Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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ernimscincj A Freshman Know Nothing And Knows That He Knows Nothing REMEMBER— When we first entered high school and looked upon the “sophisticated seniors” with esteem, and wondered if we’d ever be gazed upon with such admiration? The “Bowery Babes” in the Minstrel Show, who turned out to be just a group of frightened freshman gals? How we all lived through the fiendish sophomore initiation and what a little make- up accomplished for the “men” of the class? When “poor little Hoiman,” a rickety old table in the cafeteria (originally design- ed for four), seated twenty giggling girls every noon for three short years? A Sophomore Knows Nothing But Thinks That He Knows Everything REMEMBER— How proud we were when our blue and gold class window was placed beside the other windows? When several education-seeking veter- ans returned to high school and how we hes- itated at first to answer questions they could not answer, because we were afraid to “show them up”? When “Hoiman’s” leaf collapsed and we had to hold it up with our laps? A Junior Knows Everything But Thinks That He Knows Nothing REMEMBER— When we had finally reached our one main desire, that of moving into Study Hall where we could post our favorite pin-ups and latest cartoon jokes on our desks? (How no one appreciated Johnny Luke’s cartoons, except himself?) How we worried and racked our brains for months over the problem of where we would collect enough “Rom” (money, that is) for our Junior Prom, and the rumor of using a juke box instead of a gen-u-ine or- chestra ? How it rained “cats and dogs” on our big junior-senior picnic day and, despite the weather, we ran out in the rain in our water- proof bathing suits? Green Lake certainly came in handy for all the senior and junior “pigs” who enjoyed playing a sloppy game of baseball and “tag” in the mud. How we strutted proudly through C. H. S. showing off our newly acquired class rings ? When every fair lassie developed a pas- sion for long “kilts” and the boys sorrowfully mourned for the good ole days? How proud the entire school was of our famous undefeated Red Raider team, and of the many fights that developed between so- called “Onion Town” and Oneida because of our victory? A Senior Knows Everything And Knows That He Knows Everything REMEMBER— How the dancing fad for “Hey Bob-A- Ri-Bop” changed to “swing your pardners, round we go”, and how the girls who were not accustomed to the swinging spent most of their time sitting on the floor because of their dizzy spells? How the “Big Five” girls were always willing to try something new and exciting; such as riding through Canastota in the rumble seat of George Warner’s coupe (which didn’t live a very long life because of the excess weight in the back—no com- ments) ; presenting a Flora-Dora chorus line at our Halloween party? How a well known group of boys earned a G-Man badge after upsetting hundreds of garbage cans two nights before Hallow- een? The following day they were seen rid- ing through the village in the garbage truck with shovels in their hands? How sad the females were when they spent twenty-five cents of their hard earned money each Friday night for four years, hop- ing to dance with their “dream man”, but usually ended up dancing with girls, while the “hard-to-get” males sat in a corner talk- ing. When Beverly developed a case of “rheu- matiz” in her knee and walked around school like Frankenstein? Our two tremendous bargain days when it was very common to hear our super senior salesmen crying out their familiar sales call, “come and buy ’em while they’re cheap five pencils for a nickel.” That scene in the operetta where the policemen missed their cue, fell over the scenery backstage, and pranced before the audience with their unbuttoned jackets flap- ping in the breeze? —THERESA LEBLANC page twenty-jour

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fiunioXA...............Cla££ o 50 Front row, left to right: P. Patterelli, N. Caldwell, S. Andrews, D. Fox, M. Smith, J. Dawley, Miss Schroth, .Miss Powers, P. Aquino, B. LeBlanc, J« Keville, J. Bushnell, J. Demauro, J. Finocchiaro, E. Lonionaoo. Second row: L. Eaton, X. Barres, E. Wright, M. .Miles, B. Orr, I). Middleditch, J. Timerman, A. Fisher, L. McConnell, M. Tucker, J. Buttino, J. Barres, F. Strano, T. Merithew. Top Row: 1. Donald, E. Whitmeyer, I). Conley, L. Tucker, T. DoFrancisco, F. Miller, C. O’Hara. M. Fazio, R. Knox. I), (iardinier, P. Harney, B. Cunningham, A. DePasquale, C. Keville, A. I)unn, R. Fox, F. 'faquin, J. Lucarelli, T. DeVeronica. When we entered the portals of C. H. S. in September 1946, we elected Betty Lelllanc President; William Devine, Vice President; Darrell Conley, Secretary and Jane Finoc- chiaro, Treasurer. In October we held our first dance, and Class Flower—Red Rose Class Colors—Green and Gold 3 Miss Louise Powers Class Advisors— I Miss Mabel Schroth also participated in the Halloween Party sponsored by the Seniors. At our second meeting Green and Gold were selected as our class colors, and the Red Rose as the class flower. In December we had fun decorating the Christmas tree. We also collected dues dili- gently and were very proud to see our class window put up with the others in January. At the end of the year we had a wonderful time at the freshman-sophomore picnic held at Green Lake. Entering school again in the fall, we realized that we were now learned Sopho- mores. At our first meeting we elected the following officers: President, Sally Andrews; Vice President, Joyce Timerman; Secretary, Darrell Conley; and Treasurer Jane Finoc- page twenty-six