Schuylerville Central School - Schuyler Yearbook (Schuylerville, NY)

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SWAN SONG I lie esteemed class of 1944 being of sound mind iany prejudiced remarks of the faculty to the contrary) we do solemnly, as is our natural manner, will and bequeath the following assets to the underprivileged and delinquent juniors who, blinded, must follow in our path of blazing glory: Marjorie Allen leaves her neatness to Margaret McGowan and Mary Young who we are sure are quite capable of carrying on in her place. Doris Btltin wants Mary Booth and Ann Rogers to profit by her policy of “Silence is golden.” Honest! Douglas Bean wishes to give his ingenuity in keeping clear of girls to Curtis Bauer who has done pretty well so far. Smart boys! Joseph Biss gives the prominence his name has achieved in study hall and classes to Robert Sanders and Richard Hudson. They could use a little more pub- licity, you know. Betty Brewer leaves her charming personality to two deserving junior girls, Theresa Obie and Elsie Cook. Winifred Brown, one of our petite seniors, we are sure would he glad to divide her Marines and Sailors between Ruth Wendell and Theresa DeGrechie. We only hope these two Juniors don’t get into mortal combat over the division. Teresa Connie is sure Ruth Willette would like her coveted stand at the end of the hall. Rm. 16 is there. (Nice position, huh, girls?) Mary Lou Dolan leaves Eileen Nevins as the only remaining Social Lion in S. H. S. Jacquelyn Drew leaves her ingenious hair styles and unusual earrings to Hazel Garnsey. We are sure Don L. will like them! Robert hremont gives to Earl Derby his position in Falvey’s Newsroom. Bet Earl will never be the bookworm Bob is, though! Velina Calusha knows that Henry Brownell will do justice to her depend- ability. But can he live up to her popularity with the opposite sex? Donald Hathaway leaves his Buick to Herbert DeGarmo. Herb says he need it to lake the basketball team’s girls to all the games. However, Don is not quite certain whether he should leave him Lillian. How about it, Herb? Katherine Heivitt gives to Anna Melaga her reputation for demureness. Anna already has quite a start in that direction. Ronald Hunt, one of our wittiest personalities, has decided that Ray Young would like his clever remarks and actions and constant source of entertainment in class. However, Ronald's teachers seem quite willing that Ronald, upon leaving the school, should keep this choice item for himself and take it far awav from the halls of S. H. S. Violet Johanson. with the flirtatious smile and gleam in her eye. wants Mary Alice Harris to maintain her place with Robert O'Brien. We hope Bob will ap- preciate this. 23

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it was Dick Townley, and there we were, talking to h m. Dick, we learned, had followed in his father’s footsteps and was now the principal of a large high school in New York. When he told us that Marjorie Allen was a very competent secretary at the same school, we were somewhat astonished. It seems that several of our classmates were putting to good advantage the cooperative spirit that had developed as classmates in old S. H. S. He told us, too, that Therese Cormie was manager of “The Cormie Hotel” over on 42nd Street. So off we went to see Therese. Both of us were tired from walkinr; so we decided to hire a heliocopter which had now taken the place of taxicabs. We were seated, waiting for the driver when we heard a couple of people talki g. Neither of us seemed to have forgotten vhe voice we heard, and glancing up, saw Vernon Towns as he jumped into the helio- copter. In no time at all, Vernon was telling us about his experiences and some of our school friends he had seen recently. We could hardly believe our ears when Vernon said that Bob Phillips had pevfec'ed a way of making synthetic rubber and was arriving the next day at Vernon’s heliocopter garage to demonstrate its use for making tires. Soon we found ourselves ascending in o Ihe air, and Vernon decided to take us for a little ride before taking us to the hotel. We flew over a large park where we saw a group of horseback riders. Vernon satisfied our curiosity by telling us that the journalist, Mary Lon Dolan, had written a long article on its importance for exercise. On recalling English classes, we knew full well that Mary Lou pos- sessed the ability to write interesting accounts. Doris and I were both veiy skeptical about riding in a heliocopter and jokingly asked Vernon if he had good insurance. “Sure,” he answered, “Bob Fremont fixed me up with an excellent policy.’ Shortly, we foun 1 oursel es at ‘ The Cormie Hotel” and having said goodbye to Vernon, dashed in to see Therese. On entering the door, whom should we meet but hostess Violet Johanson. She said Therese would be in shortly and would we have lunch with her while we waited. Doris and I read the menu which, to our surprise, stated that Winn'e Brown, famous dietitian, had prepared it. Theiese arrived and happily announced that she had just seen Mildred Whiting and Margaret Natale. Peggy was si.uated at the city’s leading information bureau. Thus we discovered that her friendly nature and natural talkativeness she revealed in school was a great advantage in her position. Mildred was there seeking informa- tion as to where the Metropoli an PlaygT uni was located. She had just arrived from Schuyler.ille to take over the supervis on of it. After visiting with the gills, Doris and 1 shopped until it was time for dinner which we had at Doris's apartment. We only had time for a “Dagwood” sandwich as Dor's had to go to rehearsal. As I picked up the jar of “Two Catherines’” salad dressing, I noticed in big letters the names 1 Hewitt and Moody.” I was not sur- prised to see that they were still together and had devised this delicious dressing. Doris turned on the ia lio for a little luncheon music, but instead, we heard a voice, accompanied by a banjo and singing something about “Doggie Woggie Flea Soap.” The announcer said that the program had been presented to us by Vernon Miner under the sponsorship of the “John Nevins Soap Company.” I wearily strolled along the street after leaving Doris at rehearsal when someone shouted, “Hi there.” There sat Don Hathaway in front of the fireman’s station. He proudly showed me the equipment and announced that he was Fire Chief. I was not too surprised at his becoming a fire chief for didn’t he show a remarkable interest in fiances way back in Schuylerville High? lie was just askirg me about my work when the alarm rang. I was all set to go to the fire with Don when I discovered it was merely my own alarm clock. My dream was shattered, and it was just the beginning of another day’s work at ihe Johns Hopkins Hospital. —Velma Galusha ’44

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Glen Im large wants John McCarty to fill in the space on the bench left by him. We hope Jack has better luck than Glen did. Walter J. lAiVoy, Jr. wants Eugene Periard to use his argumentative ability to its fullest extent. Gene has shown striking tendencies in that line. Vernon Miner leaves his daily trips to Greenwich to Denton VanderPoel who we hear likes the Greenwich direction pretty well too. Catherine Moody leaves Joseph Ruff. Period! Margaret hiatale would like Jane Duby to use her donated vim and vitality to cheer our Basketball team to Victory. Boy, does the team need it! John Nevins thinks that his sister, Alice, could use his average beautifully to make her 90’s even one hundreds. Steven Oslica leaves to John Riordan and Guy Corsetli a partnership in his Exclusive Wolf Club. Blonde or Brunette, girls? Take your pick! Caroline Pechette and Muriel Germain are sure that Elizabeth Corsetli and Edith Garnsey will continue their successful plan of working together and their un- breakable friendship. Robert Phillips gives his speediness to the similarly energetic Charles Booth, and to Lester Stiles he bequeaths the coveted guardianship of the locker keys, that golden opportunity to leave, at least temporarily, a hated class. Wilma Phillips leaves to Phil Gagnon a little of her alertness in the classroom. Not that she doesn’t daydream loo; she just chooses a more suitable location. Richard Taumley thinks his red hair would be liked by Malcolm Hughes and George Pratt if only his ambition went with it. On second thought, they don’t need the red hair! Vernon Towns wills the popularity of his seat on the school bus to either Arthur Charrcn or Harry Duket, whichever one can as successfully lure the right person into the next seat. It ought to be a close contest, boys. Dorothy Russell leaves her A-plus report card to Marlin Munson who has been looking around for a suitable one. Mildred Whiting wants Joseph Cartwright to use her giggle to its best advan- tage. Joe has been practicing on this attribute already. Gloria Wood believes that her “Star Eyes” should go to Mildred Willette so that she may light the way for Richard Ehvell to do his homework when he takes her out nights. Dick has to do something, doesn’t he? Signed, sealed and delivered this 2Jth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty-four. 21 —Jacquelyn Drew, Testatrix