Windham Ashland Jewett Central School - Wajerian Yearbook

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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

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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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Emerson said, 'hitch your wagon to a sta To Dick Bailey we give a star, which he can tack up somewhere within his reach when he feels inclined to ca ry out his hltching pro penalties For sometime we've been trying to find something to stop the perpetual flow of words from Paxla Hauser's mouth lhis may do the trick temporarily Paula please accept this all dav sucker with my best wishes for your silent enjoyment For Tom Murtha we need something just the opposite So after a long search, we finally came up with some magic talk serum Here's a sample, Tom, and here's hoping it works! It has been sald that we can't live without cooks Jeanne Servis has become noted for some of her delicious morsels, turned out in the Home Ec Kitchen In the hope that she will always have something to cook, we present her with this useful untensll To Bill Muller and Norman Fuchler, our two class farmers, we obtained for each of you, a deed to the finest farms in New York State known for being late We're no I guess in everv class there's always one who has become exception To help Ruth Daum correct this habit we have an alarm clock fellow couldn't enjoy his d We've always thought that it was a shame that a handsome vantages as easily Fvery class has one second one, we have For Don Munson, cially prepared Salesmanship is ability to sell OUT 8nd quiet personality We, however have two For tharlotte Tuttle, our a noisemaker 'ever lovin' practical 1oker, we have a large box of matches, espe treated for giving hotfoots an art June Vining has been gifted with this art, as shown by her magazines So we have a certificate stating the extent of her selling ability So that Al Buist may continue to enrich his mind by the reading of the classics, we have a copy of Victor Hugo's, 'Les Miserables' K0f course in comic book form! We have often wondered how ndith Walker can appear so tastefully garbed and still have time for other things To assist her in the arduous task, we present her with the very latest decisions of 'Dame Fashion' may become To Bill Barkley we give a golf ball, along with the serious thought that he Nir1dh8l11'S OWU Claude Harmon 'Keep your head down, your eye on the ball doodle' Bill! and no dipsy Thelma Knapp Some people were born with the love of truly fine music in their hearts is one of these lucky ones For her we have a piano which will fit all h6Y mUSlC81 moods from Duke Ellington to Rachmaninoff When I came to Richard Nac Neil I was stumped! I could thlnk of no suitable gift for our clever comedian However, Rich, you have our sincere thanks for keeping us laughing for our four years of high school As for myself, I feel that the honor of being chosen to bestowe these gifts upon you is sufficient And the memory of this occasion is something that age will not wither Patricia Thetford 5 - ,, WWA ' Fl ll ' rw. . n a - as his friends. So, to remedy this we give Jack Nodine a mirror. Y I Q, v h 5- Q.. , i.