Mynderse Academy - Myndersian Yearbook (Seneca Falls, NY)

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FACULTY OF MYNDERSE ACADEMY Hubert L. Mott, B.S. Wesleyan, Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth E. Davis, B.A. Secretary, Mount Holyoke College, Katharine Gibbs Frank W. Vogel, B.S. Principal, Colgate Harold C. Taylor, B.S. Vice-Principal, Mathematics, Colgate Julia H. O’Brien, B.A. English, New Rochelle Jean R. George, B.L.I. Dramatics, Emerson A. May Vreeland Bessie M. Wickes Hazel C. Riley Mary M. Miller, A.B. A. Louise Menegay, A.B. Emily B. Smith, A.B., M.A. History, Syracuse, IVisconsin Warren E. Wormuth, A.B. Mathematics, Hamilton H. Louise Grover, B.S. Commercial, Syracuse Robert S. Brumagin, B.S. Commercial, Syracuse Rexford M. Rockwell, B.C.S. Commercial, Rider College Arthur L. Baker, B.A., B.S. Physical Education, Syracuse English English, Cortland French, Syracuse Latin, Albany State Biology, Syracuse Lucy A. Cardwell, A.B. Home Economics, IVilliam Smith Rena E. Steigerwald, B.S. Drawing, Syracuse Winifred M. Waldron Grade Drawing, Mechanics Institute Teresa Compitello Librarian, Geneseo Emily M. Fraser Music, Fredonia John C. Fraser Band, Ithaca Conservatory Edith M. Johnson, R.N. School Nurse, Clifton Springs Grace Herbert, D.H. Dental Hygienist, Rochester Alice M. Spear Writing Supervisor, Oneonta Grace J. Gibbs Grade English, Geneseo Hazel M. Welcher Grade History, Brockport Doris L. Jacobs Arithmetic, Oswego Evelyn M. Lasher Seven A Grade, Oswego Birdena E. Campany Seven B Grade, Buffalo Normal 11

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At the Turn of the Century Elsewhere in this Myndersian we are told the thrilling stor of the i..st few Progress” in Mynderse Academy. A most significant developme i years of that century is the increasing enrollment in high school, an mcr not to larger numbers of high school age in our population but to a general acceptance of the belief that at least a secondary education is necessary if one is to be equipped to take a place in the social and economic world of today and tomorrow. Perhaps the greatest need, in the first years of the new' century, is a realization that the training offered by a high school must be broadened to include the interest of all students and that the gaining of actual information is but one nh ise of the larger process of education. 1 ul lnc The ideal of equal opportunity for all stirred the hearts of oi f not yet seen the day when it has been fully realized in e(i Ur forefathers. We have Academy, in her new' century just beginning, accept her si UCatlon' May Mynderse 3re of the responsibility. 10

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The 1933 M y n d e r n Cousin, Story, Hamill Senior Officers Edward Hamill . Helen Lawrence Carl Rogers . Nellie Ward . . . . Miss Julia H. O’Brien . President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Adviser For three short years we have been wishing Mynderse graduates the best of luck, scarcely realizing that each departing delegation brought us closer to the “seats of the mighty.” As freshmen, 1933 seemed an imaginary number; Room 19, another world. After electing John Cousin, president; we were content to busy ourselves with confusing schedules. Our extra-curricular activities were confined to athletics, in which we truly excelled. We emerged from the freshman forest and started happily along the sophomore trail, leaving the beaten trail often to celebrate our successes by parties. We participated in all school activities along the way. At length we reached steep upperclassman hill and started resolutely up the incline. Eddie Hamill guided us capably up the hard climb. Level places in our up-hill journey were marked by our all-school masquerade and our successful dramatic effort, “The Millionaire,” with a double cast making it twice as exciting. The summit was reached; Regents hurled us into the valley below, and again we celebrated by feting the seniors in one of the finest proms ever. We had reached the top of the hill, and saw close at hand the coveted senior valley. We are there now, and it is beyond our fondest dreams. We are reaping the fruits of our three year’s climb and are looking back lovingly at the well-worn trail. The traditional Senior Tea held October sixth was delightful; and “The Inner Circle,” our play, provided conversation for many weeks, as well as unearthing more latent talent. The holiday season brought the Senior Ball, and once more the gym was bedecked with gay Christmas decorations and filled with merry dancers. The most significant milestones of senior history are ahead; our year-book, the record of our Mynderse journey, and our diplomas, the proof of our scholastic attainments. 12