Mechanicville High School - Halfmoon Yearbook (Mechanicville, NY)

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Ha moon Yearbool nMT 20 I,HSNRY 3ARBER, bequeath ny paper route to Mary Larkin. I,EVERETT BEADLE, gladly rent my shovel to clean paths of homes on Pruyn1s Terrace to Anna Mae Baker. I,MARIE BECK, give my nickname, Boom Boom and my noise making to Ann Strattner, who certainly needs it. I,FRED BELLICOSE, leave my Intermediate papers to Marie Schmitz. I,JOHN BELLICOSE, gladly leave my seat to Ralph Perretta who will gladly leave the seat to next year. I,CLEO BOSWELL, donate my size, weight, height of brilliance to Marie O'Connor. I,SYLVESTER BROWN, donate my father's workshop to T. Gorman to store all his excess baggage and Junk. I,THERESA BRUNO, give all my C.C.C. boyfriends to Kate Bailey, who seems to have lost her technique In the last few years. I,ROBERT 3UCHDAHL, give my American History genius to Duane Russell. I,VIOLA BUNCE, give my debutante and glamorous ways to Frances Forte. (Poor Girl) I,DOROTHY BURKE, do donate my set of brains to Jean Sheehan, who wish- es to go in for research. I,BETTY BUTLER, leave my bus seat to Evelyn Nyland. I,VIRGINIA CAPICOTTA, leave my technique that wins C.C.C. boys to Helen Lemrow. (Continued on page 60)

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24 Halfmoon. Yearbook, 1941 ACTIVITIES paaola. Dominica G.A.C.; Girls' Basketball Team Fascia. Julia A,C., Commercial League; Biology Club; Basketball, four yrs Fitzpatrick. Helen Washington Club; Social Studies Club Freemlre. Kenneth Intramural Basketball; two years Shop Club, Chess, Checker and Sculpture Clubs Forte. Adeline Commercial League; Student Council; Halfmoon; lrl 3cout Funaro. Donald Chess Shop Clubs;Com. League;Halfmoon;Intramural Baskotball Service Club; Gaetano. Theresa Handicraft Club; rialfmoon Hysterics;Study Club Gagllardl. Fllomenla Commorclal League; 3. A. (J. Galnskl. Marlon Washington Club; Chorus; Halfmoon; Class day Committee; Basketball, four years; Pres, of G. A.C.; S. 0. S. 3ook Jr. Prom Committee; Service Club; Operetta Club; Girl Scouts; Camera Club; Halfmoon Hysterics; Yearbook Golden. Thomas Washington Club;Student Council;Football,two yrs; Hl-Y Sec. Gorman. Nancy 5.0.3.; Aristol; Halfmoon; Editor of Yearbook; Vice-Pros, of Jr. Class;French Club- Pres, of Student Council; Cheerleader, one yr; G.A.C.; Vice-Pros, of Washington Club; Jr. Prom Com- mlttco; Chemistry prize 1940; Pros, of homoroom two years. Greenwood. Thomas Service Club; Commercial League. Gregg. Dorothy Library Club; Commercial League; Aristol. Gydaroashuk. Helen Handicraft Club; Treasurer oi Home Room. Hall. Pearl Washington Club; G.A.C.; Basketball,1941 Capt.; Knitting and Clipping Clubs. (Continued on page 48)

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26 Halfmoon. Yearbook, 1941 T he Seco Club Is made up of fourteen high school girls. The club has secured a membership position In the National Home Econom- ics Association and the State Home Economics Association. Each year the group takes up a different type of work. ihls yen: they have developed into a catering club. It was through their servic- es that dinners were presented for the Rotary Club, the faculty Christ- mas dinner, Hi-Y father and son banquet, Boy Scout Promotion Board Din ner and Albany area shop teachers' dinner. Membership into the club is by election. The Seco Club is one of the oldest clubs in the school as it is in its tenth year. The officers of the club at the present ft T'P President-----Pat Conley Vice-President----Jane McEvoy Secretary-Treasurer....Rose Lupo Faculty Advisor Miss Florence Mead ---- he Library Club contains -18 members who, under the capable guidance and direction of Mrs. Baker, keep the library run- Ll ning smoothly. The students shelve, mend, collate, paste, and check the books; keep records, type cards, prepare lists of book3, and keep a bulletin board. Each new book that is to be put in cir- culation must bo opened, collated, classified, have date slips and pockets pasted in, end cards prepared. The older books must be mended constantly in order to keep them in good condition. T At their first meeting they elected the following officers: President . . . Kathryn Caughran Vice-President . . . David Lucas Secretary . . . Anna Zullo Treasurer . . . Jane Page In January they enjoyed a luncheon prepared by the members and in June the annual party in honor of the graduates will be given. Following the custom of the Library Club, a book wa.6 purchased. This year the selected book was Audubon's America, by John Audubon. his year the Camera Club, under the able guidance of Mr. Whitbeck, has achieved many of its aims. It has in its pos- session a moving oicture camera which you have undoubtedly seenuln use around our fair alma mater. The first movies taken by the camera bugs were shown at the Halfmoon Hysterics. ihe next will be shown on class day. The shots were taken by our mad maniac of the movie lens, Bruce MacKinley. The class day picture will be a reminiecenoe of the four years in high school of the clnss of '41.