Minoa High School - Crossroads Yearbook (Minoa, NY)

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SENIOR TRIP Golly, wasn't it fun? 'l wish we could do it again. These were the words spoken in Sen- ior homeroom on April 2, 1951. Yes, the Senior trip of the Class of 1951 was over but it would never be forgotten. Early Saturday morning, March 24, nineteen eager Seniors, Mrs. Huller, Mrs. Werching and Mr. Maxwell gathered at Minoa High School. Here we boarded a school bus and went straight to the New York Central Station. We left at 6:48 a.m. on the Lakeshore Limited for New York City, and after an enjoyable six hour ride we arrived at Grand Central Station. From here we quickly trans- ferred to the Hotel Victoria. After lunch we left for a four hour guided sight seeing tour of upper and lower Manhattan, in- cluding Chinatown, the Bowery, Wall Street and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. That even- ing we visited the world famous Radio City Music Hall, where we saw a beautiful Easter Pageant. After 'eight hours' sleep, early Sunday morning we left for church with the Catholics attend- ing St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Protestants the Marble Collegiate Church. During the afternoon we visited the Statue of Liberty and saw the new United Nations Building with its thousands of windows. The next morning was left open for shopping. Three Seniors visited the Rockefeller Center Plaza and Observation Roof for a wonderful view of the city. At 1:30 p.m. we left for Washington, D.C. We arrived there at 5:30 and transferred to the Lee House. Tuesday morning we left for a tour of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. All the paper money used in the United States is made here. Visitors see the actual printing from galleries on each floor. From here we walked to the Washington monument. Several of the more ambitious Sen- iors climbed the eight hundred ninety-eight steps to the top. Next we visited the National Gallery of Art where we saw more than one thousand paintings and pieces of sculpture. One of the most famous paintings we saw was 'The Madonna' by Raphael. Bright and early Wednesday morning we visited the Rock Creek Zoo where we saw all types of animals, birds and reptiles. Leaving the zoo we went to the Franciscan Monastery, which is one of the most impressive sights in Washington. After lunch we visited the United States Capitol and saw the Senate and House Chambers, the Rotunda and Statuary Hall, which contains a statue of an outstanding historical figure from each state. Thursday was our last day in Washington. At nine a.m. we left for a tour of the Smithsonian Institute. Here we saw many things of interest including samples of all types of military uniforms, antique furniture and dishes, famous airplanes and old fashioned dresses. After this we were con- ducted through the F. B. l. building, laboratories and shooting gallery. That afternoon we stopped at the Lincoln Memorial. Here we saw the great statue of Lincoln seated in thought. On one wall beside the figure is inscribed the Gettysburg Address --on the other the speech Lincoln made at his Second Inaugural. Leaving here we went on to Arlington National Cemetery, which is the resting place of many military heroes and unknown soldiers. Here we saw the Lee Mansion and the majestic memorial ampitheatre. We were also fortunate enough to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Mount Vernon was our next stop. This estate, which was once the home of George Washing- ton, has been remarkably preserved and- the fumishings of each room completely restored. We also visited Alexandria, Virginia, where we saw Christ Church, where Washington worshipped, the Ford Theatre, and the historic Carlyle House. On our way back to the station we passed by the Washington National Airport. After travel- ing all night we arrived back in Syracuse at 5:15 Friday morning. We were a very tired, dilapidated group of Seniors, but we wouldn't have missed it for anything. Besides all this we'll never forget the times we got lost, the boys' shirts with fifteen differ- ent colors, and the fun in our rooms when we were supposedly sleeping. There isn't enough space to tell you all about our trip. We can only say that it was wonderful and we'll never forget it. P.A.H. 8: T.E.D.

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SENICR TRIP

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1951 of Minoa High School, being of sane mind???? and sound body, hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To Miss Farrell, Mr. Maxwell, and our other advisors, we leave our thanks and appreciation for all they have done during the past four years to make our stay at this institution--of learning???--both profitable and enjoyable. ARTICLE II To Mr. Rising, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Dopp, and the rest of our beloved faculty we leave. -. ARTICLE III To Mr. Ebb, Mr. Gott, and Mr. Smith, we leave the memories of cleaning the Senior homeroom after class meetings. ARTICLE IV To the bus-drivers we leave the remains of the school buses. ARTICLE V To Katie Force we leave Arlie Billington's height. To Dick Thompson we leave Don Huller's knowledge of Science. ' To Marilou Freytag we leave Tom Dixon's ability to shine in American History class. To Charley Witt we leave Les Kyser's ability to charm a pretty girl. To Lucy Steele we leave Bud Gayring's knowledge of Latin. To Bernard Gallery we leave a bottle of shoe polish to turn those 'sandy' locks brown again. To Rita Bargabos we leave Nancy Butler's position as head Varsity cheerleader. To Dana Wells we leave joan Welch. To Mary Krebs we leave our favorite reasons for not being in class.' To Bob Mekkelson we leave Bob Sollitt's harmonica. To Joe Gorgoni we leave a shiny, new pair of scissors. To Janet Brownell we leave Doris Fletcher's ability to be quiet at all times. To Stanley Nash we leave Bob Butler's place in Shop. To Rita Kippley we leave Gail Breakey's voice. To Leonard Ring we leave the pictures on the Senior bulletin board. To Shirley Courcy we leave Leonard Zeiler's small animal traps. To jack Barrett we leave joan Shelley's wavy tresses. To jerry Carhart we leave Mary Michaud. To Midge Sternberg we leave the worries and headaches of preparing a yearbook. To Doug Philo we leave Bob Twinem's ability at the bars -- in the gym. To Mary Vona we leave Pat Hill's talent for flirting. To George Spendle we leave Ethel Sandro's quiet ways. To Judy Camey we leave Marilyn Dieterle's baby-sitting business. To Stuart Wilhoite we leave Beethoven's Sth Symphony -- guitar arrangement. To Tom jones we leave Mary jane Petterelli's ability to hold a job during school hours. To Miss Farrell we leave a bottle of gloo. To Mr. Maxwell we leave a new car to replace the one he wore out driving to and from Midstate. To Mr. Rising we leave a copy of the book, 'Patience.' In conclusion, we leave our Senior privileges to any poor, misguided juniors who think there are any. We hereby appoint Mr. Maxwell, our class advisor, executor of this our last will and testa- ment. This will has been witnessed and signed this eleventh day of April in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-one by: CLASS OF 1951