Charles W Baker High School - Lyre Yearbook (Baldwinsville, NY)

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O’Brien, the town’s gayest bachelor. Dancing lias become very popular; Ethel Parry and Edna Dunham conduct a studio teaching adagio dancing. Isabel Aplin, Marjorie Myers and Robert Henderson are enrolled in the classes but they just can’t seem to get into the spirit of the thing. Cather- ine Voorhees and Russell Virginia have spent twenty years at Long Branch, engaged in a dancing marathon. Another happily married couple is Elizabeth Dawlev and Charles Peters, (just to keep up a family tradition). Perhaps I was most surprised when I wandered down to Kiwanis Park and found a one-hourse circus there. Allan Dunham has started in competition with “Barnum Bailey”. His featured stars are Norman Kingsley, the strong man, and Helen Thompson, the snake charmer. Betty Alenn’s livery with the motto, ‘‘back to the horse” is engaged in a struggle to the death with Bond’s Taxi Ser- vice. Robert Morebous is tired, but happy. His whole aim is concentrating (and had been concentrating for twenty years) upon the project of building up the hamlet of Ly- sander until it rivals Baldwinsville. Already the population has double because Dorothy Gettman, Jeanne Gere and Lewis Johnston have moved out there to get away from it all. I was left limp absolutely limp, by the changes that had taken place during my sleep. Sleep, that’s an idea, and I de- cided that the best thing I could do would be to get some. So—1 headed for Whiskey Hallow, accompanied only by my coon dog and squirrell riflle. As I turned a bend in the dusty road, I saw a small brown jug. MICHAEL SAWYER JAMES PARRY. ----0O0---- 11

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around on Fred Sullivan’s coat tails and hands out cigars to the ladies. He is the political boss of Baldwinsville, Plain- ville, Minoa and points west. The “Four Corners” is now held down by two apposing factions. Dr. Martha Sullivan, Ph. D, N. R. A., D. D. holds down one comer. Amid gesticulations with her horned rim- med glasses, she valiantly defends the Constitution. On the opposite corner stand Warren lvirkler and Howard Crego. These fanatics are on soap boxes (ivory) and loudly harangue the crowd on the benefits of communism. The audience con- sists of Irene Sprague, Frances Dunham and Frances Clark, who are particularly facinated by Howard Crego’s red beard (the true sign of Bolshevism). Meanwhile police-chief Klas- mier mutters vague threats about locking the whole bunch up. Every evening at eight o’clock the villagers tune in their television sets to hear and see Carolyn Doran, the second Grade Allen. Donald Rowley is another favorite; as com- petitor of Walter Winchell lie knows all the choice gossip. Baldwinsville inhabitants were surprised when Stephen Golden; and Peg Harrington became hitched and the world was surprised when they became the proud parents of sex- tuplets. Having a kindly feeling towards B. H. S. Velma Hobbs is now Mr. Elden’s competent secretary. In this fast changing village it is a relief to see a few things that haven’t changed. Among them are Eugene Nostrant’s and Eddie Madden’s cars. Both have received offers from museums for their cars, but they think they ought to be good for another thirty years. To touch upon a sober subject, we regret to report the un- timely demiser of one Ernest Turner on the 16th consecutive attempt he passed the Intermediate Algebra Test and promptly died of heart attack. Carmella Cenci’s life is also very sad. Just before the 1937 Lyre was published, some- thing let go in her upper story. The strain of editing the magazine had been too much and she went completely “balmy”, she is now guarded by strong-man Navin. Grand Duchess Olga Petrovitch a la Mildred Moss, the wealthy divorcee, spends her time being pursued by Adrian 10

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Who’s Who What Senior has done the most for the B. H. S.—Fred Sullivan What Senior girl is the most popular—Martha Sullivan What Senior boy is the most popular—William Klasmier • What Senior is the most brilliant— William Klasmier What Senior is the most respect—Michael Sawyer What Senior is the least appreciated—Dorothy Getman What Senior is the best looking boy—Kenneth Neupert What Senior is the best looking girl—Bernadine Bartnikowski What Senior is the best student—Martha Sullivan What Senior is the busiest student—Carmella Cenci What Senior is the noisest—Betty Alien What Senior is the merriest—Catherine Voorhees What Senior is the laziest—Margaret Harrington What Senior is the most original—Michael Sawyer What Senior is the wittiest—Ernest Turner What Senior is the best natured—Carmella Cenci What Senior is the most likely to succeed—William Klasmier What Senior is the best boy athlete—Fred Sullivan What Senior is the best girl athlete—Jeanne Gere What Senior is the most bashful-—Mildred Moss What Senior is the best girl dancer—Carolyn Doran What Senior is the best boy dancer—Harold Stearns What Senior is the best dressed girl—Lucyann Davis What Senior is the best dressed boy—Harold Stearns What Senior is the youngest—Irene Sprague What Senior is the biggest bluffer—Ernest Turner What Senior is the most dignified—Ethel Parry What Senior is the most musical—Michael Sawyer What Senior is the best parlor athlete—Harold Stearns What Senior talks the most, says the least—Carolyn Doran What Senior talks (he least, says the most—Frederick Sullivan What teacher is the most popular—Mrs. Cussler What teacher is the easiest to bluff—Mr. Cary What teacher is the hardest to bluff—Miss Pike What teacher is the best looking—Miss Boyd What teacher is the best dancer—Mr. Getman What teacher is the best sport—Mr. Murphy What teacher is the most dignified—Mr. Elden 12