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

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SOPHOMORE GIRLS Front row, left lo right-J. Boyd, M. McCormick, B. Andrews, S. Boland, R. Codner, White, C. Inscho, J. Williams, K. Cortright, L. Ward, S. Baker, S. Russell. Row twofK. Lind, S. Brown, N. Shults, N. Ward, A. Weber, B. House, M. Hiley, E. Jakat, D. Gould, D. Dietzman, Hawkins, M. Martin, L. Lane, S. Van Ness, D. Chaffee. Row three-K. Waite, E. Toepke, K. Warner, B. Wagner, W. Walker, D. Sibley, J. Strong, V. Cornell, Strong, E. Golden, M. Cornett, D. Chermak, R. Raymond, H. Dunning. Row four-E. Signs, P. Lynch, Y. Longo, E. Lipka, L. Bailey, M. Blazer, J. Schweiger, E. Norton, M. Williams, E. Bell, C. Eccleston, I. Barnes. SOPHOMORE BOYS Front row, left to right-G. Kirch, R. Fowler, J. Cary, E. Walker, W. Haeling, E. Knox, R. Whitney, A. Guiles, G. Cole, Knapp, T. Hartman, J. Newbury. Row two-J. Quinn, G. Bowen, E. Hanbury, P. Panetti, R. Heeter, L. Hill, R. Pratt, Shaffer, F. Race, D. Strope, D. Gay, R. Miller, G. Rogers, H. Price. Row three-R. Severson, R. Middough, D. McNeil, W. Bellis, R. Babcock, W. Beach, H. Strong, G. Klein, R. Thomas, G. Very, G. White, H. Settel, T. Coleman, M. Haner, F. Lynch. Row four-R. Cole, W. Mahar, A. Kelsey, J. Mead, W. Hollenbeck, W. Petty, T. Dennison, W. Davis, W. Fitzgerald, H. Williams, C. Cornett, M. Hellman, B. Wisor, R. Wagner, R. La Plante. Row five-G. Camp, Campbell, F. Gradel, R. Yvelch, J. Biza, R. Shrauger, R. Gartland, C. Dougherty, R. Welch, G. Luther, Spaulding, F. Ford, J. Taylor, C. Halliday, W. Pianosi, D. lNarner, E. Murphy. 29

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The Sophomores . gy -P b. 1 . f iwii in , t t'f.x1?if SOPHOMORE OFFICERS Front row, left to right-T. Hart man, President, Miss Yerdon, C Knox, Vice President. Row two-B. Signs, Secretary, D McNeil, Treasurer, B. Mahar, Student Council Representative E. Toepke, Student Council Rep- resentative. The beating of the tom-toms called the sophomore squaws,' and uwarriorsv to the big conference to elect their chief and his helpers. We elected Thomas Hartman as our chief and Charles Knox as vice-chieftain. Betty Signs was elected as our secretary, and David McNeil as our treasurer. Our tribe is well represented in the Student Council by Esther Toepke and William Mahar. We elect- ed Miss Yerdon to be our class advisor. We are Hheap-big proud of our braves, for they have participated in many of the school activities. The entire first string of the J. V. basketball team was made up of sopho- mores. The five boys, George Bowen, Ernie Hanbury, Bud Knox, Jay Campbell, and Chuck Dougherty, made their tribe very proud of them. The second string was also represented by some of our warriors, Herbie Settel, Pat Panetti, and Frankie Waters. We all hold our heads high, for one of our tribes- men, Bill Mahar, is on the first string on the Varsity Team, and a member of the Varsity Club. In football we were proud to see the great ability of big husky Dick Gartland and others like Bud Knox, Bill Bish, and Chuck Dougherty. Track has not yet started, but when it does some of our fleetfooted runners will surely do well in the races. Of course the squaws have been doing their part to keep up,' the spirit by cheering their warriors to victory. In football all of the squaws in our tribe did plenty, but in basket- ball Maggie Hoskins, Joanne White, and Rosie Codner helped make the cheering squad one of the best in the school's history. Both the squaws and braves participated in the choirs, band and orchestra. Some of the sophomores wrote essays for a contest. The essays were written on the topic, Peace With Honor for America. One of the biggest worries of the Sophs was how to face their classmates and give oral book reports. Now they look forward to book report days because they are so much fun. As a whole, the sophomores, in the past year, did the work to the best of their ability. They have labored hard all year long, and hope that they will be the successful graduat- ing class of '52.

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The Freshmen x43 :L 5' ' -ff ,ee.- Fajlije 'ifgggi' '.'- 5 5 if' :2t- : 5 - -:FY .4 FRESHMAN OFFICERS Front row, left to right--R. Hard- ing, Vice President, Miss Ro- senberg, J. Manchester, President. Row two-J. Lockwood, Treasurer S. Walchuck, Secretary, L. Em erson, Student Council Represen- tativeg J. Milks, Student Council Representative. In September of 1949 the Freshman Tribe entered the first year of high school. Some had been here before at the Owego Free Academy in the seventh and eighth grades. Others came to the O. F. A. for the first time. These new Indians came from Apalachin, Tioga Center, Little Meadows and Fleming- ville. The first few days they became adjusted to their subjects. Many smart Indians are taking college entrance courses and are major- ing in either science or language. Agriculture, business, machine shop and homemaking are some other courses taken by Freshman stu- dents. All Freshmen are taking general science, a new and interesting subject. The first activity this year was the class meeting. The chief of the Freshman Tribe is President john Manchester. Others in the executive body of the tribe are: Ronnie Harding, vice president g Sonia Walchuck, secretary, and Jerry Lockwood, treasurer. The able and worthy adviser is Miss Rosen- 30 berg. Two tribesmen, Luann Emerson and James Milks, are Student Council representa- tives. Many of the tribesrnen have participated in extra-curricular activities. A few warriors went out for football. The freshmen had their own basketball team composed of John Man- chester, Chuck Knauf, Jerry Lockwood, Jim Kuhns, Ronnie Harding and Dick Cooper. This team won seventeen out of eighteen games. The war chants and yells heard at basketball games came from Audrey Bowen, Kit Gillette and Sonia Walchuck, cheer- leaders. Many freshmen were in boys', girls', and mixed choirs. This year, for the first time, many of the freshmen participated in bowl- ing, archery and basketball. The seniors and freshmen both had exciting experiences dur- ing initiation week. Many of the Indians learned co-operation and good sportsmanship. The Class of 1953 is planning to be one of the best in the history of O. F. A.