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

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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

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Senior Play Cast Seniors Cornelia Heister--a haughty, spoiled girl................ Dorthea Heister--Comelia's sister, lively, down-to-earth . . Cyrus Goolus--proprietor of the only store in Lone Mule . . . Betty Belle Goolus--teen-ager, typical product of the hills. . Skeets Goolus--youngest and worst of the Goolus children . . Hank Goolus--the only boy, full of dreams and ideas...... Widow' Squiggins--wants to marry Cy...................... Aunt Sukey--an old maid.................................. Slim Hawkenshaw--a tall, thin, hillbilly boy, quite shy.. Miss Win slow--guardian of Cornelia and Dorthea.......... Horesface Dilly--rough, dirty hillbilly.................. Jake Slasser--a lazy, old hillbilly-sleeps throughout the play. Emmy Jean--a young, hillbilly girl-has a crush on Hank . . . Z eke --Maw's son........................................ One of the Widow Squiggins1 children..................... Another of the Widow Squiggins1 children................. Underclassmen ........Joan Manley ...... Nancy Shaver . . . . Ronald Daniels . . . . Violet Van Pelt .......Norma Davall ........Wayne Ezick .........Joan Smith . . Yvonne Wightman .........Don Wenzel Janice Vanderwarker .......Ralph Bush ......Richard Wood ......Barbara Jones .......Ralph Bush .......Lewis Dain .... Harold Sisson Maw—a customer in the store........................................Gerry Christensen Happy--Cy Goolus1 16 year old daughter................................Jean Christensen Miss Oggie--an old maid.............................................Kathleen Kortleven One of Widow' Squiggins1 children...................................... Donna Manley The Senior Play HEADIN' FOR THE HILLS which was presented in our school Nov- ember 29 and 30, 1955 was a great success. The profit made made was $250.85 The second night the play was to be presented was a very bad night; the roads were very slippery and snow was falling. Not many people were expected to come to the play and all the cast felt downhearted, but we discovered that there was almost a full house again that night. The members of the cast w'ere pleased to have the Harpursvilie Central School bring their senior play members to our play. All of us had gone down there the previous week to see theirs-both groups having done the same play. After our second night production the cast and guests plus chaperones held a party in the gym until 12:00 p.m. Games and the dancing were enjoyed by all and refreshments were served. Under the supervision of Mrs. Jamba, the Homemaking teacher, a huge decorated cake was prepared for the occasion. Miss Shillabeer, the director of the play was given a jewelry box and an orchid by the seniors as tokens of appreciation for the wonderful job and hard work she did and I think we all agreed that she did a marvelous job. One of the pictures taken of the play was chosen by the Heur Publishing Company to be used by them in the next printing of the play books. The Seniors were given a check for five dollars for the use of the picture. 17