Estee Junior High School - Yearbook (Gloversville, NY)

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'TW J UNE, 1935 25 Top Hands Student Council The first meeting of the Student Council was confined only to election of officers and general organization. The second meeting was held and the class and room presidents were in- vited to come. Gum chewing and the problem of a cafeteria in Estee was dis- cussed. Mr. Coon came in and gave ,us a little talk which helped greatly. The third meeting was held on March 4 and two new members were sworn in. A letter was also received from Ernest Johnson, a well known vocalist: he asked if the school officials would consider him as a candidate to give his program at the auditorium some day. Mr. Coon is giving Mr. Johnson's plan some thinking, for our programs are about filled. It was also discovered that several rooms were minus the services of a Hag. A committee composed of these people were chosen to supply the rooms with flags. Barbara Hine, chairman, Alberta Kuss, Neil Moul, and James McFccly. ' The Student Council plans a tea in May. The class presidents and parents were invited. The Student Council members also brought their parents. In the meeting on March 18, it was de- cided to send flowers to school pupils up in the hospital. They are Fay Hieger, Albert Beckwith and Ver-nice Goodbread. The officers for the term were elected: they were: President, Beatrice Sladeg Vice Pres- ident, Frank Martorellig Secretary. Elizabeth Williamsg Treasurer, Robert Williams. Estee Student Councils-Spring Term l Pumll Polffdit

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2' ' l 24 Esrrr: YEAR BooK V Estee Choir Less than live months ago the Estee Junior High School Choir was organ- ized. It is under the direction of Miss Laura May Lehman. The choir has eighty-four members, most of whom were chosen last fall from two hundred and fifty applicants. Since then it has been necessary for some of the original members to leave the choir but substitutes have been made by admitting those best qualified because of natural ability, skill in read- ing music and dependability. On March 5, 1935, the choir gave an audition in room 110. Mr. Markam and Mr. Stone. from Schenectady, were present. They thought that we would make a good hit for Gloversville so. they nxed a program for us on March 30 at 7:00 till 7:30 over WGY in the All Star Revue program. x Inasmuch as the Estee choir was organized less than five months ago, this early recognition of its artistic standards and attainments is the cause of great enthusiasm to the choir mem- bers. All of the music sung by the choir is arranged for soprano, second so- prano, alto and bass. The choir sang O Silent Night , by Brahms, Dedi- cation , by Franz, I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby , by Clay and The Pirate , by Baldwin. Two of these songs were sung a capella while The Pirate and I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby was ac- companied by the WGY string or- chestra. . Most generally, choirs that sing over the radio have colors they wear. Es- tee's colors are green and gold but it would look terrible, as Miss Lehman Range ,Rhythm said, for a choir especially, to wear colors of green and goldg so we wore colors of blue and white. The girls wore dark colored skirts and either white blouses or white sweaters. The boys wore dark colored pants, white shirts and black. bow ties. Gmagine boys wearing bow ties instead of neck ties.J Some of the pupils' parents took the choir members to Schenectady. We started at 3:15 and arrived in Schenec- tady at 4:40, We then at a light lunch at the restaurant, then we went to the Rice Hall where we practised singing through the microphone and with the orchestra until about 6:45. We went on the air at 7:00 and after that the choir and the Rice Hall audience of four hundred and fifty were invited to watch a G. E. demonstration. We had a won- derful time and arrived home about 9:30. i : Members of the Choir Shirley Abbott, Jeanette Ackel, Mar- cus Allen, Betty Armstrong, Mike Am- brosino, Dorothy Bentley, Roger Blinn, Betty Bowler, Jane Broadbent, Rose cawley, Helen Chatterton, Betty cher- wynd, Doris Clancy, Marie Clancy, Earl Craig, Ann Davis, Elaine Demos, Au- tilia DeRosa, James Donovan, Viola Dopp, Donald Dunham, Edith Dye, Eleanor Dye, Buddy Ehle, Jean Fallis, Natalie Finn, Virginia Ferguson, Louis Gattie, Russell Gilbert, Arthur Gena- tiempo, Betsy Green, Eunice Graff. Dorothy Hollenbeck, Helga Helling, Dorbthy Holmes, Malcolm Horton, Ar- nold Hughes, , Alice Jeffers, Barbara Jones, Frank Konysz, Bernice King, Robert Lamont, Charles Loucks, Roger Martin, Frank Martorelli, Victoria Mead, Neil Moul, Jean Neahr, Bernice Nel- vert, Ruth Nelson, Doris Noyes, Jean Ormiston, Mary Papa, Ann Peck, Bea- trice Peters, Grace Politsch, Audrey Putman, Frances Quackenbush,. Mary Petter, Ruth Ricci, Ruth Rob- bins, Dorothy Robarge, June Rosa, Ranato Sanges, Annamay Shults, Doris Seykota, George Silvers, Florence Slee- zer, June Smith, Leonard Smith, Flor- ence Speare, Betty Suits, Magdeline Tasheff. Virginia Tasheff, Kenneth Te- tradis, Wellington Van de Walker, Doris VanDyke, Warren Vaughn Marion Vos- burgh, Dorothy Way, Leonard West, Gerald Wheaton, Virginia Wille. On May 4 the choir sang over the radio again at the same hour and the same place. May 17 a Spring Concert was held in the High School Auditorium which was presented by the Estee Junior High School orchestra and the choir. Skidmore College, in Saratoga, held its annual festival on May 22 when they sang and listened to other choirs from diiferent parts of the state. The choir hoped that you listened to their two broadcasts. , Estee Junior High Orchestra ' .The members of the Estee Junior High Orchestra are as follows: Jean- nette Ackel, Lucy Acquilla, Arlene Anderson, Kathleen Armstrong, Doug- ,las Baker, Audrey Batty, Dorothy Bentley, Milton Brookins, Genevieve Burr, Gelsomine Casano, Herman Cent- ner. Jennie Clemente, Marilyn Conover, Herbert Coulombe, Virginia De Magis- tris, Elaine Demos, Carmen De Pas- quale, Viola DiBucci, Ernest Edwards, Marian Fear, Lorraine Geisler, Russell Gilbert, John Graves, Dorothy Hag- gart, Sydney Heiman, Fay Higier, Dor- othy Huckans, Barbara Jones, Virginia Monty Mason, Mercer, Frank Bernice Ricci. Sanborn, Lucia Ketchum, Claude Lipe, Victoria Mead, Audrey Modifer, Mary Petter, Roger Robison, Evelyn Shoop, Dick Ward, Amelia Mortorella, Luther Brown, Pauline Williams, Dor- othy Dowden, Gordon Genser, Kathleen Kelly. The Estee Junior High School Or- chestra under direction of Miss Ruth Fredericks had a fine organization this year. The Orchestra rehearses every Monday and Wednesday mornings. They played for one Clare Tree Major play. 1-k..-ii.. School Band Estee Junior High School Band had a very big turnout this year. The band is said to be the biggest and best that Estee ever had since it started. It is under the direction of Mr. Leland Graves. The band has had many pro- grams to play for, such as The Clare Tree Major Plays, and three nights at the Boy Scout expedition. The band rehearsed every Tuesday and Friday morning at 8:45 to 9:20. A A 1,1

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Esrsm YEAR Boon 26 li Fgginui- Grim-rzz W 4 K 1 li I Tx ' 3 4 - . - -JJ The first meeting of the year of the National Junior Honor Society was held January 17, 1935. in Room 110. The new officers were elected as follows: President, Shirley Abbottg Vice Presi- dent, John MeDermott5 Secretary, John Mahoney: Treasurer, Dorothy Gerrish. The second meeting was held Feb- ruary 12, 1935. The usual meeting was held at 8:00 in the Library. Many par- ents attended, as well as teachers. Mr. Coon attended the latter part of the meeting. A short business meeting was held and adjourned. Refreshments of peanuts and candy were served. A dance was held by the Honor Society on March 22, 1935, at 8:00 P. M. in the Boys . Gym. Admission was twenty-five cents. A door prize was given to one boy and one girl. Nick Rotounde's orchestra played and Francis Rotounde sang many popular songs. A good time was enjoyed by all. Art Club The Art Club consists of thirty members. They are from all three grades in Estee and meet in room 303 oncea week from three-forty to four- thirty. They were organized last fall. They have only been in one contest and that was the Little Men contest. They have made posters for different occa- sions in Estee. At their meetings they do what ever they want to, part of the time and part of the time they do what the teachers want them to. The members are: Erasmo Aural-icnio, 3065 Jean Birds- au, 3015 Lillian Blum, 3105. Irene Blum, 125 Shirley,Brisbin, 3015 Rose Christi- ano, 3105 Tony Christiane, 306: Olga Costas, soag Edna cox, 3055 Edmund Davis, 308:5 Virginia DiMagistris, 3085 Shirley Denham, 3085 Vito Diodato, 3105 Janet Fernandez, 3085 Mary Fraggiosa, 3.085 Gerald Hiner, 135 Elsie Kunz, 4045 Flora Lasher, 2025 Marie Mahoney, 3155 John Matthews, 4045 John McDermott, 2065 AndrewiMurray, 3115 Billy Oberg, 3045 Anthony Savarese, 4025 Winifred Webster, 2045 William Wilt, 4065 Silvia Tony, 4335 Harry Mason, 3145 June Rogers, 311. Miss Falla is the head of the Art Club. The Art Club is divided into groups, the first, second and third. The first group is the printing, where the members of this group print and cut fancy letters: second is the ngure draw- ing group, this group draws pictures: and third is the clay modeling group, this group makes models of clay. Safety Council The members of the Safety Council are Tony Peeorino 401, Beatrice Quinn 402, Franklin Fallen 403, Arnold.Hughes 404, Earl Sheffield 405, Virginia Tasheff 406, Alta Bleyl 310, Frank Renda 311, Dorothy- I-Iaggert 314, Beatrice Lewis 315 Cyril'Bradbury 301, Ross Tripodda 303, Geraldine Ponticello 304, Addie De Santis 305, Douglas Boyd 306, Robert Gifford 307, Herbert Colone 308, Mary Gilford 201, Carrie Jeffers 202, Winifred Webster 204, Romeo Renzi 205, Vera Manazer 206, Anna Rhodes 210, Mar- garey Asquith 2, Ben Dusbury 3, Cath- erine Arnst.f12, William Goodheim 13, Everett Genser 101, Antoinette Torino 110, and Milton' De Martine 111. chose the following officers for the first Eerm of 1935: ,. President, Robert Giifordg Vice Pres- ident, Antoinette Torino5 Secretary, Ross Trippoda. ' The meetings of the Safety Council are held in 314. Miss Jessie Sturm is their advisor. All topics which benefit the welfare of the people are brought up in these meetings. The members try to elimin- ate all dangerous things from the peo- ple's minds. All due to their work, pupils in Estee are less and less re- ceiving serious or minor injuries. . Stamp Club Officers: President, George Silversg Vice-President, Stanley Leslieg Secre- tary, Elsie Kunz5 Treasurer, Alfred Naish5 Echo Reporter, Betty Leslie. Books Studied: How to Collect Stamps: Cinamemor Active U. S. Stamps Cboth by Kimblel. Display of Stamp Collectors needs in Trophy case exhibit and contestforg Junior Stamp Collectors under auspices of Gloversville City Stamp Club. Entrants: George Silvers, Donald Naish, Alfred Naish, Marlin DeLaney, Arthur Ferguson. Ted Davis, Eleanor Dressel. Elsie Kunz, Stanley Leslie, Janet Fernandez, Betty Leslie, Haras Hanna, James McFecley and Russell Holmes. . First Prize European, Russell Holmesg 3rd Prize, Elsie Kunz. Ist Prize U. S. Display, Arthur Fer- gusong 2nd, Marlin DeLaney5 3rd, Eleanor Dressel. Active Members Nathan Bezansky, Marlin Delaney, Eleanor Dressel, Janet Fernandez, Ar- thur Ferguson, Margaret Fraggiosa, James McFreeley,.E1sie Kunz, Wilford LaRock, Betty Leslie, Stanley Leslie, Donald Naishg Denise Sattee, George Silvers, Alfred Naish, Walter Baran, Donald Best, Clark. Williams, Aldin Wheeler, Haras Hanna, James-McNuL ty. - . .. ,, Estee Science Club The Estee Science Club has been working, on two major projects this term. They are the Nature- Trail and the School Museum. . - The club members have organized six varieties for the museum since last September and hope to have more next year. Club members think a Nature Trail in Meyers Park is a fine thing from the standpoint of learning more about nature as well as having fun. There is a fernery and wild flower garden along the Trail in which many ferns and flowers have already been-planted this spring. The members have been to the woods a number of times- to get speci- mens for the Trail. The permanent markers and signs are not yet fup but will be up next spring we hope. The officers this term have been as follows: President, Eleanor Easterly5 Vice-President, NVilbur Ullman: Secre- tary, Stanley Kingsbury5 Estee Echo Reporter, Rose Cawley. Red Cross The Red Cross is an organization in the school which is to help the poor and the needy. It is also to help buy pres- ents for'children in distant lands on Christmas. Estee's Red Cross is doing it's part in collecting money for this work. The Red Cross advisor is Miss Mary Kernahan. The Red Cross collected fifteen dollars for Red Cross boxes and gave Mrs. Frye of the National Red Cross twenty-live dollars, which goes for the Junior Red Cross fund. There are many' pupils in the Red Cross organization. Every room has a pupil appointed for the Red Cross to collect money and do other things which should be done. - u All rooms joined and we had 10096 J: R. C. VVe had 10096 Senior R. C. drive. Turned in-325 to Mrs. Frye for J. R. C. This was possible with the help of Miss Kernahan. We iilled 30 boxes, spending 315' to fill them. There- fore 340 was turned in in all. Red Cross members: 7B--Dorothy Bentley, 301-38 reg. 31.695 Richard Davis, 308-40 reg. 31.535 Joan Kearney, 314-40 reg. 31.155 Betty Maxwell, 401.-40 reg. 32.575 Bob. Robbins, 402-39 reg. 31.875 Mildred White, 403-38 reg 31.62. 7A-Jack Blessing, 2-38 reg. 3655 Louise Lanza, 101-36 reg. 3865 Bert Van Dellan, 303-35 reg. 31.205 Mike Prysunka, 3-21 reg. 350. 8B-Sam Ankstein, 12-24 reg. 3775 Gelsomine Casano, 305-46 reg. 31.765 John Graves, 307-46 reg. 31.475 Rose Muscato, 404-44 reg. 31.715 Esther- Reyn- olds, 405-39 reg. 31.305 Virginia Tashelf, 406-42 reg. 31.48. . 8A--Rose De Mezza, 310-67 reg. 32.885 June Rogers, 311-40 reg. 31.735 .Victor Sgambato, 315-45 reg. 31.00. 9B-Jane Broadbent, 111-40 reg. 31.545 Mary Gifford, 201-42 reg. 31.635 Eleanor King, 206-46 reg. 32.025 Geraldine Ponti- cello, 304-44 reg. 31.595 Nick'Russo, 110- 67 reg. S1.33. . 9A-Betty Allen, 210-27 reg. 31.365 Howard Harrington, 306-46 reg 3164: 'Virginia James, 202-28 reg. 3725 Richard Oaksford, 204-31, reg. 31,815 Alma. Gill, 205-34 rreg. 31.44. . - - A - O