Odessa Montour Central High School - Odessanean Yearbook (Odessa, NY)

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SOCCER Soccer is the first sport given consideration in the fall after pleasant summer vacations. That may be one of the reasons why Odessa has had fine soccer teams for the last few years. This year the material was ample and the prospects bright. Ultimately the team placed second in the league after many very close games. During the season, Odessa scored a total of 12 points to the opponents 9. The men who represented their school sufficiently to earn letters were: M. Lovell, Capt. E. and J. Lovell, N. Welty, T. and H. Leteer, M. Hayes, A. VanLone, R. Halpin, L. and H. Williams, J. and D. Nordquist, R. MacDowell, C. Lattin. Several younger men played enough to gain a little experience. They were: G. Lattin, R. Smith, J. Bulkley, E. Taylor, L. Erie, F. Kellogg. ROYS’ BASKETBALL Post-Grads Position Under-Grads E. Lovell Capt. RF G. Lattin L. Williams LF M. Wysowski J. Lovell C J. Bulkley T. Leteer RG F. Kellogg M. Lovell LG H. Williams Substitutes: R. Smith, F. Wysovvski Played in the all-star game at Interlaken. At the first practice about 25 aspiring candidates reported. From this group the above individuals were chosen to represent the high school in the interscholastic games. The experience of the post-grads proved them to be superior to the under-grads at the beginning of the season. However, as the season progressed the individual points scored showed the under-grads to be on par with the post-grads. In the games the teams played the quarters alternately. Although the number of victories did not balance the defeats, there has been a decided improvement of the team over last year. This year there were some exciting games and in the 1936-’37 season the fans should expect to see many more equally exciting games. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Myrtle Jones Iola Ashley Charlotte Halpin Judith Underdown Lucile Wood Maude Neigly Kathryn Rundle Anna McGuire Katherine Carpenter Eleanor Hausaman Lucille Durfey Arleen Wood At the beginning of the season, Lucile Wood was elected captain; Iola Ashley, manager; and Arleen Wood, assistant manager. Lucile Wood was high scorer with Myrtle as a runner up. At the end of a most successful season the team stood second in the league. Although it has been four years since the girls have had a championship team, they are very proud to have been awarded the sportsmanship banner for the last three consecutive seasons. INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL 7th and 8th Grades Frosh A Frosh B Sophs Juniors Seniors Aside from coaching the varsity team, Mr. Clarke also inaugurated, for the first time in Odessa, intra- mural basketball to take care of some of the largo number of candidates who were not able or not eligible to enter varsity competition. The Frosh A finally emerged battle-scarred but victorious with the Sophs as runner-up. Everybody involved had a lot of fun and several of the boy3 received background necessary for varsity competition. It is hoped the intramural program will be carried on in the future. BASEBALL Position Player List Pitchers. J. Lovell, T. Leteer, M. McKee, H. Wililams Catchers.......L. Williams, K. Wixon, M. Wysowski First Base.......................................J. Bulkley Second Base ...................F. Kellogg, R. Smith Third Base.....................E. Lovell, G. Lattin Short Stop ..............................J. Willett Left Field ..............J. Carpenter. A. VanLone Center Field ...............M. Lovell, E. Carpenter Right Field ...................M. Hayes, E. Taylor The first opponent, Ovid, had not lost a league game during the past two years. Her record remained intact. Odessa then dropped one to the T-Burg jinx, took one from Van Ettan, w'ere set back by Romulus and swamped the Interlaken outfit 22-9. Then the Ovid champions came here for a return game and an inspired Odessa smashed their winning streak by setting them back 1-0. The almost constant possibility of a score kept spectators and players on their metal and those who saw' the game said it was the best they ever witnessed. An orchid to the boys for defeating Ovid ! For the remainder of the season the team defeated Romulus in the return of the game; lost to T-Burg; defeated Interlaken again and wound up the season by defeating Van Ettan, which makes a percentage of .666. The boys enjoyed a good season and anticipate a successful one next year. TRACK May 29 was “red letter” day for our track enthusiasts. Through the efforts of Miss Moore, we produced the runner up team of the meet. We w'ere defeated by the small score of 26-18. 0. H. S. almost outclassing the T-Burg team on their own stampin’ ground. Odessa placed in the following events: 100-yd. dash, third; 880, first; high jump, second; medley relay, second; baseball throw’, first. The full credit of the meet should be given to David Nordquist, Odessa’s outstanding track man. He made himself eligible to enter the interscholastic meet at Cornell, Saturday, June 6. David’s success has been the result of clean living, tenacity, training, intestinal fortitude, individual care, and determination to succeed. Let this be an example, Odessa athletes! ---------o--------- Worry over the welfare of the boys’ baseball suits may have prompted Mr. Willis to remark during the Romulus baseball game, “Watch ’em or they’ll steal the pants off ya!” ---------o--------- Elenora, after studying “peace” in history and seeing a dog fight: “Now boys, don’t fight. Can’t you settle it in the World Court?” PAGE 9

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WHY ATHLETICS The world is moving rapidly and every move means a change. The chief a m of schools today is to equip their young people to live in this rapidly chang;ng world. It tries to prepare them for a world of keen competition as well as a world of increasing co-operation for mutual benefits. To stand competition it takes a healthy body and an alert mind. To properly co-operate with other individuals one must be able to give and take, one must be congenial, and one must possess the principles of sportsmanship in the art of living. It is the aim of those in charge of school athletics to do everything within their power to develop boys and gii ls along these lines. We know that actual contact with other humans better fits us to understand them. Where, then, can we better learn to work with others than on the athletic field? It is here one learns that a single individual is not the only unit of strength, but that teamwork co-operation of individuals does produce power and success which results in a mutual profit for all. Here under proper supervision and by observing rules of the game is developed the healthy body, alert mind and clean habits that are so essential in life. M. ELIZABETH MOORE Girls’ Basketball Track WAYNE E. WILLIS Soccer W. WALLACE CLARKE Boys’ Basketball Baseball PAGE 8

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Another Calamity One afternoon whe it was very hot Our dear little boy friend, found a cool spot: He sat on the fence and thought he was cute, When all at once he lot out a “hoot.” Everyone looked to see the boy fall, Yes—there was dear Rexford—cool fence and all. Did all of him fall? Not the least chance— The fence had held on to a part of his pants! Our Seniors Their play is nearly over— The last act’s nearly done, Soon the curtain of high school days Will fall on every one. They’ve played their part so gallantly, That now we all believe— That some tribute is due them Ere the curtain falls—they leave. So Seniors, here are wishes For the best of all success. We hope that in the game of life Your lot is happiness. H. Lewis or Bill He gets here ’fore the teachers do And unlocks all the doors, While most of ’em is fast asleep, He starts his round of chores. He rings the bell, he winds the clock, He’s on the jump from morn ’til night, Keepin’ track of kids an’ things An’ stopping now an’ then a fight.. Better than 60 years ago Bill started school here when the laboratory, Senior, Junior, and eighth grade rooms were the ground floor. According to Bill he went to school now and then a day until he was 16 Bill then tried a variety of occupations until he fell through a snow-covered transom about 35 feet above the floor in the old mill. This resulted in a broken hip which never healed correctly. Since them Bill, his third leg, and variety of pipes, have become an institution at the school. Every kid that ever went to school in Odessa knows, likes, and will always remember Bill Lunger. Mrs. Coryell: “How far from the ground should a skirt be?” E. Davis: “A little over two feet.” Miss Dana: “What did the poet mean by the mewing bird?” Mil. Rhodes: “It must have been a cat bird.” R. Halpin: “Do you know what the second quintuplet said to the first?” M. Hayes: “Naw, what?” R. Halpin: “‘Don’t look now—but I think we’re being followed.’ ” Maude: “Why does Anna call her boy friend a sugar daddy?” Myrtle: “Because he is a crystallized sap!” Miss Lyman: “I have visited schools where the students could pass to assembly without a word.” Ed Kayder: “Yes, in a school for the deaf and dumb.” Miss Moore: “This business depression is something fierce. It’s getting so you can’t even chisel off the boys any more.” Miss Cain: “What kind of a baby crib would you have?” M. Vanzile: “A high one, so I can hear baby when he falls from it.” And still they gazed and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all she knew. (Anna Kozak.) ♦ ♦ : ♦ : ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ : Best Wishes from . . . NED HALPIN ... to the Class of 1936 DEALER IN MILK ! : ♦ ♦ ♦ PAGE 10