Williamsville High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Williamsville, NY)

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'XVILLIAMSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council of 19294950 elected its officers at the Hrst meeting. Those elected were: President f f ROBERT BAKER Treasurer f f ROBERT JENKS Secretary f f f MARY DUKE We immediately set to work in selling tickets for basketball games. Our next adventure was to name our cafeteria. The name we finally decided upon was Students' Inn. h We have been carefully and thoughtfully planning a Code of Ethics for the sc oo. At the close of the basketball season, we sponsored a great athletic banquet in honor of all the boys who fought for W. H. S. SERVICE AWARDS This year we have decided to give honor awards to those who have rendered special services. In the various athletics, baseball, basketball, and football, a boy can receive a letter at the end of each year of service. However, at the end of three years, a boy will receive an honor sweater with stripes on the sleeve to indicate the number of years of service. He will get one only if he is recommended by the coach and passed by the Council. The following boys have worked nobly, and they justly deserve the sweaters which they have received: Roy Gray, Alfred Long, Robert Jenks, Austin Rist, Edmund Widler and Chester Bourne. For the other activities, HSEARCHLIGI-IT, orchestra, dramatics, and Student Counf cil, a senior who has served on one of these activities for two years will get as an award a gold pin. Any other pupil rendering three years of service, who is recom' mended by the head of the activity, and passed by the Council, will also get a pin. This pin will be designed with the school seal, plus the activity, and the number of years of service. Upon recommendation of the instructor and a twofthirds vote of the Council, an award of sweater or pin shall be given to a pupil for special service, although he has not been able to fuliill the required number of years. A boy or girl may receive no more than one service award in either athletics or other activities. The Council of '30 appreciates the support of the student body, which was needed at various times throughout the year. MARY DUKE, Secretary 27

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WILLIAMSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DRAMATICS 19294950 A certain wellfknown writer whose name will perhaps never be forgotten falthough what's in a name?j once said: All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. I do not profess to know about the world, but I do know that on the stage at our high school the people showed themselves to be most capable players. Of course, behind every play there must be a director, and here the teachers showed themselves to be as capable directors as their pupils were players. At Christmas time a very fine play was composed and directed by Mrs. Lapp. In this the son and daughter returned home from college for the vacation, but instead of remaining home, they immediately were taken to a dance by their friends. How' ever, home desire finally prevailed, and back they came to spend Christmas at home. The main roles were played by Nicoletta Duke, Catherine Coonradt, Eloise Bosworth, Donald Brelos and Robert Baker. Later, a library pageant was given under Miss Wise in which the actors took the parts of characters from various books. Shortly after this, sketches on the same order were given by members of the English II class from The Tale of Two Cities by Dickens. These performances were very realistically acted. During this year an entirely new and novel play was given in the Latin language. Miss Connor, our Latin teacher, wrote and directed this play telling of Caesar's Invasion of Britain., The part of Caesar was ably taken by Emerson Carl, who was supported, as they say, by an all star cast. After the performance, members of the Latin I class sang a group of Latin songs. This Latin program certainly should influence more to the study of this ancient language, This year the foreign languages seemed to prevail, and soon after, on Arbor Day, a German and a French play were presented. The German play was directed by our principal, Mr. Herrington. The scenes were laid in a typical German home, and the play opened by showing the living room of such a home. The mother and daughter were seated at a table sewing, while the son sat at the piano tuning his violin. Soon after, the daughter arose, and going to the mirror started to loosen her hair like the Lorelei who used to lure mariners to destruction. Later the papers brought the news that war had come. The daughter is glad, but the mother sorrow' fully watches her son ugoosefstepping' with all the pride of a general around the room. In the next scene news comes telling of the son's death. Here the play ends with both overcome by grief. The parts were very well enacted, Nicoletta Duke being the daughter, Helen Boss, the mother, and Freadmonde Hohl, the son. The French play followed directly after, and the lightheartedness of this formed a delightful contrast to the one preceding it, which was more serious and tragic. The scene was in a small French cafe during the war. Two American soldiers arrived here. Due to their inability to speak French, or rather, the inability of the French to understand their French, they had a hard time getting something to eat. At last, however, they discovered a servant who could speak English, and they were saved from starvation. Donald Brelos was the innkeeper, Margaret Pfennig was his 28