Sauquoit Valley Central High School - Saghdaquadah Yearbook (Sauquoit, NY)

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row: Naomi Kingsle . Mar' Kogzut, Alice Lasher, ,lean Loughlin, Beatrice Y 1 'ul ary 111-nlnow, Doris Dickinson, Kathryn Roberts. Betty Bullorl, lsahelle Szlaehta, lulyn ihunp X1 l A ly S4 l nw llc Kuhlr Pl ll l l 1 , its a ve' . .'-com ra : iris re 2, ry is Smit 1. Lois Woof. ld 4 ni l. Marjorie lhtltlllllbllflll., Evelyn famlmn, Marjorie Smith, llelen Lalus, Stella e num llrlly Ifurhin, lr:-nc llillcnlwck. Anna Gaffney. 'lihird row: Mary Walling, fllllllllf llavidsuu, Marion lloxzone, Doris Larson, llowarrl Smouleey, Nlarjorie llenkle, 1 Sullivan, Nancy Toiupkins. Vivian Smith. Fourth row: Terrence Weigel, Reg- lllllll love, John Evans. 114 lm rl Light, Edwin Watlles, Kenneth Thomas, Eugene Brest, ull Catlin. William Slamm, Mr. Claude Peiubelton lclass aflviserl, Carroll Perkins, ny illhrith. Frank Ferguson. Frank iluslavson, Frances Smith, Lyle illllfllllklfi, Frank lfflil lfiftli row: Frtinla flier-lak, Milo Jones, Earl Boland, llemile Yarpsz, Walter an-son rving Loomis, Jack Nleflurlx, Roh'-rl Green. llugh Stephenson, Norman I u ,lack jeues, William Parlxcr, Norman Pashley. John lieasman, Stanley Baron, omas Miller, Harold Smith. FIQEIHMAN CLAII HIITDIQY The freshman class opened a meeting on February 5, 1936, to elect new officers and discuss plans for the rest of the year. The following members were elected as class officers: President, Edward Swan, vice president, Doris Dlckisong secretary, Kathryn Robertsg treasurer, Mary Louise Benbow. It was decided to have an entertainment committee. We planned a Val- entine party for February' 11, 1936. It was held at Sauquoit Valley Central High School. Forty-five freshmen were present. They played games and danced and refreshments were served. A meeting was held February 14, 1936, and it was decided to have a bake sale on February 22, 1936. A meeting was opened by President Edward Swan on February 27, 1936. The treasurer read the report from the bake sale held on February 22, and we have 5519.56 from the sale. Meeting was called to order by President Edward Swan on April 13. lt was decided to have another bake sale on April 17, 1936. This is only the beginning of our social functions, as well as some attempts at money-making 4-ontrivances. With Mr. Pembleton as our adviser we hope to have the largest graduating class the school has ever known. We now have seventy-one students in the freshman class.

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First row: Stella Kozaczka. lrene Novak. Marguerite Castle, Helen Head, Edith Cobane. Dorothy Wenz, Frank Peterson lpresidentl, Harry Rider. Doris Zambon. Julia Loughlin. Joyce Kirby. Joan Watters. Second row: Antoinette Head. Ella Jensen. Elizabeth Casper. Lois Prescott. Mae Louise Richards, Janet Jordan, Christina Mayton, Elnore Wfhite, Thelma Bird, Dorothy Williams. Marion Robinson. Reba Hotchkin. Fred- erick Clarke. Arthur Thomkins. Third row: Mildred Stefanik, Catherine Toner, Ida Smith. Martha Towne. John Donohue. Bernard Allen. Mary Latus. Dorothy Kimball. Kathryn Cook. Nancy Kehoe. Fourth row: Hamel Zambon. Stanley Porter. James Ludlow. Wiilliam Latus. Ralph Briggs. Benny Tyran. Dewey Roberts, Edward Crowe, Michael Lyons, Gerald Schafer, Ardcnal Bailey. Harold Davies, Anthony Citriniti, John Watters. SDDHUMUIQE CLASS HISTDIQY In the autumn of 1934 our class realized that year would be our first in the central school. We, the class of sixty-two jolly students. also realized the work that was before us, but we also planned to have many good times. The next two years we worked hard. and we soon found ourselves en- tering our first year of high school. Several of our old 1T1C111l.C1'S left us but the loss was made up by the entrance of new members. Our sophomore class is now made up of fifty-six pupils. For class advisers we haye Miss Cassidy and Miss Casey. We haye chosen Frank Peterson, presidentg Harry Rider. yice presidentg Dorothy Benz, secretary and treasurer. In sports we are represented by Reba Hotchkins. Nancy Kehoe, Julia Loughlin, Marian Robinson, Dorothy Miilliams, and Doris Zamborn. The boys are Bernard Allen, Ardenal Bailey, Ralph Briggs, Frank Peterson, Ed- ward Crowe, John Donahue, Dewey Roberts, Gerald Schaefer. Glenn Smith, Benny Tyran and Hamil Zambon. Harold Davies participated in the prize speaking contest and made a good showing. Our one social affair was a Halloweien party. Our one hope and ambition is that we can finish high school successfully and make a record for S. V. C. S. Y

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EDUCATIDNAL UDDDIQTUNITIES The continued cooperation of the taxpayers of this district for the past school year has made possible the expansion of the course of study and of the activity program of the students in the Junior-Senior High School to de- velop and recognize individual differences and interests and to take the students to places where their experiences would be broadened and physical defects corrected. Education is preparation for life and we learn by doing. These two facts have determined our program in courses of studies and activities. Your Board of Education and principal have attempted to show the parents and taxpayers of the district what is being done along these lines with four special programs during the school year, namely: The Agricul- ture Fair, Christmas Program, Physical Education Demonstration, and The School Exhibit and Musicale program. The splendid response of the par- ents and friends has been most encouraging. The State Education Department accepted the Sauquoit Valley Central High School as a six year high school and issued a charter to that effect on November 14, 1935. The new organization has eliminated the eighth grade promotion and we have replaced this program with a sixth grade promotion to be held during Regents week in the auditorium of the Junior-Senior High School. Your Board of Education has been able to increase their public money each year until your district will soon be drawing their public money on the amount earned by attendance instead of the amount spent. This will permit your administration to effect further improvements in the building and ath- letic field and to broaden the course of study by adding new subjects and equipment. Your principal feels that each student should have an oppor- tunity for equal education according to his or her ability to learn and inter- est in so far as the Board of Education is able to finance such a program. No student should be judged entirely on his ability to pass certain sub- jects or secure an exceptionally high mark on Regents examinations. 'He or she should be judged on his or her accomplishments according to his ability to achieve. Some students deserve much credit for being able to complete their high school course over difficulties in health, financial conditions, and lack of encouragement and individual ability. A poem by Edgar A. Guest entitled, Effort,,, seems to carry a splendid lesson in this respect. EFFORT He brought me his report card from the teacher, and he said He wasn't very proud of it, and sadly bowed his head. He was excellent in reading, but arithmetic was fair, And I noticed there were several uunsatisfactorysi' there, But one little bit of credit which was given brought me joy- He was Nexcellent in effortf and I fairly hugged the boy. 'cOh, it doesnat make much difference what is written on your card,'7 I told that little fellow, wif you're only trying hard. The fvery goods' and 'excellents' are fine, I must agree, But the effort you are making means a whole lot more to meg And the thing that's most important when this card is put aside Is to know, in spite of failure, that to do your best you've tried. 97 Hlust keep fexcellent in effort'-all the rest will come to youg There isn't any problem but some day youill learn to do. And at last, when you grow older, you will come to understand That by hard and patient toiling men have risen to command, And some day you will discover when a greater' goal's at stake, That better far than brilliance is the effort you will makef, Edgar A. Guest.