Hammond Central School - Spotlight Yearbook (Hammond, NY)

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HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF HAMMOND HIGH SCHOOL HAMMOND, N. Y. JUNE — 1932 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Cluef, Madolyn Smith Assistant Editor, Evelyn Goodwin Business Manager, Roger Craig Asst. Business Manger, Cedric McDougall Athletics, Donald Dunham Jokes, Maurice Edgar School Notes, Isahelle Moore Art Editor, Mae Carter

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HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS 3 ALMA MATER By Miss Bertha McClelland There are many schools in the North Country, Hammond High, oh! Hammond High! Each has its band of students free, Hammond High, oh! Hammond High! Of all these schools, to us the prize, The first and greatest in our eyes, Is this, our Alma Mater wise. Hammond High, oh ! Hammond High! We love your Scarlet and your Brown, Hammond High, oh! Hammond High! We long to bring you fair renown, Hammond High, oh! Hammond High! For you we'll toil, for you we'll fight, For you we'll ever do what's right, We'll work and play with all our might, Hammond High, oh! Hammond High! Your Scarlet stands for courage fine, Hammond High, oh! Hammond High! Your Brown means strength, oh school of mine, Hammond High, oh! Hammond High! We'll strive to keep your record high. In school and sports each day we'll try To praise you, ere we say good-bye, Hammond High, oh! Hammond High!

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6 HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS EDITORIAL We, the editorial staff, wish to extend our thanks for the kind aid and appreciation shown by our fellow students, the faculty and patronizers in the publication of this, our Year Book. We have worked to the best of our ability to make this edition a success and to pub- lish only what we consider would please our boosters most. CHANGES IN H. H. S. When we ascended the stairs at the opening of school last September, many changes greeted our eyes. The interior had been redecorated during the vacation period, new desks had been added, old ones revarnish ed and everything took on the appearance of being spick and span. The walls of the study hall had given up their greenish cast for a coat of cream color, the woodwork glistened with its brightly varnished surface and the old recitation seats at the front of the room had been removed. Soon after the opening of school six- teen new desks were added in this room as a result of the large enrollment. The classroom, which was formerly only one room, had been divided into two parts — one in which our new teacher, Miss Brooks, presided and the other in which Miss Charter takes her place. In Miss Brooks' room seats of entirely new type had been added. The curriculum has also been enlarged by the addition of English Grammar, Economic Geography, Economic Cit- izenship, Latin III and French III. When our school life was renewed last fall, we