Schenectady High School - Shucis Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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AUDITORIUM SERVICE CLUB The Audltorlum Service Club IS a newly formed club and a very necessary one ln our school It was organlzed by Mr Hull our new prmcxpal Mem bershxp mcludes both boys and lrls The Presldent IS Davld Pohl and the Secretary Treasurer IS Wllllam Driscoll Special audltorlum dutles are asslgned to each member Some have full charge of the stage and lts arrangement the care of the stage property and dressmg rooms Qthers operate lnghts 'md wmdows curtains or seats Qthers are tramed as ushers Thus club te xches responslblllty ln dally llVlf1Q', CLASS SONG nd by Muxul I dr n Stlrley lrumxm Although we must leave you we ll never forget Old Centr xl our Central and lt s with regret Wnth all of our plea urea and our sorrows too lt s wxth a sad heart that we shall leave you And It was Old Central that gave us our start What hes before us we do not know But Central s made us Ht to flght our foe OUR YEAR BOOK COVER The cover of the Year Book IS different agam thls year due probably to the hx h degree of orlglnalltv of the class of I936 The art staff with the ald of some members of the 9A art class have endeavored to plcture for you the outstandlng aCtlVltlCS of Central To help you to xdentlfy them the followlng clue IS offered You w1ll fmd lllustrated ln a certam order the C-lee Club Dramatlcs SCYIP Dances Art fthe Mex lcan IS the model Student Councll Athletlcs Scholarshlp Honor Soclety Manual Arts Llbrary Traffxc the small offender any 7B and Home Arts The design was made by the Art Edxtors anrce Thearle Henry Brrd and Kent Heacox Others who contrlbuted to the design are Harland Buckland Mary Palotta Paul Miller and Norman Teahan IN MEMORIAM fond memory of our dear frrend ln memory of our beloved frrend and and classmate teacher member of the faculty for thirteen years Xl l X XNDVR CRIC-HlON MISS JXNI WALLACE Dned l ebru xrv 2 IQ36 Dxed january 72 IQ56 I . U . , . 1 . . . 1 ' , ! , . l . 1 .L 1 . , 1 I . . W 1' 5 - Priv nn , I 1' ' e ' 1 ' I ' . . E y . Y ' . . . ' ' ' s 1 ' 3 . ' w 1 f , 1 dc . So into the future, we now depart , .0 . . . D - .1 ' , , ' I - r 7 l Y Q v 1 - A ' , ' 4 - 9 . , J ' , ' . . .5 u , ' c . , , . T Z 4 y . I 1 M V ,

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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A LEAD PENCIL I was born m a large factory wlth my many brothers and slsters We were all very much allke bemg very bnghtly pamted My color was a brllllant red I had shmmg gold letters on my left side and a round white cap on my head I can remember very llttle about my early lnfe as naturally I was very young I do remember though the day I was purchased by a young lady ln a flve and ten cent store She was very careful about my appearance the flrst few weeks I was wlth her but after this I was treated like all the rest of my kind I was sharpened ln a school pencil sharpener and I was very proud of my fme new pomt I was kept ln a brown leather contamer that was made for my use and others luke me I made the acquamtance of a green pen She was very lovely and she had golden halr made quxte a lot of noxse when she was used But once her wlg was changed she had a clear soft vonce I llved wlth my beautlful friend untrl the day my careless young mls tress left me on a classroom desk Soon aft erward a rushlng pupll kmcked me off I was plcked up wlthln a few hours by a person BELIEVE Henry Blrd says that he was born and fetched up m Minnesota untll 5 years ago when he had the misfortune to come to Schenectady Believe lt or not Florence Turnbull and Charlotte Tripp are cousms Norman Baugh spent the summer of l930 ln Sweden Mary Elxzabeth Potter had her plcture m the paper when she was a baby as Schenec tady s Prettlest IT who cared even less about my appearance than my former owner My white cap was soon dlrtled and torn Then my body was cut and bruised by my owner s teeth I was greatly ashamed to be seen ln publlc now but my good fortune kept me out of the social llmellght I was tucked mto a pocket and kept there for a long time One day I sllpped out and fell mto a deep snowbank I-Iere I was imbedded untll the flrst thaw where I floated away on a mlnxa ture rlver I was plckecl up by a hungry dog who found me medrble But nevertheless I was carried home agaln I was rescued by a small boy who found I made mce black markmgs on the sidewalk Thls was the last tlme I was ever used I was belng rudely jammed mto a small pocket and tlghtly stowed away for what seemed weeks I fell between the cushions of a soft couch I gradually fell deeper mto the stuffmgs until I met and got acqualnted wlth an aged penny I-Ie tells me the many happenings of his llfe and I relate to hlm my adventures as I have to you JANICE THEARLE OR NOT Douglas Beers xs eleven generatnons re moved from Roger Williams mlnlster It doesn t run rn the family Everett Badger slngs soprano m a church cholr Ruth DICICIDSOH was nearly blmd when she was a child Lorrame Mershon cllmbed Mount Marcy at the age of I0 Mlldred Morrell was once a redhead I-Ielene I-Iandelman was born 1n Omaha Nebraska Jean Bryson was born rn Scotland oan Conway IS a HOOSICI' from Incllana My only objection was that this young miss - .

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F AREWELL BUT NOT FOREVER mlop.1e t they 1 N ncruu 'I hus outspoke some brave 9A s The leaders of our fate To all 9A s upon thls earth Departure cometh soon or late And how can we go better For the ashes of our teachers And the temples of the peda ogues3 Make out our wlll Snr Council Wlth all the speed ye may As we depart for Hugh School Annclpatmg now the greater day WILL We the 9A Class of Schenectady County of Hllarxty and State of mental deflclency make publlsh and declare thls to be our last wlll and testament hereby revoking all former wllls by us made and hereby provoklng all PYCVIOUS benefrclarnes We clevlse and bequeath all of our property real and personal to our Alma Mater and aculty xt bemg our mtentlon to make no further DYOVISIOH for any better mstxtutlon We appomt Mrs Frsh executrrx and walve grvmg of a bond or any accountmg of our actnons IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have hereun o set our hands and seal thls rare day of June raduatlon A D I936 'I HE. 9A CLASS ,l ,. 'I I 4 tA1 0 1 met. Thorn: 5 .Is W2 lx-'L I L i v Q . l M .. . Y w 1 I . M Than facing fearful odds, M , , . v l I g ' if ' t .N - ii - W . . . V .. M 1 ' 1, ,. ll 1. l . 'Ln Y YL HY V ' V- ' ' Y - -. Y V 1 I A 1 . , .