Albion High School - Chevron Yearbook (Albion, NY)

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0l lIli! l THE CHEVRON I l 0 Once again the year has rolled around and again the June issue of the Chevron is presented for your approval. The Chevron is the symbol of Albion High School, and particularly in this graduation number, of the class of 1930. The members of the Class of 1930 have worked especially hard to make this issue a success and it is presented to you in the hope that you will receive it favorably. Its pages represent every phase of our school activities and we have tried to make them a fitting memorial to our class. We feel that this issue of the Chevron has been made more interesting by the introduction of a new feature-linoleum block print headings. These have been made possible only through the efforts of the Art group, under the instruction of Miss Sundell. The Snap Shot department, which was created last June was welcomed so enthusiastically that we have endeavored to follow it up with one equally good. Special mention should be made of the work of one of the Seniors, Curtis Scharping, who has been in charge of the Snap Shot section. With the united eiforts of the staff and the cooperation of the student body 'and the faculty, we have tried to make this June number as attractive as possible and it is our sincere hope that it will conform to your ideas of what the Chevron should be. THE DUCHESS OF FERRARA CContinued from Page 191 to notice. This had kept on throughout the whole evening and now the first rosy tints of dawn were beginning to appear in the sky. But the atmosphere in the ball room was far from being rosy. The guests had long since begun to notice what was taking place. At Hrst they began to talk together in low whispers but when they saw the brow of their host grow dark with anger, their whispers became tense and excited. In fact the whole atmosphere became intense, unbearable. Suddenly, as of a bolt of thunder piercing the darkness, the Duke roared out in a voice that made the guests tremble with fear. Take her to the gallows! I'l1 have no more of her. Tomorrow she shall die! For a moment no one moved, so great was the tensity of the moment. But as the echoes ot his voice died away, the servants hastened to take the Duchess. paralyzed with fear, and half fainting, to do their master's bidding. Such was the fate of the Duchess of Ferrara. -Angelina DiValerio. Ulf .ll , 7-1 I' ,WY In ' :li lv- t il N ,W V , 4 4 :v - -..- :.- - ' . 41' 5 E Page Twenty-two

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0l lll!l l THE CHEVRON l Uill l0 -'i 'gI1 -in-1-- .-::::.:' ig-e L ii- l a-L lf.. -.-.a,--.:.-.er W' T-': 1l In this issue we are proud to devote considerable space to science, f'or both in our academic courses and in our extra-curricular activities science plays no small part. Albion High School is unusually f'ortunate in having such a strong department: not only headed by a man whose teaching record is un- surpassed, but also in having such an unusual correlation between the so-called pure science and applied science as taught in our department of agriculture. To show that scientific subjects do not hold a forced claim on students' time. we have only to call attention to the science club with a membership of more than fifty and an average attendance of almost the same number. The sundry activities of the Young Farmers' Club show that this group also is vitally in- terested in practical science. VVe call special attention to our articles by Mr. Packer ami by Walter Mona- celli, whose senior essay on the chemistry of war won the Coann prize, to the article describing the special project of the biology classes and to the repre- sentation of the Science Club key which appears on the inside cover. We are particularly pleased to print in this issue a group of freshman poems from Miss Greenwood's classes. The poems are cleverly written and show more individuality of thought and expression than many an attempt by upper-classmen. They seem unique and more colorful than previous freshman attempts and we think that the young poets should be complimented on them. They are an unusually fine collection and are a welcome addition to our poetry section. Page Twenty-one

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0ll!3ill I THE CHEVRON ll! 0 btience WHY STUDY SCIENCE? As Mr. D'Amico said when our chemistry class was making alcohol, this is being done in the interest of science. Science, if I may steal Webster's thunder, is the comprehension or understanding of truths or facts by the mind. Although Webster may have meant well by this definition, it cer- tainly does not suit my purpose, so I'll have to advance my own that science is the comprehension or understanding of the phenomena of the universe. The fact that this world upon which we live is controlled by the forces of the different sciences should influence everyone to endeavor to learn something about it. Many people, unable to understand the theories and laws of science, are not fully appreciative of the foundation which these beliefs have established. A theory is a scientific guess explaining some phenomenon of lifeg whereas, a law is a conclusion drawn from experiments which prove its validity. Guess is a rather weak word to use in defining a theory since it suggests too much improbability. Nevertheless a theory, as the definition says, is a guess, but this guess must be based on scientific facts which lead to the deduction of which I speak: or to explain myself' more fully, a theory is an outlet for a law which has no proof. In many cases, theories, which were originally advanced as plausible guesses, have been found to be true. This not so peculiar result has often been brought about since, after the theory was advanced, scientists carried on research with this theory in mind and, following the viewpoint suggested by the theory, were able to make discoveries which supplied sufficient proof to make the theory a law. In other cases, such as that of Avagadro's prin- ciple, which states that equal volumes of all gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure inclose equal numbers of molecules, proof has been supplied by apparatus which is, in this case, able to count the number of molecules in a given volume of a gas. Theories and laws constitute the theoretical sciences, whereas, their appli- cation constitute the practical sciences. Without the theoretical sciences we could have no practical sciences and without the practical sciences we would profit little from the theoretical sciences. We, therefore, see that we can neglect neither since each is equally important. This must have been the opinion of Pasteur, perhaps the greatest of all the French chemists when he said, Science is the soul of the prosperity of nations and the living source of all progress. What really leads us forward are a few scientific discoveries and their applications. From our birth to our return to dust, the laws of the sciences are the con- trolling laws of life, health, disease and death. It is unfortunate that many people make no endeavor to learn something of this which concerns them so vitally. It is not only essential that we familiarize ourselves with these facts but we should make use of them and encourage others to do likewise. There- fore, we dedicate this Chevron to excite and promote interest in the appli- cation of science. -Walter Monacelli, '30. Page Twenty-three