Belmont Central School - Reflector Yearbook (Belmont, NY)

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IlllllIllllIIllIII-IlllllIllllllllllllllll-IllIllllllIlllIllllllllllIIIIllllll-llIIIlilIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIllllllllllllI-Illllllllllllllllllllll-IlllllllIIIIIIIIIIINIIlllllllllllllllllI-lllllllllIllllIII-IIIIIIIIIIlllllll-IIIIIIIIHIIIUIIIlllllllllIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 1953 REF LECTOR IlllllllllIIll.llIllllllIllllIIIllllllllllllllllllllllll-IllIllllllllllIillllIll-lllll-IllllllllllllNl!Illlll-HIHIIIIIIIIUII-llllIllllIllIINIIIIIIIIIIHI-Illll-IIIII-IIIIIIIIUIIIIIlllllIIl-IIIIIIIIIIIIHIllllllllllllllllllll-UllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllll-Hill-Illll-llllllllllll can never forget the days we skipped school and the punishments we received. I enjoyed all the sports I played from the freshman year right up to my senior year. I have appreciated Coach Anthony Mo- shano's fine work with us in sports. I enjoyed the time I spent in study hall and the library. I will never forget the day I had to wash Mr. Mazzanti's car. A word to the wise -don't soap windows. Yes, the school year is almost through and we must leave B. C. S.-Donald Pat- rick When I sit in study hall, I think of all the hours I have wasted dur- ing my school years. Why did I waste them? I didn't think home- work was that important or l thought I was putting something over on the teacher. As school come: near the end for me, I can certainly see my mistakes.-John Collins This being my last year of school. I look back on the twelve years that I have spent at Belmont Central and I realize that they were happy years. After I graduate I will have to find some means of supporting myself and this will be rough - roughter than school.-Charles Lyman My impression of school through- out my past twelve years contains lasting memories both good and bad, mostly good. I've never shown the interest in school that I should have, I suppose, especially in my high school years, but looking back now I wished I had tried a little harder. I've had my share of getting into trouble and in a few cases had to suffer the consequences, due to the disciplinary action of Mr. Strate and company. My main comment is that I'd like to try it all over again. It hardly seems possible that in a few short weeks I can kiss goodbye to the old Alma Mater.-Gerald Van Dyke Senior 'l'llClllC Songs Roseanna Biancuzzo- What Will I Tell My Heart? Elizabeth Billyards- Till I Waltz Again With You David Caldwell- Never Let Me Go Maxine Clark- Why Don't You Believe Me John Collins- Hot-Rod Race Helen Hand- I Believe Everett Horn- ln the Mood John Kenyon- Hold Me, Thrill Me, and Kiss Me Marlies Kuhne- The Loveliest Night of the Year Charles Lyman- The Hobo Song by Red Buttons William Lyon- Brooks Bogie Phil O'Keeefe- Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cig- arette Patricia Olmstead- Tell Me You're Mine Donald Patrick- In the Mood William Robinson- I Can't Go Hunting with You, Jake, But I'll Go Chasing Women Gerald Van Dyke- Beautiful Dreamer 1952-53 is All Over But the Memories Last September, the school year of 1952-53 began for all the Belmont students. There wasn't any spec- tacular or significant event that would enable the average person to recall this year, yet this year means a great deal to those in the senior class. The beginning of the school year for those in the senior class marked the beginning of the last few months of their school days. Adults often refer to these years as the best years of their lives. Let's recall some of the occur- rences of this past school year. First, there was the initiation of the fresh- men. The seniors started selling ma- gazine subscriptions. Local movies were also sponsored by the senior class. There was an intermission for Christmas vacation. Mid-year ex- ams were the next hurdle following Christmas vacation. The junior play, Molly was put on in February. The senior ball was held on Febru- ary 20. The seniors started their senior themes and senior play prac- tice. The annual senior play, If Mother Only Knew, was presented on April 9. Easter vacation marked the last intermission before final ex- ams and graduation. During the Eas- ter vacation the senior class took its Washington trip. This trip is the goal of all seniors and indicates the approaching end to their school days. The junior prom was held on May 8. The sophomore and fresh- man classes presented an Arthur Godfrey show on May 12. Officials of the student council were elected on May 25 and the field day was held the following week. Though the happenings of the school year play an important part in high school life, there are often other things which a student adds to his memories. Some remember the first time they were caught skip- ping, still others recall the bus rides home from the basketball games. Many little such personal incidents are valued highly by each student. The school year of 1952-1953 is speeding away to the past and soon all the seniors will be the new alum- ni of Belmont Central. In the future. only the class picture of the 1953 seniors, like a ghost, shall remain witness to the passing parade of classes. In closing this annual editorial, it is only right, fitting and proper to wish the best of luck to the sen- ior class of 1953.-Gail Jones The Junior Class Has Varied Activities The with twenty-three members. During the year we lost two classmates, but gained two more and we end up still with twenty-three classmates. The first thing our class did was to elect class officers. The class elected Howard Bessette for class president, Joseph Mead, vice-presi- dent, Barbara Stark, treasurerg and Barbara Shelley, secretary. Betty Gleason and Fred Warner were chosen to be our class repre- sentatives to the student council. junior class started school Miss Florence Duncan and Mr. Howard Howbridge were our class advisors. We wish to thank them for the wonderful job they did, in help- ing us. The first important job our class did was to pick out our junior class rings, which we are very proud of. On February 10, our class put on a one-act comedy play entitled, Molly, for the student body and for the P.T.A. We enjoyed that very much. 8 lllllllllllllllllII-lllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIllIllll-lllll-Ilill-lllll-IIIIIIHIlllilllllllllIIIIIIIIll!II-llIIlIlilII-IlllllllllI-IIIIIIIIIII-IIHlllllll-IIIII-Illll-l1IlllIlIllIlllllllllllllllllllllll-NIH-IllIllllllllllIllllllllllllll-Illll-IIIllllllllllllllllllll-IIIIl-Illll-IIIll-llllll

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llllll-lllllllllllllllllllIIIIllllllllllll-IlllllllllIlllllllllllllllIllllllil-llllllllllIlllllllllIlllIlllIllllllilllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIllIlllllllllllll-llllllllllllIlllllllIllllllllllllllllIIIIIIUIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIllIlllllllIllllIllI1IlUlllll1llllllllHl 1953 REF LECTOR -UIH-IINIHQIIIHW-lllll-Illllllllll-lllll-llllllllllllllllllllIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-IllIlllllIlllIIlllllIIlIlllll-HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIllllllllllllI-lllll-IllllllllllllllIlllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllIIHI-IUIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIHUIIIQIIII-lllll-IIIHI determining one's life goals. There are two things to consider when determining a career. The first is your abilities, or sometimes your natural talents. The second is your interests, in what fields they lie. In such fields as art, music or mathematics, in which a natural in- clination shows up at an early age, these two fields probably coincide. On the other hand one might enjoy some field of outdoor work, such as nature study, but not be suited to strenuous work such as farming. The solution would be to find a work with a minimum of strenuous exercise-teaching agriculture or science, laboratories of all sorts or other positions of these types. Towards the latter part of high school, the student should pin dcwn his interests to two or three fields and make allowances on whether or not he can obtain a college educa- tion. Certainly no boy or girl should go through high school without taking a part-time job of some sort to gain independence and experience and in some cases to help parents out fi- nancially. Fortunate is the person who has an obvious talent or a great desire for a certain profession and the means to reach that goal, but all of us can discover how to best prepare for the future if we really try.-Ray- mond Keenan A Sophomore Looks At High School Most every student's ambition in school is to graduate. However, there are some students who use school as a filling in place until they are old enough to quit and go to work. Most students do value their education and are in school to learn all they can. When you're in the grades you see the high school students going to a different room for each of their classes and you watch them walk around without a teacher trailing behind them. You begin wondering if you'1l ever reach high school and the time when you too can enjoy these privileges. Then that day comes when you become a freshman. For awhile you struggle with your locker combina- tion, then there's the freshman initi- ation. You think some of the upper classmen treat you as a sergeant treats a buck private and you know that when you're a sophomore, you will not treat the freshmen that way, but usually you join with the others and give them the same treatment. By the end of the year the new- ness of high school has worn off and you have become accustomed to the routine and ways of high school. In your sophomore year you have all the privileges you had during your freshman year. Every year of high school biings something new, and that's when you realize why you worked hard to be in high school.--Audrey Ja- cobs Sophomore News The sophomores are ending up a very good year, with great experi- ences and happenings to remember. The class officers filled their re- sponsibilities and were very success- ful. They were: president, James Gilliland, vice-president, Thomas Kyleg secretary, Gary Tucker, and treasurer, Terrence Monroe. Class advisors were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Crowther and Patricia Hickey and Eugene Johannes were student council representatives. LOST AND FOUND DEPT. LOST: Edward Welch to Andover Beverly Brisbee to Scio Barbara Martin to Mansville Henry Keiser FOUND: Crystal Wilkins from Wellsville Barbara Martin from Boston Looking back to sports, they found many members of their class participating. For soccer, basketball, and baseball: Lester Veley and Gary Tucker. For basketball and baseball: Leonard Watson, Wayne Shawl and Jim Gilliland. For baseball and soc- cer: Terry Monroe. For basketball and soccer: Robert Dickens. For baseball: Eugene Johannes. For bas- ketball: Henry Keiser, Wesley Cline and Richard Mattison. You did a swell job, boys, let's keep it up all through high school. Of course there are always the cheerleaders who had great spirit for the basketball team. A number of girls went out and showed great enthusiasm. Audrey Jacobs was a J.V. cheerleader and Pat Hickey, varsity. Looking back at the beginning of the year, the constitution was drawn up. A committee was appointed and the constitution was written with the aid of Mr. and Mrs. Crowther. At the beginning of the year there were about 16 on the black list, and ncw it has gone down to about half. When they heard about the average of 85 and being exempt from exams, the majority settle down and studied. The assembly the sophomores shared with the freshmen was a :Treat success. Everyone enjoyed be- ing in it and from the reports they heard, the audience enjoyed it. The committee members turned out to le the cast and Mr. Carnavale, the freshman advisor and the director. All the ones participating can thank Mr. Carnavale for his splendid work. Joyce McConnell Patricia Hickey Soiphomorcs List Pet Peeves After spending about nine months in school, the sophomores have de- cided what their pet peeves are: Eugene Johannes Too much homework. Milford Matteson Not enough study halls. Terry Monroe Too much homework. Not enough women. Robert Dickens Classes are too long. Wayne Shawl Too many teachers. Carl Peterson Not enough school entertain- tainment Jim Gilliland Not enough teachers. Joyce McConnell Too much homework. Not enough entertainment. Bethel Cline Too many tests aren't good for us. Gary Tucker You have to work, and that's against my constitution. Wesley Cline Too many weeks of school. l 0 lilIll-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIllIllllIllllllllIIIII-lllll-IIIII-IIIII-IlllllllllllllllIIIIIII-IllllllllIlllHllllllllllllll-IIIII-IIIII-IllIlllllll-lllllllIlll-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIIIIlIlIIII-IIII1-lllllIIlIIIIIIIIIIllIllllllll-IIIII-IlllllllIllllllllllllllIIIIll-lllllilllllllllll-Illlll I