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« af.tr Will (Eestnment WE, the Class of 1955 in the County of Chenango and State of New York being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this our LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, in manner following that is to say: Dick DeSalvo's ability to cram for Regents to Edgie Whittle...Elissa Sheets's snow shovel to Sandra Beckwith...Eugene Rapuzzi's wave to Mr. Walsh...Louzetta Whittaker's peroxide bangs to David Adams...Ronnie Martin's hopped-up Ford to Mike McEneny...Virginia Clements's reserved and demure temperament to Barbara Cooper...Paul Wright's kick-off toe to Carl Cowles...Pat Castaldy's perfect attendance to Elizabeth Hackett...Robert Roger's big feet to Michael Buckel...Mary Standish's English 3 book to Brandon Tracy... Emmett Russell's lucky number, 13, to Richard Howe...Frances Caruana's ability to drive to Louie and Joey...George Seiler's crew cut to Daphne Burke...Mary Jane Russell's quiet nature to Rita Kaelin...Fred Howell's football uniform to Brian Quinn...Joyce Oralls's mischievousness to Frances Knapp ...Grace DeGaetano's ability to talk to Julia Johnson...James Hemstrought's time in study hall to Nancy Race...Gertrude Whaley's rosy cheeks to David Manzer...Maurice Ingraham's ability to argue to Bob Cummings .. Alice Little's love for school to Pat Cooper...George VanSlyke's 99.99 average to Joseph Coleman... Edward McGowan's spare set of teeth to Dean Simpson...Betty Nichols's gym suit to Alietta Foote...Paul Andrew's driver's license to Dee Dee McGovern...Dale Hasting's emergency brakes to Esther Holdridge...Donna Jones's headaches of the Junior Prom to Jean Bliven...Frederick Matteson's good humor to Ted Vargo...Danny Frair's seat in Skip's car to Dale Leach...Thomas Zdobylak's salt shaker to William Pepper ...Donna Wessels's bottle of aspirin to the editor of the 1956 Spotlight, Wayland Wilcox...David Wright's ability to sleep through history class to any sleepy Junior...Barry Budlong's well-groomed Mohican haircut to Art Kennedy...Barbara Palmer's naturally curly hair to Velma Sikes ...Gerald VanderBunt's peace pipe to Richard Clintsman ...Rosalea Diamond's singing voice to Betty...Donald Ross's ability in shop to Keith Smith ...Ann McGowan's job as business manager of the yearbook to Margaret Bound... William Kraft's senior membership in the Oxford Freeloaders' Association to Jack Seiler...Betty Simpson's quiet nature to Louise Kelly...Ronnie Bullock's jalopy to Willard Roney... Patricia Downey's megaphone to next year's cheerleading captain...Francis Webb's big brown eyes to James Moore...Alice Angle's typewriter to the typing staff of the 1956 Spotlight...Mitchell Smith's bashfulness to Clifford Morgan...Richard Cooper's tennis racket to George Carlsen...Florence Keating's curly locks to Marjorie Kelly...To Mr. Richmond, we leave a one-month tour of the Bronx Zoo so that he won't get lonely after we graduate. Class of 1955 Oxford Academy and Central School 22
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Class History OUR class entered into its freshman year in 51 with the feeling of great anticipation under the guidance of Mrs. Marble and Mr. Richmond. We elected Richard DeSalvo president, Patricia Castaldy vice-president, Ann McGowan secretary, and Elissa Sheets treasurer. During this year we sold Christmas wreaths and held a bake sale. This was the beginning of our class fund which we knew would be used in our activities during the four years of high school. In the fall of '52, we gathered together for our sophomore year under the guidance of the same advisors. Again we elected Richard DeSalvo president, and Elissa Sheets treasurer. New officers were Maurice Ingraham vice-president, and Betty Nichols secretary. This year we started to discuss the possibility of a senior trip, but we learned that the policy of the school had changed and that these trips were to be discontinued. Then we decided to have a yearbook. In May, we held a block dance on the blacktop behind the school which was very well-attended by grades 7-12. This dance.was part of a social schedule set up by the Student Council. We entered our junior year in '53 under the supervision of Mrs. Marble, Mrs. Nassar, Mr. Richmond and Mr. Batterman. We did it again! For the third time our class elected Richard DeSalvo president, and Elissa Sheets treasurer. Other officers elected were Donna Jones, vice-president, and Carolyn Wackford, secretary. The highlights of this year were selecting our class rings and planning and decorating for the Junior Prom. We finally chose our rings from the Balfour Company and the theme, Evening in Paris, for the prom. Much work was done on this prom, and we chose our queen from a selected group of girls in the junior and senior classes. Donna Jones, one of our juniors, was elected. The staff for the yearbook was chosen and some of the work was started. Our money in the treasury was in- creased by the sale of magazines, and we also sold tickets for a performance sponsored by the Rotary. At last, we accomplished a long-awaited dream when, in the fall of '54, the senior class was assigned to the big study hall where we were all together for the first time with Mr. Richmond, our homeroom teacher. We also had Mrs. Marble and Mrs. Ward to help us through this year. Again, and for the last time we chose Richard DeSalvo president, and Elissa Sheets treasurer. Donna Jones was re-elected vice-president, and Betty Nichols, secretary. This was to be another busy year, since early in October we started rehearsals for the senior play. Mother Is a Freshman, which was presented on November 18. Next we selected our commencement announcements from the Balfour Company. Then we chose our class motto, The Virture Lies in the Struggle, not the Prize, our class colors, blue and silver, and our class flower, a rose. The rnoney earned this year from a magician show and from the sale of our yearbook was to pay for the yearbook, our class banquet and graduation expenses. After about a year's work on the yearbook, members of the staffs, under the direction of Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Marble and Mr. Richmond, completed the 1955 edition of the Spotlight. And so, it is the end of our four years as a group. We received our diplomas on the night of June 27, but we will always hold memories of our busy times and happy moments spent together. 21 Florence Keating '55
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