Van Etten High School - Torch Yearbook (Van Etten, NY)

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Zena WM When we started our high school days as Freshmen in 1945, there were fourteen of us--nine girls and five boys. The roll call included: Amos Austin, George Talada, Mae Squires, Donald Holton, Thomas Gundy, James Grover, Ada Bogart, Eini Aura, Jane Parke, Gertrude Dean, Marian Garrison, Beverly Cook, Marleah Fitzgerald, and Frances Wright. During the year another name-- Fayette Rolls--was added, Our Sophomore year found us with nine members left. Donald Holton, Thomas Cundy, Gertrude Dean, Marian Garrison and Fayette Rolls did not return. In our Junior year we gained one member--John Bender--but lost another--James Grover. Amos Austin left us during the year. Eini Aura advanced to the class ahead of us and John Bender left during the latter part of the year. At the beginning of our Senior year, we gained Irene Fitz- maurice but she left us at mid-term. We found ourselves very busy earning money for our Washington trip during our Easter vacation. We had four dances, a magician show, sold cards,A magazine subscriptions, and pencils, In March, with the assistance of the Classes of '50 and '51, we presented an evening of one-act plays. Our hard work, however, proved to be well worth while because we finally earned enough money to finance our trip to Washington. At long last! Then, exams-- and finally, graduation! e 16

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GEURGI IILLIAI TALADA uCur1y' Intramurals 1, 53 Sales Manager, TORCH 43 Varsity Basketball 43 Senior Play 45 Boys' Chorus 43 Photography Club 43 Treasurer, Student Council 4g Baseball 4g Varsity Club 4, 'The strength of twenty mens' FRANCES ELNORA WRIGHT nFrann1en Glee Club 53 Treasurer, Glee Club l, 2, 53 Student Council 52 Intramurals 43 Senior Play 4. an excellent thing in woman.n 15 I nHer voice was ever soft, gentle, and low-

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