Oneida High School - Oneidan Yearbook (Oneida, NY)

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fS ,:.-1 nf yy.: w .I I14. . 2 ' X K' A ' I K f -I 1 V ly 41 L , 1 .. Modern Problems Club The Modern Problems Clubs many successful undertalungs are proof of the mterest and cooperatlon xts energetlc members gxve The club IS dlrected by Mlss Hardmg and only Hnstory C or B students are admltted Thus year the ofllcers were oseph Sentz Presxdent Katherme Ryan Vice Presldent ean Ott Secretary and appomted Secretary Murlel Hauger Durlng the year the club conducted debates among 1ts own members and delgat s from other schools concernmg the vltal problems confrontnng the world today Two debates were held wxth Canastota one there and one here The club also attended Town Meetmngs of the clty of One1da whxch proved mterestlng and xnstructnve Among the soclal act1v1t1es of the club a gala Hallowe en Party stands out Hnstorlcal costumes were worn and later danc1ng was permitted IH the gym We also held a slelgh rxde whnch ended by the members retnrmg to refreshments at Websters Later durmg Easter Vacat on twenty sxx members made a hxstorxcal pnlgrxmage to Albany on the school bus usmg money whlch the club had prevlously ralsed on the beneht movxe Land of Llbertv The twenty hours were packed wxth mterestmg sights Not all of the club s actlvltxes were socxal It attempted reforms xn the student government of Onelda Hngh School to ga1n semor pr1v1leges and to create a Soph Blble for the enlxghtenmg of the Sophomore students . . . - Q 1 1 y ' ' D 44 . 1. . . 1 , . . . . . Y v . . . . r v- . , . . . . . , 7 , . . . . rr . H . v V I - . . . Y . .

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L- 7,7 The Italian Club The Italian Clubs officers for 1940 41 were V 'f '3 N4 7-iff: 'f 'Ar vac President Carmela Convertma Vice President Secretary Treasurer s Publicity Chairman and Social Secretary Sergeant at Arms Faculty Advisor Our activities were many and varied In the fall me gave a spag Ida Patrica ephine Patrica Betty La Faro oe Leo Miss Pugliese hetti dmner to raise funds the purchase of books to be used by the Italian classes. It was a splendid success. We also enjoyed I-Iollowe'en and St. Patrick Day parties. The members all participated in presenting an assembly program during anuary. for We are looking forward to seeing some Italian films, to holding our third annual picnic and to presenting an all-Italian program for our parents and friends.

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Q i Sclence and Engmeerlng Club The 1940 41 sclence classes of Onexda Hugh School establlshed the new Sclence and Engmeer mg Club afflllated wlth the Nlatlonal SCICHCC and Engmeermq Instltute under the sponsorshxp of Mr Dalton The club orgamzed after anuary elected as 1ts officers the followmg Preszdent George Tomlinson Vxce Preszdent George Bnshop Secretary anet Covell Treasurer Robert Harsma At one afternon meetmg of the club Betty Hotchkxss explamed the process of pasteurxzmg mllk whxch was most mterestmg At the same meetmg Betty Grazxanno gave a book report on the l1fe of Pasteur At a meetmg held xn the evenmg Dr Crockett held his audnence spellbound wxth tales of his trlp to the Yucatan Another program gxven by Muriel Hauger explamed the process of makmg bottle caps Three members of the club Betty LaFaro Murxel Hauger and Robert Sutherland had prevnously made a survey of the plant On Apnl 5th SIX members of the club attended the Scxence and Engmeerxng Congress held at Syracuse Unxversxty Robert Haskel and ohn Kanxusher entered exhxbxts whxch were awarded gold medals and Betty Hotchklss Barbara Latham Murxel Hauger Bettv Wllkxnson and Ioseph Sentz gave flfteen mlnute lectures for vnhnch Mxss WllklH5OH was nxarded a gold medal The club was responsible for the Scxence banquet xxhxch xx as held m the sprmg Thls was open to all the sclence classes and was a grand success Th1S club was organlzed vuth the xdea that educatlonal programs can be mterestmg and xt proved to be one of Mr Dalton s most successful experlments I qp - V 1 . I 4 J . f t B 1 : X 5' ,- YC , Y Q ' tv x I W l . I A - x . ' 1 , ',,'-A Q,,.,, ,Af K , ' Af, 'V - -' I' -1 ' ' Vial . ft 'hz . A - L , A ' .'.. ' 4- --X7 ' V' ' 'f M. rf jr' 'J ou- - A J' I' 'T . 4' - JA' 6 K ..,' 'D ..: ' ' ' I ' , :If.:v:'f.4lQ. f ' 'gif-L. -gf .,.,,-se,-1 Q ' I. l L . 5 , A ' .V .M . f A I .f- , - '.. .-,. H, THF' Q: ' 'N .. .J2?5,:. l l ,,.t,-V , 4 H V ' ' - I' Y NWT? ,, gl- 1 5-Atl, l . . . Y . . . . Y C V .