Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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Front Row Dolores Gamler Peggy Avery Beverly Chrls tnano Barbara Slaybaugh Grace Behlen Patncra Ho talmg Josephme Caltabellotta Jacquelme Blasberg Bar bara Dupras Marjone Acker Geraldine Cartwright Seo- ond Row Barbara Edelman Joan Koster Diane Horend Betty Ann Stone Virginia Grandolfi Nma Jo Muller Bar bara Wuestner Vxrglnla Brennen Dorothy Denarl Louxse Behlen Musa Gertrude Lauterwasser leader Evelyn Kamke Third Row Mrs Wm Blalberg leader Mrs Harold Cummmgs leader Eleanor Wahlqurst Ellen Mc Phee Eleanor Werner Leonore Kenny Joan Gamxer Ann Mane Sullivan Suzanne Recca Vrrgmxa Lynn Mrs Wm Emenck leader Fourth Row Barbara Horend Mary McGregor Jean Thomas Glorla Petruzn Frances Erxck son Dons Pearce Frith Row Carol Meyer Bemuce Crow ley Ann Borchers Nancy Shultz Top Row joan De Guxsto Amta Burks Marguente Ryan GIRL SCOUTS Often seen around town are the Glrl Scouts who are makmg 1945 one of thelr most success ful years Thls w1ll stand out as no other year, for the Lxons Club took over and sponsored the group, affording many more advantages and prlv xleges for the gxrls The Bluebxrd troop have been busler than lxttle bees The llttle scouts have enJoyed collecting books for our boys 1n the servlce and have made utxllty pads for hospxtals At Chrxstmas t1me they remembered the little shut ms at Grasslands Hospxtal by making wool dolls Much of their tlme IS spent wlth their lead ers, Mrs Cummmgs, Mrs Blasberg, and Mrs Emenck, acqumng knowledge that wnll make them better Amermcan grrls of the future Besldes badge work they often take h1kes, observmg types of trees, b1rds and ammals Troop II or Qu1mby Troop have been kept busy too Along wlth the L1ons Club sponsor shlp goes a shop course, d1rected by Mr Wxlham Duke who spends many hours pat1ently 1mpart 1ng to the girls knowledge and sk1l1s that wxll benefit them now and later ln thelr homes Under the dxrectlon of M1ss Gertrude Lauterwasser and Mlss Dorothea Edwards many projects have been undertaken and completed Hours of kmt one, purl one have resulted 1n an afghan for the Red Cross Near the top of the 11st of actzvx tles was a Progresslve Supper, m whlch each member prepared some particular sect1on of the meal, such as soup, dessert, etc Loads of fun was had by all along wlth loads of food for by the txme a girl had eaten one course and walked to the next one she was all ready to start agam The Scouts went all out for Vlctory, too They helped the Boy Scouts and the Llons Club 1n thelr salvage collectlon by telephomng remmders of the collectlon day and collectlng salvage at ln dlvldual homes Perhaps many of you saw them 1n the rallroad stat1on every mommg sellmg bonds and stamps durmg the Bond Drlve The Scouts take prlde 1n thelr 2CtlVlt18S about town and enjoy the socxal and educatlonal opportum t1es so generously offered. JEAN MCGREGOR BEVERLY Cl-IRISTIANO Scr1bes 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 l 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 - h 1 - , 1 1 1 1 - A , - 1 1 1 ' 1 - - 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 - - ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 . - . . , Z - 1 . . - H . . . ,, . . , . . . . ' ' a ' 71 1 , . . . . . . . , . . . . 1 . . , - . . . . , . 1 , -

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STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Councxl wasnt organized until late ln November th1s year because of the increased amount of work that all the teachers are handlmg but once under way we ve managed to keep busy The Student Council ln our school as you may know rs comprised of the Presidents and Vxce presidents from each of the hrgh school classes which form a well rounded group of ten this year At our first meetmg we agam unanimously chose Mxss Buell as our adviser Our flrst task was the orgamzatlon and supervision of War Stamp sales The booth IS once more stationed ln the comer of the hall and Stamp sales are running smoothly each Thursday wxth the help of volunteer student par tlclpatxon Our mam project for the year IS plannmg a V E Day program to be presented to the whole school when that glonous day arrxves We all agree that xt should be a time of prayer and thanksgwmg and should also serve as a drxvmg rmp tus to mcrease our efforts rn brmgmg this entxre war to a vlctorlous end and we are bulldlng around thls theme Besxdes thxs actxvxty however we are also plannmg a movxe program to be presented to the grade chlldren sometrme in the near future and are devlsmg ways to mcrease the Helene Fluck Memonal Fund We also apprecsate the experlence we are obtammg from partxcxpatlon m this very democratrc form of Student Gov emment and Im sure that xt wxll stand us m good stead when we eventually leave Ardsley High and take our places rn the busmess and professional world Wed like to express our smcere apprecxatxon to Mrss Buell for her excellent leadershlp and patxent guxdance Mary Lou Neylan Secretary Student Council THIRD DEGREE Seated Betty Hatfield Secretary Jack Hackett Vxce presldent Miss Robble Advxser Mary Lou Neylan President Stanley Benedict Treasurer Vxrgmxa Lynn Standmg Esther DeNardo Frances Erlck son Lula MacLeod Wrllxam Blasberg Robert Arone Beatnce Caporale jean McGregor Front row Evelyn Kamke Lula MacLeod Presldent Mxss Buel Advxser Robert Arone Vxce president Mary Lou Neylan Secretary Second row Barbara Cleary I' ony Morettl Treasurer Stanley Bene drct Crane Hackett John Hogan Dorothy Muller THE ARDSLEY HIGH SCHOOL TOR'CH Sponsored by the Honor Socxety and publrshed for the stude Aansusv HIGH SCHOOL Business Manager Material M L Neylan C Mobrlxa M French Petrone Vlrden Bolce Nannarrello Carson S tat! Bull Blasberg Prod uctzon Stone Derhoff Gxmbel Lynn Muller HONOR SOCIETY nts of As the church signifies the higher :deals of our com mumty the Honor Society stands for the xdeals of our school Emphasxzmg servxce to others leadershxp and charac ter the orgamzatron draws a hrgh percentage of each class and throughout the year mstxlls m nts members a feelmg of fnendshxp and unselflshness so essential to a happy and profitable school career The Thxrd Degree executxve body of the society plans and supervises the vanous actrvmes In the fall our year commenced with the annual Fxrst Degree Inmatron at which 33 candxdates partlcxpated m the xmpressnve ceremony and hstened to an mspmng talk by Judge Walter G Seeley Mrs MacLeod and Mrs Spexcher recelved gold torches m apprecratron of their assistance and a vote of thanks was extended to Mrs Shaw and her committee of mothers A movxe and luncheon were enjoyed by the members rn January and plans are under way for the Second and Thrrd Degree Imtratxons a pxcnxc and a hxgh school dance To Muss Robbie our advxser go our smcere thanks for her gurdance and encouragement through another success ful and memorable year Elizabeth Ann Hatfield 27 ' . . ' . if I. 1 . f . x . . . . '-NA ' ' ' . as v Managing Editor .......,,......,. Bob Edmunds J, V. R. ' D- B. ' F. ' . -. . , S . 1 l - l . S J.

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Front Row seated Edwm Stone, Semor Patrol Leader Edwm Gawer, Donald Patterson Russell Brown Wallace Hennessy Geofirey Pollock, Jumor Assistant Scoutmaster Second Row john Crxsx, Mr Henry Woessner Asslstant Scoutmaster, Henry Woessner, James Welsford, Robert Wood Leonard Gaarder, Gerald Bostock Charles Muzzey, Donald Struckman, Mr Charles Buckes Scoutrnaster, Robert Whxte Back Row Lester MacLeod Wllham Cook, Herbert Karl Wxlllam Wilson Roul Muller, David Bren del Lyman Kxpp, Skipper White, Charles Buckes BOY SCOUTS The past year has been outstanding ln the hxstory of Troop No 3 Dunng the year we completely changed the method of operatuon and adopted the Boy Leadershxp Program Such a change takes tume and whlle m the begmnmg we estimated that xt would take two to three years to get a smooth and eflicxent orgamzatlon we are at this tnme well ahead of schedule The biggest problem seems to be recrultlng as Scout mg m Ardsley seems to have gamed the reputation of being sxssxfied although the Scout who participated ln the summer program at our Camp and Cabin can qulckly refute that opnmon Thxs attrtude represents a challenge prove to boys everywhere that Scoutmg IS a He-Boy orgamzatxon and that It takes real abxhty to reach the high standards set for Eagle Scouts We started the year wlth 19 scouts and now have a total of 26 leavmg room to take In about ten more recrults Our advancement along the Scoutmg Traxl was outstand mg in companson wnth the other troops 1n the Hendnck Hudson Councxl area We had but two Fxrst Class Scouts and no Star or Llfe Scouts but now have about 15 Flrst Class wlth Fxve Star and four Lute Scouts, with two or three Eagle Scouts due thxs year We had 13 scouts ln attendance at the Counc1l Sum mer Camp the hxghest troop ratmg m the area Only two meetmgs were mlssed dunng the year and those only because of xmposslble travel condmons For the Flrst txme the troop held meetmgs all summer long gathering at the Scout Cabin each Wednesday eve- nmg durmg July August and part of September wxth an average attendance of 14 scouts and 4 leaders 29 In Commumty Service our Scouts assisted In the Bond Dnve and were presented wrth a captured Nan War Banner as a trophy We assxsted Femchff Cemetery at thexr annual Easter Servxce and several Scouts served at the Red Cross Blood Bank at Dobbs Ferry The Scout Camp and Cabm was made available to the Lxons Club for their annual famrly prcmc Certain scouts assisted the Committee For specual events we had Parents Night Father and Son Dmner Annual Camlval Memorial Day Parade Scout Dads vnsltmg a week end camp The outstanding feature of the year was the comple the camp was put dunng the year with the number of week-end camps and day tnps A Council Rmg was con structed and Mr Lyman Kipp bullt a Gne playfield nn front of the cabm Through the co operatlon of Mr Wll ham Duke III the msxde of the cabm was lmed wxth wall board and combmatnon lockers and bunks mstalled An old fashxoned kxtchen range was secured and mstalled to permlt the use of the cabm during colder weather The troop was operated by Boy Leaders and Senxor Patrol Leader GeoHrey Pollock Patrol Leaders Edwm Stone Lester MacLeod john Cnsn and George McCor mack deserve a large measure of credit for the standxng of the troop The Troop Commxttee and Assxstant Scout master Woessner have been of the greatest possxble assist ance wxthout their co-operatron it would have been xm possxble to do the work that has been accomplxshed Our Scout Troop has only one purpose to serve the young men of Ardsley to accomplish Scouts Today Men of Leadershxp Tomorrow l ' D 3 1 ' I .' . , - l , ' ' , . . 4 . 1 8 - ' ' . , nl I g ' . , . . . . , . . . . . . ' . - . ' . , . . H . . ,, . . . . . . ' Y Y . 1 , . . . Y , . . 1 I , . - D to members of the troop and non-members as well, to tion of the Scout Camp and Cabin and the use to which ' ' U Y! ' ' . . , I . . . v . . . A . . . . . . Q . , , ,- . . . 0 t . . - . ' . . - - . U - - , ' YY