Edwards Central School - Hornet Yearbook (Edwards, NY)

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The courses of this feast were English I, Social studies 9, science, algebra, rudiments of music, Latin or French and home economics. The teachers who sat with us were Mr. Smith, the principal; Miss McGill who taught us to digest algebra; Miss Jaffarian, social studies 9; and Mrs. Baker, English. Officers elected the second year were: Leona Bullock, president; Wallace Hurley, vice president; and Eetty Baldick, secretary and treasurer. Our toast- mistress this time was Miss Bloomfield, a new teacher on the staff. Charles Backus, Gilbert Goodspeed, Robert Hogue, Allen and Warren Peabody, Joseph Shene and Ruth Given Fuller found these courses indigestible and left us. The course Miss Bloomfield offered this feast was English II. The other courses were social studies 10, health, geometry and biology. We added Ivan Averlll, Willard Jones and Lloyd Soper to our group. During this feast, at the Halloween party, we won the first prize for the best skit. In order to raise money, Miss Bloomfield offered to make five pounds of candy for us to raffle. We made over 50. She also made an extra pound for the one that sold

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Donald Manchester, Carl Aldridge, Richard Brown, Ross Fleury, Marvin Kousch. By the time we had reached the eighth grade, we would have had 42 members if everyone had stayed with us that we added during those years. Only 11 of us went into high school. We shall regard high school as a four feast of knowledge. Charles Backus, Bruce Erown, Clifford Bullock, Donald Ellis, Gilbert Goodspeed, Robert Hogue Melvin Hovey, Wallace Hurley, Allen Peabody, Warren Peabody, Joseph Shene, Bernard Welch, Pau}. Whitmarsh, Eetty Baldick, Ruth Brown, Leona Bullock, Viola Charlebois, Lois Finley, Patricia Gengler, Mary Hall, Olive Ann Hosmer, Dorene Phelps, Marcha Watson, Cora Hosmer, Ruth Given Fuller, and Marjorie Smith were present for the first banquet. We elected Donald Ellis president; Patricia Gengler, vice president; but Donald was absent so much of the time that Patricia acted as President. Allen Peabody was sec- retary and Paul Whitmarsh, treasurer. We didn't have any class adviser but Mrs. Herbert Padgett was our homeroom teacher.

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the most chances. It was diveded between Patricia Gengler and Betty Baldick, each of whom sold 77 chances. Many of us also participated in the operetta, Sun- Bonnet Sue . We started our third feast off with Miss Hart, a new teacher, as our toastmistress by electing the following officers: Leona Bullock, president; Bernard Welch, vice president; Betty Baldick, sec- retary; and Ruth Ray, treasurer, who wass succeeded by Olive Anne Hosmer upon Ruth's departure. The courses during this feast were: English 111, social studies 11, physics, Latin, French. We dropped Clifford Bullock, Donald Ellis, Viola Charlebois, Cora Hosmer, Marjorie Smith Ivan Averill and Lloyd Soper. Ruth Ray Joined us but left during the year along with Ruth Brown. There were many events that took place during this feast, the most outstanding, o f which were the banquet for the stockholders, employees, and families of the Edwards Diary Company; getting, our class rings and the Junior Prom. Many of the members of our class to ok part in the minstrel show, Georgia Jublee , and were on the staff for the year book. The high-