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

Text from Pages 1 - 98 of the 1950 volume:

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE Where and what you are ten years from now depends on you alone. Always remember that there is no real substitute for good manners, sincerity and hard work. Continue to break records and to give of yourselves the very best there is in you. Very best wishes to all of you in the Class of 1950. DEDICATION ' To our never-tiring friend and advisor, Miss Winchell, who for several years has endured the problems and misgivings of the various senior classes and who has always given her best to help us to succeed in all our activities, no matter how great or small; we, the Senior Class of 1950, gratefully dedi- cate this Lyre. ALMA MATER i Where the golden sunset mellow Tints the western sky Proudly stands our Alma Mater On her hilltop high. Chorus: Join the chorus, speed it onward Loud her name we yell Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, all hail B'ville. II So she stands upon the campus 'Mong the towering trees Gentle nature wafts her praises On the evening breeze. III When the future years o'ertake us And we leave thy halls We shall always love and cherish Days within thy walls. IV Loyal to thee, Alma Mater, Shall we always be. And we'll always keep forever Sweet thy memory. BOARD OF EDUCATION In appreciation to the Board of Education, we, the Senior Class of 1950, wish sincerely to extend our thanks to the members who in this first year of central- ization, and in the years past, have opened so many new doors of opportunity to us. Although your task has not been easy, you have found time to supplement our education with some of those subjects that will help us more in our vocations. For all these tasks well done, we thank you. FACULTY DONALD EGAN Health, Drivers’ Training, Science RICHARD ENDERS Shop EUNICE BEYERL Business Arithmetic, Math F. BIRT EVANS Guidance MAE H. GOODFELLOW Latin, German OLIVE GRISTWOOD Plane Geometry, Intermediate Algebra Solid Geometry JOSEPH GUERRERA Physical Education GLENN HESS Shop MILDRED HOSENFELD- MARY KINNEY- FRANK MATTHEWS MARIE McCREA English Transcription, Secretarial Practice, Chemistry. Physics, Earth Science Nurse Shorthand EVELYN McNAUGHTON Home Economics BLANCHE PENDER Typing, Bookkeeping, Business Law KATHRYN PUFFET Physical Education KATHRYN ROURKE Health, English LEORA WRIGHT MARGARET VANDERVEER Social Studies, French Ar« MARGARET WEBB Social Studies ROBERT WHITMAN Band PAUL BENEDICT Supervising Principal JUNE WINCHELL English THEODORE DURGEE Vice Principal KjtdtwHZngnrn NORTH SIDE TEACHERS BRANCH SCHOOL FACULTY JANITORS These fellows work so hard that we had a terrible time to get all of them together for a picture. With Mr. Austin as the head of the legation, the janitorial staff on the north side school is made up of Brad Hamm, Mike Tarnow, and Bob Currie. The other members are Don Hammond and Carl Sidman, who were working in other buildings and were not present for the picture. We certainly appreciate all the work done by them to keep our school in the wonderful shape that it is. I hope we will all, in the future, do our best to help them, for it is our duty to help keep our school as one of the best. OFFICE STAFF Without these friendly souls to keep our wheels from breaking down under the strain of the daily school chores, our school would certainly be a much less attractive place for learning. They have that ability to keep the office in a con- stant flow of laughter, even when the boss is there, to say nothing of what happens when he leaves. B'VILLE'S NEW SCHOOL The familiar colonial styled school building with tall front columns will be a thing of the past if school designers continue in the trend set by B'ville's new school. Clean, good-looking modern lines are shown in the model constructed by the industrial arts department under the direction of Mr. Enders and Mr. Hess. It not only shows the proposed building and bus garage but the entire school grounds area. The new building is to be located on Memorial Field near where the tennis courts are now. It will actually be on higher ground than our present school I Planned for a full attendance of about twelve hundred, the school includes many unusual features. Among these is the frequent use of glass blocks, rather than large windows, to illuminate the building. The floor is so planned that the principal can see all the corridors but one short hallway by standing in one place. The shops are located on the ground floor off the loading court and planned so that shop noise will not disturb the rest of the school. An agricul- ture shop and printing room are to be additions to the school program. No more standing or sitting on concrete benches if the new gym is built the way it is planned. It will seat about 1200 on folding grandstands. And in addi- tion to the gymnasium there will be a corrective gym where special exercises and gym programs will be planned for the handicapped. Between the two gyms will be the health center, designed by doctors and nurses to serve efficiently the health of the school. Baldwinsville's auditorium is notorious for its bad acoustics and inadequate stage. Plans for the new school include an auditorium that will seat 1200 on one floor, with curved ceiling for the best possible acoustics. Figures for the stage are not definite yet, but it will probably be a little less than 40 feet under the proscenium arch. Then there are the music rooms, art rooms, and a cafeteria that will seat over 400, but you will find out more about them later. And of course there is the little matter of a swimming pool. Well, it's in the plans and the school board approves, so here's hoping. And there s plenty more, like the outside amphitheater, the projection room and such. And what will all this cost? A mere — $2,250,000.00. W 'S ,M,,r‘ , ' ',' , p-n-� o ‘A m Sctv° , J......................... .............. w, «vfpv , , • ' ........................ .........■ • Vr� « wao-anm T SENIOR CLASS Through the efforts, and we do mean efforts, of all the officers and Miss Winchell, our Senior Class has managed to survive this, our last year in Baldwinsville Academy. To these faithful workers, we owe our success as a class, and do duly thank them for all their hard work in our behalf. Officers First Semester Second Semester President............ Mona VanDerberg Mona VanDerberg Vice President....... James Paige Wesley Anderson Secretary.----------- Mary Luke Mary Luke Treasurer............ Evelyn Heron Evelyn Heron Dean Abbott: Dean — The class will now come to order. Has anyone any questions to bring up at this time? Dean can always solve that prob- lem. He always has a ques- tion to make Miss Winchell stop for at least five minutes. Aside from that ability, this handsome lad seems to have quite a following—of girls— that is. Activities: Band 3, Dance Band 2, DeMolay and Scouting 3. Wesley Anderson: Wes — Care to start an argument with Mrs. Webb? lust call on Wesley to help you. Usually spending most of his winter spare time shoveling the Bap- tist Church walks, he has seri- ously considered mowing the lawn during the past winter. Activities: Classical Club, Jour- nalism, Scouting 4. Leighton Asselstine: Clayt — The class comes to its usual silence; Clayt slowly ambles to the front of the room to de- liver his address of the week —what class, you ask. health class, of course. By the way, have you ever seen him plow- ing snow along Oswego Street —quite a contraption he's got there. He'd sure make a swell inventor. James Bailey: Jim —Ever see this fellow working out on Memorial Field? He does quite a job with pole vaulting as his specialty. Too bad we can't find some more like him. Who knows, we might be able to win a meet. Basil Atwood: Bas — The meeting will now come to order—or will it? As president of the Student Council. Basil has had his hands full for the past year. You've done a swell job, Bas, keep it up! Ac- tivities: Hi-Y, Student Council 2, French Club, Key Club. Scouting 2, Interclass Basket- ball 2, Varsity Football 3. Richard Bauer: Smoky — How can one person ask so many questions in so many classes on every day in the year. Smoky has that inac- countable ability to stump any teacher at a minute's notice. He also rates as one of the better actors in our class. There are only two, you know. Activities: Chorus, Bowling, Junior Play. Phyllis Beebe: Twitch —This senior might well be named the bombshell of the Class of 1950. She may be small, but she sure can knock over those study hall teachers — to say nothing of the boys. Activities: Chorus 3. French Club, Art Club. Smith Bochino: Smitty —Here comes that grin with a boy behind it. This rooting, tooting (trumpet tooting, of course) orator is usually found buying a coke for a gal with those slanting, stylish glasses. Ac- tivities: Band 4, Dance Band, Safety Patrol 2, Classical Club, Scouting 8, Interclass Basket- ball 2, J.V. Football, Junior Prize Speaking. Neilan Botsford; Neilan — This character went off and left our class in January, for Buffalo. If you ever want to get talked out of something, just call on Neilan and you haven't got a chance. One really has to push hard to get a word in edgeways when he gets started firing questions at the poor innocent teachers. Activities: Key Club, Lyre Staff, Journalism. Patricia Carrington: Pat — Anybody got a job they want done? Pat's always ready to help them out. A lot of her well spent time goes into the Community Council, of which she is president now. That's a tough job, but Pat surely makes it seem easy. Activi- ties: Chorus, Red Cross, Art Club, Triangles 3, Basketball 2. Community Council 2. Fu- ture Homemakers of America. Glenn Bowen: Hot Rod — Look up. up I said, that's it, just a little higher. There you are, can you see his coat lapel? That, my boy, is Glenn Bowen. Everyone likes him and, judging by his smile, he likes them, too. Activities: Barnyard Basketball 2. Bowl- ing. 4-H Club 2. George Brennan: Pudge — Did you ever hear such a wonderful trombone — well don't give all the credit to the trombone. Remember Star- dust ? George could really do a job on that one. Music is only one of his many inter- ests—the sports articles in the local paper are also a result of George's handiwork. Activ- ities: Band 4, Dance Band 4, Chorus, Varsity Baseball, Jun- ior Varsity Baseball, Varsity Football, Interclass Basketball 3, Key Club. Journalism. Class, ical Club, Hi-Y 3, Lyre Staff, Scouts 3, Community Council. Norman Boughton: Norm — A farm boy with a genial grin, and full of old Harry, so watch your step when he gets that fiendish gleam in his eye. He raises rabbits, so some day you may wear a Boughton hat. Activities: Scouting 4, Barnyard Basketball 3, Inter- class Basketball, Junior Play, Senior Play, Senior Prize Speaking. Janet Bowers: Jan — You might have heard a pin drop, but not if Janet was there— never a dull moment. If—a big if—she's ever quiet, she's not up to par, but usually up to something else. If you ever want to liven up things, call on Janet. Activities: Tri-Y, Chorus 4, Red Cross 2, Classical Club, Athletic Association. Tri- angles 4, Volleyball 3, Basket- bail 4. Softball 2, Bowling 3, Junior Play. Audrey Butler: Abbie — What a Gal! Who's the proud possessor of a disposition that would liven up a con- vention of the vampire's union, let alone the carnival called Room 2. It's impossible to be down in the mouth in her presence. Activities: Chorus 2, Journalism, Volley- ball, Junior Prize Speaking. Martha Ann Cary: Marty — Our team is red hot—Boom! Boom! Marty's at it again. Be- sides doing a swell job as head cheerleader, she has many other activities, one of which is playing the piano, and she can really play. Ac- tivities: Sub Debs 3, Student Council, Chorus 2, Red Cross, Classical Club, Lyre Staff, Volleyball 3, Basketball 3, Softball 3, Cheerleading 4, Bowling. Betty Chapman: Bet — Any kind of candy you .might want, Betty is sure to have it. At noon you can always find her selling candy for our class. That smile could sell anyone a candy bar. Activi- ties: Chorus 2, Art Club, 4-H Club 6. James Collins: Jim — We have here one darned good basketball player and also one of the best liked fellows in the school. Personally. I think that the whole secret is that engaging grin of his. Ac- tivities: Hi-Y 2, Student Coun- cil, Red Cross 2, Classical Club, Key Club, Scouting 3, Interclass Basketball 2, J.V. Basketball. Varsity Basketball, J.V. Baseball. Varsity Base- ball. James Colson: Jim — This handsome devil is a native of Connecticut, and a writer of magazine articles. His dream of the future includes checks in unlimited quantities for stories of unmatched quality. He'll do it, too. Just watch his smoke, for he has already re- ceived one check. Activities: Chorus. Lyre Staff, DeMolay, Journalism, Senior Play. Robert Evans: Bob — Gene Krupa has nothing on Bob— he can find as many contrap- tions to put on a drum set as any professional in the busi- ness. As business manager of the Baldwinaires, Bob has been busy thinking of new novelties for the band, and the public has suffered ac- cordingly. Activities: Band. Dance Band 3, French Club. Art Club 2, Key Club, Com- munity Council, Junior Play Committee. Joyce Dufly: Joyce — Most any seventh period Joyce can be found teaching her pupils the finer arts of baton twirl- ing. Being one of our most vi- vacious senior girls, she pos- esses one of those smiles that can drive away any dark cloud. Activities: Chorus 3, Red Cross, Triangles 4, Vol- leyball 4, Basketball 4, Soft- ball 4, Bowling. Junior Play, Future Homemakers of Amer- ica, Drum Majorette 3. Mark Forssell: Mark —Here's a fellow that has brains, dra- matic talent, scouting interests, musical ability and a leaning towards athletics. I fear that his short-cuts in physics will soon drive Mr. Matthews out of his mind. Activities: Student Council, Band 6, Dance Band 3, Classical Club, Lyre Staff, Scouting 6, J. V. Basketball 2, Cross Country, Interclass Bas- ketball, Junior Play, Junior Prize Speaking, Chorus 2. Nancy Furbush: Nancy —At any athletic content Nancy can be found cheering the loudest. Even with all her own activities, she finds time to be one of the school's heartiest supporters. Nancy can also be found late at night writing that daily letter to a hand- some soldier. Activities: Sub Debs 3, Chorus 3, Red Cross 2, French Club 2, Lyre Staff, Journalism. Volleyball 3, Bas- ketball 3, Softball 2. Bowling 2, Junior Play, Sodality. William Geist: Bill —A sci- entific genius, Bill spends most of his time figuring out some formula—maybe one that will get rid of this old building for us so we'll have to get a new one. Joan Gleason: Joanie”—That smile will pep up any room, even one of Miss Winchell’s English classes — as if it needed it. She's always ready to give a helping hand where needed and that's what counts. Activities: Chorus, Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Bowling, Future Homemakers of Amer- ica. Ralph Grimshaw: Ralphy”— How can you keep peace with Ralph in the study hall? Un- doubtedly, Mr. Durgee has heard this from more than one teacher. He has the ability to send a room into an uproar even under the supervision of our best teachers. Activities: Band, Scouting 4. Donald Goodman: Goody”— Better not stand in the school driveway—can't you see Don is crawling (ha ha) up the hill. After all. when one lives way out on Maple Road it's rather a long ways to walk 1o school. Seriously, he has made quite a show in Red Cross work as president of the County Chapter. Activities: Student Council 2, Red Cross 3, Art Club, Key Club. Barn- yard Basketball, Interclass Basketball 4, Varsity Football. Barbara Group: Barb —Being another one of Lysander's products. Barb carries on the tradition with the usual good humor and fun. Mr. Whitman is still trying to discover where ail the noise comes from in chorus—we know. Ac- tivities: Chorus 3, Red Cross, Lyre Staff, Triangles 3, jour- nalism 3, Volleyball, Basket- ball. Softball. Bowling, Junior Play. Senior Play. Robert Harper: 'Bob —Here’s another distinction for our class in sports. One of the high scorers in the county league—name's on the county basketball team. What more can you ask? Bob’s always in there fighting when we need him most. Activities: Barnyard Basketball, J.V. Basketball. Varsity Basketball 3 J.V Baseball. Mary Gillan: Mary” — Mary hails from the country—maybe that accounts for that beauti- ful complexion that she pos- esses. You should have heard her when Santa Claus finally gave her two front teeth for Christma8l Activities: Chorus 2. Red Cross 3, Volleyball 2, Basketball 3. Richard Gillan: Dick”—This Senior has made a name for himself on the football field. Mr. Coates just wishes that he had about a hundred more like him. With even ten more we could beat Notre Dame. Activities: Hi-Y, Interclass Bas- ketball, Red Cross, Varsity Football 3, Barnyard Basket- ball 3, Future Farmers of America. Ruth Harris: Ruthie”—Short and sweet! She’s entranced nine-tenths of the boys with that shy smile of hers. Who knows what's the matter with the rest of them. It's under- standable, for she's really a lovely little gal. Believe it or not, sho's a menace in sports, too. Activities: Tri-Y, Chorus, Red Cross, Triangles 4, Jour- nalism, Volleyball Team, Bas- ketball 4, Bowling, Junior Play Committee, Future Homemak- ers of America. Rita Hartnett: Rita —Here's a puzzle—she's beautiful, but lives in an ivory tower. Is she shy or does she want to be alone? That lovely smile com- plicates matters still further. Rita is new to us this year, but what is going to happen when she gets better ac- quainted? Activities: Chorus 4, Library Club. Maurice Hay: Morrie — Here's another of our senior road experts. Coming from the country, he always takes pleasure in arguing with Mr. Egan about -the latest farming methods or the cost of insur- ance on a DeSoto. If the rest of us had a build like that, we wouldn't need machines to do the work. Activities: Student Council, Band 6, DeMolay, Barnyard Basketball 4, Future Farmers of America, 4-H Club 7. Philip Hayduke: Phil — An- other of those tall country boys who is way up in the clouds with a great big grin. He's more the quiet type, but he'll talk for hours on his 4-H projects. Everything seems to point to a farm in the country with honest Abe Hayduke splitting rails. Activities: Barn- yard Basketball. Paul Houck: Paul —A whiz on skis if there ever was one. There isn't a hill that Paul wouldn't tackle even if it were a glare of ice. He should be able to outdistance any of the Olympic jumpers any day. He just seems to take off like a bird. Activities: Scouting 6, Varsity Football, J.V. Base- ball 2. Evelyn Heron: Evie” — Look out, here comes Evie, terror of the sixth period dramatics class. This little lady is al- ways ready for anything. She would just as soon ad-lib in the middle of a Broadway hit as not, but with that sense of humor, you can't say much. Activities: Chorus 2, Red Cross 2, French Club 2, Jour- nalism 2, Volleyball 2, Basket- ball 4, Junior Play, Senior Play. Robert Hourihan: Bob —One of Mr. Egan's bad dreams—so he claims. Bob manages to turn up at the most unusual times to haunt the health classes. It's just a new way to keep the class moving, and with that wit, it really moves. Activities: Chorus, Red Cross, Athletic Association, Barnyard Basketball, Interclass Basket- ball, Varsity 3. Robert Johnson: Hickok — The Corner Pharmacy may well be called Bob's hideout —only he just works there. He plays a mean toot on the sax, either alto or tenor, and some- times he Iries to play both. Some of that music just isn’t written for the times that Mr. Whitman isn't there, is it. Bob? Activities: Band 4, Chorus, Dance Band 3, Red Cross, Lyre Staff, Key Club, De- Molay, Journalism, Scouting 2. Golf, Junior Play, Community Council, Senior Play, Junior Prize Speaking, Senior Prize Speaking. Shirley Jones: Shirl — She can really make Room 2 alive —man, what a laugh, she could cheer up any Scrooge in no time. If you ever want a job done, Shirley is the one who will always be ready to help you out. Activities: Stu- dent Council 2, Red Cross 2, Athletic Association, Junior Prize Speaking. Richard Kollenkark: Kossy”— Although Kossy may seem quiet at times, he can really make things roar on that grid- iron. Being one of the hardest workers on the football team, he deserves a lot of credit for his job well done. Activities: Hi-Y 2, Student Council, Ath- letic Association 2, Art Club, Scouting 2, Barnyard Basket- ball, Interclass Basketball 2, J.V. Basketball, Varsity Foot- ball 2, Bowling, Junior Play. Milton Kramer: 'Milt '—Here's another senior who won't let things get slowed down. Milt is always around with his helpful suggestions, to keep a class meeting moving in one direction or another. Ac- tivities: Chorus, Varsity Foot- ball 2, Bowling. Janice Listen Janice” — Way back in our junior days, Janice was Mrs. VanDerveer's fun- maker. Wonder what that Bel- gium bus must have been like for four years. It's just impos- sible to keep a spirit like that quiet. It just ain't done. Reita Mandigo: Reita”—Hav- ing served one term as TYi- angle queen. Reita has al- ready made a name for herself in B-ville. She is also one of the class pianists, hav- ing served for a year as accompanist for the senior chorus. Activities: Tri-Y 2, Stu- dent Council, Band 2, Chorus 4, Triangles 4. Journalism 2, Volleyball 3, Basketball 3. Ann McCarthy: Ann — Ann is another of our representa- tives with the cheerleaders. I'll bet there're lots of schools that wish they had some of our (wow) cheerleaders. Say, Ann, how about a little snow on that hill up there so we can ski? Activities: Sub Debs 3, Chorus 3, Volleyball 4, Bas- ketball 4, Softball 3, Cheer- ieading. Bowling, Junior Play, Senior Play, Junior Prize Speaking. Mary Luke: Mary”—This lus- scious lass hails from Plain- ville. With a figure that would make a statue take notice, she's the owner of one of the best brains in the school. On top of this (The Brain) is a crown of luxuriant brown hair. Awoooooo! Activities: Student Council 2, Chorus, Red Cross 2, French Club 2, Lyre Staff, Journalism 2, Volleyball 3, Basketball 3. Mary Lou McCulloch: Mary Lou —Does anybody want to buy a pencil? Mary Lou is still wondering how we are going to sell those last five hundred pencils. Don't let anyone tell you anything different, it's quite a job to find places for that endless supply. Activi- ties: Chorus, Classical Club, Triangles, Volleyball, Basket- ball, Softball, Bowling, Junior Prize Speaking. Shirley McDermott: Shirley —Where did that laugh come from? Just Shirley amusing Mr. Evans with one of her con- tinuous jokes that can last all period. Shirley has that know- how to keep any class in an uproar. Activities: Red Cross 2. Classical Club, Journalism, Volleyball 2, Junior Play, Sen- ior Play. Dorothy McIntyre: Dot —This big eyed senior is the type that stays in the background, working like a beaver on any task, which is usually for the benefit of someone else. She'd be cheerful in the face of cfny- thing at all. Activities: Chorus 2, Journalism 3, Volleyball. Donald Medve: Stoop —The crowd's up on its feet—there's the shot—it's in. Being one of the mainstays of our basket- ball team, Stoop has won a name for himself not only in B-ville, but throughout the county also. Activities: Safety Patrol, Scouting, Interclass Bas- ketball, J.V. Basketball, Var- sity Basketball 2, Junior Play, Junior Prize Speaking, Senior Prize Speaking 2. Lillian Melvin: Lilly —Here's another of our seniors who really has that class spirit. Miss Winchell gives a big cheer whenever she finds a hard worker like Lillian. It's too bad she can't inject that spirit into the rest of our class. Activities: Volleyball, 4 - H Club 6. Frances Mohat: Fran —What evil lurks in the mind of Franny—sometimes we won- der if she stops working long enough to think thoughts. If she starts on a job, she will be sure to finish it in short order. Activities: Journalism, Volleyball 3. Basketball 3, Softball 3, Bowling, Commu- nity Council. Future Home- makers of America. Agnes Merriam: Agnes — What can we say? Agnes' lilt- ing laughter brightens up 105-7 like a bright beam of sunshine. If you're deaf, but not blind, you are still cheered by her presence and brilliant smile. Activities: Student Coun- cil, Chorus, Red Cross, Classi- cal Club, Volleyball, Basket- ball, Bowling, Junior Prize Speaking. John Montague: Jack — What's that you say. Jack— she did what?—no kidding! Oh, yea. Jack doesn't miss a thing with the girls—pardon me, girl. He's also one of the snappiest second basemen to come out of B-ville. Activi- ties: Hi-Y 3, Student Council, Chorus, Athletic Association, Scouting 2, Interclass Basket- ball 2, J.V. Basketball 2, Var- sity Football, J.V. Baseball 2, Varsity Baseball. Lorraine Nlver: Rainie —Our school should have a debat- ing team. Rainie is one of the best persuaders our school has ever seen. It's nice to have those few who can set their minds on one thing and stick to it. Activities: Chorus 3, Triangles 4, Journalism 2, Vol- leyball, Basketball. Mary O'Brien: O.B. —Mary, don't you ever stop talking! Come now. Miss Winchell, you know the class wouldn't be the same if Mary ever stopped. She may be small, but she sure can handle those play parts. Activities: Chorus 3, Red Cross. Volleyball, Basket- ball, Softball. Bowling, Junior Play, Senior Play, Future Homemakers of America, So- dality. lames Paige: Jim —Coming to us from Liverpool. Jim has quite a reunion when we have a game with his old home town. How can he get such good marks in physics when he spends most of the period doing intermediate algebra? The eighth wonder of the world. Activities: Student Coun- cil, Band, Chorus, Key Club, Scouting 5, J.V. Basketball 3, Varsity Football 3, J.V. Base- ball 2. Daniel Peck: D.G.”—Need a sparkle on a dark day? D.G. can make you forget your troubles in nothing flat. Some- how he manages to keep that hair of his in place on the windiest days, and even after coming over the north pole of B'ville — the river bridge, of course. Patricia Ryding: Pat —After a hard morning in school, what is it that cheers you up at noon? It's Pat's cheerful words and a happy smile, as she takes your money for your lunch while you're not look- ing. Good trick if you can do it. Activities: Chorus 4. Kenneth Osmond: Oggie — The fisherman and hunter of the class is he. What was that you shot yesterday? A cat. Oh well, that's one less for us to worry about. Prac- tically any time in the summer you may see Oggie with a string of fish that would choke a horse. Activities: Classical Club, Interclass Basketball. Paul Pacelli: Babe — They call Paul the toughest football lineman in Onondaga County. Just ask some of those fellows who had to play against him for half a game—no one can last over that long. He also has his hands full as Vice- President of the Student Coun- cil. Activities: Hi-Y, Student Council. Chorus, Interclass Basketball, Varsity Football, Community Council. Lawience Peterson: Larry — Coming to us from Jordan, Larry has made a name for himself as the quiet worker of Room 2. Even though he has only been here a short time, he has shown his abilities already. Robert Reigle: Bob —In the Junior Play this scholarly gent, with an eye for humor, be- came a vicious bank robber. He also directed one of the dramatics class' plays, with great success. Activities: Jun- ior Play. Senior Play. Classical Club, Journalism 2. June Rode: June —Although a hard working member of the Lyre staff, this laughing lassie has found time to engage out- standingly in sports. Along with the rest of her work, she has a personality that can make you happy all day long. Activities: Chorus, Lyre Staff, Journalism, Volleyball 4, Bas- ketball 4, Softball 2, Bowling, Future Homemakers of Amer- ica 2. 4-H Club 6. Barbara Reinschmidt: Barb —What would Mrs. Goodfel- low do without Barbara to come up with the right answer to some of those German puzzlers? She just always seems to have the right an- swer when no one else dares to hazard a guess. Activities: Future Homemakers of Amer- ica. Robert Sicklen Bucky —Oh, that red hair—what can it do to the girls and what does it do to a basketball—he plays for the Methodist Youth Fel- lowship and rarely makes less than 20 points a game. Gee, I wish more of us could do it. Activities: Band 3, Chorus, Red Cross 2, French Club, Key Club, Interclass Basketball 3. Rollin Smith: Smitty —Work- ing at Wilbur's store takes up most of Smitty's time, but he still finds time to liven up the gang at the Cozy Corner. Being one of the better horse- men of the class, Smitty has a good chance to succeed Roy Rogers in a few years. Activi- ties: Red Cross, Art Club, De- Molay 2, Future Farmers of America. Robert Stevenson: Sleepy — Whether it is basketball or baseball. Sleepy is never ready to quit when the coach says That's all for tonight. He'd play all night if anyone would let him. No wonder he does so well on the teams; he must play in his sleep, too. Activities: Red Cross, Journal- ism, Interclass Basketball 2, J.V. Basketball, Varsity Bas- ketball, J.V. Baseball 3. Nancy Storm: Stormy —This cheerleader is all that the name implies, easy on the eyes, and full of pep and en- thusiasm. You just plain have to have pep to get. a job done like editing this Lyre. Activi- ties: Tri-Y 2, Sub Debs 2, Stu- dent Council, Classical Club, Athletic Association 2, Lyre Staff, Triangles 3, Cheerlead- ing 3, Community Council 3, Junior Prize Speaking, Senior Play. Joanne Suddaby: Jo — If a talent scout happens to spot Jo sipping sodas at the Cozy Corner, the movies will have a new starlet. She's directed one play, acted in two others, and is an active member of the dramatics class. Activities: Tri-Y, Student Council, Chorus. Art Club, Lyre Staff, Volley- ball, Girls' Bowling, Junior Play, Senior Play. Sally Sweeney: Sal —Here's another of the gals that keeps the buses in an uproar. How can the bus drivers drive and laugh with the kids at the same time? They must have to do it when Sal's on the trip. Activities: Journalism, Volley- ball 4, Basketball 4, Softball 4, Bowling. Gordon Tappan: Gordy — Ah, for a ride to school on one of those frosty mornings. Gordy's always ready to give one a lift, but for some reason the car is always loaded with girls' belongings — and the girls, of course, get a chance before the rest of us. But, after all, we must remember he is one of our best dancers. Activities: DeMolay 4. furntP -'1 Stanley Trexler: Stan — If Miss Winchell ever kept a list of those who make her class more interesting, Stan, would surely be on it near the top. Besides being rated in that re- spect, Stan is quite a dancer, so the girl says, singular. Ac- tivities: Hi-Y 2, Band, De- Molay, Barnyard Basketball, Interclass Basketball 3. Robert Truax: Bob — Here's a fellow that is usually quiet in class, but just catch him outside! Even the goings-on of the famed sixth period health class fail to stir him. He's de- pendable as death and taxes, but much more fun than either. Ajctivities: Safety Patrol, Scout- ing. Mona VanderBerg: Van — How can a person be presi- dent of our senior class and have so much fun doing it? Mona certainly has her hands full with us, and we can thank her for doing such a swell job in every department, not only for the class, but for the whole school. Activities: Chorus 3, Red Cross, Lyre Staff, Triangles. Journalism 2, Bowl- ing, Community Council 2, Fu- ture Homemakers of America, Head Ticket Seller 2. Loretta Veator: Loretta — Coming to us from North Syra- cuse, Loretta has made quite a name for herself here. She certainly captured the au- dience in the Junior Play, in addition to leading our faith- ful rooters as a cheerleader while she has been here. Ac- tivities: Sub Debs 2, Student Council, Chorus, Red Cross, Athletic Association, Volley- ball, Basketball, Softball 2, Cheerleading 3, Bowling, Jun- ior Play, Senior Play. William VanDerveer: Bill — Here's one of those few who can be outstanding in sports, keep his marks up, and keep the girls in position all at the same time. Bill is one of the best pitchers ever in the county league. Just ask some- one who has tried to bat against him. Activities: Var- sity Baseball 4, Varsity Bas- ketball 3, Interclass Basket- ball, Hi-Y, Scouts 3, Chorus, Key Club. Jarvis Wheaton: Jarv — An- other basketball player is Jarv. Remember that one night? Wow. he couldn't miss. He doesn't miss much with the girls, either. He's well liked by all and ready for anything —that's the way to be. Activi- ties: Hi-Y 1, Classical Club 2, Lyre Staff 1, J.V. Basketball, Varsity Basketball 1, Varsity Football 1, J.V. Baseball 3. Donald Wilbur: Don — This fellow is a studious senior that paints like a master artist. You can see a little of his work right now, for he's Art Editor of this yearbook, and he designed this cover! Not bad, eh? Activities: Art Club 2, Lyre Staff, Journalism 3, Scouting 2, Community Council. Richard Wilder: Dick —Our own amateur radio man. If you want to get confused just ask Dick to explain to you how that confounded radio of his works. More buttons and knobs than WAGE, and he really knows his stuff. Activi- ties: Safety Patrol 1, Scouts 4, Junior Play. SENIOR PROFILE Mary Luke................. Martha Ann Cary........... Nancy Furbush—_____.______ Nancy Storm............... Mary Luke_________________ Mona VanDerberg........... Mary Luke................. Mona VanDerberg___________ Mary Luke_________________ Joanne Suddaby............ Nancy Storm............... Nancy Furbush_____________ Shirley McDermott......... Evelyn Heron______________ Martha Ann Cary__________ Ann McCarthy.............. Ann McCarthy.............. Agnes Merriam____________ Mary O'Brien............. Lorraine Niver........... Martha Ann Cary.......... Rita Hartnett............ Janet Bowers............. Janet Bowers__________.__ Nancy Furbush............ Patricia Carrington______ Lorraine Niver___________ Mary O'Brien_____________ Mary Luke---------------- Ruth Harris______________ Betty Chapman............ ___Prettiest-Handsomest............. _____Figure-Physique................ .....Most Popular___________________ ......Most Respected................ ....... Most Reliable............... .....Most Ambition.................. ....Most Likely to Succeed.......... ..... Done Most for School.......... .....Most Studious.................. .....Most Original.......-.......... ....... Most Versatile ............. .....Best Natured____________________ .........Wittiest................... ..... Sense of Humor.................. ......Most Athletic................. ..... Personality................... ..... Best Dressed__________________ . .........Hair..................... ...........Hands.................... ...........Smile_________________.___ _____Complexion_____________________ ..........Glamour___:_______________ ........Most Fun.................... ..... Best Dancer................... ........Argues Most_________________ ___Talks Most, Says Least........... ...Talks Least, Says Most----------- ..........Cutest____________________ ........Oomph!!!____________________ Donald Goodman .......Maurice Hay .......Donald Medve .......Mark Forssell .......Mark Forssell . Wesley Anderson .......Mark Forssell .......Mark Forssell .......Robert Reigle ....Donald Wilbur .......Mark Forssell .......Robert Evans .William VanDerveer _______Robert Evans .William VanDerveer ......-Basil Atwood _____Gordon Tappan _______ Rollin Smith ____George Brennan ....Donald Medve .......Mark Forssell _______Robert Sickler ____George Brennan ____George Brennan .......Robert Evans _____Stanley Trexler ___Kenneth Osmond ...Ralph Grimshaw . Donald Wilbur _____...Robert Sickler .......Richard Gillan 1. EVELYN HERON 2. WESLEY ANDERSON 3. MILTON KRAMER-NORMA JENKS 4. ann McCarthy 5. RUTH HARRIS 6. PAT RYDING 7. shirley McDermott 8. AUDREY BUTLER 9. JUNE RODE 10. BARBARA GROUP 11. NANCY STORM 1. MARTHA ANN CARY 2. SHIRLEY JONES 3. JOYCE DUFFY 4. LORRAINE NIVER 5. JO SUDDABY 6. BILL GEIST 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. NANCY FURBUSH DICK and MARY GILLAN BOB JOHNSON SALLY SWEENEY ROLLIN SMITH MONA VANDERBERG dorothy McIntyre d?. . ' KSJ i •« V • K t If .• • i - : 3 tm i Ia r £ gn • ( r|£. 'fr . The class of 1951 and its advisor, Mrs. Goodfellow, have kept busy this year with class meetings, dances after the basketball games, class projects and, of course, the Christmas Ball. This event, which is one of the biggest every year, turned out to be profitable as well as enjoyable. Carl Silfer and his orchestra provided music for the evening and the whole affair was a grand success. ¥ Being a sophomore is like making a decision, in a way, for in this year one thinks more about the future and starts planning for it. No longer can one depend upon teachers or parents to help him, because now he is beginning to take responsibilities of his own. Along the lines of fund-raising projects, our class has yearly dues and plans to sell class pins, following a successfully completed sale of T-shirts bearing the school name and shield. Under the able supervision of Mrs. Beyerl, a play for later in the year is being planned, which will be fun for all. We greatly appreciate the help we have received from her when problems have confronted us. , Under the leadership of our officers, the Freshman class has been kept very busy this year, planning dances and other entertainment as fund-raising projects. We have many talented pupils in our Freshman class, proving it last Christ- mas by writing original stories for English classes. Of course, we can't forget the person who has really helped us out of our troubles, Mr. Hess, our advisor. LYRE STAFF OFFICERS Co-Editors.- ..Nancy Storm, June Rode ............Mark Forssell ..James Colson Feature Editor-------------- Photography_________________ Art Editor__________________ Girls' Sports..........-.... Boys' Sports............................... George Brennan ..Donald Wilbur ..Martha Ann Cary Assistant Feature Editor- Class History.. ...............Neilan Botsford Mary Luke Class Will............... Wesley Anderson, Dorothy McIntyre Class Prophecy..............Janet Bowers, Shirley McDermott Business Manager.............................. Bob Johnson Advertising Manager....................... Joanne Suddaby Typists_________Wesley Anderson, Ruth Harris, Lorraine Niver, Janice Lister, Dorothy McIntyre, Reita Mandigo, Loretta Veator, June Rode, Audrey Butler Circulation Managers..........Nancy Furbush, Barbara Group !t s, done' After a11 those innumerable arguments and disputes, we have at last produced this, the 1950 Lyre, for your enjoyment. Our many hours of hard work and debating, just plain thinking and arguing, have determined this masterpiece” as the first of its kind in a new half century. T vrp rnnv 6 !hat.our ' aJf °nd errors maY be of benefit to the others to follow and that all who read this Lyre may receive from it all the enjoyment that it is meant to bring them. f1 SENIOR HIGH STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS President..................................... Basil Atwood Vice President........................ Paul Pacelli Secretary ----------------------------------- Allison Philp The goal of the Baldwinsville Senior High Student Council is to promote better citizenship and interest in the school and to gain experience in the methods of democratic government. During the year, the Council has taken charge of many Senior High School assemblies, which has given them a great deal of experience in modern democracy, along with the annual running of a stu- dents' day in which our school is taken over by the pupils. RED CROSS OFFICERS President —............ Vice President......... Secretary-------------- Treasurer-------------- .....Richard Gillan ........Clara Hay .Yvonne Falardeau ...Donald Goodman Meeting once a month under the supervision of Mrs. McCrea, our Red Cross Chapter has adopted as its project, for the year, the making of white-covered picture albums, which we will exchange with a foreign country. These albums will contain pictures of our life, homes and schools. Our community service is helping all shut-ins by remembering them on birthdays, making favors and gifts for the patients in the Gallagher Convalescent Home. We would like to express our thanks to the Baldwinairs, who donated their time for noon dancing, in order to raise funds for our work. •“i it ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICEHS Richard Kollenkark ----Phyllis Pickard ------Susan Bauer —.....Jane Varey President...... Vice President Secretary...... Treasurer...... This year the Executive Council of the newly formed Athletic Association, under the guidance of their able president, Kossy Kollenkark, started off with a bang. The Executive Council, made up of two representatives from each home room in the Senior High School, sold membership cards to those wishing to belong to the Athletic Association. These cards enabled '■ ' the holder to attend one home game free of charge. The Council also served lunches to the baseball players after the home games, and we are looking forward to a year of working for the betterment of our athletic department. KEY CLUB OFFICERS President______________________________ George Brennan Vice President.................... -......James Collins Secretary_______________________________ Ronald Naumann Treasurer................................... Thomas Doris Having been formed in the later part of the first semester, the Key Club is relatively new to our school. Even though they are inexperienced as an organ- ization, they have lost no time in setting up their club and starting activities. After receiving their charter from the Kiwanis Club, of which they are a part . as a service organization to the school, the boys put on their boxing gloves and played an all-star girls' team in basketball—it seems the boys won by quite a margin. They have also selected two of their members, Bob Evans and John Sinnett, to attend the district convention at Niagara Falls. JOURNALISM OFFICERS ■ ' Editor ..................................... James Colson Assistant Editor.......................... __.Harold Tetrault Social........................ Miriam DeLyne, Nancy Knope Inquiring Reporter. ...........................Lauretta Hess Boys' Sports.................................. Wayne Wilcox Girls' Sports..................................Shirley Group Head Typist..............—..................Wesley Anderson Advisor----------------------------------- ..Miss Hosenfeld Because of the seeming lack of interest at the beginning of the year, the Journalism Club was not started until the second semester. At that time, James Colson organized the club and put the first paper before the school in record time. After the first issue, the paper will be printed on orange paper, and the club will produce one paper a month. It is hoped that next year the interest in this work will begin at the first of the year, as our school certainly enjoys the paper. A BAND OFFICERS President .Mark Forssell Vice President...............................-..Robert Johnson Secretary...................................Yvonne Falardeau With a new enthusiasm injected into us so well by our new director, Mr. Whitman, the band started this school year with a variety of successful appear- ances, pleasing both their audiences and the band members themselves, who had been craving opportunities of this kind. Starting with football games, the activities continued with three appearances for county and state education officials. The first was for the Onondaga County School Boards Association meeting held in the academy auditorium; the second for the voting of the site for the central district school; and the third for the con- vention of the New York State Association of District Superintendents held in the Hotel Syracuse. With these performances added to innumerable assembly participations and annual Christmas and Spring Festival programs, the band has seen a very busy and interesting year. SENIOR CHORUS OFFICERS President....................... _.Loretta Veator Vice President....................... William VanDerveer Secretary.................................. Beverly Houck The Senior High School mixed chorus is composed of students interested in part singing and presentation concerts for the enjoyment of others. With an overflow of potential material, the chorus has, thus far this year, presented a part of the Christmas program, which was enjoyed by all. In the spring, we are planning to work on a variety of programs in addition to the annual spring festival. DANCE BAND Did you ever stop to hear those souped-up jazz numbers, polkas, waltzes, fox trots, and square sets coming from the gymnasium or maybe the auditorium? That's the Baldwinaires.” With a full brass section of three trumpets, consisting of Chuck Lory, Terry Russ, Ken Dietz, and George Brennan with his slush pump, we mean trom- bone; along with the fleeting fingers of Mr. Whitman, Bob Johnson, and our alumnus, Paul Reeves, on the saxophones; and a rhythm section composed of Bob Evans rattling the drums and Mark Forssell tickling the ivories, the Bald- winaires have had a bang-up year, playing for several evening dances in addition to the weekly noon-hour dances for the Red Cross. One of the special jobs was playing for a luncheon of the Secondary Principals Association on the Roof Garden of the Onondaga Hotel. is JUNIOR BAND At the start of the year, tests were given by the music department to all children in grades four through eight. These tests helped to determine what instruments the students would be interested in and able to play. Then parents of the top third in these tests were invited to a meeting and those interested rented instruments. As a result of this enthusiasm, we have now a junior band of approximately sixty pieces. We hope that in the future this band will graduate many members to the Senior Band, and that through the guidance of their director, Mr. Whitman, we may look forward to a never-ending accompaniment of music to our school and social activities. NINTH GRADE GLEE CLUB Officers: President ....................Janice Earle Vice President.............Shirley DeLyne The Junior Chorus, consisting of thirty-eight members this year, meets every Monday and Wednesday during the activity period, and is directed by Mrs. Billington. The purpose of our meetings is to rehearse numbers for assemblies and other programs and to benefit from singing together. So far this year, the chorus has entertained in the Christmas Concert and Armistice Day program, a student council assembly, and now we are planning to sing in the Spring Festival. Between practicing songs, for entertainment we sight read different songs to help us learn more about music. The piano accompanists are Janice Earle and Shirley DeLyne. STARDUSTERS At the beginning of the school year, some of the band members decided to form a new dance band called the Stardusters, naturally with Stardust as their theme song. After a period of hard work on the part of the members, the band played for a Tri-Y dance and after a basketball game. We have enjoyed their music for the past year and will look forward to hearing them much more often in the future. CLASSICAL CLUB r A Officers: President .......... Vice President...... Secretary .......... Treasurer .......... Officers (2nd Term): President........... Vice-President........ Secretary........... Treasurer........... ....Bruce Baust .Miriam DeLyne ...Shirley Group .Charles Rogers ...Janet Bowers ...Edwin Carter ...Shirley Group ....Bruce Baust In our meeting held every Friday during our regular class periods, we take time out to study the public and private life of Cicero and other prominent Romans of his time. Together with the study of the history of the country and its customs, this period helps us a great deal with the dreaded regents. Of course, after the meeting we have refreshments. T LE CERCLE FRANCAIS Officers: President ...... Vice President. Secretary ...... Treasurer ...... ....Jane Varey ..Royston Frost ...Ardis Auyer .Miriam DeLyne Le Cercle Francais is a club composed of students studying French in our school. Our meetings are held during the noon period on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. With Mrs. Wright as our advisor, we have interesting programs on life in France and usually have refreshments and a game. We enjoy the good times at our club meetings and, at the same time, we are learning about the country whose language we are studying. HI-Y Officers: President................George Brennan Vice President...................Stanley Trexler Secretary...........William VanDerveer Treasurer........................Richard Perkins The purpose of this organization is to create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community the high standards of Christian character. As part of their many activities in the last year, the Hi-Y gave a radio to a child who was confined in bed with no suitable means of amusement. This, of course, was not the only type of activity carried on by the boys. Some of their other high spots included a joint meeting, in addition to a volleyball game with the Sub Debs and the sponsoring of a noon dance. TRI-Y Officers (1st Term): President N. Storm Vice President Secretary B. Weller Treasurer . .. ]. Kimball Officers (2nd Term): President Vice President Secretary Treasurer B. Weller We of the Tri-Y are working to better ourselves, our club and our community. Holding our meetings every two weeks at the homes of the members, we divide the evening into a business meeting and a social period. This year, initiating nine girls, we have sponsored a play, food sales, noon dancing, and challenged Alpha Mu in a volleyball game. In addition to these activities, we sponsored an overnight party, a Christmas party and a dinner for our advisor, Miss Rourke. I I I SUB DEB CLUB Officers (1st Term): President .......... Vice President...... Secretary........... Treasurer .......... Officers (2nd Term): President .......... Vice President...... Secretary .......... Treasurer .......... .N. Furbush ...B. Warner .S. Coleman ...A. Auyer ..N. Furbush ...B. Warner ....M. Cary .Y. Falardeau The Sub Deb Club and its advisors, Mrs. Benedict and Mrs. Smallwood, have been most active this year. We all remember our fashion show and our victory over Alpha Mu, not to mention our defeat with the Hi-Y in volleyball. As a worthwhile project, a Thanksgiving basket was provided for a family in Baldwinsville. The party at Furbush's, our party for old members, the joint meeting with the Sub Deb Club of Solvay and our meeting with them here were all very successful. The Sub Debs and Alpha Mu attended a Christmas party given by the Tri-Y and, in return, the Sub Debs entertained them. GAMMA CHAPTER OF ALPHA MU Officers: President .................Sue Bauer Vice President ........Beverly Houck Treasurer ...........Mildred Dunham Parliamentarian ..........Judy Brown Critic............Mary Ellen Letterman Publicity Manager...............Joyce Ridall f GAM is a new sorority organized by a group of girls in Senior High School last fall. The girls attended a Trio Christmas Party sponsored by Tri-Y, and on February 18 we held a Game Party in the schooL gymnasium, which helped to start us on our way financially. The club is planning a semi-formal dance to be held St. Patrick's day in the school gymnasium, and we hope that these will be a start to many enjoyable activities for our organization. HOMEMAKING CLUB Officers: President ................Joyce Dulfy Vice President.............June Rode Secretary ........Sally Sweeney The purpose for which this club was formed several years ago was to give art students a chance to become better acquainted with the fundamentals and principles of art. Also during their meetings they find time to do extra work on their assignments, as the periods during school hours are too short to accom- plish all that should be done to properly cover all the work. The club has worked on many projects during the year, which have helped to beautify our school and at the same time to add to their own knowledge and experience. Organized this year under the able direction of Mrs. McNaughton, the Home- making Club has given Senior High girls an opportunity to learn how to sew, knit, and paint dishes. Meetings are held every Tuesday during the activity period to give the girls a chance to work on their projects. Next year, Mrs. McNaughton would like to have a larger group of girls to carry on the projects of this year. She would also like to increase the variety of projects offered. ART CLUB T TICKET SELLERS Too many of our schoolmates never stop to realize the time that goes into the ticket that they buy for the various athletic contests. Those never-tiring girls have to sweat it out, day after day, to sell those tickets so that our teams may have the support they deserve at the games. With Mona VanDerberg as the head ticket seller, this group has worked without recognition for a long while, and we are now trying to show the public what a lot of work goes behind those seemingly unimportant jobs. Our thanks are ever out to them, and we hope that our students will realize the hard work that comes from that little ticket. THE HANDY DANDY WORKSHOP (Girls' Industrial Arts Club) Officers: President .................Barbara Martin Vice President.....Alene Stevenson Secretary ...........Jane Asselstine Treasurer......................Ann Lowery Something new in Junior High School clubs was formed this fall when the Handy Dandy Workshop was organized. This industrial arts club meets Tues- days and Thursdays each week in the shop under the supervision of Mr. Enders and Mr. Hess. What do we do? We make things: leather purses and belts, corner shelves, aluminum candy dishes, shell jewelry and many other useful articles. This goes to show that the girls of the school are just as able and willing as anyone else, including the boys, to make useful things from wood and metal. SAFETY PATROL We have organized the Junior Journalism Club in order that we may learn more about the actual production of a newspaper, from the collecting, writing, and editing of the material to the printing of the finished product. With a staff of thirty members, we are able to print one issue of the Junior Hi each month.Together with our advisor, Miss Aluzzo, we have planned many activities to help us in various ways with our work. We hope in the future to be able to produce an ever-improving paper. The school Safety Patrol, under the direction of Mr. Durgee, with Miss Mc- Namara as advisor for the South Side and Miss Gokey as advisor for the North Side, was formed several years ago for the purpose of protecting the lives of our schoolmates. We hope to have full cooperation from everyone with the patrol so that there will be no need for accidents around our schools and on the street corners. To help Bob Lory, who serves as student director, twa captains and two lieutenants were chosen. Bob Ridall and Dick Allen serve as captains and Andy DeBarr and Leonard Houck as lieutenants, along with the other seventy members who give their time for this worthy project. We will, later in the year, have entertainment for the whole group, and we are looking forward to this and many other activities as a group. JUNIOR JOURNALISM CLUB Officers: Editor.................Robert Lory Assistant Editor.....John Salisbury Secretary .....................Zoe Hadon Treasurer ..................Connie Phelps JUNIOR DRAMATICS CLUB Ofiicers: President..........Stanley Klekosky Vice-President...........Jill Wood Secretary............Cynthia Wood Treasurer............Joyce Marshall The Junior Dramatics Club consists of thirty-five members. This club meets every other Monday during activity period in room 213. So far, the only pro- duction has been a play, Her First Date. Mary Ann Kaar, Jill Wood, James Sheets, John Salisbury, Robert Ridall had the chief parts in the play, which was a big success. JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT COUNCIL Ofiicers: President ..............Mary Hanley Vice President........Shirley DeLyne Secretary ............Joan McCarthy Treasurer ............Joan Falardeau The Junior High Student Council was established in order to promote better citizenship and interest in our school, to promote better attendance and to gain experience in the methods of democratic government. Our duties are many. We manage a school supply store where supplies are bought and sold by the council and so far it has been very successful. In addi- tion to preparing an honor roll each quarter, we award emblems to all Junior students who have earned a certain number of points by participating in outside activities, by being on the honor roll, and by having perfect attendance. The Council, made up from representatives from all Junior High home rooms, also passes on matters brought to us from the various home rooms. JUNIOR RED CROSS Officers: President.........Marilyn Donhauser Vice President................Michael Hourihan Secretary .......................John Salisbury Treasurer.................Ann Perkins This enthusiastic group has accomplished an immense amount of work in the short time of this year that has elapsed already. Whenever they learned of one of their schoolmates or any child that was confined to his bed, they imme- diately sent him a sunshine basket, of which a great number have already been sent. Together with the Senior group, the Juniors have undertaken to provide favors and gifts for the patients at the Baldwinsville Sanatorium on their birth- days and at other special times. JUNIOR HIGH ART CLUB Consisting of twenty-eight members, the Junior High Art Club was formed in September and was open to anyone interested in art. With meetings on Tues- days and Wednesdays of each week, the club carried on its main activity for the first semester in working on an assembly program, for which the club mem- bers painted pictures. The program was a contest directed by Professor Whiz, in which the pictures we painted represented songs, and members of the audience were selected to guess the names of the songs. The club consisted of only eighth grade students for the first semester and seventh grade students for the second semester. This arrangement was decided upon since the eighth grade did not have scheduled art classes during the first semester but did have them during the second semester. With the help of Mrs. Striner, we hope to accomplish many things in the future. STE-HA-HA OFFICERS President................................... Margaret Doris Vice President-------------------------------Diane Schulz Secretary ------------------------------------ Dean Palmer Treasurer ...................................... June Coskrey A branch of the New York State Society for Junior Historians was formed in Baldwinsville five years ago. The name, Ste-ha-ha, which was the Indian name for this spot on the Seneca River long before white men came, was chosen by the group. In Indian language, it means stones-in-the-water. When joining, a member receives a certificate, an emblem and a subscrip- tion to the Yorker'' for one year. He may visit, free of charge, the State Historical museums at Ticonderoga and at Cooperstown. The museum at Cooperstown is the headquarters for the whole state. There are thirty-two members in the local chapter this year, meeting every Wednesday, the seventh period. At the beginning of the year, the constitution was revised and a play is now being written about the early history of Baldwinsville. - HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1950 In 1950, the middle of the century, we have emerged from the ranks of underclassmen to take our turn as Seniors. To most of us, it seems a very short time since we entered high school as wide-eyed Freshmen. With mingled emotions, we recall the accomplishments and failures we have made as a class. 1947— We found ourselves on the third floor under the watchful eye of Mr. Durgee, our Jun- ior High principal. We elected Roderick Dow as our president and held a few successful record dances. As the year went on, our Freshman basketball players made a good showing by win- ning most of the games they played. The Junior Prize Speaking Contest was won by Sandra VanDusen and Mark Forssell, while Nancy Storm and Smith Bochino won second prizes. Mark also shared the Latin I cup with Nancy Storm and the Kiwanis Scholarship prize with Ann Bucci. Most of the girls were occupied by the Miss America Club and the Ninth Grade Girls' Chorus, directed by Miss Houck. Our class was well represented by three girls who were chosen as cheerleaders. The Junior High Student Council's honor roll was started that year, and we all watched to see our names appear. We finished the year with a memorable picnic at Fair Haven. 1948— A little older and much more confident, we chose William VanDerveer as our Sopho- more president. Already organizations, such as Sub Debs, Tri-Y, Hi-Y, Red Cross, Journalism and Band, were claiming our members. The newly organized Senior Student Council tried a novel idea—a Student Day. That day we had a chance to turn the tables on our teachers. We sponsored a Soph Hop in the spring with Memorial Day as its theme. At graduation, Mark Forssell won the Latin II cup, and the year was again climaxed by a class picnic where we celebrated our new position as Juniors. 1949— With pride and anticipation we became Juniors. Early in the fall we ordered our class rings. The presidency was shared by two able people this year—Richard Perkins and Donald Goodman. We put on the traditional Christmas Ball successfully with the credit going to the hard working committee. During the winter, the Juniors held an auction in assembly. Anything and everything were sold, including a dead owl. The great dramatic abilities of the Juniors were exhibited in The Boarding House Reach, an amusing comedy, directed by Miss Lynn and Mrs. VanDerveer. Norman Boughton won first prize in the annual Senior Prize Speaking Contest, while Mark Forssell copped the Latin III cup. We enjoyed ourselves at the Junior-Senior banquet at the Masonic Temple. In June we settled down to study for those dreaded regents and we decorated the gym for graduation. Again our annual picnic was held at Fair Haven. 1950— The year we've waited for! It's here and almost gone. The first week we chose Mona VanDerbetrg to head our Senior Class. She has proved our choice was wise. Our first major undertaking was the sale of candy at games and during the noon hours, for which we can thank Betty Chapman and Lillian Melvin for their hard work. The Lyre Staff began work early on the yearbook, and the whole class joined in the sale of magazines. Then came the pencils with the basketball schedule on them and the personalized stationery. In January we sponsored a ham supper and selected Tish for our Senior play. As this is being written, the Junior-Senior Ban- quet, the Senior ball and graduation are yet to come. We know we will enjoy them, for it is the first and last time we will be High School Seniors. CLASS WILL OF 1950 We, being a few of those still remaining in sound mind and not suffering from various states of mental confusion or disorder, do hereby draw up this last will and testament of the Class of 1950. To our faithful advisor, Miss Winchell, we sincerely wish to express our thanks for her very much needed guidance. We also wish to express our gratitude to all the members of the faculty, who have freely given of their time to help us make the final grade. Again let us say, Thank you. In detail, the class wills as follows: Dean Abbott leaves his well worn health book to anyone who can listen''—?? to Mr. Egan and sleep at the same time. Wesley Anderson wills all mathematical ability acquired from counting the proceeds of the magazine sales to Bob Pacencia. Leighton Asselstine left an hour ago so that he would be here early enough to say, 1' A-achem-good-bye.'' Basil Atwood leaves the ineligible list and wills his tireless efforts as president of the Stu- dent Council to Jack Ecker. Richard Bauer and Norman Boughton leave for Guppies —to eat their lunches—maybe?? Phyllis Beebe drops a few winning smiles around the corridors. Smith Bochino leaves for—a drink of water. Good luck, Smith, she might be thirsty, too. Neilan Botsford wills his red hair and brief case to some Congressman from the Junior Class. Glen Bowen and Dick Dausman leave their English marks to anyone that can add their marks and these and get 100. Janet Bowers leaves a sprinkling of pep here and there. Need any? George Brennan leaves his trombone playing to the dance band. Audrey Butler, a quiet, very sincere, and very studious Senior, wills these characteristics to Barb Voorhees. Pat Carrington willingly leaves all the dances and work that goes with them to Jane Varey. Poor Jane. Martha Cary, Nancy Storm and Loretta Veator, those three gals famous for their pep, vital- ity and ambition, leave these traits to the remaining cheerleaders. They may need it. Betty Chapman leaves for another round of selling candy. James Collins, James Paige, Robert Stevenson and Richard Kollenkark will their athletic ability to any undergrads that haven't got too much. Please place your applications early, Juniors. James Colson wills his swift speed to Bruce Baust. Hey, Bruce, remember there's a 25-mile speed limit. Joyce Duffy leaves that baton to anyone as capable as she has proven to be. Bob Evans and Bob Johnson leave—the dance band. Mark Forssell leaves for the South Side. Nancy Furbush leaves her friendly way to all without one. William Geist leaves the road in driver training class. Dick Gillan wills his boxing ability to Miss Hosenfeld. Joan Gleason leaves her gum-chewing and gum-snapping to Ann Delaney. Donald Goodman wills his hot-rod to Mickey Broom. Ralph Grimshaw wills his arguing ability to Susan Garrett. That blonde hair of Barb Group is left to T.D. Robert Harper wills all extra grey matter to Gus Wood. Use it sparingly, Gus. Maurice Hay wills his driving ability to Mr. Egan for distribution where needed in his driv- ing classes next year. Paul Houck leaves his English books to Roddy Dow. Philip Hayduke leaves willingly. Attention all bookworms—June Rode leaves all the magazines and the proceeds from them to you. Patricia Ryding leaves her job in the cafeteria to Marianna Preston. Lillian Melvin leaves her quietness to Sue Bauer. Robert Sickler wills his freckles and red hair to Frances Thom. Rollin Smith wills his witty remarks to Wayne Wilcox. Joanne Suddaby wills her drawing skill to any Junior who wishes to be an artist. Sally Sweeney wills volleyball tactics to Allison McKnight. Gordon Tappan wills his shortness to tall Nancy Knope. Stanley Trexler leaves to be a Fuller-brush salesman. Robert Truax wills his height to George Wilber. Mona Vanderberg gladly leaves the troublesome Senior Class presidency to John Sinnett. Donald Wilbur departs, leaving behind his art ability for Mary Fouler. Lucky Mary. Richard Wilder leaves to make a short wave radio contact with (—hm—) in Hawaii. Jack Montague wills his curly hair to Milton Weigand. Lorraine Niver wills her ability to hold her own in an argument to Barbara Weller. Donald Medve leaves for Barbara's house. Evelyn Heron leaves all the headaches and trials that come with the job of trying to collect class dues to the treasurer of the Class of '51. Robert Hourihan leaves the health class after a kind, quiet, loving invitation from Mr. Egan. Shirley Jones and Barbara Reinschmidt leave hand in hand, just as they entered. Wimpy Kalar leaves his books for a needy cause—Dick Pillcms. Milton Kramer wills his football ability to Jack Ecker. Don't be too disappointed, Jack, they say that good things come in small quantities. Janice Lister and Reita Mandigo leave for their secretarial jobs and hand over their type- writers in Secretarial Practice Class to Martha Dack and Beverly Hollenbeck. Mary Luke leaves some gray matter to be distributed wherever needed. Step right up, kids. Ann McCarthy leaves a charming, bewitching smile for all. Mary Lou McCulloch wills basketball pencils to anyone who would like to buy—step up!! Shirley McDermott leaves her ever-present jokes to Bob Hope. What a laugh! Dorothy McIntyre leaves her short walk to school to anyone living in the country. Agnes Merriam wills her good looks and various abilities to any qualifying junior. Send in those applications. Frances Mohat wills her athletic limbs to Shirley Loveless. Put them to good use. Shirk Mary O'Brien leaves all her undone assignments to Donald Minnoe. Kenneth Osmond and Jarvis Wheaton leave for a cat hunt on Chestnut Street. Daniel Peck and William VanDerveer leave for coris. Robert Reigle wills his senatorial power to Richard Johnson. CLASS PROPHECY As we struggled through the crowds, we knew that the opening day of the State Fair at Baldwinsville was to set many records. After fighting to keep our places in line for three hours, we finally reached the ticket office and there saw Mona VanDerberg selling tickets. Poor Mona, just as busy as ever. Just as we came through the gate, the governor was beginning to speak, so we braced ourselves and got very comfortable. We found that wasn't necessary for we were so busy watching Governor Neilan Botsford's valet, Wesley Anderson (we had no idea Wesley could be so funny), that we almost missed seeing Ann McCarthy crowned queen. We then left for the main event of the day, the State All-Stars baseball game, in which Billy VanDerveer was pitch- ing and Jarvis Wheaton and Jim Paige were also playing. On our way we saw a huge crowd, and so curiously pushed our way to the front just in time to see Jim Collins, Dick Dausman, Stan Trexler and Robert Truax, Hell Drivers, taking their last bows. We continued on our way and came to the 4-H building with June Rode and Betty Chapman in charge. Next came the Agri- culture Building with almost half of it filled with horses from the Storm Farms. One of the grooms told us that Nancy owned one of the most successful farms in the United States. As we stepped up to get our yardsticks, we saw Joyce Duffy teaching her offspring the basic principles of baton twirling, only their batons were yardsticks. Then who should pop up but Mary Lou McCulloch, and with all the gossip (that's her business now). She told us that Bob Johnson was business manager of the fair and Rita Hartnett was his secretary. She went on to say that Bob Stevenson was a successful commercial artist in New York and that Robert Reigle and Mary O'Brien had gone on from The Boarding House Reach and had become America's number one bad man and moll. After that we decided to ramble through the midway, and there we met Agnes Merriam, an outstanding woman surgeon, who told me that Ken Osmond had just returned from Africa, hunting game for the Bauer and Boughton Circus, who have bought out Barnum and Bailey. After we left her, we began to look around to see what we could do next and we saw Janice Lister climbing into the rocket so we flew to the ticket window, and before we knew what hap- pened, we were in beside her. While we were twisting through the air, she told us that Martha Ann Cary was making her debut at the Met, and that Mary Luke, who is the first woman sena- tor from New York State, was going to give a speech this afternoon. After we got our feet on the ground and were slowly staggering out the gate, we saw Joan Gleason, new owner of the Cozy Comer, talking to Jo Suddaby, who does all the costume designing for Hollywood, but by the time our knees had stopped quivering, they had disappeared in the crowd. We decided we had had enough of the midway, so we began to look for something else of attraction. We finally found ourselves inside the Industrial Arts Building, and the first person we saw was Dean Abbott, who is the successful owner of the biggest farm for miles around. He told us that James Colson, top photographer for the New York Sun was doing fine under the management of Robert Sickler. He also told us that Mary Gillan, Sally Sweeney, and Shirley Jones had a joint partnership in the Swank Shop, which supplied the queen's outfit. We decided we had better hurry as we would all miss the baseball game, so we shuffled along toward the field. On arrival the first thing we saw was Dorothy McIntyre and Ruth Harris, who were still in business selling hot dogs and soft drinks. While we were there, we scrambled to our seats and watched the remainder of the game. Jack Montague certainly did a bang-up job as manager for the All-Stars, who won. From the game we hurried to the next event, which was auto racing. One glance at the program and we noticed that Glenn Bowen and Bob Hourihan were both participating. How- ever, the finalist was the well known racer, Donald Goodman, who drove a red racer with the number seven on it. The horse races were the next event, but they weren't scheduled tor two hours so we had some more time to look around. We decided to head tor the Women's Building to look at the exhibits and noticed that a great deal of attention was being paid to the .beautiful quilt made by Pat Ryding. There were also some beautiful canned goods done by Dorothea Brown. We began to walk on once more and, without looking, we bumped right into Philip Hayduke, a successful salesman, who told us that Pat Carrington was planning the interior decorations for Better Homes and Gardens, that Audrey Butler was the efficient secretary to Rollin Smith, the mayor of our fair city, and that Robert Harper was the proud owner of a pro basketball team, which was faring very well. While we were watching Lillian Melvin's sensational candy selling machine; we had a chance to talk to Milton Kramer, who was business manager to Dick Gillan, heavyweight cham- pion of the world. He told us that George Brennan was making his premiere in pictures after taking over Tommy Dorsey's spotlight as the best trombonist, which we were glad to hear. We looked at our watch and found that we just had time to see Maurice Hay's farm machinery exhibit, on which he held a monopoly (don't tell Uncle Sam about it). While we were inspecting these modern implements, we ran into Lorraine Niver, a lawyer in her own right, who reminded us that we had forgotten about the horse races. A horse owned by Phyllis Beebe won the famed contest, so we were all excited. She also excited us with the news that Dick Kollenkark had been elected as president of the New York State Athletic Association, and that Daniel Peck and his partner, Loretta Veator, were again on Broadway, a modern Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. At last it was time for the attraction we had waited for all day, the evening program at the Coliseum. On the way to our seats we got a gli mpse of Richard Wilder, who was checking the lighting effects, but we didn't have time to talk with him. We reached our seats just in time for the first number, which was Robert Evans' Band of Melody, featuring Reita Mandigo as soloist. The next number featured Mark Forssell, noted concert pianist. During intermission, we glanced around us and saw Billy Geist, who has taken Einstein's place in the world of science, talking to Frances Mohat, who is an excellent wife and social worker. Intermission was just about over, so we glanced at our programs to see what came next and saw that the main feature was Evelyn Heron, noted comedienne in the entertainment world. In the middle of the program I heard a feeble attempt to smother a giggle and turned around to see—you guessed it—Barbara Group laughing as usual. She told us that Nancy Furbush had married a famous doctor, and together they had established a town for unwanted girls. She also told us that Donald Medve, the Rudolph Valentino of modern days, would be the following attraction. (You should have seen the girls swoon.) After a very entertaining program, we came forth into the fresh air. All of a sudden some- one waved a broom in my face and there was Leighton Asselstine selling his old standbys— brooms. We stopped to chat, and he told us that William Kalar owned a large sports store and that Barbara Reinschmidt was Red Cross director for this section. Donald Wilbur, who said his best paintings were on display in the Museum of Fine Arts, told us that Basil Atwood and Smith Bochino were teaching at West Point. On our way home, we decided that the Class of '50 was the most successful class that ever graduated. JANET BOWERS SHIRLEY McDERMOTT •V — ' . . y --- .. • •-IL -.£ ■ •1 jk% | . ' S' -!■■ ■ v ■ • . ' -; v : w v •.-■ i •� •« •. -• -'.• ■■ , ■ ■ ■ ? aw' I TffifflOJi’.iiur TRQPHfT IHAH jscssYiu.v, i v'unmmn vswsn xyhaeuse V hsust” '■ :J rLXSun ' ': ■ ASPI12S5 FOOTBALL Enjoying one of its most successful seasons in many years, the varsity eleven finished its season with a record of three wins and two defeats. Coach Don Coates' charges, although losing to East Syracuse and North Syracuse by only one touchdown apiece, romped over its other opposition to take third place in the six-team standings. In the initial game of the season, Baldwinsville trounced its traditional rival, Solvay, but this did not prove to be the highlight of the season. For in the final game of the season, the Crimson and White gave the home town fans a real thrill by beating Fayetteville under the lights at Memo- rial Field. It was the first time that such a game had been played in Baldwinsville and a huge turnout, despite the cold weather, saw the team come through to win the final game of the season. Baldwinsville can also be proud of haying placed three boys on the All-County team. Captain Don Cole, whose brilliant running gave Baldwinsville its scoring punch; Dick Perkins, whose passes were always good for large gains; and Doug Blanchard, who was on the receiving end of most of those passes, all made the honorary mythical team. Doug Blanchard, Don Cole and Paul Pacelli were among the other county and city players who formed the Rotary All-Star team that played the Manlius Cadets at Archbold Stadium. FOOTBALL SCORES Baldwinsville.. . 0 6 Baldwinsville 19 0 Baldwinsville....... .. 7 East Syracuse ..... 13 Baldwinsville. 0 7 Baldwinsville 20 6 Baldwinsville 13 Fayetteville..... 0 The Crimson and White basketball team became co-champions this year with North Syracuse as they finished the season with a record of 8-2. The two losses came at the hands of Solvay and North Syracuse, but these losses were made up for, as Baldwinsville edged Solvay in the second round and then beat North Syracuse to become co-champions. Baldwinsville entered the playoffs and beat Liverpool in the first game. Solvay, however, edged the Crimson in their second game to eliminate them from the playoffs. Nevertheless, Baldwinsville can be well proud of their champions. Bob Harper, who sparked the Crimson and White through their season, was rewarded by being named to the All-County five. VARSITY BASKETBALL Baldwinsville 41 Whitesboro .... 53 Baldwinsville . 44 Fayetteville 39 Baldwinsville 64 East Syracuse .. 33 Baldwinsville . . 41 Solvay 44 Baldwinsville 45 Liverpool .... 33 Baldwinsville .... 51 North Syracuse ... 52 Baldwinsville 58 Fayetteville .. .... 57 Baldwinsville 46 East Syracuse ... 42 Baldwinsville 51 Solvay .... 40 Baldwinsville 55 Liverpool ... 44 Baldwinsville 50 North Syracuse ... 38 Baldwinsville 89 Watertown ... 46 PLAYOFFS Baldwinsville... ... 54 Liverpool ... 47 Baldwinsville.. ... 43 Solvay - ... 44 JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL The Junior Varsity basketball team had a very good season as they finished with a ended up in second place in the league standings. , . t ey were The J.V.'s, coached by Don Coates, went into the playoffs and beat East Syracuse, eliminated in their next game against Solvay. ey were The Junior Varsity also entered the Fulton Tournament, but after winning their first gam dropped from the tournament by Oswego. Baldwinsville 36 Whitesboro Baldwinsville 20 Fayetteville Baldwinsville.... 32 East Syracuse 31 ■Solvay —- Baldwinsville 33 Liverpool Baldwinsville.— 38 North Syracuse Baldwinsville 30 Fayetteville Baldwinsville 32 East Syracuse 25 36 Liverpool 31 North Syracuse — Baldwinsville 32 Watertown Baldwins ville Baldwinsville. PLAYOFFS 33 East Syracuse 33 Solvay ------ 28 40 INTERCLASS Interclass basketball was played every Friday afternoon and for the second straight year the seniors copped the championship. They were hard pressed throughout the season by the juniors, but in the seniors' second and last game with the freshmen they clinched the title by edging them in a double overtime. Seniors........ Juniors _______ Freshmen ...... Sophomores Won Lost .... 9 3 .... 8 4 .... 6 6 2 10 BOWLING Our keglers were successful in their County Bowling Tournament. Although they came in second they were edged out by only a few pins. Milt Kramer and Smoky Bauer tied for low game. Lettermen were: James Allen, Jams Bailey, Bruce Baust, Dewey Bond, Rich- ard Dausman, Royston Frost, Fred Maltby, Arthur Peters, Jack Sochia. The newly formed cross country team, coached by Otis Sinnet, finished with a record of two wins and three losses. It was a very respectable record consider- ing that it was the first cross country team in Baldwinsville in several years. Running on the new Memorial Field track, they had a total of five meets, plus a bid to the Roosevelt Invitation meet. CROSS COUNTRY BASEBALL The Baldwinsville Varsity baseball team came away with its third straight championship last year. Not only did it win the over-all County Championship, but it extended its winning streak to 36 straight games. Coached by Joseph Guerrera, the Crimson nine gave Baldwinsville a record that may never be beaten. The most thrilling of all seasons came to a close as Baldwinsville defeated Assumption for the City-County championship. Of the last three games, two were one-run shutouts over Assumption and Minoa, while the third was a 2-1 victory over Marcellus. All those fans who followed Baldwinsville through its greatest season can be very proud of this great record. Baseball Scores Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville. Baldwinsville Baldwinsville. Baldwinsville 9 East Syracuse ______________ 0 10 Solvay____________________ 0 11 Liverpool .............. 2 16 North Syracuse............. 2 7 Fayetteville ............. 2 6 East Syracuse______________ 1 5 Solvay_____________________ 2 5 North Syracuse_____________ 1 5 Liverpool _________________ 4 5 Fayetteville ............ 2 Playoffs—County Championship Baldwinsville. Baldwinsville.. Minoa ... Marcellus City-County Championship Baldwinsville______ (County Champions) 1 Assumption .... (City Champions) The cheerleaders of 1949-1950 have justly earned the honor they have achieved in the competition held for all cheerleaders in our league. Baldwinsville came in second, close behind Fayette- ville, who earned the first place position. I think everyone agrees with me that we had a superb set of cheerleaders this year which will be hard to beat in years to come. Ably led by Martha Ann Cary, who was chosen head cheerleader, the girls showed good spirit, precision and enthusiasm. The best of luck to the cheerleaders in the future, and let's all hope they do as well as those who represent our school this year. JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS This year's volleyball season was a short one. The girls only had three games. Each year the teamwork gets better with the help of Mrs. Puffett. She works with the girls every Tuesday night after school. The first team consisted of Seniors and Juniors, and the second team was made up of Freshmen and Sophomores. Sometimes the first team had some tough battles trying to beat {he Freshmen in practice games. The Freshmen have an up and coming team. The one game that the girls were the most disgusted with was the one with Jamesville. Gosh, girls, wasn't that ceiling low? Just wait until next year. Good luck to next year's team. Scores Baldwinsville 63 Solvay ... 12 Baldwinsville 25 North Syracuse ... 52 Baldwinsville ... 33 Jamesville ... 41 GIRLS' AFTER-SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL NOON VOLLEYBALL Every Monday and Wednesday noon there was a big commotion in the cafeteria, the halls and the gym, because the girls were in a hurry to get the volleyball game going. Just a few of the remarks were: Hurry up and finish your lunch. Where are my sneaks? We've only got seven girls here. What happened to Shirley Group? Who's going to take down the net? The team number one was winner and overall champions. The girls had a swell time and did a good job. Let's hope next year's teams have as much fun. Individual Scoring Averages S. Coleman .... 114 M. Cary... 109 B. Group .... 110 L. Veator ...... 103 S. Group .... 110 B. Voorhees .... .. .. 101 Every Thursday night the bowling team tries their luck at the bowling alley. This is only the second year that there has been a bowling team and each year they get better. The pin boys got a little mixed up at times, or rather we should say that the girls mixed the pin boys up. They'd like to apologize, fellows. The girls hit a few strikes and had a lot of laughs. Good luck next year. BOWLING ARCHERY Archery hasn't been one of the girls' major sports in several years. This year some of the girls got together, under Mrs. Puffet's direction, and started a team. good luTd ,0 be qUite Q team' WS h°Pe hat neXt Year the girls have as much GIRLS' AFTER-SCHOOL BASKETBALL The basketball team got an early start this year, and the girls got a lot of good practice before they met their mighty foes. The famous shout that echoed through the gym was, Who moved that basket? And that basket certainly moved around a lot, too. We hope, for Mrs. Puffett's sake, that next year's team doesn't give her gray hairs as this year's team did. Scores Varsity: Baldwinsville Junior Varsity: Baldwinsville .. 6 8 Manlius Manlius - 17 11 Varsity: Baldwinsville 10 Jamesville — 29 Junior Varsity: Baldwinsville.— .. 12 Jamesville 16 SOFTBALL Last year's softball team had one game, and that one game will be long remembered. It was a lovely day in June, and every girl on the softball team was feeling fine until—Solvay invaded us and trounced us. Oh—what a game! We have to be fair, though, and admit that Solvay's team was very good. At least that experience gives this year's team something to work for, and I'm sure they'll all work hard to win all their games this year. After exams (what a thought) were over, the basketball teams took over where the volleyball teams left off. There were several different teams that took turns playing every other Mon- day and Wednesday. By this time the girls didn't eat lunch, and if they couldn't find their sneaks they played in their stocking feet!!! NOON BASKETBALL OUR SINCERE C O N G R AT U L AT IO N S and BEST WISHES to the CLASS OF 1950 ★ MORRIS MACHINE WORKS BALDWINSVILLE FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION INSURED SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Current Dividend 2x z% 35 OSWEGO STREET BALDWINSVILLE, NEW YORK CONGRATULATIONS COMPLIMENTS of to the 1 A 1 C L L E lv JL 1J11 C, U 11LA GROCERIES :: MEATS Class of 1950 Lehigh Valley Coal Phone Lysander 2F3 sSh COMPLIMENTS N. J. HOWE, Inc. to CLASS OF 1950 SYRACUSE, NEW YORK Jewelers Since 1860 COVILLE’S GROCERY Wright’s Corners Compliments of Compliments COLLINS’ RESTAURANT AND GRILL of KELLY MOUNT STEAKS CHOPS SEA FOODS Noon Lunches 55 East Genesee Street Compliments Congratulations to the of CLASS OF 1950 GATES SILVER STAR — ★ MARKET ★ WM. WALDRON SON Best Wishes Best Wishes to X CLASS OF 1950 STINARD BROTHERS HUDSON MOWINS Socony Service SCHENCK’S HARDWARE Incorporated HARRY J. GARRETT Claude L. Woodman George R. Carris 27 Oswego Street Many Thanks . . . for the FINE COOPERATION Phone 99 BOVEE STUDIOS BEST WISHES Law Offices of GALE STONE SUCCESS CLYDE CAKERY Baldwinsville’s to the CLASS OF 1950 Home Bakery Phone 2G1-J Best Wishes TITCOMB’S STORE SUE ANN SHOP Heartiest CONGRATULATIONS from TAPPAN BROOKS INC. for GOOD BLUE COAL Mac’s Restaurant MEALS and SANDWICHES Queen A nne Ice Cream Success to the Senior Class of 1950 Berndt Michels For Bettf.b Dry Cleaning Congratulations to the CLASS OF 1950 JARDINE BRONZE FOUNDRY COMPLIMENTS of Ten Eyck’s Bowling Alley BARNES DAIRY COMPLIMENTS of Recreation Inn Congratulations COMPLIMENTS of to the C. A. Murdough Class of 'SO COMPLIMENTS of Bond’s Garage Compliments Best Wishes of BALDWINSVILLE DRUG THE CORNER COMPANY, Inc. PHARMACY BEST WISHES Bubb’s Hardware 21 Oswego Street Baldwinsville, N. Y. COMPLIM ENTS of Seneca Restaurant “for fine foods” BEST WISHES Home Grocery R. D. Decker COMPLIMENTS of Joseph Glass Shoe Store Phone 947 BEST WISHES Steve Dobin Barber COMPLIMENTS of R. L. Madden Compliments of VAN WIE CHEVROLET COMPANY Compliments to the CLASS OF 1950 Jay Blanchard and Walter Brust Compliments of Compliments MERCER of MILLING COMPANY RUSS’ TAXI Frank Less SUCCESS to the CLASS OF 1950 MARION BAKER Florist ?L COMPLIMENTS of Mona’s Beauty Salon Jakway’s GROCERIES MEATS Dairylea Ice Cream Sunoco Gas and Products Phone Lysander 30 Best Wishes to the CLASS OF 1950 SHRIVER’S DAIRY Compliments of L. W. Singer Company Inc. Publishers of your Prose and Poetry Books See You at CY’S — Tri-Y Lieby’s Store Little Utica GROCERIES — HARDWARE — PAINT Dry G(X)ds GOOD LUCK from . . . Sub Debs Compliments of Jacksonville Cash Grocery Phone Lysander 11F21 Complete Line of OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES The Typewriter Store Inc. 444 S. Salina St., Syracuse 2, N. Y., Phone 2-1457 Compliments of E. W. Woodruff PLAINV1LLE RED WHITE Palmer’s Diner Compliments of Robert’s Garage Plainville, New York Compliments of Salisbury’s Red White 15 West Genesee Street Phone 65 Telephone 246 FIRST TRUST BARKER’S AND VARIETY DEPOSIT COMPANY STORE Best Wishes Best Wishes to the to the Class of 1950 Class of 1950 — «% GAZETTE FARMERS H. R. Tucker JOURNAL RIVERSIDE GRILL Success B’VILLE ARMY NAVY STORE to the Everything for the Worker, Farmer. 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