South New Berlin Central School - Southtown Yearbook (South New Berlin, NY)

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Class Will We, the members of the Senior Class of the South New Berlin Central School of the town of New Berlin in the county of Chenango and the State of New York, being of sound mind and body, do make, publish, and declare this, our last Will and Testament in the manner following: FIRST: We direct that I.O.U.'s be issued for payment of our just debts and funeral expenses. SECOND: We leave you, teachers .and undergraduates, the following to remember us by: Mr. Swanchak- we leave a hook with which to handle his up-coming Freshmen. Mrs. Scott--more studious people for her study halls. Miss Shillabeer--a suit of armor as protection against the invasion of the Freshmen next September. Miss Lilly--powerful mental telepathy to get through to her Chemistry students. Mr. Mullen—an electric power plant all his own to use when his supply of midnight oil runs out. Mrs. Osborne--the newest electric clock made, one that is always accurate. Mrs. Jamba—an entrance and an exit to the new home economics room so the seventh graders won't create havoc when classes change. Mr. Preston--a Florida winter so he won't have the problem of deciding whether or not to keep school. Mrs. Weigel — our deep gratitude for her wonderful, willing help in producing a wonderful Junior Prom which was not only a thing of beauty but something we will always cherish. Mrs. Biviano and Mr. Benedict-- a free period a day to enjoy your solitary rooms The Faculty--a big jar of Instant Coffee Geraldine Christensen—the red underwear used in the Senior play. Jeanette Christensen--a telephone that will ring every night. Grace Knapp--a mechanical pencil to keep score for the games next year. Mary Ann Preston--a jet plane that would enable her to fly to Texas and back every weekend. Donna Manley—a box of Post Toasties. Jeff Miles--somebody to do his homework so he can play cards. Robert Boise-- a new gun so he can shoot more rabbits. Peter Lonstein--a saddle for his cow. Larry Meyers--Tom Jensen's height for basketball. Linda Bradford--a crew-cut so she can get on the basketball team. Emory Ford--some of our brilliant minds. Donna Bush--a new car to give Fred a ride, for a change. Donna Smith—Wayne's desk in Study Hall. Science classes—a years supply of Florient. The Juniors—we leave our good behavior, good marks, good brains, and good looks. Last, but not least, we leave to our beloved underclassmen a new addition of the school which will give you more room to work. (Remember, we said WORK) Witnesses to the will are: Miss Shillabeer 14 Mr. Swanchak

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Class History “Memories Are Made Of This” A dreamy dance with silver stars sprinkling the heavens; a king; a queen; the girls in filmy evening dresses exposing bare shoulders; the boys uncomfortably handsome in white shirt and fancy tie; the essence of youth enjoying life--Memories Are Made Of This'. At our Junior Prom on June 3, 1955, we chose the Stardust Waltz as our theme. Stuart Crandall's Orchestra played for us. Ralph Bush was chosen as our king and Nancy Shaver was crowned queen. Casting, learning lines, rehearsals, a few short-tempered words, plenty of laughs and near-disastrous incidents; a few romantic by-plays; problems of lighting and stage scenery; then first production night with two hundred people on the other side of the footlights and the blood pounding heavily in our veins--Memories Are Made Of This. For our Senior Play, we chose a hillbilly comedy Headin' For The Hills . We had eighteei evening rehearsals and staged the finished production on the nights of November 29 and 30. We worked hard on it, but we enjoyed it and none of us will ever forget it. One of our major problems all through high school was that of earning money for our Senior trip to Washington in the Spring of our graduation year. We had bake sales, sold news- papers and magazines and sponsored numerous dances featuring the renowned Barefoot Bob and his W esternaires. As this is written in February of 1956, we have $ 1,025.73 in our treasury--enough to give a real swell time in Washington. Boy, we can't wait'.!! Now to get down to the fundamentals usually included in a Class History. When we entered High School as unruly Freshmen, the following of our present Seniors were with us: Fred Nelson, Violet Van Pelt, Nancy Shaver, Tom Jensen, Richard Wood, Wayne Ezick, Harold Sisson, Lewis Dain and Ronald Daniels. In our Sophomore year, our school district took in the populace of Springvale and the following were added as our classmates: Janice Vanderwarker, Norma Davail, Barbara Jones, Joan Smith and Ralph Bush. We welcomed Yvonne Wightman, Joan Manley and Donald Wenzel at the beginning of our Junior year. In January of our Senior year, Kenneth Dayton, a Junior in the first semester, joined us. Ronald Daniels has piloted our ship for three of our four years, assisted this year by Wayne Ezick as Vice-President; Fred Nelson, Secretary; and Nancy Shaver as Treasurer. To see that we didn't run aground. Miss Shillabeer and Mr. Swanchak were our Class Advisors. Our class motto is Never Leave 'Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today . Our class flower is the peony. Our class colors are green and white. Our hopes for the future are bright! 13

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Prophecy of the Class of 1956 It is the year of 1980 and a reunited Senior Class of 1956 is aboard a spaceship heading for Mars. Since they haven't seen much of each other in a little over twenty years, each one is given a chance to tell the others how he or she has made out in this oi‘ world. Yvonne Wightman speaks up first, l‘m a beautician. I went to 'hairdresser's school in Binghamton, New York and now I have my own beauty salon in New York. Violet Van Pelt attended Broome County Technical Institute and is now a registered nurse. She worked full-time before she was married but now she works only when the local hospital needs extra help. This gives her more time to take care of her home, her husband, and her teen-age daughters. .Ronald Daniels has become a brilliant engineer. He is now working on important plans for the Maine-Florida Arterial Highway. Norma Davall is, of course, living in married bliss. She and Bob have a home of their own (mortgage free). It's a pretty white house with a red roof and a TV in every room. Four active children help in making their home a very happy one. Janice Vanderwarker married a very prosperous businessman and is living in Albany, New York in a beautiful home. She is active in church and community affairs. Nancy Shaver attended Rochester Mechanic's Institute and was successfully engaged as a commercial advertiser until she became engaged--to a handsome fellow with blond hair and blue eyes. She married him and now has four teen-agers (two boys and two girls). She says she intends to travel and paint in her old age. Barbara Jones worked in Fishman's and in the Pharmacy after she graduated. She married a real nice guy and now has three children. The oldest is in college studying to be an interior decorator. Don Wenzel and Richard Wood were real handsome in Air Force Blues. When they came back to civilian life, Don became a dog catcher instead of an auto mechanic and Richard became a flea trainer. Harold Sisson and Lewis Dain now own most of Great Brook and, as farmers, are making a very good living for themselves and their families. Joan Smith married Bruce and they are very happy together. She worked in the Pharmacy for a couple of years then she and Bruce moved to California to live. They love the warm climate and so do their children. Shortly after Joan Manley graduated, she met her one and only and they married. To help finance her husbands education Joan opened a dress making shop. They have been very happy and now have a lovely family. We always knew Wayne Ezick would be a success. He attended Albany Business College and is now earning big money as a Certified Public Accountant. The New York Knickerbockers claimed Tom Jensen as one of their star players, until he decided to get married and settle down. His wife is a petite 5' 1 . Fred Nelson is a detective patroling interplanetary space travel. This is a good job for him since he is a confirmed bachelor. One of the best racing jockeys at Santa Anita in California is Ralph Bush. Someday he is going to be as great as Willie Shoemaker! Ken Dayton is the owner of a prosperous farm of East Hill. He's another comfirmed bachelor. Fasten safety belts-cut rockets-we're landing on Mars. We've enjoyed our trip into the future. Now let's go to a Martian Diner and stuff ourselves with radium-preserved food. 15