Windham Ashland Jewett Central School - Wajerian Yearbook

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WASHING on What is more wondrous than the Grecian Acropolia, Rome's brilliant Forum, gy, s pyramids and the remaining wonders of the world? That's r1ght our nation's capitol at Washxngton, D C , which bowed to the arrival of their Serene Highnesses, the Class of 1949 on April 12 This trio was the termination of four work packed years of high school at good old W A J the triumphal expectation of us as Freshmen and the mem orable finale of our school life Our first bit of Washington was Union Station, and than came Burlington Hotel, where we were to encamp during our tour Quite tired of riding and lugging baggage, we Whit the sackn early in preparation for our in spection of the Capitol's finer points of interest We were told before rolling in that the concern in charve of the tour furnished sight seeing buses whlch relieved us of the horrible thought of walking The sights that we were to see, among them the Capitol, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials the gigantic Washington Monument and the White House are familiar to all of us by pictures, radio, movies, and newsoaner, but actually to see them, feel them, be inside them and amongst them was a singular emot'onal feeling, unexplainable and uncontrolable ing day when the buses took us out of the city to visit George Washing ton's estate, Mt Vernon, where our American history tingles through us, the Arlington National Cemetery where many of our country's war dead lie and of course, wlthout reservation the most impressive sight to our girls was awe lnspirmn Annapolis Of course, this was not all we saw or all we did Some of the remaining spectacular sights were the National Airport, Franciscan Monastery, Fed eral Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Tibrary of Congress Tomb o the Unknown Soldier, and the Palace of Justice On Easter Sunday every year a world wide program is presented at Arling ton Cen tery It is a beautiful, heartwarming and unforgetable scene In our time off Kand we were qulte content it was not much,for money flew in haste! the group attended movi s, went swimming, or to the Glen Ecko Amusement Park or revisted impressive sights like the museums or the Pentagon oo fully packed with adventure was the tour, that, when the day of our d1sembarking came, we were ouite unprepared, as washington had become to us a place that none of us wished to leave But then home was on the other end and here here we learned something by observation that we ne xer could learn in school, that in our country's capltol was the epitome of the American system of democracy, the heritage that belongs to each of Ne also found the understanding of the success of American historv for this was the seat of the government of a united country In all here was the understalding of America a most unforgetable lesson So hone ward bound w ca e enlightened with a se Jrity of understanding of Amer ca 9 3 e x g -ago , ' ' -- - . 0 O .l, . . .. , n n n, ' . ..a. ' l ll ll . , . , . G C ' 1 L 4. . J B I Quite a number of us thought the most impressive sights came the follow- ' S - , ' fr A , , . 1 . n U ' - 0 . , A 4. he . , - . I B . a ' I us. ' . , K . I I . r , . f - 's m c' ' - 1 .

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.L X 'r ef bu -5.5 xx 421 1 fif ' z fp' ' 1 ,gg YE: ,gMj,EL We, the class of l949, stepped through tne doors of W.A.J. as Freshmen, 21 boys and 13 girls, in the early part of September 1945. At last we were high school students. We were thrilled at the very thought, al- though the faculty didn't seem too impressed with us, and our fellow students thought us very very green and so inexperienced in the ways of the world--well we would show them! We started off our high school careers by electing the following offl- cers Donald Vunson--president, Albert Buist--vice-president, Paula- Hauser- secretary, Robert Knox--treesurer, and John Nodine--student council representative To prove ourselves worthy of the title 'high schoolersn, we easily topped the magazine campaign after two weeks keen competition The reward was an 1ce cream party which was well worth working for Our Ensllsh class under the able guidance of Miss Haskins, presented the enjoyable play from our prose and po-try, 'The Trusting Placen Ne showed the movie HJane Eyreu whlch all enjoyed Meanwhile the scrap paper drlxe surged onward The class were the sponsors of the success- ful St Patrick Day dance, with colorful top hats, shamrocks and green streamers To t p a very successful yea1, we chose as class colors,red and gray, class flower red rose, and class motto, Anlmo et fiden Cby courage and feith We entered our Sophomore year w1+h modest confidence, choosing the fol lowing oftlcers Donald Munson pres1dent, Maurice Decker vice presi dent, Paula Hauser secretary, Albert Buist treasurer, and Richard Mac Weil student council representatlve, We again won the annual magazine campaign The Halloween barn dance was another success The hall was decorated with corn stalks and pumpkins, and with saddles and lanterns hung on the walls The refreshments were the traditional cider and doughnuts The Chrlstmas assembly for the high school was a rsdlo play presented by the Sophomore English class Class nlght we made a memor able mmpression as the glrls marched as W31tTeSS8S and the boys as the refs As ve became Juniors, added responsib1l1t1es fell upon us To start out an eventful year, we had the following officers Albert Buist president Pat Thetford vlce president Paula Hauser secretary James Mackey frea surer, and Ruth Daum student council representatmve The samotnern gave us many nev valuable experiences The Valentine dance was hlghly entertaining, as were its predecessors, and the decorations were appropriate for the occasion The Junior Class states with pr1de that seven of its members were 1h the enjoyable plav WHook, I1ne and einker' The Junior Prom e er a fixed part of g?nior's happy year was labeled with the sophisticated name, HTop Hat u At the beglnning of our Senior year we elected as officers Pafricia Thetford president, Edith Nalker vice president, Thelma Knapp secre tary, Bill Barkley treasurer, Albert Buist student council represent ative We had a gay Christmas dance After our Christmas vacation we Easter vacation whlch meant that at last we would Although tired after a very excitlng and quickly very happy It will always bring happy memories looked forward to our go to Nashington passing trip, we were class night and graduation passed almost too sud With mixed emotions denly From here each would go out 1nto the world to continue in h s chosen field

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PHS It is the year 1959 Windham, now a hay fever haven, has grown to be the leading town in the Catskills and the Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual B811 On the 13th floor of the new Windham Hotel Members of the Class of '49 find this a good occasion for a gettogether and among the first to arrive is Bill Richards, who has just returned from a seven year hitch in the Navy Bill now plans to retire on the pay C97 he has 8CClll!1'-118595 He brings the unfortunate news that his commanding offi er, Captain Buist, is un able to attend, being on the high seas Incidently Al is now happily married to the former Jeanne Servis so is always seeing Nservicen in one form or another Donnie Munson, ace reporter for the Times, can be seen dancing with Thelma Knapp, concert pianist who has just completed a successful tour of Europe In her spare time she composes 'symphonies' for Spike Jones Don thinks this one good way to get an interview and enjoy himself at the same time Doctor Richard Bailey, who has been doing a lot of cutting up these days, is chat ting with a group of former classmates in a corner of the ballroom The particu lar object of his attention at the moment is Richard MacNeil, whose middle age spread is now becoming very noticeable Others in the happy group include Edith walker, personal attorney for Pat Thet ford, owner of a large cna1n of hotels, Norman Euchler and William Muller in hot debate over cows lto an outsider it sounds like a lot of bully, Charlotte Tuttle, a famous Congresswoman, Tommy Murtha who owns a string of race horses, June Vin frequent trips home and has been a big help to Mr Mackey with the W A J team All are surprised to learn that Bill Barkley, much sought after by movie com panies, has finally signed a ten year contract with M G M Bill though still bachelor, has been reported as seeing a lot of Margaret 0'Br1en Jack Nodine and his talking crow have taken over Tilly Lou's time spot on the rad1o The conversation is momentarily interrupted by the late arrival of Ruth Daum and Paula Hauser, who have just flown in from Paris where they have been studying Frenchllines and styles and the French have been studying their lines and styles Such a wonderful time is had by all that another reunion is planned for the forth coming wedding of Richard MacNei1 and a wealthy oil heiress '3!Ef ' 4 f'- 10 46 'Db ' D ing, now playing professional basketball at Madison Square Garden. June makes - . . . . a k