Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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7 ' f J ,N LOCAI SPI: AKIING CONTEST The hrst local speakmg contest the wxnners of whlch were to represent our school ln the Crreenburgh League lnterscholastlc Speaklng Contest was held nn the Ardsley Hrgh School audxtorlum Wednesday ey emng March I3 at elght o clock A small tax of ten cents was asked from each per on to buy prlzes for the wmners of the contest The people were greatly ama7ed at the ablllty of the speakers and they were proud of the students for therr ambxtlon and work ln preparlng thexr se lectxons Ex en the Judges were overcome wlth surprlse so that they dld not know who should get the first prlze Howeyer Mary Moccla and lsldore Verch won first prlzes five dollar gold pieces The second prlze went t ames Trans and Ruth Mathews whnle Wesley Brown and Louxse SlCllldI'lO were awarded thrrd Everyone enjoy ed the speaking contest and thought that Ardsley Hlgh School has somethm to be proud of for they are workmg up a reputatlon IH publlc speaking Thrs year s lnterscholastrc PYIZE Speaklng Contest was held ln the audl torlum ofthe lrvmgton Hlgh School on Friday April 76 1929 Each contestant gave his or her recltatlon wlthout any announcement They were for the most part prose Mary Moccla our representative for the glrls was third to speak She had the entlre attentxon of her audlence dur mg her excellent rendltron of The Whnte Hands of Telham Thus mter estlng and excxtxng selectxon was one of the best on the program and Mary deserves much prarse for her hard work ln preparmg xt so well lsldore Verch was slxth on the program He used Patrlck Henry s Address before the VlYglDla Convention and hrs dellvery of lt mnght have equalled even that of Patrlck Henry himself The audience enyoyed xt yery greatly as was showr by thelr generous applause The repertoire of the orchestra was not greatly taxed at the end of the contest because the Judges arrlyed at a speedy declsxon Their yote was unammous for ooth Arndrew Verdln of Dobbs Ferry who had given Eulogy of Lmcoln a md Ruth Kllne of Creenburgh who had recnted The Famme an extract from Hlawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Judges gaxe SPCCIBI commendatlon and honorable mentlon to lsldore Verch 'Vlary and lsldore deserves much praxse for the splendid preparation of thelr selections We must not forget Mlss Buell elther for she gave many hours of her time to coach them I2 1 9 .. .I A I I I I, If Y --I X T . . 3. ' . . T ' ' o CREENBURGH LEAGUE SPEAKING CONTEST

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N Editorials SERVIC h lnhere is no one quality in my mind th it has embodied itself in the ideal of the pupils of this school more than that of true seryice rendered for the general good of all without thought of personal recompense other than per haps the satisfaction of accomplishment Work has been made enjoyable by the common intimacy of team work Picking and shoveling becomes a recreation and muscle builder besides a means of clearing away obstacles for a ley el playground Floors have been waxed and small duties which might take much of a teacher s time if she had to do them all have been willingly undertaken by pupils There are few schools in which there exists such a feeling of intimacy and comradeship between teachers and pupils It has led to the students keen desire to learn for the surroundings around them are congenial and they feel that they may help make the co of this institution of learning run smoothly by making some small task his own The statement of our principal lVlr A W Silliman in one of his talks in chapel If you have some job to do around the school and are ashamed to do it fearing that It might appear too memal or embarassing ask me to have before U5 to LIYYC U5 on ln OUI' CI1dCaW OTS With this spirit of doing things for others pervadmg in our school it being molded unconsciously into the characters of many of us And it is this spirit that is needed so much in the world today as men and women who are truly great are those who are willing to serye humanity unselhshly WHAT A H S MEANS TO OLR COMMUNITY A school that represents true sportsmanship loyalty scholarship and all the higher ideals of the perfect school A school that is more than willing to earn its needs A school which will ba k all the projects of its teachers pupils and the smallest organization of the community Seven years ago a noble man came to Ardsley to work with the pupils here so that they might mean a good deal to their community An Honor Society was established which held the interest of the pupils from its birth to this day One of the unwritten laws of the society is the Colden Rule the law which has attracted the attention of many neighboring residents Honor and respect for others has come from the great law and it has mafle the pu pils of Ardsley High stand out in the mmds of our people as those who can be trusted to stand by the truth To the residents of our community Ardsley High is the home of honest clean cut upright boys and girls alvw ays ready to lend a helping hand always ready to do their best lffffl .llfIl.'l,l'.'l'.lX 11 help you do it,:' shows how wonderful a spirit of willingness and service we s g A A v . . . w . . . 9 . K . . ' . is . ' I Q l ' I ' , V Y . .53 I F3 . V ' '

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INII GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTES Another season has closed ln ex ery gam played the girls showed thelr school sprrxt to an outstandlng degree Although our gurls drd not brm home the cup thls year they deserve a great deal of credxt for the hard fight which they put up partlcularly towards the end of the season Mlss Wlllou hby and Mr Brown the Coaches trarned the glrls so that they are continually lmprovrng rn technlque They are now m fairly good condrtron and better prepared to face the next baslcetb ll season because of this year s experlence The followlng are members of the team Elizabeth Oakes Captam Louise Slcllrano Guard Anna Delmerlco Forward Conchetta DeRosa Forward Beatrice Bell Guard Mary Moccna Guard Mary McConnell Guard Frreda Welch Forward Ruth Mathews Forward Bessre Robertson Guard Lrllran Walker Manager Helen Berthelson As t Manager Llllran Walker deserw es much credrt for the way ln whrch she handled the busmess affairs of the team and encouraged the gurls when defeat seemed to prevail 1.1- 9 -1 Rl .' , z' YA .V I3 I I -H ' ' I'I1ur-I I-y Xlfhite Studio - . . ' L A Q . B . - O . . - - O . . U . . V . 3 1 . . - ' . v . . . . a A S .