Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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THE TOOT i MR. WILLIAM C. SCHMIDT Belfonte Academy; Colgate University B. S.; Cortland Normal summer school, 3 years; teaching experience at C. H. S. 15 years; subject, Athletic In- structor. MISS MARGARET HELLER Cortland Normal Scnool; one summer at Univer- sity of Wisconsin; extension work at Syracuse Uni- versity; teaching experience at C. H. S. 11 years; sub- jects, girls Physical Educational Instructor. MRS. WHEELER MILMOE College of New Rochelle B. S.; teaching exper- ience at C. H. S. 12 years. Commercial Instructor. MR. MEADE HEDGLON Syracuse University, B. S.; graduate student 1 year, lMs years Syracuse School of Education; teach- ing experience at C. H. S. 5 years; subjects commer- cial subjects, merchandising, salesmanship. MR. LAWRENCE F. WALDO St. Lawrence University B. A.; two summers at Syracuse University; teaching experience at C. H. S. 4 years; subjects, social studies. MISS LUCIE PENNA Syracuse University A. B.; Syracuse School of Library Science, B. L. S.; Librarian C. H. S. one year; teaching experience C. H. S. one year . MRS. HELEN C. YORK Cornell University B. S.; 3 years summer school at Syracuse University; teaching experience at C. H. S. 1 year; subject, Home Economics. MISS JANET MYERS la. Syracuse University, B. F. A.; teachhg exper icnce C. H. S. 1 year, subject Art. MISS FLORENCE MOSES Crane Department Potsdam; State Teachers College B. A.; teaching experience at C. H. 3. 1 year, JQJ CL subject, music. itJr . r . fi MISS FLORENCE FURFARO New York State College for Teachers, A. B.; 1 year graduate work; teaching experience in C. H. S. 1 year, subjects Mathematics and Social Studies. MRS. SHERRY WOOD Emerson College of Boston, A. B.; L. , 4 years teaching experience, subject English. Class Prophecy It was the funniest thing, but last night I had a dream about the Class of ’43. As I can recall it, it ran thus: Time: 1955. Place: Canastota. The war is over now. Our soldiers have re- turned with but few exceptions, for there aren’t many Gold Stars on our Honor Roll. Canastota has changed considerably during a 12 years’ absence. I decided to take a walk down Chapel St. where Connie Zumbo used to live. Her folks were still there and I was anxious to know what had become of Connie. I was indeed surprised when a very fashion- able young lady answered the door. It was Connie—a new and improved Connie. After a short conversation I learned that she was now dean of a girl’s school near Troy but at present was home on vacation. We therefore decided to have dinner together and talk over old times and mutual acquaint- ances I found that very few of our classmates had remained in Canastota. James Relyea, Floyd Fisher, Ivan Cary, Guy Ponticello, and Charles Peters all managed large farms near the town. Claire Seabrook owned a dress shop and I was surprised to find that many of her most fashionable gowns were designed by Ruth Dygert. Audrey Lahah designed the hats and sports clothes that Claire featured. Barbara Parks was now married (to George) and Nina waited for Eddie to return, and then she married him. Ruth Evans, Ger- trude Seitz, Santa Stagnitti and Sarah De- Mauro also married. I asked Connie about her cousin Mary Wal- do and also one of our closest friends, Nancy Panebianco. I learned that Mary, after an unsuccessful marriage was now a Miami debutante. Nancy, had made quite a success of her life and was now the editor-in-chief of “The New York Herald-Tribune.” Two of her; ablest reporters were Anthony Fantach and

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6 THE TOOT Mr. glen f. bogardus Superintendent of Schools St. Lawrence University, B. S.; Summer school at Cornell University five years; summer school at Co- lumbia University one year; executive C. H. S. (22 years). MR. I). ROBERT McLEAN Principal Syracuse University A. B.; Syracuse University summer school; teaching experience at Canastota High School 17 years; subjects Mathematics and Soc- ial Studies. MISS LOUISE h. LOWERS New York State College for Teachers, A. B.; European travel, 1 summer; teaching experience in China 4 years; teaching experience at C. H. S., 16 years; subject, Latin. MISS RITA E. MACKEY New York State College for Teachers A. B.; Tem- porary examiner in New York State Regents De- partment, 13 years; European travel one summer; teaching experience in C. H. S. 15 years; subjects, History and Economics. MISS ANNA B. CLINES Vice Principal College of St. Elizabeth, A B.; summer school at Cornell University, five years; Buffalo Normal school, one year; European study and travel one summer; teaching experience in Canastota High School. 18 years; subjects, English 2, 3, and 4. MRS. VERA GRAY SMITH Syracuse University A. B.; summer school Uni- versity; teaching experience at C. H. S. 17 years; subjects. Biology, Physics and General Science. MISS GERTRUDE E. DANIELS New York State College for Teachers A. B; Columbia University M. A.; summer school at Colum- bia; teaching experience at C. K. S. 14 years; sub- jects, Mathematics and Chemistry. MRS. SAMUEL FUDESCO Syracuse University A. B.; Summer school at Syracuse 3 years; one summer at Columbia; foreign study at University of Florence, Italy; teaching ex- perience at C. H. S. 15 years, subjects, French .nd Italian.

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8 THE TOOT Madeline Fratini. Her private secretary was Natalie Logudice. Freddie and Evie are married, but while Freddie is riding around in his Buick intent on being a typical New York playboy, Evie is hard at work as private secretary to Lewis James, New York’s ablest criminal lawyer. Finding that so many of our classmates were in New York, Connie and I decided to take the half hour trip to New York to see if we might contact some of them. We went to Syracuse to catch a plane and there we found that Angelo Malvaso was man- ager of the aii lines while Millie Albanese was his secretary. Josephine Musso and Betty Graham also worked there as secretaries.. We went out to the Airport and there we found Louis Haight and Ernie DiGaspari, the best aviation mechanics in the business. The stewardess greeting passengers at the door looked familiar, and upon closer examin- ation it turned out to be Martha Maxwell, looking very stunning indeed in her uniform. After the plane had taken off, she came back to our seat and talked with us for a few minutes. She told us that Richard Debrucque was piloting our plane and Deno Dolci was the co-pilot. We also learned that Pai. Hatch and Michael DiNunzio had designed the plane and Donald Devine was their crack test pilot. We arrived in New York a few minutes la- ter and decided to check in at a hotel. Imag- ine our surprise when we were greeted by the manager himself, David Hoyt. David had made quite a name for himself—his hotel be- ing the swankiest in New York. It was de- signed by John Smith, who was also quite famous, Shirley Cardner was working with David as his secretary. Later in the day we went for a stroll and . soon we came to a beautiful Baptist Church. The sign outside said Rev. Robert Hamlin, minister. We decided to go in and see if by chance he were there. On entering the door we heard beautiful organ music issuing from inside and upon further investigation it prov- ed to be our own Jean Ray. That same night we saw a radio program featuring the talented Shirley Sorci. On the same program was Virginia Foley, a vocalist. At dinner David told us that his closest friend, Robert Gleason, was now a world- famous chemical engineer. He had his own laboratory and working with him was Har- mon Matteson, a famous dehydrator. Two days later, after having visited most of our old friends, we decided to see Carmie Aquino a renowned lawyer. We took a plane again and this time found that our pilot was Vinny Lomonaco and our hostess, Barbara Loguidice. After some time, feverishly spent hunting Carmie, we found her and persuaded her to have lunch with us. She told us that Cliff and Dot Cramp, two of her closest friends, lived in the same apartment house with her. Cliff was working as an interpreter in the Pentagon. She told us that their oldest son was going to a school in which Jean Barrett and Carmen Tornatore were physical edu- cation instructors. Jane Farnam was the head nurse in the adjoining hospital, and Isabella Relyea was her assistant. Fern Rob- erts worked there as a dietician and Richard Gallagher was the superintendent. We traveled back to New York and just before we left for home we remembered our sailor Bill Mott. After inquiring, we found that he was still serving proudly in Uncle Sam’s Navy. That’s about where I woke up. I wonder if any of it will ever come true9???? —NANCY GREINER The party had reached its peak when Con- nie was asked sing. Miss Moses asked the lady next to her if she had ever heard her sing. The lady said: “No.” Miss M.: “You have something to look backward to.”