Schuylerville Central School - Schuyler Yearbook (Schuylerville, NY)

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20 SENIOR HI-LIGHTS Every senior has a certain incident in his high school career that he wants to remember. Sammy DeLuca will never forget the senior play “The Phan- tom Bells.” He was always very flustered and excited when he had to say “I love you,” to the heroine, Julia Bryant. The Junior Prom will always be remembered by Alberta Miner, Edna Whiting and Simone Nadeau as they spent many nights up at school decorating the gymnasium. The Junior rings were received by all the class very joyously but Marie Fowler and Mary Keeley were the most anxious to show them to people. Julia Bryant will never forget when she won her first speaking contest. Speaking of contests, Catherine Caisse will always shudder everytime she hears the word “statistic” for that is the word she stumbled over in her first debate speech. Ray Larmon will always be glad he gave his senior speech in the first group for it saved him much worrying the rest of the year. Abbie Boyce enjoyed the making and working of the Marionettes she made in the first year of high school. Remember the baseball games! Virginia Jackson recalls how near she came to having grey hair the spring she sold tickets. The spectators came in from unexpected entrances and it was her duty to sell them tickets. The Washington trip will never be forgotten because it is the first long trip some of the seniors had ever taken. Helen Bovce was so impressed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building in Washington that she would like to work there. Kenneth Williams spent much of his time in the Smithsonian Institute on the advice of Joseph Hewitt who had practically rented the building during his stay in Washington the year before. Marcia Clement looks back with pleasure to the night she had dinner at the “Cocoanut Grove” in New York. Henry Mezera liked his Washington trip very much. The only disturbing memory is that he left his suitcase sitting on the curb in Albany. Micholine Petralia, Edna VanArnum and Lena larossi will al- ways cherish the memory of being chosen for the National Honor Society. Robert LaPann was very excited and pleased when he was elected the president of the Senior Class. Bette Burch while participating in debating will always recall as one of her fondest memories the time when a S. H. S. team made up of the “so-called” greenhorns beat the Gloversville team three to nothing. Mary Roddick liked Russell Sage College very much the time she spent an afternoon attending classes. Margarette Willette will always remember the meeting of the student council during her sophomore year. Frank Ellis likes and hopes to always remember the noon hour dances on Wednesday. “Re” Bielkiewicz will never forget the many nights she came to the high school to practice for the senior play. Lillian Wilson will always remember the day she set the fad of wearing wooden shoes. Shirley Woodruff's strolls at noon time will long be remembered by her. Helene Galusha, Katherine Hamm and Ruth Sanders will re- member the exciting games of Chinese checkers played during the noon hour.

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Cl .ASS WILL 19 We, the class of 19.59, hereby will and bequeath the following to the faculty and our fellow classmen: to the .Junior Class, our mascot, “Fluffy,” which hangs from the ventilator in the senior room; to the Sophomores, the success which we had with our Jun- ior Prom; to the Freshmen, the initiative to do bigger and better things for Schuylerville High School; to the Faculty, the seats to be tilled by future Seniors over whom they may ponder, and yet think of the Class of 19.59. Mary Roddick’s ability to wear clothes is left to all the girls. Virginia Jackson’s friendly manner is being passed on to Violet Cof- finger. The outstanding debator, Bette Burch, passes her genius on to Evelyn DeGrechie. To Elayne McGarry we leave Catherine Caisse’s ability for discussing Current Topics. To Dorothy Pett we leave the quietness of Abbie Boyce. The eyes of Margarette Will- ette, we leave to Elaine Lang. Arabella Booth’s vocabulary is left to Pauline Germain. To Marie Brown we leave Lillian Wilson’s happy-go-lucky attitude. Kathleen Ellis would probably enjoy Lena larossi’s French ability. To Faye Tanner we bequeath Mary Kelley’s demure manner. Shir- ley Woodruff leaves her blonde tresses to Veronica Young. Additional abilities also left are: the wit of Ruth Sanders to Gertrude French; George Shaver’s dancing ability to Hugh Hibbert; Andy Pleshko’s curly hair to Louis Gagne; Henry Mezera’s athletic ability to Bob Williams; Kate Hamm's acrobatic ability on the cross- bar to Elsie Coffin; Marcia Clement’s archery ability to Ruth Olsen; Aurelia’s history ability to Leon Sparling; Simone Nadeau’s art ability to Mary Wood; Bert Miner’s athletic enthusiasm to Helen Willette; Mickey Petralia’s singing ability to whatever girl desires it; the ability to learn which is Edith Davis’, to some lower classmen; Windy’s ability as a business manager to the next Senior Class Business Man- ager; Arnold Johanson’s height to Bill Hoey; Helen Galusha’s pleas- ing personality to anyone who might desire it, to the freshmen who lack it, Judy Bryant’s self-confidence in speaking; Joe Hewitt’s ser- iousness to Joe Cheney; Kenneth Williams’ freckles to Doug Powers; Dick Robinson’s candy-filled pockets to Bob Williams; Helen Boyce’s dancing ability to Margaret Hopkins; Bob LaPann’s versatility to John Harris; Edna VanArnum’s dependability to Marie Holtman; Marie Fowler’s perseverance to Margarette Fremont; Sammy Del.uca’s sar- torial appearance to the freshmen; Edna Whiting's thrill in decorating for the Junior Prom to the Junior Class.

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21 ACCOMPLISH HD PREDICTIONS First of all, Boh LaPann, our President, is now supervisor of the Math department in the new high school and George Shaver is the Clem McCarty of Station SPA in Schuylerville. Did you know that “Hank Mezera is contractor on the new Community Center and Bette Burch is Private Secretary to the Prosecuting Attorney in New York City, who is none other than Kenneth Williams himself. I hose are all surprises hut here is something that won't he news. Windy Ellis is a government inspector for apples; however, you didn't know that he had brought to light a new specie of apples. Sammy DeLuca, the “sheik” of our Senior Class, is sole pro- prietor of the Kit Kate night club. Oh here’s something that will he of interest to you. Dick Rob- inson is now the supervisor of the control room in our television station. Our classmates seem to really have made something of themselves. Lena larossi has succeeded in becoming a French teach- er and is now teaching in Albany. During the last ten years she has also taught one year in one of'the leading schools in France. The Texaco Program on station W. G. Y. features Andy Pleshko as chief violinist accompanied by “Micky” Petralia, star vocalist. Micky attended Syracuse University. We'see that Helene Galusha, Marcia Clement, Kate Hamm and Marie Fowler have opened day nurseries in different parts of the country. Each is at the head of one. Oh yes, and Catherine Caisse is the Personal Director of the Henry Street Public Health Nurses. We also heard that Julia Bry- ant’s ambitions have finally been fulfilled. She is now the owner of a Beauty Salon. Edna VanArnum is the Director of our new Busi- ness College and Mary Roddick is her assistant. It seems as though several of our seniors have chosen business careers. Margarette Willette is working for a health clinic in New York City. Abbie Boyce is working as private secretary to Dr. Edith Davis, who by the way is not able to be here because of her many surgical duties in a Detroit hospital. Virginia Jackson is busy as a private secretary to one of the prominent New York lawyers and Edna Whiting has given herself a name by being one of our present Governor’s secretaries. Our young artist, Simone Nadeau, is an interior decorator, who has redecorated two rooms in Radio City and who is now residing in our grand city. Her friend, Babe Boyce, has become a dress de- signer. Here is another item which will interest you. Shirley Woodruff and Lillian Wilson are starred on the “Happy-go-lucky” hour spon- sored by the manufacturers of laughing gas. Mh-m-m-m, I see that Joe Hewitt has become a railway postal clerk on the Union Pacific and Ray Larmon is the head of our G. E. Plant of this city. Bert Miner has become famous through her work in teaching physical education in Schuylerville’s New High School. Remember when Aurelia Bielkiewicz took the test for Normal school ? Well, she has an excellent position in a private girls’ school. Yes, I also see by the papers that Ruth Sanders is hostess in Hotel Washington and Mary Kelley is teaching Kindergarten in New York City. Arabella Booth has published several books and is now living in Rochester.