Roeliff Jansen Central School - Ro Jan Yearbook (Hillsdale, NY)

 - Class of 1953

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WYCOFF, Mr. DODDS Q l Mr, ' , th th th , . . . . h' ' - spired to carry on in their many ac- M f-fx I 31.- gfbfwwbx-yff grae We the students of Roelrff Jansen are proud to dedrcate the 1953 ROJAN to Mr Grover Shoemaker Coach as he rs known to everyone IS respected honored and held rn the Hlllsdale Troop and recreatronal duector durmg the summer he contrrbutes much of hrs free ume to the com mumty s youth The pupxls who came 1n contact wrth Mr Shoemaker learn good sportsmanshrp and farr play Wm or lose the mem bers of the team are behmd hxm He showed hrs rmeregr for the boys and g11'1S of Roe Jan by orgamzmg the socral dancrng clubs We reahze that rn dedrcaung thrs book to Coach Schoemaker we are repaymg hlm only In 3 small measure for the many thrngs he 1S always ready to do for us A W if W f fe y ,- b,'!,' 1 X ' iff ,rf the highest esteem by the student body, Scoutmaster offdv d 6 66 First row: Miss Nichols, Librarian, Miss Tipple, Languages, Miss Prior, Third Grade, Miss Beauvais, Fifth Grade MissCleary, SixthG1-ada, Mrs. McNish, Fifth Grade, Miss Young, Sixth Grade, Second row: Miss Briggs, Third Grade, Mrs, Smith, Third and Fourth Grades, Miss Mettler, Nurse, Miss Pfeiffer, Second Grade, Mrs, Hughes, Sixth Grade, Miss Baker, Math., Miss Coulter, Second Grade, Miss Franklin, First Grade, Third row: Mr. Williams, English, Mr, Lawrence, Ag., Mr, Osborn, Music, Mr. Stevens, Shop, Mr, Fagan, Science, Mr, White, Science, Mr. Shoemaker, Physica Education. ' 'jul-o7AIYl A3 . ,jssa ff' Q .1 YK - F 2 l X ' fldfk, 4,5111 ffl ffabeaag -l tw x .i MR, ROBINSON, Guidance MISS HAUN, Grade Supervisor First row: Miss Marshall, Kindergarten, Miss Baer, First Grade, Miss McMullin, Physical Education, Mrs. Mc- Cracken, Fourth and Fifth Grades, Miss Rhoades, Art, Miss Trowbridge, Music, Miss Holmes, Homemaking, Second row: Mr. Heeney. Junior High, Mr. Hermans, Math., Miss Hunt, Commerce, Mr. Klein, English, Mr, Colclough, Soc., Mr. Slemmef. IuI1i0r High. Sensors BETTY IANE MILLER Bet President 3, 45 Social Dancing 45 Hall Guide 45 Vice President 25 Senior Planning Committee5 Camera lg FHA lg Drama 1, NORA IENNINGS Sherdie Secretary Treasurer 3,45 Yearbook 2-4: Com- mercial Club 2, 35 Student Secretary 3,45 Roe Ian News 45 Banking Com- mittee 4, HELEN KATHRYN GEOFFROY Helen Secretary Vice President 45 Hall Guide 3,45 Roe Jan News 45 Senior Planning Committee 45 Social Dancing 45 Senior Play 45 Girls' Athletic Com- mittee 45 Student Secretary 2, 3, 45 Secretary 35 County Student Coun4 cil 25 Student Council 25 President lg Dramatics lg FHA lg Commercial Club 2, 35 Program Committee 1. CATHERINE E, BECKER Cathy Child Nurse Choir l, 25 Band l-45 Pep Band 1-45 Twirling 1-45 Girl's Fix It 35 Ad- vanced Sewing 4g Girls' Hockey 45 Co-op 45 All State Contest 45 All State Band , 3, 4, J ttiwfi ,M Jvflw A to WM P7-E 5 R 5,5 .fr . ' . 'ww SANDRA FAYE SAYER Sandy Public Relations Secretary 45 Editor Roe Jan News 35 Yearbook 2, 3,45 Senior Play 45 Hall Guide 3,45 Program Committee 2, 45 Senior Planning Committee 45 Choir l, 2, 35 Senior Sextet 35 Band lg J, V. Cheerleader 1, 25 Varsity Cheer- leader 8, 45 Student Council 2, 35 County Council 2, 35 Drama Club 2, 35 Drama Festival 25 E,S,S,P,A, Convention 35 Prize Speaking 3. ALICE PATRICIA BECK Al Secretary Twirling l-45 Roe Jan News 1-45 Choir l-45 Yearbook 2, 35 Council 15 Girls' Fix It 15 Operetta 25 Secre tary 25 Vice President 35 Com- mercial Club 35 Dancing 45 J, V, Cheering 4. HAROLD BRUNS Brunsre FFAl234 Bandl2 34 Pep Band 1 2 3 Dance Orchestra l 2 Fue Crew 2 3 4 Student Councxl l 2 Class Presrdent 2 Puze Speak mg 2 FRANCIS FRANK BRENNA Frank Professional Baseball Varsrty Baseballl 2 3 4 Bachelor s Club 2 3 Craft s Club l I V Basketball l FRED HOLSAPPLE BOUGHTON Fredle Mechanlc Assrstant F1re Ch1ef4 Varsrty Foot ball 2 3 4 I V Footballl J V Basketball l Tumbhng 2 3 4 Shop Marntenance 2 Bachelor s Club 1 3 Wjfiw ROBERT DONALD BROWN Bobby Famous Hunter Presrdent Student Councll 4 Roe Ian News 4 FFA 4 Frre Crew 3 4 arslty Basketball 3 4 J V Basket ball 2 Varsrty Baseball 3 4 I U Baseballl 2 Yearbook 3 Band l 2 3 Prrze Speakmg l 2 Presrdent 1 ANDREW BONTEMPO Crow Shop Mamtenance 4 Tumblmg 2 3 4 Meteorology 3 Bachelor s Club l 'WHL-Q WILLIAM EDWIN BRENGEL B111 Metallurglst Student Councrl 4 Roe Ian News 4 Iournallsm 4 Hall Gurde 4 Boys Athletrc Commrttee 4 Varsrty Base ball 3 4 ms 2 1 an Ra if -W LU ORRIN ROGER BRUSI Omn Shop Marntenance 1 2 3 4 Tum bhng 3 4 FFA 2 3 4 Frre Crew 4 PHILLIP MAURICE CHURCHILL Phrl Farm Manager Frre Crew 4 Sportrng Goods 4 Meteorology 3 4 Tennrs 3 4 FFA l 2 3 4 Footballl 2 3 4 Shop Maxntenance l 2 4 Tumblrng 2 3 HAROLD ROBERT DELAMATER Harold Farmer Fue Crew 4 Socral Dancrng 4 SP0l'tlng Goods 4, Marntenance 3,4, FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Tumbllng 3, nshul.. Beauuclan Lrbrary Club 1 4, Chou' 2, Frx It Club 2, Crafts Club 1, MQW -snaflflqll .ia DOUGLAS HOTCHKIN DEAN Doug Sclentest Fxre Crew 4 Trampolrne 4 Mete orology 4 Turnblrngl 2 3 Camera Clubl 2 4 Tenn1s 3 4 Projectxon 1, 2 4 Yearbook 3 Band M74 ROBERT JOHN DYKEMAN Bobby Forest Ranger Socral Dancrng 4, Sportrng Goods 4, Hall Gurde 4, Tumblmg 2, 3,4, Golf Champ 3,4, Football 1, 2, 3,4, Shop Maintenance 2, 3, Bache1or's Club 1, 2, Projectron l, 2, 3 i . 1 g'F ,, . .. V ' QQ? 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' 2 ELIZABETH KISSAM HUNT Betsy French Secretary Senior Play 4, Yearbook Committee 4, Yearbook 3,4, Roe Ian News 3,42 Band l, 2, 3,4, Fix It 3, Pep Band l, 2, 3, All State Band 3, Dance Orches- tra 3, Choir 1, 2, Girls' Athletic Com- mittee 2. WALTER WILLIAM MERRIFIELD Woodchuck Fruit Farmer Social Dancing 4, Sporting Goods 4, Projection 2, 3,4, Student Council 2, Model Airplane-l, Bachelors' Club l, GERALD ALLEN MacDONALD Sud Game Warden Varsity Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Shop Maintenance l, 2, 3, 4, Tumbling 2, 3, 4, nuff .1 ROLAND BOYD MILLER Jake Varsity Football 4, Varsity Basket- ball 3, 4, J. V, Basketball l, 2, Shop Maintenance 2, 3, Social Dancing 4, Sporting Goods 4, if' ROBERT DICK Mac NISH Mac Chemical Engineer Fire Crew 4, Announcements 4, Dra- ma Committee 4, Track 3,4, Base- ball 4, Projection l, 2, 3,4, Mete- orology l, 2, 3, 4, Football 2, 3, Year- book 2, 3, Entertainment Committee 3, Camera 2, Central Ideas 2, Stu- dent Council 2, 4-H l, Drama l, EARLE MITCHELL Buddy Electronic Technican Senior Play 4, Football 4, Projection 2, 3, 4, af 7755 COLIN MORAN Colm Engrneer VSISIIY Football 4 Semor Play 4 Yearbook 3 4 Band 2 3 4 Chou 3 Projecnonl 2 Camera l 2 efwfwf-W it f A , as x 5 1 FLOYD PETER ORSTED Prlot Camera Club 1 2 3 4 Shop Mam tenance 2 3 4 Projectron 1 2 3 4 Tumblmg Club 3 4 'YSJQ1' ,K H KERVIN NIVER Nlver Baseball or Art Bandl 2 3 lntramuralsl 2 3 4 Yearbook 3 4 Volleyball l 2 3 4 Varslty Basketball 4 DONALD KENDAL PELLS Don Farmer I V Basketballl 2 Vars1ty Basket ball 3 4 Varslty Baseball 2 3 4 FFA 1 2 3 4 Bachelor s Club 1 2 Student Councll l Prize Speakxng 3 Spomng Goods 4 Tumblrng Club 3 Fue Crew 4 599244 ,f1 SP'f '45 QR MARGARET MAY O CONNOR Pe Student COUDCI1 Treasurer Secre tary V1ce Pres1dent Varslty Cheer leadmg 1 4 Drama Club l 3 Presl dent 3 County Counc1l2 3 11950 Asslstant Secretary 1951 52 V1ce Presrdent J Soc1a1Danc1ng 4 Guls Athletxc Commrttee 4 Letter Com mittee 3 4 County Councll Confer encel 2 3 Councll Rep 4 Hall Gurde 3 4 F1193 MARGARET POWERS Pe Hall Gurde 4 FHA 3 Seruor Play 4 Socral Dancrng 4 Roe Jan News 4 Dramaucs 2 Usher 2 1 H Q4 fffff ,. 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Zigi,-s'6 , f , ROBERT ROGERS Porky Herdsman Vars1ty Football 4 Semor Play 4 All State Band 4 Soclal Dancmg 4 Pro1ect1on 1 2 3 4 FFA 3 4 Camera 3 4 Band 1 3 4 F1re Crew 1 2 3 Pep Band l 3 4 Dance Orchestral 3 4 I V Baseballl SHIRLEY LOUISE SNOW Wapple Yearbookl 2 3 Usherl Chou 1 2 3 FHA l 2 3 Cameral Dramaucs l Frx It 1 Soc1alDanc1ng 4 Co Op Commxttee l 2 Dance Commutee l 2 Enterta1nmentl LOUISE SCHAFER Lou1se Success Ed1tor Yearbook 4 Sen1or Play 4 E S S P A 4 Chou Commrttee Sport Ed1tor Newspaper 4 Vars1ty Cheerrng 3 4 I V Cheeungl 2 Hall Gurde 3 4 Student Councll 2 4 Yearbook 3 4 Semor Sextet 3 Drama 3 Program Commlttee 3 Choul 2 3 Shell Craft l Bankmg Commrttee l FHA l IANETTA Rl-IODA STALKER Jane Nurse Chou' 1 4 Band l 4 Pep Band 1 4 Band Commrttee l Bankrng Com m1ttee 2 3 All County Band l 4 State MUSIC Contest 1 4 FHA l Mrxed Chou 3 Sen1or Play 4 Secretary of Iumor I-hgh Sc1ence Club Tuberculosrs Contest Wmner 3 Class Secretary l Band Lrbranan l 3 Band Un1form CuSt0d1an 4 Socral Dancmg 4 L1brary Club l Dramatrcs Club l Semor Class Commrttee 4 All County Choul 4 Q 1' ll'll ' 3 'S .',: ,: ll ll : 1. Q Q n-n 5 5 . . .. I , 9 1 Irv: or , , 4 ' '- cases: yu sr, , , . . 9 non vu: , . , vis- so euro- 1 , . :Q 1 Q 11 5 G I '12 S V 2 0 N'll 2 I . ' . n -lv :avr y.. ' V' - 10: 1 ll I ' I . n I ' ll N ' 7' s 11: 1 I I 9' -: -2 -: I: Q - ll ' of 'Q 'I I 5 Z I 2 2 -3 2 S S I I' '. af 1955 W' M JANE ELIZABETH TRAVER ,Tame Success DAVID JOSEPH STREETER Senror Play 4 Soc1al Dancmg 4 Dave P'0Pf1et0f Crafts 4 Grrl S Softball Team 2 3 Fue Crew 4 Varsrty Basketball 4 Chou 1 Fix It Club 1 Gul S Ath 4 I V Baseball 3 Shop Mam tenance 2 3 Bachelor s Club l 3 I V Football 2 J V Basketball 2 if 1,34 -nl CHRISTINA ELSIE ZULLO Chrrs Teacher L1brary Club 1 4 Chou' 2 4 Craft THOMAS La FRANCE VARELLI Club4 FHA 4 Fur It4 Tommy Saxophone Player F1re Crew 4 Mamtenance 4 Varsxty Basketball 3 Baseball 3 4 Bud Bandmg 3 Meteorology 3 J V Foot ball 3 Tumblmg 2 3 Chou' 2 CLASS FLOWER: Carnatlon CLASS COLORS: Navy Blue and Whlte CLASS MOTTO. Per Aspera Ad Astra Z Wdffii' ' Vi -- -- - . . J 1 . 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Our career as hrgh school students IS raprdly drawrng to a close For twelve long years we ve eagerly ant1c1 pated graduatron, but now that lt IS upon us, rnvoluntarrly we pause for a moment to reflect on our achrevements and shortcomlngs as a class on our records and experrences as 1nd1v1duals and on mrlestones that were reached and passed Looklng at some of the t1ny f1rst graders today rt doesn t seem poss1ble that 1n 1941 we approached the brg om1nous doors of Roe Jan wrth a sense of forebodmg yet wrth a greater sense of prrde for now we were gomg to school at last Not many of that fu'st grade class are Wlth us rn the graduatxng class Many have moved or left our group for vanous reasons but others have Jorned us so that we are a close group of forty frve people today The f11'SI s1x years passed qu1ckly for we were busy learmng many new thmgs about our school and ourselves We parucrpated rn the annual Chrrstmas program each year and staged assembhes for our school mates However the f1rst really memorable occasxon was the Sixth Grade Promotron exercrses We arrrved the followrng September proudly startmg Jumor l-hgh School Our Student Counc1l members were Peggy O Connor Harold Bruns Betty M1ller and Dav1d Streeter In the erghth grade Bobby Brown was our Presxdent and Peggy O Connor and Bob Brown were our Pr1ze Speakxng Representatrves Peggy O Connor Ph1l Churchxll, Betty Mrller and Harold Bruns spoke for our class rn Counc1l Lourse Schafer and Colm Moran won the Elghth Grade Crtizenshrp Awards Our Freshman year found us rrght rn the swmg of Roe Jan clock work Bobby Brown won the Junror Hxgh Pr1ze Speakmg Key Sandra Sayer won the Iumor Hrgh Engllsh Award and Peggy O Connor was elected Treasurer of the Student Counc1l Bob Brown and Alrce Beck were our Counc1l representatrves Helen Geoffroy and Doug Dean were our Class Pres1dents Doug took a four week leave of absence to go to Calrfornra and Carolyn Hxcks spent some t1me rn Flor1da In our Sophomore year Helen Geoffroy Sandra Sayer Walter Merrrfreld and Bob MacN1sh were our Counc1l representatxves and Peggy O Connor was elected Secretary of our Student Government Trymg to brmg honors the class for Prrze Speakrng were Bob Brown and Agnes Amato dent of Student Counc1l Orrrn Brus1e Pat Hare Lourse Schafer, and Tom Varelll were Student Counc1l Representa trves Th1s was the begmmng of one of our b1g years rn Roe Jan Orrm BIUSIC and Harold Bruns attended the FFA convent1on 1n Syracuse and later that year won the Sen1or l-hgh Pr1ze Speakrng Key Gerald MacDonald had the mlsfortune to be SCIIOUSIY lnjured ln an auto accrdent Besldes all thrs ll was our f1rst chance to earn money for our Sen1or year Three round and square dances and our Junror Prom Moonhght and Roses were more act1v1t1es than any PPCVIOUS Iunxor Class had had We felt proud and successful sellrng candy at football games The end of the year found us orderrng our Sen1or r1ngs What a thr11l that was' Sandra Sayer was elected 1953 Edrtor of the Roe Jan News Loutse Schafer became Edrtor of the 53 Yearbook and Bobby Brown was vrctorrous 1n our annual Student Counc1l e1ect1on Durrng our Junror and Sen1or years Nora Jennmgs worked hard at balancmg our budget Our b1g year fmally came, 1952 1953 As Sen1ors of Roe Jan, Betty Mxller was agam our Class Presrdent Our Counc1l Representatxves were Lourse Schafer Pat Hare B111 Brengel and Colm Moran The f1.rst brg actrvrty of the year was our Rrng Banquet held at the St Charles Hotel in Hudson Now we were really Sen1ors Our Sen1or Planmng Day was a few weeks later when we tr1ed to plan our actxvmes for the comrng year Lourse Schafer and Al1ce Beck went to the E S S P A Convent1on rn Syracuse rn the early fall wrth Mr W1ll1ams Our Sen1or Play, Take Your Med1c1ne we feel was one of the bxggest achlevements 1n our school l1fe Roe Ian Peggy O Connor was captarn of the cheerleaders and Sandra Sayer was chosen as our D A R, representa trve A number of other tradxtlonal ceremonres ended our Sen1or year our weekend trrp to New York the Sen1or Farewell Dance, Baccalaureate and Graduatlon but as our years at Roe Jan came to a close, we sadly regretted that we had to leave beh1nd the many old memories and fnends but at the same trme, were proud and thankful for everythlng our Alma Mater had grven to us 641 . . . . , , , ' ., . . ' . , . . . , . . . , . . . to The following year found us as Juniors with Betty Miller as our class president and Peggy O'Connor, Vice Presi- . . , . . . . ,, . . ,,, . . . . at I ' - eil We the Senior Class of 1953 of Roelrff Jansen Central School being of sound body and correct mind and under no due influence do hereby make and publish our last W111 and Testament Shrrley Snow wills her art of Sounding off' to Elaine McHugh To Pat Mambert Alrce Beck bequeaths the addrtronal inches of height that she wrshes she had Carol Granacker leaves that come hrther look to Mary Lu Carl Donald Speedy Pells wills hrs rocket oldsmobrle to Space Cadet Ralph Specht Gerry MacDonald departs rn peace rnstead of pieces but don t ask us how Fred Boughton reluctantly grves hrs halfback positron rn football to Saul Grohs The championship rs ahead of us this fall kids To Paul Werd Tommy Varellr wrlls hrs advantageous seat rn hrstory class Make good use of rt, Paul Dave Streeter confers hrs trtle The Great Lover on Tommy Jensen Come on now Tommy don t let the girls '7 down Jane Traver bestows upon Nancy Coons her mrghtly pat on the back Jrm Qurnby leaves hrs screntrfrc mind to B111 Brandt What s new rn science Bill? To anyone that can outdo him Bobby Dykeman wrlls hrs orange sodas Peggy Powers leaves her shorthand speed to L1bor1a Chrrstranra rn case she ever slows down To Shuley Bates Peggy O Connor wrlls her abrlrty to hold her man fl-look line and srnker J Orrin Brusre bestows hrs bachelorhood upon Henry Granger Sandra Sayer leaves her correct approach that always gets results to Mary Ellen Shipman Remember Mary Ellen rt doesn t pay to be bashful To Harold Traganza Bobby Brown wrll furnrsh the gallons of gas he once used going to and from Hillsdale To Mr Knickerbocker the senior class gives what few supplies they may strll have Carolyn Hicks presents her Mrss America trtle to Charlotte Shutts We ll all be watching rn next year s con test Charlotte L1z l-lotalrng gives her art of giggling to Mr White Pat Hare awards her romantic playing sax to Nancy Rogers quiet Walter Merrrfreld bequeaths hrs abrlrty to hunt to Walter Tripp To hunt what we wonder? Krllran Smith presents hrs trtle The Ox to Kenny Baker Regretfully Nora Jennings hands down the new clothes which she acqurred from the Senior Class Treasury to next year s lucky treasurer To Diana Squrres Catherine Becker leaves the squeak rn her clarinet Thrs rs rn case yours ever wears out Diana To Alan Coons B111 Brerrgel wrlls hrs French tongue Have you heard hrs accent? Roland Mrller leaves hrs collectron of Jokes to John Rogers Betsy Hunt wrlls her mrshrevousness to Pat Churchill Lauretta Feger wrll furnish frlm order blanks to Mr Colclough's secretary next year Janetta Stalker leaves her average rn hrstory to some needy student Bob MacNrsh gives hrs qurzzrcal looks to Bob Streeter Francrs Brennen leaves hrs baseball abrlrty to Wild Brll Hecker Douglas Dean hopes Bob Nelson wrll contrnue hrs fame for dorng acrobatrc stunts Kervrn Nrver rs wrapprng up hrs attitude rn a neat package and rs sending rt to Harold Williamson Harold Delamater gladly gives hrs truck drrvrng abrlrty to Nrcky Laverack Andy Bontempo rs forwarding hrs beer label scrapbook to Donn Threlman To Dorthy Rregel Helen Geoffroy gives one of her nicknames The Champ Clara Granacker leaves her mardenly blush to Doris l-loysradt Betty Mrller deposrts her everlastrng supply of Kleenex at Mrss Mettler s doorstep for use by any needy student Earle Mitchell regretfully presents hrs extra set of teeth to Rudy Lawrentz To Skip Wyman Colin Moran leaves hlg masculrne bass vorce Robert Rogers presents hrs book on l-low to Gain Weight to Ed Wyman Thrs happens to be one of hrs latest edrtrons Floyd Orsted presents a water prstol and rubber bands to any algebra student Louise Schafer wills her abrlrty to make lrke a tree to Betty Ann Fallor' Shirley Dellea leaves her lrbrary knowledge to Ben Faulkner To Mrke O Connell Harold Bruns supplies hrs extra set of blue fenders As then' frnal bequest the Seniors leave to the underclassmen their unfarlingly strict parlramentary procedure at all class meetings, and ability to observe all rulers of good conduct ' I . I . I . - ' I . . . . . , ' ! I I ' ' ll ll I ' ' I 1 , I . , . , . , , . . . , . . . I I l 0 . ' ' , l ' , . , . . . . . ' nv - f n - 1 - ' I - . . Christina Zulla wills her quietness in class to Dick LaPorte, A bit of advice Dick, sometimes it pays to be I , . . 0 . I . . . . , . ' . , . . . . ' . . , . '80 Let's take a walk wrth two tourrsts to that town way down rn the Hrllsdale mountarns whose progress was strangely interrupted at the turn of the century due to the low mentalrty of some of rts populace Lookrng down Marn Street rf we may call rt that we see evrdence of the new concoctron that the famous rn ventors, James Qurnby and hrs colleague Professor Douglas Hotchkrns Dean have Just perfected electrrfrcatron It rs a brg srgn School of Dance The door rs open underneath and we see the Proprretor Sandra Sayer strll tryrng to teach Bob Dykeman to put the rrght swrng rn a rhumba We understand that Tom Varellr rntroduced the technrque of the drppy drp featured at the school Look over there rn the corner rt s the star teacher Lourse Schafer tryrng to teach Walt Merrrfreld to dance That mrght turn out to be qurte a Job Look out' What's that whrzzrng by? Oh rt's just Don Pells and Sud Mac Donald racrng thelr new horseless carrrages Don't forget the speed lrmrt fellows erghteen mrles per hour Down the street away rt looks lrke there s brg do1n s It s Dave s Drner owned by none other than Davrd Streeter and the well known Queenre O Connor rs workrng as a wartress And there's Shrrley Snow complarnrng about the fly she found rn her soup to the manager Betty Mrller who assures her that the fly wouldn t drrnk much Get a load of what s across the street' It s the general store wrth the proprretor Krllran Smrth srttrng on the bench outsrde puffrng on a ceegar Busrness must be slow Here come two matronly women gorng rn that drrectron It s Mrs Peggy Powers Burkhart and Mrs Helen Geoffroy Dykeman fMrs Davrd Dykeman that rsj Busrness wrll boom now wrth the famrlres those gals have at home Shall we get a copy of the town paper'? We ll see rf anyone else we know rs mentroned Oh' Rrght on the front page' The bass barrtone star of the Metropolrtan Opera pardon us, the Keuklapolrtan Opera rs gorng to appear at the Town Hall Sunday nrght Wow' He s brrngrng hrs own all grrl orchestra wrth hrm conducted by Orrrn Brusre Orrrn Brusre'? 'P 'P How d he ever get mrxed up rn that? I see the regular conducter, Bob Rogers rs not able to appear srnce he s rn the hosprtal recuperatrng from the last Vassar soccer game A number of the grrls we know are rn the orchestra Pat Hare Betsy Hunt Carol and Clara Granacker and Catherrne Becker They really must have been rnsprred by the old Roe Jan Band The Socrety page lrsts that Professor Janetta Stalker noted hrstorran wrll address a meetrng of the Woman s Elrte Socrety Club of Caterwaul Junctron at the home of Mrs I M Snobbre, the former Alrce Beck Lrterary Revrew Shrrley Dellea has won rnternatronal fame wrth her book Methods of Sellrng Frurts and Vege tables She was advrsed by the noted expert rn the freld Mrss Chrrstrna Zullo One of the best reference books of the year was wrrtten by an old classmate of ours The trtle IS Hotalrng s Rules for Grrls Who Play Boys Basket ball Now that's what the publrc has always needed Take a look at the sport's page The annual speed boat derby was held Monday and the new Speed Boat Krug rs none other than Jake Mrller Krng Speedy Mrller relates that he strll practrces darly on Copake Lake fwhereever that rsh The town baseball team rs gorng to play Roe Jan next week rn an exhrbrtron game QThrs should be an exhrbrtron' 'j Frankre Brennan rs prtchrng agarnst hrs old alma mater he used to prtch for the New York Yankees but was removed from the team for hrs effect on the fans Here s a short artrcle about one of those Hollywood personalrtres Bob Mac Nrsh rs playrng the leadrng role rn Rrta Gam s latest movre, Whrstle Stop Hey Look herel The famous swrndler Nora Iennrngs, has escaped from Alcatraz and rs at work agarn embezzl mg funds There's a 35, 000 00 reward offered by Sherrff Andrew Bontempo for rnformatron leadrng to her capture . 1 r 9 r ' u - ' - lr uv - ' - 1 v 1 k 9 . . . - . . - - . , . r . , 1 Q . . . , I - - 0 . . , . . , . , , . . , , . . 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Avis 'inns- A Frrst row R l-hlpertshauser, M Hoyt W Laverack,I Decker, R. Pollack M Mrchael D Rodrrgues L Srurdrvant Second row R Ferl A Chrrstrana I Bathrrck M Shrpman M Bopp C Kmcker bocker A Mrcheal S N1emann Thud row R Ackerman R. Streeter W Parsons M Whrtbeck H Jensen M Schmerchel Fourth row P Herron, V Rothrock W Trrpp L Crapser,J Nault, G Bevens B Jones 4.3 as Q- at Fust row W Folger,J Rogers R, Laurentz, H Decker, R, Bendy W Brandt S Grohs W Oakley Second row N Coons, E Frueh, I Wlutaker, E Gardner E Wrllrams, D Wrlson, S Shutts, R Nelson Thrrd row I C1der,J Coons R, Specht A Coons T Jensen, W Call Fourth row R, Chustrana, M Krlmer G Hunt, L Mcl-Iugh, M Pollack L Chustrana, B Fallon VP, , Q I , , Q 5 ' 1 2' vw , , fy .af 4 1. 'Y 4 4- ... .fm Q! ,I ,A I , JV wr qv 9 rg. QTQMFN . '. ff i rw M 'A .Y . Y' ,L 1 M f ' 1, 1, x, F ' : . . , , , - 1 o 1 0 U l ' , : , ' , , ' , . , . . - . . ' . U ' , , . , ' I . , , . p - 9 - I , , ' , : . . . . . . - - v 1 I j 5 Q v tu KL' . 5 , . . I . , S I 4 ' - I f 1- I f ' A 'L ax. : . M. 4:59 .V I g , F , L 0 l if Y ' A G3 K , I A f .. -P' s , l g A , t N9 'sr 'I' I F'-1 M I ' A I , , H I 'W , . I . t s 7 as ...... ' . i I I I 9 I 0 I I Q 0 0 I . . . . U O O O D Q Q C Q Q . - . . 0 ' I I 0 0 0 1 0 . Q s . , . . . , . . . ,..- an it 1 SE ,ref l! 1 il 1-r H+i 4. D 36 28 S' if Fust row R VanTassel D Brarg R 9chwe1t7er R Crandall I Osborn I Blevrns R Pectal E Shadlc Second row D VanTassel ll Atwood M OConnell T Shannon II Schafer G Gellert l-I Stern Thrrd row VN Mrles R Krrby R Page A VonZwehl fourth row I Shadrc C Vprgang I Borce E Muth W Schwer 'R'-'V' Frrst row A M1ller L Pferffer A DeGrosso L Re1gel I Burdrck C Ostrander V Raabe R, Waldorf M Weld Second row A Mrtchell L McN1sh I Pltcher J Stalker D SQUIIBS L Pedcl' son H Walter C Sheldon P Peck Thrrd row A Kaufman R. Coleman F Hotalrng L Horton C BOICC C Drumm I Wrnfreld R Dwy Fourth FOW M Parsons W Farnham I WIISOH L HCIIOI1 T Wadman K Baker G Reynolds Fust M Stoddard L Prtcher W Choquette D Krlmer K Goodermote I Falkner I Blass N Farrell D Mlller K Emerson Second row T McGee I Wolcott I Roberts F Frmk I Angella R., Bruns, I Haner H 'Brudell S Watson F Fr1nk D Srlvernarl Thrrd row G Lossow G Wood, B Cook I Beebe R Hoose A Hoyt D Krrby E Wmfreld P Stalker M Garrrson R Surtter Fourth row C R Stang I Decker M Wolfe B Jensen M Peck W Warner D Mac Arthu rfthf Shook G F rsh C Smrth Frrst row I Patrrdge P Coleman I Roche E Reynolds D Heddeshermer W Hobson D Whrr comb E Post E Nrcholson Second row H Bohhng G Ryan G Streeter C Delamater V Post I Reynolds F Stoddard Thrrd row I Crasper S Smrth E Swam R Becker D Blevms D Bushey I Carlson Fourth row F Granger H W1111arnson A Stalker H Frueh P Vorgang P Hare I Srlvernarl J Mrtchell CQ went all 38 arc- 5' .Db- ,K vii' Flrst row M Decker M Brusre E Barner F Marer E Whrtbeck S Grube L Waldorf H Bauer Second row G Langdon S Crandall W Scrsm D Shultrs R Mrchael T Stalker W Altenburg Thud row D Duntz J Stlehle Beck H Hotalmg L LBCIOIX C Krlmer d'?,.T?w I J x Fust row E Waldron I Wrlkrnson B Trudell C Albught M Krlmer R H1CkS R, S11verna1l C Stoddard, R Percy Second row B Falkner A Paulsen B Garuson J E1chman U Mrtchell M Itrr L Oakley T Crofta Thud row P Duntz M F1sh S McCauley J Srupplebeen S Robson D Casslvant D Boyles G Zacarolh M Mrtchell Fourth row R Rothvoss I Zadra K Hauver A Lampman R, VonZweh1 . , 'A 4 :gf 4 W' - 1- ,Y , ll Q- 1 .L sl I :Q I 4 .IL l 0 . ' E'-.V 1? Q an 4 W -Jr Q, of ,3 -4, za. egg. fr 41 ff' f f X f 4 M W . a 3 I V ll . 51 f S L' , 1 F I I 0 I 0 V I I t I ' . I l I 0 5 . : 5 I 0 ' I J, Nelson, R. Michael, B, Ogden, G, Riell, R, Stupplebeen. Fourth row: J, Treadway, B, Waldron, D. Nicholson, G, f, '-sv . V A b 'Q , V .M hh W .A rr. 11- 'fir A fr in 43 fi M R .. r all T Q. ' a 4. A x fy- .1 K , 'i3,.,L . ' I if 5' ' I -' , - , X, Q N . .- 'S C D ' v s 4' 9 ' 5 if 3 L L , N ,C - if ' ,C , A I., ' w A r 4- A as 4' 0 'I ' : . , . ' ' , . , . ' . . ' , . ' , ' ' , . . I : I I I I I I I 9 H I ,-I I I I .I U I I 0 . : 0 I l . I 0 I l I U I 5 t I I I I 'I CUVIUQS Fust row S Sayer P Gellert L Sghafer Edrtor P Churchlll N lgginmgs Seeond rowJ Brarg W Trlpp G Bowerhan A Casslvant M S Whrtbeck M E Shrpman D W1lson, L McHugh P Pollock BJ Mlchaluk M1SST1PplS Advlsor Th1.rd row H Reynolds R Nelson T Jensen K N1ver R, La Porte C Moran H Traganza H Granger 7Zewo Papa Staff F1rst row C Borce E Muth M Squlres S Sayer Ed1tor B Hunt P Gellert N Jennrngs D Squues Second row P Churchrll L Feger P Hare G Gellert C Sheldon W Brengel M POWSIS A DeGrosso S N1emann A Beck : 1 9 1 1 n 1 9 4 9 a - 1 : n 1 - g . 1 . g . . y - . y n - 9 . g . . . . . . . - . . y p Q . . 1 . g f g . , 1 n 9 Q p 1 . : . ' . , . , . ' , , , , . n o p 1 , I . g - o - 1 I I - I ' ' I ' , , - p . - mmf Left to rrght V Rabbe P Herron M Squlres P Coleman A Mrchael L Stoddard P Pollock C Becker R Gregory D Blevms L McHugh G Hunt C A Borce S Grohs C L Drumm J Stalker P Church111 D Bushey C Kmckerbocker G Gellert L Muth I P1tcher D Squues L MCN1Sh R Rogers V Page G Ryan I Whrtaker B Frueh C Gardner P Hare B Dodds H Wrlhamson Cl Granacker N Rogers P Hare R Morand1 B Hunt A Chrrstrana R. Becker C Moran OConnell R Nelson E Nrcholson L Sturdlvant B Parsons B Jones B Call D Brusre C Gran acker I Osborn I Rogers H Bruns 7eaczZew A DeGrosso A Beck G Bower han C Granacker M Mrchael W Schwer L Pfe1ffer G Ryan J Decker C Sheldon, C Becker ' - T ' 'f A ' ' A ' AAPA 'M' K K 'AH 5, G ' o A I , f , i --1.,-.......Qmd4p.Ww- B - i t - ' 0 - 1 1 i 1 Q I 1 1 . I 1 . I 1 . 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 e '1 - 1 - h n 1 1 - 1 M- ' I C I U . O 5 I I 0 I I I 9 I 0 . ' ' - I 0 I I l l C ka is 4 'S A I I D U I i . 1 1 1 o 1 8 . 1 1 1 Q Jaw I-1rst row M1ssTrowbrrdge B Fallon J btalker S Dellea L Chrrstxana J Bturdrvant R Wadman M Pollack A Beck A Mlller M Roberts C Wadman V Rothrock L Crapser Second rowj Burdrck B Jones A Cassrvant D Hoysradt D Dav1s E Muth S Rothvoss I Rogers C Vorgang P Herron D Squues, P Churchrll R, Chr1st1ana G Bevens W bchwer Thud row H Walters C Sheldon,I Shad1c,J Nault E McHugh R Morandr B Mrchaluk E Gardner M Carl M Sh1p man L Horton S Nremann C Zullo L Feger I Bathrrck P Peck Fourth row A Mrchael C Borce C Knrckerbocker C Drumm L Pederson J Wmfreld P bchtnerchel E Wl1l13HlS D Wrlson S Bates M Bopp gag 4 gleam The Boys Chorus paruclpated m the County Festrval and the CDIISI mas Program They meet once a week with MISS Trowbrrdgc to practlce drlxgently for theu publrc appearances and for the enjoyment they fmd rn srngrng 6 . : ' ' , . , . ' , . , . B ' ' , . - ' . . , . . . ..'.. , . , . . . . : . D p a I c l I n 1 0 ' I Q Q 'Nu y n 1 l . , . ' . ' , ' ' , . , . ' . ' : . , . . I Q p 1 g . Dy 1 . g . p . p . D ' , . , . ' f . 1. , . , . ' , . . : . ' , . I ul l D 1 0 I s 9 0 I ' I 0 N 4 I 0 ' D l U . . . . . R' W an 7 ' rw- Y I ' ' 1 x ' A Y 44. Wcvwotq 74455451 'gcwedall F1rst row D Van Tassel E Wyman D Therlman T Varelh W Brengel I Decker, K Funk T Jensen, B Brown Second row H Traganza F Brennan I Rerll H Jensen B Rey nolds N Brown I Olson D Shadrc D Granacker Thud row G Gellert H Kromer K Kromer A Stang B Rosenfeldt B Parsons B Hecker Mr Heeney Fust row P Gellert R, Dykeman H Jensen D Streeter, H Traganza R Mlller R LaPorte K Smrth K Kromer F Boughton Second row E Wyman K Funk E Smrth C Shel don R Rogers R. Rosenfeldt C Moran E WYman E Mltchell Thrrd row T McGee Mr Shoemaker i Wa,-zuzq Zhu S M L ROTHVOSS FA LIDN O CONNOR MUTH SAYER SCHAFER QW Qs' 7 Zwffgvgkwdrm Ziff? WSL QMWJM IN, km SMA' WWQQMJ ,M 'Wx A qc ibm R-6,,,, HW deal' HOYSTRADT BECK SC HWER DRUMM I LaPORTE PWA.. pif, 74415411 First row: G, Gellert, L, Sturdivant, T, Jensen, A, Coons, A, Christiana, S, Grohs, Second row: H, Schafer, R. Pectal. R. Schweitzer, R, Dwy, D, Van Tassel, R, Van Tassel, Third row: K, Baker, T, McGee, Mr, Hermans, I, Boice, Q7! 244056411 First row R Van Tassel R Pectal T Jensen G Gellert S Grohs Second row D Braig R Brusie W Parsons J Zullo I Blevins, R Decker R Crandall Th1rd row G Reynolds D Van Tassel W Laverack H Schafer L Sturdrvant I Borce Manager I Roche Wonka After several practrces eleven grrls plus a few substrtutes were chosen by Mrss McMull1n to re present the Roe Ian G1rls Hockey Team They attended a hockey playday at Germantown Central School 7zcmgea66we The Trampoline Club is a group of boys selected from grades 9-12. They started workrng wrth the funda mentals and are worklng on more advanced tucks Thrs club was organ rzed for the frrst tlme thrs year by Mr Shoemaker who selected the members to work on the more advanced stunts Scam! Dcmamg Roe Jan's most popular club SOC18l Dancrng encourages boys and guls to dance and rn general to have a good trme Under the drrecuon of Mr Shoemaker and Mr Klern thrs acuvrty rs rn the experrmental stage and 1S certarn to be an rmportant and prosperous club for years to come . - . . I I I ' I . N i I 1 - I D D 1 . . . , . Sludewf Houma! The Student Council consists of four representatives chosen from each classroom of the Junior and Senior high school At the meetings they discuss topics concerning the wel fare of our school This year s officers are President Robert Brown Vice President Mark Squires Secre tary William Parsons Treasurer Carol Lee Drumm Zaman Zia! Every Monday, the Camera Club meets under the supervision of Mr, Colclough. There are approximately a dozen enthusiastic boys and girls divided into two sections, an Advanced and a Beginner's group, Many pictures in our yearbook were taken and developed by the Camera Club, The work of the Library Club is to help Miss Nichols and to become better acquainted with the library The students sign out books and arrange them on the shelves when they re returned The members also sponsor a Book Week Tea for the community each fall 27 in Kaffe Mbit Q, YL6 .1464 Our labs teach us the basrc funda mentals of brology, chemrstry and physrcs Here students may plunge deeper rnro the resources of scrence through experrments No matter whrch scrence you take you wrll apprecrate the real value of labs whrch help you to better under stand the courses you take The members of the Craft Club surpervrsed by Mrss Rhoades are rnterested rn parntrng and workmg wrth leather Among the proyects they do are makrng trays coasters boxes wallets and belts M ri ,f'..'7 'K 77Za,wZeamm:e There are two groups of mamte nance Ih1S year One club rs rn charge of keeprng the shop tools rn good cond1t1on The other club works wrth the sportrng equrpment WhlCh mcludes not only the schoo1's but therr own guns and frshrng equ1p ment r p li - , ' ' fa Za! g T A , 5 X Q Q eg' 5 , . ' 7. safe. The goal of the Future Home makers of America is to learn to live better today in order that the homemaking pupils' lives and those of their families may be better to- morrow, This year the FHA has worked on textile paintings, Some ofthe members are doing skirts, necker- chiefsg others, kerchiefs and dress- er scarfs. They put the painting on either by block form or stencil. Wiaalef Hdwime In this activity the pupils cut out simple and complex planes. Some are making a scrapbook in which they identify pictures of planes and boats, The club is under the direction of Miss Rhoades, 1 i F RSM? L 1 riwwts ,so 4 ' ' Sie!! Zed' The well-known Shell Club meets on Tuesdays and Fridays, It's surprising to see how many boys enjoy this activity. Earrings and pins are made by students who may sell them or keep them for their own use. ee'Q3Sf piano The Piano Class is another new l952 ZICIIVIIY The pupils started off by learning the fundamentals of playing then played simple pieces with elementary scales and chords Miss Trowbridge helps them to understand the theory of music and to learn more about the piano gm-ww T' New Emi Zaman? The Bird Banding Club, supervised by Mr. White is made up of boys and girls who study the nature and habits of birds, They have built several feeding stations and bird traps, Many different kinds of birds have been banded, 7ZaaeZZef New to Roe Ian this year is the Novelty Club which meets every Wednesday Making stuffed animals IS favorite among the fourteen mem bers One of their aims has been to make and donate their proJects to hospitals This club is supervised by Miss Baker 5 775456410 fdqlf Meteorology rs the study of the weather and 1ts atmosphere The boys study how to read varrous THSIGOI ologrcal rnstruments such as barometers psycrometers and graphs They also learn how to read and make weather charts as put out by the U 77,4 The FFA boys are respons1ble for the successful annual Ag Fau' Among therr outsrde actrvmes are sel11ng seeds plantrng trees and sponsorrng a Father and Son Ban quet Th1s year Adr1an Langdon and John Brusre represented our school at the Annual Natronal Conventron rn Kansas 4 716646 Thrs club grves members a chance to have their own projects such as gardenrng, poultry, or darrymg. When a person frmshes hrs proJect, he IS awarded an achlevement pm, In some cases, students m1ght choose one of these projects as lrfe career, and through th1s club, he has a better understandrng of rt, 1 .,, -M In gg D ' ,, .Y A ' I 2 , , , f K 'F 4 l l 4 4 I ' . ' 54 f, 7 V4 I 9 ' 'Q h X, 4 ' 1 ' A, 3 1 jsn E- A - l Q Y 4 -' ,. . Q P I 1 qi ? I ..V M ' fn-r-13 . A V , Q A . 'wk fy J k 'sky , , l I I ,- ,, U, I I I ' 1 I Y . . . r . r l Q pwyeotwn The educat1onal movres seen by classes throughout the clay are shown by the projectron club In th1S club students are trarned to run the proJectors and slrde ma ch1nes After passrng a wrrtten examrnatron and a performance test they are able to run the pro Jectors A senror operator IS rn charge of the projectron room every perrod f Jdamced Sewwq Th1s club conslsts of a group of hrgh school grrls who are mterested 1U sewmg Durrng the year they have worked on 1nd1v1dual proyects cos tumes for the Chrrstmas Operetta and projects for the school gvzfd' 701: ol Twrce a week the g1I'1S rn Iunlor and Senror hrgh are seen rn the shop as busy as beavers Here they are learnrng to be the handy men around the house as they work wrth metals, wood and plasnc, I 4 Yffii i jf wg o .. Y ,b . M., ' - 1 ,, ' . f ,ff ' . a 1 . I . . 3 I . , 1 I . 0 v 4 Q Stop runmng' Walk' D U O ver had ll S0 Cxea YOU Want to get o u ne ut Yo and Walk? Is everything ready? Here they come! WILLIAM H. Z IESENITZ 59 SONS Books, Stationery and Greeting Cards Typewrlters Off1ce Equlpment Art1sts Mater1a1s Hudson, New York C ompllments of BERNARD FLORIST Phone ZSRZ F I' F Member Nllllerton and Claverack Copake, New York New York 'IVER S RADIO SHOP Hudson New York For Tops tn TGIEZVISIOII RICHMAN S Ladles Teens Boys and Chrldren s Apparel Phone 8 3412 537 Warren Street Hudson New York FRANKS S SERVICE STATION Reparrs and Accessortes Phone ZOR5 Copake New York MARGE S BEAUTY SHOP Phone 8 5285 721 lf2 Columbra Street Hudson New York Compltments of THE PEOPLE S DEPARTMENT STORE 555 Warren Street Better Qualtty for less at all ttmes EVERETT PECT AL Contracts of Bulldmg and Cement Work Phone 20 I4 Copake New York . , . I I rs ' ' A 801 Columbia Street ' ' Best Wishes to The Senior Clas s MARCUSFABRICS MARSH? 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