Fulton High School - Fultonian Yearbook (Fulton, NY)

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THIS SENIOR YEAR BOOK -FULTON HIGH SCHOOL 23 Three years ago Homer Osborn won first place in the Oswego County Con- test held at Oswego. l.ast year Fulton High sent forth two competitors to the County competition. On this occasion F. H. S. captured both first and third places. Daniel Williams, winner of first place in this contest, then went to YVatertown where he won second place in the District Contest. It is clear that our record last year was a vast improvement over the year previous. A still greater improvement was evident this year. joseph Simonds and Daniel Williams were sent as our representatives to the County Contest at Mexico. Williams again emerged victorious by a unanimous vote. Thus he earned the right to enter the District Contest at Watertown again this year. This time Dan set out with a firm resolution to overthrow his last year's record, which itselfwas an enviable one. He did it, bringing back to Fulton High not only the honor of his being District Champion, but also fifty dollars as a personal reward for his efforts. This money will be given to Dan at Com- mencement. But, this is not all. lYilliams by virtue of his IYatertown victory earned the right to compete in the state finals at Albany. Here Dan did not gain first place, but out of nine contestants he was awarded third place. This is, indeed, a distinct honor to Dan, as well as to Fulton High School, as we have in our midst not only the County Champion and the District Champion, but the third l'est high school student Urzltwt' of New York, the lfmpire State. . Q Girls' Glee Club Back Row: Carrier, I an Buren, Holmes, Bodley, Dunham, Chrislield, Walters, Taylor, Summerville, Stone, Kenney, Blackman, Menter, Harding, Baker, jones, Hollingsworth Front Row: Parker, Curtis, McCarthy, Brannan, McGinnis, O'Grady, I.. McCarthy, Allen, Garrett, Bailey, Stevens Girls' Glee Club The opening of the fall term of l92l found the girls of the Fulton High School highly enthusiastic over the formation of a Glee Club. Miss Monica Brown, who was then head of the music department, promptly re- sponded to their call and in little time had an organization well under way. As the years have passed since that memorable day the Girls' Glee Club has progressed in every way possible. Miss Meryl I-Ioke, supervisor of music in Fulton High School, has been enthusiastic in her work with the

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22 THE SENIOR YEAR BOOK-FULTON HIGH SCHOOL Forensic Club Morin, O'Grady, Bodley, Williams, Fannin, VVhitaker, Strough of which was slightly exaggerated. The hour ofjudgment was then upon us, and we boldly entered the audi- torium, where we were introduced to the chairman and our worthy op- ponents. Thereupon, we seated our- selves at a long table with a pitcher of water upon it which tasted as if it had been doped by our opponents. The curtain was drawn apart and we were subjected to the glares of the multitude. Jack O'Grady was first to make his way to the platform. Jack conducted himself in a laudable manner creating an atmosphere favoring the prohibition of chemical warfare, which the negative was unable to break down throughout the debate. Thus the way was paved for me and I continued to build up our case. Next Morin took up the argument and was forceful enough to arouse the indignation of the negative to such a degree that they made an attempt to confuse him by asking that they be allowed to question him. Their request was granted, and Ed, after suliiciently squelching them, continued with his argument stronger than ever. It must be admitted that the nega- tive had several arguments which seemed good as they presented them in an attractive manner. Williams as rebuttal blew these arguments to fragments, and even went so far as to make our opponents feel almost sorry that they presented themselves. Dan championed the cause in a manner which showed to advantage the ex- perience and training he has had in the National Oratorical Contest. Then came the moment of greatest suspense, while the judges were ren- dering their decision. As usual the result was 3 and 0, favoring F. H. S. It sure was a happy bunch that returned to good old Fulton that night, the stillness being broken only by the purr of the motor and sleepy remarks from the rear seat as to the roughness of thehighway.-GAYLORDVVH1TAKER,'27. International Oratorical Contest For the past three years Fulton High School has entered its representatives 1n the International Oratorical Contest.

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24 THE SENIOR YEAR BOO K-FULTON HIGH SCHOOL Girls' Glee Club during the past year. The Club was called together at the beginning of the fall term for the purpose of electing oi1 'icers for the year and the following were chosen: President .......... Madalyn O'Brien Vice-President .... Hazel Hollingsworth Secretary ............ Norma Stevens Treasurer ......... Margaret Jennings A new venture in school activities in the student body of our high school was started this fall by Miss Hoke in the formation of a Freshmen Girls' Glee Club. This organization is composed entirely of freshmen who have enjoyed their musical work under the leadership of Miss Hoke. A Christmas Cantata, Child jesus, by Joseph Clokey and Hazel Kirk, was given in the high school auditorium, December 22, 1926. A Band Concert was held at the high school, February 28, 1927. The Girls' Glee Club sang Gypsy Trail by G. VVarhurst, and WVill-o-the-Wisp by I. B. VVilson,. as their share in this musical program. A banquet of the combined Girls' and Boys' Glee Clubs and the Fulton High School Orchestra was held in the school cafeteria May 25, 1927, at seven o'clock. Following the banquet, Edward Park acted as toastmaster and called for talks from Madalyn O'Brien, Helen O'Grady, Mahlon Freeman, and Roy Wallace of the organizations, Principal L. H. Strough, and Miss Meryl Hoke. The one-act comedy Rosalie was presented, with Rubye Crowell taking the part of Rosalie, Allen Hazelwood as Mr. Bol and Hazel Martin as Mrs. Bol. A vocal duet was sung by Andrew Lowden and Katherine Hillickg and the monologue Sparkin was given by Margaret Taylor. A banquet was the final activity of a most success- ful season. Boys' Glee Club One of the most important musical organizations of the Fulton High School has been the Boys' Glee Club, with Edward fBudj Parks as its president. Probably the most important event of the Boys' Glee Club this term was the Christmas Cantata, when they combined with the Girls' Glee Club to present this elaborate program. This came on December 19th. The Boys' Glee Club also sang on the night of February 28th when the Citizens Band and the High School Orchestra gave a concert. The numbers played were Anvil Chorus by Verdi and Old Folks at Home by Foster. Besides the numerous public func- tions in which the Boys' Glee Club has participated, it has furnished music for numerous assemblies of the student body and has been very successful. Orchestra One of the most valuable assets to the Fulton High School this year has been its orchestra, under the direction of Miss Hoke. Besides playing for an assembly and ordinary school functions, it has come to the front in a number of the functions of the community. On December 19th, a Christmas Cantata was given by the Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs combined, which was assisted by the 'High School Orchestra. The affair was enlivened and given a bit more color by the numbers played before the curtain arose and after it fell. Another important event was the musical program presented by the Fulton Citizens Band on February 28th when a number of selections were rendered by the orchestra before the program of the band for the evening was begun. This emphasized the fact that the affair was a high school function. It was well supported by the public and the proceeds benefited the Athletic Association. The most important event at which the High School Orchestra went over big, was an entertainment given by the Daughters of Veterans at Grange Hall on April 22d. The services of the orchestra were donated and a vote of thanks was received from the com- mittee in charge a few days after, showing their appreciation. On the 23d of April, a short entertain- ment was given by the Science Club, for the benefit of the Athletic Associa- tion, at which the orchestra played a