Arcade Central High School - Edacra Yearbook (Arcade, NY)

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DEDICHTIUH THE CLASS OF 1887 Left to nght Dr Elmer Grant Horton, Nel11e Clough Homer W Clough 1th a humble realization of the inadequacy of the recogmtlon afforded th1s lssue of Edacra is sincerely dedicated to the class of 1887, Arcade Hlgh School In the snxty years smce thenr greater age and wxsdom has come a greater claim we realxze, to our school s academlc honors Therefore, ln accepting such honors, as may come our way on our graduatlon, we do so wlth the knowledge that our prominence is as a brief flxcker while the1rs IS of a lasting brxlhance We hope that the Class of 1887, 1ntact as it IS now, can be w1th us many years to come as alumm of the alma mater we share with them 3 ' : . ' , . . graduation, the members of this class have grown older and wiser than we areg and with this . . I .

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FUHEUJURIJ In an attempt to render the 1947 Edacra interesting to the alumni, supporters patrons, and friends of Arcade Central School -- and not merely to the students thereof the staif has in keepmg wrth the Dedlcation on page 3 carrxed through the book an account of the his tory of education in Arcade This ls done with the f1rm convlction that our book will prove the more treasured to the graduates and pre sent students and will at the same time, be shared with the citizenry of the community served by Arcade Central School The 1947 Edacra Staff wishes to extend 1ts sincere thanks to all those people who have aided in the comp1lat1on of this book wlth their loans of books, p1ctures, announcements, etc We know their contn but1ons account for a large share of the value of our publication Editor 1n ch1ef Assistant Ed1tors Buslness Manager Assistants Art Editor A sslstants A ssxstant Features Editor A ssistant Literary Editor A ssistants Make up Editor Assistants 2 Rose Marie Conroy Edward Redden Mary Kittleson Raymond Zimmer Ronald Wiedermann Betty Brass Howard Williams Dolores Demicke Karolyn Altmann Kay Welles Earl Buncy Ivy Wagner June Howell Edward Barber lean Maracle Sally Feraldl Sibyl Smith Nancy Almeter Lois Fetzer Martha Joslyn Josephine Decker Joanne Fuchs Patrxcia Stockln Betty Hamm Bill Bates Arlene Domes Shirley Zimmer -- , z Sports Editor Q....la ..,.L...r .K.,,,Q..cE F o rd Strong

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,-, -urn Intersection of Liberty and Main Streets ln the Village of Arcade in the e r 1864 Y 2 Courtesy of Grant Hodge HUTES FHUIH THE PHST The following historical notes on Arcade s Schools, gleaned largely from the t b k f no e oo o Mr Harry Douglass, tell the story of the growth of Arcade s educa tional facilities They tell this story, we must admit, in a rather sketchy mann er, but brevity ls necessary to cover the span of years treated Sallent events have been noted together with, here and there a dlgression to cust d oms an char acterlstics of a period These facts could be woven into a smoother narrative but t hat could be accomplished only be a story of much greater length The pages given to these glimpses into the past are connected by a note at the bottom of each page indicating the next page on which the notes are continued 1811 Rebecca Parker was teaching in the first school of the Town of China fthere is no record of the location of the building, but it was somewhere ln the vicinity of what is now Arcade Centerj 1813 Joel Dutton was teaching ln Chlna's first village school - a log hut At this time, a Deacon Walter Hunckley had his Temperance Tavern in about the location of the present Post Office. The village fArcadeJ at that time had no name, it was sometimes known as The Settle- ment or Hlnckley's Station, having been a stop on the stage lines. There were scattered farm buildings and possibly a general store near the site of what is now the corner of Liberty and Main. In this same school building, the town's flrst Sunday School and church services were held. 1813 - Aprll - At a Town Meeting of the Town of Sheldon Qlncludlng at that time the present townships of Arcade, lava, and Sheldonl, three inspectors of common schools were appointed: Walter Hinckley, Israel Klbbe, and Simeon Welles. This ls the earliest mention of any school officials ln what are now the towns of Sheldon, lava, and Arcade. NOTES FROM THE PAST continued on Page 5. 4 Q. f ,. f' 1 ,. 'A Q . V ' . 7 '. , tb 'va .' W' 'kwa gf.,-. -,pa l X ,' A V 1 'h , ., - - .-nf 1 V K ' ,,. ..-.F Q v , I ' - , 1 , - lx 'u f , . '- .as - L- . . . I f , - I I