Ravena Coeymans Selkirk High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Ravena, NY)

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playing grocery store with boxes and cans brought in from home. Soon they would be taking tours through various local industries. Farther down the hall the third and fourth graders turned into Mrs. U21l'l12ll'l,S room. Some girls ehattered excitedly about their parts in the annual gym demon- strationg others discussed the trip to the Education Building. The music lovers thrilled to melodious strains of Music, Music, Music, and then there was that day spent making friends with the animal kingdom at the Catskill Game Farm. Book learnin' in Miss Zolnefs fourth and fifth grade was set aside briefly on each of these happy occasions: Hallowelen with its spectacle of costumes. humorous and grotesqueg Valentine's Day when bold Romeos declared their I love you's,, to blushing julietsg the Spring Musical program in which the new-corner, Lee Cversbung, tripped the light-fantastic around the May Pole. The last door at the right opened into Mrs. Lyons, sixth grade. There were no paid votes nor empty promises in the vigorous campaigning at the beginning of the year which put Sharon Sagendorf into office as president, Frederieka l lora11t as vice-president, Patty Sorell as secretary, and Barbara McClintock as treasurer. Sharon was runner-up in this year's Spelling Bee sponsored by the liniekerboeker News. Didn't that huge New York State relief map at the Education Building provide a unique and interesting site for one of their social studies classes? .Iaunting merrily along Main Street, R-C turned in the Ravena High School yard ready to dispell a few more of the crowd. Kindergartners hastened to the window to say Good morning to their bird friends. These feathered friends clamored impatiently to be fed at the feeding station maintained by the youngsters. an 1 s X - at 4'f X' lah q --4--Y . .. A,

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- Chugging up the road, books tucked under one fender, freshly picked flowers for teacher clutched in radiator top, rehearsing his route to New Baltimore, Coey- mans, Ravena, Aquctuck, Coeymans Hollow and Alcove, R-C screeched to a dead stop in front of the New Baltimore School where Mrs. Shear and Mrs. Kniffen had prepared for another busy day with thirty-seven pupils. The usual carefree excitement prevailed over the group as they descended from R-C. Both the primary ahd intermediate grades had attained thc 10092 goal in the junior Red Cross drive. The enthusiasm of making and filling Easter baskets had given way to talk abiout what fun lunch periods were now that table manners were a part of each bitd and swallow. Conversation among the members of the upper grades had a differdnt twist . . . the 4-H boys' project of identifying local trees, thc sides of the bookhouse completely shingled with book jackets of the books read, the mural depicting the Westward Movement, the individually- made objects representing various modes of transportation, and thc much planned-for school picnic. Heading north along the Hudson, a sharp left turn, a painful upgrade, and R-C caught his breath while more youngsters tumbled out to enter Coeyrnans High School. A glance in Miss Reynold's first and second grade room fell on the circus lrieze a colorful manafferie of minted animals and clay animals, some ol' them 1 m l , , caged. Around a large table were six or seven businessmen of tomorrow already 4? ii' -- XV f g -- f X lf i f- -sf all KI' A2 X Il l! ' A-X A' 5 ' -S, 1 w i f f I X X X I K 4,,f' -,kr 'U-at S - f f Y ffe ff! V XX l

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Page twelve They were learning how happy living came from understanding and helping others, and the townspeople were co-ope ativeg so Mrs. Reid had taken them to the fire station, the Albany Airport, local lfarms, and the Post office. Oh, those lessons in candy, butter, and oatmeal makirgl Miss Winnie's first grade had just learned to square dance. The doll house, complete with furnishings and fifiger-painted wall paper, took the place of -the :inf Indian articles. light bulb into a red hat and jacket. These same fingers carefully Indian Tepee and the collection At Christmas time busy little fingers transformed the ordinary smiling Santa, complete with cut paper bonnets that were artistically adorned with Howers, ribbons, feathers and veilingg and they drew admiring glances from the mothers who attended the stylish fashion show at Easter. jack Frost stole into the seconfl grade one weekend and left the morning glories lifeless, much to the dismay of tliese second graders who had tendered the seeds to a blooming three inches. But they had great success in their next projects: clay ashtrays, knitting boxes and wool dolls. A trip with Miss Klevesahl to the post office inspired them to make one 'of their own from orange crates. The barbers, the bakers, the candlestick makers'1'-those were their fathers they found when they began inquiring from Dad where his money came from. Perhaps after comparing the advantages and disadvantages:of the various lines of work, little Johnnie will have picked his life's work. Q l A model paper Indian reserv ion stood in the corner of Miss Sanborne's third grade room. For several weeks t ey had been learning about the Indians, their customs and religion. The posterslon good foods not only made the room colorful but also made little 'eight-year ollzlers aware of what made for rosy cheeks and With the fourth grade year officially opened by a tea for the mothers, Mrs. Harder went on to direct their st y of balanced diets. The upshot of this project was a luncheon, overflowing with the entire vitamin family, prepared and served by the class. It wasnt long before shoes in this room had an extra special shine, nails gleamed white, teeth sparkled, all the result of lessons in good grooming. Hansel and Gretel. Later the class produced its I sparkling eyes. Q ' ' 1 ' uld , I Everyone took part in the operetta, fflP own play, Going West, which d icted pioneer life. Even with their busy day, there was still time from thei3-R's to pursue their own 'hobbies during the Hobby Lobbyrpefiod. ' ' I The seniors of Ravenais gradje school, accompanied by Miss Triumpho, took a make-believe trip West, and thelmural on the Westward Movement was a diary of that trip. Then again at an 'ssembly program there came to life a host of famous Americans who were port layed by the fifth graders through poetry. l I I . o . l