Windham Ashland Jewett Central School - Wajerian Yearbook

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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 ' ' , .

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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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Helen Aeschbach Naomi Barnum Robert Buist Robert Cross Beatrice DeLong Merrill DeLong Donald Dresser Ellen Dunham Florence Holdridge Lula Holdridge William Hoyt Doris Johnson Kenneth Hunt Frances Layman Mildred Mead Martha Jane Miller William Newland Edwin Partridge Dolores Piergiorgi Gloria VanLoan Lemuel Vining Jane Wiers Mr Biletzky Mr Dewell Miss Merry Mr Greenleaf Miss Miss Mlss Miss Miss Miss Miss Mrs Horne Linindoll Thompson Teed Baniak Nichols Jobson MacNaught Mr Woodworth Mr Mackey go . A hunting tripto Canada withall expenses paid. e. I quests A secretary to keep your dates straight A subway from Windham to Maplecrest so that you can stay after school for the yearbook, games and Sports Club A position as 1955 'swoon boy ' Trumpet lessons from Harry James An apartment in the west end of Windham so you can be with Martha Jane A girl tall enough so that you won't have to bend over A position on Varsity first team in basketball Gobs and gobs of telephone calls better yet a b Pu zer Prize for short stories for 195A A positiones head instructor in the Arthur llur ray Holdridge Square Dancing School A permanent position as coffee maker A brilliant future A life full of smiles Longer hours in the Victory Store so Karl can keep you company A transferto Tannersvillefor sentimental rea sons The men you meet on the other end of the tel ephone A lifelong position as Windham's scorer and ti mekeeper A car so you can get around in a big way A place as top Conover model for 1950 Success in a musical career An automatic hair comber The opportunity to conduct your composition in Carnegie Hall A research laboratory equipped with the latest atom izer A Christmas to go with the rest of your nam A new l9b7 Plymouth to take the place of 'Old Faithful' in transporting the 'Ag' boys to ex hibits A penthouse apartmentin Rochester equippedwith a swimming pool,tenn1s court,baseball diamond Oh, yes and Bob' Heaps of future success and happiness A Santa to go with your Claus and a new car in stead of his reindeer Ktruck, that isj A room for vocal instruct1on all your own A dance with Wally German free from cut ins A soundproof conference room The long Journey you have coming to youforthe gap between your front teeth Just a great big 'thank you' for everything Fixtures for the two way speaking systemto save time and labor A turnip juice distillery to supply your teams with pep 16