Canisteo High School - Kanistean Yearbook (Canisteo, NY)

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persons who directed them, found themselves in that vast and cheerless chamber known as the study hall. Waiting to greet them was Miss Florence Graham, their advisor for the year. The first thing the Freshmen did was to choose their class oflicers-Jack Hollands, Leon French, Duane Bowker, and Jerry Freeland. The activities of the class were quite limited, because their major task was to become orientated to the high school life. We did, however, manage to have a class party and to participate in interclass basketball and track. Several football games were played with the eighth grade, the Freshmen winning the majority of the contests. To guide us in our second year's performance, we had Mrs. Carrier and Mr. Brush. Nelson Mullen, Helen Gardner, Gerry Semple, and Skip Gerringer were chosen to head Soph year's group. That year we really began to takefour place in the aftivities of the school. As in the previous year, many o us be onged to c ubs and musical organizations and took part in school sports. A social evening was sponsored. We even gave a May Day square dance, quite an undertaking for a Sophomore class. We proved our business ability when we won the magazine contest sponsored by the Student Senate. Now came the two most important years of our high school life! Mr. Langworthy and Mrs. Kenney were the two brave teachers who struggled with us our Junior year. The students whom we chose to lead us were Adrian Stanton, Leon French, Freda Dailey, and Jack Hollands. The junior Prom, our first important undertaking, was a Halloween dance, music by Al Rawady. Our dance successfully completed, we decided to have a Christmas party. It was held in room 315 the day before Christmas vacation, the last period. The fact that we enjoyed ourselves could be clearly discerned by anyone who viewed the wrapping paper, pop bottles, and cookie crumbs which littered the room. Then, in the early spring, we presented A Merry Death, our first entry into the world behind the footlights. Mr. Langworthy was the able director of this much enjoyed three-act comedy. ln June we forgot our disputes with the class of '46 and feted them at the junior-Senior banquet. Our last year was all that was left to us when at last we became Seniors, those hitherto fabulous creatures to whom we had looked up for so many years. Miss Mattie and Mr. Fenner undertook to counsel us during this, our most important year. Adrian Stanton and Jack Hollands were again chosen to fill the respective oflices of president and treasurer. Nelson Mullen and Helen Gardner took care of the other two offices. First on the program was the Senior play, which was directed by Miss Dolan and Miss Mattie. The play we chose, Booth Tarkington's Clarence, was appreci- ated by all who saw it. We, with the Juniors, have been selling greeting cards and magazines to help pay for our yearbook. Both the Senior boys' and the Senior girls' basketball teams have hopes of winning the inter- class competition. Still in the future is the Senior Ball, the Senior trip, for which we are all hopeful, and the Junior-Senior banquet, at which we will be the honored guests. This june, at the very end of the show, we will stand on the graduation platform to receive our rewards and take our bows for a well-trained performance. 25 Q Q 4 AJS X 3

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MES ff is i ,., , W . I N 'C QQ '99 Q25 S 5 HISTORY OF '48 In 1943 sixty urchins of assorted shapes and sizes escaped from their grade school side show. On their own in the wide world, these ragamuflins meeting, with Miss Graham presiding, was held at C. C. S., where man- agers, ringmasters, and spielers were chosen. In our first year we found the circus under the management of Dennis-Brenning-Basset and Ellis, Inc. Of course operating costs had to be kept down, so one ring was all we could afford, but it was a lively one. The feature act was the freshman party, which had all the color, bustle, and the fanfare of a four-ring affair. ln our second year on tour we branched out, took on new acts, and traveled under the new management of Brenning-Tychi-Ingalls and Dennis. This proved a winning, money-making combination. The act took on new canvas, another ring was added. Again the clowns, aerialists, and the mot- ley crew of a growing circus played their roles to the hilt. In one ring we featured the Valentine Party, in the other attention focussed upon the Sophomore Hop, while Miss Dolan snapped a tender whip over the mis- cast players. Then, as a special attraction, the Sophomore Amazons swept all before them in the school basketball play-offs to cap a show that took both spectators and participants off their feet. By the time our third year in the circus business had rolled around, our personnel had gained enough experience and capital to present a four- ring circus that rated great acclaim. At this time we again changed man- agement, emerging, with trumpets blaring, under ringmasters Ingalls, Schnurle, King, and Reynolds. With Mr. Langworthy cracking a very helpful whip, our players were now developing into feature ring attrac- tions, which held the undivided attention of awed spectators. Highlighted under the canvas were the Junior Prom, a Valentine party, the Junior play, and the Junior-Senior banquet. Next year we are looking forward to climaxing circus history by branch- ing out in our greatest show spectacle. Managers, ringmasters, clowns, aerialists, and all other members of this immense show will be on hand for the Senior play and the Senior Ball, which promise to command spotlight attention. Most of all, our whole troup is looking forward to gazing upon the exotic, breath-taking wonders of an unsurpassed side-show, the Senior class trip. This season will end with the greatest of all our shows-gradu- ation. HISTORY OF '47 On a warm September day back in 1943, an unusual amount of activity livened the village of Canisteo. From various parts of the community streamed chattering and gaily dressed young folks. They were augmented by a number of brightly colored vehicles, which for the past hour had been combing the roads of the countryside for numerous small fry of various ages and now, loaded to capacity, united to form a gay and noisy parade that had for its destination the big top at 80 Greenwood Street. Among those who made up the throng entering the building were to be discerned here and there a number of open-mouthed, inept looking individuals who, through various methods and the indulgences of kind 24 6 7

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