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

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-1 'xxe I 4?- I If ll Lea? As all, who leave this school in June, Embark upon their chosen fields, We hope that they will realize soon The harvest of life s golden yields We struggled twelve long years and more To launch us on the way to fame We'll open up our chosen door Success we learned has but one name It is with deep profound regret We leave behind these hallowed halls Sometimes we fear the worst and yet WE WILL SURVIVE LIFE S HARDEST FALLS' In our twelve years we ve spent in school We ve tried to set ourselves the pace To follow thus not be the fools We were when starting in this place A trying life awaits us true With hardships sorrow and defeat With faith in God we'll see it through And never sound the call Retreat' Mel 2 POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE 1 to X' fi'-nf 1' 1 UL I LIT JL? 4 ,m W l gflfn df O- -L 2- ,,, X, x I 4- 'I' Z7 X . , . f Q . , - , l L Q l I Y I I ' R I I , , S , V . . .X ' . , 1 . I ' , , - , . xv , 1: , . F , r .vfuw' - 4 42. -'X 4 ' r , W. L S :Q 5 gf- A 4 --- 'fjrj ,m 'A' V Y iw Y 5, F 'sgdl' ' it - ---f-'QW '0v, 1T1'?.', cf-il'i'L,,1 l l l l l - ' I Q 0 I- 5 , 4 2 V -M Tri' 'k -,,, 'i l.'1QlQ ' F , L., -Y n A - ttll L, 'L,:i i',,1i'f' ' Y 'g i,1', ' Lying, L 7 f ' 2 -' Ma , '+-WH ,LL ' ' 1 gj..,L, 'U , Y e - ':LULT , A A7 a 'I ' M W ' gj'3 c 'm X 'if 4 6- ,Q 0- 1 5, 5 nf ,L . X C4151 l s 2 i A f 1 J 3 Ha, 2 ' 3 Life 4, Q 1 ' V' 2 2 if 2' ' Z'

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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 -- - . . , -

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earbook Staff E the Sen1or Class of 53 take th1s opportunx ty to express our smcere thanks to our year book advlser M1ss Sartwell Because of her unt1r 1ng efforts we have been able to complete th1s year book In the future when we look at our yearbook we shall say 'Am I glad M1ss Sartwell made us correct those l1ttle errors Errors wh1ch we thought so mxnute at the tlme we were do1ng It We shall be for ever grateful to you M1ss Sartwell for mak1ng our yearbook posslble EDITOR IN CHIEF It was 1n an atmosphere of blastxng Boog1e Woog1e from the radxo and ' gooey candy bars from the class resources that we found ourselves best able to concentrate on our ads wr1te ups and master sheet planmng Although we had to shout to be heard across the room we eventually com pleted our OPUS 53 a masterplece whlch we bel1eve cannot be equalled N1 MISS HARRIE T SARTWELL lglilllfi' I Al1ce E Turner mmf 1 OPUS 53' STAFF Q 1 1 S Faulkner An Eduor S Rlckmyre Advemsmg Manager M Copy Edrtor R Sawyer Ass1stantEd1tor R Throop Photographer Beesmer Busxness Manager P Bennett Photography Edxtor Mxss T 1,012 jf Subggnpuon Manager I Rlchardson Typ1ngEd1tor Sartwell Yearbook Advnser A Tumer Ed1tor1nCh1ef1 Abbott Absent M C,-and311 photographer 8 c - ' A T I 3 ' 1 - I ' . ' A , I . , , 4? . - . ' . - D Y . . . ' I' 3 rx 3 I rj 4 r U ' 1 , - V I I l by , , , I ' ' 5 L Vg e Y Y ,1 - 2- ' ag t V. , ' P II I I V 1 1 to . K , I , r 7- ' - ' f 5-Q rf, 5. .' l . 1,1 V I A . 4 T f . ' A E - . ' : . ' . G - ' : . . ' ' : - . 1 . ' : - . I ' D' 1 ' . .. ' ' a - ' . ' ' - . , I - . ' ' S - . : . . - Z