Livingston Manor Central School - Manorisms Yearbook (Livingston Manor, NY)

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Prophecy . .Z-, A, x Q I in fg T, ' Y 'WQL.ve to Eat iff g g f --T Y' g rangni nk Has h Hove L ii Q - I Q 3.-:W ...A --- .r .. in-ggi.- ,l,Ll1,l,il , . . , Q S-J, gg, U HEN we graduated from High School in June, 1952, we agreed to meet ten years lat- er on the evening of the anniversary of our class graduation for a class reunion. Well, the appointed night finally arrived and since we were so anxious to get there, we all arrived early at Brannigan's Hash House in Shandelee, New York. James Patrick Brannigan, proprietor of the famous Hash House, formerly the Waldemere Hotel, greeted us at the door and ushered us into the dining room, Jimmy is doing a successful business, but he complains that he never has enough to do. So on the side, Jimmy takes on little, odd jobs like wrestling, boxing and bookie work behind the meat counter. QM On entering the dining room , the first one we saw was Big Fran . DeVoe, seated at a table and surrounded by ardent listeners. As we edged -4' closer, we heard Fran recounting his last days as a basketball player for dear, old L. M. C. S. He was telling all about the points he made against 5 A Jeff with Tom Festa guarding him. Fran is now physical education director few v Q at the Manor, after the retirement of Mr. Henry Paul. He is reported to i r ' A . be a very strict disciplinarian, especially in the matter of smoking .during f training. As we glanced around, we saw Harriete and lack Hoag seated in a corner by themselves. Hat had a hard time getting a baby sitter for the twins, .9 but she and Jack finally managed to be present. After graduating from rf high school, Hat settled down to domestic life and wrote letters to Jack in the Navy while taking care of the kids, Larry and Bob. Now that Jack is out of the Navy, all is peaceful. Lou Lyman, the famous scientist, was seated at a table looking well dressed. We guessed right away that her financial success came not only from her scientific ventures, but from the fact that she was Treasurer of the Class of '52. Lou and her husband have now taken over the Rockland Lumber and Coal Co. and have converted it into a clinic for sick dogs. As we looked around, we saw Nancy Benton walk in the door with her boss, Mr. Irving R. Avery. Nancy's husband, Sylvester, had to stay home and take care of Junior. Nancy is now head stenographer in the Avery Loan Corporation and is doing very well for herself. Frank Parson Wells could be heard well above the noise of the crowd. Mounted upon a soap box in the middle of the floor, he was ranting and raving about the evils of drink and profanity. Parson now owns a famous gun factory in Grooville, New York. His most success- ful project is the Trajectory Gun' ', a gun which shoots over mountains and kills deer in the next valley. William Smith, formerly known as Willy'i, was seated at a table with a lot of famous people. Willy's fame has spread far and wide for he is now Editor-in-Chief of Mesquire , the man's magazine. Since he was always a woman hater and wanted to do as little as possible this job came as quite a surprise tot all of us. We decided toystroll around and see the rest of our classmates. Seated on the veranda steps were Dr. and Mrs. D'Amico. Paul is a very busy young doctor nowadays. He has spent extensive study on the alcoholic and is keeping the local druggists busy filling pre- scriptions, all of which contain the important ingredient, rum. His prescriptions are very popular, for Dr. D'Amico thinks that rum can cure almost any illness. . We hurried across the porch to talk to Jim Green who was sleeping in a deck chair. Even though Jimmy is now the General Manager of the Manor Poultry Corporation, he still doesn't get enough sleep. Occasionally he is invited back to L. M. C. S. to make one of his speeches about The Importance of Study and Hard Work in High School. 26

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'EZ ' ' f 5, X. my .A I . I Q Q , if fy, J I' .Ru P l Bill Hendrickson leaves Livingston Manor Central School to all unfortunate under- graduates. Paul D'Amico leaves to Earl Gorr his nice, even temper in hopes that he will learn a little self-control in crucial moments. S Geraldine Clapper leaves to Nancy Dayton the secret of having naturally blond hair. Frannie DeVoe wishes to divide his bowling skill between Donna Schwartz and Barbara Sarles. Ronnie Ayer leaves to Larry Smith his intellectual ability and ambition to get ahead. , To Miss Dice and Mr. Avery, the Senior Class extends their heartiest thanks for all their help and also for the nonsense they had to endure. We therefore subscribe our names hereunto, and do declare that these are to the best of ourlknowledge and ability, the wishes of the Class of 1952. Signed and sealed this lst. day of February in the year of our Lord 1952. Harriette Sarles Lou Lyman 25

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Looking around further, we saw Ron Ayer running an electric train around the porch. This does not seem unusual since Ronnie is now a famous engineer and author. Hisllatest book What I Know That Einstein Didn't has hit the best seller list. He has also gone far in the field of music. He is the only living person who can sing three part harmony. Pretty soon, we saw Maynard Punky Davis running across the lawn to meet us. Punky told us all about his daily column in the Livingston Manor Times called Advice to the Lovelorn . Letters for advice pour in daily and Punky is kept busy answering them all. Upon hearing a terrific explosion we rushed back into the dining room. We were sur- prised to see that it was only the arrival of Larry Two Gun Shaver, who is now a big oil tycoon in Turnwood. We knew he was rich but we didn't expect to see him lighting his cigar with a thousand dollar bill. Larry still talks about the old wreck-of-a-Dodge he had when he was in high school. Since then he has owned four Cadillacs, two Buicks and has finally come up with his own model called the Shaverette . Larry is still the big Ilfomeo that he was inshis high school days. In fact, the women around town still refer to im as ' Lover Boy. ' Mary Smith and her husband took time out from their newly-opened aquatic school at Beech Mountain to come down tonight. They could not find la baby sitter so the little Ryders had to come along. Accompanying Larry, were Aaron Ward and his wife, the former Dede Peterson. Aaron and his brother, Art, are now partners and own a chain of garbage trucks operat- ing all over New York State. Aaron and Dede are now living in the Quick mansion on DuBois street. The reason for their move is that they need the room to house their kids. Aaron has carried out the family tradition by giving all his kids names starting with A-- Archimedes, Aristotle, Arpheus, Alicia, Alexis and Agememnon. Our eyes were blinded by a sight in the doorway. As we look closer, we behold Johannes Hurbanek, dressed, in a bright purple suit, red tie, yellow shoes and a pink shirt. J oe likes to draw attention to himself in order to advertise his flourishing es- tablishment THE HOME BREW INN formerly known as CARLSON'S BAR Kr GRILL . Two of Ioe's admirers were Marie and Peg Rudolph, who were dressed in nurses uniforms. Since graduation they have been nursing in Loomis Hospital, and at times they help Lou in her dog clinic. Over by the swimming pool, we found Bill Hendrickson and his wife, the former Caryl Hutchens, talking to another group of people. Bill is now a basketball referee in the Western Sullivan League, since the comeback of Foxy Knoll. In his spare time, Bill joined the original Corn Squeezers on WVOS with Ben Gabus. Bill has taken the place of Fran DeVoe as jug blower and is getting pretty good. V Don Wamsley, sincefgraduation, has been named the Don Juan of Livingston Manor. In the last ten years, Don has been engaged i to ten different women, but at the last moment, Don always de- cided against taking the crucial step. Don and Margo Hill were not able to be with us tonight. Don is 2... is a busy man lately and tonight he is pitching an important game ff, Ng. gs with the Boston Red Sox. In the off season, he plays basketball V - -P with the Milwaukee Brewers . He is so good that he doesn't need Q f' ig spring or fall training. l. 7' V Doris Cotton and her Mystery man were seated in a corner gpg- ' I lk by thlemslcilvgs. Since graduating frm: Oneonta State,t she his been '. i xv eac ing in er ar en in a icoon an is trying to e a posi ion 'F Yr in L.M. c. s. g g At the next table were Geraldine Clapper and her husband, George Marshall. Geraldine is now leading a quiet domestic life at home and is occupied with caring for George Jr. Also present was the ever faithful Bill Daubek who is now acting as chief waiter and chef at the Hash House. Believe it or not, Bill has been through college and his book Ten Easy Ways to Study English has become popular in high schools all over the United States. Ben Gabus is strumming Run for the Round-house, Nellie, the rally Cry of the class of '52 and that means the festivities must of necessity come to an end. We must say our good-byes, yoke up the oxen and head for our beloved hills. Slgnech Mary Smith Doris Cotton 27