Windham Ashland Jewett Central School - Wajerian Yearbook

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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

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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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S IIIOI' Sages L E T O In Uh1S year 19L7,as the world looks forward to everlastlng peace, we of the graduatinr class f1nd ourselves aboutto become an act1ve part of our great democracy We cannot help but wonder about the future but of th1s we are sure You, our parents and friends,our princ1pal and teachers, our superintendent and the school board have made available to us suff1cient background for development of mind and character I trust that we will use, to the greatest ad vantage,th1s which you have given most wholeheartedly, and that we will not falter along the way Tonlght, as we embark on that portlon of the stream of life where the rap1ds beat more lmplacably on the bow to hinder our course, where the wh1rlpools are ever more competentto ensnare the unwarv, we must Tea11Ze that we are to l1ve 1n the world among men The F6SDOHS1bl11ti6S and ocportunltles of these four years have passed by forever but the issue of the future rests not in 3CC1deHtS of position or circumstances, but in our own hands tion, classmates, I can wish nothlng higher or happier for us than that throu h our lives, in ioy and sorrow, in brightest sunshine and deepest shadow, there remain with us the consciousness of duty well performed and of life faithfully lived In the hope of such a future,with many pleasant memoriesof our fellowship and with the assurance of an unfailing affectionate remembrance I bid you all farewell Walter Pelham L U A T O Members of the Board of Educatlon, Superintendent MacNauzht, Prin cipal Woodworth,parents,teachers and friends of the Class of l9L7 We are truly honored by vour presence here ton1ghtat our Commence ment Exerc1ses We know you are here because you are 1nterested in us, and that knowledge makes us doubly proud as we, tonlght, step out 1ndependently into the world For the past twelve years we have been guided to this goal by you our kind parents and friends and our loyal and efficient facultv We fully realize that without your guiding hand me could not have reached this manor step 1U life We give you our sincere thanks for the inspiration you have instilled in us, and also for the patience and understanding you have shown us Time is the most important factor in life, and we in our time have been privileged to climb the first and second rungs in the ladder of education Some of us will climb higher on this ladder Whether the third rung of this ladder takes us through formal education, or through the school of experience, we will endeavor to give the world such serviceas will honor you,our parentszmd our Alma Mater We w1ll remember these past days in W A J and cherish them for the years to come As it is you who have made our graduation to nite possible, we extend to you a most cordial welcome Mary Ella Brockett 17 8 V A D I C R Y --S 9 , When I stop and think of the four wonderful years of our associa- S A T R Y