Binghamton Central High School - Panorama Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Construction of the new gym is being carried on while many students anxiously await its completion. healthy minds For years Central has been without adequate gym facilities, with gym classes being held in a small, poorly equipped building. Only the boys had the opportunity for athletics. One some¬ times wonders how our gym instructors, Mr. Art Sharpsteen and Mr. Hank Merz, managed to turn out championship teams, working under such disadvantages. Under their direction, the boys got a lively workout or played the game then in season. These gym classes served as the basis of Central ' s athletic program. However, steps have been taken to remedy the situation, and BCHS will have a new million- dollar gym by winter. Construction of the new building began August 25, 1952, suspending gym classes early in ' 53. The new gym will have a large floor separated by a folding partition into two smaller courts. The seating capacity will be about 2,000. A welcome addition is a pool. The old gym will be converted into locker rooms for student equipment. Ramps will be built to enable the students to go directly from the school into the gym. The girls will be able to have gym classes also. An athletic field for Central has been proposed, but it is still in the paper stage. Page Sixteen

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Industrial.... Central ' s ground floor is one of the busiest of our school ' s four stories. This floor serves as a training field for the many students taking industrial sub¬ jects. Pupils who take industrial subjects are trained for jobs which they will be able to enter immediately after graduation. The variety of industrial classes at Central is great. Many of these contain a wealth of knowledge, such as: auto shop, in which the boys are taught the fundamentals of mechanics; printing shop, where the pupils gain experience in working with printing machines by turning out many things that Central needs which require printing, such as programs for the term play; and wood shop, where the boys make some things which are for sale. If you ever need a bookcase or a knicknack shelf, go down to Room 5 and 6 and see what they have to offer. Other help¬ ful subjects are machines, metal shop and mechani¬ cal drawing. But not all industrial subjects are for boys. Cen¬ tral ' s girls who wish to become beauticians are offered a course in beauty culture. Any student who takes an industrial subject at Central is going to be well trained in that particular field. Seated: Mr. Frank Collen, Mrs. Elsie Winchell, Mr. Harold Hess, Mr. Francis Gorgos. Standing: Mr. Fred Barrett, Mr. Michael Fanelli, Mr. James Kerr, Mr. Andrew Harris, Mr. Lee Kent. tst-J

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Seated: CUSTODIANS Mr. Thomas Connolly, Mr. Charles Whitcomb, Mr. Roy Shute. Standing: Mr. William Ford, Mr. Michael Hudak, Mr. George Forrester. CAFETERIA Row 1: Blanche Van Bell, Dorothy Ramage, Di¬ rector; Mildred Morgan. Row 2: Euleta Hayes, Lou Ellis, Bertha Welmot. Page Seventeen and health y bodies.... If you forget your lunch or don ' t care to bring it from home, you can step into the cafeteria and obtain a good lunch for a very reasonable price. Almost anything you desire, you can get. Whether it be sandwiches, salads, or a hot plate, the cafeteria has it. After you have eaten lunch, this is a good place to make last minute preparations for your afternoon classes, or you can sit and talk with your friends. Have you ever wondered who did all the unpleasant tasks around Central? If you don ' t know, we ' ll tell you. It ' s the custodians. They keep the bells ringing, inkwells filled, floors swept, walks shoveled, and the grounds picked-up and mowed. They come early every morning to open the doors and get the school heated. They also have to saw off locks from lockers, when the locks have been put on backwards or in some other fashion have been made impossible to unlock. Many thanks to the cafeteria staff, who fill our hungry mouths, and to the custodians, who make it a pleasant place to spend our school year. r » -w Lunch time finds many students making use of the facilities in the cafeteria. ■Mi