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

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CAST Willoughby Adams, 16, a well-behaved, likable boy JACK POTTER Aunt Louise 63 BETTY ALIEN Aunt Hester 61 NANCY MORRIS Aunt Olga 59 BEVERLY BURKE Willoughbv's maiden aunts who have given him a beautiful and sheltered life Inner Willy, Willoughby's inner self, visible only to Willoughby ERWIN DRAKE Stanley Clark, 16, inclined to be a little tough” PETER ADAMS Mike, 16, bashful, but a regular guy” HAROLD EDGECOMB Marybelle Turner, 16, the girl next door, plain and completely unexciting ROWENE OLNEY Trudy Marshall JOAN MILLER Janet Marshall PAULINE FLEISCHMAN lively 16-year old twins Carol Martin, 16, the girl whom Willoughby secretly admires NANCY SEAGER 18

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A record-breaking class In number, the Class of 1952 totaled 45 members on entering high school. If we were proud of this, we were soon humbled by initiation. Those who led us through this trying year were: our adviser, Miss Bingenheimer president, Erwin Drake; vice-president, Jack Potter; secretary, Nancy Seager- treasurer, Betty Allen; and Student Council representative, Peter Adams. Receiving our blue and white class jackets was the high light of that year. Each year our officers changed. In the second year Miss Bingenheimer was again our adviser and her co-workers were: president, Stewart Fleischman; vice-president Richard Riesenberger; secretary, Helen Schultz; treasurer, Richard Konz, and Peter Adams was our Student Council representative. Our project of Freshman Initiation provided sweet revenge! In our third and another extremely busy year, Betty Allen was Dresident; Richard Gardner, vice-president; Nancy Seager, secretary; Peter Adams, treasurer; and our Student Council representatives were Erwin Drake and Beverly Burke. After Miss Bingenheimer had left to teach in another school, we selected Mr. Harwood as our adviser and have enjoyed working with him since. Our class rings arrived this year as our extended hands testified. In this year also our paper collections boosted the amount in our treasury. In the present and last year of our high school career our officers are: Erwin Drake, president; Peter Adams, vice-president; Helen Schultz, secretary; Russell Hawkins, treasurer and Student Oouncil representatives, Beverly Burke, Myrle Slover, and Richard Konz. Of course we re-elected Mr. Harwood for our adviser and chose Mrs. Harrington to act with him as co-adviser because the senior year involves so many projects. The senior play, The Inner Willy and our magazine campaign were the top activities on our agenda. A versatile class, our activities varied widely but we enjoyed them all. For money making activities, we not only sold children’s books, pencils, candy, movie tickets, freshman slaves, school name tape, and magazines, (which earned us the plaque, that lr in the English room) but we sponsored three April Annual dances and a Junior Prom. We also gained quite a bit of dramatic experience in our two freshman one-act plays and our traditional senior pl9y. With the proceeds from these and our paper collections, (paper was high the year we held them) we were well assured of a wonderful trip to New York City. But if you have the impression that high school is all work and no play, banish the thought immediately. Our years were well seasoned with planned or impromptu parties which were held at classmates homes, or picnic grounds, at the lake, in hay wagons or sleighs, or on a skating rink. Most of these were promised rewards for good work on holiday occasions, while the rest were just for the sake of having fun. In some ways our stay at Naples Central School seems all too short and being alumni still unbelievable. But we realize that graduation is not the unattainable miracle we pictured it as freshmen. We are happy in that fact. There is a motto that applies to what we did in high school and is quite a good one in our opinion so we d like to leave it behind as a thought for future classes. It says, work hard when there is work to be done and when you play, have fun ! 17

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PUBFUECY I have just returned from Europe and I would like to tell you about an interesting experience that I had there. While browsing in a library, I came upon a title in a book which read like this, Accounts of Famous People, Places and Things.” I flicked the pages and this title stopped me, The most Famous Class in the world.” I noticed at the top of the page an interesting heading An Account'of the Class of 19$2, Naples, New York, in the Country of the United States” Under a picture of a group of teen-agers, I read their stories of success. The first thing I read was that Mr. Melody himself. Jack rotter and his partner r.rwin CLes Paul) Drake had a great television show and each night they made a hit sinking!their little ones to sleep. I came upon a photo of a professional basketball tea”’ and who ;o you think was the captain? Peter Adams 1 He was also doing some coacliirgton the side. Rita Hanggi and Helen Schultz were very successful pnysical educaton teachers and were coaching some college co-eds in cheerleading. Remembering their tactics in high school I can easily understand their advancement. An oil painting caught my glance and, as I expected, the signature was Janis Tiberio1s. She had just received a title or nobility xor a won- derful work called modem art. Beside it I noticed a drawing by Myrle Slover. He was now working with Walt Disney and producing some nifty cartoons for the movies. The names of the world1 s greatest scientists ;next arrested my attention because the names were: Richard Konz, Russell Hawkins, Paul Comstock, and Bud Peacock------------winners of the Nobel Prize for the discovery of important data in the use of atomic power and splitting atoms. Who- ever would have thought that making stink bomos in chemistry class would lead to this? Next I saw a photograph of a nationally known beauty salon and fashion house with the names of those who were well known there. This was what I saw! .Those two belles of the class Betty Allen, who was modeling a fur coat, and Nancy Morris, who was modeling an ex- pensive evening gown and matching ensemble of diamond necklace, bracelet, and ring. Betty was living in a huge, house in Mainp. Joan Miller was now doing very well as a hairdresser and was styling coiffures for women acknowledged to have the most beautiful hair in the world. Stewart Fleischman and Germane DraKe now had large farms and were doing a lot for the country, producing food when it was most needed. Dolores Schutz, and Helen Kirkmire were the top secretaries for the President of the United States. I can well believe that Dolores was the world's fastest typist, recalling the way she did in classes in N.C.S. 3arbara Beam and Nancy LaBrague had gained their glory through opera. They always could hit the high C's. The next picture was of two sailors, Harold Edgecomb and Bill Wieder- hold who were both admirals. With Harold's Casanova personality, I imagine he had a girl in every port. Probably Bill was more reserved. Jim Elwell had become the owner of a large chain of stores which had originated from that little store in Italy Valley, Elwell's Sales and Service. Don Millerd had gone into the carpenter business and had done several peices of furniture which were exhibited in museums in Paris and London. Bar- bara Francis and} Pauline Fleischman made a career of their homemaking courses by teaching along with their home duties. Francis Hall had a television program, a comedy of course. He had out Jerry Lewis out of business. I can just feature that, recalling all of his corny jokes but typical of him, he was still getting neck deep in trouble from saying the wron thing. Rowene Olney had finished her nursing course and was serving in India as a missionary. Beverly Burke who had also trained for a nurse, was with Rowene to do what she could to bring happiness and cheer to people with her songs. Speaking of nurses, Nancy Seager had also become one and had built up quite a reputation for spinning fairy tales to the little tots. On the next page I learned that Walter Schlegel had gained honor as a book critic. He always did like books and relating their stories. The picture of a famous tenor, Everett Fox, then caught my eye. He had won several prizes for singing and was really going places! Barbara Wright had written a French essay which was included in the book. She was now a great French teacher. I'll bet she's glad for Mrs. Gray's instruction now! As I came to the close of the book, I looked up to see a familar figure rearranging the library books. Aa he turned I suddenly recognized him to be Mr. Harwood. Now what was he doing there? Curious! to know the author of this book, I examined it. The author— anonymous. Now who would know enough about us to write all that?!!! 19