Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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28 THE TOOT Thespians In the fall of ’39 we Thespians started our activities by a picnic held at Chittenango Falls after electing Vincent Setticase, Pres- dent; Doris Durfee, Vice President; Hamil- ton Msro, Secretary; Holden Shumard Treas- urer. We enjoyed ourselves at this outing, but we didn’t stay long for a state trooper came to inform us that the park had been closed for the winter. It wasn’t much later that our annual three-act play entitled “A Murder Has Been Arranged” was cast, which included Rita LeBlanc, Howard Wood, Betty Maine, Rob- ert Wilde, Phyllis Woolsey, Stanley Sweet, Vincent Setticase, Mary Tibbits and Mar- jorie Tufts. In January we took in several new members and during the months of February and March, various members were instructed in make-up classes. One of our final achlev- ments was the one-act play “The Perfect Gentleman” which was the Canastota High School’s contribution for the Drama Festi- val he’d in Oneida High School in April. Summer is coming and the curtain comes down on another busy year of the Thespian Society. —DORIS DURFEE A large map was hanging on the wall, and Miss Mackey was instructing her History class. “Philip”, she said, “when you stand in Europe, facing north, you have on your right hand the great continent of Asia—what have have you on your left hand ?” “ A wart” re- plied Philip, “but I can’t help it, Miss Mack- ey.” “Oh, darling, I have two very good tickets for the theatre.” “Good, I’ll start dressing.” “Yes. do, dear, they’re for tomorrow.” Miss Daniels: “What is a circle?” C. Rinando: “A circle is a bow-legged square.”

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THE TOOT 27 Canastota Monogram Club One cool night in November an idea sud- denly popped into the heads of three boys, namely, Bob Hamlin, Dick Wood and Tommy Kolar. After a little deliberation the founda- tion of what is now the famous C. M. C. was established. The C. M. C. or Canastota Monogram Club was organized for social purposes and is re- cognized by the C. H. S. faculty. The twelve members are as follows: Bob Durfee, Nor- man Sutton, Bud Hall, Tommy Kolar, George Cox, Dick Wood, Bob Hamlin, Rubin Halli- day, Stanley Sweet, Bill Stearns and Homer Ball. At our first meeting we elected Tommy Kolar President; Dick Wood Vice President; Norman Sutton, Secretary and Bob Durfee, Treasurer. We also formulated a set of rules for our club. Dues are 10 cents per week plus a 25 cent entrance fee. To join, one must be at least a sophomore. Meetings are held every other Thursday at the home of a member. Two successful parties were held during the year and plans are now being made for a third. The first was at the home of Homer Ball and the second in the form of a sleigh- ride after which we all went to Mary Tibbits house for refreshments. The C. M. C. is an entirely new club in C. H. S. and is expected to be carried on thru the years with even greater success than was achieved this year. I know we all had a good time this year and those members who are not graduating will be more than willing to carry it on. —TOMMY KOLAR Miss Clines: “Bud, name two collective Policeman: “How did the accident hap- nouns”. pen?” Bud: “A wastepaper basket and a vacuum Motorist: “My wife fell asleep on the cleaner.” back seat.”

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THE TOOT 2» Glee This year our Glee Club, under the cap- able direction of Mr. and Mrs. Baritaud, has enjoyed a very successful year. Getting off to a good start by winning second prize at a Utica festival, the Glee Club climbed to great heights, reaching its zenith with the performance of “The Pirates of Penzance.” At the Spring Concert on May Club 24th, the High School Glee Club sang several numbers and a quartet composed of four out- standing members of the Club also took part. We wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. Bari- taud, Miss Jacobs, Miss Heller and all others who contributed to our success. We hope to see next year’s Glee Club reach even greater heights. —HELEN MENGUCCI Mrs. Smith: “Nature gives the snail a house for his own protection—who can give another example”? Phyllis: “The crab”. Mrs. Smith: “Right! Another example”. Phipps: “Tinned sardines”. Miss Mackey: “Give me an example of in- direct taxation. Tommy K.: “The dog tax.” Miss Mackey: “ How is that?” Tommy K.: “The dog doesn’t have to pay it.” Staff Lament The student gets the paper, The school gets the fame, The printer gets the money, The staff gets the blame. When a census taker wants to get the pop- ulation of a Scotch village he simply rolls a penny down the street. Miss Powers:: “Who was Homer?” Dutton: “That’s the fellow Babe Ruth made famous.”