Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Apr Apr May May 9 2 7X 4131181 Ardsley Varslty trumps Dobbs Ferry at a double header on our court The Cup IS comlng mto vxew Pianos have a nervous breakdown because of rough usage and are forced to be tuned An lmpresslve and joyous Honor Soclety Banquet IS enjoyed by the members of the socxety and thelr guests The all champxon Ardsley Faculty team recelve a trouncmg at lrvlngton TIS whispered there was foul play' Both teams beat Greenburgh How nice' Teachers are all glven a free meal by the Ladles Ald Season s coughs and colds pay thelr annual VlSlt A group of glrls lnspect Grasslands to see lf all I9 as good as lVl1ss Parsons sald lt was a very wlth a T L Kay Chief lndustrlal Engmeer glVCS the assembly mterestmv talk on electrlc and gas Frank lDlt13tCS hum long drmk ackle Coogan comes to town to glve the llttle boys lessons on how to become Peck s Bad Boy The Semor boys give us a taste of army llfe and serve us Army Stew After attendm the very successful Orchestra Concert ln Ardsley the SCDIOTS rush for the lrvmgton Dance PUDIIS glad there was Llncoln when the Soldler Poet Robert Hllton speaks rn the assembly Sylvesta otherwise known as DOITIIHIC Paoluccl wms the Lm coln essay contest medal Both teams show lrvlngton that Ardsley IS on the way when they beat them on our court The Science Class B entertalned assembly wlth an Egyptian playlet The blg brawny man from the west Ranger Paul Kelleter glves a descriptive talk m assembly Ardsley teams march on to Vlctory when the boys team wms the League Champlonshlp and the girls tle with lrvmgton Glrls play tle off Wlth lrvlngton Ardsley gurls seem to be ln a trance As a result came ln second place ln the League The people of Ardsley are given a very Interesting and amusing lecture by Robert Parker Miles The Student Council lmproves and beautrhes the Library l-he Semor Play IS presented to a very amused and pleased audlence Our Orchestra travels to Dobbs Ferry to show what an or chestra IS Freshmen get target practlce shootmg at the balloons that deco rate the assembly hall for the N lctory Ball The Senlors gayly start out to Washington brlght and early Students return after the Easter vacation wlth rolled sleeves tc dlg for Regents Clear the way for the Ardsleyan Trees are planted as part of the Arbor Day program by grade puplls The Orchestra provlded muslc to make the ceremony more lmpressrve One tree IS named Lindy Sprung trammg for the Track Meet begins All voyage to Dobbs Ferry to the Speakrng Contest to see Millard wm first prlze for the boys and Marjorre come xn a close second 19.-g' - .',L'Y.-IN 19 ,Ian . 6. ' ' . ' A jan. 9. ' 1 , 1 D jan. 25. - ' .' . - ' ' Jan. 26. I . ' . ' jan. 27. ' u Q t ' ' .r . ' jan. 27. . ..., ' A A: ' , ' . U G U . ' . I. J ' U H ' ' l H . . D . ' .. . 10. U ' ' g Q ' , . I3. ' ' . D Feb. I4. The entire-.school is transported to the scenes oflthe World War . 24. U u , , ' G 7. ' Q. . . I . S . I6. ' ' ' ' ' . . 23. ' - ' ' - . 2 . 'U . - . 30. U ' In ' - . 31. ' ' G ' . .. . IO. . ' ' 5 . 15. ' . 20. G D I It . . . . .

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Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec ec Dec Jan 125 X A STUDENT S DIARY IVIachlnery of the students mlnds are agaln olled and put mto motlon after a summer s rest Durlng the boys mltxatlon the upper classmen get a wagon rlcle at the expense of the Freshmen The Freshmen glrls think the season IS bemg rushed when they are ordered to wear green dresses thelr noses resemble head lxghts after they have been pamted red Class officers are elected Eats supplied by the Freshmen at a double ll'lltlatlOI1 party are greatly enjoyed by upper classmen Glass pens are seen all over the school after the entertamment of the Venetxan Glass Blowers Chemistry class takes a trxp to the Chemistry EXhlbltlOH m New York Clty where IVIr I-Iorend because of hrs youthful appear ance has to produce evldence that he rsn t a puprl Honor Soclety meets and elects OHICCTS Pupils go home weeping when told there would be no school thts day because of the Teachers Conference The new audltorlum brlghtens vrsxbly when the Sunshme Girls give an entertamment I-hgh School students recelve free lessons ln advertlsmg when the annual subscrlptlon campaign begins The Student Councll orgamzes Student Councll gnves the first party of the year welcommg the new teachers and the Freshmen Puprls get a hollday Wish there were more dlscoverers to honor Scouts take a hlke Nme future buslness women and men VlSlt the BUSIHCSS Show ln New York All report havmg had a wonderful tlme Why drd they mlss the I0 I0 tram3 Pleasantvllle Band resplendent ln blue uniforms glves a con cert rn the school Mlss WlllShlTC keeps the students entertained ln assembly Seniors change the assembly hall mto a corn held and puplls frollc ln fancy dress Parents Day brings parents out to find all the Good and bad thmgs about thelr chxldren m school ames Kater 6: Company grve a pleasmg entertamment All the chlldren declde to be maglclans IVI1ss Parsons grves an mterestmg talk to the hlffh school assembly on all the advantages of nurslng Daddy Long Legs strrdes mto town for the benefit of the Seniors IVIr Bryant and a group of CIVICS students and a few of the Senior girls take an afternoon off to Inspect the Telephone Com pany at Whlte Plains Glrls declde not to be operators Ardsley Varslty teams make Irvmgton take notxce when the boys defeat them on thelr own court and glrls play a hard game Pupxls are sent home a week before Chrlstmas to wrlte letters to Santa Claus All return comparmv notes on what Santa Claus gave them Many new clothes jewelry etc are seen 13 1J.-f' .ll'llSL1JY.4N Q IZ' . .... . . . I4. ' ' ' ' . I6. ' . . 23. ' . I 28. 1 . - . - I I - . 29. ' ' . I . 30. ' ' . I. . - - 1 1 . 1 . I4 n v V1 . 5. ' ' . Oct. 7. Teachers make merry at the P. T. A. reception. . I I. ' ' , ' . IZ. ' ' . ' I ' s 28- . I Y . . . y . - . 4. Q A A Q , - . I I. I ' ' .I D O . 22. J 1 ' l ' ' . l 9. . . . . k . .b , . IZ. 1 ' ' 1 .D . I4. .n I' ' ' , . I6. ' I ' ' I . 3. , g .

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SIX YEARS OF PROGRESS IN ARDSLEY HIGH SCHOOL Measured results of the progress of 'Xrdsley Hrgh School durmg the past slx years are shown by the tables below Attendance 1922 I 92 7 Average dally attendance 94 0 97 8 Legal Absence Illegal absence Average weekly tardmess Pupils wlth perfect attendance SCHOLARSHIP Note the relatlon to lmproved attendance In une 1922 slightly more than half the Regents exammatlon papers were accepted In 1927 over four fxfths of the papers were accepted There IS no comparative record of grade standards for l922 but ln une I927 the per cent passmg the Second Supervlsory Dlstrlct Grade Exam xnatlons Other schools SERVICE Honor Soclety Unorgamzed ln l922 the Honor Society has slxty nme members In I928 pledged to uphold the ldeals of the school Each one has done from two to fifty hours of servlce for the school Student Council The ten Class Preslclents form the Student Council to dlrect student aCtlVltlCS and share ln formlng school POIICICS Hugh School Orchestra The fifteen members of the orchestra are burld mg school splrlt by glvlng their servlces for school aCtlVltlCS Board of Education The members of the Board work harmoniously and unselflshly to make thrs school one of the best ln the State FACILITIES NEW SINCE 1922 I An adequate Library beautlfred by the Student Councll the reposx tory of valued glfts from frlends who bore the torch of Servnce home of the Honor Study Hall the heart of the school 2 A well equlpped Clmlc headquarters of the School Nurse Ardsley clarms the best health servrce of any slmllar school ln the State A beautxful Sewmg Room transformed from a dmgy basement room an object lesson ln home economies A Carpenter Shop where the older boys learn to use tools New Gymnasium one of the flnest IH the County with shower baths and locker rooms Used as an auditorium for speclal events thls room will seat over six hundred people Teachers Room tastefully furmshed to allow a tlred teacher a few minutes of relaxation when necessary 7 New Lunchroom brlght and sunny where hot foods are served m the wmter 8 Eight new classrooms for the Hlgh School Department 9 Steam heat replacmg the worn out furnaces ln the old bullcllng I0 Instruction ln drawlng music orchestra sewing and manual tram Ing 20 151.28 ,fl R II S L H Y gl X - - - - 4:57 2:15 - - - - I.5'? .l 'T ' - - l7. 2. ' ' - 7. l04. J , . . . J I , ' - 1 I o , - - - - - - - - 855 Ardsley -------- 94? 3. . . V . 4. . 5. . ' I . ' . 6. . 7 . .