Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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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 . .

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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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'M 11 GRADE NOTES Grade I Grades I have had the best attendance of any grades I be fore One grade has had five weeks of perfect attendance and the other three Grade 2 A high average ln scholarship has been attained by the second grade this year as a result of their good attendance Ten children have had perfect attendance up to May Ist There has been but one tardmess in the grade during the year Grade 3 The third grade earned the attendance cup in December and had a party to celebrate the event Three times this year they have enJoyed geography slides loaned by the State This grade has held the Primary Health Banner all the year with the exception of three weeks Those earning First Year Medals up to date are Gladys Canning Anna Santore ennle Bennet David Longmulr Winfred Lefurgy Constance Hay Laura Brown Mary Grandolfl Louis Delmerlco Everard Marsek Margaret Nelson Gertrude Koenig Vincent Agnano Fred Spencer Clara Filomena osephme Averso Rose Friedman Grade 4 The fourth grade had perfect attendance during the month of October Miss Dubreull rewarded the class by taking seventeen of them to the Museum of Natural History in New York City They have a complete Model Store in their room Grade 5 Our Effort Club has paved the way for future lubs of the like in Ardsley School It was the outgrowth of a series of lessons last September on Good verted into the present Effort Club The pupils framed a code containing twenty rules or resolutions which they considered essential to a good citizen of Ardsley School The club elected Lawrence Agnano President Vivian Midonick Treas urer and Katie Tischendorf Secretary ln anuary Anna ones was elected the new President Meetings of the Effort Club are held each month We feel that our Effort Club has been instrumental in developing a spirit of co operation among the pupils of the class Our aim is three fold an honest effort to be useful citizens of our village our school and our grade Projects We have worked out some interesting projects in our grade this year Among them was one on the American Indian and another on New England Our most extensive project is one on Ships which we have been studyln throu hout the vear Notes ln attendance we have broken pre nous records of Grade 5 with a total to date of I7 weeks perfect attendance We held the attendance cup for October and November Parents Day was a success in Grade D Over 73 per cent of us brought our mother or father to school that aft rnoon Our grade was represented in Oral English We wer proud of our record in the anuary examinations There was not a fallln mark in our Grade Thirteen pupils of this grade expect to earn honor medals ln June We had a successful basketball team during the wmter and our young athletes are now enjoying a s ason of bas ball 1 J .- 1' xl It I S L If Y -fl X 21, , ,I i , ' 1 ' , i. , , Citizenship. A suggestion of Anna Howell and Vivian Midonick was con- : .' ' . . J . J s 1 e n . J I I .