Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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I 9 N j LEAGUE SPEAKING CONTEST The Greenburgh League lnterscholastrc Pnze Speaking Contest was held ln the audltorxum of the Dobbs Ferry Hugh School on May 2 l928 at 8 I5 o clock The Ardsley group It seemed was grven the place of honor as they were asslgned to the middle rows of seats dlrectly m front of the stave Before the contest opened the Dobbs Ferry Orchestra played some se lectxons After Mr MCGIHHCSS had corrected some embarrassing mistakes ln the spelling of some names on the program the contest began Marjorle Longmulr our candldate was the Hr t speaker The qualxty tone and ferver of her volce 1n deln ermg Klpllng s poem Boots astonished her audlence After she had finlshed she was applauded heartlly Each contestant then came to the platform without any announcement and gave his or her piece The majorlty of the selections were ln prose or play form As an lntermxsslon IH the middle of the program the Dobbs Ferry Or chestra agam played After the second half of the program had be un a slight uneasmess was shown by the audlence at txmes A motion was made by many that Dobbs Ferry approprlate money to cushlon the chalr seats Mlllard Mldonlck was the last speaker on the program ln delxvermg his selectlon The Pamter of Seville he showed hrs ablllty to gain the attentlon of hrs audlence by hls oratory and not his acting As he left the stage he too was applauded reatly rlhen the nerve strammg tlme came durlng whlch the Dobbs Ferry Or chestra trled somewhat hopelessly to keep everyones attentnon away from thmkmg what the Judges declsrons would be lVl1nute after mmute tlcked away The Judges were stlll deadlocked It must surely be close' At last Mr lVlcG1nness and one of the judges Mr MOIYISOH came to the platform As usual the Judge kept everybody an suspension so long that they were almost frantlc At last after glvmg the audience the process by whlch the judges had reached their decisions he declared that on the first ballot Marjorie Longmulr and Catherine Porter had been tled However on later ballots the Jud es gave the Hrst place to Catherine Porter of Dobbs Ferry and a very very close second to Marjorie Longmulr But he then declared they had no dlfflculty IH choosmg Mlllard Mxdo nick as wmner of the boy s cup Wlth true Ardsley Splflt the Ardsley group gave thelr school cheer led by Clare Bohllg Much credit IS due to both Marjorne and Mlllard for thelr untlrmg efforts ln preparlng the selections for the League event and also to lNf1ISS Elinor Buell who coached them on toward vlctory 1,l,, .' A If I S L L' Y A X 13 'r A . . . - , : . 1 , . Y . . . D l . ra a ' . . . v . , S I . , . . . . . . , .. H . 7 A V 7 . , . , - g y . . 1 A4 I - lv - . . . . . y v , - y - 1 g . , - . . . . , . , . - y . . . ' . . . - v , g 1 1 f y Q Y Y - . . . Y Y I y

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K THE VENETIKN GLASS BLOWERS Frxday ex emng September 23 1977 there came to the Ardsley Hugh School a Reo speed wagon bearm two men who were Icnown as the Venetlan Glass Blowers Mr Burke and Mr Cross presented an enjoyable entertalnment Whrle Mr Burke lectured Mr Cross produced some very beautlful artlcles from glass A few pupils were called upon to asslst on sex eral occasions Barbara Frlschmann THE SUNSHINE GIRLS On Saturday evenmg October I 1927 the Sunshine Glrls made up of Miss Marjory acques reader and Impersonator Mlss Alxce Seamans VlOlll'1lSf and accompanist and Miss Marlon Watson a concert artlst with a clear rlng mg soprano volce and also leader of the group entertamed our school There was a small audxence so small that the Glrls Basketball Team under whose ausplces lt was glven rncurred a small hnanclal loss Perhaps the reason for thus was because Saturday IS an lnconvement nlght Alvme Knell THE JAMES KATER COMPANY The james Kater Company otherwxse Mr and Mrs gave a varled and amusing program m the new audltorlum on November Z2 I927 Mr Kater mystxhed many by slelght of hand tr1cI-is and Mrs Kater sang and played the plano and accordlon Both are artists of note and the rumor of thls speclal attractlons ln Ardsley brought out a very large audlence They were not dlsappomted ln thelr expectatlons and all went home happy DADDY LONG LEGS An auclrence of three hundred greeted the Chicago Players ln Daddy Legs a comedy success m four acts on Monday ex enmg December I2 I927 rn the new I-Ilgh School Audxtorlum Thxs play was sponsored by the Senlor Class of 28 1n an endeavor to ralse money for thelr trip to Washlngton All who attended the play agreed lt was a great success Lrllxan Walker ROBERT PARKER MILES On March 7 1928 Robert Parker IVIlIes famous lecturer and edxtor came to Ardsley to give hls very lnterestmg lecture Tallow Dlps Mr M1les gave hls personal experlences wlth Roosevelt Blsmarck Glad stone Klng Edward and many other notable men m a very mterestlng and pleasmg manner When those who had not been present at the lecture heard the wonderful reports of lt they wlshed that they had been there to meet Mr Miles per sonally 12 I!! ,JN A I' Il S L If IQ13' I - l g . , . . . I . ' 1 1 1 I A 1 1 1 ' ' L 1 1 1 - l 1 1 I I 1 , . 1 - -s . 1 - . . , . . . . 7 . 1 - - . U 11 . . 1 1 I 1 . . 1 . 1 1 I 1 ' , - - - - 11 . 11 1 . . , . . . 1 , , - , 1 1 1 . . -

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION The puplls of Ardsley Hlgh School wrsh to thank the Board of Education for all the favors that they have bestowed upon them the past year We thank them especrally for the wonderful school f3CIlItlCS These have enabled us to reach the hexght at whlch we are now ATTENDANCE CHAMPIONS At the tlme the ARDSLEYAN goes to press the Semor Class has com pleted thlrty weeks of perfect attendance The seventh grade has had nlneteen weeks of perfect attendance and the flfth grade IS creepmg up on their trall vslth seventeen weeks We hope such good attendance wlll contmue the rest of the year THE JUNIOR CHORUS One of the newest school orgamzatlons IS the umor Chorus made up of about flfty members selected from the slxth seventh and elghth grades Re qulrements for membershlp are the possesslon of a good volce and a record of satlsfactory scholarshrp The chorus adds much to the soclal Slde of school llfe On Parents Day lt made ltS hrst public appearance and was much enjoyed At a Chrlstmas Assembly lt sang ln costume from behxnd a chancel rall wlth lovely effect Its good work IS a credlt to lts dlrector lVI1ss Adellne Russell lVIus1c Supervnsor GIRLS BASKETB XI L NOTES Thxs year s team drd better than that of any other year by tymg with Irvmgton for first place m the League The tle off was played at I-lastmgs March 6 but Irvmgton proved to be the better team glvmg us second place ln the Creenburgh League We played seven League games and won flve Of the slxteen games played durmg the season we won twelve and we nearly always competed agaxnst larger schools and players Although the team loses four of lts best players three forwards and a guard this year a great many new candidates are expected to fill their places next year and we wlsh them the greatest of success throughout the season Never gxve up tryxng but succeed Kathryn Brooks Manager 14 IUJN -4 HIJSLIJYA 3'