Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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Tlurcl Degree Seated Lmberto Paolucci joan Carson Willard Benedict joan Emenck Crane Hackett Vice president Florence De Feo Evelyn Kamke President Miss Helen G Robbie Adviser Jennie Renda Recording Secretary Robert Van Dusen Lorraine McHenry Corresponding Secretary Joseph Murray Cynthia Spitz Herbert Karl First Assumption of Responsibility First Row Peter Ledwith Betty De Nardo Sam Scott jean Seeler Valerie DAndrea David Purdy Grace Barbieri Donald Skinner jane Shurtltff Donald Peterson Frank lin Schmidt Richard Eaton john Rell Virginia Grandolfi David Skinner Barbara Cauvet Andrew Kalmykow Franklin Cimmo Christie Bradley Judith Goodwin George Salerno Margot Moore john Canning Marguerite Uman Billy Hoffmann jay Mayer Peggy Ann Reuter Catherine Santore 23 i I' ' -w 1 I A I ' I ' l A . A' I, , Q A - , : E . xl ' n , , 2 , . - qi. i V' 7. V D 1 I ! D ' ! . . , . ' ' . ,. . I , . . , - Maurer, Patricia Hotaling, Gail Kurkela, Myles Ferris. On Stage-Philip Miter, Nancy 7 1 I I . Y , . Y o 4 ,' ' Y, Q , . . - ',Q I an ' I x I X 'L

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FIFSI Degree 'Ivxenty lixc ye tts tgo thc Honor Society consisted ot only one degree this correspond mg to our present Third Degree As the membership incrciscd the need arose for the further rewarding of unselhsh workers and honor students The need for a better character training system to give students in opportunity to think more closely mth their leaders and fellow students and to ht them eventually to be leaders themselves also became apparent Thus the First and Second Degrees were formed At the present time the First Degree includes members of less than live years standing Scholarship attendance and conduct are the key vuords for membership tn the First Degree It is possible to earn membership for the first time in the Thtrd grade Each member must give willingly one hour of service, beyond his regular duties to the school each year First Degree members have the privilege of attending the Annual First Degree Initiattons where for twenty hve consecutive years udge Walter G Seely has delivered inspiring talks filled with suggestions for character building First Degree members also enjoy the annual Honor Society picnic gnc 1 in their honor excry spring Second Degree Membership in the Second Degree norm tlly comes tbout the time of entr 1nce into the high school department Throughout the school ye tr the Second Degree members aid the Third Degree in carrying out the Honor Society program ind thus gradually assume they carry out their pledge of service while at the same time they try to achieve as high a scholastic standard as possible In the spring of each yeir the Second ind Third Degree meet and vote upon members of the Second Degree in order to select nominees for vacancies which may occur in the Third Degree From these nominees the qualified faculty and the Third Degree elect students vnorthy of one of the highest honors in our school membership in the Third Degree Third The Third Degree, consisting of ten or more mem bers constitutes the executive body of the Honor Society These students chosen for letdership and character with their adviser tilee charge of the var1 ous activities connected with the organization At the close of each year they recommend ny changes deemed desirable so that the Honor Society lives and grows with the needs of the school Life mem bership is conferred upon Third Degree members upon graduation Life members consider it a privilege to return at least once a yetr to encourage and help the rising generation Degree Throughout this twenty fifth year the Third De gree has attempted to give its best with Miss Helen G Robbie serving faithfully as adviser We decorated the high school hills for the Christmas holidays wtth xwreathes and posters and we sponsored a picnic for those stud nts xx ho lned up to the Honor Societys creed Our rrost important work however, has been that of training and initiating students to the higher rmles of the society so that vhen it is time for us to leaxe me will be able to transmit our school to those xx ho follovt better than it was transmitted to us 22 ' f. wh' V. vu K-A y . S 7. V - . A 1 . . .7 1- - , aa- A 4 ' A ' 11 ' A , 4 - , , ' ' K A Y V I A I . 2 ' , . U K K ' greater responsibility. By assisting at the initiations and aiding the school in other ways, , . . . , ' , , S L .. '. , ' 1 i . I ' i ti I . . . Y. 1 N f .- .7 A 1 . . . t , e H l i 1 , . i c ' ,

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Honor Society Chronology The first mrnutes of the Ardsley Honor Socrety to appear rn the secretarys book bear the date june 5 929 Belrevrng that many of our readers would enyoy remrnlscrng a lxttle the staff has complled a chro nology of some of the outstandmg events October 10 1929 Helen Berthelson rs elected presrdent of the Honor Socrety January 18 1930 At the Srxth Annual Banquet Ltfe Membershtps are awarded to past presrdents Ethel Zotz Ruth Brovtn and Vrto Barbrerr Gold torches are presented to Mrs Mary E M Qulmby and Mrs Emrly A Ehler for thelr untrrmg service to the soctety October 8 1930 May Berthelson becomes presr dent for two terms Mrs Flmt 1S chosen advrser january 31 1931 The Seventh Annual Banquet guests wrtness the awardrng of a gold torch to Mrs F mt Aprtl 15 1931 The newly formed Second Degree wrll conslst of about seven students lrmtted to thtrd year members who have best exemplified Honor Socrety rdeals Aprtl 30 1931 Prtncrpal Slllrman prestdes at first meetxng of the Second Degree December 5 1931 At the Erghth Annual Banquet surprrse awards are made to Mlss Buell and Mr Horend February 8 1932 The Honor Socrety rs to be drvrded xnto a Junror and Semor section December 17 1932 At the Nrnth Annual Ban quet surprrse awards are presented to Mrs Chester Slocum and Mrs Ben Ferguson October 25 1932 Lrlltan Codlup new president june 16 1933 Crtrzenshrp cards to be adopted for hrgh school October 10 1933 Students wrll select a memorral picture rn honor of the late Mrs Qurmby October 14 1933 Alvm Brown presrdent December 9 1933 Annual Banquet at whrch Hon orary Membershxp IS conferred upon Mrss Tryon Mrs Farnham Mr Ken Brown Mrs Berthelson Mrs Shaw October 1 1934 Helen Morse to be presldent December 8 1934 One hundred erghty five persons served at Annual Banquet Miss Hapgood teacher of French and Mlss Edwards honored wtth Gold Torches March 29 1935 Poxnt system for awards ts rn augurated November 8 1935 Laura Brown embarks on three year term as presrdent Mrs Fllnt conttnues as advlser December 14 1935 Honorary Memberships go to Mtss Robbte and Mrs Kreutz March 12 1936 An Executrve Commlttee to be known as the Thrrd Degree rs organized December 14 1936 Mrs Flmt resigns as advxser Mrs Farnham succeeds December 19 1936 Forty etght pupils are ad mrtted to membershnp Certrhcate of Lrfe Member shrp rs presented to Mrs Flmt rn recognttton of her long and fatthful servlce Surprise award to Mrs Parsons December 17 1937 Gold Torches are awarded to Mxss Davrs and Mrs DeN1ke january 19 1938 The Thrrd Degree wrll publish a Pep Sheet to be sold wrth Hrgh School News December 7 1938 Freda Wrlle accepts presrdency December 15 1938 Mr Thomas receives Hon orary Membership May 4 1939 New procedure 15 adopted tn regard to selectron of Thrrd Degree members Second Degree members to nomtnate qualrfred faculty to vote May 11 1939 Mrs Arthur Sllllman rs made an Honorary Member October 9 1939 Ruth Gubler takes gavel of presrdent December 1 1939 Forty puprls are mttxated tnto First Degree Mlss Wesp recerves Gold Torch September 25 1940 Edwin Wheeler rs elected presrdent Miss Robbre IS chosen advtser October 9 1940 Miss Conkltn rs honored with Llfe Membershlp Mr Duke becomes Honorary Member September 17 1941 Anna Agnano elected presr dent October 17 1941 Lrfe Membershxp IS awarded to Mrss Davrs rn recognrtron of her servrce beyond the lme of duty Surprise awards go to Mrs Hatfield Mr Wrlmoth and Mr Vlncent September 22 1942 Organrzatron meetmg finds Roslna Mantello new presrdent she serves two years October 21 1942 Hon Walter G Seely IS the speaker at the Annual Inrttatron for the twentreth consecutive year Mrs Gubler and Mrs Brown be come Honorary Members Felt emblems wlth rnsrgnra to be used rnstead of bronze medals November 20 1942 Emerson Vrrden becomes edrtor rn chref of The Torch a new hrgh school paper December 16 1942 The Thrrd Degree wtll assrst with Supplement whrch wtll be publrshed rn connec tron wrth School News This supplement wtll be of rnterest to servrce men and therr famtlxes june 18 1943 High school requtrements for mem bershtp are revrsed More stress on leadershrp and parttcrpatron rn extra currrcular actrvrtres May 9 1944 Mrs Flrnt retrrrng rn June to be honored wrth tea September 27 1944 Mary Lou Neylan presrdes at first meetmg of the year October 10 1944 Mrs MacLeod and Mrs Spercher recerve awards for unselfish servrce October 24 1944 A frame to contam names of servtce men ts presented rn memory of Vmcent Mantello May 22 1945 Service News Letter rs belng wrrt ten by Thrrd Degree grrls September 19 1945 Robert Arone succeeds to the presrdency October 24 1945 Mrs Charles P Benedrct and Mrss Egbertson become Honorary Members September 19 1946 Carmrne Mobrlra assumes presrdency june 11 1947-Over frfty llfe members gather to welcome new Thrrd Degree members and to honor Mr Stllrman on hrs twenty fifth anniversary as prrn crpal of Ardsley Hrgh School October 10 1947 Evelyn Kamke rs elected prest dent Mrss Robbre rs again chosen advrser November 19 1947 The Twenty fifth Annual Int tratron rs celebrated Hon Walter G Seely and Mrs Constance Parsons recerve Lrfe Membershrp Certrfi cates Mrs john Dunbar becomes an Honorary Mem er I 1 -' ' ' . , . , 1 . , - 1 ' 7 , . , ' , , 1 . 1 1 1 '- 1 -' s 1 1 ' ' v ... g 1 ' s . . . . , . . - , 1 1 1 - ' ' , .. , -- . l . , - , .- , . 4 . 4 , , . , . . 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