Onondaga Valley Academy - Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

Page 31 text:

JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Presidenf .,,, , , ,, , ,,,.,,,,,. Thomas Lynch Vice-Presidenf , ,,,.... Marfha Galloway Secrefary ..,,,.. Richard Finkler Treasurer ,,..... Elaine Cosf Adviser ,,,, ,..,, . Mr. Miller 4 NDER fhe able leadership of Thomas Lynch, fhe Junior Class, boasfing Q5 more fhan I6O members, was efficienfly organized. lf has lhe disfincfion 'Pick of having been formed earlier fhan any ofher Junior Class, ifs firsf meefing having been held during fhe second week of fhe Fall Term. This year marks fhe firsf fime fhaf all fhe Juniors have been unifed in one roorn, room 3l, where meefings were held fhroughouf The fall and spring ferms. ln fhe pasf year fhe Juniors were well represenfed in bofh academic and afh- lefic acfivifies. The fine work of fhe officers and fhe co-operafion of fhe class as a whole has made fhe class one of fhe oufsfanding classes of fhe Valley. The Junior and Senior classes fogefher gave a Chrisfmas Parry which was somea fhing new in fhe line of enferfainmenr, as a recording sysfem was used for fhe dancing and proved fo be very safisfacfory. Following fhe fradifion of several years' sfanding, fhe Juniors held a dance for fhe Seniors. This year, on accounf of limifed space in our gym, fhe Prom fook place af lvleachem, on lvlay 2O+h. During June fhe annual Junior-Senior Picnic, an all-day affair, was enioyecl by a large number of members of bofh classes. The Junior Class looks forward fo a very successful Senior year and also wishes fo fhe graduafes of i938 fhe besf of luck in fheir fufure.

Page 30 text:

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.

Page 32 text:

MRS. E. L. ROBERTSON kg 3: N keeping wiTh The spiriT oT addiTion in Valley, a new TaculTy member has T32 been added To our school by The Board oT EducaTion. SeaTed aT her desk in The inner oTFice, lovable, gray-haired Mrs. Edward L. RoberTson has Taken over The posT of AcTing Dean oT Girls. For This imporTanT posT, wiTh iTs many associaTed duTies, Mrs. RoberTson has many years oT Teaching experience behind her To rely upon. The widow oT The laTe Judge Edward L. RoberTson compleTed her elemenTary and secondary educaTion in Syracuse schools. Following ThaT she sTudied Tor one year in Germany. Upon her reTurn To The UniTed STaTes, Mrs. RoberTson enTered SmiTh College aT NorThampTon, MassachuseTTs, and was graduaTed Trom ThaT noTed girls' school wiTh The degree of Bachelor oT LeTTers. TwenTy years oT Teaching in privaTe schools in Syracuse, as well as membership on The Board oT EducaTion and nine years as iTs presidenT, have admirably equipped our Dean oT Girls To cope wiTh any oT The problems she will conTronT in her work here. Since Taking over her posT as a member oT The Valley TaculTy aT The beginning of The Spring Term, Mrs. RoberTson has devoTed mosT oT her Time To visiTing The homes OT ill ValleyiTes, helping Them in keeping up Their school work. Cases oT Truancy and absences oT all kinds are invesTigaTed by Mrs. RoberTson in an eTTorT To keep up The scholasTic level in our school. While serving on The Board oT EducaTion, Mrs. RoberTson had opporTuniTy To see and know each of The Syracuse Public Schools and The boys and girls in Them. Maybe ThaT is The reason Tor SuperinTendenT oT Schools Dr. G Carl Alverson's sTaTe- menT: Mrs, RoberTson's work aT Valley has meT wiTh much success. ln helping The sick wiTh Their lessons while They are absenT from school, and by geTTing oTlier pupils To school when They should be There, Mrs. RoberTson is per- forming a valuable service. The Trend in educaTion Today is Toward more social work, invesTigaTing The reason Tor poor marks and absences Trom classrooms. Valley is keeping in sTep wiTh The i938 parade Through Mrs. RoberTson's endeavors. Then Too, as Dean oT Girls, Mrs. RoberT- son will be able To guide and help where a man principal naTurally is noT able. DespiTe her comparaTive newness To Valley, our Dean oT Girls has already won many warm Triends among The sTudenT body and her Tellow TaculTy members. Her Triendly smile and pleasanT manner are now a parT oT The Academy. We wish her luck and conTinued success in our ever expanding Alma MaTer.