Kellogg High School - Kelloggian Yearbook (Treadwell, NY)

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Entertainments I Oratorical Contest This school conducts an annual orarorical contest, which aims to aid the students in public speaking. This year there were eight contestants, five girls and three boys. Dorothy Davidson won first prize in recitation and Rose Mathis, second by their presentations of Billy Brad and the Big Lie and Engineer Conner's Son, respectively. Chester Hawley won first prize in declamation and James Spencer, second by their presentation of The Soldieris Last Salute and Welcome to Lindbergh, respectively. The high school orchestra and glee club rendered several vocal and in- strumental numbers during the evening. Monday Morning Programs Each Monday morning some member of the faculty had charge of an assembly program. By means of a system of rotation each member had a chance to offer the type of entertainment which he thought the most beneficial and entertaining. This resulted in a varied form of entertainment, which the students looked forward to from week to week with much pleasure. Some of the programs which appealed to the students the most are as follows: Trip to the Philippines with the Reverend Charles W. Briggs Demonstration of Rubber Manufacturing Harmonica Program by Bobby Jones Discussion of Athletics by W. Edwin fshortyl Long, athletic coach at Oneonta High School Lecture by Congressman john D. Clarke Lecture by a representative from the Batavia School for the Blind Movie, A Century of Progress, by John A. Lennox, Delaware County 4-H Club agent. Redpath Entertainment Last fall the Treadwell Community Club sponsored a series of four enter- tainments given by rhe Redpath Festival. The entertainments consisted of a drama, an exhibition of magic, a musicale and a lecture. The persons giving these entertainments were all actors and actresses of long experience. During the summer months they travel with the Redparh Chautauqua, which has won a nation-wide reputation for first class entertainments. Students of the school were given complimentary tickets by Dr. Kellogg. Twenty-three

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To the pupil completing satisfactorily the two years of work a one-half unit of Regents credit is assigned. In 1929-30 the following boys completed two years of work and received the assigned credit: Harry Lent, Carlton Kellogg, John Cable, William Munn, Sherburne Gifford, Royal Gilford, Raymond Aldrich, Roland Clark and Charles Hall. The 4-H club has planted trees all the way to school from the ends of all school lines. Each year some of the boys and girls go to the county 4-H camp at Frasers, a short distance from Delhi. Last year Donald Davidson, James Cameron, Dorothy Davidson and R. Lee Holcomb went to camp. A year ago Lawrence Davidson received Erst prize for third year work in forestry from the state. This year Donald Davidson, his brother, received second prize for his third year work also. The county has offered to give free pheasant eggs and one dollar apiece for each live, healthy bird at the age of seven weeks, to boys raising pheasants. Some have completed a year of 4-H work in that manner. Last year the 4-H club organized a basketball and baseball team. In basketball they played the preliminary games to the high school games. This year the 4-H club organized with officers as follows: President, Lawrence Davidson, vice-president, John Cable, secretary, Martin Carey, and treasurer, Harry Porm. Girl Scouts The troop of Girl Scouts was organized in '31 by Miss Lewis. The pur- pose of this organization is to teach girls to live out-of-doors and to be self- reliant and courageous. The following became members of the organization and passed the tender- foot test this year: Ruth Decker Georgine Weatherby Phyllis Wilson Ruth Morrison VeLane McNutt Minnie Bechtel Florence Smith Kathleen Bolles Erma Eichler Gussie Osterhout Louise Eichler Yvonne Weatherby Martlia Lord Twenty-two

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Faculty Play The Red-Headed Stepchildf' a three-act comedy, was presented in May by the faculty to raise money for the curtain fund. This was taken to Bridgewater later where, together with the school orchestra, it scored a marked success. THE RED-HEADED STEPCHILDH presented by the Faculty of the A. L. KELLOGG HIGH SCHOOL Saturday, May I4, 1932 CHARACTERS fin order of their first appearance, Mrs. Edith Russell, Richard's second wife ,,,, , c, . Althea Jester Svfsgdrug E society matrons, her friendscn-.. E333 Briggs, the Russells' butler,--..-,, .caa Amenzo Merrill Lucia Russell, their daughte r,,, c-.c,-Kathryn Jones Dudley Russell, their son . .c ,,-,-..Hermann Mayer Richard Russell, a financiercc. c-. ,,,,,,.c,,,,A...,.,,,,aa. Dana Roblee Elizabeth Russell fBessl , Richard's daughter from the West ., c. Mabel Lewis George Garrison, presumably Lucia's admirer. aaa, ....,..,-,,,,,Wilbur Hoyt Ethel Ashley I S . t it-1 5 Edith Osterhout Lucille Christy young one Y g S W T 7 7 H i V ll Blossom Merrill Flora Farnum, Dudley's inamorata aaaaaaea. -. ,c,,a,,,,.,.ea., Joyce House Under the direction of Miss Fannie Hall Time-The present Place-The Russell home in Chicago SYNoPs1s OF Ac'rs ACT I. Living room of Richard Russell's fashionable home in Chicago. An afternoon in spring. ACT II. Same as in Act I. Evening, several months later. ACT IH. Same as in previous Acts. Three o'cloclc, two days later. Selections between the acts by the High School Orchestra under the direction of Mrs. Dana B. Roblee Twenty-four