Ovid Central High School - Ovidian Yearbook (Ovid, NY)

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CLASS WILL The class of 54 bemg of sound mxnd and constttutton do hereby w111 and bequeath the follow mg as destgnated Jo Brownell leaves her formal the green one to Prtsctlla Hatch To John Keenan we leave the ad hbbtng of Sonny Halsell. Mrs Depew wtll be grateful. Sylvta Conklmg leaves her curly halr cut to Lmda Cockrell To Ellen Dann we leave the extraordtnary famtlng techmques of Mary Therklldsen Fran Steverson leaves hts safe drtvxng record to Joan Fltzstmons Mary Carroll leaves the road to Sampson to Franny StahL How about getttng a ltcense Franny? B111 Wxswell leaves hrs well worn copy of Shakespeare to Buz Pemberton. Harold Larsen an outstandmg geometry student leaves hxs many years of hard labor to Ann Duncan, Burnsy leaves hts e11g1b1l1ty sheet from Mxss Edds to Roger Austtn. Bev and Angle leave thter questtonable ab1l1ty to talk tn chorus without bemg ktcked out to Pat Srruth Grts leaves has ptvot posttton to Paul Gary Don Conkltng leaves hxs undymg fatthfulness tn romanttc affairs to Mary Lou Auble we are assured she wtll need thts Mary Sweet leaves her loud ptercmg votce to Jeanette McDonald J xmmy Schramm leaves hts huntmg abtlity to B111 Hallet Was that deer tn season? Ivan Dean leaves h1s way wlth the women to James Brodmckt To Gertrude Clark Patsy leaves her dramatlc trammg 1.n lovemakmg U1 the semor play Wee Wtllxe Wxlson leaves hxs bo1sterous rnght lxfe to Ann Hardtng Paul Bertrand leaves hts gracefulness on the dance floor to Yvonne Rxegel. Sandford Covert Just wants to leave espectally Enghsh classes Bob Chatelle leaves his sneaky way of gettmg by tn classes wlthout studytng to Nellle Gos11ck1 Eddle McGutre leaves his tap dancmg prowess to Maureen Keady Barb Hawkms leaves her good tlmes as a semor to Beffy Ftsh Helen Marttn leaves her xdeas about golng steady m htgh school to Marxlyn Marsh Kemeth Post leaves his memortes of Amertcan Htstory to Dave Albee. Alice Beach leaves her gay wtld ume in Washmgton to Shtrley Hayes J olm Ttger Russell leaves hxs cage to Mar lone Wilson. D1ck Poth leaves hrs abtllty to become a Semor to the ent1reJun1or Class Gale Excell leaves her peroxide hatr to Joyce Sanderson J l1Il Covert leaves nothxng. He s taking tt all wtth h1m to college. The class of 54 names Herbert Edwards to act as admmtstrator so that the above requests may be carrted out successfully Written by J tm Covert Jo Brownell Mary Car roll Sonny Halsell Sylvta Conkltng 9 , . . , . . s . . . n r u - a o . , . r n 1 Q n o s s , . o n s a -.. . Q o o o s Q U . ., . . . . n a . . , . . . , . . a -

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CLASS HISTORY As we Class of 1954 retrace our steps we remember our f1rst days as freshmen we began classes 1n September 1950 wxth the roll call numbering forty Our class adv1sors were Mxss Helen Kloph and Mrs Sarah Frankhn The offtcers elected were Jxm Covert Prestdent Ang1eM1l1as V1ce Presxdent Ed McGu1re Secretary and Gale Excell Treasurer Our representauves to student counc1l were Mary Sweet and Harold Larsen We were very proud to be the f1rst class to end our freshman year wtth a consxderable sum of money due to a very successful St Pat s Dance We also sold pop at baseball games and collected class dues We were ftnally on our wayll When we became sophomores our number dimmtshed to th1rty but xt was sttll necessary to have two homerooms wlth Mr Fred Hoppe in 210 and Mrs Sarah Franklm in 211 as advlsors Our offxcers were Ed McGu1re Prestdent Ang1e lvhllas Vtce Prestdent Bev OConnell Secretary and Mary Therluldsen Treasurer We had Gale Excell and J1m Covert represent us 1n student councll Our money ra1sing projects were two bake sales a Leap Year Dance and class dues to reach our goal of S300 ln September 1952 we moved our forces to 210 when we became jumors wlth Mr Hoppe as our adv1sor .Tumor offlcers were Gale Excell Pres1dent Angle Mlllas Vlce Prestdent Bev OConnell Secretary and Ed McGu1re Treasurer wxth Sonny Halsell and Mary Therk1ldsen as our student councll representattves W1th a class of twenty six our ftrst project was sellmg Chrxstmas cards whxch proved very successful. Then came the btg day sen1or rmgs would soon be ours We sponsored skatmg parues and sold candy durmg basketball games The mght of February 23 found the Jumor boys atnred tn aprons in the kitchen whtle the jtmlor gtrls watted table for the annual supper The acting ab1l1ty of the Juntors and the semor chorus was shown when the Juxuors pre sented an operetta An Old Kentucky Garden on March 20 We ended our 1un1or year by selhng personalxzed stattonery and gtvmg the seniors the1r long awalted Sen1or Ball Thls brought our treasury to S648 and that much closer to our Washmgton trxp Here we arel Setnors at lastll M1ss L1ll1an Edds was appotnted as our semor adv1sor m room 203 Our semor class Prestdent is Ed McGu1re our V1ce Presldent IS Angle M1llas Gale Excell Secretary Eugene W1lson Treasurer Our student counctl representatxves are Barb Hawkxns and J 1m Covert As semors we started off wtth a magazme campaxgn whlch added S458 to our treasury On November 6 we were hardly recogrnzed when we appeared m our Sunday best ' for our senior ptctures Next was the b1g productnon June Graduate presented on November 12 and 13 InFebruary the PTA sponsored a Silver Tea for our beneftt the fmal money malung act1v1ty of our htgh school years At last we were on our way to Washtngtonl 'I'h1s tr1p proved to be worth all the ume and effort we had spatt Before we had ttme to catch our breath Class Nlght Baccalaureate and ftnally Commencement closed the curta1n of our school days at Ovid Central We realize the debt we wtll always owe to our teachers parents and fnends of the communxties who havehelped to gulde us toward our goal of graduatnon Barb Hawkms Gale Excell 8 1 1 1 o 1 1 1 1 s 1 1 1 ' I 1 , 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 s 1 1 1 ' . . , ' . 1 1 1 1 o Q 1 1 1 1 e 1 1 1 1 ' . . , . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . - 1 -- . o Q as 11 ' - 1 1 o ' 1 Q e Q ' 1 1 1 1 o . Q . . H , . 1 - - an 11 1 1 1 , - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4

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CLASS PROPHECY It IS the year of 1964 and as I am strollmg down Broadway I suddenly runember that this is the night for Ovrd s Class of 1954 reunion. I hurry down the street turn left and step mside the Waldorf Astoria the prearranged sue of the meeting. As I am ushered tn I notice a tall dark handsome fellow lookmg very lmportant and I mqture as to h1s tdamty It seems that this is Eugme Wrlson my old and distmguished friend back at Ovld His overvdtelmxng gift of gab has gamed him hxs position as Master of Ceremonies here at the Waldorf I place myself at a secluded table behind a palm tree and proceed to watch the entrance of all my classmates Gale Excell the first to enter looks stunmng ln her new sarong At school she had been so qtuet and refuted it s shocking to see her go to the dogs You can plck up her act tn any tavern tn the New York area There s Sylvta Conkling always the runt of the class But wait she s grown up and that sign on her back says Fat Lady Ringhng Bros Don t look now but that was B111 Wiswell who Just came m I understand that he IS the proud owner of a well known Mrlwaukee Co That gentlemanly young man who just walked ln IS none other than Sandford Covert Always the ladxes man rn school he s contmued to tnterest them by selling lingerte Here comes mystic excxting and starthng The Great McGuire the fortune teller at Coney Island followed by h1s frtmd Barbara Hawklns whose racket seems to be a Lonely Hearts Club There s Sonny Halsell wrth a smart remark for everyone to hear His love for the North encouraged h1m to move to Alaska where he is happxly engaged in a dogsled agency what have we here? A ptous looking fellow xf I ever saw one. Oh it s Bob Gnswold prac ucmg h1s latest sermon You knew he became a missionary to Indo Gllna didn t you? I hear some talk going around that Ovid has a new subway system. Shirley Carson was named head conductor Here s another news bit about Ovid You may vaguely recall the burnmg of the Franklm House Well Jrm Covert couldn t stand to see the place run down so he bought tt and flxed ll up pretty swanky It dtdn t do any good though it burned down again Now there s a ptcture of health Bob Chatelle popularly called Shapeless He s certainly outgrown that name. He was selected as the wmner of the Body Beautiful contest who on earth ls making that dreadful DOISB9 You might know lt sJoann Brownell. She makes the rest of us feel like two cents Just because she s the star on the Grand O1 Opry We hear that Caywood is growing into a metropolis largely due to the efforts of Dick Poth and h1s Hot Rod Ftx xt Shop From those surroundings we hear also of a proyect known as the Bar M Ranch Its sole owner Martm Marsh is moving over here now to give us his VCISIOII of 'howdy Even as I speak I hear shrieks of delight and immedtately I know that Tiger' Russell the protector of the weak champ1on of the free, IS being welcomed Tiger is using his strong arm tacucs as a pro football player with the New York Giants That distinguished fellow tn the Naval uniform is Donald Conkllng who signed up the day the Navy came looking for suckers err new seamen, He walt right to the top and is now Admiral oftheSwiss Navy C and P 72 cn u on age I0 v . , . 0 n r n 1 r I u r Q o a v s 0 n . . , . 1 n e U ' I I 1 o u I 1 1 , . . . . a ' o . . , . , . . . , . v 1 -' v 1 I o , . 0 a . - . , . - ' n . . . - , a r - , . n o . . . o r - . . . . ., 0 9 1 a I ' ll lf l I 9 n - cl gt a . . , - o ' I . - . . ' o I I I Ol o ' as D n , 1 9 9 o a n 1 U a