Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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RaanA of ducatia+i Left to right: Mrs. Jane Fudesco, Mr. Bernard Fisher, Mr. James Svolos, Mr. Donald Shuler, Mrs. Mar- garet Tackabury, Mrs. June Lfford, Mr. Joseph De.Mauro, Mr. Michael Powers, Mr. John Robertson, Mr. Joseph Waldo. The Class of 1958 takes this opportunity to give recognition to our Board of Education. In recent years, membership on the Board has become a time-consum- ing task, since our school has become — financially speaking — one of Canastota’s largest businesses. Budgeting, building programs, teacher shortages and many other problems have necessitated frequent and lengthy Board meetings. For all of this work, the members of the Board receive no compensation, few “thank yous,” and everyone’s complaints. We hope that the future will reveal that our class has produced some intelligent, civic-minded individuals who, in spite of the many discouraging factors, will seek election to the Board of Education because they are in- terested in good schools and a good education for Canastota’s children. — ANN MARIE PATANE page five

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CfdUo licd We, the people of America, have been endowed with a great privilege — that of free education. This helps keep our nation strong and unified. As far as education is concerned, we all have an equal chance to become wiser individuals through the ac- quisition of knowledge. We have every op- portunity to better ourselves and our coun- try. From the time he enters school, the Amer- ican student receives many privileges. School- ing today is made much easier and more en- joyable for the student. Since 1950, great strides have been taken in regard to educa- tion and educational facilities. Elementary and secondary schools have, due to popula- tion, mushroomed all across the United States. With modern classrooms, scientifical- ly planned, schooling is made more enjoyable for the student. Modern facilities and equip- ment are at the student’s disposal. Highly qualified teachers, with special training in one subject, guide the student in his educa- tional progress. Transportation in clean and modern vehicles, with trained personnel op- erating them, is also available. In secondary education, the student can choose from a variety of subjects that can prepare him for later life. Guidance counselors, relatively un- known a few years ago, are trained today to assist and direct the student in his choice of subject matter. page four The student has, as you can see, many ad- vantages and privileges that were not en- joyed by students in by-gone years. With these privileges, however, goes a new res- ponsibility. The fate of our nation rests upon the rea- lization of every student that the opportun- ity and responsibility are his and he must accept them. The center and stability of our nation rest with the educational system of today and its products of tomorrow. When the student fails to comprehend this, our nation will be in great jeopardy. As this country advances farther into the Space Age in competition with the Communists, it will require all the knowledge and vitality that can be provided by the off-spring of today’s educational system. Today the student is failing to realize his duty. Surveys show that of all students who enter secondary schools, only half of them graduate. This is alarming, because the des- tiny of the free world depends on the ed- ucated person who is able to understand the falseness of the Communistic doctrine. The sooner the student of today realizes that along with all the privileges he enjoys, there are responsibilities which he must ful- fill, then and only then will he be doing his duty as a member of our democracy. — PETER EATON

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 First How: loft to right — Mrs. Snyder, Miss Ihiniels, Miss Williams, Mrs. Aust, Miss Martin, Mrs. Brooks. Second Row: Mr. Tomatore, Mr. Waldo, Mr. Svolos, Mrs. Blessing, Miss Mackey, Mrs. Abramson, Miss Kwasnicke, Miss Furfaro. Top Row: Mr. Sharpe, Mr. Silknetter, Mr. DeVall, Mr. Coutant, Mr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. McLean. MRS. EVA ABRAMSON, English and Latin MRS. LORRAINE AUST, English MRS. RUTH BROOKS. Art MR. CARLTON COUTANT. Commercial MRS. BEVERLY CUMMINGS. Physical Education MISS GERTRUDE DANIELS. Mathematics MR. WILLIAM DeVALL. Industrial Arts MISS FLORENCE FURFARO. Social Studies and Mathematics MR. CALVIN GAGE. Vocal Music MR. MILTON KIRKPATRICK. English MISS SHIRLEY KWASNICKE, French, Spanish and English MR. EARL LAWRENCE, General Science MISS RITA MACKEY, Social Studies MISS HELEN MARTIN, Librarian MR. D. ROBERT McLEAN, Principal MR. CLINTON MOORE, English MR. WILLIAM SCHMIDT, Physical Education MISS MABEL SCHROTH, Home Economics MR. WALLACE SHARPE. Agriculture MR. GEORGE SILKNETTER. Guidance Counselor MRS. MADELINE SNYDER. Science MR. JAMES SVOLOS. Superintendent MR. MICHAEL TORNATORE, Driver Education and Mathematics MR. LAWRENCE WALDO. Social Studies MISS MARY WILLIAMS, Commercial MR. LELAND WRIGHT, Instrumental Music page six