PRESENTING
THE HCS CLASS OF 48
I had the very good fortune of being
able to borrow a 1948 yearbook and I proudly present here a synopsis of that
yearbook for your viewing pleasure.
Many of you, like me, will know a lot of these people; producing this
page was an interesting task as I read through the Will and Testament and
Prophecies in particular. I think they
displayed a wonderful faith in the world and, you know what? For being written 52 years ago, it is
relatively undated and could be as current today as it was then. Read on and enjoy.
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We proudly present some further nostalgia from the HCS Class of 1948!
This yearbook, Memories of Heuvelton High, was dedicated to Miss Jerrine Hutchinson for her past 20 years that she taught the high school students and from time to time gave them valuable counsel.
She is said to have contributed unsparingly of her time and energy toward the betterment of the school. Her varied fields of interest included science, mathematics, and language; and, as teacher of these subjects, she showed consistent interest in the student preparing for higher education. The Junior Class editors of the Memories of Heuvelton High gave their sincere wishes for many years of continued success as an educator in Heuvelton.
I know many, many of us have known Miss Hutchinson in the years following, , and would have to agree that she fulfilled those wishes in stellar fashion. What a lady! She is one of two teachers at Heuvelton that left a lasting impression on me.
The Class of '48 Memories of Heuvelton also left us a short history of what things were like in those days. It makes for fascinating reading. I have to apologize if there are errors in this document - the original I have to scan from is brittle and I dare not open it again to check some of these details. There are a couple of dates I am not sure of and there may be spelling errors in some names, for which I apologize profusely, but like I said, I dare not open that Yearbook again.
In the Fall of 45", an important event in the lives of some twenty-odd, eager Frosh took place. I don't recall the exact number of headaches confronting the teachers during that glorious autumn. Because of a ruling made by a previous class, we were not allowed to have any social functions, but we paid dues and dreamed of the day when we would occupy those memorable back seats. However much to the amazement of the sophomores and ourselves, we were allowed to hold a joint box-social in the Grange Hall. The proceeds profited each class $3.05.
During the next two years we studied hard. We lost a classmate here and there, and picked up another from the same place until our number had been reduced to less than twenty and more than fifteen. Our junior year holds many cherished memories. We became sophisticated when we got our rings. In February, we held a dance and made $33.37. We were overjoyed. Then came the "big nits" ! On May 16th we held the annual Junior Prom and lost $.90. You should have seen our faces. For the rest of the year we didn't 'do much because we were suffering from our tragic loss.
That brings us up to the fourth and last year. In the Fall of 1947, we took over the magazine drive, which was a big success. Our confidence restored, we ventured a little farther. But we soon lost that confidence, when we only broke even on a dance. We then took over the picture distribution, and gained back some of our previous loss.
After our funds were considerably reduced due to the Halloween Hall, we decided we had better settle down to business. So we sold stationary and cards during November. In December, we sponsored a minstrel show - home talent from Antwerp. This was the first really profitable class function of the year. During the winter, our class funds were slightly increased because of the sale of candy at basketball games by some of our more ambitious members.
On February 23, which was a school holiday, we held our Penny Supper and community Auction, and stared breathlessly at the profits $140.00. Also, during that month, we sold everyday greeting cards, and that helped, too. Then, in March, under the able direction of Mr. Snyder, our class adviser, we presented our three-act farce, "Take Your Medicine". We presented it twice in Heuvelton once at Hammond, and once at Lisbon. This was the last of our money-making act- and yielded us nearly $300.00 profit.
On Thursday, March 25, we left on the Van Zile Tour for Albany Now York, Washington and points south. We stayed in Albany at the Wellington the first night. The next stop was Washington where we amused ourselves for five days in the various places of interest. On Tuesday, we left for New York, which we visited for three days via the Snyder Tours.
In Albany, we visited the museum on the fourth floor of the Education Building, went to the top of the State Office Building, visited an historical museum across the street, and made a tour of the capitol building.
In Washington, we visited, among others the following places of Interest: The Capitol, the Folger Art Gallery, the Smithsonian Institution, the Aircraft Building, Lee Mansion, Mount Vernon the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Cathedral, the Washington Memorial, the Supreme Court Building, where we saw the court in session, the F.B.I., the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, the Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Franciscan Monastery, the Zoo, the swimming pool in the Ambassador Hotel, and several bowling alleys.
In Now York, we went up in the Empire State Building; took the television tour In Rockefeller Center; visited the Statues of Liberty, Grant' Tomb, the Riverside Church, and Cathedral of St. John the Divine; ate in the Port Arthur Restaurant In Chinatown; went to the Museum of Science and Industry, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and saw "Icetime" and the Easter show at Radio City. Most of us saw an orchestra leader in person, and had an opportunity to ride the escalators In Macy's We all had a wonderful time, but we were glad to get home.
We all wish to thank Howard and Nellie for the happy nine days we spent during the Easter vacation of 1948, and are looking forward to a grand get-together, with junior and sophomore play cast members as our guests, sometime before school Is out. And that concludes the history of the Class of 1948 to date. However, this brave little group of Heuveltonians will continue to make history you watch and see!
Like many classes in the following years, the Class of '48 left a will and testament. It is presented here for your enjoyment:
SENIOR CLASS WILL AND
TESTAMENT
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We, the Senior Class
of Heuvelton High School, being of sound mind and body, do hereby declare this
to be our last will and testament.
It is our desire
that the following things be given to the people listed below:
FIRST - We give and
bequeath our battle-scarred back seats to the deserving junior class. We hope
that they will not have to sandpaper their Initials off the desks.
SECOND - To the
sophomore class, we leave our thanks for the help they gave us in earning money
for our trip at Easter-time.
THIRD - To the
freshmen we would like to leave a little advice - treasure every year of high
school; they pass much too quickly.
FOURTH - We leave
Mr. Thompson more time to attend to his duties since he will no longer have to
use up his time in continually putting one of us out of his office.
FIFTH - We leave Miss
Hutchinson a little peace and quiet, as well as some used chemistry, biology
and intermediate algebra books.
SIXTH - We leave
Miss Cross with some empty chairs in band and chorus, and less gum in her
wastepaper basket.
SEVENTH - We simply
take thankful leave of Mr. Briggs' Riot. 12 class, and those huge assignments.
EIGHTH - We bequeath
to Mr. Snyder our gratitude for all the services he ran dared us in earning
money for the senior trip, especially for directing the senior play - also our
gratitude to Mrs . Snyder for her hospltality and the full cookie jar on nights
of play rehearsal and a grand time on our trip to I Albany, Washington and New York.
NINTH - We wish to
thank Miss Beswick for all the favors which she has done for us as seniors.
TENTH - As
individuals, we, the senior class, wish the following things to be distributed
to members of the high school:
1.Betty Aldrich
bequeaths her shy manners to Emma Lou Chambers, and bar curly hair to Esther
Reynolds.
2.Freeman Ashworth
gives his mathematical ability to Bill Downing, and his shyness to Newell
Stewart.
3.Lyle Bogardus
would like to leave his unique build to Donald Sterling.'
4.Norma Finley
leaves the "New Look" dresses to her sister, Audry.
5.Horace Jackson
wants to leave the Heuvelton High School girls in care of Bob Steels, our prize
fighter.
8.Barbara Kelly
bequeaths bar dramatic to
Clara Smithers, and her language ability to Joe Narrow.
7.Eloise Mayne
leaves her cod, compact, and lipstick to Thera Thornton and long skirts to June
Mandigo.
8.Nancy McAllister
leaves her freshmen to anyone who can get his,
and her position as secretary to DVT to anyone who can qualify.
9.Ernest Murdock
leaves his good looks and nice smile to Millard Poor and his oar to Jim Chase.
10.Maclyn Murdock
bequeaths his wolfish tendencies to Laurie J. and his curly hair to Lowell.
11.Robert Sheppard
leaves his ability in physics to Howard Bice.
12.Beverly Nugent
gives her curly blonde looks and Latin marks to Eloise.
13.William Smithers.
leaves everything possible to Jessie Macaulay.
14.Betty Zoller
leaves her engagement ring to the next lucky girl who gets engaged - it's
anybody's guess.
ELEVENTH - We hereby
revoke all bills outstanding, which we may have incurred during our high school
years.
Lastly, we hereby
appoint Howard Grant Snyder, executor of this, our last, will and testament,
with full authority over all our property. As witness thereof, I subscribe my
name.
Some sage advice there, eh? Back to Top of Page
And, most telling
of all, the Class of '48 left us their prophecy! Oh, boy, this should be good!
Read on fellow surfers:
PROPHECY for the CLASS of
1948
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It
is now the year 1960 - 12 years after our graduation from Heuvelton High School.
It seems that all the members can be
accounted for --
Betty Zoller is married to Ralph. They live on a small farm
near Kendrew.
Nancy McAllister is living in a modern
home In the suburbs of Now York City. Her husband is a salesman for
Aiello Bros. Dairy Products.
Betty Aldrich is happily married to Paul
Bartholomew, who is manager
of the Heuvelton Drug Store. They
live in a bungalow in town.
Robert Sheppard is a laboratory technician, working under
Albert Einstein
Ernest Murdock to a veterinarian in-Texas. He was graduated from Cornell University in 1955.
Horace Jackson is operating his father's fram on the Fish Creek Road.
William is serving as a Chaplain in the Army..
He and his wife Jessie, are living in Dallas, Texas.
Beverly Nugent was married to Millard Poor In 1953. They reside on a farm near Depeyster.
i She s a private secretary for a lawyer in Washington.
Eloise holds a very
promising position.
Barbara Kelly is teaching mathematics
at Heuvelton Central School. She married to Laurie, who is head of
the music department at the the same ??
Freeman Ashworth is a Second Lieutenant in the
United States Air Corps.
Norma 7 Finley is a noted milk tester in northern New York State. We also that she has become interested in the matrimonial (state).
Maclyn Murd ck is still single. He Is a
barber in "Sunny
California" where haircuts are
$.90, He says that he enjoys fishing on the day-off.
YEARBOOK PHOTOGRAPHS
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Well, that's a little haphazard but
it's the best I could do. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did/do. Not to be
outdone by future classes, however, the 1948 Heuvelton Memorial yearbook also
had pictures to pass on to posterity (us). Here are some of them:
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There were a couple of baby
pictures, for instance,
A picture of the school building,
Heuvelton's Main Street, 
The yearbook staff, 
How many of those folk can you name?
And, 
the Student Council, of course, plus,
the cheerleaders,
The FFA,
The honors students, Back to Map
And last but not least, the Senior Pictures (boy do these folk look young!): Back to Map
All in all, a pretty
classy class!!
I would love to see more web pages like this. If you have the inclination, I would be most pleased to assist you in setting up a web site for your own graduation class. As long as you have an ISP connection and a web browser, there are plenty of free web page sites out there for your use. I will share any and all information and experience I have with you if you wish to start a Class of 'xx web page; just ask