Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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nmunwolrwnnunlqnn-omnxwuxmwnrcmwnamunrwarrwotwnwawnunrwperpevhrvn N I O R C H O R Last May the Senior Chorus by hard work sklllful coachlng and a will to succeed added to the many glorles of A H S by establlshmg for ltself a place of hugh rank among the other schools ln vocal accomplishments Aprll 26 the date of the Muslc Competltnon Festlval for Eastern New York State the mem bers b fore departing sang a happy birthday to Principal Sllllman who declared that he could ask no better blrthday present than the news of thexr success The followlng week a Journey was made to Poughkeepsle where the State Flnals were held A complete victory was won This meant ellglblhty for Natlonal Competltlonl Therefore bright and early while most of the townsfolk were asleep an eager hopeful chor us accompanied by Mr SllllITlaI'l who seemed to be our good luck charm and the director Mr Vln cent left for Albany to challenge all the other lea dlng choral groups of the eastern part of our nation Soon the news arrlved that the smgers had carried the colors of Ardsley to natxonal honor by recelvlng top rating for concert performance Bronze medals were awarded to the members of the chorus Slgnlfylng their partlclpatxon m Natlonal Competltlon while a beautlful one was awarded to Maestro Vmcent A permanent record of these rrrusrcal achlevements was presented to the muslc department ln the form of a handsome plaque But all thxs dlcl not come about by mere chance It meant hard consclentlous work and con stant acrxfices on the part of all The cooperatron of the faculty the mterest asslstance and lnsplra t1on of Mr S1ll1man and the sklllful coachmg of the dxrector who had moulded a prlze wlnmng chorus from just another high school group were the secrets of our success Thxs year the Chorus IS agam preparmg fox competltlon but regardless of the outcome ltW1ll be consrderecl an invaluable experlence for every one A D Paoluccx 41 3 if111111111111111111111111 v v v . 1 u v ' n v V , n u 1 1 v , ' - - v y v - ' , . v , . A Q . -1 - y w y - 1 5, v , . X v :Q a ' td . ' ' . . t A . .

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wgnfiwewnxwqawomwanwntwcxanwgutweeqnrwanpvuinwefqnmunrralwunnlpuewumnnxu 0 R C H E S T R img 5 Throughout the year the orchestra has been swiftly rebuilt to a bigger and more complete unlt than It has ever been before The instrumentation includes for the first time two flutes two cellos two French horns a viola and an oboe all of which have contributed greatly to the quality of our performance With this advantageous start combmed with the zeal and ambltlon of the members under a capable director the orchestra will again venture to compete hoping to equal if not better its pre vlous record of State recognition Although busily engaged preparing for the competition the members have taken time to B A N D School reopen rehearsals begin Maestro Vincent directs teaching flat feet pigeon toed knock kneecl marching techmque pulls his few remaining halrs finally mastered Dress parade Drum major and twlrlers synchronized perfection resplendent In appearance colors of Ardsley in uniforms thrill all boys crowds roar thunder for more girls knock em cold Pep Assemblies Band plays we re in the army now attention cheers yells Bonfire celebration Leaping flames leaping Indians war whoops the band blares boy it s cold ten degrees above We lead the parade round and round the bon re the school gee It s cold We go home Friday mte Basketball game me ha a whistle shrleks drums roll Here they come stately glamorous they please the eye they lead the band five twlrlers Drum Major the band fills the floor twisting turning Look' a spear head now a wheel they re marking out letters Wow' what a show Poor down beat Ted please keep penmes out of his Sousaphone ohn Cap always on the spot Ladies man ohn Venners truly interested always ready to swing mto hot JA M Flash Lefurgy baby of the outfit mnocent to all abuse Bob lmmy really his trombone IS taller than he conclusion he doesn t swallow It when playing Lois Ann 20 measures rest I beat 20 measures rest Serious again The music begins reverent silence everyone rises our new Alma Mater is played Student body smgs respectfully thundering applause public approves We prepare for the concert We help at the Scout Circus what performers we re actors too June again we ve had a busy year it was fun bigger and better band shows parades next year well not RUST on our laurels 111111iiiiifiiijliiiiiiiiii A I A W A V ki dwg!! A at 6 Q 4, Qi J . W 3 , ,ef ' if lift? ,949 ' f2f1Ff.' K y . . . I ' 7 Y , , . . , . . . . 1 l 1 1 ' entertain the P. T. A., neighboring schools, and assemblies during the year. . . . , l ' . . . . . . . . . '

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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiffif + Bow1.1Nc CLUB Concentratlng on tnm hgures this year erght gurls formed a club whrch journeyed to the Tarrytown Y every Monday afternoon Althou h they were amateurs they were soon bowlmg a continuous score of l00 They vow that next year the score will reach 200' Perhaps they drdn t reach therr purpose of tr1m figures but they denved enough mdrvrdual pleasure from bowling to make up for lt The glrls wrsh to express thexr apprecratnon to Mxss Buell and Miss Conklin for the transportatlon and leadershlp of the group Lons Ann Banrster 10' BRIDGE CLUB ARoyalFlush' Thats qurte common now among the me'nbers of the Horend Kluge Brldge Club so expert have we all become It all began last fall at the home of Mr Charles W Horend where the club held rts first or ganlzatlon meetmg After a brlef buslness session Mr Horend explained the fundamentals of good bridge playing then we went ahead to apply that advlce lt certalnly must have been good for the prlze went to one who had never played the game before' Thereafter the club was dlvlded into two groups of e ght whlch met at the homes of drffer ent members on alternate Mondays The two members of the faculty Mr Horend and Mr Kluge who graclously consented to supervlse have not only given countless valuable hmts and trlcks on good bridge playlng but have often wrlllngly supplled the fourth hand This organlzatlon has been a profitable Investment for all concerned Some have been grven an excellent opportumty to learn the game and others have lmproved thenr prevnous playmg Further more each acquired by entertalmng and bemg ent rtamed many little soclal graces whlch wlll be so important ln later llfe A D Paoluccl COMMERCIAL CLUB The newly organlzed Commercial Club whxch meets every Tuesday evening has a member ship of twenty five students Thomas Creraghty wa elected to serve as presldent and Fannie D Angelo as secretary Although Fannie IS no longer ln school she attends these meetings to obtaln practlce rn shorthand and typlng The Commerclal Club has been a means of completing more work than can be done rn the classe for those who wlsh to earn commercial awards Demonstrations of buslness machines have been glven by MISS Clayton She also gave a resume of her western trlp which she had taken during the summer and showed many lnterestlng souvemrs collected along the way RRENT EVENTS CL The Current Events Club has been organlzed under the SUPCIVISIOD of Mr Mann The fol lowing are members of the club Ralph DeN1ke Vrncent Mantello Paul Nelson Robert ulllerat Thomas Norton Graham Bell Eleanor lmmedrato Louis Caporale Douglas McKxrgan and Dorothy Mcl-lenry Thomas Norton was elected President and Dorothy McHenry Secretary Twice throughout the year the club held debates rn ass mbly The toplcs were And To Brltaln and Frfth Column ACtlVltlCS The club was formed to acquaint the members with current problems and to discuss possible solutions Dorothy Mcl-lenry QDRAMATICS CLUB The Dramatrcs Club was organized under the SUPCYVISIOD of Mr Perretz The club was established to devote time to the production of the rmpler plays and gradually to work up to the pro ductlon of more advanced plays The first one act play produced ln assembly was New Glrl ln Town Uncle Bob s Brlde and Dormitory Dub were two other plays produced Although all of the actors and actresses ln the club may not measure up to Clark Crable and Carole Lombard everyone takes great prrde rn being a memb r of the club and trles hrs best to make a y succ s u D McHenry iutriwt-iwttwcxtwerpwmwnririntvtrtmwtimgwovtniwotv . . g , . , . - I . , . 9 .f , I , ' . , , , V , ' . 3 . , S . CU ' UB : , , , J , , . . , . . , - . . . S I . . . A . . c