virginia, and saw the Washington Masonic Memorial which was dedicated by the Masons to George Washington. We then visited the Custis-Lee Mansion in Virginia, which was owned by Robert E. Lee before the Civil War. Everything is the same as it was when the Lee's lived there. Our guide then took us to the Arlington National Cemetery, where we watched the changing of the guards in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We stopped at the Iwo Jima Marine Memorial. This is the largest sculpture ever cast in bronze. It shows the raising of our flag in World War II. Saturday night some of us went to the Glen Echo Amusement Park, and some went on the Wilson Line Cruise on the Potomac River. Many of us enjoyed the ride on the roller coaster and also the rock and roll dance at the amusement park. Sunday morning we didn't go to the Sunrise Services at the Arlington Cemetery because it was postponed on account of rain. Some of us went to local churches and others stayed at the Hotel and rested.

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CLASS HISTORY When we started our climb in high school in 195 ij.» we had I4.i1. members in our class. Gerald Rose was elected President; Eugene Coller as Vice-President; Jane Baker as Secretary; and Janet Halladay as Treasurer. Class advisor was Mr. Healy. We had very few activities during the year. In our Sophomore year of 1955j we had 31 members. Carol Stevenson was President; Dave Doiron was Vice- President; Janet Halladay was Treasurer; and Bethany Petrie was Secretary. When Janet left to go to Gouverneur, Pat Stafford was elected Treasurer. Our class advisor was Mr. Chase. Student Council members were Joyce Hall and Eugene Coller. Jane Baker left us and attended school in Hammond that year. Our next big step was in 1956 when we became Juniors. We had 214. members with three new members: William Scott, Janet Phair, and Jane Baker. In September we elected class officers. They were: Gerald Rose, President; Fred Hitchman, Vice-President; Geraldine Merithew, Secretary; and Joyce Hall, Treasurer. Mrs. Kentfield and Mrs. Bigelow were our advisors. Our Student Council representatives were David Doiron and Dawn Newvine. My classmates and I were very proud to be wearing our class rings. We all had a wonderful time at the Junior Prom in June. When exams were over we started looking forward to the coming year when we would be seniors and go on the senior trip. We finally reached the top of the ladder, for we are now seniors. We all know that we had to work hard. During the year Carol Stevenson, Watson Weatherup, Juanita Reed, and Bethany Petrie left us. We then had 23 members in the class. In September we elected officers: Fred Hitchman, was elected President; Gerald Rose, Vice-Pres- ident; Geraldine Merithew as Secretary; and Dawn Newvine as Treasurer. Our advisor was Mr. Cline. Our Student Council members were Joyce Hall and Eugene Coller. Eleanor Bishop is President of the Student Council. On April 3 we left on our Senior Trip. We all enjoyed ourselves very much. We are all very proud that James Parks won a state scholarship and also received a letter from Governor Harriman congratulating him. James Parks is valedictorian with an average of 9i|.83 and Barbara Hayes is salutatorian with an average of 93.66. These are the highest averages since the school has been centralized. David Doiron was editor of the yearbook, the Demon, and he did a very fine job. William Reed was editor of the school newspaper. We wish to thank everyone who has helped In the last four years to make our senior trip possible.