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

Page 9 text:

SCHOOL DAYS. 7 -F11- THE FACULTY. little school-house in sight of her home, she studied hard and finally made up her mind to see if she could enter our school. This she was allowed to do on account of her sweet way of asking for admission. After she had started she tried to get some young manxuon a stringf, But all her charms failed to accom- plish this feat. Altho' she was sad at heart, she always kept a cheerful expression on her face. Wfe thought all her efforts were in vain until one day not long ago she came to school full of joy and hope for she had received a Post Card from some young man in Auburn. The Presidents of both the junior and Sen- ior classes seem to have grownfond Olives this last year. It is a shame they have not discovered their good qualities before this late hour. Our Treasurer has always lived in this vil- lage and started in the lowest grades of this school. Ry hard labor, he has pushed on until he has at last reached the top of the lad- der. He has always been bashful and did not dare look at a girl. If one looked at him, he would blush rosy-red. But he has gradually gotten over this. owing, perhaps, to the many class gatherings which we have had this year. lt is reported that one girl has already asked him if he intends to get married this leap year. But he told her he thought he would wait four years more. - Our prophetess commenced her school career in a country school house about a mile and a half from her home. She trudged back and forth to school, eager to produce more wrinkles in her brain. But her principal reason for going was in order that she might sit with the boys. XfVhen she came down here to school, she was obliged to give up th' pleas- ure on account of her father's threats. Here she has been very successful in her work, passed all her examinations, and now stands at the head of her class. Our class musician also started to go to school in a country school. She never studied much on her lessons because she was so much

Page 8 text:

.. , .-..,......-- - . - 6 SCHOOL DAYS. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. Theodore H. VVarner. Friends, Teachers and Fellow-Students: It gives me great pleasure in behalf of the Class of 1908 to extend to you who have honored u by your presence to-night a most hearty wel- come to our Class Day exercises. But mingled with feelingsfof pleasure are pangs of regret. for as a result of an examination held last week the verdictwas given that the Class of 1909 could not live but that her High School life must expire next Friday evening. So this is the last time that we shall be assembled as members of Phelps High School. It is there- fore with a stronger appeal than ever that Qui' Alma Mater presents herself to us tonight. And her right to our services which at best cannot meet the desires of our affection is much clearer, now that we have so short a time 'neath her roof. Perhaps we have at times thought that our lot here was for the most part work but now that we are leaving we can plainly see that good times, such as we can never more enjoy, have been ours. Especially during the last half year have we as a class experienced many pleasant hours. Not a few of these were the Class spreads given by the girls where d ties very tastily gotten up were very taste-1 fnny gotten down. I In the history of Naughty-Eight,-Qui' Principal would perhaps tell you that we are the 'Naughty-Nine,'-this is a great day. But how little the world seems to notice. VVhenl we met our friends today they exchanged the same commonplaces as though it were yester- day or 1 e day before yesterday. This morn- ing the Sunwrose as usual, shed it's same steady rays throughout the day and this evening set in no greater glory. However S this is our farewell meeting and though we must part our ties of friendship need not be broken. I Artemus VVard once stated that he would lpresent a short prologue of about ten minutes in length and of nearly the same width. But iperhapsf' he said, it is not necessary to speak of the depthf, VVe have arranged a pro- lgramme of an hour or so, in length, but like llfliard, we will leave it for our hearers to de- ltermine its depth. Please don't consider what I have said as a lpart of the programme-I am here more as fa preface or table of contents. The real chap- gters are to follow. i CLASS HISTORY. l Edna Elizabeth Kfegiah. As I was thinking of the class of 1908, my .thoughts turned to the history of each mem- lber. jotting these down, I obtained the fol- llowing facts: - l First came our President, who attended school in what is known as the Henpeck dis- trict. I-Ie lived so near the school house that lhe generally arrived in time as he needed onlv lto start when the last bell was ringing to be lin his place when the roll was called. After Ihe had gained all the knowledge that this Jschool could afford he started to come to lP'helps High. He could not keep up his record lof attendance here as in the other school since he had farther to go. But altho' he has been late a few times, he has worked hard and espe- cially in Greek in which he has the honor of standing at the head of his class,-and also at the foot. He has always had a liking for the girls, but could never make up his mind which he liked best, until some time ago he discovered the charming ways of a certain young lady of the junior Class. Since then his mind has seemed more settled and we are sure he has a bright future before him. I next thought of the history of our Vice- President. She had even a shorter distance to go to school than our President. In the

Page 10 text:

8 SOHOOL DAYS. interested in music that she had no time to think of other things. She used to play on a comb during the noon hour instead of playing? with her friends. If she did not take this instrument with her, she would have her brother make her a cornstalk fiddle because she could not get along without some musical instrument to amuse herself. At last she became tired of going to the little old school- house. So she came and asked permission to enter Phelps .High so that she could play on the piano. She was allowed to enter but soon found that she would have to work harder here. Cn this account. she gave up her music for awhile. But you can tell by her playing to- night that she has not forgotten her early lessons. . Our presentation orator also lives in the country. He used to go to school with our musician. He was by no means the best boy in school but knew what was meant by the hickory stick. He was always smiling at the girls and was more than pleased when one looked at him. Wlhen our musician started to come here to school, Edgar thought he had better start too. So they have worked along together and are now about to graduate. Another important person in our class is our Junior roaster. She is one of the two who began in the lower grades of this school. She has never worked too hard for her health because she has always cared more about the boys and about having a good time than about studying. Altho' she admired all young men, there was one especially whom she liked for some time. He was very often seen going down east to the Towns end. But for some reason or other, they grew less fond of each other and now she is waiting for the right one to come along. Our poet is last but by no means the least. It was down east on the Pine Plains where l l 1 L l i l class did not know this fact, until recently when one of our members discovered that she had so many admirers. This is the brilliant record of the 1908. f class of CLASS POEM. Auriel Harvey. lin a village of the Empire State, V i i i l she obtained her inspiration for writing poetry. lt is probably on account of licr poetic genius that she is the belle of the Plains. Qui' Is a class of Seniors, right-up-to-date. UNO victory without labor gained, Has been our motto, and our aim. ,Teasinff the teachers, we would not do, l i i av . VVe leave that for the Freshmen, you know. For Seniors, we Seniors, can't do such an act, Please do not question-it is a fact. ' In Latin, German,.Erench and Greek, VVe are considered quite complete: iVVith English and Physics, not far behind, , And enough mathematics to make us blind. l Nothing forgotten, nothing undone, Sometimes in study, sometimes in fun, Never dead-never late, lVe tl e clft of gl td ght f .1 C ss naugi v eiO' . Here mid pleasure and mid strife VVe learn the lessons of life. In the old school house on the hill, Khlhere the shouts of laughter are never still. And in the years of time untold May we reverence the purple and gold, And the good old-fashioned ways 'Which we learned in the golden rule days l COLOR SCHEME. ,Wlhen she tMiss Halll vvears blue she is very l bad, H ln white she's a little better, llut when you sec hcr wearing plaid, A Be sure! Don't miss a letter.