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

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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.

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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.

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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.