Mohawk High School - Mohican Yearbook (Mohawk, NY)

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an H ek f Senior Class History fcontinuedl woman acquired many gray hairs over the escaoades of us bewildering youths. Our year was shadowed by the death of a follow-classmate, Raymond Gorman. Our activities were cen- tered around our egotistic selves, as usual and found their outlet in numerous narties among which was a picnic held at Baker's Beach under the chaperonage of Mr. Piester, our new science teacher. With the beginning of our Sophomore year accompanied by Miss Wagner as our very worthy advisor, came the inevitable struggle to earn money. Two bake sales, several so- cial hours and one or two dances were the sources of this profit. However, we were to squander it all foolishly on self amusement in the form of a class picnic held in June at Baker's Beach. This was a howling success in spite of sunburns, fatlfue and numerous other difficulties which necessarily accompany picnics. Members of the National Honor Society who were elected in the spring of our Freshman year to serve throughout our second year were Jean Rasbach, Jane McEachern, George Morgan, and Lucille Stjtt. Our officers consisted of Jean Rasbach as Presidentg George Morgan as Vice-PresYdentgAnnette Daly as Treasurer: and Lucille Stitt as Secretary. The third turning of our high school career brouyht us face to face with a foal for which to earn money--the annual Junior-prom. Incidentally, people say that this prom which we gave to the deserving Seniors was Quite the most successful in the history of the school. One of the events leadinj up to this grand affair and also the one which contributed the greatest amount of financial resources was the Junior play ent4tleduTom- bovn which included in thb cast Paul Trent , Jean Rasbach, Elizabeth Fewctt, Vary Ol've Simms, Jack Dorn, Eugene Cunningham, Georje Snyder, Tommy Dutcher, Jane MoEachern, Lucille Stitt, Annette Daly, Jane Vrooman, excellent directorship of tr. Rankin was a tain of our crew assisted by Earl Hllts, and Dorothv Werner' This production under the great success. Miss wagner acain was the can- and from the results, one can see that they faithfully and untlringly accomplished great things. Among the most important events which happened to Contest. Perhaps we were beginning ic of school days seriousness would our class was James Smith placing in first class in the National Music this school year meant more to most of us than any former one because to realize that only one more year remained in whlcP.the fun and frol- would prevail, after which we would be non our ownnand an independent encompass us. Our Senior Year! We have suite suddenly become d1gn1fiedK?0 Seniors. W1th0Ut realizing where the time has gone, our small group is confronted with the heavy respons- ibilities and severe qualifications of bearing the name of Seniors. The leaders whom we chose to guide us throufh this critical period torether with our advisor, Mrs. Kino are: Earl Hilts, President, for the second consecutive timeg George Morjan, his assistant, 93 Vice-President, Annette Daly, our alert little brunette, as Treasurerg and Lucille Stltt as secretarygwe are in the act of procuring funds to carry us through graduation and are meeting numerous obstacles. Our Hallowe'en Party was a success as was also the Senior Play NShav1ngs,H again directed by Mr. Rankin and which we Seniors like to think was the best play as yet produced by any class. This cast included such dramatic virtuosos as George Morgan,Jane Mchachern, Lucille Stltt, Mary Olive Simms, Jean Rasbach, Paul Trent, Robert St.Louls, Leon Shedd, Jack Bergin, Annette Daly, and Earl Hilts. I conclude this account in the hope that after the final commencement address is piven, and all the fuss and confusion of graduation week completed, ever' last one of us will forever remember our fellow-classmon and the good times we enjoyed tocether as stu- dents in the Mohawk Schools. +mxmxs+xxx+xxxxxxxx+xxxxxxxsxxxxxxw iJun1or Glass History Con't from p.lsJ ' Nov. 29, 1940 Our officers this year are President, Patricia Nendoverg Vice President, Joseph Sestito' Secretary Shirley Reed' and Treasurer George Garlock. Feb. 9, l9LO ,We held a ,dance in the gymnasium SIUE? the Mohawk-Herkimer basketball game. We have sold ice cream and candy at all the games. March lA, l9L0 We presented the tenth Junior play of the Mohawk high school today. Bab. March 15, 1940 We held a dance after the last basketball game, Mohawk vs. Frankfort. The Future We hope to give the seniors a good prmnand we will always keep our pledge to serve the Mohawk high school. F

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l 1 1 1 -Y l ' .- ,lenion C ga Ili fo q The hour approaches for this happy group of five and six your olds to make their debut into the scholastic world by entering Miss Brown's first grade, and the clock of knowledge moves its intellectual hands to one, signifying the first year of our school experience in 1928 and 29. During this memorable year many first impressions were eg guide us throughout the rest of our pedantic career, including certain rules of disci- pline which, needless to say, are characteristic to every institution of learning but are often disregarded in favor of some original ideas. A little girl with box-bangs and wide-open, alert brown eyes gazes at those who are destined to become her classmates for the ensuing twelve years little realizing that in the course of that long period she would sit through innumerable classes and partici- pate in countless activities with these same individuals who now confronted her, alln0W totally encompassed by their new aspect of life. We learned within a few days that tnls observing child was none other than Mr. and Mrs. Rasbach's little girl, Jean, who was starting out to gain an education as was also a chubby little elf sitting in front of her who was discovered to belong to the McEachern family on Columbia Street. As weeks passed, Earl Cthen, Juniorl Hilts assumed the air of the blond, gallant, heart-throb who held the profound admiration of several of the feminine members of the class, while George Morgan's brown, flashing eyes captivated the childish hearts of numerous bashful lasses who always chose him to be itn for the daily recessional games. Such flirtations have thus continued throughout our school life--perhaps on a more subtle basis--but nevertheless, flirtations. In second 'rade with Miss Fuller as our guide we explored the mysteries of sub- traction and received a smattering of English grammar--under the assumed name of See and Say. During this year we assumed the responsibilities of disciplining ourselves because as Miss Fuller was the principal of the school, it was necessary for her to be absent from the class room ouite frequently. We were now on our way to maturity. As our scholastic clock completes its second swing and launches upon a third revolution we find ourselves milling around in Mrs. Mergenthaler's third grade, feeling generally very grown up because--after all, weren't we the oldest and the most advanced class on the first floor? However, this designation was not to offer us any additional privileges as we were to discover, in fact, quite to the contrary, that we had to buckle down to lessons. This, too, had its reward, though, in the form of the Wizard gf QQ, read to us by'Mrs. Merventhaler every Friday afternoon for about an hour. The round of this clock that struck Miss Sheridan's room full in the face with us was the beginning of a most enlightening year filled with the new mysteries of frac- tions and long division. Billy Smith was an addition to our proud croup at this time and he has thus far proved himself worthy of such membership. The fifth swing of the hands of our room with our minds occupied with having fun. scholastic clock found us in Miss Ellis's Dlring this year we acnuired Phyllis Pat- rick, a transfer from Ilion who has remained just as sweet as when she first came to us. When Miss Williams received our class lv reached its culmination of enrollment. We the grade school and all the other grades were up to that reputation and this forced us to be the first year that we elected officers and to endure for a whole year, it had probab- had then attained the highest position in under classmen. Naturally, we had to live well-behaved, if not, dignified. This was we chose for our leaders, Jean Rasbach as President, George Morgan, Vice-President, Jane McEachern, Secretary, Lucille Stitt Treasurer. Vpon.our arrival at the High School building, our worthy group represented the most bewildered herd of humans that one could imagine. These strange new ways were as confusing to our inexperienced clade as electric lights to a herd of cattle. However, we managed to tolerate patiently the queer actions of both the new teachers and the students who had already made this adjustment in their scholastic careers until we, too, became victims of the ceaseless struggle. In seventh grade, our class was divided and it remained so throughout eighth grade until our entrance into high school. Miss Mienin carefully directed the affairs of our group while Miss Fogarty managed the rest. Darin? this year, we embarked upon sever- al social activities which were new experiences including class parties and picnics. The eighth decisive period on our educational history marked a new awakening to the mysteries of higher education. By now we were settling down to a comfortable easi- ness in our new surroundings. The day was drawing nigh when many gangling boys, and gigglinn qirls were to en- ter high school as freshmen under the supervision of Mrs. Ida R. Smith. Certainly, this

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,Ae ' Qfdlblb IIIW We, the senior class of Mohawk Central High School, deem it necessary to will and bequeath to the junior class some of the virtues that have carried us so successfully through high school. Be it known by these present that we leave these virtues untarnished by shame or scandal and we hereby commission the juniors to uphold them. Robert Hughes leaves his ability to be sean'and not heard to Jack Dorn. Eloise Dibble leaves her happy disposition P0 Lucille Perry- Jean Rasbach leaves her ability to be reserved to Mary Olive Sinha who could'nt be reserved if she bought her ticket in advance. Paul Trent and George Snyder leave their debating ability to Max Stone and John Palmer' in hopes that they will be able to carry on in the Debate Club. Lucille Stitt leaves her hunter's instinct to Elizabeth Hewett in the faint hope that she will find herself a boyfriend and not keep the rest of the school in suspense. Bill Smith leaves his stick-to-herivness to Ikey Eysaman so he will be able to find one girl and stick to her. Tommy Dutcher leaves his line to Leon Barnum who really does'nt need it but would know how to employ it. Stanley Fistick leaves his p-ace in the drawing department to Fred Dutcher. Earl Hilts leaves his leadership to any one of the juniors wh0 Wlll emPl0y it to the best use. James Smith leaves his musical ability t0Elwood Wainwright so that he can carry on in the music department where Jim left off. Bob St. Louis leaves his quick and ever present wit to George Lankton and hopes that George will keep his class in good humor. Eugene Cunningham leaves his gift of gab to Claude Marineau so he will have a little more to say. Phyllis Patrick leaves her go-get-himivness to Shirley deed,Dorothy Knapp and Betty Boyd in hopes that they will find the man of their dreams. Tub Myers leaves his ability on the football field and the b8Sk9tD8ll court to Joe Sestito. To Mrs. King we leave our condolences, as we know what she is going td have to to- lerate next year. To Margaret Perry we leave some of Mac 5harpe's extra time so she will DE able to write more and longer letters to Bill. Franny Lynch leaves his roadmap showing the best routes to lock because he has an idea George might use it. George Morgan will bequeath what's left of his hair to Nate Volo, the nun with the beautiful coiffure, leaves his has been heard to complain about his crowning glory. To Margaret Ager, June Miller, and Oakley Van Alstyne we Vrooman's poise. Maynard Covert wills to Vincent Niernicki and Robert white seriously over life's problems. We leave the knack for having fun to Helen Bridger, Pearl from Johnny Daly, our peppiest senior. 50 that it may be easier for Andrew Lesko, Jim Drennan and aroundn and see more of life, warren seckner bequeaths his beloved Nc E Herkimer to George Gar- any one who can use it. hair to nally smith who leave a portion of Jane the ability to act more Miller and Louise Miner walter Olmstead to wget r.N We leave the artistic ability of Reed Sponburg to Molly Panko and Laura Brown in the hope that their paper dolls will continue to provide amusement. Ellis March leaves his blush to Marie Hiller, who is sometimes a little too noncha- lant for ner own good. we leave To Mary Brown and Bernice Miller who have faculties for getting in wrong Margaret Evans' efficiency. be roam- To Frederick Dutcher we leave one of Bob Rays harem. Perhaps now he won't ing around alone on Saturday nights. Hibbard. Mary Watkins leaves her ability to get a boy friend out of town to Ruth we leave Jane McEachern's capacity for having fun with everyone to Katie czuk and Naomi Jackson who seem to be nstucku with a steady. Thelma HOlC0mD gives her traits of cooperation to the ent be able to succed in all of their endeavors. they will Genevieve Robertson and Virginia Barse leave their cheerful Gryzesz- ire Junior class sothat smile to Gertrude Brown. Eva Bucrzinski leaves her brilliant scholastic ability to Susie Bowalak. Anna Murphy endows Patricia Wendover with a certain amount of composure. mnancis Edaett and Theresa Barberio will their history ability to Katherine Bowalak. Senior Class leaves its room to the Juniors in First class condition. ARHSLLG Daly leaves her vivaciousness to Dorothy Cady, Gertrude Brown, Mary Keller and Irene Davis. We would like to leave Jean Streitz a boyfriend but with Ikey out of the picture we can't find one to fit her. George Dygert leaves his place in the F.F.A. To Earl Hailston.