Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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() TI JE TOOT acy will gradually give way to exper- ience as a guide in their life work. The gradings—once so important— will be forgotten. What the dear young men and wom- en will reflect far more is the homes they come from. Technical training is the small part of life’s battle. Disposit- ion and personality, those miracle twins are most of it and these one acquires primarily in one’s early years at home. Look at the men at the top. It is amazing that so many of them have not been technically trained for their positions as leaders. They had a dis- position and a personality that made friends and the friends helped to put them where they are. They had co- operation in the struggle. Against that technical training and a personality that makes no friends doesn’t count for much. A man cannot get very far alone. Those men at thee top came from homes as varied, materially, as the number of men themselves; but i y must have been much alike in one thing. There must have been ex- ample enough there of what is rather inadequately called “the right spirit.” The youngsters learned their first les- sons of character and demeanor there and no school lessons will ever com- pare with them in importance. CLASS HISTORY The freshman class of 1931 was or- ganized in the old high school in the latter part of October 1927. The class officers were: president Charles Van- Zandt; secretary, Raymond Caldwell; treasurer, Muriel Buhrig. Our advis- ors were Miss Conkling and Miss Clines the latter whom we have been privileged to keep with us these four years. On the first day of February the newly elected officers were president, lone Robertson; secretary, Joy Te- Winkel; treasurer Frederick Buhrig. During our first year Charles Van- Zandt founded our school paper the “Red and White” which has now been succeeded by the weekly “Tooter”. Our class provided and decorated the first Christmas tree in our new high school. We were also the first class to levy a tax of ten cents per month for each member. Our only social event was a picnic held at lone Robertson’s camp on Oneida Lake. In September as the Sophomore class our officers were: President lone Robertson; secretary, Mary Newberry; treasurer, Gladys Baldwin. Since Miss Conkling had left Miss Colton, the new Home Economics teacher took her place with Miss Clines as advisor. The first activity was a most suc- cessful corn roast held at the home of Olive Relyea. This year we were also allowed to initiate the freshmen one morning in Chapel which was in- deed a pleasure. A Halloween party was held in the high school gymnasium. This was a success. This year for the first time we step- ped into the limelight by winning the first place in the Inter-Class One-Act play contest and were awarded a sil- ver cup. The contest was sponsored by the Dramatic club and the class ad- visors coached the cast. We gave “Sauce for the Goslings”. The cast included Katharine Greiner, Joy Te- Winkel, lone Robertson, Roland Buh- rig, Howard Bellamy and Charles VanZandt. Since we took first place in com- petition with the juniors and seniors who had had more experience in dra- matic work than we, we felt justly proud of our success. As the Junior class in September 1929 the officers were: president, lone Robertson; secretary, Joy TeWinkel; treasurer, Kathleen Greiner. Our ad- visors were the same as our Sopho- more year.

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THETOOT JUNE 1931 PUBLISHED BY CLASS OF 1931 OF CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL Editor-iii-Chief Veronica, Cappareili Alumni Editor Emerson Welch Literary Editors ( Joseph Chapman Picture Editors I William Hamlin i Olive Relyea s Gerald Shaffer lone Robertson ( Veronica Cappareili Sports Editors „ . , | Herbert Norton Business Manager Joy TeWinkel Advertising Mgr. Charles VanZandt Circulation Mgr. Helen Gusswiller A JUNE THOUGHT We have all heard of “May-Day Customs” but we have never heard of June-Day customs” The former Is considered a boundary day that divid- es the confines of winter and sum- mer; the latter which should divide the spring of youth from the summer of maturity. We seniors know that this is a month of orators and orations, who and which are only half right or per- haps a quarter right. “My dear young men and women” they will soon be saying “you go out today to face the world as representa- tives of your dear alma mater. I know that you will always reflect in your lives the lessons you have been taught within these beloved walls.” And the dear young men and wom- en will find unexpected lumps in their throats and the sudden realization in their hearts that after all these walls are beloved and parting from them is more sorrowful business than they had supposed. Principals and teachers will smile more benignly than they have smiled since the corresponding occasion last June and proud parents will listen and beam and blink a- way a te»r because their children have grown up. The orators are partly right, yes, like young men and women they will reflect in their lives the lessons they have been taught but only for a part of the next few years. The technical knowledge which is the school’s leg-

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I'll E TOOT Our first social event was another enjoyable picnic at lone Robertson's camp where Mr. and Mrs. Robertson officiated in the kitchen and entertain- ed us royally. For the second time we took first place in the Inter-Class play contest and added another cup to our collect- ion. The play presented was Thurs- day Evening” and the cast included lone Robertson, Joy TeWinkel, Muriel Buhrig and Thomas Spadafora. We were asked to give it at the Presbyter- ian Bazaar which we did. In June we entertained the Seniors of 1930 with a picnic held at Owasco Lake and its success was unquestion- ed. We felt proud that our treasury af- forded us enough to buy the stained glass window with the numerals ’31 at the end of our junior year. As Seniors in September, Emerson Welch was elected president and Wil- iam Hamlin, secretary and treasurer. The Inter-Class play contest was held again for the third time and we won first place and another silver cup. The play presented was His Blue Serge Suit.” The cast included lone Robertson, Charles VanZandt, Thomas Spadafora, Howard Bellamy and Carl Dentler. We have won the cup each time it has been offered and we take great pfide in our three silver cups. Since there was no place to keep the cups we have bought and present- ed the school a large trophy case which will hold many more than our three cups and we hope will be filled in years to come. The class play the Cinderella Man a four-act comedy drama which wi, : presented in March 1931 was a com- plete success. The class advisors Miss Clines and Mrs. Jones coached the cast and the scenery and proper'y was made possible thru the kind co operation of Mr. Zapf, the dramatic instructor. During the same month the annual prize speaking contest was held and seniors took both first and second places. The senior ball which we held in April was a decided success. The dec- oiation committee changed the gym- nasium into a very picturesque scene. Among the notes of interest con cerning the Senior Class are the facts that: all appointed cheer leaders for the last four years were members of our class, three editors-in-chief of tin- high school weekly publication be longed to our class; members of out- class took either first or second place in the prize speaking contest eveiy jear since it was first held; ten of the twenty active members and all three officers of the Dramatic club belong to this class; a majority f ne charter members of the D-auiatie ciub founded by Miss Clines when wo wcie freshmen are members of our c'uss. In the line of sports, several stars of the basketball team, football and baseball teems are members of the present senior class. Gladys Baldwin WHO’S WHO IN C H. S. Emerson Welch- A school boy with that school girl complexion who think’s he's the berries. Gerald Shaffer A south-paw of re- nown. Roland Buhrig—Still fishing for a “Minnie.” Edgar Olden —A canner can’t can a can, can he. Spin Fritz- A fly catcher. John TeWinkel—Einstein’s under- study. Helen Greiner She scores like an adding machine. James Chubbuck Second to Robin Hood. Jennie Harp How she can sew. Mandalay Groms Rival of Clara Bow. Genevieve Calli Great things come m little packages. lone Robertson —Always smiling. Howard Bellamy—Shepherd of the hills.