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f)EDICATlON
To Mr . ?1!cGraw , who has played such a vital part in our high school career, and whoso untiring i n terest in tho vol- far e of our paper has mudo this annuu.l po:J oibl o .
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Tl-lE FIRST SCI---IOOL HOUSE OF ALFPL
0 • R ,N•O·R_ D
In vieYt cf tho Lo.c t tha t t >e yeo.r 19~:S'-i omrm1eraetat Gs
t ~10 t~1.:,:-,co- hundrodt h a.nj,versar y
of the ;tnt i•oduct:i,0n of
:·.0eo,-t(l.,.r·y educa t ion. into, this
cou:i.1tr7,
it so~ns e;_uite appr opri D.t e that a br ief ~iiotor -y of Al froc1 Hlc;h School{r)e publislied at t his time, ·
The academy , which was the forerunner of the high school, and a part of the college , taught subjects which corresponded to those now taught . It con tinued unti l 1 91 4 , when it was br o'ught under the contro l of thn town, and became known as a high school .
During tho time of tho Academy , tho chi l dren of el- 0~entary ngos were attending di strict schoo l s l ocated in t he -•~initv. I n 1908 , however , these district schools
·,:;J ' O c•:,·,C;in od , o.nd a now bui l ding was constructed for
•c ir u ~~ . ~his is tho one in uso nt present , oxc opt -_1 ect an ·.du.it.Lon was bui l t in 1 927 - 28 ,
The Boo.rd c,f' 1l.ogcnts requi r ed tho co l le30 to do away with tho Acndomy, il). order t o be recognized fl.0 a college . 'I'horefo1°0 , in 1 91 4 , the t own ussumed C1u t fio r- i t y over tho high schoo l , and it was removed to the now building , bri nging tho h i gh and gr aded school s together, an o.t pr osont . The curri cul um h o.d boon governed by tho Bonr d of Regen ts , and required students to obtnin o.
gr ade of '75% inste ad of our prosont r oquiromont.
Accor ding to tho Clerk ' s re cords , we find that pl ans wore discussed f or tho bui l ding of high achoo l tennis cour ts as early as October 13 , 1 913 .
Mr . H. L, Gilli s was tho l ast principal of the Acad- emy, c,nd resumed his duties i n the now high schoo l o. s their first pri nc i pal, He hns been succocdod by Princ- ipo.l s H. M. Enton , C. A. Fcj_g, E . W. Cl::,rk , n.nd H. G, McGr::rn , r e spectively .
,I\l\-~+ J4'.c,,Qr;.8.\W Pr i nc i pal, IIistory In solv i nc; mysteries , an uncanny guesser
'£all and skinny- the absent -minded professer .
:.:lss 1Ai.l.'l.;3uorthy Librarian
':le are proud to pr.esent our litoro.ry n i nd
iho is ever so llery tl10u,;ht ful ancl w;Lncl .
~~s . Clarke Home Economics
Delicious odors •Ni th the turrmry rythxne When Hrs . Clarke is in her prine .
Miss Thomas t French and Latin
(luiet ' friGn/ily one ls she ahmys
"Tornmy11 , _ 'the pal of our school do.ys . i.is.s Schilds
A wizard ~ith petite ~rayon
•An artist who wants 1tto be· nlone11 • Mr . Mnrvin
Sarcastic , dynamic i n structor is he , But he gets things done as you see . Er . Hoey
With business he has caused a row In school, Oh , little man what now?
Mrs . Galloway
A l itt l e , dark , lau3hing girl Who is leader in our socia l whirl .
Art
Mu:sic
;;,us ine s s
. -r . Patterson Science and Math •
~r . Patters on , happy and gay
Carefree and jo l ly , the livelong day .
I:Tr . Babcock Seventh and 2ichth
He's a bi3 brawny he-man
Who sternly says 11You can---:rnT ".
Mrs . Graham Fifth and Sixth
This fair, tal l person we1d never accuse Of teaching the kiddies their "P ' s and Qtsi1 ,
Miss Sanford Third and Fourth
A sma,il : person , dark of hair For whom the little people care .
-Miss. Dh B.q.,yl e t:: " First and Second - Chatter- - G!llatter, rush and smile
A good natured person all the vhile ,
I .
L ETTER.
s;c::PT:;..,M:,3ER
10- Ro~istroti r n
Junior- Seni o r HiGh
Seventh ~.ncl Ei~;hth Ins•tructr r, ··r. D".,Jcock Full-tine i:lu sic Dept., .i.1r. M~_l'\ in
C rr:10 rc i .'.".l Dept. , liir . He oy
Nur: Mnth . nnd Scionco Instruct"r , Mr , Pntterson 11- Tho ~rind be;ins.
13- C)l8 l 'U S r, r ··nnizcd
1 4 - Bn1d e: r -- o.nized
20- InstrU1;1ent ,J ,'J.rrivod , firs t rehoo.rsnl 24- St,ccor toan 0r3nni zod
OCTOBER
22- Be ll o c f Bn·~od 29 - Tunblin 0 stl'.rted 31- Junior IIi·=h Pnrt y NOVEJ;!BER
22-23- 24-26 -
First Band C0nc ort Mnck trinl,
Jn::
IVSoph Hop
Bnsket -bnll started DECEl.Li3ER
8 - Fir s t bas~·ot-ball rJ;o.ne - l\l mond , l10ro Bn;s 21-1 3 , /i lfrod
Girls 30- 21 , Alfred 20 - Hor.10 Ee, Club o r :._;anizod CHRI STM'S VPCAT I ON
Dor0thy To.yl .-)r' s rmrri n ·;e J/iJTUARY
7 - P . T . A. Birthday Suppe r Bn::-u.~ pl rr:,7ed
Junior Orchestra p l ayed TuiJ1)lins tean perforrwd.
21 - 25 HEGK1 TS
PEBi1UcA.RY
9 - Tho Girls plnyod their tro.dit i r;na:i_ eno,:1y, Cnnistoo, a t clnni s t eo ; Cnnisteo ·:ionJ 15- Students 1mont to Rochester to see Co.rmen . 21 - Junior Danco
MARCH
2- E~;:Jc~; for
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1-c t- '.:i-".l~1• C'·n:·-p:7 '1,'lh:..n cro.shed .C,""'.:1n~-:!cro.·--;r.. .,-,_ t 301~~~0:n.t 7-- Band pl o.yc~ fer Ponona SranGe ,
8 - Dist r ict school chil dren visited our school . APRIL
JUNE
1- April Fool ' s Day 2- i'Hss C1"1erryblossom 4- 5 Quo.rtorlios
15- Orchestra official ly organi zed
17- Orchestra pl nyed for Mother ' s Day Program for Eastern StPr .
25- Basobnl l started
29- I(iay 4 - Po ace reigned . No b rcnd, no chorus . Mr. Marvin had the meas l es.
2 - Frodohia l.~us i c Festival 10- Arbor Day
11- County Track Hcet , Dick Snith tool, first place.
11- Bernice Jacox1s marriage 11 - 1,·irst roller- skatin;:: po.rty 25- Band went to Houghton 26 - Senior :-3cavnn:_;er Hunt 30- l.iemorial Day , B@d played
B,md picnic
1 - Se ctinnal i.loi' t at Hoc~1entor,
'-\ck
Smith took thi rd- pl .'.'.co in the: :T .. le .2 - Rache l Saunder ' s piano recital 17- Regents began
19- 1''a cul t y Supper fo r Miss Schilds nnd Mr s . Graham 20- P. T. A. Supper fo r the Seniors
21- 0ur worries were over. Resents ended . 23 - 9accal aureate Sermon, Chaplin McLeod 24- l o.ss i'light
25- GR/1.DUATION 29 - 1··1ur:mi Suppe r
S E N I O R
C L A S S 0 F l 9 3 50 F F I C E R S
Preside~t --- Vice-president --- Socret~ry- Trouauror --- ---- --- ---
C L A S S
III STORYAddison Schole::i Frances DeWi tt Ro.chol Sau nders
Tho Senior Class of 1935 had its oricin in tho your 1923 r.rhon o. group of sor.10 15 or 20 chi l dren :mudc their ontro.nco into th0 Alf rod Gro.rrilllo.1· School- - qui tc ignorant ::is to v1hut it uus 211 o.bout , but co.0or to lo:.J.rn . Our first toucl:10r wc.s Jfr8 . Vo.rs who t o.u0ht tho cl,.38 in both t ho firat and second grades and a l so in the f ifth and sixth. Our other r9.00.cl.o instructors 1:;or c Mrs . Stro..ight , third ::ind fourth gruel.ca , and Ella Bncsctt, scvonth and eighth gro.cl.cs . Cl1.octcr Fe,ic; hold t!10 poai tion of 1_)rinci- pul cl.urine: th0 fir,;t fc,;1 yoc.rs of uur 3chool lif e , to be s ucc occlud in 1928 by Errin[_ston Clo.l'lrn and thO!l in 1930 o.nd throuchout our four yor-.rG of hiGlc school, by Mr. J'lk:Gr o.n •
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Our grndo school d nys wore punctuated by m~ny i ntoros ting and on- lightonin:g ovonts. Whon tho cl nss grnduatcd from tho oighth gr ndo in 1931 , it hnd witnossod i n it s c aroo r tho changing of tho ol d school f r om a dingy anp. inndoqua to build i ng to n nov1 nnd l nr gor institution v:hich tho ndditio:' of'. gym_ns.sium, l ocke r s , study ho.11 and now class rooms rondo much more in- viting _ nnd loss irksome. Tho c l nss , thon in i ts fifth yonr , was fortunnt i ~ boing nblo to oc cupy ono of tho now class rooms i mmediately on its c ompl e ti on nnd it may bo interesting to noto thnt it occup i ed this r oom for nonrly four y nars ---hnlf of its g r ndo school days . Thi s room i a -·:lpt is now tho I),msic room.
Tho eighth grm:de grnduating class of 1931 Has tho l argest thnt Al frc(
·-.. ,ld knovm , with a tot a l of twenty e;raduat0f:,t,·,0 lvo of whom are i n this
··oo.r's Sonier clas s . Of tho othor oight, throe nro gradua t ing fr om 0thor chool s t his y onr , two hnvo nlroady graduated and three have yet t tb c..rnpl oto their se c ondar y education.
With the entrance of tho cl as s i nto high school , throe of tho _ school' s most outs t anding teachers made t he ir debut into Al fred High, :1amo ly, hliss Thomas , Mrs . Gallo\iay , and "Tony" Perrone. In our Soph yoar ectmo Miss Schil ds cmd thon in this our last yoo.r came u ch::mgo in tt.o
; ld orde r with tho innugurnt ion of tho if uni or High School, m: s tart t ('Yin:
c. c om.1'11o rci nl c ourse o.nd n full time mus ic dopnr t mont. I\Jo,7 membe r s nddod to tho fncul ty in c nrrying rrnt thi s nevi curricul um aro tho Moss r~. Bo.be c H<:)oy 0.nd Mnrvin ns instructors in Juhior Ei gl1., busines s and mus i c rospec'· ...
ivo l y , !ir . Patters on is a l so nov1 on tho fnculty this yonr , ropl acing 11Ton:;'·
c,s instructmr in mo. th and science.
Tho class hns a luays bo on very 0.ctivo in scho ol nffn irs,boing tho t~1ird to odi t tho monthly "Mnroon nnd Whi t o " and sovor 2l members being on _l nst year ' s staff. It is nl ao publi shing tho second edition nf tho Senior nnriunl of tho uifar oon and Whi to 11 , thus c ont i nuing tho prododont sot by tho cl ass of 133. It is depar ting from tho usual cus t om of holding itc bnccalnuronto servi c e on Snturday morning and is having it instond on Sunday night . It i s incorporating int o it s cl nss nigh.t n short one - a ct play , as tho rogulnr cl nss play wns g iven in April in tho form of tho oper etta "Mi ss Cherry Bl o ssom",
Tho cl nss is now ab out t o dopnrt fr om it s high school c nroer nnd of
•~l10 ninotoon v1hc, nro grndunting, s ix wore in tho ori gino_l cl nss that
:Jogan in 1923. T~1c; ot horos 110.vo j o inod tl10 c l nss grndunlly :,s it pro- ';rossod toward it s c <Jrnnoncomont, so1no in its earlier years , others nc, t until it ronclwd :Lts high school stngo . But rog0.rdl oss of wl1on we onto!'-
.. cl this tho Cl a ss of 135, we fool thnt wo hnvo nlrmys knm-l!). our f o~low cl2ssr.1ntos , and it i s n o t like ly that ~-;o will sonn f or go t tho good times '_fl.d and worth-wh ilo l essons l earned durinc; those past school days. It .L::1 viith rogrot tha t wo le ave our h i gl1. school life nnd enter upon t ho nov.,; cnroor which tho future holds , for us .
Wo c.vfr1G Cl ub ( 1 ) Socrot ~r y of
4- H (2)
Pres i d en t ~f4-H (3)
B~.n cl ( 4 )
Rache l Snundc r s CLo rus Acc onp ,-ni os t ( 1 - 2 - 3- 4) ,\cc onpc.n i os t "Be l l o of Bf.li:;do.d"
"Mi s s Cho rrybl ossor.i"
So crc t o.ry- Tr onsuror of Cl o.cs ( 4) Cl c,sf.l Ni [sht
Su l ut fc ri nn
Rn ch ol n ill b o r c:..10nb or oc1 by he r cl o.03 - nc,t oa a nd nm1y fri cnc1i; cso. qui e t , stud i o1, c;irl, 0;iitlc ou t 8t Lndi n0 n u s :1. c o.l t o.l ent r1.1vl ,·· f r iend l y s::!il o . Sl10 lrs Ho.l kcd tho 1,: .. Jls of Alfr ed n i t !·1 c: Scni or l iko cli::;ni ty f •·p: .ii l P.ckini:; in n'- s t of 1 1c r c l -".Ss!· ~t os , but i s
J000.lly very j '.)l l y unde r her r0r.sk ,)f r c.so;.'-v<.-
Barbaro
holrls acorner on. t he red-
heired trd1lngi,eof the Senior Biass.He r
i nterest vP. r i e s f rom ar t to f or e st r anger s .
Her drawl ,.nd good-nn.t ured smile will not
soon be forgotten.
Ivo. NorviOod Pres. Mo.th. Cl ub (1) Sec, of Hot Li.inch (4) C10.ss Prophesy (4) Clo.ss Night ( 4)
J!!l. r o.ven-ho.ired, o.ttro.ctive m:i.ss v,ho wo.lks with quiet dignity the even ten- or of her vmy. Behind her expressive brown eyes ond friendly smile we soc o.
girl with tho purpose o.nd power of o.chiovonent.
Eu~one Gobho.rdt Bo.sket-bo.11 (2-3) Bo.sobc,11 ( 2-3) B:::md ( 4)
Tumbling ( 4)
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Gone is o. boy who is r Groly still, v
joke cro.cking, lnughing, nnd }Jig time p, 1·
sono.lity. Wo cnn o.l wnys dopond on hie
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a lively funny o.rguoment to b righten t L(, cl o.ss discussionsr
Betty Jacox Chorus (1-2-3-4)
Cl ass President (2) Secreto.ry of Band (4) Student Librarian (2) Ass1t M & W Editor (3-4) Belle of Bagdo.d (4)
Mi s s Cherryblos s om, J essico. (4) Or•chestro. ( 4)
~o.a ~et-bo.~l (3} ·
Drm:,o.tic lub, Vice-president (4 )
C1 0 2 8 Night (4)
A. r.ierry giggl e, o. cheerful word, combined with o. reo.dy v1illingnoss o.nd
n o.drniro.ble o.b ili ty to do her po.rt, ondeo.r Betty to ~11 who know her.
Everett Po.lniter Bo.nd ( 4 )
Chorus
(1)
B,1sket-bo.ll ( 3) Bo.seb o.11 (3) Tun bling ( 4)Thi s young no.n o.lthough quiet, holds c reserved sc.
of hunor. When po.rticip o.t.:.
inc i n o.t h letic s , ho puta:
n i nd :md body i nto the HCJ.';
no.ki ng it o. \!Orth\l)_il o pu::-- tir:1.0.
Helen B:t'Undo.go B~skot-bo.11 (1-2-3-4)
TunblinG (4) C1:·.ss Ni r;ht C:ncro. Club ( 4)
H. S .Dr o.no.tic Club (1) C:>: rus ( 1-2)
~.Ic;r. Bn.sdot -bo.11 ( 2-4) :•1fr•.tlo_ . Club (1)
CJ -,_ss n ill
Holen holds the pl o.c c of pro.ctico.J. jokor. Hor pcr- potu o.l c..;ood l:.unor , fr o.nknoss , c oopcro.tion ~nd o.bi li tios have won her · Iich scholns- tic ecnd '..·.thlotic stnnding o.s
~oll n.s no.ny fri end s .
J 2.no Cr c:.ndo.11 Bo.skot-bo.11 (1-2-3)
Belle of Bngde1.d, Jouol ( 4) Miss Chorrybl osscn (4) Chorus (1-2-3-4)
Pres ident of Cho rus (4)
Cllo.irn::--"n of Cl:.ri stn:is C;:mcc ( 4)
Altllou c;ll J o.no i :J s onct i ncs inclined t o t o.kc n i no r difficulties t o,:' sori ou aly, her conscion1· -
ti ou snoss c.nd v o c o.l c.cLi ovr.10nt s J::.~.vo gc.i nod Lo:, nw:10r ::ms friends.
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( ~-Richard Sn ith Bri.sket-b nll
(2-3-4)
Trr,_ck (2-3-4)
Cnpt clin ( 3) Cross - country (3)
c; .,,rus (
3-4 )
n .s.Drr,nut ic s Club (4) B:md ( 4)
Bell o ,.~ f Bn,;d ::-.d, ArcLi e ( 4 )
lEiss Cherryblosson,· Wo rt~iin;;t on ( 4) j\:jnr oon c.nd White Sun Doit o r ( 4 )
"lclSS Ni0ht
Evo.lyn Snyder Sccretr-.ry-Troo.suoro of C1 ~;_so (,3) Bri sket-b a ll
(2-3)
CLc, rus ( 1-2-3-4) Claso NiL):t
r° r c oident of H.S.Drrujlo.t ics ( 4 )
Wuldo Jones B~skct~ball-
(1~2~3~4) ~
Busob nll(2-3-1)
Bello of Bngducl (4) Ali Bon Must nphfl
Miss Chorrybiosson, Togo '( 4) Chorus
(1-2-3-4)
Conoro. Club
(4)
Our fr,i ond, Wo.ldo the GP'.·
is o. bie; tno fi s t ed hc-i:u.n. I spite o f Lis irrosin tibl c , ,·.
to plo.y j okos r,nd poke fun , i s c lr, c..y s chi v o.l r ous t O\'l o.rc·
oppos ite sex. During Lis ~-, c o.re or lie 110.s boon f ound :l 1·
str ri.i gllt-f c,r ,r.r c:\ r.nd p ;, ::rn , , of r:n unus u rtl pr ::i.ct,ic ri.biL.'
Wo find i n Dick a conbin o.t1 s inc e rity, lmnor, contlon~nl i and 6onuino friond nhip. llr '.n hie outst c,ndini:; ncconplishn ont i n track r10 fool c onvi nced of dotorrlinnti un t o brerik tho t q ::, ,
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Lyn \'Till no.kc he r nark by her drnrmt i c o.nd lit or::,,ry
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.. ,nnnor Ylill nin o.nd llol cl f o r l':.or o. plo.co in tho literary ·
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Lauraella Luce Pres. of
4- H (1 - 2)
Soc. of 4 - ll ( 3) Dal. t o Co . Counc il dl ass NichtClr,ss Pr ophesy Chorus
(1 )
r:k,th. Club (1 )Lnu rn1s br oad crin hi~o s o. b it .f onbo.r c.ssnont thnt she souet i nos fools on nootinc st r ancers nnd the
:~•a c rin sh0us her appreciat i Gn .,]:' her fri oncls , With this• cheer- ful outlook backed by hor a~iurn l.,cks she i s bourn.1 to L:o fo.r,
Maxson Shel don
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(1- 2- 3- 4)
Int r o. -nur al BB r!iiss Chorrybl ossonHarry
( 1) (4 ,
f\.l thout_;h Mo.x appears to bo N l:
happy- go -lucky , he has tho abiJJ1 to conquer prsblei:is ; arnl is in•'.:i pens abl o no t only on the baske~
court but o.l so as a friend . Vit · nct i ve as far as hobbies ar e cci - c orned , "Rythnl' r:cicht be his sec- ond nano , as Max :one~. cl.nncin[ fH'C truly coo r dinate.
Dani el Donal dson Bns eball ( 3)
Miss Cherrybl osson ( 4) Cl ass Prophesy
Daniel has acquirc:lc1 ;·.1any friends dur ing hi s at ~ . H. S, He has proven h i s ability . i n nany f i olL1s . Al one with this abi l ity, his
sense of hunor r.md c;ood cannon sense no kn.or:
t hat 11Pete11 cannot help but nalrn 8 . · su·ccess .
Addi:::on Scb.olos
')l:.Ol'lW ( 1-2-3-11) .3m1d (4)
3askct - b a ll
(2-3-4)
3:,.,rnb a ll ( 3-4)
!.'rack ( 2- 3) .c'rn;:b 1 ing ( 4 )
~onior Plays ( 3)
& W Skff ( 3-4)
res ident of Clasa
·(3-4)
' · .. :10ra Club ( 4)-~ar Book Sta ff
(4 )
·el:ccstra ( 4) -lcurn Nicht
iss Chorrybl ossom, bill
(4)
Jllc of Bo.gdad , Kokomo ( 4 )Ad ' s rod hair pcrso~ifios h i s J1nt l ossness , onegy , uit and o.r-
·oncmtzi.tivo o.bility. Or~ly those . u knou him gall und erst and his
tl:or cynical out l ook on lif e , .,1t everyone o.c;r' oes thc.t ho ls o.
:olcono addit i on t o ~ny Broup.
Kenyon C1arko Chorus (1- 2- 3) Band ( 4)
Basket -bnl l
(2- 3-4)
Ed-in - chiefM
&W (4)
Track ( 2;- 3)Baseb a ll (2-3- 4) Tumbling ( 4) Cnmcrn Club ( 4,) Mo.th . Cl ub (1)
rlliss Chorryblos so1,1, J Ctmos ( ,t) Vnledicto ri an
(4)
Quiet and un c,;:i suning , K::,y r:mkcs his presence kno1;m by his c,chiev- 1:iont s r c-.ther th:.:.n act i ons , Hi s v n riod c..ct iviti es tend to rridon his pors onn.l ity , n :,ld ng hln ,m i nte r e8ting ,,_nd l ikec.bl e v nl odlctori nn.
Sophi o. Kc.nuk.1ri s Tr easurer of Clnss (2) Soc i a l Leade r of Cl o.ss ( 3) Buskct~b a ll
(2•3)
Chorus ( 2-3) Glee Club (1 )
Be ll o of Bagdo.d , Zolinda ( 4)
In Do.rm no find n nost s triking and unusu·,l porsonr,l ity, Hor vorsit ::tlity c.nd dr c.r·.~.tic ::tbil:l. -1:;y hc,ve non her ~.n out :::tc.tndi n[S 1' .. i 0h school co.rw,,.., und her abi l ity t o recognize the thincs of v ~l uc i n l ife lY.ve cndec.r cd her to r.mny friends .
Frc.ncos DeWitt Chorus (1-2-3-4)
Baskot-bnll (1-2-3-4)
Art Edit or of Maroon c..nd White (4) Seni or Plays (3)
Chr. of Decoration Cnm. for ~unio~ .Fron Vice-president of clas s (4)
Art Editor of Year Book Fr0sh Math .Club
Belle of Bagdad-Costume Committee Miss Cherryblos son-Cherry (4 )
A cc:o.b inction of eff e ciency 2.nd cl:,~nm, r..s we ll rs artistic r. bilitios •
:.:.r.ke.s
i.t s een unne cossr>..ry t o wish Fr en ~uccoss.However,this wish will
certe inly a cc0r
0.pr,ny her as sho studies ':•.rt
in"Flcridc.. nerl yec.r.
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Virgini ~ Rcbinson Bo.sket-bc.11 (1-2-3-4) Tlli'"2bling (4)
Ct0rus (1-2-3-4)
Se cretary of Chorus (4)
Birnd (4)
PrPside nt of Brche str ~
(4)91:tt~!} P.}~ht~1)
Vice - Pres~dent
'lfcl ~ss (3) Mr- t h Club
(1 );Studcmt Li bra:ti,.rn (
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The music dep0.rtment this ye r r hf'.s been divided into three sec--
; tons : chorus, br nd r nd orche s tra. The chorus is n tr ndit iopul orgrn- i;_c_tion. T:1 i s ye , r , however , new glc-.Iriour vrs cdde d when it o'fficic.lly O"G•r_n izcd u nder tho nr.mo. " Saxon Mihstrels" • .Jc.ne Crandell wr,s el e cte d
·ros ide nt ,"Chuck"Dudloy hinn nger , r..nd "J"inny" Robinson Sec.Tre::..s, rc nd L il:.
_Tho m~in obj e cts of the chorus r ro voic e t rrining , te r chin£ t ho 1• .: rd ing of rdr .ncod music , bec oming f , mili, r with r o co gnixe d chor,.l
·rarks ~nd putt ing t h is knowodgo i nto prrcticr l use in t he g iving of conce rts r.nd op-erettc.s.
Be side the first con cert, given in conne ction with the b,nd, nnd s i.r1g i ng j_n r s sc111clio s , the chorus hc. s put on two n usic ,.l come di e s, :"h i ch we r e s o cce ssful from the dr,.mr_tic, music:~l , r.nd fin ,,ncic·.l st r_nd -- po i nts . It is hoped t h rt ne xt y e rr the chorus Tiill [et i nto more ~d - 'r n co d music r.nd will bo in shrpe to ente r the music f e stivr.l r.t HQ.{;1: Lc,
The bc-_ nd , t h o new org,.nizcti on , r.ttrr.ct e d wido sprord r t t ent ion. At the be ginni ng of the yo0,r , the nF1jori ty of t :10 br. nd nembe rs could n o t r ·.:: 'd music , l e t r.lono pl0 y r_n instrume nt . It r e ce ive d its str.rt mostly t~rough f r ith , hope , chr rit y , r nd th e enthu sirsm o f Mr. !~.rvin. This s , ct i on of t he, mu s ic club is known r. s tho A. H.S.Coi,ccrt R .nd , with t tc c :,:•:; cutiv,:c comn itteo -" Curl~·11Norv10od , Betty Jc.cox, r.nd "Aa" Sen.ole s, who 1:old t ho offic e s of Prc s i d.e1:t , Sccr e tc.r3;- Tr,~r. sure r r.nd Mam~ge r.
Th.:; fir s t objective of t he b nnd was to t o r.ch its members to pl.".y some i n strum0 nt, tho 1:c xt , to l c r rn to p l r.y r.nd r ppre cir. t e good br.nd rrnsic . In pl,:-.yin6 music, n uch r tt ontion h0 s boo n g i von to style . Tt.c V.nd hr s , l so t e nd ed to dr.w the school togo t hor. It h r s he l ped to
de ve lop t he spirit of ~11 for one ~nd one for r ll in t ho school.
T .. o br.nd h r s ".C com.;, li sho d much this y v r. It h e s k ,ught ,.pproxi-
;;,~t oly forty stud ents to p l· y some music'. .l instrum:.m t; hr s plr ycd rt b. skc t - bc.11 g~nc s · n6 r.t ·ss cnblio s;hr. s GiV -D two public conc c rts;h r. s plr.rc d for tho Po .. 1011, Gr . ::e:,e r.nd tho F.T • .&.Birth dny Su1:,por;hr.s plr.yod Rurc..l Sci1ool Dr-,;y :.nd mr rchod :.t_'.,,10rir.l D,·y. It -.. on high prr.isos fron Er . S i 1110:1 r.t the Eouc.iton nusicr.l f e stivr.l • It now h " s over thirty- five dollrrs i n its tro, sury towr.rd now u n i f orns . Twenty of this w, .s v.r nc d I\iit,::ori,-.1 D· .:,: r.nd ove r fift e en wr.s c.ivon to the Silver Collo cti c··
t ~kr:: n r t its spring con c0rt . .
The·, b r_r.d hrs two otj c ctivo s next y v .r . 'I'n" fir s t , to mr.ko ,. still.
t ott e r s howing 0 t the ~ usic f c stivcl ;th e s econd to o ~rn onough raonc y f or un i f orus . Give it your s upp ort !
Th 1.· orch-.:s tr". wr\ s fornc d i n O" rly April f or th e "fun of it'' . Do s p i t it s yo ut h , i t r.dvancc d rapi dly ,nd h r s mr.do s c v or r.l public r.pI O!'.ri:mc r:: f; , '.:'hc: s o i n clud e d r l ,.ying for t he Moth er ' s De>.y pr oc;r r.m of tho Ec. st \., r n St d . r l~y i ng for s ~v ~r~l nss omblio s n nd furnishi ng p rrt of t ho ont ort n in-
•·;'.·nt for J..rbor D,-.y. The, orchc str0 . furnish A . t he nmsic for Cl r_s s Ni c;ht
· r :I C orr.!'i::; n c ·.:: :a·, :1 t .
Th ·., orch - c-t:r" cont , i ncd about fift een mcmb,~rs . Virginie. Robins on
W".s prr:: sidcnt,Cr rol Shc l don ,s ocr e tr.ry r.nd D~vid Clr rkc ,ma ncgor. I ts ·i:
, .. ,xt ycrr will 1,c., to [;Ot ,,n cr.r lior st,rt --v:i th nor o mcmbo rs,t o r c q_ui r Lor ; music 0 n d t o be r tl o t o go with t he b·nd to t h 0 s p ring music f c stivnl ~t HouGhton.
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For tl:..e benefit of ;:;irls i n hic;J1 schoo l uho tli ::i~'cc1 to trtke c, Hone Et:
:m_:)clics course but could fi nd no fre e peri od , o. Hono Ecc1Lni cs club was f orned under tho supervisi on of Mrs. Clo.rlrn. Meetings wo r e hol d the fir :Jt
p6ri od in tho do.y, tDo no rnings o. week. _ .
Tho fifteen nenbo rs el ected t t.0 f ollovlinz.; officers; · President, Sop: ,::.·.
Perry; Vic o- prcsidont, Mo.ry Perry; Socrct,.ry-Tro usuror, J une Chishol n;
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T 1:;1-_c firut f c·J-,,70cJrn tJ ,c . irl::i wore bmn 12.rcchetlnc c ollur :.\:l(1. cv.:t.'f ::;et a, ho.vinG spent sono tine in tLo study of t:1~J.t art . With the hel p of sonc of the other pupils tho plot of g r ound outs ide the Hone Ee . roon vrn..·;;ec,r7nr\ nnd prepo.red for rt r ock co.rden . Tho club ncnbcrs no.de o.nd sold c·,ndy, using the nonoy t o buy plo.nts m:d seeds . Mo.ny other donations of p l ants and r ocks resulted in o. very attrnct i ve rock so.rden . Tllc 1_;irls l:.c to conpl oto tho garden nest f o.11.
Next yoo.r the g irls hope to enl arge tho club , inprovc tho school rounds nnd widen their scope of activities .
Tho po.st yo::-.r Gm1 tho birth uncl. ris e oi' sonethini:.; ent irely ne,;1 in
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tl:o high school , the Canero. Club . Unde r t he supervision of Mr . Hoey, c; JJ interestcc'l in canor:i. uork or gani z ed eo.rly in the f o.11.
l . fen of tho ncro onb i tious nenbe r s c l oo.ned out tl:o r oon belov1 tho basunont stnirs to use us the clnrk roon. The group officially or ganiz ed vii th the election of the fol l 6wi nc officers : Prosider:.t , Cµesrer HcnshnVJ;
Vice-president , Bill Cro.ndo.11 , Socroto.ry- Troasurer , Vircinia .l:''Qst er. Ab01:t fifteen nonbers bcl onL;u1 r.t tho first of tho yoo.r but the interest grey:.
By the end of tho ye::-cr tl:o nunb0r of nonbors ho.d doulblecl. .
Tho c l ub did r.wch i;1ork-c onsidoring its l o.ck of funds . Mo.ny peopl e l eo.rnod how to deve l.,p ::-.nd priut pictures; others l o:1ri:c,: the principl es i nvolved i n photoGrnphy . A litt l e nouey vrn.s no.de b clovol oping o.nd pril:t - ing pictures for r:on- nenbors .
Soneti::o in the near future the Co.noro. Club hopes to obtr.in n ::;i ~0'-'r and better Llc.rk roan . They a l so plrcn to nuke o. f acul ty a l bun and t o mke pictures of o.11 schoo l act iviti es .
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The Drano.tics Club , consiclored the "l ittle sister " of the c lubs this year , hopos to bocone reo.lly esto.bli shod next yoo.r , with a larger ,:10;:iber ship and better or gnnizo.t i on . Duo to its l ate start , fm·, studcnb:
joined ancl.. o. convenient hour for neo tinc;s ::ioo:.wd d:npossib l e to find . Perhaps , in spj_tc of diffi culties, o.n ide'.l of tlie o.dvo.ntages of such o.
e lub nncl. its objoct, tho dovel opnont of poise rmc.' apprec i ['.t i on of c;ood .t-1L1ys , ho.::; bo cn conveyed . The of ficers f or this past year wore; Pres -
ident , Ev~lyn Snyder; Vice - president , Betty Jacox; Sccrotary-Troo.suror, Both Vincent •·
Mer·'Jership t otal. eel a r ound twenty . Enphasis in tho future vli ll bo p l ncct:'.. on d.ncroascd nenborship and noro extensi v e o.ctivitd. es .
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The Maroon and '.,Vhite looks back ovol' a year 0f success. The staff had a bit of trouble getting organized but the first issue rolled off
the presses bofore September had gone. The groatost difficulty in put- ing that first papor out was lack of organi,: at ion, However, by tho timn tho next issue vms due, that wrinkle had boon ironed out~ A surprising fnct in the publication of tho Maroon and to was that, al though the;.
WQ:J a month':::; time botwoon oach appoaranco of tho shoot , work on a nuw
l:rnuo was usually novcr startod until tho clock was ticking off tho last hour ; Tho advico that should follow this s tatomont is obvious; tho next
~nroori and Whito Staff should plan oach issuo far in advance,
Thoro o.ro certain policies that havo formoc1 n- procodcnt during tl'w past thro o yoars of the publicntion of tho Mnroon and Whi t o . It should nppoar once ::t month, unloi::s tho student body doi:drcd otherwise; it s cost should be kept within tho purchasing powor of the $tudont; it sho11 be made up of contributions from its reade rs as· much .0s possible; the :; tn.ff should e lect to ntoy with tho Mo.roan and Whit o ,rf'thcr th:-·n d uvc, · too much time to other clubs;nt tho end of each yonr,the senior mox.-t'J.
of the staff , o.ss istcd by the ent ire senior class , ohould odi t an · '·' k ee ping tho co st a t u roasom,bJ.c lovol;and l no t, a ll uditions shoul d t(
k upt at high standards.
Tho papor depends for it a support on tho Student Body , It is th rl · - fore nocosoary that tho students lond thr; ir nid in tho form of contr :'i •·
butiono ,opiniono,and u nicklo onch month for the r e sult of the ir au ~ Thi, ::; to.ff s hould be, thoroforo, , merely a guid1ng ho.nd in the e.c tua.l lJl.h) - lica tion, whi l e tho s tudents of tho s chool ahould odit the papor.
'110 tho next Maroon and Whi t e and it s staff goos tho b os t of wishc ::;) for,backod by the ir studJ nt body,oucccss inevitabl e ,
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Tho Athletic Annociation has bocn an outsto.nding organixution of Alf r od High for many y0 :·rs. Thia ln s t yonr was no exception . The or- g,miza tion hold its fir:::t meeting ::1t tho begirinlng of tho b c.sk et-ball ::: ,_: ,.son to e l oct officer:::. Tho off ic er::; of the n,:::soc iation wore: Prncd.o" rd:.
Jol1:n Norvmod ; Scorotnry-Bcth Vincent;Tickot Mo.nngc r-Ifonyon Clarke. 1'] o pur pose of tho club io to provide fin nncio.l and opiritial aupport foi·
the s chool' s two baskot-bnll squ, ds. Soason tickets woro bought by t; , students at twonty-fivo c ents c o.ch, The no ao ciat i on is ~c tive only dur' tho basketball sc::1son,nnd haa succoodod i n pvoviding not only the no c - o asnry fu~da,but a lso exc e llent support for its t oo.mo ,
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~rage~; Jsociully and ~d,a-0,.,·.tionally'. 'Aifre:d. has ,however.
i':l.ld~~- reoo't'd Oh tho shel&:ntb.2.t tf'.kes ccre of 2.ny doubts e.l@ng , thq; eduy: tione.l side of th:c que stion r.t any r2.te .At All'red ·trni1vl,;r-~•it~
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"e'he- ~ua.J..owing hO'ftOrs ,.re. awarded to the grLduG.t ion cle.ss: l in order of their importance) Ono Summa Cum Laudo ,one lvIF.gnrc. Cwn L2.ude ,1:md five Cum Laude. The Class of '31 of Alfred High School brought three of those seven honors home. Ruth Norwood took the heighost honor,Surnma Cum Laud.o ,Robort0. Cle.rke took the Magrnt Cum Laude e.nd K0nneth Groe n took a Cum. Leude. Thnt left just four Cum Leud_e for all ": the rest of that Senior cless to t r.:.ke e.way.Three cheers for Alfred High!
Other honors of porlwps loss importance but requiring rof;l work R.nd concentrr-.tion were: Dep2.rtmental Honors for Ruth Norwood, 3 Dope.rtmentrll' Honors for Ke nneth Green,who o.lso won the Binns Awe.rd in Chemistry, 3 i!Depc.rtmental Honors for Ralph Jacox, 0.. good track record for Roger Corsaw r.nd splendid achievement by Geogiana DeWitt in t he fi e ld of Art. There is e v e ry member of tho 61ass of '31 tha t e nter- e d Alfre d Univers ity, cs they were graduated in tho Ninety- ninth commencement of Alfred Unive rsity.
Other membe rs of the Class of '31 in othor schools nr e :Botty Smith, who gre.duates from Fredoni a. StG.tc Normal in music,and .Arth ur Cottroll,who,upon grl'-duRtion from Alfred High , took r-:. yer.r in Prep School ".nd i s now a Senior
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Pe 2rl Clr:ir c is n nurse ,Gordon Norwood h£;s finished Afs School and is now f2rming, Bob-,Gorsaw is still faith- ful t o the Collegiate Rest a urnnt, Ethelyn Pie rce is te ~ching school 2.t Five Corners, Re n~ Clerkc is t oe. ching school, Corneli&. McKenney and Virginia Duvis went to business school 2.nd ~.re now in the world of cffr..irs, 'Th elma Wilc cx hc.s me,rr i c d and a dopt Gd the profession of home mi.king. So p0.ss in r e vi-eJw before y ou an outstanding class of Alfred High,the Cla ss of '31.
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Editor- in- chief --- - Virgi niu Robinson Art Editor --- -- --- ~- - - -- Frc.noes DeWi tt Publisher ---- -- -- - ---- -- ---- -- --- Addison Sohol c:s;
Mr . McGraw Faculty c.tl.vis ers --- Mrs . GnllovH:.y Mi ss Schilds K1ch nonber of the Senior Cl o.s s h o.s done sor.1.e- thinG in connection uith tho y oar book. The staff v.risl,.es to t f.lke this opportunity of th:::,nki n;; then for their nhdo - hc r-.rt cd cooperCtt i on . It c.l so Hi she s to express its appr ec i ~t i on of the ass i st~nce given by tl::.o f ::Hml ty in the publ ist:.inG of this nnr,.u c,1,
and to the Ag . School for the use of their mimeogr aph .