Canton Williams High School - Algonquin Yearbook (Canton, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 30 of the 1933 volume:

FOREWORD of the many pleasant hours spent in Canton High School, we shall be content for then we shall feel assured that our . efforts were not in vain DEDICATION The Class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Three dedicates this sixth volume of The Algonquin to MRS, BRIDGET MAHONEY CUNNINGHAM who has the respect and admiration of all who know her because of her untiring efforts, sympathetic understanding, and keen sense of humor which have long been a source of inspiration to the students of Canton “!Sf£ EUZABIL “- E ff; IEAg STaS” SVrfceT,0 sS et. ■sss5Pf£ 1 | |.pfKK-pSt.t srissii szs jsaz “SSsSw feet. FfeH™40“ ' l;Sl SS«U pay. .. j � srs-“- 3l£-ffS«r « las-™5- ' t|itfs-.srs SCto lS hasty 7 Site S ean. ssir -SSsa- CLASS PROPHECY WL A L G O N Q U I N JUNIOR CLASS President...........................Marla Snyder Vice President............. Dorothy Crary Secretary-Treasurer.....■ . Nelson Fadden Athletic Board............. Claude Dishaw Faculty Adviser......................Miss Scurrah Hello, Everyone! I have heard that you would like an account of what the members of the Class of ’34 have accom- plished in the first three years in Canton High School. The first two years, very little happened. The class elections were carried on at the first of the year. The following Freshmen were elected to office: President, Robert Coakley; Vice President, Harold Smith; Secretary and Treasurer, Helen Tupper; Athletic Advisory Board, Emmett Murphy; Class Adviser, Mr. Severance. On Saint Patrick’s Day, the Freshman and Sopho- more classes sponsored a party that was very successful. The rest of the year was spent quietly. When we became Sophomores we spent a quiet time enjoying the things that the other classes and societies put on. The class elections resulted in the election of the following people to office: President, Donald Crary; Vice President, Claude Dishaw; Secretary and Treasurer, Martha Clark; Athletic Advisory Board, Emmett Murphy; Class Adviser, Mrs. Cunningham. Very little was heard from the class the rest of the year. When we were graduated from the Sophomore class into the Junior class, our spirits rose. We were now upperclassmen, and could have the privilege of telling the Freshmen where they belonged. Under the careful guidance of our class adviser, the class of ’34 staged a very successful Junior Prom. This was held the Friday night of regents, week. The rest of the year the Juniors spent in peace, waiting for the time until they would become digni- fied Seniors. Your pal, Marla Snyder. The members of the Junior Class wish to express their deep regret at the loss of their schoolmate, Chester Moore, a boy who held a high position in the minds of all who knew him. CANTON HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE CLASS President .............. Thomas Partlow Vice President ......... Winslow Harmon The depression being on this year, the Sophomore Class has been unable to carry on very many activi- ties. Last fall we sold candy at the football games. This was a success, and we took in money enough to make up for last year. Of course you all know Secretary-Treasurer ........ Helene Safford Class Adviser................. Miss Roche the wonderful sleighing weather that we have had, and so for that reason we have not had a sleigh ride. We hope that next year we can have snow enough for a sleigh ride and I’m sure the Junior Prom of next year will be a grand success.—Harriette Clark. FRESHMAN CLASS President ................ Richard Lobdell Vice President....... Mary Elizabeth Pike Faculty Adviser .. The Freshman Class has not been very active this year. Apparently, they have been working so hard, that they have had no time for outside amusements, for all they have had is a sleigh ride; but I suppose my theory is not entirely correct. The sleigh ride Secretary-Treasurer.............John Smith Athletic Advisory Board .. Frank Thomas ... Mr. Blankman came off in February, and it was certainly worth the ten cents each paid for it, thanks to Mr. Peters, the driver of the sleigh. Next year, I believe that the Sophomore Class will be much more active in the social and athletic events in Canton High School. Alice Priest. THE ALGONQUIN ALGONQUIN STAFF Editor in Chief................Walter B. Howard Business Manager..................Glenn Wright Assistant Business Manager .. Vernon G. Lawrence Art Editor......................Robert H. Smith Athletic Editor .............. Lawrence O’Brien Literary Editor ................ Mary Heffernan Circulation Manager .................... Evelyn Fraser Assistant Circulation Manager .... William Butler Joke Editor ................... Beatrice Sawyer Photograph Editor ............... Marion Crary Faculty Adviser............ Miss Claire K. Gage THE WASH Editor in Chief..................J. Benton Pike Associate Editor ............... Walter Howard Art Editor .................. Dorothy Crary Assistant Art Editor............. Doreen Cornell Sport Editor....................William Sheridan Joke Editor ..................... David DePue Business Manager.................Martha Clark Feature Writer .................. Helen Tupper Exchange Editor ......................... Louise Flack Faculty Adviser ................ Claire K. Gage ASSISTANTS Richard Given Harriette Clark Rex Rexford Marion Crary Mark Banks, Jr. Frances Howard Barbara MacVey The completion of this school year brings to a close the sixth successful year of the publication of “The Wash.” Spicy work by the Art Editors, inter- esting columns such as “Chats,” intelligent comment and stories, jokes, and the Grammar School section, characterize the material printed in this paper dur- ing the past ten months. A factor which led to no little discussion was the change from a weekly to a bi-monthly publication. “The Wash” has secured a cabinet for supplies which adorns Miss Gage’s office, and it serves its purpose. The “Wash” staff wishes to thank the student body—through whose cooperation its publication is possible—for its support. We also extend our most sincere wish to next year’s staff that they can im- prove this humble school activity which we pass on to them. Benton Pike. DRAMATIC CLUB President ................. Margaret Nash Vice President .................. Richard Given Secretary-Treasurer ........ Benton Pike Faculty Adviser.......... Claire K. Gage This year the “Masquers” have continued success- fully to serve as the Dramatic Club of Canton High School. Early in the fall, election of officers took place, soon after which the initial meeting was held at the home of Benton Pike. At this meeting, Miss Gage gave the members of the club an idea of the new play to be produced, “The Whole Town’s Talk- ing.” Soon after try-outs, the new members of the club were initiated at a Hallowe’en party. During the period in which rehearsals were taking place, Miss Gage, with the help of the stage managers, built a new stage set to be used this year and in the future. The play was first presented in the Grammar School before a small house. Two months later, however, the same cast again repeated the performance on two consecutive evenings before appreciative audi- ences. Other meetings, at which business and pleasure coincided, were held during the year at the homes of Martha Clark, Kathryn Crooke, and Aldine Stevens. Other activities of the club this year in- cluded food sales, tea dances, and parties. With increasing membership and interest, the “Masquers” of next year should easily continue to be a leading organization of Canton High School. Margaret Nash. ORCHESTRA The Canton High School Orchestra of this year is larger than ever before. There are four violinists, Alice Priest, Helen Mack, Margaret Dona, and Martha Clark;- three trumpeteers, David Wight, Donald Barbour, and Horton Tupper; one saxophone player, Francis Christianson; a drummer, Mary Heffernan, a pianist, Helen Tupper, another drum- mer, Walter Heffernan. This year, the orchestra, under the personal direc- tion of Miss Rutherford, head of the Music Depart- ment, has made appearances at several of the im- portant school activities, including the annual play, the speaking contest, and at the annual May Festival of the Northern New York High School Orchestras which is held in Potsdam. We also offered the music at the June graduation exercises for both the High School and the Grammar School. Martha Clark. ORCHESTRA QMICRON ALPHA 3 CANTON HIGH SCHOOL LES BABILLARDS President .............. Phillips Reynolds Vice President ......... Patricia Gratto Secretary .............. Beatrice Sawyer Treasurer .............. Mark O’Driscoll Social Chairmen.........Patricia Gratto Walter Howard SECOND SEMESTER President .............. Mary Heffernan Vice President ......... Mark O’Driscoll Secretary ................. Eileen Lynch Treasurer ....................... Benton Pike Social Chairmen........ Magdeline Cota Frances Howard Faculty Adviser............ Miss Scurrah As a result of the efforts of Miss Sparks, our “ancien” teacher, the French Club of Canton High School was organized in January, 1931. Our chapter is a state honorary society, “Les Babillards,” and is called Theta, a Greek word for the name of a French Club Chapter. Eight initiates were formally sworn into the fraternity during the year. To the delight of the club members and Miss Scurrah, Phillips Reynolds developed poetical ability in French. One of his poems was published in “Le Petit Bavard,” a French paper printed in Rochester. An unusual part of our honorary society was its basketball team, which overcame an unfavorable lead in the last minutes of play and scored a victory, 19-16, over the Hi-Y Club team. Other activities of the club included a financially and socially successful tea dance, contributions to the French room bulletin board, and many attractive meetings. The French Club, though one of the youngest, is fast becoming one of the leading societies of Canton High School. Mark O’Driscoll. OMICRON ALPHA PI President......................... Horace Bartman Vice President ......... Lawrence O’Brien Secretary-Treasurer .... Frank Richardson The Omicron Alpha Pi Fraternity, the oldest or- ganized society in Canton High School, has just completed its twenty-ninth successful year. Initiations were held early in October and five members were admitted to the club, bringing the number of present members to thirty-one. The members of the fraternity have been very active this year in the social and athletic activities of Canton High. The green and white has placed eleven men on the football squad, five on the basket- ball squad, and six on the track team. As well as being represented on every athletic team, the 0. A, P.’s have had a very good scholastic record. The members who are graduating this year join in hoping that the members of the fraternity will carry on the good work of the past. Phillips Reynolds. HI-Y CLUB President................ Robert Womack Vice President............... Mark Banks Secretary ............... Oscar Howard Treasurer ............. William Sheridan Faculty Adviser ......... Mr. Blankman The Hi-Y Club of 1933 started off with a bang, having its first meeting of the year the Tuesday after school started. Only nine members were present, with Mr. Blankman supervising. The plan of activities for the year were discussed at the next meeting and fully decided upon. Previous to this, no initiation had been carried out, but the members figured on creating more interest in the organization and decided to try it. Several new members were proposed and first met at the home of Vice President, Mark Banks. Their initia- tion was given at the home of William Butler. Refreshments were served at both places. After this, several meetings were held in the high school with poor attendance. Later, a meeting was held at the home of Robert Womack, the Presi- dent of the club. The club held a tea dance during the year, and many, besides its members, attended. Affiliation with-the National Hi-Y will undoubtedly take place before the end of the year. We played our first and only basketball game with the French Club, and were defeated 19-16. Robert Womack. X. Y. Z.? FRATERNITY President ................. Glenn Wright Vice President ...� ....... Albert Bristol Secretary-Treasurer......Mark O’Driscoll The X. Y. Z. ? Fraternity, founded in 1907, has successfully completed another year in Canton High School, under the able leadership of Glenn Wright, President. The members of the Fraternity have represented the Blue and Yellow in all athletic and social func- tions of the school. Six equally active boys were initiated into the Fraternity in the early part of the year, at the home of Walter Howard, one of the old members. Social activities included ten meetings at the home of various members, one tea dance, and a banquet. The O'. A. P. Fraternity was defeated by the X. Y. Z. ?’s in the annual game of basketball. Through graduation, five members will leave the Fraternity, but we of the graduating group join in hoping that the remaining members will uphold the glory, honor, and prestige of the Fraternity, and strive to maintain the standards for which the Club has always stood. Mark Banks. CANTON H G H SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM TRACK TEAM BASKETBALL On the first of December, Coach Oliver issued a call for basketball players. About thirty-five men answered. After a week’s practice a game was played with the Alumni, and due to the excellence of Captain Wright and Bob Coakley, the high school was able to win. The next week, a game was played with Madrid, in which the Yellow and Brown was again victorious. The next week, the league season opened. Al- though defeated by Norwood in the opening game, Canton soon began to hit her stride and played good basketball until Christmas vacation. Because of the absence of Carl Barber, the team seemed at a loss, and never, until too late in the season, did they show the unusual form which was displayed in the first games of the Northern New York League race. Coach Oliver is losing Wright, Barber, and O’Brien from this year’s team, but the outlook for a winning team next year is very good. Larry O’Brien. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL The girls’ basketball season turned out more favorably this year than in preceding years. The team worked well together under its captain, Cath- erine Howard, and succeeded in defeating Potsdam High School twice and the “Aggies” twice. The C. H. S. team made a good showing against 0. F. A. in each tilt of a home and home series, although they were defeated in both games. The Pyrites team proved a hard match for the Canton girls and C. H. S. again suffered two defeats. Next year our only hope is to produce a cham- pionship team. Most all of the players of this year’s team, with the exception of “Kate” Howard and Marion Crary, will be with us again next year, to aid in the development of a championship aggrega- tion. Marla Snyder. Larry O’Brien. FOOTBALL The outlook for a championship team was very good when about forty-five men reported to Coach John Oliver at the beginning of the school year. Among the last year’s team members who reported were Jimmy Fadden, Glenn Wright, Frank Pitts, “Jerry” Poole, Karl Mayhew, “Doc” Sanford, and “Larry” O’Brien. The team rapidly rounded into shape, so a game was scheduled with St. Mary’s, which was won by Canton, 2Q-7. The next week, the league season opened, which proved to be a very disastrous one for Canton. Al- though the team did not win a league game, they showed their loyal followers that they still had the fight for which Coach Oliver’s teams are always known. A charity game was played with Potsdam on Armistice Day, In this, game, the boys that were ineligible were allowed to play. Although Canton was defeated, it showed that she had some good material and that a good team would be developed next year. We, the members of the Senior Class, wish the best of luck to Coach Oliver and his teams in the years to come, though of course we realize that his most talented athletes are graduating. Larry O’Brien. TRACK The track team reported immediately after Easter vacation, and the following veterans were among the first to sign up: Donnie Crary, Will Thomas, Red Wood, Bob Womack, Harry Wheeler, and Larry O’Brien. Out of this group, and another larger, but less experienced one, Coach Oliver developed a well balanced team, which did its best in supporting the Yellow and Brown in the season of 1933. Several of the members took first places in various meets, and many second places were earned. Due to graduation, Bob Womack, “Red” Wood, and Larry O’Brien will be lost, but the remainder of the squad promises to develop into a good team for next season. FRESHMAN - 1 PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST Larry O’Brien: “Pine. Made first base on four J? X aT your THEATRE ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY BANK Canton, New York F. A. Augsbury, Chairman of Board C. S. Cook, President G- E. Robinson, Vice-President W. J. Hamilton, Cashier Member Federal Reserve System THE PAIGE STORE Crary and Forsyth Foreign and Domestic Decorated Linens Ladies' and Children’s Furnishings “It Pays to Pay for Quality Compliments of STORRS CLOTHING STORE SNYDER CHEVROLET CO., Inc. 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