Gilbertsville Central Rural School - Yearbook (Gilbertsville, NY)

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Mrs. Francke in memory of her cousin, Joseph T. Gilbert ................ 510.00 Eiiist-Exiglish Essay, 83.00---James Moore- The Why and Where of o eve. Secorid-32.00-Dorothy Feiser- Sunnner Sports. ' Honorable Mention--Porter Root- Education from Moving Pictures. For each of the following subjects, 81.00. . Latin ........................................... ..........,.,,,,..,.,,....,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, C 9, rol Kusby Ffelich ----------..--.-....-.-................................... Henry Nearlng Music ...,..................... ...... M argaret White Commercial Science ..,.. ,,g ,,,.,,,,,, Belle C0011 M8tll6hlatiCS ....................................,....,,, ,,.,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,, H enry Nearing Dr. Edward G. Cox English Composition Prize ................................ 310.00 Henry Nearing- A Cross Country Walk in May. Honorable'Mention--James Moore- A Walk in May. Won1en's Relief Corps-American History .......................... .. 55.00 Floyd Musson--53.00. , V Albert Lucas-32.00. n K Tianderah Chapter D. A. R.--El, U. S. History and Civics ..... ....,... 3 2.00 Tie-Jean Woodlands-31.003 Frank Nearing 81.00. 1 Butternuts Chapter, Order Eastern Star .............,....................,. each 51.00 Mrs. Searnan's Class CPrimary5 ............ ........... L 0HiS'Ll1.f,h3.ll1 Miss Mirlck's Class ....,........................ ...... K athryn 'Saunders Mr. Graig's Class .... ' ............... - .... ... ....... .Marion Frone Mr. Hutton's Class ...... ....... E lizabeth Daniels Faculty Prizes. .........,........ ............... e ach 51.00 General Science ..... ........... E dwin Hall Physics ..........,........ ...,.. C harles Nearing Agriculture .................. .... F loyd Musson Home Furnishings ................................ .......... Lo is Musson Ele, Foods ........................,................................. ..... D orothy Feiser Board of Education-fAttendance CPerfectJ ................ ....... e ach 81.00 James Cannon, . . . . Agnes Cant Dorothy Cannon Marie Sorensen Katherine Stark Everett Sargent Edna F1-eer Emily Harris Mary Freer Howard Nearing Arthur Freer Virginia Morris Ruth Keene Dorothy Foster Harry Keene Paul Knickerbocker Molly Gilbert Richard Herrick Walter Graig Jessie Grosfent Donald Johnson Erna. Sorensen ' - Jean Johnson , Tri-Valley League Speaking Contest ..... ................... M edals First prize medal .......................... .............. A gnes Cant Second prize medal .................... ....... C harles Nearing 15

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THE SENIOR CLASS 1934 Rear : William Daniels, Charles Nearing, Shirley Van Vulkenberg. Front z Pearl Harris, Norinn. Sargent, Marie Sorensen, Ruth Gibson, Edna. Freer. Graduating Exercises, June 1933 and June 1934 , ' 1933 coMMENcEMENr The sermon to the graduating class of 1933 was preached Sunday evening, June 25th, at the Presbyterian church by the Rev. Walter Greig. The 37th annual conunencement was held Monday evening, June 28th, at the Town Hall which had been effectively decorated in a. blue and gold scheme by using delphinium, gallardia, and ferns. After an orchestra se- lection and the invocation by the Rev. Frederic Evenson, the four grad- uates presented the following program on Russia: The Geography and Natural Resources of Russia Floyd Musson ...........,....,................................. . ............. Salutatorian The History of Russia .............. ............,.......... . ...... ............ H e len Harrington The Five Year Plan ........................................ Doris Latham, Class President Recognition or Non-Recognition of Russia .... Albert Lucas, Valedictorian Russian music added to the program, The Girls' Double Quartet sang Volga Boat Song, and Cossack's Lullaby. Mrs. Waterman played The Prelude in C Minor, by Raclnnaninoff. Principal R. V. Seaman awarded the following prizes: 14

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TI-IIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT--1934, The baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of 1934 was deliver- ed by the Rev. Louis V. S. Hutton at the Baptist church last Sunday even- ing. So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom, was the text of Mr. Hutton's inspiring sermon, in which he stressed five' important values of high school education: Financial, social, cultural, personal.and spiritual. . The graduating..classuthis yearsconsists of eight members: Charles Nearing, presidentg.Shir1ey.Va11..Valkenberg, vice president: Marie Soren- sen, secretary and treasurerg William Daniels, Edna Freer, Ruth Gibson, Pearl Harris and Norma Sargent. p The commencement exercises were held in the town hallon Monday evening, June 25, 1934, which was-prettily.decorated by the juniors with the class flowers, red 'andvvhite roses, interspersed with peonies and ferns. The class banner, made by Dorothy Foster, washung above the stage, the result making a most pleasing background for''the'exercisesyvhich be- gan at 8:15 p. m., after a short opening prayer by' Rev. L. V. S. Hutton. The seniors chose, for their graduating- essays various phases of the New Deal. It is interesting to wonder if, in years to come, a person looking over, the program will know what.it was allabout and be able to deciper the initials that were used for the titles to several of the articles. Norma ,Sargent 'delivered the salutatory and briefly outlined the salient points thattthe administration was striving for. Shirley Van Valkenberg read, his essay on the Civilian Conservation corps which later was to he awarded 'first prize in the English. essay contest. Ruth Gibson, the third speaker, told of the work accomplished and results hoped for under the Tennesee Valley Authority, which controls great projects for the produc- tion of electricity and fertilizers including Muscle Shoals. Pearl Harris and Norma Sargent next gave a piano duet Dark Eyes, a Russion Gipsy air, which was most pleasing to the large audience. Marie Sorensen then read the fourth paper of the evening, descriping in a very interesting manner the Civil Vlfork administration. William Daniels followed with an essay on the Agricultural Adjustment Act show- ing how the administration was trying to help the farmers of the nation. Pearl Harris next described the great effort to stimulate industry and re- employ idle men through the Public Vvorks administration. The girls' glee club then sang two songs, Out On the Deep, by Zohr, and Last Night, by Kjerulf, with Mrs. Seaman at the piano, These were well received by everyone and added much to the enjoyment of the evening. Edna Freer, the next speaker, gave a very clear description of Roose- velt's Monetary policy which has played such an important part in the financial life of the nation the past year. Charles Nearing delivered the final address summing up the many efforts that the administration had made for the recovery of the nation from financial stress and then pronounced the valedictory. The award of prizes and the prcsentationof diplomas followed, the program being closed by the singing of the Alma Mater, led by Walter Graig with the cornet. The prizes were as follows: 16 L I