Chittenango High School 1942 Yearbook (Chittenango, NY) - Full Access

PA :C THIRTY TH PALLADIC f ALUMNA WRITES Dear Mr. Spawn: After spending a day visiting hittenango High chool, I thought it would b of interest to you to !mow how the diff rent d pn.rtmcnts have impressed me. As I came up the chool hill, the two new buses were just arriving with their s ating capacity of 55 pupils B hind it was our ~mall bus with its seating ca- pacity of 35 pupils. Its r d and black colors and laughter from within, reminded me of the times I had ridden to school on the bus. The safety recocd is by all means om thing to be proud of. May we have more afcty for many years in the future. To start the day off, I went to Agri ulturc I Clas!'l and watched its daily progress. Mr. Pashley told me about orne of th events that have happened during the year of '42. He also told me that. hittcnango High School's Future Farmers of America lub, affiliated with the New York tate Association of Future Farmers of Amer- ica, is directed by harlcs Button, President; Herman Newton, Secretary-Treasurer. In the Middle of F<:>bruary, the A". boy · went to Cornell to observe the exhibition at Farm and Hom Week. Later in the scholastic year, the club and 4-H Council sponsored an old-fashioned square dance to raise funds. The dance was a great succe s b cause it gave the kids a chance to dress comfortably. This year the Future Farmers of America t.rack team i~ entered in the county track meet. They seem to be doing tops now! Next I went to visit a Hom<:>making Class. I W9.S delighted to notice that the class was informal and the pupil" all at ease. Miss Rizika, in her spare moments, told m a few of the adjustments made to meet the war needs. A few of the change arc: Foods and nutrition improve ating and cooking habits in families, planning for children's vegetable garden; and clothing-proper care, cleaning, and use made of old clothing. The D class took a first aid course in which they prac- ticed bandaging, splits, artificial re. piration and treating emergencies. They also studied child care. ourses in sewing and cooking were offered tu the eighth grade and Homemaking A class. D. A. R. prizes will be announced at graduation for best dresses made. Although . H. . do s not offer a wide choice in the commercial field, I was plea d to find the following subject offered: Introduction to Business which is taught for the purpose of giving a business background to students along the chan- nels of consum r education, vocational gl.iidance and personality development; Busi- ness Math. which consists of the study of Math applied to problc>ms of merchandiz- ing, banking, investments, government revenue and im.urance; Bookkeeping which introduces th turl:mt to the fundamentals of record k eping; Typing 1 which teaches the es entia! of touch typing and gives a working knowledge of business letter and statements; Typina II which offer a course in office practice including stenciling, mimeographing, and publication typewriting and :;etups; and Economic Geography consi ling of principles nee s ary to understand economic and geographic factors. The Music Department, although it has been under the direction of three dif- fer nt teachers, has accomplished a great deal in the past year. In the fall their activities started with a band and orchestra concert in which combined choruses par- ticipated. To celebrate th hristmas Holiday the grade children and High School pupils sponsored. a Christmas Pageant. A play was enacted by the young group. The ad- vanced m1xed choru es and characters of Bible time contributed to complete the Christmas production. . ~frs. M~ all al o told m that the> ~pring festivals have been in full progress m wh1ch a P! ked group wa s~lectE'd to sing at az novia High chool. Group re- hearsal for mstruments and VOIC " were at fadison. The band and vocali ts have r nd.ered th ir crvices at dramatic productions for which they were greatly ap- preciated. I hope, Mr. Spawn, that you do approve of my remini ing and are not bor d by things air ady so familiar to you, but I do want you to know how much I was r ally imprcs · d by th'! things I saw in your chool today. I hope that I may have the pleasure of visiting you again in the iulure. Re pectfully yours, An Alumna