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

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THE RED AND GREEN At Locust Valley, Eula Dudgeon, Christiana Robertson, and Helen Gregory supervised the sale. In spite of the inclement weather, the sale was a great success. The Seniors extend their appreciation to Mr. Clingen and Mr. Goelz for their valued support and kind cooperation. THE WASHINGTON TRIP The climax of four years’ anticipation came on April 4, when, with light hearts and heavy suitcases, the Seniors boarded the train for New York and points south. Our special car on the Pennsylvania enabled us to enjoy ourselves as we could not have otherwise. A stop-over in Philadelphia was spent touring the historical places, as well as the business section and parks. With veneration we passed William Penn’s house and Franklin’s grave, and entered Independence Hall, with which so much of our early history is bound. We entered Washington in the rain. The first evening was occupied by a visit to the Library of Congress, which is truly one of the most gorgeously decorated edifices we have ever seen. Rain the next morning did not prevent us from sallying forth on a sightseeing expedition. Our guides pointed out the various foreign embassies and legations, residences of prominent men, and many other places too numerous to enumerate. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Lincoln Memorial, with the Washington Monument seen across the reflecting pool, appeared doubly impressive because of the massive simplicity and serene calmness which their architecture inspires. That afternoon we rode down to Mount Vernon. The sun now reappeared, so we could enjoy all the beauties of this old, carefully-kept plantation which, of course, has an interest far beyond that of the usual Southern estate. Everything is so intimately connected with our Washington and is preserved so excellently, that it is easy to imagine oneself back in Revolutionary days. And the great master himself is buried here! After a delightful boat ride back to the city and dinner, we were free for the evening. Saturday morning found us ready for new worlds to conquer: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Capitol, the White House, and the Smithsonian Institute. We were becoming accustomed to wonders by this time, but our imaginations were taxed by seeing successively, with- la— Page twenty-six 1929

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THE RED AND GREEN Senior Magazine Drive Early in November, an agent from the Crowell Publishing Company visited the Seniors. He proposed that they sell “The American,” “McCall’s,” “The Mentor,” “The Woman’s Home Companion,” and “Collier’s.” This proposal was accepted with much interest and enthusiasm. The class was divided into two teams and leaders were chosen. Eula Dudgeon was chosen leader of the Blues and Joseph Celano leader of the Reds. Each team worked hard and at the end of a week, Stanley Burhans, who had been made business manager, reported a profit of $150. The Seniors were delighted with this result and looked with pride on their ever-increasing Washington fund. The Senior Ball The greatest event in the Senior year, next to the Washington trip, is the annual Senior Ball. It was held this year on Monday, the eleventh of February, in the auditorium of the new Primary Building. For two days, the committee in charge of decorations had labored and as a result cne would not have recognized the place, so tastefully and beautifully had it been decorated. The music this year as in preceding years was furnished by the Manford Aces. Among the innovations were spotlight and confetti dances. The Ball was attended by many city officials and townspeople, and of course, by a large number of graduates. The Senior Class of 1929 believe that their Ball was the best one ever held both from a social as well as a financial standpoint. Senior Cake Sales On March 23, the Seniors held a cake sale at Clingen’s drug store in Glen Cove and Goelz’s at Locust Valley, the proceeds being applied to the Washington trip. Those in charge at Glen Cove were: Isabel Lockwood, chairman, and Gertrude Montfort, Elizabeth Prentiss, Florence Young, Mollie Mandel-up, and Augusta Ebel. 1929 Page twenty-five

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THE RED AND GREEN in three hours, $18,000,000 in one room, the majestic seat of our legislative government, the mansion of our presidents, and the “Spirit of St. Louis”—to mention only the outstanding attractions. This afternoon was devoted to such comparatively frivolous amusements as private sightseeing, raiding souvenir shops, swimming at the Y. M. C. A., and taking snapshots. John Dioguardi, to out-do the rest, decided to have appendicitis: this evoked a good deal of surprise and sympathy, as it was not included in the itinerary. The journey home was made in a more or less semi-conscious state, which was broken by a splendid dinner in our own dining car. It seemed as if the Seniors had all contracted sleeping sickness in Washington, judging by our demeanor the next week. However, the disease was allowed to run its natural course and convalescence was fortunately rapid. It remains for coming senior classes to share our experience; they cannot be described. To walk amid surroundings so rich in tradition, so prominent in our present life, so alluring in their future, has but one— the desired effect: to make us more sincere Americans. —C. P. ’29 A WORD TO THE JUNIORS Being a Senior is not, as some might think, the position of a hero. A Senior is, however, looked up to, not merely because he is one, but through his conduct while he occupies Room 201. It is taken for granted that as a Senior is older in years, he is likewise more matured in judgment and has a better sense of his responsibilities than the lower classmen. This conclusion is generally true. To make it absolutely true depends on you to whom this is addressed. Remember that such faults as you may have are noted with your accomplishments, and that both are taken as examples. Experience has demonstrated a few small voices to the contrary, notwithstanding that study is required to maintain one’s marks at the high level expected of a last-year student. A Senior is also often called on to take various positions and perform duties outside of class work. This may seem to imply hardship. But a sense of duty makes such work not a task but a joy, and it is up to you to regard it in that light. Lest this might lead you to think that a Senior is not as happy and 1929 Page twenty-seven