Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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U16 'ylflirm Visits the 61116 THE I948 MIRROR STAFF Business Manager Hellert, Editor Adams, and Associate Editor Matson have final conference before the 1948 Mirror goes to press. After the sun, the rain After the rain, the sun This is the wa of life Till the work be done. So writes the poet, Lizette Woodworth Reese, in her Little Song of Life. A mixture of joys and disappoint- ments, of triumphs, successes and small misfortunes, yes, the current year at M.H.S. has seen all of these. As graphically as possible, the 194-8 Mirror Staff has attempted to picture the M. H. S. student in his classes, clubs, and other leisure time activities-in other words to Virginia Adams, Editor-in-Chief. William P. Matson, Associate Editor. Norma Hellert, Business Manager. Elsa M. Ferguson, Sponsor. provide a reflection of the school year, 1947-48, worth remembering and treasuring. In the presentation of this picture the Staff has borrowed a few ideas from the na- tional Life magazine. Its members hope that you, the reader, like the poet Sara Teasdale, believe Oh, better than the minting Of a gold crowned king Is the safe-kept memory Of a lovely thingf' DEPARTMENTS Theme and Classes: Virginia Adams, Margaret Delehanty. Student Association: Patricia Rankin. Ciubs: Mary Jane Corrallo. Seniors: Marcia Balcerzak. Sports: William P. Matson. Business: Norma Hellert, chair- man, Millicent Arnett, Barbara Dye, Barbara Kennedy, Janet Stork. Photography: William Ryan. Typists: Miss Engelson and the secretarial practice class. Standing: Stork, Rankin, Ryan, Arnett, Corrallo, Mat- - son, Delahanty, Dye, Burnam, Kennedy. Sitting: Vickery, Long, Adams fLiterary Editorj, Hellert fBusiness Managerj, McElwee, M. Balcerzak. Q8 l

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THE SERVICE UNION The Service Union is composed of fifty-eight volunteers for school service. With Mr William Matson as sponsor, the group assumes the responsibility of ushering at school functions and of supervising student conduct in the cafeteria, the study halls, and the game room during the noon-hour. Whenever S. A. sponsored moveis are held at the Diana Theater members keep affairs under control. THE SERVICE UNION I Top Row: T. Campana, Levanduski, M. Parada, C. Parada, Slawski, Ehrenreich, VV. Schultz, Sledzik, Pratt. Second Row: Fearby, Kennedy, Iiujawa, Levanduski, McElwee,Winans,Tulowiec-ki, Fortunalo, Eeltz., Hoey. Bottom Row: Schrader, Stinson, Furness, Vickerv, Adams, M r. Matson, IIarlman.WiIlett. J. Fox, Clark, M. Fox. ' THE SERVICE UNION II Top Row: Seaver, Smith, Barber, Turowski, Hawley, Powley. Blirldle How: Grimes, Prall, Beyer, Brignall, Tuttle, Stawicka, Culver, Mazur. Front Row: Plumley, Martino, Boyce, Sledzik, M. Balcer- zak, Mr..Matson, Hartman, Slinson, Horton. Furness, Adams. There are no officers in the Service Union. The group has as its chairman, however, the secretary of the Student Association, Sarah Hartman. A service board, also sponsored by Mr. Matson, composed of representatives from the Honor Legion, the Ergonians, the Honor Societies, and the Service Union coordinates the work of the various service organizations and serves as the mainspring in the control of these groups. THE SERVICE UNION 27

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THE M.H.S. NEWS The twenty oificers and reporters on the M.H.S. News Staff prepare a weekly news- paper which contains editorials, features, and news of all school activities. This year in October eight members attended the Empire State School Press Association Convention at Syracuse. William Matson, sports editor, was one of the student speakers. ' Miss Elsa Ferguson, sponsor, teaches the staff journalistic methods, develops writing techniques, and encourages accuracy and promptness in handling assignments. Virginia Adams is managing editor, Barbara Long and Margaret Delehanty, news editors, and William Matson, sports editor. THE M.H.S. NEWS STAFF Standing: Rankin, Vickery, Bogden, Dillon, Hellert, Trolley, Dye, McElwee, Kennedy, Waniecki, Paul. Sitting: Burnam, Matson CSports Editorl, Adams fMana in Editorj, Delehanty, Ur. News Edi, Eong fSr. News Edi- torj, Collins, Ryan. Standing: Bogden, D. Balcer- zak, Willett, Rankin, Corrallo, B. Balcerzak, Higgins, Hess, Armsden. Sitting: Hoey, Ellison, Achilles, Niiss Hall, M. Balcerzak, Mas- tromonaco, Collins, Hale, Harl- man. The Scribblers' Club aims to promote interest and appreciation of literature and creative writing. Each year the club publishes a magazine composed of the poetic, prose, and artistic talent of the students of the Medina Junior and Senior High Schools. The club meets on Friday of every week. The sixteen members have chosen Joyce Collins as their president, Rose Mastromonaco, vice-president, Marcia Balcerzak, treasurer, and Barbara Achilles, secretary, Barbara Achilles and Joyce Collins, editor and assistant editor respectively of the magazine published in May. Miss Carol Hall is sponsor. THE SCRIBBLERS' CLUB 29