Port Byron Central High School - Panther Yearbook (Port Byron, NY)

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PREPARINC FOR LIFE Xlilieu we join the liirl Scouts we rlon't lmccomc a real tiirl Scout until we have attenflcfl tour meet- ings in succession in which we lcaru the tiirl Scout plerlge :infl laws. ll e thcn complete the lt'llfll'l'A foot badge anfl are invested :infl given the Ciirl Scout pin. .Xs lutermccliate Scouts. we start working for the Second Class badge. The Second Class scouts are working for their First Class badge. Being gi lfirst Class scout is a very high honor, ln orrler In receive this rank, you must receive l2 badges. Some of the badges being worked on this year are: Hostess liarlge. .Xrts :incl Crafts. First .Xirl Badge, and Swimming Badge. XYe are under the lezulersliip of Xlrs. Burns. Mrs. Stevens. and Mrs. lfulchcr. FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS Any girl from seven to ten years of age may be a Brownie. Each girl who wishes to become a Brownie must learn the Brownie Promise before she receives her pin. The Brownie might take part in sewing projects. For example. she might make felt scatter pins for her mother. :X Brownie goes on hikes and usually has a small amount of dues. XYith these dues they have parties on Christmas. Valentines clay and almost all of the holidays. They have a meeting every Mon- day and make things for their mothers. On the birthday of famous men they study about their lives. On the birthday of Juliette Low. the founder of the Brownies, each girl brings a penny for each year of her age for the fund used by the Brownies to help the needy of other countries. ., , V u K 2 i F V I f li Ycrfl- 7 60 ff ith. ' ,. W X

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FOLLOWING THE TRAIL Ruw 1: ,l. Stryker, Ii. Sbernian. hl. Kinnanion, C. Chapinan. II. earner. l', Granger, I'. XYaternian. Row Z: XI, Trine, R. ,ledra, ID. Shaver, l.. nlanex, R. France, I'. I'ingert. R, Taylor, vl. Sininix, Leader: H. Finch, The Cub scouting prugrani ix xet as the beginning wi the liny Scout l'rugrani. The Cubs start at the age of eight and are tranxferred tu the liny Seiiutx at the age ni eleven. The Cubs have a den meeting mince a week. .-Xll the denx uf a dixtriet nieet once a ninntli as a pack at a central lucatimi. The Cubs have niany actiyitiex. They xtudy wild aninialx and birdx. keep petx, start collections and lnibbies. and hold Indian eereniuniex. They have an adyanceinent program in which they start with Iinbcat, Xyulf, Hear, and Linn, and finally earn the liighext Cub Scout .-Xward rating which ix XYebelux. In the Cub meeting they develop their leadership abilities by taking a xniall part in the running of the meeting. SAVING OL'R LIVES Ruw li lf. Schweizer, R. Dutcher, R Srcika, F. Connors, K. .-Xldrich, I., Bid- well, ID. l'u ltz, Row Z: Ii. Murclncl-c, Stuneburg, XI. Xyilxuii, R. Snyder, Mr Gates, Ii. Black, II. Maisuii, J, Roe B. I'rusxer, M. I'iceiano, ID. Miller. Row 3: XY. Bubbett, 1. Slietler. F Barry, I'. Howden, If. iiuldxniith, G Yatter, fi. Millx, II. Finch, lf. Iiurgexx I Reach Li i l . 4 , R. llelnier, F Seannn. In Uetuber, WSI, buyx from our xeniur high xelimil at l'. Ii, C. S. urgani7ed a club tn fight a hazard which lurkx in the xhaduwx of every xelnml. ililtix wax the Fire l'rey'eiiti1+ii Squad, who niet under the leaderxliip of Richard llelnier, and under the xiiperyixiuii of Mr. tiatex. Their job ix tu teach the xtudentx the nianner uit evacuating a burning building withnut beeuniing panieky, Our fire fighting xquad haye an uppurtunity in xhnw their ability in tire tighting during the fire llx dri Iiach boy has hix duty to perforni. The leader axxignx each buy to a xtatiwn, Snnie of the bnyx are xtationed at iire extinguixhers, ruxh to their xtatitinx and take the fire extinguixherx wif the wall. The buys stationed at the xtair landingx xee that the xtudentx keep two separate filex. The ubject of thix ix In enable a fireman to get upxtairx without euiiiiixitni, :Xnuther duty of the nian at the xtairx ix to carry out any injured or invalid ehild. The nian at the clour holdx the door open xo that the children niay get nut ur the building easily. XYQ believe that the-ge boy-x, in eaxq of 3 fire, will be a treniendoux help in evacuating the building safely. ' x I in 6 J 0 2- - .. nz - 1 .J I 1 59 FW? I

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ADVANCING CITIZENSHIP On the 22nd of June, 1951, Eric Burgess and George Mills left the Court House in Auburn. to attend Empire Boys' State at Col- gate University, llamilton. New York, 900 boys from all over New York State arrived and they divided up into their Cities, counties, and political parties. In the following days, they elected officers from the titv' mayor on up to the state governor. A senate and assembly were formed and regular sessions were held with legislation taking plaee. Igric Burgess was elected district attomey and park cotninissioner. George Mills was elected clerk of the assembly, and delegate to the party convention. Sports take an active part in their life at Boys' State. They can have tennis, lnasltetball, ping-pong, pool, swimming, softball play- offs, tratlv meets, football, and baseball. They came home the follovving XVednesday. and hoth boys agreed that they had a lot of fun, and had learned something about the functions of their government. lloys' State is not over when you get home. There is an alumni association that all hovs belong to if they have once attended lloys' State. lQtnpire llovs' State is sponsored hy the American Legion of Nevv Yorlt State. 'I he boys that are chosen to go are all leaders in their ovvn sehools. llovs' State is a school where boys learn government hv practicing it, and carrying on their own govern- inent for one vveelt at the state. SPEAKING T0 THE PUBLIC ki Q. s 1 ---Hi , , . . c -1 George Mills, lfrie Burgess. Un Xovember 12, 1951, the American Legion Oratorigal Contest was held at night, open to the public. Ten spealvers participated in'the spealv ing. on some phase of the Constitution of the United States. All speeches were ten minutes in length. XVhen the judges handed in their decisions. Iiric Burgess was the winner and Ceorge Mills came in second. Eric went on to the county contest in Auburn and took second place there. The contest, sponsored annually by the Amer- iean legion Organization of New York, is open to all students of history in the llth or llth grades in high school. if they vvish to enter. fash avvards and scholarships are available to all winners. Seated: ll, Xlasson, H. Race. K. qxlfl- rich, lf. Schvveizer. Standing: R. Snyder, fi. Yatter, li. Mills, Nl. Ball. lf. Burgess. R. Lara way. 61