Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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To Mlss Robble who has so falthfully fe. ' peg 3? 00515 THIRD DEGREE presented to Mrs Wrlham Brown Jr and Mrs Jacob Gubler rn recogn1t1on of therr flve years of loyal servtce Last fall the Honor Soc1ety celebrated 1ts twentteth anntversary as an organ1zat1on 1n Ardsley H1gh School Dur1ng 1ts wears of suc cessful operatton 1t has become one of the largest soc1et1es of tts krnd xn Westchester County sponsored a school newspaper The Torch whxch features the mterests and act1v1t1es of the htgh school body The Thtrd Degree has also asslsted 1n the preparat1on of the new Servtce Supplement of the School News whtch has become so popular Its executwe backer the Th1rd Degree orgamzes and Carnes out plans for vanous 1n1t1at1ons and other act1v1t1es w1th the as slstance of the Fxrst and Second Degrees At the Frrst Degree ln1t1at1on Judge Walter G Seely was presented wlth a beautlful gavel mscrtbed Wlth h1s record of twenty years ser v1ce to the Honor SOCl9fY Gold torches were gulded us through another year of achreve ment we express our smcere apprec1at1on STUDENT COUNCIL After electmg Ltly Gubler Presldent Stanley Benedrct Vxce Pres1dent Rhoda Buser Secretary and Jean McGregor Treasurer the Student Counc1l frrst turned 1ts attentxon to need for areater purchase of War Stamps Hzgh School students A booth was set u and stamps were sold every Wednesday by members of the organlzatron Not content wrth the weekly sales we entered a contest sponsored by the Columbla Scholastlc Press the school havmg the greatest mcrease ln sales per cap1ta over the prevlous f1Ve weeks average would have the honor of nammg a bomber Dur1ng that week we sold S543 85 worth of stamps and bonds our sales per person rose sharply thus re wardrng our efforts We ftlled an anctent need by purchasmg a talkmg movre pro1ector Long deslred the ma ch1ne was greeted heartlly by everyone Wh1le accompltshxng these deeds and plan nlng future ones we have tned to be a true student government RHODA BUSER Secretary -2 - , Q r 1 N- ,, .. n U . 1. P. . zu , QEA4 ' A X . 4 'I :' cl-M. g gf IZ' i - 75,-I ' N- .ry . P' vs ' 6 T 4 a s 4 1 - - - - - This year the Third Degree has successfully ' ' ' ' the ' . - by . , . ' . p . . . .

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,E gf' -7' F it! GIRLS CHORUS The Girls Chorus has been an outstanding musical group at Ardsley High School for several years At the festival in Kingston last spring they received a One Rating in Class V singing quite difficult music This year they have sung twice at P T A and ioined with the Boys Chorus in the Christ mas Cantata Childe Jesus and in the United Nations program JOKES Ned Boice: 'Er--er something seems to be wrong with the engine- Doris Munck: 'Dont be silly- wait until we get off the main road. Jean G.: Art thinks he s the whole ocean' Katie Derhoff: How's that? Jean G.: 'Because he has waves in his hair. George Brink: ls the pleasure of the next dance to be mine? Marion P.: 'lYes, all of it. i i 'I Miss Robbie tin nutritionl: Name three classes into which food is divided. Gerrie Rodgers: Breakfast, dinner and supper. i i 'R Stagestruck Donald Thomas fafter trying his voicel: Do you think I can ever do anything with my voice? Mr. Taylor: Well, it might come in handy in case of fire. BOYS CHORUS Last year the first high school Boys Chorus appeared with great success at the Spring Concert This year they entertained at several assemblies and on several programs Several members sang solo parts in Childe Jesus the Christmas cantata which was presented three times On March 19 the American Legion spon sored a program centered around the boys operetta Double Crossed The chorus en 1oyed working on the operetta very much and the audience was highly entertained Com-pa-nee attenshun bawled Pop to the awkward squad. Com-pa-nee lift up your left leg and hold it straight in front of you. By mistake R, Allen held up his right leg which brought it out side by side with his neigh- bors left leg. And who is the galoot over there holding up both legs? shouted Pop. Miss Buell: As punishment for your misbe- havior the entire class must remain after school for two hours. B. Blouin: Give me liberty or give me death. Miss Buell: Who said that? B. Blouin: Patrick Henry. t Q 'I Miss Conklin: You still take your morning bath, I suppose. Willie Rosano: Never miss it. Sometimes I take it hot, sometimes I take it cold, and when l'm in a hurry, I take it for granted. .Q ,. ' :N ' 7 ' X X 7 1 :rdf - X ' ,, t -J -. I I ef sc: r - -f G I 5 L X 1 J P . Q . X v sg V I . f ' l.. . ii: ff ' 1 I ' a. 1 .- 1 'J I I . . . I 1 u . I I I - ' 1 tl ll I ' I I 1' ll l I ll , , 'I 'l 'I ix V I ' ' 1 1 Q

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iw-7'?'Ssef' Q1 BOY SCOUTS CUB PACK S For over a year now Pack 3 has had a membership of 32 boys between the ages of Ardsley Troop No 3 with thirty registered Scouts has made its greatest contribution to the Victory Program by means of Salvage Collection In the period from March to De cember 31 1942 999 985 pounds of salvage were collected an amount equal to 400 pounds per family in Ardsley To make ourselves physically lit has been our goal Hikes and overnight camping trips have contributed to this On Washingtons Birthday we hiked to the Hammond House We have our own camp on Daisy Avenue and for this we express our thanks to the Lions Club The American Legion Ardsley Hose Company and all who have given so much assistance Other activities of the year included the Scout Circus Father and Son dinner during Scout Week and Parents Day Picnic 9 and ll The past summer is the first time that weekly Cub meetings were held during a vacation period The summer meetings were only attended by about 8 boys but in spite of the small group many enioyable evenings were spent at the new Scout cabin The sum mer season was closed with an overnight camping trip to the cabin With the start of school and re registration a renewed interest increased the attendance Vito Pasquale Donald Struckman Martin Erickson and Julius Eglolf chosen as leaders When Mr Kluge entered the Coast Guard we were happy to welcome Billy Borchers and Frank Clark as asststant leaders The Scout troop supplied George DeGuisto John DeRocha and Harold Carpenter to act as Den Chiefs in helping Mr Dulce run the weekly meetings A Parents Night held in the Fall was at tended by almost lOO guests who watched us put on a r gular meeting We helped celebrate Scout week in February by wearing our un1 forms and taking part in the Father and Son Dinner ' -41-5'? I I I I ' ' ' ' ' Four neighborhood dens were organized with . . . , I Y . . , . J I