Belmont Central School - Reflector Yearbook (Belmont, NY)

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IWIMIHIM-NIMIYIMIWIMIMIMIMIMIMIMINIMIJIMIMIWIWIWIW-M-HIWIMIM-MIM-MIWIWIWIMIWIWIMIMIWIWIWIWIWIMIWIH 1953 REFLECTOR H-WIWIWIWIMIWIWINIW-WIN-M-W-MIWIW-MIWIWIWIM-M-WIWIWIMIWIWIWIW-WIWIWIWIM-WIWIMIWIWIWIM-WIMIWIWIMIWI Sophomore Class Back Row Cleft to right! - Wesley Cline, Bruce Caldwell, Terry Monroe, Gary Tucker, James Gilliland, Leonard Watson, Gene Johannes, Richard Matteson, Milford Matteson, Thomas Kyle. Middle Row-Robert Henries, George Haynes, Raymond Keenan, Gene Whitaker, David Ryan, Carl Peterson, Lester Veley, Leland Converse. Front Row-Thelma Hale, Bethel Cline, Crystal Wilkens, Janet Horn, Shirley Clark, Patricia Hickey, Diana Van Dyke, Robert Dickens. Leonard Watson Not enough entertainment. Leland Converse Not enough entertainment. Gene Whitaker Too many winter vacations, not enough in the spring. Robert Henries Not enough gym periods. Bruce Caldwell Too much talking in study hall. Crystal Wilkins Not enough entertainment. Diana Van Dyke Too much routine. Audrey Jacobs Not enough assemblies, too much homework. Pat Hickey Too much homework, no time for Hprivate lifef' Janet Horn Wants different teachers. Iireshman Activities The freshmen started out the year with getting accustomed to the high school schedule and learning to open the lockers which were new to most of us. Some of the boys had lockers last year as there weren't enough desks in the eighth grade room. Next came the initiation which was a lot of fun. We were all curious to see what Ufateu was in store for us. After the initiation we began to work out our assembly program. Wetre very proud of the way it turned out. We are very thankful to all who helped make it a success. The actors of our show bought Mr. Daniel Carnavale a cigarette lighter because he was always running out of matches durinjf rehearsals. The last thing which came about was the nominations and choosing of ll the student council. Jerry Jordan, Harry Hale, and Marcia Frick were nominated for secretary-treasurer of the student council from our class. Marjorie Bassett Marilyn Lewis Freshman Theme Songs JULIANNE JOHNSTON - Stormy Weather MARCIA FRICK - Hello Sunshine, Good-bye Rain MARGIE BASSETT - Charlie My Boy BERNITA BENJAMIN-Bewitched JACK WALLACE - I Love Girls SHIRLEY BAKER - An Easter Parade JOE KENYON - Found a Peanut IMIWIWIWIWIWIWIW-WIWIWIW-WIN-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-WIWIW-WIWIMIWIMIWIWIWIW-WIWIWIWIWIWIN-W-WIWINIM-NIW-W-H

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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

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llllilllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll-HIllllIllllllllllilIlIIlIll1IlIIllllIIIlIIlIIlIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlllIIIIIIIHIIIIIIlllIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllIlllllllIllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIllIIllllllllIlIIIIIlIIIllIIIIlIlIIIllllIlllllll-IIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW 1953 REF LECTOR IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIlllllllIIllllllllllll-IllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIllIlIlIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-IllIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-IlllllillllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIINlIlIIIlillllIllIIl.lHItIl1lllU ARTHUR BROOKS - I Wanna Get Married MARILYN LEWIS - Piano Roll Blues DONNA DICKENS - Walkin' Arm in Arm with Jimmy JERRY JORDAN - Take Me Out to the Ball Game PHIL SORTORE - Navy Waltz KAY SAUNDERS - Feuding Fus- sin'g and a Fightin' DICK SHELLEY - Let Me Call You Sweetheart BEV. BLIVEN - Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes FRED ROBINSON - Get to Work. Boys PHIL WALLDORFF -- Don't Fence Me In BEV. HARVEY - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels HARRY HALE - Farmer in the Dell JIM WHITWOOD - Blues in the Night RUTH FARNUM - Goofus RONNIE BAKER - Ragtime Cow- boy Blues BOB RULISON - Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me TOM BROWN - School Days JOYCE CLARK - O' Happy Day SPRING TIME Spring is the greatest time of the year. It's a sign that warm weather is near, You will see the children, at work at play, But all is quiet on a rainy day. The tulips peek their heads out of the ground, And all of the animals are frisking around, The bushes and plants grow their beautiful leaves, And on rainy days, water drips from the eaves. The farmers are happy to see spring at hand, So they can grow crops on their plentiful land, The fields of wheat are beautiful sights, And the children are having fun with their kites. -George Haynes Who's Who in Sports DON PATRICK played baseball, basketball and soccer for three years. In baseball he was our catch- er. He played guard in basketball and in soccer he played line. LEE STRITTMATHER has played two years of varsity soccer, two years of varsity basketball, as cen- terg and three years of baseball. This last year he was our star pitcher. JACK WINTERHALTER has played basketball for two years and has played soccer three years. PHIL O'KEEFE has played bas- ketball two years. We wish to thank Phil for the performance he turned in as forward. BILL ROBINSON has played two years of soccer. FRED ROBINSON did a good job playing soccer considering that this was his first year. DANIEL BABCOCK has played three years of varsity soccer and two years of varsity basketball. In soccer he played center half and in basketball he played forward. DAVE BABCOCK played soccer and junior varsity basketball. HOWARD BESSETTE played his first year of basketball and turned in a good performance. JIM GILLILAND has played two years of basketball and baseball. Jim has turned out to be a good third baseman in baseball and he al- so turned in a good performance as guard on the basketball team. GARY TUCKER started out the basketball season on the junior var- sity but later in the season was placed on the varsity. This is Gary's second year playing shortstop. JERRY JORDAN has just started playing in sports. This year he par- ticipated in junior varsity basketball and he also played second base on our baseball team. TERRY MONROE played first base on the baseball team and looked like a professional. LESTER VELEY played his sec- ond year in soccer and baseball. He has also played junior varsity bas- ketball. GENE JOHANNES played his second year of baseball this year. BOB DICKENS has played two years on the soccer team. He also has been captain of the junior var- sity basketball team. WALTER HAND has played two years of soccer and two years of junior varsity basketball. FRED PRENTICE was our very capable goalie this year in soccer. He also played on the varsity bas- ketball team. CHARLES LYMAN played on the soccer team for the last two years. JOE MEAD has been on our soc- cer team for the past two years. JERRY VAN DYKE played in all three sports this year. He partici- pated in soccer, basketball, and baseball. Lee Strittmathcr David Caldwell Choir News There are forty-eight members in the choir this year. It consists of six tenors, ten basses, fifteen altos and seventeen Sopranos. In November, all-state was held at Hornell and the following stu- dents were chosen to go from Bel- mont: Helen Whitney, Joseph Mead, Thomas Kyle, Gerald Van Dyke, Le- land Converse, and David Caldwell. In February, all-county choir was held for the first time in Wellsville and the following were chosen to go: Sandra Mitchell, Shirley Clark, Helen Whitney, Diana Van Dyke, Barbara Stark, Patricia Olmstead, Donna Dickens, Gerald Van Dyke, Joseph Mead, David Caldwell, Bruce Caldwell, Leland Converse and Wil- liam Lyon. Mrs. Katherine Palmer was one of the two directors. Joe Mead sang the only solo part in the program. In May, the spring festival was held at Cuba. Joe Mead won straight A rating for the solo he sang. The choir also took part in the spring concert in May. At baccalaureate services, fifteen freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will sing. Band News When the handicaps under which we worked the first half of the school year are taken into considera- tion, it can be said that the B.C.S. bands have had a very successful year. The senior band of thirty- three pieces played for P.T.A., the senior play, our spring concert, the 1 2 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJllllllllllllllll-IlllI-Illll-IIlllllIlll-IlllllllllllllllllIIIIllllHlllllllllIlllllIllllllllI-llIlIllItIIlI1IIIIlIlll-IIllIllllll-lllIIIlIlMINII1INIIII-IIIII-IIINIIIIIIIIIIIllllllll-IIIIIlllllIllllllIlIIIIllIllIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH-lllll-Ill