Northville Central High School - Sacandaga Saga Yearbook (Northville, NY)

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JINXED The school year of 1937 started off smoothly for the Senior class, then things began to happen. Mr. william Scott, our coach and biology teacher had the misfortune to injure his arm playing baseball. This injury delayed the gym classes from getting an early start, but in a week's time things were running smoothly again until after the new year. Miss D. Gahagan, our English teacher, was stricken suddenly by an appendex attack while visiting here and was removed to the hospital for an operation. A few days later Prof had the misfortune to smash Scott's car while on the way to see Miss Gahagan CProfs car being on the Newcomb basketball tripi. The school was closed early for Easter Vac- ation because of the scarlet fever epidemic. Mrs. Melville, our home room teacher, also missed some school on account of her sickness. After the Easter vacation, we learned that Miss Gahagan had not recovered as soon as it was expected and would not be with us for several weeks. This article was written May ll, 1938, and I hope we can finish the year without any more misfortune. Howard Barker IOHFKQUOKIOHIHKIOI CAFETERIA NOTES Just a word from the Cafeteria lest the passing Seniors, one especially, for- get busy happy hours spent in a very pleas- ant occupation. The crazy minutes of haggling for lower prices, biggest pieces of cake and hottest hot dishes that make of the peaceful kitchen a bedlam of noises are not to be passed over quickly. They soon graduate into more contented tones as the food is consumed by those people whose hunger made wolves of them for a short time. Few of you stop to think of the time and labor that has been spent during the morning in the preparation of food that takes so little time to disappear. There are ten people who contribute to this cause---two for sandwiches--three for serving students--one for serving faculty and the rest do the dishes and sweep.. One of this year's Seniors has worked during study periods and noon hours for all four years of her high school life. She has grown up with our cafeteria and may some day manage one of her own. I wonder how we will get along next year without Ina. The Faculty must train a new waitress to serve them--to carry the tea-kettle back and forth, and to wash their dishes. We wonder what new faces will appear on both sides of our counter next year, and we look forward to bigger and better bus- iness in the future. Hilda Hufnail ' EREFTA May 4, 1938. Yes, that sure was Egg night. Nothing less than Gilbert and Sull- ivan's NMikadon,was being presented at N. H. S. under the very able direction of Miss Margaret Denham. First we'll go backstage and see what's going on. Why, who can that be? It looks like someone I've seen before, but with that wig and makeup! Do you suppose they import- ed this Japanese beauty to take the lead? ---Finally, someone, seeing the puzzled ex- pression on my face came to the rescue. Oh yes, now I recognize her. Well Grace, we only hope you act as well as you look. land taking the part of Yum Yum, she proved tol nAnd who is your leading man?H I asked her. Sure enough, that is Ray over there. Even though you aren't recognizable, Ray, you sure did your stuff as Nanki-Poo. Goodness, after these surprises I was ready for anything--so in order of their appearance I was introduced to therest of the cast. First came none other than our own Doug, taking the part of Pish-Tush. You did yourself justice to, Doug. Then came Ko Ko-Lord High Executioner. With Freddie taking this role we had some acknowledged acting. Next came Sonny. He is nacting upn again, in the role of Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else. Next we are introduced to Yum Yum's two sisters Peep-Bo and Pitti-Sing. Emma Jean Murphy and Mary Meter took these parts, ing did nobly and justly toward our leading a y. And last of all come the great Mikado and his daughter-in-law elect. These turned out to be none others than our own Hank Blowers and Carol Heath. You both did your part in making the operetta a perfect success Now I am told that this is all the lead but over there in the corners are the boys and girls choruses. The girls chorus consisted of: Velma Young Bessie Knowles Elizabeth Brownell Dorothy Fischer Betty Grennell Jeanette Torrey Rhoda Lado Ethel Sweet Nona Reynolds Martha Bradt The coolies were: Carl Gifford Roy Pearsall Ernest Gifford Gerald Buyce Clark Palmateer Hugh Frasier Leonard Murphy Donald Groff Donald Krahmer Milton Groff Arnold Whitman Actually, you wouldn't even recognize ghese young people as those you see each ay. I guess the thanks here goes to Miss Louise Durfee and her sewing classes for costumes, and to Mrs Melville, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Lindsey for their ability in making us look like beautiful Japanese people. Oh, there goes the cue for the orchestm we'll view the rest from the audience. Fir t we hear a selection by the school orchestra continued on another page

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SDTUDEIEJ The first Student Council meeting this year was held on September 25, 1937. The Student Council officers were elec- ted as follows: President--Betty Carpenter Vice-President--Jean Van Vranken Secretary--Grace Hayden. Treasurer--Harold Blowers On October 8, Student Council sponsored the Shakesperian plays, Macbeth and Julius Ceggar given by Hendrickson. On October 30 the Student Council helped sponsor the annual Hollowe'en party in the school gymnasium. Student Council organized a Christmas party for high school in the gym December 21. The Council decided to help the Chamber of Commerce sponsor a winter sports carnival the last of February in which we were quite successful. we are planning a Field Day celebration for June 3 and we hope it will be as success- ful as our other activities have been. This year marks the completion of the plan whereby the Senior class is assisted in its financial program of the remainder of the five classes of the junior-senior high school. Through the medium of the Student Council the money is apportioned. lklllhklklkillll GQUINJG First row left to right: E. Grennell J. Van Vranken, B. Carpenter, Mrs. Smith, G. Van Vranken, J. Groff, G. Hayden. Last row left to right: J. Dunham, M. Groff, H. Blowers, Prof Boulton, G. Walker, H. Ellsworth, G. B yce. 51 J 7 '- n ffl. , 1 z Q: 1 . ' .I-,I 5,x. xNJf .-.J 'c '1, .1 S fl J N .1 'll Sl In . K iilllillflfiii

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Front row left to right: E. Frasier, F. Lawrence, V. Pearsall, B. Weaver, E. Brown - ell, D. Blackmere, J. Torrey, E. Murphy, M. Heath, W. Dence, E. Dallman, M. Olms- tead, B. Wilcox, J. Davison, H. Barker, A. Faraone. Second row left to right: Mr. Brittain, M. Dence, G. Buyce, M. Meter, D. Groff, L, Sauve, G. Walker, M. Foster, C. Heath, D. Stone, B. Carpenter, J. Lindeberg, E. Lawton. Last row left to right: E. Ginter, E. Ginter, G. Horton, C. Loucks, R. Seidl, G. Burton, L. Abrams. tififttlf QDRCQUU How did it all come about? Well, it's a long, long story--- Back in the dear old days almost beyond recall, Mrs. Lindsey had a very industrious class, in fact, they were so industrious, that she had a hard time keeping them out of mischief! However, that class way back in '29 did accomplish one thing for which they shall always be remembered. They organized, with the help of their teacher, the first orchestra of N. H. S. It all came about when they were making plans for their Eighth Grade Commencement, and their teacher suggested that they organ- ize an orchestra as an interesting feature of the evening. This idea seemed to suit her industrious class to a BTW so they launched out to build an orchestra out of a few 'music boxesn of every description. Clare Ellen Roberts was already quite an accomplished pianist, so that she became more or less the nbackbone of the orchestran Martha and Lucia Meter and Bob Williams had previously done solo work on several occas- ions, and some of the others seemed to have a musical ability, so all those who could beg or borrow musical instruments that would work, got them and practiced. And how they did practice! Many hours were spent struggl- ing to master the various instruments. Mrs. Lindsey was ably assisted by the late Miss Frances Kingsley in preparation for the big event. Commencement evening found the following courageous students in the norchestra pitn, the girls in white and the boys in white trou sers and blue coats: So the P.T.A. under the enthusiastic direction of Mrs. E. C. Roberts, shouldered the responsibility of hiring an orchestra and band director one evening a week for the school year '29-30. They also raised 3200. SU' for musical instruments for the school. Twenty-three promising students enrolled under the competent director, Mr. D. T. Warner of Amsterdam, and soon that ambit- ious little orchestra was progressing by leaps and bounds. when Mr. Warner's health failed in January, it looked as if the orchestra would be left stranded but Prof. Leland S. Braves of Gloversville High, took pity on Northville's would be musicians and his services were secured for the balance of the year. Among those in the orchestra that year were: Clare Ellen Roberts, piano, Martha Meter, Lucia Meter, Lisa Sparling, violins, Lewis Lawton, nobert williams, Jews Harps, Linda Sweet, xylophone, Mar- garet Lindsey, mandolin, Vivian Weaver, banjo-ukelele. The first pieces they played were Nwedding Bells are Breaking up that Old Gang of Mineu, and NCaroling Moonn. These popular songs made quite a hit, and the next fall, they were asked to play in the Star Theater for 'RedskinH, a silent movie. when the Northville people saw their performance, they were amazed at Northville musical talent, and wanted music taught in the school. So Mr. Warner, from Amsterdam was hired for a year. Gradually more and more students became interested so that at the end of that year, the orchestra was made up of 23 members which included: Linda Sweet, Lucia Meter, Irene Fowler, Vivian Weaver, Ruth Johnson, Martha Van Arnam, Florence Bradt and Vera Blann- Violins, Martha Meter-cello, Emmogene Lawton, Priscilla Conklin, Woodrow La Rowe- saxaphones, Max Fowler, Ina Young-Clari- nets, Robert Williams, Warren Meter-trumpet Albert Strobel, William Blann-trombones, S- arah Mosher, Margaret Lindsey-flutes,