Gilbertsville Central Rural School - Yearbook (Gilbertsville, NY)

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During the past few weeks our every recess, noon hour, and spare time before nine has been spent in developing a very efficient baseball team. Vve feel we would now be able to take on any team around these parts. 'We are very anxious for the last day of school to arrive for we expect to spend it at Gilbert Lake. All in all, we feel we have spent a. very enjoyable as well as profitable year. .-.i.....l.,... HAKES' SCI-IOOL. DISTRICT NO. 8 Our attendance this year has been thirteen pupils, except for about a month in the middle of the year. Shirley Smith has the honor of perfect attendance, having been neither absent nor tardy for the year. Two chil- dren, Loyal Shoemaker and Shirley Smith, have finished their work in this school and will enter the seventh grade at Gilbertsville or elsewhere this fall. At Christmas time, we enjoyed a Christmas program and tree. On Arbor Day, we cleaned up the school grounds and planted a small flower garden, We observed Flag Day by singing patriotic songs with flags and giving the flag salute. Last February our school subscribed to the Weekly Reader for the various grades. This periodical has been very enjoyable as well as in- structive to the pupils. VVe will all be interested to hear that our little crippled friend, Robert Crandall, has enjoyed a very profitable year. He has completed the work of the fourth grade, plus iifth reading and spelling. On the whole, we have passed a very successful year and will close with a picnic at the Tillson Homestead. MAPLE GROVE. DISTRICT NO. 6 tMORRlSl Maple Grove scli-ool has had a. shifting enrollment this year. Last fall fourteen pupils were enrolled, Later two were changed to Oneonta, three to Gilbertsville and two to Morris. This spring three from South Edmeston were added to the enrollment. 310.72 was taken in on the school exhibit at the Morris Fair. This money was used for swings and books. A May Day party vi as enjoyed at the home of the teacher by twenty- two of the children who are now enrolled and those who have gone on to other schools. Enjoyable programs were held for Hallowe'en, Thanks- giving, Christmas and at the close of school a promotion exercise and an- nual community picnic was enjoyed. 20

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morial Day. Our room boasts of three members in the school orchestra and several who hope to qualify by another year. The spring months have brought much of unusual interest in the out-of-doors and its lessons in na- ture and science. As the year closes most of us feel that wehavc acquired interests which will carry over into something to be developed into a hobby or a deeper life interest. - SHAW SCHOOL. DISTRICT NO. 3 The Shaw School opened this year with an attendance of seven. Two more came the last of May. Our attendance for the iirst five months was 100 percent. The average for the year is 99 percent, an excellent average for small children, considering the severe weather we have had. There are five pupils who have neither been absent nor tardy during the year, The pupils received 515 for their Morris Fair project. We had a party for Hallowe'en and a Christmas entertainment. On Arbor Day we cleaned the schoolhouse and yard. In the after noon we went on a Nature Study field trip and had a picnic. VVe are planning on the movies for the last day of school. The chil- dren would rather go to the movies than have a picnic. , TOWNLINE SCHOOL. DISTRICT NO. 4 Registration for the year was seven. It will probably be the same next year. Two pupils, Katherine Stark and Richard Gratsinger, have been present every day and have not been tardy. Several school parties have been given for the children, and one for the parents at Thanksgiving. The annual Christmas party was, as usual, a great success. It was held at Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wilbe1 s. A short three-act play, Grandpa's Christmas Spree, was given, in addition to the Christmas tree and a supper. Woi'k and play have gone smoothly. A unit on the Far North and a unit on Holland were enjoyed by the children. Altogether, we have en- joyed a pleasant and profitable school year. ' LOBDELL DISTRICT NO. 6 We felt ourselves very fortunate in numbering thirteen. Since then one has left but three new ones have entered, leaving us with fifteen. On Friday mornings we decided to have a short assembly period when we sang, gave recitations and tried to do as our bigger brothers and sisters who come to the Central school do. ' At Christmas we fixed a stage and presented two plays. Although this was our first appearance in drainatics and one of our girls had to be the miserly uncle, we did very well. After vacation, when the thermometer was registering between thirty and forty below, we spent our spare time on jig-saw puzzles and became quite clever at them, Of necessity, we postponed our Valentine party, just having our valentine box, until Saint Pa'trick's day. Then we all be- came Irish and spent at very pleasant afternoon and served refreshments. When Arbor Day arrived, we gave the building and the school grounds the customary cleaning. After placing all our dead grass and leaves, as well as small sticks, on the brush pile we set it on fire and between showers roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. 9

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HOMEMAKING DEPARTMENT 1 Rear Row : Julia. Swenningsen, Dorothy Foster, Norma Snr ent, Edna Freer Front Row : Lois Musson, Luella. Filer, Mrs. Neher, Ciristina. Heath, Carol Kilsby. In September, 1931, the itinerant type of Vocational Homcmaking was introduced in the program of High School subjects. Since this school was one of five schools in the same circuit, it was impossible to receive more than four class periods of instruction per week per school. The clothing course was introduced the ilrst year since that required less equipment than any other course of instruction. Twelve Highschool girls entered the work and ten finished the course. During the year of 1932-33 the worn was increased to two half days each week and the courses offered were Elementary Foods and Home Furnishing. The enrollment increased to eighteen High school pupils. During this school year the class furnished three rooms in the house formerly occupied by the Principal and familyg all of our Hoxnemaking classes were conducted in the house during the last two years. The year of '1933-34 has found more time spent and more pupils receiving the instruction. The various courses were given daily and also the seventh and eighth grades were required to take Homemaking. There were thirty-four pupils registered this last yearp the subjects offered were Foods, Home Management and Home Nursing, and the grade work which was an exploratory type. I A very interesting hot lunch project was introduced and managed by the High school students. They formed a club, elected ofhcers and prepar- ed and served food at noon to the pupils in order to procure funds for their treasury, At times sixty-tive pupils were served. The food for this project was purchased and paid for- out of the proceeds, and the club of the girls received the profits. The girls were very successful in their undertaking and have been highly praised by people who appreciate the limited time, space and equipment. We hope that this project may be repeated next year. 21