Theresa High School - Blue Banner Yearbook (Theresa, NY)

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 244 Dorothy Neuroth '•Dot Band Dramatics Class Secretary Stanley Aiken Tick Dramatics Henry Bartlett Hank Dramatics Eileen Garceau Frenchy Dramatics Gladys Proven Glad Dramatics Class Treasurer John Minnick Here Baseball Basketball Dramatics George Gable Joe Athletic Council Dramatics Bethany Neuroth Bettie Athletic Council Band Dramatics

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CLASS HISTORY We are a class of ten eager students who are all members of the Album '47. For three years we have been composing a song with words written by our Inexperienced Album members. Now since our fourth year Is coming to a close our song will have to end but we shall start now and tell you the history of our song for these four years. We started toward our goal four years ago with LorralneRaymo as our leader. We made some progress through our so-called Fresh- man year, by choosing a title for our song. We had a class party and at the end of our Freshman year we lost Royal Wescott and Clarence Pierce. During our Sophomore year John Minnick was doing the con- ducting and we were a little more adept at organizing the notes for our song. We were ambitious and some of us took part in the entertaining of the Juniors and Seniors at the Junior-Senior Banquet--to the tune of Bell Bottom Trousers we served the guests and took part in the skits. Others took part in the Junior play He Couldn't Marry Five. At the end of this exciting year we lost Lorraine, Doris Scott, Esther Flitcroft, and Doug Weldon. Now we find a more difficult year facing us. It is our Junior year. We are experienced Album writers now and we elected Betty Blckelhaupt as our leader. Our theme song became a varia- tion on Where Do You Workka' John for as Juniors we started preparing for the task of earning money for a trip to New York. We sold cokes and hot dogs at ball games and checked coats at dances. A program of all work would never do so we went South of the Border to entertain the Seniors at the annual banquet. We spent hours twisting brightly colored crepe paper to construct a street scene across the gymnasium floor. We made fans and machetes for favors, covered our tables with Mexican figures, and had conga music In the background as we served them a typical Mexican meal June Seymour was our seniorita with guitar and Latin American rhythms. Next came the Junior play Moonlight for Herbert in which Bob Osterhout played the title role. He and Tick were the boys who caused so much trouble for tneir parents Don, Hank, and Dot. Betty, Gladys, Bethany, Eileon, Della, and George played sup- porting roles. In June we felt we were really viewing our reign as Seniors when we received our rings and took part in commencement, decor- ating and acting as ushers. Now we find our Senior year nearly through with all its ex- citement and activities in the past. This year is the year we have been waiting for--we shall fit the final words to the music of our song. Again we handed the baton to Betty. Uur number dropped when Bob VanTassel left us. This year there were two main attractions: a speciality show in which the high school participated and a comedy the Campbells aro Coming in which the Seniors played the leading roles. We sold chances, stationery, cards, cokes and hot dogs until January when we gladly gave over the money-making chore to the Juniors. We rested then, counting our money for the trip to New York and making plans for an exciting time. Still we had a busy time with some of us going to rehearsals for the Junior play and all of us with our yearbook work to do. June 23, 1947--a date we will always remember. Our Album of melodies for our high school days is complete. We have tried a little jazz, some swing, folk tunes and the classics--now we will combine them with new experiences to build our Album of the future with carefully chosen selections.