Wappingers Central High School - Portico Yearbook (Wappingers Falls, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1945 volume:

-ll' H Ui ,QQMQF X X z !?f'ijFlf f-1 ... Y, . Q'-X DCd1CHtl0H A o M1ss OBryar1 who was our Iuruor Class advlsor we the Class of 1945 express our appre ClCll101'1 by ded1cat1r1g th1s edmon of the Porhco to her lt was through that our Iumor Class was one that W1ll be remem bered for xts eager part1c1pat1or1 m school act1v1t1es her enthus1asm and au1clar1ce 1334, 'f . . ,j . , I , I I I ' ooo as gs-soC1QgC, C9 gli, ogvho fhfee 0117 gllllemnrzam We the Senror Class ot l945 Wlsh to express our deep regret at the passmg of Mr Donald Eddy who after teachlng tn W C S entered he armed forces and was later reported dead To all who knew htm may they JOIN us 1n dedrratmg thrs memonam to hrs beloved memory l K-' 0 Kiln , , . V, , . . . L Forward ld Wlde Confhct we mce our couniry IS engaged 11'1 a Wor feel that our patnouc theme IS m keepmg wxth the tunes and IS behttmq for the yearbook of the Class of 1945 2? ee xx fb ew V R N fqfm A h7CV'L5 ' FJ'NsuMANN Jn. 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D1Marco 2nd row C Ohva A Alesto F Duclos I Cheetham K Btsulk I Hegeman H Palazzo E Ferrence S Faulds T Mullen 3rd row A Dahlem C Ostrander D Ostrancler T Myers R MacMullen W Sorenson M Spxtzer M Shay S Mlller S Park Portlco Staff Iocm Conroy Edrtor Mlldred Tanner L1 erary Edltor Louise D1Marco Marvm Spitzer Busmess Managers Glona Hohn Vera Clme Art Edxtors Tom Myers Don Ostrunder Photography Edxtors STAFF ASSISTANTS Iane Cheetham Robert MacMullen Shrrley Mlller Anita Dahlem Iacquehne Hegernan Theresa Mullen Carohne Ostrander Evelyn Ferrence Sybrl Fa.1lds Florence Duclos Mtldred Shay Wxlhan Soren on elgbf I I ul Lois Mitchell ....,..,...,.,,,.,. Assistant Editor Mary Frattura .. . ,. ,, . .... Typing Manager Z , WX WHY, i7 Roy Ketchum Presidenl Hugh Gurwood Qupermlendent ol Schools, Raymond L. Collins Supervising Principal Board Educauon james S Evans R Malcom Hunter Treasurer Samuel S jones William I Flynn Ioseph E Ludwig ten Left to right E I Kegan Raymond Collins Georgxunnu Gumey High School Principal Supervising Principal Guidance Director As We leave W C S we Want to express our aopreciatiori assistance and guidance during our high school days We realize now how many times we must have iried their patience and we hope to be able to Justify, in the years to come their faith ln us elez en to Mr. Collins, Mr. lieaan, and Miss Gurney for all their Left to nght H Elwood M verltt C Ollvcx K c Cormcck Left lo nght E Raymond E Eddy F Cczmenga M Lyons P Furncxrl lu che Left to right: V. Pennell, A, Packer, E. Lcrmphere 0 I l z 5 1 Left to nght M Keeler E Hare F Gray G Beasley il i sl! Left to right: F. Dumcxnda, W. Kenney, H. Meath Leii to nght R Crawley D Kmg L Stcxct D Pelton I McrcDoncdd wwe Left to nght M Bcxm C O Bryan M McCann C Evcms tlurteerz Lett to rtght lst row R Re-lp C Sclanna R Kelly G Gurney R PlQllGCGlTlID1 I Frxe 2nd row G Halt L Camptlu l Solcoloskl I Cheetharn E Pxgltacampt B Maurer E Wolfe A Sherow P I-'ascxam F Wrlght 3rd row I Ferns B Levm I LUdW1Q D Story R Feeney S Horton V D1Gregor1o H Maurer I Mc Closky R l.1cc1one General 0fgHH1ZHll0H ast Iune you the students ot th1s school elected your l944 45 General Orgamzanon By your ballots you chose Ronald Ptghacampt Presldent Robert Kelly V1cePres1dent Ioe Frtes Treasurer Cosmo Scxanna Secretary As the school year started your homeroom proceeded to elect your home room representatlves to the G O Counctl The students that you chose to be your counc1l then met on September l9 1944 They proceeded to start the new membershtp drtve whlch ended very successfully w1th over 200 members They then started a campus cleanup proyect whlch was followed by the most successful undertalcmg of all the G O Revue Th1s play put on by you and your fellow students netted the G O over S300 The executtve commlttee then allotted money to all classes and orgamza tzons Due to the tncreased rnembershlp we were allowed to allocate larger amounts than ever before Your Councll then started to combat the double hne 1n the cateterla Another undertaklng IS the younger members of the councll starttng a statlonery booth at whlch to sell school supphes Thts G O IS trylng to make a name for the school and the students sup port behmd the orgamzatxon has been splendld Your G O wants to thank you for your wonderful cooperatlon j' 0111 teen - - I I f I I - I 2 - I . . . 5 . 1 , Q . 5 . 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A ,, -.,, ,,,,,, .vw -W EMS M5 MSS 5 S ln the fall of 1941 the Class ol 45 entered the portals ol W C S wtth enthusrasrr and eagerness to make then hrgh school years thelr best and happtest years Freshman Day ma the bla event ol that year whlch proved that the Sophomores could not dampen the Splfll ol the Pre hmerr That sprmg our party was held whrch due to the cooperatton of everyone was a great success ln our Sophomore year we planted our class tree which has grown sturdy and strona symboltzmg the growth of the class Our lunlor Hop was the hrst successful dance ot that year We came out even Expendttures were S9910 amount taken tn S9910 Our Iurnor Prom wa the next b1g event Decorated to resemble a flower garden 1t was a huge success On the ftrst Movmg Up Day held tn W C S the Clas of 45 won the pennant lor the best sktt We entered our last year at W C S as dtgnxtxed Senxors the year that w1l1 stand our mot ID our h1gh school memorles lame the semor play was accla1med the best ever and 1t also helped our treasury The Semor Ball at Chrtstma t1rne was a memorable event and a good 111116 was had by all Our class from the start had many out tandmg students tn sports who became mor out tandmg as the years passed We the Class ol 45 leave W C S wrth a certa1n leellng ol regret but are carrymg wrth us many happy memorres of our years here 7 - Z 'r b + W f f X f 1' B rf: rig f X CX1 ,255 5 I E 5 1 5eSlEF '1-SF? fe 1 f 'W' I kf Anne Alesxo Wapplngers Falls N Y Here 1S the flower that smtles on everyone Chorus 2 3 G O Revue 4 WhytheCh1mes Bang 2 Gay Nlnetles 3 Mov mg up Day Slut 3 Fresh man Basketball Prom Comrnlttee 3 Wapperlan 4 Port1co4 Bulletxn Board Club 2 GAC l Usher e 2 3 Armando Alphonso Wapptngers Falls N Y Wrth mrrth and laughter let old wrxnkles come lntra mural Sports BA C 2 3 Soccerl 2 3 ke all l 2 Thomas Anderson Hopewell Iunctton N The world looks better from behtnd a smtle Senlor Play Basketball Manager 3 Stage Crew 4 Pawllng Hlgh l 2 U S Army Leona Autenneth Wapplngers Falls N Y My favor1te I mlght say my only study IS man Chorus 2 3 4 Band 3 4 Gay Nmetles 3 Va r1ety Shows 2 3 4 Thts ls the Army 2 G O Be e 4 AA Hockey 3 4 Volleyball 2 3 4 Basketball 2 3 4 lumor Hop Commtttee 3 Iumor Prom Commlttee 3 Wapperlan 4 Dramatlcs 2 3 Knlttmg Club l fa rt'- SNOW Q--1 K W JN Ioseph Blame Hopewell Iunctton N Y Falthful lovlng and trust mg? nramural 2 3 a terla Momto 4 Polly Booth WICCOPEG N Y Be silent and safe lence never betrays you Bulletm Board Club Z Modern Dance 2 Mabel Buzzard Chelsea N Y I ve got cr motto always be cheerful and gay Basketball l 2 4 Volley l 2 4 Hock y 4 Chorusl L Dramattc Club l 2 Chrlstmas Play l Dance Revue 2 Va r1ety Show l Se-mor Play 4 Dance Revue 4 Ruth Cady Wappmgers Falls N Y Llke Tennysons brook he runs on forever Chrxstmas Play 2 G O Revue 4 Sentor Play 4 ramatlcs Club l Maravlan Semlnary for Women 3 ffl ellfeell l ' G 5 ' l tl S , g C te- 5 'A . , r I en ,V , 4. n I V - V X . .. . . 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V. 2, 3, 45 lr F A .su .L - l A 4 . 5 N' D be - I Zi Edward Chase l8 West Maln St Wap pmgers Falls e looks shy but Intramural sporte l 2 3 Bo S Athletlc Club l V1eual Educatlon C b 2 3 4 Notlonal Honor So cley 3 4 Icxne Cheethcxm Memer Ave Vvappmger F 5 N Y Mlrth C-HJ IIOl1CJl'1 p long l1le Archery l Hockey l a mmtc 2 Ba e l 2 3 4 Vclleyb 4 So all 2 G Counc1l 4 Acve ISIHC and Co tume Conumttee lor Senxor Play 4 Nap perxan 4 Yearbook 4 G A C 2 3 Kmt mg Club l lndustrlal Arte Club l Serv1ce Club 2 Lxbrary Robert Clear 82 South Avenue Wap plngers Falls Anything for a qulet le w1te9 iketboll l 2 Ba e l l 2 3 Football lntramurol Ba lfetball l o S Athletl Club 2 Decorahon Committee Prom 3 Movmg Up Day Slut 3 Vera Clme South Hold Poughlceep J o y 1 url w red hcnr not Cla 4 Qx Treasurer 4 Gay 9 e xue 3 Cor crt 3 Mode r Dance H C al 3 4 a all l Hocxef f IT p dnl 1' Pctrx lfccp 4111! L15 Cin Xx o-'Sty -nw Wave: ,sw-5 LQ, 'en 'I -rr' Af' -.4-, Ioan Conroy 3l Clcfpp Ave Wappln aers Falls N Y Those move ec1s1est who have learned to dance GAC Counctl 4 Movxng U Dov Slut 3 Iunx r QEHIO Boslcetbal Mana ae 4 Hcclce 3 4 Vo ey 3 4 Ba'-retball 3 4 De oratt n not cz o e e o r Por' 4 Wapperan 3 4 o lac Edvo e o 1cl'o e 3 4 Da 3 1 Ch erlea Thomas Conroy M1 D Aven e Wo e O their own merlts n dumb ol 3 Class p es C1 3 oenlo oloy 4 S Ioseph Cuccla 52 Vl t Valr Street ap a o lf ex er paye lr y Baslcetboz Fcc ball 3 4 So cer 3 B A C l Bulls-tn Board Club 2 Sue Cummmgs Hopewe lrclor IN Y t a ern le or her llp 'una Ba o 4 W 4 S hport H1 S r cl 3 B ar Cen ral Q 'tcol 3 Amta Dahlem Camelot Road Pough keepste N Y Satan ftnds mtschtef for 1dle hands to do Chorus l 2 3 Class skrt 3 Vartety Show 2 3 4 Concert 3 Basketball 2 3 ockey 2 4 'nmton 2 3 4 Softball 2 3 4 Volleyball 3 4 op Comrntttee 3 Porttco 4 Prom Commrttee 3 Terp sxchore 4 Play Comm1t tee 4 Vmcent D Ambrosxo R F D Wapptngers Falls A really good fellow Ianlce Dextchmcm Bowdotn Farm New Ham burg N Y A good sport she ts and good she IS rn sports Modern Dance rec1tals 2 4 Vartey Show Easter Show 3 Badmmton 4 Arc y olleyball l tball l 2 3 4 lun Hop Decorat1on Commrt tee 3 Yearbook 4 Terp stchore 4 GAC 4 Cheerleaders Charles DxMarco Sprtng Street Wapptngers Falls N Y Merrt 1 worthrer than fame Basketballl V 3 Football 3 Intramurals l 2 B A FN. I ik nu- C-Q T'-'V I f Damel D1Dom1z1o 30 Downey Avenue Wap ptngers Falls N Y Always nappy always broke Alwav laughrng at someone s Joke Carl Dxesmg Evergreen Ave Pough keeps1e N Y Honest lm not lazy lm lust dreammg Decorat1on Commtttee 4 Refreshment Commtttee 3 G O Revue 4 Louise DxMarco 3 Sprmg Street Wap plngers Falls N Y And stlll they gazed And sttll the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew Chorus 3 1 may Ntnety Revue 3 Cz O Revue 4 lame 4 Volley all 3 4 Portxco 3 4 Cwtrls ln dustrxal Arts Club 1 Hon or Soctety 4 Florence Duclos 36 Frankltndale Avenue Wapplnges Falls N Y Flo IS here there and everywhere Corus234 Cv O Re ve Z 3 4 Chrtstms pageant 2 3 4 Cheer leader Z 3 Rlng cornmtt tee 3 Wapperlan 4 Por ttco 4 Dramattcs 2 G A Glrls Glee Club 4 Natt.. e Club Secretary l mm hui lane Duncan Boxte towr Road F1shk1ll N Y Independent eve neu 'ral neve Shop Clulb l V12 al Ed Cub 2 3 4 Iohn Dyson 42 H1gn Stre t Wapp1n ers ral1 lk e rk e o fi 1 e lar and Iro c o O 4 Cen Play to tlcall 3 4 Ba ketbal Manage 3 lntrarnural basketball l 2 Semor lH cc 'rut ee Semo oo c Tl e h A1O H lun o pronr G O assevbl cou'1c1l Drarna llCS Cl b 7 Bmdge Club 2 Sybil Fcxulds Hopewel Ave V1 hk1 S l seer' qu1e 'm s Dat on 1Napper1an 4 Yearbook 4 lnaustr1al Arts. Club l Nat1onal Honor Soc1ety 4 Modern Dance 2 Mxldred Fells New Hackensack R F D Vllappmgers Falls A lr1end 1 as 1t were another sell Rmg Commlttee 3 Wap per1an 3 ----- lu em? FSE Evelyn Ferrence Florence. Averue l'1shk1ll She 1 everythmg a DICE g1rl should be Por'1c 4 l.1braryl Mary Frattura lUU West Ma1r Street Wapmnqers Falls N Y 1 W1 h qlarlnes. Ove rrf 1 S rn1les hv rn K1Hd1'lE' s b e oru 2 3 4 Pubhc Corn n1ttee o l1n1or Hop Semo Play t1cket con1m1t 'ee Vl1pper1ar14 G A A 2 3 4 Home Nursl Club Secretary l Bulletm B a a Cl is 2 G V a G O Revue ' e Ioseph Fnes 22 Park Street Wapptn qers Falls N Y H barl' lS worse than L1 1 e G O T easu er 4 SSUIOI' uv 4 V Bask tbfl 3 Vars1t,f 3 Football 2 3 4 Soccer l Iun1or Prom Iumor Hop Sen1or rmg Cornrmttee Bachelor Club A Ralph Grxmes R F D Wapp1ngersFalls A t1ller of the o1l 1s he Robert Gruendle Broad Street Ftshkrll I came I saw Im leav mg Chorus l 2 3 Prnafore I Dress Rehearsal 3 Gay Nmettes 3 lame 4 Basketballl 2 3 Iunlor I-lop and Prom Senior Prom Dramauc Club l 2 Stage Crew I 2 3 Mont tor4 U S Army Dons Hackbart Prospect Stret Wappln gers Falls N Y Dorts IS as fa1r as the sky and her sp1r1ts are yust as hlgh Chorus 2 3 Band Twtrler 2 3 Mod rn Dance 2 3 4 Band Concert 2 3 Volleyball l 2 3 Basket l 3 4 Refre ment commtttee 3 4 Cos vue 4 Sentor Play co tume comm1ttee 4 Chrrst as play 4 G A C Loxs Hamxlton New I-lambura N Y Lols radlates such good cheer It spreads to those both far and near Bandl Archery l 2 3 4 Hockey l 2 3 4 Softball 2 3 4 Badm1nton l 4 Vol eyball 1 2 3 Terpstchore 3 4 Orchesls G Cheerleadmg 2 3 4 G O Revue 3 4 Tumbltng e'ch1b1t 2 Betty Hare West Street Wappmgers Falls N Y Youll f1nd Betty a very good sport both on the held and on the court Modern dance recttal 2 rc ery I 3 a mnton l 2 3 4 Bas et l 3 4 Hocke 4 Ba eball l o eyball I 2 Iumor Hop Commtttee 3 Freshman Day Commxttee Orchests G A C l 2 3 4 Cheerleadmg 2 3 4 Q.. ana- T 'sg O Q1 1 'I 4 'K' 'Dv 5- Wxt N Iaquelme Hegeman F1shk1ll N Y A woman of few words Ossmmg I-hgh School l Intramurals r-Iockey 2 3 4 Handbook commrttee 3 Wapperran staff wrrter 3 Buslness Staff 4 Portrco Busrness Staff 4 G A C G A Louxse Herles Tangletop New Hamburg Not too serxous not too gay Yet she has a pleas 1ng way Properties Manager Hoc key 2 Basketball 2 G A A 2 Amards l Home Room Presrd nt l Iohn Hxckman R F D Hopem ell Iunctton Full of fun and mrschref too Domg thmgs h shouldnt do Chorus 2 3 Football 2 3 4 Basketballl 2 Dlsplay comrmttee l Model Arr plane club Dorothy Hocking R F D Wappxngers Falls Strll water runs deep Haldane l-Irgh I Basketball l 2 3 Lrbrary Club l Homemakers club 2 Chorus l 2 3 twenty one N. 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'fs I ' Norma Hockmg R F D Wapp ngers Falls She cam he aw sae conquered Chorus l Wappertan 4 Modern Dance 4 Glona Hohn Vassar Road Wapptnge Falls N Y A merry hear take h c cheerful co rttert rce orus 2 3 4 Vare shows 2 3 4 Iurtor clas slut Semor play Mode Darce 3 4 Baslfetball H ey a rtrttor 3 4 Vol eylrall 3 4 lumor For luruor P c poster co rt tttee Jr p rtah 3 4 Porttco 3 4 Terpstchore 3 4 GAC 3 4 Stage crew 3 4 Lots Holden 45 Mesrer Avenue War pmgers Falls N Y S e hy abou e talents Elvm Horton R F D Hopewell Iunctzon Always laugh when you can 1t s cheap medtcme Basketball 2 3 Bachelor Club 2 3 Model A1rplane fu elllj 114 fl lin? 43' 'ng S 'bs sr' f lxl .Alq 43 has QQ WW' 'R 5? 1 X L lean Horton Dutchess Avenue Wap pmgers Falls ll Y Onv ue re rn Ltbrary l 2 Henry Hussmg la cma ook a tt to rours oth 3 4 Ba xet na to I-lop I mor Pr rn Semor play corrrntt ee 1 Laucator' A 4 Tr e .3 A C Charles Keller Rout S2 Gayhead Hope well nctton N Y t otmrtg ucceeas ltlce Bcacor Htgh School l B Salety Corrtmtttee Hono SOCIGIY 4 Walter Knapp Shenandoah Road Hope well lunctton N Y A mce unparttcular tel ow Beacon Htgh School l 2 Leonard Kncruss Spackenktll Road Pough keepste N Y Not so qutet as he ap pears Poughkeepste Htgh School l 2 Honor Socxety 4 Alxce Laffm Sprtng Street Wapptngers Falls N Y Qutck ol temper warm of heart Could be pterced by cuptd s dart Iunlor Prom Iuntor Hop Sen1or Ball Basketball l 2 3 Baseball l 2 Sentor Volleyball team Wa pertan 4 Hockey 2 3 4 GAC l 2 Movtng Up Day 3 Mane Leary 72 South Axenue Wap ptngers Falls N Y There s some htng about the lrtsh Sentor play 4 Iuntor Prom Sentor l-lop Cheer leader 2 3 4 Terpsrchore vue Porttco 4 ean ee D Wapptngers Falls She ltves best who ltves gaxly Chorus 2 3 Va tety Show 2 3 Ltbrary Club l Da rnattc Club 2 Modern nce 2 3 G A Usher at Sen or play 4 515 131 ,ve SQ-v in he-.. 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Edward Lown Hou e S2 Hopewell Iunc tior N Y A ol n torie gatiers no mo Maybrcok Hiah School l Ioseph Mesuda Alice Lane Wappinge Falls N Y Cease' Visual E crticr Club 2 3 lntrair ur ll Basketba l 2 3 B nd l 2 3 lunior p Committee 3 G O Revue 2 3 Boyina Clubl Fresh man Day Committee Comn ittee 3 Shirley Miller Main St eet vevv :xi burg N Y Born cces seems Honor Society lnauction Committee 4 G A C 1 , , ,A. A, 4- Hon Society 3, 4. Lois Mitchell South Avenue, Wappin- gers Falls, N Y 'll dont want money, l dont want lame, Peace and happiness are all l claim, lunior Class Skit, Hockey , 3, 4, Baske all , , . , S all 2, - 'nton l, 2, 3, 4, Vo - 3, , Senior a Committee 4 Senior Prom Committee 4, Wapperian 3, Editor ol Wapperian 4, Portico 4, zufemy.f0w a xlrv C5 Nm... .S -9- M- Leonard Montrose Mesier Avenue Wappin tiers Falls N Y lke to thin hesa fibdi Sc 4 ill 3 Hachelor Cub nramurl Basketball 7 Soccer l lohn Mowry lfidcileb ri Read Vw pingers Falls N Y E l ' lzluc Hoy A etic Club ramu 1' Ba ketball 2 r-nior Play 4 Var 1 lla kc tball manaaer 4 Teresa Mullen New Hamburg N Y She is sweet and shy A h mischievous eye Archery l 2 Hockey 3 4 Basketballl 2 Volleyball 7 3 Wapperian 4 Portico C l Knitti Club 2, Variety Show 2, 3- War Stamp Committee l, Relief Committee l, 2. Thomas Myers Prospect Street, Wappin- gers Falls, N. Y. A wise man never - lt:-es anything ol neces- Senior Play 4, I V Basket- ball 3, Intramural soccer 2, lntramural Basketball l, 2, lunior Ring Commit- tee 3, Football ticket Com- .nittee 3, 4, War Stamp Committee l Wapperian , or ico 4, Dramatic Cub l 2 'Visual Edu a- tion Club 3, 4, Wilma Nelson Remsen Avenue Wappin gers Falls N Y A merry heart goes all the day Chorus 2 3 Senior Prom Committee Iunior Hop Committee 3 Anna Nenm Franklindale A v e n u e Wappingers Falls Five days ot school are a pest So take it from me' only g three For must catch up on my sleep Caroline Ostrander Spackenkill Road Pough keepsie N Y Where there is fun there is Caroline Stage Crew 3 4 Variety Show 4 Basketball l 2 3 4 Softball 3 Badminton 2 3 4 Hockey l Iunior Ring Committee 3 Senior Prom Commlttee Wapperian 3 4 Portico 4 Modern Dance 3 4 Cho r l 2 3 4 Band n cert 3 Donald Ostrander Vassar Road Wappingers Falls N Y Don 15 the boy who a c c e p t s the thankless tasks of high -chool. Band l 2- Basketball l 2 35 Soccer l, 25 Iunior Hop- Iunior Promg Portico 4- Visual Education Club l 2, 3 4, Honor Society 3 4- Stage Crew 4' Senior Class Secretaryt Iunior Class Secretary. Helen Palazzo 16 High Street Wappin gers Falls N Y Always cheerful always gay Thats Helen all the way Chorus 1 3 4 Senior play 4 lntramural basketball Hockey Volleyball l 2 3 4 lunior Prom Commit tee 3 Wapperian 3 4 GAC GAA l Honor Society 4 Ronald Pxghacampx 65 South Avenue Wap pingers Falls IN Y A boy who keeps girls hearts aflame with his looks and sweet retrain G O Pres1dert4 Treas urer of G O 3 Variety Show Senior Play 4 Bas ketball I 2 3 4 Football So cer l G O nance Committee 3 Iunior Ring Committee 3 Iunior Hop 3 Senio Prom 4 Iunior Prom 3 lohn Quinlan Hopewell Iunction N Y l must go down to the sea again U S Navy Paul Hanallx 25 West Main Street Wappingers F lls N. Y. Strong and silent a man is he but with a laugh and eyes so tree. U. S. Army. WY ,,,,, 7 KKK, ,K ml'-Y---A,n , NW Y, Izvezzly-fzz'e Elxzcxbeth Rockefeller Hopewell lunchon N Y Shll waters run deep Fellx Scardepcme Hopewell lunctlon N Y A iatthful lr1ena 15 hara to flnd G O Representattve Senlor Play Soccer 2 Wappeman 2 3 4 Enghsh l2 Wflllng Club Pres1dent 4 Honor Soclety 4 Rosalyn Scxcxnna lU Henry Street Wappln qers Falls N Y Earnest rn work lnendly to all G O Rev e 4 Gay 'Nllne t es 3 Semor Play 4 Hoc ke 4 Basketball 3 4 Volley ball 3 Wapperlar' A C 2 3 G A A 3 4 Grrls Athletxc Coun cxl 4 Anne Scoheld 23 Hem en Avenue Wap prnger Fall N Y ll you dont see what you want ask lor 1t Band 3 4 Kmttx Club l Iumor Class Slut Prom decorauon commlt tee 3 Wappeman 3 4 G A C 2 Hoc ey 2 Relre hrnent CO'Q'Hlll66 4 Senlor Play 4 111 11119 11x QT' W-.. fv- 6' It ,ff 'Y 3 fn-A Robert Searles New Hamburg N Y A l1ttle nonsense now and then 15 rehshed by the best of rn n orus 2 3 Pl ys l F otball l 2 3 4 Ba e 3 4 I V Bas ball l 2 Varslty Basket b ll 3 l-lop and Prom COIHTHlll96S 3 Wapperlan 3 Boxxnq l 2 Class PYSSI dent 4 U S Navy Mxldred Shay l7 Clapp Avenue Wap pmgers Falls N Y Qulet pe son are wel come everywhere C G Revue 3 Hockey 4 Ba lcetball l Wapperlan 4 Poruco 4 Ho no Nur mg C-A Donald Short Wappxnaers Falls N Y Tne narne aecelve you lrtramural Ba ketball l 2 Artard Club 2 Wxlllum Sorenson Vlapplnaer Fall N Y A hunter oi rab 15 qutrrel and dears lfetbal l 2 Portlco V1 ual fducatxon Club 2 3 4 Engllsh l2 WF1lUg Cltb Ioseph Sullivan Wappingers Falls, N. Y. Love them and leave them, just string them along. Football 2, 3, 4, I V. Basketball 2, Varsity Bas- ketball 3, Iunior Class Treasurer, Senior Prom Committee, Iunior Prom Committee, lunior Class Skit, Chorus, Bachelor Club 2, B. A. C. l, Iames Synnett Lower Henry Street Wap pingers Falls Pittacus said Half was better than whole Bachelor Club l Boxin Club l 2 Football Man ager 3 4 Baseball Man ager 2 I V Basketball 3 Band l Moling Up Day skit 3 Senior Play 4 G O Revue 3 Mildred Tanner Park Avenue Wappin gers Falls A ready hand A happy heart Both from which she ll never par Band 4 Moving Up Skit 3 GO Revue3 4 GAA 2 3 4 Secretary Freshman Class Vice President of Iunior Class Decoration for Graduation 3 Senior play Wap perian 3 4 Portico 3 4 Chorus 2 3 4 Usherette3 Ianet Temple Spring Street Wappin gers Falls To be or not to be tWe ask you J Band l 2 Sophomore play Senior co director 4 Christmas play l Hockey Bas e all GAA l 2 Cheerleader 3 4 Volleyballl 2 Wap perian 3 Art Editor 4 Portico 4 Terpsicori Z Dramatics l 2 Honor So ty 3 4 Stage Crew . ww . , ,ec 1- -, 'Q -WR Q .4 , ..': ' ,3 ' re. 1 -x' mu, . -. ,-F ' ' I is X Qt' , l' .,'g. ' wg 1, Wil . a 2' i '31 J' I ef' K' nanny 3255. ww...-1' Herbert Terwilligher Remsen Avenue, Wappin- gers Falls His lo c k e d, lettered, brass collar, Showed him a gentleman and a scholar. Track, wrestling 1, 2, 3, 4g Boxing, Scout P a t r ol Leader, U. S. Army. Richard Thornton Remsen Avenue Wappin gers Falls Tall blond and hand some Need I say more Vice President of GO 4 Christmas Play 1 Basket ball 3 Soccer Basketball l Z Wappertan 4 Dra matics l 2 Scoutsl Sea Scouts 2 Louise Tilton Iackson Road Wappin gers Falls Quiet serious w e ll dressed Vestal Highl 2 3 Tumb ling Club 2 Archery l 2 Volleyball l 3 Speed ba 3 Baske ball l 3 Softball l 2 3 Badminton l Library Club l Iunior Red Cross 2 Ioseph Trabucco Clapp Avenue Wappin gers Falls Speed? Yes Ive heard o it G O Revue 4 Iunior Hop Committee 3 Freshman Day Committee 2 lntra mural football l Basket b I 2 llLe?17f'l at zfc 11 Iohn VcmVoorhxs Hopewell Avenue FISH lc N Y He hath a lean and hung y look He thrnks to much uc men are dangerous Band 3 4 Bessxe Volmo South Road Podghkeep s N Y Qpeech rs areat but Sl lence wlll rate Choru 3 Eugene Vohno South Road Po ghkeep S1 F Y Quret massrve and 3 man o muscle Baseball l Football 4 U S Army In wily eight FS tv- If 'HP' 'W t' Q-fr vi' Raymond Ward ll East Mom St Wap ptngers Pals N Y One does not have t be consp1cuous to be ap preclated Mary Wheeler Hopewell l.1nct1on N Y Brtaht rn books dttto looks Modern Dance 3 4 GO Revue 4 Honor SOCISIY 4 Mary Lou Zlerak Academy Str et Wappm qers Falls N Y Not a hout not a cry contented to let the world Q0 by C orus l 2 3 Modern Dance 2 3 4 Intramural sketball l 2 3 4 ley all l 2 3 Hockey l Refreshment Com mxttee Decoratlon Co'n mxttee lumor Prom Wap perran GAC G A A wlrler Varsrty Ma chmg Mo1or e 4 Band l 2 3 Dorsey McKxnney Homer Pnce George Roger Hentz ru, . . - , Y' ' H A i A , . . 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V , WY X 1701 lllfll xg Lf' Z E fr l' Lf Lois Mitchell Anita Dahlern Ma y Frattura Amt Dahlem Loui e He le Gloria Hohn Loi HG'Y11llOH Miss O Bryan Iani e Deifchrnan Clori Hohn loar Conroy lanice Deitchinan ulo ia Hohn Loi Mitchell Ruth Cady Mai Leary lane Cneetham Bessie Volino Louise DIMGICO X Z Tl Most likely to succeed Best looking Best natu ed o popular Best rnann ered Witt est Teachers pest Favo ite teacher Best thlete lv'o t dependable Best dancer Class artist Most respected Best octor Best actress Laziest Frankest Shyest Business type Anne Alesio Helen Palazzo Home type Evelyn Ferrence Leo a A11 enie tl' Hut 1 Cady Dori lrlackloart Mary Wheelei Mar! Vtlheelei Dori Hcickbart Ioan Conroy Lois M1 chell Il l XXX Most loyal Best die er Biggest blntl Vlo t nonchalant Best line Biggest tea e Cla s griper Peppiest Hardest worker A 5,- 'L 1 1'ne- , Ill If ' - ! ,ffifg m : it ww-15 W! P Donald Ostrander lohn Hickman lane Synnett Rona Piqliaca ripi Burton Levin lohn Dyson Chester Loop Nr Damanda Ronald Pigliacarrpi Dorala Ostrancer Robert Gruendle loseph Mesuda Donald Ost ander Ronald Pigilacafnpi lohn Dyson Stephen Lent lohn Dysor' Felix Scardapane Edward Chas Rayrnond Ward Donald Ostrarder lohn Dvson lo eph Frie Henry Hussing To eph Blaine Che t Loop lo epti Fries loseph Cuccia Donald Ostrander h 1 L NIMH l W I Ac M st A id ' ' - 1 ' We r fi , I n . ' ,fic , Q , T. L I I y fl 1' ' 1,1 .- F V- a V 1. ' 4. . 2224 5 ' C r V A nt t, ' 1... . ' ss . A, 3 - , s s er 5 2-V V? s C s ' s l ' 3 ' ' . 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Prophecy ur present Senror Class rs one of the most brrllrant and talented to be graduated from good ole Wapprngers Central fwe thrnkl To prove thrs sage supposrtron we look to the future say about ten years hence The lrttle vrllage has become a Grbraltar and a Marsran type Parrs What was once known as Emrly Post rs now Mademorselle fCherrrc OLearyD who encourages the development of mrnd over matter Though ten years were wasted lane Cheetham frnally has her own program on W A N Y entrtled Wrnham s Column of the Ether Waves The Brrdge Boys came back and wrth the Yankee dollars earned on th srde mostly the seven come eleven srde burlt a huge marble monument deprctrng lrfe rn a foxhole One of the orrgrnal Brrdge Boys our own Armando Alfonso has become the proud father of sextuplets We extend our deepest sympathy He has been awarded 1000 drapers free for nothmg from the Dersrng G Dyson Draper Co The Dutchess Bleachery rs far more the thrrvrng rndustry wrth Rosalyn Scranna Mary lrrsh Frattura Helen Palazzo Lors Holden and Anna Nennr competent secretarres stenographers and accountants rn therr employ Ah' but there rs a sad note Hard trm s have hrt loe Frres temporarrlv rncompacrtated by lrvrng rn an ole rrrrlk can empty of course Hrs constrtuent loe Sullrvan we frnd srttrng on an orl well wartrng for a lrft hrs ambrtron has always been to get up rn the world Two others on therr way UP are the rnventors Paul Ranallr and Don Ostrander who have created octanetholcar bonal fname rt and you can have rtl lt rs the greatest fuel ever developed for use rn crgarette lrahters and shrp borlers l had to hop a helrocopter for thrs brt Robert Searles has lrt up Darkest Afrrca fln fact the rdea came when he was relaxrng and lrt up a Chesterfreld D Hussrng No l bat boy of the Brooklyn Dodgers rs berng backed by lames Synnett Esg the frnancral grant of the Adler Elevator Company lf we gaze long enough we wrll see the well known sportsman and proprretor of Mrdget Rocket Bacrng Rrchard Thornton Oh' theres Iean Horton head of Adeles Vorce Culture School and there rs Mrldred Tanner a member of It Pays To Be group of zany screntrsts and agrrcurturalrsts and at the moment We frnd Charles Keller and Rufus Cfrrmes at work on an experrment wrth a certarn specre of chrcken to produce shell less eggs loe Cease Mesuda has plans for a new rocket shrp to use for hrs honeymoon to Mars He wants to be alone Don Short matrnee rdol of mrllrons rs another Frankre Felrx Scardepane rs Shorts manager Len Knauss and Ted Mowery have therr ups and downs as head of Brght Helrocopter Corps Leona Autenrreth voted the grrl who dresses to a T but whose L S M F rsnt so bad erther Gene CS Bessre Volrno operate a nursery of 2 000 lrttle trees? Can rt be Dorrs Hackbart ma1orrng rn Trrgonometry fmarrred to three menl? loe Blarne has become prrmeval strll strckrng to that Cadrllac of hrs Tommy Myers rs vaguely tryrng to cash rn lapanese War Bonds Overlookrng the Wapprngers Brvrera rs the newly polrshed Copper Banrster known of yesterday as the Brass Barl whrch has Just changed ofvnershrp from Dertchman or Hare to Zrerak :Sr Temple sponsorrng gala entertarnment and good food Check your weapons at the door Much smaller but wrth a homey effect rs the Lent Hrckman and Cfruendle Leaky Cusprdor Commonly referred to as the come rn the front and ooze out the srde saloon Danny DrDomrnzro manages one of the largest soda fountarn charn stores rn the country Mrtchell Mullen and Mrller are the ne f est rn torch songstresses Buth Cady and Mabel Buzzard run a Best Home 'or fre Merrtallv Defrcrent Cpeoplel Prof Burton Levrn completed ms enth ear at Duke Unrversrty the was there as a student so long that they made tlrrrtj one . . . . A . X . e lgnorantu, confronted by Master of Ceremonies, Bunky Loop, PhD. We have a . . , , . . X . . - I K , A47 . I ' . , g T . . 4 .. ' ' X - s V' iii' Lelt to R lst Row 2nd Row r Row Row Row Row rght R IUNIOR CLASS Edgar V Kennedy R Wacker R Hunter M Spltxzer B Crawley H Sldote A Packer Spter M Megna E Ptglracampt N Sxdote D Holler M Tanner R Itallano M Merendonl Sctannl B Iones W Clearwater W Strckle I Ferraro I Mannmg E Boyd B Srmth S Hess Blsagna N Lopez D Gamba G Terassee M PICOHG G Stlvestrr Polucct L CGU1p1lll A Henton R MacMullen C Costa A Valentmo R Contelmo B Barden Hawks lr Pultz H Hawks E Dtsbrow I Edmunds B Rtppon E Palmtter Wrtght l Clapp E Barley L Montross K Blsulk P Ledrlch S Lmson I Cutler L Marclntomo Gregory R Hack B Tripp Marlo Rlbet I 'altm Sanchez D Story G Knauss R Kelly I Sokoloskt I Trabucco M DePolo I Brokx I Tully Knapp E Mathews B Stalter I DlLandro R Mulford Alley C VanDyne M Lahey V Herrxng M Ferandez B Gtancarlo I Stlvestrt I Versace Ostrander B Blume C Thetss E Begg I Kettle W Horton W Nussplckle lfmlj an Y E. ' , . ,. ', . ' , . , , , . ' , , ' 3d : I. ', . ' , . , . , . ' , , , . 4th : I. ' , . , . ' , . , . ' , . ' , . ' , . , , ' ' Sth : E. , . , . , , , . ', . , . , . , . Sth 7 R, , , , . , . ' , . , . ' , , ' . ', Junlor Class he Class of 45 started oil their Iunior year by electing lohnny Versace as President lack Smith a V1ce President lim Tully as Treasurer and Ioe Trabucco as Secretary bo tar these boys with the able guidance ol their advi or Mr Pa lcer have led their class very succes fully ln November the Iuniors gave their annual Iunior l-lop The gym Wa cleverly decorated to resemble a circus with crepe paper streamers draped rom the ceiling v alls and band stand During the year they have sponsored many Saturday night dances both as a class and as separate homeroom lr December the Iuriiors sent in the order tor their rings which they look lorward to receivina later on this y ar The lunior clas ertainly excel in sports with lolin Versace Ed Mathews and Fileen Pialiacampi Ianet Edmonds Nancy Lopez Linda Campilli and Shirley Linson leadina in airls athletics They are also well represented tn both the National Honor Society and our G O Not only tour of the homeroom representatives are in the G O but also the Vice Pre ident Bob Kelly and the Secretary Cosmo Scianna are from the Iunior Class Six ot the members of the Honor Society are Iunlors aso All these tacts lead us to bel eve that the class ot 46 will be an out standing graduating class Z X X0 ff -7 ,ffm ly J even ff A T T T I , . 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Bob Kelly, Bill Bippon and Mike De Palo headina the list in boys' athletics 1 U . ft X X sg SOPHOMORES Left to rrght lst Row W Fells A Ward I Srdote I Sanders L Lucxan N Natole M Laurr O Lee A Sherow M Owen E Lamphere R DrAm1co I-l Muccr S D1Marco I Dolan E Cady C Zrmmerman C Seymour I Conroy B Dolson G Sulllvan R Coutant E Axello 2nd Row I McCloskey R OR1elly R Doughty D Davrs A Edgar I Schaefer A Cobbs D Iamrson Illrldebrand L Aumlck D Palumbo F Lahey S CGmplll1 P Clariella A McCubb1n E Wh1te M Sequlne I Secor I Ferns G Delaney 3rd Row C Caprara R Grlmore T Llvrngston D Mlller I Sambells I Rlchter S Ketcham B Flynn Antonellr H Masclola R Starrett A Booth D Iackson N Natole E Frattura R Kane Bottmt G Fascrannr G McCubb1n I Lyons L Shelfleld I Welsh 4th Row Elwell N Hoyt I Bates R Wrlght R D1l1tlO E Boehm D Cam1ll1 F Urlarte A Hlckman Palmeteer V D1Gregor1o Sth Row Cleveland E Bxalko B Hornbeck P DAmbros1o A Sllvestrx M Kerlly I McCarthy M Aleslo Clna R Epsteln V Ganc1 P Bernard R Feeney L Roess I Francese I Racine A Palmeteer E Gamba R VanVoorh1s C Brshof R Beahan R Dolphrnger Ibn ly eight - W .1 D. Ortman, D. Hamilton, P. Hickman, B. Puff, C. Mowry, I. Iohnson, I, Sorenson, B. Tilton, I. Alley, L. , , ' ' . Sophomore Class K-, f he Sophomore class of 1944 45 has been one of the most outstand1ng classes srnce thrs rnstxtutron of learn1ng was estabhshed We have sponsored several dances whlch have been great successes Our classmates went at Freshman Day m such a way that the newcomers w1ll never forget 1t for the rest of tnelr hves The football team produced some players who w1ll spark the team ln future years The gallant Iumor Varsrty basketball team IS gorng through a frghtxng season due to the cooperatron and teamwork of the Sophomores On lvfovtng Up Day our class w1ll plant the trad1t1onal tree on the school grounds We hope that thrs tree w1ll grow tall and strong so that rn future years when all of us have become successes we shall return and gaze on rt and remember the eventful day when th1s mfant tree was frrst planted x WK N nuff' X9 tip M f S S S flurry nme lf t f W 1 . 4 l lt' XML? ,jf , 1 Es A X30 :JJ 1lllfs5.E!H'f! ' fmdhul 'I I 4 - Ji lf Let s nd r to r row TCW YOW YOW YOW IOW FRE SHMEN rght R CUYIIS R Hunt A Candles R Doughty R Beahan I Sllvestrl R Herles B Nestler E Hustecl I Pothemont I MacDonald C Dugger M Nennt I Barrett P ONe1ll I Herrrng G Luparellt L Hentz I Veronelll A DIMGTCO F Clarfella R Matthews M Todaro I Iohnson I Iohnson S Dllandro S SIHOH F Hxckman S Hawks I Herrtng P Murrtll R D1Fran crsco L Dotterer I Rlley R Dotterer G Layton A Matson G Ktelly V S1lvestr1 S Synnett I Collms L Clark W Conroy R Scofteld W Myers W Glbson R Herles R Mullen N Contelmo G Traver C Pugltesl F Scofleld V Francese I Starrett C Rtbet B Gregory R Mtnard I Scotleld O Vermllya P Crawley L V1nsent1n M Gltba R VanK1rk B Harrtson I Secor B Htldebrand L W1lllGITlS R Townsend P Leslte B Nestler R Losee R Guarlno I Delaney M Robbtns M Getgner H Geer B Ferrls G Bohllnger H Maurer F Gallagher B Foster W Dederer F Sclanna I D1Gregor1o I Sackelos A Grosenbeck W Stlvestrt W Tully A Uhl K Moyer R Nevms I Brown R Helmeyer C Gardner R Cole R Hornbeck I Ludewlg F Froeltch E Meeker R Corona I Caprara R Clarlella A D1Dom1nz1o I Barber M Ostrom A Ostrom I Megna F Sherow D Alfonso F Mclimney I Hedges A Ham1lton A Coy C Lowney B Wrlson K Wtlson M Cma I Mateer I Mulford A Caruso E Wells I Anderson H Kernaghan I Smon S Mateer M Landt I Kennedy L Gamba D Rosst C Deckert L Darllng M Barley V Horne fm! gr! R f ' 1 4th : . ' , . ' ' , . , . ' , . , . , . ' , . Sth : , , . , . , . ' , , , . , , , . , . Freshman Class ,s, fjhe Class of 49 already has the ear marks ol being one of the most outstanding classes ever to pass through the portals of W. C. S. Members of this class have already proven themselves outstanding by being well represented in school activities such as football, basketball, girls' athletics, cheerleading, school band, choir, dramatics, and various social events. Active as a social group, this class sponsorred several Saturday Night Dancing Parties , they supported school activities, and rendered the cooper- ation so much needed by sponsoring groups. Keep your eye on the Class of 49 ..VV.. as the pioneers of the early 49's distinguished themselves in history ...... likewise the year l949 will be distinguished by a talented and outstanding group ot persons passing through the Portico . President, Edward l'lusted,.Vice-President, Ronald Price, Treasurer, Clinton Dugger, and Secretary, locqueline Pothemont. ff? s I-Z. 1 Y V V W MY fffrlyfffle - Left s nd r to rtght TCW IOW YOW YOW YOW YOW The D Nrckerson P DeMon ence I Prgltacampx M Edmonds N Maurer L Darltrg I Klely P Kerr R Ostrander I McCloskey I Iameson I Robson B Haxght S Swxtzer T Buley I Drsbrow N Mmer A Paul L Kerr B Kettle R Sherwm I Dyson R Snyder V Amodo B House E Overbaugh L Morse I Foley I Reze M Bates D Wh1te R Odell R Clauson I Gush B Raymond D K1dd M Barley I Carr S Mulferd M Sanfxllppo l Dlck R Verzl I Teronto M Mash V Sc1anna B Clear C Delucla L Edgar L Clcluson Wacker T F Scofleld Brown K R Brsagna Temple I Perusse I Miller I Cornell I Barbar I Bonnerwlrth I Bxalko F Dolfmger Shay H Norrls E Schwartz O Fraser I Watrous G Conklm Cheetham H Warren E Wnght R Edgar LeRoy Davls D Smlth Elghth Grade hls year the erghth grade welcomed two new homeroom teachers They are Mrss Welch of room 134 and Mrss McCann of room l32 The specral subyects for 1944 45 lncluded pubhc speakxng musrc sctence general language art and study hall These speclal subjects were broken up lnto patrs and every thrrteen weeks the parts changed The parrs were sclence and general language musrc, and pubhc speakmg and art and study ha Mrs Bam was our class advrsor Iack Plghacampl was our Presldent Iohn Robson V1ce Presrdent Iohn McCloskey Secretary and Dolores Kldd Treasurer Our soclal act1v1t1es rncluded homeroom Chrlstmas parttes and an e1ghth grade dance The dance fund amountrng to S25 60 was put 1n our treasury We partlcrpated 1n the annual magazme campatgn sponsored by the Curtls Pubhshmg Company of Phrladelphxa and from thrs we brought our treasury up to S168 45 Last year we won thrs contest but the seventh grade obtained the honors this year. Altogether our past year was indeed a year of excitement and pleasures. We all look forward to our future years in W. C. S. forty-two , Afmw, V ,V H f if VWWW N Duclos P Fasclam M Dolson D Grrmes B Straley D Sanchez E Rayme I D Hentz R Fernandez I Ietfory A Cashtn I Grahame P Ketcham I Geregln R F Nevms I Currts R Totten V S1lvestr1 E Wenzowrtz R Myers D Farrell B Lett to rxght lst row R DelCambo L Elwell P Trlton F Stanton S Ieltroy M Dangerheld C Sclanna I Flemlng 2nd row 3rd row 4th row The N Craten K Myers L Secor E Myers E Puglesre P Martm R Sherwm I Doughty I Lee B Mullen l Prlante S Smith I Rafaele B Owen T Todaro I Gallagher R Warren E Lahey G Nelson H Benson R Therss C Nelson D MacMul1en I Sldote L Woodworth N Sammartrno D Adrlane M Schoble A Straley I Cornell F Eckert W Decker R Black F Watrous R Humestone B Maurer M Scaderpane L Scrlbner C Atklns T Selage I Benyamln I Bemamm I Wrlght F' Morano V Hllderbrand C Bates M Knlffen I Halleck I graham H KOZGKISWISZ A Losee I Crawley C Smrth N Baldwtn E Knapp P Rozell I Clark Kane M Colhns N ONe1ll E Duclos C Watrous I Scofleld P Coykendall P Lev1n A Robblns E Synnett A Roess F Farrell D Odell I Haxght R Basley P Cuchelo G Candles E Carson C Dofhfmger W Ray D Alexander I Smlth I Benjamrn R Kxlmer D Rozel R Relp C Bush C Walker T Laffln R Banks E Nennl R Nenm V Lopez H Hanson A DeMarco I Nardone M McK1nney C Lawrence A Kennedy Seventh Grade he eventh graders entered 1nto Iurnor I-hgh September 7 1944 They have elected therr own oltlcers ln the hrst semester the followmg otllcers were elected Pres dent Donald Skelly V1ce Presrclent Ronald Black Secretary Barbara Mullen Treasurer Robert Warren Class Advlsor Mrs McCormack The seventh and erghth grades had a magaz1ne campa1gn 1n November The seventh grade trxed to beat the elghth grade w1th more sales The seventh grade sold the most subscnptrons Mrs Elwood s room brought 1n the most w1th a total of S5154 50 The seventh grades had Chrlstmas partxes They exchanged names and bought grfts for the name drawn They had therr partles ln the1r own rooms and brought refreshments for the party They started therr partles around ll 15 and at 12 22 the gym was open for dancrng The seventh graders are gettmg accustomed to Wappmgers Iunror Hxgh School and are looklng forward to thelr hlgh school years ahead when they hope to achleve great thmgs fnrlj ,three .. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. , ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. . 1, ,. ,. ,. ,, ,, ,. ,. ,. , ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. . ., ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. . ,. ,. ,, ,. .. ,. ,, .. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. , 1- 1- 1- 1- 1- 1- 1- 1- 5th I . 1. . , . 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' AI I I I 1 1 1 1 1 ,51'5'......, 9 av arty-four 'A W 'Len' H ONOR S OCIETY Left to right lst row S Faulds H Palazzo I Temple D Ostrander T Myers R Liccione M Wheeler L D1Marco S Miller 2nd row L Knauss R Pigliacampi B Levin R DIGFSQOYIO E Mathews G Gurney R MacMullen E Chase D Story E Begg C Keller M Spitzer Dutchess Chapter 2449 Started 1940 wlth 14 members Now has 21 members 84 members total throughout all years ne of the most exclusive organizations in the school is the Honor SOC1elY Chapter No 2449 of the National Honor Society Members are chosen on their merits concerning Scholarship Leadership Character and Service The ex clus1veness of the organizatlon is brought about by the method of selecting members The Honor Society was first started in this school in the year 1940 and had a membership of fourteen This year there are twenty one members The total since l94O is eighty four members Various activities have been sponsored by the Honor Society in the past Thls year the SOClelY has sponsored the Bus Safety Program a science club and other ideas that are President Donald Ostrander Secretary Ianet Temple Treasurer Robert Liccione for! fix still forthcoming. The officers this year are: President, Thomas Myersg Vice- 1- I mf' , ',f,ifff,f 'TQ ,, ff' Cf ,fum 7 , ' ' f , T W Left to rrght lst row Znd row 3rd row 4th row A Alesro E Cady R Contelmo I Dyson I Collrns R Dolson B Levin T Myers R Italiano M Merendonr F Duclos A Scofreld M Tanner G Holm I Conroy L Mrtchell I Sokoloskx M Prcone R Sclanna M Frattura I Cheetham E Meeker I Hegeman F Damanda E Eddy E Garthe H Meath A Laffm M Shay T Mullen I Cutler C O trander C Brsulk S Faulcls V Clme E Mathews R Thornton I Ludwig E Sprer I Temple H Hawks H Palazzo Wapperlan ,-5 he Wappeman has successfully completed 1ts frrst year after rts ma1or change from a prrnted newspaper to a mrrneographed magazme As there Was a conslderable loss of experlenced staff members of last year the 1n exper1enced members drd a splendld Job rn the pubhcahon of the magazrne Thls was due to the excellent assrstance of Mrss Garthe In March qurte a few members of the staff attended the Columbra Scholastlc Press Assocratron Conference rn New York Clty It IS the wrsh of the retrrmg staff of the Wapperlan for contrnued success and rmprovement rn the comrng year forty rezfen v Q f . 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Left to right lst row B Alley I Duncan E Lamphere H Hawks A Hamillon 2nd row F Froehllch W Sorenson D Ostrander E Boehm T Myers B Ostrander R Wacker 3rd row W Stickle E Mathews T Mowry E Chase I Ludewig B Nestler VISUHI Educatlon Club fx fc his year the Visual Education Club was reorganized under the direction of Miss E Lamphere This group has charge ol all films shown to the students both in the classroom and assembly With the aid of a new projector pur chased at the beginning of the first semester the club has been doing a fine Job New members are admitted in lanuary and must serve a one to operate the pro1ector alone They must maintain a C average in all subiects to retain membership forty ezgbl I , . . semester apprenticeship under an experienced member before being allowed Let to rlght s row I Secor V Francese T Myers I Conroy I Grahame I Antonelll E Wolfe A Dahlem nd row I McCloskey B BOIIIHI T Anderson I McCarthy V Clme G Hohn r row L Roess D Ostrander R Ostrander I Collms G McCubb1n I Clapp F Scoheld W Conroy C Ostrander Stage Crew h1s year the boys and grrls of the stage crew are worklng together There are ten boys and g1r1s m each crew under the stage managers Tom Myers and Glorra Hohn At all times durrng the year members of the stage crew were rnakrng sets for var1ous product1ons at school Therr hrst was the successful varrety show Id Rather Be Wrth Them next was the Senxor play Ianle then came the Chrlstmas pageant and of course the stage crew are responslble forvthe settlng and 11ght1ng effects needed for weekly assembly programs The stage crew has sponsored two dances and other act1v1t1es to ra1se money for therr tmp to New York Under the d1rect1on of Mrs Kmg the stage crew has worked hard and produced many authentrc and art1st1c sets forty nine lt - ' . 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Left to rxght ls! row M Buzzard N Hockmg G I-lohn M Wheeler 2nd row M Plcone N S1dOl6 V Clme D Hackbart 3rd row M Zlerak A Dahlem I Conroy D Gamba Fl Cady G Tarasse M Tanner I Edmonds l Sokoloskx Terpslchore and 0ICh6S1S erps1cl'1ore the Semor modern dance soctety has had a lull program of GCl1V1l19S th1s year Many g1rls part1c1pated 1n the tall vanety program Gay Paree by presentlng dances 1n keepmg wlth the Panstan theme The annual modern dance concert presented by both Terpslchore and Orchesls the Iumor dance soc1ety Wrll be grven 1n the sprmg Wtth a varxety of 1nterest1ng choreographles Last year the group presented Peter and the Wolf a lantasttc lalry tale ballet Dance Macabre Iungle Tom Toms Hollday for Strlngs Vtctory Garden and others Thts years group plans to present the Cmderella Ballet Festlval of Nat1ons Gypsy Tambourme and a number of others The two dance groups sponsorea a Saturday mght dance on Ianuary 6th for all students Square danc1n,g was surely an experrment that mght' . , . , . , . , - - 1 - 1 1 1 - , 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 u A X- 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 11 - 1 11 . . . , . . , . 1 1 - - . 11 - 1 11 - 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1 , . 11 1 11 . . . 1 1 ,,-1 Wfmf nity ' 'i' ' 'W H ' ' 'rf--7 ' ' ' ' 'r funn W' M et to rlght 8 IOW nd row rd row Lopez L Marcantomo L Lucran M Owen L Camprlu P Clarfella M Megna H S1dOle Tanner Sherow O Lee E Plghacampl M Sequlne E Dlsbrow Mmard I Lee B Gregory M Balley M Laurr On Ianuary 24tn of thrs year e1ghte n grrls attended Martha Grahams concert dance recrtal at Vassar College She and her company presented three outstand1ng group works 1 Deaths and Entrances 2 Every Soul IS a CIFCUS 3 Appalachran Spr1ng The annual New York trrp Wlll be thls spr1ng when the ma1or1ty of members w1ll spend the day rn New York and w1l1 attend a Saturday nrght dance rec1tal Last year the groups attended Martha Graham and Hanya Holm s concert recrtals The Vassar college dance group presented the1r rec1tal here at W C S last sprlng dur1ng a mornrng assembly program Luncheon was served 1n the Home Econom1cs Department to the college grrls rn the performance All students enjoyed lh1S recltal and we hope to have them return agaln th1s spr1ng Mty one L 1 ' : M. . 2 : A, , . , . ' ' ', . ' , . ' . 3 :R. ' , . , . , . ' , . '. 4th row: I. Deitchman, L. Hamilton, L. Staal, B. Hare, I, Temple. , . . 9 . , Left to rlght lst row 2nd row 3rd row 41h row M Owens L Lucran A Sherow M Laun B Gregory P C1arfella R Mmard E P1gl1acamp1 I Dertchman L Hamxlton I Conroy I Temple B Hare Cheerleaders he Varsrty squad th1S year was composed of e1ght hrghly splnted but hard Workxng glrls under the d1rect1or1 of Mrss McCann Many Pep Assem bhes and Saturday nlght dances were under the sponsorslup of th1s group The Vars1ty squad turned out IH bnght red and W1'11te unrforms The newly organlzed Iunlor squad made ihexr debut successfully and w1l1 prove to b Just as successful next year ly two 1 N -,- f. ,. . .. ,, ,. ,. . .. ,. ,, ,, . -. ,. . 1 - ' , . n N., Left to rxght lst row N Natoll E Frattura L Darlmg L Morse C Wakefreld M Barley B Nestler I Rlchter M Frattura 2nd row R D1L1tto M Balley F Duclos I Sxdote E Boehm D Camellx I Pothemont D Hamllton S Ketcham B Iohnson M Tanner I Ccrprara R Crarfella I McCarthy Glee Club h1s IS a new organ1zat1on for grrls Whlch was started m October under the d1rect1on of Mrs Carolme Wakeheld Some of the g1rls partrclpated m the vanety show and also took part 1n the Chrrstmas entertamment Next year Mrs Wakeheld hopes to have a brgger and better Glee Club fufly lbree I I - . , . I r 1 - 1 - 1 ' 1 - 1 - 1 . . , . , . , . , . , , , . , . , , . , . , , , . , . . - YY Y ,Y Y ,, , , ,,,,,,, ,, - .., ,-,, aj Ji ...Mg if K --lfff ly-four Ap, ANNE . F y Senmr Band Left to r1ght Donald M Z1erak D Havkbart V S1lvestr1 H Hawks M Ledrlch S Cummmgs 2nd row F C1GFfGllG A Uhl B Gregory I Hxldebrand I Schaefer B Ostrander W Dederer W G1bsor1 M Barley S Lmson B Wacker W Clearwater E Husted K Moyer 3rd row R Montross E Wolfe A Scoheld I Mesuda D Harnxlton W Shckle I VGHVOOTDIS B Foster R Curtls M Tanner I Barrett D Holler D Vetter Fw 3 ' 1, i l - f 4 L Q I 4: ,K I lu 5 5 s I: l 1 f Q ' 1 . ' i , . . I Lis lst row: L. Hentz, M. Gliba, R. Minard, I. Edmonds, S. Phillips, I. W. Mac- .. . . . , - .--sas-4Q.1-,,s.ssD-.s. . f -hw Let to rmght s row V Lopez P Cuchelo 'IL Graham W Carr nd row I Pratello R Nenn1 M Moore I Boehm P Wllklll D Nelson D Vetter D Sanchez I Wrxght C Smtth P Ketcham R Warren F Scofteld r row E Nennx R Montross H Warren I P1gl1acamp1 I Raltaele H Benson R Sherwm R Relp B Lednch R Black N DeMarco G Seymour C Nelson A Cashm E Wolfe I Grahame B Acker M Schnabl F Ludewlg Junlor Band he Senior Band has 1ts I V m the Iumor Band composed th1s year of players from grades hve through e1ght Tlus group IS a trcurung band for the Semor H1gh Several members of thls group were 1nv1ted to become members of the Vars1ty Marchmg Band and the Pep Band wh1ch played at mterscholas t1c athlettc events Wllh srxty members on tts roll the Iumor Band rrons out all the krnks and sour notes and when a member enters htgh school he becomes a full fledged member of the Senlor Band Iudgxng from thls years Iunlor Band Wappmgers may soon boast ct superlor marchmg and playmg band ffly me f ' 1 1 t : . , . , , . . 4th row: I. Llvloon, Gverba1lghI P. Levin, I. -Scofield, Goykendall, T. Laffin, F. Scofield, R. Ostrander X Lett to rxght lst row M Glzba L Hentz M Barley M Ledrlch K B1su1k B Gregory F Duclos 2nd row F Clarfella D Holler I Caprara R M1nard M Tanner B Iohnson D Hamllton Mr MacDonald W Stlckle H Foster R Curtis W Glbson H Maurer F Cxarlella E Husted Chou' F he school cho1r was organ1zed th1s year Wtth mostly new and lnexper lenced smgers By earnest cooperahon and love of smgmg the group began to round out a Well blended group A good foundatxon was set thrs year so that 1n the t1rne to come the chorr w1ll grow mto a popular group takrng 1ts proper place m the school program The choxr paruclpated 1n the Sentor Varlety show the Chnstmas Pageant Why The Chlmes Rang the Easter program the Music Festwal and rn the graduatron exercrses fflj Jezen . . , . , . , . , . , . , . . . . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , , , , . , , , . , , , . . 0 1 1 11 - 11 . . , I 1 1 Let s to fl row n row r row 4th row ght lean Boehm Frances Eckert Catherme Bates Mary Lou Dolson Irene Duck Paula Levm Edrth Odell Norma Berry Dolores Camelr Elame Boehm Ioan Conroy Helen Hawks Blanche Hornbeck Rose Mary Kane Cynthxa Smlth Pat Ketcham Barbara Acker Rose Drhtto Ioyce Smlth Ioan Raffaele Ellzbeth Overbaugh Frances Farrell Bar bara House Audrey Straley Eleanor Meeker Iune Delaney Anne Roess Ianet Scofreld Pat Coykendall Ioan Carr Ioyce Foley lean Crawley lane Cornell Glrl Scouts roop 35 has tor 1lS leader MISS Dorothy Gurney The troop meets every other Thursday nrght at Mtss Gurney s home One of the troop's act1v1t1es was trllrng a Chnstmas basket for a worthy famrly Into the basket was placed a Chrrstmas drnner, toys whrch were gally wrapped, and clothmg for both mother and chlldren A tree was grven to the troop, for the purpose of grvmg rt to the farmly, by Mrs Eddy The troop's one oftlcer IS Rose Mary Kane, who IS combmatron of SCFlb6 and treasurer fifty ezgbt 4, ,I 5 A A It ' I r. ,:.jj 1 S , ., t ' 1, if, il- Q ' , h ff Q 25' E t 2 -, 3 is Q l. 5 5 LJ - . 1 2,3 1, , .L ' 'B 'l . - - it I ' : l I 1 , , ' , , , , , . 2 d : , . , . , , , . 3 d : , , , . , . - , , : . 1 , 1 I r , , . . . 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I if I I Left to rtght lst row I Synett A Edgar F Sctanna C Caprara R Ptgltacampt I Frtes I Versace H Husstng W Rtppon C Thetss R Gruendle 3rd row A Packer R Kell, B I-larrtson D Story L Roess L Morttros C Sctanna R Ostrander F 0 0 t b a ll Qesptte a lack of expertenced matertal Wapptngers Central Htgh School earned an almost even break on the grtdtron last tall ttnal ttgures on a dtfltcult etght game schedule showtng three vtctortes one tte and four losses Coach Packers charges got away to a fast start by downtng l-ltghland Falls 8 O on the latters tteld and Went on to eke out a 6 O trtumph over Goshen by vtrtue of Ioe Frtes SU yard runback of an tntercepted pass Roosevelt handed the Red and Blue tts ttrst defeat ot the l944 season uttltztng a trtcky attack launched from T formatton to earn a l3 O dectston but Wapptngers came back strong tn tts next outtng to bury Walden under a 25 U score and boost tts ttrst halt wtnntng p rcentage to 750 Followtng a week s layott the locals tnaugurated a dtsastrous late season campatgn by battltng to a 13 l3 tte wtth Dobbs Ferry Wapptngers led l3 0 at halt ttme but wtlted before the late drtve ot the Westchesterttes The game was a brutstng attatr from whtstle to Whtstle and tnjurtes sustatned by several of Coach Packer s key men proved such a handtcap that the team tell before the three rematntng opponents on tts schedule Arltngton chalked up the ttrst of these enemy conquests wtrtntng a hard fought battle by a count ol l9 6 Roosevelt dupltcated thts score to preserve tts early season marqtn ol two touchdowns over the local eleven and tn the ttnale I-ltghland regtstered a dectstve 21 U trtumph .flxly 2nd row S. Cantpiltt, R. lvlullen, I. Dyson, P, Bernard, R, Dt!-Xmtco, E. Atello, B. Levin, F. Lahey, G, Sulltvan lf' - . . . , Left to right lst row G Sullivan S Campiln R D1Am1co I Dolan B Foster C Caprara 2nd row I Silvestri B Harrison R Coutant B Feeney E Aiello W Dederer I McCloskey 3rd row A Packer A D1Marco F Sherow B Coles B Dolson F Gallagher Jun1or Varslty he Iunior Varsity of 1944 45 was made up of new material Not one boy who played in most of the games had even one minute of experience in competition with other schools Although we lost our first game we came on strongly and developed 1nto a well balanced team and our victories out numbered our defeats Our coach, Mr. Packer drilled us for one year and brought us up to the school gym for another year. ln the last minute of the Red Hook game he was rewarded for his efforts. Yes, in that one minute, he saw what he had worked for for two years. We whipped the ball around, all kinds of passes without our opponents knowing where the ball was Roosevelt s I V came to our gym and tried to run us off the floor By good teamwork and passing we doubled their score ln a few years we hope to have an even better team to represent Wappmgers Central School Due to the efforts of Mr Packer we have come a long way and hope that he will be rewarded fzxty one V3IS1ty Basketball Left to Tlght lst row I Versace M De Paolo I Cucc1c1 R P1g11c1cc1mp1 S Horton T Mowry fzxly two 2nd row: Couch Crawley, E. Merendoni, C. Theiss, E. Mathews, V. Herring x ' 1 I X QWMVU Let 5 nd r GIRL S A A to rtght IOW IOW YOW YOW IOW IOW M Wheeler I Lee I Herrlng I Sanders I S1dOle G Lupparelll I Cutler A Caruso I Smon M Segulne I Conroy M Laurl E Pxgllacampl B Hare C Ostrander A Sherow G Hohn A Dahlem I Herrmg V Cl1ne L Cdmpllll L Hamtlton O Lee M Tanner H Sxdote M Megna F Duclos I Duncan I Sambells A Henlon A Hlckman S Ketcham I Geoffroy R DIFIGHCISCO N ONe1ll E Duclos M Kmffm H Hawks E Drsbrow N Sldote I Edmonds N Lopez M Merendonx C Smlth I Dlck I Bonnerwtth H Norrts B Hatght A Scofleld M L Zterak M Tanner M Fxsher I Wrlght M Collms B Kettle V Amodeo B Nestler E Meeker L V1sent1n O Ver E Costello E Overbough L Morse P Ketcham L Kerr I Foley R Mlnard I Starrett I Wr1ght D Iackson I Cheetham B Gregory L Mxtchell A Laffm M Shay I Hegeman S Mxller R Dtlttto D Camell M Frattura M Balley P Levln P Coykendall Btsulk P Ledrtch D Vetter Glrba E Spler E Sanchez C Zxmmerman E Cady E Dlesmg L Marcantonto B Gregory Masclola R Kane I Carr A McCubb1n E Kernaghan I Sorenson E Frattura I Capraro Clarfella T Perusse D Holler Straley I Crawley I Antonelll M Klely L LUCIQH M Landl B Flynn B Bottlnl E Boehm Wrlght I Wells I Mulford I Graham A Cashln R Young K Atktns G Mallory I Smith F Morano V Hxlderbrand Jzxly four f ' 1 3 d 1 4 ' , - ' . . ' . . . . , A , . . A ' ' . . - milyea, I, Scofield, D. Rossi, I.. Gamba, E. White, I. Wacker, G. Terrasse, D. Gamba, L. Hentz, 4th : . ' , . , . ' , . , . , , h , . ' h , . ' , 5th : M. ' , . ' , . , , ' , . , . ' ' , . ' ' , . , Volleyball he volleyball season is over and probably much forgotten, now that We are so enthusiastic- ally engaged in preparing for graduation. Let's refresh our memory con- cerning it and what the outcome was. The teams were picked by Miss Staat from all the different gym classes. They then played each other, and by a process of elimination we finally came to Cl winner over all. You most likely have forgot- ten who the winner was even if you did hear some faint remark lst row: I. Duncan V. Cline B. Hare, G. Hohn. about it The Winner of the Volley- Znd row I Conroy A Dahlem I Lee L Hamtlton VOLLEYBALL TEAM Lett to right: ball tournaments and champions for this school year were the Sen iors Yes they did it again The team members were Ianice Deitchman Iane Duncan Iean Lee Anita Dahlem Vera Cline Ioan Conroy Gloria l-lohn Lois Hamilton and Betty Hare Junior Hockey Team fter a strenuous hockey season the Iunior girls have come out on top Not only did they receive the title of Hockey Champions but each member of the team recelved a mlniature gold hockey stick The f1nal game ISen1ors vs Iuniorsl was played one sunny day but the going was tough Each team was fighting hard th score was tied 4 4 Of course there were a few casualties Due to the tied score the game was played agam Tll1S t1me the vlctory was in sight for the Wolferenes fluniorsl The game was very unusual for it was played among the flurrles of snow flakes Sliding and slipping through the snow the girls no longer looked glam ourous lt Was quite an ordeal but well Worthwhile Belleve it or not the Iun1ors have taken the title CIWUY from the Sen GIRLS IUNIOR HOCKEY TEAM 1ors for the first time Left to nght ince the opening of W C S Srdote N Lopez L Campilu M Megna E Disbrow M Merendom lst row I Edmonds G Tarasse E Prgliacampi D Gamba H Hawks N mr tj in I I - . , . , . , . . 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KENNY Funeral Dlrector Wcrppmgers Pctl N Y Comphn' ent VINCENT FRATTURA Sheets and PIIIOWCCISGS Headquarters Wet Mum Qtrcet Wexppmqer Pull N Y MIL ft l I 5, Nev., Bu ldturg .3 In 1 Q 2 W p 'tr 'rm P' tts, N, Y ' . of I 1:3 C' X- ' 'z 1 il ,g, . , -:-..:::-::,:,:::::::::,t:X-:,--:...,.. W aff w1o1n1o1n1a1.1 1:1 1 1 1c1 1 1 191101 1.1 1:11 1 1:1:1:1c1:1:n:c1 Wm- M. BLACK Van Benschoten Hardware Co. C t 1 ' d B 'ld ' S l' Electrical Contractor and Dealer on mc ms cm ul ers upples Ammunition and Sporting Goods New Hackensack, N. Y. Telephone Wopp. 44 'I-13 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Phone 393 393 Main Street Sedgwlck Machule Works Poughkeepsle New York MILL ENDS REMNANT STORE POPPER ELECTRIC CO Slzp Covers and Drapes General Electnc Home Applxances Made to Order Electncal Repcurxng Poughkeepae N Y Wopplngers Falls N Y Phone 6733 0 o n Sl Mono Ep 2 East Mom bt Sczcufj 114 . . I . , . . , . . -Y ' P 3Uo M 1 , Fl ' ' ' ', ililvibibl' 1'lliii'lfiil1llli.l l-ll.vl'i.illlCll' --1 'T - ' '2 - ff 'dvw-?A 'E l ' 'ffngyvg-Ezwf'-' T' LUCKEY, PLATT 6. CO. For Over Three-Quarters of ct Century Still the Shopping Center ot the HUDSON VALLEY Pellfjiliqeegfw New Ymrk We 135 HOIIUII5 11,6 Lream PEEKSKILI.. BRANCH NIO Park Qtreet e Kermit D Y Clnhtetl I-IAMILTONS OIL SERVICE F l'1GIHDL,1fCjI1 Ne f York GEORGE DICK Z I 'WISILII' 'IO QI, Xff' OF If-A45 I I 7 N I ' ' 1 I' . , 'L I I f' Q 'XD pg Q' t f . , on II n 0 I Ljc:nggtnnents or ' TY ' F NEW' ' V, I ww Tulcypttonc 'itil 2n-.2 2 .. 2 2 2 -.2 2 2 - 2 - 222 2 2.-....,...t-,.. - -...,.. ,f ,f 7' 5 1 1:1-.1x1uanu1n11 1111111 11 1-1 1 1:1 1 11 1 1 11 MEATS GROCERIES POPULAR MARKET V I Comphments ci West Main Street 4 KELLY'S MEAT MARKET Wcxppmgers Fcdls, N. Y. Phone Wapp. 368 Compliments of FALLS RESTAURANT S A Zierak Prop Qrmftaers Fatt: IN Y Lo upl 'tenth of J F Delehdntx Grocer Q Mom St ee Wcppmgers Falls N lr?Z6'7ll1 fam . . , , YA ,Q Y My .1 . X . ., . . ,N 1 A I 111 ' T Q n J ,, Xt. ,ft . I t, 'I , . Y, 11 1.101.191 1 11 1 11 1.1.11 -11 1 11 11 1 1.1 1-1 X V- I 7771-777 , ,,,,,,, ,, .,,,,, ,, , ,1,--,..1 ,...,,A,,, , , 1 1,11 Q 9.0 ll E U n er u e em ca n u 1:10101 0:0 FISHKILL PHARMACY Baker the Druggist Fishkill, N. Y. Phone 649 Leroy C Baker Ph G Compliments oz HOMER HOLDEN S GARAGE Telepnore 3Co hlgnbonvllle Y SECORS SERVICE STATION Howard C Secor 204 Mcun S Beacon N Y Pnone 135g TEXACO PRODUCTS Lubncrtto 1 ery UVM Q Tub Groceries - Fruits - Vegetables Meats - Frosted Foods F. S. BOGARDUS Fishkill, N. Y. Chone Bet,1co:g951 CEOHIDNIIIGTITS' of F A CHURCHILL Meais cmd Groceries , 1 onv He F e or Schuman s ARMY and NAVY STORES A S Spuuldmg Athlehc Supplies Fxshmg Tackle Huntmg Supplles Zta Mor St Bao on N Y B ST WISHE 10 THE SPNKDRS CLASS GF 1945 SCIANNA S Shop Here cmd Save W Mann 5 r Vo lnjer Fall N LI tfllr f c 13 I . . r U I 7 ', '. ' x' 'Wx ' Y , iw. - l'1r.:'L,J 1 , 4 K k . 5 e ' ' 5 . . L t - L, , . . , , W . . . Q . C :L-Bcttf' 5'1 -VTTLXLSCSK 'AL X lltl, 15 , C L 'S L .4 I 21 - 26 'West N. Ct QCK J pp' f-5 fi, . Y. ,:.'2.,2 2 2.2- 2 2 2 2 2 2 21.2 2 2 2 2.2.2 2,2 2,2,- 2.,2,2 2 2 2 ,,,,,2,',,f222,22,,, 22, 2, 1, , ,2, , - UF- -I ' -?--L Lxp JILAN H XRDUU STUDIO Luckey Platt and Co fi, Ii HIRN 4111211 nfI11lIQLfIiI'lM3ZQfS pai w 1 ' w f w y , . vlf..1 . .iq fd, xx' XIIQJIIL 0' G I'IIH'I'UIL AIJ 1 .' of 'I' II E I'U II 'I' I 110 '45 BLUE RIBBON ,EVERWITE CQ' Compliments of Laundry cmd Dry Cleaners A, VC1pp1I'1fg0r:3 Folks, N. Y, BEST WISHES IO THE LASS OF 19 THE DUTCHESS BLEACHERY INC Cmphmem Oi CARABILLO s PHARMACY Prescrxptlon Speclulxst SEARS BROTHERS ox lllll nd Se Jlce 111 1391111 P10110 1Jm V app ngcr Fall LIL IU Q .' H Cv 45 .- I The IJYTI1 .:.5rf: ' Q1 r' ' y Cl 7 Fi.321Q:' 1 ' as 1 fl f , - . . X . Jr , Q : :-: :.- :Zz 2 :1f:Q: :CI : :iz :-: 2 : : : :c:j:9:::::5::..C: -WW , ,,,,,, , , Y,,,,,,g,, , , , ,W , ,, ' 'f --WJWF ::- 1-1 19101011 ARTHUR VAN NOSTRAN D Real Estate and Insurance New Hornburg, N. Y. Telephone 37-I-2 Comphrrewts o M SCHWARTZ and INC The Home of Good Clothes Poughkeepme N Y Comphrrente of TACK SIEGEL Clothler for the Entxre Famlly 263 Mom St Poughkeepme I E y ro Pow mel ck Sregel 'oy Choice Meats and Groceries HY-GRADE MARKET A, DI GREGORIO 16 Morket Street KETCHAM S GARAGE De Soto Plymouth Sales cmd Servxce Mom Street Frshklll New York Phone Beo ow 129 For Grits of Dlshnctxon Iev elry Wotche Sterlmq Stlve Dlomono ESTABLISHLD 1864 The Hubert Z1mmer Company ?O Market Street Pougtmkeepere N Y Phone E155 4141113 ugh! I - 1 A A 1 1 , I l , f - - . . c A xr . Q V - x M -- V . - v . .1 ' Y 1 1 S ,- . JU 2:1 of' A' c' S VN ' . .. , . . in1:1:::n:::Q1:1:-21:1:1:11:1:::.:-::-:i:r:-:fi:1:i:i:i:i 1:2131 - ri -l------777 wg 51 f ', 1 1 ' 77743 ' ' 'WW T 1' W '- Y' - K -Y W ,A A--,.,.,.--, .E ,,r. ,,.,,-,,,,,,,,,,, Compliments of BOTTINI OIL SERVICE Vfotppingers Polls New York Compliments of DORALD D. BEASLEY Grinnell Library Building General Insurance Real Estate THORNTON'S SERVCE STATION Alemite Ccrr Defense Service Auto Supphes Lubrlccxhon l66 W Main St Phone 64 KNIGHT'S Garage 38 South Avenue woppinge Polls Ne J York Wappmger Falls New YO lt ACADEMY THEATRE Woppinger Poll New York WOLF S SPORT SHOP The Complete Sportmg Goods Store 387 Mill Street Poughkeepsie N Phone 1265 Y Llilllj 1.7115 'K' - . , I rs , v fi s, I -. - -1-..t-..,---. - -.--,- - -.1-.. --- - -W--2 .- -f-. -. -.9-. .- W 7 Wwjw N 7 in D, , , I, , Compliments of ROBERT LEE STORES I,iQfCl1Ql1ldi53C from W SSDU A E CHURCHILL FREDERICK S NEWS DEPOT Grocery Cigars W my E Gb Mcgqzmes Tobacco GC Resp we my Qnph enf BERRY and FRIES Scdtford Qucxhty Costs No More SALTFORD FLOWER SHOP CPI II 1 Ll I1 use 0 lx o a s :a i o II O II 0 II II II 5 U . ! ., , H E Ney ' 11 uid ., N. Y, ' ll V1 V ,Eff -1' ' ' f ' 3 1.1-gjhorle Agg ,. p l .R 13 A nb II ., ll ., II ., II 9 U II ., in 1 Q D II V V' II i H .'.'f11g'3'i1ifpr:3 Falls, ff. -AY H' Wlfif FLCDX'f'ERS 'I' elf .3153 535 7 Nujlf ,ami STTQLA F'ox1rf1kcCpr:ic, N. Y. I : :nz 2: I R: :.,:.,-1,:1,: za: - -R:: : 23: 2 2 ES: :I :ml l1-il 'FZXY ' i Y nrnir 'ir H W YiAA M AQfgtA1i,Ag.-if:it.z QQ Ciixxgilitxigt-' ,f MILLER CLEARWATEB Dr. H. H. REILLY AUTOGRAPHS