Brighton High School - Crossroads Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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BEFORE AND AFTER As the last class to be graduated from the Monroe and Elmwood Avenue building we look back at the record of our school with pride as Brighton High reached this momentous turning point in its history. Brighton, always meeting the needs of a progressive community, has grown rapidly not only in size but also in prominence. The main part of Brighton, including eight classrooms and a combination auditorium- gymnasium, was constructed in 1926 as a grade school. In 1928 the Winton Road wing was added and to meet the increasing rowth of the community a high school was addid to the cur- riculum. In two more short years the next wing was constructed on Monroe Avenue. This con- sisted of two large study halls, the library, and the present gymnasium, which made available the other gymnasium-auditorium in the original building wholly as an auditorium. The last wing, a continuation of the first Monroe Avenue wing, was added in 1935. This addition included a general science room and a physics-chemistry laboratory. In a period of fourteen years the entire school, both grade school and high school, has grown to about fifteen hundred pupils. In the year 1932 the first high school class consisting of twenty-two members graduated from Brighton. In nine years the classes have in- creased over four times with even greater growth predicted. And now we focus our atten- tion on the evidence of our progress. Perhaps the object of attention for more cameras and more wandering glances than any other feature at Brighton this year was the erec- tion of the new school. Although the first ground was broken in November, 1938, it was in this term that the imposing red brick struc- structure offered the most interest. The theater of next year's activities, the new building, will have a middle section of three stories and two extending wings of two stories each. Over the main entrance are four circular bas-reliefs representing the activities and aims of the school. They are a family scene represent- ing home making, five arts represented by symbols of music, sculpturing, painting, and architecture, scenes of teaching, law, medicine, and architecture portraying the professions 5 and an office scene representing business. The body of the school itself contains fourteen modern well-lighted classrooms which are off attractive green tiled corridors. Each classroom is connected to a loud speaker system and has folding blackboards in the front with two built-in cupboards, one on each side. Besides the regular classrooms, there will be three science rooms, for general science, physics, and chem- istry. A double home economics room, a cafeteria, and a kitchen are in the basement. Also in the basement will be the spacious locker and shower rooms. The main entrance is attractively paneled in wood, and glass brick serves to add to the beauty of the lower hall. On the right of the entrance is the superintendent's office and on the left the general oflice, while directly opposite are thc entrances to the large combination auditorium- gymnasium. It is equipped with bleachers that old up by the wall when not in use. At the end is a large stage and switchboard for the elaborate system of lighting. When there is a need, it is planned to use the space occupied by the sta e for a girls' gymnasium and construct an au i- torium wing. On the second floor is the blue library fur- nished in ma le. The new building also features a Trapezoi room. The art room has white blackboards and a skylight to furnish better light. There is also a nurse's room, a commercial room, and a typing room. The school will be used for the first time next fall, although this year's graduation ceremonies will be staged there. Many new experiences will unfold to us as we leave school, but always will we look back and recall the memories that are forever hallowed here. - '-N ba-, ,,, ' .7-. ---Q-- , .i,- L ff-1, -1-1'----- f , f..- ,' .1 N--' ajgizif i l 1 'xi' - yo ', -- ig-1 f n'-L - 1 .N l 'Qx f-qv' I I , --- ----' 3' -- ' c,--- - 3

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s'rAND1NG.' Min Perrin, Min Shat- turk, Mr. Reed. SEATEDI Glanman, man, Giles, Harriforz, Summerr. l CLASS HISTORY Before you see our pictures, you undoubtedly wonder what we Seniors have been doing While in high school. Step into the file room a moment, and we will see what we can find. Here is a film taken four years ago when we started our high school career at Brighton. If you will come into the projection room, I will run it off for you. Reel 1936-1937 Here we are as freshmen gathered with our faculty advisers, Miss Allena Frisbee, Miss Alice Foley, Miss Catherine Charlesworth, and Cassius Conner, to elect class representatives and officers. This shot of the freshman roller skating party shows President Stan Glassman and Dick Miller, Vice- President, about to enter the arena with Secretary-Treasurer Macy Levy. Reel 1937-1938 This is the Sophomore splash party at the Maplewood President Stan Glassman and Vice- President Betty Giles are waiting to use the diving board. Fred Harison, class treasurer, and George Kaelber, class secretary, are talking to the advisers, Elswood Hill, Mrs. Norma Fox, Miss Margaret Young, and Jay Gibson, while waiting their turn at the ping pong table. Reel 1938-1939 Bud Haidt, president, Rebecca Harrison, vice-president, Betty Giles, secretary, and Fred Harison, treasurer, are noticed in this close-up of a junior class meeting. Bud is urging the support of class members at the Junior Prom for which the committees worked hard and long. Class advisers, Miss Ruth Maxwell, Gordon Allen, Miss Allena Frisbee, and Miss Dorothy Porter, enjoyed the class party in the gym. You now see the badminton players finishing a game before the dancing starts. Reel 1939-1940 You now will see us as seniors. Stan Glassman is class president, Rebecca Harrison, vice-president, Betty Ann Giles, secretary, and Wayne Summers acts as treasurer. This shows the Senior Ball, our last get-together as fellow Brightonians. With the aid of our officers and advisers, we have planned and enjoyed many good times at Brighton. As freshmen, we were strangers at first in a large building. Gradually we found ourselves a part of school life, finding joy in our friends and satisfaction in our studies. Diligently we prepared ourselves for worthwhile lives no matter what our place in life will be. I ,X 9.19 T - ' ,!f:, : fQ:1: - f1:1F- ,QI th .D --ij 1191, HY-- 5 I ,i -, 5 '-' '- T 12