Thanks to Jim Owen we have this quite old Batavian ("Senior Class Book"). The students in this yearbook and those for the next 10 years are attending the red brick schoolhouse, pictured above, and it is frequenlty shown as background to the yearbook photos. Some points of interest: The street addresses of all the seniors are listed (any attend from your street/house?); a few students from Elba and South Byron attended; at 45 students, it was the largest senior class to ever graduate from BHS up to that point; there's a tribute to the outgoing superintendent, John Kennedy, who will subsequently have a grade school on Vine Street named after him; they wrote an 11 stanza class poem; as Hoyt Irwin won't pen "Ever Batavia" until 1938, they had a quite different class song.

• Glenn S. Loomis was a senior (page 22). Marine Private Glenn S. Loomis was reported killed in action on June 29, 1918 in the Great War. Subsequently, the American Legion post in Batavia was named after him.
• Senior Loretta Growney (future BHS teacher).
   

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1915 Batavian

Thanks to a loan procurred from the Batavia High School library by Jim Owen we have this Batavian. It contains an essay on the history of the Picayune.

• Kathleen M. Forsyth, future BHS English teacher is a senior.

1916 Batavian

Thanks to a loan procurred from the Batavia High School library by Jim Owen we have this Batavian. The Class Essay, "The New BHS", is an appeal to the citizens of Batavia to build a new High School. Note- The vote did not pass this time. It will 6 years later.

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1917 Batavian

Quite possibly there was no Batavian published this year. The 1944 Batavian refers to none being published in 1918 due of the war. However, we have the 1915, 1916, 1918, and know of a 1919 Batavian so we expect in 1944 they were referring to 1917 rather than 1918 Batavian. However, we'll keep looking, just in case.

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1918 Batavian

Thanks to a loan procurred from the Batavia High School library by Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

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1920 Batavian

Thanks to Jim Owen procurring a loan from the Holland Land Office we have this Batavian. Note- The whole Batavian was printed in sepia-toned ink. Scanning in color takes about 3 times as long as in black and white but for the pages with photos in them I elected to scan them in color to give a better flavor of the original.

• Mr. Winters joins the faculty.

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1922 Batavian

Thanks to a loan arranged by Jim Owen from Ted Robinson, the Batavia High School yearbook advisor, we have this Batavian.

• Marie C. Gentner, future BHS Latin and German teacher, is a senior here and voted "Most Brilliant" of her class.

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1923 Batavian

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian. The Batavian is in pretty poor condition (e.g., no cover) but many of the group photos are interesting as they show as backdrop the construction material and some of the construction itself of the "new" high school (the one we knew). This is the last class to graduate from the "old", red brick, high school (know the feeling?), situated on what we subsequently knew as the girl's athletic field, just south of "our" building. The yearbook is fondly dedicated to "The Old Red Brick Building", knowing that its days are numbered.

• John (Jack) Randall joins the faculty
• Eleanor Haitz is a BHS Senior
• B. Pauline Gehring is a BHS Senior: Assistant Editor of this Batavian

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Thanks to Jim Owen procurring a loan from the Holland Land Office we have this Batavian. This one is particularly interesting as the seniors are moving into the new building. There's a short history of the reasons for needing the building plus photos of brand, spankin' new auditorium, cafeteria, gymnasium, and chemistry laboratory (yearbook pages 25 - 29).

• Martha V. Saile, whom some of us knew as a Washington 5th grade teacher, was a senior.
• Charles V. Morith, whom many of us knew as a proactive ski enthusiast/instructor, was a senior.
• Miss Forsyth joins the faculty.

1925 Batavian

 Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

• James Gordon Carr (Gordon or "Brick" because of his red hair), Jim Minor's uncle (Jim was named after him), is a senior here. Gordon did almost all of the artwork in this Batavian as well as some in 1924, 1923, and even 1922. He went on to become a successful architect in Manhatten, heading his own 60-person firm. He also continued in art (water color) as a hobby and had a couple of successful one-man shows in NYC's prestigious Whitney Gallery. Family legend has it that he and a buddy, Pete Mulcahy (also BHS '25), got into school after hours and smeared Limburger cheese on many of the radiators. When the heat went on the next morning the stench was so bad they had to call off school. When his father, C. L. Carr, heard about it, Gordon had to spend the next several Saturdays toiling away in the basement of his dad's store. He was barred by the school from attending his Senior Banquet so he went and held his own, very successful, alternate-banquet.
• Miss Boatfield is a BHS senior.
• Miss Philibin joins the faculty.
• Dr. Pierce joins the faculty.

1926 Batavian

 Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

1927 Batavian

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

People of note:

• Eleanor U. Homelius, future BHS teacher, was a senior this year.
• Mrs. Stella joins the faculty.

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1928 Batavian

 Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

• John Hanley (auto Mechanics)
• Edna Thompson (English)
• Loretta Daily (Math)
• Frank Owen (Choral Music)
• Mary O'Brien (History)

1929 Batavian

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian:

• Christine Carr and David Minor, Jim Minor's parents were seniors this year.
• Margaret A. Gentner, German teacher Marie Gentner's sister, later to become Mrs. Margaret McDermott and Home Economics teacher, was a senior this year.

The following teachers join the faculty:

• Ernest Huff (Chemistry & Gen. Science)
• Ethel Brumstead (Latin)
• Beatrice Gehring (Geography)

1930 Batavian

People of note:

• Sherman Babcock, Tom Babcock's dad and future member of the Board of Education.
• Zita Muller, future teacher and principal at Pringle, Washington, and John Kennedy.

• Miss Gentner (French, Latin)
• Mr. Burns (Physics)
• Mr. Edwin Johnson (Citizenship)

  

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1931 Batavian

Also, here's an April 1931 Picayune ("PIC"). Copy provided by Kathy Owen (BHS '63). There's an article referring to the above Batavian on page 10.

• Daniel VanDetta, future BHS coach, was a senior.

• Eleanor Haitz (Business)
• Francis Brainard (Business)
• Miss Pauline Smith (Business)

1934 Batavian

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The World of the Class of 1936 World & National Events Germans occupy Rhineland. Italy annexes Ethiopia. Rome-Berlin Axis proclaimed. King George V of England dies; succeeded by son, Edward VIII, who soon abdicates to marry an American-born divorcée.  Franklin D. Roosevelt overwhelms his Republican challenger, Alfred Landon, for a second presidential term.   Academy Awards Best Picture - The Great Siegfeld Best Actor - Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur   Best Actress - Luise Rainer in The Great Siegfeld  /div> Music "Pop" Tunes -Pennies from Heaven by Bing Crosby, The Way You Look Tonight by Fred Astaire, Summertime by Billie Holiday.   Sports The Summer Olympics Games open in Berlin, Germany under the watchful eye of German leader Adolph Hitler. The star of the games was Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals. In one of boxing's all–time biggest upsets, Max Schmeling knocked out Joe Louis at 2:29 of round 12. Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson are selected to be the first inductees into The Baseball Hall of Fame.

Thanks to a loan from Arthur Hunt (BHS '65) through his brother, Bill Hunt (BHS '55), we have this Batavian.

People of note:

• Willis Shaw, father of classmate Woody Shaw, is a Senior here.
• Huletta Darch (Lambein), future Kindergarten teacher at several Batavia schools is a Senior here.
• Mrs. Mable Kraemer (Art) joins the faculty this year.

 

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1937 Batavian

We are indebted to Kathy Owen (BHS '63) for lending us this fine copy.

People of note:

• An editor of this Batavian was senior Catherine McClellan (future BHS teacher and counselor)
• Virginia Holmgren (future East school elementary teacher) was a senior.

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1938 Batavian

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1941 Batavian

The World of the Class of 1941 World & National Events Battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks. Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs. Roosevelt reelected President and becomes the first man to hold the office for three terms. The U.S. Congress approves the first peacetime conscription draft. German battleship Bismarck sunk by British naval force.   The Year in Film Best Picture - How Green Was My Valley - 20th Century-Fox Best Actor - Gary Cooper in Sergeant York Best Actress - Joan Fontaine in Suspicion Top Music "Hits" Chattanooga Choo Choo & A String of Pearls both by Glenn Miller, Green Eyes by Jimmy Dorsey, and God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday.   Sports Ted Williams records a season batting average of .406; it is the last time any major leaguer will hit over .400. Joe DiMaggio has a 56–game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16), and is named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Whirlaway wins racing's Triple Crown.

 

Thanks to a loan arranged by Jim Owen from Ted Robinson, the Batavia High School yearbook advisor, we have this Batavian.

 

Person of note:

• Mr. Collins (Business) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Puleo (Industrial Arts) joined the faculty.
• Mr. VanDetta (Phys. Educ.) joined the faculty.

 

 

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1942 Batavian

The World of the Class of 1942 (and the Newborn of the Class of '61) World & National Events December 7, 1941 - The attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, commences at 7:55 a.m. when Japanese fighter planes launch a surprise attack on United States soil, destroying the U.S. Pacific Fleet docked at the base.  This attack, which took the greatest amount of U.S. naval life in history with 1,177 sailor and marines perishing in the attack, as well as the loss or damage to twenty-one naval ships, led to the entry of American troops into World War II. One day later, the United States of America declares war on Japan, officially entering World War II. On December 11, 1941, the United States declares war on Germany and Italy, responding to their declaration of war against America. The Battle of the Midway Islands is fought in the Pacific with the Japanese fleet encountering its first major defeat of the war. Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews.  Roosevelt signs executive order 9066 confining 110,000 Japanese Americans into relocation camps.   The Year in Film Best Picture - Mrs. Miniver - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Best Actor - James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy Best Actress - Greer Garson in Mrs. Miniver Top Music "Hits" White Christmas by Bing Crosby, Moonlight Cocktail and (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo both by Glenn Miller, and Tangerine by Jimmy Dorsey.   Sports Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in the 1st round for the heavyweight title and KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain it. Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller enlists in the Navy, and Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator.

Thanks to a loan arranged by Jim Owen from the Batavia High School library, we have this Batavian.

Person of note:

• Mr. Elmer Baker (Industrial Arts) joined the faculty.

 

 

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1943 Batavian

The World of the Class of 1943 (and the Newborn of the Class of '61) World & National Events The Marines land on Guadalcanal. Hitler declares "Total War". Axis forces in North Africa surrender.  FDR, Churchill & Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day). The first nuclear chain reaction is produced in the Manhattan Project, under the direction of physicists Arthur Compton and Enrico Fermi. Race riots in Detroit and Harlem cause forty deaths and seven hundred injuries. Meat, butter & cheese rationed in US. Income tax withholding introduced.   The Year in Film American studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies. Best Picture - Casablanca - Warner Bros. Best Actor - Paul Lukas in Watch on the Rhine Best Actress - Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette Top Music "Hits" Paper Doll by The Mills Brothers, I've Heard That Song Before and by Harry James, Sunday, Monday or Always by Bing Crosby, and Pistol Packin Mama by Al Dexter.   Sports NY Yankees win the World Series. Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the US army. Count Fleet wins the Wood Memorial and the Triple Crown in Horse Racing. All Major golf tournaments were cancelled due to World War II.

Thanks to a loan arranged by Jim Owen from the Batavia High School library, we have this Batavian.

Person of note:

• Mr. Spaulding (PE & Guidance) joined the faculty.

 

 

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1944 Batavian

 

The World of the Class of 1944 (and the Newborn of the Class of '61) World & National Events The Normandy Invasion, D-Day, occurs when one hundred and fifty-five thousand Allied troops, including American forces, and those of eleven other Allied nations, stormed the beaches of France. This began the invasion of Europe that would lead to the liberation of Paris. Operation Overlord gained footing quickly, pushing through the Atlantic Wall in the largest amphibious military operation in history. Nazis begin mass extermination of Jews at Auschwitz. US begins attacks on Japanese fleet in Philippines Sea.   The Year in Film Best Picture - Going My Way - Paramount Best Actor - Bing Crosby in Going My Way Best Actress - Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight Top Music "Hits" Swinging on a Star, I Love You, and I'll Be Seeing You, all by Bing Crosby, Don't Fence Me In by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters, and Im Making Believe with Ella Fitzgerald and The Inkspots.   Sports Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are cancelled. Becoming the youngest baseball player, 15 year old pitcher Joe Nuxhall is signed by the Cincinnati Reds.

 

The second (see above) recent flea-market find from Kathy Owen (BHS '63). This is the WAR EDITION and was trimmed down to conserve paper and also because production personel and equipment were limited. More pictures of faculty we knew, 12 years before we entered 7th grade. For the curious, this also lists what colleges/universities the faculty went to and what degrees they obtained.

 

Articles include a discussion of the move from the "old" Junior-Senior high school to the "new" one (the one we knew) twenty years earlier in 1924 and the travails Mr. Owen had in dealing with the Choristers of 1944. The football team did a little better but we still lost to LeRoy. The apparently short-lived Junior High song, Hail To Thee, J. O. was introduced in this edition.

 

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People of note:

• Miss Jean May Harrower was a senior here before becoming Mrs. Harold Harloff and kindergarten teacher at East school.
• Mrs. Collins (Lang./English) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Cullison (Phys. Educ.) joined the faculty.
• Mrs. Weber (Librarian) joined the faculty.

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1945 Batavian

The World of the Class of 1945 World & National Events FDR wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey.Thirty thousand US Marines land on Iwo Jima. American troops cross the Rhine River into Germany. Two weeks later, twelve hundred and fifty U.S. bombers attack Berlin, causing Adolf Hitler to order the destruction of his own industries and military installations one day later. In the Pacific, the US military also retook the island of Guam from the Japanese. On April 12th Roosevelt succumbs to a brain hemorrhage; Vice President Truman assumes the presidency and role as commander in chief. On May 7th, Germany surrenders!!   The Year in Film Best Picture - The Lost Weekend - Paramount Best Actor - Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend Best Actress - Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce Top Music "Hits" Bandleader Glenn Miller is lost when his plane disappears over the English Channel. Sentimental Journey by Les Brown & Doris Day, Rum and Coca-Cola by The Andrews Sisters, and Till the End of Time by Perry Como.   Sports The only Major in golf was the PGA Championship won by Byron Nelson, who was also the leading money winner at $63,336 for the year.

 

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

 

People of note:

• Elmer Baker (Industrial Arts) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Ray Byrne (Science) joined the faculty.

 

 

 

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1946 Batavian

 

The World of the Class of 1946 World & National Events The first atomic bomb, the Trinity Test, is exploded at Alamogordo, NM. Three weeks later,Truman gives the go-ahead for the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days after that, a second bomb is dropped on Nagasaki and, in less than a week, Emperor Hirohito of Japan surrenders!!  The first meeting of the United Nations general assembly takes place in London. It consisted of fifty-one nations, including the Security Council members China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.A. The League of Nations is disbanded. The island nation of the Philippines is given its independence by the US. Verdict in Nuremberg war trial: 12 Nazi leaders sentenced to hang; 7 imprisoned; 3 acquitted.   The Year in Film Best Picture - The Best years of Our Lives - Samuel Goldwyn Productions Best Actor - Fredric March in The Best years of Our Lives Best Actress - Olivia de Havilland inTo Each His Own Top Music "Hits" Prisoner of Love by Perry Como, Five Minutes More by Frank Sinatra, Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow by Vaughn Monroe, and (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons by Nat King Cole.   Sports Assault wins the Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing. Ted Williams is offered $500,000 to play in Mexican League, he refuses. Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals. Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in TV's first TV boxing "spectacular."

 

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

Persons of note:

• Mr. Clarke (Math) joined the faculty. 
• Mrs. Clarke (Math) joined the faculty. 
• Dr. Dexter Pierce (School Doctor) joined the faculty. 
• Mr. Edward Osborn (BHS Principal) joined the faculty. 

 

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1947 Batavian

The World of the Class of 1947 World & National Events Benjamin Spock's childcare classic published; too late to benefit future members of the class of 1961. "Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey & Greece in their battle against Communist terrorism. The UN Security Council unanimously approves the trusteeship of Pacific Islands formerly controlled by Japan to the United States. U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager becomes first person to break the sound barrier.   The Year in Film Best Picture - Gentleman's Agreement - 20th Century-Fox Best Actor - Ronald Coleman in A Double Life Best Actress - Loretta Young in The Farmer's Daughter Top Music "Hits" Near You by Francis Craig, Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah by James Baskett, Ballerina by Vaughn Monroe, and Heartaches by Ted Weems.   Sports Jackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's barrier against colored players when he debuts at first base for Branch Rickey's Brooklyn Dodgers. 1st bikini bathing suit displayed (in Paris of course). US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard (Dick) Button.

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

Person of note:

• Mrs. McDermott (Home Economics) joins the faculty.

 

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1948 Batavian

The World of the Class of 1948 World & National Events The Soviet Union begins its land blockade of Berlin. A counter blockade by the west was put into effect, as well as the massive "Berlin Airlift," in which British and U.S. aircraft carried  supplies and food to those cut off by the Russians. The Organization of American States was founded by twenty-one nations to provide a mutual security pact after World War II. WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting.   The Year in Film Best Picture - Hamlet - J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films Best Actor - Laurence Olivier in Hamlet Best Actress - Jane Wyman in Johnny Belinda Top Music "Hits" Twelfth Street Rag by Pee Wee Hunt, I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover by Art Mooney, Nature Boy by Nat King Cole, and Buttons and Bows by Dinah Shore.   Sports Joe Louis knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 11th round to retain his heavyweight title for the 25th time. Shortly after the bout, Louis announced his retirement from boxing. Citation wins horse racing's Triple Crown. Ben Hogan wins both the PGA Championship and the US Open.

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

 

 

Persons of note:

• Mr. Falco (Math) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Howe (Math & VP) joined the faculty.

 

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1949 Batavian

The World of the Class of 1949 World & National Events Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the US military, is signed by President Truman. Truman also rallies from behind to capture his first presidential election from the supposed winner Thomas E. Dewey. NATO is formed by the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations. The treaty states that any attack against one nation would be considered an attack against them all. The US withdraws its troops from Korea. Alfred Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the American Male.   The Year in Film Best Picture - All the King's Men - Robert Rossen Productions Best Actor - Broderick Crawford in All the King's Men Best Actress - Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress Top Music "Hits" Ghost Riders in the Sky by Vaughn Monroe, Mule Train and That Lucky Old Sun both by Frankie Laine, I Can Dream, Can't I by The Andrews Sisters, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry.   Sports The Cleveland Browns defeat the "original" Buffalo Bills in the All-America Football Conference championship game. Sam Snead wins both The Masters and PGA Championship. Babe Ruth dies at age 53 due to complications of cancer first diagnosed in 1946.

 

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

 

Persons of note:

• Mr. Lenz (Industrial Arts) joined the faculty.
• Miss Catherine McLellan (English/Soc. Studies) joined the faculty.

 

 

One Senior gained national notoriety. From the July 4, 1949 issue of LIFE Magazine (page 22). Thanks to Jim Owen for pointing this out. Jim tells us that Dick has retired from teaching in the Buffalo school system. Can't you just hear Dick's teachers saying, "I hope you have students just like you when you grow up!"

 

 

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1950 Batavian 

The World of the Class of 1950 World & National Events The Brinks robbery in Boston occurs when eleven masked bandits steal $2.8 million from the armored car company's office. Truman orders development of hydrogen bomb. The Korean War begins when troops of North Korea, backed with Soviet weaponry, invade South Korea. This leads to U.S. involvement when two days later, the United States Air Force and Navy are ordered by President Truman to the peninsula. Thirty-five military advisors are sent to South Vietnam to give military and economic aid to the anti-Communist government.    Entertainment Film: Best Picture - All About Eve - 20th Century-Fox Best Actor - José Ferrer in Cyrano de Bergerac Best Actress - Judy Holiday in Born Yesterday   TV: Debuts included: The Lone Ranger; Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows; What's My Line; and Beat the Clock.   Music: Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole, Tennessee Waltz  by Patti Page, The Thing by Phil Harris, and Music! Music! Music! by Teresa Brewer.   Sports Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit. Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion. PGA Tour money leader is Sam Snead with a total of $35,759. US beats England 1-0 in a World Cup soccer game in what would later be called "The Miracle on Grass". (Next win will come in 1994.)

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

 

Person of note:

• Miss Mary McCulley (English) joins the faculty.

 

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1951 Batavian

The World of the Class of 1951 World & National Events UN troops in Korean War recapture South Korean capital of Seoul, then Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. Chinese Communists enter the war and force a UN retreat toward 38th parallel. After making statements challenging both the Chinese and his own superiors, and writing a published letter critical of President Truman's limited-war strategy, Gen. Douglas MacArthur is relieved of his command. MacArthur later addresses a joint session of Congress where he delivers his famous "Old Soldiers Never Die" speech. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are found guilty of spying for the Soviet KGB and sentenced to death. The first commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at the US Census Bureau.   Entertainment Film: Best Picture - An American in Paris - Arthur Freed Productions Best Actor - Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen Best Actress - Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire TV: Debuts include: The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show; The Jack Benny Show; The Cisco Kid; and Dragnet.   Music: Cry by Jonnie Ray, Unforgettable and Too Young, both by Nat King Cole, and How High the Moon by Les Paul and Mary Ford.   Sports Sugar Ray Robinson KOs José Basora to win middleweight boxing title. Ben Hogan wins both The Masters and the US Open. Florence Chadwick swims English Channel (13:23). Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in national tennis competition. Dick Button wins US skating title for 6th time.

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have this Batavian.

Persons of note:

• Mr. Crook (Instru. Music) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Jim Hanley (Industrial Arts) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Martin (Math) joined the faculty.

 

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1952 Batavian

 

The World of the Class of 1952 World & National Events Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong, Korea. King George VI dies and his daughter Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the UK. The first long distance telephone call is made without operator assistance. Alan Freed presents "Moondog Coronation Ball" at the old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock & roll concert ever!!!!!!   Entertainment Film: Best Picture - The Greatest Show on Earth - Cecil B. DeMille Producer Best Actor - Gary Cooper in High Noon Best Actress - Shirley Booth in Come Back, Little Sheba   TV: Debuts included: I Love Lucy; The Today Show; The Hallmark Hall of Fame; and the long running "Soaps" Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life, and The Guiding Light.   Music: Wheel of Fortune by Kay Starr, Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart, Vera Lynn, You Belong to Me by Jo Stafford and I Went to Your Wedding by Patti Page.   Sports In one of the most famous finishes in baseball history, Bobby Thomson of the NY Giants hits a three-run walk-off home run, immortalized as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", to give the Giants a 5–4 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers for the NL title. The Giants then go on lose the World Series to the NY Yankees 4 games to 2. Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement. Joey Maxim defeats Sugar Ray Robinson by knockout to retain his world light heavyweight title. This is the only knockout Robinson would ever suffer.

 

 

Thanks to a loan from Bill Hunt (BHS '55) we have this Batavian.

 

 

Persons of note:

• Mr. Sanborn (Principal) joined the faculty.
• Miss Mieras (English) joined the faculty.
• Miss Hughes (Vocal Music) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Osborn becomes (Superintendent)

 

 

 

Bill's Batavian had this interesting bookmark, a 1952 polio flyer:

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1953 Batavian

The World of the Class of 1953 World & National Events President Harry S. Truman announces the development of the H-Bomb after the first, named "Mike" is exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific. General Dwight D. Eisenhower gains an easy Presidential victory over Democratic challenger Adlai E. Stevenson. The description of a double helix DNA molecule is published by British physicist Francis Crick and American scientist James D. Watson.   Entertainment Film: Best Picture - From Here to Eternity - Buddy Adler, Producer Best Actor - William Holden in Stalag 17 Best Actress - Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday   TV: Debuts included: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; My Little Margie; Victory at Sea; The Adventures of Superman; This Is Your Life; and, as a local show, American Bandstand.   Music: The Song From Moulin Rouge by Percy Faith, Vaya con Dios, Les Paul and Mary Ford, The Doggie in the Window by Patti Page and Rags to Riches by Tony Bennett.   Sports In golf, Ben Hogan wins The Masters, US Open, and British Open championships. Maureen   "Little Mo" Connolly becomes the first woman to capture the "Grand Slam" in tennis by winning Wimbledon, and the French, Australian, and US Open titles. Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

Once again, we thank Tony (BHS '60) and Marcia Bentley (BHS '63) Tenebruso for the loan of this Batavian for inclusion here.

Person of note:

• Miss Prendergast (Science) joined the faculty.
• Mrs. Schramm (Home Economics) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Dilmore (Instrumental Music) joined the faculty.

 

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1954 Batavian

 

The World of the Class of 1954 World & National Events Fighting ceases in the Korean War when North and South Korea, the United States, and the Republic of China sign an armistice agreement. The first large scale vaccination of children against polio begins. Joseph McCarthy begins televised Senate hearings into alleged Communist influence in the United States Army. Racial segregation in public schools is declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in Brown vs. the Board of Education. Five U.S. congressmen are shot on the floor of House as Puerto Rican nationalists fire from spectators' gallery; all five recover.   Entertainment Film: Best Picture - On the Waterfront - Sam Spiegel, Producer Best Actor - Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront Best Actress - Grace Kelly in The Country Girl   TV: The first color TV's go on sale. Singer Julius LaRosa is fired on TV by Arthur Godfrey. Debuts included: Face the Nation; Disneyland; Lassie; The Tonight Show; The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin; and The Secret Storm.   Music: Little Things Mean a Lot by Kitty Kallen, Wanted, by Perry Como, Oh! My Pa-Pa by Eddie Fisher and Sh-Boom by The Crew-Cuts.   Sports NY Yankees beat Dodgers (again), 4 games to 2, winning a record 5th consecutive World Series. A young golfer named Arnold Palmer wins the US Amateur. Former Yankee great Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe.

 Thanks to a loan from Bill Hunt (BHS '55) we have this Batavian.

Persons of note:

• Mrs. Mark (Special Educ.) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Pawluckie (English) joined the faculty.
• Miss Ryan (Math) joined the faculty.

 

 

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1955 Batavian

(Those of us in the class of '61 were in 6th Grade at the time)

 

The World of the Class of 1955 World & National Events Dr. Jonas Salk starts inoculating children against polio. Congress orders that all US coins bear the motto "In God We Trust." West Germany becomes a sovereign state. The US government agrees to train South Vietnamese troops. The US Supreme Court orders that all public school be integrated with "deliberate speed."  Warsaw Pact is signed by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland & Romania. Columbia U scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years.   Entertainment Film: Best Picture - Marty - Harold Hecht, Producer Best Actor - Ernest Borgnine in Marty Best Actress - Anna Magnani in The Rose Tattoo   TV: Debuts included: The Lawrence Welk Show; Gunsmoke; Cheyenne; The Honeymooners; Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Captain Kangaroo; and Mickey Mouse Club (with Annette Funicello and some other people).   Music: Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets, Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing by The Four Aces, Ain't That a Shame by Fats Domino and Tutti Frutti by Little Richard.   Sports  Rocky Marciano retains his World Heavyweight title with an 8th round knockout of Ezzard Charles. The LPGA money winner is Patty Berg with a total of $16,492. Elston Howard becomes the 1st black player to wear a Yankee uniform.  Le Mans race car accident kills 83 spectators; race continued.

Thanks to a loan from Jim Owen we have scanned in this pristine copy.

Persons of note:

• Mr. Raines (Phys Ed.) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Ricci (Phys. Ed.) joined the faculty.
• Miss Gzowski (Home Economics) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Wright (English) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Wade (Industrial Arts) joined the faculty.
• Mr. Olsen (Science) joined the faculty.

 

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