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

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66,76 cglgonquin Canton 9fGgb School NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FIRST TERM SECOND TERM President Donald MacFadden President John McCartney Vice-President Margaret Erickson Vice-President Winifred Hull Secretary John Robins Secretary Betty Williams Treasurer Mary Coakley Treasurer Dolly Banta 1 w F. F. A. CLUB The Canton Chapter of the Future Farmers of America, which was officially organized in March 1936, has completed a busy and success- ful year. The organization is made up of the following charter members: Walter Lawrence, Presidentg Donald Dean, Vice-Presidentg Clisson Brown, Secretaryg Oakland Weatherup, Treasurer, Douglas Dean, Watch-dogg Avery Conant, News Reporter, and Robert Lacy, Charles Peters, Herbert Judd, Donald Place, Donald Northrup, Donald Gilson, Walton Church, William Foote, Clifford Phillips, Arnold Gary, Mr. G. L. Mathews. New members are: William O'Horo, Horton Tupper, Lloyd Conant, Ashton O'Brien, Ernest Gilson, Theodore Tracy, John Cunningham, and Richard Cook. The group started off the activities of the year with a hot-dog roast on Little River. The initiation banquet for the benefit of possible initiates was a grand success. Initiation soon took place. The club was represented by a judging team at Cornell University judging contest in February as well as the contest at Canton Aggie in October. Other highlights of the year were a sugar party and the annual spring rally of Future Farmers at Gouverneur. We have other promising events ahead. Walter Lawrence

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66,76 C5-fzlgonquin Cfanton gligfz 5619001 as MASQUERS President Ruth Lawrence Play Tournament. There it again carried off Vice-President Ralph Nash the honors. Canton has won the cup in this Secretary-Treasurer Elsie Tupper contest for the past two years. The Masquers have had, for their ninth year. success. During the first term of school, three one-act plays were presented in a local contest. An Amateur Hamlet was proclaimed the winner over On Vengeance Height and Miss Nancy's Legacy. After its success in Canton, An Amateur Hamlet journeyed to Malone for the Northern New York League One-Act The annual three-act play, After Wimpole Street, was presented April 29. This romantic comedy drama was staged with the authentic costumes and properties of the mid-Victorian era. Although many of the Masquers are gradu- ating, we know there will be others who will carry on our torch in the field of drama. Elsie Tupper. LES BABILLARDS FIRST TERM President Winifrecl Hull Vice-President Betty Williams Secretary Mary Coakley Treasurer Dolly Banta Social Director Margaret Erickson SECOND TERM President Mary Coakley Vice-President Dolly Banta Secretary Harriet Brown Treasurer Margaret Erickson Social Directors Betty Williams, Winifred Hull Les Babillards, of which we are the Theta chapter, is a state hono1'ary French society. The purposes of the organization are to study French, to develop interest for the French language, and to increase the knowledge of the members. Chapter Theta this year held one initiation, a dinner party, and several social meetings. The initiates were: Harriet Brown, Paul Murphy, Paul Patten, Donald MacFadden, Donald Nash, and Warren Whittemore. Margaret Erickson

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C556 C9-fzlgonquzn Canton Sflzgb School X. Y. Z.? FRATERNITY OFFICERS President Ralph Nash Vice-President Richard Banks Secretary and Treasurer Donald Nash After conductinga very successful initiation fraternity contributed one of the prizes, in which five promising' boys joined the ranks awarded for individual acting in the one-act of the fraternity, the fraternity members play program last fall. carried on many successful meetings. The Donald Nash, Secretary 0. A. P. FRATERNITY FIRST TERM P'resident Glenn Ensby Vice-President Paul Patten Secretary Garold Stone SECOND TERM President Glenn Ensby Vice-President Paul Patten Secretary The Omicron Alpha Pi fraternity, the oldest fraternity in high school, has completed its 33rd successful year. The fraternity was well represented in all school athletics, placing five members on the football team and three on the Francis Stone basketball team. In track, the fraternity pro- duced one of the fastest men in the league, Garold Stone. The social program included a banquet and a picnic. Francis Stone