Ramsey High School - Nugget Yearbook (Ramsey, NJ)

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You Are There CLASS HISTORY ln Sepfernber of I95l, our bewildered summer sfock casf sfarfed up fhe ladder fo sfardom. On fhe firsf day, we all looked over flue props and scenery very carefully, jusf fo make sure fhaf fhere were no flaws. Affer fhe firsf day and confinuing on flurough fhe year, we gradually became accusfomed fo our surroundings. Our bewilder- menf and sfage-frighf suddenly ebbed away and we be- came a small parf in fhaf excellenfly casf role of high school. Having complefed our firsf rung on fhaf ladder fo success, we began fo look forward 'ro fhe second. By fhis lime, we were slowly gaining recognifion: fhe fop sfars began looking down and faking nofice of us. Gradually we were each admiffed info a cerfain sociefy or group. All of us were sfill wondering and hoping fhaf some day. we, foo, would reach fhaf heighf of success, fhe senior class and fop rung, which we so idolized and respecfed. Affer finishing our fhree monfhs of summer sfock we fhen became whaf is known as an upperclassrnan, a junior. Our junior year was a very evenfful one. We began in Sepfernber by elecfing our class officers, Presidenf, Dick Boddy: Vice-presidenf, Ronnie Sussex: Secrefary, Joan Adney: Treasurer, Sue Cahill. They did a very fine job. During fhe course of fhe ye:.r, we began fo realize fhaf fhe underclassmen were looking up fo us. ln January of our Junior year, fry-oufs were faken for fhe Junior Play. The casf was selecfed and fhe play was called, Sevenfeenfh Summer. The casf included: Jean Pulis, Dave De Revere. Barbara Healy, Nina Crifchle i Wesley Dickens. Lorene Scala, Ann Heafh, Bill Widnall, Dave Blanchard. Jay Fippinger, Alice Komenf. and Val Kopach. The play and casf were a huge success. Page Twelve llflfl ol Q9 mf Biff On May 29, l954, we presenfed fhe Junior Prom called, Oufside of Heaven. The class worked very hard fo make if a success and if was. Our Junior year had ended very successfully. We were moving up fhaf ladder of success and we had almosf made fhe fop rung. Our Senior year had af lasf arrived. We had reached fhaf heighf of success, fhe lop rung. We began our Senior year b elecfinq class officers. They were fhe following: Presigenf, Dick Boddy: Vice- presidenf, Bob Spohn: Secrefary, Joan Adney: Treasurer, Sue Cahill: Edifor-in-chief of fhe Nuggef, Ann Heafh: Assisfanf edifors, Lee Bryan, Jean Pulis and Nina Crifch- ley. Our spirifs soared fo oufer space and we mef up wifh Capfain Galaxy, fhe leading characfer of our Senior class play, Fafher's Been fo Mars, which we presenfed on December 3 and 4. The leading characfers were: Waller Dunsby, our friend Capfain Galaxy, and Lyn Surpless, fhe maid, Erfha. Hardly before fhe play was over, fhe prom was upon us. We decided if would be held af fhe Swiss Chalef in Ramsey. The fheme was fiffingly named, Alpine Holi- day. Everybody fhorougluly enjo ed himself, because of fhe new experience of holding flie prom ouf. The remainder of our year was devofed enfirely fo our marks and fhe complefion of our yearbook. Before we knew if, Class Nighr had come, displaying fhe undiscovered falenfs of our brillianf senior class. The nexf sfep was graduafion, and alfhough everybody was oufwardly joyful, inwardly we all remembered fhe fun and good fimes we had had, and we leff lhe school wifh mixed feelings-sorrow for leaving, buf apprehension for fhe coming fufure.

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inl- POSTSCRIPT We The Senior Class of Ramse High School, being of sound mind and in possession of much wealTh, do hearby bequeaTh our Treasures To Those who survive us. ln The year of our Lord, one Thousand nine hundred and TiTTy-Tive. we make known To The world ThaT This is our lasl' Will and TesTamenT. To The Juniors we gladly give our weekly Time magazine. The Sophomores we leave wiTh The ThoughT of waking up Two hours earlier. We deparT leaving Freshmen The expecTancy of having a Track in Their senior year. Ann HeaTh hands down To The nexT NuggeT ediTor an exTra pair oT legs and a well-worn pencil. Dave Blanchard leaves a Cadillac To a member of nexl' year's senior class. Lorna BorThwick passes on a sTepladder To Carolyn WhyTe To see inTo The Top of her locker. Bob Hopkins wills his heighT To Tommy Jannicelli. Pe Snyder yields her driving abiliTy To Paul Ehrenberg. Va? Kopach leaves The ChrisTmas Play sTage To SanTa. Lois Wild bequeaThs her bloomers To anyone who wanTs To go To Mars. Judy Sieh passes on all her paTience To Toni D'Annibale. Dick PranT wills his engineer booTs To Mr. Van Dyke. Lee Bryan donaTes his parking sTicker To Joe Passman. Brenda McPeek surrenders her chemisTry worries To TuTure chemisTs. Joanne Herrmann hands her arT porTTolio To The nexT arT class. Daryl Moore leaves To Susan Thompson The hope ThaT she will reTain her New England accenT one more year. Ferdinand Freda resigns one slighTly used leTT-handed pencil. Trudy Mueller leaves her half of Their locker To Ronnie Schaef- Ter. Norman Sanders wills his announcing iobs To any long-winded underclassman. Dick Boddy bequeaThs a pack of gum To Miss Foran. Jo Heflin and Joan Adney pass on Their worn-ouT whisfles To nexT year's capTain. Dick Campbell gives a good recipe To The cooks in The kiTchen. Jack Wiley surrenders his limp To John Giels. Elise Koehler decrees The glockenspiel To Dorrie. Jack MarTins leaves a shiny car To Roger DuranT. Darlene Blanchard hands down her love of horses To KaThy FosTer. Joe La Vigna wills his dancing abiliTy To Jeff CroThers. Susie Cahill leaves her smile and dirTy saddle shoes To Char- loTTe Beaver. Ronnie Cooper abandons his number '7O' fooTball jersey To nexT year's player wiTh size 22 sleeve lengTh. Doris Monroe ields her long beads To The school for use in Trimming i?luTure ChrisTmas Trees. Joe Wehner bequeaThs To some poor Junior a locker wiTh a key-less lock on iT. Bob Brindley wills To Miss Mallin a dodecahedron. Dave McConnell gives The appreciaTion of Hungarian Goulash To a fellow Bohemian. Grace NapoliTano passes on her worn ouT brains To anyone who wanTs Them. Bill Widnall donaTes his slide rule To Mr. MiTchell. Barbara Healy deparTs from The halls leaving Them in peace. Bob Spohn reTurns his vocabulary To Mr. Gordon. Dick SchloTT Torsakes his knowledge of physics To Doc. Marie Modica resigns her hockey sTick To Jackie Marples. Si Lake bequeaThs his hair clippers To Chuck Rocco. Barbara Carroll wills her curly hair and dimples To Audrey Kell . Bob Sawyler leaves The TooTball field. WalT Dunsby decrees his voice To Doug May. As Tor The resT of us, we may noT leave much, buT wiTh us will go man memories oT The Tour years spenT aT Ramsey High, and we hope we bequeaTh a spiriT and a fondness Tor our alma maTer which will ever be a parT of The cherished TradiTion ThaT is Ramsey. Page Thirteen