Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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WILL - OR WON’T Old Seniors Never Fail, They Just Pass Along But Before They Go, The Following Grads Leave FROM IX) Mar»; Galavotti—......Left-over French Club coke... Roger Button Jack LeBlanc----------Quarter-Nelson ................ Mike Oamey Barb, Shirley, Virg .....Aspirin for “going-steady” head- aches ............................................ Any girls that qualify Joe Stagnitti--------Seconds and thirds in the cafeteria Dick Scherrer John De encenzo......Ills dynamic voice in chorus Archie Argentine I Senior Boys--------.Numbers 28, 31, 38, 17 .....— 4 Deserving Junior Shirley Waldo ..... .A look of her hair Anthony Eppilito Carrie Maula's Dodge ..Special parking place Oass Mulford’s Pontiac Phillip (Connell--- His size 12 sneaks.............. Any qualified Junior Ann Mengucci Knack for mentioning Mario Lanza Mario fan Susie Sullivan.... Her “knock-out punch Jeanne Sorci 4 Senior (Xieer-Leaders Hard-won cheering positions The girls who earn them Johanna Grilli Joke List ................... Gibbey Tomatore Gertrude C'oon........Her book, “How to Get Fat Quick Esther Kincaid Rita and Paula ...... Positions on the Majorette Squad Two new twirlers Shirley Evans.........Special bowling ball ......... Rosemary Smith Anthony Albanese His seat in the corner away from the door .... ............. Edward Ackerman Jane Orr .............Her ambition to lx a dietitian Dawn Middleditch Kay Pynn Information on Oswego College Mary Costello Ronnie Metcalf ... His Business test papers ......— Kenny Barres boys Ann Bromfield Dot DeVencenzo. Gen DeFazio Roberta BurgdofF Prominent position in Business Law Fay Allen Shorthand students Sandra Grago .. Quiet 7th periods in typing room Guard on basketball team .. Bottle of nerve pills for Short- hand Class...........................- Joyce Bellinger Sally Devine.......... Hypnotic power®..................... Doris Graham Mickey O’Hara............One bushel of blond hair Connie Cotsovites Ronnie Myers . .........H«w to et thru Social Studies without working Ills Little sister Dodger button .............-.....- Miss Furfaro ..Our beautiful unfinished mural — A Frenchman with stepladder Francie Cuthbert French II ....... Old Dramatic Club Members---------- Old Photo Club Members..—.... All the fun we’s had with Padgug (work too) Mr. Aspiring Actors All Old Seniors ..... All the fun we’ve had with Mr. Sharpe (work too) ............. Prospective Photographers the fun we’ve had with our advisor, Mis« Daniels.......... Fortunate Freshmen P ge twenty-eight WWY

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MEMORIES stopping occasionally for a card game. It was during one of these card games that their attention was centered on two hysteri- cal girls running out of the water as fast as they could. Then they noticed that one of these girls had a towel around her. The boys tried to investigate more thoroughly but they were up against a barrier—the beach house door labeled, WOMEN ONLY. Our sophomore float was the center of attraction Class Day. The float committee toiled hours on end in manufacturing a gi- gantic Easter egg. It took 64 pounds of plaster of Paris to do it, but it finally won a prize. And then Diary, came our Junior year. We elected Lloyd Johnson, president; Philip Connell, vice president; Carrie Maula sec- retary; and Barbara Fratini, treasurer. One of our most exciting moments of the year was the arrival of our class rings shortly before Thanksgiving. For several weeks after you could still see entranced jun- iors gazing at their rings while roaming a- bout the halls of CHS. The Junior Prom was by far our most spectacular event. With the aid of Shirley Waldo and Barbara Fratini, preparations were made. “Stairway to the Stars” was the selected theme. Then, the incredible hap- pened. On arriving at the Prom, we found that we had TWO bands. Many took it as a joke, but few realized the jam that we were in. Finally, after a serious discussion, Bob- by Carroll and his orchestra remained and provided us with very entertaining music un- till the early hours in the morning. It was truly a success. During the same year, our Red Raiders were awarded the Tri-Valley League Trophy. They had won all but one game, and that was a memorable one held at Hamilton. It was a frigid evening and after most of the snow was cleared from the field, the game got underway, with some of our players wearing gloves to keep their hands from freezing. Meanwhile the cheerleaders were using ice banks as seats and cold, wet blan- kets as wraps. One of our last big objectives for the year was the Junior-Senior picnic at Green Lake. Some of us were so absorbed with everything that we nearly missed the bus to return homeward. This year the spot- light was focused on Johanna as she tumbled down a lofty slope. With all her cuts and and bruises, she boarded the bus with tears in her eyes from laughing so hard. Our float, on Class Day, again won a prize. “The Wheel of Fortune” was the theme. You may remember that, Diary, but do you recall how we anxiously awaited the arrival of the truck the night before? It didn’t come until 10:00 P. M. We worked laboriously until midnight, and then with eyes half shut we groped our way home. We were so tired that we could have walked into someone else’s house and not even have known the difference. As we drove down Cha- pel Street in the parade the next day, we felt a few heaven-sent drops of water. Then before we knew it, we were nearly drowned in the sudden downpour. Costumed students were running everywhere to get themselves under cover. After the floats were ripped apart by the wind and rain, and everyone looked like skinned rats, the sun began to shine. That is something that we shall never forget. And then we were seniors. We elected Phillip Connell, president; Nunzio Lizzio, vice president; Beverly Waldo, secretary; and Shirley Jones, treasurer. Our activities began to soar like a Sabre-jet. We sponsored the first dance of the year which proved very successful. Next we sponsored the annual Hallow- een Dance. The floor show was held after the first hour of dancing. Didn’t you think that our boys did exceptionally well on “Where Did You Get That Girl?” It took hours of practice, but they finally learned to tell their left foot from their right. Mickey made a good-looking Mabel, didn’t he? These memories would be incomplete if we failed to mention the genius of our class. If you ever want to know how to explain atomic energy to your children, just ask Nunz. In order to raise money for our “Toot” and for the Senior Ball, we sold stationery and magazine subscriptions. Shirley Jones won a Parker pen for selling the largest a- mount. Then the Toot Staff was organized and began making plans for the publication of the yearbook under the leadership of Kay Frances Schepp, editor, and Margaret Gal- avotti, co-editor. And of course, Diary, you must remem- ber our special chemistry class, for there was never a dull moment. If anything could be done wrong, table 4 was sure to find the way. Do you remember the day when the rooster crowed and sent everyone flying to (continued on page 47) page twenty-seven

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