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

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THE RED AND GREEN On class night last year we gave the Seniors a party in the Kindergarten. The dues we had paid during the year defrayed all expenses. We finished our Junior year well satisfied with ourselves. Our Senior year has been the best of all. From time to time some of the class dropped off until at the beginning of the term, we numbered 32. Nevertheless, our undertakings have all been successful. This is better realized when it is known that the class is almost entirely composed of the “weaker sex.” As soon as it was convenient, we held a class meeting. Thinking that royal blue and silver were too modest as colors for such an illustrious class, we chose yellow and black. However, we retained our motto “Vestigia nulla restrorsum”—no footsteps backward. Marshall Eastment was elected President; Mabel Bjorkgren, Vice-President; and Julia Orzehow-sky. Secretary. Miss Richards, our Treasurer, knew from past experience the large sums of money Seniors have to handle; so she asked for an assistant. To this office, we elected Thomas Scott who kept track of our money very efficiently. Incidentally, Tommy is Scotch. After we purchased our class banner, we turned our attention to rings. After much debating, we ordered gold rings with jade stones. We soon started to canvas for subscriptions to “McCall’s Magazine”, “The Woman’s Home Companion,” “Colliers,” “The American.” and “The Mentor.” The response given by our parents was prompt and generous, for we profited greatly from this drive. The Crowell Publishing Company awarded us a pennant for securing more subscriptions per pupil than any other school in the county. This is the first thing of its kind in Glen Cove High School. Then came the successful Senior Ball, which was held in St. Patrick’s Auditorium because the kindergarten had been destroyed by fire. The receipts from this dance were greater than from any previous Senior Ball, and no one questions its success socially. But then it takes a good class to conduct a good dance. Our next attempt to earn money was the cake sale. We held one in Glen Cove and one in Locust Valley. Here, as in other cases, the returns were greater than any before. The largest part of the Washington fund is obtained by means of the school play. The Seniors receive 60 per cent of the proceeds; the General Organization receives 40 per cent. This year the play was “The Show-off,” a recent Broadway success. The Seniors were well represented. Marshall Eastment made a perfect “show-off.” Edna Stay was his wife and Emma Hotopp her sister. All played their parts well. After the play, only a few weeks remained before we were to go to Washington. Of course, the girls talked of nothing but clothes. The boys scoffed at the girls, but you should have seen them when we were ready to leave. Why, one could hardly recognize James Mallon. Page twenty-three

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THE REI) AND GREEN stamps are made, the Pan American Building, and finally the Capitol. After luncheon the class boarded a trolley for Mt. Vernon. The route was through the ancient city of Alexandria and along the shores of the Potomac. The colonial simplicity charmed everyone. The return trip, however, was made by boat. Sunday morning the members of the class went to the various churches. After that, some went to the Franciscan Monastery. Immediately after dinner preparations were made for the homeward journey. The return trip was uneventful. They arrived in Glen Cove some time after eleven o’clock. The next day found the members of the class in school; each one thought that it was incredible that the long planned trip was really over. CLASS HISTORY Our high school career began January 1923, when some of us were graduated from the Glen Cove Grammar School. In September we were joined by the graduates of Locust Valley Public School, the Parochial School, and even by one from Friends Academy. Therefore September 1923 marks our beginning as a class. Since we numbered over 150, we decided to show some real school spirit and organize. We held a meeting and elected officers. My, but we felt important! In our Sophomore year, the city held a Clean-up Week parade in which the high school took an important part. A prize was given the class having the best float, but the judges either overlooked us or did not share our opinion, for we did not win the prize. Somehow our class had failed to win distinction for itself during the first two years, but when we came back as Juniors, the high school “sat up and took notice.” Most of us had gained so much weight and had grown so tall that no one could dare call us meek-looking. The first thing we did was to hold a meeting and elect class officers with the following results: Frank Hartmeyer, President; Emma Hotopp, Vice-President; Bogue Hunt, Secretary; and Anna Germaine, Treasurer. We also chose royal blue and silver for our class colors. The class assumed a business aspect, when we decided to pay dues. In the G. O. elections, Frank Hartmeyer was chosen Vice-President and Emma Hotopp, Secretary; both members of our class. Many of the girls joined the glee club and the boys represented us on the football team. At the Interscholastic speaking contest held at Glen Cove, we had the honor of having Effie Dickerson, a member of our class, in the contest. Page twenty-two

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THE RED ANI) GREEN We left Glen Cove, Thursday, April 21, by bus to Twenty-third Street, New York City, then by ferry to Jersey City where we boarded a special car for Washington. Miss Richards met us in Philadelphia. After a sight-seeing trip there, we left for Washington. Here as previous classes had done, we visited all the places of interest. Some of these were the Capitol, Pan American Building, Lincoln Memorial, Smithsonian Institute, and Arlington. The next day, unlike other Monday mornings, we walked around in our sleep. The teachers were lenient with us, however. It seemed incredible that our long anticipated trip was over. Now I must tell you a bit about the members of this unusual class. Mae Allchin has worked hard during her last year, especially on refreshment committees. Lloyd Baldwin is almost Mae’s twin in that the both of them are so jolly. All of the girls envy Lloyd’s curly hair. History is his favorite subject. Sylene Bernstein has done good work for “The Tattler.” She kept us well informed as to the whereabouts of the alumni. Mabel Bjorkgren is our vice-president and salutatorian. Regardless of her healthy appetite, she was chairman of the cake sale committee. Margaret Braun has worked faithfully and is one of the most loyal members of the class. She is also one of the honor students. Abraham Buxenbaum has taken a prominent part in athletics, having played on both football and basketball teams. Boxie is one of Miss Richards’ favorites because he never talks or chews gum. ' Catherine Coughlan is editor of “The Tattler” and has displayed unusual literary talent. She also has the honor of being valedictorian. Leroy Dayton waited another year so that he might graduate with us. LeRoy has taken an active part in athletics. It was toward the end of the football season that he was able to “strike his stride.” All during the year, Ophelia Dayton and Sylvia Rose have been rivals as ticket sellers. Sylvia finally won the race. Effie Dickerson did good work for the class especially during the magazine drive. Marshall Eastment’s graduation will be two-fold—from high school and from amateur plays. He is our class president and has filled that office well. Esther Feinberg is one of the quietest in our class. The theories she disclosed in Physics put those of Newton and Galileo in the background. Alma Gerken has won the reputation of never being without her homework. As a result, she is an honor student. Anna Germaine and Esther Nylund, both good students, are almost inseparable. You hardly ever see one without the other except when a certain person from Lattingtown is around. Then Esther is seen no more. Page twenty-four