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

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F OREWORD ln the year l83O steam powered locomotlves were ftrst used for drawfng cotrs on tracks The era of the 1ron horse had arrrved and the ratlroad a a means of transportatton began tts long uph1ll struggle to the t1tle of honor xt now holds the foundatton of the economtc lffe of modern Amenca The ratlroad was the means of raptdly ftlltng the farm lands of the West tt bound together the econom1c mterests of the East and West thus helptng to dtspel secttonaltsm and to brtng about more peaceful nat1onal relattons tt provfded the great arterles through whtch flows the blood of Amertcan commerce fn l83U there were twenty three mtles of track 1n the Umted States To day more than 250 OOO mtles of shmtng steel bands draw the four corners of the Unron together rnto one compact commerctal un1t Inasmuch as the ra1lroads play such a vrtal role In wartlme Shortsv1lle throws out 1ts chest at the stght of dozens of local men darly troddlng the well worn tra1l to the Lehtgh Valley yards at Manchester The scene there would appear to an outs1der to be one of mad confusron Actually every thtng ts run accordtng to plan and hundreds of tons of valuable war mater tals are recetved sorted and shtpped on thelr way 1n the rrght trams the rtght cars and at record t1me every day proof of employee sklll and ef ftcrency At one ttme these yards had the largest fretght transfer 1n the world Need more be satd to emphastze the great warttme rmportance of the Jobs by whrch many Shortsvtlle men earn a l1V1I'1QQ Yes the rallroads are fndtspensable to the Natton As substant1al proof of our recognttton of thts fact the l944 H1 Lo takes rallroadmg as tts theme Lam 11 Valley M995 't' Rmlroad V . , s , , , f .. - .g ff. 5' Q x ltnglf' -ff -JJ I ' . t 1

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DEDICATION 5? IOHN MARTIN KERINS Flrst Shortsvllle alumnus to gxve h1S 1119 for h1s country mn World Vlur II . l - ----- Y --.--.Y--..., I y K . A A -afgg - X -LW Sig? ' -QM ' 'ig-N3 . -gijsys ' . up

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Board of Education . . Seated fleft to rxqhtl Come us M Mack St Flex Stocldircl Arthur Doodx Stxndmg Ernut VWIIOTIIXBH NN 11111111 Ogden The Sentors express the1r s1ncere appr C1at1on to the Board ot Educahon lor tne Cooperat on wlnch tne class has recetved tn all ot 1ts acttvtttes dur tng the past year All octtv t1es beneh al to the class or the publtc Were sancttoned and encouraged B the Board Wnhout the 1nterest and the baclctng ot the Board ol Educattort the Class ol l944 could not have had such a prohtalole year ot educatton and en,oyment Pnncmal Rlchard L Henderson and Secretary Ann Polco As Pr lClpGl of B1 ort v1lle ll 1 School r Henderson has done every lung 1r pof er t 1elp the oen o C a he gave personahty tests to '18 Cld ard the v oe ard gu1danCe ve leen 1rv ll fllfl e ms 1r1tere t n every student has Been ar 1111portar1t lgtlr n 111 oops ltlon trorn tl1e students 1n t e etl1c1ert 1nr11na o' t IC Choo Cn o f'1 Ol l 1 ,1 mendbers lfl e C a J1dt could learn rnore aloout hunselt , Q lat u t le or ll , e sonahty Qur Pr1nc1pals a nd rel1g1ous or an Ol Sc' oo1 Cla lh add 115' le er al ClV C lea er v etnan llcn r 111a11 goal 'or the students o b h ohort le gh Sc lOUl Tl e Be or o ll long remem er 1m erfn CIC 1t1e . - A , V E - L 'f c . M -1 . . K . i. S . . I . I 1 . X A A . . , . . . - . 7 l X . ,Ci . ' r ' Q .S 1 I 'Q' 1- Q' l 3 ' ll s ' lar .B , Li . '- tj this ,ol 1 N 1 1 l ' . ' ' .E rss 1 1 .9 so tl ,t o li in 'L' gal ' Q ' . 1 'ors t1 '.':o.1ld Le fe 1 ao f ' 3 ri' ' A ' ' d- io , f ' EV: o 1, 11 Fig t,. TIF' ss 1 . , V L 1 if 'Q 1 1 aatrix 1' rg A, Ari 5 ' 3 ' lt ' ' ., 1 1 . 1 . .u . A 1, A I 1 fade if-.gl o tl, fair ler1der'f::'..:' 1lC',1 Gf 1ncg1virg fl ' ' J Q - 17at.or3' lie .fn l3'l'l Elrenderit 1' tgp- l,1or.: Clpb, ffl lIlEElTIl36T of the Presley' to 11 Cxlfllllk l ,nor 'zzif' lr Te'1 11e1 uf ': Sign lf Q1 ' ss. . 1- 'on If fI, 'fE '1f4t1v.'.1-' f,f1 llezi lex fzt 21111 Qlilfx Io ','.1.te FI 1 111t11l',' ,tt to t11o l,lo1i fri 1:,1vf'f,1 ..... 11.,1' 1f:1r:116:1, 1,1,11f:lgv, , ' 1 ' .d ind 1,1 ogegtl ' , My 1 de :CY1 llf,1 , :neil Q1 J ' 1 , l Nl, H1 2 . 1 o s l lSQQ '.-fi .