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

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FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL 23 Boy Scouts ' ffm' 5' -Howard Donley. '24 HE Boy Scouts were organized April 5, 1920. by Reverend F. H. Bisbee. There are two patrols. the Tiger and Beaver, of eight boys each. Each patrol elected its own officers. The Beavers appointed tiamaliel Conine. Patrol Leader: and Hildreth Olney, assistant Patrol Leader. The Tigers elected Hobart LaGrange, Patrol Leader: and Howard Donley, as- sistant Patrol leader. Vrooman Higby was elected secretary and treasurer of the Troop. The first hike was taken near the town. Signalling was practised and two shacks were built, one by each patrol. Another hike was taken to Keuka Lake, where a fine time was spent in swimming and playing a ball game with the Elmira Y. M. C. A. boys. who were camping there. The Elmira boys won by a score of ten to eleven. In April 1921 Mr. G. McConnell was oppointed Scout Master. as Mr. Bisbee had moved from town. The Scouts organized a baseball team electing Howard Donley, Captaing and Vrooman Hibgy, Manager. The first game was played at Hammond- sport when they won by a score of eighteen to four. The second game was played at Penn Yan, and was won by a score of twelve to one. Atlanta was the next victim, being beaten by a score of twenty-two to eight on the Atlanta grounds. On Decoration Day root-beer and pop-corn were sold. netting the boys nearly twenty-five dollars. On Field Day the Scouts sold root-beer. pop- corn, peanuts, cigars, gum, and lemonade, clearing tive dollars. The Ham- mondsport ball team came to play, but rain interrupted the game in the second inning at which the Scouts were ahead. The Scouts are planning on many trips this summer, and hope to make their movement a success.

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22 FRANKLIN ACAlJlfMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL Girls' Basket Ball Team HE girls' Basket Ball team was composed of listher Blood, center and captaing l'hyllis Keyes and julia Peterson, forwards, Millicent Potter and Constance Bardeen, guards, and Ruth Munson, side center. The side centers were not used, so Ruth went along' as substitute center. Catherine Cornell and Harriett Hatch, substitute guard and forward respectively. XVe had three regular games. :Xt Naples we played the Girl Scouts and defeated them hy a score of 14 to 9. Refreshments were served in the scouts rooms by the scouts. The second game was with Avoca, on home court, and again we received a victory of but one point. The game fur- nished much excitement, the score being 12 to ll. After the game refresh- ments were served by our girls' team and the boys' second team, for the Avoca teams, at Doctor Munson's home. The third game we met with defeat at Avoca 7 to 11. They admitted that the court was smaller and that all ceiling balls didn't count. Both sides made ceiling balls, but, as we were not used to the court, we lost. Refreshments were served after the game at the school. Mrs. Munson went to Naples as chaperon, while we went to Avoca in cars. The team wishes to thank Miss Rayton for her encouragment and direction without which our girls' team would have been impossible. 4 -Ruth Munson lf lvanhoed the bonny brae, And Athelstaned his tunic new, And Friar Tucked his food away, Then what, oh what, would Roderick Dhu? -lix.

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Z4 FRANKLIN :XCAIJICMY Hlfill SC'l'lUUl. ANNUAL Campfire Girls -lfrances l'addock, '23 Hli l.i-tah-ni Campfire of Prattsburg was organized for this year, in September, with thirteen girls. Miss Hartles acted as Guardian. Cath- erine Cornell as l'resident, Phyllis lieyes as Treasurer, and Ida Murphy as Secretary. Meetings were held each XVednesday evening in the assembly room. at which the girls danced or played games and attended to the business atlairs of the organization. At the ceremonial meetings, all the members dressed in their ceremonial gowns and moccasins, performed special rites and ceremonies. Several times, the girls went on hikes taking their lunches or roasting weiners and marshmallows. One evening, a party took place in Miss Bartle's room, when the weather was not suitable for a hike. .-Xt the last meeting l.evi Angus gave an instructive demonstration of various kinds of knot tying. 'l'wo candy sales were held during the year. and about fourteen dollars was raised. All the campfire girls in Prattsburg have gained the rank of Wood Gathers and hope soon to obtain the rank of l ire lXlakers. Mr. Comstock in the library.- Alton, how old is that lamp? Alton- About two years. Mr. Comstock- Turn it down, it's too young to smoke. Miss Rayton in French- Hobart, in the fourth line, is 'vache' mas- culine? Hobart lwaking upil- No, it's a cow.