Candor Central High School - Candorama Yearbook (Candor, NY)

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50 THE LIFE OF A CHEERLEADEF The choosing of the cheerleaders is one of the main events at the beginning of the school year. We practice for weeks and fin- ally the day is set. One group of girls does a cheer and then another until the judges decide who will be the lucky ones. Then comes the big question of what to wear. For football we decided to wear skirts and sweaters. But another question--what color? At last we appear with white sweaters and gray skirts. We have to cheer in rain and snow and very often it is muddy under foot. Then before you know it basketball games are about to begin. Again we wonder what we shall wear. At last we decide to wear white blouses and last year's blue ju pers. But here was the next problem: How much material and where can we find it? After a long strug- gle we get white satin and have our blouses made. Incidently, they are very pretty. Soon it is time for an out of town game. All the cheerleaders look forward to this. We all pile in the bus about six o'clock. On the way we sing and have a wonderful time. After what seems like hours we reach the school where we are to play. The boys make a mad dash for the locker rooms and we head for the gym. First the J.V.'s play and their cheerleaders take advantage of every 'time out' to cheer for the boys. Soon their game is over and the Varsity players come our and warm up. First we give a Yell for the Boys.' Then we do a few nPepn yells until the game begins. Between quarters we take turns with the opposing squad doing cheers. Usually in the half the other school's cheerleaders come over and get acquainted. If the game is very close we do fighting yells. If we are ahead we let the opposing group of cheerleaders have the floor. At the end of the game we run out on the floor and cheer with the boys and congratulate them. On the way home the boys talk over the game and the girls sympathize, believe mel often we stop somewhere and get some- Very thing to eat, then merrily on home to camh a few winks of sleep before sunrise. J7'A12M ? COMPARISON Did you ever stand in a patch of hard- woods and feel lonely, without protection, open to the cold wind? Nothing stirs, save an itinerant chlckadee, who appears to be making noise just to keep himself company. And have you ever felt oppressed by the cold dark evergreens, so thick, shutting out the sun? The wind moves mysteriously in the tops, not stirring the cold layers of air at their bases. But how much more interesting and alive hardwoods and evergreens together are, supp- lementing each others colors, providing shel- ter and comfort for small animals and birds. Such a piece of woods is always nicer to be in. So it is with our world and the people therein. QW M3 THE JOB PRESS The composing room is in dead silence. The form has been locked in. After the im- pression and make-up the job is ready to run. First there is a short, loud click of the electric switch. The motor whirrs, there isa flopping of the belt, the clutch is slowly let in. The motor labors for a few seconds but is going in full speed. As the operator feeds the papers and releases the lever, the form and Wbedn meet The rollers skip over the with a deep nughn. type making a noise like a seamstress ripping a piece of material in two. After each im- pression there is a clankety-clank of the dig of the revolving disk. When the rollers c0m6 in contact with the disk of ink it sounds as through a huge piece of adhesive tape was being ripped off a person's back. The rollers keep journeying from the disk with ink for the type until all copies are fed. With the motor turned off the composing room is in silence againQ5y7QHJ6L!VC2Ag1LbLZzb! THE OAKES The buzzing of the power saw, cutting away the life of a huge real oak, burns my ears and makes a sickening sensation in my stomach. This giant statue, one of the na- tion's most beautiful pieces of art, towers above the surrounding hemlocks, swaying back and forth in the cold, north wind. The sway- ing and rocking motion is its farewell to the young and strong dark green hemlocks and to its friends of the same specie who, too, will soon be cut by this ravenous machine. The tiny saplings will loose the protection which has hovered over them, protecting them from the fierce winds and harsh rains. They may even be crushed by its death plunge or re- ceive a jagged scar which shall mark them forever, There will be no more acorn! to clutter the ground for the gray squirrels or leaves to make a rich bed of humus for the young saplings to bed their roots in. The oak goes twisting and crashing to the ground. It has lived to serve nature and mankind but mankind has lived to destroy man- kind and nature. gg Z qAj3gQ BAND PRACTICE The noise you hear over in the music house is not the roof falling in but the C.C.S. band warming up for a regular practice session. That brassy noise is the trumpets sounding high E. The squeaky, shrill note is the clarinets, tuning on concert B. Those low mellow notes that slide out, come from the bells of the trombones. That clash and clat- ter is the cymbols falling on the floor, as the drummers look for drumsticks number two. All of a sudden, the noisy clatter and squeak stopsg the last tuning before they begin to play. Then, on the last down beat they start, but the attack is fuzzy, so they begin again. The attack was better this time, so they keep playing, and to use an oldtimerd nMiracles never ceasen. The nMarilyn Waltz sounds a little like a waltz and the nCourier Marchn seems to possess the march rhythm. So the band plays on, and what is heard is pleasing, regardless of the.groans emitted during a practice session.g,MnicM fgdgloqa

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CANDOR CENTRAL, CONFERENCE CHAMPS 29 The Central Indians shot and passed their way to a second consecutive Tri-County Conference basketball championship, by com- piling an ll-l record in league play. The single loss was by one point, to McLean, whom they later defeated for the championship. The boys had the finest record in the history of the school, by winning nineteen and losing but three games. Two of these losses were to a powerful Newark Valley quintet who were good enough to defeat a champion Owego team. Central lost a thrilling heartbreaker in sectional play, to a fine Homer team at Cortland, by a last second basket, that broke The Indians played a great game a A5-L5 tie. and led most of the way. Candor controlled the boards but failed to hit on the easy shots and at the foul line, while Homer had an amazing foul shot average. There are many reasons for the outstand- ing success of this team. However, one word, nteamworkn, is the best explanation. Never displaying any signs of individualism, always cooperative and receptive to coaching techni- ques, plenty of spirit and drive, are all qualities exhibited by these boysl Probably more important than any of the above mention- ed qualities, was the fine display of sports- manshipj for the important thing is not whether you win or lose, but the manner in which you do it. Candor's team again centered around Ed Winnick and Sam Osovski, but they had great help from Norm Sullivan, Marvin Kilpatrick, Chuck Andrews, Jack Williams, Pete Ward and Wendell Richards, who showed vast improvement over last season's record. Ed has probably developed the best one- hand shot of any player in the league and is certainly the most prolific scorer developed by Coach Vetter. Ed could shoot with either hand and was the team's greatest rebounder.Ed has also been foul shooting champ for the last two years. Sam has been the team's playmaker and one of its best defensive men. He was one of the fastest men on the court and a great ball hawk, who demoralized the opposition by his pressing tactics. Sam also had a marked abil- ity to hit when the points were needed most and his fighting spirit lifted the team to great efforts . Sully, Killy and Chuck were the most im- proved men on the squad. 5U1lY'S greatest forte was his tenacious defensive ability. Killy showed tremendous improvement over last season, developing a fine pivot shot and do- ing a great job of taking the balls off the boards. Chuck was a fine playmaker and an outstanding defensive player. Jack, Wendell and Pete all had their games. Jack had a dead eye and showed a great deal of improvement in his defensive ability. Wendell was the smallest member of the squad, but one of its fastest players and a clever ball handler. Pete was also a good playmaker and a tough player to score against. Ed, Sam, Pete and Sully will be lost for the coming season and it will be a tremendous job to fill their places. However, Killy, Chuck, Jack and Wendell are expected to be a fine nucleus for next year's quintet. In add- ition, nbocn Doane, Earl Storm, Bucky Harris and Bud Bauer are expected to give plenty of help and also, Ronnie Dougherty. CHEERLEADING I We have two cheerleading groups, Varsity and Junior Varsity. The Varsity members are as follows: Janice Embody, Margie Craig, Dale Barrows luPicklenl, Arlene Silvernail, and Connie Hilbert. The Junior Varsity cheer- leaders are: Bayonne Ward, Agnes Manning, Beverly Lazzeri, Beverly Andrews,Louise Hoyt, Bernice Manning and Irene Vergason. The varsity pep-squad have royal blue gabardine jumpers with full long-sleeved white satin blouses. To complete their out- fit. they obtained royal blue socks and white moccasins. This is the first year the cheerleading squad has had a mascot. Patti Vetter, four year old daughter of Coach Vetter, has come to practice, and cheers at home games. The Junior Varsity uniforms consist of white sweaters and navy blue skirts. This group has done very well and made up some very interesting cheers. ulron Them Outu seems to be the favorite. The Junior Varsity had lots of pep and spirit and get a good response from the aud- ience. Through. the year they have acquired more technique and confidence in their style. The Varsity and Junior Varisty have work- ed jointly on some cheers. The nWelcome Yelln demonstrates their ability to work together. The fine technique, originality, spirit, and attractive uniforms of both groups make them outstanding in the conference. All ex- cept Dale Barrows, will be back next year, so another fine squad is in prospect. HEALTH CENTER The office of the school nurse is a busy place.An average of twenty students come each day for advice and first aid about colds, up- set stomachs and minor injuries. One of the students brought a bird that had swallowed a June bug and Miss Billings removed the morsel which was lodged in its throat. The moral of that story is that nYour eyes shouldn't be larger than your throat passageu. Miss Billings assists the school doctors when physical examinations are given in the fill and Checks each student for admittance after an illness. The nurse arranges an ap- pointment and provides transportationfor stu- dents who are to attend orthopedic and chest clinics. Corrective exercises, when necessary are directed by Miss Billings. Dental and eye examinations are another duty which falls to the nurse. Corrective work here is also a part of her responsibility. Audiometer tests were also given to a great many students. In addition to making calls necessitated by the health program, the school nurse also takes the census,in the fall and has full charge of attendarce. She traveled approxi- mately l60O miles on Candor roads last year, taking children home and making calls about attendance.and health needs. Four hundred and six pupils were given medical examinations this year. Through par- ent cooperation, fifty-seven per cent of the defects were corrected. There were two diph- theria immunization clinics. The school nurse is doing a great ser- vice by helping the C.C.S. students to have sound and healthy bodies.

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