Oxford Academy Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Oxford, NY)

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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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FIRST ROW: W. Wilcox, R. Lowe, R. Marshman, M. Kelly, D. Burke, J. Coleman, J. Johnson; SECOND ROW; Mrs. Griffin, E. Diamond, L. Caruana, M. Bound, D. Adams, J. Redenback, W. Roney, F. Knapp, W. Pepper; THIRD ROW: D. Leach, K. Pinney, P. Fennessy, K. Smith, M. McEneny, W. Squires, J. Moore, B. Tracy; ABSENT FROM PICTURE: C. Morgan. FIRST ROW: D. Burke, Vice- Pres.; E. Diamond, Sec.; J. Johnson, Treas.; BACK ROW: Mr. Preston, Advisor; Mrs. Griffin, Advisor, E. Race, Pres. Juniors THE Juniors, aspiring to become seniors, have been busy selling magazines and have been working hard on their main project, the Junior Prom. As Sophomores, they presented a very entertaining minstrel, which brought out a great deal of talent possessed by various members of the class. They have also sponsored a Halloween Dance, which was very successful. FIRST ROW: V. Sikes, H. Meade, D. Bradt, J. Bliven, R. Young, A. Spencer; SECOND ROW: Mr. Preston, M. Mowry, A. Foote, N. Hughston, P. Keating, E. Vargo, W. Moon, J. Caruana L. Lowe; THIRD ROW: R. Cummings, C. Cowles, E. Race, A. Zdobylak, R. Sayles, D. Manzer, G. Carl- sen, R. Rogers. 24