Saratoga Springs High School - Recorder Yearbook (Saratoga Springs, NY)

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THE HIGH SCHOOL RECORDER 5 largest to enter the ttoldtt High School it will be the smallest to graduate from either school old or new, in the past decade. From its 140 members it has dwindled to a meager 60. The cause is un- known, though it must be admitted that some dropped by the wayside, leaving gaps Which are so noticeable today. But as the saying is ttGood things come in small packagesii let us hope that the Senior Class will not be j udged by its number. It has done some fine work this year. The Senior Hop was successful and the Recorder work was carried on to the approval of everyone. The Senior Play, The Whole Townis Talking, was staged with splendid success, due to the never tiring efforts of Miss Smith and the faithful work of the cast. Everyone felt regrets when Mr. Haifleigh left the High School to accept a position in Freeport, but they heartily welcomed Mr. A. Ray Calhoon, successor of Mr. Haifleigh. The Senior Class is looking forward to the Senior Ball, Class Day and Commencement. At that time it will be looking forward once more for greater heights to climb. CLASS PROPHECY BY EVELYN SADLER J une 21, 1941 Dear Diary: The great reunion of the Class of 26 is over! As I looked upon the familiar, and yet unfamiliar faces, of former classmates at the Casino tonight, I felt that our weeks of sending telegrams and letters to get in touch with our former friends, scattered over the globe, had nnt been in vain. ' The first arrivals came clattering up to the door in a rickety old buseof the bus-line of which we were so proud back in '26-and as the passengers piled out, I recognized Margaret Nelson, Iona Harris and Mary Eighmey, who left Helen Costello and Elizabeth Vogel to pay the fares. An angry expostulation of No, you dontt, you pay me that nickel you owe me, or you don't leave this bus V reminded me of Frank Lewis, of debate fame and sure enough, it was! When I asked him if this was his idea of the life of a forest ranger, he ex- plained that he had given up the idea of forestry in his Freshman year because he had got tired of sawing wood! It took him less than no time to decide to come in and partake of the refreshments ...... meanwhile, drawing pay at the city's expense. . . .and that was that!

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THE HIGH SCHOOL RECORDER HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1926 BY MARION E. PEACOCK The class of 26, one of the largest ever to enter High School, began its somewhat eventful career in 1922 under the leadership of Lawrence Olds. Although it was considered ttgreent it was known at times to take calmly the seats of the mighty Seniors. The first sig- nificant act of the group was its choice of crimson and silver for its class colors. This was quite an important decision as the time approached When there simply must be a Freshman Party and who ever heard of a class party without class colors? In September 0f 23 this same group became less green and were labeled 2Sophs't. It seemed that the boys were somewhat lacking in What they had learned by this time to call ttclass spirit? for at a class meeting for electing officers no representative of that sex appeared. Therefore the weaker sex took it into their own hands to rule. They would have ruled sooner or later anyway! But, be- ginning early, they appointed Theresa AtHearn to act as president. As expected, the affairs were successfully conducted throughout the year. These ttSophstt were just beginning to be able to get into the right rooms at the right time when something unexpected happened. On Saturday, October 27, the members of the school hastened to catch a last glimpse of their beloved building which was going up in smoke and flames. Not a few experienced pangs of regret at the sight. However, by the efficiency of the Board of Education and the Faculty, all were installed in No. 4 school the following Wednesday. Due to the unforetold occurrence the Sophs,, had no entertainment that year. The following fall they attained the distinction of Juniors. They still attended No. 4 as the new building was still under construction. They were assured, however, that the new school would soon be ready for them. This band of students traveled the third year of their journey under the capable leadership of Albert Ritchie. Then came the day when they werelmoved to the beautiful new school. Now that they were settled they made up their minds to do some real work. Class rings lent new distinction to this Junior Class. The J unior Prom was given with such success that the class looked forward eagerly to the coming year when they would be able to give 1 other entertainments. i In September 1925, after three years of hard travel they climbed to the highest peakethey were Seniors! Mighty Seniors! This they claim despite the fact that although the class was one of the

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THE HIGH SCHOOL RECORDER . It was not long before the ballroom was thronged with joyful people recalling old times, relating past experiences, and exchanging the choicest bits of the latest scandal. From fragments of the conversation, I gathered that Elizabeth Cammarro had won recent fame for her book on ttEtiquette, that Larry Burke had filed a petition for bankruptcy, and that Ralph Lanzara, who, as a divorce lawyer, was doing a thriving business at Greenfield Center, had eloped with his stenographer, J o Cortese. Just then I caught Dot Saunders up to her old tricks of trying to pass off tickets for a church strawberry festival on Bernice Cole and Harriet Mead, proprietors of the Smart Nite Club on Cottage Street. I came to their aid by inquiring for Paul, who, it developed, was not among those present because he was representing Ketchums Corners in a tennis match at Middle Grove. Evidently, he had profited by his experience in the play. A little later I came upon Stanley Smith ...... his Boysi Week experience as truant officer had determined his career for him ...... demanding that Irving Helprin and Lillian Fahrer tell him why young Irving was not in school. He probably would not have taken the lack of a pair of shoes as an excuse had not the attention of all been diverted at that moment by the entrance of Jack Saroif, who came hobbling up to us .with the aid of a pair of crutches. It was soon an open secret that while trying out his invention of moving cellar stairs. the mechanism gave way and the ttinventori, went crash- ing through the structure with a scuttle of Coal tumbling after him., Oh well, we always said that J ack worked terribly hard trying to get out nf work! Occupying seats of honor at the banquet table were some of the foremost citizens of the old home town. J ohn Freebern with Esther Baker, a maid who had been recommended by the Simmons, attended incessantly upon the wishes of his wife, nee Marion Winney, our first woman mayor. Next to them, I was surprised to see the Rev. Shef- field Fuller, with Mrs. Fuller, once Ruth Salisbury, who was very fond of telling how she had chosen, between being a Folliesi girl and a ministeris wife. Upon questioning Betty Andrus, now a famous opera star, as to why her husband, Alfred Buckley, was not present, she stated that he was otherwise occupied as their governess, Jean, Winney, had chosen to give up a perfectly good position rather than miss the reunion. J ilst then we were informed by a telephone call from police head- quarters that Doug E'ighmey and Al Baker were unavoidably detained.