Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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A HEARTH-STONE TALE OF A.H.S.Ccont1nuedl it was converted into an annual and has survived as such. At that time Mr. Richter, Vice-principal of the school, Miss Reeks, later Mrs. Richter, Miss Willough- by, Miss Palmer, Miss Conklin, Miss Cuddeback, in ad- dition to Mrs. Flint, Miss Edwards, Hrs. Ehler, and Mrs. Ferguson endeared themselves to the student body, to mention only a few of those who swung the baton of teaching at A.H.S. The pleasing memory of Mrs. Quimby still lingers with us. Hr. Horend and Miss Buell stepped over the threshold a bit later, but are none the less to be mentioned, especially since they are in our midst, now, still propelling the ship where the navigation is most arduous Then in 1925 came the construction of the present high school addition which then was considered an audacious enterprise Fr m the crowded quarters in the main building the high school department came to rs side in the new quarters As an auxiliary group, yet empowered with the prerogative to execute the dogma of the Honor Societ the Second Degree was formed in 1931 with ten members, the number to remain unalterable, with vacancies to filled by Honor Society members of merit by vote of the entire group and Faculty Grandfather, dlgresslng where his principal in terests lay, paused penslvely as his optical illusions took the shape of realities Indeed, they were reall ties, for he had arrived at the present in his mental voyage with but a prognosis of the future to relate lould that Honor with all cf its beautiful earthly concepts and virtuous cutgrowths stand on the threshold of Ardsley High School with steadfast resolve to per petuate the exalted traditions his Alma later Ours ls the cross to bear, and bear it we shall O, glorious annals, fear not! A firm pedestal insures firmness of structure le have that pedestal, eur pcs terity shall have the structure By Edgar A Ferrets Gffladbbd lotto of the Glass of '22 25 ya bc ,gg li els, fag- Ty Ou ggi sei, X

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A HEARTH STONE TALE OF A H S Kcontinuedl for his assistant in these endeavors a Miss Mary Tut hill whose unceasing interest and sympathy were none the less commendable To comprehend the environment of the building and the very evident pioneering project that schooling was a matter of fifty years ago in our thriving little com- munity, it is well to call attention to little annota tive excerpts from a daily attendance record kept by Principal Slocum In most cases when there occurred 'wholesale' absences or any comparable sltuations, he attributed each to some mishap or other 'School closed no stove up' 'ceiling being repa1red', 'principal moved his family' are representative of the alibis, which seem really comical to us who are so used to commodiously furnished rooms, who are nracti cally unaware of the heating facilities which we enjoy as a matter of course, and who expect rather than hope then during the winter months necessitated the closing of school as indicated by these same fascinating notes We are also told that after heavy rain storms it was anticipated that the water would have to be swept into gutters along the floor molding of the room where it would be drained off Of course, in time the two room school was supplanted by an enlarged plan which involved the addition of what is now the front portion of the Municipal building where the congregation hall and hose company are housed A contractor named Cham berlain from Nepera Park had been engaged for this work, which proposition was consummated at about the outset of the century Just prior to this time there had been an estab lishment located at the Junction of Daisy Avenue and Sprain Road called 'Eel College', which also served those residing in the distant sector of the district northeast of Ardsley Unfortunately little otherwise seems to be known concerning this school A Mr Chamberlain held the principalship up till about l9l4 when from the little stucco structure that we know so well was removed everything that might make one cognizant of its having been a school to the main portion of the Present Ardsley High School Mr Earl W Bennett, who is at this very time a supervisor of schools on Long Island, became principal then He was at a considerable disadvantage on account of his youthful appearance, it is opined, but those who knew him attest to the fact that he was a competent in- structor who went out of his way to cooperate with the student body Arrangements then were quite different from now For instance, the Present Board room was then the 24 1 for well-contemplated curricula. Heavy snows and rains

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fmchih Bvasfc World H.ct'1'Z.o'tL SPORTS At the beginning of every school year the grades from 4 to 8 compete in a track meet The proud grade winners receive a banner of the school colors orange and blue, announcing them the victors A ban quet is given a few weeks after the meet where the winners receive ribbons and the grade as a whole the banner Perhaps other grades have felt honored upon win ning the banner, but the present Eighth Grade is dou bly proud because it is the only one to have won the banner twice in succession The grade is proud to have entered such skilled competitors who were able to win the banner for us Those who took part in the meet were Blanche Allen, Phyllis Campbell, Catherine Cassadonte, Anna Daley, Edith Frischmann, Abbie Fri tchie, Christina Grandolfi, Moira Keane, Clara Maori, Isabel Ward, Viola Wilbur, Joseph Addorisio, Joseph DeNardo, Edward Knies, Janes Mackenzie, James Moccia, Lawrence Moccla, Frank Morse, Robert Morse, Bradford Stevens Many of these people received more than one honor and took part in more than one game At any rate the grade is gratified by the whole hearted and united endeavor of all the contestants Blanche Allen ATTENDANCE Of an enrollment of forty pupils we have twenty five with perfect attendance and fourteen with certified attendance Besides not having had any il legal absences, we have held the attendance cup, a warded for the highest percentage of attendance in the grades, for two months DRAMATICS The Eighth Grade entertained the grade as ented was entitled, 'Peggy and Her Boyfriendst' qmhose taking part were 'Peggy' Abbie Fritchie, 'Peggy mother' Freda lille, 'Marion' Isabel Ward, 'Peggy' boyfriends' were 'Bob' Robert Morse, 'Jack' James llc Kenzie, 'Bill' Frank Morse A great deal of credit goes to Isabel Ward and Anna Mary Hagopian for writing the play and the class president for taking charge of the assembly Our next undertaking was a well planned and well costumed min strel which showed up the talent in our class Edith Frischmann CLASS OFFICERS The officers of the first half were FE T Is Campbell, President, Howard Connors, Vice president, Patsey Agnano, Secretary, and Frank Morse, Treasurer These officers performed their duties satisfactorily, the class wishes to compliment them upon their work The second half year the following were chosen as officers Howard Connors, President, Phyllis Campbell, Vice president, Patsey Agnano, Secretary, and Edith Frischmann, Treasurer Rose De Astis 26 i ir, . '- sembly twice this year. The first play that we pres- I - ' '5 - . - s yl -