Hinsdale Central High School - Panorama Yearbook (Hinsdale, NY)

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SEVENTH GRADE The sevenTh grade is The beginning oT The iunior high school. For The TIrsT Time The pupils are TaughT by diTTerenT Teachers and pass To diTTerenT rooms. Shop and T-Tome Economics rank TirsT as preTerences among The pupils. This year a new Science program was begun-The combinaTion oT Science and l-TeaiTh. Social STudies includes a Thorough sTudy oT The school, communiTy, counTy, and sTaTe. WiTh The inTroducTion oT percenTage, maThemaTics becomes more diTTiculT. The English, pro- gram was also revised and row inciudes English, Spelling, and SilenT Reading as one class. ArT class is held Twice a weelr and is cenTered around subiecT maTTer. Many new arT Technigues were inTroduced To The sTudenTs and were enioyed by all. One oT The highlighTs oT The year was The TormaTion oT a sevenTh and eighTh grade Glee Club which enTerTained The parenTs aT an evening meeTing oT The P.T,A. FIRST ROW 'lef' 'Q rignfyz lda Mae Brsolrs Eurice Hall LeAnna Johnson RcoerTa Learn Mary T-Tcldcrotf, Ellen Miler Mary Lou inzrarr Rear? Knaso. SECOND ROW lleTT Tc, righ'lt Owen BurT, Mari y' Farwell Jane' Hague Richard STeoner, Helen Rogers Ri'h- ard l.u'e, Audrey Ernerson Gladys Sherlock, TT'T'RD ROW lleTT To righTl: Donald Burlingame, Way'ne Blalreslee, Alfred Roqers, Vincenr DuTTon, Richard Col- lins VValTer FrosT KerneTh McLain, Howard Hammond, Miss View. FOURTH ROW: Daniel BerTron James Loclrwood, Donald l TurlburT, Rich- ard Borden Judscr DuT'on. ABSENT: Flora Gaylor KenneTh Fin' ney FIRST ROW: Hershal Learn, Roberf WeaTheral Charles STruble, Fredrick Lawrence, RoberT Bell, Donald Sensa- baugh Alfero Bender, Reber' Johnson. SECOND ROW: Mary Low, BeTTy MonTaro Janice S'irnson Agnes Sowin- iski, Buelah Weber, Norma Jean Villilla, Joyce Wagner. THIRD ROW: Frank STornson, Jack Br-yanT RaTrIcia RaT'erscr EsTher Hall, BeaTrire Thu'sTon, Miss BanTa, ABSENT: Carl KenT Dean Sherloclr. The subiecTs are UniTed STaTes T-TisTory, Science, MaThemaTics, English and Physical EducaTion. We sTress The sTudy OT American paTrioTs, heroes and invenTors. Our mosT inTeresTing uniT was The sTudy oT The army, navy and marine corps. We learned abouT respecT To The Tlag and To be good ciTizens and good paTrioTs. ln science we sTudied abouT weaTher, sTars and insecTs. lnTeresTing was The srudy oT garden problems which will help us wiTh our vicTory gardens. ln maTh we revived very Thoroughly To prepare Tor The regenTs. We lrnow ThaT maThemaTics is a very imporTanT subiecT in war Time. Spelling, silenT reading and English are now uniTed in one examinaTion. We parricularly en- ioyed The poems oT paTrioTism which we sTudied This year. I As always our mosT enioyable Time was spenT in healThTul play and exercise in The gymnasium. EIGHTH GRADE QT

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FIFTH GRADE The Til+h grade is a parriolic class. Oulslanding was rheir enormous erforl +o purchase war bonds. Adding much 'ro 'rhe pupils! underslanding ol: war was lhe Ayialion Club. The club sludies models, oullines ol planes. and made an aeronaufical scrap book. The organizalion helped The mem- bers lo learn 'rhe essenlials of parliannenlary procedure. Geography and hislory sludies cenlered around Norlh America. Much inleresl was shown by The class in currenl evenrs, FIRST ROVV: Doug Colley, Earl Doly Clarence Underwood, Roberi Rouseville Dale Wagner, SECOND ROW: Rosabell Bishop. Vel- ma Shaw, Madalin Learn. Jane? Miller, Norma Linderman, Thelma Dulron, Don- nie Crandall, Virginia Wiilover, Nerrie Hammond, Jane Hale, Nancy Frosl, Audrey Wagner. THIRD ROW: Don Ingram, Max Hurlburl, .lack Melcall, Louis Burlin- game, William See, Roberl Lure, Doug- las Clayson. Kendriclc Durphy, Raymond Rombuslci, Donald Boser. FOURTH ROW: Earl Brooks, Carl Kralrai, Miss Corrigan, Roberr Wilson. FIRST ROVV llronll: Richard Wilson, Orrin Oalrley. Billie I-Iurlburl, Vicror Kenl, Larry Linderman, Donald Shaw, Ed- ward Gaylor, Kennelh Knapp, William Gaylor. SECOND ROW: Kennerh Zacher, Wayne Kenl, Donald Swarl. DeForesr Wilber, Thomas Ervay, Gorden Hooper, Bruce Blaclcmon. THIRD ROW: Harold Peasley, Eva- bell Thurslon, Mary Ann Franlclin, Bon' nie Srreighf, Violel Weber, Joan Sleph- ens, Gerlrude Gould. FOURTH ROW: Miss Rieman, Lillian Ealon, Vera Hooper, June Hale, Marie Barnes. The sixlh grade has been aclive in social lile lhis year, parlicipaling in several school evenls and holding several class parries, among which were Chrisrmas and Halloween parries. The class also enioyed an Easrer dinner before rheir Easier vacalion. The sludy of currenl evenls has been or- ganized as a sorr ol hobby. For 'rhe sludy They have used maps, have given oral ropics and used all rhe popular currenl evenls periodicals. The Old World, ils relalion lo us and ils parl in The war has been The main poinf of lheir sludy of geography, Their lavorife poels in English are Rudyard Kipling and Sir Waller Scofl. SIXTH GRADE S20

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STUDENT COUNCIL The Srudenr Council has been reorganized rhis year by our new Consfilulion. The sevenrh and eighlh grades are alloweo fwo represenlalives each, The Freshman and Sophornores are allowed lwo represenlafives each, and rhe Juniors aro Seniors are al'owed 'rhree represenlarives each. The Council does nor expecl lo meer ils budge? lhis year because ol business condifions. The expendilures are reduced decidedly by rhe 'lacr lhal' war condilions render a Senior 'rrip impracfical. ls composed oi one member from each ol fhe 7rh and 8+h grades, lwo from fhe Freshman and Sophomore classes and rhree from +he Junior and Senior classes. l FIRST ROW 'lelf 'e right lronf rowl: Donald Crandall, Vice-Rres.' Wanda Er- vay Setrerarv' Jehn Mi'chell Presidenn Doris Adams, Treasurer. SECOND ROW: Franlr Slimson, Rod- ney Emerson Carl Villella Rowena Miller, Tl-llRD ROW: Edgar Fros'7 Mr, Ros- enberry Mr, Johnson Farully Advisors Wayne Wagner: Ralph hlurlburr, ABSENT: John Wilson, Richard Col- lins, FlRST ROW: Arlene Burl, Rafricia Fairfield, Nellie Hammond, Howard Hammond, Phyllis Pinney, John Learn, Berrice Hooper, Harrier Follcs, Calher- ine Slruble. SECOND ROW: Lesler Kenilield, Donald Srrong, Waller Karsf, John Mifchell, Rowena Miller, Hershal Learn Roberl S'e:3ner Richard Sfeqner Miss Duryee. The Hinsdale Cenrral School band is now rliye years old. This year no confesls were held, and we spenf all ol our lime on rhe home lronr. We played lor one palriofic assembly and will play lor graduarion exercises. Due lo warlime reslriclion- we could noi have our regular Spring Concert, BAND QQ