Warrensburg High School - Hackensack Yearbook (Warrensburg, NY)

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GIgAA, Pnafdiecq, Bands were playing, flags were flying, as we mounted the ramp of the ocean liner. I nudged my companion and said, Doesn't that bandleader remind you of someone? On closer observation we found it to be none other than Albert Ruiz. Imagine, he, who was drummer in our high school band, now leader of the nationally known Goldman Band. We had beautiful weather for the whole trip. The second day my compan- ion became seasick. When we called the nurse, I knew I had heard that shy voice somewhere before. Yes, it was Shirley Smith. She informed me that Elda Adriance, formerly Elda Bennett, had been heiress to a large fortune, and was now traveling on this same ship. When we arrived in London we hailed a taxi for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. On paying our fare I had another sur- prise. The taxi driver was June Pratt. She had liked London so much when she had been a Red Cross entertainer in World War II that she had made it her home. We registered at the hotel and started toward the elevator. Who should the elevator operator be but Doris Brown. That evening she came up to our room and told us that Julie Rounds was working at No. 10 Downing St. Im- agine! And that Nelson Meader was a foreign minister to Germany. Then, we all went for a walk. As we were walking down the street we heard some hill- billy music pouring out of a small building. Inquisitive, we walked in, and to our surprise the managers were Bud Wallace and Don Howe. They told us they were trying to induce square danc- ing in Berkeley Square. From the looks of the crowd they were succeeding. Bud told us that Ed Frye was an athletic di- rector at Oxford and was going to the top. We stayed in England for about two months and then flew to Paris. When we landed at Le Bourget air- field, we found Hugh Magee giving pri- vate airplane lessons. We got to talking over old times and he told us that Ellen Varnum had married Jerry at last and was now living in Norway, where Jerry was proprietor of a second Ashe's hotel. The next day we went window shopping. In one of the larger depart- ment stores we encountered Mme. Rey- nolds, the famous designer. Yes, Flor- ence had studied designing for years in Paris. She also informed us that Bill Quinlan was a noted French professor at the Sorbonne, and that Dot Brooks is being featured at L'Apera francois. Our next stop was Dublin, Ireland. We took a tour of the city and all the points of interest. The most extraordin- ary thing happened that day. As we were walking down the street I noticed a red-curly haired man in front of me. I knew there was only one person that had hair like that. Gene Kelly! Was he surprised to see us. He invited us to his home for supper. What a meal! Barbara certainly knew the way to his heart. She told us that Margaret Burgess had married Jim and they were living in San Francisco. In another month we were on our way home. We had to stop at Ellis Island and be examined. The doctor was none other than Iva Mosher. What a surprise! On arriving in New York we heard a speech given by the mayor. And the ef- ficient looking secretary sitting beside him was Gloria Fish. We contacted her later and had a long chat. That evening we went to a lecture and the guest speaker was the Honorable Dewitt Tre- maine, noted scientist. What a class we had! Little did any of us realize back in 1945 we would be so scattered and successful all over the world. BARBARA FILSINGER SALLY O'CONNOR

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GlaU Will We. tho Class of 1945. of the Warrensburg Central School in the County of Warren, and the State of New York, being of sound mind (we hope) and fair temper (maybe), do will and bequeath this our last Will and Testament as follows: To the faculty we will the right to put up with the next graduating class as well as they did ours. To the Board of Education and Mr. Gifford we leave our thanks for the many kind, understanding and thoughtful things done for us. To the Sophomore Class we leave our fine Senior Advisor. Miss Nancy Wilcox, and the right to have her for their last two years of school. To the Kindergarten Class of 1945 the right to use our knowledge throughout their school years. We the Seniors of 1945 do will to our underclassmen the following: Elda Bennett wills Edna Millington the right to jump over the threshhold in gym. Dorothy Brooks wills the right to Betty Straight to go out with a certain fellow from Minerva. Doris Brown wills Harold Montena the right to be as big a pest to Miss Semerad as she is now. Margaret Burgess wills her duty of making cakes for the Home Economics class to Edna Williams. Gloria Fish wills Alice Gates the right to giggle at most unexpected times. Iva Mosher wills the right for Miss Semerad to make people jump in Typing. Sally O'Connor wills her right to grasp Chemistry to Mary Pasco. Florence Reynolds wills Alice Wood the right to make eyes. Julie Rounds wills Edna Williams the right to prevaricate at any time or in any form. Shirley Smith wills Mary Pasco an alarm clock to get to school one minute early like Shirley did this year. Barbara Sprague wills Gene Kelly to Mary Menshausen. Eugene Kelly wills his basketball strategy to William Maltbie. Bill Quinlan wills his tenor sax and the ability to play it to Ruth Winkler. Albert Ruiz wills his beautiful writing to Ken Alger. Nelson Meader wills his cackle to Bill Hoffman. The History C class wills Mr. Coombs a pair of glasses to see what goes on in class. The above is our last wish before we leave good old Warrensburg High. Signed this twelfth day of June. 1945. by The Seniors Witnesses: Nutley Nitwitt Gravel Gertie U. C. Mairzeydoats —BILL QUINLAN. '45