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

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 In 1929 the orchestra won first prize in the Onondaga County Orchestra Contest. It was a combination radio and victrola. In 1930 the orchestra again won first prize in the county contest. This time the prize was $25. At the time of this writing the orchestra is working hard on three numbers for this year’s contest. They are: “The American Legion,” a march; “Gavotte Celebre,” and “Rosamunde. ’ an overture. If we do not win the contest this year it is evident that it will be no fault of Miss Roth's, as she is spending much time and effort in preparing for the contest. The end of this musical note indicates that it is exactly time to leave the fate of B. H. S. musical activities to the on-coming classes. This is station LYRE now signing off. We are operating on an unknown quantity of pen- cycles without permission of the Public Welfare Commission. Good night! EDWIN NESBITT. THE GLEE CLUB Although many of the members of last year’s Glee Club were graduated, Miss Roth showed her efficiency in picking more members that were equally good with a little training. During the first part of the year the Glee Club met and elected the officers for the year: President, Walter Mercer; vice-president, Helen Stryker; sec- retary, Elizabeth Gere. On December fourth and sixth the Glee Club took part in the annual High School Minstrels. In February a group was chosen to sing at the Solvay High School as part of an assembly program. On May first this same group took part in the program of Senior Prize Speaking Contest. During the year the Glee Club also has sung in the assembly programs oj our own school upon several occasions. Plans were also made for the annual party to be held this year at Owasco Lake. Therefore, we think our Glee Club has completed a successful year both in our own and other schools. LAURA ORVIS. THE B. H. S. BUSINESS COURSE At the beginning of the school year we had an added attraction, in that an elementary business course was included in the schedule. The course consists of shorthand, typewriting, bookkeeping and business training, l or those con- sidering college or a business career it is a real and valuable aid. Nevertheless, contrary to expectations, the course is no snap, as divers students have discovered. It requires no more work than the other subjects on the schedule but one must be constantly on the job if one really desires to make progress. Students in the various business courses are rarely absent from class. neupert. PRIZE SPEAKING 1 his year candidates for prize speaking turned out in such large numbers that it was decided to have both a Junior and Senior contest. , s a Jesuit of the preliminary contests, Norma Snyder, Bertene Kelly. Barbara Gere, Faith Storm. Robert Wilkinson. Earl J. Somers. James Mcr- nam, and Richard Rury were chosen to lake part in the final contest of the junior High which was held on Friday evening, April 24. at eight o’clock m the academy auditorium. The decision of the judges, Miss Daisy House o bolvay High School. Miss Florence Pidge of Syracuse Normal, and Principal r o arpcnt«r Warners High School, awarded first prize for the g r]s ® £;,ss Bar.bara Gere, who spoke “Annie O’Brien”; and second prize to haitn nrf°ur }• 0SC select,on was “The Thoroughbred.” To the boys, first to Rob- ert V dkn on. speakine “Uncle Dan’l Apparition”; and second, to Richard Bury, his choice being “Toussaint L’ouverture.” 28

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES We opened our social year with a sleigh ride. Despite the lack of snow on the Smokcy Hollow road everybody had a marvelous time. Afterwards there were refreshments and dancing in the school library. On May 20th the class had a movie benefit in order to raise money for graduation expenses. Each member of the class had a street or two on which he made a house-to-house canvass with these tickets. In this way everybody was reached. We made forty-five dollars, which will help meet some of our expenses. MARION HUDSON. THE JOURNALISM CLUB The Journalism Club, recently formed, has been added to our list of school activities. This club aims to improve the “Crimson and White” by making it a more interesting and up-to-date school paper. In addition to editing the paper, the club is expected to promote a growing interest in Journalism. Everyone interested in Journalism is invited to become a member of the club. The officers of the Journalism Club are: President, Wallace Smallwood; vice-president, Kathryn Ryan; treasurer, Frank Harrington; secretary, Bur- ton Frawlcy. ROSALIE DANN 31. DRAMATICS This year has been a very successful year in dramatics. They have been carried on with great enthusiasm. A new plan has been adopted, which is that Miss Roth gives parts in plays, etc., to students. These plays are given during our assembly period and as exchange programs with other schools. The exchange programs were: “The Love of a Bonnet.” given at Skaneateles. The characters were: F. Weeks, M. Sadclmyer, H. Thompson, O. Hosmer, N. Kittel and M. Cook. Elizabeth Gere gave “The Highwayman.” At Marcellus the play “Bills” was presented. B. Heaton, F. Wilkinson and G. Hawley were the characters. A recitation, “A Sisterly Scheme,” was also given by Barbara Brown. “Box and Cox,” an Old English play, was taken to Solvay. Those who had parts in this play were E. Gere, C. Reddout and V. Milkowski. Other plays given in the assembly were: “Her Busy Day,” “Carrying Out a Theory,” given by the Junior High. In addition to this a very clever Marionette show was put on by E. Griffeth and M. J. Wells. Other events that have helped dramatics are the minstrels and prize speak- ing contests. VELMA COOK. ORCHESTRA The close of this semester marks the end of eight years of orchestra work in this school. Eight years ago Miss Roth organized the first Baldwinsville High School Orchestra, and since then, under her excellent training, the school has been furnished with good music for every occasion. In fact, since its organization the orchestra has played for every school entertainment and contest held in the high school auditorium, and for many others sponsored by outside organizations. Of course all of the best musicians were furnished by the Class of 1931 and the orchestra would be spoiled by our leaving if it were not for the lucky fact that Mrs. Hill has consented to let Miss Roth use several members of her band to fill the vacancies. (Mrs. Hill's band is made up of pupils in the first and second grades in grammar school.) The school orchestra has broadcast from Station WFBL. It is to be noted that the first broadcast was made hardly more than a year after the orchestra was organized. A fine tribute to Miss Roth’s ability, we might suggest. 27

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In the Senior High preliminaries, Marion Hudson, Ethel Glass. Marie Shriver, Margaret Adsit, Victor Milkowski, Clayton Reddout, James Hender- son and Carl Connell were chosen to take part in the Bigelow Prize Speaking Contest. The first prizes were awarded to Ethel Glass, speaking “Fine Feathers, and to James Henderson, who recited “The Soul of the Violin.” Second prizes went to Margaret Adsit and Clayton Reddout. Judges of this contest were: Mr. David Allen, Phoenix; Mrs. J. A. Ten Eyck, Syracuse, and Mr. Walter Powlesland, Syracuse. DOROTHEA TOWNSEND. SENIOR QUESTIONNAIRE Height.................................... Favorite sport............................ Do you expect to marry ?.................. Do you approve of kissing?................ Have you ever been kissed?................ Favorite teacher.......................... Easiest teacher to bluff.................. Hardest teacher to bluff.................. The teacher’s pet......................... Best looking girl......................... Best looking boy.......................... Most popular student...................... Best natured student...................... Most bashful boy.......................... Most bashful girl......................... Most reliable student..................... Most likely to succeed.................... What Senior has clone the most for B. H. S. Best all-around student................... Best athlete.............................. Most artistic............................. Most modest student....................... Most respected student.................... Least appreciated student................. Busiest student........................... Biggest bluffer........................... Noisiest student.......................... Best musician............................. Wittiest student.......................... Craziest student.......................... Laziest student........................... Best parlor athlete....................... .............5 feet, Sl 2 inches ..................Basketball .Yes, 24; No, 15; Uncertain, 12 ...............Yes, 42; No, 9 ..............Yes, 43; No, 8 ................Mr. Getman ................Miss Hewitt .......Pike, Cussler, Tappan ..................Paul Allen .........Henrietta Thompson ...............Winston Baker .................Sidney Luce. .................Sidney Luce .............Morris Blanding ...............Rosalie Dann .................Sidney Luce ............Merton Brad way ..............Elizabeth Gere ............Merton Brad way ...............Richard Price ..............Elizabeth Gere .............Marie Lawrence ................Sidney Luce ..........Kenneth VanDeveer .............Barbara Brown ..............Walter Mercer .............Richard Decker ................Carl Connell ..............Walter Mercer .............Richard Decker .............Francis Seabold .............Francis Seabold ANNA MAE HESS and GEORGE HAWLEY. REVIEW OF ATHLETICS The athletic teams representing Baldwinsville High School have made a splendid record for 1930-31. After winning both the football and basketball championships of the county, the baseball team missed by the narrow margin of one game, making a clean sweep for the year. Of the twenty-seven games of football, basketball and baseball played against County League rivals, twenty-five victories were registered against two defeats. The girls' basketball team, Western Section Champions for seven years, failed to repeat this year, but only after losing two heart-breaking overtime games. Graduation will take over half the members from the teams, and conse- quently the prospects for as brilliant a season next year are not so bright. The teams this year have made a most remarkable record for future teams to try to better; however, with a few members of each team as a nucleus, and the continuance of the fine interest and spirit by the students, it may be possible to build teams next year to successfully defend the school position at the top of the County League. W. A. GETMAN. 29