Whitesville High School - Wycenian Yearbook (Whitesville, NY)

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FOURTH GRADE Left to right, First Row: B. Baker, B.PIaisted, J. Payne, J. Smith, V. Seger, M.Kear, LLeach. Second Row: R. McCul lough, N. Lewis, UNesbit, H. Stocura, 0. Mri ght, R. Frost, M.Pritchard, D.Hallett, Third Row: D.Golish, E. Empson, L.Merrick, N.McLeane, A. Hurlburt. The Fourth Grade had twenty-one pupils until January, when Eleanor Leach moved to Roc hester. We had our assembly program in September. The theme of it was Health as we had been working on a health unit for the first month of school. In Social Studies we studied about homes and customs of people in many countries We also read about life in some of the countries of many years ago. (Xjring September we also studied about wild flowers and pressed and mounted sev- eral specimens. Many of the pupils enjoyed reading the new library books which we received this year. We learned to use the dictionary for pronunciation and for meanings of words.

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FIFTH GRADE Left to right, First row; S.Harrison, E.AIIen, N. Ellison, C.Clsyton, P.Nesblt, B. New- ton. S. Ellswrth, Second Row: B. Pritchard, V. St ebb Ins, N.8artoo, S.Buchholz, M. Stocum, C.CoLe, J.Hall, L. Snow. Third Row; C. Bledsoe, Q.Harrison, B.Loughlin, E. Fay, H.Duell, P. Slack, H. Rhodes and L. Graves. The Fifth Grade had twenty-four pupils - twelve boye and twelve girls. Carolyn Cole came to our grade from Olean and Colleen Clayton from Tacoma, Hashintogn. Leo Shutt moved to Ulysses. Halter Duel 1, Larry Braves, Qary Harrison, Sarah Harrlaon, Paula Nesbit and Harry Rhodes had perfect attendance t'he first semester. Ho. packed two Red Cross boxes for shipment overseas in November and enrolled in the Junior Red Cross. He also contributed to the March of Dimes. He had a party in our room at Halloween and at Christmas time. Many treats were enjoyed on b i rthdays. Our grade was invited to Mrs. Irving Hewlett's to watch the inauguration of President Eisehhower in January. Our new books and many movies were much enjoyed in Social Studies classthis year. He also have a Stamp Club in our room.

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THIRD GRADE Left to right, first row: S. Nye, S. Davis, J. Buchhol z, P. Graves, P. Allen, A. Abbott, b.Phillips. Second Row: E.Harris, L. Davi s, E. Dodge, L.Pritchard, N. Billings, G. Smi th S. Lewi s, A. Pfei f f er. Third row: K.Coleman, J.Tracy, L. Lewi s, R.Whitsell, R.Dibble D. Foster, F. Payne, L.Pritchard, S. Golich, D. Chamber] ain. We made pictures for Sharon Lewis, a Second-Grade polio victim. The Third Grade made the decorations for the halls and Christmas tree in the gym. In the Fall we had a health contest; the room was divided evenly with one-half under the names of Republicans and the other half Democrats. The Republicans, with cleanliness as their platform, were swept into office. We had a very nice Christmas party. Everyone received lovely gifts and enjoyed the dinner and the party very much. Larry Lewis, Robert Dibble and Georgeanna Smith had perfect attendance the first hal f of the year. We engaged in making models of homes from many different lands in the world. We completed our log cabin and clay houses, and a Spanish type home.