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

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HOUSE! CRAZY BANG. Bang, Bang! Thar was eifher See raising havoc wifh fhaf hammer, or Mrs. Beldinker rushing a per- fecfly fif piano +o an early dealh. Rehearsals for Crazy House, a highly farcial comedy comedy by Pele Williams, began la+e in Ocfober. Remi- niscenf of +hose memorable nighfs were Miss Jones' iales of Mexican bull fighfs, and whizzing bicycle rides around fhe halls. And so amid a iumble of Biz's shorfs, Midge's purple hair. fhe kiHen adopfed as mascof, and The fa- miliar Gef on s+age warning beaf our on The orchesfra drums. 'the Senior Play gof under way. Among 'rhe likely candidafes for 'rhe Oscar awarded fo characfer acfors, Arfhur Baker, henpecked husband. Marjorie Gere in rhe role of a purple-haired grand- mofher, and Doris Towers as a would-be opera sfar should rise and shine. Adding beaufy as well as faleni' fo fhe casf were Grace Flaff and Gail Bowman. To Miss Marguerife Jones. direcfor of This Senior pro- ducrion. go +he honors of ifs success. COMMITTEE Properry Manager ................................ ......... P hyllis Pulver Publiciry Manager ....... ......... R oberi' Luce Prompfer ................. ....... E mily Haggerfy Mrs. CAST OF CHARACTERS Aspasia Beldinker ..,,,,,.,,,,,,,..,,,,,,,,, Mr. Launcelof Beldinker ...,.... ., Aay Beldinker ....,..... Bee Beldinker ........ See Beldinker ......,. Grandma Dimify ..... ..........Doris Towers ..........Ar+hur Baker ........Charles lnglesfon ........,,Grace Flair? .........Jean Bisdee Marjorie Gere -l0f 0il'l6fl Pypuss ........ ....... R ichard Perkins Suzy Kloppenhauer ...... Laura, The Maid ...,.. Dick Charles ......... Pefer G. Fillup ......,... Slgnor ....,.....,,....,,, ..,......Gail Bowman Elizabefh Sweeiing .............Erwin Boyce .. Glenn Thompson l-lugh Gibbons

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1940 LYRE She gives 'Ihe orders . . . S T F- F ' ' ROM January fill June, Ihere has been a mad rush of creaiing ideas, balancing budgeis. and I:mee+ing deadlines. Biz named her siaff soon affer regenfs, senf half of Them scurrying affer ads and subscripiions, puf Ihe resi 'ro work wrifing, Iyping, and skefching. Phoiographers, quesiionaires, and receipi' books soon flooded school. Once 'rhe ads siarfed rolling in and ihe subscripiions piling up, work on 'rhe dummy began in earnest Picfures were drawn fo scale: manuscripfs were fyped, counfed for words and IeHer spaces, and senf 'ro 'Ihe priniers. As soon as fhe galley proofs refurned, all final correcfions were made. Ihe dummy was pu'I Iogeiher, and The l940 Lyre weni ai Iasi Io press! S T A F F .Edllor-In-Chief .,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,, Jean Bigdee Liferary Ediior ,....................... Rosemary Lonergan - - - Md We fake fhem. Sporfs Edifor .................................. Waller Furbush ADVERTISING Co-Manager ...................,.,.......,..,. Mariorie Gere CO-Manager ..... ........ R oberf Luce ASSFSIGHI .....................,.......,.......... Richard Perkins CIRCULATION Manager ............. ........,.......... E lizabeih Sweehng Mary Alice Safes June Chapman Viola Wienke Phyllis Pulver CLASS WILL Carl Smllh ....V-.........,.............ss........... Arfhur Baker Roben' Luce ......, ,...,... G lenn Thompson Typisf ----.-..-,... .............,.. G race Flaif Cover Design ...,,. -We have charge of pages 42-52. Why noi look 'fhem ihrough righf now? Glenn Thompson . . . quarfer do . . quarfer Iaier . . supply Iimifed buy

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Pulling oul lhe big edilion. Friday nighls presenl a mad scramble ol und ng up arlicles, drumming up news, wriling, rewriling, correcling, and o ng Ediling a paper is no picnic, any slall member will agree. ll ASN'T anybody seen Mary Ann? Oh! There she is. Thank goodness! l-li, Mary Ann! l-low aboul handing in lhal arlicle l asked you lo wrile on lhis week's assembly? . . . Whal? You lor- gol lo wrile il? Thal's whal l lhoughl you said .... , . . Every Friday nighl--lhe same old slory. Somelimes we wonder if il's all worlh il. Bul on lhe lollowing Thurs- day! Say, remember lhe week we had six columns? Thal was lhe besl paper I really ever . . . l Under lhe guidance ol Miss Gladys Fosler, lhe Journalism Club and lhe lwo papers, The Gazelle and The Academy Messenger, emerged from a slrenuous year in beller heallh lhan ever, we believe. This year lhe club under lhe presi- dencies of Clara Mae Bowers and Calh- erine Monlague heard many inleresling speakers, enjoyed several lealure pro- grams, visiled lhe local papers, and senl live members wilh Miss Fosler lo lhe Empire Slale Press Conference in Syra- cuse: Calherine Monlague, Rosemary Lonergan, Jean Bisdee, .Leo Brown, and Waller Furbush. Since his visil lo lhe W F B L broadcasling slalion during his supposed allendance al some leclure, Leo has changed his lulure profession. Remember how we hoped againsl hope when Leo Bolley correcled his score lor lhe Fayelleville-Solvay loolball game? .JGURNALISM Yes, unlil radio is an anliqualed lhing ol lhe pasl, lhe live delegales lo lhe conlerence will remain loyal lo our lavorile slalion, W F B L. Anolher lhing, how aboul lhal lilleen cenls you owe us, Leo? Quile recenlly several members ol lhe club wilh lhe aid of Posy Turner had a chance lo gel a close-up ol big lime journalism. The visil lo lhe Syracuse Herald- Journal Building in lhe allernoon when lhe evening edi- lion was being pul oul seemed lruly lhe grealesl climax ol lhe l939-I94O Journalism year. The club annually visils lhe local papers, bul never before had lhey had lhe good lorlune lo gain admillance lo a large cily paper. To prevenl lhe loyal Journalisls lrom avoiding us like lhe measles, we musl more lhan menlion lhe parly al- lended by all lhe slruggling and some slragglingimem- bers. Yes, lhere was food and dancing lo such music as Glenn Miller's Tuxedo Junclion l When lhese Journal- isls do lhings, lhey cerlainly do lhem riqhl. When lhe paper comes oul on Thurs- day allernoon. lm- medialely everyone galhers around lhe bullelin board lo read lhe lafesl news and gossip and lo see il he gol his name in lhe paper. Nole how Leo, as is his cuslom. has blocked oul lhe lasl live lellers of The Academy Messenger.