Weldon E Howitt High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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We, the class of 1948, hereafter to be called the party of the first part, do at this time make our last will and testimony. The beneficiary shall be Farmingdale High School, its students, faculty, and staff, to be known hereafter as the party of the second part. The party of the first part being of unsound mind and flighty spirit do make the following bequests to the party of the second part, being located in the village of Farmingdale, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, Country of the United States, in the year of nineteen hundred and forty-eight. This document shall revoke, cancel, or otherwise release the party of the first part from any previous commitments or statements. The party of the first part being fully aware of the dire consequences that may result do still leave unemcumbered without debt or lein of any type the following items to the party of the second part. To Dr. Lahr — We leave a bell so that the unsuspecting may be warned of his approach. To Mr. Armbruster — A policeman's whistle to stop the bus. To Mr. Cole — An orderly art room. To Mr. Corsa — A shiny new convertible. To Mr. DiCicco — Some apparatus for himself. To Miss Dosch — We leave looking for a lost projectionist. To Mrs. Donahue — Some athletic freshman girls. To Mr. Doyle — A revised teachers handbook. To Mrs. Du Jack — A French class that can speak French. To Mr. Erlanson — A Fred Waring recording. To Miss Finestein — A cup of black coffee. To Mr. Fitzpatrick — Dutch Lang's figure. To Miss Godbold — A southerner to talk with. To Mr. Hayward — A complete set of balanced books. To Mrs. Ketcham — A mechanical hall cleaner. To Mr. Kinsler — Some artistic talent. To Mr. Manso — A little fat plus a wig. To Miss McGuire — A day with perfect attendance. To Mr. Noble — Some more winning teams. To Miss Norton — A larger Biology Club. To Mr. Power — A Junior class that's on the ball. To Mrs. Ramaley — A bigger, better, more orderly homeroom. To Miss Rasbach — Some tall Senior boys to look down on her. To Miss Raynor — Some girls who can sew. To Miss Roberts — A mechanical black-board washer. To Miss Sheehan — Memories of the Class of '48. To Miss Sansom — A pile of bones to dissolve. To Miss Simmonds — A man to raise her hopes. To Mr. Spahr — A champion tennis team. To Mrs. Talmage — A student without conflicts. To Mrs. Wolif — A peaceful library. To Mr. Wolfi — Left to become a principal. To Mr. Workman — We leave thanks, good wishes, and another Senior Class. 29

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Mr. Workman keeps them right on the ball. Could this be Mr. Workman's homeroom? Thirsty seniors Mr. Fitzpatrick waiting for an answer while they read the jokes. Can you find the present seniors? How time flies. 28

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Edwina Abramowski — leaves girls' softball minus a wonderful slugger. Frank Avellino — leaves, after a short stay. Casper Baccarella — leaves his little sister without an escort. Dorothy Baczewski — leaves her swell personality unsurpassed. Serge Barton — leaves without blowing up the school. Audrey Benkert — leaves her big brown eyes for Walter Finger to flirt with. Barbara Burwell — leaves to go back to Canada. John Butts — leaves his boxing ability to Albert Kantor. Margaret Carriere — leaves a stick of gum to anyone who wants it. Gerald Chesire leaves for the United States Navy. Ernest Cismowski — leaves his hilarity to anyone who wants a good laugh. Murry Cohen — leaves Mr. Fitzpatrick with a nervous breakdown. Loraine Curry — leaves in a shaker. Rosemarie Dallinger — leaves her excellent marks to Bobby White. Dolores De Fanis — leaves her ability to figure things out to some poor Junior. Rita Dianda — leaves her worries to Nancy Rathgeber. Concetta Di Tullio — leaves Mr. Power with a peaceful lab. Richard Donsky — leaves Mr. Noble without a first class baseball manager. Betty Dovel — leaves her height to Ann Saborese. Raoul Dugre — leaves his football ability to his brother Blackie. Harlow Dunton — leaves with his picture in the wrong place. Elaine Eklund leaves for Mineola. Harriet Fling — leaves Mrs. Talmage without a handy man. Richard Fox — leaves his ability to next year's leader. Joyce Freiman — leaves 5th period Biology class regretfully. Rosalie Gagliardo — leaves her record sale of Junior Prom tickets for some enterprising Junior. John Gass — leaves his grammatical ability to John Musa. Mary Edith Gerhard — leaves to be a farmerette. Ernest Grandinetti — leaves for Miss Sansom's Girls' Camp. Eleanor Grell — leaves her dimples to Mr. Workman's daughter. Cookie. Alois Gross — leaves for Hicksville and that certain girl. George Hamer — leaves his griping to whoever is good at it. Mildred Hansult — leaves her pep and cheerfulness to next years Library Club President. Muriel Harrell — leaves her sister without an assistant. Kenneth Hawken — leaves Miss Sansom in peace and with a good attendance. Joan Hopgood — leaves the Junior boys breathless. Carl Horvath — leaves his neckties to someone who is colorblind. Barbara Hosch — leaves her hair to Mr. Spahr so that he can keep his head warm during the winter. Louis Isemann — leaves the auditorium in the dark. Herbert Jacobson — leaves to get as close to his beloved Bums” as possible. Adrienne Johnson — leaves her giggles to a silent Junior. John Johnson — leaves with an unbroken record of borrowed homework. James Jordan — leaves his Cross-Country ability to Wayland Strong. Francis Kiesel — leaves her shyness to Rose Boyle. Doris Knobloch — leaves her jokes to anyone who needs a good laugh. Elsie Koehl — leaves still looking for a suitable Aggie. Aileen Kramer — leaves her acting ability to next year's Senior play heroine. Elinor Kraus — leaves her trait of knitting in class to any sophomore who can get away with it. Joseph Krieger — leaves the girls breathless even when smoking a pipe. Betty Leonard — leaves the rest of her relatives behind. Martin Lindblad — leaves shop empty. Sally McCain — leaves her tumbling ability to Joan Fowkes. Rita Manzuilli — leaves her sister for the next Senior Class. Frances Marcheshi — leaves Mr. Howitt without a typist. Loretta Marino — leaves her singing voice to David Grady. Majorie Matzen — leaves her quiet ways to Jan Hausenbauer. Butch Mattern — leaves her height to Dutch Lang. Virginia Middleton — leaves in the usual rush. Antionette Migone — leaves her strength to Charlie Hreaha. Shirley Moore — leaves for St. Louis for a vacation. Joseph Myer — leaves his wrestling ability to George Schaller. Janet Nelson — leaves her luck to this year's Queen of the Junior Prom. Cynthia Nicholson — leaves her acting ability to Pat Brennan. Marilyn Noble — leaves looking for that certain man. Jean Obst — leaves behind an active high school career. Helen Okula — leaves to board a train to Wyndanch. Eugene Picaut — leaves with the Hicksville sweater. France Pietri — leaves with Rita for the beach. Beverly Post — leaves for Vermont and Allan. Rose Prete — leaves to be an A-l secretary. Jennie Procida — leaves her figure to Julia Fling. Rita Ranieri — leaves for the sailor boys. Anne Ransom — leaves for Hicksville and Richard. Irwin Rappaport — leaves the Dalers' Skyline to anyone who wants to go batty fast. Fred Rathgeber — leaves a cheese sandwich to Mr. Noble. Fred Ratto — leaves his English ability to Kenneth Kassinger. 30