Southold High School - Snuffbox Yearbook (Southold, NY)

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Our Class V THE TIME: 6:15 A. M. THE DAY: Monday, April 18 THE DESTINATION: Washington, D. C. THE OBJECT: To have a wonderful time and to learn all about our nation’s capital. OBSERVATIONS: Poker and black jack to while away the time on the train. . . meeting other students in other cars. . . trying to eat peas and drink coffee in the swaying dining car. . . the long walk through Union Station. . . carrying those heavy bags . . . Fred and Calvin, our bus drivers. . . the drive to the Capitol. . . “elongating” for our group picture. . . “hubba. hubba” . . the view from the door of the Capitol. . . those long cigarette holders . . . the impressive Lincoln Memorial. . . the WAEiHI

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HISTORY ingos and Mr. Wood, we again held class elections with these results: Rosemary Polywoda, President; Joe Krupski, Vice-President; Betty Simon, Secretary; Lee Tuthill, Treasurer. Our Student Council delegates were Sheila Donahue, Diana Davids, Steve Sledjeski and Mary Conway. This year Pauline Zimmer-mann and Elaine Wells joined us. Who can forget this year . . . “segregation” on the homeroom scene. . . receiving our class rings after what seemed to be a long, long wait. . . wearing red and white, our class colors, on the day of the Honor Society initiations. . . the tropical atmosphere of the Junior Prom, “Aloha”. . . the volcano in the middle of the floor. . . the two hula girls who gave everyone leis. . . the music of the Co-Eds. . . the king and qtieen of the prom, Marion Grigonis and Steve Sledjeski. September, 1959 and we were seniors! We had completed our magazine campaign with a record high of over $8,000 in sales. John Robohm was our top salesman. We chose our class officers; Joan Butler, President; Steve Sledjeski, Vice-President; Betty Simon, Secretary; Lee Tuthill, Treasurer. Danielle Garland joined our class. This was the best year of all. . . the senior play, “Tish” . . . all those hours of practice . . . the pizza pie . . . the party after the play. . . going “beat” with our senior ball, “Green Grotto” . . . the floor show. . . that “way out” mobile. . . the high point of the year, our Washington trip. . . the Senior Banquet. . . presenting the year book to Miss Domingos and Mr. Wood. . . our graduation. It seems hard to believe that our high school years have ended. Few years could go as fast as these seem to have gone. 21

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Trip to . . . cameras in action. . . the Hotel Burlington. . . dinner at 6:30 . . . a free night. . . “Ben Hur”. . . Glen Echo. . . cokes and postcards . . . the ice cream party in 317 . . . Joan Rysko’s disappearing bed. . . visits from the house detective. . . the phone call at 6:45, Tuesday morning. . . the glazed looks at breakfast. . . the wait in line outside the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. . . the lovely money. . . the beautiful Jefferson Memorial. . . Rock Creek Zoo. . . the monkey house. . . Arlington. . . lunch at Hogates’. . . Mt. Vernon. . . the flowers that were picked. . . the cow pasture. . . dinner at the hotel . . the boat ride. . . all those people. . . the amusement park . . . the Mad Mouse. . . getting home at 1:00 A. M. . . telephone time again. 6:45, Wednesday morning. . . all 898 steps of the Washington Monument. . . the “softies” who took the elevator. . . the Wax Museum. . . the trip to Annapolis. . . those handsome midshipmen. . . buying Navy sweatshirts. . . the Casino Royale. . . the floorshow we couldn’t see. . . the greeting to S. H. S. with only five students at the table and Mr. Wood under it. . . the shows on G and F Streets. . Lorraine’s laryngitis. . . the Champagne Room. . . water balloons and fire crackers. . . that house detective. . . the party in the Emerald Room. Lois’s National Honor Guard. . . the party in 511. . . the beaten path to the People’s Drug Store. . . staying up all night. . . a peanut fight in 320 at 6:00 A. M. . . the headaches on Thursday morning. . . the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery. . . last minute souvenirs . . . more pictures. . . the trip to the station. . . farewell to Washington. . . the party in Greenport’s car. . . the conga line . . . Port Jefferson . . . the quiet bus ride home. CONCLUSION. Everyone had a wonderful time ! ! !