Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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mzn1s a52'+:.srxNl ll FIVE YEARS OF PROGRESS IN ARDSLEY HIGH SCHOOL Tin B1zfI11'1'1f-y-lDuring thc past live ynzxw. Il lll1lCf1'4'fJl1l :xclflitlmm fm' lllu lliglx School has been comllztccl :mcl mlm fxzllfaxxhw' :lm-Qfzxl mi-mx llzrsc lxevn an ill well: I - D U .W I . n y lzbrary, Cllmc, SCX'-flllg mmm, CZll'1JlllllLI' slump, lunch lilfllll :mel 1U'lCllC1'S wvxu, l ll- Jils and teachers arc su zmucl lvl their sclv ol mlzml llmi Lllcx' s wnrl much Mme :mfl mcncv to liCHl171fV 11. Ille lunch mfmm, clmw. rcwuw' mvm :mcl fCZlCllLx1'x- mmm V I 1 ' V N TH X . have lmeu lurlglmteuccl wnlx l'1ll'l1l1E7'l ln' utlmcr lirfulaxxl. l':1cl1 Claw: has lmugglu plc- tures for thc new mfm 1. ilmflcl 7 lmw rviwi elwrl alll Ilwlr rlcslq wps. Till? Pzfjvil,v4235 out ul thy 37l pupllk: 1'c'gi:11c-tx-fl llll'4 Sc-plvwlma-1' lmcl pot'- fecl attemlzmce up to l4l1l'l4IlllZl4, Zlffillllxll 6-l Ilvv yazuw ngu. .Xwrzlgu tzmrclmcss has been refluctcl ll'lJlll lvca' lf Il x'-fcvlx :xpju to low: llmzm two :L xwcls tlus yczui Average Z1ffC1lll2111L'C llufl f'L'Tl1' lrzw 2lXCl'g1L'Kl llfl pzr vom. i'1'r1m Frplelulmvm' tu ,lliljl wlth lesf llrm Ol pw' crm. ill1'gj:w.l :'l'sf0z1fc. flrfwl- bl 3, 6. 7 ml Vluuiurs lmw zlll beaten the 1'e:'o:'fl ul lil pg-Nucl XYilL'li5 uf zx1iqml:11u'L- fm' llw clzxs-4, Three uwils were U'r:1clu:1lccl fvmu ilu- ll?-'ll Fclwrml in 1022, l7il'tc1-11 will lux- .L , A , . . 0'radu.z1ted tlfus une. lwxc vcars :ww m .llzug 42 l1lJllS xwrcw1111wfmll1--'ll a, . . 5 , l l N r. School. Now illrrw are 'PU lligh School pupils fm' the llrxt Liam' lllis ywur l1'1x'f' plzmncrl zmrl s1u'u'ss- fully exccutcrl nm their 1JXR'll iuilizllllc z1l1.1111lvliu-. pzxmiw :xml picnics. Szuuplv activities cf the Siuclem Cf+mmfil :mf ills Ulxl4UlAlllfQ ul prius fm' lllx v1LluliC14H'l1111S, placing Z11NE1g8.ZlllC rzzck in the lllIl'7ll'5'. mul 'lllTl'l'?l'lZl1lQf 11u111m'lzxl plzucs fm' llnlw clepartccl who had srrvecl the scluml welll. The moutllly llfmm' .'X'?4ClllllllL'l run by tlw stuclml Ill-llL'Cl'S have zxttluctn-rl nmny Yisiimu frrmu mlm' fifllflflli, The l'L'il7'!llbL' uf tlw pupils to :my appeal fm' the llonol' of the :aclwsml l-14 lllflflllll :mel llllilllllllflllx. llu- ,Xlumui ,XSrlrL'lZlllllll has lxeu revivccl with C'olumlms .Xruiw 11:1 l!l'L'f4l!lClll, :mel lmfs rzlwivcl wut Z1 pmgrtumm lm' thc year io Qml with Il x'cfv3v1irn1 111 the in-11iw1'w llu- l:u'gv1' gfmluzltimmg clzxsfu will speedily incrczlzc llw zmmmlm-1'+l11p ul- llu- Mmmmi. Till' T4'Uc'11P1'.'--- llnll ul llm' fzwulljx lwvr' lan-vu live f'C?ll'i cn' lmmgm' in Illi- AN1'clslc'y systim. in UbllT1'Z1Sl fu ilu- l-f'1'1Ni'l' t1'4'uu'wlm1-4 I11l'Il47XCl'. 'l'l1iN wlllllllllf' of Qoocl tcacllcrrs lun: lucn il gjrcfli llvlp in zlcwlfqnizxg ilu' lzulnms .Xrflslvy f-'3pi1'il. lllen on thz- fzlcully lrzwc i114'1'c1:z,s1.fl hlmwwm iww lu luuex T110 C0111111111117Y-f.X1'cl4lcy iw lmclq ul lllc wlvul. llL'Z'l'l :-ml wul. l'upils. tzachirs, llozml ol lfrlu':u1ru11 :wrl Ulllllllllilllf' :uw all 1111111-fl lwy zv, migglmty pvhlv in ll'l6ll'81Cl'lOUl. Long !'.lf1X' il wlmllwlu- l.'l1'1,lii'llrmDn1' uf llm: lilm' :mul 4 ilrlfl nf Akrrlslc-x llighf V 1

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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

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i 27 I ' KINDERGARTEN Miss Sarah Edwards, Teacher. Top Row: Nicky Mantello, Charles Duda, Bradford Stevens, Robert Morse Francis Morse, VValter Lefurgy, Joseph De Nardo, Patsy .-Xgnano, lack Kaker- beck. Second Row: Isabel XVard, Hilda Knapp, Agnes De Nardo, Freda XVille Angelena De Michele, Gloria Canning, Catherine lfasidonti, june Guden. An- toinette Mantello. Third Row: Abbie lifretche, Yiola Savino, Rosina Paolucci, Christina Gran- dolfe, Phyllis Stevenson, lllanche Allen, Edith lirischman, Clare Klacri. Bottom Row: Nicky Macri, .lohn Croth, james linoescl, -laines Mackenzie blames lletrola. Class Yell: Ililly-killoo-kiloo-kilick-kiilack! Chick-a-lack a check Can we yell? lYcll. you shall sec. XN'ell, I guess! Kindergarten, liindergzirtcnl Yes, Yes, Yes!