Hermon DeKalb Central School - Demon Yearbook (De Kalb Junction, NY)

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Concert and Exhibit Last year on June 1 Oth the school band held a concert on the lawn at the west side of the school building. Ice cream, cake, hot dogs and pop were on sale in the 7th and 8th grade room and at the entrance to the building. In the Intermediate room the first six grades held an exhibit of the work they had done during the year in Social Studies. The Primary room’s exhibits were a Dutch garden, a merry-go-round, an Indian scene in the sand table, waste baskets loaned by mothers who had received them from their children at Christmas. Newspaper dolls dressed in characteristic costumes of the southland outside. The Intermediate room’s exhibits were shields made of wood, gaily painted covered boxes, a medieval castle, painted silhouettes, painted soap jars, a collection of Scotch plaids with each clan’s war cry, and varied post- ers on Holland, Christmas, Lincoln, Washington and Health. This concert and exhibit met with great favor among the townspeople and it has been decided to repeat the activity this year. This affair shows the work and accomplishments of the school throughout the year, and gives opportunity for the development of more understanding of the relation be- tween the school and the community. The exhibit this year, held on Wednesday evening. May 1 1, was partic- ularly interesting because it featured our Neighbors in Central America. The Intermediate room displayed a colorful Market presided over by two children in Spanish costume. Plants, posters and products gave an air of reality to the whole scene. The primary room displayed stone axes, bow and arrows and innumer- able other objects associated with Indian life. The concert was enjoyed by many from this and neighboring commun- ities. Refreshments this year were in charge of the ladies of the United Church. (22)

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 EXHIBIT CORNERS This corner was attractively decorated with maps, waste baskets and other gifts made painstakingly for mothers at Christmas The Intermediate pupils crowned their studies of the Medieval period in history with this castle. “Cabin in the Land of Cotton’’ describes this feature. (21)

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Anita Mary Leland Billy Bigelow Gardner Thomas Hendricks Bill of Rights’ Week To celebrate the Bill of Rights’ Week from February 1 7-24, we had three speakers. Reverend E. J. W. Burston, Mason Smith, and a representa- tive of Central City Business College. The Citizenship class also gave a pro- gram one day. There were two prizes given for the best essays on the Bill of Rights as well as two prizes for the best posters demonstrating American patriotism. The judges for the essays were three teachers from Hermon High School. Reverend E. J. W. Burston judged the posters. First prize for the essay was won by Mary Gardner and second prize by Anita Bigelow. Laura Reynolds received honorable mention. First prize for the posters went to Leland Thomas for a poster represent- ing the rising of the sun of peace. Billy Hendricks won second prize while Addie McCrae received honorable mention. (23)