Shortsville High School - Hi Lo Yearbook (Shortsville, NY)

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WHEEL REPORT C9 HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 44 ln the year l94l the Class of 44 entered upon the fmal stretch of our race toward graduatlon Roarlng through our Freshman year under the guldance of Mrs Meehan and Mr Mark we whlzzed around a curve 1nto our Sophomore year We changed flremen at thts potnt and Mr W1ll1am Exton took over Mrs Meehan st1ll acted as engmeer Thts year we entered 1nto the sanctuary of the upper classmen Throughout the year we sponsored dances but all ln all had a rather uneventful trrp As we sped over a htll and dtpped xnto our IUHIOF year we agaln chang ed crews as we knew not what would he ahead Mlss Evangel1ne Peters now took control wlth Mr Emory McKerr tosstng the coal Our f1rst blg event was a farewell party for Lyndon Herendeen who was called to serve h1s country It was w1th deepest regret that we saw htm leave We w1sh htm lots of luck and may God speed hls return Agam we forged ahead toward our last Iumor event our Iumor Prom wtth mus1c by Sonny Allen Thls netted us a modest proflt and sent us on to our Semor year We now began our frnal spurt wtth another change tn crews Mlss Iohn son and Mr Spttzer took on the responstbthty of gettlng our traln to 1ts des t1nat1on The rematmng twenty frve members of our Class now moved 1nto out prlvate sulte from the study hall We were really upper Th1s year blg thmgs were to happen The ftrst mam event was our mterpretatton of The Late Chrlstopher Bean wtth a cast cons1st1ng of DeW1tt Brandow Anne Preston Ollve Broomfteld Sophfa Polco lames LeEevre Bernard Meehan lrene Wtlltams and Duane Walborn Mr Rtchard C Spttzer our Engltsh IV teacher dlrected the play and tt 1S now our wtsh to extend our smcere thanks to Mr Spttzer for hrs extremely hard work and tor the suC cessful productton We made arrangements for a sertes of basketball dances w1th muslc furntshed by the Vtc At thxs potnt the Semor Class of l944 wxshes to extend 1ts thanks to the faculty members who so wlllmgly gave thelr time to act as chaperons at these dances and other Senlor dances throughout the year The next pause m our rush toward the flmsh was the hlghly advertlsed Senxor Ball w1th mus1c furnlshed by the Swmg Masters The party s hlgh hght was the crowmng of lohn Record as Kmg and Cathertne Oklevltch as Queen One of the major events of our last year was the sponsorlng of a concert by artlsts from the Eastman School of Muslc for the beneflt of the H1 Lo Then too 1n the early Sprmg the Band lourneyed to Rochester to play for the students of Monroe Hlgh School Mr Hendersons Alma Mater Our team after havlng a rather d1sappo1nt1ng basketball season has embarked on a somewhat successful baseball season w1th the follow1ng veterans holdlng key posltlons Bernard Meehan Bob Ogden Gordon Parmele Gordon Broomfteld Duane Walborn and lack Record And now at the end of our tram rtde we w1sh to thank the entlre Faculty for 1mpart1ng to us the knowledge that wtll a1d us ln our future successes o 0 1 1 . 1 - 1 . . , . , . I - , . . 1 1 1 - 1 - ' - - n 11 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . . . , 1 1 1 . .. . 11 . . . . , . . . .1 . 11 1 - 1 ' ' , . 1 1 , 1 , . . 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 f

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ALL ABOARD' All aboard Semors And we w1ll have a l1ttle fun 1 w1ll try to wr1te a poem About each and everyone l am the conductor R1d1ng to and fro each day Meet1ng fellow classmates As we go along our way Elrst l see Gordon Broomfleld Al1as Bucky Whose amb1t1on IS to be a 1an1tor l nt that just ducky'? Now we have Ohve Broomf1eld The Grable of the class Always try1ng to look pretty Such an eXOl1C llttle lass' A' the next stat1on we meet DeW1tt Brandow Who goes by the name of Coop C,ananda1gua grrls are h1s spec1al Isnt he the droop9 lns1de the depot we f1nd Dorothy Cooley V1 a1t1ng for her one and only When that Sold1er Went away He left Dot very lonely Who dr1ves a l1ttle old Dodge Those Sold1er boys on furlough Go to Crowleys to lodge On board aga1n we meet Kenny Herendeen Ianltor of S H S for the next twenty years He does everyth1ng from sweep1ng the floors To w1p1ng the teacher s tears Back 1n the dlner we gl1mpse Harrlet Herman Eat1ng banana p1e Dream1ng of her Stev1e Wlth the lovel1ght 1n her eye A1 the stat1on Esther Krantz Comes walkmg ln the tra1n College books IH her hand Show her st1ll unwearled bra1n Up 1n the eng1ne we see Iames LeFevre Soon a p1lot 1n the A1r Corps And the Shortsv1lle glrls over hmmy Are f1ght1ng a homefront war Back 1n the caboose IS Helen Newman Who ga1ly flags the tram W1th a one way t1cket to Cl1fton Why doesnt she charter a plane? On the platform we meet Betty Lew1s Teach1ng 1n her new professron Her new s1xth grade students Always have an after school sess1on Look' There s M I Everett Who IS busy buy1ng a tlcket When she thrnks of B111 She IS as happy as a crlcket VK h1le on the tra1n Ioyce McCarthy l merr1ly humm1ng a tune Washlngton IS the next stat1on And for her 1t can t be too soon ltext to loyce we f1nd Meryl McCarthy W ho leads a happy l1fe Xtfflllflg to that U S Sallor Hopefully wa1t1ng to be h1s Wlfe Honder 1n the sleeper Gordon Parmele ls snor1ng Yes Army lrfe for Chuck Wlll be anyth1ng but bor1ngl Up 1n the loafer Anne Preston Buslly wrltes a letter She s1gns1t Mrs Snyder VX h1cl'1 makes 1t even better Then we have Barney Meehan lr that un1form of blue HIS furloughs are spent wlth h1s g1r Can anybody guess who? Of course there s Robert Ogden Whose favor1te Word IS lean l-le has a powerful bra1n For a lad of just s1xteen Our llttle P1n Up glrl Wrth all the letters she wr1tes She keeps the ma1ls 1n a wh1rl Now we bump 1nto Katherlne Peters Who w1ll study to be a nurse Donny IS her ma1n attract1on Of course she could do worse I' l1ttle wh1le later lack Record Passes through the car he 1S a very good student As many Senlors are At the last stat1on we see Duane Walborn Who goes by the name of Pete he was eff1c1ent as a Class pres1dent And also as a wolf w1th a steady beat Dur1ng the tr1p lrene W1ll1ams Hasnt uttered a phrase Th1nk1ng about Al has put her 1n a daze When Mar1or1e M1ller Gets on the tra1n to go She IS off to see her husband Who IS f1ght1ng some d1stant foe Now our 1ourney comes to an end About that Grac1e Abel What do you th1nk'? Grace Abel I D 7 lv ' I 1 . 5 ' A . 7 A , I Q A s ' ' . A f ' ' . I I i vu - - 1 K, ' ' . 7 ' ' . L I A , H H V U I I I I Across the room we spy Eileen Crowley, From Railroad Avenue comes Sophie Polco I I I I I Q A . I 1 I 4 I . . I h I I , , I I i ' 5 . . , . . . , ' T A I - I 4 I - ls' I I .

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Senior Officers President Duane Walborn Natnonal Honor Soclety Band l 2 3 4 Chorus 2 3 4 Fxnger Lakes MUSIC Festxval 1 All State Musxc Chmc, New ark 4 SWIHQ Band l 2 3 4 B ass Sextet Basketball 4 Baseball 2 3 4 Dnl Staff 2 4 H1 Lo SMH Semor Cl ass Presxdent Sophomore Vlce Presxclent French Play 3 Senlor Play VICE Presldent Secretary Treasurer Soclal Chcnrmcm Mary lane Everett Dxal Staff 4 H1 Lo Staff 4 Class V1ce Presldent 4 Sensor Play Staff 4 Lxbrary Club 2 3 4 Latm Play 2 Assembly Commxttee 3 Esther Krantz nd l 2 3 Chorus 2 3 H1 Lo Staff 4 Katherme Peters Athletxc Assoclatlon 2 Library Club 2 3 4 French Play 3 All State Musnc Chmc Newark Semor Soc1al Chaxrman Semor Class Secretary Llbrary Club 2 French Club 3 Senior Play Staff Dial 4 U 0 1. ll .1 I A . it . X . . . ' Ba 4 ' ' '