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

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IRENE JENKINS “Rennie” Choral Club, 2 yrs.; Press Club, 1 yr.; Jr. Red Cross, 1 yr.; Intramurals; Sr. Play; Yearbook staff; Forum, 1 yr. Ambition: Secretary RALPH HAYES “Skip” Cooking Club; 4-H Ambition: Undecided “Let’s go hand in hand, not one before another.” “Then come kiss me sweet and twenty.” “I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.” BILL HANLON “Petie” Football, 3 yrs; Basketball, 2 yrs.; Baseball, 2 yrs.; Track; Forum; Jr. Sr. Play; Cooking Club; Badminton; Sr. Vice-President; Yearbook Staff Ambition: Forestry 20

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CLASS HISTd CTJ c ZEI fe we find ourselves seniors already. Let us reminisce a little about our high school years before we render our school days closed forever. 1944-45 Our first remembrance is the consolidating of Montour and Odessa pupils into one happy group, eager to gain good favor of our teachers and schoolmates. We chose the following class officers: President.......— Bill Goold Vice-President----Keith Chapman Secretary-------------Carol Wood Treasurer-------------Ted Covert In the winter the class went roller skating at the Grotto Roller Rink. The year passed quickly and suddenly we found ourselves promoted to the Sophomore Class. 1945- 46 This year was begun with a new zest for study. We found ourselves one step nearer to our final goal, graduation in ’48. Two new pupils joined our group. They were Juanita McMillen, who came from Newfield and Phyllis Townsend from Southside High. Our officers were: President----------------Bill Cate Vice-President-----------Bob Hall Secretary---------------Ted Covert Treasurer------------Keith Chapman 1946- 47 This year was begun with a high pitch of expectancy. We got our class rings in January. Several new pupils became our classmates. They were Wilson Archer from Binghamton North High, June Bently from Watkins, Charles Woodworth who came back from the army after serving twenty-six months, and Florence Twedt from Brooklyn. Our chief highlights were our Junior Play, “Crazy House,” under the direction of our class advisor,' Mr. Dolan. In June, we entertained the seniors at Stewart Park, on the annual Senior-Junior picnic. Our Junior Prom was also a huge success. It was made with the circus as a theme, and was cleverly decorated by the class artists. Our class officers were: President----------------Bob Hall Vice-President--------Beth Hampton Secretary---------------Carol Wood Treasurer---------------Bill Goold Helen Garrett attended Girls State in July. The following boys attended Boys State: Roy Williams, Bill Gate, Boothe Blakeman, Bob Hall, and Bill Goold. As our year came to a close we were blissfully dreaming of being seniors with the coming term. 1947- 48 Our final year within the walls of O.C.S.! It seemsquite impossible but it is so. There is a great deal erf study and work between now and the coming June, when we shall leave. Our class officers are: President----------------Bob Hall Vice-President---------Bill Hanlon Secretary- -----------Larry Miller Treasurer----------Juanita McMillen Several new pupils joined us. They are John Lally from Katonah High, and Ernie Randall who served in the Navy nine months and twenty-four days. Our class play, “You Can’t Always Sometimes Tell” was a great success. We are looking forward to our Senior Ball in the spring and also to our class trip, when we hope to go to New York City. We started on our money-raising program with a magazine campaign in which the class was divided into two teams. The results were amazing for we made a large profit and topped the last senior class’s campaign by over five hundred dollars. 22