Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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THE TOOT 9 FACULTY First row: Mrs. Kuth Brooks Miss Louise Powers, Miss Catherine Ryan, Miss Elizabeth Dominy, Miss Florence Furfaro, .Mrs. Wheeler Milnioe, Mrs. William Laurson, Mrs. Pember Newberry, Mrs. Frank Love, Miss Dorothy Parks, Miss Mabel Schroth, Miss Anna B. Clines. Second row: Mr. Leland Wright, Miss Gertrude Daniels, Mr. George Rynders, Miss Phyllis Burgett, Mr. William Schmidt, Mr. Carlton Coutant, Mr. D. Robert McLean, Miss Rita Mackey, Mr. William Sharpe, Mrs. Gerald Courtney, Mr. Michael Tornatore. MR. WALTER CLIFFORD, Superintendent MR. D. ROBERT McLEAN, Principal MISS ANNA B. CLINES, Vice Principal-English MISS GERTRUDE E. DANIELS, Math., Science MISS LOUISE H. POWERS. Preceptress, Latin MISS RITA MACKEY. Social Studies MRS. WHEELER MILMOE, Commercial MR. WILLIAM C. SCHMIDT. Physical Education MR. GEORGE RYNDERS, Science, Social Studies MISS KATHERINE RYAN, Librarian MRS. GERALD COURTNEY. English, Dramatics MISS MABEL SCHROTH, Home Economics MISS FLORENCE FURFARO, Social Studies. Math. MRS. WILLIAM LAURSON, Romance Languages MR. CARLTON COUTANT, Commercial MISS FRANCES PARKS, Physical Education MRS. RUTH BROOKS. Art MRS. PEMBER NEWBERRY, School Nurse MISS PHYLLIS BURGETT, Music MISS ELIZABETH DOMINY. Music Supervisor MR. LELAND WRIGHT. Music MR. WILLIAM SHARPE. Agriculture MR. MICHAEL B. TORNATORE. Math. Driver’s Training MRS. FRANK LOVE. Secretary to Superintendent

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8 THE TOOT EDITORIAL “I believe in the United States of Amer- ica as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed: a democracy in a republic, a sovereign na- tion of many sovereign states; a perfect un- ion, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity, for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I, there- fore, believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies.” This is one’s American creed which sums up the things for which America stands and which have made Amer- ica great. It sets forth the duties of American citizens as well as their rights and privileges. Today, we, the Class of ’48, together with all the graduating classes of our nation are striving to uphold the ideals which form- ulate this American’s creed. This task is great, for now, more than ever, we, as repre- sentatives of a nation, are confronted with the problems of international peace. If we fail, the cause of free self-government thru- out the world will rock to its fundation. Therefore, our responsibility is heavy—to ourselves and to the generations yet unborn. We believe in the United States of Amer- ica because history shows us that our form of government has provided the greatest a- mount of liberty, together with the greatest amount of happiness, for the greatest num- ber of people. This is one of the most im- portant things that the American youth must remember in facing the future. It is the youth that must lend their voices in support- ing our democratic policies, for public opinion is the ultimate force of government. It is the expression of the mind and conscience of of the whole nation without respect to sec- tional or partisan alliances. It is the exercise of the will of the people for the protection of their rights and the preservation of demo- cratic government. Our government was established not for the rich man nor the poor man nor the mid- dle man but for all of us—you and me whe- ther we are Negroes, Jews or Poles. We all take part in it and can justly be proud of be- ing labeled Americans. Together we will be able to overcome the various isms which are invading the face of this earth. Through ed- ucation, understanding, and tolerance we can destroy distrust, dissatisfaction, and rebel- lion—the very elements which produce pre- judices and aggression. The hope of the future lies in bringing to- gether the efforts of men under a system of brotherhood. Those who are the most dan- gerous to everything we hold dear, are the ones who go about preaching distrust and division, and who would overthrow our unity in stirring up the hatred of one class against another. Let us show the peoples of the world that we uphold the ideals set before us in our democratic way of life. This can be exempli- fied by our own stars and stripes. Let us make its red a little deeper by justice, its blue more like the blue of heaven by truth, its whiteness even cleaner by purity of life, and its stars a little brighter by devotion to our highest principles. In this nation lies our dreams and our realities. They can be bright with cheer, bril- liant with courage, firm with faith because they have been made from the depths of hu- man hearts. Let us live and work so that our nation may be a living symbol forever, sup- pressing injustice and tyranny. Let us strive to be a shining example of righteousness in a troubled world—a country full of people made happy by goodness and love and faith in the future. —JOYCE TAYLOIt

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10 THE TOOT CLASS OF ’48 PASSES IN REVIEW Our first important step inside the por- tals of C. H. S. was the elections of class of- ficers. With the help of our advisors, Miss Mackey and Mrs. York, we chose Robert Capparelli as president, Mary Davis as vice- president, Mary Strano as treasurer and Joyce Taylor as secretary. Through initiation, the upper classmen formally introduced us to high school ways. The sophomores decided our artistic abilities called for another demonstration, so we be- came hosts at our first assembly, the first in a long line of entertainment. Then, on October 28th, 1944, we sponsored a Halloween party to raise our financial standing. All the class participated and the result was a tremendous success. By September of 1945 we had outgrown the lowly stage and were now upper class- men ourselves. Mrs. Laurson (then Miss Richardson) took over Mrs. York’s position as advisor. The class officers were; president, Gerald Relyea, vice president, Joyce Taylor, seci-etary, Shirley Jones and treasurer Neal Haynes. Our turn had come! During the first days of session we initiated the freshmen and a good time was had by all. We hope we were not judged too harshly. To get better acquainted with each other we held a Christmas party December 15, 1945 with an open dance in the gym following. Re- gardless of the sugar shortage, our sweet tooth was easily satisfied with the abundant cakes. The third year found us in the station of juniors. Now we were important individ- uals. To lead us at this turning point we chose Joyce Taylor as president, Neal Hayn- es as vice president, Mary Davis as secretary and Shirley Jones as treasurer. Our first dance of the year was held September 6, 1946. We were fortunate enough to secure the privilege of having the Halloween party on October 25, 1946. Besides swelling the treasury, it provided an enjoyable evening and a safe and sane Halloween for everyone concerned. Two important things occurred during our junior year. It was then that we first bought pencils to sell. We wish to thank everyone for patronizing our stock. Then, too, at the beginning of the second semester we ordered our class rings. No doubt all the students remember our Junior Prom—full of color and beauty. Bar- bara Simpson and Shirley Jones as co-chair- men directed the hard working classmen in making our “Carnival Circus” a success. To close our eventful year we honored the graduates with a Junior-Senior picnic. If the seniors enjoyed it as much as we enjoy- ed giving it, it certainly was well worth the time and effort. September of ’48 brought us within sight of our goal. Under the leadership of president Haynes, vice president Toole, secretary Moore and treasurer Jones the class sponsored sev- eral dances, including the Halloween party in October, which helped to fill out our treas- ury. On March 19th, 1948 we presented our last assembly for the student body. Our theme was “We’ll Give You Something to Remember Us By”, and we hope that’s what we did. With graduation in view we began plans for the Senior Ball and the “Toot”, our final undertaking. We would like to thank Miss Mackey for her guidance and counsel thruout our four years and Mrs. Laurson, for her co-operation in our activities during the two years that she was with us. —SHIRLEY JONES