Clifton Springs High School - Cliftonian Yearbook (Clifton Springs, NY)

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THE CLIFTONIAN 23 The sixth grade was the first grade to go down to the clinic for their “Posture.” They were all very nervous but when they got down there it wasn’t bad at all. Dr. Cravener offered two dollars for the one that has improved most. We go down to the San gymnasium every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for exercises. C. K. We are watching a robin’s nest outside, which is on the old steam shovel. We looked in it a week ago and there were two blue eggs in it then. The week after that we looked in it. There were two little robins in it. We looked at them but didn’t touch them. The mother is very busy feeding and caring for them. E. D. At the beginning of the year Peter Swetz brought a little rabbit to school. Miss Jones read the story of “Raggy-bug,” the story of a rabbit’s life. Miss Jones had the rabbit on her desk so we could see. It suddenly began to hop off. Then they put him in an empty desk for the rest of the afternoon. Another one that paid us a visit was a turtle. It was visiting the fourth grade; the children were out playing. They left the door open, so the turtle walked down the hall. One of the boys picked it up and brought it in. They soon found the owner and took it back to fourth grade. Isabella Adams and Irene Lannon brought some polliwogs. They caught them with a net near their homes. Some of those caught were brought to school. They are very interesting. D. G. We all have certain health rules to follow and we thought it would be a good idea if we would make posters. Every one had a different rule to represent as follows: Drink milk, eat vegetables, clean hands, out-door exercise, etc. Mr. Banks was very kind and let us exhibit our posters in his window. C. O. D. The sixth grade is having an art exhibit in History. The boy’s are going to make houses out of cardboard such as the Dutch Homes, New Englanders, the farmers who lived in the woods, and the Southerners. The girls are going to dress dolls as they were in Colonial times, and make furniture, and other Colonial things. I. L. Our geography exhibit is very interesting. Each pupil has made a large map of some European country. By the rise of clay we have been able to show the physical features; mountains, rivers and lowlands very plainly. Where the real products cannot be obtained we are using pictures to show where products should be found. I. A. For arithmetic we had one paper of every kind of arithmetic we had this year. For English we have book reports, poems and other compositions. J. L. We presented a play, June 13, 1930, “Who Stole the Tarts.” Those who took part were: Mary Alice Madden. Elaine Moran, James Walsh, Robert Ostrander, Francis Gilligan, Evelyn Chalker, Helen Joyce, Mary Virginia Miller, Violet Kless, Doris Goodman, Irene Lannon, Edith Kauder and Lucile Shanz. F. G. SEVENTH GRADE On September third we assembled in our pleasant room to begin our duties for the year. We were more enthusiastic than usual, since this was our first day in our new building. We realized that we were to have many more opportunities this year than before, having such ideal surroundings to work in. We have enjoyed being members of the Athletic Association and attending the games. The Assemblies have brought us much pleasure not only in attending them but also in taking part. Other activities that have been of much interest to us are Gym. periods, our morning news club, bird study and a field trip for the study of nature.

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22 THE CLIFTONIAN School Days We have had a good school year and our teacher has made it as pleasant as possible. At Christmas we had a nice play. The name of it was “Mother Goose” and we enjoyed doing it. Around April our teacher, Miss Bee-man, started an Audubon Club. We learn about birds, their color, their names and habits. We also got six bird leaflets. We made some bird books of colored construction paper and pasted our birds in them. They are very pretty. We are making some large Health Posters now and have found it very interesting work. We go to Gymnasium this year and have lots of fun. We try to make baskets, every three we make we get a star and the one that gets the most stars gets the chart. Paul Maslyn won the chart. We have had spelling charts for correct lessons in spelling and those were won by Anna Johannisson and Aleine DeGraw. We have enjoyed working in the new building and have tried to keep it clean, also enjoyed Gymnasium very much and it has seemed nice to have general assembly. We liked the Liquid Air Demonstration, the Art Exhibit and Christmas entertainment. We have enjoyed a very pleasant and profitable year. BY PUPILS OF GRADE 5. WRITTEN BY PUPILS OF THE SIXTH GRADE At the beginning of the year we had twenty-five pupils. Since then our number has gone to twenty. E. K. The sixth grade had a very successful year. Those who have been on the Honor Roll most of the time are: Isabella Adams, Doris Goodman, Edith Kauder, Janette Lancashire, Irene Lan-non, Mary Alice Madden, Mary Virginia Miller, Elaine Moran, Lois Snell and James Walsh. We have been putting up a very hard fight to keep the banking cup away from the rest of the grades. Sometimes we had it for two and three months at a time. We worked hard to get it for the last month in the school year. But lost it. L. S. Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons .from 2:30 till 3:00 o'clock we have gone down to the gymnasium to play basketball. Miss Jones was referee for us. When the weather became warmer we went out doors to play baseball and Miss Jones played with us. The ones who didn't care to play baseball played on the swings and on the trapese and some took walks. M. A. M. We observed book week and had some new books which are: “Tom Sawyer,” “Call of the Wild,” “Understood Betty,” “Rainbow Gold,” “The Japanese Twins,” “David Goes Avoyag-ing” and “Dandelion Cottage.” The teacher read some from each of the books to get us interested. We also had book posters and book reports. R. O. S. Christmas was a very exciting time. We had a drill in which a number of girls took part. On our return to the room we received presents; we drew names so all of us would get a present. On our desks were popcorn balls and Christmas candy. We had a very happy time. E. M. Valentine’s Day was February 14. We all received nice valentines and candy. We all had a lovely time. L. A. S. For the Art Exhibit the sixth grade gave a play, “Patriotic Women”. The following girls of sixth grade took part: Irene Lannon, Rose; Mary Virginia Miller, Martha Washington; Isabella Adams, Grandmother; Doris Goodman. Betsy Ross; Helen Joyce, Madame de Laffette; Lois Snell, Miss Clarbia; Elaine Moran, Mrs. Franklin; Violet Kless, Molly Pitcher. M. V. M. H. J.

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24 THE CLIFTONIAN EIGHTH GRADE A great many things have occurred in the eighth grade this year to make it one of the most interesting of our school life. Although we have worked hard toward passing examinations and preparing for high school we have had many other events which have also helped to make the grade a success. In the contest which was held in the fall for P. T. A. membership we won by a large margin over our nearest rivals. Everyone plunged in and worked and the result was that we were presented with a beautiful picture. The satisfaction of winning, however, seemed to please us most. We all received a real thrill out of our first assembly program. A short pageant written by the class, entitled “The Land of Literature,” was well received by the audience. This was accompanied by several other short readings and dialogues. Regents examinations, which came after Christmas vacation, are never to be forgotten. Before the time arrived to take them we were very nervous and our hearts felt funny every time we thought of them. But our fears were for naught, as we had no failures in either Arithmetic or Spelling and our average in these subjects was 91 and 93% respectively. Soon after Regents another picture adorned our walls. This was won in a contest for selling the largest number of tickets for the Elson Art Exhibit. The picture is a beautiful one called “A Reading From Homer” and was painted by Alma Tadema. Several of our pupils took part in the program of the exhibit by portraying pictures of famous artists. In our second assembly program we thought that we had a hard task. But we found that it was not so difficult when everyone works together as our grade does. In this program several short plays were presented including “The Shutting O’ the Door,” “A Delicate Operation,” and “Educating to a Purpose.” A reading “Necks” was given by Robert Haubner and one entitled a “Parody on Barbara Frietchie” by Doris Costello. Five girls, including Lucy Roth, Lorraine Kauderer, Mary Tomlinson, Jean Vanderhoof and Doris Costello, have earned Final Certificates awarded by the A. N. Palmer Company. Victoria Clark earned the Improvement Certificate given by the same company. Our half holiday was spent by having a hike and weiner roast and what a glorious time we had. The eighth grade class officers for the year were: President, George Cost; Vice-President, Roderic Leland; Treasurer, Burton Webb; Secretary, Clara Wright. We will not soon forget the good times we have had in the eighth grade and all we can do is to wish that next year will be as good. The school year has been one which we can remember and we hope the rest will be just as happy. THE CLASS ANOTHER HONOR FOR EIGHTH GRADE The banner awarded by Miss Woodruff to the grade rating the highest for the year in morning health inspections, was won by the eighth grade. Inspection was for general cleanliness, condition of teeth, nails, etc. 4-H On March 20th a few of the girls of the sixth grade started a 4-H Club with the help of Miss Jones, our teacher. The members of the club are: Doris Goodman, Helen Joyce, Violet Kless, Irene Lannon, Mary Virginia Miller, Edith Kauder, Elaine Moran, Evelyn Chalker, Betty Sommers, Lucile Shantz, Evelyn DeCann and Lois Snell. We have had suppers at the school. We made posters. We gave a supper for Miss Woodruff, so that she might see our posters. A few weeks ago there was a rally for 4-H members. Some of our 4-H girls went. We also have had a bake sale. V. K.