Schoharie Central High School - Yo Sko Ha Ro Yearbook (Schoharie, NY)

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wr WE, the three originals, speaking for the entire class, declare that the past 12 years have been the best years of our lives. It all started out some what like a wonderful story book. If we remember correctly, it was warm and sunny. We had a swell time getting acquainted with each other. Out of some forty children, Thelma Pierce, Bernice Allen and Katherine Scutt are the only three remaining from that class. Once in a while there would be quarrels and someone's hair would get pulled or he would be kicked good and hard. They say it's all a part of growing up. In the first grade we added Cathy Roe, Herman Stolzenburg and Jimmy Van Derwerken to our rapidly growing group. That year we put on Little Black Sambo. Then we came to the Second Grade where we met Lauretta Barton. Bob Blenis, Kathleen Van Aller and Bernice Tallmadge came in the fourth grade. The years following were uneventful. Oh, yes, we had the usual amount of hair pulling and school- kid crushes. We had to learn our ABC's and the three R's, but we are still alive to prove that it didn't hurt us. The most important thing that happened was that we were blessed with Eddie Barbin and Marilyn Canton. . ' The fifth grade was divided into two sections. One was with Miss Ives and the other Miss Norris. Wanda Fancher joined us that year. Miss Norris gave Thelma the nick-name Pudgy and it stuck. That year most of us were in a Christmas Pageant and had to take the parts of candles, Christmas trees, and candy canes. It was very monotonous standing there, and we must admit that we were scared, but when the time came to sing, we managed to let out a small squeak. We managed to struggle into the sixth grade room where we met Lorraine Thomas, Marshall Gaige and Warren Tillapaugh. It was this year that we went on a picnic at LaSalle Park and invited Mrs. Frisbie, then Miss Newkirk, to go along. We were having a gay old time until Miss Nunweiler lost the heel from her shoe, but the boys came to the rescue and soon had it nailed on again. We knitted afghan squares for the Red Cross, and even the boys knitted. We were surprised to find out that some boys could lmit better than the girls. Seventh grade rolled around and we were in our glory. Betty Conover and Billy West were added. This was the first year that we passed between classes. We were still passing in our Freshman year when Mabel Woodbeck, Marilyn Cook, Richard Krall and Billy Best found us. This year we gave a play called Swept Clean Off Her Feet which starred Thelma, Warren, and Bill West. We also gave two short plays for science. These were made up by the class and presented for an assembl . The girls and boys in burlap bags were quite a contrast to the formal tea party of the next play. That was also the first year we had roller skating parties. Our Commencement dance was a success. The gym was appropriately decorated with the silhouettes of the Seniors. In our Sophomore year Mrs. Rickard left us and Miss Newkirk took over. We put on a play for the Play Festival with Berne Knox and Gilboa. The play From Trenton to Camden was presented without the aid of scenery. In our tenth year Bobby was our President and Warren, Vice-President. The Secretarial position was held by Lorraine, and Marilyn did the corresponding. Jimmy had a difficult time to keep the books balanced. J Our Sophomore Soiree was the dance of the year. It was a nightclub scene with waiters and cigarette girls. This was one dance that was a real money making success. That year Larry Prichard joined us. Our Junior year wasn't too eventful, with the exception of the arrival of Lenny Butler, Wilbur Lockrow and Betty Thompson. I think the hardest thing we had to do was to keep Lenny from falling asleep during classes. We had a Junior Prom with the crowning of Jimmy and Marilyn as Prince and Princess. The attendants were Betty Conover, Thelma Pierce, Warren Tillapaugh, and Herman Stolzenburg. The crown bearers were Joyce Teller and David Canton. We decorated the gym with green and white crepe paper and had a blue ceiling trimmed with silver stars. Here we are in our final year with only one addition, Bill Reisinger, to our merry group. This is the busiest year so far. We elected Marilyn Canton, President, Warren, Vice-President, Betty Thompson, Secretary, and Lorraine as Corresponding Secretary. The hardest job of Treasurer went to Bill West. The yearbook is now Hg problem. Jimmy is editor and he has his hands full trying to assemble the material. We must confess that Mr. Von Linden has his hands full with Warren. Even though the work is hard we are spurred on by the enthusiasm of our trip to Washington, with a stop-over at New York during Easter Vacation. 22 I

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dam ag 1949 First Row: Marilyn Canton, Robert Blenis, Lorraine Thomas, Bernice Tallmadge, Mabel Woodbeck. Second Roygg: Herman Stolzenburg, Thelma Pierce, james VanDerwerken, Catherine Roe, Lawrence Pritchard, William Reisinger. Third Row: William Best, Betty Thompson, William West, Katherine Scutt, Lauretta Barton. Fourth Row: Kathleen VanAller, Wanda Fancher, Betty Conover, Marshall Gaige, Bernice Allen. Fifth Row: Mrs. Frisbie, Warren Tillapaugh, Leonard Butler, Richard Krall, Edward Barbin, Wilbur Lockrow. r,..W.. W Marilyn Canton ..... ....... P resident Warren Tillapaugh. . . . . .Vice President Betty Thompson . . . ....... Secretary Lorraine Thomas. . . .... Corr. Secretary William West .... .......... T reasurer Zi I I 1 1 1 1 l 1 N i 1 3 4 4 1 l 3 1 ?J

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