McGraw High School - Mac Yearbook (Mcgraw, NY)

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Not Only Do the Taxpayers Speak . . l X Left to right, sitting: Mrs. Corey, Mr. Baer, Principal, Mrs. Hulbert, Clerk, Mr. Reynolds, President, Mr. Lacy, District Su- perintendent, Mrs. Kinney. Standing: Mr. Crozier, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Weishaupt, Mr. Gilbert. At a school meeting following the announcement of the favorable vote on centralization the voters elected to h - . . . . ave a 7 member board of education for the newly organized central district. They elected these people for the following terms of office: for a one-year term Donald Ryan a rural mail carrier of McGr R K l , , T aw, . ar Reynolds, an insurance agent of McGraw, and Marion Gilbert, a farmer in the town of Solon, for a two-year term, Mrs. Irene Kinne h if f ' ' ' y, a ousewi e o Blodgett Mills and Mrs. Esther Corey a housewife of Cortlandville' for a three ear term 9 1 'Y 1 joseph Weishaupt, an operator of heavy machinery from the village of Solon, and Hlarold Crozier, a printer of McGraw. Thi designed to give the Whole area the fair representation we Wish to maintain. s ratio, with the majority elected from the districts joining 13 to form Central School District No. 4, is The board has been in full length session overy thirty times since centralization took place last July 1. This satisfaction derived from serving the community and school. the members have worked both faithfully and earnestly to the boys and girls of the centralized area. service, of course, receives its compensation only in the The attendance at these meetings has been excellent and maintain and improve high standards of education for Since centralization many new problems have come interest of all. It is our aim to do the best job for the boys and girls of the area as rapidly as we can on an econ- omi l b ' h 'll ca asis t at wi not be burdensome to the taxpayers. up and as a board we-hope we have solved them to the best In our future undertakings we welcome and appreciate your criticism since we realize we were elected to repre- sent you. At the same time we would like to ask your support in bettering the educational facilities and oppor- tunities of our boys and girls. R. K. REYNOLDS, Prefident Board of Education McGraw Central School, District No. 4 6

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. . . . but the Students Also Voice Their Opinions First row, left to right: Elaine 'Berean, Russell Teeter, Jeannette Thomas, Gordon Teeter, Henry Wadsworth, Catherine Hammond. Second row: Marilyn Fuller, Mr. Baer, Max Crozier. November 12th the Student Council met and elected officers: Prerident ................,......................... Gordon y Teeter Secretary-Trearurer .... Jeannette Thomas Vice-President ..................,......... Henry Wadsworth Advisor ..................,.,................................. Mr. Baer The President of the Student Council is usually a Senior. The problems of the student body center around the planning of parties and extra-curricular activities. They also help plan paid and regular assembly programs. They made plans for the High School Christmas Party and the Yuletide decorations outside the school. The public was invited to the program which was made up of music by both the choruses and Band as well as a play put on by the 8th graders. Carol singing, directed by Miss Sarvay, was held in front of the school to open the program. The Student Council also voted that they should pay for the medals and the engraving of the plaques to be awarded class night. SCHOOL CALENDAR 1950-1951 September 22 Thanksgiving vacation sta ts 22 Soccer Season starts 22 Marathon-there 27 Virgil-there 29 Homer-here October 2 Cincinnatus-here 5 Truxt.on....there 6 Zone Conference-Elmira 11 Marathon-here 12 Columbus Day vacation 17 Homer-here 18 Cincinnatus-there 24-Truxton-here 26 Virgil-here 27 Junior Hallowe'en Dance ,November 16 Senior play 17 Senior play 28 Basketball Season starts 7 28 South Otselic-here December 1 Cincinnatus..there 5 DeRuyter-there 8 Truxton-here 11 Tully-there 15 Virgil-here 20 Senior High Christmas party 21 Christmas Vacation starts 22 Christmas pageant January 5 Marathon-there 9 South Otselic-there 12 Homer-here 16 Newark Valley-here 19 Cincinnatusmhere February May 2 Truxton-there 3 6 DeRuyter-here 7 9 Virgil-there 9 13 King Ferry-here 10 1 6 Marathon-here 1 1 17 Music Festival at Marathon 14 23 Homer-there 18 March 12 Volleyball tournament-here 24 17 Faculty-Board of Education Dinner 28 22 Easter Vacation starts 30 April 31 20 Physical Education Demonstration June 26 Drama Festival 27 Drama Festival 22 28 Drama Festival 24 30 Baseball Season starts 25 30 Truxton-there 26 -7 Virgil-there Marathon-here Senior High Music Demonstration Homer-there Grade School Music Demonstration Cincinnatus-there Junior Prom Truxton-here Virgil-here Marathon--there Homer-here Memorial Day vacation Cincinnatus-here Junior-Senior Banquet Baccalaureate Class Night Commencement Night