Edwards Central School - Hornet Yearbook (Edwards, NY)

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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.

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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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Most students agree that this is the greatest single improve- ment in our school this year. NEW DEPARTMENTS A Commercial Department was added this year in charge of Miss Iaria. The following courses were offered this year: Introduction To Business, Short Hand, Typing, Business Arith- metic. Next year other courses will be offered so that students may major in this field. Except for a short time at the beginning of World War II, no physical Education has been offered in Edwards until this year. Mr. Terry is the teacher and he served as coach for Football, Junior Varsity coach for basketball, and is now coaching base- ball. SCHOOL CALENDAR 1948-49 September 7th September 30th October 12th October 30th November 2nd November 11th and 12th November 25th and 26th December 23rd--3lst January 24th--27th February 22nd April 14th-22nd May 30th June 20th-23rd June 27th School opens Teachers’ Conference Columbus D.ay Teachers’ Conference Election Day Armistice Day Thanksgiving Day Vacation Christmas Holidays Regents Exams Washington’s Birthday Easter Holidays Memorial Day Regents Exams Graduation Jjc 3{c jjc je jc BONERS It is named “A Tale of Two Cities” because it happened in Paris and Franee. ”1 Can’t Breathe” is a short story written into the form of a dairy. Ireland is divided into two parts-Norway and Sweden. sjt J{e