North Collins High School - Reverie Yearbook (North Collins, NY)

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CLASS WILL 1953 We the Senror Class of North Collrns Central School berng of sound mmd and memorres and havrnq come to the end of our rourney bequeath to the unrors our well known enthusrasm and our abrlrty to vsork together Feelrng that thrs rs not enough for our honorable successors we would lrke to make the follovsrng specrfrc bequests The devrl rn Marge Hadleys eyes wrllrngly bequeaths her three pronged spear to Yvonne Carozzr rn order that she may more completely prn down her man Lenny tyou can heara pm dropl Hefner wrlls hrs quret studrous attrtude to Russell Andolrna and Bob Loretto Dont frght boys theres enough to go around The vrvacrty of Delores Guerra rs left to Donna Gallaxxay to ard her rn surmountrng the many obstacles that block a senror s path to graduatron Bruce Wolf reluctantly agrees to lend hrs subtle charm to Charles Andolrno for use throughout hrs senror vear Wrth thrs addrtron to Chuck s natural glamour he should be a valuable member of next year s class At the end of that trme however Bruce would lrke to have rt back for future use Ralph Iesvx ald rs grvrng hrs love for grrls to oe Castrglra as rf he drdn t frnd them attractrve enough Barry Kmg bequeaths the space between the soccer goal posts to Bob Zmuda Lonny Brrtt leaves the hole rn the basket to Kenny Herman TaTaTaRaTaTa Score Bob Feltz wrlls hrs abrlrty to understand grrls to Sam LaLomra Remember Sam grrls aren t as easy to understand as cars Anna Caster wrlls her red harr to Alrce Byers She advrses you to take care of thrs treasure as well as she drd Alrce Barbara Mrtchell wrlls her unusual scholastrc abrlrty to George Hubbard who we feel wrll use thrs to attam the goal that Barbara has as valedrctorran Vaughn Akrns wrlls hrs vorce to Russell Vara To srng rs to be happy Russell oe Alff wrlls hrs quret manner and frrendly attrtude to Charlotte Alessr and Rrchard Schmrtz Thrs won hrm respect from hrs fellow classmates krds Irene Peet and Barbara Herman wrll therr rnseparable frrendshrp to Lourse Threl and Suzanne Dole We hope they wrll enyoy rt as much as Hermre and Peetre drd Barbara Gallaway has consented to grve to Carol Gffhause some of her charm It s guaranteed to get you a man Carol R Brll Hauser and George Guadagno reluctanly relrnqursh therr mad passron for the put put to m enaldo Terry Borow skr wrlls to oan Kunderman and Carmella LaLomra her abrlrty to get her mrnd off school affarrs and turn her thoughts to more pleasant contemplatron Marvrn Threl and Franz Trordl wrll to Lewrston Manuel therr consrderatron of others one of the best characterrstrcs a senror may adopt Ardrs Darbee bequeaths her qurck smrle and readrness to help rn any srtuatron to Adelrne Abramo To Bob Levesque Paul Montaldr bequeaths hrs aptrtude of sayrng the sweetest thrngs rn the most flattermg way You are a lucky grrl Drccr Crocker for to you Mae Castrglra leaves the deep green of her eyes and wonderful personalrty that someone should preserve rn the halls ofN C C S After a great deal of persuasron oe Manual has consented to grve hrs well deserved posrtron rn the band to Shrrley Feltz who we feel wrll be a worthy successor Beulah Munson and Phyllrs Polzrn leave therr drgnrty and quret srncere nature to Davrd Whaley who we are sure wrll use these trarts at the most opportune trme Walter Wehlrng and Paul Lawton wrll therr coveted rndustrral art achrevements to Vrncent Puntrllo who seems qurte rnterested rn thrs freld Mrke Provrno bored wrth hrs personalrty rs passrng rt on to Brll Rernbold Be careful Brll rt does the trrck Eleanora Koch wrlls her bashfulness to lrma Mrller Roger Dole leaves hrs hearty laugh to Betty Welker Remember Betty Laugh and the world laughs wrth you Eddre Wood leaves hrs self assurance and gentlemanly manners to all the Iunror boys Mary Canale reluctantly grves her honorable posrtron of berng the most lrkeable person rn the Senror class to Iackre Penque To the Sophomores we wrllrngly leave our penchant for frndrng trouble and to the Freshmen we wrll our wrnnrng ways wrth the teachers Last of all we wrll to you Mr Valone the patrence and understandrng you need to gurde your future senror classes through successful years Thrs the last wrll and testament of the Class of 53 has beeen duly srgned and recorded rn the annals of North Collrns Central School MAE CASTIGLIA IRENE PEET BARBARA HERMAN Page Twenty three I c ' I ' v ' , ' , . y . . I . . v V , . ' . v . .r v. , I . . . . . . f v ' . . . - v , . 7 ,-, 1 - v f 7 . . , . . , . , . . . . rr . n rr . sv . . f , . . . . . . r- vy p v v v I ' , . v , . , 1 - v . . rr .1 . , . rr . y - v , , v . . r ,

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RETROSPECT OF PHE CLASS OF 53 Unaware and uninterested of the crisis the world was in in September of 1941 twenty eight tiny tots were beginning a new chapter of their lives Some of us were enrolled by our mothers while others by an older kin A few of us cried some were overjoyed but most of us were mystified by the word school Under the able guidance of Miss Wilkes Miss Freedman Mrs Krebs Miss Korthals Miss Boardway and Mrs Stearns we came to chapter two of our education unior High In seventh grade under the faithful guidance of Mrs Rehm we elected Barbara Mitchell President oseph Manuel Vice President Carol Smith Secretary Mae Castiglia Treasurer and Barbara Her man and Barry King Student Council Representatives In eighth grade we again had Miss Korthals for guidance with the able assistance of Mlss Wagner This year the following oflicers were elected immy Green President Barbara Mitchell Vice President Robert Feltz Secretary and Mae Castiglia Treasurer In September 1949 we had the honor of being the first class to enter the Freshman homerooms in a centralized school in North Collins Finally we had unfolded the last chapter of our education to date Under the direction of Mrs Warner and Mr Brooker we elected Robert Feltz President Charles Alessi Vice President Barbara Gallaway Secretary Mae Castiglia Treasurer and Barbara Mitchell and Alonzo Britt Student Councll Representatives Our Harvest Hop dance gave our treasury life We began our Sophomore year vtith more understanding and wisdom Mrs Burke and Miss Eder dent Bruce Wold Vice President Barbara Mitchell Secretary Charles Alessi Treasurer and Irene Peet and Leonard Hefner Student Council Representatives We increased our treasury with the Syl vian Swirl Our unior year will long be remembered by us With Mrs Graham for our advisor we were now in one classroom For some of us it was the first time since seventh grade Mary Canale was elected President Barry King Vice President Barbara Mitchell Secretary Mae Castiglia Treasurer and Bar bara Herman and Robert Feltz Student Council Representatives We received our long awaited class rings in February The year was climaxed by the annual unior Prom Barbara Gallaway was selected to reign as Queen and her gracious attendants were Mary Canale and Barbara Mitchell We started our Senior year with S500 in our treasury Mr Valone presided in the chair of advisor ship Robert Feltz was elected President Roger Dole Vice President Ioseph Manuel Secretary Bruce Wolf Treasurer and Barbara Herman and Leonard Hefner Student Council Representatives We spon sored a Concert and a Darto Party To complete the treasury fund we presented our annual Senior Play Clementine lt was under the professional direction of Miss Andres Our traditional Senior Ball was held on April 10 Ten days later we left for Washington D C where we spent a most unforgettable five days at the Statler Hotel Graduation is drawing near and tonight Class Night is one of the few remaining times that we shall all be assembled ln sealmg the book which also completes North Collins Centennial my classmates and myself wish to say thank you to all who have made this possible IosEPH MANUEL Page Twenty two V 9 Y' L.. 7. A ' A . . guided us through our activities. The following classmates were elected to lead us: Alonzo Britt, Presi-

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RECULLECTIONS On thls 22nd day of May 2053 havmg reached the mystlc age of I8 l have been presented thls treasured keepsake my great grandmother Maryorre Hadley Q dlary She kept 1t up to date through the vears followmg her graduatlon She was well mformed of the endeavors of each of her classmates be cause she was the Star Reporter for a local newspaper Let s open the dlary wlth thls small key The lock IS rusty the pages are brown and many cracked from age The Wfltlnq has faded but IS st1ll leglble The first page IS dated three years after une of 1953 Barbara Gallawaq now lrves 1n New ersey and IS haung a real tlme w1th her tw1n sons Yet she f1nds the txme and energy to cross the r1ver 1nto New York City and snng on Arthur Godfrey s Show as a guest performer Great grandmother wrltes Irene Peet took It upon herself to rearrange and reform the teachmg sys tem at Brvant and Stratton She first became the Presldent of the busmess school of course After f1ve years of hard work Bill Hauser became the owner of a taxl service ln Buffalo Although l havent seen Bxll myself 1n several years l m sure he IS a great success Th1S page IS da ed 1958 Phyllzs Pol zn has establlshed a cute llttle beauty shop rn Lawtons and she told me she IS plannlng on expandmg her busmess She has wrxtten on th1s page oseph Manuel has flnally made good after college He IS the chlef accountant for General Motors and has seven secretarles lncludmg the one he acqulred 1n hlgh school Eddze Wood has hrs Hound Kennel lt keeps hlm busy takmg care of such a large respons1b1l1ty Unlted States Anna always dld work hard After teachmg Homemaklng IH N C C S for two years Mae Castzglra marrled and IS now rans mg a famlly She couldnt be happler Ralph Ieswald zs a Sabre et pllot He xs worklng to set a world speed record to the North Pole Contxnumg on through the drary l fmd an mterestmg remark by Grannre to the effect that All colored T V needed was Lonnq Britt He 1S the salesman for the new shampoo Allbrltt Hrs red ha1r never looked better On the sldelxnes he calls for square dances After graduatmg Bobble Feltz went to work as a mechanlc Hrs ab1l1ty for techmcal thmgs has helped hxm perfect the new F Bomb fFeltz Bomb that IS Ardzs Darbee worked her husband through college No one was ever made more for marrled l1fe than Ardls As l skrp through the book I now come to some notatlons whxch were made m 1960 l f1nd that Walter Wehlzng has been 1n the Navy for seven years now Uncle Sam offered wonderful opportun1t1es to h1m and leave lt to Walter to take advantage of anythmg' Barbara Herman never could stay away from Peetle so she secured a posmon as Shorthand teacher at Bryant and Stratton They even had a double wedd1ng At the tlme l wr1te thus Eleanora Koch IS st1ll our bachelor gxrl Ellxe drlves a red convertxble and has become a shrewd busmess woman I had a letter from Terry Borowskz post marked Greenland She has found a real place m the Waves Paqc T Cnty four ' ' V r ' I A A . - Y 5 A ' - 7 V , , , ,. v . - - 'VY - . . t I .. . Z. . . X . n ' Anna Caster worked her way up to the position of sales manager for the Woolworth Stores in the . ,H u' -