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

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jf Jafe UA.l i5f0l0AOI' Man Solving a knotty problem at rehearsalfthose tied up in knots, from left to right Dunham, Turner. Tukey, Mercer. Dow, Woodruff, Brown Curtain Time! The lights are dimmed, and, as a hush falls over the audience, the first act of The Late Christopher Bean begins. Throughout the three acts, the prob- lems and experiences of the Haggett family bring laughter and tears to those beyond the footlights. After the ordeal of the try outs was over, production was begun in a hurry, and, while Mr. Eddington tore his hair in desperation. the cast succeeded in bearing up under the strain long enough to see the opening night arrive. The two-night showing passed all too CAST Dr. Haqqett ..,... -- Susan Haqgett --- Abby ..c....... Mrs. Hagqett ..,. Ada Haggett .... Warren ....... Mr. Tallant --- Mr. Rosen a.... Mr. Davenport --- .,.. ---- Earl Timmerman and Phyllis Storm showing how it should be done while the rest heartily disapprove Mr. Eddington, long suffering director. on the receiving end swiftly, and the actors were unanimous in their agreement that a celebration was in order, so with much noise, music, and hilarity a party was held in the Home Ec. room. After everybody had eaten his fill and danced to his heart's content the party broke up, a fitting end to a most enjoyable experience. ------ ----Bruce Dunham - - - -Phyllis Storm - - - -Alice Mercer - - -Margery Tukey - - -Martha Turner - - - -Earl Timmerman - - - - - -Robert Dow - -, ------- Leo Brown - - - - Charles Woodruff

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Co-Editor. Martha Turner gre This year, with two Simon Le- grees cracking the whip, instead of the usual one, the Lyre staff scurried around at its appointed tasks of rounding up advertising. getting in circulation, and finishing the write-ups. The boardroom would have been very crowded at staff meetings, if all members had shown up. Co.Editor, Robert Dow as this year's staff was the Left to Right: McNeill, Mercer, Sawyer. Argenbright, Brown, Coleman, Price Left to Right: Cole, Montague, O'Brien, Huckle, Tukey, Storm, Nuss, St. Dennis 22 largest in the history of the Lyre. As the time of publication drew near the battle cry Buy your '41 Lyre now! rang in the ears of all those who had thus far dodged the zealous circulation go-getters. As business manager of the Lyre. B. I. Argenbright discovered that it was a full time job to put the year- book on a paying basis. Her detailed financial reports showed the prog- ress of the advertising and circula- tion departments, under the leader- ship of Dot McNeill and Elizabeth Price, respectively. The advertising on the study hall boards indicating the ultimate destination of all those who didn't buy a Lyre proved enter- taining to those students with a free period on their hands. All in all the business end of the staff had their hands full trying to make the money coming in equal the money going out. While Marge Tukey and Phil Storm tracked down the inner-most secrets of each Senior's life, to be used indiscrimantly in their write- ups, Billy Cole and Kate Montague gathered information in the world of sport. It fell to Lloyd Huckle and Phyllis O'Brien to originate the art- work used, while Inez St. Denis and Rose Nuss had the task of typing out all copy submitted, so that the printer wouldn't be too confused. Over all this activity hovered the anxious figures of Dowie and Posie. worrying about the deadline and how to get into Syracuse without paying 40 cents on the bus.

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md, ance Every senior class has its quota of dances and the Class of '41 did itself proud in this respect. We've often heard of a winter won- derland but never has its become such a reality as the night of December 23, the Senior Christmas Ball. Everyone who at- tended will certainly remember the atmo- sphere of snow and ice created by a snowy hillside complete with evergreens, and the penguins and skaters, which adorned the walls. Farthest from being forgotten is the twig of mistletoe suspended at the entrance of the snow tunnel leading to the dance floor. The Christmas Ball may be just a past event to some, but to those who danced far into the night to the music of Bob Heffer and his Aristocrats, it will remain a night never to be forgotten. On these two oc- casions all the farmers and farmerettes from here to Phoenix went to town, decked out in calico and the inevi- table saddle shoes- and so did the orchestra Qwhich furnished the cornj. By the time the evening was over the dancers were more than willing to leave the old dance hall and indulge in the pause that re- freshes at the Cozy Cor- ner. Many a doorstep softly echoed the good- nights of the girls and their escorts as both agreed that it was a swell dance, but oh, to hit the hay! Ooooh. y The Seniors also displayed their rural tendencies at a series of barn dances. To the cries of swing your lady, don't let her fall! local square dance enthusiasts swung out at the Woodchoppers' Brawl and the Turkey Trot. This year the Seniors sponsored not one but two of those wonderful barn dances which took the school by storm. To the decoration committees go the credit for the hay piles in the corners and the clever designs of turkeys and evergreen boughs which lent the atmosphere of gaiety. And smell that air, will you? That hay sure smacks of the country-that other odor is only the wood pussies slinkin' around behind the corn shucks. Don't worry, they're well trained!