Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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10 1931 ARDSLEYAX TROOP I ARDSLEY Freld Captaln Mrs Elsre Hagerman First Lieutenant Miss Florence Bennett Frrst Lleutenant Mlss Helen Berthelson Patrol l Patrol Il Myrtle Travns Patrol Leader Helen Praetorrus Patrol Leader Ellzabeth Keane Corporal Florence Wilbur Corporal Gladys Canmng Vlolet Guden Vlfglllla ulllerat Alice Woodruff Gertrude Koemg Glorxa Bogle Ruth Lawrence Mrldred Koemg Helen Morse Gladys Slocum eanne Quimby The Girl Scouts opened thelr meetmg wlth five new members Thls was a promlsmg start for them and later three more members were added so that there are seventeen gurls ln the troop nlhey have been workmg on first ard slgnallmg fire preventlon and many other requirements ln Gxrl Scout ranking On January l9th l93l they gave a little play representmg one of their weekly meetmgs at the Parents and Teachers Assoclatlon of Ardsley Hlgh School We are grateful to Mrs Hagerman for her help ln reorgamzlng the troop Helen Praetorlus Scrlbe w 1 1 , . 1 1 1 1 9 v 1 - 1 , . a 1 1 . Q v . . 1 , .

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19.11 tll3lINl,l'.'l'.1rY fl ORCHESTRA AND BAND NOTES Lnder the capable leadershnp of our dlrector Mr lxoenlr the orchestra IS contlnuxllv pro1 resslnf We now haye twenty seycn members ur OHICPYS are President -Xllen 1OWI'1bCl'1d Secretary Atuf ustus Reynolds Treasurer Ronald Townsend Throufh the efforts of Nlr Srlllman and Mr lxoenlv the orchestra now has caps and Capes whlch add Greatly to lts appearance The orchestra has practlce on Tuesdays and Fridays and the band on Thursdays We plBl'l to UIYC d CODCCI't lfl for VVTIICTI MI' TXOCIIIU lb SDCCIHTTV affallf ln' SCX eral UUIHTDCTS The followxn were chosen to represent Ard ley ln the Westchester Qounty lll h School Band -Xllen Townsend Ronald Townsend Augustus Rey nold 'Nuzxanto Leo Robert Vllnf ate VVHX HAXE CLLBS 2 leaps ind hounds No lon' er do children drexd school on the contrxry they enjoy It Qolle es Instead of acceptlnv the pupll wlth the outstandln 1 scholar ship record accept the one wlth the best cltlzenshlp record which hrmffs us to the sectron of school actnxxty at whrch many parents frown The parents thmlt that clubs detr xct the students attention from his hook work llowey er thus ls not so Extra currlcular actlyltles help the student enjoy school They teach hlm to be self reliant and capable ID the admlnlstratlon of or anlzatlons so that when he Goes out lnto the world he will haye some experlence The man who has been a leader 1n some student orvanlzatlon IS usually accepted IH busmess as a capable person Therefore parents should foster clubs and orvamzatlons IH school just as they help any other part of the students educatxon Edward Hermv . . T, ' E Y rg gy V , -. 4 .' Q . . I T N T v A -5 K K , - E A I - 1 ' I ' ' 'T ' . v rn A ' - bv .V C '-V. J' 4 ' . ' gr s . s ' ' . , . ' s In Y Tv ln the past years methods of education have changed and improved hy' ' sz .T g, ' 2 J 3 H 2 ', D' . Y Q. ' '- s I v v ' ' C-as K. ' K, - '. . ' ' '. ' g, ' , ' K. , v D ' Y ' - M ' . v . 5 . . . . v ' D.

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WXMIN fn flu ,H X 1 fi 'f 531 u 'll-5:lf 'Y an-1 DRAIVIATIC SOCIETY Thus year marks the formatuon of a new organuzatuon un the Hugh School the Ardsley Hugh School Dramatuc Socuety Thus was started by a few mem bers of the Publuc Speakung Class The membershup was later extended to a few members of the hugh school classes numberung about twenty five The followung offucers were elected for the vear Presudent Rocco DeAnge'us Secretary May Berthelson Treasurer Ronald Townsend Advuser Muss Elunor C Buell The purpose of thus socuety us to promote the unterest and partucupatuon of students un dramatucs The actuvutues of the organuzatuon have necessaruly been lumuted thus year but the few projects have been successful un arousung mterest un worth whule dramatucs The furst offerung sponsored by the Dram atuc Socuety was the Merchant of Venuce presented by the Eluzabethan Players of New York Cuty Thus play was enjoyed by a majoruty of the pupuls un the Hugh School and by some of the outsuders Thus productuon us probably the hughest type of drama ever offered un A H S and marks a step un the development of a cultural apprecuatuon of Drama On Aprul l7th Muss Seagel dramatuc unstructor of the Hastungs Hugh School addressed the organuzatuon on modern plays Aprul 73rd the Dramatuc Socuety offered a short skut un assembly whuch the News called an oruental extrava anza Other projects taken up at regular meetungs held monthly haue been stage make up and stage settungs Rocco DeAngelus, ' 30 19.11 rllFllNl,lg'lfl,X ll . r se st 1 is I fi ' ,- 1 - - If ' T 1 t T ' Y E? ff , ' W M l n fl w T , WZ, ,, j ff jz j.. f f'r'