St Marys High School - Per Annos Yearbook (Cortland, NY)

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tml litter Bugs Left: Helen Hammon, Charles Adams Top Center: Betty Pierce, loseph Riley, Grace Niitoli, R cwr1L i ld Phillips Bottom Centeri William Dwyer, Richard Morris, Anthony Dovi, Joseph l-liiskell Right: Marjorie Keenan, Edward Innes SENIOR TEA DANCE HQur love is a dream but in my reverie . . . and as the downbeat was given, the orchestra swung into the opening number for the Senior Tea Dance. Couples gradually filled the floor and enjoyed the swing music furnished by St. Mary's orchestra under the direction of Leo Foote. ln one corner of the room gay couples stopped to partake of the punch and cookies which were served by the Senior hostesses. Fatigue banished, cares were forgotten and everyone joined in the fun. And so the dance went on until someone suggested that we have our pictures taken for our amusement and the embarrassment of our posterity. When the cameraman came the old football field technique seemed to be put back into practice. The signals were the only thing lacking to make the picture complete, but a few of the more courageous managed to push their way through the line of interference and come up smiling in front of the camera. To them we doff our hats, for they shall not have suffered in vain. We salute their courageg after all it was grand fun and someone had to be in the front row, camera shy or not! As the last strains of the closing number finally died away, the crowd gradually thinned down to those who just hate to leave , and as we lcok back we hardly blame them, for in truth, all of us loathed leaving. The Senior Tea Dance may be added to our list of activities as a real accomplish- ment.

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Building for To-morrow SENIOR PLAY 'lWa-a-a-al Sniff, sniff. These unmistakable sounds heralded the opening scene of the child wonder of the century, 'lMama's Baby Boy . . . the farce of the season . . . exceeding the speed limit in laughs and ludicrous situations-fun, laughs and roars as the dignified Seniors strutted across the stage in roles of the attractive widow, adolescent youth, impoverished widower, eccentric grandmother and comic color tication went literally out the window . . . merry prattle, poured forth as the Qrson Welles of our Alma Mater dropped from the world of today, assumed a babyish sgueak and turned back the clock four years to become . . . HMama's baby boy. ed maid-tittering, snickering from the audience-sophis I-ls complications arose, characters, as well as audience, became hilarious . . . Mama's boy occasionally found difficulty with his rnasgueraded vox . . . a slight pause when a difficult line eluded the fancy of the player's excited mind . . . suspended action . . . aguaking moment when the curtain fell too soonea sigh of relief came forth as the last words were spoken . . . l'All's well that ends well . . . These incidents linger on . . . stored in our memories of St. Mary's and are a part of the romance of the stage-behind the scenes. Mama 's Baby Boy Seated: Robert Galvin, Marjorie Keenan, Charles Adams, Edward Innes, Yvonne Burns, Mar Mclluliff Y 1 Patricia Quinn Standing: Helen Hammon, Ronald Phillips, leanne Gould, Margaret Sweetland 1281

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Building for To-morrow SENIOR-JUNIOR PROM HCalling plane S. M. S.! Calling plane S. M. S.! Come in S. M. S.! l'Plane S. M. S. reporting. All stations stand by! Our plane was forced down by a snow storm at 9:00 p. m., Tuesday, April ll. We were so blinded by the storm that we mistook St. Mary's gym, decorated to resemble a hangar, for the Cort- land airport. Spiegle Willcox and his orchestra landed shortly before we did. As soon as l'Spiegle raised his baton, the gay couples seemed to float through the air with an occasional tailspin. They managed, however, to orient themselves and make a happy landing on the dance floor. This gliding, sliding and diving continued until a bevy of miniature airplanes was released over the heads of the dancers. From then on Senior and lunior dignity was thrown to the winds, and childhcod tcok its place. There were planes, planes everywhere and not a one could fly. Soft lights played on the pastel and bright colored gowns of the ladies as gaiety reigned su- preme for a night. funior, Seniors and their guests kept wishing that Father Time would be Wrong Way Corrigan for a night. They danced and danced until the strains of Poor Butter- fly drove them home.- Plane S. M. S. signing oft! S. M. S. Hangar Front Row: Leo Cordary, Helen Lawrence, Grace Natoli, Margaret Fahey, Eileen Hughes, Mary McAuliff, lames Hughes, Helen Hammon, Lena Baranello, Edward Innes, Virginia Conway, Marjorie Keenan, Jeanne Gould, Yvonne Burns, Robert Galvin Second Row: Gerald Gerrard, Tohn Schueller, Frank Rust, Anthony Dovi, Helen Granato, John Baranello, Robert Haggerty, Glenn Hughes, Nancy Cross, Ronald Phillips, Eugene Pauldine, lere Sullivan Back Row: Antoinette Michaud, Mary Mullen, Regina Robbins, Charles Dishaw, Bernard Neville, Richard Cross, Patricia Vormwald, Loyal Stoyell, Richard Brown, Elizabeth Kiley, Leo Meyers, Helen Gould, Charles Adams, Daniel McNeil, Leo Foote, Patricia Smith, Richard Anderson - '-1Stlftii' f i301