Morris Central High School - Morrisanian Yearbook (Morris, NY)

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At last the day had arrived,we were registering as Seniors. Eighteen stal' wart and sophisticated pupils entered Mrs. Olds' homeroom. She was there,ready and waiting for us to make a false move. We were set for an active and studi- ous year. We had no additions to our class but a few had dropped by the way- side during the summer. We had so many things to do that we hardly knew where to start. But, as usual election of officers was given preference over all other activities. We again honored Virginia Allen by choosing her as president for this last year. The other officers were: Vice-President, Edward Johnson; Secretary, Elsie Jo Smith; and Treasurer, Joseph Lamphere. Almost Immediately the representative from the Curtis Publishing Company called on us. We prepared for a crusade on magazine sales In the town and the vicinity adjoining. And were we successful! Biggest sales ever experienced. We added several hundred dollars to our treasury. We commenced to think there really was going to be a class trip. But we needed more money to back both the trip and the yearbook. So we sold candy and pop at the basketball and baseball games. We put on a dance after Easter. Before Christmas,the class,with some outside assistance presented Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance . Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Olds worked night and day with us to make this a grand success. Once more we added several hundred dollars to our fund. Our trip now was a certainty, and in late May and early June It became a reality. Another member of the class will tell you about the trip; the places we visited,the information we acquired,and the fun we had. A joint experience we shall always treasure among our senior memories. Our history would not be complete without the mention of our experiences March 14. On this day we each took a hand at teaching.The idea which prompted this was to encourage members of the class to take up this profession. Up to this time not many had shown any desire to become teachers. By the end of the day some had been convinced It was the last field that they desired to enter. And now it Is over. Very soon we shall be leaving Morris Central. We are taking with us many happy memories of the last year in high school under the supervision of Mrs. Olds. Pauline Giambalvo CLASS PROPHESY All classes have some way In which they are distinctive, but the Class of '51 is outstanding in many ways, as you have learned from our class history. One of the ways in which we have been blessed is having two among us who are seventh daughters of seventh daughters. As everyone knows this endows us with the ability to see into the future.The astounding accomplishments of our class which we have discovered we will now relate to you. It is an October evening in 1971 at Yankee Stadium, David Dempsey and Art Bettiol are finishing their glorious careers with the N. Y. Yankees. Our Dave has surpassed all batting records ----even Babe Ruth's, the home run king. Art has pitched 3 no hit games in the series this fall. Both men have won nitches in the Baseball Museum at Cooperstown. Next there flashes before my vision the stage at Roxy Theater. The au- dience is wildly applauding; Joe Lamphere, the star comedian,is bowing his way off stage. It must be he is captivating his audiences now as he did his class- mates many years ago. Reviews compare him with Will Rogers, the man who could put on a new show every night. Who is this dressed in protective armor and goggles, bending over test tubes, half hidden by fumes and vapors? As he straightens, turns, and removes his goggles, I recognize George Schoradt. George has gone into the field of

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atomic research. He is assuring tne visiting Senate Committee that at last he has discovered tue trigger to set off the H-bomb. George's receding hair lino, wnich gave him so much trouble in '51» has disappeared completely. Behind a steel door labeled Keep Out, Dangerous , we find Bill Kodrich. Bill is still entnralled witn chemical experiments. His goal is to discover a synthetic substitute for practically every good that man desires. We might nave expected this next scene. Joanne's triumph in the Pirates of Penzance foretold her fame in the operatic field.After four years spent at the Crane School of Music and two years of study and travel abroad, Joanne is govlng a command performance before President Truman,who is desirous of learn- ing if the critics are right when they rate her above Margaret. And who Is this leaving the S.S. Missouri ? Note the insignia he wears ---four silver stars, an admiral no less. As he raises his cap we recognize a familiar smile which could only belong to Edward Johnson. What long,high corrldorsl It must be one of the largest hospitals in the world. Here supervising the floor is a smiling nurse, her cap pertly set and her uniform gleaming white. A second glance confirms our first thought; it is Ginger Allen. From the quiet efficiency in this area, it is evident that Gin- ger's executive ability has the same rare quality that it had as president of the Class of '51 This scene really amazes me for I had expected to see Robert Elliott bend- ing over a weather map; instead I am viewing the auto speed way at Indianapo- lis. Bob is affectionately examining his Hot Rod ,for tie has just won in the National Races. At last I find a domestic scene. Evelyn Johnston, having tired of being a telephone operator, has settled down to family life. Evelyn smiles as she goes about ner household duties. The cake which she is removing from the oven should make any housewife smile. The scene suddenly shifts to a large class room in a New York City school. The teacher looks almost diminutive at the front of the room. The class is having a heated discussion about the relative value of Elizabethan and Modern drama. Onnolee is cleverly directing the give and take sand has the class un- der perfect control. She evidently is enjoying her work. Here comes a fellow down the street. His rolling walk,identifies him as a seaman of many years. Hatless and singing with the crowd he leads,he appears to steer the crew on land as well as at sea. The curling lock of hair identi- fies him as Edward Hansen, who is now a coxswain in the American Navy. This appears to be a telephone central, but how different from those of our high school days. Pauline Giambalvo, who owns and operates this system is seemingly the only one necessary, for Pauline has invented an improved dial system so that even a long distance call can be made without assistance from central. All Pauline has to do is now and then short circuit some conversation which the Federal Communication Commission might debarr from the air. In '51 Marjorie Card was trying to decide whether she would be a kinder- garten teacher or a business woman.lt must be she decided on the business ca- reer. for we find her in a most impressive office. She is receptionist fpr the distinguished Major Musser, who is permanently located at the capital in Wash- ington D. C. Richard is one of the heads of the Commissary Department in the U.S. Army. The scene changes once more. We are gazing on a group in a veterans' hos- pital. We catch kaleidoscopic views here and there. At last the vision clears. Here, working with these crippled soldiers we find Elsie Jo Smith,whose inter- est led her, after graduation from Drew,to occupational therapy. From the ex- pression in her eyes as she talks to one of the patients, I think she may soon be returning to private life. This must be La Guardia Field; look at the enormous transport plane com- ing in for a landing! The scene is almost breath-taking with the blue sky as background and the sun 3hining on the gleaming Air Force ship. She is down! The steps are being lowered. Tha first to appear, descending,is Fred Roberts.