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

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CLASSES In spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love but ideas thwarted by excessive homework .... all those hours spent in detention . . . . wasted time, donlt you think? . . . . amateur camera photog- raphers sneaking in a snap when least expected .... dancing noon hours with the same old tunes .,.. cutting classes when Prof. Deisseroth is away .... kids around school after 4:15 p. m. bell .... outdoor games for lunch people .... compulsory gym classes bring aching muscles and streamlined figures .... evacuation drills which no one takes quite seriously enough .... the quiet, green-walled corridors filled with boisterous laughter and Times-Square shoves .... policemen-like teachers on noon duty, Let's clear the halls nowll' .... Mr. Milbank's helpers doing split-second work ,... school pictures disrupting two days of work ..., half school days during sugar rationing .... rush for thc buses and that favorite seat. Twenty-five

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CLASS HISTORY So many interesting and important things have happened during the four years of our high school life that it would take many hours to retell them. In writing this history, I have tried to mention the most important ones. When we were pea-green freshmen, there were forty-nine of us under the guidance of Mr. Robert Kingsbury. At our first class meeting fthe only one conducted orderly and in a business-like way, I believe, because we were still a little bashfulj we elected Barbara Phillips, president , Angie Amedio, vice president, Evelyn Hoffman, secretary, and Roberta Jobson, treasurer. So you can see the girls had the upper hand in our freshman year-but that was only for one year. The South Bethlehem Dramatics Club came to Ravena High School and gave Melvina's Court- ship , a comedy play, for the benefit of the freshman class and shared half the proceeds with us. Afterwards there was dancing which proved rather painful and embarrassing for the majority of us. Those proceeds were put away carefully for our senior trip, which we were already counting on Much to our sorrow, Mr. Kingsbury, our advisor, and Miss Skevington, the homeroom teacher for some of the freshmen, were leaving. We gave a farewell party in their honor. Everyone had a grand time-after we got started. When we returned in September, we were called gay, youngi' sophomores, which sounded much better to us than 'fpea-green freshmen. Our first great task was to select a new class advisor. We chose a new comer to the Ravena faculty, Miss Phyllis Arnold. I'm certain that not one of us is sorry as she has stuck with us through thick and thin and has helped tremendously in making our various undertakings successful and in making our class a better one. The officers chosen this year were Lou Montelone, president, Barbara Phillips, vice president, Roberta Jobson, secretary, and Matthew Parker, treasurer. The highlights of our sophomore year were the Strawberry Shindig and the Harvest Hop, which was turned into a victory celebration for our undefeated football team-minus the coach who had a very important engagement in Long Island. It seemed unbelievable that two years had passed already. But it was true. Now our title was juniors-jolly juniors. We were jolly, too. I guess Miss Arnold and Miss Gliottone could write a book on our behavior in homeroom. The ofiicial positions this year were held by Lou Montelone, president, Bob Gallagher, vice president, Angie Amedio, secretary, and Gordon Albright, treasurer. We sponsored the best Coronation Ball in the history of R. H. S.--Lavender and Lilacs-Pomp and Circumstance-queenly Barbara Phillips marching with regal Neil Hallenbeck, and attended by Angie Amedio, Roberta jobson, Bud Parker, and Lou Montelone are all fond memories of that beautiful ball. There were also cafeterias, benefit movies, candy selling, and the junior-senior picnic. When we returned from our much needed summer vacation, we were seniors, yes, our dream had come true. We were really seniors-grand old seniors-without a doubt the grandest bunch of seniors ever to enter R. H. S. We were very different from those lively, irresponsible, awkward kids who had come to R. H. S. three years ago as freshmen. We were now well-poised, dependable, and serious- minded. Our one aim was to graduate. The ofiicers selected this year were Bud Parker, president, Lou Montelone, vice president, Angie Amedio, secretarty, and Gordon Albright, treasurer. To enable us to devote more time to our studies, we adopted a new plan to finance our senior trip. Instead of sponsoring many activities which took much of our time and effort as well as our money, we decided to save money each week, putting it in our own individual bank account. The money already in the class treasury was equally divided among the seniors, helping them to reach the specified amount necessary for the trip. This plan proved very successful. The highlights of our senior year were the three one-act senior plays, which replaced the customary three-act senior play, and the senior trip to New York City. The talent displayed in the senior plays was amazing. We almost lost some of our classmates, they were so exquisite that Hollywood wanted them. I don't believe we shall ever forget the numerous parties our class has had, but I think the memory of the one held at Dorthea Stankevicus's home after the senior plays will linger longer than any other. After the senior plays we all piled into the available automobiles and went to Butch's. Then and there a collection was taken up-the result-loads of delicious food. Then on to Dot's we went where we played games, and what games! Continued an Page 48 Twenty-fou1

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JUNIOR CLASS SOPHOMORE CLASS Noisest class in school? .... Chris takes over reins after Ray leaves for working world . . . . junior candy sales net fine profit . . . . scare over discontinuance of candy sale short-lived ,... body temperatures reached new heights when proposal was made to cut out Washington trip .... that delicate HZS aroma floating thru the halls .... sugar rationing .... gas rationing .... little time for Coronation Ball practice .... mad rushing, raving teachers, exhausted t'kids but decorations are put up in record breaking time for attendants Frayer, Diacetis, Townsend, Zolner, O'Brien and Audrey Fiescher .... Mrs. Holliday pinch-hitting for Mr. White who enlisted in the air corps .... class meeting? room 1 vs. room 2 .... Powell can't find the minutes .... Karrkie lost receipt books . . . . Chris relaxing while Zolner conducts meetings. Carhart, Karrk, and Carkner take over the class reins as president, vice president and secretary, respectively, with Shirley Travis collecting the folding money ..... A dvisors Clinton and Hopke throw in sage bits of advice .... dances, teas, cafeterias and bake sales add to the general confusion .... works ambitious Ed into a dither .... Joey Whipple and Dick Cole, the sophomore contribution to the May Dance ..., waitresses Whipple, Halsted, Shader, Carkner and waiters O'Sullivan, Dalton Makely and Finke point toward Strawberry Shindig. Twenty-.fix