Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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CLASS POEM - FRIENDSHIP” The road v ind3 away,far beyond tho hills, Past tho busy forge and past the busy mills. JT:!s sometimes rooky and oft 'times steep Choked with dust and rutted deep» When low-hung clouds,each star of heaven hide, And fire la so are the vallies far and wide - - »Tjs then our footsteps falter and stumble in tho road, And we wish to God we had a friend to help U3 bear the load. Along the way,with watchful greedy eye Neath the jet-black clouds,hung in a heavy sky- Some wait for us in hiding,to rob us of our geld Or stAip us of the silken cloth,that wo could have sold then youre robbed erd lacking,of all tahat you possess. And youre sore and badly beaten,then you rust confess That tho trials of your journey,all have clearly showed, That it would have been much sweeter,with a friend to share thB load. For of all the priceless gems,the silver and the gold,or £a?.1 tho gleaming stars,that nigtly their glory unfold; Friendship shines the brightest,in Virtue's holy crown It duly erases hatred,and banishes each frown. Then as the sun of our lif©,3irks blood-red in the Lest, And before we go,we look far back on the winding ' scest Ye»ii find it was much easier5with a friend to share tne load. And we had a pleasant journey,along the v sary road. -Freeris ii.Dew 1 • i i 'll !! I 'II ill 1 ill ii! I

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CLASS HISTORY. Our eminent class came into being during September cf 1928. We had one of the largest classes in history, having over 70 members. We met and elected the following officers: President.. Reba Phillips; Vice-president, Lawrence Waldo; secretary. Hazel Fritz, and treasurer, John TeWinkel. As usual, wo had our troubles and difficulties in getting estab- lished in our new school and especially with the sophomores who seemed to dislike us unmercifally. In October we held a frankf'jrt roast at the home of Roland Shumard. We will never forget Mrs. Fudesco's (Miss Calli then) brave stand ever the frankfurters and marshmallows, and later when the battle between the sophomores and freshies was declared, she rushed to our rescue and saved many of us from taking a ride. At Christmas time we had charge of the tree and decorations. In the class play contest we presented The Ghost Story. During our sophomore year we played an important part in school activities. Many of our members were active in athletics, dramatics and school activitios in general. The officers for the year were: President, Lawrence Waldo; Vice-president, Marlon Lennox; secretary and treasurer, Ruth Sykes. Our advisors were the same as i:i the first year, Mrs. Fudesco and Miss Mackey. The first class activity was a v einer roast at Chittenango Falls. Later a Christmas party was held in the school. The boys brought in some branches off 3ome shrubs, which, strange as it may seom, they called mistletoe. In January a sleighride was held which turned out to be the beginning of several romances. Our entry into the interclass play contest was entitled The Travelers. During the Junior year we did not accomplish what we should have financially. We didn't thinlc about the coming senior year and simply had a great time all year. The officers were as follows: Meredith Hough, president; Roland Shumard, vice-president; Alta Heibert, secretary and treasurer. We held a frankfort roast (per usual) at the Ox-Bow. We went there simply to give Chittenango Falls a rest. We attempted later to make a big financial gain by holding a benefit movie. It turned out to be just ;in attempt. We began our Senior year under the leadership of John TeWinkel, our valedictorian, one of the best students in history, that is, our class history. The salutatorian of '32 was Dorice Olcott. While we are discussing student abili- ties, it is a known fact that our class has an average In school higher than any class in several years. Even the teachers admit it and that's something. OUT senior year was surely a busy one. During the course of the year we raised all the necessary funds to balance the budget ' and had a surplus in June. Our biggest financial suOcess was our card party held in the Gym. At Christmas we sponsored a party to which all Juniors and P.G. s were invited. We played games, the tv© most exciting being the cracker eating contest and the game In which you had to place a match box on your nose without using your hands. By the way, it was an penny box and happened to be empty. To the surprise of many, we found that our noses were extraordinarily largo. Our next-big- ss was