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

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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

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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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finally •••• DRIVING The person learning to drive a car today should have two things foremost in his mind: Safety and a thorough knowledge of the vehicle he is driving. That is why Central offers a driving course to teach young people how to cope with the problems of driving. Mr. Harris instructs his class indoors twice a week, and then takes them outdoors twice a week for actual driving. He teaches each one to be a good, careful driver, not another teenage menace. AVIATION With the coming of the air age, aviation has rapidly taken a prominent place in the minds of Americans. In order to teach the students who are in¬ terested more about this field, Central offers a course in aviation. This inter¬ esting subject is available to both boys and girls. Mr. Emerson Bateman, the instructor, is aided by modern equip¬ ment which includes a Link Trainer. Aviation acquaints the student with the fundamentals of flying and also with facts about the air and weather. HEALTH One of the easiest and most interest¬ ing courses required at Central is the health course. There is always some¬ thing about this subject that the pupils like. It may be the psychology, which acquaints them with the functions of the mind, the physiology, which teaches them about the functions of the body, or perhaps it ' s the instructors, Miss Anna Bloom and Mr. Arthur Sharpsteen. Health also teaches the students the good grooming and nutritional habits which are essential in every day living.