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

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1. Shirley Foster 2. Mary C. Pederson 3. Helen Bowen 4. Mary Wood 5. Melvin Edwards 6. Pat TiIlot3on 7. Barbara LaPoint 8. Robert Bitz 9. Mary Anne Glanville 10. Lyndon Snow 11. Fred Bellows 12. Dominic and i! 22 Vincent Carfagna 13. June Howard 14. Barbara Bond 15. Janice Van Nostrand 16. Douglas Church 17. Joan Gallagher 18. Barbara Keefer.

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Activities: Interclass. 1. Ed Vought 2. Carol Chamberlain 3. Rosalyn and 11. Mary Sartwell 12. Helen Hulbert 13. Paul Reeves Rosalie Reeves 4. Joyce Pacelli and Ronnie Aplin 5. 14. Jeanne Ecker 15. Corinne Rosli 16. Mary Jeanne Donald Hammond 6. Shirley Ridall 7. Tommy Adsit Delaney 17. Duane Coville, 8. Albert Tetrault 9. Jerry Auyer 10. Norma Harkins 21

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CLASS HISTORY 1948—At last the year which we have looked forward to and dreamed about has arrived. Although we thought the day would never come, the four years we spent here seem short when we look back upon them. 1944— We started our Freshman year in 200 with Mrs. Sawyer and Miss Coolidge, led by Ronnie Barnuin as our President. Of course, everything was new and different to us, but the year was con- sidered a success with the dances presided over by Mr. Durgee, our advisor. The Junior High Prize Speaking Contest was held in the Spring of 1945, and Joie Fuess and Ronnie Aplin carried off top honors while Joan Gallagher and Alan Baker won second prizes. Bob Bitz won the Kiwanis Scholar- ship Prize, and Rosalie Reeves and Vincent Carfagna shared the honor of having their names engraved on the Latin I cup. 1945— No longer babies, we graduated down to the second door as sophomores in Room 106. Mrs. Wright and Miss Hosenfeld were our advisors, and Paul Naumann was chosen as president. At the end of the year w;e found that Vincent had his name on the Latin II cup. Our last get together as Sophomores was the class picnic at Fair Haven. 1946— As Juniors in Rooms 103, 105, and 107, we chose Mrs. Saffron as our advisor and Ronnie Aplin as our president. We had a most profitable year with a successful Christmas Ball, and gave as our dramatic contribution the mystery comedy, “The Phantom Bells”, directed by Mrs. Saffron. For our picnic we Juniors again went to Fair Haven in June. Vincent Carfagna again captured the Latin II and III cups. We attended the Junior-Senior Banquet at Howard Johnson’s in Dewitt with Mr. Getman as guest speaker, and as it was our duty, we gaily decorated the gym for commencement. During the summer the Baldwinsville Centennial was celebrated and many of the girls of our class were selected to compete for the title of queen. Mary Wood emerged as victor and Joie Fuess and Norma Harkins were chosen as members of her court. 1947— Of course, our four years were not all play. None of us can forget the hours we spent pre- paring for the dreaded regents and exams. Somehow most of us managed to pull through and here we are as Seniors sitting in Room 2, the Library Annex and the Cafeteria. Mr. Brown and Miss Winchell are our able advisors and we elected Bob Bitz president for both terms. We started the year with a bang by the profit from our magazine contest, and then sponsored “The Bobbysox Bri- gade” with both round and square dancing. Our Social Studies 12 class initiated for the very first time a Senior High Student Council and we elected Ed Vought, a newcomer to our midst, president. Also for the first time a Student Day was conducted with members of the Student Council reigning in the office and members of the classes taking over jobs as teachers. The Senior Play was our next undertaking, “East Lynne,” a thrilling melodrama which was packing ’em in when Grandma wore that same “New Look” before the turn of the century. The play was highly dramatic with its hero, heroine, and villain and was capably directed by Miss Winchell and Mr. Brown. A novel publicity stunt was staged a few- days before the play with members of the play cast traversing the streets of Baldwinsville in a horse-drawn surrey. D. Day took place when the Senior girls rebelled against the untidy appearance of the Senior boys, and wore their oldest and worst appearing clothes to school. The “new look” caused a flurry of excitement throughout the school. Our class is well represented in all the activities in school and the members are possessed with a variety of talents. Norma Har- kins, Rosalie Reeves, Mary Wood, and Shirley Ridall are some of our charming cheerleaders. Jack Wilcox, Dick VanderVeer, Ed Kratzer, Lyndon Snow, Ronnie Aplin. and others are cheered in foot- ball, basketball, and baseball. Naturally the girls have their sports, too, with Doris Meaker, June Howard, Rosalyn Reeves, Jeanne Ecker and others in the lead. Band. Chorus, Dance Band. Journalism, French Club, Classical Club, Student Council, Red Cross, and Art Club are all increased by our presence and Hi-Y, DeMolay, Tri-Y, Sub Debs, and Triangles are some of our activities out of school. We are looking forward to our graduation in June and the many activities it involves, the gala Senior Ball, the Junior-Senior Banquet, the Senior class picnic, and most of all the thrilling day when we receive our diplomas. 23 Shirley Foster