Kendall High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Kendall, NY)

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THE TROUBADOUR 1935 THE ANNUAL FIELD DAY On Friday, May 24, Kendall High School held its fourth annual Field Day. Pupils, teachers, and parents from the surrounding districts were present. A crowd of approximately 700 was present. The following teachers and their pupils attended: Mrs. Edith Seifert of the Norway Road school, Mrs. Minnie Lind and Miss Irene Burchtield of the Morton school, Mrs. Josephine Seaman of Hamlin No. 3 school, Miss Pearl Birton of Hamlin No. 3 school, Miss Marian Skutt of Hamlin No. 2 school, Miss Leona Wells of the Murray No. 13 school, Mrs. Alma Preston of the Hamlin No. 14 school, Mrs. Clara Cliff of the Carlton No. 10 school, Miss Winifred Winden of the Carlton No. 4 school, Mrs. Georgia Haradine of the Kendall No. 4 school, Mr. Eggleston of Peter Smith Road school, Mrs. Clara Husa of the Hamlin No. 1 school and Miss Marcella Kinsella of the Hamlin No. 13 school. The boys of Mrs. Wilson's room had charge of the parking. Miss Brooks had charge of the refreshment stand and was assisted by Miss Haynes, Mrs. Anderson and several high school pupils. During the noon hour, all of the visitors marched to the gym where a pro- gram of moving pictures and musical selections by the orchestra was given. The chief event of the day was the baseball game in which Kendall defeated Bergen High School 11-5. In th evening a card party and dance, sponsored by the senior class, was conducted at the gym. The list of the field events and the winners follow: Grade 1 and 2 District 1. Peanut scramble-Boys Sammy Cotter Ridge Peanut scramble-Girls Betty Frobel Kendall 2. Boys' 50 yd. dash Buddy Mathers Kendall Girls' 30 yd. dash Jane Baumer Kendall Grades 3 and 4 1. Boys' race Gordon Moel 10 Girls' race Mary Urkew Kendall 3. Treasure hunt-Boys George Cliff 4 Treasure hunt-Girls Barbara Hogan Kendall 4. Three-legged race-Boys Raymond Ruggles Kendall Three-legged race-Girls Alice Moel 10 Grades 5 and 6 1. Boys sack race Adelbert Root 13 Girls' sack race Evelyn Norway Kendall 2. Crab race-Boys William Norway Kendall 3. Girls one-legged race Florence Parker Kendall 4. Girls running broad jump Lois Oehlbeck Morton 4. Girls' running broad jump John Roe Kendall Grades 7 and S ' 1. Boys' basketball throwing Raymond Bullard Kendall 2. Girls' basketball throwing Anne Voleshen Kendall 3. Boys' 100 yd. dash Frederick Hunt Kendall 4. Girls' 100 yd. dash Evelyn Jurs Kendall Page Nineteen

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1935 THE TROUBADOUR FRESHMAN CLASS The Freshman class held a party October third on Preston's creek bank. After supper, games were enjoyed by all. In February, a sleigh ride party was held at the home of Irwin Jurs. lVIrs. Jurs served a lunch. The class officers are as follows: President ........,...... ....... C arol Bonke Vice-President . . . . . .Charles Tomaschke Secretary ...... ...... L oleta Preston Treasurer . . . ....... John Ryan Adviser .......... .... H arold Osborn ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS Two of the high school classes have given assembly programs this year. The Business Training Class put on a play pertaining to business training, and the seniors gave parts from their play entitled Betty's Millionaire. Mrs. Wilson's room gave a most interesting amateur radio program after which a play, The Proud Princess, was given by the same grades, 5 and 6. In commemoration of Decoration Day, several students from Mr. Wing's room fGrades 7 and 83 gave selections appropriate to the occasion. The Board of Education purchased a moving picture machine at the be- ginning of the year and a great many educational films have been enjoyed by every one. Among the interesting speakers who have spoken this year in assembly are: Mr. Russell Carter, State Supervisor of Musicg Rev. Eanes and Mr. Cleland, representative of Rochester Business Institute. APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Lorraine Behnke was selected to represent Kendall High School in the Apple Blossom Festival this year. On May 18. seventeen girls, representing various schools in Orleans, Niagara, Wayne and Monroe counties, gathered at Williamson Central School to vie for the honor of queen. Miss Irma Singleton of Lockport was chosen as queen, and the remaining girls to act as members of her Court of Honor. On May 22, Herbert Bramley, director of Sibley, Lindsay and Curr Co. en- tertained the queen and her Court of Honor at a luncheon in the Tower Res- taurant and at the Palace Theatre in the afternoon. The following day, the Albion Rotary Club entertained them at a luncheon at the D. A. R. rooms in Albion. Leroy Snyder, Vice-President of Gannet Newspapers spoke. On May 25, the Court of Honor attended the queen at her crowing by Count de Fontnouvelle of France, at Brockport. In the afternoon a pageant, Rip Van Winkle, was given in their honor by Brockport Normal students. Colonel C. H. Morrow, commander of Fort Niagara, was host to the queen and her court and Count de Fontnouvelle of France, on May 26. After being escorted through the old fortress, they were entertained at tea in the Officers' Club. A Page Eighteen

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1935 THE TROLIBADOUR POSTER CONTEST The P. T. A. sponsored a safety first poster contest in March. The con- testants were taken from the high school and arranged in two classes-Class A and Class B, according to their experience. The following contestants were awarded money prizes: Class B First .... ...... G erald Jurs Second . . . .... Betty Mowers Third .... .... W illiam Naviry Class A First . . . . .Everette Armstrong Second ..... ...... .... B e ssie Lofthouse Third .......................... Helen Shaw The three judges were Rev. Krahmer, Mrs. Forbes and Margaret Lind. GENERAL BIOLOGY FIELD TRIP Saturday, May 11, at 7 a. m., four Chevrolets left Kendall enroute to Euffalo where the General Biology class, accompanied by their instructor, Prin- cipal Osborn, visited several points of interest. The first building they visited was the Buffalo Museum of Natural Sci- ence. Here they heard a lecture concerning the biological specimens which they saw. After lunch they explored the Botanical Gardens where they saw real banana trees and plants. Then the four cars followed each other across the city to the Zoo where they saw the largest elephant in captivity. From the Zoo they went to Niagara Falls and viewed the American Falls. After a very pleasant trip as well as an educational tour of many points of interest, they returned home tired but happy. TABLE-TENNIS Early last winter, the school purchased a table-tennis set for the use of the students. After a few weeks practice, elimination games were played to de- termine the champion of the school. It narrowed down until Milford Cliff and Robert King were the only surviving contenders. In a student participation program at P. T. A. meeting, the finals were played with Robert King finally beating his opponent, Milford Cliff. ' A X.f flMlFlll?lfflf YY Page Twenty