Binghamton North High School 1947 Yearbook (Binghamton, NY) - Full Access

Smoke Signals Would-be journalists having agitated for o school poper, Mr. Weaver okayed the project ond Miss Genevieve Heffron agreed to sponsor ot. Its mitiol issue of March '41 featured an interview with Alfred Noyes ond o "What Shall We Call It?" contest. North Star won. After two terms of mimeographed issues, student mterest justified an offset publication with a roto section one of its improvements. Mrs. Dorothy Ayers became sponsor, succeeded by Mrs. Helen Perkins and now by Miss Mary Conole. Dunng the war the North Star was sent to boys in service, published letters from them, promoted stomp sales and urged student victory gardens. Noon dances added to its revenue. Heavily subscribed to because of ots complete news coverage, the Nort:, Star continued in 1946-47 to publicize school projects and observe special occasions like St. Patnck's Day woth o green printed issue and graduation with a senior section, and so strengthened school sporit. Quill and Scroll ... -.#- Local chapter of Quill and Scroll received ots charter in 1942. For out- standing work in journalism and superior service writer, p:~otographers, artists, and busmess managers of the North Star and Wampum staffs are awarded the gold pin of Quill and Scroll. Ihikona Woth nearly 2, 900 chapters spread across the continent, all founded on the odeals of scholarshop, leadership, character, and service, the Notional Honor Society is the most respected organozation of its kind. Because it bestows more honor and benefits upon its members than do local honor societies, the odministratoon of North chose to affiliate with it in 1939 when the high scholarship of forty-six juniors and seniors demanded deserved recognition. Through the efforts of Mr. Maxwell Space, Miss Gertrude O'Connor, Mrs. Leta Weaver and Mr. Ronald Johnston, o charter was granted. The inductoon ceremony, now a traditoon, was adopted and on induction team from Oneonta initiated the forst condi– dates of North's lhikona Chapter. The name lhikona means "industrious worker." Members serve regularly as ushers, sponsors of dances, movoes, partoes, picnics, besides participating extensively in sports, clubs and all other phases of school life. Noontime Swing Time, fall talent show, went aver big with a capocity audience. A mid-winter hayride for members, o Valentine dance, Cupid's Cotillion, and a picnic at State Park in June hoghlighted tne social calendar. Plans far on interregional conference af Honor Society chapters had to be abandoned for the present. Scholarship being its first requisite for membership, the socoety voted to award to the hoghest boy and girl honor students of each graduating class on appropnate statuette, the first to be presented at the June '47 commencement exercoses. Present faculty advisers are Moss Mary Gillespie, Mrs. Leo Nix, Mr. Delbert Booher and Mr. John Duff. 56 North Star Stoff- Bock row: Patricio Grady, Ruth Grtffm Donald Loudoto, Patricio Aswod. Third row: Joyce Mullen, Joseph Rudloff, Moldred Kane, Adele McDevitt,Morilyn Tran– sue, Vockoe Wootkovicz. Secon-1 row: George Hornbeck, Paulo Taylor, Pholomeno DePersis, Chloe Griltoths, Nardone Tedeschi. Front row: Robert Lenton, Jean Corda, Nancy Gentile, Mary Lou Colobriso, Verno Buccosio, Andrew Perez, Audrey Hickok, Dol– orcs Clough. North Star Edotors-Stonding Velma Norton, set-up editor; Miss Mary Canale, faculty adviser. Seated: Philomena DcPersis, feature editor; Helen McConnell, news editor; Joyce Mullen, monagong editor; Shirley Etner, cdotor-on-chocf. 1947 members of Quill and Scroll, lnternatoonol Honorary Sococty of High School Journalists- Back row Shorley Etner I North Star edotorl, Doris Landers, Beverly Boyce, Helen McConnell, Margaret Donnelly, Joyce Mullen. Front row; Donald Jordan, Dominic DeSantis, Patricia Dwyer, Eleanor Thim, Wolma Chidester !Wampum cditor-m-chiefl. Honor Sococty- Fall offocers-Stand– mg: Roy Shaul, treasurer; Mary Stots, voce-president. Seated: Londy Foirchold, secretary; Richard Boyd, president, examine scrap book of cloppings and pictures begun in 1941. Honor Socoety- -February graduates -A day free from classroom routonc once a term to rehearse for indue– loon os climaxed by refreshments in the homemakong apartment. Back row: Gone Lalli, Jean Bogosta, Bar– bora Rood, Brenda Newschwon~er, Ruth Brooks, Rose Marie Edmunds, Donald Mcleod. Second row: Mortl-a Kronwonkel, Jane DuBoos, Bortaro Hagaman, Frances Weidman, Jane Dolllngham. Nancy Morss, Colvon Cole. Front row: Julio Yezzi, Mary Stots, L•ndy Foorchold, Frances Ros– enzweig. Serving: William Turn– penny, Robert Ludden. Spring officers-Bock row · Andrew Po;>p, President; Alec Abash•on, Treasurer. Front row: Vivian Agono, Secretory; Philip Coyle, vice-presi– dent, display wax-covered plaque bearing the insignoa of the Honor Society Group picture-Honor Socoety-Left sec toon-- -back row Patricio Krouse, Barbara Boker, Doris Landers, Alec Abashoon, Otto Sternberg, John Don– nelly. Third row. Vovion Agone, Jose– phone Schuk, Naomo Cragle, Marilyn Brooks, Ruth Hoyt, Vorgonia Kloewer, Wolter Heon, Gothel Scovolle. Second row: Mary Alice Sullivan, Helen Mc– Connell, Mary Burke, Ronald Dewey, George Youngstrom, Bruce Campbell, Gerold O'Loughlon, Bruce Franklin, Voncent Benko, Edward Molesky. First row: Harold Williams, Ted Savo, Millicent Trtpp, Shirly Voning, Sofoo Mauri, Eleonore Thim, Cathleen Burns, Rachel Scrofford, Ronald Fer– rell. Center: Cecilia Steadman, Wilma Chodester, Roy Shaul, Andrew Popp, Richard Boyd, Groce Mastro– giocomo, David Clark. Roght sectoon -Front row; Arthur Thomas, Edgar Hopler, James Jones, Isabella Hutch– ongs, Rita Poetrosonto, Irene Veot, Joan lrvong, Evelyn Thayer. Second row Groce Borton, Dolores Hutch– ongs, Frances Bonczyk, John Kossick, Paul Benjomon, Ernest Schuler, Shor– ley Every, Morjoroe Heath, Paul Chebonook, Donald Jo•don. Thord row; Charles Bellos, Ulloon Brandow, June Foscher, Sondra Tofus, Shorley Neely, Sarah Kologion. Fourth row: Russell Wiltsie, Philip Coyle, John Frey Helen Hodges, Janice Meade, Keith Polhemus, Priscollo Stebbins.