Waterville Central High School - Academic Union Yearbook (Waterville, NY)

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i t The Academic Union Board lwvr sinvc' lhv vrf-ation ol' the 'X1'ilClPlllil' linion lionrtl. the lltl'ttlltPI'S trim- norlwrl cliligvntly and faithliully to pl'e'pui'r- one- ol' thc- linosl annuals mor to iw p1'e'se'i1t0cl lor xour J:lppI'UXill. 'lihv hnsiness lIILillilQIt'I'. Xinrvnt ,ilSll. nncl his nssistant. William Niles. rlirl un vxvvllf-lit pit-ve ol work in trttonrling to the- l.iItllllt'iLll uspf-cts ol' thc- your hook. .Nllwrt 'lwl'Pt'll proxvcl to ln un .nltpt .tt dlifllfllllf' to I tire Nt Iiouikf le l titicl . 'iv ' ' ' ' X i ll? pil' l S. ll'IllllIl ' l IIIUIIS I A his clvxtvrity and nit lay lillxillg var? ol' ull the jolws. To Ulm-n XX illialnis nncl Marry Hughc-s govs the rr:-rlit for nriting tht- IllillPl'iill vonvvrning the avtixi- tivs ol' tht- srhool. Clvxrlziiiml Janws anrl Dorothy Hronm' vontrilruterl nn unl- inirulrlc- rr-m'oi'1l ol' the yearns sports. lsuhelle lftif-ss. Hnth livvk anti Marg:-ry li'lHNllSt'll1l shonvfl that ilu-5 wow xery vapahlv hy nriting thc- svnior. junior nncl so lllllllllllft' notvs rc-spvvtixelx. This xvur the' junior high svhool was irlvliiclvcl in thv At'illlf'llllt' llnlon. and xlfglfllllit Hilftllllg unml Hoxwll llughvs look 4-hnrgv ol' that clepnrtnwnt. 'l'In- hoard nishvs to extend its gratitufh- und approx-iution to all those nho lnivo uiflml in nmking this hook Z1 sur-ross: Carol Stone, lfinilx Hrlnninds - 1 undCilhvrtS14-inmnn for their ty ping. und liolwrt Kvlsvy for thc- lilovk prints lol tht 1 xr i t'tl P W I 'sl t th ink our lrisncl hu 'tl 'I' llllf I C llilg S. lt' il S0 MIII 0 i ' ' ' . ll'ilt' J' and putivnl aulxisc-r. Mr. Nun Deir Xoorl. for lhi' linlf- unrl ollort nhivh he gnw' to ns. rw ,. . .. Roger ll'l'I'y. l',tlIltll'-lIl-l'ltlt'l. Burk Row: Virginia llariling. Allwrl 'l're-1-n. Nlbfllliill Bonrlw, tflcwf-land ,ialnf-s, Ilowvll Hughes, Yvilliain Nilvs, file-n XXilliunis, Nlurge-ry 'I'ownsvn1l. lfronl Row: Mary ilnghi-s, lsahc-H0 Fucss. Nlr. Nun IM-r Xoort. Roger Tr-rry. Yinvvnt flash. Dorothy Brownv. Ruth Beck.

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To Mr. .lohn Leslie Van Der Voort, the good friend and adviser who has successfully brought the class of 1935 to the completion ol' its course, this Union is respectfully dedicated as a small symbol of our esteem.

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Waterville Central School- The First Five Years Seven years ago, in 1923, the people of the village of Waterville and the surrounding school districts voted to institute a centralized district. A year later, in 1929, the voters of the central district authorized the new Board of Education to issue bonds in the amount of S225,000 for the purpose of erecting and equipping a new and modern school building. Work was be- gun immediately, and the new school was completed by the fall of 1930. This year marks the fifth anniversary of this outstanding edifice. There- fore, a portion of this annual is dedicated to the school in order to impress upon the community what great advances have been made in the past five years. This is not intended as a boast. lt is merely a statement of plain cold facts which clearly demonstrate the increase in service to the community. When the plans for the new building were made, the architects allowed for an increase in attendance so that 600 pupils could be accommodated if the need arose. At that time, in 1929, there were 412 pupils enrolled in the Waterville Central School. By the end of 19341, 767 young men and women were taking advantage of the greatly increased educational oppor- tunities which were afforded them. These figures show that there has been an increase in attendance of approximately 360 pupils. Such an increase in enrollment demanded more equipment. For instance, most of those ad- ditional 360 boys and girls did not live in the village of Waterville. There- fore, more buses were needed to transport them. In 1929 there were six school buses: two Brockways, seating 44 apieceg two Brockways, seating 38 apiece, and two Fords, seating 16 each. Today there are eight, not in- cluding an extra 20 passenger bus which is used on occasion: the four original Brockwaysg one International, seating 23, two Macks, seating 60 each, and one C. lVl. C., also seating 60. Thus, up to date, there is a total seating capacity of 372 in our buses, and intensive efficiency is shown by the fact that they transport 367 pupils to and from school every day. Naturally the one school building in Waterville was unable to accom- modate 767 boys and girls when the plans allowed for only 600. Therefore, when Union Free School District lYo. 4 of Marshall and Kirkland voted to join Central School District No. 1, a new grade school was erected in Deans- boro which accommodates the pupils in that section who are qualified to