SUNY Plattsburgh - Cardinal Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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MARIAN C. JOHNSON, Tarrytown. N. Y. Tarrytown High School. Delta VlionUui. ELIZABETH E. GRIFFITH, Fair Haven, Vt. Fair Haven High School. Delta Olionian, ESTHER T. DUNCAN. Northville, N. Y. Northville High School. Delta Agonian, Leader of Students ' League, Honor Student. E. AGNES MARTIN. Pittsburgh. N. Y. Pittsburgh High School. ETHEL V. JACKSON, Whitehall, N. Y. Whitehall High School. Delta Clionlan, Literary Editor of The Cardinal. Honor Student. [ 15]

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The Seniors, not wishing us to out-do them, challenged us to an oratorical contest one morning. They found that this did not frighten us at all for we accepted their challenge and in return challenged them to a musical contest to he given at the same time — May 24th. Not only did we win the musical contest but the Seniors were startled by hearing us again giving our yells. After a while they answered us but it was hard for them to realize that they were beaten and that their air castles were being slowly shattered. June 18 was the Junior Prom. The gymnasium was prettily decorated and with good music for dancing and gay couples gathered about the punch bowl between dances, the evening proved to be a great success as all other Junior affairs had been. It was not long before we went back to our respective homes a much happier and yes — wiser class, for we were quick to grasp the advice and knowledge given us by our instructors. In September, 1915, after a pleasant summer vacation, we again returned to the Normal School to show the present Junior Class what to do if its members hoped to approach what we had attained. They were a totally different class than ours and it was difficult for them to see that they had many hard hills to climb before they could hope to be anywhere near senior heights. They immediately showed an interest in the method of conducting a class meeting by trying to lock the door on us while we were holding ours so they could listen, undisturbed, through the key-hole. Somehow, they always failed, for they were not quite quick enough for us. Once they even took all the things out of the Seniors ' desks hoping to fun! our secret of success hidden there. But they were disappointed when they found nothing of any value to them and only had helped us that much toward our house-cleaning. One bright morning, as we had surprised the Seniors last year, we surprised the Juniors this year by giving our class yells. They had no yells so only could clasp their hands and twirl their thumbs. .May 24, 1916, the Juniors, thinking that they had been with us nearly a year and had obtained all our worldly knowledge, tried to prove it to us by wearing their colors and also by having the faculty wear them the same as we had done last year. They soon realized they were dealing with people with whom it would take more than a few months to be on an equal basis. For, not only did we succeed in taking away Dr. Kitchell ' s colors and in giving them to the janitor to wear but we also succeeded in singing the Junior class song in a most proper way which spoiled the Juniors ' dispositions, for they have not learned that great lesson — take defeat as you take triumph. The same morning the Juniors marched to class to their own tune, Mighty Lak a Rose. Although once it was such beautiful music in their ears, they then wi shed they had never heard it. We are sorry we cannot remain here in order to help the Juniors along, for after all, they are a promising class, if only properly trained. We have formed many friendships in our two years here. Although it has meant hard work to many, as each one of us goes out into the world to live our, own lives we can look back with pleasure and will never forget the days in dear old P. S. N. S. Mildred E. Teachout, ' 16. [ 14] i

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HAZEL E. BARTHOLOMEW, Bristol. Vt. Fair Haven High School. Delia Cliotiian. BEATRICE I. MEKRITT, McKevor, N. Y. St. Joseph ' s Academy. Delta OUonian, Leader of Students ' League. ROSELLE G. DELANEY, I ' lattsburgh. N. Y. D ' Youville Academy. Delta Clionian. GLADYS E. CURTIS, Herkimer, N. Y. Herkimer High School. Delta Agonian, Honor Student. DIANA G. COHN. Tupper Lake. N. Y. Tupper Lake High School. [ 16]