Batavia High School - Batavian Yearbook (Batavia, NY)

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Senior Class OHHCETS

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if l S'Wi?1gfOl1 !if9S1:1'+i4M'-471-. .ft . fi .1 A1 'f , gf ' S1:N1o1z t'1i..xss lloolc T ll1'iSfi3Il Meye1', B. A. ,HEX we. the Uhlss of 1914, leave this High Sehool to take our various places in the worlds proeession of workers, we will rust nniny il hzirkwurtl glance upon our st-hool life anal upon one who has so faithfully guiileil our steps through the last year. iilll' priiieipnl, li'1l1'1Sf1il11 Meyer, was horn in Rochester. In his youth l1e attendetl the high sehool at Web- ster, X. Y. In 1895 he attendecl the Geneseo Xornnil S1-hool. A few years later he entered Yule Vui- versity. He grailltnitetl from there in tl1e year of 1902 witl1 the degree of Bac-helor of Arts. Sine-e then he has had thirteen years of experience as il tearher. His lirst few years of teaching were in lVehster. After leaving Yale he tizuighti in a. private sc-hool i11 llrooklyn. Then from 1903-1912 he was in- Struetor in history at D2lVP111Jll1'1', Iown. From there he ezune here and is now principal of our High St-hool. The Class of 1911 is very grateful to hiln for the interest he has taken in eaeh of theni. NVQ- l'O11Q1'211'l1i2lf0 illlll upon his etiirient inslnageinent of the sehool work in general us well as the various school organizations. 'We also wish hiin nniny years of sueeess- in Batavia High School.

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PY Sexton t'l..xss llooiq Sl P -' IIZQS l'1lllighSchool and those courier-1'cd with it ol'l'er many prizes to the attending students. Une ol' our chit-l' con- tributors is Mr. lYatts li. lilfllllltllltl. Since 1903 Mr. Ricluuoud has given various prizes. His chief :rizes are those along the line of drawing. Each one of the eiffht 1 1 71 departments receives a prize ot a. handsome hook. Mr. Richmond has also given a gold watch to the Ju wil havino' the highest stand- s 1 I5 1 ing throughout the four years of high school work. The late Byron Huntley left in trust of the lloard of Education an amount of money to he used each year for oratorical work. Two prizes of ten and tifteen dollars are given yearly to the two senior boys who do the best work along the line of oratory. This year Millard YVeed and Raymond Weldgen received first and second re- spectively. In addition, there are two axvards which have lr founded by the Daughters of the Ainerican Revolution. The A who attains the best standing in United States history during e year previous to high school entrance, and the person with the high- est, standing in the high school course in American History are awarded these prizes. The Literary Society of the High School received three beauti- ful books to be given to the best speakers in a Declainatory Contest. Twelve students took part and the winners- were three Seniors-. First, Joseph Redniondg second, Agnes Horsch, and third, Raymond Vifeldgen. This society also received a cup to be given to the best debater in the High School, which was won by Ralph McMahon a Junior.