Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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 1 8 THE TOOT 1 Class Alphabet I A is for Albanese, Augustine and Vincent, To achieve success their road is bent. And for Frances, Anthony and James How low their pride, how high their aims. I B is for Roger. Mildred, Georgian and Tony B. For them success we surely see. I C is for Agnes, Virginia and Ernest They'll get along if they do their durn’dest. Also Crimi, Cross and Cunningham, Just before, they always charm. I D is for Debrucque, Clarice by name, How very great will be her fame. c. E is for Eternal ambition, but we have no premonition. c F is for Josephine, Anthony and Mary Their lives will be full of happiness and always vary. Also for William, and Joanne Fusillo It is said they will be famous. We know they will be so. c I G is for Richard, Lucille and Charlie, They are always jolly. Also for Ernest, Roger and Mary too. In all they do we know they’ll be true. 1 H is for High School so proudly it stands; When we leave it, we’ll all clap our hands. r I i3 for Rose Ippolito, one of the twins, Her motto will be not to sink, but to swim. J is for Justice what our boys are fighting for— To bring it about in this terrible war. r. K is for Barbara, quiet and shy, She lowers her eyes when a boy passes by. r L is for Lucy and the Josephines, two, Members of the senior class good and true. [ M is for Mengucci, Miller and Moore, In all they do they shall surely score. Also for Harmon and Barton, our absent scholars, On them we can bet our honest dollars. r r r r

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THE TOOT 7 History of Senior Class Renumber four years ago when we first entered high school? How jubilant we all were to think we'd finally made the grade! Well, here we are again, finished products and really proud of ourselves too; for now (we think) it will be safe to list ourselves among the wordly wise. But let us go back to our debut into high sc 100I. We were a bit confused when we first ventured into the matter of electing class of- ficers but. being gifted children, we quickly caught on and succeeded in electing Anthony Borgognoni, president; Vincent Albanese. vice-president; Josephine Farfaglia, secre- tly and Barton Morecroft, treasurer. Under the tutelage of Miss Mackey and Mr. Hedg- lon as advisors, we were otf to a great start. October brought what we had feared from the very day we entered these new halls of arning—initiation. The wrath of our up- per-classmen had us bowing and courtesying at every turn. Of course, we really didn't mind wearing our clothes inside out and hav- ing a different shoe on each foot! We gallant- ly supplied all the upper-classmen with lolli- pops and apples. (Wormy apples were purely accidental!) After a week of such a chaotic state of affairs we went back to normal. Our first social event came in February. It was a party held in the gym. Needless to say we conducted ourselves with decorum. Without a doubt our proudest moment came in April when we unveiled our class window. To us. its blue and gold hues were the most attractive. We closed our first year with a bang-up picnic at Green Lake. Some of us were so enthralled with everything that we almost missed our return bus. Our sophomore year began by electing the following officers: President, Barton More- croft; Vice-president, Mike Tornatore; Sec- tary. Justine Venturine; treasurer, Dorothy Preston. Accustomed to our surroundings by this time, we now pursued the freshmen, using our prerogative to the best of our ability. Af- ter we had our fun we all attended a party which was in reality a loving truce between the mighty sophomores and meek freshmen. September 1943, found us merrily on our way into another year with all of our mem- bers still intact. We elected the following of- ficers: President, Asa Smith ; Vice-president, Sylvia Miller; Secretary, Mary Kay York; Treasurer, Josephine Lanzafami. Our next undertaking was a Hallowe'en party which was quite a success. (Remember all the cider we drank? It must have been the salty popcorn balls.) The Junior Prom was our last big objective for that year. With decorations following a patriotic theme and music provided by Chic Webb, we can truly say it was a success. At last, our senior year and we're off— heading for our main goal—graduation. This year our leaders are: Sam Nastasi, president; Josephine Farfaglia. vice-president; Connie Crimi, secretary and Rose Ippolito, treasurer. Mrs. York replaced Mr. Hedglon as advisor, Mr. Hedglon having found a more lucrative field than the teaching profession with the Oneida, Ltd. Our activities began to soar like a P-38. First, we sponsored an assembly program; next we gave a Valentine dance. Before wc realized it we were making plans for publica- tion of “The Toot” , and Miss Mackey was advisedly warning us that we had only seven weeks left before history regents. Our final fling was the Senior Ball which was indeed a gala affair. Well, we’re here at last, graduating sen- iors. We really haven’t much to leave behind since we’ll probably never be famous or fur- nish the country with a President. Just the same let's say au revoir to C. H. S. with a smile on our lips and with Victory as our aim. —CONNIE CRIMI

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THE TOOT ;9 N 0 P Q R S T U V w X Y Z Class Alphabet is for Sam, our class president He to us was surely sent. :s for the Orchestra, the fiddles and brasses— Made up of both lads and lasses. is for Dorothy and Santina so full of art, Their lives should be a great big lark. is for Questions — which cause many a tear— Pome day we’ll answer them without fear. is for Dewey one of the team— He will always win esteem. Also for Rapasadi, Russitano and Relyea Hood things of them people will say. is for Schmidt, Seabrook and the Smiths, two Their gains will be many their troubles few, Also for the Sgrois, Stagnitti and Spencer To them for help we will always refer. Also for Stevens, Stearns and Stokes, They have always been mighty good folks, is for Tactics and Michael Tornatore The combination most certainly will raise the score. is for Usefulness that every class should possess— After four short years in C. H. S. is for Vecchio, Anthony and Roccine Also our own Justine Venturine, is for Waldo our Mayor’s daughter And, unlike lambs She will slaughter. is for Xmas in the middle of the year Also for X—ams of which we have great fear. is for York our banker’s clerk Her duties she does not shirk. is for Zestfnlness and Zeal, A love for C. H. S. we will always feel. —MARY STEARNS