Whitesville High School - Wycenian Yearbook (Whitesville, NY)

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CLASS HISTORY I» oil started bock in the yeor nineteen hundred forty-one when we were o group of little and bewildered boys ond girls starting school together with Mrs. Coots as our teach ' Her wonderful personality and motherly guidonce got us off to a perfect start in school life In that first year, we were in a little green schoolhouse which is now Mr. Probasco's house Most ot those first pupils hove been with the original class all the way through school. They are Mory Jane VanDyke. Isabelle Coleman. Richard Johnson, Herbert Smith, Joanne Freemon. Dick Ordwoy, Carol Kcar, Gloria Smith. Lyle Slock. James Frost, Melvin Waite, ond David Golish In the second grade we had Mrs Clark for a teacher. This grade is especially memorable because we moved around quite a bit. Already there seems to be some question as to all the places we had closses but most of us think that first we were in the gym. then upstairs m t.se old iiomemoking house, ond finally in the basement of the church. Both Anna Mae Smith and Mildred Herrick joined us this yeor. In the third grade we were in what is now the homemaking room. Mrs. Keefe was our teacher. About here is where we started getting sick of school. This is the year that Bruce Payne joined us. Mrs. Hurlburt wos the teacher in the fourth grade. This was where Roymond Smith joined the class. We were in the same room this year that we were in the previous one. About this stage in school the boys were little devils and every girl was a tattle-tale. We hod Mrs. Clork back with us again in the fifth grade. Also we were back in the little green schoolhouse. A thing happened this yeor that changed the whole closs. Charles Newton joined us. This is also the year that Mr. Thomas took over Mr. Howe's place as principal ond Mr. Brewster joined the high school faculty. The sixth grade was bock in the some room that we had In the third and fourth grades. By this «me we were getting very tired of this room but Mrs. Thomas had a finn ■ '°y keeping things interesting. This was the year that we learned about Tom Sawyer and his deeds. In the seventh grade we were a well behaved group of students. Mrs. Cornell was our homeroom teacher, however, we did have some other teachers. Some of them were Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Bloss, and Mr. Dillon. Our grade homeroom was in the present study hall. This year we started having class parties. A subject we took thot year which bears fine memories was general moth which was taught by Coach Jones and his big paddle. Mrs. Baker made us behove in the eighth grade. Our homeroom was in what is r.ow still the eighth grade homeroom or more commonly called the old study hall. Thi was the first year that we had Mr. Bortoo for a teacher. We also went on our first class hoyride. ■Some people who were with us in the grades but dropped out later were Wells Stedmon, Bob Allen, Anna Smeal, Lena Jones, Bob Marian, Barbara Wright, Arlene lewis (now Arlene Kellogg), ond Bob Chambers. The Preshmon year was one of much ambition, even though we had to take a lot from our upperclassmen. Charles Newton was our president ond he kept fine law and order. We had a lot of fun at a class party and another hayride. Mr. Burton was our ciass advisor and homeroom teocher. In the Sophomore year we started thinking more seriously of our school work. Avis Chombers was elected president but she left during the yeor and Lyle Slack took over the painful job. Patricia Thompson joined the class this year ond Mr. Ruhl joined the faculty. Mrs. Pfeiffer wos our homeroom teacher In her history roam. Wanda Slocum left this year and is now gradua«ng from Friendship Central School. When we started the Junior year we found a couple changes in the faculty. Miit Young hod left her post as music teacher and Mr. Mason had taken her place. Also Miss Malone had left ond Mrs. Rigby had taken over os commercial teacher. We also had a .hange in the class; Emma Gene McAllister joined us. Raymond Smith was our president. We hod many dances including the Junior Prom, a donkey basketball game, the magazine campaign and of course, the Junior-Senior Banquet. Coach Brown was a very enthusiastic closs ouvisor. The Senior year has been quite prosperous. At this time we ore hoping to have a thousand dollars in the treasury before the senior trip. Ray Smith again has proved to be a fine president. The magazine campaign, the yearbook and some dances and bakesale-., hove oil been financial successes. The most memorable ac«vity was the Senior Play which wos put on under the inspiring direction of Mrs. Fuller. When we started the senior year we found some more changes in the faculty. Mrs. Pfeiffer, Mr. Bartoo, Coach Brown, and Mrs. Rigby, much ro our sorrow, hod left us, but we found that Mrs. Farnsworth, Mr. Cretekos, Coach Klch, and Mr. Cross had taken their places. During the year Mr. Wilcox resigned and Mr. Brewster became principal. Mrs. Fuller took Mr. Brewster's place as English teacher. To summarize our years in Whitesville Central, I would soy that we have been a very friendly group of students even though we have had some fierce arguments. All the way through school we have been a very large class, in fact we ore the largest graduating class on record here in the school. Mary Jane VanDyke and Isabelle Coleman are top honor students. We are now planning on going to Washington by train for our senior trip. As we now leave the memory filled halls of Whitesville Central, we feel that we have been an extra- ordinary closs in most respects but probably in the years to come we will be thought of as just onother graduating closs from good old Whitesville Central Lyle Slack I B r r r r. r r, r r r r, T. r. T I T

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 GLORIA SMITH OU Major: Business Motio: Kind words should never die. Ambition: Secretory Activities: Wyconion Staff—3, 4; Junior Prom—3; Maga- zine Campaign—3. 4; Halloween Folr—3, 4; Senior Ploy—4; Junior Ploy—3; Chorus—1, 2, 3, 4; Send—3, 4; Intra- murals— 2, 3, 4. HERBERT SMITH Hubba Mojor: Agriculture and Science Motto: They that look shall see. Ambition: Farmer Activities: Wycenian Staff—3, 4; Halloween Fair—3, 4; Junior Play—3; Magazine Campaign—3, 4; Junior Prom—3; Basketball-1, 3, 4; Baseball-1, 2, 3, 4; F. F. A.-l, 2, 3, 4; -4-H Club—1, 2, 3, 4; Intramurals—2, 3, 4. LYLE SLACK Red Major: Math and Science Motto: Behind every great man it a woman. Ambition:: Engineer Activities: Wycenian Staff—3, 4; Band—1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Play—4; Junior Prom—3; Junior Play—3; Intramurals—2, 3, 4; Halloween Fair—3, 4; Magazine Campaign—3, 4; Student Council—2; Discussion Club—4. ANNA MAE SMITH Smithy Major: Science and Business Motto: Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship and it it far the best for ending one. Ambition: Nursing Activities: Wycenian Staff—3, 4; Halloween Fair—3, 4; Senior Play—4; Junior Ploy—3; Junior Prom—3; Magazine Campaign—3, 4; Chorus—1, 2, 3, 4; Cheerleader—2, 3, 4; Intramurols—2, 3, 4.

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CLASS PROPHECY It wot o fine spring day ond I wot driving down the Main Street of Whitesville. New York It wot the big doy of the clots reunion. When we groduoted, we hod decided to meet in ten years at the school house and when I drove in, the ploce was filled with people We hod a big dinner in the cofeterio. There we learned about the effectt of ten years on the Class of 1954. First of oil, I met Joanne Bledsoe, George ond little Georgie. They seemed to be o happy little family. Ten years hodn'f made ony difference in Joanne, little Georgie wot having the time of his life. He was constantly chosing Anna Moe's little girl. This is how I met Anna Mae. I could hordly believe my eyes. She hadn't changed a bit either. She even wore the same kind of glasses. Her husband was the tall, dark ond handsome type of fellow. I have forgotten his nome. Their little daughter wos very cute. I think her name was Oottie. I don't blame little Georgie for chasing her. Ray Smith hadn't changed much either. He told me that he went out west and became a wheat rancher. I asked him if he ever got married. He told me that he married Virginia Davis, later I was talking to her and she showed me their four boys. Dick Ordway wos there wilh his wife Emma Gene. I was surprised to find that after a lot of scouting around, Dick finally decided to stick with Emma Gene. He didn't need to tell us about his career. It is the talk of the nation. He is a stor major league baseball player. Emma Gene ond he have three little boys. Emma Gene become a public health nurse. Bruce Payne became a civil engineer. He works for the government in the Decogon. Bruce's job is to lay out the main highways and bridges that will be built on Mars—in case we ever go there. Jim Frost was there with his wife ond little girl. He had really changed. He had a well groomed beard which gave him a very distinguished appearance. He had become an artist for the Saturday Evening Post and took over old Norm Rockwell's job. And, of course, there was Mary Jane. She didn't need to tell us about herself. We hod read about her in the headlines. Three years ago she was appointed to the President's cabinet as Secretary of Education, Welfare and Health. Now there is politico! talk that she may be elected our first woman president. Dave Golish went a long way in ten years. He became principal here in Whitesville Central. His five cent cigars keep the school well fumigated. He has a fine way with the students because he still has Mrs. Cornell's old paddle. Carol Kear was there too. She told me thot she is a secretory for some Doctor Webster. As sort of a hobby, she plays the violin in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Charley wos there with his big red '64 Cadilloc convertible. He became a big business man in some large firm. He had with him, his gorgeous private secretary. She was Pat Thompson. She told me, confidentially, of course, that she is always so busy sitting on Charley's lop that she never gets any letters typed. Stew Harrison was there too. He is a big man with broad shoulders. He told me that he bought a big potato farm up in Maine and raises around five-hundred thousand bushels of potatoes a year. There was Melvin and his wife, Gloria. Gloria was os talkative as she ever was. They hod two little boys, one Mickey and the other 'Little Elmer'. Melvin, after he graduated, built a large Garage and went into the car business. His motto is Honest Melvin buys 'em and sells Herb Smith had become a dairy former. He owns a fomous purebred Holstein dairy, he married a fine farm girl, Isabelle Colemon. Who would have guessed it? They had two little girls. Poor Herby won't hove any help with the farm work in his old age. Another dairy farmer that I talked with was Dick Johnson. He too, owns a well known herd of cattle but his are Ayrshires. He told me that h married an out-of-town girl and now have a fine pair of twins. Both Mildred Herrick and I became school teachers. Mildred is an English teacher and I am a Science teacher. We are both noted for handing out big assignments. Before the big class reunion drew to a close, we had another class meeting, just like oid times, with everybody shouting and all parliamentary procedure lost. All that was accomplished at this meeting was that we decided to have another class reunion in the year 1974. After we all shook hands, we went home and started wondering whot another ten years would do to our old class mates. Lyle Slack