Charles W Baker High School - Lyre Yearbook (Baldwinsville, NY)

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BASKETBALL Basketball was added to the increasing list ofcsports at the High School, to the enjoyment and physical well-being of eighty-five per cent of the student body. This promises to be a leading sport from the student’s point of view, owing to the fact that so many can participate. Leagues were formed in the different classes of Physical Training; teams were organized and played a regular schedule of games. There were sixty beys and sixty-eight girls who made up the nineteen teams in the leagues. Some of the pupils developed rapidly into good basketball players. The games were marked by close competition and good sportsmanship. The Pink team, composed of Clemadean Reid, captain, Mayme Taylor, Julie Coote, Esther Hahn, Alice McDonald, Muriel Maxon and Elizabeth Odell, won the championship of their league, only losing one game out of twelve. They also won the inter-class championship for the girls. The Cavalry team, made up of Frederick Fuess, captain, Roy Delaney, Orscn Stewart, Robert Church, Dawes Champlin and John Miller, came through their schedule without a defeat, only to lose the interclass champ- ionship to the Navy in a hotly contested game, by the score of 3-4. The members of the Navy team, which won the championship, were John Reid, captain, Walter VanDenburg, Herman Vanderveer, Van Coe, Vance Gates and Earl Foster. The personnel of these teams should feel proud that they have won, through superior teamwork and individual playing, the first basketball championship contest ever conducted in this school. Basketball is a game which develops alertness, and no game demands mere varied and constant muscular exercise, thus making it an ideal sport. We had eighty-five per cent participating last year; why not one hundred per cent next year? CHARLES T. ELLIS, Physical Director. THE CLASS POEM The Senior Class of nineteen-twenty Is full of life and knowledge. Of course not all are blessed with both, We’re willing to acknowledge; But every member does his share, And though the task be hard, why care? We can, we will. Of our president we’re very proud, For as you all should know, His four years’ work in three he did, While others were more slow. And we’ve all found it helps each day, If, when in trouble, we will say, “We can, we will.” Our class though small shall gain renown. You’ll read in future years About the wondrous works of Taylor, And all about Professor Sears . Of course not all are mentioned here, But soon they’ll gain a world career. We can, we will. 16 Katherine Wilson.

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The officers are elected from the upperclassmen by vote of the Glee Club, as s on as the Glee Club is organized in the fall. The officers for the year 1919-20 are as follows: President—Julie Coote. Vice President—Flossie Freer. Secretary—Mayme Taylor. Treasurer—Mary Sears (appointed to fill vacancy caused by Ruth O’Brien’s leaving school). When all are full-fledged members of the Glee Club, the business of the year begins, this being the preparation for the concert. Now the members must work, but never do they work as their faithful teacher, Miss Roth, does. Never scolding, never complaining, always smiling and always sing- ing, Miss Roth works with them every Wednesday until the day of the concert. After the concert, meetings are not held regularly but they meet for good times until June. Thus a Glee Club year is spent. Now just a word about Miss Roth. She is the “life” of the Glee Club. Never does she allow the members to become discouraged about their voices or their music. She works with them and helps them until she gets music out of them. She it is who always furnishes the prizes and who always plans the good times for the Club and never, no, never will Miss Roth ever be just a “teacher.” FOOTBALL IN B. H. S. IN 1919 The 1919 football season was not very successful from the point of view of the number of games won. However, one might call it a success after taking into consideration the adverse circumstances under which most of the games were played. Very wet fields, snowstorms and rainstorms did not help the team but were deciding factors against them. Owing to the. small squad which came out for football, the team could not and did not get the practice that they should have had to combat such a hard schedule. Early in the season Baldwinsville lost, in the person of Captain Neil Adsit, the services of one of the best football players to ever represent them on the gridiron. In spite of this and also in spite of the fact that the newly elected captain, Herbert Quackenbush, was out of the majority of the remaining games through injury, the excellent spirit of the teafcn still prevailed. This spirit which was shown by the various members of the team as the season progressed, was manifested by the overwhelming defeat of Adams on the home grounds, 25 to 0, in the final game of the season. Adams had previously defeated Baldwinsville, 12 to 0. Nine games were played during the season, five being out of town and four on the home grounds. Of the home games, two were tie scores and two decisive victories. The out-of-town games all spelled defeat for the High School eleven. The playing of the team was never brilliant, but the teamwork, which was good considering their having practically no opposition in practice, was responsible for their victories, and materially aided in keeping the op- ponents’ score low in their defeats. Nine touchdowns were scored by B. H. S. during the season, but only two of the goals were successfully kicked. In this department the team was sadly lacking, no one being sure of getting a goal after touchdowns. It is hoped that another year will develop sev- eral good punters which the team greatly needs. Let us hope that the excellent spirit shown this year will continue and be even greater another year, and the boys will get out on the field and work with a will. This should mean the winning of more games for their Alma Mater. Every one strive to make the 1920 football season a banner one for B. H. S. CHARLES T. ELLIS, Physical Director and Coach. 15

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THE GLEE CLUB CONCERT The eighth annual concert of the Baldwinsville High School Glee Club was held Friday evening, April 23, 1920, in the Grange Hall. It is the first time in several years that the concert has been held in any place but the Academy. One of the members proposed that they try having the con- cert where they could seat more people and therefore make more money. The Grange Hall was chosen as a suitable place. New tickets were printed and then sold by the members of the Glee Club. All of the members of the Club were present, as were also seme of the talented former members. The following program was rendered: Forest Worship ) , The Merry, Merry Sleighbells j...............................Glee Uub Barcarole 1 Flowers of the Forest !•...................................Violin Club Pretty Partner J Reading, A Ride for Life...................................Evelyn Smith Prologue to the Cantata, “Snow White”.......................Adell Myers Cantata, “Snow White”.........;............................Special Chorus Waves of the Danube ) ,i oln. Farewell to Thee .......................................Mandolin Club Play, “A Little Mistake”....................Members of the Junior Class Julie Coote sang the part of “Snow White” in the cantata: Mabel Dristle acted as the “Wicked Queen” and Ina Garrett was the “Magic Looking Glass.” Seven girls, representing dwarfs, sang minor solos. The play furnished the merriment for the evening and was declared a success by all. After the program the floor was cleared and all who wished to, danced until twelve o’clock. An orchestra was furnished by the Glee Club for the occasion. Although the expenses were more, the Club cleared more than on any previous concert. They were able to add over $100.00 to their bank account, making in all $336.00 toward the new piano for the Study Hall. It has long been the aim and ambition of the Club to place a new piano in the Study Hall, and with a little more work they will soon be able to do so. THE ATHLETIC BANQUET The third annual banquet of the B. H. S. Athletic Association, held in the Grange Hall, April 14, 1920, was a great success. One hundred and ninety-six tickets were sold and the treasury of the Association was enriched by about $46.00. The hall was very prettily decorated with yellow crepe paper. On the tables were baskets of artificial daffodils, made by the decorating committee. The ladies of the Presbyterian Church served a delicious dinner. The menu was as follows: Fruit Cocktail Meat Loaf Mashed Potatoes Brown Gravy Cabbage Salad Fruit Jello Pickles, Olives Rolls, Coffee Ice Cream Cake The Pastor’s Aid Society served and the fact that a few people were accidentally sprinkled with water by the waitresses made the dinner even more enjoyable (for the others, of course). Between the courses, popular songs were sung. 17