Stockbridge Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Munnsville, NY)

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L A S T W I L L A N D T E S T A H E N T le the Senior Class of 1941 being of sane mind well stored with knowledge, do hereby bring before you this legal document, drawn up and duly signed by the members of said class, as being their last will and testament. These lawful bequests are given with the best wishes of the passed-on classmates, and Dickie Bartlett is named as executor to see that these bequests are duly ex- ecuted. Article I Bequests to the Faculty To lr. Zeller! le leave the price of a new Buick instead of a Ford when he trades next time. To Kiss Marshall: lany thanks for the help she has given us during our final year. lay the memory of our class ever remain bright and be a comfort in lonely hours of the future. To Hr. Reynolds: The right not to let anyone leave his Biology class. To lies lhartoni le leave a week of Fridays because we know Fridays are so well liked. To lr. lidgerz A secretary to help him with his numerous extra- curricular duties. To lies Snookz The right to grow long fingernails again. To Kiss Venables Any Junior boy to wash her car once a year. To Miss Harriman: The hopes of a good looking male teacher who can dance. To lies Rohrmoser: A telescope so she can 'see' the Seniors talking in study hall. This will cut down the ear strain. To lies Chaffee: A pair of boxing gloves to use as she sees fit. To Miss Murphy: A piece of paper to stand on so she can see over the crowd. Tb lr. Ferssti le leave a sound- proofed room so that classes in the Senior room will not be disturbed. To lr. Bennett! The privilege of naming the future 'Bennetts' after the members of the Senior Glass. Article II General Bequests of the Seniors To the classes who have been as- sociated with us we leave our wonderful example as a modern class. lay they imitate, but never equal us. To next year's Senior Class we leave a large supply of sympathy be- cause lts members will not be able to maintain our high standard of wit, wis- dom, gush, and gdb. To the Juniors: The best themes written by this year's lnglish IV class so they won't have to write so many next year. le leave the 'detention room' to anyone who disregards the rules of S.V.H.S le leave the mumps to whomever wants them. Ie leave Gene Griffin the right to chew gum when she plays the piano. le leave Dayton Smith the privilege of eating apples in Miss 8nook's study- hall any time he wants to Cif he doesn't get caught., To Joan Smith we leave the hope of future success in entertaining the boys.

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Then came the most trying of all trials for politicians, the afternoon tea. But here w were most agreeably surprised. The tea was held in the home of Mrs. George Bashar, wife o the foreman of the W.P.A. project. Friends will recognize this young matron as Jane Carl George's flame of old. There also we met four old friends, Leora Haslauer, now Mrs. Bradley Shea, wife of the head librarian of the Stockbridge Library, June Mason, Mrs.'lilliam Bowman, wife of Gene eral Bowman, Chief of Staff, United States Armyg Corable Snyder, new Mrs. Raymond Bavener famous airplane designer, and Helen Maine, glamour girl who is 'Miss Munnsville.' Leaving there, we hurried to the Stockbridge Valley High School, to look over our old stamping ground. Imagine our surprise when we found Miss Herriman as principal, with a considerably sobered outlook on life. Hers also we found two old classmates who had suc- ceeded in becoming teachers. These are Paul Ihipple and Glenna'lllson whom we caught making sheep eyes at each other. le wish them the best of luck. we entered a board meeting that was going on at the school often wanting to have done s while we were in school. Here we met Merton Thurston who is now Justice of the Peace. Bert tells us that he never married because he married so many other people he oouldn't get up nerve to get married himself. Here also we met Lyle Boylan and Nathan Mosher. lyl is Co missioner of Street Sweeping in the City of Sherrill and Nathan is President of the New York Yankees Farm System. As we remember Nate always was a good farmer. In additi n to these old classmates, we met our home-room teacher of old, Miss Marshall. Asking her why she stayed in school so long, Miss Marshall answered that it was her duty to stay and instruct wayward seniors. On our way back to our hotel, we noticed a large group surrounding a man giving a speec on a soapbox. The scene brought back memories of our own early political careers. As we pressed closer, we recognized the speaker as none other than Roy Glave who was running for Mayor, on the Independent ticket. As we recalled Roy never could make up his mind what party he favored. Running on the same ticket with Roy was Merle Chafee, another old class mate who was striving to become City Clerk. With these two in office, we felt the city would be sure to benefit. That evening we went to a dance given in our honor. The host was none other than Arthu Perkins, former classmate. Art is now propietor of the largest dancehall in New York Stai and also gives dancing lessons on the side. When the spotlight was turned on, we recognized the featured vocalist as Ethel Dick, former classmate, now singing with Mil Maok's Orchestra. In this case we believe Ethel in combining business with pleasure. With Ethel was Joe Carlon, who tells us that he is now being paid for making noises for Walt Disney's Super Studios. As a Senior, Joe made noises for amusement only. In the wee hours of the morning, tired but happy, Gore and I taxied to the giant Strat: liner, we beheld Mary Carlon as the stewardess. As a Senior we always believed Mary's disposition and character would take her to great heights. Winging our way toward Washington, Gore and I settled down in our berths and reflected on the day's happenings. After sincere reflection, we realized that we, as politicians, had progressed least since graduation in 1941. So to bed! Walter Splain Gore Hamrick

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To Anna Haslauer we leave the right to lead the Girls Chorus if Mr. Ferszt doesn't interfere. To George Gostling we leave more power so he can boss all the school. To Joe Splain we leave some type- lwrltten letters which he may hand out to the girls. as he is too shy to write his own. Article III Personal Bequests of the Seniors Fern Bishop leaves her success with Burel to anyone who doesn't want him. Lyle Boylan leaves his ability to get along with Prof. to Buddy Marshall. Jane Carlon leaves her ambition to Bernard Snell. Joe Carlon leaves his ability to look wise when he doesn't know his lesson to Frank Renwick. Mary Carlon leaves her seat in the back of the Senior Boom to any 'good little Jun1or.' Merle Chafee leaves her quietness to Anna Haslauer. Adelaide Church leaves her formula for slimness to Marjorie Towsley. Mary Davis leaves her Hollywood ideas on make-up to Virginia Maine. Ethel Dick leaves her ability to hold her man to Mary Schlick. Gore Hamrick leaves his mob of girlfriends to George Gostling. Carlton Hickox leaves his ability to play the trumpet to Douglas Greenfield. Helen Maine leaves Kenny Seamon to any of the next year's Senior girls. June Mason leaves a little of her quickness to Marjorie Endries. Nathan Mosher leaves the honor of being teaoher's pet to Richard Greenfield. Art Perkins leaves his art of writing essays and compositions to Charles White. Corabel Snyder leaves her priv- lege of getting engaged to Beatrice Moot. Walter Splain leaves his talent for talking without saying anything to Bernard Burke. Merton Thurston leaves his pop- ularity with the girls to George Basher. Paul Whipple leaves his bash- fulness and blushes to Buddy Marshall Glenna Wilson leaves her bright- ness in History C class to David Goff In witness of the legacies freely bestowed, we, the class of 1941, do hereby set our hands on this the Twentieth day of June in the year of one thousand nine hundred and forty 0110. Helen Maine lthel Dick