Ravena Coeymans Selkirk High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Ravena, NY)

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STEPHEN WALLEY Steve Likes: Blondes Dislikes: Red heads An affable and courteous gentleman. Executive Committee 4. . MJ, i., gi, AN I' .- . L es: Q rts. zsli C nc cd people Once med never for- , gotten aseball, , 45 Stage Committee 41 onor Roll. BERNICE WELLS Bernice Likes: Reading Dislikes: Light people Foremost captain of her time, rich in saving common sense. Library Club I, 2, 3, 4. Page seventeen ,ef I I ENIOR RALPH WELLS ' ' Prcjessor ' ' Likes: History C Dislikes: Serious people Man uf polite learning and liberal education. International Relation Club 3. 45 Senior Play 45 Cap and Gown Staff 45 Scarlet Tzmagcr Staff 2, 45 Debate Club 45 Honor Rollg Hull of Fame. ELEANOR WHITE '-Iwifr' C L4 WM' Likes: Rummies and rabbits Dislikes: Kaiser hair cuts Hence with denial vain and coy exvusef' Qlee Club I, 2, 35 International Rela- tion Club 3, 45 Dranxatics Club 3, 45 Senior Play 45 Attendant 35 Executive Committee 2, 35 Band 45 Orclwstra I, 45 Cap and Gown Staff 45 Scarlet Tanager Stuff I, 2. 3, 45 Varsity Basket- ball I5 Debate Club 45 Girls Athletic Association 3. 45 Honor Roll5 Hall of Fame. S 1941 ,J

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f' 'vi' of I f fy I ' , S 0' 0 M FLOYD TOMPKINS DEWITT SIMONS IT'ifk1'a Likes: Sleep lJixI1'lcm: VVork Tun much rest is too much rust. Stage Committee 4. MARIAN STALKER Uilltlljl .lmz Likex: Vacationing.: Ilixlikrxr Getting up early Anal grace that won who saw tu will her stay. Glee Club I3 Dramatic Club 43 Cap and Gown Staff 43 Prize Speaking Contestant 3. RUSSELL STELZ 'IRuxx I.ikf'.v.' Friday nights l1ixl1'kf's.' Lipstieks I ani nut only witty myself. but the cause of that wit is in other men. Dramaties Club 43 Senior Play 43 Prizm Speaking Contestant 43 Track 3, 4' MARCY TINKLE Tillie Likrx: Originality Ilislikrs: lrresponsibility lt is well for one to know more than he Says. Scarlet Tanager I3 Business Manager 23 Editor 3, 43 Cap and Gown Z, 33 Editor 43 lllee Club I, 2, 33 Inter- national Relations Club I, 2, 3, 43 Debate Club 43 Dramativs Club I, Z. 3, 43 Senior Play 43 Executive Com- mittee ul Class 3, 43 Prize Speaking Contestant I, 2, 3, 43 Dancing Club 43 Manager, Fuotball lg lfreshmen Rm-spunse I3 Charge tu Unrlergrarluates 43 Hr-nur Roll, Hall of Fame, CAP AND GOWN Pedro Likes: Neckin Dislikes: Short women Men are merriest when far from home. Varsity Club 2, 3. 43 Dramatics Club 43 Senior Play 43 May King 33 Atten- dant l, 23 Executive Committee of Class 3, 43 Class President I, 43 Class Secretary 33 Cap and Gown Staff 43 Basketball l, 2. 3, 43 Baseball l, 2,3 ,3 Manager, Football Team 2, 33 Student Council I. 23 Student Council Vice President 33 Student Council President 4. ' I M TRKVISIMIX ' 'Dea 4 i Likex: n i 3 I I , 1 'i res: 'l is 'J it Ha 'om e am yare ' theya ik me Club , 2, 3 43 Inte tional elution ub 4' ecretary of Class If: I JOSEPHINE VENTURA Ja Jo Ijlcrx: Dancing Dislikes: Snobs In every deed of mischief she had a head to resolve a heart to contrive and a hand to execute. Glee Club l, 33 Dramatics Club 4. KATHERINE VINCENT Kaz Likes: To sleep Dislikes: Reading In manner gentle, in learning great and yet enjoying little things so much. Library Club 23 Cap and Gown Staff 43 Scarlet Tanager 3, 4. Page sixteen

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CLASS HISTORY The purpose of this history is to point out briefly, and above all, faithfully, the high spots in our lives in high school without regard to tradition or custom. The work is divided into three parts: discovery, exploration, and settlement, with an after- word in which some strictly personal opinions are hazarded regarding the probable future of the Class of '41. The discovery of the Class of '41 was indeed the luckiest thing that ever happened to Ravena High School. just imagine, fifty-six promising young students all in one class! Some of us lived up to expectations in that first year, while an extremely small percentage missed by an insig- nificant margin. After we had been here a while, we were allowed to have our own organization. The following officers were elected after due consideration: president, Kenneth Klenkg vice president, Alice Craw, secretary, Wanda Travis, treasurer, Bill Gallagher, and student council representative, Alice Craw. By the time we became sophomores, everyone knew that we were due to become outstanding in the schoolis history. The officers of this year: president, Kenneth Klenkg vice president, Alice Craw, secretary, Wanda Travis, treasurer, Bill Gallagher, and student council representative, Donald Kniffen, were quick to find out that Bernie, a newcomer, was an excellent worker. We put on one of the best Strawberry Shindigs that Ravena has ever had, several benefit movies, and a bake sale-minus the chairman until the sale was over. Will we ever forget the prankster who put the bee in Skevvy's meringue pie after that bake sale? We also had a Hallowe'en party which was suddenly attended by a Mr. Henry Blenis, member of the Board, while a practice blackout was being held. Many faces were still red the next day! After our installation as juniors, we took on an air of sophistication, and everyone was saying, Can I believe my eyes and ears? Politics were brought into play, and the following officers were elected: president, Myron Boice, vice president, Leland Osterhout, secretary, Floyd Tomp- kins, treasurer, Bill Gallagher, and student council representative, Donald Kniffen. Our first event of the year was the Harvest Hop. More movies and dances followed, with the never-to- be-forgotten May Dance at which Alice Craw and Floyd Tompkins were selected as May Queen and King, respectively. Let me assure you, my friends, no two better monarchs have reigned in Ravena High School. The junior pigs, as we were called, also put on a Slack Hop for the seniors, instead of the usual formal Prom. Unforgettable was the selection of Bill Gallagher as All-League Center, Bill being the only player to receive an unanimous vote by the coaches for any position, and the happy hours spent in the chemistry laboratory spreading sweet-smelling perfume odors all over the school. Of course, we couldn't help it if we couldn't read the label and it said Sulfur. Quite an uproar was also created when Ralph Wells tried, while dissolving some powder in water, to help the process by heat. Ralph helped all right! He didn't need a barber for quite a while! Now we come to the fourth and greatest year in the history of the class. Owing to an old educational custom, we became seniors in September. With the gaining of this title, we began to take ourselves more seriously than ever before. So seriously, in fact, that by spring we were positively dizzy with dignity. All this was looked upon with friendly amusement by the teacher- explorers, who regarded the result of four years of hard labor with rightful pride. They had converted a band of ignorant, untamed, aborigines into intelligent, courteous citizens of their great school and had lost an unusually low proportion in the process. The officers elected were: president, Floyd Tompkins, vice president, Myron Boice, treasurer, Bill Gallagher, student council representative, Donald Kniffen. This group, with the aid of the class, organized and successfully carried out the blanket club, magazine drive, put on the senior play, and took in Washington all in one year. Now comes the settlement. Most of us have chosen our vocations. Each of us is destined to become famous and honored throughout our land. Among us are lawyers, doctors, artists, musicians, business managers, editors, philanthropists, and many more. We hope that we will have some teacher-explorers also, to explore more high school classes as we, ourselves, were explored. It may be that we erred on the side of restraint in writing this history. Many have said as much. But we wrote it to suit ourselves. So we take the opportunity to say now that in our far from humble opinion, the Class of 1941 is the most brilliant and attractive of any class known to history and will always be remembered by the faculty of Ravena High School and the people of the town as that wonderful Class of '4l. Donald Kmfen Page eighteen