Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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10 THE TOOT were conducted safely across that dangerous zone. And once again the door of a home swung wide and I saw Ruth Clarke as the matron thereof. I wished that I might see the inside of the old theatre again and immed- iately I found myself therein. At the entrance stood Tony Sgroi in the ca- pacity of ticket seller. And behold, another change came over the Spirit of my dream and I felt a strange desire to see my old chums Grace Reed and Elizabeth Fer- geson. And the Spirit of Prophecy, responding to my unspoken wish con- ducted me to a bachelor girl apart- ment in a large foreign city where the two were seated before a log fire. And as I looked in on them Grace, now a famous pianist opened her in- strument and called forth sweet strains of music while Betty rose to her feet and danced a joyous measure, her figure swaying from side to side at the appeal of the fantastic air. I was held in rapt silence by the beauty of the scene and the Spirit lead me home and we stopped by a stretch of fertile land where 'Richard Betsinger carried on the work of his father in the cultivation of the rich soil. And then, as the light faded from my dream I was carried across the continent to a dude ranch run by Florence Ackerman who spent a great deal of her time galloping madly a- cross the plains. And in the dim light of my dream I was conducted to the House of Rep- resentatives where the speaker was emphatically orating on some import- ant subject. I knew him to be Joseph Chapman, called by nearly all who heard him a second Patrick Henry. And verily, as I beheld this scene and marvelled thereat thinking “Aye, even as many hoped it will be the veil was drawn over mine eyes shut- ting out from my vision the “Things to Be” and I turned mine eyes back to the “Things that Are”, sure that as “coming events cast their shadows before”, only goodness and mercy, truth and prosperity shall follow all the days that are to come to the fair and beloved members of the Class of 1931. —Margaret Joy TeWinkel CLASS WILL vVe, the members of the class of 1931, of the high school of the village of Canastota, in the County of Madison and the State of New York, being in the last stage of high school activities but nevertheless of sound mind and body, possessing a feeling of generos- ity and acknowledging our superiority to the juniors and realizing the ur- gent need of our heirs, do, make, pub- ’ish and declare null and void any otner document which may be drawn by this stupid body. To our advisors Miss Clines and Mrs. Jones we leave memories of this bccile body. To the most honorable D. R. Mc- Lean we leave the study hall in peace and tranquillity. To Mr. Bogardus we leave a carton of “Old Golds providing he doesn’t cough more than once. To Mrs. Barott we leave a pair of earmuffs. Katherine Greiner leaves her love for Curtis Cronk to Alta Hiebert. To Mrs. Fudesco the Senior Class leaves a cook book and a ten cent can opener purchased at Shaffer’s store. Blaine Hazen leaves the care of Jen- nie D’Amico to her brother Charles. To “Pinky” Schmidt the Senior Class sincerely hope that the next physiog- raphy class will be supplied with cars for their field trip. To Joseph D’Amico, William Ham- lin leaves his school-boy blush.

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THE TOOT 9 ding March echo thru the auditorium and I see, walking slowly from the altar of matrimony, Katherine Greinei and Curtis Cronk— the well-known ten- nis star. And then, as I walk along the high- way that was the Seneca turnpike, a shining limousine passes. I recogniz- ed the chauffeur of this great vehicle as Blaine Hazen and realize that he has the responsible position of driving Mrs. Smith to school daily. And it came to pass that the lights from a great billboard hanging high above Broadway bear the glittering statement A second Caruso--The World’s Greatest Tenor George Haz- en.” And then, as I slowly traversed the streets of the great city of Canastota and shouts of Extra! Extra! greeted my ears. I pushed to buy a paper and in the headlines I read that there had been a great battle and that the brave general, Colton Tibbits had led the American forces to victory. Then I am borne by the Spirit to a large theatre where Carl Dentler is playing Uncle Tom in a revival of that famous play “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” And it came to pass that while I pondered these wondrous things in my heart that the door of a home swung open and I found therein a household made happy by a wife and mother, Ruth Greiner, a former basketball star. And while I watched the home lights die away I was borne on the wings of my dream to a large football stadium and there the team of C. H. S. rushed on to victory under the leadership of their coach, Herbert Norton, acclaimed by many as a second Knute Rockne. And while my mind was still dream- ing of great athletes I saw Donald Fritz playing with the Davis Cup team in the place occupied by George Lott in 1931. And a change took place in my dreams and I found myself attending the commencement exercises of a great university where Helen Guss- willer and William Hamlin who had added to that vast store of knowledge which they acquired in C. H. S. receiv- ed degrees of Doctor of Philosophy. Then I found myself within the walls of the Louvre where people thronged to see the paintings of that famous artist, Mary Newberry. And now I glimpsed the professional circles and moving to and fro therein were Joseph DeMauro and Milton Clarke, WaJl Street Brokers. And with- in the quiet of a neighboring hospital Olive Relyea and Nancy Pugliano soothe the fevered brows and other- wise live up to the names they have earned—“The Ladies of the Lamp . And lo, I find myself at a great scientific convention. I hear that fam- ous chemist Raymond Caldwell who is by this time happily married to Jen- nie D’Amico, discuss the atomic the- ory in great detail. I also hear that great physicist, Gerald Shaffer, explain the Einstein Theory in such a man- ner that Einstein himself would not recognize his own brain-child. Then I was led to the desk of the Dean of Women at Cornell Universi- ty. The woman I found at the desk was none other than Gladys Baldwin. I was then conducted to the Munici- pal Airport where I found Alice Os- trander about to take off in her now rocket plane on a flight to the moon. And then I felt a great longing to be present at an assembly in that dear old institution of learning, Can- astota High School and I dreamed that I was there again singing “Mistress Shady’’ and all the tunes of so long ago. In the place of Miss Gaudern stood Veronica Capparelli who had no trouble at all in persuading the occu- pants of the front rows to sing Love’s Old Sweet Song.” And it came to pass that while my soul was held enraptured by the har- mony which came forth from the thioats of that student body, that I was filled with the desire to tread once again the homeward path which took me across the tracks. When I reached the crossing I was stopped by the great blue bulk of John Dineen who had taken Mr. Clocks responsi- bility of seeing that all the pedestrians

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I'HF. TOOT 11 « lone Robertson leaves her man- hating qualities to Virginia Peach. To Miss Gaudern we leave page 73” from the Assembly song book. Charles Tornatore leaves his ability to tease Mrs. Smith and getting away with it to Fredric Dew. To our Worthy Janitor, we the Sen- iors leave the sum of one cent to be increased one cent per year by the future. Senior classes to help repay them for the services they have ren- dered. To Wayne Potter, Joy TeWinkel leaves her quietness. To Reba Phillips, Donald Fritz leaves his bashfulness. Raymond Caldwell bequeathes his love for Mathematics to Laddie Lake. Helen Gusswiller leaves her swift- ness in getting to school on time to Frances Hinkel. Florence Ackerman wills her Dodge to the K. E. girls. John Dineen leaves a green necktie to Floyd Clark. Olive Relyea leaves her paint and powder to Jennie Harp. Charges VanZandt leaves his ability to talk with his hands to William Dougherty. Thomas Spadafora leaves his feet to James Chubbuck. Curtis Cronk leaves Raymond Ol- cott to keep an eye on Helen Moore. To Miss Powers the seniors sincere- ly hope that the coming freshman class will have another to fill the va- cancy left in her home room by John Farnach. To Howard Bemiss, Carl Dentler leaves some of his hair. Alice Ostrander leaves her hairpins to Marion Lennox. Ruth Clarke leaves her feminine shape to Venus. Jennie D’Amico leaves her dainty ways to John Devine. Joe Chapman leaves his feminine characteristics to Muriel Smith. To Miss Mackey the seniors leave for the coming history class a supply of fish poles to hand the project work on. Milton Clarke leaves Lila to Sammy. Richard Betsinger leaves his coun- try ways to Nancy Campbell. Mary Newberry leaves her clogging to Marion Cole. Gerald Shaffer wills his hand-curled hair to Teddy Grems. Emerson Welch leaves his handsome features to Anna Balducci. Grace Reed bequeathes some of her plumpness to the Coleman twins. To Miss Daniels the Senior Class leaves a pair of rubber gloves for future use in laboratory experiments. Herbert Norton leaves Chittenango to Meredith Hough. Mabel Church leaves her cheerful smile to Ruth Sykes. Ruth Greiner leaves her ability to chew gum to Vivian Kentner. Nancy Pugliano leaves her curls to Dorothea Walters. Tony Sgroi leaves about two feet of his height to Paul Tuttle. To Irving Zapf the Seniors leave a supply of watering troughs so that he may be a more caretu! driver. Joe DeMauro leaves his red suspen- ders to Leo Sorci. Veronica Capparelli 'eaves her mas- culine popularity to Margaret Cronk. Florence Ackerma i loaves her house v ifely ability to Vn g u a Peach and Nancy Campbell. We, the members of The senior lass will to our beloved and good-natured Mis. Smith a roll of adhesive tape, so that she might be abio to keep the Phy .cs class quiet r'oi at least 0 minutes. Phe Senior Class will heir dramatic ability to the rema r.s cf the Dramatic club. -Thomas Spadafora Charles Tornatore Canastota Jr. High Baseball The team is small but fast and they make up. By defeating Oneida Jr. High twice and being defeated by Sheri ill the team has turned in a good year. Jr. High baseball and football is just a training school for the high school. In basketball they rival the high school. They are just the future high school athletes.