Chittenango Central School - Palladium Yearbook (Chittenango, NY)

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CLASS HISTORY The curtain was going up on the first act. The time was September 1949. The place was the Freshman room. The first scene was the election of class officers. Lee Button was elected President; Martin Boylan, Vice-President; Philip Seamans, Secretary; and Harvey Lanphear, Treasurer. The second act took place in the Sophomore room the following fall. The first scene again showed the election of officers, this time under the leadership of Mr. Teeter. Ethel Hills became President; June Urciuoli, Vice-President; Marilyn French, Secretary; and Shirley Allen, Treas- urer. The second scene was the next February in the C.C.S. gym. The event was a dance The February Special. Chuck Bush’s Orchestra furnished the music. The setting for the third act was in the Junior room. The first scene showed Philip Seamans as President; Wilda Markle as Vice-President; Grace Allen as Secretary and Janis Mohorter as Treasurer. The time of the second scene was May 23» 1952. The Junior Prom was being held with Grace Allen as Chairman and Wilda Markle as Co-chairman. The theme was Apple Blos- som Time. The last act began in the Senior room September 1952. In the first scene Irving Smith was elected President; Joyce Vining, Vice-President; Marilyn French, Secretary; and Billy Kesler, Treasurer. The second scene showed the gym decorated with the theme Blue Tango for the Senior Ball. The last scene is now being played, the time is June 1953 the place is the C.C.S. auditorium. We have enjoyed being the main characters in this play. It has been lots of hard work and lots of fun too. Now as the curtain is coming down on the last scene we know we’ll remember these four major acts in our life.

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CLASS POEM NOT FINISHED, JUST BEGUN Our motto has been selected, Be it apropos or no. But we find that we are stuck with it, To seek and find and show. Amid a chorus of applause, We wend our way from there. From those learned and hallowed halls, To futures uncertain as the air. We’ve worked four years, that’s four Rungs up the ladder of success. Who knows how many more to go, After we leave old C. C. S? Our year book made predictions, Accurate as they may seem. But fate can find so many ways, In which to intervene. So, with prometheus unbound and spirit free, Our minds will take us far or near, No matter what the case may be, All through life we’ll never fear.

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CLASS PROPHECY I got home on a furlough just in time to be invited to a party at Mrs. Olmsted, nee Ann Bixby. have been a commissioned officer in the Air Force. I graciously accepted the invitation because 1 was interested in finding out what my classmates were doing. Wh'n 1 gW thCre’ Wh° sh°Uld gr'et m' but MrS Sattler- Sattler was formerly Grace Allen. She told me that she was busy doing the housework and raising potatoes down on the muck. I went inside and there was Irving Smith all dressed up in a salesman’s suit. He went into the insurance business right after he graduated from school and now he has a company of his own. He informed me that he was planning on enlarging it now. He also told me that he had seen Bob Koegel while on a business trip. Bob is in the Navy and he likes it so well that he is going to make it a career. Irving said that Bob was really enjoying himself. He has a girl in every port. Carol Case was sitting over in the corner so I wandered over and talked to her for a while. She is a model in New York and seems to be doing quite well at it. During the course of the con- versation I asked her what her brother, Jerry, was doing. I discovered that he and his father have gone into the trucking business together. Later in the evening I had a chance to talk with Gil Sandholzer. He has finished at Utica Col- lege and is now a contractor building houses with his father. Gil had just come back from a trip through New England. While there he saw John McKinstry in Vermont. John finally got himself married and is doing quite a bit of bear hunting up in the forests of Vermont. Janis Mohorter, whom we see most every day, has opened a Hair Dressing establishment here in Chittenango. Eleanor Weeks, who was also at the party, has finished her training at Syracuse General and now is Head Nurse there. Eleanor also told me that Wilda Markle had finished her studies at a Dramatic School in New York City and was going to start a series of television shows. Eleanor also told me that Pat Taylor was employed by Syracuse General as a dietition. Billy Kesler and Chuck Austin arrived in town from Governour in time for Ann's party. Billy always was interested in Northern New York State and finally convinced Chuck that he could find something up there that would interest him also. Shirley Allen and Ethel Hills have opened a nursing home for the aged up on Ethel's Father's farm. We don't see very much of Harvey Lanphear anymore since he bought a racing car and races out at Indianapolis. Last year he won the big 500 mile race. The other day I met Virginia Catlin on the street. She informed me that she had entered Mor- risville Tech but had met a good looking farmer and had decided to be a farmer's wife. Donelle Howard completed her course at C.C.B.I. and is now the school secretary. Mary Pat McDonald and Pat Dwyer are both working in Syracuse at Grant's. After Miss Teachout finished her teaching career here at Chittenango Central Joyce Vining moved in and took her place. We all had a good time at the party and I found out quite a bit of information about my fellow classmates. The other classmates that missed the party really missed a good time. We all knew where Tom Daly was. We were not surprised to hear that Tom Daly had enlisted in the Marine Corps. He is now a Recruiting Officer. Wayne Austin and Bob McCombie have gone into the farming business together. Pete Case is now working with a Syracuse firm as draftsman. Barbara Haynes finished her business course. She has moved from this area and reports say she is married. Kay Strasser is now Mrs. Butler and has a set of twins to keep her busy. The other day I had to go see my lawyer and who should be sitting at the receptionist's desk but Bernice Sternberg. When I was planning my next year's vacation I noticed that one of the hotels listed was owned and operated by Marilyn French. Pat Papa has given her services to a doctor in Syracuse. She is employed as a medical sec- retary. Pat Jardine has finished school at Morrisville and June Urciuoli has finished kindergarten at Cobleskill. Pat is the dietician and June is the kindergarten teacher at Chittenango Central. Mrs. Smith, nee Virginia Armlin, is living in Syracuse and raising a fine family. The last time I visited with Sue Cromp she told me that she was thinking about going to New York to become a model. Well, in my nosy fashion I found out what my classmates were doing. I think they have done pretty well, don't you.