Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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The Toot 19 To Mary Jane Albanese and Virginia Rhodes—Gwen Brophy’s and An- gie Dell’Aquila’s basketball out- fits, so they, being in tneir shoes (and suits) may be the stars of the team. (Don’t swim, girls.) To Pauline Harle and Bob Snyder Bud’s and Claudia’s places as watchmen of the study hall after school. To the Freshmen—the following ad- vice: learn to work if not to win; development comes sooner through bearing failures than suc- cesses: It isn’t fun, but still, look at us and be encouraged. The foregoing goods having been bequeathed as we saw fit and nec- essary, we do hereby, appoint Louie Neai and Louie Aquino as joint exe- cutors of this, our last will and tes- tament. Mr. Gimme and Mr. Take (witnes- ses). Sealed (Class Seal: Alaska seal marked down at Addis Co., basement during the week of June 20th to $.59 special. THE SENIOR CLASS Bernice Cripc ooooooooo POPULARITY CONTEST Best-looking girl.........Betty Weigand Best-looking boy ......Ellsworth Fox Most popular girl......Mary Stafford Most popular boy.......Robert Shumard Best dancer, girl ...Gwendolyn Brophy Best dancer, boy.......Luther Wood Brightest girl.........Helen Nichols Brightest boy..........John Leneker Most personality, girl Josephine Setticase Most personality, boy, Robert Shumard Most cheerful, girl .. Marion Cardnor Most cheerful, boy.....Robert Shumard Best dressed girl.........Betty Weigand Best dressed boy ......Edward Johnson Best girl athlete, Libby Quattrocciochi Best boy athlete Raymond Bartholomay Best sport, girl....Gwendolyn Brophy Best sport, boy........Robert Shumard Most likely to succeed, girl Helen Nichols Most likely to succeed, boy Fredric Burton Most conceited girl rviary Frances Scahler Most conceited boy,....Fredric Burton Friendliest girl .....Marion Cardner Friendliest boy ......Robert Shumard Busiest girl ............Hesper Hoyt Busiest boy ...................Fredric Burton Teacher's pet, girl......Hesper Hoyt Teacner’s Pet, boy......Fredric Burton Biggest flirt, girl Victoria Farnach Biggest flirt, boy Raymond Bartholomay Biggest chiseler, girl, Victoria Farnach Biggest chiseler, boy Raymond Bartholomay Prettiest eyes, girl Angeline Dell’Aquilla Prettiest eyes, boy...Victor Seabrooke Prettiest hair, girl, Margaret Robinson Prettiest hair, boy...Edward Johnson Prettiest smile, girl Josephine Setticase Prettiest smile, boy..Charles Lowery Smoothest line, girl ....Donna Walds Smoothest line, boy......Ellsworth Fox Strongest girl,..Libby Quattrocciochi Strongest boy.........Leland Whipple Girl with most friends. .Donna Waldo Boy with most friends Ellsworth Fox Best Actress......................Ruth Durfee Best Actor.....................Raymond Taylor

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18 The Toot CLASS WILL Wa, the class of 1937 of the Canas- tota High School, Town of Lenox, County of Madison, State of New York, being of sound mind and bociv, and in full possession of all our fac- ulties (C. H. S. Faculty), do make, publish and declare this our last will and testament and bequeath to the hereby assigned in the following man- ner. To anyone who thinks he can qualify ....Bobby Shumard’s, Bum Bar- tholomay's and Bill Rhodes pla- ces on the basketball team. To Victoria Farnach—Helen Nichols’ way of always telling the truth. To Peter Musacchio—Bobby Shu- mard’s place as school crooner. To Bessie Campbell and Jean Davis —the chain of friendship that links Angie Dell’Aquilla and Jen- nie Valerio. To Rodney Jaquay—-John Lumbra- zo’s place in the orchestra and band as the greatest trumpet play- er in the world. (Don’t get too big a head, Johnny). To Charles Moore—Victor Seabrooke’s way of always lying down on tne job. To Charles Lowry—Mary Cimino s everlasting friendship and hopes that some other pretty girl will keep him from getting lonesome after she graduates. To Mrs. Smith and Miss Daniels, our advisors—love and gratitude fo” their patience and assistance dur- ing our four years in school. To Herbie Leneker and Philip Ham- l,n—the cure for talking used on Freddie Burton by Miss Danieis. To Rosemarie Bertelero—Lillian Ac- kerman's ability to nold her man. To all who will, next year, struggle with History C—we, the Seniois, leave the task of swallowing Muz- zey’s work and our hopes that you will be more successful tnan wc were. To Inez Fox—we leave a chair to be placed at the balcony by one of the janitors before and immed- iately after school (both noon and night) so that she may never tire of standing when at the balcony and a fine of $5 is placed upon anyone who dares to sit in it without special permission from Inez herself. To Marjorie Nichols—Betty Weigand's reputation of being the best dress- ed girl in high school. To anyone who wants it—Keith Washington leaves his filli-buster- iug ability about airplanes. To Philip Hamlin—Jimmy Near’s cuds of gum that have been left around on different seats. To Gertrude Chaffee—Marjorie G:a- bew’s good looks and quiet man- ner. To Winona Brower—Some of her brother’s intelligence. To Ellen DeCapua—Mary Stafford leaves a magnet (which of course Mary doesn’t need) so she can at- tract members of the opposite sex To Alice Dorrance—Bernice Cripe leaves her position as pianist, pro- viding Jimmy doesn’t return for P. G. course, in which case she can fight it out with him. To Billy Stearns Jimmy Sgroi’s good looks and ability to capture all the pretty girls. To Margaret Robinsion—faith in Pen'- ber (follow Angie Dell'Aquila’s ex- ample.) To Harold Root—Albert’s Nichols’ pop- ularity with the girls. To Pat Wallace—Esther Horton’s wavy hair. To Herbie Leneker—Bum’s ability for being a great dancer and attractor of the women. To Mildred Haynes—a wedding band (natural gold) to help out a litil with expenses. To Clifford Osgood—a job in a bak- ery so he can get his fill of daugh- nuts for once. To the Juniors—our books (much used but with the same contents) to become the property of the highest bidder. To the Canastota High School—our window which we hope will re- main in memory of every mem- ber of this graduating class.

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20 The Toot A — is for Ackerman hard all day. And Arlotta who thinks that school is all play. B — is for brilliance and seven stu- dents too. There are Barcell and Burton, Brower and Bero and Bushnell and Bennick and Bartholomay. Surely a most delightful array. C — is for Cimino, Cripe and Cun- ningham. Three who never got in a jam. D — is for Dell’Aquila, a shining light in our school, “All fair in love” has always been her rule. E — is for Ellsworth, our president and classmate, Who always has fair damsels waiting at his gate. F — is for Fabrizi, with him we’ve had fun— He seems to have a smile for everyone. G — is for Glanister, Gleason, Gra- bow and Grems, To C. H. S. these four are priceless gems. H — is for Harrington, Horton and Harris. Of the students, these are the rarest. I — is for Island out in the sea— Succesful, we some day all will be. J — is for Johnson and Johnston; a boy and a girl, With dancing feet, they’re ever in a whirl. K — stands for Knowledge and also Kincaid—• Who possesses the first and yet is not staid. L — is for the Lehners, Leneker, Licciardello and Lumbrazo, They never sit down but are always on the go. M — is for Marchetti, Mariano and May. There are three more, all of them gay. Morecroft, Mus- achio, and Mattoon, We’re sorry to be leaving them this June. N — is for Newberry, the Nichols and the Nears, To leave them we feel will cause tears. O — is for Onward, press onward 1 say. That is our motto, day affer day. I’ — is for perseverance, a very great need, If we win life’s battle, we all must take heed. Q — is for Quality which should ue our aim, If we want to win and make us a name. R — is for Rhodes, our artist to be. In great flaming letters his name you will see. S — is for Seabrook, Setticase, the Sgrois, Stafford, Stankivitz and Shumard, To make all this rhyme is get- ting pretty hard. T — is for Tommy, our own little Jeff, This little pitcher to praises .s deaf. U — is for Umpire, which our teachers are They’ve brought us safely thus far. V — is for Valerio, whose aim in life Is to make Joe a very good wife. W — is for Waldo, Weigand, Wheel- er, Wood, Weisbrod and Wash- ington, Just a few of our pals and vo will miss every one. X stands for Exit and here we go This is the finis of our show. Y is for Yesterday which our class will soon be, To the future graduates as you’ll see. Z — is for Zebra all marked with stripes And this is the end by Cripes! ALPHABET SOUP who works