Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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18 THE TOOT Claes Bcthutics Classes in Canastota High School came back with renewed energy this year and have been organized up to war strength, prepared for a vigorous peppy year of class activity. Seniors The grand old Seniors have organized with “Jim” Culver, the peppiest boy in C. H. S., as president. Mildred Williams takes his place as vice president, while Lois Te Winkel labors as secretary, and Darwin Cregg, treasurer, holds the class funds. Juniors The Junior class was organized the second week of school, with officers as follows: president, Mary Milmoe; vice-president, Helen Te Winkel, and secretary and treasurer, Marietta Rowella. Miss Rogers, Miss Carroll and Mr. Crisp are their advisors. Corn Roast The Junior and Senior classes entertained the faculty and special teachers at the first school corn roast of the season at Ufford’s farm at Union Corners. The party left the school at about five o’clock and had supper directly after arriving at Ufford’s. After supper the Juniors called for stunts and led off by singing Junior songs. The Seniors gave an impromptu yell, and then everyone sang school songs. Junior Party Miss Carroll entertained the Jolly Juniors and the class advisors at her home in Oneida on Saturday, December 13th. The boy-less class had a good time with games and stunts in spite of the lack of the stronger sex. Junior Candy Sale “Candy! Candy! Seventy cents a pound!” was the cry of the Junior class the afternoon of their candy sale. They begun selling it at three-thirty, and it was sold before the high school pupils were excused at four o’clock. The profits derived from the sale reached the ten-dollar mark. Sophomore A The Sophomore A class was organized during the first w'eek of school, with Leona Bell as president; Avery Merwin, Velma Weigand and Archie Maynard as vice presidents, and Alton Skelton as secre- tary and treasurer. Miss Graves, Miss Wier and Mr. Hoag were appointed faculty advisors by Mr. Simmons.

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THE TOOT 17 spent in drawing, for two years, and gives fifteen counts. Some of the new machines which have been installed are grinders, circular saws, and a boring attachment. Home-Making Courses A new home-making course, which corresponds to the new course in Manual Training, has been started in our Domestic Department. It requires three hours work a day for four years and gives seven and one-half counts a year. The purpose of the course is to teach the girls the art of sewing and cooking and to make them of more value in the home. Those who are taking the course are: Louise De Brucque, Amelia De Capua, Marguerite Humphrey, Lura Hurd, Made- line Johnson, Mary Pickard, Marjorie Flunkett, Ruth Robctham, Lila Wakefield, Kathryn Doyle, Marjorie Goff and Velma Weigand. Lunch Room A lunch room for teachers and pupils has been opened during the noon hour by the Domestic Science Department. Its purpose is to serve at least one hot dish to those who bring their lunches so that they will not be forced to have a cold dinner during the winter. Red Cross Co-operation The Red Cross furnishes milk twice a day to all the children who are at least ten percent below normal weight in the sixth grade or lower. There are twenty-nine such children and each one receives a glass of milk twice a day. The object is to bring each child to a normal weight, thus increasing the vitality and strength of the coming generation. The distribution is in charge of the school nurse, Miss Elizabeth Webster. Miss Webster invites the cooperation of the parents of these children and extends an invitation to call at her office in the Spencer School and discuss any matter pertaining to home and school relations. Teachers’ Conventions A New York State Teachers’ Convention was held in Rochester from November 22 to 24. Miss Kimber went as representative of the high school, Miss Botsford represented the grades, and Miss Rinehart the South Side school. Miss Helen Carroll attended a convention of the Utica section of the Modern Language Association, held at Utica Free Academy on November 6. She gave a talk on a “Criticism of Armand’s Gram- maire Elementaire,” and also assisted a class in French conducted by Dr. Fletcher Clark of Columbia.

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THE TOOT 19 Sophomore A Corn Roast On October eighth the class met at the school and were conveyed by automobile to Bushnell’s Grove at Lakeport. Here they built a fire and were soon busy roasting frankfurts. After eating hot dogs and doughnuts, they gathered around the fire and told stories. After this the party broke up, and all declared that they had spent an evening which would be pleasantly remembered among the Sophomores. Sophomore A Party The Sophomore A class entertained the Sophomore B class with a masquerade party, held at the home of Francis Grems on October 29th. Some costumes caused much merriment by their originality and clever makeup. In the early part of the evening Miss Graves asked each person to step forward separately, while the others guessed who it was. Edwin Maynard, as an old farmer, won the prize for the best costume. One whose costume was worthy of mention was Erma Frosser, as a negress. Games were then played until it was time for refreshments, which consisted of doughnuts, popcorn balls and grape juice. One of the best stunts of the evening was a mock wedding in which Miss Wier was the bride and Eugene Larcher the groom. At about twelve o’clock the party broke up. Sophomore B The Sophomore B class organized October fifth with the following officers: president, Glenn Mowry; first vice-president, Francis Grems; second vice-president, Dorothy Eccleston; secretary, Ethel Brooks; and treasurer, Eugene Sorcia. Their advisors are Miss Conklin, Miss Goettel and Mr. Hoag. Corn Roast On the eleventh of October the class held a corn roast at Mowry’s cottage at Kinloch Point. Each member had the privilege of inviting one outsider. Miss Goettel was unable to go, so she invited Miss Wier to go in her place. After everybody was through eating they grouped around a fire and told ghost stories. The Sophomore B girls’ basketball team was organized with Ruth Tufts as manager; Annette Plank, center; Dorothy Eccleston and Pearl Bushe, forwards; and Ethel Brooks and Ruth Tufts, guards. The boys’ team has not been organized as yet.