Batavia High School - Batavian Yearbook (Batavia, NY)

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MILLARD EDWARD WVEED Winner of the Annual Huntley Con- test. This contest being the closest contest in its history. In his win- ning this Mr. Weed won the highest honor desired by any Senior boy. S

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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.

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515314 .V 22357 1,-.1 S1-:N11111 C 1..xss llooii 'l 1. Arbor Day ration B if fl.-,UI HN I1'l1' l','1'J,ll.-l N. N PLANTING this tree, we are in 11. way l'l'0t'i'lllg 1,1 llllllllllllltllt to one of the bravest of the hrave. For what more can a lllilll do than lay down his life in upholding a. p1'i11.1-iple. Gabriel De Fahbio well knew, as we learn fi.-11111 l1is letters the risk l1e was running in facing the Mexicans on the horder. Yet he cheerfully rain that risk at. the cost of his young life, dying happy in the thought that he had gave his last full nieasure of devotion for his countiivis interests. It is with a. iningled feeling of sorrow and- pride that we dedi- eate this tree to his nieniory. We sympathize with and condole the parents of this noble youth in tl1eir hereavenient. Yet we feel proud to think that Batavia in years past has produced her sons to go forth in defense of the gorgeous eiuhleni of the republic. The question presents itself to us. Who is an American? Is he a. New England Puritan? Is he a Virginian Cavalier? ls he a western frontiersnian? The ancestors of so111e of us fought. for in- dependence and handed down a. nation free from tyranny and oppres- sion. They gave us a government of tl1e people, by the people and for the people. They were Aniericans. The fathers and grand- fathers of some of us laid at the altar of their country tl1e sacrifice of their young lives for the preservation of that 11a.tio11. They s-a.ved the Union of States for 11s. Tl1ey were Americans. To-day we plant a meniorial to one, who first saw the light of freedom on a foreign soilg one w11ose ancestors and ideals were for- eign to usg one who appreciated tl1e spirit of American freedom under lawful restraints and made it his. Thus he died preserving the integrity of the Hag. He was an American.