Mineola High School - Signet Yearbook (Mineola, NY)

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1944 The shekels are rolling in as far as the classes of 1944 are concerned. Under the able direction of Miss Hall, their advisor, the January class immediately showed it had plenty of business ability. No doubt you noticed the many pennants displayed at all the football games last season. It was this class who conceived that brilliant idea and showed its genius for salesmanship by seeing to it that very few students lacked one of their pennants. More than that, this enthusiastic group actually held dances that real live people attended. On April 24 they held a dance with music by the M.H.S. Swing Band. Leading the class in its many activities are its officers: Joe Hughes, pres- ident; Jennie Drivas, vice-president; and Mary Brewi, secretary-treasurer. The June class, under Miss Ball’s guid- ance, has not been outdone by its older brother. For the first time in the history of the school, a class has organized its own band. With the aid of their newly formed Sophomore Dance Band, the class was able to hold a most successful dance on April 16. The officers of this enterprising class arc as follows: Robert Barnes, president; Mary Lou Werner, vice-president; Barbara Chase, secretary, and John Meeker, treas- urer. Class of June 1944 Class of January 1944

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1943 With the first days of September, the closing week of the pennant race and the World Series, the first football practice, and Indian summer, the one hundred eighty members of the Beginning Freshman class walked up the stairs of M.H.S. and settled down in their third-floor homerooms. For a few weeks these meek souls roamed the halls with awe, wondering if they would ever be able to walk from one class to an- other without having to stop some upper- classmen and very sheepishly ask the way. Oh! the thrill to have some important senior very graciously offer to show you— Class of thc Wr0nS W y! June 194; Over in thc other corridor the Advanced Class of Freshmen were finding their places in January 1945 school life. They had none of the bewilder- ment which faced the entering class. Through experience they had learned many things. Among them was thc fact that it was unnecessary for them to carry all their books from class to class like an over- burdened husband back from a shopping tour. It wasn’t long before the Freshmen be- gan to shine in basketball; they were seen in the school play; they wrote for the Question Mark; they made a name for themselves in the Radio Revue. Many of these students showed great literary ability. For these Miss Burke, thc freshman English teacher, established a creative writing class. The school had an opportunity to sec thc splendid work accomplished by these peo- ple in assembly programs.

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January ’43 Officers June '43 Officers 1943 The January 1943 class really has set an example for the future Mineola High classes to follow. With James Gilroy as president, Joan Berbrich as vice-president, and Ehvyn Walshe as secretary-treasurer, very little could go wrong. Having Miss Sniffcn as their advisor clinches their success. To date the class has done an awesome number of things. We can all remember what a huge success their theater party' was, » and two wonderful dances, including that St. Patrick’s dance, nearly broke the rec- ord. Besides this, pencils, pennants stickers were sold, adding to their overflowing treasury. One of the things which have class so successful is that intangible thing which makes the whole group wViHv, as a unit. The January 194} classwaf cdtirse is going to give the Prom to the gmdrinting Seniors this year. We all feel it win be a wonderful affair with such capablerleaders and unlimited resources. ( 1