Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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THE TOOT 7 CLASS HISTORY For the first time this year we realize that another semester is coming to an end. Does it seem possible that four years have elapsed since we first met in Mrs. Smith’s room on that rainy afternoon in Septembei-, 1937 ? Do you remember how new everything was in the line of electing officers? But we were triumphant and succeeded in selecting as president, Charles Borgognoni; vice pre- sident, Albert Deppoliti; secretary, LaVema Fox and treasurer, Doris Durfee. Perhaps you don’t remember that, but you couldn’t forget our initiation which was anything but ordinary. Our pi’esident lost his newly ac- quired dignity when donning an apron and carrying a doll thru our halls of learning. However, we survived, (didn’t we?) as we made our social debut later at a party on Hallowe’en. I’ve almost forgotten myself, but not quite, the dishes we broke then. However, we have fonder memories of our next event, a picnic held at Scot Noose Park which ter- minated our freshman year. Now that I think of it, our sophomore year started out with a bang, in fact, a back fire. For after we had elected Charles Boi-- gognoni as president, Holden Shumard as vice president, Betty Maine as treasurer and LaVerna Fox as secretary, we all attended a party in the high school, and don’t forget the upper classmen who crashed the gates. Well, all this was done during the process of tam- ing our preeminence, for you probably re- member how superior we felt to the fresh- men. We initiated the latter with much en- thusiasm and then we settled down again. I guess the proudest moment of that year was when we saw our class window, green and orange on the south side of the building. Well, another year ended, and we were rather sorry, weren’t we? I think maybe we had saved most of our vim and vigor (or should I be frank and say ambition?) for our junior year, when we attained great heights. Then in September we elected our officers as follows: president Charles Borgognoni; (this was by then get- ting to be a habit, wasn’t it?) vice president, Annie Morecroft; secretary, Doris Durfee and treasurer, Phyllis Woolsey. Somewhere along those two previous years we had procured, or perhaps grown, that necessary piece of equipment—a backbone. So—we were off. Our most daring attempt was the Junior Prom. Phyllis Woolsey was with us then, you know, and she was our chairman. We toiled on May 10, 1940 over the decorations which represented a ship. Yes, it was a great suc- cess and you looked lovely. Many of our Juniors made us proud that year for they were active in athletics, drama- tics and music. Finally came the junior-senior picnic, and we juniors acted as the pocketbook. Of course, we were heckled by our upper class- mates about the quality of the food, and you and I never could figure out why they ate so fast and so furiously, could we? However, it could never be said that we didn’t enjoy it, even though you did spend the day on the roller coaster and in the hot dog stand. It was indeed a great climax to a gi'eat year. Of course, we don’t have to think very hard to remember the first meeting of our senior year. You were there when we elect- ed as president, Charles Borgognoni again (you can’t really blame him—all the presi- dents were running overtime that year) vice president, Doris Durfee, secretary-treas- urer, Annie Morecroft. What a whirlwind of activities we’ve had since then! Our treasury prospered and then we made plans for the publication of the Toot, and our final fling, the Senior Ball. Yes, everything this year has gone well, and now for the first time we realize an- other semester is coming to an end. It doesn’t seem possible, does it? —DORIS DURFEE

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The Class of 1941

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8 THE TOOT THE FACULTY MR. GLEN F. BOG AH 1)US Superintendent of Schools St. Lawrence University. B. S.; summer school at Cornell University, five years; summer school at Co- lumbia University, one year; executive at C. H. S. twenty years. MR. D. ROBERT McLEAN Principal Syracuse University A. B.; Syracuse University summer school one year; teaching experience at Can- astota High School Fifteen years; subjects, Mathe- matics and Social Studies. MISS ANNA B. CLINES Vice Principal College of St. Elizabeth. A. B.; Cornell University summer school five years; Buffalo Normal School one year; European study and travel one summer; teaching experience in C. H. S. sixteen years; subjects, English H, III and IV. MISS LOUISE H. POWERS New York State College for Teachers A. B.; sum- mer school three years; European travel one sum- mer; teaching experience in China four years; teach- ing experience in C. H. S. fourteen years, subject, Latin. MISS RITA E. MACKEY New York State College for Teachers A. B.; tem- porary examiner in New York State Regents Depart- ment. ten years; European travel one summer; teach- ing experience in C. H. S. fifteen years; subjects, History and Economics. MRS. VERA GRAY SMITH Syracuse University A. B.; summer school Uni- versity; teaching experience at C. H. S. fifteen years; subjects. Biology and Physics. MISS GERTRUDE E. DANIELS New York State College for Teachers A. B.; teaching experience at C. H. S. twelve years; sub- jects. Mathematics and Chemistry. MRS. SAMUEL FUDESCO Syracuse University A. B.; Syracuse University summer school one year; foreign study at the Royal University of Florence, Itaiy; teaching experience at C. H. S. thirteen years; subjects, French and Italian. MR. M. BOURNE TORNATORE Syracuse University A. B.; Syracuse summer school four years; teaching experience at C. H. S. five years; subject Mathematics. MISS HELEN JACOBS Syracuse University B. S.; teaching experience at C. H. S. six years; subjects, English and Drama- tic Instructor. MR. WILLIAM C. SCHMIDT Belfonte Academy; Colgate University B. S.; Cortland Normal summer school three years; teach- ing experience at C. H. S. thirteen years; subjects, Athletic Instructor. MRS. FLORENCE BAROTT Syracuse University M. A.; School of Library Science; Librarian at Canastota High School.