Middle Township High School - Middletonian Yearbook (Cape May Court House, NJ)

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The Last Will Cf The Class Cf 1948 CQPY QF LAST WILL AND TESTAIVIENT We, the Senior Class of Middle Township High School, City of Cape May Court House, Commonwealth of New Jersey, being of sound mind ttaken for grantedl and memory do hereby make public this, our last Will and Testament as follows: FIRST: We give and bequeath our good fellowship and enjoyable times during our four short years to our successors. SECOND: We extend our apologies for the many headaches we have caused our patient and loving teachers. THiRn: We will to the following named persons various things: Nina Cooper . . . beaux . . . Dot Wooten Flo Butler . . Knittng needles . . Julia Davis Alice Jones . . . Hair-dos . . . Dot Singleton Margaret Quinn . . . shyness . . . Elsie Dassy Beatrice Durkin . . temper . . Peg Chester Bernice Norbury . . . blonde hair . . . . . . Betty Schwartz Jinx Baker .... posture .... Junior Girls Palm Mattera . . curly hair . . Imogene Young Ada Chambers . popularity . Fran Heathcote Mariam Dean . . long red hair . . Betty Cole Eliz. Dougherty . . quietness . . Millie Bell Mary Lou Mooers . . pep . . Janice Osborne Dot Near . . cooking knack . . Baby Endy Anne Menzel . Honor Society Pin . Joan Boyle Millie Garrison . 22 waist line . Joan High Irma Charlesworth . . smiles . . Betty Risley Betty Hitchens . . giggles . . Sara Wright Lolly Spangle . . . dimples . . . Mabel Beal Anna Hoff . . . slowness . . . Peggy Binder Lillian Hansen . . height . . Lorraine Naylor Jeannette Hickman . . . typing speed . . . . . . Marion Hodgens Barb Garrison . gym suits . 8th grade girls Jane Perreten . . A's . . Newt Schellinger Jane Fowler . . skates . . Betty Buckchetsky Joy Stout . . quiet voice . . Sylvia Johnson Al Garrison . . lab. technique . . Mat Vecere John Roberson . Dot Wooten . Henry Moores Ralph Chambers . . freckles . . Nancy Gargan Eddie Gargan . . . Pepsodent smile . . . . . . George Barber Drayton Hamm . . . long underwear . . . . . . Jim Hawkins Harry Wade . blond waves . Kenny Coombs Jim Allax ..,. muscles .... Yorty Castor Ray Ellis . . . rough stuff . . . Raph Valeri Joe Decker . . . love for Wildwood girls . . . . . . Peanut Black Don Terry . . . office key . . . Janice Osborne Carroll Wilder . . smooth line . . Joe De Rose Al Schissler . quilt complex . Harold Arenberg Don Foster . . . nicknames . . . Johnny Jones Al Weeks . . football figure . . John Reilly Bud Monichetti . . . easy going attitude . . . . . . Bob Bushay Don Walden . . . basketball faking . . . . . . Homer Springer George Kettel . . . mischievous ways . . . . . . Fred Menzel Frank Cifoni . . . loud ties . . . Walt Back Norman Blakely . . . school piano . . . . . . Crothers Chase Alex Saduk . . . large stature . . . Fred Kott Harold Eldrup . . bold manner . . Arthur Cresse Charles Layton . . neatness . . Jimmy Killian Earl Chester . . . limousine . . . Jim Burnley Bert Armstrong . . dancing . . Louis Valeri Bill Fowler . . . quietness . . . Bill Sturm John Champion . . . mild manner . . . . . . Jean Anne Schissler Fred Lemont . . stale jokes . . Jack Salvesen Tony Chapparone . . peg pants . . Don Durand Arden Hand . . . slim figure . . . Robert Paul Dick English . . . speechmaking bark . . . . . . Newt Schellinger Thomas Hand .... brains .... Joe Walton Bill Douglass . . studiousness . . Jim Calehulf Francis Kelly . . sax appeal . . Betty Sheldon Vernon Bush . . flash camera . . any bulb finder Harry Laughlin . generosity . George Barber Tink Robinson . . . football . . . Bill McCarty Ed Westcot .... height . . . John Marshall Tim Rush . back Gazette copies . Court House FOURTH : We leave our scraps of theses to the Junior Class of '48 as a re- minder of our sheer intelligence. F1FTrI: Attached instrument, consist- ing of three sheets, was hereunto subscribed by the Senior Class, the testator, in the presence of ea-ch of us to be our last will and testa- ment, and at their request signing our names hereunto in their pres- ence as attending witnesses. PALM MATTERA BARBARA GARRISON

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The History Of The Class Qi '48 In the fall of 1944 eighty-six perplexed Freshmen entered the doors ol' Middle Township High School. That year we were divided into three home rooms. Making new friends and becoming familiar with classes took up much of our time but one thing that especially stands out in our memory is our Freshmen party, held on May 4, 1945. Miss Mackay, Miss Wilbur, and Miss Black were our class advisors and the class otiicers were: President ............ Drayton Hamm f Vice President . . . Frank Jacques Secretary . . . . Dolly Wolod Treasurer . . . Alvin Garrison There were eighty-three who returned to begin our Sophomore year. The first dance our class gave was a St. Pattyas Dance. However, to us the most important thing was the ordering of our class rings. Our advisors were Miss Wilbur, Miss Harris and Miss Melvin. The following officers were chosen: President . . . . . Bill Wolod Vice President . . . Drayton Hamm Secretary . . . Dolly Wolod Treasurer . . . Alfred Schissler Our Junior year brought seventy students back to join us. In October we gave a Halloween Dance which was very successful but the most outstanding event was our play, Come Over to Our House. How thrilled we were when our class rings arrived just before our Xmas vacation. Our advisors for this year were Miss Conroy and Miss Melvin. Our leaders were: President ............. Anne Menzel Vice President . . . Dorothy Near Secretary . . . . Barbara Garrison Treasurer . . . Drayton Hamm Then September 1947! Seniors at last sixty-six of us. We had now become fully acquainted with the school and had tried to the best of our ability to make the school we loved, well known. The Senior play, A Quiet Summer, turned out to be a successful Comedy. The year was filled by many activities, selling candy, writing paper, and Xmas Cards to prepare for our forth-coming trip to Washington. This year we were under the guidance of Mrs. Ludlam, with Mrs. Doughty lending a helping hand. Our officers were: President . . . . . Anne Menzel Vice President . . Tony Chapparone Secretary . . . Irma Charlesworth Treasurer . . . . . . Elinor Baker 27

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Prophecy Of 1948 THE YEAR -- 1953 --STONE HARBOR -- WARM WEATHER DOT NEAR and I were talking about what a good time we have had on this beach party. Dot had just come home from New York after being in a play. It lasted for weeks but what can you expect with Dot the star? The party was swell, and it's a shame it had to end so soon. Little by little the people are leaving and we have found out what they are doing. Five years after graduation CUZ KELLY, DRAYTON HAMM, and NORMAN BLAKELY are still together in Cuz band. OLIE GARRISON has just finished a four year hitch in the Navy-JOHN ROBERSON has graduated from Indiana University and is going to coach a football squad this year. NINA COOPER is going to teach gym in the same school-IRMA CHARLESWORTH is teaching French in the new Middle Township High School, along with BARB GARRISON, who is teaching English and CARROLL WILDER who is teaching Chemistry. VERNON BUSH is head of all Photography classes there, and JEANNETTE HICKMAN is private secretary to the principal. DON TERRY is head of his own theaters now. TONY CHAPPARONE is modeling men's clothing-ED GARGAN, always interested in sports, was prepared to make our evening enjoyable. He furnished many memories by letting us relive our school football days from his vivid sports Writeups. He is now working for a large newspaper concern. EARL CHESTER is piloting a Commercial Airways plane. BERT ARMSTRONG and MILLIE GARRISON are dancing partners in a New York night club. ELINOR BAKER is a nurse-HARRY WADE is a mechanic-DON WALDEN is studying to become a Real Estate Agent. LOLLY SPANGLE is kept busy at home with the twins. AL SADUK who has continued his photography, took pictures of the party earlier in the evening. RICHARD ENGLISH spends most of his time preparing political speeches-DON FOSTER is a doctor, with ALICE JONES his able assistant-FLORENCE BUTLER is designing dresses. ESTHER. CHANDLER is running a candy store in Wild- wood and PALM MATTERA is in charge of her own cut-rate drug store now. FRED LE- MONT has a taxi business which he started in school with his jeep-GEORGE KETTELL is writing books. JANE PERRETEN has another year to go before she can become a medical technician-before long, she and CHARLES LAYTON, who is a car dealer, will say those fatal words. BUD MONICHETTI entered a debate on Universal Military Training on the positive side and as a result entered the service for four years. THOMAS HAND is secretary for a model agency with JANE FOWLER his business director. HARRY LAUGHLIN is faring very well in his new ESSO station-ADA CHAMBERS has her place reserved for her behind a stenographer's desk-FRANK CIFONI is designing hand painted ties and posing for hair tonic ads on the side. RAY ELLIS is still tending nurse-maid to his goats and keeping a stock of girl friends-ANNE MENZEL, we all agree, makes a very cute nurse. She can nurse ARDEN HAND'S fingers when he hammers them since he is now building houses along with HAROLD ELDRUP-ED WESTCOTT is so small he figures he could fit into almost any profession so he decided to enter the stock market. MARGARET QUINN is enjoying her work as a photographer's helper-JIM ALLAX is running the farm now but five years of hard work haven't made him forget how to clown. MARIAM DEAN is one of the others on our list as secretaries, along with BETTY HITCHENS. BILL DOUGLASS decided he would fit best in an advertising agency. ANNA HOFF and MARGARET ROB- INSON both decided they would like to keep house. TINK ROBINSON is playing on a pro- fessional football team and JOE DECKER has become a professional baseball player-JOY ST'OUT is a Sunday School teacher-TIM RUSH is working for the Gazette. BERNICE NORBURY and LILLIAN HANSEN are both Cadet Nurses now-ELIZABETH DOUGH- ERTY is working at the restaurant. BEA DURKIN is famous for her candy-a specialty at Esther's store. BILLY FOWLER and JOHN CHAMPION are still floating around on little pink clouds doing odd jobs here and there-RALPH CHAMBERS decided to follow in his father's footsteps and become a hosiery worker. AL SCHISSLER seems to be very capable of running the Stone Harbor Post Oilice and ALBERT WEEKS is 'workin' on the railroad.' ALICE ROSS is teaching in the grades at Whitesboro, and I guess that takes care of us all, doesn't it? If it doesn't, the rest must have crawled away somewhere after that night of JUNE 11th, 1948. As for myself I still haven't decided what I am going to do-maybe I'll know better in a couple of years. MARY LOU MOOERS. 29