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

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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.

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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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James Doran leaves to next years second five on the varsity gquad a deck of cardg to use at basketoall games. Ruth Rice leaves her ability to be a good Homemaklng student to Helen DeRos1a. Harriett Welch bequeaths her economics book to any apprec- iative individual. Roland Salisbury bequeaths to the Junior boys several girls addresses in Whltesboro. Lynn Burch bequeaths to Mr. George Kirby his Little Orphan Annie ring so that he may see behind him. It will be noticed that we have left bequests to all the classes except the present Freshman Class which will soon be known as the Sophomore Class. We have left them nothing because by that time their self-valuation will have reached such heights that nothing in our possession would be regarded by them as worthy of their distinctions. To our dear school building itself we, the Senior Class, bequeath the peaceful quiet caused by our absence and any wade of gum, apple cores, or crumpled notes that we have left behind. LEST YOU FORGET Washlngton's a monument, Wash1ngton's a square, Washington's an institute, And a thoroughfare. Washington is even more: College, liner, bridge, District, city conference, State and maybe ridge-- Wash1ngton's so numerous, Shades of Valley Forge! Few there are Who now connect Washington with George! --Saturday Evening Post