Mayville Central High School - Pacemaker Yearbook (Mayville, NY)

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K. Q W Qt . Q Q. THE PACEMAKER 'CS' ., 27 NR ,XXV lx Back Row-Mr. Meyers, Morton, Franklin, Clute, Mount, Brace, Mead, Morse. Front RowfShearer, Henderson, Hunt, Near, Brumagim, Dahlin, Freay. HI-Y CLUB The Hi-Y Club of Mayville Central School is primarily an organization for male students who wish to promote a general program of Christian brotherhood. The organization is a branch of the County, State, and Na- tional Y.M.C.A. under the insignia of the Hi-Y. This year President Chester Weise organized the club into efficient committees which were responsible for the various duties of the group and acted independently of the body. The organization felt that this lode-dis- tribution method of administration was especially efficient and practicable. Membership is open to all male students in High School on application to the executive committee. Entrance into membership is accompanied by an informal initiation of a hazing nature. In these events members of the club are not found lacking in social eminence. Clean speech, clean sports, clean scholarship, clean living, and contagious Christian character are the by-Words of the organization.

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B 11 26 THE PACEMAKER X Back Row--R. Stanford, R. Bixby, M. McConnell, M. Koch, J. Graper, Miss White, Advisor Front Row-V. Dinsbier, E. Hannurn, E. Litchfield, A. Freeman, V. Nye. LIBRARY CLUB Twelve high school girls under the direction of Miss White with Eliza- beth Litchfield, president, and Rae Bixby, secretary, constitute the organi- zation which helps maintain our high school library. Early in the year they presented an assembly program dramatizing some of the better known books. The school received some new books in January which were shel- laced, numbered, and prepared for use by the girls. Attractive posters reviewing these books were placed on the bulletin board, thus acquainting the student body with them. One girl each day told stories to the first, second, and third grades. The club also learned the correct arrangement of the books on the shelves and each night it was the duty of one girl to see that the shelves were clean and the books properly arranged. Each girl had a period during the day when she took charge of the library, her duties being to check the books in or out and see that the library was used properly.

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28 THE PACEMAKER ORATORICAL CONTEST HE American Legion oratorical contest was held in the study hall Tuesday evening, March,28, 1939. The judges unanimously named Elizabeth Litchfield the best orator of Mayville Central School. She spoke on The Attitude of American Youth Toward War . Second choice was Samuel Sixbey, who spoke on America of 1960-What is Our Re- sponsibility Today , Third place was given to Katherine Bloomer, who spoke on The Menace of Lawlessness in the United States .f1- Others who participated were Rita Page, Clyde Hart, Virginia Kerr and Sidney Hart. The selection was based on selection and arrangement of material, orig- inality and presentation. As winner, Elizabeth was the representative of Mayville Central School in the county contest, May 4, at Lakewood. , HALLOWE'EN SOCIAL 2 HE Hallowe'en Social, sponsored this year by the Senior Class, was attended by the largest crowd in the history of the event. As usual, many came masked. The festivities of the evening began with the grand march in which all those who were in costume participated. A prize was awarded to Clair Dahlin for the most appropriate costume, to Neil Francis for the funniest: and to Jack Carlson for the prettiest. After the march everyone unmasked and was entertained by the varied pro- gram that follows: Solo, Dale Near: Tap Dance, Juline and Lenore Kinder, Reading, Mrs. Hanselman, Reading, Autumn Sliterg Saxophone Solo, Roger Fleming, Playlette, Senior Classg Solo, Arnella Gouldg Vocal Duet, Jean Stanford and Robert Brace, Solo, Virginia Kerr, Recitation, Nancy Litchficldg Vocal Duet, Elaine Smathers and Shirley Meade. At the conclusion of the program, those who desired could dance until 12 o'clock. A very welcome addition to the social were the square dances which were offered in addition to the usual round dances. Many people enjoyed the fishing at the fish pond, while others disposed of their money at the hot dog, candy, ice cream, and cider stands. Altogether this was one of the most successful Hallowe'en socials to be held a,1g?v'Mayville in many years. '