Windham Ashland Jewett Central School - Wajerian Yearbook

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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 .

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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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Scroll of tk qutur' It is February 29 in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty Castle Catskilllan is the scene of much hurry and scurry The reason for this is that their msjestles King Van Winkle and Dame Van Winkle are preparing for the traditional feast ln honor of the Klng's birthday Since he has a birthday only once every four years, this is an extremely gay occasion The sound of the trumpet announces the first arrivals Ronald Horse and Bob ser man, two super salesmen for Uranium Products Corp Little did we realize that Bob German's gift of gab would get him so far He has been known to sell any thing from a toothbrush to an atomic bomb Their enthusiastic greetings are suddenly interrupted by a startling noise out side They dash madly to the window And lo and behold they see the approach of a strange sky monster What can it be? Their curiosity is quickly put at ease as they see the designer of this monstrosity, they gasp with surprise to see Ronald Kempton alighting from the cockpit with his hostess, Joan Hauser, and his mail clerk like Matters, closely at his side With a pull here and a turn there, the Spirit of '80 collapses into box size and is wheeled to the castle drawbridge Joan still has an excess of energy which is giving Mike no end of discomfort Now that he is aging, no longer will his legs carry him as fast as they did when he used to play basketball for W A J way back in '47 Greetings loud and long are exchanged as they enter the court Ronald expresses his regrets that his sister, Hope, was unable to attend because of her personal appearance tour in Europe She did however, send her messa e via the televi sion 'It would prove good entertainment for the celebration, thought she There is so much talk going on ln the huge court that the sound of the trumpet can't be heard by the group Giving up in disgust and being too anxious to walt until they are quiet, Dr Pelham, and his private nurse, Theresa Tlesmeyer with her friend Mrs W Spencer Kwe knew her as Shirley Conklinl comes crashing through the door 'Aust be that you need a doctor to examine your ears,' thought Walter 'D1dn't you hear your trumpet man your majesty7' Her majesty explains the situation and all agree it is worth a doctor's call if the doctor is Walter Pelham Theresa has much news to give the group She had been nursing Richard vate nurse's care All precautions were taken to avoid any unnecessary trouble to his million dollar cowboy voice S lrley who looks as charming as ever, has been doing so much traveling around these days with her contractor husband Bill that she is all ears to hear all the latest W A J gossip All the group is surprised to learn that Marie Quinn is now teaching girls' Physical Education at W A J She has been teaching in California but remaining true to her A M she returned to W A J Yes she still chases the soccer balls in the creek Too bad that fence 1sn't up yet As a reunion monument, why not build the school a wire fence? It is agreed, it can be done Harold Baker who has just flown in says he will make the necessary arrangements It ls practically time for the K1ng's entry but still all the members are not present They know Wanita Roe, the well known American author will be late be cause she is still signing her autograph for her public on her latest success Marjorie Tompkins and she are still close pals although Marjorie is a kindergar ten teacher in Albany and finds little time to travel far and wide with Wanita They still find time to go dancing on double dates though Mary Ella Brockett the head librarian at lies Ette's School for Girls and Rev Van Valin will be coming together as they have arranged to meet on the N Y Central to come here Once again the trumpet sounds and in walk themerrygentlemen farmers of Windham Elmer Albertl and Curt Peck with Karl Rappleyea, famous baseball fielder who has taken time off from today's game just to be at the reunion lldst all the confusion, the blare of trumpets and rolls of the drums are heard His majesty enters With all the pomp of a true king lr Woodworth greets the class of '47 A toast to the king is declared by Hilton Brandow, the scientific milk expert who sneaked in just before the king Happy birthday, King VanW1n kle happy birthday from the class of '47 Long into the evening the feasting and celebrating continues Such a glorious reunion' No wonder they all desire another in l98O' 15 I ! 5 Q ' -' I A ' , - n . , g , - ' 9 u U , 4 Romeo Harry only a few weeks ago. He had his tonslls removed and was under pri- ' I , I I I . . . , . ' ' 1 1 - , ' ' I ' 1 0 ' I 1 ' ' , .