Cohocton Central School - Chieftain Yearbook (Cohocton, NY)

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Years in Retrospect September 4, 1956 thirty-nine young, energetic kids left their homes to enter the world of learning at Cohocton Central School. They were: G. Mullikin, D. Avery. A. Snyder, N. Zeh, L. Kunz, D. Lafler, L. Adams. T. Carey, A. Barton, M. Wolcott,J. Swisher, B. Wheaton. M. Parks, S. Castle, N. Fox. L. Kohnken, M. Schneider. S. Moore, S. Dunn, S. Benson, L. Wagner. M. Gilman, T. Cragg. P. Kimball, J. Ellis, D. Many. B. Mehlenbachcr. B. Lingenfelter, E. Rose. J. Hoag, D. Folts, C. Robertson, S. Sick. L. Brown, D. Harter, E. Young, M. Hickey, D. Fleishman, D. Polmanteer. Slowly we progressed through the grades. As time passed we lost some classmates but also gained some. Unfortunately the losses surpassed the gains. After a long and difficult trek, we finally graduated from the eighth grade. Now. as freshmen, we thought we had the world at our feet and we plunged recklessly into our high school years. Our first project as a group was the UNICEF drive, then came the big one: our first dance. The dance, “Fools Fever”, netted more money than any other previous record hop. The sophomore year was a very good year for us. Our treasury was boosted by the profit we made by selling candy at basketball and soccer games. March 31,1967, was the date of our first Sophomore dance. It is a date to remember, for the group that was listed to play didn’t and we had to get another group. “The Sound Project,” at the last minute. Our second dance that year was nothing short of spectacular, “Them Five” supplied the greatest rock sound ever heard at C.C.S. We drifted into the Junior year with a new feeling of superiority, since we had received our class rings. Our first undertaking was a dance, R. I. P. The band, “The Fifth Dimension”, didn’t show up, thus raising the ire of the huge crowd. Bad luck prevailed again when we presented our class play. “It’s Great To Be Cra- zy”. Blizzard-like conditions prevented a large turnout to one of the truly great dramatic performances. “Spring is Sprung” was the name of our second Junior dance. It featured the “Outcasts” and helped to pad our growing treasury. “Over the Rainbow” was the theme of our Junior Prom. Long and hard work went into making our prom one to be remembered. Bob Fairbrother and Leola Kunz were chosen as king and queen. The attend- ants were Sandy Dunn, Susan Benson, Don Many, and Dave Folts. The summer and the fall of our Senior year were spent busily obtaining advertisements for the 1969 Chieftain. We kicked off our last year at C. C. S. with a magazine drive which netted more than any prior drive. “Type” wiv the ‘Five by Night” was an astonishing success, as was our candy sale. With the second semester came the traditional Senior laziness and restlessness. April 18, 1969, we pre- sented our last class project at Cohocton. Our farewell dance should be remembered by everyone. As Se- niors, we want to thank all the students of our school who gave their time and effort to help our classmate. Bob Fairbrother. 8 Happiness is: The 1969 Chieftain.

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Administration J. Schwingel, E. Saxton, V. Sick, A. Rector, L. Edmond. G. Hoover. Lawrence J. Dunn Principal Happiness Is.......Happiness can be real, sincere and genuine, and mean- ingful or it can be a status symbol founded on emotionalism, exhibition- ism, veneer facade, and meaningless. The former has to be developed by the individual himself, the latter, has a built-in “Madison Avenue Tech- nique”-Someone else is doing the thinking for you. An antidote for unhappiness is; truth, seriousness of purpose, sincere effort, the will and desire to overcome all handicaps, and the willingness to admit to one’s own shortcoming. W. Merle Wheaton Vice-Principal 10