Schuylerville Central School - Schuyler Yearbook (Schuylerville, NY)

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MY IDEAL SCHOOL Tt is located in the city of Fun. in the land of Fantasy. Not long ago I visited it in a dream. 1 entered the school through a door of white. Inside was a reception room with pretty ferns and plants in the many windows, and overstuffed chairs and davenports. In this room I learned that 1 might await my guests, if 1 should have any, without fear of a spying eye. Farther on I found the office. It was as neat as any one could wish, with nice wicker chairs to sit in while waiting. The classrooms reminded me of living rooms. In all the rooms I found the feathered songsters of the air. There were also radios for use whenever desired. Candy, carbonated water, and small cakes were in evidence. The rooms always had a cool refreshing feeling, never too hot nor too cold. Amidst this luxury how much would we learn ? Without teachers, with much fun. All our lessons would be won. Never a care, never a fear. Always happy, throughout the year. With comfy chairs and tables round. Blue and rose, for a background. Lessons learned, well and fine, What fun, if these were only mine. I'd have a nice big armchair, And work through all the days so far, Sunshine ever, sadness never, Don’t you wish we all were clever? If these were ours What would we do? I don’t know, So I ask you. Sylvia Barker, '32. Kighteen

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FRESHMEN FRESHMAN CLASS Success! is what the freshman class is seeking. Although there are some who have wasted half of the year foolishly, there is still an opportunity for them. That is. if they put forth some real speed. Most of us have been loyal to our daily tasks. W'e hope to have more cooperation next year and by doing so thus accomplish a great deal more than we have already accomplished. In the latter part of September, we organized our class. President, Oscar Slade. Vice-President, Barbara Potter. Secretary, Gladys Hughes. Business Manager, Anthony De Grechie. Adviser, Miss Gibson. Athough we are only freshmen and are often termed “green,” we, with the cooperation of the rest of the classes, hope to he more loyal to our daily tasks the remaining high school years. Dora De Panicis, '34. Seventeen

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“THE OLD SARATOGA POST” Once a month, the students and townspeople turn eagerly to the last page of “The Schuylerville Standard.” It is there that the “Old Saratoga Post” lives, telling one and all of the latest activities of the school. This paper usually pays us eight very interesting visits during the school year. The senior class was responsible for the first visit and will be responsible for the last one. The junior, sophomore and freshman English classes have all had their share of the responsibility and they have helped to make it a great success. This paper made its entrance into our school life in 1929 and for the last two years has been very popular. It has attempted to give the townspeople news of the school and to get them interested in our activities. We hope it has accomplished its purpose. The students may express their thoughts and opinions in this paper. Everyone has a chance to contribute articles and everyone is encouraged to do so. The “Old Saratoga Post” has been very interesting to us and we hope it may continue to be so in the future. As the new classes come and the old ones go. we heartily wish that they will keep up the visits of the “Old Saratoga Post” and make it better and better as the school years go by. Nellie Wilcox, '31. OUR LIBRARY What a wonderful thing it is to have a library in the school. I have been in schools where they did not have a library and it seemed like a good friend missing. There are many things that books can do. They can teach us lessons: they tell us of things and customs of other countries; they raise the hair on our heads, and sometimes make us jump with excitement when we read pirate, detective and adventure stories. Sometimes we get clammy and sweaty and little chills chase each other up and down our backbones when we read ghost stories. We have to laugh when we read about guinea pigs riding in a toy motor truck. We also receive lessons in patriotism when we read the thrilling tales of the exploits of war which our country has done. All these things books can do for us. They are all to be found in our library. Sometimes as I read books they bring to my mind, beautiful and many, the pleasant memories of home, and they comfort me when I think that I have been and am now three thousand miles away from home. Here is my latest comforter and I am happy once more because of a library book. And now as we sum up we find just a few things a library can do, cheer us up. make us laugh, make us feel clammy and excited, and teach us lessons. There are many more but they will have to be hunted up some other time. Fred Campion, '34. Nineteen