Liverpool High School - Hiawathan Yearbook (Liverpool, NY)

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FRESHMAN NEWS Glass Cfhcers President ............... HOWARD KRAUSHAAR Vice-President ................. BETTY GLAHN Secretary and Treasurer ........ HELEN TooLEY Graphic Reporters Louisa ALBRO AND GEORGIANNA MICHAUD Favorite Songs Helen Tooley to jimmy Kraushaar Mildred Newton to Rex Hardy Bryce Mawhinny ......... Girl in Arkansas Jack Pease to Jeanne Stockam Jeannette Burdick ..... . . . Lucius Gates .... Alice Wright .... William Gilbert. . Alice Wright ..... Edward Whalen. . Ruth Seeley ..... Doug Naumann. . Helen Kingsley. . . Beverly Freeman. Jeanne Stier ..... Would You I Love You Truly Flowers . .Blackeyed Susan Ralph Newcomb .... . ...........Pansy WilliamGilbert...... . . . .Tulip Howard Kraushaar. . . . ,.l.l....i-. History Class . . . . .Romeo Earl Clapp. . . . - -----' Juliet Helen Tooley. . . . ' - ' - - -Fapofon Bill Cory. . . , . . osep me . . . .Mark Anthony Betiy Glahn' ' ' ' ' . . . . . . .Cleopatra Lucius Gates' ' ' ' . . . .john Smith PCEZY Biftle- - - - - . . . .Pocahontas Adelbert Cady. . . . . .lil-1--1 American Legion Award Semi-annually the American Legion awards a medal to a boy and a girl of the eight-two grade. The qualihcations for the medal are scholarship, service, leadership, courage and honor. The candidates receiving the medal are chosen by their class mates at a general class election and also approved by the Junior High School teachers as being worthy. The medals were given out at a general assembly. In january, 1936, the medals were awarded to Jean Stier and Beverly Freeman. In June, 1936 they were awarded to Ruth Fath and Roderic Ross. Play to Me Gypsy Richard Swertzgagen to Marcia Therre Secret Rendezvous ..........Trumpet . . . . .For-Get-Me-Not . . . . . .Four O'clocks . .George Washington .Florence Nightingale . . . .King Henry VIII Queen Mary of Scotts . , . .Peter Styevasant . . . . .Queen Elizabeth . . . .Peter Minuet

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. Our School - cont'd So you see that even long ago people had just such trouble getting organzied as the present Junior class does. They also had quite a bit of trouble in getting money to construct the build- ing. Taxes were considerably smaller, and for everything, such as a new water pail, a tax had to be levied. The first school house was made of wood and surrounded by a wooden fence. School must have been relatively unimportant in those days for it was only kept for approxi- mately five months. In this first school there were thirty children, about half of the children in the district, and about thirty-six books for all these people to use. This scarcity of books was caused because the state only allowed them seven dollars and forty-four cents per year. Reading, writing, arithmetic, spelling, and grammar composed the school schedule. Every year the school term was made longer, and the school attendance grew larger. And why shouldn't the school increase in every way? The state had increased the school money to the total sum of ten dollars. In 1848, singing was added to the curriculum and it was a terror to many small children. Their parents even went as far as to write a letter to the board of education asking that their little angel be excused from his singing lesson. When such a question as this arose the whole school board had to vote on it. The one man who had much trouble keeping these pleas and other business in order was the moderator. Today we never hear the word, but long ago he had the same duties that our board president and clerk have today. In 1847 the free holders of the District decided that they needed a new school building. After careful examination of all the surrounding schools the size and compositon was decided upon. It was to be made of brick and made large enough to seat 16 large boys or 80 small students. The school was put up, but not completely finished, for each year in the accounts a sum was put aside for finishing the school. Back in this time, there were only about three expenses listed on the trustees list. Those of fuel, laying new sidewalks and buying prizes which were to be awarded to outstanding stu- dents. Each year, the fuel bill grew larger and quite an advance in history was made when the use of wood was discontinued and coal put in its place. In 1858 the first attempt at grading the scholars was made. A room was fitted up where the senior students could be instructed. Year by year the school advanced. In 1859 it was made a freeschool. In 1863 an addition was made to the brick building and the school took the form of the present grammar school. Then again another addition in 1912 which made the school the building that now stands on Second Street. In 1874 a motion was passed that made Liverpool a Union Free School. From that time on, no out- standing changes were made. The school grew too small to hold the number of students and classes were held in various places. And then on Septem- ber 25, 1913 a big step was taken when Liverpool was granted its charter as a High School! The attendance of the old school grew so large that the taxpayers of Liverpool decided to build a new school. It was opened in 1929 and is the present school that we are so pro Jd of. Our Liverpool High School has everything that any student could wish for. The equipment is modern and practically every necessary sub- ject is taught. Our school has advanced rapidly. Hardly a year has passed since the district was laid out that some notable improvement has not been made. And this very day, as in the early nineteenth century, our school has the reputa- tion of being one of the best in the surrounding territory. Sohmer Pianos Godard's 529 S. Warren St.

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Sophmore Officers President ..,.. Vice-President . . Secretary ...... Treasurer ...... Graphic Reporter. .........RUTHFRANK . . .... CHARLES CRAWFORD . . . . .JEANNETTE TAYLOR . . . . .AGNES GRIFFIN .MARY KING ,1..-i.i...1.T. just We the pupils of 309 Fool around and waste our time But now, by gosh, We're no longer frosh, And we're doing our darndest Our old habits to squash. It's time now to settle down And improve our minds To gain renown. For we look forward, not far away To the time we all hail as graduation day. Between the present and that future time We have many more hills to climb. Sophmores The juniors think they are great. . But I'm here to state, that at a very near date We'll fill the places that they vacate. Then there before us looms The Seniors studying in their gloom. And their places, too, we will assume, Unless dear old Regents spells our doom. So we resolve not to shirk, And prepare ourselves for our Life's Work, That we may go forth on our own two feet And take life's problems that we shall meet, And gain honor and respect for our school Dear old High of Liverpool. MARY E. KING Junior President ..... Vice-President Secretary ..... Treasurer . . . Class Cfhcers . . . .CAROL ERLENBACK DAVID SCHAMU . . . . .MARJORIE GLAHN . . . .JUNE PARKS G. E. Refrigerators Godard's 529 S. Warren St.