Odessa Montour Central High School - Odessanean Yearbook (Odessa, NY)

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We, the Class of 1947, in the town of Odessa, the county of Schuyler, and the State of New York, being in unstable mental condition and of not much better temper than usual, rendering void any former wills made by us during a period of sound mind. We are leaving no specific directions concerning our funeral. We do hope you will bury us with the respect that is due us, forgetting the faults that we had. And in this manner we dispose of our possessions: We give and bequeath to the Junior Class our well known nerve, notebooks, pencils, fountain pens, unfinished lollypops, and bad debts Incurred during our Senior year. To the Sophomore Class we leave any patience we ever had. To the young and unlearned Freshmen Class we leave our ability to take the good with the bad. To our dear old school building and the janitors we leave all our apple cores, wads of gum, paper wads, broken seats, and anything that we have forgotten. To Mr. Gould, our principal, we bequeath a sense of relief that we have at last graduated. To our teachers, the faculty of Odessa Central School, we hereby give, free from all inheritance, luxury, or income tax, our entire store of knowledge. We obtained it from them, and to them it shall be returned, that others may benefit by it. We bequeath to the Hall of Fame of O. C. S. our illustrious deeds and the 1946-47 Basketball trophy. Albert Drake leaves his bashfulness to Jack Cline. Mary Alice Wheaton leaves her quiet ways to Phyllis Hager. Vera Carrigan leaves her horse sense to Elsie Beebe. Art Covert wills his pretty, curly hair to Mr. Dolan. Frances Decker leaves her ability to get free taxi rides to Eugene Gardner. Wilbur Decker sadly leaves Jeanette Harrington to the wolves of O. C. S. Marjorie Palmer never liked school so she leaves the worn out building to anyone who wants it. Rose Povero leaves her overalls to Jean Van Vleet. Geraldine Sherman leaves her ability to use her head to Fred Miller. George Van Buskirk leaves his musical knowledge to Chuck Woodworth. Paula Champagne leaves her wonderful vocabulary to the Junior Class. She hopes they will use it extensively. 25

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In September 1943. a croup of forty-nine bewildered Freshmen began their journey through the halls of higher learning. For those from Montour it was the first time they had ever been in O. C. S. Through some miracle we found our ways to classes, though teachers remarked, “Those poor Freshmen. After becoming well-acquainted we elected the following officers: President, Pat Sidle; Vice-President, George Parker; Secretary, Shirley Hodge; Treasurer, Grade Leman; Class Advisor, Miss Dana. A class party was held during the fall in the school gym. The Freshmen assembly was an Amateur show. We returned to O. C. S. in the fall of 1944 more confident but still not upperclassmen. We had an enrollment of over forty. It was now our privelege to lend a helping hand to the green Freshmen. Before many weeks passed by, the following officers were elected: President, Delvan Decker; Vice-President, Robert Brown; Secretary, Shirley Hodge; Treasurer, Douglas Aber; Class Advisor, Mrs. Carney. The fall of 1945 found us returning to the halls of O. C. S. as Juniors. We had an enrollment of forty-six members. During the summer Henrietta Appel represented our class at Girls State. Paul Pelham, George Van Buskirk, Douglas Aber, and Dean Nordquist attended Boys State. Once again class officers were elected as follows: President, Delvan Decker; Vice-President, Fred Wagner; Secretary, Robert Brown; Treasurer, Douglas Aber; Class Advisor, Mrs. Carney. The highlight of our Junior year was the choosing of our class ring. These will always remind us of the days we spent at O. C. S. The Junior Prom was a huge success with fall decorations as the theme. The Junior Play, “A Case of Springtime,” equalled the success of our Prom. We attribute this fact to the expert direction of Mr. Dolan. At the track meet held in May the Junior Class took first place. Commencement found the Juniors carrying the traditional daisy chain. Paul Pelham received the Junior Scholarship award. Honorable mention was given to George Van Buskirk, Geraldine Sherman, and Henrietta Appel. We returned to O. C. S. in the fall of 1946 with mixed feelings, realizing that we were Seniors, and that this would be our last year in O. C. S. We had approximately thirty-seven members. For the last time we elected the following class officers: President, Paul Pelham; Vice-President, Delvan Decker; Secretary, Henrietta Appel; Treasurer, Geraldine Sherman; Class Advisor, Mr. Dolan. The big event of the fall was the Senior Supper. The supper was cooked by the girls to prove to the boys that “Girls can cook. ’ The Senior play, “I Know Your Secret,” was an overwhelming success. The play once again was under the expert direction of Mr. Dolan. The class and faculty elected Geraldine Sherman to write the annual D. A. R. essay. Many members of the Senior Class helped to start the movement for Student Government. We are anxiously looking forward to our trip to New York during Easter Vacation. We have been raising money in many ways. They include selling stationery, magazines, and Christmas cards. B ll er We re urn rom our Senior trip, we will be making plans for our Senior In the fall of our Senior year we were saddened by the death of our former classmate, Chuck Nickerson. We, the Classof '47 wish to extend our appreciation and sincere thanks to Mr. Dolan, our class advisor, for guiding us through this outstanding year of our lives. We wish to say thank you to Miss Wade for helping us with our yearbook, and to Mrs. Carney, our former Class advisor. All too soon, the happiest of our school years is drawing to a close. Soon we will depart to go our individual ways. It is with feelings of happiness and sorrow that we say ‘Good-bye” to our friends, our teachers, and the school that has meant so much to us. 24

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Joy Smith leaves her ability to get along with teachers to Pat Callahan. Barbara Wagner leaves her sweet personality to Harriet Coon. Lynn Reynolds leaves his bus driving job to anyone who can get it. Dean Nordquist leaves his athletic ability to Bill Gardner. Marjorie Flatt leaves her typing ability to Ray Dickens. Bruce Woodworth gives his diet to Lisle Anderson in hopes that he will grow up. Helen Jean Chapman gives her shortness to Loretta Cole. When Louie Robyler left he bequeathed his leadership ability to Wilson Archer. Douglas Aber wills his basketball skill to Wayne Abbey. Henrietta Appel leaves her smile to Sally Brewer. Shirley Bradley gives Lillian Crout her technique of staying out of trouble. Wilma Smith leaves her hair to Barbara Conklin. Marilyn Lovell leaves her ability to get away with things to Irene Jenkins. Robert Brown leaves his car to the future drivers of O. C. S. Wendell Learn leaves his height to George McLaughlin. Beverly Harrington leaves her darling figure to the cute Junior Carol Wood. Pat Sidle wills her acting ability to the girls who try out for the class plays. Delvan Decker leaves his pretty eyes and ability to use them to Clayton Crout. Shirley Barrett leaves her ability to catch a man to Gay Hoy. Shirley Hodge leaves her glamour to Eloise Grover. Clyde Beebe leaves his knowledge of chickens, to Bill Cate, so Bill can whistle, “There ain’t nobody here but us chickens” Mary Borra leaves her ability to go steady to Georgianna Herrman. Helen Bement leaves all the boys to the girls of O. C. S. Don Taylor leaves his knack of getting out of work to Milton Smith. Paul Pelham leaves his wolfish ways to Ted Covert. Any of our possessions that remain we leave to the Odessa Board of Education to use as it sees fit. Finally, we do hereby name and appoint as the executors of this, our last will and testament, Elsie, the Borden Cow, Richard, of Open the Door Richard, and Influence. In witness whereof we, the Class of 1947, the testator have set our hand and seal on this Twenty-third day of June in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-seven. Class of Forty-Seven 26