Bainbridge Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Bainbridge, NY)

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As We Remember H1m The present IS but the reflection of the past so a senxor book of B C H S can only start by tellxng about the man who molded the l1ves of so many of us who practlcally evolved the very school sys tem that nurtured us and who made us ready to enter the adult world Dally contact w1th us dally correct1on of our faults d1d not change Mr Casey s genume l1k1ng for chlldren He enjoyed the very small ones the most because of thexr naturalness To mlx w1th them see thelr smxles and watch them grow up and then take thelr places 1n hfe meant everythmg to h1m Mr Casey llked a person w1th finesse one who d1dn t use bad language one who was truthful A person Wlth the abxhty to talk mtelhgently about almost any subject always attracted the ear of Mr Casey Although school took up most of hlS t1me because he dldn t let h1s job end at the close of school Mr Casey d1d have many hobb1es Garden1ng was h1s favor1te and developmg a plant new or differ ent was h1s mam objectmve Perhaps h1s greatest accompl1shment 1n the garden was cross1ng a large garden strawberry for slze and a Wlld one for flavor to come up wxth a strawberry both large and good tastmg The rmportant part of the exper1ment was that Mr Casey was ahead of Cornell xn developlng such a strawberry In the vegetable garden telephone peas were h1s speclalty and many people found themselves compar1ng the1r peas w1th Mr Casey s To have telephone peas anythmg l1ke the ones m h1s gar den meant you were a full fledged pea grower and deserved a lot of credlt Tomatoes ln the Casey garden were always started from seeds early 1n the sprmg No one ever saw Mr Casey buymg tomato plants Not only was the garden full of thmgs to eat but xt was made beaut1ful by the many flowers bloommg from early sprmg to late fall Roses were h1s favor1te Hower Although he had many var1 et1es the cllmbmg roses were the most beautlful There were exghteen clxmblng roses on rust1c poles Mr Casey thought pamted poles mlght detract from the beauty of the rose llked to WIUICSS Early rn the mornmg he used to watch It from Mt Pleasant Sometlmes he would journey up to the mounta1n at nlght to see the sunset Whenever an eclxpse was expected there was a specxal announcement over the P A system made to arouse the students mterest That mght every ch11d 1n school and our pr1nc1pal could be seen Waltlng for the ecl1pse Mr Casey also loved anlmals espec1ally cats He had a cow when he was a boy that would follow h1m all over Even when the cow was sold to someone else It managed to come back home and be w1th Mr Casey He was k1nd to every anlmal Last year he encouraged us to put food out for deer Bulldmg was another hobby Mr Casey enjoyed He bullt h1s summer house alone He almost fell and hurt h1mself because he couldn t wart for some boys to come and help h1m put on the roof Sports of all klnds attracted Mr Casey When he first came to Ba1nbr1dge he was coach of foot ball basketball and baseball In recent years he went wxth the wrestllng team because they dldnt have a coach Durmg the basketball season before the era of buses Mr Casey and the team mem bers rode ln a sle1gh to the town they were p1ay1ng Mr Casey was short rn stature but even so box1ng was h1s favor1te sport He could defeat almost anyone wlth h1s sk1ll 1n box1ng Also he cheered loudly for the Grants but never for the Dodgers In h1s home the kxtchen was the room he enjoyed best of all He llked to be there espec1ally when somethxng was cook1ng so he could lnhale the wonderful aroma of food belng cooked Every evemng Mr Casey would read the New York Txmes from cover to cover He also l1ked to read out loud Wh1Ch he d1d very beautlfully Th1s all goes to show how very human Mr Casey was and how very d1vers1f1ed h1s 1nterests were He never faxled to know somethmg about everythxng We shall always remember the chal lengmg questxons he would glVC us to answer and the valuable anecdotes that he could tell about h1s l1fe We shall always remember hlm bemg everywhere 1n school observmg m our classrooms substltutmg for our teachers addressmg our assembhes watch1ng us play on the court field or rlng and performmg on the stage We shall always treasure our memorles of Mr Casey 4 I , .... , , ' , , . , . , . . , . . . y . I . . . , A ! 9 ' . . . , . . I I . - , ' , .... l Y , . . y . , - 3 His love for nature meant so very much to Mr. Casey. The sunrise was something he especially . , . . . D , . y . . . , . ' l 1 . ' 7 ' 7 . , . , . ' Q . , 1 ,- , . u y , I - . , . ' 9 , . , . ' Y I7 ! 7 7 , . . .

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Echo Introduction Dedication Faculty Maintenance PFIHCIDQI Oiiice Staff and Board of Education Class H1story Senior Introduction Senior Pictures Senior Achievements Baby Pictures Last Will and Testament Class Introduction Classes Activity Write up Act1v1ty Introduction Sports Introduction Literary Introduction In Memoriam Patrons Alumni Thank You Echo Staff , ............... Senior Activities . ........... .............................

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We respectfully dedicate Our Echo to FRANCIS J. CASEY BORN NOVEMBER 2, 1887 DIED MAY 31, 1955 5