Penn Yann Academy - Key Yearbook (Penn Yan, NY)

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ln qu1ck success1on durmg the flrst half of the year came the h1ghest pra1sed patr1ot1c product1on of the year Amer1can Passport and then the Senlor Ball ga1ly decorated for Chr1stmas Dur1ng the second semester came another tournament exams and Graduatlon The clan of 1951 have now reached thelr ult1mate goal They are now Kmgs and Queens 1n the1r own m1nor worlds EMRYO TEACHERS '? 9 i...-.q Q4-...-Q I-4-'Q- Em A Ossman I Demcola S Cmquemam I Peluso The f1nal rught has come at last When w1th regret we leave our past In these dear halls of P Y A To go on to future beyond today We ve loved every mmute of the t1me we ve spent In the halls so hallowed and It s really meant So much to us that It can t be told These years our future d1d really mold The teachers the classes they ve all been swell But now lt s t1me to b1d farewell As we march through t1me we ll look ahead But always remember - and a tear we'll shed As we th1nk of how we felt today - Today as we leave dear P. Y. A. 18 D. . l I ' . 'Lf s 1... NY 1 F ' 5 m A, 1 PGN ff Alfie? ' -fL.w,,, . , . . , - v - 1 . . 9 i ! ' 1 7

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ft' Mr Campney F Randall Representa uve to Councrl J Wachob Presrdent Mrss Streeter Miss Grady B Iepsen Secretary M Kennedy Treasurer Mrss Stowe Once upon a tlme 1n the year 1947 the peasant class of St M1ke s Jo1ned the peasant class of Penn Yan Jun1or H1gh School for the frrst t1me Durmg the f1rst year that these two groups were un1ted they chose Dav1d Dan1els for themr leader Pat Wood was next 1n 11ne Sylv1a Bodme was scr1be and Charles Watkms was tax collector Joan DeG1-aff was elected to represent the clan n Counc11 H1ghl1ghts of the year were a Chrlstmas Play and two dances W1nter Won derland and Spr1ng Fever Commencement soon followed Graduatmg from the peasant class the clan found themselves Lords and Lad1es As leaders Pat Wood replaced Davrd Dan1els John Turner took over Pat Wood s old dut1es Helen Esk1ldsen became scr1be Charles Watk1ns was aga1n tax collector and Sonny Ogden represented the clan 1n Counc1l As was the custom they held a dance a very dlfferent one for ye old halls of Penn Yan Academy called the Soc Hop At the end of the year the persons selected to lead the clan for the next year were Paul Perez leader Bruce LeCla1re next 1n l1ne Jerry Parsons tax collector Helen Esk1ldsen scr1be and Pat Wood representatwe to Counc1l Soon the Lords and Lad1es became Dukes and Duchesses and took posses s1on of the upper hall of the castle The f1rst half of the year was uneventful but soon th1ngs began to happen On March Z7 1950 the play One Mad N1ght was produced It was procla1med the greatest comedy h1t of the ages One sunny May Wednesday a tournament was held for the two hrghest classes of the nob1l1ty Wlthout much hes1tat1on the Dukes and Duchesses pre sented the hlghest nob1l1ty w1th the w1n of the day s melee so they wouldn t be d1sappo1nted Then came the trad1t1onal dance g1ven 1n honor of the upper nob1l1ty by the Dukes and Duchesses It was called Stardust At last' The goal IS reached' The clan of 1951 are now Barons and Baron esses They have atta1ned th1s goal by f1l11ng the vacancy left by the clan of 1950 James Wachob took over Paul Perez s pos1t1on .Terry Parsons replaced Bruce LeCla1re Betty .Tepsen became the clan scr1be Mar1lyn Kennedy took .Terry Parson s place as tax collector and Florence Randall represented the clan 1n Counc1l 17 G, . 3. , - . :- . : : :- . :- . : l . . .,.. I i ' . U ' I 1 . 1 . , - . . , ' I , . . . . 3 7 , . U I ' I V I 9 I , D Y , , , . . Z ' 7 ' IC ' ,Y ' I , . . .. - . .. . . , , I 0 , ll 'D . . . . , .. , I Y 1 , .

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1 rxrloum Vle the KINGS and QUEENS of ye olde graduat1ng class of 1951 bequeath the followlng to our frlends 91 teachers and underclassmen 9 I If Rlchard Hoban Leaves for Keuka College AJ Donald Habberfleld Leaves Bookkeeplng to Mrs O Keefe Kb' ,f K Helen Esklldsen Leaves the YANKEE to Hedda Hopper 7 Norman Ayres Leaves h1s he1ght to Mar1an Sullxvan Er1c Lewls Leaves h1s f1gure to Sh1rley Jorgensen 4 f ' Patr1c1a Wood Leaves a strlng of broken hearts Merwln Snyder Leaves h1s way w1th the women to Marty Tr1poll1 , R1chard Lamphxer Leaves h1s speed to Rube Morehouse Beverly Hansen Leaves the motto There w1l1 always be a Dresden ff Sonny Ogden Leaves for Italy H111 to dodge the draft I Ruth Chaapel Leaves 419 to the class of 52 Margaret Pappas Leaves to become manager of Bootes Flor1st Shop Donald Erwln Leaves h1s barltone vo1ce to Lyle Gray Annette Thomas Leaves for Ithaca College wlthout Howard -SF -wg John Turner Leaves an old carburator to Gale Dugan Ronald Snyder Leaves h1s horse Tr1gger to Norma Enos Ruth Mahan Leaves to become manager of Pallas Sweet Shop CI1fford R1chardson Isn t goxng to leave anyth1ng he s golng to keep It all James Wachob Leaves h1s football shoes to Jean Rlffle maybe she can f1ll them James Chrlstensen Leaves for Hollywood to tutor Betty Grable Elwyn Hunt Leaves h1s Ch1Ck Bev to concentrate on h1s own flock Helen Chr1stensen Leaves Hugh d1sconsolate by locker 133 Joyce Mortensen Leaves her pet1te f1gure to Mr Waye Anne Lane Leaves her rmgs1de seat IH 419 to Dave Wachob Jack Evans Leaves hls heart to the glrls of P Y A Margaret Tlnney Leaves her lunches to MISS Remer s Shorthandl Class Florence Randall Leaves her w1se cracks echo1ng 1n the halls of P Y A Carlton Smsson Leaves to head the Department of Agrlculture Althea Pulver Leaves Ind1an Pxnes to the Plney Ind1ans Betty Jepsen Leaves to promote the sales of Dodges Clyde Sm1th Leaves h1s dr1ver s hcense before they take It away from h1m Jerome Parsons Leaves h1s exper1ments ln Chemxstry to the War Department Lo1s Robmson Leaves to take Leo Doucher s place John Babb1tt Leaves h1s laugh to Lytle Lmdstrom Mary Ann Gombar Leaves her knack for talk1ng to Study Hall Ohver Goodr1ch Leaves for the West Coast to renew an old acquamtance Joan DeGraff Leaves to bu1ld a Chem1stry Lab at Camp Arey Charles Watkms Leaves to farm w1th the Leathernecks Mary Townsend Leaves her qu1et manners to second per1od Study Hall Dorothy Parker Leaves her Senlor Speech to another Dan1el Webster Barbara Ma1tland Leaves her charmmg ways to Bruce K1nney Mar1lyn Kennedy Leaves her wmsome ways to M1ke Cahlll Pauhne Thayer Leaves the motto I guess I ll be shovellmg off MarJor1e McCann Leaves her father s gavel to next year s Student Councxl Pres1dent. Arlene Welch Leaves her unperturbecl nature to the teachers of P. Y. A Carl Jorgensen Leaves by the nearest exlt. 19 ' 7 , ' do G c. , . 1. L- , a f If g n -, 1 I f YZ ' 1 -------------- , ' ' , T ' . I . , ' W f . ' ' ' ' K' 'V ff f ' . A . . . ' 1 V ' vii' II, V 2 ' Q .'V fllit' , 'rf' - ' I V - I ,If f 3 . W f pri f .. - 1 ,ff 17 , , . -- 'gy ,I A -A S . ,.', I t , . D I ' - , 'I ' 1 ' I . .Lk I y - . u ---.-. 44 2 . -4 . ' n ' 11 , I - ' sa an ' I . A t . . I . - , Z as 9 - . va - - I , 1 n . '