Orchard Park High School - Quaker Yearbook (Orchard Park, NY)

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Twenty REFLECTOR Typewrltmg You don t know what you have mrssed mf you ve never taken typewrrtmg Really I beheve that for cultmvatmg self control mt can never be equalled and you recelve daxly lessons 1n patlence as well as typmg I m statmg the followmg as a darly occurrence Scrap paper' All ready? Wr1sts up elbows m' Feet Hat on the floor' Eyes on your copy not on the keyboard' All ready? Begm' f f f space d d d ace J J spa 2 3 4 k k k space Wr1sts up Doro hy' f Elbows rn Bertha' J J J space Helen eyes on your copy' k k k space Do not look at the keyboard' d d Donald you must keep typmg at the same rate The rhythm helps you to gam speed 3 5 space tc far ar mto the perrod After shorthand comes a permod of pract1ce typmg and another after book space g h 1 space far far mto the afternoon It drums m your bra1n at beats ln your mmd far far 1nto the mght You thmk about It dream about xt worry over lt practlce mt untxl rt sw1ms m cock eyed zrg zags through your head The only breaks rn the monotony are the moments of desparrmg angursh when the almost completed exercmse IS rrpped unceremomously from the typewrrter all because of one wrong tap of one offendmg finger Before we know lt the asylums w1ll be full but some of us w1ll be typrsts lf we persevere Dorothy Jacobs 36 v' School Band The Band was started 1n the summer of 1930 The mdea was brought here when the Eden band came to play for an assembly program If Eden could have a band so could we and we proceeded to orgamze one By the summer of 1931 the band boasted 22 members Rehearsals and lessons were iirst held rn the rear of the Presbytenan Church Mr John Surra was the dlrector W1th the help of the Parent Teacher s Assoc1at1on a concert was put on to rarse money for umforms Thxs year the band won fourth place at the Lockport festrval School Orchestra In the school year of 29 30 we had a hxgh school orchestra of exactly four people two vlolms prano and one clarmet Each year s1nce xt has grown steadrly untrl now we have a membersh1p of twenty seven The mstrurnentatmon has 1m proved and the add1t1on of a cello last year and a strmg bass thxs year has added much to our tone and balance Some day we hope to have a vrola or two an oboe and some kettle drums Thus year the orchestra has played for the Faculty play, the Semor play and the Parent Teachers' Assocmatron .Ze y - . L4 ' ' . . , . . . ,. . ' . I - - - V - - - sp - - -1- ce-1 ------- - t .- -f- v - 1 ' ' ' - V - Y . - - - - - - e ., , f . . . . 7 - keepmg. After school, the same monotonous drone - a - b - c - space - d - e - f - Y Y I ' 7 7 v v ' ' - , , 7 , QT 7 7 ' . , . . 7 . -, - , ' 7

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R E F L E C T O R Nznereen Love Twelye golden ma1ds wrth sunht sm11es Went shxmmermg past a sky of blue And lil her hand each bore a rose Fresh born and sparklmg strll wrth dew These mamdens faxr contrasted so To mourners grave were hours too Wh1ch hlled my heart and soul wxth joy The roses were my love for vou LOHQIIDQSC Twelve black robed mourners bearmg cham Marched slowly through my s1lent room The clankmg chams were dull and dark And filled my soul and heart w1th gloom The werghty chams retarded so The progress of the1r bearer s feet I w atched unt1l lt droye me mad Then spran to help but met defeat' Could naught reheye these t1red souls? Wlnch m my sadness haunted me The chams my lonehness for you Betty Erzon 35 Young Farmers' Club The Young Farmer s Club of Orchard Park whlch was founded about 1922 lS one of the oldest clubs IU New York State The present membershlp 1s twenty four These boys carry on crop and poultry projects m order to ra1se money to meet thelr personal needs and to defray some of the expense of gomg to college They should make fiftv dollars 111 the1r sophomore year one hundred dollars the nekt year and one hundred fifty the last year The Club has a Loan Fund amountmg to forty dollars whlch ms loaned to worthy boys to a1d them m gettmg started mn therr projects They haye one year to repay and are charged four percent mterest The athlet1c program cons1sts of basketball baseball track and rule There are many eyenmg meetmgs and each year culmmates an the much looked forward to event the Father and Son banquet ' 1 C . A 'A '. e . ' U ' s. C y r v ' . 'z ' ' ' f L . U g . They' were but hours of time's crew: , 2 Y D C .1 , . Y 7 ' e . , , -

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REFLECTOR TWe,1,,C,,,e The Championship Basketball Game On exery corner crovxds of enthus1ast1c basketball fans walted anxrously for buses to take them to that game of all games wh1ch was to declde the pennant vxrnrer of Le gue B After reachmg thexr destxnatlon the enthusxasts lmmedxately left the bus and ran to the school takrng no precautron as to whether or not cars were cornmg In the doorway stood many anxxous fans waxtmg erther to buy txckets or to hand ln the ones whlch were ln therr possessron Creeping slowly but surely through the crowd our team supporters entered the crowded gymnasxum Soon the v1s1t1ng team entered amxd the cheers of the1r fans Then the brg moment our team commg or the floor ammd hearty yells and applause The whxstle' Breathless srlence relgns as the ball lS tossed mto the a1r and the game has begun' We get the t1p off Baskets fouls the whrstle yells boos and what not form the most excltlng game the B League Champ1onsh1p game The last quarter' Three more mmutes to go' Who vull w1n9 TflCky playmg on the Orch rd Park lS v1ctor1ous' From everywhere the fans run to cheer the successful vlctors Orchard Park once more successful' Another champ1onsh1p cup' Patrrna Mrlrtello 36 7 Student Councul The Student Councll IS a representatlve body elected by the students to pro mote cooperatron provrde for soclal 3CtlV1t1CS and grve oplmons pertarnrng to school problems Through thexr efforts people promment IH rnusrc scrence and rad1o have appeared IU varmous assembly programs The Stamp Club A stamp club was organmzed 1n the Orchard Park Hlgh School for all rnter ested IH phxlately early 1n 1935 The club decrded that It should be known as the Quaker Stamp Club at one of xts bl monthly rneetmgs Its purpose IS to acquamt the members wlth value and hlstory of stamps rather than srmply accumulatxng them The poolmg of efforts and rdeas as well as knowledge IH thls popular hobby has proved advantageous to all The offxcers of the club are Presmdent John Brookxns 37 Secretary Treasur er Herbert Loercher 37 Faculty Advxsor George Wakeman Student Adv1sor Donald Howard 34 if '- '. 1 2 . . , Q A I 7 . ' - ' V V I Y 3 part of our opponents in their effort to win. Then the gun! The game is over! . . . , I 6. Xl , - Y if . . ' ' 9 . - s v - ' , Q . l . 1 Y 7 Y 3 9