We didn't have cars or a ten-speed bike,
A dare was a drag off a dried up "Lucky Strike".
"Boston", "Chicago" & "Kansas" were cities back then,
But Bill Haley, Doris Day and Patti Page were top ten.

Our "trip" to Excelsior included our whole class,
We didn't know about "trips" with pot, dope or grass.
Four letter words then were "dang" and "oh puke"
Our principal was "Curly" and our teacher, "The Duke".

Gone now are high school, canteen and show house,
But names linger on like: "Puskin", "Baggie" and "Mouse".
Memories of high school won't fade with our age,
Too many good friendships with classmates were made.

Our weight always a problem, our hair a bit grey,
"Old fashioned" our kids call us day after day.
We're not "older", but "better", as young as can be
Here's to our class of nineteen hundred and fifty three!
-Shirley (Nielsen) Theissen-

• Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes ... Perry Como
• Side by Side ... Kay Starr
• You You You ... The Ames Brothers
• April in Portugal ... Les Baxter and His Orchestra
• Vaya con Dios ... Les Paul and Mary Ford
• I'm Walking behind You ... Eddie Fisher
• Ricochet ... Teresa Brewer
• No Other Love ... Perry Como
• Oh! ... Pee Wee Hunt and His Orchestra
• Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo ... Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer
• Rags to Riches ... Tony Bennett
• The Doggie in the Window ... Patti Page
• Dragnet ... Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
• Many Times ... Eddie Fisher
• Till I Waltz Again with You ... Teresa Brewer
• The Song from Moulin Rouge ... Percy Faith and His Orchestra
• Keep It a Secret ... Jo Stafford
• Ruby ... Richard Hayman and His Orchestra
• Eh, Cumpari ... Julius La Rosa
• I Love Paris ... Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra
• Changing Partners ... Patti Page
• Pretend ... Nat King Cole
• Baubles, Bangles and Beads ... Peggy Lee
• P.S. I Love You ... The Hilltoppers
• Honey in the Horn ...
• Secret Love ...
• Ebb Tide ...
• Rock Around the Clock ...
• Your Cheatin' Heart ...

"Ike" was President

Age and treachery will overcome
youth and skill every time.

It's All In The Game

Tommy Edwards

Hey There

Rosemary Clooney

Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)

Domenico Modugno

Wheel Of Fortune

Kay Starr

Sh-Boom

Crew Cuts

Cry

Johnnie Ray

Mr. Sandman

Chordettes

Chances Are

Johnny Mathis

Kiss Of Fire

Georgia Gibbs

Honeycomb

Jimmie Rodgers

Song From "Moulin Rouge"

Percy Faith

Venus

Frankie Avalon

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Mack The Knife

Bobby Darin

Secret Love

Doris Day

Singing The Blues

Guy Mitchell

Let Me Go Lover

Joan Weber

Tom Dooley

Kingston Trio

All I Have To Do Is Dream

Everly Brothers

The Three Bells

The Browns

You Belong To Me

Jo Stafford

Wanted

Perry Como

Tennessee Waltz

Patti Page

Memories Are Made Of This

Dean Martin

You, You, You

Ames Brothers

Vaya Con Dios

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Sin (It's No Sin)

Eddy Howard

Till I Waltz Again With You

Teresa Brewer

My Prayer

Platters

Be My Love

Mario Lanza

Sincerely

McGuire Sisters

Love Letters In The Sand

Pat Boone

That Lucky Old Sun

Frankie Laine

Tammy

Debbie Reynolds

Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing

Four Aces

Little Things Mean A Lot

Kitty Kallen

I'm Walking Behind You

Eddie Fisher

Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy

Red Foley

The Wayward Wind

Gogi Grant

Goodnight Irene

The Weavers With Gordon Jenkins