Windham Ashland Jewett Central School - Wajerian Yearbook

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001' Dusly5I'Cauuser1pt It was like walking into a higher world as we entered our school building, in September 1943, to begin our freshman year Our first step of progress was to select our class colors which are green and white, our flower which ls a white carnation and our everlasting motto,'Hod1e Non Gras' which means'Today Not To morrow ' With the help of Hrs Hauser our class advisor, we elected our class officers Richard Barry, President, Ronald Horse, Vice President, Vivian Smith, Secretary, Joan Hauser, Treasurer, and Walter Pelham, Student Council Represen tatlve With these dependable officers we started on our merry way for a sue cessful year Because of the war we were prevented from sponsoring any social events, but were fortunate enough to have a scrap drlve and magazine campaign With the arrival of spring, the freshmen sprung a most entertaining assembly, 'The Science Forum ' We also had a movie called 'The Flying Deuces 'Thus end ed our freshman year with three long years of high school awaiting us It was now 1944 and we had arrived in the halls of W A J as sophomores W welcomed into our class two new Brooklyn accents, which we soon discovered be longed to Hope Kempton and her brother, Ronald Then we immediately set to work electing our class officers They were Ronald Kempton, President, Curtis Peck, Vice President Vivian Smith, Secretary, Mary Ella Brockett, Treasurer, and Hilton Brandow, Student Council Representative With these very capable officers our year's activities began We were very,very excited and thrilled when the day arrived for us to select our class rings From thencnmwewerepa flently awaiting the arrival of them After having no activities for two years the sophomores took their first steps ln sponsoring a Hard Times Hallowe'en Dance, which proved to be a great success During the year basketball games were resumed and we enjoyed serving refreshments, the proceeds from which helped add to our class funds Before we knew it Class Night had come and we all appeared as Irishmen from Ireland and enjoyed the basketball games and dance which was held after the games Our chance then came to sponsor our ann ual movie, 'The Hollywood Cowboy ' Even though our class was not in the lead, we were proud of the scrap drive and magazine campaign in which we took part Buch to our disappointment we lost a fellow student, Lyle Sokoll, who left to Join the Navy, but we quickly regained our loss by welcoming Shirley Conklin from South New Berlin to join our happy sophomore class The Junior Prom in the beautifully decorated Hawaiian Audltoruim And so we came to the end of a very happy and prosperous sophomore year Our junior year was a success from the very start Our class officers were Mary Ella Brockett, President Marie Quinn, Vice President, S lrley Conklin, Secretary, Hope Kempton, Treasurer and Richard Barry Student Council Rep resentatlve Working very lndustriously with the help of Irs Hauser, our class advisor and llss Llnlndoll our faculty advisor, we edited 'The Blotter Of course we had our troubles but we thought we did a pretty good Job In No vember our biggest thrill came when we received our class rings And we cer tainly d1dn't hesitate to show them off either In this year, one of our classmates, Vivian Smith left us The junior class also presented a very en tertaining movie entitled 'Hy Friend Flicka ' which helped to increase our class funds At Christmas time we were pleased when Hrs Hauser gave us our class mascot, a lamb but we were greatly saddened when she left us We were soon taken under the very capable wings of Miss Robertson At class night paraded into the gym as prisoners of W A J , complete with shovels, rocks and striped suits In February in true junior fashion, we sponsored our Saint Val entlne Dance, and decorated the auditorium appropriately With the arrival of spring, the juniors began their scrap drive As usual we d1dn't take first place, but still we had done our best The highlight of our Junior year was the Junior Prom or Cotton Ball The gym transformed into a southern mansion from which came the music of the Catskill lountaln Offbeats At last the day arrived for the annual junior and senior picnic which was concluded by movies in the evening At graduation the junior girls held the daisy chain and sev eral boys served as ushers Once again we came to the close of a successful year, looking forward to being happy, proud seniors 13 0 . . . . e rolled around and six of our girls had the honor of serving punch and cookies . . ' u ' I .. ' , we

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CLYDE VAM VALIN HBe not afraid of life Believe that life is worth llvlng, and yourbellef will help create the fact N Blotter Staff Soccer Lusic Festival Chorus Baseball Basketball Crchestra Wajerian Staff Class President 3 5 5 4 4 4 All State Festival 9 1 Band 1 Girl most likely to succeed Boy most likely to succeed Best boy dancer Best girl dancer Nest popular girl Most popular boy Done most for the Quietest girl Uuietest boy Most athletic boy Most athletic girl Girl artlst Boy artist Best dressed bov Best dressed girl Best sense of hunor Class optimist Class pessinist host tudious girl lost studlous boy Best looking boy Best looking girl Class prankster The happy medlum lass Our voice w1th a smlle Class gr1nner Class isolationlst 4 MISS DOROTHY HORNE Advl or Mary Ella Brockett Walter Pelham Robert Schlesinger Joan Hauser Joan Hauser Walter Pelham Clyde Var Valin Therese Tlesmeyer Karl Rappleyea Marie nuinn Wanita Roe Ronald Kenpton Richard Barry Shirley Corklin Hilton Brandow Curtis Peck Harold Baker Theresa Tlesmeyer Clyde Van Valin Ronald Morse Shlrlev Conklin Robert German Margorie Tompkins Hope Kenpton Elmer lberti Mlchael Iattera C2 ? H 4 2,3 ff4 1,2,5. '3 'II .III . v .:::::::::. .:.... Richard Barry

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September came fast and one by one we came happily bark to school knowing that we were seniors and hoping that the underclassnen would know ttls as well as we did Thus who walked to school used the front door as only the seniors had the nonor of doing We chose Clyde Van Valln for our President Richard Barry for our Vice President Curtis Peck for our Secretary Dhirley Conklin for our TPCBBU SP, and Robert German for our Student Council Representative Vlth the help of Miss Robertson we were on our way to a :rand year with many activities and excitement We had our annual magavine campaign and really solo ma avines Shirley Conklin won a money award for selling one of the larg st number of magazines in the campaign Our big step toward entertalnm nt was our saylaugh able Senior Varieties Night wr'tten by Miss Robertson and Miss Horne Steve Jones and his On nstra provided the musical background for the Senior Christmas Hop A large, gally decwrated Christmas tree, in the center of t e dance floor made the yuletide spirit ever present in the hearts of those who attended The lgge t task came when we started endless afternoons of work on 'THE WAJERIANU our yearbook which qmrolires all the pleasant memories of our nigh school days lhen the day came when Miss Robertson who helped us in so many ways left be cause she was oelng married Miss Horne has capably filled the advisor vacancy and has helped us add a successful 'finlsn to our senior year On larch 7 tne Round Robin was held at W A J The senlors luckily we e chosen to serve re freshments following the same whfch added considerably to our bank account Class night soon came and we all marched into the aldltorlum as happy milkmen and mllkmaids, all set to have a grand night of fun At last came the day 'C had been planning for since we were verdant freshmen, our Washington Trip left Windham April 4 full of pep, high hopes and dreams Ffve days la er we reallved In Nay we seniors were guests of honor at t e ND1teh Garden N the prom given by the W A J juniors Graduation vith all its activities had eo e at last It is the culmination of our high school career this is the final chapter ln our hi tory As we leave, our high school days will remain trans fixed in our memories Dhlrl y Conklin Theresa Tlesmeyer Cut' Class qrlbutes Elmer Albertl Harold Baker Rlchard Barry l1lton Brandow Marv Flla Brockett Shlrley Conkl1n Robert German Joan Hauser Hope Kempton Ronald Kempton Michael Matters Ronald Norse Curtls Peck Walter Pelham Narle Cuinn Karl Rappleyea Wanita Roe Robert ochlesineer Theresa Tiesmeyer Narworle Tompklns Clyde Van Val1n An Allls Chalmers Tractor to help you on the farm A pa1r of Adler Rlevator Shoes so you can be taller than she A flashy, splsshy,bow t1e decorated w1th p1nk elephants, sum drops, and lollypops show of your own to pive Bob Hope some COmDeC1C1OH book of late passes for the dorm wh1te W6dd1DP A blsser and better contract w1th the mouth orsan MUSIC Hall Rockettes ffront row, th1rd from the left! Jo Stafford's voice Lana Turner to f1ll dear palr l9b7 b1s, date those lonely wlnter SVGHIHUS to take the place of the deer you lost th1s year of pastel socks so we uon't have all that noise Super De Luxe Chevrolet to replace shlny doctor's shlnple to hang up 1n 1055 book to keep those dates stra1sht cush1on to soften those hard knocks received m the basket ball eames A partnersh1p w1th Varsa so vou can applvyour artlstlctaknt A dollle for your very own A pos1t1on as Dr Pelham's head nurse A box of spare parts for Calv1n's car so vou'll alwaysgpg to those souare dances. A beautlful church w1th a larse consresatlon,and a parsonase with steam heat, attached. 14 h A A , , L . . . . Q '. .I rw , D ' I ' , L, , l , ' , I A 5 A A 9 A, . . ,, t , e . - - , A. ' - b .S I J V K 1 ' l i , rl - 1 .4 s . 1 1 Q 0 1 A I n 1 . . , , , . U , , ', . . . . , Y' . 1 ,- , 3 , - W n Q , , , D . We returned to Windham tlred, but happy because our high hopes and dreams had been . - 1 , 1. 1 . t . , . - T - 5 . . , s . J V - - e is. H 7' A A ' ' . . . . A A ' , ' A ' ' ,. A N V - Z . I n A , ' . , A ' f , . A A ,- A .x . b . V . ! . . ' U A A ', . A ' , ' - 0 ' ' F .