Williamstown High School - Yearbook (Williamstown, MA)

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TACONIC BOARD Front row, left to right f B. Clark, B. Neyland, R. Breed, D. Wiles, P. Darling Second row - R. Burns, W. Noel, R. Darling M M This year the Taconic was awarded second rating by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, in a Class for school papers coming from schools from five hundred to eight hundred pupils. Considering that through some error it was classed with these school papers coming from much larger schools, we are very proud of the showing the Taconic made. This year the Board was cut down to ten members, each with particular work to do. It was found that the work could be much more quickly and efliciently done. Due to financial difiiculties only two issues of the Taconic could be printed this year. The first printed in November was a Political issue containing interviews with well-known Political Party leaders in Williamstown. A poll of the school was taken and printed also with various other articles written about former presidents. The second and last publication for the year was a school issue. It contained articles on the various departments in the school, and reports from the various clubs. There was also a sports Writeup, and a good poetry section. Although the Taconic has been seriously handicapped this year, it is hoped that with renewed vigor it may continue its work again in the fall. The Taconic Board wishes to thank especially its Senior members who are graduating for their untiring efforts this year, in making the Taconic interesting and worth while for the whole school. M WQQMQM M M MQ 28 MQM MQMMMQMQM

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DEBATING TEAM Front row, left to right -H. Thompson, N. Middleton, R. Breed, E. Neyland, J. Montgomery Second row, W. Barrett, L. Blair, W. Noel, P. Darling, Mr. Gagliardi, Coach. This year under the leadership of Mr. Gagliardi, the Debating Team assembled at the beginning of February and began to prepare to meet other schools in April. The subject was: Resolved, that the several states should enact legislation providing for compulsory unem- ployment insurance . There were ten candidates at the beginning, but one dropped out, and another ventured forth. From the Debating Team of 1932 there were three veterans, so every- body wasn't green. The teams were soon picked with three members and two alternates on each, and the debaters got down to work taking notes and preparing their speeches. Forsburg's book on Unemployment Insurance was much in demand, and many burnt the midnight oil poring over it. Nearer and nearer the final week approached. On Tuesday, March 29th, a trial debate was held in Senior Assembly. There was no rebuttal, and the negative won. All the next week, with Miss Cole as teacher, the two teams practiced elocution. April 5th was the day of the debates. The affirmative team met Lee at home, and the negative met Drury at North Adams. Both debates were very close. The amrmative team lost to Lee by a decision of two to one and the negative won at Drury by the same margin. Williamstown was invited to participate in debate with Nott Terrace High School of Schenectady, N. Y. However, as the negative team of that high school was declared ineli- gible, only one debate was staged, between the negative team of Williamstown and the affir- mative team of Nott Terrace on April 13th. It was a thrilling debate and aroused keen in- terest. Nott Terrace High School won by a unanimous decision. It was evident that their ex- perience gained from 13 former debates this year was a distinct advantage to them. However, Williamstown was the only school in Northern Berkshire that won a debate this year, Adams and Drury losing two apiece. The members of the Debating Team are to receive pins for their splendid work. MQMQSEMMQMQM MQ 27 QMQMQMQM M MQM

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FOOTBALL Front row, left to right - Norton, Green, Perry, Steinhoff, Connors Capt., Wiles, Chenail, Ostrander, Bunoski Second row - Madden, Steinholf, Macmillan, Madden, Goodermote, Hart, Lemay, Czarnecki Third row f Smith, Dupell, Gage, Manley, Estes, Fitzgerald, Noehren, Barrett Fourth row- Mgr. Darling, Coach Sylvester, Mgr. Fleming MQW Coach T. R. Sylvester called out candidates for the football team the first day of school. There were plenty of new faces on the squad as the majority of the 1931 record breaking team graduated. Of the veterans Bunoski, Connors and Goodermote returned. The outlook for the 1932 team was quite vague owing to the small number of veterans who returned. The eleven at the beginning of the season was considered a green team but the opinion of the team changed as the season progressed. The most outstanding game of the season was the battle at Pittsfield with St. Joseph's. It was the most talked of and was considered the best game of football played on the Commons in Pittsfield. This year was the first year that a W. H. S. football team went through its season un- defeated. Another year should see another undefeated team as only one veteran, Jimmy Steinhoff will be graduated. Drury has been added to the long list of opponents for next year. M M MQMQMQMQMM 29 M MQMQM M M M