Edwards Central School - Hornet Yearbook (Edwards, NY)

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FACULTY CONT’D Katherine Fuller (Substitute) Keuka College B.A. Julia Boulet (Substitute) Potsdam State Teachers College, Crane Dept. Home Economics Music CENTRALIZATION After years of effort and frustration Centralization was actually under way when on May 11, Lewis A. Wilson, act- ing commissioner of Education sent the formal layout of a proposed central school district made up of all the districts in the town of Edwards. Some of these districts include parts of the towns of Hermon, Russell and Fine. Then notices were posted for a special school meeting to be held on June 9, 1948 at 11:00 A.M. The voters of the proposed central district were to vote upon the organization of a central school district in accordance with the pro- visions of article 37 of the Education Law. The meeting was called to order by Chauncy Goodberry and the chairman, Harrison Lumley was elected who immediately took charge of the meeting. The following were elected to serve during this meeting: Vice-Chairman, Arnold Dean; Clerk, Hazel Ingraham; Assistant Clerks of the meeting, Mary Perrin, Phyllis Lumley, Mildred Good- heart, Eleanor Brown, Oneta Boulet, Dora Matejcik, Eva Hurley, and Olive F rench. Then the following tellers were appointed by the Chair- man Milton Watson, Leona McDonald, Allen Sibley, Dorothy Dean, Ralph Boni, and Mott Meldrim. Since the Education Law provides for the selection of trustees for the newly formed central school district in case the vote on the question should be affirmative, a nom- inating committee should be appointed to report after such a result had been announced. Lloyd Austin made the motion that the chairman appoint such a committee, it was sec- oned by F rank Cayea and unanimously carried. The com- mittee consisted of; Royce Bullock, Dorothy Dean, Pierce Evans, Ellis Hovey and Abner Clark. LA FHWflflDIAN

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FACULTY Kenneth C. Smith Principal Clarkson College B.S., Albany State, Syracuse University, St. Lawrence U. Bernice M. McGill Science, Mathematics St. Lawrence University B.S., Albany State, New York University M. Ed. U. of Maine Fannie Bloomfield University of Vermont B.S., New York U. M. A., Columbia U. School of Library Althea F . Holmes St. Lawrence University A.B. i Helen M. Rathbun St. Lawrence University A.B. Esther Sullivan Webb State Teachers College, Plattsburg, N.Y. B.S. in Education Fannie C Iaria Rider College, B.S. Marjorie S. Smith Potsdam State Teachers College, Crane Dept. Joseph Terry Ithaca College, B.S. Leah M. Noble Potsdam Normal, Pratt Institute, New York University B.S. Helen M. Grant St. Lawrence University B.S. Gertrude A. Beach Potsdam Normal, St. Lawrence U. Hamilton College Margaret Sullivan Potsdam Normal School Ruth Barraford Potsdam Normal School Ruth McFerran Russell Training School, Potsdam State Teachers College Extension Courses iLeola Rotundo Potsdam Normal School Edna Hughes Potsdam Normal School Doris Carbino Potsdam Normal School Patricia Hart Potsdam Normal School Library, English Social Studies Languages, Office Home Economics Commercial Music Physical Education 6th 7th Grades 4th : 5th Grades 2nd 3rd Grades 1st Grade Pond Settlement School Barraford District School y 14k DWAHDI

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Then the voting in the proposition of centralization began. At 8:30 P.M. the chairman, after learn’.ig that all present had voted, declared the polls to be closed. Votes cast 375,; votes in favor of the proposition 301; votes opposed 70; votes spoiled 4. There were no blank ballots. After the nominating committee’s chairman, Royce Bullock had reported, ballots were taken to decide whether to have 5 or 7 members on the board. The seven members board won. Three of them were to be from the village ot bdwards, to be voted on separately. The following members were elected; Harry Webb, Pierce Evans, Vernon Lutz, for on year terms; Lloyd Austin Fuller for three year terms. Edwards High School becomes Edwards Central School, a step forward for the education of the children of the community. SCHOOL CAFETERIA The cafeteria of Edwards Central School started serving lunches on Monday, October 25. Copies of menus to be »erved were submitted last week by Mrs. Ray Webb, Home Economics teacher in the school. The set-up of the hot lunch programs through the National School Lunch Act is administered through the State Education Department. The room in the basement for the cafeteria was formerly an unused room which has been decorated with paint donated by the P.T.A.. The central district has installed the equipment and students enrolled in the Home Economics course have varnished and shellacked the tables and benches and painted cupboards, built after the room was painted. Mrs. Hattie Cassidy and Mrs. Clarence Barker are in charge of preparing the food. The lunch hour was staggered. The primary children eat first, followed by the intermediate grades, then the junior and senior high school pupils.