Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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THE TOOT ALMA MATER “Oh, CHS, dear CHS, our hearts will ne'er forget. The golden haze of student days Is 'round about us yet. Those days of yore will come no more. But through the many years The thoughts of you, so good, so true. Will fill our eyes with tears.

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THE TOOT 7 LIFE AND TIMES OF THE CLASS OF 1945 Preface After twelve years of searching though other author’s textbooks, we members of the class of 1945 feel that a few things actually and regrettably remain unrecorded. Therefore, in order to add to the eyestrain of our successors, we offer one more text- book of valuable historic material, compiled exclusively by and about ourselves. Chapter I The outstanding event of the autumn of 1941 was the arrival of the class of ’45 at C. II. S. Our acting ability was immediately demonstrated when the sophomores indig- nantly watched us transform their blacklist plans into an enjoyable assembly program. At least we enjoyed our own songs and dances and the novelty of singing “Daddy” while taking turns sitting on Mr. Sharpe’s knee. That year we elected Norman Johnson, president; Janet Gleason, vice president; Helen Bonaventura, secretary and Roger Johnson, treasurer. Miss Daniels and Mrs. Smith were our advisors. Chapter II During our sophomore year we delighted the other classes with our ingenious presen- tation of an assembly program which includ- ed a “ballet” by Norman Johnson and Will- iam Parker, a musical selection performed on pop bottles and “Der Fuehrer’s Face” with sound effects by the music department. Later that year we presented a string quartet consisting of a bass fiddle, a viola, and two violins. The fact that none of the players had taken more than two or three lessons rather enlivened “The Blue Danube”. Our class officers that year were: Patricia Milmoe, president; William Parker, vice- president; Norman Johnson, treasurer and Helen Bonaventura, secretary. Chapter III With our junior year came the class win- dow and the class rings and pins. Anne York was president; William Park- er, vice president; Helen Bonaventura, sec- retary and Florence DeBalso, treasurer. The Junior Prom, held on April fourteenth, was very successful. At the junior-senior party we enjoyed pulling down the Senior Ball decorations, which we dutifully cleaned up—pins and all. At the end of this our third year, Mrs. Smith, our class advisor, left us. We missed her helpful hints, and thank her for the care she did give us for three years. Chapter IV’ No historical document of 1945 would be complete without mention of our brilliant dramatization of “The Highwayman.” The player who received the most applause in this sparkling production was a stray dog, imported to emphasize the line “down like a dog.” The yearbook staff was chosen early in the year and also the class officers who are: Rose Tornatore, president; Mary Patane, vice president: Mary I aguzza, treasurer and Bet- ty McLean, secretary. The senior art students have been fishing around and have caught some clever ideas for the Senior Ball decorations. Our class has been diminished by the de- parture of several members for war service, but we remember them all, especially at graduation time. Appendix If you are careful to read between the lines, you will see that we really had a good time during these busy years at C. H. S. —BETTY McLEAN, Class Historian