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

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to give a Ho11owe'en Party in the gymnasium. A motion was made that a gift of 310. be made by the P.T.A. to a student who is in college and is in need of help. February 17 After the Founders Day ceremony Dr. Mario Collins spoke on the subject of Child Guidance and the childs place in the school, home, and society. March 9 Mr. Boulton announced that the Chamber of Commerce would like to have the P.T.A. serve a banquet for them, with a guarantee of fifty cents a plate. April 21 A motion was made, seconded and carried that the P.T.A. pay 57.00 for a tonsil operation for a child in one of the grades. A motion was made, seconded, and carried that the P.T.A. pay 35.00 toward the fee for the Marble Tournament. May 12 It was voted to send the incoming president to the Spring Conference in Herk- imer, May 20. The Pocohontas Lodge has that the P.T.A. put on a banquet for them some- time in may. November 10 Mr. Devine was the speaker of the evening. He talked about the winter sports banquet. mr. Scout Organiztion. Boulton spoke on the February 9, 1937 Mrs. John Cole made a motion that the P.T.A. contribute 35.00 toward the flood relief. The motion was seconded and carried. April 13 Mrs. Buyce announced that the P.T.A. would serve the American Legion banquet on April 19 with Mrs. Harry Lawton The speaker of the faculty of Gloversville High School gave a very interesting talk. Kr. Case gave a talk Vocational Guidance. on Educational and June 23 It was voted to give 35.00 to help send the winner marble championship, national tournament. September 14 It president be sent to of P.T.A. to be held October. of the Fulton county Robert Gruet, to the was voted that the the annual convention in New York City in October 3 Mr. Boulton spoke on the Menace of Communism and Facism, advocating precautions to be taken in the American schools to preserve democracy, which was made very interesting. December 14 The main speaker was Mr. Coon of the Estee Scholl in Gloversville. The talk was NBalancgd Curriculumn. January ll, 1938 The speaker of the evening was Mrs. Grant who gave an interesting talk of the history of the P.T.A. Hilda Emore iiiiiikii OPERETTA CONTINUED under the direction of Mr. W. J. Brittain. There goes the curtain. Oh, that scenery! How beautiful! The person next to me whispers. And to think that Eleanor Fancher designed and painted the whole background. Here again we also thank Mr. Codding for his part in mak- ing the stage a success. Eleanor Lawton, our pianist, starts off the boy's chorus with, Ulf you want to know who we aren. Then our wandering minstrel, Ray, comes on with NA Wandering Minstrelng thus the operetta is off to a good start. continued in next column. I wou1dn't attempt to tell the story in detail, but here is a summary.-- Nanki-Poo, the sun of the Mikado, disguises as a wandering minstrel, and runs away, to escape marrying Katisha, whom his father wishes him to wed. He in the mean- time falls in love with Yum Yum and wants to marry her. Finally, after much trouble over who shall be executed and who shall not, who is really who, things end up perfectly with Yum Yum and Nanki Poo, and also with Katisha and Ko Ko. Eleanor Hancock did her part by prompting, and Jean Van Vranken, Helen Buyce, Laura Berry, and Emma Burton were ushers. On the whole the operetta went over with a Wbang' and we give all the laurels to Miss Denham. h E. J. Murphy iiiiiiiii Orchestra Continued Elrowe La Rowe-bass violg Clara Ellen Roberts-piano, and Howard Denton-drums. The next year the Board of Education hired Miss Geraldine Robinson as Director of Music, then everyone wanted to be in the orchestra, and with her direction, it made surprising progress. Under Miss Russell and Miss Woodruff, they contrinued to pro- gress until now, with Mr. Brittain as con- ductor, there are about fifty members in the orchestra. For the last three years, the orches- tra has been going to Saratoga for the Annual Music Festival. And yet, we haven't been judged good enough to enter the State Finals, but we're hopeing for better re- sults in the coming years--when another persevering class like '29 comes along! Mary W. Meter I Class of 39 titttiitt QUESTION-BOX If someone asks you to paint to your cerebellum you needn't blush when you say: WDo I have to take off my hat?' NDon't be surprised if I have a hole in my stocking. EI think the doctor snipped it off with my tonsils.U HI get it on my arms every summer from eating strawberries.N Answer: nDo I have to take off my hat?N From Student Life. 441114441 You could escape with only one of these concealed in your overnight bag: Kuder gnu python Gazelle Chinchilla Okapi Answer: Chinchilla From Student Life iiiiitiii We strongely recommend that you don't miss HSnow Whiten. If you've seen it al- ready, it won't be hard to guess that one of these does not belong with the seven ' continued on another pap

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esting and instructive talk on Parent Educa- tion. September 19 A motion was made and seconded at this meeting that the Associat- ion send the President and Vice-President as delegates to the New York State Con- vention of Parents and Teachers to be held in Syracuse, New York. Mrs. Buyce, the health nurse, reported 19 children examined at Dr. Grant's office, with the assistance of Dr. Meter and Mrs. Wm. E. Foote. October 10 At this meeting a letter was read from Mrs. Franklin Wood thanking the association for the gift sent to her son, Donald, during his illness. Announce- ment was made concerning a Parent Education Group to be organized by Mrs. Johnson. The speaker of this meeting was Miss Seltzer, director of Girl Scouts in Fulton county. She gave a very interesting talk on Girl Scouting. Mr. Hancock and Miss Lavery of the Home Service Department of the N.Y. Power and Light Corp. gave a very instruct- ive talk and demonstration on effective home lighting. November 14 At this meeting two letters were read, one from Frederick Farone, the other from Kathleen Deming, thanking the Association for the gifts sent them during their illness. A report of the New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers Con- vention was given by Mrs. H. Lawton and Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Langworthy, Superintendent of Schools of Gloversville gave a fine talk on relations of P.T.A. and the school. December 12 Mr. Boulton spoke, thanking the parents and teachers for the response made to an appeal for help for needy children also making known the need of a cot for the first aid room. A motion was made instead of sending boxes of fruit to the sick they would send cards. January 1, 1934 An announcement was made that Mr. Arnold Whitman had offered to give free hair cuts to any needy children. February 13 The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Cunningham gave fine reports of the welfare work done among the children of the school. Mrs. Barker read an interesting article on the origin and purpose of Founders Day Fund. It was voted that the president should write to our Assemblyman and Senator asking them to back the Child Labor Amendment and State Aid Law. March 13 It was voted to hold a P.T.A. banquet in the high school on April 9. Dr. Schwilk gave an interesting talk on Baby Teeth, pointing out the importance of the proper care of children's teeth. Mr. Beck- worth, speaker of the evening, spoke on the subject of UDeveloping character through right doing as the basic foundation of Scout Lifeu. April 10 A motion was made and seconded that the P.T.A. buy some table-linen for use at the banquets and suppers. Mr. Taylor gave an interesting and instructive talk on the Librayy, how books are ordered, installed and used. Miss Russell spoke on the use of the auditorium. May 8 Mrs. Johnson gave a report of the annual Spring Conference which she attended. Mrs. Lawton announced that Mrs. Cunningham had made a gift of a machine to the assoc- iation and it was voted that the secretary write her a note of thanks. Mrs. Lawton gave a farewell speech, giving a summary of the years work and expressing the appreciation of the cooperation given her by the officers and members. June 19 A special meeting was held at the high school. It was voted that 310. be given the Junior class toward meeting the expenses of the Junior-Senior Recept- ion, providing their plans met with the approval of the association. A.motion was made, seconded and carried that the Assoc- iation send the President and Vice-Presi- dent as delegates to the New York State Convention of Parents and Teachers to be held at Long Beach, Long Island October first to fourth. It was suggested that the press chairman send a notice of the P.T.A. meeting to each of the pastors of the village that they might announce the time of the meeting from their ulpits on the Sunday previous to the meetings of the Association. October 9 A communication was receiv ed from Edith Lindsey thanking the assoc- iation for the flowers. Mrs. Grant, as chairman of a committee to investigate the Student Loan Fund, reported that circum- stances favor our contribution to the State Fund rather than starting one of our own. This year a loan from this fund was made to one of the students. Mrs. Gerb from Bloversville gave us a detailed re- port on the State Convention. The third meeting of the Northville P.T.A. was held November 13. Mrs. Johnson gave a report from the district conference at West Winfield including a summary by questions and answers of interesting facts regarding our national and state organi- , zation. Mrs. Meter suggested that Mr. Rasnussen of Amsterdam talk to us on land- scaping fOr our school. Belle Dunham and Wilson Pulver gave interesting talks to promote the sale of Northern Light. December ll Mr. Rasnussen from Amsterdam gave an interesting talk on landscape gardening including some practi- cal suggestions for our own village and school. February 12 A motion was made and carried that the P.T.A. buy the sewing machine from Mrs. Young who has kindly loaned it to us this winter. A question box discussion was held. Mrs. Johnson read a letter from the president of the National Association and a candlelight service was held in celebration of Founders Day. Mr. Boulton spoke on the League basket-ball games and the association was especially proud to learn that Max Fowler had been honored by the League for his splendid sportsmanship. April 9 Mr. Boulton stated that the Mohawk Valley Association had accepted the offer of the P.T.A. for the banquet to be held May 18th. September 10, 1935 The president announced the P.T.A. Convention which is to be held in Buffalo, October 7-10. A motion was made, seconded and carried that the president be sent to this convention. October 8 A motion was made, seconded and carried that the P.T.A. work with the Chamber of Commerce and the Student Council

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