Waterville Central High School - Academic Union Yearbook (Waterville, NY)

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brary, and making Memorial Day bouquets for the soldiers, graves. Through the courtesy of the Town Board, weekly meetings have been held at Muni- cipal Hall. The two local troops are under the leadership of Miss Helen Korbel, Miss Florence Williams, and Miss Rosalie O. Mayer. Mrs. Ralph Terry is chairman of the Town Committee. The highlight of the year was the annual rally held in April to which girls from surrounding communities were invited. The BOY SCOUTS of Waterville are beginning their third year. At the end of l933 Mr. Hart, Scoutrnaster, and Mr. Lee Willialiis, Assistant Scout- master, resigned. John Bourke was then appointed to act as temporary leader. Late in the spring Mr. Rouselle, physical instructor at our school, kindly accepted to take charge of the troop and is now the present leader. Plans have been made for a summer camp, and under the leadership of Mr. Rouselle the Scouts are already making plans to develop the troop into a still bigger and better organization. Waterville Parent-Teacher Association President .,.....,.....,....,. Miss Ruth F. Evans First Vice President . . . . . .Mrs. Virgil Eastman Second Vice President .,,.. , . . Mrs. Walter Day Secretary .....,..... . , , Mrs. S. Hall Barrett, Jr. Treasurer .......,.. . . . Mrs. George Hayden Executive Committee ........... Arthur A. Radley Mrs. Charles McLean It is the general opinion that the Waterville Parent-Teacher Association attained measurable success this year in reaching its aim of HFriendliness in the Home, School, and Communityf' Eight very friendly meetings were held in the Eastman Auditorium, the first Monday night of each month from October through May. The average attendance was estimated at four hundred. Out-of-town speakers who ad- dressed the members included: Dr. Robert W. Moore, Prof. J. Melbourne Shortlilfe, Dr. Sidney Bisgrove, and Horace B. Griffiths. Founder's Day was celebrated in February with a playlet featuring a birthday cake which was later sold at an auction to the highest bidder. The outstanding activities for the year include: Average attendance of four hundred persons at the meetings. Activities of the school presented by the children at seven of the meet- ings. About three thousand six hundred bottles of milk furnished for under- nourished children. School house open for inspection and opportunity provided for con- ferences With teachers. Two friendly 'gget-togetherw meetings in the gymnasium. Funds for the year raised by means of a card party and dance. Pre-school clinic held in connection with county health officers. Copies of uChild Welfare Magazinew distributed to members. Adult Education work in Waterville promoted. Sixty questionnaires from the State Department of Education answered and returned. Hot dishes provided for undernourished children during May and June. Assistance rendered in drive for sale of Health Seals at Christmas. Contribution made to P. T. A. scholarship fund.

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adviser. Other projects studied by the club were bacteriology, radio receiv- ing set construction, high voltage electricity, and repair and construction of storage batteries. The STUDENT COUNCIL, a representative body which contains mem- bers from each room in the Junior and Senior High Schools, was under the direction of June Evans as president, Scott Webb as vice president, and Howard Lally as secretary-treasurer. The representatives were: Howard Lally, Carol Stone, Robert Byrnes, Julia Hughes, Ruth Beck, Eleanor La- Fayette, Victor Warriner, Marion Day, Ramon Iles, Howell Hughes, and Shirley Eastlnan. The FUTURE FARMER ORGANIZATION of students enrolled in the Agriculture classes has completed a very active year. In addition to regular monthly meetings, the members engaged in a basketball league with other Future Farmers of the Cherry Valley section, attended the Cornell Farm and Home Week activities, participated in judging contests at Delhi and at the State Fair, and held a benefit dance at the Pleasant Valley Grange Hall. At the Future Farmer Rally at West Winfield, Glen Wil- liams won second place in the prize speaking contest and Cecil Edwards won first place in the sack race. Willard Allen and ,Iames Steele were awarded the degree of Cherry Valley Farmer at this rally. The outstanding event of the season was the Future Farmer Fair held inthe school garage in November. All students enrolled in the Agriculture classes exhibited some of their animal and crop projects. Prizes were donated by merchants of Waterville and neighboring farmers. In the evening a chicken supper was served by the boys and their mothers. It is expected that this fair will be an annual event. The officers for the year were: Willard Allen, presi- dent, James Steele, vice president, and Glenn Bowers, secretary-treasurer. The 4-H CLUBS, the NVQISIIIYIQIOII 4-H Club at Waterville and the Out-of-Door Club at Deansboro, had an extremely active year. The Wash- ington 4--H Club had eighty-six members, thirty-eight in Homemaking under the leadership of Miss Henrietta Plusch, and forty-eight in Agriculture under the leadership of Mr. Kendrick S. Hart. The latter group was divided into the following project groups: Garden-Byron Wilmot, Poultry-Robert Brady, Potato-Willard Allen, Swine-Robert Manion, and DairyfGlen Williams. The Out-of-Door Club had its thirty members divided into two groups led by Mr. Hart and Mrs. Powell. In February, a supper was held in the Deansboro school. Members of both clubs attended the Achievement Day meeting at Rome in November, and in May the Homemaking groups attended a rally at Rome. A KNITTING CLUB was organized this year for the first time. It con- sisted of I2 members who met informally every Thursday during the extra- curricular period. Miss Plusch instructed the members and made them at- tend to their knitting. Two CURRENT EVENTS CLUBS were formed by the eighth grades of the Junior High School under the direction of Miss Simmons. They subscribed to a Current Events paper, and each club met once a week. A chairman, selected from the class, has presided over each meeting, and topics of current interest have been discussed. , The GIRL SCOUTS of Waterville are beginning the tenth year of their organization. Consisting of girls from the sixth grade up, the local organ- ization has been active in civic welfare: Helping the Red Cross and the relief society, making gifts for hospitals, distributing for the N. R. A., filling Christmas baskets, conducting a story hour for children at the public li-

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Athletics , All in all, athletics at Waterville Central School werenit very success- ful this year. All of the teams were handicapped by inexperience and lack of ability. Nevertheless, more spirit was shown this year than previously. Basketball, Waterville-'s major sport, is a practical illustration of the suc- cess, or lack of it, here this year. Webb and Radley were the only two veterans, and the rest of the team was composed of inexperienced players. I As a result, Waterville won only six games out of twenty-one played. Q y After losing to Sauquoit and New York lVlills, the home forces won their T iirst victory by trouncing New Berlin. The only other triumphs in the T early part of the season were upset wins over Whitesboro and Hamilton. , At Whitesboro, the team had an 'gona' night and whipped Coach l7rye's team, 31-19. Normy Bourke played the hero role in this game by dropping , in eight points. Against Hamilton, a sudden last-quarter rally netted the l locals a l9-16 victory. Captain Hadley starred in this contest. 5 Late in the season, Coach Mclntosh resigned and Leon Bouselle replaced him. Waterville responded to this change by playing much better basket- ball. ln the first game under Coach Bouselle, Sherburne was nosed out T 30-29 as Bourke sank a field goal in the last five seconds. Cambridge was i defeated 36-23, when Scott Webb ran wild. In the final game of the sea- , son, the local team again nosed out Sherburne, The game was as thrilling as 1 any ever seen in the local gymnasium, and it was not decided until the closing l seconds of an overtime period. Prospects for a winning season next year arenit much brighter than they were this year. Coach Bouselle loses Captain Radley, Scott Webb, Bay Dunn, Boy Pickett, Stuart Martin, and Kenneth Gordon from this yearis team. He will have three lettermen, Terry, Bourke, and Byrnes, with which to form a nucleus for next yearis team. The success for next year's team depends on the development of this yearis reserve tealn. The girls didnat enjoy much more success than the boys. Out of fifteen games played, Waterville won seven, lost seven, and tied one. The locals Standing: Phyllis Thomson, Pauline Randall, Mary Bogan, Helen Dempsey, Thel- ma Hughes, Lucy Williams, Anne Thomson, Mr. Rouselle, Mary Dutton, Betsy Nisbet, Anna Fusek, Betty Townsend, Mary Byrnes, llelen Ryan. Seated: Betty Helmes. Nina Whitacre, Dorothy Browne, Winifred Lloyd, June Evans. Julia llughes, Bernice Cook.