Watervliet High School - Spectator Yearbook (Watervliet, NY)

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CLASS WILL INTRODUCTION: Wills in general are very formal expressions of legal genius loaded down with declarations in high sounding words and phrases which accomplish the sole purpose of proving that lawyers are smart people. This author is of the opinion that, since everyone knows that lawyers are smart people or at least ought to be, after six or more years of higher education, the aforementioned high sounding words and phrases are inconsequential and totally unnecessary in a document of this type. Therefore, I do not advise anyone to take for an example of a general will the following, which is the last will and testament of the Class of 1947. The members of said class are unsound in mind and in body and have only a hazy idea of what a will is, anyway. Without further ado, here it is. Our first bequest is to the underclassmen, which consists of one set of faculty, sometimes eccentric and always sorely tried but otherwise perfectly fit and fully capable of handing out colossal homework assignments. They also seem to derive a terrific amount of pleasure from using the red pencil on examination day. A little advice to you juvenile delinquents: We wish to state that the aforementioned individuals should at all times be treated with due respect and consideration, especially before report cards and finals. Professor James Wiseman, the book-worm, leaves to the Watervliet High School library his personal collection of fifteen thousand rare and interesting volumes, like Forever Amber . Teddy Muscatel Baxter leaves his rare ability to miss the school bus by a split second to that glamour boy of Port Schuyler, George Williams. CI think he's cutej don't you?j To the future residents of the History Forum of l03 we bequeath Miss llanrahan's mighty line, Why should l buy a minstrel ticket when I get a minstrel show from you people all day long? Is it entitled Hanrahan's Minstrelsn? Hmmm? Marilyn Doust leaves all rights, stakes, claims, and copyrights to Maplewood and all this section implies to . . Marilyn Doust. Gladys Lacerda leaves her snappy wardrobe and a new book she has written, entitled How to Catch tln- Menibers of the Male Sex , to Marion Pollock, or perhaps some other junior who needs them more than Marion does. To all students who have trouble handing in their book reports, we leave that great literary achievement, The Book Report Digest , complete with novels, short stories, essays and plays. Doug Williams leaves the residents of the Troy-Schenectady Road in peaceful slumber. No longer do they wake up screaming at Doug as he flies by in his flivver with no mufiler or water in the radiator and with fifteen members of the Latham school district riding in the rumble seat. The Class of l94'7 cheerfully bequeaths its part of Frear's corner to next year's seniors. f'l'wenty girls signed a petition against this bequest saying, We don't intend to budge. l Don Muth leaves his share of Montgomery Ward and Company fthe firm of high wagesl to all underclassmen who intend to work there. George Slicko and the rest of the woodpcckers from Ill leave that new vocabulary word to Funk and Wagnalls. T he word is stratis . The meaning? You'll have to ask George. To Professor Sanders we nitwits leave all of the telephone receivers still in their places. I think that you will find that the prankster no longer attends Watervliet High, Prof. John Sally leaves his unique system of note-taking to all hidden Rembrandts of the lower classes. His system includes drawing pictures of the head of the girl seated in front of him, or possibly an original portrait of the instructor or even perhaps a game of tick-tack-toe. Barbara Aylesworth presents her fifty boy friends fincluding Eddiel, and her flirtatious eyes and mouth to Diana Carofano. 'To Bert Cehowski and the rest of the cheerful waiters and waitresses in Gil's we give the last booth where most of us have carved either our names or initials on the table top. Page Tavenlyfour

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secretary, Doris Hopsong and treasurer, Ted Baxter. There was an increase in dues because of the many social events of the year. The juniors proved their brilliance by acting in the Christmas play, Why the Chimes Rang . Miss Jane Gabriels directed the play and the following students .were featured: Tom Boghosian, Ronald Powell, Gladys Lacerda, Phyllis De Poli, Gerald Terrill, and Anne Wunderlich. ln February, a long awaited time arrived-we chose our class ring. All the class enjoyed choosing the one they thought was best. A ring committee was made up and students who volunteered to work on-the job were congratulated. .The campaign between Bill Gensicki and Hack Harris for Student Council president will never be forgotten by the classes of W.H.S. Campaign speeches were read over the sound system each day for a full week. On the voting day, everyone cast his ballot and waited for the news. When the votes were all counted and Bill Gensicki had won, homeroom 209 felt deeply honored. The semi-formal Junior Prom was held at the Ten Eyck Hotel in Albany. The committee heads for the Prom were Fred Gloeckner, Bill Gensicki, and Gerald Terrill.. Music was furnished by Paul Erwin, and Shirley Jallon was crowned queen. At the end of the season, we had again obtained the championship in baseball, our fourth straight Principals League championship. In soccer we ended the season with a record of five wins, three ties and two defeats. The basketball team's most important game was playing Glens Falls at Convention Hall. Our boys in the closing seconds of an overtime game lost by one point. SENIOR YEAR After patience and hard work mixed with fun for three years, we are very proud to be called seniors. This is the year that everyone looks forward to and waits for patiently. The thought of graduation appears in every senior's mind. During the past three years each one of us has had problems which Mr. Sanders' kind and understanding manner has helped many of us solve successfully. The ofiicers chosen to represent us in the last year are the following: president, Fred Gloecknerg vice-president, O Robert Harrisg secretary, Camille Cutieg and treasurer, Louis Romeo. In November, the Junior-Senior Party was held in the gym with the Solid Senders providing the music. The Senior Ball: an April event, was a success as always. As a result of the efforts of some outstanding seniors and our faculty advisor, the Senior Ball will be remembered by many graduates of 1947. ln May, the senior play, You Can't Take It With Youu, was given. It was directed by Miss Jane Gabriels, head of dramatics, and the cast consisted of the following: Gerald Terrill, Gladys Lacerda, Patricia Carofano, Frank D1-Brick, Howard Stanley, Douglas Williams, Robert Knott, Fred Gloeckner, Marilyn Doust, Dick Burns, Shirley Ray, Bill Gt-nsicki, Ronald Powell, june Morrison, Camille Cutie, Herbert Fleck, and Warren Carr. i The Class of 1947 extends its sincere gratitude and esteem to Mr. Sanders, our principal, our teachers, and our class advisor, Miss Ellen Barrett. Their untiring efforts in helping us when we were in difficulty will never be forgotten. We shall always be grateful to them for their willingness to direct us on the path to success. y PETER CORNELL ' SUBJECTS English is, you all must agree, Very important to you and to me. In class each senior is a saint Although outside he still says ain't . In our grin class we must, of course, Do gymnastics on the horse. We vainly try to vault with charm But end up with a broken arm. H is for history which all must take, - Forty-hve minutes a day we forsake. We study and learn about Faraday, But 'throw back erasers which come our way. llealth, arithmetic, law, would be fine If we could only get ninety-nine! Subjects would not then cause pain If answers would only sink in our brain. Pity not us, but our teachers all, Who stood us winter, spring and fall. In their friendly hands we placed our fateg 'Tis for them we cheer as we graduate! MARION LABELLH Page Tavehtyrlrree

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The members of the art classes also leave a gift to Gil's, a sign with the word-s: Extra glasses of water will eost you five cents. After all, we have to make some money. Bill Phillips, the only man who attends school cheerfully and is unemployed at the same time cheerfully, leaves a copy of his pamphet entitled Finance Made Easy to Eddie Stevens. On the underclassmen we bestow that object of many campaign speeches, the third floor fountain, which every A.A. president since i936 has been fixing but which is still unrepaired. Did you ever try to drink out of that fountain? To Prof. Walsh and the members of that melodious group of young gentlemen called the Waterlivet High School Band, we leave the auditorium and music room, hoping t-hat they will make profitable use of the premises. Tish Stewart, who knows the way into Mr. Sanders' office better than he does himself, bestows peace and tran- quility on that sacred sanctum marked PRIVATE , ,Lucy Kasparian bestows her sense of humor and diary of stale jokes on all serious-minded 'souls that have yet to learn how to smile. Cubby Kapela, the original Calvert's man of distinction, leaves his excellent taste in clothes to Adolph Menjou and Frank Muscles Sinatra. To Marge Mahar we bequeath, and gladly so, that question: What is your trouble? The Bar-room Quartet leave their beautiful tenor voices to all the incoming freshmen who have not yet lost their grade school soprano voices. To the crowds entering the cafteria, we leave the Flight of the Bumble Bee so that they may have an excuse for the mad stampede-they were only keeping in time with the music. just think, a little bell causes that crushing, jarring, and maddening push to the cafeteria. The only thing comparable to it is a ride on the Temperance Hill cheesebox on a frosty winter mornin-g. The suave, dashing, handsome Howard Stanley leaves his Southern drawl and beaming smile to all of the serious, sour-faced souls of the Sophomore Class, the traditional Don't Tell Me! boys. The Class of 1947 hereby relinquishes all rights and privileges to the new meaning of L.S.fM.F.T. to the American Tobacco Company. Perhaps they will make it the basis for a new singing commercial. To all the future efficiency experts we leave the following legacy-a solution to the question: Why are students required to wait forty minutes for an excuse when they are two minutes late for school? It's undemocratic, ain't it? We bequeath a peaceful second Hoor to Mrs. Grady. No longer will the Casanovas whisper sweet nothings in the cars of their sweethearts behind the lockers near 207. To Miss Murray, who still insists that there are white horses, the members of homeroom 209 leave a clear view of the meadow. Don't give up hope, theylll appear on some blue Monday. Camille Cutie leaves her brilliance as an essayist tolall the future members of the D.A.R. We still insist that Camille will go far as an author. Perhaps to China, who knows? Remember, Camille, Pearl Buck did it and so can you. For the future female pupils of W.H.S., the Class of '47 has installed full-length mirrors in every other locker so that each may see for herself whether her slip is showing. To all students who are required to take Regents examinations we leave a copy of the February 7 issue of Life hlugazine. Turn -to page 113. The title of the article? If You're Going to Cheat, Do It Right. We, the class that piled all our defects and all our responsibility upon the slim shoulders of Miss Barrett within three weeks after her career in these sacred halls of learning began, leave her all our thanks for a job well done. 'l'o Mr. Sanders, who has guided us through the most hectic and unrnanageable years of our lives, we bequeath a major portion of our love and affection. So long, Pal. Bob Knott, classroom lawyer for the past year, refuses to allow his name to be signed to the Will because he insists that paragraph 3, line 2, and sentence 1 is irrelevant, immaterial, and inconsequential and is therefore out of orderg so we sign the will. I THE SENIOR CLASS, Minus Robert Knott, Esq. FRIED GLolacxNr:n Page Twenlyfve