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Yearbook Name
The Ferry Boat 1932
Location
King Ferry, NY (Cayuga County, New York)
Additional Information
THE FERRY BOAT
THE SCHOOL YEAR BOOK
Published by
The Class of Nineteen Hundred Thirly-Tivo
King- Ferry Central School
To The
Board of Education
ROY A. TUTTLE, President
EUGENE P. BRADLEY, Treasurer
HARLAN H. BRADLEY
EARL MANN
JESSE COOK
CHARLES H. LONG, Clerk
we gratefully dedicate this 1932 “Ferry Boat.” To this group of men, who
have served the community so faithfully, we extend a hearty tvord
of praise and appreciation for all the assistance they have
given. They have sacrificed unceasingly for us in time,
money and effort. Their achievement marks the
greatest step in the history of the school. Only
tvhen the new school is completed and func-
tioning to capacity, can a virtual re-
alization of their community ser-
vice be comprehended. A.s*
for the boys and girls—
we’re with you
to that end I
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
In 1915 the residents of King Ferry shewed their be-
lief in better educational advantages for their children by
erecting the King Ferry Vocational School. This school
was the result of consolidation of the rural school districts,
One, Two and Three cf the Town of Genoa. In 1920 it was
necessary to have a full high school course. This was ar-
ranged by the Board of Education at that time. During
the period of 1921-29 the school continued on this basis.
During the school year 1929-30 a movement was started
for the possible construction of a new school to take the
place of the inadequate structure existing. This plan was
rejected because of the fact that an adequate building to
care for the high school program could not be financed by
the Union Free School District.
In the spring of 1930, Dr. H. H. Van Cott, of the State
Education Department gave an illustrative lecture on the
modern schools of New York State. This was the initial
beginning of the centralization program which followed.
Construction on the new building will soon be starting.
The architect’s plans are undoubtedly the most economical
that can be devised to suitably provide the necessary and
proper accommodations for our central rural school building.
J^EDITOfrf-*
EUGENE CLAYTON
LEONA BUCKHOUT
MARY CONAUGHTY
---OLIVE NEDROW
_ CHRISTINE DOYLE
- MADELINE NOLAN
---- BETTY SHAW
— _ BETTY SHAW
ARLENE CUMMINGS
— JOHN STREETER
---ALICE WAGER
--- PAUL MURRAY
- EVERETT ELLISON
-----JEAN SMITH
----RUTH TRAVIS
--- ALMA GOSBEE
----FAITH WINNE
----CHARLES MAY
— BEATRICE QUICK
---ELZORA WALSH
----RUBY HAINES
----- HELEN JUMP
- ROGER BRADLEY
WILLIAM COREY
JAN—EDISON QUINN
Editor-in-Chief-----------------------
Senior Class .................................
Junior Class................................
.................................
Sophomore Class----------------------
Freshman Class...............................
Scouts________________________________________
Orchestra....................................
Glee Club ____________________________________
4-H Club................................
Young Farmers________________________________
Young Homemakers..........................
Literary Club...............................
Athletics_____________________________________
Student Council--. ------- -------------------
Eighth Grade................................
Seventh Grade ......................._______
Fifth & Sixth Grades................
.............................
Third & Fourth Grades----------------
First & Second Grades________________
Tuppers Corner.....................
Ledyard-------------- — ----------------
Five Corners---- ---------------- -- ------
Goodyears Corner ..........................
Black Rock-----------------------------~
Humor Editors................MAR^ ( OL
BUS,NESS STAFF- everett STEWAK,.
Advertising Managers------------- HERBERT ARCHER...........
............................
Business Manager------------------------------JA^Ep FILAbU<l!lN
............
Photographic Editors---- — MARGARET COLGAN
ERNEST A. FRIER, Jr., B. S.,___
ELSIE L. CLARK, B. S........
HELEN A. WAGNER, B. S......
GRACE KENNEY, A. B.......
DOROTHY E. SNOW, A. B......
ALICE M. THOMAS, B. C. S.....
LUE S. KING, Dip. in Music....
EVELYN ATWATER, R. N.....
JEANETTE CONAUGHTY ______
MARION C. FISHER.........
MABEL C. SMITH...........
ELSIE B. SMITH............
JANE M. TUTTLE...........
BEATRICE B. BYRNE........
ALVIN C. HUNT............
ABBIE M. PARMENTER......
EMILY B. POWERS..........
MARTHA P. TRAVIS.........
Supervising Principal & Agriculture
-----------Homemaking & Science
___________Mathematics & Science
-----------------Latin & French
_______________English & History
______________________Commerce
__________________________Music
-----------------Nurse-Teacher
— English, Mathematics, Drawing
-------------------Grades 5 & 6
History, Geography, Silent Reading
___________________Grades 3 & 4
___________________Grades 1 & 2
----------------- Ledyard School
-------------Five Corners School
---------------Black Rock School
-----------------Goodyear School
-------------Tate Corners School
DOROTHA J. MANN .................
Secretary & Librarian
ELLIS K. ATWATER ..................
Musical Instruments
Class of 1932
CLASS COLORS
Pink and Green
CLASS MOTTO
Life Is Now Our School
CLASS FLOWER
Sweet Pea
CLASS OFFICERS
Class President..............
Class Vice-President.........
Class Secretary and Treasurer ................
Class Historian ..............
Class Prophecy..............
Class Dean..................
MILLARD VAN NEST
_ LEONA BUCKHOUT
MARGARET COLGAN
_ LEONA BUCKHOUT
FREDDY RAFFERTY
MISS ELSIE CLARK
MISS ELSIE CLARK
Class Dean
Class Sec. and Treas.
Class President
MARGARET COLGAN—“Tiny”
Happy and bright, winsome and gay
We all know *'Tiny” in her own
sweet way.
Basketball (1) (2) (3) (4) ; Cap-
tain (3) (4) ; Tennis (3) (4) ; Cap-
tain of tennis team (3) ; Class presi-
dent (3) ; Class vice-president (2) ;
Secretary and treasurer (4) ; Home-
making club (3) (4) ; President of
Homemaking club (3) : Athletic
council (2) (3) ; President Student
council (4) ; “In the Garden of the
Shah” (2) ; “The Princess Who
Couldn’t Dance ” (2) ; “ A Woman’s
Honor” (4) ; Chorus (3) (4) ; Ath-
letics’ reporter for year book (3) ;
Joke editor (1) (2); Photographic
editor (4) ; Farm and Home Bureau
pageant (4).
MILLARD VAN NEST—“Cy”
Great things come in small packages.
Class President (4) ; “Garden of the
Shah,” (2) ; Secretary of Young
Farmer’s Chapter (3) ; Secretary
and treasurer of Young Farmer’s
Chapter (4) ; Reporter to Ferry
Boat, Student Council (2) (3) ;
School orchestra (4) ; Basketball
(3) (4) ; Baseball (4) ; “A Woman’s
Honor” (4) ; Young Farmer’s bas-
ketball (3) (4) ; Salutatorian (4) ;
Vice-president of class (3) ; Band
(3) ; Minstrel (1) ; Farm and Home
Bureau Pageant (4).
MYLES BARNHART—“Mike”
He's quiet a bit, then shows his wit.
But you should hear him when he's on a trip.
Young Farmers’ Club (1), (2), (3), (4); Farm
and Home Bureau Pageant (4) ; Young Farmers
Basketball, (3), (4).
LEONA BUCK HOUT—“Shorty”
She is pretty to walk with, she is witty to talk
with, and pleasant to think about.
Girl Scouts (1), (2), (3); Basketball, (3), (4);
Literary Club, (3), (4); “The Princess Who
Couldn’t Dance” (2) ; “A Woman’s Honor,” (4) ;
“A Fortunate Calamity,” (3) ; Class Secretary
and Treasurer, (2) ; Vice-president of Class, 14) ;
“In the Garden of the Shah,” (2) ; High School
Chorus, (3), (4); Violin Class, (2); Orchestra,
(3), (4) ; Band, (3) ; Young Homemakers, (3),
(4) ; Advertising Manager of Year Book, <3> ;
Class History, (4); Chorus of Minstrel, (1) ;
Student Council, (4) ; Valedictorian, (4).
EUGENE CLAYTON—“Gene”
Music resembles poetry; in each
Are nameless graces which no methods teach
And wh>ch a master hand alone can reach.
“In the Garden of the Shah,” (2) ; Minstrel, (1) ;
Prize Speaking, (2), (3), (4); Glee Club, (1),
(2), (3), (4); Orchestra, (3), (4); Farm and
Home Pageant, (4) ; Violin Class, (3) ; Editor-in-
Chief of Ferry Boat, (4) ; “A Woman’s Honor,”
(4).
JAMES MAHANEY—“Slats”
No duffer, no staffer, but good as a bluffer.
Basketball, (2), (3), (4); Manager of Basketball
Team, (3), (4) ; Baseball, (2), (3), (4); Manag-
er of Baseball Team, (4); Young Farmers, (2),
(3),(4) ; Business Manager of Ferry Boat, (4) ;
“A Woman’s Honor, (4) ; Home Bureau Pageant,
(4).
EDWARD MURRAY—“Ed”
If the heart of a man is depressed with cares,
The mist is dispelled when a woman appears.
“In the Garden of the Shah,” (2) ; Minstrel, (1) ;
“Billy’s Coming,” (2), (3) ; Basketball, (2), (3) ;
Baseball, (2), (3), (4); Tennis, (3); Glee Club,
(2), (3), (4); Young Farmers, (1), (2), (3);
Athletic Council, (4) ; Student Council, (3) ; “A
Woman’s Honor,” (4).
FREDDY RAFFERTY
One country, one constitution, one destiny
“In the Garden of the Shah,” (2) ; Minstrel Show,
(1); Basketball, (2), (3), (4); Baseball, (2),
(3), (4); Orchestra, (4); Glee Club, (1), (2),
(3), (4) ; Young Farmers, (2), (3), (4) ; Secre-
tary of Young Faimers, (2); President, (4);
President of Class, (2) ; Prize Speaking, (1), (2),
(3), (4) ; “A Woman’s Honor,” (4) ; Tennis, (3) ;
Class Prophecy, (4) ; Volley Ball, (3), (4) ;
Young Farmers Basketball, (3) ; Violin Class,
(3).
LYMAN SHI ELS—“Tony”
The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure,
and pleasure my business.
Baseball, (1), (2), (3), (4); Basketball, (3),
(4) ; “A Woman’s Honor,” (4) ; Reporter, Ferry
Young Farmers’ Basketball, (3) ; Violin Class,
DALE STONER—“Stony”
One inch of joy surmounts of grief a span
liecause to laugh is proper to the man
Chorus, (2), (3), (4) ; “A Woman’s Honor,” (4) ;
Tennis, (4); Secretary Student Council, (4).
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Looking back over our four years of high school we find that we
really have accomplished many things and have enjoyed every minute.
Today we graduate, while it seems that only yesterday we came into
King Ferry High School, green as twenty freshmen could be. We were
unorganized, but that did not prevent us from letting people know we
existed for at Christmas time we all took part in a scene from “Birds
Christmas Carol.”
Then we were sophomores. We began to feel that we really were
somebody and we organized with Freddy Rafferty, president; Margaret
Colgan, vice-president; Leona Buckhout, secretary and treasurer and Miss
Wagner, class adviser. We had lost two of our members, but the remain-
ing eighteen decided it was time to begin earning money for our Washing-
ton trip. With this in mind, we held a roller skating party in the Com-
munity hall which netted us eleven dollars and fifty cents.
When we became Juniors, we realized even more how important we
were. Eight more of our class had dropped off by this time, leaving only
ten of us. We organized with Margaret Colgan, president; Millard Van
Nest, vice-president; Freddy Rafferty, secretary and treasurer; and Miss
Clark, faculty adviser. The first thing in the Fall we received our senior
rings. As the longed-for Washington trip seemed to be more real now we
began to add to our small bank account. We served supper for a dance at
Northville Hall, and received ten dollars. Later we sold seeds and netted
five dollars and sixty cents. We then put on a dinner in the Community
hall which brought ten dollars more. The biggest event ever known to
Juniors came with the Junior Prom held in the Northville hall, May 15. It
was the first of its kind in the school, and we were proud of its success.
The hall was very prettily decorated in our class colors, green and pink.
From the center light, green and pink streamers ran to the side walls. The
north side of the hall was partitioned off with streamers, as a place for our
chaperones: Mr. and Mrs. Frier, Mr. and Mrs. Long, Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle
and Mr. and Mrs. Willis. Although this did not add to our treasury, it
will never be forgotten and the custom is left to future juniors.
Almost without realizing it, we became seniors. One more of our
class had dropped out, but we still had ten in our class as another boy was
added. We elected Millard Van Nest, president; Leona Buckhout, vice-
president; Margaret Colgan, secretary and treasurer and Miss Clark,
faculty adviser.
This year has been a fighting one. Every day all Winter was spent in
selling hot lunches which we furnished at noon. We gave four dinners, a
supper, a bake sale and sold three shipments of candy. On the evenings
of February second and third we presented our senior play, “A Woman’s
Honor” which was very successful and fully enjoyed by our audience. This
added sixty dollars to our treasury.
Easter vacation came and with it our trip to Washington. It all
seemed like a dream come true. Our class with the exception of one, with
Miss Clark as chaperone, left Ithaca at 10:30 Friday morning, March 25,
and arrived at the Union station, Washington at 9:30 that evening. We
were taken to the Hotel Harrington on busses. We visited Washington
until Wednesday, during this time seeing the White House, the Capitol, Mt.
Vernon and Washington’s home, the Zoological Gardens, Arlington ceme-
tery and Annapolis Naval School. We saw the cadets going through their
drill exercises.
Wednesday noon we said goodbye to Washington and headed for
Philadelphia. After a tour of the city, we arrived at the Benjamin Frank-
lin Hotel at 6:30. While in this large city we visited the Curtis Publishing
Company, Independence Hall, and Wanamaker’s Store. Friday morning
we started for Atlantic City. We crossed the Delaware River on a ferry
boat. We went the rest of the way by train. Many pleasant memories
are connected with the seaside city with a seven mile board walk. At 4
o’clock we returned to Philadelphia where we stayed until 12 o’clock that
night. Then we boarded our train homeward. At 8 o’clock that morning
we were greeted by the sight of dear old Ithaca. So ended one glorious
week that we shall never forget.
The rest of this last year has been spent in preparing for graduation.
Looking back over these four years we realize with regret many op-
portunities we have missed, but we are thankful for all that we have had.
We leave our school pals now and as we enter the new world into which
we are going, the first class to graduate from King Ferry Central school,
we say, “We are glad to have been present here.”
Class Prophecy
The dawn was just breaking. It was breaking on the day of a new
year, 1987. It was to be a great day in my life as I was to pilot my new
power bobsleigh on its initial run. I had just invented this machine,
thanks to my training in a great high school of central New York and it
was capable of a speed of 200 miles per hour.
Quickly I climbed out of my bed, bathed myself, dressed and left room
534 of the Harrington Hotel, caught the elevator down to the lobby.
Standing in front of the hotel I looked across the street and there I saw in
large letters, “The Merchants’ Restaurant.” I gazed bewildered. Yes, I
had eaten there before. That trip from King Ferry Central School with
the Seniors of ’32! The grand old seniors, where were they now? Cross-
ing the street and entering this restaurant I ordered a breakfast. While
eating, I was thinking of that senior class, “Tony,” “Tiny,” “Mike,” “Cy,”
Dale, Leona, “Slats,” “Ed,” and “Gene.” What good friends they were.
Yes, they were more than friends—they were classmates. But we had been
separated, would we ever meet again?
Now it was time to be getting to the Mechanics Field. Taxiing to the
field, I hurried to my invention which, why, I cannot say, had simply been
named ’32. I inspected it carefully, confident that it would endure the most
gruelling punishment. It would not crash no matter what it struck. Gaz-
ing up I saw a tall, good looking chap watching me inspect ’32. He
appeared to be studying me and I began to stare at him. Had I not seen
him before? He was dressed in the uniform of a naval aviator. “Are
you---------?” I stammered. “Is it possible that you are--------?” He
interupted. “Yes, I’m Van Nest, he finally managed to say. What a meet-
ing! “Cy” Van Nest, president of the class of ’32. “Cy” said that after
graduating from King Ferry he had worked in the Fold Motor Company
but he had left there after two years and joined the Navy, entering the Air
Corps Division. Now he was a full-fledged aviator and receiving big pay.
He said he still lived in Lake Ridge but flew to Washington on Monday to
work until Tuesday noon. “Soft job,” I muttered to myself. “Wonder
what he does with the rest of his time?”
“Cy” knew that I was to make my initial run and as I had passenger
room for eleven I knew I could easily carry one passenger. “Cy” was de-
lighted and hopped on behind me. Starting the motor I proceeded to test
’32. We started off. Getting onto good snow outside of Washington proper
I gave ’32 the gas. It bounded forward at my command. Reaching still
better traveling I opened the throttle to its full extent and then things
began to happen. “Cy” said he’d rather be fighting a dozen tailspins than
taking that demon-like ride. It was impossible to stop. The throttle had
stuck and we must ride her thru. “Cy” said he had just begun a two
weeks’ vacation and was ready for anything. For two hours we kept up
this maddening ride, thru gullies around curves and what else I don’t know.
Soon we started down a small hill. It looked familiar. ’32 gained speed
and in my excitement 1 dropped the control lever. Then all was darkness.
The next thing I heard was “You is a nice mess.” Who was that speaking?
Had I not heard those words before? Yes! and I had heard them in high
school. I opened my eyes to see a man in overhalls. He was rather short
and I recognized him immediately as “Mike” Barnhart. “Mike” said after
high school he had entered the dairying game. He had an immense for-
tune and expected to retire soon. “In fact, I’d like to take a week’s vaca-
tion now.” “Why not?” said “Cy” who had just come to. I asked “Mixe”
how many of our class were still in King Ferry. “All of them,” said
“Mike” and you won’t know our town of King Ferry. That senior class of
thirty-two has made a real town out of it. They’ve all got a business of
their own. “Let’s get going” said “Cy” “I’m gettin’ cold.” Pulling ’32 out
of that snowbank we started for King Ferry. Passing through, I noticed
a large beauty parlor named “Madame Tiny”—Reducing and Dieting, Our
Specialty. “Cy” wanted to stop there but I wouldn’t let him. Then we saw
a studio called “Clayton’s Home of Music.” We were getting cold and
tired so we decided to call at the studio. Upon entering we found “Gene”
giving lessons to a group of wealthy students. They were learning to play
the pitch fork and it was then I recalled how “Gene” had played the saw
when in High School. Since leaving high school he had learned to play the
hammer, plane and square and now the pitchfork. We decided to bunk
with “Gene” as he had a fine apartment.
On arising the next morning we found that we were snowbound.
“Gene” informed me that a committee was to meet at the school on that
day but it would have to be postponed because of the snow. “But my
power sleigh,” 1 said, will get them to that meeting.” “Gene” said that he
would show me the way so we started. “Mike” and “Cy” also went along.
“Go up to Log City” “Gene” said. On arriving there I noticed a large
factory. Entering, we met a fellow who immediately said, “Hello, Popeye”
And then I knew that it was “Tony” Shiels. He was the owner of a large
“Cracker” industry. “Tony” was told of the meeting and joined us at
once. We then continued to Pumpkin Hill and there I found Dale Stoner,
whom I immediately recognized. He informed me he had decided to stay
on the farm and grow alfalfa. We then continued on our journey and
went to Wicks’ Corners. There I found Leona Buckhout. She had mar-
ried and with her husband had made a fortune selling pop, hot dogs and
other confections. She too was a member of the committee which was to
meet. “Get “Slats” next,” said “Gene.” We soon found that tall gentle-
man. He had after leaving high school, decided to be a play director. We
found him training the “Sutphin Sisters” in a dancing act to be presented
in the High Sch(M)l that night. “Slats” dismissed his class and joined us.
Then we arrived once again in King Ferry. As we took the turn into the
school driveway I seemed to remember something familiar. Yes, there it
was a large American Elm, planted in 1932 by the senior class. It was the
largest of the trees and the most shapely.
As we stopped, we were met by two people. “Gene” said they were
“Ed” Murray and “Tiny” Colgan. “Ed” said he was doing a big barber
business and “Tiny” said that her reducing parlors were crowded. How-
ever, “Ed” and “Tiny” decided to cooperate and thus reduce and cut ex-
penses. Neither of them had ever married. They climbed on the sleigh
and we began visiting memorable places of King Ferry. Yes, there was
the Community Hall. What fun we had had in there! After riding about
for nearly an hour, “Gene,” chairman of the committee said it was time
for the meeting. Before arriving at the school we planned a banquet and
dance to be held in the auditorium of the school.
As we stopped in front of the school 1 jumped off and looked over my
crew. To my amazement 1 found that “ ’32” had brought the Class of ’32
together once more.
Senior Class Telltale
Name Nickname Favorite Expression Wanted to be But wound up
Eugene Clayton Gene Nerts! athletic with his Addle
Margaret Colgan Tiny He’s good looking left alone back with Walt
Freddy Rafferty Chic Do you think that
this is a fair test? with “Midge" ? ? ? ’ ?
Millard Van Nest Cy Horse collar a sailor In Five Corners
Edward Murray Ed Well, cut my throat a barber In the hospital
Miles Barnhart Mike No fooling a farmer In Hollywood
Lyman Shiels Tony Hi scopie an aviator thrashing
Dale Stoner Stony By golly a sheik preparing hot
lunches
Leona Buckhout Shorty Go ahead Charlie chef at Clear View Inn
James Mahaney Slats I tolt ya so a fluent speaker a farmer
SCHOOLBOY WISDOM
Average means something that hens lay eggs on.
An antidote is a funny story that you have heard before.
Acrimony, sometimes called holy, is another name for marriage.
Matrimony is a place where souls suffer for a time on account of their
sins.
An epistle is the wife of an apostle.
A polygon is a dead parrot.
A spinster is a bachelor’s wife.
Homer wrote the Oddity.
Lady Macbeth died of sleeping sickness.
Penelope was the last hardship that Ulysses endured on his journey.
In Christianity a man can only have one wife. This is called Monotony.
The zebra is like the horse only striped, and is chiefly used to illustrate
the letter Z.
All brutes are imperfect animals. Man alone is a perfect beast.
Martin Luther died a horrible death. He was excommunicated by a
bull.
The Class Will
David Myers—A permanent seat beside Arlene in study hall next year.
Leo Sullivan—A car to take him to Auburn to see his girl.
Charles Corey—Some of Esther’s ideas on how to be popular with
the girls.
Everett Stewart—A motor cycle that won’t tip over.
J. D. Franklin—Some girls’ clothes.
Merill Sprout—Some way of making the girls consent when he asks
them for a date.
Herbert Archer—A girl in King Ferry so he won’t have to go to Au-
burn so often.
Lillian Cook—A Ford roadster to bring back old memories after she
has graduated.
Mary Conaughty—A “sack.”
Rose Lick—A reminder of what happens to girls who run around with
time keepers on the road.
Alice Wager—A written invitation for Theron Brown to come to the
school parties so that she won’t have to ask him.
Nancy Bower—A permit from Eleanor and Arlene to go with Ber-
nard and Donald.
Nora Sutphin—A few “Slats.”
Edna Ford—A few dancing lessons so she and “Cy” will not have to
park during the dance.
Ruth Robinson—Someone to carry the notes she writes to the boys.
Margaret Van Nest—Some of Paul Murray’s fat.
Mary Colgan—Another date with Merton when he does not have to
drive an old Ford.
Olive Nedrow—A cure for akwardness.
Frank Butts—The ability to kid the girls as much as they do him.
Schuyler Quick—Someone to go with besides his sister.
Merton Rowland—Someone to lend him a car to take his girl home
when his is in the garage.
Edison Quinn—Something to make him serious once in a while.
Claude Coomber—A remedy for absent mindedness.
Lester Bowman—The ambition he started in school with.
Gordon Fritts—A chance to become as important as he looks.
Paul Murray—A permanent position as teacher’s pet next year.
Betty Shaw—Another party to which she can invite “Steve.”
Vernon Parmenter—Someone to get his lessons and keep track of his
books for him.
.Jean Smith— Permission from her father to go out with “Mike” when
he comes after her.
John Streeter—Someone to keep his shoe laces tied.
Esther Barnhart—A boy friend to take her riding once in a while.
Vincent Rafferty—A good reason to feel big.
Alma Williams—A few more winning ways.
Edward Barnett—Something that nice little boys like.
James Hier—A chance to become as big as he thinks he is.
Ansel Berrells—A little ambition.
Howard Berrells—Something to bring him to his senses.
Edna Bowman—A job as bookkeeper in Black Rock Feed Mill.
Abraham Bunk—A sucker so he will not have to go fishing.
Ruth Sutphin—Something to hold her stockings up.
Lura Campbell—Something to calm her down.
Charles Wilbur—A chance to go out with some of the girls he is so
crazy about.
Christine Doyle—A can of Flit to keep the “Spiders” away.
George Wilbur—Some more horses and cows to boast about.
Wiley Sutphin—A hat that the boys will leave alone.
Silas Sutphin—Something to pep him up.
Calvin Jump—A little rest from his school work.
Claude Mann—Some way of winning Christine.
Ernest Sullivan—A smile on his face once in a while.
Rosamond Mason—A pound of shortening in case she grows any
taller.
Orin May—Something else to do so he can get sent to the office.
Madeline Nolan—A ride in a new Chevrolet.
Hampton Stewart—Another chance to apologize to a teacher in study
hall.
Arlene Cummings—A permanent home in King Ferry.
Vernon Stewart—A pair of stilts.
Margaret Hastings—Something to talk about on the bus.
Ruth Hier—A can of oil for her squeaky voice.
______________
The Senior Play
On the evenings of February second and third the senior class pre-
sented a four act play, “A Woman’s Honor,” in the Community hall. Sixty
dollars were cleared. We wish to thank everyone who came and helped to
make the play a success. We especially wish to thank Miss Arlene Cum-
mings who learned her part very well and worked diligently with us. We
owe a large part of the success of the play to her.
The setting of the first two acts of the play was at the home of Robert
Glenn in New York City. The setting of the last two acts was on the
island of Santa Cruz in the tropics.
The cast of characters was as follows:
General Mark Lester (A hero of the Cuban Ten Years’ War)
EUGENE CLAYTON
Gilbert Hall (In love with Olive) ............MILLARD VAN NEST
Robert Glenn (A Wall Street banker)...........JAMES MAHANEY
Olive ..................MARGARET COLGAN
Sally (Glenn’s daughters)....................LEONA BUCKHOUT
Dr. Garcia (Surgeon on the Madeline) .............DALE STONER
Pedro (Mark’s half brother) ................FREDDY RAFFERTY
Marie (Pedro’s wife) ......................ARLENE CUMMINGS
Ebenezer (A colored servant) ---------------EDWARD MURRAY.................
EDITORIAL
The Many-Sidedness of Washington
On the famous date of February 22, 1732, into this world was born
just another baby. How little did that mother suspect as she rocked her
baby to and fro, that in her arms she held him, who in the future was to
be one of the world’s greatest men. He was to be George Washington as
we think of him today.
When we write about the many-sidedness of Washington we must
leave out parts of some of his achievements. This is because any one of
these achievements would furnish a topic on which a lengthy essay could
be written.
As a boy, George Washington was unexcelled in athletics. His daring
as a horseman was the talk of his day. In school Washington did not dis-
tinguish himself as a scholar. However he did distinguish himself as a
surveyor. From the time when he was a boy he showed that he was a
natural leader. How little did anyone know that at one time he was to
lead a nation to freedom in a terrible war and later was to hold the highest
honor and office of that nation. How little did he himself realize that the
wonderful gift of understanding which God had given him was to win
the hearts of his countrymen and the respect of other nations. He was
the chosen one and well he did what he was chosen to do.
He showed that he was capable of “Carrying the Message to Garcia’’
when in 1753, through snow, ice and water he went his weary way over
a desolate stretch of land to carry the message of Governor Dinwiddie to
the French. How relieved he would have felt if this had been the end of
his hardship, he had to face the return trip with the added discomfort
of fatigue. As much as we find Washington thus connected with war, he
hated it as only it should be hated by all. His hatred for war might be an
example for the nations of today.
In 1754 at the early age of 22 he was in command of a regiment which
formed the military establishment of the Colony of Virginia. He was sent
to the outposts on the Ohio and distinguished himself by defeating the in-
vading French. For these things alone he would always be remembered,
but his strength of character sent him on to higher things.
It is suspected that Braddock’s defeat on July 9, 1755 in the Battle of
Monongehela was due to his refusing Washington’s good counsel. Wash-
ington early developed good judgment in military affairs.
Knowing the worth of Washington, the Colony of Virginia sent him
along with six other men to the First Continental Congress in 1774. Later
when sent to the Second Continental Congress he was wisely chosen as
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. He refused pay for his
excellent services out of love for his fellowmen and out of realization of
the distress of the colonies. Such an act of kindness and consideration
ranks among the highest in the history of mankind.
As a Commander-in-Chief he was exceptionally well qualified. He
possessed unfailing knowledge of the geographical condition of the coun-
try. He was competent in military affairs and unexcelled in the art of
war. He was very discreet in the command of his army and every move
signified something. His cleverness and resourcefulness was shown in his
crossing of the Delaware when the English thought that they had him
trapped.
After the war, rest was not in store for George Washington. The
American people unanimously chose him to continue as their leader in
the highest office of the land, the first president of the United States. He
proved himself capable of the job thrust upon him and on April 30, 1789
he was again unanimously chosen president. He had the job of settling
a country after an eruption. He had to look after the country’s progress.
Had any other man than George Washington been in this responsible po-
sition, the young nation might have been crushed in its infancy.
Some of his numerous contributions to his country were: The admis-
sion of three new states, Kentucky, Vermont and Tennessee; establishing
the federal union’s assumption of the war debts of the states; the charter-
ing of The United States Bank; the establishing of a national mint; the
squelching of the whisky insurrection in western Pennsylvania and a
number of other petty rebellions. At the end of this administration he
declined to serve again, and thus set the precedent which all of our suc-
ceeding presidents have followed.
The ending of an essay on the life of a man is usually very sorrowful
for in it one must tell of death. In the death of this man, I prefer to con-
sider the gloriousness of it. His death was the culmination of a well-
rounded life of service to his country and fellowmen. Nearly all his life
had been spent in military enterprise. It was the decision of a wise God
that gave a weary man rest from his labors and lifted him to a higher
level than he had even attained on earth, a level of the everlasting peace,
which he so well deserved.
Washington made a place for himself in the hearts of true Americans,
which makes it impossible for him ever to be forgotten. The eulogy of
“Light Horse Harry” Lee is a fitting tribute for so wonderful a life.
George Washington, “First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts
of his countrymen.”
Miss Clark (in homemaking) : Oh I’m so dumb 1 went and cut this
dress out wrong.
Edna Ford: You’ll learn in time, Miss Clark.
Mary Colgan: Yeah, good things come slow.
Miss Clark (looking over Nora’s house plans) : What’s this extra room
upstairs?
Nora: That’s my terrace, I didn’t have room down stairs so 1 put it
on the second floor.
Lillian (seeing a fat man go by a window) : That’s a good example of
a bay window.
Alice: No, they call them breakfast nooks now.
3hi ^Hemoriain
Junior Barnett Clarence Hastings Glenn Hier
With sadness, we chronicle three deaths among our student body dur-
ing the school year.
The names of Martin Barnett, jr., Clarence Hastings and Glen Hier,
no longer appear on the record pages of our school, for they have passed
on; but kindly memories of each linger in the minds of their schoolmates.
This page is lovingly dedicated to:
MARTIN BARNETT, JR.
CLARENCE HASTINGS
GLEN HIER
Student Council
The Student Council was elected in September as follows:
MARGARET COLGAN----------------------------------------------President.....................................
DALE STONER.............................Secretary and Treasurer
LEONA BUCK HOUT----------------------------------Senior Representative...........................
LILLIAN COOK...............................Junior Representative
MADELINE NOLAN......................Freshman Representative
GORDON CUMMINGS..................Eighth Grade Representative
KIETH BOWMAN.....................Seventh Grade Representative
MISS CLARK and MISS WAGNER.................Faculty Advisers
The Student Council took an active part in clean up week this year.
They also sponsored a special Arbor Day program by having each class
dedicate an elm tree to whomever or whatever they wished. The council
has given several school dances this year as means of raising money and
to introduce social activities into the school.
It is the custom of the Student Council to send a wreath of flowers at
the death of any member of the school. This was done in the case of Clar-
ence Hastings. It really seems a very small thing indeed for such a brave
boy as he was. More of his kind are needed badly in the world today.
UNMH!Sa
JUNIOR CLASS
The Junior class organized in September with twelve members. At
the election of officers, Everett Stewart was chosen president, Mary
Conaughty secretary and treasurer, Lillian Cook, class representative to
the student council and Miss Helen Wagner, faculty adviser.
The Juniors have held two bake sales at J. N. Atwater’s store during
the course of the year.
A Valentine party was sponsored by the Juniors at the Masonic Hall.
The admission charged was according to the heart beats of the person.
Games were enjoyed by everyone and fortunes told. The Junior class gave
several skits representing Valentine’s day of yore.
The last and most important event which the Juniors will sponsor will
be the Junior Prom to be held at the Community Hall.
Strange lady: Where is the girls’ lavatory?
Betty Shaw (thinking she said laboratory) : Some of it’s up in Miss
Wagner’s room, some’s in the English room and what’s left of it is down
in Prof’s, office.
Miss Clark (in homemaking) : Ruth, why don’t you sew on your dress?
Ruth: Oh, I could, but I forgot to bring my tape measure.
Juniors' Gifts to The Seniors
We, the Class of 1933, present Juniors of King Ferry Central School,
wish to give our departing friends, the Seniors, a number of gifts in token
of our most high esteem and fond memories of their achievements, experi-
ence, and scrapes! At the end of which we do hereby set our hands:
To MILLARD VAN NEST: Another girl in place of Edna, who
wouldn’t mind if he became a sailor; and a bottle of tonic for an eye-opener.
To JAMES MAHANEY: Our recommendations for a correspondence
course which will teach the “Art of Proposing” in case he should ever go
to Washington again.
To MARGARET COLGAN: A can of HUNGARIAN goulash in case
Johnny should mo-“Listar” (molest-her).
To LEONA BUCKHOUT: A little doll which we have nicknamed
“Daddy” so that she can have him constantly with her in Cortland next
year.
To LYMAN SHEILS: A book in which he may catalogue all his pet
expressions lest he should forget some of them.
To MYLES BARNHART: A thermometer for his friends to use to
check his temperature after he has cracked some of his jokes to be sure
that he is really normal.
To EDWARD MURRAY: A bottle of hair tonic to encourage his
numerous attempts to grow a “Soup Strainer.”
To EUGENE CLAYTON: An automatic contrivance to close his
jaw during periods of deep thought—also “Women’s Apparel” to wear in-
stead of his own, and a barometer to inform him if the weather would be
fair so he might wear his raincoat.
To FREDDY RAFFERTY: Another flapper just like “Midge” and
a box of salve for the permanent cure for the “Chin Rash.’
To DALE STONER: Another date with Edna Bowman and Lucille
the same night.
Signed—JUNIORS OF 1932
CAN YOU IMAGINE----------
J. D. Franklin with a mustache?
“Mose” without waves?
Robert Barnhart creating a disturbance?
“Mike” behaving himself?
Ruth Robinson unpopular?
Merton Rowland studying?
Freddy Rafferty agreeing with a teacher?
Leona Buckhout taking her time?
Alice Wager in a pink dress?
“Midge” short and stubby?
Frank Butts catching a small fish ?
Everett Stewart in a serious mood .
SOPHOMORE CLASS
The sophomore class of ’32 organized with twenty members, Margaret
Van Nest was elected president, John Streeter, vice-president and Vincent
Rafferty, secretary and treasurer.
During the month of November we decided to hold a class party. It
seemed difficult for us to decide where it was to be held. A final decision
was made to have it at the home of Merton Rowland and each member of
the class could invite a friend. The party broke up at eleven-thirty after
spending a pleasant evening together. This was the first of our activities
of the school year.
Later we held a meeting and talked of ways to earn money for the
class treasury. We decided to have a bake sale in Mr. Atwater’s store. We
cleared $12.00 which was the first money earned for our class.
During the latter part of the Winter and early Spring the members of
the class had been planning for their play, the proceeds of which were to
be shared with the Seniors to aid them in their Washington trip.
“Kid Colby” was the title of the play chosen by a group. After about a
month of practice the entertainment was presented on the evenings of
April 21 and 22 in the Community Hall at King Ferry with favorable
results. About $65.00 were taken in.
On the evening of April 30 the play was again presented in the
auditorium of the new high school at Ludlowville; the proceeds being
$10.00.
We wish to extend our utmost appreciation to the public as a whole
for their patronage and cooperation during the undertaking of this project.
FRESHMAN CLASS
When the Freshman class met for the first time last Fall they
organized with the following members for their leaders: president, Edna
Bowman; vice-president, Madeline Nolan; secretary-treasurer, Claude
Mann.
The first important event was a roller skating party held in the Com-
munity hall. This was a real success in that besides having a lot of fun
we made some money toward our Washington trip.
The next important event was a party held at the home of Arlene
Cummings. Each Freshman had the privilege of inviting one guest and
quite a large crowd of King Ferry students were gathered at the
Cummings home for the first Freshman get-together. Mrs. Smith, Miss
Snow and Miss Thomas were the chaperones.
At the regular monthly meeting in October it was decided to have a
class song, class motto, class flower and class colors. Veronica Conaughty
wrote our class song, “Nevertheless We Love Our School” to the tune of
“Nevertheless I Love You.” “Prepare the Mind” was the motto chosen,
the violet, the class flower and blue and gray, the class colors.
In February we had our sleigh ride. Two sleighs, loaded with Fresh-
men and their guests traversed our country roans, stopping at Genoa for
lunch and games.
At the dedication of trees on Arbor Day, the Freshmen class dedicated
their tree to the First King Ferry Central School Board and to our Prin-
cipal, Mr. Frier. A written dedication containing the signatures of each
member was buried at the root of the designated “Freshman” tree. Hamp-
ton Stewart, Madeline Nolan and Claude Mann participated in the dedi-
cation services.
Junior High School
Hello folks! This is the King Ferry Junior High Department, speak-
ing—the first group in King Ferry School that has ever been called by
this name. The reason is that we have about five teachers of different sub-
jects. We organized in September with a total of 34 pupils, but two of our
number were promoted as a result of the midyear examinations. Another
of our group, Clarence Hastings, we lost in death.
We as a group, took part in the Christmas exercises by singing two,
three-part songs.
As has been the custom in recent years, we have had our assemblies
with the Senior High School. One morning in early May, we sang three
songs as a contribution to the program.
The boys of the Junior High School organized an athletic association
and basketball team. They played one game with Cayuga, winning by a
score of 21 to 4.
This Spring every class participated in an essay contest sponsored
by the W. C. T. U. Fifteen essays were entered from the Junior High
School Department. First prize was awarded to Marjorie Dean, second
to Everett Shiels and third to Leslie Wager.
Class of 1936
Now let us say something about what the class of '36 has done without
the help of the class of ’37.
The officers elected by the Class of 1936 for next year include Lucile
Bradley, president; Albert Quick, secretary; and Jerry Mahaney, trea-
surer. The other members of the class are Mary Mason, George Conaughty,
Florence Golden, Byron Wilbur, Lula Avery, Thelma Snyder, Bennie
Masek, Gordon Cummings, Marion Palmer and Ruth Travis.
The three pupils, Mary Mason, Lucile Bradley and Ruth Travis have
been on the honor roll all the year, having an average of 85'/ or above.
We dedicated an elm tree on the new school grounds as a part of the
Arbor Day Program. We also participated in the “clean up” campaign.
Five Corners School
Our school has had several extra activities connected with our school
work, during the year. Our first was a Hallowe’en party. Since then we
have had a Christmas program, a Washington Bicentennial program and
others. Arbor Day was also appropriately celebrated.
At the Hallowe’en party our parents were invited. Games were
played, refreshments served and a good time enjoyed by all.
The Christmas tree and program was held at Belltown Church as in the
past. Each child received a present from the Sunday school class as well
as many others.
We have celebrated Washington’s Bicentennial with appropriate post-
ers, songs and programs. On Arbor day an elm tree was dedicated to the
memory of Washington. Also on Arbor day we cleaned the school ground,
planted flowers, and shrubbery in an effort to beautify our school.
On May 20, 1932 we took part in a pageant held at King Ferry. We
represented a college. This pageant was put on by all the grades in the
King Ferry Central school. It was a great success.
Ledyard School
When school opened last September, we had fourteen pupils in our
school. In April three pupils came from the Goodyear school.
We have enjoyed the text books and other supplies which have been
loaned to our school by the Board of Education.
We have done a number of things during the past year. In September
we made certain health rules which we were to follow before coming to
school. We have tried very hard to keep these rules.
In October Mrs. Byrne gave a Hallowe’en party at the school. At
Christmas time we drew names and gave presents to one another. We
took part in the Christmas exercises at King Ferry. We had a program
and tree at our school. Our parents and friends attended the exercises.
On February 14 we had a Valentine box. On February twenty-second we
gave a Washington program. During April, we cleaned the school yard.
We have enjoyed the work in music which has been given by Mrs.
King.
Miss Conaughty: Name one thing we did not have one hundred years
ago.
Peck: Me.
Strange lady: Is Mr. Frier in?
Olive: No he went out for lunch.
Lady: Will he be in after lunch?
Olive: Why no, that’s what he went out after.
Dave: I’ve solved the mystery of what a hotel means when it adver-
tises rooms SI.00 and up.
Everett: What is it?
Dave: I got one of the dollar rooms and was up all night.
Tate's Corners School
The pupils of Tate’s Corners school are: Robert Shields, second grade;
Marian Hastings and Paul Walsh, third grade; Helen Hastings and Regi-
nald Mason, fourth grade; Elzora Walsh and William Hastings, fifth
grade.
On December eighteenth, after we returned from the Christmas enter-
tainment at the Community hall, we had a party at the schoolhouse. Many
friends and parents came to the party. After the program we all enjoyed
popcorn, cake, candy and jello.
We made a George Washington scrapbook this year to celebrate the
two hundredth anniversary of his birth. We p'aced many clippings and
pictures in our book and gave it to the Central school.
This Spring the boys made a mail box for the school. They also made
a bird house which adds very much to the attractiveness of the “Maple
Grove.”
Primary Room
When school started in September we had 16 children in our room.
First and Second grades each having eight members. The second week of
school little Junior Barnett was taken suddenly ill. After about two weeks
of sickness, he died. We all felt very sad about this. We liked Junior
and he was missed a great deal. Our room sent flowers and we
went to his home and sang a hymn that Junior liked. Except for
Junior’s death in September and the epidemic of whooping cough and
measles in February and March, which lowered our attendance report
considerably, we had a very successful and happy year. In October we
attended the Hallowe’en party given by the P. T. A. In school we made
our own masks, and also pumpkins, witches, etc. to sew on our costumes.
We enjoyed this party very much and wish to thank the P. T. A. for the
good time they give us each year. At Thanksgiving time we had a Thanks-
giving program. We made posters, also place cards to take home for our
Thanksgiving dinner table. We took part in the Christmas program
which was given by the Central school. We had our tree with the other
grades in our school.
In February we learned a great many things about George Washing-
ton. We made a Washington picture chart for our room. On the 22nd we
had a Washington program. On February 15 we had a Valentine party in
our room. We had ice cream and fancy cookies at this party. In March
we worked on a farm project. We studied all about a farm and then we
made a little farm on our sandtable. We also made a visit to a real farm.
We enjoyed this trip very much.
We had a newspaper in our room this year. We named this paper the
Primary News. We wrote about the interesting happenings of our room.
We drew a picture to illustrate each bit of news. We had our Health Club
this year as usual. Marian Cornell and Adrian May earned the most points
in our club. We had many health programs during the year, besides mak-
ing health posters and booklets. Arbor Day we cleaned our room. We took
part in the program and helped plant trees on our new school grounds.
There are five Brownie Scouts in our room. This year Marian Cornell,
Jane Desmond and Pauline Berrells earned their Brownie pins. At this
writing we are planning to take part in the Pageant to be given sometime
in May. We are going to be Indians in this pageant.
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LITERARY CLUB
This has been an active year for the Literary Club of King Ferry
Central School. Their work has been carried on this year with Eleanor
Wilbur, editor-in-chief; Rose Lick, associate editor; Lillian Cook, secre-
tary and treasurer; and Miss Grace Kenney, faculty adviser.
The first social activity of the club was a house party at Miss Betty
Shaw’s home with about forty present including the members of the club
and their friends. A Christmas party was enjoyed at the home of Paul
Murray, the twenty-second of December, which only the members of the
club attended. In January a card party was given by the club in the
Masonic Hall. Bridge and five hundred were played and prizes were given
to the highest and lowest tallies. A large crowd attended and $12.38 were
taken in. The club held a sleigh ride party in February and after the
sleigh ride all went to the Community hall where refreshments were
served.
The purpose of the club is to write news for the Genoa or Southern
Cayuga Tribune. They have all cooperated very splendidly with the
editor-in-chief. The new members of the club had to write fifteen lines of
news before they could get their pins. They have all completed their fif-
teen lines and have received their pins.
A scrap book has been made by the club which contains all the items
that have been put in the “King Feriy School Life” section of the paper,
for the entire school term. J. D. Franklin collected the news and arranged
it in the book.
We, the Literary Club of 1931 and 1932, wish to thank Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Long, the Board of Education, Principal E. A. Frier and the
faculty of King Ferry Central School for their kind assistance in making
this club a success. We hereby grant our best wishes to the future
Literary Clubs. We hope that their efforts may be crowned with success.
We hope that “The Southern Cayuga Tribune” will always have a corner
filled with “King Ferry School Life.”
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Madeline Nolan______________94
Lura Campbell_______________91
Donald Algard_______________90
Charles Corey_______________87
Everett Ellison_____________87
Eleanor Brill_______________86
C. Jump_____________________86
Lillian Cook----------------85
Margaret Hastings___________85
James Mahaney_______________85
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Leslie Wager-----------------91
Daniel Mitchell______________89
Lucile Bradley_______________88
Ward O’Hara__________________88
Ruth Travis__________________88
Harlan Bradley_______________87
Russell Stilwell_____________87
Elma Gosbee__________________86
Henry Parmenter______________86
Gertrude Nedrow______________85
These students have done very tine work during the year. They all
have succeeded in getting their average above 85. On May 16 Mr. Frier
awarded to these students a gold star pin.
The Parent- Teacher Association
This year the Parent-Teacher Association held an active part in the
centralization program for the new school.
A committee from the P.-T. A. for the first time laid out social activities
at the beginning of the school year. This was accomplished with some
success.
Scholarship prizes in form of medals were awarded to the highest
standing pupil from both seventh and eighth grades.
The Parent-Teacher Association financed a dental clinic. Work this
year was done on children who did not receive work the year before. A
pre-school clinic also was held in the Community hall every month.
The library has been supported by the P.-T. A., but due to the lack of
finances they were unable to buy new books this year.
The Parent-Teacher Association is really the only opportunity for the
parents to come in contact with the children through the teachers. The
parents learn the needs and therefore can more easily cooperate with the
teachers and school.
ORCHESTRA
The members of the King Ferry Central School orchestra of ’31 and
’32 under the direction of the competent leader, Mrs. Lue King are: piano,
Eleanor Brill; violin, Teddy Barnett, Leona Buckhout, Eugene Clayton,
Freddy Rafferty, Betty Shaw, Margaret Van Nest; drum and traps, Gor-
don Cummings; clarinet, Charles Corey; cornet, Everett Ellison, Donald
Kiem, Millard Van Nest; saxophone, Gordon Fritts; baritone, Merrill
Sprout; trombone, John Streeter. This orchestra is the largest that the
school has ever had. They have accomplished and completed the works of
four master books and have had work from popular and classical sheet
music. The orchestra has worked industriously in class and at rehearsals.
They also have devoted much time toward public entertainment.
CHORUS
There are twenty-five members in the King Ferry School Chorus.
These members have worked with much pleasure and have accomplished
all the work required this year. Their main accomplishment was the work
of four part songs, sung unaccompanied. It takes much practice to bring
this about. The King Ferry School Chorus did not find this too difficult.
VIOLIN CLASS
The members in Mr. Frier’s violin class this year were: Gertrude
Nedrow, Ruth Robinson, Merton Rowland. Bennie Masek and George
Wilbur. The class has been organized since January.
The Young Farmers
This year our membership was again increased, now making a total
of 29 membeis. Early in the year we were represented at the Annual
Finger Lakes Sectional Field Day. A majority of our members attended
the State Fair and were represented in the judging contests. At the Ca-
yuga County fair, honors were taken by some of our members. Two tro-
phies were won at the Annual Crop and Seed Show held at Auburn; by
John Streeter in corn and Freddy Rafferty in beans. In February we were
represented by judging teams at Cornell Farm and Home Week. Freddy
Rafferty had charge of several meetings as he is the Vice-president of the
Finger Lakes District of Young Farmers. Several members broadcast a
business meeting over station WEAI as an entry in a state-wide broadcast-
ing contest for Young Farmers.
A trophy was won again this year for the championship of the Finger
Lakes District Basketball League.
The students in Agriculture I class have been studying dairy cattle
the first semester and farm animals the second semester with time taken
in early Spring for grafting and pruning fruit trees. Agriculture III class
has been studying soils and also farm management. Several members have
been carrying on a dairy herd improvement program.
Our President, Freddy Rafferty, entered the prize speaking contest
held at Ithaca.
This summer we expect to hold the annual banquet for our members
and their fathers. Several local speakers will be present, also the main
speaker of the evening, who will be someone from outside the community.
Miss Snow: When I went to school I was so good in tennis they had
me chase the balls.
Merril: That’s nothing I’m so good in basketball they have me carry
the water pail around for them.
Keith Bowman (after playing marbles) : I won four marbles this
noon. How many did you get Russell?
Russell: Oh, I didn’t play, my mother says it’s too much like gambling.
The Young Homemakers' Club
The Young Homemakers’ Club of King Ferry Central School has an
enrollment of 18 members with Miss Clark as leader. During this year
we have held ten meetings. Twice our mothers were invited to come and
join us and at one of these meetings the girls presented a fashion show of
clothing made in the sewing classes. In early Spring we gave a bake sale
and a chicken pie dinner which added approximately $27 to our treasury.
On April 8 the club was given the opportunity to broadcast over station
WEAI, Ithaca. Five girls took part and presented a typical Homemaking
Club business meeting.
This year for the first time our club has felt the need of affiliating
with the State and National Home Economics Association. In March we
sent Miss Alice Wager as a delegate to the State Convention held in New
York City. She was accompanied by Mrs. Mabel Smith as chaperone. Miss
Wager brought back many new and interesting suggestions which we plan
to put into practice next year.
For the year 1932-33 we are planning a more exclusive club and limit-
ing the membership to certain credits and honors.
The members of our club are as follows: Edna Bowman, Leona Buck-
hout, Margaret Colan, Mary Colgan, Veronica Conaughty, Edna Ford,
Florence Golden, Rose Lick, Olive Nedrow, Madeline Nolan, Alberta Quick,
Ruth Robinson, Margaret Van Nest and Alma Williams.
WE WONDER----------
If Christine Doyle likes spiders.
If J. D. Franklin is in love.
If George Wilbur would like to go to Ludlowville to school.
If “Red’s” girl in Auburn is always the same one.
If Rose is disappointed.
If Edna Ford would like to join the navy.
How many boy friends Alma Williams has.
If Vernon Parmenter will ever quit school.
How “Ed” got to be a senior.
If Paul Murray will ever be an athlete.
Where Myles Barnhart gets all his wise cracks.
Who Esther Barnhart’s boy friend is.
If “Gene” has nightmares.
If Nancy Bower has any boy friends in Florida.
Hampton: Don’t you ever sweep behind this piano?
Janitor: Yes, 1 always sweep everything behind there.
Girl Scouts
Last September when the Girl Scouts reorganized there was a great
decrease in their membership. This was chiefly the result of last year’s
members attending other schools and higher institutions. During the
year, however, new members have filled the places of the old.
The troop for the past year has consisted of one patrol, named “Wild
Rose.” Faith Winne is patrol leader and Genevieve Murray is corporal.
Miss Grace Kenney is Scout captain.
Last Fall the girls went on several hikes. In December, a Christmas
party was held in the Homemaking rooms. The evening was spent playing
games and singing Christmas carols. Refreshments were served.
This Spring the girls took advantage of the fine weather and went on
hikes. They divided into two groups, one which went ahead and laid a
trail for the second group to follow.
Early in June the Scouts plan to entertain their mothers at the
Scout Mother and Daughter banquet. A Court of Honor will be held dur-
ing the evening and most of the girls plan to receive some awards. The
new members will receive Tenderfoot pins. Miss Tyrrell, Cayuga County
Scout Captain, will attend the banquet and be the speaker.
The members of this troop are Alice Barnett, Katherine Berrells,
Lorena Bowman, Justina Brown, Janice Doyle, Betty Jane Fox, Gladys
Masek, Genevieve Murray, Geraldine Protts, Margaret Quick, Alice Wager,
Jane Wilbur, Eleanor Wilbur and Faith Winne.
Band instructor: We will now play “America” for our second number.
Gordon (whispering to pupil near him) : Gee that’s the one I just
played.
Mary Conaughty: I’ve got a cold or something in my head.
Steve Hunt: It must be a cold.
She: Won’t you come in and talk awhile before you go? It’s early.
He: No, I guess not.
She: I wish you would. It’s awfully lonsome. Mother wi’l be out
until midnight and dad is upstairs groaning with rheumatism in his legs.
He: Both legs?
She: Yes.
He: Well I’ll come in for a little while.
Miss Snow: The work of Florence Nightingale was not half appre-
ciated.
John: Was she a great singer?
Mr. Frier (at faculty meeting) : We are trving to keep our bell system
as uniform as possible by radio time. Miss Mann’s, Mr. Buckhout’s and
my watches are the same. Isn’t that right Miss Mann?
Miss Mann (meekly from back row) : We haven’t a radio.
Miss Snow: Samuel Adams, George Washington, and Thomas Jeffer-
son were our forefathers.
Charles: That’s only three fathers, Miss Snow.
Christine (in prize speech) : His big old trousers reached way below
his ankles nearly to his knees.
4-H Club
The boys and girls interested in 4-H work reorganized a club on No-
vember 4, 1931 for the coming year. We elected the following officers:
President, Jerry Mahaney; Vice-president, George Wilbur; Secretary, Ar-
lene Cummings; and Treasurer, Henry Parmenter. The club numbers 18
now. The first year members are: Dewitt Avery, Nancy Avery, Harlan
Bradley, Gertrude Nedrow, Henry Parmenter and Russell Stilwell. The
second year members are: Keith Bowman, Arlene Cummings, Gordon
Cummings, Jerry Mahaney, Benjamin Masek; and the third year: Byron
Wilbur and George Wilbur.
This year the projects include pigs, garden, calves, chickens, ducks,
sheep and home yard improvement. Ten members sent in application to
the Conservation Commission for 45 pheasant eggs and at the end of six
weeks each will be paid 75 cents for each pheasant raised.
We have held 13 meetings at which the club members have given 16
demonstrations. At the request of Mr. Sears, the club showed as part of
a 4-H club program at Half Acre and Fleming, how typical club business
meetings are conducted. Later, we broadcast a business meeting over
WEAI at Ithaca. At Thanksgiving and Christmas the club, as part of
their work, remembered others.
Mr. Frier gave the club the opportunity to raise money by selling
seeds from the Good Seed Company.
Leo: It’s raining out.
Dave: Well, let it rain.
Leo: Well, I was going to.
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Vernon: How long do you have to be before you can do as you please?
Alice: I don’t know. Nobody has ever lived that long yet.
Girls’ Basketball
baseball Team
Athletic Council
Boys’ Basketball
Tennis Squad
AMBUSS
Girls' Basketball
This season our girls started with first-class material. Many of last
year’s veterans were hack and some promising substitutes started practic-
ing.
The league games started with Union Springs on their court. This
game was easily won. Next came Aurora, which was the only league
team to defeat our girls. They managed to do it both in our home game
and in the return game there. The next game brought Union Springs to
King Ferry for another defeat. January 15 we journeyed to the new hall
at Venice Center and played Sherwood, defeating them easily. Then came
one game with Genoa, one with Sherwood, and two with Moravia. The
ones with Moravia were both very close, but the other two were easy.
Our girls won no championships this year but they are to be con-
gratulated on their general success and their exceedingly good sportsman-
ship whether winning or losing.
Boys' Basketball
Although they ranked only third in the County League this season,
our boys went through a very successful schedule and won a championship
which, to many, means more than the league title. They entered the
Young Men’s Conference held at Cortland and defeated teams entered
from three counties. At a banquet held the night after the tournament
they were presented with a fine trophy.
Out of nine league games our boys won six and lost three. They were
defeated by Aurora once and Sherwood twice. Only one game was played
with Genoa. Beside the league games they played numerous times with
the Alumni and other outside teams of their class. Below is a league
schedule with scores.
Date Opponent Boys’ score Girls’ score
K. F. Opp. K. F. OPP-
Dec. 4 Union Springs 24 17 36 23
Dec. 11 Aurora 20 22 39 44
Dec. 18 Aurora 22 20 34 43
Jan. 8 Union Springs 35 18 35 19
Jan. 15 Sherwood 22 28 40 7
Jan. 22 Moravia 32 18 32 27
Jan 29 Genoa 22 19 19 6
Feb. 5 Sherwood 22 31 22 21
Feb. 19 Moravia 28 19 28 21
Baseball
This season didn’t look very promising for our boys at the start, be-
cause last year’s veterans were not back and there were no prospects for
a pitcher at all. Coach Hunt, however, soon got busy and made pitchers
out of “Dave” Myers and “Mike” Colgan. For their first games as pitch-
ers, these two boys have done remarkably well.
The league games started with Moravia here, and was easily won.
The next one, with Sherwood, was halted by rain in the last half of the
fourth inning with our boys leading 8 to 2. When this game was finally
played it was much closer but our boys won in a last inning rally. Union
Springs came next and added another victory to our list. The last game
was with Aurora on our diamond and was our only defeat in games of this
section of the league. Due to ineligibility of one of Aurora’s players they
had to forfeit the game and this gave us the championship of the Southern
Section of the league.
The first game of the title series of three was played at Weedsport.
June 10. Our boys just couldn’t find themselves and Weedsport won by
a score of 9 to 3. The next Tuesday Weedsport came here for the next of
the series.
This game was much closer and for the first four innings our teams
stayed in the lead, but in the fourth inning Weedsport staged a rally and
scored four runs to put them in the lead. Then again our boys crept up
and brought the score 5 to 6. They were stepped then and in the seventh
inning Weedsport chalked up two more runs and made the score 8 to 5—
the final score.
The championship slipped out of our fingers, but it was a good season,
to say the least, and we wish our boys more luck next year.
Tennis
For the second year our school entered the Tennis League schedule,
not with the expectation of winning honors from the much more experi-
enced players of the other schools, but with the hope of getting a good
start for the coming years.
For the girls, Eleanor Wilbur played the singles with Margaret Colgan
and Rose Lick played the doubles. Dale Stoner played the boys’ singles;
J. D. Franklin and Lester Bowman, the doubles.
The only victory to date was the girls’ singles for Rose Lick at Cato.
The towns comprising the league are: Union Springs, Port Byron,
Cato and King Ferry.
Postgraduate Class
The King Ferry Central school gave instruction in commercial work
for the first time this year. The subjects offered were, Bookkeeping,
Typewriting, Shorthand, Commercial Arithmetic and Introduction to
Business. Six former graduates returned to take advantage of the extra
work. They are: Eleanor Wilbur, Miles Colgan, Everett Ellison, Robert
Barnhart, Stephen Hunt and Eleanor Brill. The work is under the instruc-
tion of Miss Alice Thomas and the course has proved to be of great value
as everyone must have a knowledge of business before he or she can take
an active part in our life of today. We wish to thank the faculty and the
Board of Education for their efforts in making such a course possible.
'HUMOR.
GLEAMINGS FROM FRESHMAN EXAMS.
There were happy times in England during Ivanhoe’s time. They had
medieval tournaments and gave a woman to the best lighter.
Crusades came to England and fought Knight Templars. They also
fought Northern conquests. They had a great fight. They had to use the
Feudal System to stop it.
In matching adjectives this knowledge was found for leadership:
Rowena found leadership in holding on to Ivanhoe.
Penelope was the last hardship Odysseus had to bear.
Why were you kept after school?
Pupil: Why, teacher told us to write an essay on “The Result of
Laziness’’ and I handed in a blank paper.
Christine: Are you taking any foreign language this year?
Edna Bowman: Yes, English I.
Miss Mann (after slapping Mike) : Now maybe you’ll learn to keep
out of other people’s business.
Mike: Not if you can’t hit any harder than that.
Miss Fisher (after studying parks) : What would you expect to see in
a park?
Harry: Boys and girls parked in cars all over.
THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED
TO
THE BOYS AND GIRLS
WHO
WORKED SO FAITHFULLY
AND EARNESTLY FOR OUR
NEW CENTRAL SCHOOL
ROY A. TUTTLE
STORE AND GARAGE
Earl Hallenbeck
Architect
Syracuse, N. Y.
To the Scholars of King Ferry Central School District:
Within the past few years there has been a tremenduous in-
terest in Rural Education. Your school officials wishing to keep
abreast of the times have inaugurated the New Central School
plan for King Ferry districts.
This school project, however, has developed just at the height
of the greatest depression the country has known and progress
has been somewhat handicapped by financial conditions. Never-
theless these men have worked on with optimism and courage in
the determination that King Ferry shall have a new school build-
ing of adequate proportions. Success now seems about to crown
their work.
Having acted as Architect upon eighteen of these schools
within the past four years I am in position to appreciate the
ability and high purpose of the men representing this Central
School District and 1 desire to acknowledge the pleasure and satis-
faction I have had in working with them.
Earl Hallenbeck, Architect
Bevan Construction Co., Inc.
ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS
3566 East Genesee Street,
Syracuse, New York
The Builders of Our New School
HAMEL1NE CO., INC.
529 W. Oriskany Street Phone 2-5718 UTICA, NEW YORK
Heating Engineers
Sanitary Contractors
C. E. REYNOLDS
PLUMBING & HEATING
701 So. Massey St. Phone 3861-J
Watertown, N. Y.
HEWITT BROS., INC.
LOCKE
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We are glad of the opportunity of serving the
TRUSTEES
STUDENTS
FACULTY
ALUMNI
OF1 THE
KING FERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL
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THE H. R- WAIT COMPANY
TRY WAIT’S FIRST
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It’s Everybody’s Store and Auburn’s Largest, Most Completely
Stocked and Best Equipped Home Furnishing Establishment.
THE U.K. WAIT COMPANY
Main Store, 77, Rear 79, 81 and 83 Genesee Street
24, 26 Clark Street, Branch Store and Antiques
Stove Store, 22 Dill Street, Phone, Auburn 194
Upholstering Shop, 20 Dill Street
Atwater Kent Norge Thor
R C A-Victor Electric E'ectric
Radios Refrigerators Washers
G. L. F. SERVICE Quality Farm Supplies Open Formula Feeds Open and closed formula fertilizers Seeds of known breeding and ALFRED E. SIMKIN Poplar Ridge, New York
origin. Quality paints for farm buildings. Pure Pennsylvania Oil at a price saving. HARDWARE HEATING PLUMBING
I. B. MITCHELL Atwater, New York
Phone, Poplar Ridge 97-F-12
TO INTERESTED POULTRY RAISERS:
Watch out for cocidiosis ! When you see the first signs—come
and get a bag of mash prepared for that purpose by the BEACON
MILLING CO. and follow this up with Iodine Suspensoid, the
only known solution that will kill the germs.
Pullets will grow, develop, and come into production for a short
time, then quit because of the strain of production and the living
germs in the intestines. As they cannot overcome this it is best
to see to them before they are eight weeks old.
Always use BEACON FEEDS for best results. Then you
will have no feather pulling and bare backed hens
It takes at least two years to see the best results from this
feed.
“STRANGERS WELCOME!”
GEORGE C. HUNT
Phone—Poplar Ridge 98-F-3
Atwater, New York
TAMARACK INN
GENOA, NEW YORK
Regular Meals
Special Sunday Dinner
Home Cooking, Delicious Coffee
ROBERT W. TAUSCHER
Phone, Moravia 55-F-ll
MILES L HANLON
Jeweler and Silversmith
118 Genesee Street
Auburn, New York
(Fine loatch repairing)
Special High class
order work workmanship
COMPLIMENTS
of
EARL C. OAKLEY, D.D.S.
Moravia, New York
THE ROBIN HOOD INN
Sherwood, New York
Special attention given to
Wedding breakfasts, card and
birthday parties
Phone, Poplar Ridge 47-F-ll
GRADUATION SUITS
$14.95 to $25.00
Nettleton and Miller Cook Shoes
Walter Boot Shoes
$3.50 to $6.50
LOUIS BROS.
27-29 Genesee Street
Auburn, New York
C HARLES Ci. SWART
Specialists in the Conservation
of Vision
7-9 Seward Block -Phone, 1391W
Auburn, New York
Start Your Bank Account
AUBURN, NEW YORK
IS THERE A FUTURE FOR
YOU IN BUSINESS ?
Income tax figures show that the
largest earnings aie made in
business vocations — bankers,
manufacturers, merchants , ac-
countants, secretaries, etc.
These positions are often won by
young men and young women
who show ability in minor office
positions.
Further information, explain-
ing how you can prepare for the
opportunities in business, and
how our Employment Depart-
ment assists graduates in get-
ting started, will gladly be sent
to you on request, entirely with-
out obligation.
AUBURN BUSINESS SCHOOL
E. E. KENT, Proprietor
51-55 Genesee St. Auburn, N. Y.
M A R S H A L L’ S SANDWICHES
CLOTHING LUNCHES
S T 0 R E You will find CLEAR VIEW
Auburn, New York INN a convenient place to stop
for a tasty lunch after the game
Young men like the style and ap- or school function.
pearance of the suits, shirts, etc.. Open until midnight
they purchase here. They also CLEAR VIEW INN
like the high quality and low King Ferry, New York
prices they pay for our line J. W. BOYCE, proprietor
merchandise. C. F. SHAW, chef
BLACK
Auburn Savings Bank
ROCK
MILLS
“Under the Town Clock”
Flour and Feed
Starting and Growing Mashes Auburn, New York
Chick Grain, etc. Resources $11,779,786
C. J. FORD Sui plus $ 1,300,712
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D AIRY
COMPANY
C A F E T E R 1 A
85 Genesee Street
Auburn, New York
W. C. CROSSMAN & SON
Jewelers since 1873
Gifts for all occasions
92 Genesee Street
Auburn, New York
HUNTER
The Cleaner
Suits Cleaned___$1.00
Coats Cleaned___$1.00
Dresses Cleaned_$1.00
We solicit your patronage
17 East Genesee Street
Auburn, New York
J. W. BOYCE BARBER SHOP
Men’s, Women’s and Children’s
liarbering
CLEAR VIEW INN
King Ferry, New York
BRIDAL PORTRAITS
We specialize in bridal portraits
and in group pictures of the en-
tire bridal party.
MILLER STUDIO
Phone 33 Groton, N. Y.
It pays to present a neat
appearance
Have your hair cut regularly
H. A. DEMPSEY
Barbering a Specialty
Razor honing-Shears sharpened
Diamonds Watches Jewelry
CLAYTON A. B R O D T
Jeweler and Optician
All kinds of repairing
60 Genesee St. Auburn, N. Y.
Eyes examined
Glasses furnished
I. M. LIBERMAN Jeweler and Optometrist 70 Genesee Street Auburn, New York Wedding and Graduation Gifts ..........j MABEL’S BEAUTY SHOPPE King Ferry, New York Permanent Waving $5 Finger Waving 50c Work done at Brill’s on Wednes- day afternoon and by Special Appointment Phone, 94-F-21 Poplar Ridge
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KING FERRY. N. Y.