Knox Memorial High School - Seymour Yearbook (Russell, NY)

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E l0R CLA S HI 'l'0RY In September, 1953, the students gathered in the freshman homeroom to start a new school year we then had about thlrty f1ve members ln our class elected Mr Tiel, class advlsor, Lorna McCarty, Presldent, Cecile Caswell, v1ce presldent, Betty Towne, treasurer, and June Loop, secretary Ne had no money to start with, and ended w1th none we started our sophmore year w1th about thlrty students Mr McCrea was elected advlsor, George Slbley, presldent, Nancy Fulton, vlce presldent, JoAnne Kennedy, treasurer, and Alton Tuttle, secretary Durlng the course of the year, we lost one or two members, but we galned Chrls Reed, fran Hermon She 1S stlll here to graduate w1th us In our junior year, Mr Collison was class adv1sor , George S1bley, pres 1dent, James Wh1tlIl3I'Sh, v1ce presldent, Ceclle Caswell, secretary, and Nancy Fulton, treasurer, and we had a new member, Patsy Harr1ngton we had very little money to begin with, but we took actlon Gu1CklY, and earned through fudge sales food sales, and selling shrubbery The BBHIOPS helped w1th the prom, so we cleared some of lt For us, the 1n blue and whlte Nancy Fulton ended pleasantly and w1th br1ght In the fall of '55, we once halls, as we trooped back to our prom was a big event The gym was decorated and George Sibley were attendants The year plans for our sen1or year more broke the summer s1lence of the Knox old homeroom, eager to start our senlor year Th1s year, we really put our noses to the grlndstone to earn money '1th our advisor, Coach Whalen, to gu1de us, we planned and sold and worked, for the money we needed for our tr1p to New York in May Our pres1dent was Lorna McCarty, vice pres1dent, Chris Reed, secretary, Cec1le Caswell, and treasurer, Patsy Harrmngton Our senior play was U0nce In Every Family U At the end of these happy years, we are grateful to parents, advlsors, faculty, and all those who have encouraged and gulded us, and we thank God for the hope of a brlght future

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Alton Tuttle sebill 1 2,3,h Football 3,11 Basketball 2,3,l4 Senlor Play 3,14 Band 3,14 Sextette 3 Chorus M Safety Patrol 1 Leam n Wh1teford Dance Club 1,2,3 Ag Club 1 IA Club 1,2,3 Baseball l,2,3,h Tumbllng 2,3,h Photo Club 1 Senior Flay ls 243' 'Huff all gv' SVN Sr' 'WK' ago 6311104 l 5 Russell Tuttle 5 eEaIl I Ag club 1 Photo Club 3,h Glee Club h Sen1or Play 14 James Whltmarsh U EE'CI'E'IT Ag Club 1 IA Club 1,2 Photo Club 3,h Senior Play 14 V1ce President 3 Seymour 2

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SENIUR CLA S WILL I, Nancy Fulton, leave my place as captaln of the cheerleadlng squad to Anna Lee Bullock I hope they don't drop out on you l1ke they d1d on me Anna I, Alton Tuttle, leave my abil1ty to go to the 0ff1C8 at least once a week to Bllly Wiese Hope you make good use of it, B111 I, June Loop, leave to Lorra1ne Noble, my ab1l1ty +0 sweep the gym floor Hope you don't forget your Jeans next year Lorraine, or you'll have to sweep lt alone I,Cec1le Caswell, leave' Hallelujah' I, Patsy Harrlngton, leave my pos1t1on as treasurer to anyone who can keep the Senior class funds stra1ght, and come up w1th any money at all I, Betty Towne, leave my n1ckname, Sleepyn, to anyone who fulfllls the requlrements I, Chr1st1ne Reed, leave my abllity to be a UFuture Homemaker of Tomorrowu to Connie Sharpstene I, Shlrley Law, leave to Ann Grandy, my abil1ty to go steady w1th one guy Why not try it, Ann? It 1sn't so bad I, George S1bley, leave my chemlstry ab1l1ty to anyone who can pass it in less than two years I, Leamon Whiteford, leave my tumbling abil1ty to Winston Gotham I, Lorna McCarty, leave to next years class presldent, the ab1l1ty to better control over the class You will need better luck than I had I, Grover LaFbunta1n, leave to Russell McEwen, my ab1l1ty to sit on the bench and complain during football games I, Kenneth Basford, leave my welght to Ed Hill It comes in handy somet1mes, Eddie I, Russell Tuttle, leave my job in the service statlon, to anyone who wants to be able to come to school at noon I, Elizabeth Caswell, leave my blush to Gail Hatch, I hope you can control it better than I could I, James Whitmarsh, seelng that I have acquired nothing, I cannot leave anything to anybody We, the senlors, leave to the student body, the school, Cwhat we've left of it I We, the senlors, leave to next years seniors, our ab1l1ty to get along with the juniors, and to the Juniors our sympathy WITNESSETH delexfdeff' WWW W 9 have O 0 l 0 J C 0 0 n I . n . 0 O e e 0 0 0 u . . . e . o I O I l 0 --- . o n 1