Canaseraga High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Canaseraga, NY)

Page 23 text:

CLASS HISTORY Upon our official entry into high schoolg that is, senior high school, we chose Miss Uelzman as class advisor. Pete arney was elected presidentg Dotty Scott, vice-pres- identg and Doris O'Connor, secretary and treasurer. We sent as representatives to student council, Bruce Burnside and Doris Spencer. This first year we didn't do any- thing by way of making money, but we did have an enjoyable party at the year's close at Stony Brook Glen. As we entered our junior year, we determined to accomplish more than we had in the two preceding years. We did, in the form of a spaghetti supper and a. Junior Prom. However, we were very sorry to lose our class advisor, Miss Uelzman, who had advised us in our other years of high school. In her place, we selected Mr. Kunze. For our class officers, Dotty Scott, presidentg Nelson Harvey, vice presidentg and Doris Spencer, secretary and treasurer, with Doris O Connor and Pete Carney repre- senting us in the Student Council. To round out the year, we enjoyed a mass picnic including grades seven through twelve, at McPherson's Point on Conesus Lake. Now, as seniors, we again chose Mr. Kunze for our advisor and prepared to inaug- urate a vigorous plan for the year's activities. First of all Nelson Harvey was elected president, Pete Carney, vice president, and Doris O'Connor, secretary and treasurer, while Dotty Scott and Bruce Burnside represented us in the Student Council. The first undertaking of the year was the presentation in December of the play, High Hopes, which has often been commented upon as one of the best plays ever presented by this school. Our next triumph was a. successful pancake supper followed b a bake sale which was contributed to by the various members of the class. Then, ofy course, there was the Senior Ball given late in April, the music for which was rendered by Don Diserio and his orchestra. 19

Page 22 text:

CLASS PROPHECY While on my vacation, I decided to delve into the careers and home lives of my for- mer classmates. Because their lives are of some interest to you, my readers, I will try to describe to you what I have found in this year of 1956. As I fiew from New York over Hornell, I saw a large chemical factory was the cen- ter of activity in this formerly small city. Reaching Can-aseraga, I asked who had built this large business, and I was told that it was none other than that lover of sci- ence, Pete Carney. He owns a large mansion in the suburbs of Hornell and is spend- gigcrthe best part of his life with his Irish wife, whom we all remember, Bette c uire. As I had no more time to find out about the Carney's, I moved on to that well- known town just west of our little village. Here, as I walked down the one street, I saw a short chubby nurse, carrying baby twins. The nurse's face was very familiar, and as I stopped to inquire where I might find the home of the Bruce Burnside's, she sudden- ly spoke to me. Only then did I realize this nurse Was none other than Rhea Sleggs. She disclosed the secret, then, that Bruce and Doris O'Connor had secretly eloped two years ago, and were now living on the O'Connor farm raising pigs and other farm an- imals. Rhea insisted on having me come to her home because she had just loads to tell me , you remember she could talk. The news she told me would seem short of nothing but gossip, if you ask me. Nevertheless, it did save time for she gave me the address- es of the class that she still knew. First, in Poag's Hole, I found Doris Spencer had become the leading nurse in the modern Poag's Hole Old Soldier's Home . Here, she is allowed to work even though she is married and raising her four boys, named Zeke 1, Zeke 2, Zeke 3, and Victor lst. But Doris is not the the only one who has found her nurse's position, for here we have: another promising young or middle-aged or oldish maid located. Do you remem- ber Marian Boland? Now, Marian has the thoughtful position of reading bed-time stories to all the old soldiers who have come to the old soldier's home of Poag's Hole to have bed-time stories read to. We've heard she's engaged to one of the inmates, he also being one of our former class. This tottering, teetering, ole man is none other than Nelson Harvey, who may be found in bed number two, floor three, by spitoon number thirteen, having his stories read to him in a peaceable manner. And then, leaving Canaseraga, I traveled to Rochester. Here, I found that Gritsville County had just elected their new district attorney to office. We find this being John Wilson, who told me in the strictest confidence that he had finally beaten that old ri- val from South Canaseraga and had brought his sweet wife home. Asking who this might be, he told me Marge Ames. Of course, I had to call on Marge, so I went home with Mr. Wilson-. He said. You simply must see the family! Marge also gave me more valuable information.. For now, she told me where 1 might find Kay Wheeler. I'm sorry, but I'll just have to give you Marge's word about Kay, for I haven't the time to travel to Texas where she- is now living. It seems she never relocated after the war. You seethere was a tall, slim, young man, and an ar- my camp involved in it all. Marge said, It all comes back to her now. She said if I'd go just about two miles farther, I'd find the last member of the class. And right she was, for as I drove on I came to a very small town named New Ville. Here was located, the Dieter Daily Gazette owned and edited by Jeanne Dieter, wife of the prosperous chicken dealer of New Ville, Howard Dieter. And now, because I have spent all my vacation visiting my old friends. and class- mates, I must fly back to work because ho'w can I keep- my customers thin if I don't write my article? That being, How to Lose Weight in Ten Easy Lessons by Dottie Scott, 016 my other ,article, sort of in the family, If You Die, Let Us Bury You-At Home-- ur Home! Class Motto - Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground. Class Colors - Blue and White Class Flower - Red Rose 18

Page 24 text:

CLASS WILL The senior class of 1941, of Canaseraga Central School, Town of Burns, in the state of New York, being sound of mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this our last will and testament, in manner and following, that is to say. First- To our principal, Dayton E. Murray, goes the largest part of our estate in the form of our deepest and most sincere appreciation and gratitude for the guid- ance and understanding he has given us, this, our senior year. Second- To our class advisor, Mr. Henry Kunze, we extend our thanks and appre- ciation for his guidance and advice he has given us, throughout our junior and senior years. Third- Pete Carniy leaves his ability of capturing women to Elmer Kurtz. CMore power to you, lmer.J Fourth- Doris Spencer leaves all her excess knowledge to Howard Shay. Fifth- Howard Dieter bequeaths his heart to the one and only Winnie Glover. Sixth- Marian Boland leaves her dancing ability to Bill Griese. Seventh- To Eleanor Boyd, Rhea Sleggs leaves at least a smile or two. Eighth- John Wilson bequeaths his argumentative ability to Teddy Wheeler. Ninth- To Maxine Bird, Marge Ames leaves the key to Alonzo Mastin's Heart. Tenth- Doris O'Connor bequeaths her singing talent to Dorothy Knights. f Elevengh- To Jane Nichols, Dottie Scott leaves her ability to get her man or men i wante . Twelfth- Bruce Burnside bequeaths his success in English to Joyce Longwell, al- though she really doesn't need it. Thirteenth- To Billy Morris, Nelson Harvey leaves his beautiful hair. fTake care of it, Billy.l Fourteenth- Kay Wheeler bequeaths her piano talent to Marge King. Fifteenth- To the faculty who are so abused, we extend more power to them. In witness thereof, we, the Blue and Whites of 1941, do hereunto subscribe our names the first day of June in the year of nineteen hundred and forty-one. The testators named above, subscribed their names to this instrument in our pres- ence of each of us, herein declared the same to be their last will and testament, and requested us to sign our names thereto as witnesses to the execution thereon, which we hereby do in the presence of the testators on the day of the date of the said will. The Class of 1941 Witnesses: Henry Kunze, F. A. Nelson Harvey, C. P. 20