Wilson Central School - Crest Yearbook (Wilson, NY)

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Our Class of Forty Now on the threshold let us pause Before we bid farewell and go; Let the warmth of our memories ease the way From the comrades whom we’ve learned to know. From the friendliness, from the happiness Of our sheltered Wilson days From our childhood trials, the twelve years spent Let us smile-and turn our gaze. Tomorrow stretches ahead of us Like a curving, misty trail Half formed by what has gone before But still unshaped and pale. This is the path that we will add To the civilized roads behind. Another link In the onward trek One that is yours and mine. What will it be? Where will it go? This trail that WE must live- Let it be said that its challenge was met By the best that we had to give. We are sent on our way with the echo of war From Europe’s tom. scarred lands, And knowing that much of the fate of the world Is in young America’s hands. Our way won’t be smooth, but we’ve been well prepared We’ve ideals that are worthy and tried We’ve been given the best by our country and school And we’ve faith and youth on our side. We’re proud of the heritage given to us By our fathers, for history’s shown That even in trouble or apparent defeat. Americans' spirits have grown. We, too, will live up to these standards they set, And promise the world as we go That it will take much to defeat out high aims. To subdue our ardor’s keen glow Yes, a few of us will fall by the way. Big success won’t reward everyone; But each will contribute his humble best Until our trail is won. NORMA STQCKWELL

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VIVIAN WEST Commercial Club President 4; Assistant Editor School Paper 1; Library Club 4; Public Speaking Club 1; Radio Club 3. Classmates For Twelve Years 1928-1940 Front Row, left to right: Norma Stockwell, Virginia Crawford. Virginia Coe, Harriet Landy, Eleanor Burch. Betty Sweeney, Doris Cornell. Second Row: Me vin Upton. Prances Zeltz, Doris Lutz. Marilyn Cuddeback. Matilda Bliss, Gordon Hausmann.

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Class History One sunny morning way back in September, 1928 A. D. fourteen children gaily entered a door of the “Old School and were led up the hall by a smiling and sparklingeyed person who, we later found out, was Miss Uler, our first (grade teacher. We spent ten happy months under her care learning our “ABC’s and how to print our names. Of course we were promoted to Grade II. Here Miss Hamblin undertook the task of teaching us that we were in school for purposes of learning, not pttay. Now, a few inches taller, we found ourseflves in the third grade being taught the multiplication tables by another member of the faculty, Mrs. Burch. The next year we entered the fourth grade. We were scared to death at first at the idea of adding to our list two new horrible subjects - history and geography - but Miss Evans soon took this scare away by showing us that history and geography could be just as interesting and easy as any of our other subjects. Why, here we are in the fifth grade! This year brought a great accomplishment — that of improving our penmanship. By the time we entered sixth grade we were ready for hard work in every subject to prepare us for Junior High School next year. Miss Coomb’s lasting patience guided us through. At the beginning of our seventh grade we noticed we had a few losses and some new pupils. This was an important year in our lives for we were to take geography regents in June. Miss Waterman’s Honor Club added many pleasures to this year, which we will never forget. The next fall we came to school as proud eighth graders, greatly feeling and showing our superiority above the other grades in the lower halls. This year Miss P ggins took the task of drumming into our heads the last bit of knowledge we needed before entering high school. We were to leave our dear “Old School filled with memories, carved both on the desks and in our minds, to move into a beautiful new building across the street. That June we were practically grown up. We were going to be freshmen next year ! The year 1936 found us meeting new friends and interests as we started on our final lap of school. There were a great many more students added to our class because of the buses, which brought pupils from miles around to Wilson. Some of the class joined the band, choral groups, or other varied activities. At the end of our freshman year we were all happy that we had tugged through our first year subjects to come back next September as sophomores. As sophomores, we discovered that our number was increased by the addition of many new pupils :n spite of a few failures. Now that we had decided on our career after school each one of us mapped out our courses for the next three years. The main event of our Sophomore year was a Hallowe’en Party at the Wilsonian Club House. One eighth period in September. 1938, we, as juniors, met to select our officers for the year. We chose Paul Kriegler, President; Gordon Hausmann, vice-president; Norma Stockwell. secretary; and Virginia Crawford; treasurer. Miss Gates was unanimously chosen for our advisor. Proceeds from a skating party and two dances started our treasury ofT this year. We will never forget the party at which we entertained the seniors and the weiner roast at which they entertained us. The Junior Prom, our greatest event of the year, marked the grand finale. At last we came to our final year in school. We were now the group of intelligent, sophisticated seniors that we had admired for the last three years. How proud we werel Once more we organized cur class, choosing Gordon Hausmann. president; Everette Tower, vice-president; Virginia Crawford, secretary; and Alice Albright, treasurer. We again ur.animous:y chcse Miss Gates as our advisor and M ss Gaffney as co-advisor. We sincerely thank them for their kindness and cooperation in guiding us through. Our social calendar Included two skating parties, four dances, food sales, a silver tea and our greatest success, our senior play, “The Last of the Ruthvens”. We have also worked a great deal on our yearbook.