Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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THE TOOT 29 C. H. S. ORCHESTRA 1st. row: J. Musacchio, T. Musacchio, H. Braun, I. Robeitsoa, M. Campbell, G. Reed, C. Dentler, M. Hough; 2nd. row: R. Dean, K. Harsh, II. Gardinier, Miss Gaudern, S. Wood, G. Shaffer, E. Nichols, M. Gruber. Sponsoring concert by Thomas Ri- nanto. Two editions of The Follies for the Athletic Association. Participation in the annual play contest at Ithaca where we rated twelfth on school honors and seventh for individual honors. Several of our efforts were presented in chapel and were warmly accepted. Our big play of the year was Booth Tarkington’s “Seventeen” which was a tremendous success. The cast was as follows: Mr. Baxter Donald Greiner Mrs. Baxter Charlotte Church Willie Baxter Charles VanZandt Lola Pratt Mabel Church Johnnie Watson Emerson Welch May Parcher Lillian Morse Joe Bullit Herbert Norton Jane Baxter Genevieve Calli Genesis Carl Dentler George Crooper Roland Buhrig Mary Brooks Mandalay Grems Wallie Banks John Dineen. To arouse interest in the writing of plays as well as producing the club has offered a prize for the best play to be written by the students to be a- warded next October. To close our school year we cele- brated with a picnic and theatre par- ty at Syracuse. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES There were many things this year to occupy one’s leisure moments. No one should have it said that he did not take part in some school activity. We are quite proud of our athletics this year and we all should be. The football team last fall was fine. Des- pite the fact that they lost some games they showed a wonderful fight- ing spirit and should have been back- ed by the school more than they were. Then came basketball, the sport of sports. The boys team was splen-

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28 THE TOOT C. H. S. BAND 1st. row: R. Kneeskern, M. Newberry, M. Roberts, V. Capparclli, D .Fay, YV. Walton, 1. Buhrig, C. Tibbits, M. Cady; 2nd. row: Geo. Rich Principal McLean by numerous engagements. The or- chestra played for nearly all the plays enacted in the auditorium and had several outside engagements. It con- tributed no small part to the success of the celebration of the National music week in May. The work of the orchestra was gen- erally applauded; a solo and several duets by Martin Gruber and Edward Nichols proved hihgly successful. Musical activities were concluded with a party in which the glee clubs and orchestra participated. A much better orchestra is assured for next year. Through special efforts of Miss Gaudern a junior orchestra has been organized which will unite with the present one when school re- opens. The personnel is as follows: Director, Miss Lucia Gaudern First Violins—Martin Gruber, Ed- ward Nichols Second and Third Violins—Meredith Hough, Marian Dean, John Musacchio Tony Musacchio. Saxaphones—.June Braun, lone Rob- ertson Trumpets—Sherry Wood, Kenneth Clarke Cornet—Muriel Smith Flute—Mildred Campbell Drums—Carl Dentler, Gerald Shaffer Piano—Grace Reed, Reba Phillips DRAMATIC CLUB Our dramatic club was founded in 1927-28 by Miss Clines and six mem- bers. This year the club was greatly enlarged and Mr. Zapf became advis- or. The activities for the past school year are: Class play contest won by the sophomores who were presented with a silver loving cup. Sponsoring play ‘‘Give and Take given by Parmenter Co.

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30 THE TOOT C. H. S. DRAMATIC CLUB 1st. row: C. Dentler, J. Dinosn, G. Calli, K. Clark, Coach Zapt,; 2nd. row: L. Costanzo, E. Welch, L. Morse, A. Hermann, E. Williams, M. Grems, C. Church, P. Venturine; 3rd row: M. Calli, C. Greiner, C. VanZandt, J. Damico, G. Reed, I. Robertson, M. Roberts, H. Braun, M. Church; 4th row: R. Buhrig E. Hermann, L. Lake, M. Frost, C. Capparelli, M. Buhrig, G. Norton, R. Cole- man. did but the girls deserve as much praise if not more. Quite a few turn- ed out for varsity practice, but there could and should have been more for both teams. Baseball is not so popular as football or basketball but the team deserves prais6 and backing just the same. We’re hoping it comes to the front in the next few years. Then, of course we must not forget volley ball nor hit pin baseball. These are both exciting sports as most of us have no- ticed, either from the balcony or the field when class tournaments were being held. Our band and orchestra deserve much atention. The band has pro- gressed rapidly and no one should fail to praise its work. But the orchestra, I think takes the prize in our outside school activities. We have all heard them play and have been well pleased. In all of our school entertainments, and we have had many, it has always supplied us with delightful music, es- pecially when it accompanied the “Op- eretta.” We must not forget our be- ginners on the violin. Perhaps, you have not as yet real- ized our progress. No doubt we are in the background for the time being, but just give us time and praise. All of us are acquainted with the “Red and White.” The staff was ac- tive and produced excellent work. Of course, though it took alert, active people to do the work and the mem- bers of the staff there are a few more eligible ones who did not hold a po- sition at some time thruout the year. Everyone was deeply interested in the class plays. Some of us were not fortunate enough to take the part of any of the characters in the casts.