Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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Sept Sept Sept Sept. Sept Sept Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. hlan. jan. Feb. lfeb. lieb. Feb. Mar. Har. Mar. ,-Xpr. .-Xpr. Apr. Apr. .N pr. Apr. Nay May Hay illllf' WEQJZEYAT 1-1 QX YIQXR XX'l'llll Ol'llSlfl.X'liS 6-Faculty zirrive to take up their strenuous. impossible duties. S-Students creep unwillingly to school. lfreshnien Wunder about like lords of creation. 14-lfreshnien boys get dizzy pztrading the circle in the village square dur- ing initiation. Ice-eold slioyyers at school relieve theni. 16-lfreshnizin girls go buck to lqindergzirten dziys with hzxir ribbons. two- toned socks. and blissful ignorance. 20-Several uliznini and .Xlex Klusszi. ex-grzuluztte. shzilie the dust of .Xrds- ley from their feet and depart to institutions of higher learning. 21-Gertrude Xlvzilter exits for Cizilifornizx. l-Pupils heyrziil filet that teachers' conference couipels :1 holidzly. Tezicliers rejoice. 12-Pupils glad Columbus diseoyercd .Xniericzr 23-'l'aylor and licylor entertain .Xrdsley by their :lets of niztgic. 29-liirst party of the yezir givin by .Xrts :ind tirzifts liluh entertains pupils. pupils. witches and goblins frighten some of the lfreslnnen. ll-Dedication of new building. lflvxluniors publish lliglz Srliool ,X'rryx. 10-:XlalJa1n11 Klinstrels. llones zind 'llnnlro give the audience zihernzitc thrills, horrors. false expectations. :ind aching sides with their hziir-raising episodes. 15-'Honor Society liznioutt, Klr. Seeley discloses niziny of Klr. Slllll'llZ1ll.S Secrets. Mrs, lfhler :ind Klrs. lloehren :ire honored yyilh niednls. 17-Santa Lflzuis visits school :ind orders it to be closed until ,l21l1l1?l1'Y -ilfl' 13iHigh School girls :ire well fed zu the lYestchester Lighting C'oinp:iny's School on XYhc-els, which :inehored on Orlando fxveiuie. 21-The digniried Seniors jolt the high school into ll pziriy. l8--,-Xll aboard for the lfllf ,'XRlisi,iiyHxxi Willing support gives the editors some needed eueourztgement. 20-The Sophomore--lunior pzirty puts .lznuiziry Zl in the dust. 23-The hcilllllflllllflll lfxpressu :irrives carrying with it the entertziinineni. Mary, Queen of Tots. 28-The girls have Il bzislcetbzill party. -l-The .'X11lCI'lCZll1 tilee tilub niesnierizes :1 lzirge nuniber of .Xrdslt-yites. who were wise enough to attend. 15-Gilbert Klefonnell and Llzunes Nlelyliirter in their ltilts nizilse the high school girls envious. 25-Speaking Contest. Nlztrviorie zind Nlillzird plezise the ziuditnce. 2-lfirst varsity bzisebzill ganie with llfistings. lloys cziteh l'1llll'4ll'O'lJf and drop tly bulls. S5Xiiz1stz1sia Yan lhii'ltziioyr represents us in .Yeti York' 'liilzuiv tiontest. 9-Seniors' CUlll'lZ1Q1'ZllltYll. 'AlYix'es to Ilurnf' lrziyrs it large audience. 14-lizzsketbzil lbzinfguet. Xleuibers of both iezuns :ire :nnply fed, Speakers especially enjoy occasion. V 21--Seniors leziye for lxiildillllgltlll. ,Xrdsley sqiiare zirouscd :tt f'1:l5. 29 to May 6-lloys' lleelq, .Rtl':1,irs of the Yillzige go on snioothly under boys' inzuizigenient, l'rineip:tl -lziels 'lieller is reslrziined from grzuiling it half holiday: -Two Seniors do the flip Yarn Xlifnliie stunt. 5-:Xrdsley wins fr. in llehlus lierry in ninth inning. 6- The lfziiry Rose leads zuidience into fziirylzind for an hour. 13-lfreshnien l.uelc l'zirty tzilies curse froni lfridziy, the 13th.

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18 THE DEDICATION The new -addition was started about July, 1925. In October, a collection.of future memories was taken from each class to be put into the cornerstone, which ws laid with simple ceremony on October 22, at 3 P. M. The building was ready for occupancy at the beginning of the new school term, September, 1926, but was not officially Finished until later in the Fall. With an interesting and impressive program, this new addition was dedicated N oyember 11, 1926. There were over six hundred people at the dedication, which, we believe, is more than have ever been in the school at one time before. The program was as follows: Music-Ardsley High School Orchestra. Welcome Song-First Grade Group. Invocation-Rev. J. T. Van Burkalow. The Star Spangled Banner-Sung by Audience. Greetings-Mrs. Mary T. Goehren, President, Board of Education. Your New School-Mr, Charles H. Cheney, Dist. Superintendent of Schools. Solo: The Wind's in the South -Miss Marion Munson, Director of Music, Ardsley. Dedication Address-Hon. VVilliam F. Bleakley, judge of the County Court. Benediction-Rev. P. F. Lombardo. Inspection of new building. Dancing in the old auditorium---music by Uelmorians. Ushering by the Senior Class. The spell-bound audience listened to the addresses and music. Miss Munson held the rapt attention of all with her singing, and graciously tendered as an en- core. the song, I Love You Truly. Inspection of the building followed this. Some of the visitors then left. but the others went into the old auditorium and enjoyed a social hour of dancing to the music of the Bellemorian Orchestra. The pupils appreciate the forethought of the people of the village in giving us such a splendid building and will strive to be worthy of this great opportunity.

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20 THE H1sToRY or ARDSLEY HIGH scnooi. In olden times the Sawmill River was forded near an ash tree. A little set- tlement grew up around this ford and eventually became a village known as Ash- ford. Like all good villagers, the people of Ashford provided a school for their children. VVe have no record of their hrst attempts in this line. Our earliest records go as far back as 1846. The school tax list for that year is still extant and is a most interesting document. The trustees, John Lefurgy, Charles Lister, and Anthony Storm, wished to raise seventy-three dollars and seventy-five cents for the maintenance of the school for a year. During the winter of 1844-45, they spent ten dollars for wood to heat the school. Some of the other items of ex- pense were: an axe and helve, 31.445 a stove door, 30.37, a broom, 30.21. VVe do not know the location of this building. The next school was situated on the land now owned by Mr. Vlfilliam Proud- foot, and was first used sometime during the sixties. This building had two rooms, both on the same Hoor, one of which was used as a cloak room.. The school district at that time extended as far as Broadway, Dobbs Ferry. The first teacher was a Mr. Rope. Then followed Mr. G. A. Buck and Mr. VVi11iam E. Slocum, both well-known to the people of Ardsley. The land for this school was given to the town by Mr. Stores, to be held by it only as long as it was used for a school. VVhen the site was changed in 1880, this land accordingly reverted to the original owner. Mr. Daniel Lawrence bought the old building and moved it down by Campbells garage, where it was used as a livery stable. The new school erected in 1880 was our present Municipal Building. On the first fioor there were two rooms, separated by a glass partition. The first and second grades met in the back, the third and fourth in the front. The other four grades met in the two rooms on the second floor. Mr. Xllilliam Slocum was the principal. It was three years after this that the name of the village was changed. The people of Ashford desired a Post Office. As there was already an Ashford in the State. it was necessary to change the name. A Mr, Cyrus W. Field prom- ised to help them with their petition if they would change it to Ardsley,', after the home of his ancestors in England. The first Ardsley school grew slowly but surely. By 1903. there were four teachers, and by 1910, live. ln 1913, the older part of our present building was erected at a cost of 5S90,000. At this time, there were six teachers and about 125 pupils. In june, 1913. nine pupils took high school examinations. In June, 1927, ninety pupils will take these examinations. Although high school work was carred on, we did not receive our charter until 1918. The kindergarten was added in 1918. Our high school department has grown so rapidly recently that in 1925 the corner-stone fora large addition was laid, with llrs. Ruth Slocum, l resident of the lloard of Education. presiding. The dedication of this building was held in tlte new audi- torium, November 11, 1926. Mrs. Mary Goehren, Prcsdent of the lloard of lfducation. presided. In our ample quarters, we have now nineteen teachers and a school nurse. Ardsley High School ranks high among the schools in our src- tion of the country and is steadily bettering its positior