Friday, May 9, 2014

May 2, 2014 Briar Crier

BRIERCRIER

May 2, 2014 at The Briar's Restaurant, 512 N. State Rd. of Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club Meeting
                                                                    TODAY IN HISTORY 
1913: Swedish engineer from Hoboken, NJ, received patent for a "separable fasterner" known as the zipper.

MEETING LEADER: President Anne Cargill

PLEDGE: Anne      SONG: Sy        PRAYER:  Paul Rosen

ROTARIANS PRESENT AND HAPPY THOUGHTS: 23 Rotarians present. Anne will not be at the Mothers' day program but will be in Maine with daughter; Bob Maher, our treasury in good shape; Beth her three-year-old celebrated a birthday.  
           
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Eric re scholarships for Briarcliff sophomores, needs additional members for committee. Elinor and Sy will be in California next Friday. Sy giving talk to Redondo Beach Rotary Club. Elinor and Sy's grandson Jason will be graduting from Occidental College in California. 

GUESTS: Future Rotarians Mark and Mary Vincent plus John Gallagher. 

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT: Sup't James Kaishan on Briarcliff Schools.


                                                        SUMMARY OF TALK
School system has adopted common core program and race to the top. Briarcliff is number one in college readiness. Has improved athletic program and athletic fields so now have night games. Has improved math teaching.  

This Friday at The Briar's: Mothers' Day program. Rotarians needed to greet Mothers at 11:15. All attending Rotarians should be at The Briar's by 11:30.

Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter