Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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THE TOOT WHO’S WHO IN C. H. S. Florence Ackerman—some basket- ball player. And How! Hazel Allis— Knows her English. Muriel Buhrig—Partial to tall blonde Vikings. Margery Cady—“Atta kid, we’ll win the tournament yet.” Mary Calli—Take away her gestures and you ruin her conversation. Charlotte Church—Editor-in-Chief of the Red and White and the girl with the elongated dribble in basketball. “Jay” Eaton—The crack side-center of the basketball team. Mary Frost—Advocates a “sunny disposish” and certainly lives up to it. Ruth Greiner—K. E. president and captain of Girl’s Basketball. Mandalay Grems—The red-haired elocutionist. Helen Gusswiller—What would hap- pen if she got less than 90? George Hertel—“There’s danger in your eyes, Georgie.” Meredith Hough—Likes Campbell’s soup and otherwise. George and Blaine Hazen—Mrs. Smith is “their teacher.” Bessie and Rosie Kolar— Mike and Ike, they look alike” but not exactly. Earl Lockerby—Able assistant to Senior dramatics. Catherine McCullough and Eva Pon- ticello—The better half of Trig, class. Famous for their high averages. Lillian Morse—If she and Roland are in the library window, we aren’t late. Elizabeth Mussachio—Does she en- joy week-end parties, especially at St. Lawrence University? Mary Newberry—Clogs and exer- cises her arms at the same time. Minnie Olcott—“Sober, steadfast and demure.” Who says we don’t know our English IV? Charles Ostrander—A brilliant Phy- sics student but the fewer girls a- round the better. Mabel Church—Yes, you bet they like her. Joe Chapman—A very good candy customer for the Seniors. Mary Carr—“Perseverance Wins.” Charlienne Cotton—She deals in “Coons” for Nichols.” Carl Dentler—“Still waters run deep” Basketball manager. John Dinneen—Watch out when you see this salesman. He has the Blar- ney Stone” in his pocket. Reba Phillips—Pianist for Glee Club. Marie Roberts—She’s lost without her cap and apron. President of the Dramatic Club. lone Robertson—President of the Junior Class. Grace Reed—What would we do without her in chapel? Sam Sorbello—Buys his cars from millionaires-Henry Ford. Ruby Stone—We wonder who’ll take your place next year for Curtis. Eudora Sykes—Active in K. E. Alice Stoner—Her yellow evening dress is a boon to dramatics. Gerald Shaffer—He ought to have a permanent before long. Thomas Spadafora—If the neighbors won’t talk to me, I’ll talk to a good man, myself. John TeWinkel—The last of the Hitch-hikers but the first in scholar- ship lists. Joy TeWinkel—If she only “Wood.” William Walton—One of the three musketeers the other two being Col- ton Tibbits and Frederick Dew. Miriam Walton—Senior President. She's going to Alfred. Alfred what? Emerson Welch—Prefers blondes, brunettes, red-heads and every other kind. Virginia Peach—“Under the Moon with Texas” instead of “Under The Texas Moon.” Pearl Venturine—The village vamp. Madeline Woolsey—“Divinely tall and most divinely fair.”

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16 THE TOOT SOPHOMORES 'u The Sophomore Class of 1932 was very active in school affairs. Many of the class were on the baseball, bas- ketball, and football teams. The officers were: President, Law- rence Waldo; Vice-president, Marion Lennox; Secretary and Treasurer Ruth Sykes. Our advisors were Miss Calli and Miss Mackey. The colors are old rose and silver. The class held a weiner roast in the fall at Chittenango Falls, and later a Christmas party and a sleighride. In the one-act play contest the Sophs presented “The Travelers” by Booth Tarkington. —Reba Phillips. ■T- FRESHMEN ’33- The Freshmen class has 124 mem- bers At their first meeting, Sally Yar- nell was elected president, Fred Verro, vice-president, Lucie Tibbits, secretary and Homer McCoon, treasurer. Miss LaLonde and Mrs. Smith were class advisers. All looked forward to the initiation which made them full fledged High School students. This came and pass- ed. The first thing therefore (follow- ing the old tradition) was to have a picnic. Plans were made to hold it at Chittenango Falls. The sophomores still on the alert found it out, so the plans were changed by the executive committee. Many attended the picnic. As an ex- Sally Yarnell: “Who is that one man in the blue coat, dear?” Milton Clarke: “He’s the umpire darling.” Sally Yarnell: “And why does he have that funny wire thing on his face?” Milton Clarke: “To keep him from biting the players.” Pat Dinneen: The poor fish looks kinda musical.” Dick Coleman: “Yep. Perhaps a pi- ano tuna.” tra precaution against the sophs, at the start we headed towards the Falls but ended at Nabor’s Grove. Only two sophs appeared. A play for the one-act contest “Sta- tion YYYY” by Booth Tarkington was chosen. We enjoyed giving this play though it did not win a prize. Homer McCoon, the treasurer mov- ed away in January and Nancy Camp- bell was elected to take his place. Much work was spent on preparing interesting chapel periods. Many good musicians and speakers were secured and we are still indebted to them for helping us. In order to swell the treasury, beads were sold until the end of the year. —Lucie Tibbits, Secretary Paully (on phone): “Will you please put June on the wire?” Mrs. Braun: “What ’dya think my daughter is, a tight-rope walker?” Eva P.: “Oh, Emerson, you have egg spilled all over the front of your coat. Emerson: “That’s all right, I look well in anything I eat.” Ollie: “I have an athletic heart.” Gerald: “That’s nothing; I have ath- letic underwear.”

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1$ THE TOOT CLASS PROPHECY In 1930 I parted with my dear class- mates, wondering what the future held for us all. For these many years I have not heard or seen anything of them, but one day as I passed a cry- stal-gazing tent at the State Fair, I decided to see what fortune had dealt each one. I entered this very bizarre looking place and was thereupon told to cross the lady’s palm with silver. As she spoke, it seemed as if I had heard her voice before. I gazed at her for a moment and then shouted—Catherine McCullough! She immediately recog- nized my loud voice which had not changed much in ten years and we began to talk about old high school days. I asked her about a few of our school mates and she knew no more about them than I, but she said that she would consult her crystal and see what pictures would be brought be- fore her. We sat in silence for several minutes and then Catherine spoke— I can see many things—our old friend Marie Roberts is the assistant music teacher at Wampsville Acade- my. Earl Lockerby gives daily radio talks on the home life of the Tomato Worm and other insects harmful to agriculture and Mandalay Grems has world fame as a chemist. It was she who discovered the tonic that is guar- anteed to preserve the color of red hair. Madeline Woolsey is an opera singer in Gruber’s new Metropolitan Opera and is well known on the rad- io. Katherine Greiner owns and runs a tea room at Oneida Creek. Charlotte Church, who had journal- istic ambition is the Editor of the “Peoria Daily.” Carl Dentler is the champion xylophone player of the United States and a collector of sib verware. “Eudie” Sykes is somebody’s “Stenog” and Pearl Venturine has risen to a great height as private secretary to Mr. McLean. George Her- tel is the originator of that famous Hertel’s Hair Restorer. Hazel Allis and Ruby Stone main- tain a school for dumb animals— mostly boys, with Curtis Cronk as Assistant Principal. Bessie and Rosie Kolar, the only twins our high school could ever boast of are back in Can- astota and their main occupation is gum samplers for C. H. S. “Peg” Cady has realized her greatest ambition— head Football coach at Colgate. Lillian Morse is keeping the home fires burning for Roland. Sam Sorbello is now the chauffeur for the Indian Opening school child- ren. Betty Musacchio is a special nurse (dark, curly-haired boys pre- ferred) in St. Lawrence University’s Infirmary. Gordon Klock is still the answer to a Maiden’s Prayer and Alice Stoner is a model at Gimbel’s in New York City. Inez Wells is the hostess of Perryville’s foremost night club. Irene Margrey, the girl with the megaphone voice is now the champ- ion husband caller of Perryville and Muriel Buhrig is way over in Sweden trying to teach German to the little Swedish boys and girls. Dorothy Cal- houn teaches the Canastota High School boys hotel management. Alas! Poor Charlie Sykes, whom the teachers used to pick on, is now married and is head of the Henpecked Husbands’ Union. Miriam Walton is still declaring that she will not sup- port a husband and is an old maid school teacher. Charles Ostrander has become one of the most impressive of all the lecturers on me Redpath Chau- tauqua’s summer tours. Charlie doesn’t even turn pale at the sight of women in the audience. Mary Calli is a chorus girl, the sixth blonde from the left, in Ziegfeld’s Follies of 1940. John Dinneen is a high pressure salesman for “Flit”. Mary Carr is the precep- tress of Union Corners High School.