Willsboro Central High School - Gilliland Yearbook (Willsboro, NY)

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TEE CLASS OP 1936 ITS HISTORY The Class of 1936 originally consisted of about twenty-five members. As the yoars passed, the membership decreased until there are seventeen left in the class. There i3 little to bo said concerning our first year because v;e did not have class organ! zat-.ons at that tine. During our second year in high school, the classes we.re organized and given class advisors. Under the direction of Hiss Vessel!, cur class was organized and officers were elected, Reginald Bissette, who has since left school, was president; Oakley Cooley, vice-president; Roe Loftus, treasurer; and Lesley Cross, secretary During the school year, our class gave a public danco, card parties, and plays to raise money. In June, 1933 we gavo three one-act plays: A Pair of Lunatics ; ’’The Albany Sepot ; and ” A Bed of Roses . The cast included everyone in the class. These plays were under the direction of Miss Wessell In the early part of our Junior year, a dance given. Later a play,. “Winners All ,was given. The cast consisted of Doris Beeknan, Edna Flora, Rachel Shappy, Marion Tero, Mary Stanley, George Hosmer, Roe L ftus, Oakley Cooley, and esley Cross. °During tho winter months of our Junior year, our class sold hot soup to raise money toward our graduation fund. On June 7 the Junior Prom was held in the Hi£h School gym. This was the concluding event of the year for the Junior class. At the beginning of our Senior yoar, with seventeen members our class organized and elected Roe Loftus, president, Doris Beeknan, vice-president;Marion ero, secretary; and Edna Flora, treasurer. Our class started with a dance in the Gym. A magazine selling con-tost was held by the class. Our class again sold soup as a means of raising funds. A play, n Peggy Parks' Parking Parqdise was given. Tho cast included: Boris Beekman, Marion Tero, Rachel Shappy, George Hosmer, Edna Flora, Wesley Cross, Oakley Daby, and Marshall Benedict, The class of 1936 has supplied the following members of the school sports teams: Roe Loftus, Roy Shepard, Harold Hoskins, Kendall Wilkins, John yan, and Nicholas Abare. V e are now nearing the end of our last year in high school and looking forward to the Baccalaureate Exercises, Commencement Exercises, and the Graduation Ball to complete our High School careers, .After this occasion, the Class of 1936 will depart in person but not in mind from dear old Wilisboro High.

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LAST WILL A:® TESTAMENT Upon behalf of my client, the class of 1936, of Willsboro High School, Willsboro, New York, I do hereby solemnly bequeath the following: 1. To the Freshman class -- what little dignity we have gathered along the way. 2. To the sophomore class — any overlooked ' cuds 1 of gum we may have left adhering yo the underside of the desks of any likely or unlikely places. 3. To the Junior class -- our ability to make money. 4. To Ellen Crowningshield —Rachel Shappy's last three sticks of gum. 6, T-s Rena King, a set of jumping ropes. 6. To William Feltt, Kendall Wilkin's ability to come to class with nothing done. 7..To all the teachers who by their sympathy and careful teaching have made this graduation possible, our heartfelt thanks-. 8. To Prof. Lilly, the balance of our class treasury to buy a pair of leather heeled shoes with. » 9. To Arnold Spierto, a bottle of Sloane's liniment. 10. T© Norman King, Margaret Shedd's gfele. 11. To Ronald Marshall, Wesley Cross' studiousness. It.To Donald Hathaway, a few of Roe Loftus' feet. 13. To Norman Provost, the power of the senior class to create the so-called ” draft . 14. To Mrs, Norton, the musical gift of George Hosmer, music hath charms to soothe the savage breast”. 15. To Mary Shambo, the remains of the Senior class make-up kit. 16. And finally, to Marshall Benedict, Mary Stanley's temper. HIS ( X ) MARK (The Attorney for Class of '36)