Keene Central School - Tahawus Yearbook (Keene Valley, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 16 of the 1956 volume:

ADMINISTRATION Board of Education; Dr, As FI. Goff President Mrs, Pichard Sheasby. Clerk Mr. Moses Feitiberg Mr. William Broe Mr. Archie Brocks District Superintendent; Mr, Claude R„ Clark Mr Charles N, Holt, Principal Mrs, Leo Brco Mrs . «i'aires Brown Mrs Hiram Cutler Mr- Robert Denniston Mr s „ Adr i an Edmc� nd s Mrs. Elmers Edmonds Mrs, Janes Estes Mrs,, Kerry Gates Mrs. Je Evevett Hall Mr.- Frank Hue,hro Miss Dorothy Issett Mr Jay Kossefi Mrs. Francis Torrance Mrs, Alan Washbond Warren, you can sit over there. Now, let’s take a count - 1-2-3-4-5 - there’s two missing. Here’s one of the missing ones, late as usual. She’s got a chauffeur and even green poodles to go with her green suit, I’n terribly sorry I’m late but now that I play clarinet in the Boston Symphony Orchestra I am so busy I have to have a schedule for each day. This morning I overslept so consequently my whole schedule is awry.” Excuse accepted, Elsie, come and join us. Telegram for Mrs. Grace Buysse, sign here, please. Thank you -- why it’s from our class president. Here, I’ll re d it to you. ’Sorry I can’t attend stop campaign- ing for the presidency in California stop my wife Katy and I wish you a happy re- union ston signed Peter T. Biescmeyer, SENIOR CLASS DATA President .........Peter Bleseneyer Vice President ........ Helen Gifford Treasurer............... Pevl Martin Secretary .............. Elsie Gillnan Class Colors .. Green and White Class Flower .. White Carnation Class Motto .. Fit yourself for promotion, before exDecting it; Class Advisor • • Mr. C. Holt SENIOR CLASS MEMBERS Peter Biesemeyer Pank Defendorf Helen Gifford Grace Elsie Gillnan Paul Martin Warren Slater Tallnfln CLASS HISTORY Lost: Patricia Jaquish .... working Melvin Luck .. continued education in Beckett, Mass. Kathryn Walton .. Mrs. Douglas Palmer Constance Whitney .. graduated in 55 now Lrs. Peter Zelinski Found: Peter Biesemeyer .. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. Pank .Defendcrf .. Syracuse University Helen Gifford .. Plattsburgh Business Institute Elsie Gillman .. Watertown School of Commerce Paul Martin .. Clarkson College of Technology Grace Tallman .. Plattsburgh Eusiness Institute Warren Slater .. Clarkson Collage of Technology speaks,, all that time around Conch,must be That penthouse he talks about sounds a little lonely with only his dog, Baron Von Martin II to keep him company. Could he still be carrying the torch for Andrea? r,I«m glad you could come, Paul. We certainly wouldn’t want to have our hand- some class treasurer missing from our re- union dinner. I’m harpy I could get here. Say, what have YOU been doing for the past ten years?n I«11 toll you what. It really isn«t hard to believe that after a year of Bus - iness College she became a secretary at Keene Central School. While marking time waiting for the class of 1960 to graduate she gained a lot of practical experience and so was able to get a good job at the Plattsburgh Air Force Base, nd what a coincidence --- Bud Buysse was stationed there. This year he gets his discharge from the Air Force so you can take it from there and draw you own conclusions. How about it, Grace?” Thank you for answering for me, Helen, but seriously -- Oh, here comes another one of our class.” He attended Clarkson University for four years and had four years of army lifo. You can never guess what he is doing now. He overcame his obsession for sleep ing and is editor of one of the country’s fast- est rising society newspapers The Smith- Slater Society News . Must have been all tluat work he did on the OBSERVER, cutting out addresses, licking stamps and telling tlr-e sophomores how to get the outgoing OBSERVERS ready (especially Shirley Smith) Paul Martin Soccer 1 3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Baseball 1-2-3-4 Boy Scout3 1-2-3-4 Commencement 1-2-3-4 Boys Glee Club 2-3-4 Orchestra 1-2-3-4 Class Officer 3-4 Student Council 4 OBSERVER 4 Grace Tallmn Glee Club 1-3-4 Commencement 4 OBSERVER 4 Bridge Club 4 Warren Slater Soccer 1-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Baseball 1-2-3-4 Commencement 4 OBSERVER 1-4 Boy Scouts 1-2-3-4 Boys Glee Club 2-3 Magazine Contest Winner 4 Bridge Club 4 ALMA MATER Up among our towering mountains There stands a school to us so dear. Where loyal hearts and eager voices Ring out their songs of praise and cheer; A school where classmates stand together. Whose foes will never fail to yield While we, its loyal sons and daughters Our Alma Mater shield. 1 Neath great green monarchs of our valley Where beauty lingers everywhere Where sun's bright rays and moonlight shadows Bring warmth and good cheer to the air. Here, in this neaceful littl6 valley. We111 shout out praises to the sky As we see the banners flying. Dear old Keene Valley High! Oh, our Keene Valley in the mountains The Adirondacks, white or blue. We must be loyal to our colors The Orange and Black which stand for you. Our cheers and songs all echo loudly. Our school must keep her spirit high As we see the banners flying Dear old Keene Valley High! CLASS WILL The Seniors, being of sound bodies, and of more or less sound minds, do here- by solemnly bequeath and will their poss- essions as follows: I, Peter Biesemeyer, do bequeath to Katy my ability to get good marks without studying, I, Warren Slater, d . edueath to Ronny my project of nailing the OBSERVERS. I, Helen Gifford, do bequeath to Lorr- aine my ability to be good natured at all times. I, Grace Tallman, do bequeath to Caro- lyn my ability to get the car. • % I, Pank Defendorf, do bequeath to Mal- colm my ability to annoy the girls. I, Elsie Gillman, do beaueath to Martha Ryan rny ability to stay out until all hours of the night. I, Paul Martin, do bequeath to Hope Ann my master mind. We, the class of 1956, do bequeath to the class of 1957, the OBSERVER and nil the work that goes with It. The Ten Rules for Good Conduct 1 Thou shalt always write on the desks in study hall so the future students will have something to remember you by. 2. Thou shalt always remain In the halls at noon and give' roach someone to chase. 3. Thou shalt always leave stud; hall without bothering the teacher by asking permission. 4. Thou shalt always turn the heat in the lab sky high”. 5. Thou shalt never bother to report to your home room before afternoon classes, 6. Thou shalt not work at any time except when it is absolutely necessary, then as little as possible. 7. Thou shalt always open the bottom win- dows to give the teachers something to correct you for. 8. Thou shalt always put off any work on the OBSERVER until the very last minute• 9. Thou shalt always be extremely hard to find when it is time for lab. 10. Thou shalt make as much noise as possible and throw suit wads in the movies. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Peter Biesemeyer (Pete) Sbccer 3-4 Commencement 4 OBSERVER 4 Student Council 4 Class Officer 3-4 Boy Scouts 1-2-3-4 Boys Glee Club 2 Pank Defendorf Soccer 2-4 Baseball 3 Basketball 3 Bov Scouts 1-2-5-4 OBSERVER 4 Commencement 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 1-2-3-4 Boys Glee Club 2-3-4 Helen Gifford Commencement 4 OBSERVER 4 Bridge Club 4 Class Officer 3-4 Elsie Gillman Glee Club 1-2-3 Orchestra l-2- Commencement 1- -3 obsp:rver 3 Class Officer £-4 CLASS PROPHECY This year as we look into the future we behold our esteemed seniors at a class of ’56 reunion banouet (10 years later) in Lake Placid. Let’s see what kind of characters will attend. Why, here comes Keene’s Forest Ran- ger, the hero of the greet 1964 Mt, Mercy firel For h5s courage and valor above and bevond the call of duty in saving a Girl Scout leader (whom he later married) who was trapped in that fire, he received a medal of honor, Welcome back, Pank, Well, it looks like you’re the first one here, — oh, by the way, how is your wife, Carolyn? Wowl here comes a big Cadillac driven by one of our class of ’56’s honor students and she still hasn’t learned how to park. For seven years she was sec- retary to Mr. Wiplush, manager of the Blue Lines Tours, Inc., whom she met on our New York trip. Recently she married his son who now owns the company. Hello, Helen, I’m glad you could be with us. We can reminisce while we wait for the rest to arrive. Helen, do you remember the time you almost hit Coach with your car? That was the night after the play, Paint Your Wagon when your brakes burned out. V e 11, well, her comes the Professor in a taxi now, and I guess he still hasn’t got his driver’s license. How that hand- some hunk of man Silas Marner has ever remained ati unmarried professor at Prince- ton all this time I can’t figure out. They say that everyone tumps when he i 1