Southold High School - Snuffbox Yearbook (Southold, NY)

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Senior Trip eniors at last! It took a long time but it was worth it. One event during the Senior year that all will look back to is that of the Senior trip. April 11th, on the early morning train, twenty-nine seniors and four chaperons; namely, Mr. Blodgett, Mrs. Cote and Mr. and Mrs. Dart, were en route for New York. Not much excitement occurred on the train except that a few of the girls treated the conductor to some candy every time he walked by them. The travelers arrived at Penn Station shortly before 9:30 and from there they took taxis to the Hotel Victoria. Upon reaching the hotel they were assigned temporary rooms with six to eight to a room, and they were free until noon time. At 12:00 they assembled in the dining room of the hotel, which was called the “Candlelight Room,” and had dinner. That afternoon a guide conducted the Seniors and their chaperons on a tour of Lower New York. They visited the old Treasury Building, Chinatown, the Battery and Wall Street. Twenty-nine of them were supposed to be on the trip, but some urban “rubbernecks” also listened in occasionally and the Southolders were outnumbered. After the tour they went back to the hotel, at which time they were provided with permanent rooms. In the evening they attended the show at Radio Music Hall. Mr. Blodgett spotted two stowaways, who tried to gain entrance with our tickets. They were escorted to the exit! In the show were included a special Easter pageant and also some very funny comedians who did impersonations of famous people, especially Frankie Sinatra. Wednesday morning was spent in a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry. Here, the Seniors saw many interesting exhibits; such as airplanes, how machines work, a history of trains and a model city of the future. You can imagine that Mr. Dart had a field day teaching physics to the boys! Wednesday afternoon was free time with the privilege of doing whatever one desired. Several people, through an invitation, visited the office of Mr. Beach, a summer resident here in Southold. From his office he took them to the Curb Exchange and to the Washington Market as well. Before leaving, Mr. Beach kindly gave them gifts of candy and peanuts. That evening the Seniors went to two broadcasts. The first was “Can You Top This?” Following the broadcast each of them was introduced personally to Senator Ford. At 12 o’clock they saw Frankie Carle and Allan Jones on Red Barber’s show. Some of the class got lost and arrived too late to get seats, with the result that Mr. Blodgett left the show to keep them company. Thursday morning and part of the afternoon was well taken up by the wait for the boat and a short trip to the Statue of Liberty. The trip was an unpleasant one for the water was rough and it was quite windy. At 3:00 in the afternoon the Seniors visited the Hayden Planetarium, which proved of great interest to Mr. Dart’s science students, as well as to the rest. At 11:30 that night, another broadcast, “Death Valley Days”, was taken in. Mr. Dart put one over on the boys by meeting an attractive girl attendant at the door. He refused to disclose his technique. On Friday, the last day, they made a tour of Radio City and saw Barry Wood rehearsing. A group picture was taken of the class on top of the Observation Floor of the RCA Building. The Seniors reluctantly packed their bags early in the afternoon and checked out of the hotel at about 2 o’clock. Most of them took the midafternoon train home. However, some stayed in New York and neighboring places for the weekend. All, though, came home with the feeling that the trip had been worthwhile in every way and that it would be a bright spot in their memories all their lives. fourteen

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Class Prophecy ere we are in the year 1954! Let us see what the Senior Class of 1944 has contributed to civilization. In order to record these achievements for posterity, Albert Dickerson, who is now star reporter for the Long Island Traveler, has undertaken the task of finding out in what fields of endeavor the class is engaged. After 4 hours in his helicopter he lights in Hollywood. He decides on a tour of Paramount studios. Who could be his guide but Dorothy Kaelin! She shows him around to the set where Kenneth Castor is shooting scenes for “Moon over Bay View” in which Margaret Flynn, a famous actress of this day, is starring. Albert also discovers that David Whipple is now a renowned plastic surgeon for Hollywood stars. One leap of the helicopter and our reporter is in Washington. At a cafeteria he encounters Helen Sawiski. She informs him that she is secretary to Jean Grattan who is now Secretary of the Treasury here. On visiting Jean's office he meats Rear Admiral George Dickerson of the U. S. Navy who has come to inquire about funds for his new flagship, the U. S. S. Southold. Winter has approached! He goes to Florida to escape Jack Frost. Naturally, he goes to a famous resort. Who is its manager but Evelyn McAslan, who specializes in building up the business for such places. Next, Albert hops to Boston. He stops at the Beebe B-B Shot Company, where Bill is busily looking over plans for enlargement of his factory. Eleanor Morris is furiously taking in calls as she is telephone operator there. In a very few minutes we find our reporter in New York, staying at the Waldorf Astoria. He is amazed at the delicious food and learns later that Marie Terry is the hotel’s chief dietitian. No wonder the food was good! In the evening he inquires about the entertainment the hotel has to offer. The result is that he hears Vincent Morris leading his own jazz band, and Alice Kauneckas who is a featured singer of beautiful Hawaiian music. Upon retiring to his room, he picks up a copy of Glamour Magazine. He stares at the cover. Why? Didn’t you know? Gertrude Goodale is its cover girl!! The next evening, he wanders over to the Paramount Theatre. Waiting for the show to start he hears snatches of the conversation around him, and he catches the names of Helene Droscoski and Bill Midgley. The conversationalists say that Helen Droscoski is a second Ginny Simms and that Bill Midgley is Sinatra’s twin. In the stage show Dorothy Miller does her thrilling performance of turning backward somersaults on a tight wire. The following morning he goes to the Medical Center to seek a cure for homesickness. He is directed to the office of a psychiatrist where he finds Margot Schmitt. Margot analyzes his case and he leaves, feeling reassured that he will be cured soon. In the course of their conversation he discovers that Betty Silleck is director of the school of nursing at this hospital. As he is looking through the society column of the Herald Tribune, he learns that Agnes Gadomski, noted leader of Cape Cod society who is married to a famous lieutenant of the Navy, is visiting Rosie Kroleski. Rosie is president of the Soda Jerkers’ Union of the CIO. As a last point of interest Albert stops at the Museum of Natural History. He marvels at the beauty of the stuffed animals and upon inquiring learns that Walter Mengeweit is chief taxidermist there. On the way home Reporter Dickerson stops at Floyd Bennett Field to refuel his helicopter. Suddenly, he sees John Norklun emerge from his transport plane and they greet each other long and loudly. John is known for his many flights around the world as a transport pilot. Simultaneously, they hear a terrific roar as a plane zooms from the horizon. John explains that it is Sid Case, the foremost test pilot of the age. After he has taken off from the airfield, he flies low over the coastline of Long Island Sound. His attention is attracted to a solitary figure behind an easel. He drops down to investigate, and there is John Dawson painting the beautiful landscape. He is a successful artist under contract to the Saturday Evening Post to do its covers. He continues his journey and stops at Peconic which is now a thriving community of 1,000 people. He goes over to the railroad station to pay his regards to Walter Courtenay who is its agent. There he meets John Stankewicz, who is trying to negotiate the renting of 25 freight cars in which to transport the potatoes he has grown on his thousand-acre farm. Back in Southold he is just in time to see Helen Hunter dismiss her flock of kindergarten children. She is now one of Southold High School’s favorite teachers. Finally Albert rises high into the sky to have a lock around. What could that be off to the east there? He decides to find out. Upon coming closer he discovers that it is a bridge under construction between Greenport and Shelter Island. He enters the construction engineer’s office to get the particulars. He really isn’t surprised to find the chief engineer to be John Machinchick, fcr John was always good in mathematics and physics. It seems that this is his first job, since he has spent all of the previous years in universities acquiring degrees! Albert is busy writing about his classmates now. As you can see, they are all woven into the fiber of American civilization and only time can tell to what heights they will eventually rise. thirteen

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3he Mill of the QJlaaa of 1344 Jill? THE SENIOR CLASS of 1944, being in a sane and normal state of mind, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last Hill and QJpstanumt. We therefore make the following bequests: First, HELEN HUNTER bequeaths her pug nose to HELEN STEPNOSKI. Second, ALBERT DICKERSON bequeaths his wavy hair to BILL WIRTH. Third, JOHN NORKLUN bequeaths his straight black hair to JOHN MOFFAT. Fourth, JOHN DAWSON bequeaths his place as artist to STEVE SWIATOCHA Fifth, JOHN STANKEWICZ bequeaths his blond hair to THOMAS SHALVEY. Sixth, WALTER MENGEWEIT bequeaths his wit to BRUNO SWIATOCHA. Seventh, JOHN MACHINCHICK bequeaths his high marks to CLAIRE DRUMM. Eighth, MARGARET FLYNN bequeaths her long tresses to LILIAN KENT. Ninth, GEORGE DICKERSON bequeaths his good sportsmanship to ANTONE SKWARA. Tenth, VINCENT MORRIS bequeaths his musical ability to KATHRYN TEVES. Eleventh, WILLIAM BEEBE bequeaths his height to CHARLES VAN DUZER. Twelfth, DOROTHY KAELIN bequeaths her talkativeness to ROGER GRATTAN. Thirteenth, SIDNEY CASE bequeaths his place in history class to JOAN NEWBOLD Fourteenth, AGNES GADOMSKI bequeaths her studiousness to IRENE SARNOWSKI Fifteenth, DOROTHY MILLER bequeaths her cbility in shorthand to GENEVIEVE GRATTAN Sixteenth, DAVID WHIPPLE bequeaths his wardrobe to RICHARD CASTOR. Seventeenth, KENNETH CASTOR bequeaths Chemistry Bible to ROBERT ROTHMAN. Eighteenth, MARIE TERRY bequeaths her quietness to PRISCILLA YOUNG. Nineteenth, MARGOT SCHMITT bequeaths her self-confidence to JOYCE TERRY. Twentieth, JEAN GRATTAN bequeaths her place as treasurer to DOROTHY YOUNG. Twenty-first, ELEANOR MORRIS bequeaths her ability in typing to ANNE MARIE BUCCI. Twenty-second, HELEN SAWISKI bequeaths her athletic ability to HELEN BOOTH. Twenty-third, WALTER COURTENAY bequeaths his way with the girls to ROY WILKINSON. Twenty-fourth, BETTY SILLECK bequeaths her place in the office to MARJORIE BEEBE. Twenty-fifth, ROSE KROLESKI bequeaths her giggles to IRENE MALMBORG. Twenty-sixth, WILLIAM MIDGLEY bequeaths his Coast Guard uniform to JAMES RICH. Twenty-seventh, ALICE KAUNECKAS bequeaths her cooking ability to ALBERT KRUPSKI. Twenty-eighth, HELEN DROSCOSKI bequeaths her vocal abilty to JEAN DICKERSON. Twenty-ninth, EVELYN Me ASLAN bequeaths her shyness to PHYLLIS HORTON. Thirtieth, GERTRUDE GOODALE bequeaths her success in cheerleading to MARY KRUKOWSKI. We have subscribed our names and affixed our seal on this first day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. (Signed) THE SENIOR CLASS