Schuylerville Central School - Schuyler Yearbook (Schuylerville, NY)

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▼ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX ▼ ▼ We, the members of the class of nineteen hundred and thirty six, in the throes of becoming graduates of Schuylerville High School, (sigh of relief), regarding our- selves as sane, (altho we have not been previously examined or professionally pro- claimed so), under the shrewd supervision of legal witnesses, do ordain and present th's, our last will and testament for the benefit of ali. In so doing, we leave our much coveted virtues to the clutches of the needy. What we will do without them is a mystery. But it's the usual thing so we must carry on—to the bitter end. To the Junior Class we bequeath the dignity, the highly flouted Senior dignity , which the Junior make-up (very noticeably) lacks. Just when the act of transition will occur, nobody knows. We bequeath it charitably. Furthermore, with our leave-taking, we shall allow the Juniors to assume the proud privileges of the Seniors, providing that they assume them with due decorum. To the Sophomores we bequeath the erasers on our pencils, with which they may rub out either their mistakes or themselves. The Seniors do not specify which. To the benighted Freshman class, we leave what we Seniors like to call sophis- tication . This is an unknown quality but from various remarks heard, we must possess something akin to it. Therefore, the Freshmen can have it. It's theirs. Let them take it. But, remember, they must become aware of it by the time they become Seniors so that they can leave it to the Freshmen three years hence. We feel it our duty to bequeath to fire-eating Ray Stevens the righteous dignity of Joe Boyce; to small but peppy Mac Harvey, Tom Hoey's position on the basketball team. We bequeath Lena Van Derwerker's ability in sports to vivacious Velda Cramer (may her newly acquired dignity be of some use); to Margie Myers, but with a feeling of futility, we leave Mary Pratt's inferiority complex; and to aspiring James McLindon we hand Duke's dancing ability. With a great many flutterings of the heart we leave Nelson Drew to Midgie Curtis, the Belle of North Broadway. We also will and bequeath the placidity of Marshall Whiting to bubbling Bob Cummings; Cecil Hunt's tumbling ability to Jack Closson and his list of Saratoga telephone numbers of Johnny Peters; Helen Eddy's height to June Gifford; Rita Beaulac's sense of humor to Harriet Freemont; the seriousness of Clements Olson to Chick Cummings; Jim Carey's sarcasm and aggressiveness to Paul Sloane; and Nell Hewitts' pleasant disposition to Marjorie Mathis. We bequeath the reputation and sportsmanship of Elm Boyce to all of the little Boyces; the talkativeness of Marjorie White to Ave McGarry; the self-confidence of Marie Bouchard to Margaret Coffinger; the physique of Larry Young to Hank Mezera; the exclusive use of the drums to Glenn Varney; the stubbornness of Bea Galusha to Aileen Kearney; the unique qualities of Kathleen Rice to Catherine Caisse: the charm of Marjorie Cromie to Grace Willette; the mischievous twinkle in Adley Bulger's eye to Leon Gagne; and the petite feet of Marie Turcotte to Walt Wood. To the faculty of S. H. S. we leave our empty seats for them to brood upon— filled with remorse. THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1936 ELSA PRATT FREDERICK MacMASTER Witnesses: CURTIS BETTS—Post Graduate ARBA WINNEY—Sophomore JOSEPH BOYCE—Senior CYRUS GORHAM—Freshman RAY STEVENS—Junior BEATRICE E. COE—Faculty

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course, when we heard a long, loud whistle. Cecil Hunt and Jim Carey approached us with fire in their eyes which soon changed to gladness as we told them the food was good. Cecil explained his tardiness by saying that Joe Suit!, pilot of the plane that he had chartered, refused to wait until he had peddled all his bread and that he had had to get another plane. Jimmy said his column had to be in the office before he could leave! Clements Olson sat next to Larry and had an intelligent discussion on mechanical engineering. Arthur Traver still raved about how schools would be im- proved if manual training were instituted in every one. Wesley Hudson and Alcide Bouchard were engaged in a prosperous business of truck farming in Grangerville. Chew MacMaster was writing magazine articles on the European situation, while Russell Porter said he was assistant manager of a mill near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I heard Elm Boyce say he was running a dry-goods store. Winifred Hanna was happily married and Helen Hewitt was teaching home economics. Fred Haren was assisting his father in the shoe business. Our bashful Margaret Mosher was a dietician in a hospital and Gus Deyoe was manager of a large farm in Ohio. We were contented to forget our daily troubles and works in recalling our high school experiences. The seven course dinner ended too soon, and we prepared to bid each other adieu, when I heard a telephone ring— I jerked up quickly from my reclining position and realized that this was 1936 and not 1945, that this was my own home and not a New York hotel! However, I enjoyed my reverie and only time will tell whether all this prophesying will come true or not. LENA N. VAN DERWERKER '36 T T T

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