A B Davis High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Mount Vernon, NY)

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GIRLS' RIDING CLUB PONSOR: Miss Florence Blackburn CAMERA CLUB SPONSOR: Mr. Arfhur Ferry 0370 Look al The horsielu The girls ol The Riding Club nol only look bul conquer on Their weekly rides al lnlulchinson Riding Academy. There are classes lor lhe novices as well as The more advanced egueslrians. Exlra-special evenls on The club's program are an annual moonlighl ride and an- nual breaklasl ride. Look al The birdie! The Camera Cub musl have needed a cage ol birdies when lhey pholographed aboul 340 incoming sludenls lor permanenl record cards. The club is also working on an alphabelic pholo Tile lor The ollice. The members have an equipped dark room, so lhey can develop lheir own piclures. They conducl an annual conlesl lor Ihe members and save money wilh which prizes an awarded.

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OuTsTanding among The school acTiviTies, The DramaTic SocieTy has really earned iTs Tame. The Two big producTions This year, The LaTe ChrisTopher Bean and You Can'T Talce lT WiTh You , were Twin successes oT The Tirsir magniTude, boTh arTisTically and Tinancially. The socieTy enTered a counTy high school dramaTics convenTion This spring. They also perTormed one-acT plays Tor The assemblies here and in The iunior high schools. Admission To This organizaTion is gained aTTer a successTul Three minuTe TryouT, consisTing oT a skiT, monologue, or oTher perlrormance. The chorus is a large group oT mixed voices noTed Tor Their ex- cellenT and unusual eTTecTs. They presenT assemblies annually wiTh The orchesTra. lT has always been mosT popular, especially among The Tair sex, Tor iT aTTords an opporTuniTy To demonsTraTe all or any vocal TalenTs. This May, Their TwenTy-eighTh concerT was held. ogbo DRAMATIC SOCIETY CHORUS SPONSOR: Mr. Emil Nielsen

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DISCUSSION GROUF l HOME ROOM ADVISERS SPONSOR: Miss Grace Lewis Much of lhe bewildermcnl and loneliness suffered by girls new lo lhe high school is allevialed by lhe Home Room Advisers, a com- paralively young bul very worlhwhile organizalion. These girls, There is one lor every homeroom, lake lhe newcomers under lheir wing and acquainl lhem wilh lhe ways ol Davis. Al lhe beginning ol The lerm, lhe advisers hold a dinner lor Jrhem and all Jrhrough Jrhe lerm ac+ as Friendly guides. The Discussion Group is a lhoughl-provoking inslilulion. The girls hear many oulside speakers, women lrom all walks of life. When lhere are noir speakers, lhe members conducl lheir own discussions on Topics vilal lo Jrhe girl ol loday. 0880