Batavia High School - Batavian Yearbook (Batavia, NY)

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1-:Q The BATAVIAN IQ23 lust a llttle 1llustrat1on of what spmt vtlll do for a team One year Center College went to play Harvard Harvard had the better team but Center was determmed to wm They Sald We ve got to beat Harvard They returned 1101116 NV1th a muddy football a v1ctory and a reputatlon for havlng sand Cen ter dldnt have such wonderful coaches lt dldnt have enough Jerseys for the squad but lt d1d have sp1r1t Batavla has teams good coaches plenty of jerseys but have we splrlt? What do you thmk? We have the men we have the equlp ment we have the coaches but are We gomg to have the spmt? Remember that wlthout sp1r1t a team vvlll never make good No matter how well a team ts e ul ed how well xt IS coached or what hne 1113.'ECY13l lt has lt w1ll be a fallure fl PP unlcss rt lb backed by the students whom It represents Wouldlmt rt be line 1t Batavla were made up of students who had courage encugh to cheer the1r team even vxhen lt was losmg' What a eonsolatlon rt would be for the players lf they were urged on by the1r classmates VVhat a thrlll t vxould we them rf the saw about four hundred Batavxa students stand up wxth such baclung? ust thmk what co operatron can do thmlx of the vlctorxes that could be won thxnlt of the honor that would b gaxned Let s get started Batavla and stand together For 111 order to Wm lt must be All for one and one for all How many especlally qemors rem mber Lawrence Butcher that famous artlst? He would hav been a member of the 23 class had he remalned wxth us He xs graduatlng from Hutchxnson thxs june Perhaps It would be mterestmg to know that some of hls cavoons have been accepted by the leadmg papers of the country Take a sccond look at the class cut the old vx oman and the shoe It IS Q The Semors ask buf one thmg of B H S They plead for lt they demand lt T hey demand lt as the1r lawful rrght It may come as a warnmff It may come as an lUSlgl'1t of pr1v1lege lt may come as 'l legacy But one tlung Carry On The Edztors RUTH VINCFNT PAULINE GEHRING LINIDSLEY CROCIQTR XNITHONY GERACT 'XI xBEL MOORE Be a Booster dont be a Knockem By the way vmose Uatavlan axe you reaclmg ,, . s ',.f,j'-...Q re in . V V . V 'I .ff:1j'-f-Qfilfi ' 1 7 ' I . W . . U V of cu . . , I Y 7 I ' - - v l - ' 1 ' ' 1 5 . . . . 1 y 1 , n ' 7 - I I ' 1 l l 1 I , . . . . Y . U. . 1 ' g Y and sing the song to Alma Mater. Who Wouldn't get into the game and flght . N V. J. . 7 - . I . V . . ' a . . ' Y ,A ' y I . . V , L . , . . . . H J A ! y , ,, X l . X . 7 Q , D ,I Y ' ' . . L ' . W 1-L . . . ' 1 - V -' ' hi.. . . ' . . . . T bv , c C ,I ' Zu in 1 'cz f l , 'f L L' .P 4 f . P.S.- , -, ' ff - -2- C , rl , I' , ' H . . .9 , , . f ' .3 ., .L...,,a,-, ,aww N

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.Af-2. ' ' - , ..,..1,-...-w-x.f- The B A frA VIA N 727925 M Editorials HE old era is almost over, the new, almost begun. The new opens a new road: Mysteries to unravel, seen and unforeseen happenings and greatest of all many opportunities, a good number of which are new. We are going to love this magnilicant edifice khich we have seen rise, brick by brick, piece by piece. It will demand out utmost, we will give our utmost. We are deter- mined not to fail, not to slip a notch, to keep the torch ever burning. Finally no matter what happens, if necessary, we'll sacrihce till we bleed, we'll drain the last drop. B.I-I.S. and her representatives have always stood for the ideal-in sport, in the class room. and in other places where the character of her students may be shown. This, in its greatness, has always represented the spirit of this school. School spirit! Ho-w many times I have heard that expression used by students, alumni, teachers and friends of the school! At times during the past year it has seemed that our school spirit was shaken, tottering te a fall, but the fall never came. No, and I believe that it will never come, for that indomitable spirit which has come down to us through the years is going to have a new home, with the new year, a home where it may live and thrive better than ever before. I wish to appeal to the pride of you Freshmen, Sophomores and juniors, and especially you, my fellow Seniors, who will not have the honor of attending the new school, to strive to your utmost to keep that glowing coal, that imperish- able spark burning, and to fan it into a steady blaze which shall betoken the glory and honor of B.H.S. to the four corners of the globe. Applause, self-seeking ambition and glory, oH:ice, popularity, praise, wealth. even though they are vain rewards and bring but empty joys, all tempt and allure us. But genuine greatness manifests itself in true service, loyalty, and good will. Each one of us has his own special job to fulfill, his own task to perform, no mat- ter how humble that task may be. The torch is ours to carry on, and let our beacon light be honor, and our watchword, truth! Each smallest effort is helping all humanity, each better thought, each earnest word is kindling and keeping '-tire the spirit of democracy and helping toward the glorious universal uplift. No drop but serves the slowly lifting tide, No dew, but has an errand to some flower. No smallest star but sheds some helpful ray. What is it that Batavia lacks, complains of lacking, advertises that it doesn't possess, yet makes little effort to acquire? Spirit! Real, genuine school spirit. The spirit that wins, The spirit that makes a school unconquerable in contest. The spirit that makes a man get up and dare anyone to defy him in saying that his school, his teams, his societies are not among the best. N

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