Sauquoit Valley Central High School - Saghdaquadah Yearbook (Sauquoit, NY)

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PI-V-C+ that it was worth seeing. The only disheart- ening thing about this visit was that they had to walk approximately 416 miles, or so they said. The girls, to pass the time away, walked around the canal watching huge boats and enjoying ourselves to the utmost. It was quite chilly and wet that morning, but we refused to let this fact dampen our spirits. From here we went to the Isco Chemical Plant located in Niagara Falls. We failed to obtain very much information on account of the fact that we were unable to hear our guides when they were explaining the process to us. However, we saw the commercial pro- duction of NaOH, C12, NaOCl, FeCl:i, and Ca CO1-112, thus making our study of chemis- try more real. We next went to the Hydro- Electric Plant in Niagara Falls. We were all very much surprised to see how exceedingly clean this plant was. We saw the machines in which water power is converted into elec- tricity, etc. The visit was very interesting. We had a very nice guide in both of our groups. From this plant we went to Hotel Converse. Upon arriving at the hotel, we were told that for the sum of twenty-five dollars we could be taken in taxis over to Canada to see all the views as well as the colored lights on the Falls. We liked the proposition so we went, but upon arriving at our destination we were all more or less disappointed. After seeing the lights on the Falls, some of us went skating, and some went to the movies. After skating, we were each given a news- paper which was called Spills and Trills. It was very interesting. Upon arriving at our hotel, we were all rather tired, but realizing that this night was our last one out we de- cided to have as much fun as possible. We got some gingerale and 90? of the class was in one room drinking gingerale, swapping yarns, playing cards, or reading the skating paper and other magazines. Our celebration broke up at approximately three-thirty, and we all went to our respective rooms. The five- thirty call from the hotel clerk Cwho by the way was awakened by Messrs. R. Briggs and Slug Smithj was received by a group of sleepy children. We had enjoyed ourselves previous- ly but, oh! the getting up! What a jolt! At six-thirty we were on our way to Roches- ter. All of us had had our breakfast, but few were conscious enough to know it. We slept until we came to Rochester. Here we went to the Eastman Kodak Plant. Here, we saw film made, the boxes for film constructed, the film put into the boxes, the boxes sealed, and the boxes of film packed for shipment, practically all of the work was done by machines. Mr. Walker remembers very little about the trip through here except leaning up against a post and falling asleep, Miss Cassidy had to keep walking in back of him and prodding him along. It was all rather amusing. By this time we were all so exhausted we cared little to go through Bausch 8: Lomb Optical Company, so we cancelled the trip. About this time we christened our chape- rones with new names, they were Princess Papafooey, Miss Cassidy, Chief Bottle-Nose, Mr. Walker, and Big Chief Running-Nose, Mr. North. We all began an auction. We sold Big Chief Bottle-Nose's strange liquid made by the Injuns to cure everything and anything. We also sold a few other things. Chief Bottle-Nose and Chief Running-Nose tried very hard to teach Princess Papafooey how to speak one phrase of French correctly, with the proper actions. It was really very funny. We all nearly collapsed from laugh- ing. Mr. Walker finally was turned over a seat and spanked soundly by the boys-and I mean spanked! Miss Cassidy had him practi- cally on the floor begging for mercy. Our last lap of the journey, from Rochester home, was the most interesting. We were humored by the teachers-at their expense fthe poor crea- turesD. We bade farewell to the students as they departed one by one. Although we had a very entertaining time, we also obtained a world of knowledge from our trip, and we sincerely hope that next year the science classes may have a trip such as this one. page twenty seven

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W. ,-., wmv ,f,.,, .. PIN'-C4 ' Touring Scientists TWENTY-FOUR science students began the first lap of their long anticipated journey at the very early hour of six o'clock, Monday morning, April 10th. Most of these future Einsteins were very wide awake and feeling very gay and witty, including our most es- teemed instructors, Miss Cassidy and Mr. A. P. Walker, and our well-renowned bus driver, Mr. Michael North. About ten o'clock everyone began to look in his respective lunch bag and sample a bit of what he found. We reached Corning around one oiclock, and the different groups went to various restaurants to have lunch. From there we went directly to the Corning Glass Works. Upon arriving at the glass plant, we were given several folders and booklets all relating to the subject, glass . On the front of one of these booklets was shown a rather short old man, in working clothes, blowing glass. We had not gone so very far in the plant be- fore one of the groups recognized a man who looked exactly the same as the one on the cover of the leaflet. Upon inquiry, we found that he was Charlie Nelson. He was a very jolly and humorous man. He gave us his auto- graph and told us many amusing stories. I think he held everyone's interest for a certain period of time, and I believe he was really enjoying himself. Nearly all the workers in the glass plant have huge lung capacity, and they can make their faces as round as apples in a few short moments. We were very much surprised and interested to learn that nearly everything made at the plant is made by hand. The work- ers make neon sign tubes, electric light bullts, exquisite vases, finger bowls, coffee pots, movie hlm lights, baby bottles Cof which we each obtained a sampleD, thermometers, cock- tail glasses, and many other things. Approxi- mately four men sit around a huge furnace. Each has a separate work bench, and there p lge twenty-six are four holes in the side of each furnace, one for each man. The men each have a long iron rod, on one end is a small piece of melted glass and on the other . . . guess what . . . the man! There is a hole running straight through the rod. The men blow through this hole to make the shape of the article wanted. The only tools they possessed were a pair of shears, a pair of tongs, a paddle made of appletree wood, and a pan in which they put the excess glass. They measure things merely with their eyes. They are simply breathtak- ing, they are truly artists, each and every man. Some of us were taken to see the first 300- inch telescope lens that was made at Corning. There was a flaw in it, so another one had to be made. We saw the very large machine in which the telescope had been molded, the compartment in which it had to be cooled for ten months, and the lens itself. It was really something to see. We saw material made of glass, one would have thought it to be silk had not he been told otherwise. We all agreed that we could have stayed on at the glass works one whole day. After leaving the glass works, we went directly to Olean where we registered at the hotel. It was six olclock by that time, and our first day was slowly drawing to a close. Most of us had dinner and went to a show. We had to be up at S o'clock the next morning and on the road at six. Nevertheless, we were not prevented from having a good time. Mr. Walker told us to use common sense, and I believe most of us did so. We had our breakfast at live-thirty the next morning in the hotel dining room. It was very much enjoyed by those who were awake enough to know what they were eating. It had been sometime since the majority of the group had been up at such an early hour. We stopped at Lackawanna to visit the Bethlehem Steel Plant. Only the boys were permitted to go through it, but they reported

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page twenty-eight mme 9+ 1-v-13+ ff Social Activities THE SENIOR PLAY, The Late Christopher Bean, was presented on December 4, 1958, under the direction of Mr. George Worrell. The cast was as follows: Lois Wood ,,,,, Alice Lasher , Doris Larsen , . Marion Wenz , Norman Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . Ada Halggett . . Abbey Bean . Susan Haggett , Mrs. Haggett . Dr. Haggett Hugh Stephenson . . Mr. Tallant Russel Brucker , Frank Cieslak , jack McGurk . . .... Rosen , Mr. Davenport , Warren Creamer 'A' xl' ul' The Annual Zimmerman Prize Speaking Contest was held on May 4, 1959. The contestants were Alice Lasher, Margaret Gaffney, Gertrude Davidson, and Nancy Tompkins for the girls, and Norman Williams, Gordon Green, Hugh Stephenson, and Frank Cieslak for the boys. First prizes were awarded to Alice Lasher and Norman Williams. Second prizes were awarded to Margaret Gaffney and Hugh Stephenson. On May 10, 1959, Alice and Norman spoke at Oriskany. Norman was rated second. On May 12 Norman spoke at Chadwicks and again was rated second. Alice and Norman both spoke at Waterville May 16, 1959, and Norman was chosen as one of the two highest to speak at Whitesboro on May 19, 1939. i' i' i' The junior Class held a dance on October 7, 1958. It was very successful. i' 'k i The Senior Class sponsored a dance, The Mad Hatter Hop, on March 4, 1959, with Bill Gieser's Orchestra. The Alumni sponsored a dance on May 5, 1959, with Andy Snyder's Orchestra. 'R' 'k 1' The Collins Festival was held on October 26, November 9, and November 16, 1959. These were a musical novelty, a 5-act play, a lecturer, and a Tom Thumb Circus. 1' 'A' k The junior Prom and the Senior Ball will be held in June.