Albany High School - Prisms Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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X -, 1' Qs,.1::.,yg3 Quin Hearts and Flowers Hearts and flowcrsg Youth is ours. Hearts ailame with inborn tire. Filled with love that seems undying, Filled with youth for glory trying, Youthful hearts will never tire. Hearts and Howersg So the hours Drift along and change to years. Youth to age is slowly turning. Hearts' bright flames are lower burning Quenehed, at last, by trials and tears. Hearts and flowers Till just flowers Nod and wave above the tomb. Every heart must soon stop beatingg Flowers fade for time is fleeting. All is ended far too soon. L'ENVOI Hearts and flowers, Sunshine, showersg All must come, so make life gay. Fill the years with joy and laughter. VVorry not what follows after. Live and Love while yet you may. PAUL S. MESKIL lzol THE GARNET AND GRAY at

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Life Begins at '40 THIS is an age of hurry, an age of having things done for us or doing them ourselves with greatest speed. In this hurried life, where few people take time in which to reflect, it is well to have someone glance back for us-glance back at our school life, our childhood and youth. In 1927 the majority of our graduating class started school and after having com- pleted a year of what we were told was kindergarten, we were advanced to the first of our twelve grades. This was, perhaps, one of the first instances where the school authorities confused us-putting us in the first grade in our second year of school. Since then we have become used to being fooled by dates, years, and times in school- might I mention Sunday Day and Satur- day Night as examples? Many of the commencement participants did not start their school life in Albany, many who started with us failed to stay. We have among our number not only people foreign to Albany but foreigners to America. Russia, Germany, Turkey, and Scotland are among the countries having representatives in the Class of '4o. Sifting through various grammar schools, getting more assimilated at the junior high schools, parting in the annex and main building for our first high-school life, and finally joining in Albany High School for our eleventh school year! So runs the course of an A. H. S. class. Classes before us went through the process and following classes will run the same gauntlet. Some members fall by the wayside, some leave us for other parts, and some are added, but at last we emerge as a unit in preparation for our sheepskin. The history of the Class of '40, Albany High School, as a class, began on june 5, IQQQ. It was then that organization was begun by the nomination of class officers. After a few days, the actual elections were held and then the class dissolved during the summer vacation of 1939. When in September, 1939, we reported for thc beginning of the end, we had our first glimpse of senior life. For years we had E 5' ini thought of the days when we would be pre- paring for graduation, and now, at long last, they were here. Upon our work in the next ten 1no11tl1s we should rise or fall. In the world of scholastic sports, we have had our share of honors and thrills. Our last year at A. I-I. S. found us with good teams in all sports. Losing two football games was compensated for by again shutting out our traditional rivals, C. B.A. We did our part in keeping tl1e whitewash on the Brothers, and as we leave school they have yet to score on an A. H.S. football team. In basket- ball, we could once more point to the team with pride. VVe won more than our share of games and our last game with V. I. will long be remembered even though we lost it in an overtime period by two points. Track and baseball also brought their thrills and wins. Perhaps the sorest spot in our class anatomy is that place in our hearts reserved for drainatics. During our first year at high school the Dramatics Club had a fine coach. Then he left us and, although there was a coach for a time in our eleventh year, we were without a coach for a good share of our senior year. VVhen we did acquire the services of one, time was too short and only two productions for our benefit were pro- duced by the club. These were comedies, The Lost Elevator and 'fThe Trysting Place, acted out in a Wednesday assembly. Literally the Senior Class is well blessed. The daily Patroon Bulletin has yet to miss a school day. Our GARNET AND GRAY is sure not to bring disgrace to anyone. A few inci- dents in connection with the Patroon that happened during our year were the printing 011 a new multigraph duplicator, a new and standard head, and the appearance of a three-column set-up. Again in our senior year the band and orchestra were among the finest in the State. We have all felt appreciation at some time for tl1e fine playing of these organiza- tions. Much had been put in music at our school and it has been well invested-both time and money. Perhaps one of the features of the year in regard to the band was the appearance of baton twirlers at the football THE GARNET AND GRAY