Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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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

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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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wewnrwareemaartwmwnruawnxeereirtuawerunrtrtwpweicmwpwn OZ F R E N C H C L U B The French Club had a year of varied activity during i940 4I At the beginning of the year we cooperated with the Amencan and French Students C0fl'CSP0ndChCC Exchange to help the French refugees in unoccupied France and ln England The girls knitted sweaters and baby sacks We corresponded with French cadets who had escaped to England after the siege of Dunquerque We sent medicaments to refugee headquarters and sold pencils to contribute our share of monetary aid At Christmas tlme we made Christmas cards which we sent to our parents and friends ln addition to these activities we enjoyed a program of cultural activities We sang French songs played historical and quiz games in French and read French plays BS part Of Our Club program In May we presented over radro Sratron WBNX New York an original historical playlet written especially for the radio by Miss Bltterman our sponsor We are looking forward to another year of equally interesting activities in l94l 42 OUTDOOR CLUB The Outdoor Club which is one of the oldest clubs in the school was reorganized in Septem ber with the revival of the school club program A' the first meeting the following officers were elected Gordon Schultz President lrwln Engleman Treasurer oe Dunbar beeretary Mr Srllrman Adviser Other members of the club are Robert ohnson Wallace Hay Ted Marquis Walter Vernon Emerson Virden Paul Nelson and Forrest Baulieu During October two early morning hikes and breakfasts were held ln November the biggest trip of the season took place It was a four day trip to Virginia The mam points of mterest were Endless Caverns The Blue Rldge Mountains Skyline Drive Gettys burg Valley Forge and the Natural Bridge of Virginia Later in the month we viewed some very beautiful movies of the western parks of our country ln December the Club enjoyed a talk by Dr Don Failing on his adventures along the Lab An emergency service unit was organized in the club to serve the community in severe storms or any other type of catastrophe ln anuary the emergency service unit had its first trial when its members served I I2 hours in the Airplane Observation test held under the direction of the U S Army ln anuary and February three short f ps were made to Mr Silllman s cabin The club sold Amerlcan Flag sets to earn money to purchase supplies for emergency service The members feel that this year has been 8 m0St worth While and CnJ0yablC One oeDunbar PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB l:,ight boys under the direction of Rodn y Ferguson formed the Photography Club The following boys were members Martin Engleman Walter Vernon Forrest Bauheu Robert ulllerat Howard Secor Fred Gentsch William Neylan and Gordon H Schultz The club had for its goal the bringing together of students who were interested in gaming greater skill in the art of photography Experience was also acquired in the fields of developing printing and enlarging films All the members derived both pleasure and knowledge from participating in the club activities during the year ODEL RAILROAD CL In September four boys oe Dunbar Wallace Hay Emerson Virden and Robert ohnson all interested in model railroads formed a club Robert ohnson was elected President Wallace Hay Vice president loe Dunbar Secretary Emerson Vlrden Treasurer Many ideas were suggested but money was lacking Since the necessary funds could not be easily obtained the boys secured other means for carrying out their ideas Since that time the four have journeyed to Irvington every week where a friend has taught the boys to lay scale tracks build cars and operate a model railroad The boys have taken such a keen interest that they are now in possession of five scale model freight cars and two cabooses They are indeed very proud of these h bb The chief purpose of the club is to learn how to build models and to provide a worth while 0 Y Robert Johnson 11113311trtftuimittiiifutitvtrinritttwtwtxv . ' 3 ' . 5 J , N ' 3 . ' ' , ' . rador coast and his whaling experiences on the North Atlantic. ' a . ll J- , I ll . ' I' u ' ' J ' ' Ji . . . G . . I ' l ' : ' , . I . .l i , ' M U B U ' . I . ,I , , ' , ' J , . . . . I. ,I : ,