Schuylerville Central School - Schuyler Yearbook (Schuylerville, NY)

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Kirst Row: .Leona Bennett. Alice Smith. Lesley Barker. Second Row: Ernestine Miner. Bessie Booth. Catherine Sulli. Margaret Cussler (Adviser) Mary Hefrernan. Catherine Maynard. Mazie VanDerwerker. Third Row: Wayne Overbagh. Edith DeGrechie, Harriet Brophy. Mary Cudahy. Ellen Flanders. Marion Eddy. Eva Donnelly. Marjorie Beaulac. William Loomis. lUtr Lntin (Club Tlio Latin Club was organized last fall by Miss Cussler an.l some oi her Latin students for the purpose of increasing interest among the students in that subject. Since Latin is shown here in a way quite different from that of the classroom, the members find the meetings eacii Wednesday afternoon most interesting. The Latin (dub and their guests spent one very pleasant evening at a banquet given in the gym, during which they all reclined at the tables in true Roman style and enjoyed a menu of Roman foods. Of course they did not eat as excessively as their Roman models, and the dancing which followed the banquet was anything but Roman. By a vote of the eighteen members, Alice Smith was chosen consul; Leona Bennett, proconsul; and Harriet Brophy, scriptor. Just at pres- ent the club is working on a paper, to be published partly in Latin and partly in English. The jokes are really clever. After the publication oi our paper there will be no doubt that the club will exist again next year. CATHERINE MAYNARD, ’34 Twenty-two

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Sealed: Esther Carlson. Edna Periard. Gertrude Urown. Artemise Senev. Standing: James Cochrane. Betty Harvey. Sylvia Barker. Lesley Barker. Mary Reed. James Hoey. (Lite (thrift (Chtb Our Thrift Club is just five years old and still popular among the grade children. During the past five years these children have watched with a feeling of security and satisfaction their small deposits grow to real bank accounts. It is indeed a pleasure to see how enthusi- astic these boys and girls are about thrift. The greatest competition this year has been between the third, fourth and seventh grades. The red banner is awarded to the grade having the highest percentage and the green banner goes to the grade depositing the greatest amount. Grade four has been the proud pos- sessor of the red banner fourteen times while grade three has captured the green banner no less than fifteen times. The highest weekly deposit made by any one grade during the year was $15.80, made by grade seven. The greatest weekly deposit of the combined eight classes amounted to $44.31. The total thrift de- posit for the current year was $940, an average of $22 per week. The boys and girls are to be congratulated for the spirit they have shown as thrift club members and for their commendable efforts to increase the amount of their savings. This habit of thrift, formed in their early life will be an important factor in their later life. The collection of deposits, tabulating of cards and balancing of accounts is taken care of by a group of commercial students who ably fulfill this task and derive from it practical experience in their par- ticular line of work. GERTRUDE BROWN, ’33 Twenty-one

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(Chr Jfttnth. Onlt “Sli! Sli! Sli! Mildred is still talking.” “Do you remember your lines!” “Is my suitcase there?” “Does my beret look all right?” “Goodness the auditorium is packed!” “What is Francis doing now to cause such merriment?” These were back-stage impressions of the French program. “Highlights of Paris” was presented the first of March under the direction of Miss Helen Shannahan. The opening chorus was the uni- versally known song, “Goodby Broadway, Hello France.” The usual confusion of embarkation was evident as the travelers boarded the steamer, lie de France. Soon an atmosphere of music and dancing told us we were in Paris. We attended a theatre and two plays were enjoyed. The first play, “The Enchanted House,” was the story of a widow and her son. The little boy was very kind to animals an 1 received two gifts from a fairy. Ilo employed these to capture the two thieves who had stolen the pr.ncess. In this way he won the favor of the king and became wealthy. The other play, “The Three Wishes,” was a humorous sketch. A wood cutter received from a fairy the fulfillment of three wishes. Absent-minded, while he lit a fire on the hearth, he wished for sausage. His wife, was highly incensed and he said he wished the sausage were on the end of her nose. Strange to relate, it required the third wish to remove the sausage from her nose. The novelty of the plays was that the conversation was all in French. From the theatre we traveled to a cabaret, The Moulin Rouge, where couples, parties, stylish gowns, fantastic rhythm, and tap- dancing created the proper setting. Much merriment was created when Hiram of Omaha, a wealthy fanner, attempted to imitate the specialties featured on the program. The entertainers and dancers established their reputation in the school with this scene. The closing number was the singing of “The Marsaillaise” by the ent ire chorus. This was very effective as the individual groups formed the French Hag with colored streamers. “Highlights of Paris” was the outstanding work of the French Club. They, however, observed Book Week by making interesting scrap-books. These little books promoted an interest in everything connected with the ideals and aspirations of the French people. A social event was held Friday evening, April If), in the audi- torium for the members of the cast and their guests. Refreshments were served and dancing was enjoyed. MARY CUDAHY, ’32 Twenty-! hree