Saratoga Springs High School - Recorder Yearbook (Saratoga Springs, NY)

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THE fIlGH SCHOOL RECORDER 7 The next year we returned as full-fledged sophomores, a little more sophisticated and decorous. We elected Ned Roohan as president, Bev- erly Waring as vice president, and Ladislav Dejnozka as Secretary-Treas- urer. Cecily Weiton and John Moore represented us on the Student Council. Under the direction of Miss Harrington we presented two plays, one in recognition of Book Week, the other in observance of Easter. We were very active in sports this year, when several of our athletes were welcomed on the Junior Varsity basketball squad. As sophomores we had a good cause to be extremely proud of Jean Malloy and Ned Roohan. Jean was awarded one'of the prizes given to the twenty lead- ing interviews submitted in the ttScholastici, contest and Ned won third place in the National Latin Contest under the auspices of the A. P. S. L. The autumn of 1934 made us upper classmen and gave us the privilege of looking down our noses at the antics of the freshmen. At our first meeting, Ned Roohan was again chosen the head of our class, to be assisted by the vice-president, Jean Malloy; the secretary, Rose Cailenius; and the treasurer, Beverly Waring. That year we had equal representation with the seniors on the Student Council, our members being Cecily Welton, Ralph Kellogg and Mary Ann Hyde. Bessie Mat- thews and Andrew Richardson ably represented us as reporters for the ttRecorderW In preparation for the next years responsibility as traffic officers, we took over in the spring of 1935 the traffic duty under the supervision of the senior chairman. Theodore Welton. The most impor- tant of our extra-curricular activities was the Junior Prom, which proved a success in every way. In September, 1935, we attained our greatest achievement. We were seniors. The class elected Ray Calkins as president, Beverly War- ing as vice-president, and Jean Potter as secretary-treasurer. Ned Roohan, Dorothy Waring and Schuyler Smith took their seats on the Student Council. The huge task of editing the ttRecorder was placed on the reliable shoulders of Jean Mailoy. who also acted as Miss Peppy. Credit is also due Ralph Kellogg and Schuyler Smith, who ably assisted her. With the fall months came two new activities, football and ttHome Room Guidancei7 Football was not exactly new but it had been away for so long that everyone welcomed it as a new sport. The students and the citizens of Saratoga Springs gladly supported this restored game. The ttHome Room Guidanceii program was planned to promote initiative, desirable social attributes, and increased unity of purpose. To the bset of my knowledge, it has accomplished its aims.

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6 THE HIGH SCHOOL RECORDER mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmme DEDICATION The ttRecorder staff dedicates the 1936 Year Book to Mr. Richard E. Leonard, a former member of the faculty of this school, whose death on August 10, after a lingering illness, saddened his fellow teachers and the many students, now alumni, who had spent profitable and pleasant hours under his capable guidance as head of the science department of Saratoga Springs High School. Although Mr. Leonardis experience as a teacher in this city ante-dated that of the present graduating class in the field of science, it is fitting that the esteem and affection which he won from his pupils should find expression in this permanent tribute to his memory. PRIZES The Recorderly is glad to announce three new prizes to be awarded seniors this June. The first is the Richard E. Leonard prize of five dol- lars, which will be awarded the senior doing the highest grade of work in chemistry for the entire year. The second is an award of ten dollars and five dollars respectively to those students who obtain the highest and second highest grades in American history, at the conclusion of a full years work. The third is a five dollar award for the highest grade in French. For the chemistry award the school is indebted to Mrs. Richard E. Leonard, for the history prizes to the Saratoga Historical Society, and, for the French, to Miss Kate Batchellor. CLASS HISTORY The memorable day in June will soon arrive when the class of 1936 will he graduated. How glad we shall be, and yet, how sorry! In 1932, numbering 396, we entered the awe-inspiring portals of Saratoga High. Ours was theilargest freshman class ever to be admitted and all the third floor rooms, excepting one, were placed at our disposal. We were not as meek and mild as the upper classmen would have liked; but, much to their chagrin, we roamed around, making our presence felt, often finding ourselves on senior territory, encroaching on senior privi- leges. We were not organized that year but we wisely selected Ruth Har- rington, James Roohan-more popularly known as Ned-and Lohnas Knapp to report our doings in the ttRecorderF HThe-Dance of the Atoms? an assembly program presented by the science classes of Mr. Chadwick, displayed our dramatic ability for our first year.

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8 THE HIGH SCII'OOL RECORDER mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Our social features consisted of a Junior-Senior Christmas Dance and a Senior Dance, both of which were highly successful. Our great dance, the Senior Ball, will be held on June 5. Everyone is working for it and we hope it will turn out as fine an affair as the Junior Prom of a year ago. HWhile the Chimes Rang, HTrifles,H ttConsumers ln Wonderland,H ttValley Forge, and HThe Last Full Measureil were some of the assembly plays we presented. Our dramatic talents were finely revealed, in the Senior Play, ttlt Pays To Advertiselt by Megrue and Hackett. Now our four well-filled years of high school have come to an end. Ned Roohan and Ralph Kellogg have earned the titles of valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. It is our cherished hope that the years to- come will prove as enjoy- able and profitable as the years of the past in Saratoga High. Olive Bathrick.