Mayville Central High School - Pacemaker Yearbook (Mayville, NY)

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THE-PACEMAKER 1947 In the fall we conducted a Save the Children campaign by collecting clothes, food and other supplies to send to the French school in Calais which we adopted. Everyone contributed as much money toward it as they could, with which more supplies were bought and sent. Our Hallowe'en social went over with a bangq With the help of Miss Brown, the gym was decorated with witches, cornstalks and lack-o' lanterns. The most enioyable event of the evening was the amateur show which went over big with the help of Father Spears as Mrs, X. ' Under the guidance of Mr. Steward we showed our ability for acting by putting on two very good performances of That Crazy Smith Family. Didn't Shirley make a good mother, though, and Bill and Bob's fight was .very realistic - almost too much so. Our next attempt at making money was a paper drive. lt wasn't much fun collect- ing it in that rain and slush, was it, kids? The most wonderful and outstanding event of the year was our long-awaited trip to Washington. We sure hated to have to leave four kids at home. We all had a won- derful time there and saw many points of interest such as the Capitol, Lincoln's and Jetlerson's Memorials, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, also many temporary buildings that had been up for years - right, kids? The evenings there were spent in many different ways. Some of the kids even did a little sight-seeing on their own - just ask Mary or Betty Evans. We all wished we had about twice as long there, especially Bev - after Monday. Upon reaching home we were informed that The Sentinel was ottering five dollars for the best account of the Washington trip by one of the seniors. We all competed but Jean, the lucky girl, outdid us all and won. And now here it is Class Night and soon it will be graduation and we will have to leave. It's been a long time and we've had lots of laughs and fun, though we've worked hard and had a few disappointments too. We'd like to thank you all for the help you've given us to make our class projects a success and we'd like to tell you how proud we are to be graduates of Mayville Central School. By: Margaret Ann Fischer and Fred Hartmann. O CLASS WILL K We, the Senior Class of Nineteen hundred and forty-seven of the Mayville Central School, in the Village of Mayville, Township of Chautauqua, State of New York, being of exceptionally sound mind and character, do hereby bequeath all of our valuable and cherished possessions to our under-classmates and successors. We declare this to be our last will and testament. Article I - To Our Loved and Devoted Faculty: Section A. We leave our thanks and appreciation for the help and guidance given us during the past four years. We also bequeath and will many memories and recollections of the happy associations with us, with a hope that you will soon forget those which were unpleasant and undesirable. Article II - Junior Class: Section A. To the Juniors, Class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-eight, we will our tactfulness, and thoughtfulness for the teachers, and the distinction of being the most outstanding graduating class of Mayville Central School. Article III - To the Sophomore Class: Section A. We leave our courageous ability to go forward. Section B. Any cuds of gum or spitballs you may find in the cracks or crevices throughout the building you may divide among yourselves.

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H1-l-ln, 'I947 THE PACEMAKER HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1947 Well, here we are at The end of the line, graduating ready to go out into the big wide world and make-well, Try -a living for ourselves. It Took a long Time To get here, but it was worth iT . . . or was it? lt's hard for us to remember as far back as our freshman year when we had four long years of school ahead of us. We were amateurs at choosing officers but did pretty well with Betty Waterman as president, Dick Galloway, vice-president, Dorothy Saxton, secretary, and Josie Gagliano, treasurer. Mrs. Brunke, our class advisor, had a time keeping us quiet, especially noon hours. One party we'll never forget that year was our Hallowe'en party aT The County Home - neither will BetTy's folks. if you don't believe The cider was hard, just ask Jack Carlson. A lot of us had known The fundamentals of Post Office but we really learned to play that night. Too bad Pauline had To miss The party just because she didn't ioin us until January. Then came our sophomore year Through which Mrs. Barber guided us. We had swell Times that year, especially a couple of rugged hay-rides. Leland iBouncei Crandall left us for The Air Corps, and Carol Miller decided she'd rather go to Chautauqua School. That year for class officers we had Ray Munson, president, Betty Waterman, vice- presidentg Shirley Jacobson, secretary, and Bill Hansen, Treasurer. Marilyn Carpenter and Shirley May ioined us This year but I guess we were too much for Shirley because she had To leave The next. Marilyn stayed with us to be one ot The Class of '47. We started our junior year with Mr. Steward as advisor, poor man, and Ellen Miller, president, Newell Near, vice-president, Louise Harrington, secretary, and Bill Hansen, Treasurer, as our officers to guide us Through. Our first big activity ot The year was The Sadie Hawkins Day Dance, which we spent much Time preparing but had lots of fun. Vtle didn't raise very much money but the floor show was a wow! , Doc Near left us for The Army early in The year. June Paddock and Della Foster left us, too, preferring a wedding ring to a class ring. Our next big Task was decorating The gym for The seniors of '46 Class Night. A lot of Time was spent on iT, especially looking for The flowers - iust ask Jean or Ray. In June came The Junior Prom which was The first held in years. Everyone doomed its success from The start but as usual we came Through. Josie Gagliano was chosen as our delegate to Girls' State during The summer. We're all sorry she didn't join us again in The fall. Our loss was Jamestown's gain. And last, but certainly not least, came our senior year. Again we had Mr. Steward by unanimous request. ' By this time we were - or thought we were - experts at choosing officers, who are Bruce Renner, president, Jean Chamberlain, vice-president, Louise Harrington, secretary, and Shirley Jacobson, treasurer. This year a Student Council was formed, taking two students each from seventh through twelfth grades. Betty Waterman and Dick Galloway were our contribution. Two welcome additions to our class This year were Betty Evans and Helen Beck, whose laugh competes with Betty Waterman's. Geraldine was the only senior to compete in the oratorical contest at Mayville. She received second place here and went on to Jamestown to compete, where she received first place in her, class. From the first of the year we Talked, planned and worked toward going to Wash- ington. Our first attempt toward earning money was our magazine campaign by which we earned 524425. Bruce and Jean sure had fun keeping track of all the money and l don'T believe so much had ever passed through Shirley's hands before.

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V! l-E, rg l947 THE PACEMAKER Article IV - The Freshman Class: Section A. We just leave! To the following members of the Junior Class, we hereby bequeath: To Richard Thomas, Dorothy Saxton leaves her position of editor-in-chief of the Pacemaker Ray Munson leaves his ability of using the camera to Jack Saxton. To Dann Rothra, Bill Hansen leaves a portion of his height. We think Dann can use it. To Charles Chapman and John Holmes, George Meadows and Bill Grey leave their example as good friends. To Marian Geertson, Sally McIntyre and Beverly Mount leave their fine art ability although we know Marian doesn't need it. To Rod Ross, Dick Galloway leaves his permission to flirt with Melissa Hartmann in all classes and in the halls. Take advantage, Rod! Bob Young leaves his athletic ability to Paul Kling. Elliott Long leaves his knowledge of farming to Don Williams. Fred Hartmann leaves his book entitled Life on the Sea to Howard Fink. To Alice Robbins, Mary Balcom wills her regular attendance. To Melissa Hartmann, Jeanne Chamberlain leaves her cheerleading ability. Make good use of it, Liss! . Betty Waterman leaves her quiet laugh to Barbara Marsh. To Marjorie Hamning, Louise Harrington wills her music ability. To John Carlson, Chandler Nelson leaves his desk in the Senior Room. To Doris Webber, Shirley Jacobson leaves her dramatic ability. Hovggrd Galloway leaves his quietness in study halls to Edwin Seaton. Better use it, ! To Nancy Litchfield, Helen Beck leaves her ability to catch and hold a boy-friend. Betty Evans leaves a list of her boy-friends to Iolyn Hotchkiss. Hope you find one you like! To Alan Stanford, Margaret Ann Fischer leaves her ambition and determination to go to college, To George Stroebel, Ellyn Miller leaves her sophisticated manners. Not that he needs them! To Richard Wood, Pauline Warner leaves her book, Advice to the Lovelorn on a Washington Trip. Make use of it next year! To Gordon J acobson, Roger Rothwell leaves his date book. Does he need it? Geraldine Turner leaves to Mildred Busch, her, desire to Win a scholarship. To Janet Faulkner, Helen Parker leaves her quotation, Oh, darn!', Bruce Renner, as president of the Senior Class this year, leaves his ability to guide and manage a Senior Class to whomever may be president next year, Theyill need it! Allan Ames leaves his quiet, soothing voice to Patricia Arnold. To the whole Junior Class, Delos Stage leaves a list of the places Where you can buy post cards and souvenirs in Washington. Hope you can use it! Marilyn Carpenter leaves to Bill Paddock the memories of seventh period study hall. Watch out for him, Phyllis! To John Matthews, Henry Harkness leaves what music ability he has. To Patty Arnold and Iolyn Hotchkiss, Esther Smith leaves her knowledge of home- making to help them through the coming year. We leave this will to anyone with the perseverance to read it to the end. We have hereunto set our hands and seals to this last will and testament, on the 23rd day of the fifth month in the year nineteen hundred and forty-seven. Signed: HOWARD GALLOWAY SHIRLEY JACOBSON