Central High School - Indian Yearbook (Chautauqua, NY)

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1947 PAGE TWENTY-TWO THE INDIAN THE J UN IORS FIRST ROW-ileft to rightl: Laura Beltrom, Mary Adele Hubbell, Phyllis Crump, Mary Nash, vice-president, Thelma Kovach, presidentg Lucille Root, secretary: Harry Smith, treasurer, Helen Watt, Marjorie Hewes, Helen Pettit, Mr, Robert Rowland, advisor. SECOND ROW-fleft to rightl: Robert Spence, Howard Hartzell, Patricia Carlson, Alice Schroeder, Rowland Hewes, Royal Nickerson, William Rodwell, Ward Bullock, Robert Scott, James Sperry. There are times when members of the Junior class pause and look back over their eleven years history at C. C. S. They look back into the dim, shady past to 1936 when they began their educational career in Miss Maude Skinner's first grade. The class numbered forty then, but time has sliced the class roll down to its present twenty-one. Of the original forty, only eight are still in the group: Laura Beltrom, Mary Nash, Helen Pettit, Helen Watt, Lucille Root, Robert Scott, Howard Hartzell, and William Rodwell. Tyler Hayes and John Beltrom were members until this year. Roland Hewes, Alice Schroeder, and Marjorie Hewes joined the class in third grade, when the school was centralized. Miss Marjorie Akin taught the class in both

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T H E IN D I A N PAGE TWENTY-THREE 1 9 4 7 second and third grades. The present Juniors were under the tutelage of Miss Evelyn Murney in fourth and Mrs. Garnett Johnson in fifth, at which time they were joined by Royal Nickerson and Mary Adele Hubbell. Many members participated in the Garden Club and started in the Scouts that year. Probably they were at the height of their deviltry in Mrs. Richard Barron's sixth grade. That year they had a new experience when their teacher got marrid in the middle of the term. Memories of the sixth grade are the Victory Club fin which Roland Hewes, Mary A. Hubbell, Howard Hartzell and Bill Rodwell were officersl, the Young America magazines, and the division of the class into army, navy, marine, and coast guard groups for scholastic competition. Having been tamed down a bit in Mrs. Taylor's seventh grade, they pushed on into Mr. Cowles' and Mrs. Lucy Carlson's eighth grade. Highlights of this Junior High graduation year were the Junior Dance Club, the class picnic, and the class play, Family Co-operative. This was C. C. S.'s dramatic hit of the year, starring Marjorie Hewes, Howard Hartzell, Lucy Root, Roland Hewes, and Thelma Kovach, Thelma came into the class from Akron, Ohio, and Phyllis Crump came from Sherman. As Freshmen the class appointed as their officers: Lucille Root, president: Howard Hartzell, vice-president, Mary Hubbell, secretary, William Rodwell, treasurer. Roland and Marjorie Hewes were representatives on the Student Council. Miss Kath- erine Tansey was the faculty advisor. The class sponsored a party on Broadheads' lawn this year. Harry Smith joined the Juniors in their Freshman year. Howard Hartzell was elected president in the Sophomore year, while Mary Nash became vice-presidentg Mary Hubbell, secretary-treasurer, Bob Scott and Martha Kemp, Council representatives. Mr. Kyle Morse was advisor. Ward Bullock joined the class, coming from Cincinnati, Ohio, Martha Kemp, from Angola, Africag Jim Sperry, from Oleang and Pat Carlson, from Falconer. Larry Roberts left at the end of the year to join the Army. This year Thelma Kovach is president. The other officers are: Lucy Root, vice- presidentg Mary Hubbell, secretaryg Harry Smith, treasurerg Helen Watt and Bob Scott, Student Council representatives. Mr. Robert Rowland, C. C. S. social studies teacher, is the faculty advisor. Four members of the class belong to the Senior Honor Society: Marjorie Hewes, Howard Hartzell, Thelma Kovach, and Ward Bullock. The Juniors put on the Junior-Senior Prom and presented a Truth and Conse- quences show this Spring with Bob Scott, master of ceremoniesg Howard Hartzell, announcer, Mary Nash, chairman, and Bob Spence, Jim Sperry, and Ward Bullock helping. Seven boys are Hi-Y members, half the class belongs to the C. C. S. Band. The Chronicle staff, Dramatic Club, and other C. C. S. organizations contain many members of the Junior class. Bob Scott and Ward Bullock will represent Chautauqua County at the Boy Scout International Jamboree in France this Summer. Howard Hartzell reached the New York State semi-finals in the American Legion oratorical contest.