Naples Central High School - Neapolitan Yearbook (Naples, NY)

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Attention: All land lubbers. Before the class of 49 departs from the good ship N.C.S. perhaps you would like to know a little bit about what we did in our four years on board. First of all, as unexperienced seamen (frosh), we entered high school and were immediately put to work scrubbing the deck ( tennis court ) with tooth brushes. Next we were sold into slavery by our superior of- ficers, With this ordeal over, we started to plan our four year hitch. With Mr. Sperring leading us, we sponsored a movie and were accepted as full fledged members of the crew. Other activities that first year were a meat loaf supper and an assembly program. Ah! Sweet is revenge. Now, as second class officers (soph) we were privileged to welcome some new passengers on board nN. C. S. They were put through an assortment of tricks and sold to the highest bid» der. About this time we elected a new navigator, Miss Haresign, who was to guide us for the next three years. Our second year proved to be a very lucrative one as well as exciting. With such activities as a spaghetti supper and a Penny Carnival the treasury grew in leaps and bounds. As the treasury grew, we likewise grew in stature, wisdom and poise. (We like to thinkj) September, 1947. At last we were Seamen First Class and we could prove it. Didn t we have those new class rings which we forced everyone to look at?We inherited the paper collections and of course those parties after each collection. The high light of our third year was the Junior Prom. Although we didn t make any money, we revived tne tradition and everyone who attented had a swell time. We concluded our third year with a big banquet in honor of a group of our mates who were leaving the ship. At lastj The time had arrived and we were senior officers. With but one year to go, our thoughts turned to such things as graduation and that big week in New york City. In keeping with the tradition of past years we sold magazine subscriptions, stationery and began to make plans for our senior play. With this history established, the senior class of 1949 leaves the good ship N.C.S. perhaps to make history at some other time and place. 15

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 He was want to speak plain and to the PAUL SCHULTZ purpose. Intramurals 1,2,3, » 4. Football 1,2,3, Speaking Contest 3 President 3. . Basketball 1,2,3,4. Baseball 1,2,3, 4. Volley Ball 2,3. Hews Staff 3,4. ,4. Class. President 2. Class Vice CHARLES SWINGLE Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die. Intramurals 1,2,3,4. Basketball 1 2,3,4. Baseball 1,2, o i V°lley Ball 2,3. Band 1,2,3,4. Glee Club 1,2,3,4. News Staff 4. Boy's Quartet 1,2. Speak- ing Contest 3,4. Class Presidmt 1. Neapolitan Staff 4. Assistant Editor 4. CLARE WALLACE Patience is a necesssry ingredient of genius. Intramurals 1.2,3,4. Basketball 1,2,3,4. Baseball 1,2, 3.4. Football 1,2,3,4. Student Council 1,2, News Staff 3.4. Editor-in-chief 4. Neapolitan Staff 3,4. Editor- in-chief 3,4. Class President 3,4. Flag Bearer 4. THOMAS WHEAT And lean upon the thought that chance will bring me through. Intramurals 1,2,3,4. BasketOall 1,2,3,4. Baseball 1,2, 3.4. Football 1,2,3,4. Volley Ball 2,3. Glee Club 1,2? Orchestra 2. Operetta 1,2. Band 1,2,4. Sectionals 2. Class Vice President 1. sessor of wit and good humor. Basketball 1, 2, 3. Band 1, 2, Operetta 1. Class Secretary 3 Not much talk—a great, sweet silence. ee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Homemaking Basketball 1,2,3,4. Soccer For too much rest itself becomes a pain. Fodiball 2, 3, 4. Baseball 1,2, •ee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. New3 Staff 14

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The other day I received a letter from my former class adviser, Miss Haresign,asking me to come to a gathering of the class of 9 at The Palms Club , now owned and operated by Frankie Reddout.He recently purchased the club after completing four years of college and five years of professional basketball. When I arrived at the club,I was greeted very heartily by the doorman who was none other than Charlie Rex. He told me all the rest of the class had arrived but Paul Schultz and Jean Heusner.lt seems that Paul,now Pres- ident of the Birds-Eye Snider Division had some how locked himself in one of the frozen foods lockers and they were still trying to get him out. I continued on and was no sooner inside, than I saw Sheri Woodard checking a number of coats at the check room.When I asked him to whom they all belonged, he told me. his wife (?), two sons, Birch and Hickory and a daughter Maple. (He really took the name Woody , seriously.) While talking to Sheri, I heard the loudest laughter coming from the dining hall,I knew at once who it was because,! could remember it from six- th period study hall, ten years ago. Yes, it was Martha,Betty and Madeline getting a big kick out of one of their Jokes.(?) The first one I saw as I went into the dining room was Martha, and guess what—she had three child- ren! It seems their names are Spikie, Mikie, and Ickie.They were happily throwing forks at each other across the table. Ducking forks as they flew by was Betty who is now a partner In The Gage Super Market on Cohocton Street. Also ducking forks was Madeline who looked a sight after being on duty at the hospital all night. (In the children's ward at that.) After saying hello to the girls,I Journeyed across the room and sat down at the table with Tom Wheat and Charlie Swingle,now Navel Officers in Uncle .Sam's Reserves.They told me that after retirement from the Navy they were going to start a Taxi-Service, between Naples and Wayland; that is if Tom didn't accept the office of Vice-President of the Lightening Express Inc. Clare Wallace Joined us later. He is now a successful road construc- tion engineer and is working in Africa on a thruway in the Belgian Congo. On asking Clare what Ruth and Roy were now doing (having noticed them at a neighboring table),I learned that Ruth was now a Medical Stenographer in the State Department,and Roy was giving public addresses on The U. S. and Russia. (H .'s still troubled, after that long debate in English Class in ,1+9.) As I looked around, I noticed Joanne Cornish Just arriving after fin- ishing a piano concert tour through the U. S. As I gazed out on the dance floor,I received my biggest surprise.There were two couples Jitterbugging and of all people, they were Clayt Proper and Charlie Ponko. (Who ever believed they had taken dancing classes so seriously.)The music was being furnished by George Wiley and his Neapoli- tans , and featuring Johnnie Braun and his magic drums. I noticed Pat and Millie talkihg at another table.I went over to talk to them and found that pat is busy working at Moore-Cottrell's, which is close to her home in Atlanta. Millie has been nicely settled on a little farm just outside of Middlesex for the past six years. After counting all the people,I found everyone was there but Jean.Oh! Ch! I spoke too soon. She Just arrived on a white stallion from her own