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

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Honululu, Hawaii June, 1955 Dear Ginny, ’.Vo:re here at last in Honululu. Re-enter how you used to laugh at our wild dream? After receiving my doctor s degree, Ihave been put in oharge of the now hospital here end Dorothy Peck is now superintendent of nurses, Ovr trip hero urns quite interesting and we saw many of our old class-r-v:j »3 Harold Curran saw us off at the Willsboro airport. Ho is a ground c.' '’■! '••hanio there now. Our pilot, Frod Van Oman, tipped tho wings of tho . -i: as v.o flow over John Carver s large dairy farm in eastorn New York, He wv ' d to us from bolow, where ho was doing his spring plowing with his helie optor, TJhon wo changod pianos in Chicago, wo saw Mario Doyle who is now head of tho ontertainmont oontor at tho airport, Sho doesn’t soon to chongo a bit, Mary Hutchins was entertaining servicemen with her Brooklyn Cowgirls , Romombor when wo were in high school, Vernon Hoskins was always talking about his own farm? Well, ho has a boautiful horse ranch in Coder Rapids, Iowa, Ho and Jimmie Bowen woro always togothor but Vernon told us Jim was now piloting the steamer that would tako us to Hawaii from San Francisco, Our next stop was Cheyorno, fyoning, and there in one of the grade ' schools was Thetis Toro teaching first grade, Sho never did like high school but sho says she gets along nicoly with somoono she can moke mind and bat around once in a while. She told us she recently received a lotter from Mary ’Thito and that she is now Mrs. Carlos Folt and owns a boautiful home in Jacksonville, Florida, Our next end lest stop wrs Oakland, California, where we saw Joyce Young. Joyce had finally received her wings and is now stewardess from Oakland to Dallas, Texas. Lorraine Mar in, now ’!rs. Hoctor Chri3tison, invitod us to dinnor at her beautiful ho e on the outskirts of town. She said MaryLou Koelor was still doing reconstruction work in China but that she oxpocted her ho’-'o soon. TVe Monoged to board the stoanor thnt Jim ie was piloting and, after a tiresome but marvelous trip, wo dockod in Hawaii. The first person we saw there on a remote Hawaian beach was Bucky Bonodict, a fornor classmate of ours. Ho suro looked stunning in his new Lifo Guard outfit. By tho way, Dorothy tells no you are temporarily stationed in the Philippines and hopo to bo transferred soon. Let’s hope your noxt stop will be Honululu; wo could use noro nursos hero. I will closo for now but will bo looking forward to hearing from you soon. Love, Theresa Cushing

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'CLASS ’TILL' ■Vo the class of ‘45, in sixteen individual and distinct parts being about to pass out of this spore of education, in full hereby , do eke end publish this, our lest will sno testament, hore y oSg'aU fS iS. end promises carelessly spoken at a previous time. To the Facultvj and unbroken succession of restful nights si-o they no longer need to about thd hard'strain.:tho Seniors trill put on them the dexfr day. Also, wo loovo them all the amazing knowledge and startling in formation that wo have furnished thorn from tine to time on our varies examination papers. Tfo know that much of this is new: to them and the rest of tho world, but wo hope they will use it well as Ught- nont for the education of tho classes to come after us. Thio, -course is loft entirely to thicr personal discretion. To the Juniors; All such pupils who were not able to keep pace with e other b'rFlTiont monbors of our class, and trust that next year ,hoj will bo stoorod through tho gates of ccoaoncenont. .To al.,e lo.vo their choice of scats in the studyh 11 and any little remembrances ■which T[i(x r hove boon left bo bhor-i . To the Sophomoress All available rights to tho Brooklyn Bridge. To the Freshmen,'Tho physical prowess of the Seniors. To Dyer 'Blanc'nard, The right to a double soat. To Vernon Oliver• Jii.ric's ubiquitousness. 'To’ Alfred Loo, A, free Charles Atlas courso. To Virginia S ’iths Vary l.ou»s gift of gnb. To Miss Henrossoy, A rood driver. 'To hiiehaol Carver: Horolds inability to )covp quiet, f0 Trwrence LoeVTuckyts ability to rraduatc in fivo years. To The basket foil Tea-, All ci'-orottos availoblo next year. tq vy Lillv Fond -’omorios of the class of T9-e. To feddio Slone hard, Throe Easy Ways to Slim The waistline To vr. Cole: A pair of soft rubber soled shoes to holp in checking P To Kennel'YHThanboo: A seat in tho study hall. ’to Botty Hart, The Sonior girl's quiet dignity. To The Faculty, A good alarm clock, ,, £wtlo Lcrainc.s ability to «krta •« back all™. To Harold Rathbun: A lock of Joyce's hair, ,, f, Roger r i s 1 o; i Frod's ability to kocp out of things. Si kSc Scni s,''a'-rod'llght en'tho study hall door to arjroumc gratitude for her capable and willing leader- ?'iss Provost• Our English papers for the Scrap Drive. Jlmic-c l£, hair ar.d tho bobby pits ho seta it with. To Mrs Santa: An information bureau. Mr, Duvan, A bigger oar for the ball games. Tho abova trifling bequests are Just n reminder of our good will and continual generosity and wc hope they will bo accepted not as worthies .......6 . but as valuable reminders of tho class of 4o