Richburg Central School - Quill Yearbook (Richburg, NY)

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19 3 8 THE QUILL 19 3 8 F C U L T Y TINELLA M. DELESIO Plattsburg Normal Nazareth College Syracuse University Albany State College Senior Class Adviser We have certain work to do for our bread and that is to be done strenuously; other work to do for our delight and that is to be done heartily; neither is to be done by halves or shifts. ANNE McQUEEN R. N. Buffalo Sisters of Charity Hospital Syracuse University St. Bonaventure College Nurse Teacher There may be something in being like a postage stamp. You always get somewhere by sticking to the same thing. JULIA L. RODIER B. S. Alfred University Buffalo University N. Y. U. Chautauqua Art Freshman Class Adviser All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work gives Jack an incomplete. MARGARET E. WILSON B. S. Cornell University Homemaking Sophomore Class Adviser Before you criticize anyone be sure you give yourself a good analysis; you will be so busy correcting your own faults you won’t have time to criticize. ISOBEL H. WOOD R. C. S. '33 Office Assistant In seeking happiness, we find wherever we may roam. It waits—a gift of love divine within the arms of—Home! I 3

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19 3 8 THE QUILL 19 3 8 F C U L T Y JAMES F. DAVIS B. S. Taylor University Ball State Teachers College Science Freshman Class Adviser It isn't the man who is able but the man who finishes his job that makes a suc- cess. DEE M. GOODRICH B. S. Alfred University St. Bonaventure College Mathematics Sophomore Class Adviser This is the real challenge. Democracy needs all kinds and varieties of strengths. What will develop one learner will stunt another. ELIZABETH K. MAURICE A. B. Elmira College Geneseo Normal History; Library Junior Class Adviser Some books are to be tasted, others to be swal- lowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. W. PHILIP AUSTIN Fredonia Normal Eastman School of Music Ithaca Conservatory of Music Oh Music, thing so lovely, sweet, What is thy magic rare? What joy or sorrow do you bring Go fill the world, the air. IRA A. BROWN B. S. Ithaca College Cortland Normal Physical Education Coach The best angle from which to approach a problem is the try-angle. I 2

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19 3 8 19 3 8 THE QUILL SERVICE OF AN ALUMNUS The service an alumnus may render his community and school depends on three things: opportunity, desire or willingness, and common sense. Anyone exercising his right of citizenship by conversation and at the polls, . creates a wholesome sentiment and renders as great a service as those who are in office. Citizens should not be hasty in criticizing those officially responsible, but after careful investigation and consideration, should take the criticism in a friendly spirit to parties concerned, and it should be received in the same manner. A heart to heart talk would not only bring about a better understanding but also would produce help- ful results. HENRY L. MILLIS '02 1 ATHLETICS THEN AND NOW I The first record of organized school athletics in Richburg was in 1909, when a squad of track athletes competed in the first Alfred interscholastic meet. In the years following, a team managed to place third in this event. However in recent years; Basketball, organized in the years 191 I -1912. has become the major sport. Since then, a coach has been employed and Richburg has been among the leading contenders for the county championship. In 1928-1929, the team won the Class B title, playing in the finals at Rochester. Baseball and Soccer have recently become inter-school sports. Our team win- I ning the 1936-1937 soccer championship of Allegany and Steuben Counties. FLOYD SAUNDERS '12 R. C. S. RURAL ADVANTAGES I About 70% of Richburg Central School children live in rural sections. Many of these children have to walk only to the street to reach a comfortable bus. Today, the average rural student walks fewer miles and consumes little, if any, more time in reaching school than he did formerly. - Beginners are able to start their education a year or more earlier than they could without the centralized school. The educational, and social advantages for the rural student are invaluable, com- pared with the old system, and we all enjoy civic pride in an institution of greater value in every way than the village alone could provide. LYLE M. CANFIELD SCIENCE THEN AND NOW Reminisences of the days of the old Richburg Union School, particularly during the period of 191 1-1914 recall to mind numerous changes in the Science Department. Keeping in step with modern ideas and inventions, the department has steadily grown to many times its former size and is now equipped with adequate supplies to - cope with the present day needs. Elementary Science, as taught then, consisted of Zoology, Botany and Physiology, each a half year subject. Today these subjects are taught as one—General Science. In contrast to a few short years ago, Chemistry now touches our lives at nearly every point, industrially and scientifically. It teaches us how to make paper, rayons, preservatives for food, and how to produce the most gasoline from crude oil. The list is endless and steadily growing. a Physics, another of our sciences, is probably the broadest and most fundamental. Over the period of these few years there has been a veritable flood of new discoveries ■ such as radio, television, color photography and Talkies —all making for greater knowledge and better living. At present our Science Department is practical and modern, and the School Board takes pleasure in aiding its growth and development. Members of the Board of Education. HOWARD THOMSON '14 I 4