Chittenango High School 1942 Yearbook (Chittenango, NY) - Full Access

PAGE TW ·LVE Our first big problem was the ·el ction of our class '"ings. We realized the importance of this event and int rviewed several ring -A.lesmen b fore finally de- ciding to purchase ours from the Loren Mur hinson Company. We wear these with much pride. Our cia s officers for this year were, J. 0. Betting r, Dick Barclay, Barbara Merritt and Janice Camp. We found ourselv's toiling with harder subj cts this year, but somehow or other we m::lnag d to pull through for the mo t part. Arlene Mar- shall, Louise Bortle, Doris Peck and Mae Jacobs left u during the Junior year. Long haJ we looked forward to our Junior Prom, the crowning event of the year. Besid shard work we had lots of fun decora';.ing the gym which was transformed into a lovely garden with flowers in full bloom. Our pfCorts brought ucccss, both sociP.Ily and financially. After struggling with our c. ams. we had enough vigor left to entertain the Seniors at Owasco. Besides giving them lottl to eat, we tried to give them a good time. During the year Miss Filsinger, our clas advi or, dccid d to I ave the t ach- mg profe sion to be marri d. Be ides our advisor, she had become our sincere fri nd. To show our appreciation for her many kindne ses to us, we gave her a party on the night of graduation. Last fall we entered tnr last lap of our high school career with high hopes of pulling through with flying co:ors. W missed Edna 1a<> Ra.ccommandato, who had been married during the ·ummer. Th Riciputos, Angelo and Grace, left us during the early fa 1 1 to attend a yracusc school. \Ve found two new members of our cia s, Frances Wagner, from Ilion, and Arl ne Purdy, from Pine Plains District. We soon b came well acquainted with them and they have become an e sential part of our clas . During this year Howard Lillie left us for work and Ma!'gar t Lincoln for matrimony. Early in thp fall we hac th problcm of choosing our calling cards. W dis- covered what fun it wa · to ex<>hange cards with ach other. Another impor!.ant deci ion was the choice of new gowns for graduation dark blue. We look forward to the thrill weari11g them in June. This being an important year with lots of weighty probl ms in view, w hoosc our officers with great care. Janice Camp, J. 0. B ttinger, Lu y Costanzo and Bar- bara Merritt have fulfilled their tasks well. Our class advisor for this year is Miss Barnes. In October we sponsored a Sadie Hawkins dance to which one could come in old clothes. This proved a great success and wa enjoyed by all. In February we h ld another victrClla dance with a view of s•tpplcmcnting our financ s which arc sorely taxed with graduation expen cs. B tty Steding was elected editor of our Y ar Book with Janice amp as as- si tant. We had long looked forward to the time when this would be our book. Under the guidance of Miss Grace and our competent staff we fc:JI that this is one of the best Year Books ever edited. Our Senior Ball Committee, with Jean Farrell as chairman, signed a contract with Jimmy Jay's Orchestra to appear here on June 18. This has been a very busy year, both in our studies and in our so it draws to a close, we realize how much our yc'\rs in High chool hav "In grateful homage alwA.ys we'll come br1ck, to the days we've 'neath the red and black." Proph y By Betty teding ial life. As m ant. spent there What a r h f to gf't away from tlw offi<·P for a fpw day!<~ B ing tar R t•portt• r for thf' h1· nirl<> is no cinch and N<> Yor·k City <·••r·tarnly i:m't any let• Box dur·ing thl' !<Um- m<'L • wht'n my b ~s ga\'t' m<> a month'!~ \ttcatwn I tlt·ciclrd to takt• a trip back honw. It has b rn su h a tong tim Riner I h:l\'1' bl'rn in hittPnan~o. that a tl'ip ba<·k cPrtainly L· a trrat. To b rxact. I havrn't b Pn ttwn• l>int•r graduation in 1912. \Vanting to imprrs.· thr h mr town. I d cid d to pick up a f••w nrw drl'~l'l'!l bl'fore I aving thr city. n my way t thl' 11tation I stopp d at Gimball's to do sumr Rhot>Jling. Whilr I waR looking at tlw dr· ssrs I h ard a f1\mlliar lauf'l'h. Turning. I saw that it wa. non•• oth r than Jpan FarrPII. Of coursr. I couldn't n·sist tail<in~ to hPI' and !ound that !<l.p wa>< a buypr for· this ~ton•. To my amaz m nt Jran.. who n lways W8$ :<mart in I•'rPrwh C:la><~ had just rl'turnPd f.-om onl' f hrr fr qu nt trips to Francl'. I wa;. ;<OITY that my \'i;<it with Jran had to bP nrt ~:~hort but I r m mb t·rd that it wa:,; nPar·ly tmin tinw. o. I madt• a gr·and ru"h for lht• station and finally madt• it. Aftrr bt•rng installPd in a <'Omfortahll' sPat. I huntNI franti- cally for my tickrt. In my t•mbarra;.snwnt at PxptaininA" ttw to~~ nf my tickt•l I didn't r•·c- ogniz th conductor· until tw had spukrn. A nli<'t' likP that l'Prtainly t•ouldn't b••long to anyon but Han'I' Y Gn• n('. Han·ey must ha\1' l·Wltl d down a lit tit • bit or ••l><t' hP <'<>uldn't possibly krrp his balan<:l' on ttw train. He told nw lw workt•rl on thil' ><hift from t•w Yor·k to hitt nango. " hilt nango'!" In an!<WPI' to my !lUI pr i!<t'd qtwstwn hl' xplainf'd ttw Railr ad now had a \ 'I' I y largp station at hitt nango. It sP ms that Jaml':i H_ PanPhtanc·o. a DPIIIO<Tat fr·om <·w Guit•nna. i!'l in ttw pnatt> at Albany. n of thl' ucc ~sful brllll lw lwlpNI to put through was th building of a rail- r ad station at our old honw t wn. WhiiC' ttw rnat•• '" not m . t·sston. Janwl< l'Jlt•nd>< ht;. tim managing hi!< oni n farm at lhl' l'dgt> of htlll'nango. P rhaps this had .·onwthmg to do with th Station. Dunng th t•our·l:' · of Harn•y' .· com Pr·sation _lw told mr that thi'V h'ld had quitP a Iilli xcit ml'nt on tlw truin th day b for.- . Brmg a r por-tf'r, I had· to find out all of th dt•tails. Jumping r tfillh' Ella Fint·k rlopt•d with Vt>ltun BPnrclirt. Tlw tr·oubh• .·•·rnwd to b that .aft r thry w, n• mArt'rl'cl :r;lla couldn't makP up lwr mind wlwtht•r· ~lw wantl'd to b mant d or go back hom to her moth r·. It's lik on o( those Admnccd Alg bra