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

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Glee Club President James Williams Vice President Frederick Palmer Secretary Michael Sawyer The two big events of the Glee Club this year have been the Annual Spring Concert and the Musical Review. The latter was known in earlier years as the Minstrels. The Musical Review was a social as well as a financial suc- cess from all points of view. Every member of the Glee Club (80 members) took part. The auditorium was filled to capac- ity the first night. The Review played again to a large audi- ence the following night. The proceeds of the second night’s performance went to the Flood Relief Fund. The Annual Spring Concert was also a decided success. Other activities of the Glee Club for the year have included singing in Assemblies and for the Parent Teacher Associa- tion, and as a whole the Glee Club should be congratulated on their successes of the year which have been under the di- rection of Miss Elizabeth Roth, the musical director. The following seniors are Glee Club members: Allen, Betty Henderson, Robert Aplin, Isabel Klasmier, William Bartnikowski, Bernadine Morehous, Robert Bond, Robert Cenci, Carmella Clarke, Francis Davis, Lucyann Doran, Carolyn Gere, Jeanne Gettman, Dorothy Harrington, Margaret Neuport, Kenneth O’Brien, Adrian , Parry, James Rowley, Donald Sawyer, M ichael Stearns, Harold Voorhees, Catherine West, Kirby ISABEL APLIN SPORTS Track The track team of 1937 has bad a fairly successful year so far and it looks forward to the rest of the season. The team consists of almost all t lie members of the last year’s team with the exception of Milton Stafford, Wilbur Smallwood, James Turner, Warren Virkler, James Williams, Howard Kratzer 24

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About eighteen students signed for the class. These with Mrs. Lower studied pantomine, voice and diction, characteri- zation, dramatic criticism, stage settings, play directing, plat- form readings of plays, types of the drama and the student and the drama. The text book used was “The Stage and the School” by Ommonney. During the year many plays were worked out: One of Ihese was presented in the auditorium “Two Crooks and a Lady” by Eugene Pillot. MARJORIE MYERS ---0O0---- Athletic Association The Athletic Association, which was first organized in 1918, is still maintained under a slightly revised constitution. This Association is organized every year for the purpose of giving support to our athletics. As its governing body the association elects students to a council. The representatices are chosen twice annually. Pro- fessor Elden is chairman. The members of the council for the first semester were: Seniors—Michael Sawyer, Frederick Palmer Juniors—Leland Rice, Frederick Pulver Sophomores—Harlan Hudson Freshman—Carl Smith The members for the last semester were: Seniors—Frederick Sullivan, Martha Sullivan Juniors—Leland Rice, Frederick Pulver Sophomores—Charles Huhbs Freshman—Robert Otts The high light of the Association’s social activities each year is it’s Athletic Banquet held for the purpose of honoring the students who receive block letters. This year it was held at the Presbyterian Church. The toast-master was I). Charles O’Brien. The honorary speaker of the evening was Roy Simmons. After the banquet the guests went to the gymnasium and enjoyed dancing to the pleasing music of the “King’s of Rhythum.” ARTHUR SHEA 23

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and Howard Crego, who helped B Ville to bring home the third place honors. This year there are four new boys who have gone out for the sport to help fill the vacancies. There are Everett Heagle, Leopold Meier, Kenneth Neupert and Franklin Myers. so far this season the team has had two dual meets—-Vo- cational and Solvav. The results are as follows: Baldwinsville 37 — Vocational 26 Baldwinsville 40 — Solvay 41 In the following table are the names of the present team and the events in which they will take part in the Onondaga County Track Meet to be held June 5, at Griffin Field, Liver- pool : Members Alfred Oppleton Everett Heagle Kenneth Neupert Russell Virginia Leonard Mackey Norman Kingsley Frederick Pulver Harry SHriver Frederick Sullivan Franklin Myers Leopold Meier Events lC0-220-yard dash, broad jump 440-vard dash 100-yard dash, broad jump 220 and 440-vard dash, high jump 880-vard dash, mile 880-yard dash 880-yard dash high jump pole vault, shot put shot put broad jump M anager—ROYDEN SMITH The following is the summary of the County League Track meets since 1934: 1934 Baldwinsville First Skaneateles Second Solvay 1935 Third Solvay First Baldwinsville Second Liverpool 25 Third