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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL RECORDER 11 taco:0:0:030:05OEOEOEOEOEOEODODOGOEOEOC CLASS POEM BY MARGARET DELANEY To me prophetic vision. From a hill I watched the light descend in slanting rays, When suddenly each sunbeam was a blaze Of color, and the lives, for good or ill, Of classmates were disclosed before my gaze. Upon a long bright beam of shining gold Were those who had achieved the worldts success. With fame and power, Fortunets bright caress Had changed the faces I had known of old. A band of royal purple, deep and brave, Held those whom Science called to patient toil, To work for man's goodenever to rec'oil From loss of health or horror of the grave. And there were those who moved in restless Whirl Along a scarlet flame that burned so bright It seemed to mock the thought of coming night. The dancers laughed to watch the flame-tongues curl. The green of elms in summer next I saw, Tinting a beam along whose steady glow I watched home-makers and home-lovers go, Happy in order, in decency and law. A slender beamtblue as a fair J une sky Veiled those whom Earth could never quite contente- To Whom her beauties are but trifies sent To point to greater happiness on high. And so to me one day prophetic vision, Colored deep with classmatest loss or gain. N obly frenzied 0r serenely sane, Here was Free Will's choice. May each decision Mean triumphant joy and conquered pain.

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10 THE HIGH SCHOOL RECORDER NJ:1OEOEOEOSOGOEOEO:OSOEOEOEOEOGOEOEOEOC sentatives the's early n-owi, had just called the meeting to order. Ken Vincent, the millionaire manufacturer of yo-yos, rose and moved that Pluto be overthrown and one of our class be made king. Helen Burnham, the famous senator, seconded the motion and everyone voted in favor of this plan. A committee was appointed to discuss this matter and to devise a plan of action. The committee was made up of Kathryn Kuon, Rex Millen, David Linchitz and Marion Hunter. The Commitee sent Estelle Polacsek and Ruth Green to spy on the royal palace. So it dame about that on a dark, stormy night tthe Ides of Marchi after a reception given the Potter Sisters, the famous poet- esses, by Pluto, Pluto was being entertained by Selma Goldbaum and Sylvia Ginsberg, the famous night club hostesses. Ruth Cornell, Nettie Mironson and Mildred Cummings each hit Cerberus on the head at the same time. Then at exactly the right moment into the royal chamber stepped Henry Schwaner, James Murray, Charles J ohnson, Milton Rashkin, Bernard Rumpf, Leroy Tooker and Vernon Tyger, all former members of Scottis gang. Each held in his arms a sub-machine gun. When Pluto started to move, he was hit in the heart by thirty-eight bullets. Now it was necessary to choose a new king and a new judge. John Btumstead took the job which King Minos had held, but it was a hard job to select a king. The name of Socrates was mentioned, but when the name ttLynchn was murmered, the meeting jumped to its feet, cheering and waving arms. John was elected king by a unanimous vote. The first thing the new king did was to make a few changes in the personnel. In spite of his protests of the ttspoils system, Orpheus was fired as court musician and in his place was appointed a trio of Arnold Peets, Ruth Thomas and Mary Morrison, under the direc- tion of Eleanor Millis, James Jackson was given the job of court historian. I heard something to the effect that the new administra- tion was going to save a lot of money by having William Ehrgott teach the souls to swim the Styx, and thus eliminate the need for a boatman. On a brightsunny day tMarch 4i, therefore, John Lynch was crowned as King J ohn the First and Only. Mae Robbins and Annabel Tyger delivered his inaugural address and the administration was launched. Everyone is happy, as indeed he should be with such a ruler, and everyone is feeling so good that it is even possible that our former teachers may be admitted to our circle. Who knows?

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12 THE.HIGH SCHOOL RECORDER 30:0:0:0:OEOEOEOEOCOEO:OEOEOEOEOEOEOCOC CLASS WILL DRAWN BY DONALD PEETS We, the illustrious, eminent and dignified class of 1931 of the Saratoga Springs High School, being of sane and sound mind tac- cording to the best veterinarian in the cityi and of equable tempera- ment twith accent on the temperi do hereby will, bequeath, leave and otherwise dispose of our various properties and possessions and what-nots real or imaginary in the following and subsequent manner: FirsFWe do direct that all our just debts be paid out of the deficit of six dolars which will be ours after we make our gift to the school. SecondeWe bequeath to the school as a constant reminder of our devotion to the classics one colorful print of a scene from ttKing Lear, which we charge the J uniors to guard tenderly. Thirdewe do direct that each member of the faculty be given an Austin to be used in patroling and traversing the corridors. FourtheWe ordain, decree and command that the undierclass- men have due care and consideration in disposing of their chewing gum so that aforementioned Austins will not become enmeshed or entangled. Fifth-We bequeath the sum of one thousand berries for the' installation of a padded cell in which to confine the six-footers who shall develop dementia praecox through addiction to the Yo-yo craze-. Sixth-To all the teachers who are leaving S. H. S. with us we wish the best of success and happiness in all that they undertake. ISleventh-To any future Senior who so desires and who has the necessary qualifications we give the privilege of passing through the corridors in the company of his better tbitte'ri half as is the custom of one George Wright; said right not to be revoked or en- croached upon by any member of the faculty or student body punitively inclined. EighteWe deliver the infant debate theory class into the hands of a mentor with instructions to be as capable and efficient as Miss Wells; said class to revert to Miss Wells at the end of one-calendar year. NintheFor the studious and enterprising pupils we direct that the curriculum be stretched to include one compulsory German course, sinc'e French and Latin do not provide enough homework for the ambitious student.