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

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C lass Program 1. .lv:. . 'JJA ADDRESS Dooj ov-j.-.ln,;, ladies and gentlemen. Since conight is our last class meeting together, wo are lau to ..oleone you here to share it with U3. On behalf of the Senior Cla3s of 1953 I wish to express the gratitude we feel to the Board of Education, the faculty, our parents and friends for their help during our school years. And now, let’s get on with tonight’s program. We hope that you will enjoy it. Thank you. Rene Valentino CLASS HISTORY The fall of 194-9 found twenty-seven startled but happy freshmen ready to sweat out the year under Miss Lcska’ s guidance. We promptly settled down and elected officers: Presidcnt--Janet Wells Vice Prosident--James Colburn Secretary-Treasurer--Joan Stewart Larcr in the year Ruth Kodrich, Marion Lake, Hilda V hispell and Betty Rowe Joined us, taking place of James Colburn, Beverly Ward, and Barry Gibson who left us during the year. In sports we were represented by Robert Porry, Donald Ventre, James Toomath, Jack Light and George Harrington. They weren’t particularly famous, but they tried. Various clubs and music organizations also felt the presence of the frosh. Under Miss Leska’s guiding but firm hand v e made the ;:oal and passed the June finals. Septomber 1950 found twenty-nine bewildered Sophmores in two senara e homerooms: the girls under the direction of Mr. Knapn, and the boys with Mr Zoch. The first sane move we made was to put our heads together and elect the following officers:

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DONALD J. VENTRE Football 1,2,3,! Basketball 1,2,3,! Baseball 1,2,3,I Chorus 3 Commercial Club 1,2,3 Cafeteria 3,1 Senior Play 1 Library Club 1 JANET E. WELLS F.H.A. 1,2,3,U Band 1,2,3,4 Chorus 1,2,3,4- Cheerleading 1,2,3,! Senior Play 1 Cafeteria 1,2,3,!

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Presidont--Ronald Miller Vice President—Janiit Wells Socrctary—Robert Perry Treasurcr--Rone Valentine During the year the Jennings brothers, Ronald and Jam os, joined u3 to 3well our ranks to thirty-one. To raise money toward our senior trip we sponsored a dance and bake sales. Both of these events were very successful. Our class was well represented In all activities. We enjoyed our yoar under Mr. Zoch and Mr. Knapp. Fall of 1951 found twenty-one noisy Juniors under the guidance of Mr. Clapp. We immediately elected the following officers: Presidcnt—George Harrington Vice President--Robert Perry Secretary-?reasurer--Janet Wells Wo welcomed A1ice Rehrmann a3 a now member of our class, but were sorrv to see that Marjorie Barley, Edward Perrigo, Hilda Whlsnell, and James Toomath failed to return in September. Ronald Miller, by doubi ing-up, left our class to Join this year’s seniors. Marion Lake, Joan Stewart, and the Jennings brothers left us to transfer to other schools during the year. Our money raising activities for the year included bake sales, a Haloween dance, the concession stand during the Music Festival, and the Alumni Banquet. The fall of »52 found twenty-throe baffling seniors under the direction of Mr. Clapp. To start the year off right we elected the following officers: President-Rene Valentine Vice President—Sonny Benjamin Socretary-Troasurer—Alice Rehrmann During the year we worked hard to earn more money for our senior trip. We sold magazine subscriptions, sponsored a dance, held bake sales, put on the play, Arsenic and Old Lace, and sponsored the supper for the Rotarians115th Anniversary celebration. In January Marilyn Decker left us to go to the Mildred Elley Business School in Albany. Barbara Springett Anna Livesey