Phelps Central High School - Highlights Yearbook (Phelps, NY)

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10 SCHOOL DAYS. CLASS PROPI-Il-ECY. Ethel Mae Donnelly. Un evening as I sat by the window thinking how soon we must leave these old halls, the thought of the future of my classmates came to me. Gazing toward the setting sun, I noticed that the sky had a strange appearance. Behold! There were the very words of my thoughts. '4The future' of the class of l908f' This vanished and the future of each member appeared in turn. The future of our president first appeared. In two years he will enter Cornell University and take up the study of law. But Syracuse holds too many charms for him. and he will leave Cornell to enter Syracuse Universty. He will graduate from there with high honors. He will meet with great success in his busi- ness, becoming one of the judges of the su- preme court. I next saw the future of our vice-president. Miss Stryker will enter upon a novel under- taking. She will next year establish a school to educate young ladies in the art of candy making. Pupils will come to her from all parts of the United States. I did not wonder at this when I thought of the delicious candy she makes. If there should be any doubt concerning it, just ask our president or any of those whose seats were near Miss Strykerls. Next year Mr. Needham will enter Cornell University. In due course of time he will graduate but he will have received more than an education while at college. Next leap year one of the sweetest girls in Sage Hall will make him a proposal which he will accept. The future of Miss Kregloh will be vastly different from that of any other member of the class. .Xfter completing her college course she will turn her thoughts toward the negroes and give her life to work among them. She will do noble work and the col- ored people of thc south will forever hold her name in reverence. . I found that our class was to have a famous musician amongst its number. Miss Benton will enter the Boston Conservatory of Music Vlfhile there she will give entertainments, meeting with approval everywhere. Aspir- ing to even greater honors she will go to Ger- many and study under the great masters. Her playing will be listened to by all the Courts of Europe. . Suddenly, there was a bright light in the sky. I could see that it was a forest on fire but a person whom I recognized as Mr. Vlfil- bur, appeared and soon had it under his con- trol. By this picture I saw that he would be- come a successful forester. In golden letters I saw The future of Miss Mulchayf' She will become an accom- plished young lady, graduating from Wfells College. The study of music and art will not be neglected. To complete her educa- tion she will travel in Europe, visiting the courts of the most important countries. Nobleman of every rank will shower her with attentions and at last an Italian of high stand- ing will capture her heart. Nothing further was given, but let us hope for the best from our most accomplished member. The last that appeared in the heavens was a beautiful picture. It was a lonely hospital with many sufferers. I noticed that all the patients were looking with admiration toward the same place. They were watching the nurse, whom I recognized as my classmate, Miss Harvey. As the last color faded from the sky I thought of each doing his share in the battle oflife and silently breathed a prayer that we might all prove faithful to the trust given to us

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SCHOOL DAYS 9 x THE GRADUATES OF 'O8. CLASS ORATION. The Past and the Future. John Francis Needham. Wie stand with sublime connections with the Past and with the Future. Although the one is- irrevocable and the other is unknown to us, we hold the former by history: the latter we possess by anticipation and by hope. As we pause today upon the dividing ground between the two eras in our lives and look back over the varied experience of our school life, with its buoyancy and its pleasures, its rivalries and ambitions, its duties and generous friendships, we cannot avoid a feeling of sadness that comes with the thought of parting. There is however one thought which should be uppermost in our l dis uellino' the gloom of present sad-- has left a lasting impression and hearts. It pervades the of our natures. It has be- principle in our lives. It molds our characters and shapes our des- tinies. - Our life-work lies before us. A life of the our school days upon our minds inmost recesses come a guiding .highest endeavor can alone repay the debt v l l 1 l i i 1 i i i l i l l we owe to our Alma Mater. As we go from these halls into the battle-tumult of the world, where our mission is to be achieved, and our rank among men decided, she bids us take up the line of advance into the future and press with earnest purpose to noblest aims. The opportunity for a liberal education that have been extended to us in the four short years that are past, are the seeds that are to germinate and ripen into deeds. As the future beckons us on. let us follow with un- daunted courage ever bearing in mind our motto. Non Palma sine Laborei' which when mint s, . .1 5 g y ness and suffusing with a golden glow theltranslated into English is No Victory with- morning sky of the future. The influence oflout Labor.

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soHooL DAYS. 11 JUNIOR ROAST. Iva Olive Mulchay. g Mr. President and Members of the Junior Class :-lt has been with interest and pleasure that we, the Senior class of '08 have wit- nessed your evolution through the different stages of your school life to the dawn of your Senior year. At times we feared that the weight of high school work was resting too heavily upon you, and that P. H. S. would lack a Senior class in l909. But it is with gratification that we can look into your bright faces tonight. and feel that it has been through our influence as Seniors, that you have reached this point in your career. Vsfe have noticed that several of your mem- bers have been rather backward in their work, but have been coached through by the remaining members, who, only by persistent troting have attained their little knowledge. of which they boast so much and so often. In particular we recall to mind your Presi- dent, who was never known to call a class meeting, but would generally be seen holding a private conference in a back seat with one of our Senior class. VVe all think it so strange that you should have chosen him as President. of your class: but when he is compared with the other young men of the class, VVhite. Needham and Kregloh, it is plain to see why. Although Mott hasnit the distinction of being industrious, and is not noted for work, yet VVhite is too lazy, Needham too slow and Kregloh too bashful to have taken upon them- selves the responsibilities of being the digni- tied president of the Junior class. So the mis- fortune fell upon Everett. One of our pleasing memories of time past was when two of our high school people met. It was only a few years ago, but from that time they have been very much devoted to each other. These two young people, I hardly need to mention the names, are Miss Howe and Mr. King. Miss Howe, we suppose, will be your class singer next year. Wfe advise, however, that you have her voice trained by some noted artist, as she is soon to become a queen,', and also for the sake of the audience which might congregate a year from now for your class day,--if you have one Miss Margaret Howe will, of course, be your class musician and although we have enjoyed her playing throughout this past year, yet we feel that our class musician can- not be outdone, and that Margaretls playing is a little out of date. Marie Connolly is not especially noted for anything, and her musical talent is said to be scarcely worth mentioning, but we have no- ticed that on Sunday nights when Art,' Har- vey makes his regular evening calls, that she pounds the piano until everyone, excepting Art, moves away, and return only when the thundering ceases. That is when Art and Marie are occupying the hammock on the porch. ' From time immernorial the gentle voice of Alyce Gerow has rung through our school. We don't mean to infer that Alyce is at all old, but that she has acquired the high school ways so slowly, that it really seems by this time she must be an old, old maid. But, of course, we all know differently and realize that she would very much like to be married. Per- haps that is one reason why she prefers to sit by a window in the study hall and try to catch the eye of some passer-by. All the time, how-- ever, she has a string on her Teddy for fear that she may lose him. A chum of Alyce's and a sort of a Hirt is Alyda Hicks. She has captivated the heart of a young man from Lyons by the name of Hornbeck. Regularly every Sunday night he is seen around Phelps and occasionally one finds him waiting at the church, for Alyda hasnlt as yet learned to recognize his turnout. Veda Estey is another of our popular school girls who spent a year away at Cazenovia, but 1-....-1.. -...-- -- 4.4-aa..-