Port Leyden High School - Portal Yearbook (Port Leyden, NY)

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THE CLASS PROPHECY As we, the Seniors of 1948, leave the Port Leyden Central School for the last time think of ourselves in the future. Twenty years later, in 1968, we predict to find our- selves in the following places. ' Betty Beebe is an usherette in the Metropolitan Opera Theatre, when she's not at home looking after her family. Joe Fraser is a big time gambler and runs a gambler's house on top of the WRed a Whiten stores in New York. duNancy Beck has finally gotten that Nminkn coat but is still working on the Hdia- 111011 e Shirley Hoffman owns an ice cream parlor in London and is specializing in nPortN sundaes. Eileen Smith has made her home in the San Fernando Valley and is living peace- fully with her husband and nine children. Glenn Stevens has just accepted a new position at Harvard University as basketball coach. Richard Ripp is now running a feed mill down in Texas. He grows his own corn on a ranch and raises beef on the side. Shirley Hall has a little sewing shop in Port Leyden and runs it with the help of her five daughters. Elmer Rocker and the HMrs', the former Miss Jean Stewart, multimillionairess, live in South America on a rubber plantation. Joanne Parrish is directing the Phil-Harmonic orchestra in Chicago. She has also written a few songs, her latest being, NI'm Waiting For My Corpse To Come Backn. Thelma Mooney is quite busy now, as she just took over a new position as secretary to the mayor of New York City. Betty Mullaney is head nurse at Bellevue hospital and has just discovered a new di- sease of the heart which she named NShadowingU. Betty Ann Pearson is living quietly on the McKeever Road with a cat and parrot. She couldn't find anyone to live with her way back there in the sticks. David Marmon has a lumber business in California but also holds a position as photographer on Metro-Goldwyn set. Lois Trombley is over in Paris now buying clothes for Best's Department Store in New York, where she works. Don Trombley is still riding around in big cars when he's not busy working in his new hotel which opened a few days ago. Shirley Mashaw, still single, is studying music in the great city of Paris, under the famous musician Chaminade. 15

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Thelma sayeth little, but thlnketh more. Shirley is quiet and rather shy, But with her looks she'1l get by. Betty, a quiet carefree miss, Richard spect he grow'd, A heart full of bliss. Nobody made hm . ' . 'N Glenn seldom seems to worry, Elmer, a quiet lad in class, And he's never in a hurry. Gets along with a pretty lass. 14

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CLASS HISTORY In the year 1945, twenty-five young hardworking students entered in the freshman room. The feelings in our hearts were rare. Now we were growing up surely for we were in long awaited years of High School with Glenn Stevens as our president. Under the guidance of Miss Laudadio we had a class picnic and to raise money for that New York trip which was so far off we had a carnival which proved to be a huge success. Next we went a step higher, to the Sophomore Class where the teachers were all glad to see us back ins hool. We had lost three students and gained a new one, Nancy Beck. Shirley Mashaw was elected president for we thought it about time a woman took over our class. Mr. Meekins ruled us very well as everything that we planned and carried out was a success. The Junior year is one we shall never forget for we got our gings and were very proud of them. Nineteen of us, which now made up the class sold writing paper pencils andihad a box social and a dance. Elmer Rocker was president with Miss Mahalyi as our adv sor. Now, to the present status and the one big final year. Mr. Royal was our advisor with Joe Fraser as our president. We had several bake sales, two raffles, sold mag- azines subscriptions, presented a play and put out the yearbook which filled our treas- ury to the brim. The hard work earnings of our four years went for our trip to New York on Memorial Day weekend. we enjoyed our trip very much and realize that all our hard work was done for a wonderful time in the end. SENIOR PLAY The annual Senior play of the port Leyden Central School was presented to all on March 18, l9M8. The caste of the NBaby Sittern consisted of: Shirley Mashaw fthe Nbaby sitteruj - Carrie, Donald Trombley - Bob, Johnny Reilly - Junior, Gordon Vienneau - Lefty, Shirley Hall - Mother, Glenn Stevens - Father, Betty Ann Pearson - Eunice, Joanne Parrish - Midge, Jean Stewart - Dot, Betty Mullaney - Jane, Lois Trombley - Helen, Elmer Rocker,- Carl, Nancy Beck - Mrs. Gordon, Joe Fraser - Mr. Gordon. The ordeals of this WBaby Sittern is as true-to-life as possible. Carrie is Bob's girl friend and when in an emergency, Bob was forced to break a special date with her to take out Eunice, a daughter of Bob's parents' friends. She offered to stay with Junior so that Bob's parents would think her worthy of him. Carrie is having a hard time making Junior and his pal, Lefty, behave when two friends of the regular baby sitter Midge and Dot, arrive. They say that they will help Carrie but it seems that the two girls and little boys get involved in Nraidingn the icebox and in that way they were much more o e advantageof the boys than to Carrie. After a hard and hair-raising evening, all is well when the parents and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon arrived home. The director of the hilarious play was Miss Agostina Schillaci. Miss Schillaci showed lots of enthusiasm and patience during rehearsals. It is very hard on a di- rector not having everyone at rehearsals and to show such effort at the same time. Ev- eryone will agree that it was she that made our play a success and not ourselves. 16