Hoosac School - Owl Yearbook (Hoosick, NY)

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Although he has been at Hoosac only for his senior year, Jon Grannis has found ample time to assert a volatile personality, quick to make the best of any sit- uation. Jon has a unique sense of humor which he can even use to cheer up the breakfast table, if his cheerful attire has not already done so. In spite of a curriculum of five courses, three of Hoosac's toughest, Jon has still found time to visit rel- atives in New York City where he managed to keep abreast of the theatrical season. Last summer Jon joined Operation Head Start as a volunteer worker with little children. Jon’s sports here at Hoosac included soccer, skiing and track. With his roommate, Bill Hurst, he made sure that there was never a dull moment during Pitt Mason’s first functioning year. Jon hails from Lake Bluff, 111. and wants to attend Colorado State Univer- sity. We wish him all the best. Jonathan Given Grannis 404 Sunrise Avenue Lake Bluff, Illinois That's OBVIOUSLY the stupidest idea you ever came up with. Bill Is the phone for me? . . . If you’d only look at it realistically, Mr. Crosby . . . Come on, sir . . . . May I borrow?? . . . 20

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Steve Goos, Edward ii Chambers Road Danbury, Connecticut 06810 Goos, TELEPHONE!!” . . . Cathy , . , blinking signs . . , If you ever get out to Danbury . . . . Fresh Cream . , . Best Salad Eater Award . . . Pass the milk, please. Pass the meat, please. Pass the potatoes, please, . . . Coming from a private school similar to Hoosac, Steve felt at home amidst his fellow Seniors. In his first few months here, Goose had swiftly become a well-known figure on campus. His many attributes in- clude being highest scorer on the J.V. Soccor team, and most important his participation on the Ski Team, ski- ing both Alpine and Cross-Country. How can any of us ever forget the many impor- tant” phone calls that Steve was prone to receiving between 9:00 and 11:00 every night? The cry Goose, Kathy’s on the phone!” has become incorporated into the Hoosac language. When not studying(?) or using his record player, Steve could be found partaking in one of his many other favorite pastimes; either painting phychedelic designs on glass, borrowing” the dorm’s floodlights, or beating up anyone in the dorm willing to go a few rounds. We have all grown increasingly fond of Steve, and our best wishes follow him, where ever he travels after departing from Hoosac’s gates. We also wish him luck in paying for all those phone bills to You-Know-Who! 19

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James Bruce Gravitt }9 Loumar Drive Pittsfield, Mass. 01201 Skid . . . Triumph 650. . . . Hell's Angels. . . . God's Gift To Women Award . . . Listen, Coach, I’M always right! , , , Next to God, I'm Big Mama I wonder where Marilyn is now ? . . . What, me hitchhike? Every school has its share of poets, Hoosac being no exception, for we had the pleasure of knowing Jim Gravitt. When it came to expressing himself, Jim had little or no problem. It often happened that he was the only person to understand his own works, but as he would say, That’s life.” Skid, as Jim was often called, had the misfortune of breaking his leg while skiing. This occurred in the winter of his junior year, but previous to this bone- shattering experience, Skid was an active member of the school's sport curriculum. He had earned varsity letters in soccer and gained recognition in cross coun- try. During his spare moments, which were numerous, he could be found lifting weights in the recreation hall. Having attended Hoosac for a span of four years, Jim has experienced many ups and downs. We all hope that this last year has opened a new field of thinking for him. Steered in the right direction, Jim can and will, by putting his heart to it, attain one of man's greatest wishes, which is to express himself freely and to be looked upon as a complete individual. 21