Watkins Glen High School - Senecan Oracle Yearbook (Watkins Glen, NY)

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MARY SPOFFORD Music Miss Spofford was graduated from Boston University with a Mus. B. degree. Before coming to Watkins Glen she taught music for some time in schools in Massachusetts. Miss Spofford not only enjoys music professionally but also as a hobby. Although the violin is the instrument she has played for the longest time she is capable of playing any instrument, her favorite among them being the French horn. Her knowledge of modern trends and methods of music and music education has been broadened by attendance at many music conferences and conventions. Miss Spofford’s diversions, as for example a hike to Miss Parker’s and Miss Turner's cottage for an early morning breakfast, serve to augment that vim and rest for life for which she is known. In their association with Miss Spofford her students have come to recognize and appreciate her cheerfulness and friendliness as a teacher as well as her skill and talent as a musician. ELIZABETH HAUGHEY Commercia1 Miss Haughey, a former student of Watkins Glen High School, was graduated from Syracuse University in 1935 and attended summer school there one year. She became a member of the commercial department in 1936. During the summer of 1940 she had a position as secretary at Shepards. Collecting books and antiques are Miss Haughey's special hobbies. She is good-natured, versatile and has very good taste in clothes. Miss Haughey is a teacher who takes a sincere interest in every student and has the ability to make interesting any subject which she teaches. The Senior play cast will ever remember and be grateful for her life-saving prompting during the production of their play. LUCY VIGLIONE French Miss Viglione, a graduate of Watkins Glen High School, received her A. B. degree from Elmira College. She has also done graduate work at New York State College for Teachers in Albany. Miss Viglione appears to enjoy teaching French and it is equally apparent that the members of her classes enjoy the study of French under her instruction. Because she is witty, friendly and willing to help one at any time, she is popular and a favorite of many students. She is known, among other things, for her excellent taste in choosing clothes. Miss Viglione has many interests and hobbies. Ice skating, playing t enni s, and reading are s orae of her favorite pastimes. She is now keeping a newspaper clipping file and a war journal of the high points in the present world conflict. It is also rumored that she is an expert at making cookies. If her cookies are of as fine a quality as her teaching, we’d all like to try t hem. C. W. GARMAN Science Mr. Garman, one of the most genial members of the faculty, received his B. S. degree from the University of Chicago. He did further work at Columbia University where he earned his Master’s degree. He also has done advanced work at New York University. During the first World War he was a gun inspec- tor in a munitions plant, was classified 1-A in the Army, and was about to be sent to France when the armistice was signed. Mr. Garman has lived in several places in the Middle West and relates many interesting stories about this period of his life. He enjoys spending his summers on a farm at Rolling Prai-re, Indiana. As might be expected, he is interested in nature study--birds, flowers, trees and fossils. He enjoys fishing, scouting, riding and hiking. When he hunts it is ‘with a camera, not a gun.’ We ail shall certainly miss Mr. Garman. We wish him the best of luck. 12

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DONALD HARKNESS Agriculture Mr. Harkness was graduated from the Agricultural College of Cornell University in 1922 after which he took a year of graduate work. From Cornell he came directly to Watkins Glen where he has been faithfully teaching agriculture ever since. He is known to be a careful scholar in his chosen field and to have built up an extensive private library. He has continued his agricultural studies at Cornell during summer sessions where he earned his Master’s degree in 1940. Mr. Harkness is mainly interested in books, flowers, trees and boys. Indeed one of his outstanding characteristics is his understanding of boys and his ability to work successfully with them. Mr. Harkness is affectionately referred to as 'Prof' by the boys in his department and they are unanimous in their expression of appreciation for his guidance and their wish for his continued happiness and success. MYRTLE MILLER School Nurse Mrs. Miller is a graduate of St. Joseph's School of Nursing where she received her R. N. degree. Later she attended Buffalo State Teachers College where she qualified for her school nurse certificate. At the present time she is taking extension courses from Syracuse University towards a B. S. degree. Before coming to Watkins Glen she practised in the Cortland Public Schools. Mrs. Miller appears to love her work and her experience, training and personal qualities make her eminently well fitted for it. She is sincerely interested in the welfare of those in her charge. Kindly, gentle and sympathetic, she is ever ready to alleviate their slightest discomforts. Certainly no one can measure the great contribution she has made toward the health and happiness of the students of Watkins Glen. Mrs. Miller is interested in swimming, ice skating and raising flowers. But her chief interest is--her work. JULIA SPLOYD Lat in Miss Sployd is a recent addition to the Watkins Glen High School faculty. She was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Scobey in January of last year. Miss Sployd received her A. B. degree from New York State College for Teachers and her M. A. degree from the University of Rochester. Before coming to Watkins Glen, she taught at Cato and Phelps, New York. Miss Sployd is known for her scholarliness, patience and her sense of humor. Besides reading extensively and knitting. Miss Sployd enjoys gardening and traveling. She enjoyed particularly her visit to the Evangeline country in Nova Scotia. Although she may appear reserved in school, she is very friendly and interesting when one gets to know her. The Class of ’42 appreciates her help and understanding and wishes her much future happiness and success. MARION TURNER Homemak ing Miss Turner was graduated from Plymouth Normal School, Plymouth, New Hampshire. Later she studied at Columbia University, where she received a B. S. degree in 1930, and in addition has done graduate work at Cornell University. She taught homemaking and biology in the high school at Salem, New Hampshire, before coming to Watkins Glen. Miss Turner is a very conscientious instructor and one who has a sincere interest in each individual pupil. She knows each pupil's interest, aptitude and problems, and is ever anxious to offer understanding and sympathetic advice. Her interest in her pupils does not end with their graduation. She keeps in touch with what they are doing and has helped many of them to plan post-school careers or to locate positions. Miss Turner’s chief interests are tennis--though she says she 'never won any big tennis matches’--Girl Scout work and mountain climbing, 'mostly in the White Mountains’. Her chief diversion is reading; her hobby, the collection of laces. 11

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EUGENE DIMOND Band Mr. Dimond, who is bringing to a close his first year at Watkins Glen High School, attended the Eastman School of Music for five years and spent four years actively engaged in various symphonies; of note the Indianapolis Symphony. Mr. Dimond enjoys swimming and tennis and is known to be a fine marksman. His chief interest is, of course, music. Capable of playing all band instruments, he is a talented artist on that difficult instrument, the bassoon. Mr. Dimond is to be congratulated on the work he has done with the band. Starting with only a handful of experienced members, he has built the band into a compact unit of forty-one active members, a great many of whom took up musical instruction at the beginning of this school year. At band rehearsals, fine points of timing, accent and other values are stressed for perfection. With our band in such capable hands as these, it is ensured a bright future. LOUISE VICKIO Library Miss Vickio received her education at Marquette University where she obtained her A. B. degree and at the Geneseo State Normal Library School. She came to Watkins Glen in September, 1940. Miss Vickio is a competent librarian and has aroused much interest in library work through the library clubs which she has organized. This year the members of the Library Club, in addition to learning about cataloging, how to keep library records and other phases of library economy, helped in the campaign to secure books for the army camps. Although the students sometimes ruffle Miss Vickio's temper by forgetting the rules of library etiquette, yet she is by nature jovial and is ever ready to help each student in any way she can. Miss Vickio has a most fascinating hobby of collecting rare books and vases. Another of her interests is art. We shall always remember her clever and artistic bulletin boards. MARIE GIBBONS English Miss Gibbons, one of the latest additions to our school faculty came to Watkins Glen in January, 1941 to take the place in the English departme-nt vacated by Mrs. Babcock. This year she has been capably filling the position of Mrs. Lamoreaux who is on leave of absence. Miss Gibbons was graduated from Elmira College in 1937 and taught at Nichols, New York and Athens, Pennsylvania before she came here. Although she would be too modest to admit it, she has made a big hit with her pupils, especially the opposite sex. Miss Gibbons likes to play golf and we’ve heard she really can swing a mean club even though it is twice her size. We regret that Miss Gibbons will not be with us next year--we shall miss her sweet, shy manner. We wish her success in her new position at the Dundee Central School. AGNES DEGEN Physical Education Miss Degen is that very popular girls gym instructor. After graduating from Ithaca College in 1938, she came to Watkins Glen and has been effectively conducting the girls’ gym classes and coaching their intramural athletics since that time. Naturally, her chief interest is in active sports, but we find she spends considerable time with books and ‘Bessie’, her ’Chevy’. In her spare time Miss Degen is very apt to be found at her knitting, eating chocolate ice cream or just in animated conversation with her friends. Her congenial smile and good-natured scolding were much missed during her absence due to illness. We wonder if she will ever give up in her untiring efforts to keep some of her class occupied while she goes to find the tardy. The Senior girls of ’42 wish her the best of luck. 13