Stockbridge Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Munnsville, NY)

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BOY SCOUTS The Boy Scouts. Troop No. 7 received its Charter in 1914 and organ- ized with Sam Pinder as Scoutmaster. There were only 6 boys in the troop at that time, but it increased rapidly in size. In 1923 Harry Drake became Scoutmaster and remained until 1925, when Mr, Zeller took his place and kept it for 7 years. The troop had greatly increased in size by this time and in 1932 when Howard Reynolds became Scoutmaster there were 35 scouts. During the next 7 years two new patrols were formed, so that in 1959 there were four patrols. Robert Hollenbeck became Scoutmaster in 1939 when Howard Reynolds resigned. In June 1940, Robert Hollenbeck entered professional scouting service and moved to Uniontown, Pa, He is Assistant Scout Executive in a large scouting Council and has charge of one of the scouting districts which contains 51 troops. This district is larger than the whole Madison County Council, The troop was left without a Scoutmaster and Howard Reynolds is now Acting-Scoutmaster until a new one is chosen. There are 16 acting scouts in the troop at present: l Eagle Scout, 1 First-Class Scout, ll Second-Class Scouts. and 3 Tenderfoot. Darwin Jones is the Assistant Scoutmaster, Walter Splain and Harold Eastman are Junior Assistant Scoutmasters and Joseph Splain is the Scribe.

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GIRL SCCUTS The Girl Scout Troop No. 20 was organized in October, 1938. Irma Longbotham was Captain and Mary Shepard was Lieutenant. The troop consisted of 24 scouts, and the girls worked hard to finish their work and move to the next class. In June 1940, Troop No. 20 split into two troops. A11 the girls over 14 became Senior scouts forming Troop No. 30. Irma Longbotham became Captain of both these groups and Betty Brockway, Lieutenant. Troop No. 20 has carried on with the younger girls. A11 the year the girls in Troop 20 and 30 have worked hard to advance into higher classes. There are now 27 in the two groups,-- 10 in Troop No. 20, and 17 in Troop No, 30. Ten are First Class Scouts, 13 Second Class, and 4 Tenderfoot. Three of the 10 in the First Class Scouts have the highest award in Scouting--the Curved Bar. The girls in both troops have been working on scarfs for the Red Cross. Plans for the coming year have not yet been made.

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X 'rx 5. .aw-sweet V ,si sees . , ff! ,lg di. sp ig , ad CV B V 2 B ANP' yr C YL VALLEY BREEZE The first Valley Breeze was published in the fall of 1929, The Staff consisted of the following members: Howard Zeller, Editor: Edmund Clark, associate Editor: Clifford Bishopp, Asso- ciate Editor: Charlotte Love, Business Manager: Miss Hurley, Faculty Advisor. Eleven editions were published in that year. The paper was sold at five cents a copy and had a fair circu- lation. It was published on a mimeograph purchased by the Board of Education. This first Staff made some observations which they re- ported. Their experience was appreciated and their advice fol- lowed. The Staff of the Valley Breeze has been enlarged so as not to put the whole burden on the shoulders of a few. We have exchanged papers with other schools and gotten ideas from them, 4 We have published seven issues of the paper this year and have deem quite successful. We hop that with a little cooperation from the Student Body we may have many more suc- 'fstul vear. Q W