Clifton Springs High School - Cliftonian Yearbook (Clifton Springs, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1931 volume:

THE CLIFTONIAN Clifton Springs Qrade and High School COMMENCEMENT NUMBER JUNE 1931 TO OUR CAPTAIN The members of The Cliftonian Staff dedicate this book to Mr. Williams who has been the Captain of the good ship C. S. H. S. for the past fourteen years. He has steered our ship over many a stormy sea but has always brought it into port safely. We wish him many years of happiness and contentment. 2 THE CLIFTONIAN Salutatory: Our Quest In behalf of my classmates, I wish to welcome each of you this evening. We especially welcome our parents and friends, for the same interest which brings you here tonight was one of the main factors in helping us to achieve the successful accomplishment of our high school course. Members of the Board of Education, we are pleased to have you here with us this evening. We appreciate the support you have given us in our various enterprises. And teachers, without your kind and willing endeavor, we would not have reached this event, for we have needed many times to be guided by your wise counsels. We extend out welcome to our fellow students too. You have helped in many ways to make our school days pleasant. Classmates, we have at last reached this important event in our lives—our graduation. For years it has been a star on the horizon. At first it was dim, but as the years passed, it has grown brighter, and tonight it has reached its zenith. Now that we are about to leave school, we wonder why we came to school, and what we are expected to do after we leave. At first we came because it is customary for all children to enter school. Finally, we came to the place where we could leave school if we wanted to, but why didn’t we? We kept on because, unconsciously perhaps, we were searching for something. It was a vague sort of quest, a search for something indefinite, intangible. Now that we have completed our high school days, we stop to wonder just what it was we were searching for, and whether we have found it. As I took myself to task, I came to conclusion that our quest was for beauty—the beauty of knowledge, of truth, and of well living, the appreciation and understanding of the works of man and nature. Education enables us to see and appreciate beauty. By studying the different types of beauty we come to know each better, and to enjoy each more. The beauties of nature are perhaps the best known and the most enjoyed. The lovely out-of-doors is free for everyone to enjoy. After we have studied nature we find the flowers, the trees, the birds, more wonderful and more beautiful. Until one has studied nature, he cannot fully appreciate it, for everyday he learns more wonderful things about it. Truly has the poet said, “One impulse from the vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can.” In the same manner, through growing knowledge and experience, we arc beginning to appreciate the beauty of human relationship. Perhaps we realize it more tonight than at any other time in our lives—tonight when we are about to discontinue an organization which has meant so much to us in friendship. Personalities have made their marks in the world. From acquaintance with the great personalities of literature and history, we too, we hope, have grown stronger and more beautiful in character. The beauty of accomplishment and well doing to others has been exemplified to us in the persons of Jacob Riis, of Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, of Florence Nightingale, and of Dr. Henry Foster. We have experienced through books the joy and the satisfaction that comes through making the world a better place in which to live. With Dr. Grenfell and Florence Nightingale we experience the beauty of helping those in distress. We know that personalities develop with beauty and become great in character and accomplishment through unselfish human relationships. We appreciate, I believe, THE CLIFTONIAN 3 the value and beauty of unselfish human relationship, the more, as we see Sidney Carton sacrificing his own life for the benefit of one he loved. We feel a little pity for the murderer Macbeth as we see his love manifested to the end for Lady Macbeth. We are able to understand the emotions of Brutus as he struck down his friend for the good of Rome. The understanding of human nature, the beauty of human relationship—these we are beginning to realize. But our quest has only begun; we have only glanced a vision of the beautiful—attainment is still beyond. We have been told that ‘‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever; Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness.” We are glad that we have been allowed the knowledge which enables us to distinguish beautiful things. It is my wish for my classmates that we may continue our quest for all that is beautiful in life. And in our quest let us remember that the mountain must be climbed before we see the beauty outstretched below. “I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty; I woke, and found that life was Duty. Was thy dream then a shadowy lie? Toil on, poor heart unceasingly; And thou shalt find thy dream to be A truth and noonday light to thee.” ELVERE BUCHAN Valedidory: Creative Effort Members of the Board of Education, Principal and teachers, friends and classmates, tonight, we, the Class of 1931, find ourselves about to take a final leave of all that has meant so much to us for four of the happiest years of our lives. We have prepared ourselves to face life, to go out into the world and, by creative effort, to accomplish something in the special field which each of us shall work in. Creative effort is properly defined as the putting forth of one’s strength to bring something into being. Before we can begin to create, however, we must first have a strong foundation of intellectual knowledge such as we have acquired in our High School course, and secondly, we must have a desire to accomplish. We know that this is true, for the example of all our leaders prove the veracity of this statement. Without the foundation of intellectual attainment, reached through the aid of borrowed books and the light of the fireplace, the name of Abraham Lincoln would have no more meaning than that of John Jones or Tom Smith. But Knowledge alone did not gain Lincoln his preeminent position in the hearts of the American people. It was the creative effort to do and to accomplish, which would have been useless without that intellectual foundation, which has gained him his place. Lincoln never ceased to put forth creative effort. He was not only the preserver of the nation, the emancipator of the slaves, but he was, at the time of his death, working on what would probably have been his greatest creative achievement—that of healing the wounded feelings between the North and the South. We can rightly call Lincoln's life a personification of creative effort. An almost miraculous result of creative effort is shown to us in the life of Helen Keller. Can you imagine what a task it would be to learn to talk if you had been deaf, dumb, and blind from infancy? Those were the handicaps Helen Keller had to overcome. But by supreme effort, patience, and the putting forth of will power, she began to create words, to learn something about THE CLIFTONIAN 4 her environment, and finally she even learned to talk, read, and write. She created for herself a new world of which she had been entirely unaware until she began to sense things. Helen Keller has not stopped with overcoming her handicaps; her effort has been to aid others also handicapped. She has helped them create a world of which she herself was once ignorant. In music, art, and literature, we find, perhaps, the best example of creative effort. After acquiring the requisite foundation, the musician is ready to create a new composition; the artist, a beautiful painting; the author, an interesting story; the poet, an awe-inspiring poem; the dramatist, a play. We Americans are all too prone to lay aside the work of the artist as we say, “ ’Twas easy for him—a natural gift.” We are apt to overlook the time spent in preparation, and in gaining knowledge of the underlying principles of his art, or the time and effort spent in the actual creation of the masterpiece. Can we think that Dante’s immortal “Divine Comedy”, or Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony”, or Raphael’s “Sis-tine Madonna”, or Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” were created without time and effort or without a thorough knowledge of the work each engaged in? Before these artists created their masterpieces they studied, traveled, and worked hard, laying a firm foundation upon which to build a structure that would last through many centuries and for which the world would be the richer. During our four years of High School we have had a taste of creative effort. In our design classes, we have tried in a very amateurish way to draw, paint and create designs; in our English classes we have tried our hands at creating poems, stories, and essays. We have learned that there is a great amount of satisfaction derived from observing a piece of work which we ourselves have created by our own effort and initiative. We have begun to learn the joy of creation. But some people after laying a good foundation, stop. They do not build upon their knowledge and try to create something to their credit. Numerous speakers have come to us during our high school course with the message “build a strong foundation—else the superstructure of your career may easily tumble down.” Repetition has its effect. We have heard this statement so often that we have come to believe it, but now, as we have come to the completion of our high school course, we realize that the foundation is only the beginning and that no matter how strong it is, it is absolutely useless unless we go ahead and build upon it. Persistent effort, time, and faith, we now know are necessary. And so, we Seniors, by our creative efforts hope to build a worthwhile structure upon the foundation, you have helped us to lay—an edifice of accomplishments. And now in behalf of the members of my class and myself, I wish to thank the Board of Education, our principal and teachers, for all they have dons for us. We are fully aware of their many kindnesses, their anxious solicitude for our good and comfort, and we wish to express at this time our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude. Members of the Class of 1932—we, the Class of ’31, are very grateful to you for your unselfish cooperation in our behalf. You have aided us materially in our dramatic and financial enterprises, thereby, manifesting not only friendship, but true sportsmanship and school spirit. This school, like every other institution of its kind, has its own customs and traditions. We, in giving up our places as Seniors to you, feel that these traditions will be safe in your hands. Remember that as Seniors you have special duties to perform and standards to uphold, and we who are about to join the ranks of the alumni, wish you much success and happiness in their performance. Loyal and loving classmates, tonight we find ourselves assembled for the last time as an organization. Very shortly we shall part, each to go to work in his chosen field. Let us carry into that field not only the knowledge we have 5 THE CLIFTONIAN gained in high school, but also memories of the happy times we have spent together. For, “Friends depart, and memory takes them To her caverns, pure and deep.” My wish for each of you is that you find in life not only success but more especially, happiness and contentment, for “Contentment surpasses riches.” So, with a full heart, the Class of 1931 bids you all farewell. REGENA REMERY Last Will and Testament Ship—C. S. H. S. Village—Clifton Springs Township of Phelps County of Ontario State of New York United States of America Planet—The World We, the dauntless crew of the ship C. S. H. S. and the class'of 1931, being of sound mind and body and healthy spirit, having never had any seasickness in our midst, and having unquestionably the biggest store of knowledge ever acquired by any midshipmen of the good ship C. S. H. S. up to this time and beyond, find that we, now, at our departure from this ship which we found so much to our liking, since we carried everything before us with our sagacity and wit, must leave to our inferior successors, who are so undeserving of our generosity and goodness, all that we ever possessed. Owing to the sadness of this situation, we will hurry this heart rending business, so that you, its hearer, may not grow too melancholy, for your brave smiles will be needed after our departure. To MR. WILLIAMS—We leave the memory of our sweet and smiling faces to console him at our leave-taking. To MISS FRANTZ—We leave our appreciation for keeping us in the straight and narrow path before classes passed. To MR. SPENCER—A time clock that works and a basketball whistle. We also leave him a megaphone to use in study hall while announcing. To MISS HOWARD—We bequeath one dozen pencils in case she should ever lose her own. To MISS WILLIAMS—We leave the best coaches’ Guide-Book to Basket Ball. To MISS JUDD—An extra supply of giggles in case hers should ever run out. To MISS LEGRAND—A pair of stilts to help her preserve her dignity when walking down the aisle behind Neil Buck. To MISS GOLDEN—We leave the ship’s foghorn with which to sound her “a’s” in her music class. To the JUNIORS—We bequeath all the hotel detectives in Washington and, especially, the white-haired man known as Santa Claus. To the SOPHOMORES—We leave all buckets and mops with which to swab the decks. To the FRESHMEN—“Emily Post”!! May they learn how to keep from annoying the worthy Seniors with their trivial nonsense. To the EIGHTH GRADERS — We leave the ship’s compass to charter them through the stormy seas of knowledge. To the ALUMNI—We leave our life savers, much worn but still good. We hope they won’t be needed. To the BOARD OF EDUCATION — We leave the ship’s rudder. May they use it to the best advantage. LASTLY—We appoint Charles Smith and Assistant Ikey Morris as Executors. In WITNESS THEREOF we have 6 THE CLIFTONIAN hereby placed our steady hand and glittering seal on this, the 23rd day of June, Anno Domini, one thousand and thirty-one. Signed. CATHERINE M. WALTERS, L. L. D. Witnesses: CHARLES CURTIS (our old friend) THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL ROGERS JOE E. BROWN KING ALPHONSO (as he needs a job anyhow) The Seniors—Top row, left to right: Miss Golden, advisor; Elvere Buchan, Robert Goodman, Regena Remery, Elouise Hall. Bottom row: Avis Little, Catherine Walters, Claude Goodman, Dorothy Brown, Elizabeth Sullivan. CATHERINE WALTERS “KAY” “She was Claudes life The ocean to the river of his thoughts Which terminated all.” Vice-president of Senior Class (4); President of Junior Class (3); Glee Club (2-3); Basketball team (1-2-3-4); Cliftonian Staff (2-3); Orchestra (1-2); Prize Speaking Contest (3); Dramatic Club (1); Editor of School News (4); Wearer of C; Wearer of Sportsmanship Button. Nurse. DOROTHY BROWN “DOT” “My wealth is health and perfect ease. My conscience clear my chief defense.” Senior Class Treasurer (4); Junior Class Secretary (3); Senior Play (4); Junior Play (3); Basketball (1-2-3); Manager of Basketball Team (4); Orchestra (1-2); Cliftonian Staff (2-4); Dramatic Club (1); Prize Speaking Contest (3); Winner of Sportsmanship Button; Wearer of C. Nurse. THE CLIFTONIAN 7 CLAUDE GOODMAN “BEV” “I am very fond of the company of ladies I like their beauty, I like their delicacy I like their vivacity, and I like their silence.” President of Senior Class (4); Vice-president of Junior Class (3); President of Athletic Association (4); Senior Play (4); Junior Play (3); Wearer of Sportsmanship Button. Florist. ROBERT GOODMAN “BOB” “A smile or kiss, as he will use the art, Shall have the cunning skill to break a heart.” Basketball Manager (3); Baseball Manager (1-2-3-4); Baseball team (2); Wearer of C. Undecided. AVIS LITTLE “ACE” “An influence luminous and serene, a shining peace.” Glee Club (4); Prize Speaking Contest (4); Edition of School News (4); St. Lawrence University. ELEVERE BUCHAN “SISTER” “The noblest mind the best contentment has”. Salutatorian; Glee Club (4); Senior Play (4); Junior Play (3); Cliftonian Staff (4); Prize Speaking Contest (4). Geneseo Normal. ELOISE HALL “Fair as a star when only one, Is shining in the sky.” ELIZABETH SULLIVAN “BETTY” “Her eyes as stars of twilight fair Like twilight’s too, her dusky hair.” Basketball team (1-2-3-4); Senior Play (4); Wearer of C. REGENA REMERY “GENE” “Your glorious standard launch again To match another foe.” Valedictorian (4); Secretary of Senior Class (4); Senior Play (4); Junior Play (3); Editor of School News (4); Orchestra (1-2); Glee Club (3); Dramatic Club (1); Wearer of Sportsmanship Button. William Smith. History of the Crew As Freshmen We Board the Ship! September 5, 1927 — The Freshman Class, numbering twenty-five, sails forth. But what a difficult time we have getting started. It seems impossible to remember the captain’s words—“Last names come first!!!” and we ruin more than one passport. We think now, that we are true sailors but we find to our dismay that we are only to be used as servitors and deck scrubbers for the more experienced gobs. Our boat sails softly out into the blue. We have started out on the long, long voyage. What dangers lurk in the depths there? What treas- ures lie beyond that shore line? We are off; the ocean lies before us. April, 1928—We have returned home to participate in the “Big Parade” favoring a new ship—a bigger and better home for the C. S. H. S. mariners. But we are not home long; soon we are off again. June 28, 1928—Calm waters, summer breezes and the harbor at last. When our two months’ rest is over we shall be Sophomores. Our Sophomore Voyage September 6, 1928 — The land slips away. Our anchor has left its bed of 8 THE CLIFTONIAN oozy clay. We are beginning our Sophomore year. Our first chance at Dramatics comes at Thanksgiving time when we present a pageant. Of course, we are all struck with stage fright, but nevertheless, we manage a program and all live to hear the criticism. We spend the greater part of this year sitting in the harbor (Design Class) watching the new boat C. S. H. S. being built. Oh yes, Mr. Williams makes us clean off the Design table so he can decorate it with his pencil! June 1929—June Regents are passed. Wa are in the home port a while before we go on another stretch of our cruise. Juniors All Aboard! September 5, 1929—We are now beginning our Junior Year’s voyage. And in what splendor? The new C. S. H. S. steamship sails out of harbor. November 27, 1929—What Ho! ye lubbers and swabs! The day of Thanksgiving is here. What treasures are ye thankful for? Aye! Rich experience which shall make the days to come more full of joys and gladness than ever jewels rare and costly could do. December 25, 1929 — The icy north winds howl exultantly under the somber splendors of the sky. Landward leads the guide. The Christmas chimes ring out. Join in the revelry and the great feast of the voyage. The annual Christmas banquet in honor of the Seniors and Faculty and given by the Juniors is at hand. January 20, 1930—The dreaded Regents are again upon us. But long experience on this treacherous sea makes us unafraid. The storm will pass. May 29, 1930—There is sport in the fo’c’sle. The Junior sailors give a Junior Prom and later present “Singers in the Dark” which we must admit was all in the dark. We return to the home port. The Regents no longer terrorizes our crew. We are hardened sailors, expecting storms and welcoming danger, with its chance for glory. We gather the Seniors and the Faculty for a trip to Owasco. Then we have the honor of ushering at the graduation of the Class of 1930. Then we go on a cruise to Canandaigua Lake, where a most en- joyable week end is had by all. Soon come rest and the home port, ere we embark on the last long cruise. Ship Ahoy, Seniors! September 1930 — The “Wanderlust” instinct prevails again and the stately Seniors are now the commanding officers of the less experienced crew. Obedient to the call of our Captain, we forge ahead into the billowy path of glory. November 21, 1930—Forward on the main deck sit the crew enjoying “Nothing But the Truth.” The ship at anchor for a brief space, rolls gently with the breeze. We sail, and who shall say when we shall return? April 3-10, 1931 — Shore leave in Washington, D. C. But the days are altogether too short and soon they are gone and we feel as if we had been caught in a whirlpool. June, 1931—The journey’s done. The hold is filled with treasures rich and rare. No longer sail we as one crew. But may each Senior ever, sail o’er smiling seas and reach a fairer port because of our voyages together. DOROTHY BROWN A NICKEL’S VOYAGE A nickel once went on a voyage, Around the world it went, In fact, it saw so many things, To all it can’t give vent. From Washington the trip did start, And across the sea to Spain, From there it passed thru Gibralter Strait, And on to win its fame. The Hindoos passed the coin around, Though its newness soon wore off, Through a thousand Chinese hands it passed, But its pride was still held aloft. A monkey lost it in the sand, But it soon appeared in a sailor’s hand; When the sailor reached the United States, He lost the coin at the Golden Gates. JEAN VANDERHOOF, Eng. I THE CLIFTONIAN S President’s Address OUR MOTTO “Work conquers all.” In the first place, I must explain our attitude in adopting this motto. It was not because, as you might suppose, we like work better than play. But rather, because we preferred amusement to the school grind, our good judgments toid us that we must put work first. From the multiplication tables to the studying of resonance of sound, every step of progress has meant work-our Junior play, our Senior play, our selling of holly, our dances, and in general all our enterprises which resulted in our Washington trip and our graduation. For example, last year when we were Juniors, we borrowed a punch bowl to use at our Junior Prom. Everything went all right until it came time to clean the bowl. The girls worked so hard on the bowl, that for some unknown reason, it broke, and we had to work harder to get money to pay for the article. At last, we are about to be graduated from high school, and we are ready to enter into life, either in schools or in work. Everyone knows that no person can be successful unless he works hard to obtain success. Do you believe that George Washington would have been fitted to be the Father of our country, if he hadn’t worked hard to obtain the ability of leadership? Common sense tells us that it was necessary for Washington to accomplish much before real responsibility came to him. Almost one hundred years later Lincoln was struggling desperately with the Civil War. He was trying to preserve the union which Washington had established. Could Lincoln have met this crisis successfully if he hadn’t worked hard to maintain his better judgment over the judgment of men of lesser foresight? Work—mental and physical—has made great leaders. Do you remember that old saying, “Form your habits when you are young and they will remain with you”? We have tried to form good habits during our school life, and we intend to form more in the future. We believe in working hard and not giving up until the job is finished. We believe that in following the motto of our class through life, we will become successful in the end. CLAUDE B. GOODMAN THE REAL FOOTBALL PLAYER We are always hearing the praises sung, Of some backfield man who makes a long run, We hear how he charged thro’ a broken line, Or scored when there was left but a little time. We hear that one made a sixty-yard gain, And another played in the driving rain; We hear their praises all the time— But we never hear of the men in the line. We never hear of those who don’t run with the ball, We hear of their praises not at all. But they’re in there fighting and giving their best, While the praises always go to all the rest— But they’re the men who fight for all they’re worth, And who get their faces shoved in the turf, They’re opening up the holes in the line, That make it possible for the backs to shine. So when you read of some great back-field star Just give the linesman a part Of the praise that justly belongs to him. While he’s in there taking it on the chin. ROBERT WALTERS, Eng. I Captain Richardson—I thought you said you could catch flies. Ed—I did, but that last one must have been a bee. 10 THE CLIFTONIAN THE STAFF Regena Remery........Editor-in-Chief Elvere Buchan..............Associate Editor Doris McCormack........Sports Editor Wilbur DeVall...................Joke Editor Dorothy Brown........Senior Reporter Howard Roth..........Junior Reporter Agnes Adams......Sophomore Reporter Mary Tomlinson... Freshman Reporter Parker Wright j Business Managers Sidney McLouth The Staff wishes to thank the merchants and business men of Clifton Springs for the loyal support they have given us by their advertising. We thank also the members of the typewriting class who assisted us so ably. THE CLOCK Oh! Clock, don’t you ever long to be able to speak and tell about the scenes of humor, love, hate, robbery, murder, strife, and tragedy that you have witnessed? But, no matter what happens, you calmly sit on the shelf and slowly tick-tock, tick-tock off the seconds. If a man is sentenced to be hanged at a certain time, you never slaken your pace, but slowly, steadily, and in an unconcerning manner tick-tock your way to the hour of doom. Have you no pity? Why couldn’t you have chosen that opportunity to lose time instead of choosing to work so perfectly? If you would only show some mercy once in awhile you might be able to save many an innocent person from the electric chair. But no, you must do your duty at that particular time if at no other time. What does it matter to you if an innocent life is sacrificed? It doesn’t effect you in any way. Tick tock! Tick tock! Tick tock! An elderly man is sitting with his back to the window, reading. The window is cautiously opened—a short, stooped, ugly looking man slowly, quietly and carefully enters the room, and cautiously creeps toward the unsuspecting reader. Look! what is that the stranger is doing? He is standing in back of the elderly man’s chair— why he is raising a club and is about to strike the unsuspecting man. Oh! why don’t you cry out a warning? Hurry before it is too late! The deed is done. The stranger has accomplished his purpose, and—all because you would not cry out, but chose to go tick-tock, tick-tock. But, what else could you expect from a clock? RUTH F. GRIMSLEY DREAMERS Dreamers are like flowers, For when they are happy They lift their faces and their hearts grow light, As they sing their joyous songs of delight; And the sun beams down like a proud dear father And he, like the other dear Father, Gathers them in to his heart. But when they are sad Their beauty is concealed by a graceful droop, The sun beams down, but all in vain, They hang their heads And Father Sun cannot bring Them from their pain. Then old Father Time appears, And, after a time, dries up their tears, And the world looks bright again. Now, sometimes they feel like taking .a flight— Flying, flying, freely flying, A.way, away from the weary world, God seems to be calling them, To a free bright land, Where all the glory of happiness is unfurled. Then they are cheered, And their world looks bright again. LUCY ROTH, Eng. I Mr. Spencer—Sidney, why is the climate of the southern hemisphere more moderate than that of the northern? Sidney — Because it contains more water. Lovett—There is less land. 11 THE CLIFTONIAN OUR BAND PARADES ON DECORATION DAY Music Department The Music Department of the school has made great progress this year. We especially notice this in the Band. The members have learned to play many new selections, under the leadership of Mr. MacCumber. The Band and Glee Club gave one concert this year in order to obtain money to buy uniforms for the Band. The concert was fine and the uniforms of black and scarlet were bought for the twenty-six members for around $400. The Band has played at many assemblies and has also lent its support at the Junior and Senior plays, the Prize Speaking contest, several of the baseball games, and at the Memorial Day celebration. The Glee Club and orchestra, under the leadership of Miss Golden, has also been making great progress. This year the Glee Club has learned to read the notes better and to keep very good time. The Club has thirty-five members, who have sung at three entertainments this year. Their part in the programs have been done very well, as they displayed great eagerness and enthusiasm. The Seventh Grade has done splendid work this year. They are able to sing a two part song nicely. Miss Golden is organizing a bigger and better orchestra of fifteen or sixteen members for next year. I am sure that with the cooperation of the public the Music Department of our school will progress more in future years. We all want it to be an honor to Clifton Springs, and we are working hard to excel the other nearby schools in our musical clubs. AGNES ADAMS, ’33 12 THE CLIFTONIAN Concerning Upperclassmen “THE SENIOR PLAY” The Seniors presented the three-act play, “Nothing But the Truth,” by James Montgomery, November 21, at the High School Auditorium. There was a large attendance and all went away feeling that they had “had their money’s worth.” The play was a financial success, the Seniors having cleared $170. The school band added confsiderably to the program by a number of selections under the leadership of C. H. Mac-umber. THE SENIOR HALLOWE’EN PARTY On October the eighth, the Seniors had a very exciting party. The hall was all decorated in autumn colors, and looked as though the Seniors might have sacked the nearby farms. In the corners and against the wall were corn stalks and pumpkins. The evening was started with the grand parade. Costumes of every description were seen. Prizes were awarded to those having the best and funniest costumes. Dancing and fortune telling was then enjoyed and fried cakes were sold at one of the side rooms. The confetti, which was also sold, seemed to fall on every thing. It was hard to keep from getting tangled with the streamers. About twelve o’clock the people began to leave. Everyone felt that a happier Hallowe’en had never been enjoyed. CLASS NIGHT On June 23. the Seniors held their Class Night exercises. The whole idea was that of a ship. The Seniors, with Claude Goodman as their Captain and C. S. H. S. as the ship, furnished speeches, with sailor songs and dances interspersed. There were presents given to the Juniors and a speech from their Captain. The program was greatly enjoyed. THE JUNIOR DANCE There was great excitement when the Junior Dance was announced. We saw all kinds of posters telling about the big time every one was to have. The great night came on April the eighth. The auditorium was very attractively trimmed in pastel shades of crepe paper. As one entered the hall, it seemed that a certain section was very popular. There was a good reason for this. That was the section where punch was served. It was very convenient to promenade to that section and gratify one’s thirst. The orchestra was all that the posters told us it would be. When people finally did leave, it was with the feeling that they had had a most enjoyable evening. M. TOMLINSON JUNIOR PLAYS Two one-act plays were successfully staged by the Junior Class at the High School Auditorium, May 28. The first play, “Sauce For the Goslings,” was an enjoyable comedy that brought home to most of us some of the absurdities of speech which we continually use. The second play was “The Ghost'Story,” by Booth Tarkington. This play was a comedy which George, Anna’s collegiate boy-friend, tried to make into tragedy. But he scarcely succeeded although he did succeed in finally getting across what he !came early to tell her. The evening’s entertainment was augmented by the High School Band, this being its first appearance with its members in uniform. The plays were well attended. The Juniors wish to take this opportunity to express their thanks for the kindly interest and support of the public in these—their first efforts towards the reproduction of drama. THE CLIFTON!AN 13 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BANQUET Plans are now going forward in preparation for the annual banquet of the C. S. H. S. Alumni Association, which will be held Thursday evening, June 25th, in the High School Auditorium. The program for the evening lists a business meeting of association members at six-thirty. The old grads and their guests will formally welcome the Class of 1931 into their midst with a dinner and entertainment which will start promptly at seven o’clock. Alumni President, Albert Bosshart, Jr., urges every alumnus to be present and so to foster the enthusiasm which was revived last year. OUR WASHINGTON TRIP On April 3rd our party of fifteen left Clifton Springs from the Lehigh Valley station, for Washington. There were nine Seniors, Miss Golden, our chaperon, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wright, Clara and Parker Wright, and Marjorie Webb. Our party arrived in Washington a half hour ahead of schedule, so we had that much longer in the wonder city. We were in Washington from Friday night until Wednesday morning, during which time we managed all the usual tours and visits in spite of much rain. On Monday we visited the Annapolis Naval Academy. On Wednesday morning we went to Baltimore and the Arlington Cemetery. The same night saw us in Philadelphia in the Benjamin Franklin Hotel where that evening a dance was held for our party in the Betsy Ross room. Thursday was spent in touring the city and visiting the Curtis Publishing Company and Independence Hall. On Friday we spent a most enjoyable day at Atlantic City, finally leaving for the homeward voyage about 9:30 o’clock—tired and happy. This simply touches the high spots and does not begin to tell of the really happy time we had together, seeing new places, meeting new friends, taking in the shows and rushing for busses. Our Washington trip will always remain a happy memory. ANNUAL PRIZE SPEAKING CONTEST Much interest was exhibited in the Prize Speaking Contest this year. A large number volunteered, although several had to drop out because of sickness or prolonged absence. There were enough left, nevertheless, to make the contest an all evening affair. A new ruling having been made, two first and two second prizes were awarded—one set to the girl contestants, and the other to the boy contestants. Helen Whedon was awarded first prize for the girls and also was chosen as our representative at the Finger Lakes Prize Speaking Contest, her selection being a humorous one, “A Corner on William.” Avis Little won second prize in the same contest; Wilbur DeVall and Howard Roth won first and second prizes respectively in the boys’ group. Helen Whedon, Clifton Springs representative to the Finger Lakes District Public Speaking Contest, won the girls’ second prize. THE OWASCO TRIP On June 22nd, the Seniors and the High School Faculty journeyed to Owasco as guests of the Juniors. This is an annual event always greatly enjoyed. After a day of thrilling rides and refreshments furnished by the Juniors, we all arrived home tired but happy. “SCHOOL NEWS” Members of the fourth year English class have provided the Clifton Springs Press with “School News” every week of the school year. Four complete staffs were chosen, each working for a quarter of the year. We hope we have succeeded in bringing the public in closer touch with school life. E. Rich—Hey, don’t strike that match there; that tank is full of gas. L. Norsen—Think nothing of it. This is a safety match. 14 THE CLIFTONIAN BOYS’ BASEBALL TEAM First row, left to right: E'dward O’Connell, Wilbur DeVall, Francis Walters, Louie Mark; second row: Ashley Macomber, Lawrence Norsen, Gordon Peters, Elwyn Richardson, Eugene Smith, Donald Smith, Edgar Hillyer; third row: Lovett Hare, Robert Goodman, manager; William Spencer, coach; Robert Walters, Clifton Bloodgood. Baseball Champs ” Again The Clifton boys have won the league championship in baseball again this year. The boys have lost only one game in two years, and that was a non-league game with Geneva. The boys played Victor on June 5 for the championship and won by the score 10-7. It was a tremendously exciting game with the score tied 5-5 at the end of the seventh inning. An extra inning was played, Clifton scoring five runs and Victor three. The Victor boys accepted defeat in a very sportsmanlike manner. The schedule of games follows: C. S. H. S.... 7 Geneva ........ 1 C. S. H. S.... 5 Fairport ...... 0 C. S. H. S.... 9 Palmyra ....... 0 C. S. H. S.... 13 Shortsville ... 4 C. S. H. S.... 12 Naples ........ 0 C. S. H. S.... 8 Manchester ... 1 C. S. H. S.... 4 Phelps...... 2 C. S. H. S.... 10 E. Bloomfield.. 2 C. S. H. S.... 10 Macedon ....... 2 C. S. H. S.... 7 Fairport ...... 6 C. S. H. S.... 1 Geneva........ 7 C. S. H. S.... 10 Victor ........ 7 League Games. THE CLIFTONIAN 15 C. S. H. S. BATTING AVERAGE Player ab h r pet. Walters . . 41 12 12 .241 Norsen .. 41 10 14 .241 Richardson ,. . 44 22 18 .500 Macomber ...37 19 16 .513 Hillyer ...37 14 14 .378 Bloodgood ...28 10 5 .357 Hare ...35 12 5 .343 Peters . .. 24 1 4 .042 D. Smith ...26 4 3 .190 O’Connell ...11 2 1 .182 Mark . .. 8 2 2 .250 DeVall .. . 8 2 1 .250 Goodman ... 2 1 0 .500 E. Smith ... 1 1 0 1.000 R. Walters ... 3 1 1 .333 — — — — Team PITCHING ...341 113 RECORD 96 .331 Games W. L. Pet. Hillyer .. 9 7 0 1.000 DeVall .. 5 2 0 1.000 Hare .. 2 1 0 1.000 Goodman .. 2 1 1 .500 10 1 .909 INDIVIDUAL HONORS OF PLAYERS Three base hits—Hillyer 4, Richardson 2, Bloodgood 1. Two base hits—Macomber 7, Richardson 8, Hare 1. Home runs—Richardson 1, Hillyer 1, Hare 1, Norsen 1. Stolen bases—Richardson 11, Walters 10. Sacrifice hits—Macomber 10. Walks—Walters 6, Hillyer 4. Putouts—Macomber 95, Bloodgood 48. Assists—Hillyer 19. The Editor of the Cliftonian was dining out. “Would you like some more pudding?” her hostess asked. “No, thank you,” replied Regena, ab-sent-mindly. “Owing to tremendous pressure on space I am reluctantly compelled to decline.” BOYS’ BASKETBALL RECORD This year’s basketball season was not as successful for the boys as last year. The team was organized in the fall under Mr. Spencer and the following members were chosen for the regular team: Clifton Bloodgood, captain; El-wyn Richardson, Gordon Peters, Ashley Macomber, Louis Mark, Lovett Hare. The following is the schedule of games played: C. S. H. S.... 17 Macedon .......38 C. S. H. S.... 34 Shortsville_ 10 C. S. H. S.... 4 Shortsville- 7 C. S. H. S.... 39 Rushville .....22 C. S. H. S.... 41 Rushville ..... 12 C. S. H. S.... 51 Manchester ... 9 C. S. H. S.... 35 Manchester ... 22 C. S. H. S.... 16 Phelps ........ 19 C. S. H. S.... 20 Phelps ........ 19 C. S. H. S.... 14 Victor .........29 C. S. H. S.... 14 Victor ........ 26 C. S. H. S....25 Alumni ....... 19 C. S. H. S.... 36 E. Bloomfield.. 23 C. S. H. S.... 20 E. Bloomfield.. 18 C. S. H. S.... 24 Geneva ....... 33 C. S. H. S.... 20 Phelps ....... 21 Total ........410 Total 327 League Games. The Board of Education feels that there is nothing more vitally important to our community than the development of the young people of Clifton Springs and our school district along educational lines to the end that they may be helped to build for themselves in our school a solid and practical foundation for usefulness in the world, therefore, it is a real privilege to express through the columns of The Cliftonian all good wishes for the members of the Class of 1931 and all others who form a part of the student body throughout the whole school. 16 THE CLIFTONIAN School Statistics YEAR’S ATTENDANCE Kindergarten ...................82% Grade 1 ........................91% Grade 2 ........................94% Grade 3 ........................93% Grade 4 ........................94% Grade 5 ........................88% Grade 6 ........................94% Grade 7 ....................... 96% Grade 8 ........................95% High School Boys ...............93% High School Girls ..............93% HONOR ROLL FOR YEAR Fourth Grade—Florence Roth, Helen Norsen, Frances Garney, Elizabeth Finewood. Fifth Grade — Hall Stewart, Harold Maslyn, James Devereaux, Grover Taylor, Betty Garney. Sixth Grade—Anna Johannison, William Manley. Seventh Grade — Isabella Adams 10, Edith Kauder 10, Doris Goodman 10, Janette Lancashire 10, Mary Alice Madden 10, Lois Snell 10, Irene Lan-non 8, Mary Virginia Miller 6, Evelyn Chalker 7, Helen Joyce 8, Betty Sommers 3, Evelyn Montford 1, Elaine Moran 1, Irene Braden 2. Eighth Grade—Barbara Jewett 6, Lee Knapp 8, Mary Kralovich 7, Jack O’Neil 8, Paul Quigley 7, Jeanette Roper 5, Gordon Taylor 8, Helen Taylor 7, Mary Thomson 6, Rosalie Van-Kerkove 8, Lucille Walters 5, Victor Young 8. High School—There have been seven monthly honor rolls, the following names appearing the number of times indicated: Agnes Adams 7, Mabel Pardington 7, Lucy Roth 7, Helen Whedon 7, Margaret Cornell 6, George Cost 6, Raymond Maslyn 6, Edward O’Connell 6, Parker Wright 4, Clara Wright 4, Elouise Hall 3, Dorothy Maslyn 2, Louie Mark 2, Ethel Maslyn 2, Howard Roth 2, El-vere Buchan 1, Ruth Buchan 1, Mamie Tuttle 1. HEALTH REPORT Dental defects 120. Number corrected 90. Ear defects 4. Number treated 3. Tonsil defects 78. 8 tonsilectomies. plus 11 medically treated and June clinic. Enlarged thyroid 31. Number treated 11. Enlarged lymph glands 48. Number treated 11. Underweights 40. Eye defects 40. 22 corrected or medically advised. Toxin anti-toxin was given to 47 children. An average of 55 pupils received milk daily. Emergencies about 1,550. There were 5 cases of mumps, 1 case of chicken pox, and 2 cases of measles. BERNICE COOK BANKING About $575 have been saved by the children this year in the school banking system. EIGHTH GRADE PUPIL WINS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Jack O’Neil represented Clifton Springs in the annual county spelling contest held at Canandaigua on June 13th. Jack did not misspell a single word. He will represent the county in the state contest at Syracuse. In the preliminary district contest held at Phelps, Lois Snell, a seventh grade pupil, won second place. Claude Goodman — I’ll give you a hundred dollars to do my worrying for me. Burton Webb—Great! Where’s the hundred? C.—That’s your first worry. THE CLIFTONIAN 17 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM First row, left to right: Betty Sullivan, Marguerite Griffiths, Catherine Walters, captain; Nan Quigley, Doris McCormack; second row: Frances Burgess, Mary Calteaux, Clara Wright, Lorraine Kauder; third row: Dorothy Brown, manager; Vivian Chalker, Miss Williams, coach. Girls Win Sportsmanship Cup The girls’ basketball team this year was more successful than last, for the girls won a trophy; not the championship trophy but the Sportsmanship Cup. This is the first year that the girls’ team has ever won this cup. The team was organized in the fall under Miss Williams and the following members were chosen for the regular team: Nan Quigley, Catherine Walters, Peg Griffiths, Doris McCormack, Frances Burgess, Betty Sullivan, Vivian Chalker with Lorraine Kauder, Clara Wright, and Mary Calteaux as substitutes. The schedule follows: C. S. H. S....37 Macedon ........ 3 C. S. H. S.... 36 Shortsville .... 7 C. S. H. S.... 16 Shortsville___ 12 C. S. H. S....41 Rushville ..... 11 C. S. H. S.... 35 Rushville ..... 12 C. S. H. S....59 Manchester ... 6 C. S. H. S....51 Manchester ... 14 C. S. H. S....22 Phelps......... 23 C. S. H. S.... 21 Phelps ........ 15 C. S. H. S.... 17 Victor ........ 19 C. S. H. S.... 11 Victor .........20 C. S. H. S....25 Alumnae ....... 17 C. S. H. S....26 E. Bloomfield.. 13 C. S. H. S.... 16 E. Bloomfield.. 16 C. S. H. S.... 16 Phelps ......... 9 Total ........429 Total 197 League Games. THE CLIFTONIAN I 18 OUR FACULTY Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Principal Science History Mathematics and English English and Librarian Latin and French Commercial Homemaking Drawing and Music Nurse Miss Mildred Brown Miss Esther Lamson Miss Lou Bishop Miss Lena Cowley Miss Catherine MacAniff Mrs. Earl Hurlburt Miss Verda Jones Miss Sara Murnigan Mr. Edmund Casper Mr. D. B. Williams Mr. William Spencer Miss Ruby Howard Miss Agnes Frantz Miss Ruby LeGrand Miss Marjorie Judd Miss Lulu Williams Miss Una Trautman Miss Virgina Golden Miss Bernice Cook Clifton Springs, N. Y. Syracuse, N. Y. Clifton Springs, N. Y. Clifton Springs, N. Y. Phelps, N. Y. Manchester, N. Y. East Rochester, N. Y. Clifton Springs, N. Y. Webster, N. Y. Clifton Springs, N. Y. Clifton Springs, N. Y. Wellsboro, Penna. Seneca Falls, N. Y. Gloversville, N. Y. Oneida, N. Y. Rochester, N. Y. Geneva, N. Y. Madison, Ind. Watertown, N. Y. ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS At the first assembly program of the year the following people were elected as officers of the Athletic Association: Claude Goodman, president; Lawrence Wheat, vice-president; and Nan Quigley, secretary. Mr. Williams was treasurer according to the by-laws of the Association. After the election and during the counting of votes we were entertained by several selections by the school band The second assembly program was given by Miss Howard’s History and Civics classes. It was a political mass meeting in which were speakers for Republican and Democratic candidates, after which was voting by the general assembly. The third assembly program was an inspiring speech by the Hon. Joseph Hanley. His subject was “Success.” The fourth program occurred on the occasion of Thanksgiving. We had a delightful Thanksgiving program which was presented by the first six grades. The fifth assembly program featured Professor Delevan, of Syracuse Univer- sity, his topic being “Forestry.” His talk which was illustrated by means of stereopticon views, proved to be very interesting to most of us, especially the Physiography students. A Christmas program under the guidance of Miss Williams and Mr. Spencer was the next assembly program. It proved to be very entertaining. The play was followed by the annual Christmas tree and presents. The next assembly proved to be a long one. Two one-act plays were given by the Seniors as a supplement for their rhetoricals, after which Mr. Humphrey gave a talk on “Waste.” Mr. Risley, a School of Commerce representative, spoke at the next assembly about success in vocations. His talk was illustrated by bright lights and lettered blocks. The last assembly program of the year was one consisting of rhetoricals by some of the Juniors and Seniors. There were several other assembly programs consisting mainly of rhetoricals. 19 THE CLIFTONIAN THE KINDERGARTEN During the present school year forty-one children have enjoyed the benefits of our kindergarten. The total registration of last year was thirty-one. The increase in attendance is gratifying, as it shows perhaps, that a larger number of parents are realizing the benefits the kindergarten has to offer. In the program of plays and games carried on throughout the year, we have had certain definite aims. We have tried to socialize the child through the development of cooperation in games and group projects, and through the handling of the aggressive, the shy, the spoiled and backward child We have attempted to educate physically through emphasis upon cleanliness and the value of a sunny well-ventilated room; by the development of physical coordination, grace and skill through rhythmic exercises and games. We have aimed to educate manually by teaching correct handling of scissors, brush and crayon, and by utilizing clay, paper and wood for self-expression. We have tried to train intelligently through songs, music appreciation, stories and poems, teaching the child to speak and understand simple English. We have attempted to develop accurate observation, concentration, attention, intelligent obedience and orderly habits. It is our hope that we have built character so that each child has gained in habits of self-control, industry, initiative, self-reliance, fair play and courtesy. Over one hundred and fifty years ago Friedrich Trobel, founder of the kindergarten, stated its purpose: “to take the oversight of children before they are ready for school life; to exert an influence over their whole being in correspondence with its nature; to strengthen their bodily powers; to exercise their senses; to employ the awakening mind; to make them thoughtfully acquainted with the world of nature and of man; to guide their heart and soul in the right direction, and to lead them to the Origin of all life, and to unison with Him.” MILDRED L. BROWN THE FIRST GRADE When school opened in September. 29 children registered. At present we have a class of 28 children. At Hallowe’en we joined the kindergarten and second grade in having a costume party. In November we dramatized, “The King of Hearts” for the regular Wednesday Assembly. During the later part of November and December, Miss Clark of the Rochester Normal had charge of the first grade and carried on the work very successfully. On St. Valentine’s Day we had a party. The Valentines which were sent to one another were distributed, after which refreshments were served. In March the children expressed their desire to make a village. The children visited the different stores. Then, by means of boxes and blocks a village was built on the floor of the room. During the spring months we have studied birds, flowers and gardening. ESTHER LAMSON GRADE TWO This year grade two registered 34, 18 girls and 16 boys. Many of the group are especially fond of music. We have had very nice chorus singing all the year. This is enjoyed especially because of our being fortunate in having a piano. That has made it easy also for us to do “Folk Dancing and Interpretative mostly from “Nursery Rhymes Songs.” We have enjoyed our little newspaper which comes once a week. It has made the children “News Minded.” They often bring pictures or items from other papers, things of World Interest, making an approach to later study of Geography as well as Current History. The easel for free art expression is always in demand. Many of the group show real talent. We have woven one rug on our hand 20 THE CLIFTONIAN loom. The design selected being that of Gene Linder’s. For our Nature work we have enjoyed Bird Study. Robert Weld was the donor and curator of the Polliwogs. Our 6 by 8 inch garden was planted with peanuts. Paul Wells bringing the unroasted peanuts for us. He gave each child enough for a few vines in the garden at home. We are all planning to watch the peculiar trick which this plant performs. For our records in School Banking we have the silver cup. The Primary Circus to close the school year was enjoyed by all and each child helped by assisting in poster making or as animals and trainers. The best treat of the year was the day in spring when the play ground was ready for our enjoyment. LOUIE F. BISHOP THE THIRD GRADE When school opened in September the third grade consisted of twelve boys and twelve girls. One little girl left us in a short time but her place was soon taken by Rheta Little. Later we were joined by Sara Murphy, so we now have a registration of twenty-five. If you ask these boys and girls what they like best in school, the answer of most of them will be, “Geography.” The have had an introduction to the Study of the world and its wonders through stereopticon views. We made a visit to the Sanitarium farm recently and their icomments on everything they saw—the kind of soil—the lay of the land—the care of the cattle—showed that they were applying the knowledge gained in the schoolroom to the things about them. These children read very well and have shown a great interest in the library books. We hope that this love of good reading may continue and grow with the years. For the Thanksgiving entertainment this grade dramatized “The First Thanksgiving,” and are now planning a dramatization of the story “Rose White and Rose Red” for the closing entertainment. At Hallowe’en the grade took part in the parade with the other primary children. after which we had a party. Audrey Snell helped to entertain us by dancing. A tree at Christmas time with gifts for all brought happiness. On Valentine Day we had a party and also sent valentines to the children at Oak Mount Sanitorium. We hope that this year in the primary grades has been a profitable one and that these boys and girls have acquired a desire for learning that will be with them through the rest of their school life and will still be with them when their school days are past. LENA E. COWLEY GRADE FOUR Francis Lapresi has had a record of perfect attendance. It was difficult for us to decide which subject was the favorite. We took a vote and Arithmetic came first and Geography found second place. We had a Valentine and Christmas party. Both were enjoyed very much. Early in the year we formed a Junior Audubon Society. This helped to motivate and interest the children in bird life. In retrospect we find the year a happy, industrious one. KATHRYN MacANIFF GRADE FIVE We have enjoyed this year of school very much, our work and our play, especially our study of Geography. It has been so interesting to study about New York and lots of fun to make posters and maps. At Christmas our teacher was very nice to us and gave us a Christmas tree and a Christmas play. We like the new school, the gymnasium, the play grounds, and tfae school band. We are sorry that Mr. Williams isn’t coming back next year. FIFTH GRADE PUPILS THE CLIFTONIAN 21 GRADE SIX The following pupils of the sixth grade have been on the honor roll the entire year: Anna Johannisson, William Manley. Ruth Lang has had perfect attendance throughout the year. Some activities other than the regular routine enjoyed by the pupils were making geography posters, painting boxes and jars, as well as preparing a history exhibit. At Christmas the class had a party with a tree and exchange of gifts. Valentine’s day was observed and correlated with the study of post office duties. The Valentines were duly mailed, stamped, sorted and delivered within our own class post office. A PUPIL GRADE SEVEN During the year we had twenty-four pupils in our grade of whom nineteen were girls. We enjoyed our “Morning News Club” since it brought to us many of the news items of the world, jokes and stories. We had the Health and Attendance Banners several times during the year. To observe National Book Week, posters were made and book reports given. We also presented a program for the P. T. A. consisting of talks on the care and value of good books and the portrayal of the book characters, “Huckleberry Finn,” “Peter Pan,” “The Old Fashioned Girl” and “Robin Hood.” For our part in the assembly programs, we presented a play “The Mended Day.” Our penmanship work proved to be very successful. Sixty-five sets of papers were submitted to the A. N. Palmer Company for their approval. All were accepted and awards were received by each pupil. During the spring months we enjoyed studying the birds as they arrived. Our chart indicated that we had seen sixty birds. These and many other activities made our year an enjoyable and profitable one. EIGHTH GRADE On September 2, 1930, twenty-one pupils entered the Eighth Grade. We had never had a man teacher and we were anxious to see what he looked like. When we found out we were well pleased. A few days later two more pupils came, making a total enrollment of twenty-three. After a few weeks we were allowed to use the gymnasium. This gave us a chance to rest our minds from studies for a half-hour. Once a week the girls go down to cooking class while the boys have a class in general science. We did not lose out for the want of entertainment. For the Christmas program Barbara Jewett, Lee Knapp, Jack O’Neil, Gordon Taylor, Rosalie Van Kerhove, and Victor Youngs gave recitations. In January we took Spelling Regents. In the same month the enrollment was reduced to twenty-two as one of our pupils entered high school. Then we put on a short play “The Absent Minded Professor,” which we had much fun practicing for. At the P. T. A. Founder’s Day meeting several of our pupils helped with the exercises. We have enjoyed very much taking part in the assembly programs. PUPILS THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR When the snow is very deep, And the trees are bent in line, That’s the time one likes to sleep, In the winter time. When the grass is growing green And ice cream costs a dime We all want to sit and dream, In the spring time. When the birds commence to sing, And the woodchucks start to dine. Every child wants to swing, In the summer time. When the leaves begin to fall, And school bells to chime, Every boy plays football In the autumn time. JACK CURRAN, Eng. I 22 THE CLIFTONIAN STARS An uneven road led up the steep mountain, winding its way among the trees, outlining itself against bare cliffs, and at last, curving out of sight, seemingly behind the clouds, on the mountain top. Its path through the shadows was dimly lit by a faint gleam from the stars. Half-way up the road, a small car climbed laboriously toward the summit. Oftentimes, it was outlined clearly against the mountain, oftentimes it was plunged into shadows. The driver, his deep voice full of emotion, spoke, “Don’t you remember this mountain, John? This clump of trees looks familiar to you, doesn’t it?” No answer came from the lips of the motionless figure. “Think, John, think! You left two years ago for France. Your mother, our mother, John, gave up you, her youngest son; how she prayed for your safe return. You are her best beloved. You must remember for her sake!” The vague, expressionless eyes searched the face of the speaker and theu turned and fixed themselves again on the winding road. There was no light of reason behind them; the words of his brother could not pierce through the mists of his brain. The speaker continued, “You were hit on the head by a splinter and when all treatment failed, they sent you home.” The eyes were still fixed on space, seeing nothing, apparently lost in a world of his own in which silken threads held his listless senses in a mesh from which there was no escape “Oh God,” whispered the driver, “help me to bring him back. He doesn’t remember her or love her now. Help me!” Closer and closer they drew to the little white house on the mountain's summit, where a beautiful, old, white-haired lady, with a joyful heart, awaited the return of her baby boy. The driver turned in desperation to the youth beside him, uttering his words with sudden frenzied hope. “Look up, look up, John. There are the stars. The stars, John under which you and I have slept. They were your hope, your refuge, your dreams. We loved them together, John . . . .” Suddenly, the stars grew luminous, glittering, increasing in size until, at last they broke into a thousand dazzling diamonds. Red stars, blue stars, yellow stars, falling stars, shooting stars, fire stars, quivering in the air over them until at last they withdrew and faded back slowly into their places in the sky. John sat up, slowly, in the midst of the wreckage and looked wonderingly around. Remembrance flooded his brain—remembrance of his mother, his brother, and home. At his side lay his brother, crushed under the wheels, with a smile of triumph on his face as though he realized that the answer to his prayer had come in the shower of stars. C. WALTERS, ’31 DRIVEWAYS OF WATER I come down from a mountainous glen Drop by drop, and run to the sea; The ocean contains the stories of men, So what could you want of me? I have a power, that none can fence, And I force myself on my way; I am strong, beautiful, sparkling, immense, And I have a rainbow spray. As I come down to the ocean, dark With ages of time, I have a beauty, distinguishing mark, That wonderful rhythm of mine. W. DeVALL She — That’s a bum-looking watch you've got. What kind is it? He—It’s an “Orphan” watch. She—What kind is that? He—It runs “orf-an-on.” Miss Golden—If the National Gallery were on fire which five pictures would you attempt to rescue? Roderick—The five nearest the door. THE CLIFTONIAN 23 HOMEMAKING CLASSES This year saw the opening of the new Homemaking Department. When we started there were twenty-four in the high school classes; since, the number reduced to twenty. The seventh grade had classes once a week in sewing. The eighth grade had classes once a week in cooking. During the first term there were two sewing classes and one cooking class. The sewing classes worked on materials of cotton and linen. The cooking class covered everything in the high spots of cookery. In January we had those dreaded final examinations, but they passed over quickly. The second term started with two cooking classes and one sewing class. During the second term both classes went on a sleigh ride party. We went to Newark to a movie and had a very good time. On May twenty-fifth the cooking class gave a supper to the Board of Education. We have all enjoyed the good times we have had in these classes, and hope there are more to come. HELEN OSTRANDER THE SENIORS C. W.—Charming, Witty. R. R.—Radiant, Ravishing. E. B.—Enlightening, Blushing. E. H.—Enhancing, Heartbreaker. D. B.—Daring, Balmy. B. S.—Beautiful, Subtle. C. G.—Courageous. Gallant. F. B.—Frivolous, Blithesome. R. G.—Raptuous, Glamorous. L. N.—Loony, Nonchalant. A. L.—Adorable, Lovely. Miss Howard—When was Rome built? Lawrence Wheat—At night. Miss Howard—Who told you that? Lawrence Wheat—You did. You said Rome wasn’t built in a day. Representatives of Great People Cicero—Miss Judd. Catherine the Great—Miss Howard. Einstein—Mr. Spencer. Beethoven—Miss Golden. THE WORLD WAS FLAT The people of the olden tifnes declared the world was flat That if you kept on walking straight you’d learn the truth of that. They could give you many reasons that would make you stop and think; They could tell you how the ocean kept from falling o’er the brink. Even had an explanation to explain the setting sun, They could answer all your inquiries everyone. Now in those olden days they had none of our pleasure cars, They hadn’t anticipated an airplane trip to Mars They didn’t have the wireless and they had no telephones Even the Edison Electric light was to them unknown. Golf had not yet been discovered, so they had no golfing craze. You can name no pleasures that they had in olden days. They do not know what they have missed, in choosing to live then For they declared the world was flat, And say, it must have been. FRAN BURGESS THE SHOWER The flowers are all drooping, The ground is all dry, The sun’s at its Zenith Not a cloud in the sky. The birds are all chirping— Calling for rain— No food without raindrops, And hunger means pain. At last the sun darkens, Rumblings are heard; A gentle breeze rises— Hear the song of that bird! Raindrops then patter And gently come showers: God has heard the prayer of the birds, And has seen the plight of the flowers. R. BUCHAN 24 THE CLIFTONIAN SANTOS, SOUTH AMERICA My story begins on the S. S. Southern Cross, a steamship of the Munson South American line. It is 4 P. M. on April 18, 1931. We are twenty-one hours out of Rio and will arrive in Santos within two hours. We are now nearing the coast. Everybody is coming out on the decks to get their first glimpse of the biggest and most wonderful coffee port in the world. Now we have our first glance at what we can call land. It is a large mass of rock covered with the dark spongy green moss of the tropic regions. Our next view of land is the mouth of the harbor. We are probably about twenty miles from land and it will be another hour before we reach the harbor. The wind is in the south and it is sending just a small faint ripple across the top of the water. The ripple gushes against the bow of the boat with a soft melancholy sound. The sun is beginning to sink below the horizon. It is the time when these people take out their guitars and begin to get Spanish and romantic. The sun is directly at our backs and it is laying a magnificent crimson red coat shaded with a rich gold across the top of the water. We are beginning to distinguish objects more readily now and I think that I will begin to explain them more thoroughly. The first thing that I noticed was the tall polmaceae, better known to us as palm trees. The palmetto of this tropical region is a diminutive representative of the group. The body consists of a tall, unbranched, columnar trunk bearing at its summit a crown of immense leaves, palmately veined and often split so as to appear compound. The flower clusters arise from the leafy crown and are usually very large and pendent. The palms are not only ornamental but very useful in many ways. The most prized ornamental specie is the royal palm. They range from three to one hundred feet in height and seem to cluster the hills that surround the mouth of the harbor. We are now through the harbor and probably the next thing that would take one’s eye is the coffee groves. Santos is one of the most noted coffee ports of the world. I have told you of the palms and now I will tell you something of the splendor of the coffee plantations. In a wild state the coffee is a slender tree from fifteen to thirty feet in height. But when grown in the plantations, it is not allowed to exceed ten feet in height. The fruit is a dark scarlet when ripe, with two cells, having one seed each. The leaves are evergreen, and the flowers white. Now, is the city for we have taken on our pilot and it will be only a matter of a half hour before we are tied up at our dock. Generally speaking, it is much the same as entering one of our own home ports with the exception of the huge skyscrapers. It is set in a valley between hills of sandy cliffs on one side and those covered with the rich green moss and grass of the tropical regions on the other. The hills are all covered with the beautiful palm trees that are now in full blossom. We are now being tied up to the dock and you can see the stevedores on the dock working with all their might to get the coffee into shape to put on our ship as soon as it is securely tied up. It is 5:30 now and I will take you with me to the Merchant Marine hotel which is over to the pier on the other side of the harbor. The civic center of the city is mucn the same as it is in our own home cities. There is not much to say about the buildings as we see them from the outside because they look much the same as our own. The houses of the city are made mostly of stone. It is the custom of the Spanish and the Portugese to have everything decorated in the bright colors that most attract the human eye. Most of the houses are of the Spanish type with bright colored roofs. The grounds are constituted of beautiful soft green lawns decorated with various beautiful flowers of strange origin. The lawns and houses are shaded by the royal palms that I have mentioned before. Now we will have to leave, for we are coming back to the water front and there is not very 25 THE CLIFTONIAN much on the water front that you could call beautiful unless you understand the life that a sailor lives. It is nearly time to eat and I feel as though I could eat the whole state of Brazil. It is seven o’clock and I wisih you .“Beunas Noches.” EDGAR HILLYER THE PYNCHEON HOUSE Half way down a by street in one of our New England towns, Stands a rusty wooden house with several gables broken down. The Street is called Pyncheon street, and Pyncheon is the house, And people who pass this edifice say it’s quiet as a mouse. Now Pyncheon street, you understand, was one time called Maule’s lane, And Matthew Maule who owned it would have never changed its name. But he was accused of witchcraft and very soon after his death, A beautiful and spacious mansion was erected by the Colonel’s request. On every side the gables pointed sharply toward the sky, The many lattices admitted light to halls and rooms nearby. The entrance which was large and had the breadth of a church door. Was a space between two gables that gave room for plenty more. But it would take too much paper to explain it all to you, So the best thing to do is to read the book until you’re through. And I’m sure you’ll like the story as it’s good from beginning to end, And it is all told clearly and its thrills I recommend. Thus ends my little story of the famous Pyncheon home, With good wishes for future reading, I sign myself the “Drone.” M. LANNON Mr. Spencer—Can you give me an example of wasted energy? C. Goodman—Yes sir, telling a hair raising story to a bald headed man. OUR AUSTIN Cars may come and cars may go, But the funniest one, I’d have you know, Regardless of color and fame it’s to win, Is our Austin, yes, our Austin. At evening when we all retire, We lock the doors and fix the fires; We bring our Austin into the 'house, Why, iit takes less room than an ordinary mouse. When we have company, then you see, And all our spare beds are not free, A better bed, you never would find, Than our Austin—it is so refined. O, she excels all cars in the things she can do, The salesman said, “the most economical car” he knew, So before you get stuck with a hunk of tin, Come over to my house and see our Austin. MARY TOMLINSON, Eng. I MY INGERSOLL My Ingersoll—She keep good time, I wind her every nite at nine, And when I lay me down to sleep, My Ingersoll—she go teek-teek. I run her through the thick and thin, By gol—she been through everythin’ But when I want to know the time, She point it out—that clock of mine' No wonder that I love my clock, Her grinning face the time does mock. So if I stay out late tonight, I know she’ll wake me up all right. L. B. MARK Wife—How do you like the potato salad? Husband—It’s delicious. Did you buy it yourself? Mr. McCumber—When I drop my hand, start marching on your left foot. Parker—I can’t march very far on my left foot. 26 THE CLIFTONIAN SPRING As I look out the window, I see a green tree top, The little cooling breezes blow, And the weather is tip-top. The sun is shining brightly, The world is all a smile, Children are skipping lightly, The clothes are a new style. Old people are out walking; Youth is having its fling, All are loudly talking Yes sir, you’re right, it’s Spring. A. MACOMBER MODERN MUSIC There are many people who will immediately protest that this terrible noise heard over the radio does not even closely resemble music. They add that the unearthly wail of the saxophone, the shrill shriek of the trumpet, and the too-prominent beats of the drums sound like some cannibal festival rather than like an orchestra of a civilized (this statement is still being contested) age. Like most of the younger generation, I can’t imagine dancing to such pieces as “Sweet and Low,” “Turkey in the Straw” and others. The snappy, modern tunes are the type which cheer you when you are blue, and make you forget that your feet hurt. I confess that most of the words sound alike, but if you consider only the music value, I think that hardly anyone will say that the compositions are different from those of an earlier period. That is, of course, considering that the style and tempo has changed slightly. But the tunes are just as sweet and melodious as those which our parents sang as they gathered ’round the family organ. Just as lovely waltzes are being produced now as ever before. The fox-trots offer pleasing con trast to prevent a program from becoming monotonous. Beautiful renditions of popular songs are presented by the better orchestras, and the bands seem to be realizing the advantage of playing slow and dreamy numbers. We are getting away from the mechanical sounding style which prevailed recently. Rudy Vallee has done a great deal toward reinstating soft music. His programs consist largely of waltzes or slow fox-trots, interspersed with a few compositions of a livelier vein. It is time for the critical older generation to wake up to the fact that modern music is really music, if it is rendered by a good orchestra which interprets it as it was intended to be by the composer. The trouble is that they think it’s bad, and they won’t even give it a hearing. But the younger people are more numerous than old and therefore, “on with the dance.” HELEN WHEDON. HITS OF THE DAY “Pardon Me, Pretty Baby”—Louie to Mary. “One More Time”—Sammy’s asleep. “Whistling in the Dark”—Bob Goodman. “Toodle-oo! So Long! Good-Bye”— Miss Williams. “Think a Little Kindly of Me”—Miss Judd. “Got the Bench, Got the Park”— Harold deGraw. Two Little Blue Little Eyes”—Hugh Mosher. FAMOUS LAST WORDS The following report after school. Throw your gum in the basket. Bring back report cards. Return those locker keys. Paper not acceptable—rewrite. Make up your work. Report to the office. Library books must be returned. The right way to start the day, was illustrated by a question on an English Grammar Regents Paper, which was— “Following his breakfast, he went to his office.” THE CLIFTONIAN 27 THE WEDDING OF THE FLEA THE DENTIST A Frog met a Bumblebee, On his way to marry the Flea; Where are you going”? asked the Frog. “I am going” answered the Flea “To become the gallant bridegroom Of the beautiful Lady Flea.” “Where is the wedding going to be?” “Beside the mill, ’neath the linden tree.” “And who is the minister?” asked the Frog. “The stately gentleman, Mr. Hog.” “Who are the bridesmaids”? “Why of course, the Queen of Spades The Robin, the Lightning Bug, and the Honey Fly All dressed in their best to dazzle the eye.” “And pray, what am I to be?” the Frog replied: “Why, you may be ring bearer for the bride;” And so they journeyed o’er the lea, Mr. Bee to marry his charming Miss Flea. MILDRED WILLIAMS, Eng. I OUR OWN LIBRARY The Varmint—George Record. Cappy Ricks—Elwyn Richardson. Ben Hur—Ashley Macomber. All Quiet on the Western Front-Study Hall. Innocents Abroad—Seniors at Washington. The Listening Post—Outside Prof’s office. Boy’s Heroes—Lovey, Mac, Edgar. Mr. W.—Who originated the first geometrical proposition? Neil Buck—Noah. Mr. W.—How is that? Neil—He constructed an arc. M. Calteaux—I just bought a nickel eraser. Nan Q.—Oh, I should think a rubber one would be better. What is that awful angular thing, That confronts you as you stand, In the doorway of the dentist, That the doctor holds in his hand? You climb upon the dentist’s chair And, adjusting for a minute or two, He has you where he wants you For the work he wants to do. Then of a sudden comes a buzzing whirr And a small burr turns with glee In that awful, terrible, angular thing With which the dentist drills merrily. BURTON WEBB, Eng. I (On the Teachers) Miss Frantz—Why, you silly goose. Miss Howard—Well, we will see about that a little later. Miss Legrand—All right, now, people, settle down. Miss Judd—What for? Miss Golden—Oh you kids will drive drive me crazy. Miss Williams—Open your books to page -----. Mr. Spencer—Well now I don’t know, but I think . . . Mr. Williams—Now, you don’t see the point. CAN YOU IMAGINE? Sammy Nairy with curly hair? Helen Whedon without a beau? Avis Little with red hair? Miss Howard on a tricycle? Claude without Catherine? Mr. Spencer as Mussolini? Sidney McLouth being serious? Lawrence Norsen in military uniform? Miss Legrand—If you saw a house on fire what three authors would immediately come to your mind? your mind? Charles—“Dickens, Howitt, Burns.” THE CLIFTONIAN 28 SYDNEY CARTON His life was just an aimless arrow That might have been success; But it took a pathway so narrow. It hid the virtues he did possess. He started well to reach his work, A goal which many seek; But his future was made dark By drink, bad friends and a will so weak. His time was spent on other’s work While his own was left undone. Others their duties did shirk, By Sydney their glory was won. Carton lost his earthly fame; But there was one he cherished. His life was not spent in vain; For the love of her he perished. To him she was the emblem of the pure; Although his true nature seldom shone. God’s will is always sure, And he called Sydney Carton home. MABEL PARDINGTON, Eng. II MOTHER Who is the sweet faced lady That tenderly cares for baby? Mother. Who is always willing to put Herself last? No one but Mother. All the family troes to her for advice, Sleep, food, and clothes are sacrificed By Mother. In the list of those of fame Always put first the name, Mother. R. GRIMSLEY George R. (staying after school in Latin room)—What smells so in here? Ed. O’Connell—Oh! Probably some dead language. Miss Frantz—What part of speech is woman? Carlton—No part of speech at all, she is all of it. ! ELLIS M. WELD Furniture and Undertaking Clifton Springs, N. Y. Office 29 House 25 FORD’S GARAGE Battery Charging j Starter, Generator and Ignition Work First-Class Repairing “THE BEST IN RADIOS” Clifton Springs, N. Y. Phone 153 R. W. FORD, Propr. You will never regret spending money for AN UPSTAIRS EXTENSION TELEPHONE Costs less than 2c a day Ontario Telephone Company Inc. The Olympic Lunch For S. SPERO Plumbing, Tinning Hardware, Paints Frojoy Ice Cream Meals Lunches Go to East Hill Phone 53 GRISWOLD GRAY COMPLIMENTS OF The Clifton Springs Sanitarium and Clinic ROBERT R. CROWELL Everything Electrical Phone 62-J TRY Landschoot’s Garage Dependable Service on all cars Phone 174 Gas and Oils Farms Village Property McLouth Agency INSURANCE Phone 143-M Exchanges Loans Brown’s Bakery Phone 8 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING THE MAGIC of selling or good buying is in letting people know what you have or what you want. Articles which you no longer need may find a ready purchaser at a cost of 25c. John R. Willson saved $37.00 by a classified adv. A young married man has an all summer’s job on a farm at Bunker Hill through a Press classified adv. Hundreds of others can testify to the value of Press Classified Advertising. The Clifton Springs Press Phone 135 A. A. Lindner Market F. R. J. R. TOMLINSON FLORISTS Phone 135 LEE H. LELAND LUMBER COAL Building Supplies . Phone 75 Main Street Beauty Parlor and Barber Shop Phone 163 Meats Groceries Vegetables Phone 43 Exchange Photographs with your classmates. Ic’s a graceful way of acknowledging friendships of keeping school memories fresh. George W. Case PHOTOGRAPHER Clifton Springs, N. Y. F. ALLEN de GRAVY j Attorney-at-Law Clifton Springs, N. Y. j Marquis Restaurant B. MARK GEO. F. WAL'IERS Proprietor TAILOR Phone 73-J THE BOOK STORE Clifton Springs, N. Y. Roper’s Drug Store “WE AIM TO PLEASE” DRUGS—The Best R. DEVEREAUX COMPANY Open Evenings SODAS—You Know LEHIGH VALLEY COAL CHARLES J. FOX The Coal That Satisfies Barber Shop j W. H. Vanderhoof Co, Agent for the Canandaigua Laundry Phone 19 Kendall Street Phone 73-M . | “There Is No Substitute for Insurance.” The Garden Patch J. A. Edwards Co. Fruits and Vegetables FRESH DAILY j Phone 177 Oven to Table Baking Dishes Save Half the Dish Washing BAKERITE CHINA Not only makes this saving but adds CHARM TO THE TABLE You’ll like it BANKS’ HARDWARE R. E. Connolly Son Department Store CONNOLLY’S MEN’S SHOP Peirce Block, Clifton Springs, N. Y. Phone 21 COMPLIMENTS BLOSER’S GARAGE Phone 33 Clifton Springs, N. Y. Day and Night Service You get what you want When you want it Where can you get it? at Kelly’s Barber Shop The Newland Store G. Clifford Newland Dry Goods and Notions Men’s Furnishings Phone 30-W Ciifton Springs, N. Y. The Brown Shoe Store fl r ENNA JETTICK (P C HEALTH SHOE vjHJ Combination Last Clifton Springs, N. 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