Canton Williams High School - Algonquin Yearbook (Canton, NY)

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The Algonquin .. Canton High School Class Prophecy - 1938 Good evening. ladies and gentlemen! We are broadcasting from the Super-Autogyro of 1948 now cruising over the U. S. at an altitude of 20 miles in the stratosphere. This evening we will visit, by the aid of our 500 inch telescope. the various members of the Canton High School graduating class of 1938. This program is being sponsored by a former member of that class, James Nash, now president of Super-Autogyros Incorpor- ated. And now for the 0tll0l' graduates of 1938. Circling around Canton we see Connolly Barr emerging from the doo1's of good old Canton High. Now don't be alarmed. He is there now as the Latin teacher, not as a student. Why. there's his bosom pal, Bill Bell, now Professor of English! Directly behind the Grammar School is the gigantic Besaw Skating Emporium, sponsored by that well known magnate of big business, Frederick Besaw. Featured artist on the nightly program is that S5100,000 per week star, Mavis Shaw. However, due to a pending 510,000,000 movie contract, Miss Shaw will be in Canton only two weeks. At the end of that time she will return to Hollywood to make a series of pictures with that adored idol of millions of feminine movie fans, Leo Apollo Kelly! Now we return you to our New York studios for ten minutes of swing and sway with Kenny Mayhew and his Hoosier Hot- shots. There will be a trio starring Kenny at the drums, Jimmie McCormick with his silver-tongued trumpet, and Arthur Gary, master of the jews harp. We are now flying over the poultry farm, best in the state. which is operated by Otis MlacDonald and Ashton O'Brien. It has been rumored that this farm owes its success to the poetry that Ashton writes and reads to the hens. There will be a brief pause for station identification. Back again to the Super-Autogyro. This time as we fly lower, we see Pauline Peter- son and Mark Sellis, with their usual escorts, but this time it's their own family, not hers. YVe have just received a special news flash here at the Super-Autogyro, telling us that Donald MacFadden. prominent District At- torney of New York City, has just been fined for the sixth time for contradicting His Honor Glenn Newman, who has risen to the high position of justice through his expres- sive manner a.nd excellent ability in public speaking. Just a minute folks. Mr. Mac- Fadden has just been fined again for being two hours late at his own hearing! Another news flash! Fifty people in one of the well-known hospitals, built by that millionaire philanthropist, Richard Murray, have become critically ill. due to improper feeding. Frances Howard. the head dieti- tian. is being held. pending investigation. As we circle over the hamlet of Morley, we notice a cozy little farm tucked away in the hills. This is the humble abode of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence is the former Ruth O'Neil. On a neighbor- ing farm, resides one of their former class- mates, Jack Moore, now a successful farmer. The Super-Autogyro is now speeding ac1'oss the continent to California, where Maxwell Fisk, seven times winner of the Nobel Science Prize, is studying the action of split atoms on ice cream. Mhx isn't lone- some out here, for several of his high school classmates are also enjoying this sunny climate. Mildred Brown, noted clairvoyant, has a studio in Hollywood, where such famous personalities as Dorothy Todd, news- paper columnistg Harriet Brown, noted gown designer: and Stanley Thompson, temperamental movie director, come to have their fate predicted. Back again to New York State. This time we take you to the State Fair, where that renowned judge of farm products, Clisson Brown, has been asked to judge a pint of rye and a bushel of the same grain. Mr.. Brown has decided that a dollar for the first. is too much and sixty cents for the second is too little. Another entry is Warren Whit- temore. Pardon me, folks, Warren's 1,0001 pound porker is the entry-my mistake. Back to Canton, now the metropolis of' Northern New York, we see the Dawley Garage which occupies one whole block. The most remarkable thing about this: garage is the large number of cars sold by that master of super-salesmen, George Dawley, owner of the establishment. He sells every prospect a car and all his pros- pects are women. Second only to George is Paul Patten. That static which you hear is caused by a huge black cloud through which we are now passing. A correction, please. The cloud is merely a swarm of Edmund Peterson's' bees. Mr. Peterson is a world famous. authority on bees, and his equally famous assistant is Herbie Grant. Mr. Grant is quite immune to the sting of the bees, for he was stung several times in high school. Leo Hewlett, professor of history at Harvard. will broadcast from this station later in the day on the subject, Why Study History? Professor Hewlett's well modu- lated voice has won its way into the homes of millions of intelligent listeners. He at- tributes his interest in history to Mr. Alli- son. his history teacher of high school days. And now to the nation's capital, Wash, ington, D. C., where a huge federal drilling project has just been passed. Donald Nash, following in the footsteps of his father, has secured the contract. However. the act provides that each Congressman shall have his teeth fixed and Donald, being a success- ful dentist, will limit his drilling to their molars.

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The Algonquhl Canton High School WILLIA M. O'HORO l . F. A. 25 History Club 3. CHESTER WIGHT 'lChet X. Y. Z. 2. 3. 41 Football 2, 3 9 -n . . Q 5 l s A 5 4 4, kg ELEANUR WOODS 'AElk Knitting l'lub 2: Iiuslu-tballl 3. -lg llomm-xnuliing Ulub 3, 43 Amazons 4. RICHARD WICKS Dick 0. A. l'. 1. 2. 3, 4: Basketball 2. 3: History l'lub 1, 25 Junlor l'x-om l'omrnitt1-0. BA RBA RA WOODS Bobbie Knitting Club 2. Class Flower . Yellow Rose Class Colors .,...........,, Purple and Gold Class Motto .....,.. 'i'I'he higher we rise, the broader the view

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The Algonquhi Canton High School We now go to Ringling Brothers' Circus in Omaha, Nebraska, where Charles Sims, noted strong man, has just amazed the in- habitants by holding five pounds of peanuts above his head for twelve hours. Unfortu- nately, at the end of the twelve hours the peanuts fell into Charlie's mouth. It would have been all right but the shells hadn't been taken off the peanuts. With Charlie is one of his former high school classmates, .lack Tierney, who is substituting for the human question box. Lawrence MacDonald has just written an illustrated book entitled, Learn How to Spell Correctly in Ten Easy Lessons. Theodore Tracy is now driving one of the school buses. Helen Race, now Mrs. Tracy, is his assistant. The bus comes in handy when they want to take the family for a ride. And now for an eight minute intermission of music from our Hollywood studios where Bill Walsh and his all girl orchestra con- sisting of Helen Carlton, Catherine Cam- eron, Ardis Harrington, Thelma Rawson, Ethel Rogers, and others will entertain you. The maestro himself will croon the old class song of '38 and the program will end with a duet by Helena Infantine, bass, and Chester Wight, soprano. Mary and Margaret McGraw have become famous by doing a sister act in a New York night club. As we fly back around this neck of the woods again, we see a new business in Canton. Two of our former classmates, girls too, have gone into the lumbering business. VVho are they? Why, Eleanor Woods and Barbara Wood. WOOD you have foreSAW it. Another new business in Canton, a fashion club, where the members model the styles. This club is sponsored by Marian Weeman, our bashful bantam beauty. The theatre in Canton, owned by Sophie Mahoney and Keitha Hewlett, is directly below us now. What's this they're advertis- ing? Why it's that famous actress, Eileen Tracy, who is well-known for her bored manner. Near Morley we see the glittering sign of a new night club, The Swing Club. Fea- tured artists are: Pauline Davies, torch singer: Mary Dean and Mary Elliot, who are general entertainers and who help to make everything merry fMaryJg Orpha Gillette, who divides her time between entertaining the patrons of the Swing Club and singing to the chickens on her farm. Miss Gillette is an advocate of the theory, Music in- creases productionf' The Swing Club also features the orchestra of Libbie Lupton, famous pianist. Publicity agent of this famed orchestra is no other than our old friend, Beverly Swift. Back in Canton again, we hear that this famous little town has a great ball team. And why not? It's managed by that expert on baseball, Erma Kenney. Her ball players do their best at all times because who should be assitant manager but Irene Ken- yon. Mary Howard is the only woman mem- ber of the team, and she holds down that important position of pitcher. Helen Hart and Olive Robinson have reached the top of the ladder of success by writing a book of new nursery rhymes. The book is aptly illustrated by pictures drawn by Drusilla McEwen. Another musical interlude. This time we'll hear Local Varieties a program of hit tunes, crooned by William O'Horo and Edna Lawrence. The first hit that you will hear was written by two of their former class- mates, Donald Gilson and Raymond Dishaw. Flying towards Potsdam we see the Ideal Honeymoon Cottage, owned by that famous business woman, Winifred Taylor. Miss Taylor has employed the perfectly matched pair to occupy the Cottage. and show vis- itors through it. The couple? Why, Rich- ard Wicks and Vivian Clark. And what is that strange object there in the field below us? We fly lower, and there before an easel sits one of Northern New York's greatest artists, none other than Harvey Gill. He is busily sketching some- thing that slightly resembles a cow, but it is difficult to tell just where the cow leaves off and the landscape begins. And now before taking our leave of this familiar country, we circle once more over Canton High, our dearly-loved seat of learn- ing. Suddenly from one of the doors comes the figure of Marjorie Nash. In her arms are heaped many articles and objects, which we are unable to distinguish, but it is safe to say that Marjorie is still playing handy man to the present teacher of dramatics. We soar far above St. Lawrence County, leaving Canton and its host of fond memo- ries behind. And in another ten years, we hope to make this same remarkable trip aboard the Super-Autogyro! Marjorie Nash. Warren Whittemore.