Mynderse Academy - Myndersian Yearbook (Seneca Falls, NY)

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FHE GLASS OF When the fall of '39 arrived at Mynderse, it found us hack in school full of vim and vigor to start our sophomore year. We had some illustrious plans for this year, if only our dreams might be fulfilled. However, we found that before we could start realizing our fondest hopes, we had to elect officers to lead us in our conquest for Mynderse recognition. We elected Paul Falconer, president; June Holland, vice-president; Marian Spencer, secretary; and Harold Lind, treasurer. We had hardly caught our breath when the junior party officialdom presented itself before us. We were informed that we were to put on a skit concerning the “Gay Nineties” at this affair. “Ye Olde Family Albume” was literally or illiterally put on for the hysteric” enjoyment of everyone. Phyllis Trotter, Don Hutchings, Marian Ashley, Burritt Prayne, Emily Tarquino, Bob Comisky and Billy W ayne, all of whom took part in this, proved to be exact models of the characters they portrayed, especially Billy Wayne who posed as the baby! Our most cherished dream became a reality on March 8 of this, our sophomore year. Yes, we held a Soph Bunny Hop in the gymnasium on that, the evening of our innovation. The Finger Lake Gems, an all-girl orchestra, furnished the swing for this welcome, in gay spring-like style, of the Easter season. Since no sophomore class of recent years has been so enterprising, we were naturally very excited over the venture. Phyllis Malone was chosen general chairman, and she did all in her power to make this a memorable affair in the hearts of all who attended. As for athletic ability, we are by no means in the background. Gene Platten is a three letter man, having played varsity football, basketball, and baseball. Bob Gillespie, Ray Jones, Harold Lind, Back Row: Ricardo, iMmuraglia, Ludovico, Zona. Fredenburgh, McCarthy, Spencer, Lamma, Powinski, Alderman. Fourth Row: Barbi, M., Pannucci, iMrson, Barbi, L., De l elys, D., Johnson, Riley, Humphrey, Rogers. Plunkett, Malone, Fitzgerald, Laude, Page. Third Row: Giovannetti, Avveduli, Bianchi, Hosier, Cazzalo, Callan, Sabalini, Fulton, Mann, Holland, Little, Fisher, M., Gleason. Second Row: Tarquino, Rhineharl, Trotler, Ross, Delia, Ashley, Fillingham, Russell, Casey, McElligolt, Fisher, M. First Row: Sanlinello, Annetla, Drumm, Scale, Clark, Fornesi, Peterson, Gargan, Austin, Torchinelli.

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Our responsibilities in citizenship are unrolled in Mr. Rockwell's social science classes. X’s and y’s have given up their mysteries, as our classes with Mrs. Huntington in charge have gone through the pitfalls of elementary algebra. Our introduction to business has been made by Mr. Doyle. Some of us interested in the languages are making a start in Miss Miller’s Latin classes. So you see we are gaining in wisdom and knowledge as our teachers can testify. Led by such intellectual experts as Walter Ward we can expect to gain recognition on the scholastic rolls of Mynderse and perhaps in time really know it all. Such is the ambition of our class. We are young and the young are always interested in food; so perhaps it isn’t so strange that we have a certain day in late spring circled on our calendar—you’ve guessed it—the Sophomore-Freshman picnic. To those who have never seen one of these parties, they are a revelation. The necessary ingredients for a successful party are these: two hundred or so sophs and frosh with a handful of harried teachers to save them from themselves; eight hundred weiners or thereabouts, rolls in proportion, gallons of lemonade, a decent day and the State Park with Cayuga Lake thrown in for good measure. Mix these thoroughly, and the result is usually older and wiser faculty advisers, completely exhausted picnic supplies, a red letter day, a demoralized State Park stalT and sophs and frosh too weary, sunburned and food surfeited to object to the curfew rule. Is it any wonder that we save that party for the end of the year? Our last suggestion to our readers is this: lake a good look at the faces on these freshman pages, for you’ll see them sometime soon in athletic, musical, and the other special activities; for, confidentially, we are going places—in fact we are well on our way. We intend to uphold Mynderse traditions in our work and play and outgrow our greenish tinge ere this Myndersian goes to press. Back Row: De Stefano, T., Soscia. Deal, Vosh, Slone, De Stefano, P , McGrain, Armitage, Durnin, De Stefano, F., Baldassari, Color. Fourth Row: Farney, UpDyke, Lawrence, Marks, Fridley, Stall, Faiola, Buck, Prappolli, Sullivan, Miller, Callan. Third Row: Nelson, Lawson, Saunders. Knauss, Smith, Mum ord.Gurba, Abbott, Bose, Watkins, Marsh, Izzo, Bicardo. Second Row: Sullivan, Von Bergen, Stenglein, C., Arnold, Bally, Andrew; Hess, Bally, Albert; Wheeler, Cara her, J., Peters, Sinicropi, Paddock, Pioli. First Row: Cafolla, Pinckney, Gallina, Gal lager, Coyne, Ward, Bogers, Luckern, Caraher, W., Slenglein. E„ Slaudmyer, Loomis, Cerep,

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FORTY-TWO John Kemak, Albert Cappaeci, and Edmond Mastroleo are among our basketball men. Genevieve Sabatini rhythmically leads us in cheer for these class heroes. The sophomore girls are not lacking in athletic ability either, for many of them participated in inlramurals and will receive awards in June. We are quite an all-around class as far as participation in activities is concerned. The vocalists of our class have joined the glee clubs and are doing rather well for themselves. Some of them were in the operetta, “Hose of the Danube;” others are planning to attend the music festival in Waterloo. Those interested in languages have joined the French, Latin, or Italian Clubs; those possessing artistic ability have joined the Acanthus Club; those with histrionic ability, Wig and Rouge. The other clubs have been just as generously patronized. Ours is indeed a representative class. On April 12, we sophomores showed our ability also in the newly created activity of Mynderse, the annual Play Festival, sponsored by Wig and Rouge. Freshmen and sophomores participated in it in this, its initial year. Besides participating in these activities there has been a large sophomore attendance at the school dances, thus showing the sociability of our group. Also, we are anxiously looking forward to the Frosh-Soph picnic, to hang up new records in the annual eating competition. Yes, we have enjoyed this year immensely with all its trials, troubles, and good times. The fact that we shall be graduated from our second high school year is compensated for us only in the thought that our two most glorious and fruitful years are yet to come. Back Row: Rossetti, De Lelys, Pagano, Cappello. De Sarro, Centra. Giovanetti. Wright. Kuney, Lawson. Fourth Row-: Reese. Suffredini, Moio, Lurie. Reach. Cappaeci, Ritter, Amidon. H., Ludovico, Romanick, Hutchings. P. Third Row: DiNalale, Kinnetz, Blawski, Bonacci, Chalker, Lucliessi, Trowbridge, Mastroleo. Lancer, Gargan, Hutchings, I)., Falconer, Wescott, Scusa. Second Row: Seigfried, Sinicropi, A., Wayne. Lind, Platten, Jones, Kemak, Prayne, Stuck. First Row: Pontius, Lamuraglia, Brand, Esposito, Davison, Sinicropi, D., Cooper, Grahling, Comisky, Bruch.