Prattsburgh Central High School - Franklinite Yearbook (Prattsburgh, NY)

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FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL 7 School Notes N Friday evening, October the 26th, the school held a Hallowe'en festival in the school building. In one room was the den of horrors where were displayed the heads of Bluebeard's wives and the headless man, everyone was given a free ride to Mars and usually returned in a very unexpected manner. In the Academic room there was a pretty program by the lower grades, in the upper hall a candy booth, in the lower hall a real gypsy fortune-teller, and in the class room a lunch counter. In the chapel there was the big show. af vaudeville performance consisting of clever songs and skits. The afternoon of the same day was given over to a fruit and poultry exhibit, the work of Mr. Whitteniore and the students of the Agricultural department. The proceeds ot the festival were used to purchase an electric programme clock for the school. To encourage parents to visit the school, the week of March 5th was set apart as Visitors' Week. During the live days quite a large number of people attended and the visitors were allowed to go about through the building as they pleased. The whole High School enjoyed a sleigh ride party at the home of Clara Prosser the night of Feb. 23d. A fine warm supper was served when we arrived and the rest of the time was spent in playing games and singing QU At a reasonably late hour, and after thanking our hostess for her hospitality, We decided to adjourn for home. When Uncle Sam said that our food production must be increased and the Board of Regents and the State Legislature permitted students having an average of 75 per cent. in their studies to leave school for the farms, thirty-six of our High School pupils responded. By far the greater majority of these live on farms, but there are also some town residents among the number. About ten out of the thirty-six are girls whose parents feel that they are needed at home. These Farm Cadets send in weekly reports of their work and are still under the supervision of the school. One student, Delos Saunders, a member of the Senior Class, has been accepted for army service, and has joined the Marine Corps. The patriotic spirit of one other member of the class, Park Arnold, is also to be commended, but Park was not so fortunate in passing the physical examination.

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6 FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL Editorials HIS is the second publication of the FRANKLIN Posr, and we want to continue it next year. If you like our Annual and want it to have a permanent place in the school activities, there are two ways in which you can help to make it a success. First, patronize the advertisers who make the publication financially possible and make them feel that it is a good thing to advertise in the Posr 5 and secondly, ii you think it worth reading, buy copies for your friends who are interested in Franklin Academy. The physical training work introduced this year has been a decided success. The move of converting the chapel into a gymnasium was a good one, for it has made it possible for our, school to have a basket-ball team. In the girls' classes folk-dancing has been begun in preparation for a public exhibition ofthe dances. Library and laboratory work has been much more efliciently and conveniently done this year by theclassification and replenishing of the library and the purchase of new laboratory equipment. There are a large number of very good and up-to-date reference books in the library which are free to the pupils and inhabitants of the district. Why not make use of what the school can give you ? The editorial staff wishes to extend its most sincere thanks to all those who have helped in preparing this book. We appreciate very much the help that the members of the faculty have given us. To those outside of the school we are especially indebted to Miss Charlotte W. Howe for the statistics furnished for the Alumni department, and to Miss Carol Cooke for her invaluable help in the writing of the Senior poem. The drawing at the head of the Literary department is the work of Miss Sarah Polmanteer, and we are very pleased with it. This is only a beginning, and we hope to have in time a design for each department.

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8 FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL THE DUTCH DETECTIVE 'F On Thursday, December 21, the pupils of Franklin Academy presented the fliree entitled, The Dutch Detective. The proceeds of the play were used for song books. UA HT. Otto Sclnnultz, a correspondence detective .... .... I' Irnest Kennedy I'lunk Qlarleck, escaped from the asylum---U .... Ilelos Saunders .Iabo Grubb, the police force of Splinterville .... ---Errol Wheeler Major Hannibal Howler, on the War path ....... ---Harold Cook Augustus Coo, a newly-wed -- ------ ------ ------ ------ L e s ter Sisson Gladys Howler Coo, his bride, the Major's daughter ------ Helen Blood Ambrosia McCarthy, queen of the lunrh counter ------- Edna Andrews Miss Araminta Sourdrops, who loses her Jabo ----- Marjorie McConnell Hortensey Smatters, escaped from the asylum ----.---- Mildred Brown Katrina Kraut, from Hamilton Cidy by der Schtate of Ohio ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ---- Isabelle Peterson The play was repeated on March 14th.