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

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1963 volume:

I! a i ,1! I UU1 li BBC Contents Administration Dedication . . . Graduates . . . Undergraduates Activities . . . Sponsors .... Athletics .... Advertisements Autographs . . .........Co-Editor ...... Co- Editor . Business Manager .......Art Director Advertising Manager .......... Adviser Elizabeth Allen .... Evelyn McCoon .... Leslie Sills.......... Gary Wood............. Barbara Ostrander . . Mrs. Josephine Wilson 3 . 6 . 7 .23 . 39 74 75 83 100 To The Class oj 1963 Seniors! The faculty joins me in congratulating you at graduation time. This yearbook outlines many of your accomplishments and will help you remember them as you read its pages in the years ahead. We trust you also will remember the inscription over the entrance to our Senior High School building which reads: ENTER TO LEARN, GO FORTH TO SERVE Now you have reached the point when you must decide whether to continue your education or to begin to serve your community which together with your parents has done much to help you develop your talents. As you know, your community has furnished you with the school facilities, the courses of study and the teachers to prepare you for the responsibilities of adult citizenship. For you to obtain real satisfaction in life will require that you apply your skills constructively in your vocation, your home, and your community life. You will face challenges in economic, social, and political areas. It is the hope of your Odessa-Montour teachers, administrators, and board members that we have provided more than basic knowledge and technique necessary for earning a living. We sincerely trust that we have instilled you with the desire to serve others, and to keep on studying, whether on the job, in the home or in college, so as to serve better which is the true spirit of education. Henry Heslop SEATED: Left to Right, Ward Searles, John T. Barton, Irving D. Goodrich, Superintendent of Schools; Howard A. Hanlon, President; Delmar Bleiler, Vice-President. STANDING: Kenneth Gilbert, Stanley Rundle, Dr. James J. Norton. ABSENT when picture was taken, George Hoffman. To The 1963 Senior Class On behalf of the Board of Education of the Odessa-Montour Central School, I want to extend our most hearty congratulations to you, the 1963 graduating class of the Odessa-Montour Central School. Your teachers are high in their praise of your many accomplishments and they consider you an outstanding class in many ways. I am sure you will agree that they are the best authorities from whom we, the Board of Education, can get information as to your abilities. You have been an outstanding money-raising class. Some of your members have potentials of being outstanding in the sales field. The scholarships that you have earned are of an exceptionally high average. Your presentation of the first newspaper for the Odessa-Montour Central School is something that will long be remembered. The rocket launching by some of your group was a notable accomplishment and shows the extreme interest of some of your class in science which is all important in this day and age. We of the Board of Education are exceedingly proud of our school in general. Even though we are in a rural area and in a small town, our school exceeds in abilities and accomplishments in educational standards in many ways of that of many city schools. We rank very high in the averages of the State and the Nation. We are proud of that. While we are a relatively poor district from a financial standpoint, yet we have been able to maintain these high standards and we intend to do just that in the future. For that reason we figure you can always look back with pride on your school alma mater. Good luck to you, one and all. Yours truly, H. A. Hanlon, President ODESSA-MONTOUR CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION 5 Dedication TO MR. EDWARD DOLAN Teacher, Adviser, Sports Leader We have the opportunity, a most pleasant one, and the desire of our classmates, a most happy one, to dedicate our 1963 yearbook to you, Mr. Dolan. We, who have studied mathematics under you, know you as an inspiring teacher with very high standards; now, following some research into your career, we have found other things for which we want to compliment you. Our reporter advises us that you are a graduate of Odessa High School, of Houghton College with the B.S. Degree, and of Cornell University with the Master's Degree. After two years of teaching history and chemistry and of coaching touch-football basketball, and baseball at Pike, New York, you joined the faculty of Odessa High in 1936. Here, in addition to your distinguished career of teaching all courses in mathematics from algebra through calculus, you have coached basketball, served as timekeeper at basketball games, lineman at football games, and official at track meets; also you have directed many of the Junior and Senior Class plays through the years, and have been a MOST FRIENDLY AND DEVOTED ADVISER TO EIGHTEEN CONSECUTIVE SENIOR CLASSES—the last being one of the most thoughtful extra-curricular duties a faculty member can undertake, and one for which our entire class wants to give you heartiest acknowledgement and most sincere thanks. We have further high regard, Mr. Dolan, for your three-year service in the United States Air Force (1942-1945) as a radio operator on a B-17 and as a teacher of mathematics to the cadets . . . also for your work as past president of the Odessa Central School Faculty and of the Schuyler County Teachers' Association, and as an active member of the American Legion and of the Odessa Firemen’s Association. Like many other former baseball and basketball players, you keep active in bowling and trout-fishing. We hope, as you enjoy these fine sports, that you can recall the names and faces of the hundreds of young-fry and teen-agers you've coached and taught, just as we shall always remember you. We salute you, Mr. Dolan, as a fine teacher, adviser, and sports leader. Gratefully yours, THE CLASS OF 1963 Graduates Senior Class History In September 1959, there entered into the sacred halls of O.M.C.S. a group of approximately 100 bewildered freshmen who were destined, by their good fortune, to become the great and glorious class of '63. Through the four years they have attended high school they have finally scaled the scholastic ladder to become Seniors. By looking back through their scrapbooks they see some very interesting items about their exalted class. As lowly Freshmen they suffered through initiation in early fall and sponsored a dance, FALLEN LEAVES HOP, in November 1959 to earn money for their Senior Trip. As wiser Sophomores they had for their main class activities the sales of Christmas cards and wrapping paper and a dance, CUPID'S CAPERS, in February 1961. During their Junior year they became a group of sophisticates who led an active year by selling numerous fruitcakes, much candy, and many football programs and pompons. They held three dances; COLUMBUS ROCK, REINDEER ROCK, and a SADIE HAWKINS DANCE. On November 16, 1961, the thespians of the Junior class premiered their highly successful play, THE MAGIC TOUCH. In the merry month of May in 1962, they held the highlight of the social season, the Junior Prom, appropriately SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS LEFT TO RICHT: Anne Beattie, Secretary; Laura Hall, Treasurer; Sharon Smith, Vice President; Carol Dean, President. named MOONLIGHT SERENADE. As Seniors they raised money by selling magazines, stationery, school pictures, and candy. Their dances for the year began with the kick-off dance just before the first football game of the season. During the evening of October 12, 1962, the Seniors enjoyed themselves by initiating the Freshmen at a highly popular dance. In December they sponsored a dance to greet the New Year, called the KEY TO '63. MELODY D'AMOUR was the romantic title of the dance the Seniors held in March 1963. The Senior play entitled ABSOLUTELY MURDER, was the final money-making project of the Class. During the four days beginning April 16, the great and glorious Senior Class finally embarked on their journey to Washington. Of this trip pleasant memories are held by all. On June 24, 1963, the members of their great class will accept their diplomas after four years of hard work in high school. ELIZABETH ALLEN No question is ever settled until it is settled right. Ella W. Wilcox Youth County 3; Intramurals 1; Play Day 1; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Press Club 1,4; Co-editor 4; Yearbook Staff 3,4; Co-editor 4; Buffalo Conference 4; Play Day 1; Band 1,2,3,4; N.Y.S.S.M.A. 1,2,3, 4; Future Nurses 4; Vice President 4; Syracuse Citizenship Award 3,4. LAWRENCE BARDEN Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye. O’Malley Transferred from Elmira Free Academy. Junior Play 3. EDWARD AVERY Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent. Shakespeare Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Play Day 1,2,3,4; Football 2; Bus Patrol 3,4; Projection Club 4. EVELYN BEACH All true Love is grounded on esteem. Buckingham Student Council 2; Press Club 1; Intramurals 1,2,4; Homemaking Club 2,3,4 (Treasurer 3, President 4); Library Club 2,3; Gymnastics Club 3. DANIEL BASTIAN It is the wise head that makes the still tongue. T. J. Lucess Youth County 3; Junior Play 3; Boys' State 3; Student Council 3; Intramurals 1,2,4; Treasurer (class) 1. ANNE LAREE BEATTIE Where judgment has wit to express it, there is the best orator. Penn Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Student Council 4; Press Club 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Band 1,2,3,4; Class Representative 1, 3,4; Class Secretary 4; D.A.R. Essay Award 4; N.Y.S.S.M.A. 1,2,3,4; Girls' State 3; Orchestra 1; Spanish Club 2,3; Yearbook Staff Buffalo Conference 4; Honor Society. 9 THOMAS BROWN None but himself can be his parallel. Lewis Theobald Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Play Day 1, 2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Wrestling 1; Baseball 2,3,4; Choir 2; Basketball 2,3,4; Track 3. HELEN BUCZEK Good for sore eyes. Swift Transferred from Morseheads. Junior Play 3; Debating Club 2,3,4; Future Nurses 3; Homeroom Representative 3; Future Teachers 2 3,4; Ushers Club 3; G.A.A. 3,4; Latin Club 3; Junior Prom 3; Magazine Staff 4. NANCY CHAPMAN Love is love's reward. Dryden Youth County 3; Intramurals 1,2,3; Play Day 2,3; Bible Club 1,2; Bus Patrol 3,4; Library Club 1; Track (Interclass) 1,2,3,4. BETTY CLARK Laughter is a most healthful exertion... Hufeland Youth County 3; Press Club 1; Intramurals 1,2; Play Day 2; Bible Club 1,2; Class Representative 4; Bus Patrol 3,4; Choir 3; N.Y.S.S.M.A. 3; Track (Interclass) 2,4; Senior Play 4. MATTHEW BUBACZ Judgment is forced upon us by experience. Johnson Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Boys' State 3; Intramurals 3,4; Bus Patrol 3,4. MARCIA BULKLEY Season your admiration for a while. William Shakespeare Youth County 3; Student Council 3; Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Play Day 1,2,3,4; Cheerleading 1,2; Spanish Club 3. CHERYL CLEARWATER Magnificent spectacle of human happiness. S. Smith Homemaking Club 2,3,4; Bus Patrol 3,4; Future Nurses 2.3,4; Hi-Fi Club 3; Bible Club 1. CHARLESCRANE Better a bad excuse than none at all. William Camden Youth County 3; Intramural si,2,3,4; Wrestling 3; Bus Patrol 1,2,3,4; Projection Club 1; Basketball 2. ME RLE COLLINS Anything for a quiet life! , John Donne Intramurals 3; Wrestling 2; Baseball 1. ROBERTA COOK Glad that I live am I. Lizette W. Reese Youth County 3; Press Club 1,4; Yearbook Staff 4; Intramurals 1,3; Bus Patrol 4; Library Club 2,3; Track 1,2,3; Oratorical Contest 3,4; Spanish Club 1,2,3. KATHLEEN COLE The heart has always the pardoning power. Swetchine Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Student Council 1,2; Intramurals 4; Class Secretary, Treasurer 2; Library Club 4; Spanish Club 3. CAROL DEAN Whatever is popular deserves attention. Mackintosh Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Student Council 4; Press Club 1; Intramurals 2,3,4; Play Day 2,3; Gymnastics Club 3,4; Honor Society 3,4; Secretary 4; Offices Held in Classes: Vice Presl 2; Secretary 3; President 4; Cheerleading 3,4; Majorettes 1,2,3; Head Majorette 1, 2,3; Interclass Track 1,2,3,4; Bible Club 1,2; President 2; F.F.A. Queen 2. PATRICIA DECKER ’’The best of beauty is that no picture can express.” Bacon Press Club 1; Homemaking Club 2,3,4; Bus Patrol 3,4; Future Nurses 4; Hi-Fi Club 3; Bible Club 1. CHERYL GETM AN ”A blush is beautiful but often inconvenient.” Goldine Homemaking Club 4; Choir 1,2; Bible Club 1; Press Club 1; Track 2. LAURA HALL Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter.” Unknown Youth County 3; Junior Play 3; Student Council 1; Press Club 1; Intramurals 1,2, 3; Play Day 1,2,3; Gymnastics Club 3; Honor Society 3,4; Treasurer 3,4; Cheerleading 2,3,4; Majorettes 1,2,3; Track 1, 2,3,4. JAMES HALPIN ”1 carry off the chief share because I am called the Lion.” Phaedrus Youth County 3; Junior Play 3; Press Club 1; Yearbook Staff 4; Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Play Day 1,2,3; Band 1; Honor Society 2, 3,4; Football 1,2; Wrestling 3; Vice President 3; Baseball 2. 12 LUCIAN GILBERT ”A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” Anonymous Youth County 3; Junior Play 3; Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Band 1,2,3,4; Football 1; Baseball 1,2; Choir 1; Dance Band 1; N.Y.S.S.M.A. 4; Basketball 1. WILLIAM HEINTZ Innocent as the child unborn.” Unknown Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Basketball 1,2,3,4. RONALD KNAPP An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper. Kahlil Gibran Intramurals 1,2,3,4. RUDY JIVIDEN Every man is wanted and no man is wanted much. Ralph Emerson Football 2; Wrestling 2; Choir 2,4; Track 3,4. EVA KUPARINEN Silence gives consent. Oliver Goldsmith Youth County 3; Bus Patrol 4; Choir 2,3; N.Y.S.S.M.A. 2,3; Future Nurses 1,2,3,4. DONNA LOVELL Love and a cough cannot be hid. Herbert Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Press Club 1,2; Yearbook Staff 4; Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Play Day 1,2,3; Class Secretary 1; Class Representative 3,4; Choir 1,2,3; Library Club 3; Spanish Club 3; Gymnastics Club 3,4. BARBARA LATTIN Good humor is one of the best activities of dress one can wear in society. Thackeray Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Play Day 3. PATRICIA MAINE What heart has owned and had it shall never lose. H. Beecher Homemaking Club 3,4; Secretary 3,4; Choir 4: Hi-Fi Club 3. 13 EVELYN McCOON The truest wisdom, in general, is a resolute determination. Napoleon Senior Play 4; Press Club 4; Choir 1,2,3; Library Club 1,2; Spanish Club 3; Cheer Block 4; Yearbook 4. VIRGINIA OWEN Good nature is one of the richest fruits of true Christianity. H. W. Beecher Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Intramurals 1,2,3; Play Day 2,3; Choir 1; Future Nurses 2. 14 SAMUEL McNETT The innocence of the intention abates nothing of the mischief of the example. Robert Hall Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Yearbook Staff 4; Intramurals 1,2; Play Day 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Wrestling 1,3,4; Baseball 2; Track 4. MAX PALMER A good man does good merely by living. Buliver Youth County 3; Boys’ State 3; Intramurals 1,2,3.4; Play Day 3; Basketball 2; Rope Climbing 3; Badminton Team 2. BARBARA OSTRANDER Imagination is the eye of the soul. Joubert Youth County 3; Press Club 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Homemaking Club 3; Class Representative 2; Yearbook, Buffalo Conference 4. LINDA PARROTT Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss ' Milton Student Council 1; Intramurals 1; Play Day 3; Homemaking Club 1,2,3,4; President 2,3; Historian 4; Majorettes 1,2,3,4; Track 1,2,3; Gymnastics Club 3,4. CHARLES PEET Those who do not complain are never pitied. Jane Austen Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Student Council 3; Yearbook Staff 4; Intramurals 1 2,3,4; Football 2,3,4; Class President 3; Bus Patrol 2,3,4; Track 1.2. 3,4. RAYMOND PROAPER Win hearts and you have all men’s hands and purses. Burleigh Press Club 2; Yearbook Staff 4; Wrestling 2; Projection Club 1; Track 3. LESLIE SILLS His heart was his work. Longfellow Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Yearbook Staff 3,4; Sales Manager 4; Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Football 2,3,4; Bus Patrol 3,4; Projection Club 1,2,3; Track 3. PETER PEVO I only speak right on. William Shakespeare Youth County 3; Boys' State 3; Student Council 1 2,3,4; Vice President 3; Press Club 1; Yearbook Staff 3; Play Day 1,2,3, 4; Honor Society 2,3,4; President 4; Football 1,2,3,4; Baseball 1,2,3,4; Class President 2; Class Vice President 1; Syracuse University Citizenship Award 3,4; District 11 3,4; Dutton S. Peterson Se n a to r i a 1 Award 3; Institue of Leadership Training Award 3; Library Club 2,3; Basketball 1, 2,3,4; Track 1,2,3,4. IRENE POUND When the heart is won, the understanding is easily convinced. C. Simmons Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Press Club 1,2; Yearbook Staff 4; Play Day 3; Bus Patrol 1,2,3,4; Library Club 4; Track 3. CONSTANCESLOVIK Friends are born, not made. Adams Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Choir 1,2,3,4; Library Club 3. SHARON SMITH All that was beautiful and just. Sir Roger Casement Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Student Council 4; Band 1,2,3,4; Secretary 3, President 4; Class Vice Pres. 4; Dance Band 2,3.4; N.Y.S.S.M.A. 1,2,3,4; Library Club 4; Honor Society. SARAH THOMAS Either I will find a way or I will make one. Sidney Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Press Club 4; Intramurals 1,4; Homemaking Club 1, 2,3; Library Club 3. 16 CONNIE STILLMAN Individuality is ever to be spared and respected as the root of everything good. Richter Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Press Club 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Journalism 4; Choir 1,2,3,4; N.Y.S.S.M.A. 3; Honor Society. ELAINE STOTENBUR What is not fully understood is possessed. Goe Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior P 3; Student Council 2,3,4; Band 1,2,? National Math Contest 3,4; Syracuse C izenship Award 3,4; Honor Society. • : ' r SUSAN TUMA Stolen kisses are always sweetest. Leigh Hunt Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Student Council 1,2,3,4; Secretary 2, President 4; Press Club 1, Secretary 1; Yearbook Staff 3; Band 1,2,3,4; Honor Society 2,3, 4; Vice-President 4; Class President 1; Syracuse University Citizenship Award 3,4; District 11 Student Council 2,3,4; Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award 4; Elmira College Key Award 3; N.Y.S.S. M.A. 1,2,3,4; Library Club 4. LINDA VOORHEIS A smile is a whisper of a laugh. Unknown Youth County 3; Intramurals 1,2,3; Play Day 2,3. DWIGHT WESTLAKE I bear a charmed life. Anonymous Youth County 3; Junior Play 3; Boys' State 3; Student Council 1; Bus Patrol 4. DARLENE WELTY n all things it is better to hope than jspair. Goethe outh County 3; Intramurals 2,3,4; Play ay 3; Interclass 2,3; Gymnastics Club 4; Student Council 3. ROBERT WICH Talent, like beauty, must be obscure and unostentatious. Blessington Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Wrestling 1,3,4; Track 1,2,3,4. ROSE ANNE WILLIAMS How goodness heightens beauty. Hannah Moore Youth County 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Play 3; Intramurals 1,2,3,4; Play Day 2,3; Homemaking Club 2; Cheerleading 3,4; Majorettes 1,2,3,4; Library Club 3; Press Club 1; Gymnastics Club 3,4; Junior Prom Queen 3; Track (Interclass) 1,2. DAVID WICKHAM Dlitude is as needful to the imagination society. ramurals 1,2,3; Choir 1. DONALD WILLIAMS As secret as the grave. Q0j y Wrestling 2; Rope Climbing 4; Projection Club 1. 1 7 WILLIAM WINTON He's armed without that's innocent within. A. Pope Junior Play 3; Boys' State 3; Intra-murals 1,2,3,4; F.F.A. 1; Secretary 2; Reporter; Track 4; Baseball 1,2,3,4. GARY WOOD Facts are stubborn things. Tobias Smollett Yearbook Staff 4; Intramurals 1; Band 1; Football 2,3,4; Choir 1; Projection Club 1; Basketball 2,3,4; Track 3; Baseball 2,3,4. Our genial office secretaries:—Mrs. A. States, Mrs. B. Lewis, and Mrs. H. Letteer. 18 Cute couples. 12. What did you say? but they're supposed to be in school. 16. We’ll get them, even If no one else can. 1. Girls in slacks should never turn their backs. 2. It's time to go! 3. Dead tired, after one of those nights?! 4. Anyone for this way? 5. It really works. 6. Okay for today’s drum lesson. 7. Another evening at the Sweet Shop. 8. Guess who lam! 9. Anyone for a clean car? 10. Pe r feet place for a h i story 13. Do I have to walk all the way? 14. Let’s play pirates. 15. They | CMS ££ 1. Mr. Dolan at ease after f one of those days. 2. Pals to the end. 3. I said I couldn't smile. 4. We all know how to twist. 5. Line up. 6. Two's a company. 7. When your number's called, RUN. 8. I can't help it if it's five o'clock. 9. Aren't we pretty? 10. Oh, my aching head. 11. Don't we like to show our knees. 12. I've got to learn my part for the play. 13. We're ready for church. 14. Guess which senior this is. 15. Okay, who's going to make the first out? 16. Don't let the sun get in your eyes girls. 17. You guys are so heavy. 22 N . U ndergraduates JUNIOR BOYS FIRST ROW: Left to Right, K. Hoxie, F. Seafuse, F. Wheeler, D. Scott, F. Ruzicka, B. Borra, G, Rumsey, W. Swarthout J. Zuris, E. Peters, M. McMillen, D. Conkrite, D. Martin. SECOND ROW: N. Brown, C. Brown, G. Fisher, J. King, R. Ostrander, W. Carlton, G. Barton, R. Le Blanc, D. Youman, J. Flood, G. Webster.THIRD ROW: D. Spaulding, P. Casselberry, T. Nichols, R. Sick, J. Monnell, J. Brown, G. Guild, A. Houghton, T. Van Zile, D. Romeo. FOURTH ROW: N. Beebe, B. Gibson, L. Richards, B. Nichols, W. Kinney, D. Dyson, M. Vickio. Junior Class News Jumping Juniors would be a good description of this class. This classT vitality was shown in everything they undertook. Their grades were outstanding, they found success in athletics, and their activities will long be remembered. Unforgettable is their class play, A Rocket in his Pocket, a comedy which proved to be a hit. The Junior Prom will bring back memories of dreamy music and formals. As the Juniors look forward to their senior year, some are happy that it will be their last year at the so-called grind. Others are regretful because it will be their last year of many enjoyable school days. Regardless of their feelings, the Juniors will no doubt have a wonderful senior year. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS LEFT TO RIGHT: M. J. Williams, Treasurer; M. Pound, Secretary; F. Ruzicka, Vice President; J. King, President. 24 JUNIOR GIRLS ABOVE FIRST ROW: Left to Right, S. Lovell, N. Cloos, P. Grover, P. Chapman, B. Schaffhouser, L. Van Orden, C. White, C. Coil. SECOND ROW: C. Crane, M. Pound, N. Hager, G. Rozell, H. Hartford, S. Burrell, P. Niver. THIRD ROW: P. Tague, F. Tuttle, C. Sherman, B. Rundle, S. Price. FOURTH ROW: M. Mathers, H. Harvey, B. Miller, J. Huyler, C. DeChant. BELOW FIRST ROW: Left to Right, R. George, J. Hrynko, M. J. Decker, J. Myers, M. Grover, C. Masin, M. J. Williams, P. Horton. SECOND ROW: S. Campbell, J. Crane, C. Starkweather, A. Dixon, M. L. Lesky, S. Liddy. THIRD ROW: W. Burr, P. Yaw, A. Butts, R. Sills, C. Osborne, L. Lesky, G. Pertl, C. Taylor. SOPHOMORE BOYS PICTURE ABOVE FIRST ROW: Left to Right, J. Stilwell, R. Jaynes, C. House, T. Messersmith, J. Jurasek. SECOND ROW: R. McCoon, F. Rundle, W. Vonderchek, L. Hall. THIRD ROW: K. Hagadorn, F. Garton, S. LoPresti. FOURTH ROW: L. Hayes, K. Woorford. PICTURE BELOW FIRST ROW: Left to Hanville, P. Mosher. J R. Sulliv FOURTH R. Fraboni M. Couch. Right, C. Dean, D. Schink, J. Benjamin, L. DeLeury, J. Ailing W. Durfey R. White, M. . Lattin. SECOND ROW: R. Bastian, C. Crouch, D. Lisk, G. Banks, R. Flood V. Gardner, jELOW • IRST ROW: B. Dyson, E. Houghton, B. Barber, C. Brown, P. Ward, r Beslev M. Pelham, N. Kenyon. SECOND ROW: K. German, S. Ryan, f. Morgan, E. Jannett, J. Heal, P. Holmes.THIRD ROW: J. Millspaugh Myers E. Frasier, M. Smalley. FOURTH ROW: D. Decker, J. Dickinson,’ N. McDorman. FIFTH ROW: L. Merkley, M. Dimmick. SOPHOMORE GIRLS AT LEFT FIRST ROW: Left to Right, S. Tompkins, L. Just, C. Hubbell, S. Krusen, J. Fitch, J. Lynch, M. McIntosh. SECOND ROW: P. Saunders, P. Brown, S. Wood, L. Pevo, P. Ratliff, L. Leonard. THIRD ROW: N. Ruggieri, L. Olin, H. Van Zile, C. Lovell, D. Davenport, A. Cox, C. Bowers, H. Williams. SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS: Left to Right, Carter Anderson, Treasurer; Jeannie Fitch, Secretary; James Ailing, Vice President; Mari jo Pelham, President. 27 Freshman FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS: Left to Right, Dale Brown. President; Daryl Coddington, Vice President. Freshman FRESHMAN GIRLS ROW ONE: Left to Right, L. Kenyon, D. Wich, V. Maatta, P. Saunders, B. Hrynko, K. Petty B. Enderly, D. Kellogg, C. Jelliff, J. Gardner, M. Clearwater. M. Gardner, L. Dense R. Grover. ROW TWO: B. Kellogg, K. Messersmith, C. Ratliff, B. Waltermire, S. Landon, C. Tompkins, B. Ector, J.Chapman, C. Bovaird, C. Beach, D. Scott, M. States. ROW THREE: L. Barden, T. Brown, C. Bennett, B. Bubacz, J. Myers, S. Doane, M. Allen, L. Wheeler, H. Tompkins, K. Keach. BELOW ROW ONE: Left to Right, V. Goodrich M. Masin, J. Cook, T. Meade, D.'Dunbar, S. Rodabaugh, P. Niver, P. Carrier. ROW TWO: J. Mathers, S. White, M. Haipin, S. Simpson, K. Rundle, N. Harrison, C. Simmons. D. Coddington, J. Gilbert. ROW THREE: B. Trader, S. Roblyer, J. Dannelly, K. Dyson, L. McCarty. Officers FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS, Cont.: Left to Right, John Trank, Secretary; Bonita Waltermire, Treasurer Class FRESHMAN BOYS ABOVE 1, P. Holgate, B. Pollard, D. ROW ONE: Left to Right, E. Warner, G. Emery, £� . _ _ Hoover., W Two: J- Stillman, 1. Ray, J. Pulley, T.'Barrett, M.“Smith,'b. Michael'. ROW THREE: C. Watkins, L. House, J. Habbershaw, j. Allen, R. Van Orden, L. Washburn C. Cosgrove. ROW ONE: Left to Right, J. Hoffman, C. Ryan, D. Yaw, M. Truax, J. Van Nordstrand, J. Trank. ROW TWO: W. Vonderchek, L. Grover, J. Pulos, R. Stackhouse, D. Brown N. Kretchmer. ROW THREE: S. Emmick, L. Powell, B. Chamberlain, D. Carman, F. Ledden, V. Alexander, W. Hammond. Class of 1968 FIRST ROW: B. Burnside, T. Krnotch, K.Beardsley,M. Hayes, S. Graves, S. Davis, G. Hessling. SECOND ROW: R. Barrett, D. Cole, C. Riley, D. Learn, D. Lattin, B. Hanley, A. States. THIRD ROW: M. Barber, A. White, B. Van Loon, S. Brown, J. Ennis, B. Gardner, K. Rossi. FOURTH ROW: R. Lewis, T. Flood, F. Van Lone, D. Walter, S. Craver, D. Meade, A. White. FIFTH ROW: N. Dimmick, M. Gary. FIRST ROW: L. Bedsole, W. Tanner, B. Halpin, P. White S. Peth, J. Hoxie, F. Scott. SECOND ROW: E. Emery, G. Hoffman, T. Peters, C. Russell, R. Hallett, M. Thomas, C. La Row. 30 Class of 1968 FIRST ROW: T. Carson, L. Potter, A. Jones, J. Petrie, K. Michaels, A. Kocourek, H. Ratliff. SECOND ROW: F. Grover, R. Margolin, T. Wood, D. Heichel, F. Rinker, K. Gardner, S. Roberts. THIRD ROW: J. Sherrer, J. Kuparinen, K. McNett, B. Shrout, B. Campbell, S. Waltermire, J. Saxe. FOURTH ROW: D. Truax, R. Thomas, R. Randall, F. Holt, B. Borra. 31 Class of 1968 FIRST ROW: D. Cole, B. Robbins, S. Miller, S. Ratliff, R. Donaldson, K. Shisler, B. Freedman. SECOND ROW: C. Price, C. Moat, B.Tague, J. Leonard, D. Moss, B. Appleton, D. Lisk. THIRD ROW: R. Rudy, A. Seymour, L. Decker, H. Waltermire, S. Lovell, G. Wickham, M. Norton. FOURTH ROW: R. Lattin, H. Masin, S. Gardiner, J. German, F. Just M. Krusen, C. Getman. FIFTH ROW: B. Loveless. Class of 1967 FIRST ROW: T. DeLeury, G. Brown, C. Green, T. Darling, C. Slater, R. Swarthout, J. Peterson. SECOND ROW: E. Warner, S. Fitch, D. Clark, J. Peterson, J. Dimmick, P. Richards, B. Anderson. Class of 1967 FIRST ROW: J. Starkweather, D. Swader, D. Barton, S. Wood, P. Messersmlth, M. Meyer, B. Wich,. SECOND ROW: R. Cloos, K. Hartman. D. Van Loon, S. Letteer, B. Ward. FIRST ROW: M Carrigan. SECOND ROW: J. Wampole, 1. 1 nomas, L. Owen, D. Schink, R. Hanville, R. Franklin, D. Bastian. THIRD ROW: C. Kretchmer, P. Harrington, W. Wheeler, D. Starkweather, W. Simpkins, C. Berry, R. Ruggieri. FOURTH ROW: D. Randolph, S. Huyler, F. Martz, R. Ailing, L. Smith, R. Lynch, B. Ratliff. FIFTH ROW: L. Ector, K. Erni, G. Clearwater, C. Wellman, S. Horton, F. Barr, R. Clark. 33 Class of 1967 FIRST ROW: M. Wolfe, R. Lauper, H. Webster, D. Reynolds, C. McNett, R. Jelliff, L. Powell. SECOND ROW: G. Davis, B. Gardner, A. Denson, L. Field, K. Zuris, F. Clearwater, S. Campbell. THIRD ROW: P. Ross, S. Bastian, R. Callahan, R. Searles, B. Scott, E. Beach, D. Brown. FOURTH ROW: T. Hoxie, S. Romeo, C. Snow, L. Stillwell, J. Appleton, B. Travis, R. Kent. FIFTH ROW: G. Olin. FIRST ROW: D. Cook, J. Barra, C. Havens, D. Brown, D. Snow, T. Riley, B. Schaffhouser. SECOND ROW: B. Grover, R. Francisco, S. Kenyon, L. Reynolds, R. Taylor, G. Thomas, L. Davis. Class of 1967 TOP ROW: J. Williams, P. Beach, L. Smith, Y. Holmes, J. Crouch, M. Van Zile, E. Lewis. SECOND ROW: D. Kelly, M. Probst, P. Bennett, P. Merkley, M. Acker, C. Richards, C. Smith. BOTTOM ROW: C. Liles, D. Ostrander. JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT COUNCIL The Junior High Student Council was reorganized in January, 1963, with Mrs. Carney as adviser. Campaigns for the ensuing months were planned, and the following officers were elected: Larry Stillwell, President; Susan Davis, Vice-President; Roberta Barrett, Secretary; Charles Slater, Treasurer. The first job undertaken was to appoint and organize monitors to see that students conduct themselves in an orderly manner when passing to the cafeteria and during the noon hour. A roller skating party and a spring dance were among the year's social activities. CURTIS R. STEFFEN DISTRICT ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL Odessa and Montour Elementary Schools A modern elementary school is deeply concerned today with the individual differences among its pupils. Yet, fortunately for schools, the children in any age group are more alike than they are different. Each age is marked by distinguishable common characteristics; by many similar ways of behaving and learning. All children can be counted upon to have many basic needs ir common, as well as many differences. Among these common fundamental needs are the need for a balanced day of rest, play, and work; a nutritious and varied diet; a feeling of being needed and loved; a secure place in one's group; and, of course, a need to gain gradually the common learnings which all citizens in a democracy must have. This is the role of the elementary school. 36 AT LEFT Mrs. Tewksbury teaching music to Mr. Allen’s fifth grade. 37 ODESSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACULTY ABOVE SEATED: Left to Right, Mrs. Wasson, Mrs. Beattie, Mrs. Vary, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Van Loon, Miss Williams, Mrs. Mallett, Mrs. Halpin, Miss Jannett, Mrs. Babcock. STANDING: Miss Harling, Mrs. Tewksbury, Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Rounds, Mrs. Dolan, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Kenyon, Mr. Chapman, Mrs. Cratsley, Mr. Allen, Miss Newberry, Mrs. Phelps. MONTOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACULTY AT RIGHT FIRST ROW: Mrs. Swarthout, Mrs. Miller, Miss Love. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Updyke, Miss Smith, Mrs. Brewer. THIRD ROW: Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Hedden, Miss Drake. FOURTH ROW: Mrs. Romeo, Mrs. Rounds. SOLAR SYSTEM 4. ‘j ftu •� We All Have Our Ups and Downs 38 Activities O.M.C.S. Band The O.M.C.S. Band, including our majorettes and color guard, now includes 80 members and is among the finest and most active of all the bands in our area. Bands never stand still -they either progress or fall backward and this band has been advancing for the past eight years. Our busy, enjoyable, and educational schedule included a trip to the New York State Exposition at Syracuse where we performed for national judges and were awarded individual patches and a trophy for our band room. Later in September we were guests at the Cornell Band Day and performed with nearly 6000 other band members in the half-time show. Our Christmas program was recorded by the staff of the W.T.K.O. radio station in Ithaca and was broadcast during the Christmas vacation. Thirty of our more advanced instrumentalists enjoyed playing in the Tri-High Band Concert at Dundee in February. Selected musicians from Watkins Glen, Dundee, and Odessa-Montour participated. Music is one of the few activities that can bring schools together with a common goal and we found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience. The month of May will once again bring our band to its perfection as we prepare for May Day, the NYSSMA Contest at Ithaca, and our Spring Concert; and June with parades, outdoor concerts and graduation exercises will complete another musically filled year. 40 Members of This Year’s Band COLOR GUARD: J. Lynch, S. Miller, B, Rundle, J. Fitch, MAJORETTES: P. Grover, C. Dean, L. Hall. FRONT CIRCLE: F. Ruzicka, J. Jurasek, E. Allen, L. Leonard, P. Ward, M. Pelham, S. Letteer, E. Stotenbur, M. Pound, K. German. SECOND ROW: K. Rundle, P. Carrier, D. Coddington, D. Van Loon, P. Richards, J. Dimmick, R. Swarthout, A. White, R. Van Orden, S. Wood, B. Van Loon. THIRD ROW: S. Davis, P. Tague, J. German, R. Lattin, T. Wood, M. Garey, T. Carson, J. Heal, J. Harrington, T. Darling, S. LoPresti, L. Hall, G. Brown, T. Barrett, C. Green, B. Gardner, D. Barton, J. Pully, L. Hayes. FOURTH AND BACK ROW: C. DeChant, H. Williams, A. Beattie, C. Richards, B. Tague, C. Russell, B. Ward, E. Lewis, C. Brown, W. Lesky, L. Gilbert, R. Lynch, F. Van Lone, M. Cook, L. Richards, M. Hanville, M. Smith, D. Conkrite, G. Barton, S. Romeo, K. Morgan, B.Trader, S. Smith. NOT PRESENT FOR PICTURE: B. Peth, M. Vickio, M. Russell, D. Kelly, J. Leonard, M. Dibble, C. Riley, Majorettes: L. Parrott, B. Miller, L. House. BAND OFFICERS are: Sharon Smith, President; Susan Tuma, Vice-President and Treasurer; Kathy German, Martha Pound and Mark Cook, Librarians; and Jim Harrington, Quartermaster. THE STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council is an organization designed to establish a basis of friendship and cooperation between the students and the faculty; . . .to keep the students in touch with problems and activities of the school; . . .and to help the students to appreciate their opportunities in this school. (O.M.C.S. Student Council Constitution) This year in working toward these aims the Student Council drew up a list of duties for chaperones, with the approval of the school board, and a code of conduct for student dances. The Council also redrafted its Own constitution which was completely outdated. In March at a PTA meeting a program was presented with the National Honor Society to explain to the parents the organization and function of the two groups. The Council continued operation of the school store which supplies students and faculty with school items. Pop and popcorn were sold at home basketball games and a dance held in the fall was very successful financially. The Student Council functioned through the efforts of its officers elected last spring: President, Susan Tuma; Vice President, Nelson Beebe; Secretary, Kathy German; Treasurer, Jackie Heal; Mr. Fraboni was the adviser. HONOR SOCIETY The National Honor Society is an organization found throughout the country recognizing outstanding High School Juniors and Seniors. Those elected to the Honor Society must have attained an 85 academic average. However, scholarship is not the only qualification. A student through classroom work, extracurricular activities, and relations with fellow students and faculty members, must also demonstrate his possession of character, leadership and service. These traits are the moulders of great men and women. Membership in the Honor Society is a recognition of these traits. The Honor Society itself is a goal to spur others on to greater achievements. Under the supervision of Miss Smith, our Chapter of the Honor Society succeeded in gaining self-sufficiency in monetary means and also in revising the chapter's constitution. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FRONT: Left to Right, Susan Tuma, Constance Stillman, Elaine Stotenbur Evelyn McCoon, Roberta Cook. BACK: Peter Pevo, Daniel Bastian, James Halpin, Elizabeth Allen. Scholarship Awards Thirty-one members of the Senior class in the autumn of 1962 went to the Odessa Methodist Church to take the Regents scholarship examinations. Out of the thirty-one hardy souls who took these examinations....... 9 won scholarships see top photo at left 8 won alternates see bottom photo at left 7 won achievement awards Winners of the achievement awards were the following:-Anne Beattie Helen Buczek Marcia Buckley William Heinz Donna Lovell Virginia Owen Robert Wich ALTERNATES FRONT: Left to Right, Sharon Smith, Laura Hall, Kathleen Cole. BACK: Leslie Sills, Robert Wich, Max Palmer, Gary Wood. 43 Social Studies—the study of man and his habits—covers a variety of subjects. One aspect of social studies is the history of man in separate nations. Another side of social studies is a survey of his political beliefs and formulas as they relate to government. The Odessa-Montour social studies department offers a variety of courses in this field. The development of our American nations and its many milestones are carefully covered in a course in American History. Every high school student is required to take World History, a full year course in the past and the culture of the world's nations. This enables every student of Odessa to have a general concept of the history of different nations. In addition to this, the department also offers a course in economics and a detailed study of the problems of democracy as electives. ---------- --------- Social Studies MRS. G. CARNEY Supervisor of Junior High MR. J. SCAPTURA MR. V. FRABONI MR. G. HATCH 44 Math Tangents and radians. Secants and coses . Formulas and vectors, All in large doses. A Trig class in session The teach — Mr. D. Leaving his class with A fine memory. MISS J. SMITH MR. E. DOLAN MR. R. HILL Department Chairman MR. R. HAYES 45 English MRS. H. COVERT 46 In today's world of mass communication by radio, television, and the printed word the study of English is a necessity. At Odessa-Montour Central School, vocabulary and the fundamentals of grammar are taught in all English courses. Instruction and practice in composition and in speaking are given to the student to develop further his language ability. And to strengthen the appeal of our native tongue, recommended and required reading make it possible for the student to become well versed in both American and English literature. MR. J. LYON MRS. E. GAIGE MRS. J. WILSON Department Chairman 47 Classes MRS. S. DIMMICK FIRST ROW: L. Hall, M. Palmer, E. McCoon, S. Tuma, K. Cole. SECOND ROW: S. Smith, J. Halpin, C. Stillman, P. Pevo. THIRD ROW: D. Bastion, D. Lovell, H. Buczek, S. McNett, M. Bubacz, B. Wich. STANDING: Mrs. Wilson. ABSENT: E. Stotenbur, R. Cook, E. Allen, M. Bulkley. Mrs. WilsonTs first period English class is especially energetic this year. Tney've read their way from MAIN STREET to Moscow, from Homer through Shakespeare to Thurber and other modern authors. They are now working individually, digging deep into the lives and works of authors of their own choosing. MRS. N. METZ MRS. E. LOOSE LEFT TO RIGHT: E. McCoon, D. Conkrite, L. Hall, C. Brown, F. Ruzicka, Mrs. Loose, F. Tuttle, S. Campbell, M. J. Williams, D. Romeo, J. Monnell. J. Flood, J. Sherrer, B. Sick, R. Cook, N. Beebe, P. Tague. G. Barton. Chemistry Chemistry is an experimental sciences. In class the students learn and discuss the facts and theories of chemistry. During laboratory, through experimentation, the students apply and test the knowledge they have gained in class. The study of chemistry requires an understanding of mathematical reasoning and its application to the elements of our environment. MR. J. EGAN 48 LEFT TO RIGHT: Gary Wood, Danial Bastian, Bob Wich, Mr. Sensei (teacher), Jim Halpin, Elizabeth Allen, Max Palmer, Elaine Stotenbur, Sharon Smith. Physics Physics appeared as a science very early. It is the base from which most other sciences developed and to which they turn for basic answers. It is concerned with the structure and behavior of matter. The laboratory permits graphic illustration of many of the laws and principles of our natural world by manipulation and measurement of mechanical devices, light, heat, sound and electricity. MR. E. SENSEL MR. R. WICKHAM 49 Industrial Arts The industrial arts department provides opportunities for students to explore many types of industries and to develop skills which will serve them in their future lives. The machine, auto, wood, and print shops give intensive instruction so that some students can be placed in business in these callings after graduation. MR. W. GOODRICH so Teaching Many Skills The industrial arts, wood, and transportation shop, under Mr. Goodrich's supervision, the metal and mechanical drawing courses, under Mr. Cutton, the Junior High and cabinet classes instructed by Mr. Searles offer a wide choice to all students. Some mechanical drawing classes are enhanced by the presence of a girl draftsman or two. MR. D. CUTTON MR. H. SEARLES MRS. D. JORDAN 32 Office Practice Class The aims of the office practice class are to acquire skill in operation of many types of business machines, to learn shorthand and typewriting and to get practical experience in typewriting and duplicating of school correspondence, questionnaires and other business forms. FRONT ROW: C. Getman, P. Decker, C. Clearwater—using Monroe Educators. SECOND ROW: P.Maine, B. Lattin—using Monroe Educators. THIRD ROW: R. Williams, D. Welty—Monroe Educator. SIDE: C. Slovick, B. Ostrander, I. Pound, B. Clark, J. Green N. Chapman. BACK: L. Voorheis, C. Dean, D. Lovell, Mrs. Jordan, E. Beach—using a duplicating machine. AMERICAN HISTORY The first period American History class is striving during their year of study to develop an understanding of past actions and growth of our great country. At times this class has disagreements as is understandable in a class of this size. The little debates” only serve to make the subject matter more interesting to those who participate. The subject matter covered is from Colonial America to the present time. ORATORS The select group pictured at right represents the contestants of the Odessa-Montour Central School Oratorical Contest. These students sacrificed many leisure hours to do research enabling them to write on some phase of the American Constitution. The contest is sponsored by the National American Legion, while our local post in Odessa provided the prizes. In the contest at O.M.C.S., Mark Cook won first prize, Jim Sherrer second, with Marcia Allen, Betsy Trader, Roberta Cook, and William Vonderchek gaining valuable experience in public speaking. MR. BANFI ORATORICAL CONTESTANTS FIRST ROW: M. Cook, B. Vonderchek. SECOND ROW: J. Sherrer, B. Trader, R. Cook. THIRD ROW: M. Allen. FOURTH ROW: N. Beebe, G. Barton, Mr. Banfi. Library Club These are the students who work at the library charging desk during the school day. They check passes, stamp borrowers cards when books are returned, find book cards for books, and return books to their proper places on the shelves. Theirs is a position of real responsibility and service. IN PHOTO ABOVE .... SEATED: Left to Right, S. Ryan, L. Olin, S. Krusen. STANDING: Mrs. Russell, W. Cunningham. MRS. E. RUSSELL The World of Science Who builds the world of science? The chemists, biologists and physicists conduct the experiments and uncover the answers that make up the complex world of science. These are the men and women who are extolled in the magazines and newspapers; it is their discoveries that are written up in the scientific journals; it is their image that students emulate. But the ones who lay the foundation for the scientific world; the men and women who train the budding scientists, are the teachers. Without their ability to transmit knowledge and kindle youth's interests, the world of science would collapse. CHESS CLUB SEATED: G. Wood, D. Brown, D. Carman. STANDING: L. Grover, V. Alexander, Mr. Sensei, I. Ray, D. Yaw, W. Michael, L. Sills. Art Class This year the art classes have worked on two-dimensional projects, such as drawings and paintings, and three-dimensional projects, for example sculptures. The students were helped in these projects by learning certain rules about design which are often found in good art. Further help was found through slides and photographs, exhibited and explained by our art teacher, Mr. R. Owens. MR. R. OWENS ' . y '� ■ $ -rj MRS. J. GOETCHIUS ROW ONE: Seated Left to Right, Maude Grover, Mary Jane Decker, Helen Hartford, Nachelle Ruggieri, Emily Maine, Linda Parrott, Carol Osborne, Arleeta Cox. ROW TWO: Beverly Kelley, Carolyn Lovell, Patricia Maine, Carol Starkweather, Helen Jean Van Zile, Patricia Myers, Evelyn Beach, Janet Myers, Cheri Brown, Lillian Lesky, Susan Parrott. The Future Homemakers of America have sponsored a Teacher's Tea this fall. They also held a Bake Sale in the Homemaking room for the high school faculty. The members are planning an Easter project. We are hoping to raise enough funds to hold a dance. MISS D. TOWSLEY FUTURE NURSES' CLUB During this school year the FNC donated twenty-five dollars to the cancer fund in memory of Sandra Stater, of Montour Falls. On February 8, 1963 the club held a record hop, The Candy Striper's Strut. There has been some discussion about establishing an award for a Senior entering a health career. Proceeds from the dance would be used for this purpose. l or the first time, the Future Nurses' Club has applied for a charter with the National League for Nursing. This privilege brings recognition and unity to all such clubs throughout the nation. Of the some 3,800 school Future Nurses and health career clubs, only 1,350 have joined the FNC program by acquiring national charters. 56 Guidance The Guidance Office is set up to assist students of the school in deciding their program. Students are free to come to the guidance office at any time durin] a free period; however specia arrangements should be made before leaving a class. The guidance office maintains a complete record on every junior and senior high student. The more advanced the student, the more complete are the records. Included in these records are test data, scholastic record, course program MR. hill mr. barnes sheets, extracurricular data, per- sonal data sheets and autobiogra- The Guidance Office is also the phies. center for occupational and educational information. Here we discuss post-high school educational and vocational opportunities. When one considers the decisions that young people are faced with when they leave high school, the importance of the guidance office is clear. Mr. Barnes states that guidance in the junior high consists of four main areas: 1. Individual Counseling 3. Administering a testing program 2. Group Counseling 4. Consultation with parents and teachers When students advance from the elementary grades to junior high school, the transition is made easily by an orientation program. Each student has a get acquainted interview with the guidance counselor at the beginning of the 7th grade and one at the end of the 7th grade. We also administer a standardized achievement test to all 7th graders at the beginning and ending of the year. Group and individual counseling is given to all 8th-grade students before entering senior high. A tentative four-year academic program is prepared and must be approved by each parent. A parent night is held and all senior high courses are explained. All 9th grade students are exposed to an Occupational Unit in conjunction with social studies classes. Testing is done in the area of interest and aptitude and how these apply to the study of an occupation. Ninth grade students are then required to revise their school plans and courses of study for the last three years of high school. At the end of marking periods, parents of students are notified of a student's failure or poor adjustment and they may come to the school for consultation with teachers and guidance personnel. New to the Odessa-Montour schools this year is a half-time school psychologist. The aim of the school psychologist is to help the students deal effectively with the problems that they meet. Work in the junior-senior high school has included problems involving learning difficulties, study skills, problems of dealing with the school and home, and general emotional difficulties. Students are referred to the psychologist by the principal, guidance counselors, and teachers, and the students are encouraged to refer themselves when they feel they can benefit. During the course of the year many students have taken advantage of these new services. 57 mumpp - ' ■%.- —- Driver Education Each term forty students, take the driver education course. Topics covered in the classroom are attitudes of a driver, details of d r i v i n g, various things that affect operation of a car, and laws both man-made and natural. Behind-the-wheel instructions explains how the engine runs and transmits its power to the wheels, how to start the engine and how to operate the car. Supervised student driving both on the road and in town, under various conditions, completes the course. In the summer months from twenty to forty men and women taJke the course under the adult education program. MR. JACK DAVIS Director of Driver Education and Coach of Basketball and Baseball ss The Melodaires Our Stage Band was featured this year at a dance appropriately named The Big Band Serenade. This versatile group has a great appeal to young and old alike as was demonstrated by the enthusiasm of our audiences at the dance, at two assembly programs and at the fireman's minstrel show. We are now in our eighth year as a performing organization and each year rehearsing becomes easier and playing more enjoyable. Members of this year's group are: SAXOPHONES - L. Hayes, J. Pully, J. Leonard, B. Trader, S. Smith, M. Russell. TRUMPETS - J. Harrington, J. Heal, T. Darling, G. Brown, T. Barrett, L. Hall, C. Green. TROMBONES - G. Barton, D. Conkrite, M. Hanville. PIANO - B. Miller. BASS VIOLIN - D. Romeo. DRUMS - Boyer Peth, D. Kelley and C. Brown. VOCALIST - L. Ailing. AT LEFT: MR. FRANK BROWN, Director of the stage band and of the concert band. 59 Remember the Rocket? The Junior Class presented a comedy, A ROCKET IN HIS POCKET, on November 16, 1962 under the direction of Mr. Lyon. The entire action of the play takes place in Blue Rimrock High School. There a new young teacher, Mr. Agnew, falls prey to the social problems of teaching. He is a witness to Spaceman who puts a rocket through the school ceiling. He's also appointed to be football coach while at the same time he must fight off the mad advances of Lulu Grumbine. Lovers' quarrels, reunions, and cupid play a large part in the play. THE CAST INCLUDED: Spaceman................Nelson Beebe Ablin Abbot...........David Conkrite Harry Cooper.........Michael Vickio Janis Brown.............Martha Pound Judy Mills ....... Barbara Rundle Barbara Clancy .... Cicily DeChant Jackie Trent...........Larry Richards Lulu Grumbine .... Marianna Lovell Mrs. Matchett..........Helen Hartford Mr. Agnew...............George Barton Miss Chisle....................Joyce Hrynko Business Manager...........Pat Tague STAGE MANAGERS: Tim Nichols, Dave Spaulding BEHIND THE SCENES: Cheryl Crane, Alberta Dixon, Helen Harvey, Jannett Huyler, MaryLou Lesky, and Boyer Peth. LEFT TO RIGHT: J. Hrynko, L. Richards, H. Hartford, G. Barton, S. DeChant, M. Lovell. STANDING: T. Thomas FRONT ROW: S. Lovell, D. Conkrite, N. Beebe. SECOND ROW: B. SITTING: M. Vickio Rundle, L. Richards. THIRD ROW: M. Pound, M. Vickio, Sis DeChant. STANDING: Left to Right, H. Hartford, G. Barton, J. Hrynko. SITTING: M. Pound STANDING: M. L. Lesky PLAY CAST ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT: T. Brown, C. Dean, D. Bastion, E. Allen, C. Peet, M. Bulkley, C. Crane, A. Beattie, D. Lovell, S. McNett, G. Owen, C. Stillman, L. Parrott. Senior Play - 66Absolutely Murder99 On April 4, 1963 the Class of’63 produced the three-act mystery comedy Absolutely Murder by Guernsey LePelly. A body, which doesn't seem to stay dead, is found in an old chest in an abandoned gunpowder factory. Aunty Kate, not knowing that the old mill is the scene of a knife murder, wants to buy the mill and remodel it into a house, and this gives her pretty niece, Kate, and her rival boy friends a lot of problems, both in courting and detective work. The situation is further complicated because on this rainy night three nit-witted girls arrive - they are being taken to Berrydale, a mental rest home, by a strange Dr. Hooker who has lost his way in the storm. The search begins for the murderer, even though it seems the corpse is wandering around the mill in the dark. When it develops that the murderer is someone with only one hand, it brings some terrifying moments. From there interesting developments occur. AT THE LEFT STANDING: S. Smith, Prompter, J. Lyon, Director, I. Pound, Understudy. SEATED: E. Stotenbur, Understudy, D. Welty, Prompter. 61 Senior High Chorus riRST ROW: Left to Right, N. McDorman, M. Lesky, K. Rundle, V. Maata, P. Niver, C. Coil, K. German, B. Dyson, M. Russell, N. Cloos, C. Stillman, Mr. R. Brust. SECOND ROW: J. Lynch, K. Messersmith, E. Pevo, L. Olin, L. Ailing, B. Rundle, B. Miller, S. Burrell, P. Ratliff, J. Millspaugh, M. Smalley, N. Kenyon, N. Harrison. THIRD ROW: J. Heal, M. Halpin, M. Allen, C. Taylor, D. Scott, K. States, D. Scott, P. Maine, E. Trader L. Leonard, C. Slovlk. FOURTH ROW: V. Gardner, J. Pully, D. Kelley, B. Vonderchek, F. Carton, L. Richards, J. Kelly, L. Washburn, R. Van Orden, T. Van Zile, J. Harrington. The vocal music program has achieved its largest enrollment to date with approximately 160 students in the Junior and Senior High School groups. More than half of this number are at the Junior High level. This, of course, means a much wider selection for future Senior High groups which certainly is encouraging. Our various choirs have shown a great deal of progress this past year as we have read music that has been more difficult than that to which we have been accustomed. The music of this year's program has ranged from simple folk melodies and rhythmic spirituals to the music of the greatest choral composer, J. S. Bach. Also included have been works by such well-known contemporary composers as H. Willan, P. Hindemith and S. Barber. Our music has covered a period of almost 400 years from the mid 1500's to the present day, beginning with Hassler and ending with the music of the present day Broadway stage. This has been a year of progress, enjoyment and, most of all, education. Our performances have included School assemblies, Christmas program, which was broadcast over WTKO in Ithaca, our first Spring Choral concert, NYSSMA competition at Ithaca, and the June Commencement exercises. MR. BRUST 62 Junior High Girls’ Chorus FIRST ROW: Left to Right, E. Enderle, H. Ratliff, K. Michael, K. Gardner, A. Kocourek, A. Jones, M. Meyer. SECOND ROW: H. Masin, B. Loveless, I. Thomas, S. Gardiner, C. Berry, J. Peterson, J. Peterson, P. Richards, C. McNett, B. Gardner, E. Yaw, D. Swader, B. Anderson, B. Gardner, L. Owen, M. Dimmick, Mr. R. Brust. THIRD ROW: S. Roberts, B. Shrout, L. Kellogg, J. Starkweather,C. Riley, L. Smith, J. Williams, B. Scott, M. Norton, B. Appleton, C. La Row, A. States, G. Hessling, D. Van Loon, C. Coil, K. Beardsley, M. Hayes. FOURTH ROW: D. Lisk, J. Crouch, D. Kelley, K. McNett, C. Lauper L. Millspaugh, A. Denson, R. Callahan, P. Bennett, R.Cloos, D. Wich, F. Martz, S. Huyler, C. Moat, A. White, D. Barton. FIFTH ROW: P. Jackson, J. Petrie, R. Banett, D. Lisk, K. Rossi, S. Bastian, C. Price, S. Miller, R. Clark, L. Ector, L. Fields, B. Ratliff, S. Ratliff, C. Richards, M. Probst, S. Letteer, S. Davis. Junior High Boys7 Chorus FIRST ROW: Left to Right, R. Lewis, D. Walter, B. Campbell, F. Scott, E. Emery, C. Russell, T. Darling, R. Lattin, J. Hoxie, Mr. R. Brust. SECOND ROW: P. White, D. Lattin, B. Durfey, D. Learn, R. Freedman, R. Scott, R. Lynch, F. Just. THIRD ROW: R. Halpin J. Leonard, D. Ostrander, C. Slater, D. Cole, R. Kent, C. Liles, T. Carson, M. Acker, B. Wheeler. 63 Our Yearbook Planning page sequence In photo above are, STANDING: Left to Right G. Wood, R. Proaper, C. Stillman, L. Sills. SEATED: E. Allen, E. McCoon. THE ODESSANEAN Applicants to serve on the ODESSANEAN staff began their year by writing a qualifying composition. As the members of the staff were chosen by our adviser, Mrs. Wilson, their duties were delegated to them. The staff eagerly began their work for the 1963 yearbook by selling advertising space to local merchants and other interested supporters. Pictures were collected, articles written and finally a dummy sheet laid out. As each member completed his assignment, the yearbook began to take form. In December of 1962, nine students and two adult advisers embarked on a trip to Buffalo to attend the annual conference of the Western New York Interscholastic Press Association sponsored by the BUFFALO EVENING NEWS. The day-long conference was composed of lectures and discussion groups covering all phases of planning, layout, writing, photography, art work and business management of school annuals. The Odessa delegation brought home a blue ribbon for the 1962 ODESSANEAN which scored 905 points out of a possible 1000 and which marked the eighth successive year our book has been so recognized. The ODESSANEAN also has set a record of being self-supporting through the efforts of the staff in obtaining sponsors, selling ads, conducting candy sales and putting on a Smorgasbord dinner. THE 1963ODESSANEAN STAFF E. Allen and E. McCoon Co-editors L. Sills Business Manager G. Wood Art Director B. Ostrander Advertising Manager 64 Maroon Warrior Staff For the first time in several years, the Odessa-Montour School is again publishing a newspaper. The Press Club opened the publication activities with a contest won by Leon Washburn who submitted the name, THE MAROON WARRIOR. Thirty-two pages of news have been published and two dances have been sponsored by: STAFF MEMBERS: Co-editors Elizabeth Allen, Connie Stillman Managing editors Barbara Ostrander, Sports editor Business Manager REPORTERS: Marijo Pellman Betsy Trader Sally White Robbie Cook Gary Fisher Terry Meade Suzanne Roblyer McCoon, Ann Beattie Nelson Beebe Mark Cook Kathryn Petty Shirley Simpson Mary Russell Margo Halpin Nan Harrison Jackie Lynch Kathy Rundle Senior Candy Sales Under the leadership of Mr. Dolan the Senior Candy Sales have reached an all-time high. After obtaining enough money to finance the Senior Trip, the Seniors turned the candy sales over to the Yearbook Staff under the supervision of Mrs. Wilson. In photo at the right, buying candy are: S. Tuma, I. Pound, L. Sills, and L. Barden; Selling behind counter are: L. Voorheis and D. Welty. Pictured from LEFT TO RIGHT: W. Chapman, J. Harrington, H. Van Loon, C. Lattin, A. Hall, N. Rhodes,C. Tompkins, T. Letteer, C. Richards, P. Rounds K. Millspaugh, F. Durfey, J. Van Buskirk, R. Lauper, A. States, R. Smith, L. Couch, H. Dibble, H. Winton. Our 21 Buses Cover 6 Townships Above are pictured nineteen of the twenty-one men who operate our fleet of twenty-one buses. Each day they drive 610 miles for a total of 114,500 miles per year and transport 1100 pupils to and from school. They cover the township of Catherine, Cayuta, Montour and Hector in Schuyler County, Enfield in Tompkins County, and Veteran in Chemung County. They operate under the supervision of Mr. H. VanLoon who directs all transportation services for the school. Their main problems are cold weather (because of no storage for buses), slippery roads, and increased traffic conditions on main highways. MECHANICS Pictured at left center are Mr. Graham and Mr. Van Buskirk tuning up one of the engines to keep the buses on the go. CUSTODIANS Cleanliness is next to Godliness-and these are the men who try and try and try. Our custodians in the photo at lower left are, in the usual order, H. Dibble, R. Smith, and A. States. Rocketry at Odessa To busan Tuma and Peter Pevo, probably one of the most unforgetable events of t h e i r senior year was a rocket which was successfully launched in January of 1963. While Susan solved complicated trajectory equations, Peter dealt with the designing and mechanical aspects of the rocket. This four-foot, single-stage projectile hurled itself 3500 feet into a speed of 359 miles per hour and landed some 500 feet downrange. This event was the result of o v e r 400 hours of tedious work. Inspired by their first success, the pair of amateur scientists have begun construction of another larger rocket designed to reach an altitude of 20,000 feet. They are hoping that this, too, will be as successful as the first. Varsity Cheerleaders At the beginning of the school year, the cheerleaders held the first dance to make money for new uniforms which were badly needed. The dance was a great success and the cheerleaders ordered their new maroon jumpers. Throughout the year the cheerleaders sponsored several pep assemblies to arouse the enthusiasm of our spectators. Also, we are proud to say at our last game we sang our new Alma Mater. With courtesy, gr a c ious nes s and self-control, the cheerleaders have supported their team at all games. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS TOP TO BOTTOM: C. Dean, R. Williams, B. Rundle, L. Hall, F. Holmes. J.V. Cheerleaders We have worked to support the team and boost team spirit. We encouraged spectators to participate in cheering. We have created new cheers and revised some of the others. Ac Left, TOP TO BOTTOM: H. Williams, P. Harrington, N. Kenyon, L. Pevo, S. Bastian, P. Ward. Princesses Queen Miss Laura Hall was chosen Dairy Queen of Schuyler County during National Dairy Month, in June 1962. There were eight other contestants and the decision was based 50% on beauty, 30% on poise, 20% on diction. MISS SCHUYLER COUNTY (Laura Hall) 69 Girl Scout International Night ABOVE: Constance Stillman, Patricia Tague, Jackie Heal and Stephanie Campbell discuss their plans for the Senior Girl Scout Roundup which was held in Button Bay, Vermont in July, 1962. AT LEFT: The 1962 Girl Scout Cookie Drive was launched by Stephanie Campbell, Joan Lewis, and Susan Davis. The Girl Scouts use the cookie sales to raise funds for their yearly projects. JOSE PLANAS ABOVE FROM THE LEFT: Jose Planas, a forrner la wye r from Havana, Cuba; Richard Van der Dys of San-tome Edoanzoatequi, Venezuela; Ray Vlarvck, of Vlaovich, Yugoslavia; Nick Chulacharitta of Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. Planas, now Spanish instructor at Odessa-Montour Central and the three Latin-American Students told of their countries. 70 PHOTO AT RIGHT ABOVE: Stump walk race between Rose Ann Williams and Kathy Cole. BELOW: Stunt formation composed of pryamid and two hand stands in center, flanked two triangles. MRS. O'ROURKE Out of 190 girls in high school (grades 9 - 12) there are only 70 girls who do not participate in intramurals because of other extracurricular activities. The girls choose the teams rather than play class against class. In the Fall they play soccer, fieldball, speedball and speed-a-way. In the Winter they play basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and badminton. In the Spring they compete in softball, tennis, track and field. Winning teams and individuals are kept on a record board in the P. E. office for everyone to see. Cafeteria There are two cafeterias, one in the high school pictured here, the other in the elementary school. The staff includes two cooks--Mrs. Ruth Wickham and Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman; five full-time helpers-Mrs. Mary Swader, Mrs. Eloise Rundle, Mrs. Martha Jenkins, Mrs. Jerna Conklin, and Mrs. Catherine MacDougall; one part-time helper-Mrs. Ethel Tuthill; a cashier for both schools-Mrs. Evelyn Anderson, and Miss Martin, the cafeteria manager. Each day on the average, 227 high school students and 127 elementary students are served. They have a type A menu (A stands for adequate) in accordance with tne U. S. Department of Agriculture requirements which provide for: 1 pint of milk, ounces of protein rich food, 3 4 cup vegetables and or fruit, 1 slice of bread, muffin, or rolls, and 2 teaspoons butter. The Board of Education each year signs an agreement with the State Education Department, which states that a meal which meets U.S. Department of Agriculture requirements will be served each day. Forms at tne end of each month provide information to show claim for reimbursement of 9 cents for each type A” lunch sold and 4 cents for each 1 2 pint of milk sold. The aim of all school luncheon menus is to meet at least one third of each child's daily nutritional requirements. ABOVE: Miss Martin, assisted by D. Yaw, selling milk in the cafeteria. IN PHOTO AT THE RIGHT: Service line at the noon lunch call, From, LEFT TO RIGHT: Mrs. Rundle, Mrs. Tuttle, Miss Martin, Mrs. Swader, and Mrs. Jenkins. Health Room Each pupil from kindergarten through grade 12 has the following tests each year: Physical--Dr. Ward with nurses assisting Vision test and audiometer test—done by nurses Also, once during a child's school life, usually in 6th grade, a color test is done. Each child found to have some defect is retested carefully. Then the parents are contacted with a recommendation to seek professional advice from their family physician. Two immunization clinics are held during the year when 400 or more pupils receive shots protecting them from Tetanus, Diphtheria, Smallpox, Polio and Whooping Cough. ABOVE: Dr. Ward at left, Mrs. LoPresti at right. The health room staff consists of: One full-time nurse, one nurse who works one-half the school year, one secretary afternoons for approximately 1200 pupils. A complete health record is kept on every pupil in school from kindergarten through graduation. ABOVE-MRS. VICKIO During the winter months, when incidence of illness is high, 40 to 60 children may report to the Health room with various complaints including cuts and bruises as a result of playground activity. Our school is one of the few schools which has complete student accident insurance. This is handled through the health room and requires considerable book work. Although no actual teaching is done by nurses, much is accomplished by incidental teaching; individual counseling is done on personal hygiene; many conferences with parents and teachers take place during the year on various subjects. MRS. BAILEY MISS CHURCH 73 SPONSORS MR. MRS. MARCUS L. ALLEN MRS. BERTHA AVERY MRS. ANNA MAE BABCOCK MR. EDWARD M. BANFI MR. MRS. DANIEL BASTION MR. MRS. ELMER BEACH MRS. WARREN BEATTIE MR. MRS. RICHARD BRUST MRS. CATHERINE BUBACZ MR. MRS. THOMAS J. BUCZEK MR. MRS. ALAN H. BULKLEY, SR. MR. MRS. CARL CLEARWATER MR. WILLIAM CHAPMAN MR. MRS. LEWIS COLE MR. MRS. GEORGE COOK MR. MRS. CHARLES CRANE MR. MRS. RAYMOND CRATSLEY MR. MRS. MAURICE F. DEAN MR. MRS. ROBERT V. DEAN MR. MRS. WAYNE DIMMICK MR. MRS. EDWARD DOLAN MR. JAMES EGAN MR. MRS. VENICO FRABONI MR. MRS. LAWRENCE GETMAN MR. MRS. KENNETH GILBERT MR. MRS. ALFRED H. CLARK, SR. MR. MRS. JOHN GOETCHIUS MRS. NORMA HALL MR. MRS. ROBERT HALPIN MRS. ALICE HEINZ MR. ROBERT HILL MRS. DOROTHY JORDAN MR. MRS. FOSTER KENYON MR. DORIS KUPARINEN MR. MRS. CLYDE LATTIN MR. MRS. THOMAS LETTEER MIL MRS. WILLIAM LEWIS MR. MRS. JAMES LOVELL MR. MRS. MAURICE LOVELL MR. MRS. JAMES LYON MR. MRS. TRACEY MAINE MR. MRS. SAMUEL McNETT MR. MRS. ROGER METZ MISS CHRISTINE NEWBERRY MR. MRS. GEORGE OSTRANDER MR. MRS. DELOS OWEN MR. MRS. BUD PALMER MR. MRS. JUDD PARROTT MR. MRS. EDGAR PEET MR. MRS. JACK PEVO MR. JOSE PLANAS MR. MRS. CARL POTTER MR. MRS. HAROLD POUND MR. MRS. RAYMOND PROAPER MRS. MARY ELLEN RAPALEE MR. MRS. JAMES SCAPTURA MR. EUGENE SENSEL MR. MRS. LESLIE SILLS MR. MRS. WILLIAM SLOVIK MR. MRS. ROY SMITH, JR. MR. MRS. CURTIS STEFFEN MR. MRS. GEORGE STEVENSON MR. MRS. LEWIS STILLMAN MR. MRS. RALPH STOTENBUR MR. MRS. LEIGH THOMAS MRS. WILLIAM TUMA MR. MRS. HAROLD VanLOON MR. MRS. CHESTER VanORDEN MR. MRS. DONALD VARNEY MR. MRS. EDWIN VOORHEIS MR. MRS. NORMAN WELTY MR. MRS. ROBERT WICH MR. MRS. LEE WICKHAM MR. MRS. LEON WILLIAMS MR. MRS. EDWARD WILSON MR. MRS. HARRY WINTON MR. MRS. EDWARD WOOD MR. MRS. MERLE WOOD Athletics Track Team COACH MARTIN VARSITY TRACK TEAM 1962 ROW ONE: Left to Right, B. Wich, R. Stevens, J. Scanlon, E. Barton, R. LaBlanc, C. Peet, R. Ostrander, B. Wood. ROW TWO: M. Griffin, M. Moris, G. Roberts, L. Sills, J. Landmesser, L. Hayes, T. Vanzile. ROW THREE: J. Brown, R. Jorgensen, W. Barton, F. Kotmel, D. Mathers, E. Petrie, C. Rundle,F. Searles, and Coach Martin. DUAL TRACK MEETS: O.M.C.S.-91, Lakemont-13; O.M.C.S.-72 2 3, T-burg-31 1 3. LAKES REGION LEAGUE: O.M.C.S.-86 1 4; T-burg-53 1 4; Dundee-21 1 4; Ovid-8. PENTAGONAL MEET AT WATKINS GLEN: O.M.C.S.-60; Watkins 53 1 2; T-burg-25 1 2; Lakemont-9; Dundee 4. BRIGHTON RELAYS: 880 Relay won by O.M.C.S.-C. Rundle, R. Stevens, R. Wood, J. Scanlon. Two-Mile Relay-O.M.C.S., Third-E. Barton, D. Mathers,C. Peet, T. Vanzile. J. V. TRACK LEFT TO RIGHT: R. Bovaird, J. Gunning, G. Webster, Mr. Martin, R. Smith, J. Zuris, J. Benjamin. 76 STANDING: Mr. Burke, W. Swarthout, R. Ostrander, D. Spaulding, T. Van Zile, K. Woodford, K. States, G Fisher, R. Le Blanc, G. Barton. KNEELING: J. Pully, W. Barrett, R. Sullivan, S. Walker, L. Bailey, J. Benjamin, J. Gunning, D. Scott, W. Starkweather. ABSENT—A. Tanner. Cross-Country Fri. Sept. 21 at Odessa—Won by Bradford 34 pts.; 2nd CFA 41 pts. 3rd Painted Post 82 pts. 4th Odessa 95 pts. Fri. Sept. 28 at Painted Post—Won by Horseheads 30 pts. 2nd Painted Post 36 pts. 3rd Odessa 63 pts. Wed. Oct. 3 at Odessa—Won by Odessa 22 1 2 pts. Corning North Side 32 1 2 Fri. Oct. 12 at T’burg—Won by Odessa 21 T'burg 34 Fri. Oct. 19—Won by Padua 31 pts. 2nd Odessa 39 pts. 3rd Addison 55 pts. Fri. Oct. 26—Country Meet at Corning—Won by Corning Free Academy 33 pts. 2nd Odessa 50 pts. 3rd Painted Post 61 pts. 4tn Horseheads 133 pts. 5th Corning North Side 133 pts. Fri. Nov. 3—Section V Cross Country Meetat Alfred N. Jim Gunning—41 T. Van Zile—50 Jim Benjamin—60 G. Fisher—104 L. Bailey—118 G. Webster—133 A. Spaudling—135 Total 373 pts. Odessa finished ninth out of 22 competing schools. Fri. Nov. 11—Won by Odessa 22 T’burg 42 1962 Varsity Baseball Team STANDING: Left to Right, J. Carrier, D. Mathers, E. Petrie, F. Kotmel, B. Nichols, P. Pevo, F. Garton, N. Beebe, T. Messersmith, and Coach J. Davis. KNEELING: Manager D. Lewis, T. Leetter, K. Hoxie, G. Wood, B. Winton, T. Brown, T. Nichols, R. Stevens, R. Baston, M. LoPresti. RECORD---Won 3 Lost 11 OPPONENT ODESSA OPPONENT ODESSA Spencer 8 5 T-Bury 8 2 Spencer 6 17 T-Biiry 5 4 Interlaken 7 8 Interlaken 4 3 Ovid 5 2 Ovid 8 5 Padua 9 6 Padua 7 14 Dundee 12 9 Dundee 4 1 Romulus 10 0 Romulus 7 0 1962 J. V. BASEBALL TEAM STANDING: Left to Right, M. Hanville, F. Alger, L. Hall, C. House, J. Stillwell, K. Woodford, M. Vickio, R Fraboni, B Carlton, J. Monnell, B. White, Coach J. Scaptura. KNEELING: D. Carman, G. Rumsey, J. Lanin, F. Rundle, V. Gardner, F. Ruzicka, F. Wheeler, C. Anderson, D. Scott, Manager D. Yaw. FIRST ROW: Left to Right, Coach Barra, J. Brown, G. Wood, L. Sills, J. Smith, J. Scanlon, B. Wich, B. Nichols, S. McNett, T. Nichols, V. Gardner, F. Rundle. SECOND ROW: P. Holgate, W. James, D. Dickerson, R. Voorheis, J. Stillwell, J. Pulos, M. Griffin, J. King. F. Carton, J. Gibson, R. Bastion, B. Carlton, Coach Hatch. THIRD ROW: B. Sick, J. Stillman, C. Dean, F. Carey, T. Ross, J. Flood, S. LoPresti, L. Hayes, J. Trank, D. Carman, L. Hoover. FOURTH ROW: K. Hoxie, H. Mayo, B. Gibson, D. Hoover, C. Watkins, D. Barden, J. Habbershaw, L. Powell, M. Ross, T. Messersmith; Managers, C. Russell, D. Starkweather. Coach Barra Varsity Football The Odessa-Montour Football Team had one of its poorer years. The team finished last in the Tri-County Conference but gained valuable experience for next year. This has been a building year for the boys and vast improvement should be forthcoming. The highlight of the football season was the Odessa-Watkins game. The game this year ran true to form--with all the thrills and excitement that can be expected from a football game with a close rival. The record with Watkins now stands at three wins for Odessa and one win for Watkins Glen by a 6-0 score. Good luck to the Senior Class from the team of T63. Bob Wick STANDING: Left to Right, G. Olin, N. Brown, L. Hayes, N. Beebe, F. Garton, P. Pevo, J. King, Mr. Davis; coach E. LoPresti, manager. KNEELING: G. Wood, F. Rundle, J. Flood, J. Scanlon, F. Ruzicka, W. Heinz, T. Brown, K. Hoxie. Varsity Basketball The Odessians suffered a very poor season this year with a record of 1-15. They did very well in many other departments but just couldn't get the ball through the hoop often enough due to lack of experience. Padua Spencer Dundee Lansing T-Burg Interlaken Lansing Romulus Ovid Dundee Spencer T-Burg Interlaken Romulus Padua Ovid VARSITY BASKETBALL SCORES 66 Odessa 23 41 Odessa 42 55 Odessa 49 72 Odessa 63 85 Odessa 31 63 Odessa 35 53 Odessa 41 61 Odessa 35 65 Odessa 44 62 Odessa 60 66 Odessa 55 75 Odessa 52 68 Odessa 50 71 Odessa 44 72 Odessa 53 65 Odessa 38 STANDING FIRST ROW: Left to Right, D. Walters, Manager, D. Scott, C. Dean, B. Roberts, J. Hoffman, R. Churches, D. Apple, J. Lattin. ROW TWO: L. House, J. Habbershaw, L. Washburn, J. Smith, K. Woodford, L. Hall, C. Watkins, T. Buczek, J. Allen, Coach. J.V. Basketball Like the Varsity, J. V. too, suffered a bad year with a record of 3-13. But next year will prove to be different. J. V. BASKETBALL SCORES Padua 37 Odessa 39 Ovid 61 Odessa 40 Spencer 79 Odessa 35 Dundee 52 Odessa 45 Dundee 41 Odessa 54 Spencer 60 Odessa 41 Lansing 37 Odessa 31 T-Burg 60 Odessa 44 T-Burg 43 Odessa 41 Interlaken 51 Odessa 41 Interlaken 36 Odessa 29 Romulus 51 Odessa 36 Lansing 54 Odessa 30 Padua 56 Odessa 50 Romulus 24 Odessa 46 Ovid 62 Odessa 52 82 S. McNett, above G. Fisher, at right STANDING: Left to Right, D. Conkrite, J. Brown, B. Nichols, T. Nichols, B. Carlton. KNEELING: B. Wick, J. Benjamin, J. Gunning, B. Borra, D. Sullivan, J. VanOstrand. ABSENT: S. McNett, G. Fisher. Wrestling 1963 Although Coach Barra’s wrestling team was not as successful as last year, the boys ran into some pretty stiff competition, but showed themselves fit by winning seven matches and only losing five. WRESTLING RECORD 1962-63 Watkins Glen St. Mary's Waverly Groton Dryden St. Mary's Dundee Watkins Glen Waverly Dundee Groton Dryden 11 Odessa 36 5 Odessa 53 25 Odessa 23 28 Odessa 19 27 Odessa 18 13 Odessa 37 7 Odessa 41 8 Odessa 48 27 Odessa 18 11 Odessa 35 23 Odessa 27 35 Odessa 11 TO OUR ADVERTISERS AND SPONSORS On behalf of the entire class of 1963, we thank you very much indeed for your fine support of our yearbook. The Odessanean Staff KEY TO BABY PICTURES ON PAGES 19 AND 20 1 1. Sam Me Nett - I did not. 24. 2. Connie Stillman - This is the way I wash my clothes. 25. 3. Marcia Bulkley - Innocent, still. 26. 4. Barb Lattin - HELP! 5. Gary Wood - But, I love him. 27. 6. Rosie and Kathy Williams - I'm ready. 7. Bill Winton - I can go any place with 28. this. 8. Darlene Welty - Boy, is this fun! 29. 9. Cheryl Clearwater - He's so soft. 30. 10. Carol Dean - Those late hours are 31. too much. 11. Max Palmer - Don't fence me in. 32. 12. Irene and Ruthmary Pound - I said I 33. wanted all three. 13. Skip Proaper - How dry I am. 34. 14. Chuck Peet - Would you believe it, I have a cold. 35. 15. Connie Slovik - Listen, I told you I'm tired of riding. 36. 16. Elaine Stotenbur - It's great to be 37. alive. 38. 17. Pat Decker - Dah. 39. 18. Sharon Smith - Look ma, no Cavities! 19. Nancy Chapman - Who me? 40. 20. Laura Hall - Sexy. 21. Kathy Cole - I can't find it, but it 41. must be there. 42. 22. Donna Lovell - Anyone for some toe 43. jam? 44. 23. Leslie Sills - Guess what I'm going to be when I grow up. Ed Avery - All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth. Bob Wich - Anyone want to drag? Helen Buczek - Of course my hair always looks like this. Linda and Frank Parrott - Cuddle up a little closer. Cheryl Getman - I'd rather ride than walk. Roberta Cook - Look at that! Tom Brown - All knees. Linda Voorheis - I'll do what I want, too. Elizabeth Allen - Snow, snow go away. Rudy Jividen - I'm better than the average bare. Betty Clark - Of course, everyone wears Maiden Forms. Ginny and Gloria Owen - We tried that toothpaste for only one month. Eva Kuparinen - Boy, is this fun! Peter Pevo - Anyone for a little mud? Pat Maine - I'm in all the Westerns. Luican Gilbert - Don't call me a sissy. Evie Me Coon - You would never believe it, I'm on a diet. Barbara Ostrander - Boy, I'm so cute. Evie Beach - I adore being a girl. Anne Beattie - Excuse me. Mrs. O'Rourke - Dad, I told you I was going to be a gym teacher. 83 COTTON-HAN LON THE HOME COMPLETE OUR SINCERE GOOD WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 1963 WHEN YOU ARE READY TO PLAN YOUR HOME REMEMBER US FOR . . . PLANS AND SUGGESTIONS BUILDING MATERIALS PLUMBING, HEATING AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FINE FURNISHINGS AND APPLIANCES COTTON-HANLON ODESSA PHONE 76 NEW YORK SHEPARD NILES CRANE HOIST CORP. MONTOUR FALLS, NEW YORK LIFTING CAPACITIES - 250 POUNDS TO 500 TONS SHEPARD NILES CRANE INSTALLATION AT THE SEATRAIN PIERS IN NEW YORK, Fully loaded railroad cars are placed on the ships, fitted with rails. This along with containerization speeds shipments worldwide. For 84 years Shepard Niles Crane and Hoist Corp. has been the major industry in Schuyler County. Members of your families, your neighbors and your friends have been and are employed here. Their skills have made it possible to produce the finest cranes and hoists in the world. Because of their efforts, the name SHEPARD NILES means dependability, integrity and quality. All of the members of the SHEPARD NILES family extend to the 1963 Graduating Class of ODESSA-MONTOUR CENTRAL SCHOOL their best wishes for success in the years to come. Soon, you will be taking your places in the world of business. Your successes too will depend on your standards of dependability, integrity and the quality of your efforts. Each person has the responsibility to make this world a little better for having passed this way. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL. Compliments of GLF Petroleum Service Fuel Oil Gasoline Burner Service Compliments of Montour National Bank Montour Falls New York Ithaca New York Best Wishes Glen Publishing Company Printing Watkins Glen, New York Pete Piper, Owner Redwood Motel The Kocoureks Junction of Routes 13 224 Phone: Odessa 181 R. D. 1 Cayuta New York Best Wishes From A Friend Congratulations From A Friend Emmick Motor Co. MONTOUR FALLS NEW YORK 16 MAKES OF NEW CARS, INCLUDING THE GREAT ROAD MACHINES FROM CHRYSLER CORP.” LARGE PARTS-EXPERT SERVICE-COLLISION PAINTING A SPECIALTY. 150 NEW AND USED CARS ON DISPLAY. OPEN EVENINGS Compliments of: Compliments of Morley Sons, Inc. General Contractors Phone: TRumansburg 387-5321 Mecklenburg New York From A Friend Redner's Clover Farm Store Welty Lake Shop Compliments of 6. H. Russell Robert Carpenter Insurance Agency Odessa New York Auto Sales Phone: TRumansburg Mecklenburg New York A Complete Musical Service Hickey’s Music Store 201 S. Tioga St. Ithaca, New York Phone: AR 2-8262 Cole Son Rexall Drug Store Watkins Glen New York Our Prebound Children's Books „ look better . last longer . cost less Charles M. Gardner Co. Congratulations To: The Class of 1963 Gardner's Diner Montour Falls New York Vedder and Scott, Inc. Funeral and Ambulance Service Scranton, Pennsylvania Montour Falls New York Compliments For School Jackets For Formal Rentals of Consult our Representative: Miss Elaine Stotenbur When in Elmira, Shop Snack Bar Montour Falls New York Odessa Cooperative G.L.F. Service Compliments to the Class of '63 Markson's 225-229 W. Water St. Elmira's Leading Men's Boys' Store. Other Stores at: Dundee Elmira Heights Compliments of Pesesky Bros. Fairview Superette Town of Horseheads, New York COMPLIMENTS OF THE ROCHESTER OFFICE MANUFACTURERS OF FINE CLASS RINGS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, DIPLOMAS, MEDALS AND TROPHIES, TAYLOR-MADE YEARBOOKS Represented by Leland Lee Joseph A. Dion David W. Leicht Wirth Cigar Company 1344 College Ave. Elmira, New York Phone: RE 4-1563 I Wish You All The Joy You Can Wish. INSURED, GUARANTEED LIGHTING SAVES YOU MONEY! • CUTS REPLACEMENTS • REDUCES MAINTENANCE • EXPERT ASSISTANCE • FAST, LOCAL DELIVERY Specializing in lamps, tubes, starters, fixtures for overy indoor and outdoor lighting need. Call us regarding your lighting problems—no obligation. LUSTRA CORPORATION OF AMERICA 3232 Halifax Street, Dallas, Texas Compliments of 90 a Friend The First National Bank ODESSA, NEW YORK MEMBER OF F.D.I.C. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM CHECKING ACCOUNTS SAVING ACCOUNTS ODESSA-MONTOUR CENTRAL SCHOOL of Odessa LOANS CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 1963 Watkins Glen International STERLING SALT BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN FOODS Compliments Of Glen Chevrolet Co., Inc Moddick's Self Service Buick Chevrolet Sales Service Odessa New York Watkins Sporting Goods MONTOUR FALLS, NEW YORK PHONE: 568-8277 92 Compliments Of Lake Grove Park Alton L. Culver Son On The East Field Seeds - Seed Cleaning Side Of R.D. 1 Kayutah Lake Trumansburg New York Monk's Sunoco Service Compliments of L. S. Monks, Prop. Phone; 8205 127 Catherine St. Montour Falls, New York Van Fleet Produce Robert J. Heintz SUNOCO - Alpine, New York Lutton’s Office Equipment Co., Inc. Ill N. Cayuga St. Ithaca, New York The Office Complete Paper Clips to Davenports Compliments of: Seneca Engineering Company Montour Falls New York Hover's Excavating Odessa, New York Phone: 199 Bulldozing Lawn Grading Backhoe Septic Tanks Compliments of: Smith's Food Market Montour Falls New York 93 Reynolds Fuel Supply Gasoline - Fuel Oil - Kerosene Odessa, New York Box 254 Phone: 74 Letteer Brothers Red fk White Odessa Quality Market Phone: 56 Odessa New York Compliments of: George 1H. Hoffman Insurance Agent Phone: 137-R Odessa New York Compliments of: Nemrt's Bait Tackle Shop Montour Falls New York Compliments of: Norma M. Moddick General Insurance - Real Estate Odessa - 61 Main St. Odessa Beauty Box Myrtle Van Zile Cayuta New York Phone: Odessa 65X Compliments of: Kayuatah Kitchen . Light Lunches . Ice Cream . Gasoline 94 Alpine Inn Steaks Chicken Spaghetti Pizza Fish Fry Phone: Odessa 154-J Harold Havens Ford Tractors, Implements Industrial Equipment Sales fk Service Odessa-Mecklenburg Road Phone: Trumansburg 387-3233 Compliments of Naylor's Garage Phone:1-1 Odessa New York Rusinek's Garage 24 Hr. Wrecker Service All Types of Repairs Phone:169 Odessa New York in i Vi r« , jft 1 A Friend Learn Motor Co. Dodge Chrysler 502 N. Franklin St. Phone 513 Watkins Glen New York t0 7FHITH — Wayne M. Liddle Schuyler Radio Television Phone; 568-2261 225 Main St., W. Montour Falls, New York Compliments of: Horton's Funeral Chapel Odessa New York Earl Miller Auctioneer Sales Manager Phone Odessa I90x 95 Frank's Clothes Shop Men's Wear Advertised Brands Only Watkins Glen New York Van Buskirk's Mobil Service • Mobil Heat • Distributor Phone: 1 Odessa I Mobil I New York Compliments of Compliments of Odessa Automotive W. C. Slovik, Prop. Main Street Petty's Cleaners Phone: 568-4481 Odessa Compliments of New York Montour Falls Best Wishes from New York Guild Bros. Clothing Montour Falls New York Hi-Lites Schuyler County's Pennysaver Betty Barrie Strath Compliments of Smith's Food Market Ralph White Portable Appliance Repair: Irons, Roasters, Fry Pans, Percolators, etc. Montour Falls New York Phone: Odessa 156-J For The Best Deal Anywhere See Us Before You Buy Jimmy's Radio Electric Complete Line of G.E. Appliances TV Phone: 535 Watkins Glen New York Karl's Kitchen Kupboard Home of fine baked goods. Phone: 204 Odessa, New York Compliments of Compliments of John E. Hodge Agency Gardiner's Store Phone: 2481 Montour Falls Compliments of New York Montour Falls New York New Elmira Candy Co. Lattin's Food Store John Monroe Fresh Candies - To N-Joy Phone: 191-W2 Catherine New York Famous for Fund Raising (Cash) 962 S. Main St., Elmira, New York Best Wishes Earl H. Stebbins Furniture Appliances Odessa, New York Stanley M. Darling Homelite Sales and Service Phone:rOdessa 36 Good Luck, Seniors Teemley Hardware Montour Falls New York Good Wishes To The Odessa High School Pupils Pete's Sweet Shop Watkins Glen New York Woodward Hardware Phone: 535-2291 Best Wishes From A Friend Watkins Glen New York Compliments of Woodworth's Gifts and Jewelry Phone: 535-9741 Compliments of Walsh's Soda Bar Watkins Glen New York Watkins Glen New York Compliments To The Class of 1963 Glen National Bank Telephone: 535-2701 Watkins Glen New York Sydney’s Laundry Complete Laundry Service Linen Supply Dry Cleaning Diaper Service Ralph Sydney Odessa New York Phone: 27M Compliments of Webster Williams Red White New York Compliments of Watkins Express The Old Home Paper William’s Sweet Shop Lunches-Fountain Service Magazines-Candy-Soft Drinks Odessa New York Montour Falls Autographs WALSWORTH Lithograph 4 Souad by WALSWORTH M� t� U . 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