Sherburne Central High School - Monarch / Opus Yearbook (Sherburne, NY)

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C ass N September 1940 th1rty one exclted chxldren entered Sherburne Central School to start the1r long Journey to h1gh school Graduat1on Day Th1s was an ent1rely new experlence for us and a b1t hard at flrst but we soon became acqualnted w1th the sllde the teeter tauter and the bulldlng blocks We w1ll never forget how proud we were of our rhythm band rn kxndergarten F11-st grade meant another great ad-justment be cause we then began our f1rst formal classroom work We not only acqtured consxderable knowledge but we enjoyed the cornpamonshrp of our many fr1ends I add1t1on to our busy schedule of the three R S 1n second grade we trled out our dramat1c ab1l1t1es In our presentat1on of The Spr1ng Garden for the rest of the Grade School some of us were dressed as daf fOd1lS wh1le others acted xn the role of elves DA Each year we antlclpated new adventures but lt was not unt1l we reached flfth grade that we agaln exerc1sed our theatrxcal talents 'The FIVE Ghosts was a mystery play 1n whrch we d1d everythlng from crawllng under tables to sxngxng songs about W1tCh6S ab1l1ty 1n mus1c when we won the prlze for s1ng1ng at the Grade Day exerc1ses We were so proud ofour plants that we promoted' the begon1as from grade to grade even through h1gh school ISTIOI Upon enterxng our last year of Grade School thoughts of becormng Jumor h1gh students were raclng through our mxnds When we proudly rece1ved our d1 plomas at the end of th1s year happy memorles of Grade School days st11l remamed w1th us LJ It was 1n the seventh grade that the class from Smyrna Jomed us and our group nearly doubled 1n s1ze We felt super1or to the grade students now that we were 1n JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Th1s year brought qu1te a change for we would be under not one but several teachers 1n a number of d1fferent rooms Before long we had moved through the seventh and e1ghth grades and were ready for hxgh school September 1948 brought us 1nto the n1nth grade and SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Our ' Apr1l Showers' dance the f1rst we had ever sponsored was the most lmportant event of the year The money we made from the dance was the beg1nn1ng of our class treasury It was also durlng our Freshman year that we chose the course we w1shed to take 1n hlgh school and whlch m1ght lay the pattern for our future careers Upon enterlng our Sophomore year we learned that we were to be gulded by two able adv1sers Mrs Noon and Mr Fox It was under the1r superv1s1on that we decorated the gym and made the ' klckapoo Joy JUICE for our Sadle Hawkms Dance Scholastlc ally our busxness students were drlrgently worklng to pass bookkeeplng wh1le many of the college entrance s udents were f1nd1ng Latln II no clnch At the beg1nn1ng of our .Tumor year we elected Rex Sawyer class pres1dent Our fxrst undertaklng was the booth at the School Fa1r wh1ch for the f1rst t1me brought us 1nto competltlon w1th the Sen1ors e struggled wlth st1cky cand1ed apples popcorn balls and c1der yet we made the booth a profltable bus1ness Our r1valry wlth the Sen1ors d1d not end wlth the School Fa1r Soon after the Jumors were frantrcally r1ng1ng doorbells all over town to see 1f the Class of 53 couldn't outdo the Sen1ors 1n the annual magazlne sales Although we lost by a very small margm about 556 oop we had gamed a needed sum for our treasury 4440 4. 4 W9 - , . IV hx . , . 1' 47 ia ' . U ' I uf 4 . . . . u n ,F . . , . ,' ll ' 1 ll I P I ' , 1 , . v ' I Y . F lit ' ' . . . , . A ' .n - l ' ' I ' . . - . . ' . - Toward the end of this year we really proved our - - - - I 4 t ' I ' ' Il ' l ll l ' 0 0 ? 1 72, 0 7 f - :let ,. It K 'X N gs . . . . , . . . W J 4 Q I I , 1 . ' . ' . p ' 4 .X X ,ff ' 1 K f va -191 I 01 fl , - 1' A 25

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Class ISIOI 3l.Ul'1BUR PARTY 1 As a rel1ef from our struggle Phyll1s Bennett be party S1lly g1r1s' They tr1ed to put up a blg tent 1n the back yard Net result one tent put up backwards and ten g1rls worn out The day or rather the n1ght was saved by a contlngent of .Tumor fellows who r1ghted the tent and were rewarded wlth some fancy dances on Phylhs front lawn In November 1951 the order for class r1ngs was ready When the rxngs flnally arr1ved we reallzed that our long walt of elght weeks had been worth whlle The early days of Apr1l 1953 found us planmng for the .Tumor Prom wh1ch was to be held on the elghteenth of the month We spent most of our Easter vacatlon pa1nt1ng and makxng decorat1ons based on our Mexlcan theme When we nnally completed our work a passer by enter1ng the gym m1ght eas1ly have mlstaken lt for a Mexlcan v1l1age The Queen of our Prom Susan Rxck myre and her escort Chuck Ellrs re1gned over the dance 1n true Mexlcan style hroughout the year we publ1shed ' The Lance the paper wxth a po1nt Tryrng to make our b1 week ly deadlxne was qu1te an effort for us but fellow stu dents seemed to lxke our pomted comments on current 6 Z school news At the end of our Jumor year we carrled out the school trad1t1on of servxng refreshments to the Sen1ors after the graduat1on exerclses September 1952 Sen1ors! It was true that we had at last reached the top' Along w1th the beg1nmng of a new school year we found ourselves under the d1rect1on of a new adv1ser Mr Speer D1ck Bassett was elcted class presrdent for our all rmportant Sen 1or days Agaln we started our money mak1ng projects for the year w1th our booth at the School Farr Even though we were qu1te harsh w1th the .Tumors ln that we left them l1ttle to sell we d1d fell sorry for them when thexr popcorn mach1ne blew up The annual Jumor Semor magaz1ne sales' compe t1t1on th1s year produced a far d1fferent result from our last efforts 1n salesmanshlp We aga1n pushed doorbells w1th unceas1ng zeal and wound up at the close of the contest wlth a resound1ng v1ctory over the Junlors Later 1n the fall we not only dellghted football fans w1th our del1c1ous hot dogs soft dr1nks and candy bars but made for ourselves an amaz1ng pro f1t Thoughts of our Sen1or Tr1p were uppermost 1n our mlnds and we really needed money In November we staged our Sen1or play Grow 1ng Pa1ns On the eventful n1ght of the performance one cast member enjoyed the show from the rear of the aud1tor1um and he m1ssed h1s entrance cue Tommy Ballam Phyllxs Bennett Susan R1ckmyre and J1m Clark were left to ad l1b furlously untxl the tardy actor appeared Other leads rn the show were played by Tom Lotz Jr Jud1th Abbott and Dav1d Schelhng Under Mr Speer s d1rect1on we produced a h1t that kept the large aud1ence 1n st1tches through out the play Our treasury began to look health1er oo The month of December was near at hand and our b1ggest task of the year was about to beg1n M1ss Sartwell took over our Engllsh classes and we started work1ng on a year book theme Before long typewr1ters were cl1ck1ng ad contracts were pourlng 1n and wrrteups were belng wr1tten and rewr1tten Yes the yearbook was underway and we found that It was no easy task In Splte of a consrderable number of upsets we completed our yearbook on tlme and found that all of our hard work had really been for a good cause Next on the agenda was the complet1on of plans for our Semor tr1p wh1ch 1nvolved many heated dlscussxons unt1l all of our 1deas were molded 1nto one well rounded tr1p Then the class completed arrangements for our Spaghet tl Supper and the detarls for our graduatlon ceremomes members of the Class of 1953 are now look 1ng forward to the month of June wh1ch holds m store Commencement and the Sen1or Tr1p after wh1ch we shall be go1ng our separate ways But we shall nev er forget the wonderful t1mes we had have Wlthln the walls of Sherburne Central School To you the many classes who w1ll follow us w s1ncerely W1Sh success and the very best of luck The mmm . 1 - . 6 . V af Y . , , , i W A . ' .. A . . . . -5 A . 1. . fx '. I In 1 - - S . - - - 1 Q 1 ' ' . fa 1, . . . . . - Q ,, ' . . .N 2 .. . 3 Q . 3 1 . . . , . ,- W , - . , 0 . ' . - t . H ' , came the harried hostess at a Junior girls' slumber ' . . . , . . ' ' 1 1 9 ' i ! ' ' ll ' ' ' I I 'D . i . . . , . . , . I . . ' 1 ' , - ' ' t l 1 t ' ' , ' X! 1 -w ' . ' , X 2 I I .s gf ' f ' A- jf i, fx . ' . I ' . 5 7 A ' , V i H , , b 4' gp H 2 I f . , Q Q . E . Q . . , . . . I . . . , , I , ' 9 . , - I , - . . . . . . , . - U , , , e I I 2 J T . ' I Il 1 ll - - A -- - . . , -