Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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12 The Toot ALUMNI NOTES Dr. William A. Groat, class of 1892, has recently been elected first vice- president of the New York State Med- ical Society. This position puts him in a direct line for the presidency next year. Ernest Barott, class of 1902, was chosen as a member of a committee of six leading architects of the United States and Canada by Syracuse Uni- versity. The first meeting was held May 28, 1937. Lester Germer, class of 1913, recent- ly addressed the International Acade- my of Science at its annual meeting in Washington, D. C. Mr. Germer, who is employed in the Bell Telephone Laboratories, has been doing researcn work in the arrangement of atoms in crystals and, as a special assignment has found the cause of the destruct- ion of contact points in telephone ex- change. His name was listed in the New York Times recently, among tne 300 foremost living scientists. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bushnell of Syracuse arc parents of a daughtet born March 29, 1937. Mr. Bushnell is a member of the class of 1920. Sherry Wood, class of 1929, has been appointed to the Junior High School faculty to replace Mrs. Donald Greiner who was Miss Edith Hallagan, class of 1924. Martin Gruber, class of 1929, was married to Miss Louise Smith of Chit- tenango, December 1936. Miss Madeline Woolsey, class of 1930 became Mrs. Sherman Mather, August 27, 1936, and at present is living in Moriah, N. Y. Miss Joy TeWinkel, class of 1930, was a member of the graduating class at Strong Memorial Hospital, Roches- ter, this June. Colton Tibbits, class of 1930, student at Cornell Law school, was appointed to the board of the Cornell Law Quar- terly. This honor is based upon schol- arship and merit and is given only to the eight outstanding students of the year. Miss Rose Kolar, class of 1930, took the position vacated by Mrs. Raymond Tayicr as teacher of the first grade in September 1936. Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Florence Acker- man, class of 1931, to Mr. Fremaa Law of Vernon. The wedding will take place June 26, 1937. Miss lone Robertson, class of 1931, has accepted a position as teacher of English on the faculty of Holland Patent High school. Miss Dorothy Conklin, class of 19.12, was married to Mr. Clifford Carpenter, January 30, 1937. Roland Shumara, cias of 1932, who graduates this June from Cornell Un- versity has accepted a position in a biolog'cal laboratory in St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. George Kobinson (Miss Florence Taylor, class of 1932), are parents of a daughter. Frederick Dew, class of 1932, whQ graduates this June from Hamilton College has accepted a position as teacher of social studies and histcry at Lisbon High school. Meredith Hough, class of 1932, is employed by the government in the National Youth Administration of Madison County. Joseph Patane, class of 1933 and Miss Theresa Balducci, class of 1935, were married in November 1936. Miss Lucie Tibbits, class of 1933, who graduates this June from Mt. Holyoke, has received a scholarship for Perkins Institute. Miss Tibbits is planning to tour Europe with a group of Mt. Hol- yoke students this summer. Miss Nancy Campbell, of 1933, who has a position with Farrar and Rhine- liart Publishing Company in New York City, is also planning to take the European tour with the Mt. Hol- yoke group. Miss Betty Phipps, class of 1933, was married to Mr. William Myers, November 21, 1936.

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1937 IHi THE TOOT S 1937 SfxS yb5$S$$£ Sf §f$$ ?$$ $§ ?$$ ?$$ ?'$% £ EDITORIAL THE young members of the grad uating classes of today are the men and women of tomorrow,—a day which is a very short time away. To some there is a premature dawn and their schooling must be cut short at the c'ose of their secondary education To these, a high school education is the standard by which positions are judged and the position, although pos- sibly humble, must be worth-while and honest to live up to this standard. A college education, however, is avail- able to some who are more fortunate. To this class of graduates the neces- sary secondary education is a basis for future education in higher schools of learning. Many students, however, do not complete even a preliminary training, and leave school at an early age to face unprepared the difficult trials of life. It is this class of youth that is gaining a police record and is becom- ing a menace to society. Commissioner Thayer of the State Department of Correction has shown that few con- victs have a high school education and that the average length of school- ing among prisoners is between 4 and 5 years. By these statistics we can see that an investment in a high school education is a good insurance against crime. Mrs. W. T. Bost, Commissioner of Public Welfare of North Carolina. w.ites, “the public school is the best agency yet devised for developing cit- izenship.’’ With these things in mind we can honestly and conscientiously advise students to continue their studies in order that they may more easily pre- pare a proper place for themselves in this already over crowded world. Like- wise we recommend college to our fellow graduates who have the op- portunity for higher education. Years well spent away at school with people of discriminating minds and a spec- ialized outlook on life furnish insur- ance against relief rolls and prison records. “The devil easily finds something for idle hands, and we, the citizens of tomorrow, should feel that it is our duty to prepare ourselves to the best of our ability before accepting Ihe responsibilities of a troubled world. With this parting advice we leave our fellow students who have not yet reached the top rung of the high school ladder, and we sincerely hope that, year after year, we may see an ever increasing graduating class, each member of every class a graduate of the school of good citizenship as well as of the school of general knowledge —FREDRIC C. BURTON Page eleven

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The Toot 13 Miss Clara Leaf, class of 193.-;, was married to Mr. Beecher Cady, class of 1928, October 17, 1936. Miss Doris Fay, class of 1934, ha3 taken a position this year as secre- tary to Mr. Hebblethwaite, President of Cazenovia Seminary. Miss Dorothy Strough, class of 1934, was married to Mr. John Sexton, of Putnam, Conn., in April. Merrill Wilson, class of 1934, of U. S. Navy, is enroute for Europe on the U. S. S. Battleship Wyoming, where he will spend the summer. Marion Dean, class of 1934, became a member of Troop D of the State Police July 1, 1936. Miss Nancy Bogardus, class of 1936, was pledged to the dramatic society of Wellesley College. Miss Lore Riedel, class of 1936, has received the Cornell undergraduate scholarship, and has earned the dis- tinction of maintaining the highest average of any girl in the Agricultural College. Miss June Cowan, class of 1936, was married to Mr. Bernard Jones of Rome, November 14, 1936. —HELEN NICHOLS oocoocooo THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Judge Albert E. Campbell Mrs. May C. Phillips Charles H. Hoffman ooo Norman L. Stafford Dr. David 'M. Hoyt lilen F. Bogardus, Clerk WE, of the graduating class, wish to express our appreciation to the Board of Education for their abL: management of the affairs of the high school in such a manner as to pro- cure for us the best possible educa- tional opportunities. Representing as '.hey do various industries and profes- sions, they have been in positions to give the most practical advice in pre- paring us for the outside world, what- ever our choice of endeavor in life’s work may be. Epecially do they deserve our hum- ble praise for the unusual degree of the atmosphere of friendliness and cooperation which pervades the whole school system. This atmosphere is strikingly clear to one who, like me, had spent several years in other schools before coming here. Particularly may we thank our su- perintendent, Mr. Bogardus, for all the help he has given us, both con- sciously and unconsciously. - -GEORGE MORECROFT ooooooooo Ethyl: “He told me I was the first girl he ever loved.” Margie: “When was that?” Ethyl: “Saturday night.” Margie: “Then he told me a lie on Sunday night.” Poetical Girl: “Ah, what is the heignt of happiness?” Practical Girl: “In my case he’s a- bout five feet ten inches.” Stranger (to farmer): “Why do yon use that steam roller on your fields?” Farmer: “I’m raising mashed pota- toes.” Mother: Is my boy really trying? Miss Clines: “Very.” Lillian: “Oh, oh! Do I feel terrible!” Clara: “You can’t be out all night and not be all in the next day!”