Virgil Central High School - Virgilian Yearbook (Virgil, NY)

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I: Ia! Sn' III-S' 'OR ' One bright sunny September day in 1943, Mrs. Cary welcomed Barbara Hauck, Phyllis Hauck, Helen Holler, Elywn Kentch, Alison Munson, Constance Munson, Richard Osbeck, Delphene Pond, Marian Rorapaugh, and Phyllis Vincent to first grade. Mrs. Gingrich, Mrs. Blayda, and Mrs. Vincent taught us the fundamentals we needed to learn. Sixth grade brought us two new arrivals to our class, Robert Carpenter and Robert Pierce. In the seventh grade Harry Stewart joined us from Cortland High School, That year we visited Cooperstown and started to raise money for our Albany trip. Eighth grade found us with four different math and science teachers during the year. The event of the year was our trip to Albany where we toured the Capitol buildings, state office buildings, and Howes Caverns. June found us participating in our own graduation on Class Night. Helen Mary Seager was our valedictorian and Alison Munson our salutatorian. Ne started off our freshman year by electing Miss McBride as our advisor and Richard Osbeck as president. That year we had a cafeteria supper, a movie, and we also sold gold and maroon school pennants. During our freshman and sophomore years the boys' and girls' homerooms were separated, During our sophomore year we had a cafeteria supper, a movie, and we rented the skating rink. We enjoyed a happy year with Miss Walters as our advisor and Harry Stewart as president. cont. on next page