Van Hornesville High School - Otsquagan Yearbook (Van Hornesville, NY)

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United 60h Uictofznl Throughout the year VHS students and the people of the surrounding area have been engaged in many types of war work in keeping their slogan, United for Victory. Pupils devoted their afternoons to helping farmers gather the crops when the school restricted classes to morning sessions for the first live weeks in the fall, and helped with the planting during the spring recess. ln October the entire student body took part in the milkweed pod collection campaign and turned in 350 bags of pods. The VHS Higlzliglzts staif again undertook to send the paper to the service alumni. The necessary funds for postage came from individual contributors and the service dance sponsored by the staff in September. Tuesday was set aside as stamp and bond day and each week everyone from the kindergarten children to the faculty bought his share. During the special nation- wide drives, the classes competed in buying bonds and sponsored assembly pro- grams to boost tl1e sales. Several home rooms were also enrolled one hundred per cent in the 'lunior Red Cross, and the school's contribution was sent to headquarters to help with that important war work. Une of the most popular social events of the year was the XNar Chest ,lamboree in October where the main attraction was the old-fashioned country auction. Among the articles offered for sale were butter, sugar, cigarettes, steaks, wood, cakes, pastries, straw, and chickens. Total proceeds were approximately one thousand dollars. YIIS planned its physical education and health classes in accordance with the national fitness program. Members of the l'-T. QX. contributed money for operating the cafeteria which this year served a nutritious hot lunch to all students free of charge, and sold sandwiches. ice cream, and fruit. ln the homemaking class at night school instruction centered around the essen- tials of a good diet and taught women how to provide wholesome meals for their families in spite of wartime rationing. The adult agricultural group studies were concentrated on ways to increase production to help meet the growing needs of the nation. Thus, everyone in Yan Hornesville and the centralized district is doing his small share in helping win the war. VVe're proud of the way our 197 school alumni and teachers in the armed forces are doing their job and we want them to be proud of us for doing our best to see that they come home in the near future. The 1045 O tsquagun

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Y' '-mea, . ,M.L in lmff to rig1l1t,fir.r! rozu--Miss Northam. Mrs. Casparcs, Mrs. VVoodruff, Principal VVoodruff, Miss Kuz- inich, Miss Stritc, Miss XVillianis. Second ro-zv-Miss Lynch, Miss Sutherland, Miss D'Aprix, Mr. Dnncoinbc, Miss Bentley, Miss Zahn, Miss Austin. Tliirzf roto-Miss Mack, Miss Allen, Mr. Hitchcock, Mr. Farnsworth, Mr. Price. Mrs. Zybtnicwski, Mrs. XYood. 7-fue 'faculty This year the doors of VI IS swung open for the 1944-45 session on August 29 with Principal Robert XVoodruff again at the helm. VValking through the halls we discovered the familiar face of Mrs. jane Render in the kinder- garten teaching the tiniest members of our school. She was replaced later in the year by Mrs. Olga Katovich who has served as substitute teacher at VHS for a number of years. In the adjoin- ing room with the first and second graders we found Mrs. Margaret Zybtniewski, a newcomer, who taught for the first term and then was succeeded in january by Miss Angelica Fava of Us- wego State Teacliers College. Again teaching the third group was Miss Lita Lynch who also had charge of the grade library. Proceeding to the fourth grade room we were just in time to see Miss Mary Zahn again welcom- ing her students. Miss Florence Northam, a newcomer at VHS this year, was getting acquainted with her fifth and sixth graders. The same was true of Miss Kathleen Mack in the seventh group. liighth graders were renewing acquaintanceship with their teacher, Miss Veronica Kuzmich. Calling on the freshmen we observed Miss Helene Allen of the music department, calling the roster, Frederick Price of the social studies held and Miss Edna Austin, language instructor, again faced the smiling rows of sophomores and juniors, respectively. Seniors were greeting Science Teacher Francis Duncombe, as their home room adviser. Miss Lois NVillia1ns, successor to Mrs. Doris Williaiiis, enthusiastically took over her duties as librarian and junior-senior Iinglish teacher. In the weaving and crafts room Miss Charlotte Suth- erland was looking over her art supplies. In the homemaking department we found Miss Florence Strite, and in the school shop we renewed acquaintanceship with Wilbiir Farnsworth. In the business room we discovered another newcomer to the faculty, Miss Helen D'.-Xprix. Mrs. Adeline VVoodruFf continued as journalism instructor. At Aunt Catharine's house we found Miss Lois Bentley serving as school nurse. 1 Prof VVoodruff again took over the physical education program. At f the .lordanville school Mrs. Marian Caspares and Mrs. Bertha Wood S were directing the students of this grade school. , An innovation at the school this year was the guidance program set up by lflwood Hitchcock of Dolgeville. In the late spring Miss Helen Rogers again served as dental hygienist. Thr' 1945 Of.YtjIlHfllIIl 7