West Winfield High School - General Yearbook (West Winfield, NY)

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CLASS WILL we, the Class of 1939, sound in body, soul, and mind, realizing that we are endowed with many unusual gifts do bequeath them to the students who will follow our prosperous footsteps and to the faculty who have helped us on our way. To our teachers we, the Senior Class, give, free from all inher- itance, luxury, or income tax, our entire store of knowledge. From them it came and to them it should be returned. We, the Seniors, do hereby bequeath the following: I To the Junior Class, relunctantly but of necessity, our mantle of dignity. II To the Sophomore Class, a complete invitation list to the dances. We hope that Sid won't lose this one. III To the students, we leave our npulln with the faculty. They need it. IV To the oncoming Freshmen, our ability to throw chalk. It took us four years to perfect our aim. V To Mrs. Scofield, a pair of stllts so that she won't have to look up at all of the Freshmen. VI To Miss Gruseemeyer, we leave an iron rule so that it won't be so hard for her to keep order ln first period study hall. VII To Miss Bulkely, the ability to express herself when she becomes angry. VIII To Miss Ryan, a box of artificial finger nails Kin every shade! to replace the broken ones. IX To Miss Baker, a candid camera so that she may get the opportunity to get even with her fans. X To Miss Burgdorf, a special waste paper basket for her future History C gum chewers. XI To Miss Giblin, an assistant to help her to keep the mem- bers of the chorus erect in their seats. XII To Miss Clark, a new lamp to replace the one that two Senior girls broke. XIII To Mr. Macklowltz, an assistant to help keep the girls downstairs after gym classes. XIV To the Junior Class, our candy cabinet, the lock, and key XV To the teachers, all those carefully written letters, which were sent to our fond parents in hope of improving our mental status. The following individual bequests have been made. Elizabeth Kehoe leaves her collection of menus, trays, and saltcellars to Howard Ball to replace those he returned in a conscience-strlken moment. Faith Lohnas bequeaths her ability to getlgood marks in Chem- istry to Jane Rich. John Koenig bestows his passion for the violin to Gene Reed. Cornelia Senif bequeaths the job of counting candy money to Jean Smith. Paul Burnett leaves his part of the hall to Walter Will.

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CLASS HISTORY Flower: Daisy Colors: Green and White Motto: Forward-Upward-Onward FRESHMAN 1935-1936 President: Janet Smith Vice President: Jean Keegan Secretary: Betty Watkins Treasurer: Earl Palmer Sept.-Jan. Albert Moran Jan.-June Student Council Representatives: Joseph1neAKoen1g James Doran John Koenig Advisor: Miss White Freshman Party: December 13,1935 Freshman Dance: March 27,1936 Secretary: SOPHOMCRE 1936-1937 President: James Doran Vice President: John Koenig Cornelia Senif Treasurer: Veronica Byrnes Student Council Representatives: Sophomore Sophomore Janet Smith Jack Swanson Advisort Mr. Finegan Dance: April 16,1937 Dance: May 21,1937 Class Roller Skating Party: June 1,1937 JUNIOR 1937-1938 President: John Koenig Vice President: Janet Smith Secretary: Cornelia Senif Treasurer: Josephine Koenig Student Council Representatives: Mar1on'Connor Robert Knapp Junior Dance: November 12,1937 Class Party: January 26,1938 Junior Dance: April 29,1938 Class Roller Skating Party: May 4,1938 Junior Prom: June 10,1938 SENIOR 1935-1939 President: John Koenig Vice President: Elizabeth Kehoe Secretary: Virginia Rising Treasurer: James Doran Advisor: Mr. Flnegan Senior Dance: September 16,1938 Senior Play: November 18,1938 nCharm Schooln Senior Dance: December 21,1938 Senior Movie: February 15,1939 uBrother Ratn Class Party: January 13,1939 Roller skating party: May 15,1939 Baccalaureate: June 25,1939 Graduation: June 26,1939 Senior Ball: June Senior Trip: June June June 27,1939 25,1939 29,1939 30,1939

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Harold Kelderhouse leaves his bag of tricks to Roger Lewis. William Albin beoueaths his ability to get along with the teachers to Donald Nolan. Frank Kelly leaves his Prussian haircut to James Schmidt- Josephine Koenig bequeaths her natural curly hair to Sid Smith. Kathleen Huntley bequeaths her tiny figure to Mrs. Roe. Cecelia Christian leaves her natural curly eyelashes to Miss Turner. Howard Palmer leaves his book of wisecracks to Miss Turner. Joseph Horan leaves his ability to blush to James McNaughton. Helen Colwell bestows her mania for crossword puzzles on any- one who can stand the strain and has a supply of aspirin handy. Bonnie Byrnes bequeaths her ability to do French to Peggy Beal. Mildred E. Sanford benueaths her reducing exercises to Grace Casler. Ralph Griffith leaves his ability to get through school with- out working to Fred Dutton. Edith Mcmillan becueaths her athletic ability to Edna Lewis. Earl Palmer leaves his working ability to Jack Swanson. Virginia Rising bequeaths to Coach a set of chains for his oar to help him get from Taylor Ave. to school on time. Betty Jane Watkins leaves her ability to write billet-doux to Miss Myers. Ann Hull bequeaths her option on the sidecar to the next girl who comes along. Alex Cursh leaves to Sewell Morgan the privilege of keeping grapes in his locker. Janet Smith bestows her lgornance on Steve Cembrinski. Robert Knapp leaves his part of excessive height to Micky McMillan. Mary Loggle leaves her liking for History C to anyone who wants it. Frances Brewer leaves her ability to wipe cafeteria trays to Helen Palmer. Albert Will reserves the seat next to Coach on the basketball bench for Robert Edick. James Murphy leaves his ability to be on the clean up comm- ittees to Charles Palmer. Marion Connor leaves the other half of Ktheirj hall to Esther Cole. Arlene Cole hereby leaves her ability to fix her hair and al- so a comb to Helen Knapp so that she, in the future, may fix her hair, neatly. Margaret Shermeta leaves her ability to keep quiet to the noisy Freshmen.