Owego Free Academy - Tom Tom Yearbook (Owego, NY)

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FRESHMAN BOYS Front Row, L. to R.-P. Panetti, R. Taylor, R. Haus, E. Harvey, F. Water, E. Walker, D. Reynolds J. Cooper, R. Whitney, T. Doty, R. Hinchcliffe R. Martin. Second Row-C. Bey, N. Mathews, W. Griffin, W. Banas, R. Welch, J. Chandler, R. Barton, S Banas, F. Ayres, F. Powell, R. Gage, J. Brooks. Third RowfR. Bensley D. Talcott, W. Beech, E. Balschuweit, F. Barden, R. Waltman, C. Arnold E. Tholen, A. Butlien, K. Powell, W. Eichhorn. Fourth Row-J. Babcock, D. Lees, R. Hunsinger, T. Kimball, M. Sheehy, S. Cunningham, F Ford, J. Taylor, C. Hagelin, G. Hills, N. Slocum, N. Moraitis. FRESHMAN GIRLS Front Row, L. io R.fM. Pace, H. Hubbard, M. Stephens, D. Perry, M. Bartlett, C. Griffin, V Turner, P. Halstead, B. Hanson, P. Scott, D. Short, B. Merrick, M. Vosburgh, I. Forsyth. Second ROLL'fA. Kunte, M. Williams, K. Martin, B. Hover, R. Murphy, D. Jastremsky, N. Sher- wood, L. Canavan, L. Gaylord, E. Clark, H. Owen, A .Blanchard, J. Morse, M. Bevan D. Tubaugh. Third Row-M. Miller, M. Blazer, D. Rollins, E. Allen, M. Hildebrand, A. Masmann, J. Talcott L. Brown, B. VanRiper, C. Bauer, M. Dietzman, B. Edwards, P. Grandeo, B. Knight, P. Jer orne, B. Lind. Fourlh RowfH. Puleo, F.. Bennett, B. Kneibler, J. O'Brien, R. Black, S. Knauf, M. Scudder, J Roper, N. Cornish, B. Gay, S. Bender, S. Dodge, B. Pass, BI. Elower, J. Carrigan, N. Ellis. 21

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THE FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS I.. I0 H.-P. Panetti, Student Counril, P. Jerome, 'l'rcas., A. Bnrlien. Pres.. R. Wnltmzin, V. Pres., B. Hanson, Sem., Mr. Morey, Adxiser, B. Merrirk, Student Coun- cil Rep When the class of 6'5l began school in Sep- tember, 1947, they had vague ideas as to what the future held in store for them. They were starting the most important four years of their education and they knew they would have to work hard if they expected to be anything in the world of tomorrow. A Some time during the first part of the school year they chose their class officers. The class selected Arthur Butlien, president, Richard Waltman, vice president, Betty Hanson, sec- retary, and Pat. Jerome, treasurer. Mr. Morey agreed to be the class adviser. The seniors taught them their first lesson during initiation week. This lesson was sports- manship. The seniors acted as if they could not devise a costume too preposterous for a freshman to wear. Anybody who did not know the freshmen would have thought the pupils were insane to dress the way they did. All lived through this ridicule and looked forward to the time when they would be the seniors. The freshmen realized that they should choose studies that would benefit them the most. If they wished to continue their education farther, they selected a college entrance course. Other courses that many chose were business, shop, homemaking, and agriculture. Subjects includ- ed in these courses were English, General Sci- ence, Social Studies, Algebra, and Latin I. With these sources of knowledge they should be able to qualify for almost any modern occu- pation. Quite a few of them have taken part in extra curricular activities. The boys have played on the football and basketball teams. The girls have belonged to the girls basket- ball, volleyball and hockey teams. A number of girls joined the HO club. A few girls also were on the cheerleading squad. They also have many students in the band or orchestra and choirs. Their aim is to be the best, in scholarship and extra-curricular activities ever to be grad- uated from this school.

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CHEERLEADING This year brought about one of the largest cheerleading squads ever known at O.F.A. At the beginning of the season, tryouts were eag- erly awaited by enthusiastic students who had taken an interest in this activity. Many hours were spent by girls who diligently worked for the honor of being chosen cheerleaders. It was a hard choice for the faculty, who always judge the participants. These girls had so prepared themselves that not one excelled another. Fin- ally the groups were picked. The Jay Vee cheerleaders added five new members to their squad. The Varsity welcomed four Iormer Jay Vee cheerleaders to their cheering team. Almost every week-night and even noon hour you could hear some of the old O.F.A. cheers such as 'SFight, Team, Fight or '4The Locomo- tive being rehearsed. Then, too, there were new cheers which the girls made up and in- troduced either on the football field or on the basketball court. At all the games you could hear the O.F.A. cheerleaders urging their team on to a victorious end. Next year the cheerleaders hope to have a constitution drawn up, which will contain laws and rules which cheerleaders will be obliged to follow. This constitution will bring about a new and more democratic organization for the O. F. A. FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS I.. In ILHB. Hanson. IS, Nichols, B. Goble, XI. I'usker. I. Smith. I. Lynn, 'I'. I'I1lI'IICLI, K. Ifrellesen, I. Gunset. BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS I Vrml Raw, I., to R.-XI. Bullien O'I3rien, V. Swift, L. IYiggins. NI. Thomas, I. Lynn, S. Stoops, ll. Smith. Serum! Rou.'gI'. jeronie. XI. Tnsker, X. Caniin. R. Xlurphy, IE, Nichols. Il. Perry.