Binghamton North High School - Wampum Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Graduation of the Class of January 1939 The theme of the january Commencement program was Pioneering It was devel- oped by a committee of eight. The commit- tee was as follows: Lucille Babcock, Harold Brown, Margaret Fredenburg, Woodrow Hayes, William Larrabee, Albert Page, Ray- mond Peet and Beatrice Stanton. The program was in the form of panto- mimes portraying several different fields of school activities. The first was in the field of music. In this scene, the A Cappella Choir sang a group of songs. The second scene represented the forms of sports which are taught in Health Education. This scene was divided into two parts, one for the boys and one for the girls. The third scene rep- resented North's school publication, The Wampum. This showed at one side of the stage, representatives taking pictures and the equipment used by the photography classes, while on the opposite an editorial group worked with copy. A fourth scene demon- strating expression was gt presentation of a brief part of Seventeen by two of the principal characters. Over 70 members of the class participated in the program. The last scene represented the tradition of this new school. It was illustrated by Raymond Peet who took the part of an ln- dian. The Indian is the symbol of North High. The entire program was narrated by Richard Powell. A class of 70 boys and 46 girls received diplomas from Superintendent of Schools D. Kelly. Awards were made too. Ray- mond Peet received the R.P.l. award for Science and Math, and Truman McDonald was the recipient of the Bausch-Lomb award for Science. Seated, left to right: jacques Harrington, president, Beatrice Stanton, Standing: Al Page, treasurerg Dorothy Johnson, secretary, Viola jewett, girls' sergeant-at-armsg Charles Perella, boys' sergeant-at-arms.

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Pioneering in Commencement Programs

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, LUCY CASTELLI, Academic Music. A Cappella Choir 3, 4, Festival Chorus 3, 4. After graduation: business school. ETHEL COLE, Academic History. Basketball 3. JOSEPHINE DILELLO, Homemaking. After graduation: Plattsburgh Nor- mal. BARBARA DORAN, Academic History. Ideal Couple. After graduation: post graduate Course. JACK EGGLESTON, Academic Social Science. Intramural basketball 3, 43 Honor Group 43 Best Boy Dancer 4. EDITH FANCHER, Home- making. Council 3, Girl Reserves 3, 4g Photography Club 4g Festival Chorus 3, 4g Member of Senior Advisory Committee, Honor group 4. After graduation: attendant work, Brooklyn State Hospitalg Cornell University. DANTE FERRANTE, Academic Social Science. Home Room representative 4, Photography Club, President fig Little Thea- ter Guild 3, 4, cast The Sap Runs High and Seventeen , Most Handsome Boy. RITA FLYNN, College. A Cappella Choir 3, 43 Festival Chorus 3, 4. After graduation: Cortland Normal. WINIFRED FRENCH, College. Girl Reserves 3, 4g Basketball 3, 4g A Cappella Choir 3, 4, Festival Chorus 3, 43 Red Cross 3, 4. After graduation: nurses' course at Binghamton State Hospital. LUCILLE BABCOCK, College. Honor Student, 4. After graduation: Binghamton Business Institute. HELEN BART- LEY, Academic History. After graduation: nurses' training course. DAVID BITTMAN, Academic Language. Intramural basketball. vi, Graduate Honor group, 4. After graduation: college. HELEN BRAHAM, Academic History. M A R G A R E T BROOKS, College. A Cappella Choir, 3, 'ig Librarian -ig Festival Chorus 3, -I. After graduation: post graduate course, business school. LUCY BUELI., College. Most popular girl g Little Theater Guild, cast Seventeen Al. After gradu- ation: post graduate course at Centralg Macon College. ALICE BUTTON, Commercial. Council representative 33 i Photography club 43 Festival Chorus 3. After graduation: Lowell's School of Business. JACK BUTTON, Academic Industrial. JAMES CAMPBELL, Academic Industrial. Var- sity Baseball 3g Varsity Football 3, fi. I nv.