Port Jervis High School - Victor Yearbook (Port Jervis, NY)

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THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of 1943, being of sound mind and body, and possessing excellent memory f?D after four years in this institution of Port Jervis High School, make, publish and declare this document as our last will and testament. First, we as a class extend our gratitude tot he members of the faculty who have been most patient through these trying years. Second, to the Junior Class we express the hope that by next September they will be better fitted to carry on the high standards and ideals we have set up for them. Third, we also leave to the Junior Class a pair of walking shoes, size 83A, and the one pound of butter we have been hoarding the past year. The individual bequests are: 1. Frances Aber wills her gossip repertoire to Phyllis Seidler, Marie McAllister and Irene Schoonmaker. 2. Willard Adams donates his truck to Jack Harrison and he hopes it won't fall apart under the strain of recklessness. 3. John Arlow's philosophical appearance is turned over to Joseph Kmpick and Fred Hammond. 4. Delmer Bicknell passes his dexterity in gymnastics to Frank Tynatishon. 5. Lorraine Blair presents her red wool stockings to Katherine Lemon for that long stagger from the brewery. 6. Grace Brewster depends upon Rita Farniok and Antoinette Goetzman to carry on her disdainful too too appearance. 7. Vincent Bedell and Frank Furman become the proud possessors of Joe Brown's Charles Atlas physique. 8. Bob Brush's bowling score sheet is presented to William Burrows. 9. Howard Buddenhagen bestows his original French constructions on Jerome Cohen. 10. Howard Bullock's far away look is taken over by Tom Gillson. 11. Helen Burns wants Janice Moran and Will Kelly to have her red hair. 12. Ray Burns concedes his righteous appearance to Earl Mead, Fanny Love and Stanley Fuller. 13. James Butler's glgolo look is bequeathed to Michael Senkiw and Ed Traynor. 14. Dick Carlson will allow John Hoey to carry on his art of knuckles cracking. 15. Eleanor Carmichael kindly hands over the step laddfer which she used when reading the bulletin boards to Ruth Schwartz, James Litts, and Francis Grossi. 16. Charac Case and Bill Wagner leave their trumpets to Harry Adams and Doug Case, and the Senior Class bestows its sympathy on Harry James. 17. George Chant's priorities for the permanent wave machine are turned over to Skip Franzen and Austin Barber. 18. June Lohse assumes Laura Chase's pre-marital spats. 19. Alberta Child grants her gym bloomers to her sister, Barbara. 20. Tom Massanotti is presented with Donald Cole's sketch book. 21. Lola Cooke carries on Alice Collin's passion for slacks. 22. Anne Cordisco, alias Larson Annie, alias The Green Hornet, bequeathes her relentless fight against crime and its vices to Helen Benton. Ch 23. Esther Decker's placid countenance is willed to Betty Armstrong and Catherine erry. 24. James Kent inherits Robert De1aney's copy of How to Grow a Victory Garden. 25. Muriel Hoffman is willed Elizabeth Denk's motionless gab. 26. Don DeWltt's nights with the pack are passed on to Russell Faiello. 27. Bill Cleary and Marilyn Murray must carry on Frank Doss' steady romance. 28. Kenneth Bradshaw leaves a part of his ambition to Anthony Brzezowski. 29. Thelma Embe hopes Charlie Weiss will continue to make the daily trip from Sparrowbush. 30. Theresa Ferraro hands over her position in Miss Wa1cutt's office to Alice Hinkley. 31. Mary Vicclariello and Margaret Sweeney receive Ira Franzblau's modest attitude. 32. Ruth Hurr acquires Betty Gibbs' pull with Mr. Koors. 33. Beatle Bochenour presents her man-hunting technique to Pat Lowery. 34. Jeanne Gillson is the proud possessor of Doris Gottleib's title Queen of the Army Camps. 35. Marcus Grathwohl wills his position on the football team to this brother Herman. 36. Art Gray wants Bill Niles to have his six-foot position on the basketball team. 37. Shirley Merkenschlager and Harriet Gregory extend to Bud Fisher and Carolyn Blaslar their genius in higher math. 38. LeRoy Hamilton and Joe Meloi grant to Ellen McKeeby their grins.

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avenue. As we walked down Main she said that Delmer Bicknell and Ray Burns were auto mechanics for the Ford people at Detroit. She said that Lorraine Blair and Betty McConnell were nurses at St. Francis. Also that Donnie Cole was a portrait painter in Middletown and Charac Case was playing in the Warwick band. After I had left Esther I hastened to see Port Hl where all these people had been kids. As I entered, the halls seemed so familiar. I heard a call and a gang of football fellows came running out the gym door. These were coached by Ted Salmon assisted by Dick Greer. I learned that Bob Greer was carrying on ln his father's footsteps as a policeman and that Willard Adams and Johhnle Arlow were also cops. Beatrice Gochenour and Gobby were policewomen who knew how to get their men. The school seemed proud of its former athletic heroes who had gone on to the blg time. Grathwohl was now with the Chicago Bears and Art Gray and Pete Kelly were playing on the pennant winner, the Dodgers. Harriet Gregory took Warren L.'s place as math. teacher and Shirley Hosklng was teaching music here. She sald that Boxle Vollmer and Bugsy Wagner were playing in one of the leadlng dance bands ln the country. After this I hurrled down town to see what Front street was dolng as my last passage there was foggy. It seems that Jake Morgenstern was manager of Markovlts while Tom Fell was guiding Newberry's and Antoinette Marino was working under him. Modeling had been taken up by Port's stores and in Fashlonette I found Betty Herman doing so in a neat evening dress. Frank Oliver and Joe Melol were working for Levln's and they sald that Blll Sherwood and Charlie Kaschop were working for the Erie. Farther along I found that Alice Sjoquist had a photographers shop and Clara Simpson was working for the Building and Loan. I also found George Heaton to be head of the Trl-States Telephone Co. and Alice Husson was a telephone operator. Her brother, Dewey, was a teller ln the bank. And most surprising of all was to find LeRoy Hamilton to be postmaster with Don Dewitt a mail carrier. Hamy told me that Alys Reese was a medical secretary in Matamoras and Phyllis Platt was a messenger ln Lord and Taylor's. Coming out of the postoffice I accidentally knocked against Jimmy Latham who stayed in the Coast Guard after the war because he liked lt so much. He sald that Francis Rombousek who used to be a marine was now worklng with television at Radio City and the other marine from our class, John Slgreto, was managing a shoe store ln Brooklyn. Jimmy also said that he saw Earleen Emrlch working ln the supply store at his base. Funny but somehow standing outside the post office everything seemed to dim again. I opened my eyes to see my family and the doctor standing over me. There now, said the medico, you're all right. What happened, said 1? Nothing much, you've just had a bad case of encephalitis letharglca fsleeplng sickness to youJ. Prophecy on The Prophet If I could only hurry! Due to some scientific fact as yet unknown to the intellectuals of the world, the force of gravity has deserted my poor self and I am suspended about two inches from the ground. Consequently, I'm getting nowhere ln a hurry. This long, dusty road seems to lead down the hill to that village with all the church steeples in lt, but I am not so sure that I want to go to the vlllagtq. Every window that I can see is as dark as a pocket with the exception of one which is on the very top of the tallest bulld- lng. Even lf I float along as far as the building, I'll have to cllmb all those stairs because etery elevator boy has joined the army. Maybe if I hold my breath I'll go faster. I wonder what happened to the road from which I was only two lnches away? What could be behind this door? Let me see. It says A. Reagen B. S., B. A., D. I. What could D. I. stand for? Suddenly the letters are snatched away from my sight and there before me I see a rug of white, crumpled paper. No, it couldn't be a rug: lt's too high of! the floor. Oh, there's a desk under all that stuff. And behind the desk with a bewildered expression on hcr face and with a huge green hair ribbon dangling 1-ver one ew-hroxv cruuches my old schoolmate, Allllle. I-Il! says I, trymg to break hex' icy stare. Don't bother me, says she tensely, I just got a scoop. Generously she shoves the papers on the floor so that I can sit on her desk, I presume. Very gently I perch myself beside the three gremlins, who say See no evllg hear no evllg speak no evil whenever I look at them. What are you doing here? ask I, disregarding her apparent preoccupation. Her good nature keeps her from throwing the gremllns at me. I-Iaven't you heard? screams she, I'm editor-in-chief of The Broken Record. We go to press tomorrow and none of my reporters have handed in a thing. Hurrah, shout I. We start to jump up and down together because wdre so happy to see each other, I guess. I expect to see the ceiling fall down, but lt doesn't. It starts to rain instead. I, don't want to get wet because I'm going someplace and I don't want to ruln my new butch haircut. So I leave Annie to her printing press and start to run. The raln ls awfully cold-I run faster-and faster--and faster. And then I open my eyes. Slowly, my dream comes back to me. It strikes me as belng pretty silly, but I'll bet there's some truth in lt. Look Annie up ten years hence and see if my prophecy hasn't come true.

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39. Robert Heal depends upon Emerson King to carry on his hunting safaris. 40. Leon Helt leaves his genius to the coming senior class as no one individual is worthy of this honor. 41. Jack Carroll is the proud recipient of George Heaton's Stegmaier's tumor, 42. Earleen Emrich hands over her blonde tresses to Ruth Goodyear and Irene Brezenski. 43. Paul Horsman feels sure that May Sheb would appreciate a lock of his hair to put under her pillow. 44. Dewey Husson passes on his manly art of crow hunting to Richard Wooster. 45. Albert Jones and Betty McConnell donate three hayseeds to Merle Jenks, Gerald Williams and Jeanette Conklin. 46. Phyllis Kelch and Winnie MacAlarney present their pleasing personalities to Audrey Wolfe and Annette Pinckney. 47. Pete Kelly bestows the story of his unusual morning interludes in the office at 8:32 upon John Remey and hopes it will serve him well. 48. Cornelia Kidney passes on her carefree manner to Helene O'Malley. 49. Jane Kinney gives to her sister Joan the honor of being the current Kinney grad. 50. Bob Kleinstuber turns over his lathe to James Hall. 51. Jean Knight would like Barbara Freer to carry on her undulating swing. 52. Charlie Lombardo leaves his horse laugh to Edgar Cooper with the hope that ln time it will be either improved or eliminated. 53. Ann Marino vacates her place in the cafeteria line to Margaret Monahan. 54. Helen Mazure presents her comb and mirror to Frances Brown and Emily Clancy. 55. Hilda Morgan gives her many questions in law class to Marjorie Benjamin. 56. With a leaflet entitled How to conserve gum for the duration, or who left the wad on the bed post? Georgie Mitchell bequeathes her wad to Catherine Young and Rita Wiseman. 57. Jacob Morgenstern leaves his man of the world appearance to Carmen Prisco. 58. Larry Murray gives Jack Murray his lofty stature. 56. Eleanor Nicolette and Catherine Ogrodnick donate their pleasant manners to Frances Swinton and Rosemary Swanerbury. 60. Walter O'Connor turns over his collegiate appearance to Joe Shimer. 61. Frank Oliver passes on his shy manners to Bob Zeller. , 62. Augusta Honig inherits the shorthand technique of Mary Osowick and Anna Trovei. 63. Al Phillips leaves his way with the women to Barney Benton. 64. Phyllis Platt wills her pleasant smile to Yvonne Travis and Nancy Lain. 65. Herb Pierce wants Jack Cummings to carry on his nights on the Berme Road. 66. To Marion Keshian Anne Reagen grants her famed reputation as class worry- wart. 67. Alys Reese bestows her contagious giggle on Ruth Chase and Grace Smith. 68. Hobart Roberts wills his prize cow to anyone who will promise to take good care of it. 69. Ed Rutan leaves his athletic ability to Boots Carroll. 70. Alice Sjoquist wills her bashful manner to Jean O'Dea. 71. Ted Salmon kindly hands his student council gavel with a sigh of relief to Fran Meyer. 72. Herb Schmalzriedt presents his nice singing voice to Betsy Naylor and Anne Wilson. 73. Hank Schutz wills his harem to Elton Barber. ' 74. Jeanne Onofry and Carol Ollear inherit Mary Scully's copy of Vogue. 75. Bill Sherwood wills Ed Murray his hunting and fishing outfit. 76. Clara Simpson leaves her graciousness to Jean Weigel. 77. Ann Soletro bequeathes her pretty hair to Fannie Caputo. 78. Bill Soner leaves his studiousness in 6th period study to Leonard Hodes. 79. Margaret Stening gives June McCreery her sweater. 80. Jean Waycie turns over her high heels and stockings to Olga Panesis. 81. Gene Vollmen gives his physique to Albert Vlserta. 82. Phyllis Zeller leaves her title as senior wolfess to Josephine Scieri and Girlie Cuddeback. To whoever will have the misfortune of undertaking this task, we leave our whole- hearted sympathy. LESTER DAVENPORT, BETTY HERMAN, SHIRLEY HOSKING. WitneSS8d by PRUNE FACE WOLF MAN 456 GREMLINS