Gilbertsville Central Rural School - Yearbook (Gilbertsville, NY)

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Extra--Curricular Activities PRIZE SPEAKING Rear: John Bushnell, Everett Sargent, Pearl Harris, Henry Nearing, Robert White, Albert Davis. V Front : Elizabeth Stebbins, Jean Woodlands, Marion Polley, Belle Coon. 1 ...-lui. The west sectional prize-speaking contest was held at Laurens, Friday evening, April twenty-fifth. Pearl Harris and Henry Nearing- represented the Gilbertsvllle Central School. Other contestants were from Hartwick, Edmeston, Mt. Upton and Laurens. First place for boys and girls went to Elizabeth Ainslie and Bernard Gillette, both of Hartwick. Second place for boys and girls was given to Mabel Anderson of Ednleston and Henry Near-' ing of Gilbertsville. The score sheet, however, showed a very close rating between Bernard Gillette and Henry Nearing for iirst place. The Gllbertsville contestants were under the able coaching of Mrs: Shaw. Their interpretations were most convincing. The flnal prize-speaking contest of the Tri-Valley League was also held at Laurens, Friday evening, May fourth. The west section was repres sented by contestants from Hartwick, Edmeston and Gilbertsville and the east section by Schenevus, Westford and East. Yvorcester. Richard Rodda of Schenevus and Elizabeth Ainslie of Hartwick won ilrst places respective- ly. Again, Henry Nearing very nearly placed second. 25

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In the early fall of this school term we gave, at the Town Hall, a musicale which pupils of all ages helped to make a success. Some of the numbers' were: Group singing by the grades, individual instrumental solos, tthe Rhythm Band and the Girls' High School Glee Club. Our music department used the proceeds for our own musical needs by purchasing sew glee club song books, new instruments for the rhythm band and song ooks. The grade work in music has advanced this year, especially in the tlfth and sixth grades.. We did some very good work in two-part singing and the pupils seemedto enjoy reading the different parts. A Wooden Shoe Christmas was given at our Christmas entertain- ment which proved to be a very entertaining and successful operetta. Betty Stebbins took the part of Katrina, a Dutch girl, with Hans, as her brother, played by Albert Davis, and their Dutch mother and father por- trayed by Huldah Foster and Robert Halbert. ,A Our orchestra has suffered from the lack of older players this year but we have a good start now for next year. We hope we can get more in- struments and build up a larger and better orchestra in the years to come. We have a large High School Girls' Glee Club composed of some very good singers who are now memorizing two selections for the commence- ment exercises. The Town Choral Club gave us titty dollars which was left over from the opera, Pinafore, which was given this last winter. It is to be used in buyinginstruments for the school. We are thinking of buying a drum set for the orchestra. Some boy next year can be the lucky one to play them. We trust the work in music for 1933-34 will make for happier and more interested students in our school. - OPERETTA A Wooden Shoe Christmas. December 14, 1933. S4

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Our loca.l prize-speaking, under the excellent direction of Mrs. Shel- don Carr, was hold in the Town Hall, Monday evening, May seve11tl1. It was a pronounced success from beginning to end. The program was as follows: Anno of Green Gables ......................................... ,... lt Iontgomery Jean Woodlands Mr. Dooley 011 tl1e Grippe ..................,................ ......... D 1111116 Albert Davis The Highwayrnan ............, ................................ .... N 0 yes Marion Polley Sunny's Christenin' ......................,.............,... John Bushnell Born Rich ............. ...............,................... ..... Belle Coon Pa Goes Skating ...... ................................... ...... Robert White . Stuart Smith Peck The Stove ,.,..,.,,,. .,..,,...........,......................... ..... P 1 ckthal Elizabeth Stebbins If We Cancel .............. ........................................ .... L a WS011 Everett Sargent The judges, Elizabeth Hayes, Ralph English and Ralph Gardner, up- perclass1nen at Hartwick College, chose the wi1111ers as follows: Girls- Jean Woodlands, tirstg Belle Coon, secondg boys-Everett Sargent, tlrstg John Bushnell, second. Musical numbers were given by a number of high SCIIOOI girls. It was an evening 1nucl1 enjoyed by a good-sized audience. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE On Tuesday night, April twenty-fourth, about forty of the Gilberts- ville students went in one of tl1e school buses to Oneonta to the High school auditorium to see one of Sliakespeares most famous plays, The Merchant of Venice. The play was given by the Shakespeare Players cast, fa company which has traveled all through the United States and has built up a great reputation. They played to an audience made up of pupils from Cooperstown, Morris, Otego, Unadilla, Laurens, Sid11ey and Bainbridge, an audience wl1icl1 packed even the aisles. Two of the most outstanding actors were those who portrayed Shylock and Portia. but all the members of the troupe played their parts very well. Every one who attend ed this play considered it a very rare treat. Their costumes and stage settings were most appropriate and striking. 26