Onondaga Valley Academy - Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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OVAL OFFICERS Presidenf ,,,,,,,, . .. .. .. ,,,,. Flora Johnson Vice-Presidenf .. .. . .. ...Beffy Jones Secrefary ,,,,, ,,,,,,, . . . .Lonnell Weaver Treasurer Y,,,7., , ,,,Y,,, ,,A,,,., M ildred Puferbaugh Program Chairman , ., a,,,,,. Beffy Cornaire Adviser ..,,, , .. , a,,a,, ,,,..a., a.,,a . ,,a,,,,a.,, M r s. Soufhworfh L 4 closing banquef in May fhe Oval gurls have had an unusually evenfful year WT Candldafes for fhe organizafion were rushed af fhe Y, early in Ocfober, and affer a prescribed amounf of hazing made fheir debuf af Formal lnifiafion on November sixfeenfh. Those joining fhe sociefy af fhis fime were: Doris Arnold, Beffy Besig, Marilyn Blaisdell, Edwena Brown, Violef Case, Vyvyan Conley, Rosemary Elliof, Rufh Harringfon, Helen Hickman, Lillian Holmes, Rufh Howell, Vivian Janes, Doris James, Orel Lanning, Marfha Ludingfon, Eleanor Maas, Dorofhy Marks, Lois Mafheny, Nan Mafhers, Lyla Prichard, Virginia Roberfs, Audrey Roehm, Eleanor Sfeer, Gloria Sfuarf, Mary Jane Suffon, Janis Thompson, Leona Thorne, Doris Weaver, and Grace Weeks. A Silver Tea was held in December and fhe girls' audience was mosf enfhusiasfic over fhe program which included a one acf play, a fashion show, and vocal solos. As fheir expression of fhe Yulefide spirif, fhe Oval members filled a baskef of food and one of foys for a deserving family. During Chrisfmas vacafion old and new members of fhe sociefy frafernized af one of Oval's favorife recreafions, a Theafre Parfy, followed by a covered dish supper af fhe Y.W.C.A. On January fwenfy-sevenfh, OvaI's sleigh ride addicfs and friends immensely enioyed fhemselves af one of fhe old fime evenfs, which was concluded af Beffy Allen's home. Beffy Cornaire, Lonnell Weaver, and Flora Johnson, affended fhe Tri-Y con- venfion held in Syracuse, February 25, 26, 27. Recenfly several oufside speakers have addressed fhe club. Numerous evenfs for replenishing fhe freasury were scheduled by fhe resourceful members. One of fhese, a Barn Dance Frolic, was ably direcfed by Lillian Holmes, Violef Case, Virginia Roberfs, Eleanor Sfeer, and Doris Arnold. The dance fook place in fhe Onondaga Hill Grange Hall on April 29. This affair, ending a dance free lull of five years, proved fo be very successful bofh socially and financially. Much credif is due fo our adviser, Mrs. Soufhworfh, and our capable sfaff of officers, for a phenomenally successful year. ROM fhe opening meefing of fhe sociefy, Sepfember 'rwenfy-firsf, fo ifs i, 'F qv - - ' ' R if . i ll ll .

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RED CROSS OFFICERS PresidenT ,, , , ,,,,, ,,,,. R oberT Sharlney Vice-Presidenf , ,Thelma Cogswell Secrefary ,, , Rose Walfer Treasurer . s,Shirley Rowland Q l-TE Red Cross sTarTed iTs fall acTiviTies wiTh a successful Tag day. The Us fi' i money was used To enroll our school as a member of The Junior Red Cross. 1. arm IT' 'Pi Dorofhy Grossman and Thelma Cogswell were elecTed as delegaTes for The CiTy-Wide Senior Council of Junior Red Cross. Charles Kelly, having been elecfed as delegaTe for The CiTy-Wide Junior Council of Junior Red Cross, was chosen presidenf of This organizafion. AT Thanksgiving Time wiTh The co-operaTion of The sTudenT body, we filled TwenTy-seven baslcefs for needy families in our communiTy. AT Chrisfmas Time we paclced a baslceT for a poor family and also filled Two Chrisfmas bags for children in The SaniTarium. These bags conTained combs, Toofh brushes, TooTh pasTe, pajamas, Toys, cloThing and games. The candy sale we held was very successful. The dance held in The Valley Gym on November Twelffh, proved To be a success boTh socially and financially. In The spring we held anofher Tag day To raise funds To send our delegaTe, Mary Emma PeTers, To San Francisco, California, To The Annual ConvenTion held This year from May Zncl To May 5Th. Mary Emma spolce aT The Convenfion, her Topic being, The Supporf of The NaTional Children's Fund. Several sociefies and organi- zafions including Phi Delfa Sigma, K. E., Pi Omega Phi, SenaTe, Oval, Dracova, Van Duyn ParenT-Teacher AssociaTion and Onondaga Valley Communify Club and Valley Parenf-Teacher Associafion, conTribuTed money for our delegaTe. We held a Food Sale which proved successful, and sponsored The Frisco Follies, presenTed during AcTiviTy period, April 29Th in The school audiTorium. We had TalenT from CenTral and VocaTional as well as Valley pupils. The Red Cross Council conducTed a Tinfoil-saving campaign here in school and all sTudenTs responded well wiTh Their conTribuTions. Tinfoil Thus collecTed was given To The Tigris Shrine for The benefif' of The Crippled Children's l-lospiTals.

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THE PRESS CLUB OFFICERS Presidenl .,,. ,, ,,,,,,, , ,,,, ,,,. N eal Brown Vice-Presidenl , ,,,... Francis Welch Secrefary ,,, H ,... Joan Moran Treasurer Y,,... ,Y,.., L ois Williams Parliamenlarian ,,,4,. Roberl Roe l-lis+orian , as ,A,,,, , so ., rrr.... Lucreria Fiscoe :ff sig LTHOUGH only a few monlhs old, The Press Club has already proven ifs worlh as a school organizalion. Under Hs careful guidance, The school paper NCQ. has rapidly gained bo+h iournalislically and malerially. Hs membership in- cludes pasl and presenl workers on lhe school paper sraff. THE SHEW-BOX STAFF Edifor-in-Chief ,,,s E ,, ., ,sss. ,, , ,,s,,,s ,ss.sss,,, . James Woodard Associare Edilor s,,,..,.s,,...s.ss,,,,,,,,,,,s,,,ss....,,,c,..,,,c Francis Welch Business Manager s,,, , ,,,,,.,,,, Neal Brown Publicily Manager ..,,,...,,,, Rober+ Mager Jr. High Correspondenl s,,..,,, Jack Taylor News Edilor ....,,,....,,,....,......,,, Earl Church Exchange Edilor ,,,, , ,E Lucretia Fiscoe Circulafion Manager ,.,,.. Roberl Frascafi Sporis Ediiors Roberf Roe Ed Torgersen Joan Moran Ari Edifors l-'loward Ray Thomas Carden Socieiy Ediiors Lonnell Weaver Louise Usherwood Maurer Poeiry Edifors Carl Johnson Lorena Hymes Repor+ers Carl Nelson, Richard Church, Lois Williams, George Harris, Ernesline Tillman, Luella Brown, William Ross, Howard Davis Beginning as a home-room proiec+ las+ Oclober, The Shew-Box has become one of The fines+ high school newspapers in The s+a+e. Guided, as is +he Press Club, by Mrs. Karl Lohlif, beller known as Miss Shew, +he paper boasfs a record marked by rapid advancemenl and conlinuous upward slrides foward iournalis+ic perfeclion. The Shew-Box is lhe only prinled high school weekly in Cen+ral New York.