Mynderse Academy - Myndersian Yearbook (Seneca Falls, NY)

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Mynderse Academy Back Row—Strong, Pedreschi, Peck, Kirk, Rumsey, Lynch, Baker, Martino Second Row—Smith, Spaid, Hadley, Wilson, Cooper Front Row—Aronson, Sanderson, Story, Palumbo, Compitello, Adviser; Lambert Helen Baker Microphone Staff Marian Story, Editor-in-Chief Anita Palumbo, News Editor Assistants Florence Cooper Teresa Martino Eloise Spaid Prudence Wilson, Magazine Editor Assistants Helen Hadley Edward Lynch Richard Peck Emma Sanderson, Editorials Assistants Eva Pedreschi Virginia Strong Albert Lambert, Horace Rumsf.y, Athletics Victor Aronson, Business Manager Assistant William Kirk Barbara Smith, Circulation Manager Miss Teresa M. Compitello, Faculty Adviser It is six years since a group of aspiring journalists, assisted by Miss Compitello, started the Mynderse Microphone. Now, as a four-page bi-weekly publication, it is accepted as a vital part of Mynderse activity. As members of the Quill and Scroll Society, a national honorary journalistic group. Microphone staff members have brought credit to Mynderse by receiving honors in national and sectional contests sponsored by this society. The Microphone also belongs to the Eastern Interscholastic Press Association. The staff is chosen by competitive examination each spring, and a reasonably high scholastic average must be maintained throughout the year. Too much credit cannot be given to Miss Compitello’s initiative and perseverance which make each year’s publications a reality. 27

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The 1933 Myndersian Back Row—-Nugent, Hamill, Lynch, Vr£, Kirk, Aronson, Rumsey, Clark Second Row—Spaid, Dxlmore, O Brien, Adviser; Story, Brower, Baker, Ward, Cronin Front Row—Pawlik, Hadley, Sanderson, Rogers, Adamson Myndersian Staff Marian Story Dora Browfr Helen Baker George Cronin Emma Sanderson, Editor-in-Chirf LITERARY EDITORS Mary Dilmore Elizabeth Adamson Caroline Ward Eloisf. Spaid Cari. Rogers, Business Manager Assisted by Deming Clark Victor Aronson Horace Rumsey Charina Bonacci Dorothy Pawlik William Kirk Helen Hadley, Art Editor Directed by Mrs. Steigerwald Miss Julia H. O’Brien, Publication Adviser Richard Peck Edward Lynch Emmett Nugent Edward Hamill Since 1925 the Myndersian has been the seniors’ parting gift to Mynderse. Thus for eight years, activities, classes, athletics and features of the Mynderse school year have been set down for permanent record in the Annual, a veritable treasure trove of memories. Year by year more ambitious year-books have been the aim of each staff, and we are proud of the fact that each annual entered in the National Scholastic Press Contests has won Second Honor Rating. Our year-book is, like our school itself, a child of progress. Thus we feel our choice of theme, namely Progress, a happy one since the 1933 Myndersian commemorates the one hundredth birthday of Mynderse Academy. The staff has worked under the inspiring supervision of Miss O’Brien through whose sympathetic cooperation and guiding skill year-book progression has been made possible. 26

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 yndersian Back Row—Hadley, Spaid, Pawlik, . Smith, Adamson, Merrill, Minor, Dilmore, Doran, Pedreschi, Gtusti, Haley, Brower. Finn. Sfconp Row—Story, Rescorl, Lynch, Venilla, Sl , B. Smith, Hathaway, Adviser; Aronson, IFilson, Nugent, Hamill, Nelson. Front Row—Trover, D. Clark, Cronin, F. Clark, Peck, Matthews, Rumsey, Crough, Rogers, Marsh, Kirk, Keefer Wig and Rouge Wig and Rouge, organized in 1930 by Miss Hathaway, dramatic coach, is well on its way through another year filled with activities which have won favorable criticism. The promotion of interest in the field of drama and the development of latent talent among Mvndersians form the chief goals of the group, which received much inspiration from their sponsor. Miss Hathaway gave generously of her talent and enthusiasm, and fired the members with a similar spirit which lead to progress in the society. After an early initiation of upperclassmen, drawn from those who had participated in school plays or prize speaking and who were not members of the club, the plans for the year were completed. The three one act plays given at Christmas time: “Elmer,” a comedy in which George Cronin won high school fame; “Old Walnut,” a flash-back; and “Dust of the Road,” a fantasy, were all artistic successes. The brightness of the new year was dimmed for the club by Miss Hathaway’s resignation because of her approaching marriage to Mr. Erwin Worm of Oswego. The informal party held in January at which the “Whites,” losers in the ticket selling contest, were hosts to the winning “Blues,” was the last rollicking gym party with Miss Hathaway in charge. In February Miss George came to take over the work in dramatics and directed “Boccaccio’s Untold Tale,” the tragedy selected by Wig and Rouge for the one act play contest of the Little Theater Tournament at Ithaca in the spring. The annual dinner of the club in June will terminate this year’s activities. Officers for 1932-33 are Barbara Smith, president; Walter Sly, vice-president; Emma Sanderson, secretary; Glenn Hamilton, treasurer. 28