Southold High School - Snuffbox Yearbook (Southold, NY)

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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

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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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1., 10. Second Grade. 2., 3., 5. Third Grade. 4. First Grade. 6. Fifth Grade. 7. Fourth Grade. Grade. 9. Kindergarten. 8. Sixth sixteen