Warrensburg High School - Hackensack Yearbook (Warrensburg, NY)

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THE HI-ROCK Page I I We, the class of 43 of Warrensburg Central, in all sanity and honesty, do bequeath and surrender to our under- classmen this nineteenth day of June, nineteen hundred and forty-three, in all hopes that they may benefit from them as we did, the said items as stated in this last will and testament: 7) Edward Howe—Wills Harry Stockwell and Ed Frye the right to slide down banisters. 8) Robert Knipe—Wills Dick Lewis the right to court the Colonial Arms waitress and the right to fall asleep while sitting on the davenport with Ronnie. 9) Ruth Pasco—Wills Martha Rhodes the right to court a sailor by the name of James. 10) Bill Potter—Wills Mr. Cameron his ability to walk flat-footed. I I) Mariam Reynolds—Wills Mrs. Greer the right to dye her hair red to match her red hot temper. 12) Bernice Russell—Wills Anne O'Connor the right to attract the boys with her come-hither eyes. 13) David Sprague—Wills Harry Winslow the right to walk to town on Saturday nights and to smooch in the movies with his girl. 14) Louise Sprague—Wills Betty Foster the right to make and print the Senior Yearbook next year all by her little self. Dorothy Stone—Wills Valetta Combs the right to be short and plump. Norma Wallace—Wills Doris Brown her pleasant smile and dimples—We do hope Doris will not waste them: Norma hasn't. Douglas Wilsey—Wills Lewis Wood the right to have Saint Vitus dance every morning in history C class. Louellia Wood—Wills Jean Anselmo the right to be 23 inches around the waist. To Barbara Sprague she leaves the title of drum maojrette. Irwin Zaltz—Wills Stanley Noble the right to look after Norma Wallace, while he is visiting in New York whenever he is so inclined. Bob Knipe—Wills Gene Kelly his ability to fluster the new teachers next year. Norma Wallace—Wills Josephine Aiken the right to court all service men on leave so as to keep up their morale. Go to it, Jo!! Louise Sprague and Norma Wallace—Will Betty Foster the right to be stuckup. Forrest Lanfair—Wills Leslie Olden, the right to keep on the lookout and protect Virginia Pratt, while he is in the Army. Louellia Wood '43 MEET THE SENIORS We are the ambitious Seniors of 1943 And a successful bunch we re bound to be. Of studies it seems that we’ve had plenty And as to our size—we number twenty. First there’s Dottie, president of our class. Also valedictorian: Oh, what a lass. Then there's Verna, a T. N. T. Bomb, Salutatorian and all for her Tom. Edward Howe, Romeo of our bunch, Sighs for Verna and that's no hunch. Janice Burt, our musical friend. Is bound to be hitched before the war's at an end. Douglas Wilsey, our baseball guy, Is forced to do farm work and doesn't know why. Then comes Barlow with his old horse laugh, Makes excuses and throws the gaff. Ralphie Brown, our Senior cook, Prefers to care for horses in some shady nook. Milly Cleveland with her cute little giggles Wanders around and talks in riddles. Bob Knipe, pitcher of our baseball nine, Knows his Ronnie is really fine. Irwin Zaltz—Norma's fate: We hope she wakes up before it is too late. Miriam, our red head with temper to match, We send to Texas to make her catch. Bernice Russell, so meek and mild, We all are sure she won't go wild. Dave Sprague, that wonderful shiek, Can only see Ina seven times a week. Ruthie Pasco with hair so wavy Has a rival for that guy in the Navy. Bill Potter, who is always late, Will be on time once—he's draft bait. Louise Sprague, secretary of our gang. Starts our parties off with a bang. Louellia Wood, our gal reporter, Can dig up news on real short order. Forrest Lanfair—Alas! Alas! Almost missed being with our class. Hazel Duell with heart so gay Likes to dance her time away. Last but not least comes our teacher so dear— So, for Mrs. Sullivan, let's give a cheer. 1) Robert Barlow—Wills to Robert Goodrich the right to court one qirl in Lake George, two in Troy, and bum to Glens Falls every Saturday night. 2) Ralph Brown—Wills Bob Venton the right to be the only boy in Home Economics II class next year. 3) Janice Burt—Wills her interest in using spare cash to buy defense stamps to Martha Rhodes. 4) Mildred Cleveland—Wills Anne O'Connor the right to be ten minutes late for school every morning. 5) Verna Combs—Hereby turns over a hand-holding” arm-in-arm permit to Julia Rounds and Bob Jones —She and ..Tommy held the same permit this past year. 6) Hazel Duell—Wills Betty Baker the right to stay out until the roosters crow and then sleep until I 1:00 A.M. Hazel Duell '43

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THE HI-ROCK Page 13 THE SENIOR CLASS VOTE Best Looking Girl . . . . Best Looking Boy . . . . Best Sport............ Most Courteous......... Most Likely to Succeed Best Dancers........... Class Comedian .... Most Popular........... Most Demure........... Noisiest ............. Most Carefree......... Most Romantic......... Biggest Grind ......... Most Affected ......... Most Childish......... Best Dressed.......... Most Self-controlled Most Poise............. Most Persevering . . . Most Stubborn . .................Dorothy Stone . . . . .........Edward Howe ................ David Sprague .................David Sprague .................Dorothy Stone Louellia Wood, Edward Howe .................... Irwin Zaltz Verna Combs and Edward Howe ................ Bernice Russell .................... Irwin Zaltz ................. Robert Barlow ....................Janice Burt Verna Combs Janice Burt Ralph Brown Louellia Wood .................... Hazel Duell Dorothy Stone ................. Verna Combs Ralph Brown Most Athletic .................................. Robert Knipe thinks He Is Most Athletic..................... Douglas Wilsey Most Domineering ................................ Mrs. Sullivan Most Impertinent................................ Louise Sprague Most Initiative...............................Dorothy Stone Clumsiest...................................... Douglas Wilsey Most Enthusiastic .............................. Verna Combs Worst Tease .................................... Robert Barlow Most Flighty ................................... Janice Burt Biggest Flirt ................................ Norma Wallace Best Personality..............................Louellia Wood Has Biggest Drag With Faculty.............Dorothy Stone Tries to Have Drag With Faculty..................Ralph Brown Laziest.........................................Douglas Wilsey Chubbiest...................................... Dorothy Stone Most Friendly.................................. Louellia Wood Worst Giggler ................................ Norma Wallace Most Dependable...............................Miriam Reynolds Best Excuse Maker .......................... Mildred Cleveland MEMOIRS OF It is now 1953 and as I sit quietly at home this evening knitting industriously, reminiscing in my old school days. We did have such fun in those days but foremost in my mind are the teachers—what they looked like, their humorous quips in class and their undying patience. Starting with our principal, Mr. Gifford, we find num erous things which have clung in these now decrepit minds. His patience with which he endured that tardiness and ab- sentee problem now amazes us. Those rules and regulations weren't half as bad: in fact, we think they might have added to our education. How well we remember those teachers, Miss Tubbs and Miss Roberts. My, they certainly were a grand pair of sports. Come to think of it, we did act a little raucous and if our wits were about us, nothing aside from a bended knee could apolo- gize for it. The former was our music instructor and the en- joyment we found in those concerts can hardly be expressed. We are glad to look back and see her Glee Club as pros perous as ever and the many years to come we hope will still see her beaming countenance. Oh no. Miss Roberts, we haven t forgotten you. That jolly smile and pretty posey in your hair stands out as plain as the day we first met. We are not sorry to look back on those classroom days as the fact always re- mains, Where would we be today if it weren't for history? Umm—Whom do we see now crossing the paths in this crystal ball? Why, if it isn't Miss Semerad, our old commercial teacher. How well we remember those days in 43 when she was our sole baseball umpire! Success after success piled up after our boys saw who was judging the contest. Her blushes and glamour still remain as ever but her appetite for hot dogs has declined. What has happened? Do not those Senior frankfurt roasts hold such delectibility for you? Who is this elderly lady primly passing by? Imagine that, those gray hairs have so increased in our old guidance counselor's head that we didn't recognize her! It really is a shame how she worries about the future of all those students! Perhaps if she could have had but a few years more training on us, we would all have become as much a success as the class that graduated later. Some of us remember those nerve- wracking days of Bookkeeping II when budgets simply wouldn't balance. We may have learned now, Miss Fleet, but ours still simply won't oblige! Oh, dear, it's awfully hard to look back on our Alma Mater and not see our old English Instructor. Mrs. Sullivan, at her desk. Those Monday mornings which produced such blue OUR TEACHERS English IV classes are now nearly all forgotten and only the thoughts of seeing her building charcoal fires in the rain re- main. The fun we used to have at our class functions with her are still prominent and foremost in our minds. As we finger through that good old English notebook of ours, the composi- tions we used to write for that gal simply astound us! How did she do it? We see that that gentleman of the test tubes and acid bottles is still making his compounds and agar solutions. How marvelous nature has been to preserve that dignified and un- daunted expression on his face. Does nothing break Ms patience and good humor? That old saying If you've heard this one, stop me is still echoing in our ears but we enjoyed that little bit of merriment in our science classes. Those matron teachers. Mrs. Frost and Mrs. Guiles are still administering that basic training routine and doing a fine job of it too. How they could hold fheir tempers long enough to cram anything into our heads is far beyond comprehension. The high school morale will never fall while W. C. S. has such a back bone. To us, you were the Lights that never failed. My, a vacant chair is behind a desk where our home economics teacher once took her place. We distinctly recall those fluttering eyelashes and the variety of wardrobe which kept us entranced every minute of the day. With her charm and grace, her place was on the stage not over the stove. Her technique in teaching the male members of her classes astounds us. Her belief that the man should do some of the work in the home, held sway then and still does, even though her career days are past. A swift stride, a twinkle in her eye, a flashing smile and last but not least a bright hair ribbon brings back to our memory—Mrs. Gurney. It was always a mystery to her stu- dents how she managed to keep her patience at all times, especially with her French III class. At any rate, we always knew better than to go to class with incomplete work—per- haps it was her stern expression after a detailed explanation by Bill Potter! Because of a ringing door bell, my work is interrupted and my book of memories must close. This goodbye, however, is only of a temporary nature, for as the lights may shine will the memories of our feachers and principal remain. Dorothy Stone '43 Louise Sprague '43 Ruth Pasco '43