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

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THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Athletic program of the Baldwinsville Academy is sponsored by the Athletic Association. The governing body which directs this association is the Athletic Council. Members of the council are elected by the students from the four years of high school. The seniors were represented the first term by Frederick Pulver and Leland Rice, the juniors by John Leyburn and Robert Emerson. The sopho- mores and freshmen elected Donald Coates and Richard Olney respectively. The post graduates were represented by Robert Coates. In the second semester Leland Rice and Bar- bara Northrop represented the seniors, while Glenn Goodfellow and Robert Currie were elected by the juniors. Coates and Olney spoke again for the sophomores and freshmen. The post graduates were represented by Charles Palmer. The council sponsored the Athletic Banquet which is the sport high-light of the year. This year the banquet was held in the Masonic Temple with dancing in the gymnasium later. William S. Boelter, assistant football coach of Syracuse University, was the speaker. The banquet was made doubly in- teresting as moving pictures of the Syracuse- Cornell football game were shown. This banquet is held for the purpose of honoring the boys who took part in athletics during the year and to award them with block letters. BARBARA NORTHROP PRIZE SPEAKING The annual Junior Prize Speaking Contest was held in the Academy, Friday evening, April 29. The eight contestants were Helen Cronkite, Alice Mercer, Phyllis Storm, Dorothy McNeil. Leo Brown. Robert Dow, Billy Cole, and Jack Coleman. Helen Cronkite's interpretation of Ole Mistis and Leo Brown's declamation Abraham Lincoln won first prizes, while Alice Mercer and Robert Dow were awarded second prizes. On Friday evening, May 13, the Bigelow Prize Speaking Contest was held in the Academy audi- torium. The four girls participating were Margery Gere, Wilma Bratt, Mary Alice McNeil, and Con- stance Connell. Margery Gere, who spoke The Christmas Substitute.’ received first prize and Wilma Bratt won second prize. The four boys who contested were John Nos- trant, Glenn Thompson, Robert Morehous, and Richard Perkins. John Nostrant's interpretation of Opportunity earned him first while Glenn Thompson received second award. The coaches for these two contests were: Miss Palmer and Miss Roth for the Junior contest, and Miss Roth and Mr. Elden for the Senior. LOIS AMERMAN GLEE CLUB The Thanksgiving program provided by the sopranos and altos officially started the year for the Glee Club. However, long before that, the entire organi- zation had been practicing, under the direction of Miss Roth, on the Christmas cantata to be pre- sented at the last assembly program before Christ- mas vacation. The musical revue came February I I th and 12th. Profiting by last year's experience, the director presented it on two nights, each a huge success. Various members of the Glee Club participated in different popular song and dance groups to make the affair gala and picturesque. The last event for the Glee Club, as well as the orchestra, was the annual spring concert at which time they sang Serenade by Shubert and To Thee, O Country from the opera Martha, appro- priate to Memorial Day. ORCHESTRA This years crop of musicians — over fifty of them — has done much to further the cultural back- ground of Baldwinsville Academy by assisting in many school activities, thereby helping to educate the students musically. Under the direction of Miss Elizabeth M. Roth, with the help of Mr. Silvio Meneguezzo and Mrs. Ethel Connell Phoenix, it has provided two assem- bly programs, music for the annual Christmas play by the grade children, musical revue, Prize Speak- ing Contest and Senior Play and always of course, the regular entrance and exit marches for assem- bly. On the March P. T. A. programme Lois Amer- man, pupil of Mrs. Phoenix, and Robert King, pupil of Mr. Meneguezzo. illustrated the work of music in the schools. Last summer, the orchestra made its visit to the woods for a few days and played a concert on the porch of the Wood Hotel, Inlet, to the accompani- ment of a strong wind. The annual concert was held May 27th this year with the usual success and thus happily ended the musical year for Baldwinsville Academy. VIRGINIA PIERCE

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SOCIETIES Athletic Association Journalisn Orchestra Glee Club Prize Speaking Musical Revue

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MUSICAL REVIEW All aboard! Mid-nite choo-choo leaving in five minutes! And so, with the special chorus singing All Aboard for Alabam, the Musical Revue of 1938, held Friday and Saturday evenings, February I Ith and 12th, was under way. The current popular hits Josephine and Ten Pretty Girls were sung with appropriate settings by Frederick Palmer and Alfred Oppleton respec- tively. Such novel interpretations as the Minuet, Cake- walk, Military tap dance, Three Little Maids, and an Irish number all contributed to the success of the show. The Hill-billy quartet, consisting of Frederick and Charles Palmer, Adrian O'Brien, and Robert Bond must also be mentioned for the amusement they afforded. The Drum Dance and The Big Apple, por- trayed by Betty Smith and Jackie Schott of Syra- cuse, were two amusing features of the evening's performance. As a part of this year's presentation a play entitled Elmer was given under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Roth. Displaying their talents against a background of typical American home life the actors were Richard Perkins, Nancy Bigelow, Phyllis Long, Virginia Pierce, Barbara Northrup, Marjorie Gere, Robert Emerson, and Dorothea Rowley. Performed before a capacity crowd, the Musi- cal Revue proved a huge success not only from an entertainment, but also from a financial view- point, netting a profit of $ 180. LORETTE LAVOIE JOURNALISM Under the direction of a new faculty advisor, Miss Frances Belknap, forty young journalists met in the library at the beginning of the school year, to elect officers for this, their eighth successive year. The following officers were chosen: president, Nancy Bigelow; vice-president, Virginia Pierce; secrefary, Alice Montague. In January, Helen Haye succeeded Virginia Pierce as vice-president. It is the task of the Journalism Club to edit the two school newspapers. During the period from September to January the following served as staff members: Academy Messenger — Editor-in-chief, Jack Bunney; Managing editor, Lorette Lavoie; News editor, Peg McNeill; Sports editor, James Weeks; and Feature editor, Virginia Pierce. The Crimson and White editors consisted of: Editor-in-chief. Nancy Bigelow; Managing editor, Alice Montague; News editor, Helen Haye; Sports editor, Donald Flaherty; and Feature editor, Billie Brown. When the second semester was well under way the staffs were changed and the following were on the editing board: Academy Messenger — Editor-in-chief, Peg McNeill; Managing editor, Christina Dunlap; News editor, Billie Brown; Sports editor, James Weeks; and Feature editor, Virginia Pierce. Only one change was made in the opposite staff. Mary Zahn succeeded Billie Brown as feature editor. Programs during the year were varied. Many faculty members and townspeople gave interesting talks on reporting. During the first semester a party was held in the gym. The profits realized were used in sending four delegates to the Press Conference. The second social event proved to be a highly success- ful sleigh-ride. NANCY BIGELOW SENIOR QUESTIONAIRE Average age .................................I 7 Average height . 5 foot, 4 inches Favorite Sport ......................Basketball What senior is the prettiest?......June Dunbar What senior thinks she is?..Mary Virginia Pierce What senior is the most handsome? Robert Nostrant What senior thinks he is? Adrian O'Brien What senior is the most popular?....Nancy Bigelow What senior has done the most for B. H. S.? Jack Bunney What senior is the most respected?.. Ruth Cooper What senior is the least appreciated? Mary Virginia Pierce What senior is the most modest? .. Lois Amerman What senior is the most brilliant? Mary Virginia Pierce What senior is the noisiest?.............Leopold Meier What senior is the wittiest? .. Nancy Bigelow What senior is the nerviest?............. Elaine Merriam What senior is the most bashful girl? Rae Louise Laque What senior is the most bashful boy?..Leland Rice What senior is the best dancer?.. Eleanor Howard What senior thinks he is?........... Adrian O'Brien What senior is the most original?... Nancy Bigelow What senior has the best personality? Nancy Bigelow What senior has the most friends? Fred Pulver What senior is the best athlete?.. Everett Heagle