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

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NEW YORK The Senior Class of 1958 left Washington for New York,. Hav April 7, 1958 at 2:00 P.M. We finally boarded the in for our four hour ride to New York. Arriving at the rtel president at 6:00 P.M., we were assigned our rooms. fr° Fot settled and then went to Romeo's for dinner. The evening was open for movies and a tour of Broadway. The next morning we started our tour of New York City. The first visit was to the United Nations which displayed the flags of many countries in front of the building. The U N. is made up of the Assembly Building, the Conference Building, and the Secretariat Building. Seven ornamental doors, a gift from Canada, lead into the lobby of the Assem- bly Building. As we entered the lobby, to the right of us was a large gold ball hung on a chain. This ball swung with the movement of the earth. It was swinging slightly while we were there. In the Conference Building there were three chambers; the Economic and Social Council Chamber, the Trusteeship Council Chamber, and the Security Council Chamber. These rooms were designed by different countries. Many gifts, such as murals, curtains, and clocks, were given to these rooms from other countries. The North and South Ends of the Secretariat building are solid gray Vermont marble. The circular pool and fountain in front of this building is a gift from the children of the U. S. and its territories. We then left the U.N. and walked most of the way to the Empire State Building. At the Empire State we waited in line for the elevators which took us to the 86th floor. On the elevator we chewed gum like mad so our ears wouldn't pop. We didn’t go to the 102nd floor because we didn't have time. The view from the 86th floor was thrilling. There were telescopes which you could look through. This building offers a visibility of 80 miles in diameter on a clear day. At 1:15 we left the hotel for Battery Park. We took a ferry across New York harbor to the Statue of Liberty. At the Statue of Liberty we rode the elevator which took us up through the base of the Statue. Then we began climbing stairs. These stairs spiraled around a post and were steep and narrow. It was quite a climb and we were all tired when we reached the bottom. We then went back to the hotel to have dinner.

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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.

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At 6:30 we left for Radio City Music Hall. Here we I saw the Rockettes, a stage show, an Easter Pageant, and a movie, Merry Andrew starring Danny Kaye. The orchestra, after it had clayed, went right down into the floor. On the stage there was a revolving circle on which part of the stage show took place. That night some of the boys went to see the 6l4.,000 Dollar Question with tickets that had been given to them. The next morning at 8: 5 we left the hotel on a tour of upper and lower Manhattan, from Grant’s Tomb to the Battery. We stopped at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. This is the second largest church in the world. Our guide told us that there was no debt on the building. As we entered it there was a Rose window which had a life- size figure of Christ in it. We left here and then walked through Chinatown which was very eerie. We then returned to the hotel. After dinner, the afternoon was left to ourselves. Some of us went shopping, or saw a movie, or just went walking on Broadway. That night taxis took us to Grand Central. We boarded the train and at 10:00 P.M, we left the city of New York with many happy memories. Thursday at 8:30 A.M. we arrived in DeKalb Junction, a tired but happy group.