Miscellaneous News Items

Geraldine Getter is Cadet Teacher

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 25, 1943

Miss Geraldine Getter, a former student of B.C.H.S., revisited her old high school Alma Mater in the status of cadet-teacher.  Miss Getter, who graduated in 1939, has been training at the Oneonta State Teachers' College in Oneonta.  She will be graduated in June, 1943, with a state license for teaching elementary school and a special dispensation to teach English in the junior high schools.  Miss Getter was sent from there to the Schenectady schools for an eight week teaching period.  However, the students at this school were given an early spring vacation.  During this week vacation Miss Getter has substituted, observed and taught at B.C.H.S.  She will return to Schenectady on Monday.  Miss Getter, who started as a voice major in Hartwick College, sang for the Methodist Women's Club musicale last Tuesday night.  Her selections were "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and "Somewhere a Voice is Calling."

 

Letter from Anna Hideley Macey

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 1943

 

Medwin I. Yale received a letter from his cousin, Mrs. R.C. Macey, Hattiesburg, Miss., recently, which he thought would be of interest to the older residents of Bainbridge.  Mrs. Macey was the former Miss Anna E. Hideley, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], and lived where the Dry Milk Co. office now stands.

 

Dear Cousin Merwin:

I can't tell you how glad I was to get a letter from you.  I was grieved but not surprised to learn of cousin Bessie's death, and I truly thank God she is at rest--at peace--out of her suffering and out of the sorrow of this terrible war.  It made me happy to learn about so many of the family and the old friends.

 

My own dearest relatives are so scattered and so involved in this terrible war.  Our eldest son, Robert Macey, a veteran of World War I, is in government service inspection.  At present in a large storage plant being put up in the desert, not far from Los Angeles.  His oldest son, Robert III, 18, has completed three months training as an aviation cadet and will soon be in the active Air Force.  His brother, Winthrop, 17, is preparing to follow suit.  Our second son, Harry, is managing a great trucking service on the Oregon-Washington coast.  His only daughter, Phyllis, was working in an air plane factory but was transferred to an architect office.  Our youngest son, Jim, U.S. Navy, was hunting subs out from Key West but was transferred to the Flatbush area.  My sister's daughter, Agnes, is a widow.  Her only son graduated with high honors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He has received his Lieutenant's commission and expects to leave the country soon. 

 

I will be 78 next May.  Not very active, but happier than most people.

 

Maurice Seeley Joins BCHS Faculty

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 8, 1943

 

Blue and White [school news items]:  Maurice Seeley, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], joined the teaching staff of BCHS on Mar. 29, 1943, as band instrument instructor and band director.  Mr. Seeley, whose major in college was voice, received his degree from Ithaca College on December 18, 1842.  He commenced his teaching career in BCHS, continuing with the work Mrs. Bradish launched.  Mrs. Bradish has left the teaching staff to join her husband who is an air cadet in Arizona.  Along with his teaching program, Mr Seeley, is conducting the oratorical, Holy City, which will be given as an Easter presentation by the Bainbridge churches.  Mr. Seeley has already made a public appearance having sung at the Methodist church last Thursday night.  What's he like?  Well, about 5'9" tall, a beautiful smile, a sincere desire to please and a grand person to know.  He enjoys all sports actively and passively, but tennis tops them all.  So gang, here's another teacher you can try to trim on the clay (BCHS' case:  on the macadam)  We're happy to have you Mr. Seeley and we hope you'll be happy with us.

 

Manlius Color Guard

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 1943

 

 

Left to Right--Cadet Corporal Frank W. Wilson, of Ithaca; Cadet Sergeant Ricardo Bello, of Venezuela, South America; Cadet Sergeant George  H. Clune, of Rochester; Cadet Corporal E. Danforth Knight Jr., of Bainbridge.  The Manlius School color guard acting as color guard at the ceremony of the presentation of the Army and Navy flag of excellence at the Mohawk Carpet Mills, Inc., at Amsterdam recently.