Oswego High School - Paradox Yearbook (Oswego, NY)

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K Mkt .N l lxlwllfflygf f Class Prophecy Place Cswego Nlany fond memories crowded my mind as l pulled into the old Oswe o station l had been away nearly 20 years and l was curious to see my old home town As l stepped out of the tram l gazed around in astonishment and dis may what a change' Where was the dear old Y Nl C A the Armory the old upper br1dge3 Was that old vine covered building ahead of me tht High School l used to attend3 If so what were all of those little tots runnin around the grounds for3 Had it been turned into a lundergarten3 As l stood there some one tapped me on the shoulder and l turned to gaze into a very familiar face Despite the beard and reversed collar l recognized George Reed He said he knew me instantly and wanted me t come and call on him at his fine parish l was tired so decided to call a taxi and drive to the Pontiac Hotel The taxi was driven by another of my old High School friends Freddie Taylor He was very successful in the taxi business The Pontiac Hotel had been enlarged greatly and was full to overflowing due to the fact that it was election time and there were several Democratic and Republican con ventions scheduled for the week My visit was going to be very interesting because many of my old friends were in the city ln the lobby l met Norman Fenske who said he was the head of a great radio concern and tried to sell me a two hundred dollar vest pocket set After l rested awhile l decided to do a little shopping l was directed to a beautiful ladies furnishing store which to my surprise was owned lx l'red Kelly and Leslie Davis Jointly Perry Rauch was employed in the store as floor walker On my way back to the hotel l met Neal France who insisted l shoulj let him show me a few places of interest The first place we visited was the old High School The inside had changed more than the outside lglevators were used entirely mstead o tht old stairs. One of these was run by Bob Augustine and the other two by George Wallace and Erwin Steeper. The old wooden seats were replaced by handsome overstuffed arm-- chairs. l was glad to hear that a few of the l929 graduates were teaching 5 the school and wished to meet them again. The first professor l me svxs Ned Stokes who was then teaching geometry. Next we met Mildred Benz- ing who was teaching History and Kay Cloonan who instructed in draw- ing. We then went to the lower floor and encountered Helen Christian who was the physical director for the girls. lt was getting late so l suggested returning to the hotel as l had a ve v full evening planned. ln the hotel l met Arthur Fox who was night cle..l-1 oe Lavere was bell-boy and Albertus ones made a very efficient janitor. At dinner that night l listened to very beautiful music by the Pontiac Hotel orchestra which was led by Albertine Schuler. -lack Lynch was sin, Q ing vocal choruses. After dinner l went to one of the prominent theaters of the city owned and operated by Louis Legg. l enjoyed the performance because the in- kMAIlxA f A f o + AMAA w rl kitlzflll Q .ff - AAIIMX . Q tm ntmA . .. ' N- . . I. . . . w J J T '

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xsltllfi' ' ww3iQ'A1Wf4 l:'ff4 ind girls received letters for scholarship glee club work or for a dramatic effort We surely were stepping along You see next year we would be juniors With the advent of September l927 came our elevation to the ranks day of our Junior organization we had high hopes of making our Jumor and senior years outstanding for us and for the school We organized rather early and elected Arthur Fox president Ylrglnla Whlte vice president Loretta Kane secretary ack Lynch treasurer With these four and sev eral efficient committees together with Miss Beryl Lewis our soclal advisor we felt that we were well equipped for the year s activities A umor Prom which would actually exceed in music and decorations all past Proms was our goal To this end then we devoted our energy The proceeds from sev eral candy sales a unior Vaudeville the Hallowe en Dance always a gala affair in the social program of the school year provided us with a treasury elastic enough to allow us to give a Prom which surpassed all anticipations Our class motto Put It Over certainly was worked to the limit for this affair A program dance a refreshment booth excellent music and both beautiful and unusual decorative and lighting effects made the unior Prom of l928 what nearly everyone said of it That it was quite the finest and most successful affair of its kind ever sponsored by a high school group Wlth comments of such nature coming to us we felt amply rewarded for the work we put mto the affair Altogether we were feeling very happy for the following September would usher in our Senior year and then we too should enjoy a Prom in our honor After a summer of enjoyment we returned to claim what we felt was ours by right of conquest We had worked three years and could now with great dignity bounce any under classman from our regular seat in 3l3 fThe Seniors Haven We carried our dignity to the auditorium too and occupied with real or fancied pleasure the first few rows of chairs in the balcony. Again class organization took place and for our standard bearers we chose ack Lynch Albertine bchuler Virginia White and Perry Rauch. Miss Lewis who proved a veritable mine of ideas during our unior Year was wisely chosen again as our social advisor. A senior card party the Christmas dance and our share of the minstrel money provided the bulk of of our treasury during the year. Money was neded for our year book and our Senior outing. As we draw near the end of our school life here in the building we have grown to love and cherish, we realize that we have truly lived to the full the four years spent here. ln our number may be found scholars who com- pare very favourable with those of other days, actors whose ability need not be questioned, athletes whose records speak in their behalf and singers who might easily be classed with the best of student vocalists. ln the language of the day, what more do you want? -Kathleen Cloonan. AA KAAIILA .9 i t ' ic' i it . Qflt .5 , ,- ' -J -- , , 1 7 L AAUK AA 9 ' A UKMA of the upper classmen. Now, we were students who mattered. From the . 1 ' - : J ' I . f uf I . . ' .- u f ' ' .. . v . - . .f , J . f ' Y J ' , ' . , f Q I .1 . . . -J ' . . . . I. ' . . . 1 .ht f I . J, . I . . , . . . . . . l v. -y J ' . s . , l ,

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N. NUM Qxwiaxwiigw I ternationally known Betty Sloan played the leading role while Don Barner played opposite her ack Muldoon made a very fascinating villian asked a bystander what was the matter and he told me that ames Mans field was giving one of his stirring campaign speeches in favor of the Republi can nommee Oswego certainly had changed since l left After working my way out of the crowd l noticed a bright sign which read THE PINK PEACOCK This l knew must be a very exciting 'iight club so l went inside The place was a riot of color light and mu ic l at down and ordered ale and pretzels which were my favorite refresf ment These were served to me by Freda Smith who informed me that Eleanor Col bert and Ruth Steeper were also waitresses in the same establishment As l was sitting there enjoying the clever dancing of Dey Beadle and his partner Virginia White a tall beautiful woman came up to me and called me by name l was surprised to learn that she was Margaret Dain When l asked her what she was doin in such a place she said l own it Back in my room in the hotel l rang for some ice water which was brought to me by another my schoolmates Laurence Lamb After a much needed night s rest l was calmly eating breakfast in my room while l perused the morning paper The headlmes in heavy black read WORLD SPEED RECORD BROKEN O HARA DRIVES lVlYSTERi PLANE 600 MILES PER HOUR l read further where the famous lawyer Harold Ackerman had at last resigned from his profession after a very successful career On the social page l read where Helen Stevenson was returning home from abroad after an extended tour of China After breakfast l decided to walk down to the flying field at Old Fort Ontario When l arrived there l discovered that all of the pilots were girls some young some old l went up to one trim young lady and asked her to take me up for an hour or so My young pilot was none other than Ruth qpmk She was the head engineer gave driving lessons and also dabbled in landscape gardening From her l learned that Margaret Chrystal Wil helmina Baum Louise Barnes and Dorothy Llndstruth were also flying cham pions. l paid for my ride and taxied back to the hotel to pack for my trip back to New York City. l thought how glad l would be to get back to my quiet home out of the traffic and noise. As l was running down the steps of the hotel C-eorge Coon rushed up to me ancl said 'Arent you going to stay for the big water tournament to- morrow? Katherine Connolly and Verda Crouch are going to enter the swimming race from Oswego to Canada. l told him l was very sorry but I had to get home. The traffic was so dense that l was nearly I5 minutes riding from the hotel to the station, a distance of three blocks. However, we drove as swiftly as possible with the help of three very efficient police- men, Raymond Delaney, Arthur Budd and Clovis Potter. As l settled myself in the train for my long and tiresome 60-minute ride to New York l thought over my trip home. It had been very interesting and pleasurable but l had not expected such a great change could possibly take place in a few years. Vera MacCombie, Norman Fenske, Frederick Barber, Ella Benson. 2 4- Qt- -'. -' X ill ill ! AAAIIMX . - . 'I ' . . . . . . When coming out of the theater l found myself in a large crowd. l I I i Q . I , g .Sr I A .S