Onondaga Central School - Onondagan Yearbook (Nedrow, NY)

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NEWSPAPER QCENTRAL SPEAKSJ Top row, left to right: Elma Curtis, Alton Abbott, Robert McCabe, Gerald Hourigan, Joseph Ryan, Frank Wagner, Jack Taylor, William Whalen, Betty Streid Second row: Mr. Davison, Margery Roder, Arlene Farrance, Elizabeth Sheils, Edna Morgan, Sherman Tremblay, Frances Wilsrnn, Marie Ryan, Helen Searle, Clare Nichols, Miss Miller Bottom row: Vera Stanley, Vernon Gwilt, Pauline Case, Richard Bates, Helen Hayden, Otis Reinhardt, Karen Gardner, Frances Pegula Central Speaks is, as its name implies, the voice of the school. Published every first and third Wednesday by a staff of twenty-seven students, it records news of the lower grades as well as that of the high school. Its policy is two fold: 1. To make an accurate and unprejudiced record of school activities. 1. To encourage scholarship and literary endeavor. The newspaper is self-supporting. The staff is proud of the new typewriter which it purchased this year, and of the five dollar prize for scholarship which it awarded. Perlaapx the mos! wluablr' resulf of all efluralion is fbc ubilily lo make yourself do Ihr' fhiug you bam' lo rlo' 'zvben it ozzgbf to br alone, wbellzer you like il or 1101, if is lbc fm! lrxsorz lhal ought lo be leurnctlg and however early ur 1ll41l7,S lrainiug begins, if ix pmlmlaly lbw lust lesson that lu' learnt fboro1zglaly.,'-Hzfxlry.

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PARENT-TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION The P.-T. A. of Onondaga Central has always been outstanding and the year 1938-1939 was no exception to the rule. Under the splendid leadership of Mrs. William Amidon, its president, and her able staff, the meetings were both enjoyable and instructive to all. The attendance was excellent and the enthusiasm of the members and friends of the organization was very encour- aging to its oflicers. The precedent of installing the new oilicers at the june meeting was established this year. Mr. Robert Clift, president for 1939-1940, may look forward to the same willing cooperation which was always accorded Mrs. Amidon. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, 19 3 8 - 1 9 3 9 Under the name extra-curricular actiivties are classified all those groups organized to pursue the study of a particular hobby. These groups are or- ganized informally and while they do not necessarily interest themselves in things which have any direct connection With classroom work, they never- theless are of great value because they spring up out of the spontaneous in- terest of a group of pupils. For example: The Library Club has for its object to learn how a library is rung the Chess Club to learn how to play a ,difficult and thought-provoking game. While it is impossible to include in the Annual a picture of every extra-curricular group, it is the policy of Onondaga Central to encourage the development of extra-curricular activities. Some of these activities, like the Future Farmers of America, are national in scope. This association, operated in conjunction with the Agriculture De- partment, has its own ritual, and is designed primarily to capture and hold the interest of boys in the study of Agriculture. The Boy Scout organization .is world-Wide in its influence, and Onondaga Central is proud to sponsor a fine troop. The Dramatic and Library Clubs are purely local to this school, although most schools have similar clubs. The Dramatic Club has a large membership of high school pupils and is doing excellent work under the direction of Miss Leach in studying the drama and in producing plays. During the school year 1939-1940 more time will be provided for extra- curricular work. Each pupil then may choose the hobby most fascinating to him and under the guidance of a faculty member, interested in the same thing, proceed to acquire a very valuable part of his education. Educational relalions -make the slrongesl lie?-Cecil Rhodes. i L

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MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS Front row: Doris Emmert, Stanley Heath, Ward Hitchings, William Williams, Donald Flanagan, Dorlyn Bailer, Warren Case, Robert Case Back row: Irene Rogers, Gloria Clark, Ruth Case, Mr. Swartz, Leland Walters, Donald Kenyon The rapidly growing music department has five divisions. The orchestra, which has fifteen members and many prospective members for the coming year, plays at school assemblies and all functions of the various school or- ganizations. The members rehearse faithfully, preparing new programs and learning new arrangements. Each member learns to express himself musically and to apply his talents to the best advantage of the entire group. Instrumental classes in which any school child may receive instruction on the symphonic instruments owned by the school, afford the child an oppor- tunity to study under supervision. As a result of this opprtunity many of the students have become so interested that they have purchased their own in- struments and engaged private instruction. The Girl's Glee Club is an organized unit which studies part-singing. The girls are trained to apply themselves to music of three and four voices and to encourage music appreciation in the school and in the community. The Boys' Glee Club practices choral parts and appears in joint performances with the Girls' Glee Club. The Grade Chorus which consists of sixty voices has learned Musical training is a more pofen! instrument than any other, because rhylhm' and harmony final flwir way into the inward places of the soul. -Plato.