Glen Cove High School - Profile Yearbook (Glen Cove, NY)

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THE RED AND GREEN ringer, secretary; and Kenneth Trousdell, treasurer. We chose blue and white for class colors and paid dues each week. Our social activities began early, for we held a Freshman Party in the Kindergarten one afternoon. We were rather young then, so we played games and ale. At the Interscholastic Speaking Contest, held at Port Washington that spring, we had the honor not only of having Lydia String-ham, one of the members of our class in the contest, hut one of the winning team. We felt that we had added to our importance and finished the Freshman year with a wonderful opinion of ourselves. But alas in our Sophomore year, nothing seemed to happen except that we felt bigger than ever because we were no longer Freshman and other Freshmen had taken our places. By this time after some had dropped off from time to time, our class of over one hundred had gradually grown smaller until now at the beginning of our Junior year, only 40 of the clever and stronger ones had survived. At the beginning of the Junior year, however, wc were joined by Josephine Coddington who has furnished considerable “pep'” for our class. A few weeks later we were joined by Agnes Goughian. I am unable to tell you the day exactly. You can probably find out from Joseph Dioguardi. It was exactly at this time that we dropped the tame blue and white colors for the more sporty red and black. During our Junior year the city held a Clean-Up Week parade. The high school took an important part in it. Each class had a float and the class which had the best float was to be treated to a show in Hempstead. Our float represented Old Dutch Cleanser chasing dirt. Girls were dressed in blue dresses and white aprons and caps. They were chasing boys dressed all in black. On the float we had a large can of Dutch Cleanser and a windmill. To make a long story short, we saw' the show. At Class Night we gave the Seniors a party in the Kindergarten. We worked hard and had the Kindergarten prettily decorated. While this was in honor of the Seniors, we enjoyed ourselves just as much as they. Our Senior year has been the best of all. Although we have worked hard and accomplished much we have had many good times. To begin with we had a shock awaiting us at the very beginning of the year. Prim and proper Sue Dahringer, one of our very dearest classmates, had surpassed us all in speed in acquiring a husband. We were very sorry to have her leave, for we missed seeing her sunny smile and having her play for us at the piano. We shall always consider Sue one of us. We started out looking forward to all the events of our last year. We had a class meeting the second day of school. We decided to keep red and black as our class colors. Joseph Dioguardi was re-elected president; Agnes Coughlan, vice-president; and Lydia Stringham, secretary. On account of the enormous sums of money we expected to handle, Miss Richards was made treasurer, and Le Roy Dayton, assistant treasurer. The motto which we chose is ‘‘Non nobis solum”, not for ourselves alone. The day after school began, we chose our rings. We had a great debate as to which ring should be chosen, but in the end, just the right one was selected. About three weeks later, wc were just entering history class, when someone announced that the rings were here. We dropped uor books and ran up the stairs through the hall, down the stairs to the Senior room. Miss Brandhorst stood aghast and deserted. We all came straggling back admiring our rings. We couldn’t keep our minds on History that day, so Miss Brandhorst was very kind and made allowances for lapses. We have worn our rings ever since. Next to graduation, the greatest event of the year was our trip to Washington. With this in view, wre started to earn money as soon as the year began. Following the example of previous classes, we sold candy all year long. We probably would not have made half so much money on candy if we [20]

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TIIE REI) AND GREEN that next year’s Senior class will fulfill its obligations to the school in a very satisfactory manner. Ray Freedman. THE SENIORS AS SEEN BY THE JUNIORS No, proud Seniors, your perch is not so lofty in our eyes as perhaps it is in those of the timid, unsophisticated Freshmen. Truthfully, we regard you without awe but yet, not without a little jealousy. Perhaps the privileges we so envy in you are bestowed or rather assumed by you, yourselves, who in your glory and self contentment think them otherwise obtained. Nevertheless, the fact remains that you have them, but happily for us, not for long. All year, you, the Aristocrats of Glen Cove High, have been begging us Juniors to help you with the reminder, “Remember, you’ll be Seniors next year!” Well, we didn’t mind that, for you are right there. We gave you the help willingly—then what did you do? Oh, yes, you thanked us—really very graciously. But every chance you could get, you “razzed” the poor unprotected Juniors, who must take all and say nothing. Yet, say we philosophically, this is school life; so we must bear our troubles and think of next year, Our Year. When you came back from Washington, one would think, to hear you talk, that none but the Seniors had ever been there. Wherever a Senior was to be found, the glories of Washington were to be heard. Then you had the conceit to say publicly that the school could not get along without you because in your absence the “Tattler did not appear. It wasn’t that we couldn’t manage its publication, but because you did not authorize us to do so. Anyway that is a Senior institution. We knew well enough to keep “hands off. ’ Yes, you are probably saying as you read this, “sour grapes.” Maybe we are, but we can’t help it. But for Seniors you could be worse and we really have a lot for which to be thankful. Of course, next year, we are hoping to surpass you. We admit you have done many things for the school and yourselves and have a lot to your credit. In conclusion, we must say we II he satisfied if we can only be as good as the “Class of 26. This, though grudgingly granted, you must admit, is a great deal for us Juniors to concede. Catherine Couchlan. Class History M iss Brandhorst has always said that when we prepared our history lessons, we must have studied out of some of our own productions. That is perhaps true because a new history, produced from our own lives, is about to be published, it is now in the hands of its publishers. The Taller Publishing Company of the Glen Cove High School. This eagerly awaited book is “Hogg s History of the Class of 1926.” Our class has always been a very illustrious one and is the largest to graduate from Glen Cove High School. Small wonder! For it is almost entirely composed of girls. We number twenty-eight of the fair sex and ten of the sterner. Yet we cannot deny that our few hoys have held their own against us and were even brave enough to go to Washington with us. Our High School career begins January 1922, when some of us graduated from the Junior High School. In September, we were joined by other friends from the Junior High School, who had graduated in June and some from Locust Valley and others from the Parochial School. Hence. September 1922, was our real beginning as a class. We started out with true school spirit by organizing our class of over 100 at once. We certainly felt important. We elected class officers: Joseph Dioguardi, president; we chose well, for he has held this distinguished office acceptably throughout the four years; Lydia Stringham, vice-president; Sue Dah- [ 19 J

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THE RED AND GREEN had not had such pretty girls selling it. We started a canvass for McCall’s Magazine and most of us have become experienced salesmen. Next we had a cake sale in Clingen’s Drug Store. The returns were very good and we had a few cakes left after the girls in charge had eaten all they wished. How surprising! Our class held the third annual Senior Ball. This was very successful. After all expenses were paid we had over one hundred dollars to our credit in the bank. This was more than any Senior Class had ever received from the ball. One of the greatest means of making money during the year is the school play. This year, instead of having the play entirely carried on by the Seniors alone, the characters were chosen from the whole high school. Sixty per cent of the returns were given to the Seniors and the rest W'ent to the General Organization. Although we had two of the greatest blizzards in a number of years on the nights of the play, “The Goose Hangs High” was a great success. The Seniors took a prominent part in it. Lydia, as Lois Ingalls, made a very good flapper. Joseph Dioguardi was a successful society climber. The returns from the play swelled our bank account. In March, we held two cake sales, one in Locust Valley, and the other in Glen Cove. Each side wished to make the most money. The cakes were all sold early in the afternoon and Monday morning, the returns were made known to the class. Locust Valley had made about $41, and Glen Cove about $39. Locust Valley had won. This cake sale was about our last attempt to earn money. Altogether we earned about S930. This was such a large sum that each member of the thirty-six who went to Washington, had only to pay S10 for the four days’ expenses. As there were only a few weeks left before we would be going, everything was excitement. Of course, all the girls were getting new dresses. Each one wanted to know what the other wTas going to wear. The boys did not say so much, but you should have seen them starting off from the station—new hats, coats, suits, shoes, everything new. Sumner Bernstein certainly looked stylish. Mr. Grib-bin met us at Glen Street Station, Thursday morning, April 8th. We boarded a train and arrived in Penn Station about 10:30. Here we met Miss Richards, happy as a lark. With Mr. Gribbin and Miss Richards as chaperons, we started out like one happy family. To our delight, we found that a private car was reserved for us. This was lucky for the other people because we made quite some noise. We visited all the important places as previous classes had done. Some of these places were Arlington, Mt. Vernon, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. We saw the famous Japanese Cherry blossoms in full bloom. Some of our most enjoyable times were passed when we all sat around the table at meal time. Mr. Gribbin, sitting at the head of the table with a huge smile on his face, made a jolly host. Miss Richards was one of the jolliest in the crowd. Sunday night at 10:30, we drew into Glen Cove feeling that wTe had been traveling for a long time. We did not get to bed until near morning, for we had so much to tell the folks at home. We shall never forget the good time we had at Washington and all the wonderful things we saw. The next morning in school we were all walking in our sleep. Some of the teachers took pity on us and let us dream on until the next day. I must tell you a little about some of the members of this important class. Albert Allchin, one of the most industrious members, has waited so that he might graduate with us. Chemistry is his favorite subject. Kenneth is very quiet, but is very popular. He is one of our most scholarly boys and has been important in athletics. They say that Astrid is the only girl with whom he is on speaking terms. He uses good judgement. Astrid is one of our honor pupils and has always done her best for our class. For four years she has tramped the length of Dosoris [21]