Southold High School - Snuffbox Yearbook (Southold, NY)

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Swami of nstead of a play, the Senior Class, under the supervision of Mr. Ulp and the assistance of Miss Wagner, presented the operetta. “The Swami of Bagdad”. The proceeds of the performance, which was a grand success went towards financing the Senior Trip. A surprising amount of hidden talent, for both singing and acting, combined with diligent rehearsing, assured the Seniors that those long evenings spent in the auditorium were well worth the time and effort. Bagdad On the night of the performance, the Swami applied his powers of fortune-telling before a full house. The scenery, which added a realistic quality to the operetta, was supplied by Mr. Charles Kramer. A dance-band, under Mr. Miner’s direction, played before the operetta and between acts, providing increased entertainment during those periods of waiting. Almost every member of the Senior class took part in this operetta. Parent-Teachers Association he Parent Teacher’s Association began its activities in October with a one dish supper, at which time the following officers were elected President - Mrs. Murlin Knight, Vice President -Mrs. Margaret Fischer, Secretary - Mrs. Charlotte Lindsay, Treasurer - Mrs. Esther Mullen. In November, Grade 4 sang songs and presented a shadow play. Mr. Fiske, Universalist Minister, spoke on Parenthood as a profession and on the Parent’s understanding of the adolescent. For the December meeting, the French Club sang Carols in French. These were followed by piano selections by Joan Rothman. Some high school students sang ‘‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” The Sixth Grade gave a skit entitled “Her Troubles” for the February meeting. The Glee Club, under the direction of Mr. Ulp, sang several selections and dedicated them to the 50th Anniversary of the National P. T. A. Father’s Night was the big event in March. Mr. Blodgett was honored for being Principal here for 25 years. The Glee Club again sang several selections, and Herbert Fisher played a solo on his baritone horn. Frank Diller, Susan Knight, Virginia Lytle and Berneice Grathwohl held a debate on the question “High or Low Income Taxes.” Then a quiz program was held with Lewis Breaker of Cutchogue as Dr. Delirious. With April came a successful card party at St. Patrick’s Auditorium. The proceeds from this party are usually used for the Good Citizenship Award made each year by the P. T. A. The award is made to the boy and to the girl chosen by the Senior Class and the faculty as most deserving. In May came the Mother-Daughter-Teacher Banquet, prepared by the ladies of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Walter Gagen was toastmistress and Mrs. Owen White was the guest speaker. For the final meeting a supper was held at the home of Mrs. Redden in June. twenty-two

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cbc IL'Clill of tbe Class of 1947 WE, the Senior Class of 1947, being in a sane and normal state of mind, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last WILL and TESTAMENT. To the other classes, the faculty and to the individual members of the Junior Class, we make the following bequests: Phillis Baker .... Memories Georgianna Berkoski First place in the Farmer's Daughter Co Jean Boergesson More! Martha Cochran Nancy's success at selling Clark bars. Joan Dewar .... A horse. Rose Elak ..... An album of Whoopee Joe's polkas. Rose Gradowski . A spike . Susan Knight Albertson's chair in Band. Anne Koraleski . Berneice's variety of hair styles. Peggy Miller .... Ability to carry on the family tradition. Sophie Mis'oski . Two or three inches of Chase's height. Virginia Morris . An 8th period — for knitting. Margaret Neary . Secretarial duties for 1948. Verna Petty .... A megaphone. Janet Price .... Barbara Dickerson's success. Barbara Pulese Elaine's cornet abilities Alice Wheeler P (what more does she need!) Beverly Whipple . A house nearer to civilization. Joan Rothman Some of Clem's leisure time. Lou Baker An electric razor. Ted Beebe .... Diller's experience with women Fred Boergesson . A Ford in his future Cliff Case A helicopter for his trips to Mattituck. Bob Davids .... Sparra's conservatism. Joe Ekster Silleck's conscientiousness (at homework) Al Goldsmith .... A smaller basketball uniform. Charles Hunter . A rosebud. Jimmy Kaelin Ira's spelling abilities Jack McCaffery . Room for another freckle. Tom O'Dell .... The ping-pong championship. Earle Overton A year's supply of haircuts. Franklin Rich A mouthpiece. Bob Tuthill .... A job in Kramer's. Phil Horton .... Someone to go riding with on Sundays Cheerleaders .... New uniforms. Junior Class .... A different hotel in Washington. Sophomore Class Bigger and better athletes. Freshman Class . The Senior's courtesy. The Faculty .... A restful summer vacation ! ! ! ! IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have subscribed our names and affixed our seal on this 10th day of June, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven (signed) THE SENIOR CLASS twenty - one

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Junior Class 7T ime maiches on . . . and here we are, at the end of our junior year, ready to take the place of the worldly, graduating Seniors! The Junior Class, in preparation for this responsibility, organized on February 10. “Cobby” Davids was elected president; Jack McCaffery, Vice-president; Martha Cochran, secretary; and Rosemary Gradowski, treasurer. Class rings were selected and ordered during the middle of the school year. They will arrive next September or before (we hope!). We Juniors will have a big job taking up where the Seniors have left off, but the many band members from the Junior ranks, those in Glee Club, Latin Club, Camera Club, and those on the Echo Staff should contribute considerably toward filling the gap left by graduation. We proved that we would be able to follow in their “great footsteps” by having a super Junior Prom. Phyllis Baker, Georgiana Berkoski, Rose Elak, and Jean Boergesson were cheerleaders this year; and don’t let anyone tell you that Chip Hunter, Joe Ekster, and Ted Beebe weren’t valuable members of the varsity basketball team! Jack McCaffery, A1 Goldsmith, Jimmy Kaelin, and Tom O’Dell were Junior Varsity members. Special honorable mention should go to Phil Horton and Earle Over-ton also, for their good work with the J. V.’s. Look out at the baseball team and who will you see? .... Why, there’s Chip Hunter again on the pitcher’s mound! Joe Ekster is out there on second base; Ted Beebe on first base, and Phil Horton in left field. The Juniors are right in there pitching for SHS . . on the mound, in the class- room, and in all the school activities. Watch for us next year. We’ll all be pitching for SHS and for the Class of 1948. Christmas Party December seems a long way off now when we lcok back at Christmas, but it’s a safe bet that the gang will remember the humdinger of a Christmas Party that highlighted the season on December 17, ’46. It was the last school session before vacation, and the high school students assembled in the gym for some special entertainment: The French Club sang some carols in French. (Did you know that they went caroling on Christmas Eve, also?) Joan Rothman rendered several selections on the piano. (Nancy Horton announced Chopin’s “Black Key Etude” and “Maleguena” by Lecouna, didn’t she?) Barbara Silleck brought forth much laughter with her monologue, “Chris-mus Presents.” A group of girls and boys under the direction of Miss Wagner sang a Fred Waring arrangement of “The Night Before Christmas.’’ And then Barbara Grathwohl sang “Cantique Pour Noel”, after which a group of students put on a skit entitled “Ma Makes Merry”. The climax of the party was the arrival of Santa (Cobby) Claus, his introduction to little Bobby Williams, and the distribution of presents. There was a final “Merry Christmas to All!” And then............Vacation. twenty-three