Saugerties High School - Sawyer Yearbook (Saugerties, NY)

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M. Koehn-Miss Kathleen Newkirk and I were arguing as to whether Miss Alice Short, beauty specialist, could do a better job of burning your hair than Miss Patricia Elliott. Of course, no one can beat Miss Mary Farrell at hair singeing. Miss Patricia Hackett, the greatest woman south paw hurler of the year 1953, interrupted us. W. Brinnier-That is all, Miss Koehn. Will Miss Carrie Lewis please stand to testify? Miss Lewis, please tell the court what you were doing. C. Lewis-I was talking with our charming hostesses, Miss Winifred Snif- fin and Miss Anna Riccardi, about the sudden migration of kangaroos to Cali- fornia. It appears that, according to Shirley Sullivan, leading chef at S-an Francisco's Shirley Temple Cafe, kan- garoo steak will be an American dish. W. Brinnier-That. is all, Miss Lewis. Will Miss Geraldine Mauro please stand and testify? Miss Mauro, what were you doing before the blackout. G. Mauro-Miss Ruth Granwehr, the great bass tuba virtuoso, and I were engaged in a conversation with Miss Isabel McClure, the leading trumpet player on Broadway. We wondered if Miss Beverly Hommell could yodel All Or Nothing At All as clearly as Miss Doramae Saile, who takes time from her teaching to enter yodeling contests. W. Brinnier-Miss Geraldine Mauro, at the moment before the lights went out, where did you see Mr. Doyle? G. Mauro-He was standing about three feet from Miss Ferraro. W. Brinnier-That is all Miss Mauro. Will Mr. Richard Shultis take the stand. Mr. Shultis, tell the court what happened during the blackout. R. Shultis--Miss Beatrice Delanoy and Miss Clara Petramale, the famous columnists of You and Your Weather Problems, and I were discussing the advantages of cows in relation to our weather problems. Miss Alice Muller and Miss Mary Sickler, the authors of Pigs, Cows, and Mice in Our Democracy, stat- ed that the extreme sensitivity of cows to slight vari-ations in weather have warned this country of many storms. W. Brinnier-But what happened dur- ing that brief blackout period. R. Shultis-Well, immediately after the lights went out, someone almost knocked me down. He was going in the direction of the cellar. It was Mr. Doyle. W. Brinnier-How did you know it w-as Mr. Doyle? R. Shultis-Dolores Winnie, my co-star in the musical comedy, Tenth Re- union, and I recognized his voice when he said, Excuse me, please. W. Brinnier-That is all, Mr. Shultis. The prosecution rests. Judge-The defense will now present its case. H. Lachmann-It appears, according to Mr. Shultls, that Mr. Doyle, during the blackout, grabbed Miss Ferraro's pearl necklace, and then proceeded to the cellar, where he hid it. Mr. Doyle, please take the stand. Why did you rush to the cellar? R. Doyle-I went to see what I could do about repairing the lighting system. H. Lachmann-That is all, Mr. Doyle. Will Miss Rose Simmons stand to testify? Miss Simmons, you were in the game room of the cellar at the time, weren't you? R. Simmons-Yes, I was. Miss Shirley Beers, Manager of the Transcontinental Helicopter, Inc., Miss Virginia Beatty, Vice-President of the Home for Home- less Children, and Miss Helen Hrabar, M. D., Physician to the Home for the Homeless, and I were supposed to be playing bridge. But in reality we were discussing methods of transporting chil- dren to be adopted from the East to the West Coast by air transport. H. Lachmann-Was Mr. Doyle in the cellar during the temporary blackout? R. Simmons-Yes Sir. He asked Mr. Mike Turco, Mr. Thomas Buono, and Mr. Richard Whitaker, the famous social playboys, where the switch box was. H. Lachmann-Thank you. Now, with the permission of the judge, I would like to have the whole scene of the blackout and the supposed robbery reenacted. Judge-The permission is granted. Proceed. H. Lachmann-Miss Ferraro and Miss Burhans, will you please stand by the same piano, which has been brought here from the reunion room. Mr. Stycos and Mr. Doyle, please take your places. Will the class electricians, Mr. Ever- ett Mower and Mr. Harold Ricks, please retire to the lighting box? Will you please repeat exactly what you did on the night of the tenth re- union? tThe two sing It's a Mystery To Me, until the lights go out briefly. The lights are flashed back on and Mr. Lach- mann is seen probing about the inside of the piano. He removes a necklace from the piano.7 M. Ferraro-My necklace ! ! ! H. Lachmann-Can you identify this as your jewelry? M. Ferraro-The clasp has my initials on the inside. H. Lachmann-The initials are here. You see, Miss Ferraro, when you faint- ed, you fell against the piano and your beads must have fallen inside. Judge-Miss Ferraro, will you please withdraw your charges against Mr. Doyle? M. Ferraro-Yes, I agree. Judge-The case is dismissed and the tenth reunion of -the Class of 1944 is, after all, judged a success. THE END

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CLASS PROPHECY by HERBERT LACHMANN Assisted by ROSE SIMMONS, PAUL AMROD, and ROBERT DOYLE Scene: 'Courtroom in Saugerties, June 28, 1954 Usher: William Goff-Hear Ye! Hear Ye! This court. is now in session. The case of Muriel Ferraro, '44, versus Robert Doyle, '44, is now before the court! Honorable Judge William Kauf- man will preside. Judge-The prosecuting attorney, Wil- liam Brinnier, shall begin. Defense-I object, your honor. All the jurymen are members of the Saugerties High School Class of 1944. Since this case is involved with a class reunion I believe that this jury is biased. Y Judge-Objection overruled. None of these jurymen was present at this class reunion. However, each juryman will explain his absence. Usher-Miss Therese Bittermann. T. Bittermann-My boss, Mr. Robert Lang, President of Twiddly Toy Works, had a date with his girl, and Hazel Tobi-as and I had to work that night. Usher-Miss Helen Cashdollar. H. Cashdollar-I cou1dn't make the re- union 'cause Rose Vanderbeck and I had to take part in a special chorus number for the President's birthday party. Ulsher-Miss Katherine Anne Knaust. K. A. Knaust-Miss Charlotte Heese -and I just returned today from South Africa, where we were vacationing. Usher-Mr. John Cox. J. Cox-Bob Waters, my co-pilot, and I were on our way from Chicago, but had flying weather held us up' for a day. Usher-Miss Jennie Greco. J. Greco-Lillian Lewis and I were very busy that evening finishing a dress we fashioned for th-wt very notable dramatic actress, Miss Virginia Mason. Usher-Mr. Herbert Hymes. H. Hymes--Albert Greco, Albert Buono, and I had a special engagement with the Glasco Hot Spots at the Rain- bow Room. Usher-Miss Shirley Snyder. S. Snyder-Sonja Warnecke, Eleanor Knauss, and I, in our nursing capacity, had to take care of Paul Amrod at the Geneva Institute for the Sane. Mr. Amrod was suffering a nervous break- down from modeling men's clothing. Usher-Miss Olga Max. 0. Max-Douglas Axtell, the mathe- matical wizard, and I were desperately helping Mr. Einstein solve his Theory of Inverse GEOTRIGRICOSMOPOLEY. Usher-Miss Betty McGoey. B. McGoey-My friend, Charlie Cole, and I, were trying to win first prize in a rhumba contest. Usher-Miss Ren-1 Rusconi. R. Rusconi-Mr. Harold Van Etten and I were with the party that was lost in the Canadian Rocl-:ies after breaking the world's record by scaling a mountain 200,341 feet high. Usher-Mr. William Tompkins, Jr. W. Tompkins-For your information, Mr. Robert Ricks and I were in Wash- ington, D. C. demanding more rain for the Farmers of America. Usher-Miss Florence Weikel. F. Weikel-My rival, Ethel Stay, and I were competing in a swimming race from Honolulu to San Francisco. Na- turally, I won! Ethel is still one day's swim from San Francisco. USHER-Before the prosecution be- giI1S, it is announced that all witnesses will testify from their seats. W. Brinnier-Miss Ferraro, take the stand please. Miss Fernaro, tell us briefly what happened at the tenth re- union of the Saugerties High School Class of 1944. M. Ferraro-Miss Jennie Burhans and ,I are members of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Naturally, -as part of the program, we were asked to sing. So, standing next to the piano, we were singing a duet. Mr. Joseph Stycos, the world famous piano virtuoso, accom- panied us, and Mr. Robert Doyle turned the pages ot the music for Mr. Stycos. Suddenly, the lights went out! I faint- ed! When the lights came on, I dis- covered that my 3100,000 pearl necklace was stolen! At the same time I noticed Mr. Doyle coming from the cellar. He was standing right next to me before my necklace was stolen. W. BRINNIER-That is sufficient for the present, Miss Ferraro. Will Loren Beatty, take the stand and give his story of the disappearing necklace. L. Beatty--I was talking with Miss Juanita Zeigler, the famous woman track runner, and Miss Kathleen Snyder, the baby food specialist. Oh yes, at the time, Mr. Edward Van Gaasbeck had just finished demonstrating how his factory produced 3 million articles for babies a day. W. Brinnier-Mr. Beatty, did you see Mr. Doyle coming from the cellar after the lights came on? L. Beatty-Yes, I did. W. Brinnier-Th-at is all, Mr. Beatty. Will Miss Dolores 'Donlon st-and to testify. Miss Donlon, will you please tell the court what happened before the lights went out? D. Donl-on-Miss Doris Maclary was telling Miss Gertrude Smith and me about her job as personal secretary to Mr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. llf you can keep a secret-Mr. Roosevelt plans to run for ia seventh term!! W. Brinnier-That will be all, Miss Donlon, I'll see you after court. Miss Marion Koehn will stand. Miss Koehn tell the court what you were doing.

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Seniors of I9 4 BEATTY, LOREN 1Bats3 Beta Kappa Phi 13, 435 Bi-Ski-Hi 11, 2, 335 J. V. Basketball 11, 235 Varsity Basketball 13, 435 Tennis 11, 235 Soccer 12, 435 Soccer Manager 1335 Baseball 13, 435 Soccer Captain 1435 Var- sity Basketball Captain 1435 Treasurer of Sopho- more Class 1235 Vice-President Junior Class 1335 Sgt. at Arms of Bet-a Kappa Phi 1435 Home- room President 11, 2, 335 Homeroom Vice-Presi- dent 1435 Senior Play 1435 Social Studies Pro- gram 1235 Lighting of Senior B-all 1435 Assembly usher 13, 43 Laboratory Assistant 133. BUONO, ALBERT 1Percy3 Boys Hi-Y 13, 435 Beta Kappa Phi 13, 435 Noon- Hour Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball and Foot- ball 11, 2, 3, 435 J. V. Basketball 12, 335 Swing Band 13, 435 Orchestra 12, 335 Senior Play 143. BEERS, F. SHIRLEY 1Boggy3 Delta Phi 1435 Instrumental Music Club 1235 Library Club 1135 Bowling 12, 335 Secretary of Homeroom 1235 President of Instrumental Music Club 1235 Orchestra 11, 2, 335 A Cappella Choir 13, 435 Chorus 12, 335 Decoration Committee for Senior Ball 1435 Education Week Program 143. BUONO, THOMAS 1Bush3 Beta Kappa Phi 13, 435 Boys Hi-Y 1335 Science Club 1235 Chess Club 1135 Bowling Team 11, 235 Student Adviser of Beta Kappa Phi 1435 As- sembly Usher 1435 Assistant Soccer Manager Loren Beatty Albert Buono 1135 Assistant Baseball Manager 1235 Manager of Basketball 13, 435 Lighting Committee for Senior Ball 143. BITTERMANN, THERESE 1Terry3 Girls' Hi-Y 13, 435 Sigma Club 11, 2, 3, 435 Libr- ary Club 12, 335 Secretary of Library Club 1235 Vice-President. of Library Club 1333 Vice-Presi- dent of Sigma Club 1435 Secretary of Homeroom 1135 Homeroom Treasurer 1335 A Cappella Choir 11, 2, 3, 435 Chorus 11, 2, 3, 435 Circulation Edi- tor 1335 Assistant 'Circulation Editor of Ulster- ette 1235 Exchange Editor of Ulsterette 1435 Decoration Committee for Senior Ball 1435 Bank- ing Staff 1335 Librarian 12, 335 Education Week Program 11, 3, 43.