Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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16 c Pie CSoot Jail awaiting trial for the murder of Dinah.” Helen Bailey is now Secretary of State. Lore Riedel is Governor of New York State. Gertrude Pluff is now married and has 2 children. Janet Morse and Katherine Wimmer are co-authors of a book entitled The Origin of Nuts. ” Gloria Gatto has a penthouse in Wamps- ville right next door to the Court House. Joe Verno is editor of the Canastota Bee now a well known newspaper. His fashion editor is Martha Worden and his secretary is Ruth Worden. Don and Kerneith are married and are running a boarding house. Their star boarders are Eddie Homan and Joe Verno. I learned that Nancy Bogardus, now a popular young society matron, living in Oneida, still-pursues her dramatic career. She has a lovely home and her maids are Ruth Gleason and Marjorie Brown. She is holding a tea sometime this week in honor of Raymond Davis, one of radio’s most popular crooners. At last I left the Diana and went back to the Weaver. While getting ready for bed, I turned the radio on and I heard Sally Owens telling a bedtime story. What a fitting climax to my day in Canas- tota. Well, Miss Mackey, I hope that sometime soon I may see you and we will talk over the successes of the class of ’36. Very sincerely yours, Rosaline Masucci (Class Prophet) CLASS HISTORY (Continued from page ten) SOPHS AS freshman, we held a frankfurt roast at Campbell's summer home with an attendance of about thirty freshmen. Songs and games were spon- sored by our advisers, Miss Powers and Miss Heller. A picnic was also held at Green Lake. Our class officers are as follows: Spencer Morecroft...............President Ellen DeCapua..............Vice-President William Cox.....................Secretary Betty Delano....................Treasurer This year, as soph mores, our first party was held in the High School gym. Refreshments and games were enjoyed by all. H. Bailey C+J FROSH THE Class of 1939 entered High School with the customary bang re-echoing through the halls. Our class officers are: Charles Ponticello................President Rose Raiti................. Vice-President Margery Nichols. ..............Secretary Mary Albanese...................Treasurer A picnic, which turned out to be a party, was held in the gym in September. A- nother one is planned for June, which will be held in the wide open spaces.

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c fie CSoot 15 T e'K3G' oc' oc' J r' os' off'»o PROPHECY Weaver Hotel Canastota, N. Y. June 15, 1945 Dear Miss Mackey: I’ve been visiting in Canastota for the past week and my first day here was one of the most enjoyable days I’ve had in weeks. When I entered the railroad station after getting off the train, I was more than shocked to find John Simmonds. whose chief hobby used to be singing, as the train caller. Oh, you should see the station. It’s a beautiful place. After leaving the station, I went to the Weaver, one of the most popular hotels in New' York, and rented a room. I turned away from the desk and looked, then I looked again. Sure enough! The bellhop was Paul Tuttle. How nice he looked in his uniform. The elevator boy (yes. they have an elevator) was Francis Corpin. Naturally. I stopped to talk with them. They told me that Helen McHugo and Dorothy Green were the chefs at the Weaver. Mitt Carmen, now- married to Alice, has his own orchestra. Among the members are Charlie Foster, Sam Emmi and Esther Tuller. They play for dinner and supper dancing at the Weaver every night, Marion Cardner is their vocalist. Danny Yorton and George Weisbrod are traveling salesmen at present staying at the Weaver. I went into the dining room and sat down to lunch. I looked up from the menu and there was Joe Penna, head waiter. He is now- married to Molly Vecchio who is more beautiful than ever. After lunch I walked down Peterboro Street. You’d never know- it, Miss Mackey, it’s nicer than Salina Street in Syracuse. My first stop w-as the A. P. of which Reilly Meade is district manager. Rose Loguidice is one of the clerks. She’s called the “singing clerk”. In the meat department I saw Charlie Relyea and Eddie Homan, butchers. They always did enjoy cutting up. My next stop was the Drury Barber Shop. Francis Drury and John Mascari are the barbers and Maggie Buda has a beauty parlor on one side. I then went dow-n to the high school, the place of many happy memories. Florence Furfaro is new principal. Patsy Pugliano is teaching Italian; Josephine Malfitano, Chemistry; Lester Mick, A- merican History. They have an airport and an aviation school back of the high school. Margaret James is chief flying instructor. On the way back to the Weaver, I met Don Clarke, handsomer than ever. He is now manager of the “Diana” a well known night club. His hostesses are Marlyn Jackson and June Cowan. Phil Lisi, my former sidekick, is chief candy and cigarette girl. She still hates men. The interior of the “Diana” was beautiful and I later found out that Betty Schied was the decorator. Freddy Schaffer’s orchestra furnished the music and their vocalist is Thelma Carmen. While talking with Phil, I learned what the other members of the class of ’36 w ere doing. Gwen Brophy is in Hawaii teaching the Hawaiian girls how to “swing it.” Harry Wright is in Germany as the U. S. marathon entry in the marathon in the Olympics. Grace Ostrander is the “strong lady” of the Barnum Bailey Circus. Eddie Stankivitz is a member of the All-American football team. Ponzie and Angeline Argentine are nurses in the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital in the Adirondacks. Pete Eppolito is chief surgeon. Bob Caldwell is the Madison County Judge. Johnny Robertson is the district attor- ney and Dick Fine is in the Wampsville

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cCoPie CSoot 17 WHO’S WHO Angeline Argentine —“Just Angie”. Helen Bailey J— Speech is silver but silence is golden. Nancy Bogardus — Small town girl. Lindsey Bridge — My speciality. ” Marjorie Brown — I can’t talk any louder. Mazzie Buda — Good things come in small packages. Robert Caldwell — Our modern “ Demons- thenese. ” Donald Calhoun — “Rip Van Winkle.” Marian Cardner — Worth her weight in gold. Milton Carmen — “As true as steel. ” Thelma Carmen — Stately and tall. Donald Clark — Silly symphonies. Francis Corpin — “Sweet Sue.” June Cowan — Hips, hips, hooray.” Raymond Davis — “Croon and she’ll come to you. ” Francis Drury — Voice of Experience. Sam Emmi — “The old Maestroe. ” Peter Eppolito — “ Brain fever. ” Richard Fine — Wanted for murder of “ Dinah. ” Charles Foster — H-2-0-2 (hydrogen per- oxide). Florence Furfaro — “ I’ll take no less than 95.” Gloria Gatto — “ Watch the Fords go by. ” Ruth Gleason — “A shy little girl.” Dorothy Green — “The gal from the Mountains. ” Alice Harsh — “Old Faithful.” Frank Hollenbeck — Old Man Sunshine. Edward Homan — Woman hater. Marlyn Jackson — “Who’s honey are you. ” Margaret James — Wrigley gum. Philmena Lisi — All American Girl.” Rose Loguidice — “Young Ideas.” Helen McHugo — Ambitious. Josephine Malifitano — “Chewy time gal.” John Mascari — “ Dark shadows. ” Rosaleen Masucci — “Sweet and Slow.” Riley Mead — What! No women?” Lester Mick — Snuffy Smith. Janet Morse — The Belle of the School. Grace Ostrander — “ Rough and ready. ” Sally Owens — Personality plus. Gertrude Pluff — “This is leap year.” Rose Ponticello — “This is my column.” Patrick Pugliano — “Dreamy eyes.” Joseph Penna — “The Broken Record.” Charles Relyea — Daniel Boone. Lore Riedel — Stranger than fiction. John Robertson — “Our Editor.” Betty Schied — “ Painted Doll. ” John Simmonds — Solitude. Edward Stankivitz — For “Cripe's” sake. Esther Tuller — “The kitty on the kittens. ” Mark Tuttle — “Oswald” the dreamer. Paul Tuttle — “Feather in the Breeze.” Molly Vecchio — Beauty draws many. Kerneith Washington — Dame Van Winkle. George Wiesbrod — “Lone star Ranger.” Katherine Wimmer — Always friendly and true. Martta Worden } wo Little Candles.” Harry Wright — The warrior of Marathon. Daniel Yorton — Big man in love. Rose L. Ponticello it+jnjc+j In history class Ponzie was hesitating before giving an answer. Miss Mackey: “You’d better go by freight, Rose.” Ponzie: “Why?” Miss Mackey: “You can’t express yourself. ” Bob Caldwell was asked to write a short verse using the words analyze and anato- my Here’s what he produced: “ My analyze over the ocean, My analyze over the sea My analyze over the ocean, O, bring back my anatomy. ”