Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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BOY SCOUTS TROOP3 Troop Three of Ardsley climaxed its forward march by winning the Court of Awards inspection for the third straight time. This entitled us to keep the inspection ban- ner as a permanent trophy. We have grown to a troop of forty-five scouts with Mr. Harlan Thomas, Scoutmaster, and Mr. A. W. Silliman as Chairman of the Troop Committee. Two of our leaders, Gordon Schultz and Alfred Crisi, who have joined our armed forces, were honored at the annual Father and Son Dinner. ln cooperation with the Salvation Army we have collected over fifteen tons of waste paper to aid national defense. PACK 3 Under the direction of Mr. Duke and Mr. Kluge, the Cub Pack has had a busy and successful year. Our main activities have been a picnic in the fall, and the annual Parents' Night held in December with over one hundred parents and friends attending. Weekly meetings at the school have kept the pack of thirty-two boys between the ages of nine and twelve closely organized and progressing along the road to scouting. AHS I942

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During the past school year both troops have been actively engaged in collecting tin and aluminum foil for the local Salvage Committee, discarded clothing for the local Red Cross, and materials for fracture pillows which are being made by Troop ll Scouts for the County Red Cross. ln addition to these community service projects the C-irl Scouts contributed SIU from their funds and raised an additional Sl 5 by a Scout Cookie Sale for the American Red Cross War Fund. The Scouts are registered with the Child Welfare Committee to serve as messengers as part of the defense program. I9l2 GIRL SCOUTS TROOP l-Mrs. Ray Leach, Captain, Mrs. Herman Gawer, Assistant. sistants. Behleng Assistant, Mrs. F. K. Smith. Since all worl-L and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Troop l sponsored in March a Birthday Party for their parents and Troop ll, soon after, Troop ll held a Mother and Daughter Supper during National Scout Week which was officially opened for Ardsley Scouts by a special Sun- day night supper and service provided by St. Barnabas Chapel. Other special field trips included a l4-mile hike, attending a radio broadcast of Let's Pretend. Christmas shopping expeditions and a visit to the Planetarium. TROOP ll-Miss Helen E.. Berthelson, Cip tain: Misses Dorothea Edwards, Helen M Praetorius and Alice M. Woodruff, As Troop Committee Chairman - Mrs. Herman

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BOYS' ATHLETICS The change in Athletics, over a period of thirty years, has been more pronounced than in any other field. Fields, playgrounds, equipment, gymnasium, shower rooms, and a gradual increase in the time spent on health and Physical Education have completely changed the sports' program over the past thirty years. The following is a summary of the activities carried on in Ardsley High School. On November I5, thirty-eight boys answered Coach Ken Brown's first call for candidates to compose Varsity and junior Varsity teams. After days of work and prac- tice, the following boys were chosen to represent Ardsley on the Varsity: Dominick Furilla, George Furilla, Thomas Delvluro, Michael Noviello, john Palermo, Carmine Pas- cone, Andrew Reid, and Howard Eaton. These boys were all new to Varsity ball, as all the members of Coach Brown's Tri-County Championship team graduated last year. After a few games, in which the boys learned to get over their nervousness, they settled down: teamwork, co- AHS operation, and spirit came into the picture. improvement came with every game, and it is with high hopes that we look forward to next year, when the boys, with one year's experience behind them will once again put Ardsley among the leaders in the Greenburgh League. The season ended with a fine dinner given by the Lions' Club on March IS. BASEBALL On March l6, twenty-eight boys answered Coach Ken Brown's call for candidates to form a Varsity Baseball team. Coach Brown has two letter men returning to the Varsity this year. The schedule this year consists of games, home and away, with many Westchester schools, including Scarsdale, Bronxville, Pelham, Rye, and North Tarrytown. INTRA-MURAL The intra-mural program is conducted in many sports. After the fundamentals are learned in class work, this program gives many opportunities for boys to put them into actual practice. It also gives them a chance to' im- prove their technique and to develop good sportsmanship. ln the fall, a softball league was formed, and the Championship was won by the Ciestapos, composed of Sophomore and Junior boys. During the winter a tournament was held to obtain a champion in each of the following games: Shuffleboard, Ping Pong, Foul Shooting and lntra-mural Basketball. After the playoffs, the following won the champion- ship in their respective games: Shuffleboard Doubles, Wil- liam Blasberg and Andrew Noe: Ping Pong Doubles, Michele Anselmo and Thomas Delvlurog Ping Pong Singles, Charles Benedict: Foul Shooting Contest, George Spano: and lntra-mural Basketball, American League, Team HB' -junior and Senior Boys. Thomas Pasquale 43