Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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THE TOOT 21 Alumni Notes Many of the class of 1920 are taking courses in colleges or other institutions this year. Lulu Yorton, Roger Casler, Milmoe Brown and Kenneth Bushnell are in Syracuse University. Grace Near, Josephine Roberts and Muriel Doyle are receiving a nurses’ training at the Crouse-Irving Hospital. Elsa Robinson is attending the State College for Teachers at Albany, and Manila Wright is teaching school at Stockbridge. Estella Roberts, Ethel Near, Dorothy Weaver, Grace Near, Jose- phine Roberts, Lula Yorton, Harry Casler, Roger Casler, Thomas Donnelly, Robert Haines, Robert Milmoe, Arthur Germer, Milmoe Brown, Kenneth Bushnell, Cleon Tondeur and Irving Zaph are among the former Canastota students who spent the Thanksgiving holidays in town. These and others are expected here to pass the Christmas vacation. Miss Catherine Farnham, who is attending school this year at the Wilkes-Barre Institute, was in town over Thanksgiving spending the holidays with her mother. Several Canastotans attended a meeting of the Cornell Alumni of Madison County, held in Oneida on Monday, November 15. The meet- ing was called to make plans for a Cornell endowment fund. Officers were elected and it was decided to hold meetings once or twice a year to keep the county interested in the affairs of the college. Scholarship The Hurlbert Hodge scholarship, which was awarded last June to Beatrice Hoover ’20, has been re-awarded to Milmoe Brown ’20. The change was necessary because Beatrice Hoover was not taking the subjects which the scholarship required. The Man on the Job Continued from page 12 been brave of me not even to make an attempt when I knew what the consequences would be if I did not? God sets before us tasks of this type, and we may do them or we may not. That remains with us. I did the whole thing from a sense of duty and I am sure duty demands no reward.” “I am glad of your attitude,” said the superintendent. “I was one of those young men in the train and when I heard of what you had done I promised myself to reward you at my first opportunity. Twenty years have passed and the opportunity has arrived. I have come to keep my promise with myself.

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20 THE TOOT Freshman A The organization of the Freshman A class turned out favorably with Charles Mosier as president. Among the other officers were: Gertrude Tubbs, vice-president, and Ruth Bradley, secretary and treasurer. The advisors are Miss Botsford, Miss Bussy and Mr. Hoag. The Hallowe’en party was held in the attic of Gertrude Tubbs’ home on Peterboro street. The attic was decorated in yellow and black crepe paper and corn stalks. The costumes were very quaint. The boys came as farmers, wearing overalls, with large red hand- kerchiefs around their necks. The girls were dressed as witches, gypsies and Colonial dames. The costumes of the advisors were very pretty. Among the numerous amusements was fortune telling, which furnished a good deal of fun. The corn roast was held at the home of Arthur Devine. The Fresh- men and their advisors were present. Freshman Team The Freshman A basketball team has been organized. Margaret Daily is manager, and the team is as follows: Kathleen Tuttle, center; Margaret Henry and Marie Humphrey, forwards; Margaret Daily and Mildred Fritz, guards; and Mildred Matthews, Lila Wakefield and Dorothy Tuttle as subs. Freshman B The Freshman B class organized soon after school started, with the following officers: president, Fred Procter; vice-president, Mildred Sullivan; secretary, Helen Williams; treasurer, Travis Vreeland. The class advisors are Miss Stafford, Miss Kimber and Mr. Hoag. The Sophomores did not prove to be as skilled detectives as those of previous years on the night of their corn roast, which was held October 6 at the home of Esther New. Freshmen Circus The Freshmen B entertained the Freshmen A at a circus held in High School hall on Friday, December tenth. The visitors were kept busy visit- ing the various side shows among which were the Siamese Twins, the Living Skeleton, the Fat Lady, the Burns Family, the Missing Link, the Wild Man from Borneo, the Bearded Lady and the Fortune Teller. Clowns and Barkers besides a Toe Dancer furnished much amusement. As a diversion the amateurs served pink lemonade, popcorn and apples, after which the guests were made happy by balloons, squawkers, confetti and all-day suckers.

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22 THE TOOT Leona Bell—“Can you drive with one band?” Janies Culver [eagerly]—“You bet I can.” L. B. [sweetly]—“Then won’t you please pick up my handkerchief off the floor,” —T— “Number, please.” “ Never mind, central, I did want the Fire Department, but the house has burned down now.” —T— “No Tilly, a knap sack is not a sleeping bag.” —T— You surely want the TOOT It’s full of breezy hits Buy one for each of the family The cost is but two bits. —T— “Why do you call a fast automobile rider a scorcher?” “Because he goes out at a hot pace, makes the pedestrians boiling mad, gets roasted in court, and calls it a burn'ng shame.” —T— Son—“Pa, teacher says we are here to help others.” Pa—“Well, of course we are.” Son—“Well, what are the others here for?” Teacher—“Willie, have you whisp- ered today without my permission?” Willie—“Only wunst.” Teacher—“Johnny, should Willie have said ‘Wunst’?” Johnny—“No ma’am, he should have said twict.” —T— Freshies, Freshies, I’ve been thinking What a funny world t’would be, If all the Feshmen should get flunked By the bloomin’ faculty. —T— “Charley, what can you tell me about Peter”? asked the Sunday school teacher. Without hesitation Charley replied, “Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-eater.” —Judge. —T— Past tense—didn’t study Present tense—don’t know Future tense—flunk —T— 'fimeiy topics H appy humor E levating editorials T antalizing truths o riginal observations o rderly advertisements T errible tales