Amsterdam High School - Senior Yearbook (Amsterdam, NY)

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THE HIGH SC because Ldrson xxas lllqlllbltlxe and xx ellt deeplx 1nto the subjects xx huh mterested hun the xx orld has manx ot lts most usetul 1nx entlons I li.LtI'lLltX has brought about better ghtmg sxstems 111 eltles througl out the Lnlted States People ot moderate means are noxx enabled to hsten to the xx orld s greatest IT1l1slL, through the medlum ot the v1ctrola llus and mueh else, Mr Edlbtlll has 'tttomplrshed alded HI'St bx hls eur xosltx 'lhe xxorlds greatest men were 1ll LllI'lUlN St'l.tCSl'llCI'l xx ho 1axe helped make thls eountr the great Ildtlljll lt lb dxd so tor loxe ot the tountrx but behmd that there was Lllflfbblty '1l1lS feehng plaxs a more unportant part lll cur llxts than xve are otten axx are of Nlanx txmes men do thlngs just to see hoxx thex turn out It xxe dld not haxe this teehng there xx ould be less Joy 111 Llfe lxobert Fulton made the hrst steamboat lle behex ed that a boat tould be run bx steam but other people d1d not CLlI'lOS1ty to see lf he eould make a boat go bx steam poxx er made lum bu1ld the boat xxluth xxas the predetessor ot our lletause eertaxn men xx ondered about the currents lI1 the alr and then made 1 studx ot them, we haxe the radro xx hlch has brought joy to manx motl as an amusement ant 'ts a tattor to the great busmess of th1s countrx CllI'1UNltX cannot be defined But amlx lt exrsts Ill L sullle degree In '1 texx lt lb mc re marked than Ill the rest thls deszre to expand to grasp tlungs seemlnff lx bex ond reath -Xll do not attaln the hexght ot tnelr deslres, but It IS 1 great cel to haxe trlef ln the xxorld ot llterature and art, tus longmg tor higher tlungs las led to some ot the greatest master pretes Ueslre to see xvhat they . x told tc End out great tllill' moxxer xx as thls lnc 1 Q r1os1 x lls macle manx gr men and xxomen To fn k t th per l ot HOOL ITEM ploratlon t0 the tune xx hen kmerlca xx as drstox ered xx hat sprrrt sent those men oxer unknoxx n seas to seek unknoxxn lands Columbus, ln boa De Soto eountless num bers ot earlx explorers lett t1e1r homes merelx to Hnd nexx routes to the last to '1 land thelr cur1os1tx mould not keep them trom, and be L Luse ot thls '1 xast nexx xvorld was opened up Cllllllllg' doxxn through the ages, Cllfltlbltk has been ot the toremost unportante lhe xxorld would be Ot no mterest xxlthout thls lughlx de sxrable mlluente lndeed the xxorld eould scareelx exrst xxmthout It hor rt people haxe no xxlsh to better themselxes, no deslre to att'un the l'llgl1CI' thrnffs of llfe no thought of CllSLOXCl'lllg nexx lnxentrons to help others then there IS really no need to be alrxe l1fe holds out endless opportunl tres to ex erx human belnv Ill the xxorld lhex hoxxexer must reach out and strlxe tor xx hat tllex xxlsh XOtl1lIl0' 19 'tttalned xx luch has not been xx orked tor Hltll dlllgenee Keep on strrx mg and x ou xv1ll reach x our goal' hablt of asklnff 1I'1I1L1IllCI'3.lJlC ques tlons From the 1Y1fOI'IT1Zlt1011 xx luch thex recelx e 111 answer to then' ques UO119 they bulld up thelr lilC'l.b and lf als to we used in later xe rs 'l hrs lb onlx the1r xx ax ot expressmg that splflt ot Inqu1s1t1x eness domr nant m ex erx one lhe little xxord xxhx has been behlnd some oi the greatest changes ln lstorx r 1 Jas ex ents ot rmportante 111 all helds ot endeaxor xxe see that QllI'lUSltX IS the greatest torte m the xx orld tor progress C x bx lllClllll'X tan one hope o acxanee It one does not seek he xxlll nexer find anxthmg lhere 1s 1 reason tor fiXCI'Nfl1lIlg lt xxe but take the tune to look for lt xx huh m.x nn tune be ot the utmost lm portante to Us l 1ttle ll1L1ClClltb put together make up the greatest llgs rn ne 21 J h F . v . .-. . v -V - 1 A ' , ' Y ' ' ' 5 ' . ' t ' ' ' '- ' 5 ' , ' ,E 3 ' 'H ' Q ' 2 ' . 'Ll . f -' I ' ll r ' 3 .3 ' r' ' ' l - I . ' 7' X 1 ' , ,, Y, . ,' , , I K l . L ' - 1- C f' . I J' .Q ' ' lr l ' 5 1 - ' - - x- K x i 1 , ' i . fs, . I . , V ' V - ' 1 . Q 1 ' M ' Q' - 1 D l 1 I 7 A3 . . SB . ' V. , 1 I 1 Y y r x 5 . . . - ri 1 gs, S A' . Y V 4 -Y. V ' 1 1 I ' ' 4' ' ' .1 A ' ' 4 -' ' . ' V' A 5 L C . .V . . 1 llllgllty ocean steamers of today. Eflfli' ill Ill-9 Qhllflfell begin the l x 'Q x Y . S V If . . . 1- . Q , - ' C : Y l v Y v - Y -, 1 1 - 1 5 1 le I : ' L 1- a S Y. C . . . . . . Y , Cert ' -' ' 3 ' all of IS to U 1 H ' ' - - ' 1 5 , '55 ' h As we ex' exx' I ' xt ' -YV i . - C r Y ' Y V'1 -Y ' . . ' . 1. . . T ' H ' Y - z 5 l zl ' ' ' l. ' ' Unla' 7' ' ' 1' t' l S k ,V ,V 5 l ' . l' ' . ' A: 5 ', r6'lll ' ll ilu, l hoxx' ' ' ' ' , v '- ' ' l ' k' l 'tn' A ' ' ' ' - rl -u s ti' Ir: f x 1- , eat - - 1 ,' ' -' - 1 g 1 bac ' o e ioc ' ex- thi ' lu . A

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THE HIGH SCHOOL ITEM e e1t 11111 1 N11 Nets tl1e .111 Ill 11111 1011 1111113 rue 111 Q'ClltlC lJI'CC7CQ 1ut to 111111111r 11lCl1' real s1g111hc'111ee t e 1111 11511111 1l111Ct1OI1S of trees muat 11e 11111s111ered namely tram 21111111 DX 1 111 1 IN meant e eonxtant LX 1porat11111 111 11 .1ter1 Nd por trom t11e 1e.11ee a11d t11e pr11pert1 fJ11ll11QN 11111 111 111111 er1ng 1eget1t11111 t 1 XL 1 t1e 11x1s,e11 Ill tl1e a11' 0 11f1111e the 1121111111 IJl1I'l1XlI'1g' agent ot the atn1115pl1ere t11r11u,g11 1ts 11x1d1z 111g IJTUPQTUCN lt 19 needlew t11 s.11 that tl1e qual of 11 Nlllflllllll g .ur 11 11111 ed tor 11re1t1111gpu1poses IC pr11pert1 of tra11xp1rat11111 IQ 1111e1v1ie 1111p11rta11t t11 mereaxe a11d to mam tam a C0llN1ElIlt degree of atmos p11er1e 1111111111111 111 tl1e 1111111e111ate 11e1111t1 lhus parks are 1 1e tl '1 lllff .1p11'11 11118 tor 11111 Ll lex 111 orde1 to IJFCSCYXC henlth 1e 1111 Illllil 11e 11ep ae lrees ppeal 1or111111 to a 111a11 Q .eGtl1et1e taxte a11d a great number 111 treee xhrubs and f11111ers Qlllll as are 1111111 111 '1 g11o1 par 1111 1111 1 are 1 .1N1111f to t1e e1e 7111111 l111e '111 1 11t111g .1111 re11111111f e11e1t 1111 11s 11 1111e 11111ra1 bemff 111111 has not 1e1t t11eJ111 IlIl'1 beautv of 11at11re 111 the 1pr111-1 111 111111 has 1111ed t11 eateh 11111r11111r 111 t11r11ug11 tl1e tree tops 1111 '1 1362111111111 s11111111er 11ter1111o11 1. treex 11 not C,l1Ollg'11 t11e1 muxt 11e 1rra11ge11 .1rt1st1ca111 t1111ug11t 111 tuture bea11t1 gentle 11ree7e a111l 111th the X111o11ff ot11er proposed 111e111or1a1s 1e los tllfll' IX 1 gre LYISIN not ll f IS as .1ppr11pr1.1te aa a C111 p.1r11 filled 11 1t11 trees ot I'L1ll6lU1JI'Z111tC, gr1111111g a111 1lNll1'T l'I1U1ll1l116f1ltS tor t111N Illlfl 111111111g ge11er.1t11111x Il 1111 1 111e11111r1.11 111111111 not 111111 keep 111116 e 111e1111111 111 1 th XX11 XX.1r1111t 111111111 be a Source of eom tort t11 'l1fll1X t11o11Na11dS 111 the Sum 111ert1111e X1111t11e1 xouree 1 '1 Nt1e11gt1 . 1 11d.lDJ11lC,NN ar IC 1 11 q'I'4Jl1IlK 11 here 1e11111t1 1111111 111111 11 1 g ago lt 11.1Q f111111d 111 a large 1111111ber 111 Se111111N that t11 e11t1 1'11e 1111t ot 11111111 e1ght e1111dre11 11ere 1111151 C3111 defeet11e How 1111p11rta11t t11e11 are tl1e p1a1gr11u1111Q where N111t1l1J1C llD1JZl.I'3.tllS and superused I'CLI'C1ltlUl'l eau 11e exerted t11 111 er Lt 111e tl1e pl11 veal elefectx ot eh11d 11111111 Iurther than t111s they are '1 p1111 riul p1e1 e11tat11e of the great 1111116 plague ehr11111c chseaaes and tll17CI'LU1OS1S '111e 111.11 grounds of C11lLZl.gO and 11111ade1p111a 11316 attracted I'l3.t1Ol1 111de mterest 11ut 2111 111111161186 ma 11111t1 of X111er1ca11 c1t1eQ 11a1e 1111t 1et re'1111e11 tl1e IHIPOITZIHCC of thls ITIUIIICIIJH1 problem For mdeed lt IS a 171111316111 11116112 there IS no a1a11 able space for eueh an enterprlse 111 a e1t1 Vh1l'It IN tr11e of '1 great 111any other 111168 18 tr11e of X111Stt,Til2-1.111 and a e.1111p'11g11 for 3.I'Ol1Sll10' pubhc mterext 111 behalf of parks would be t1111e11 for tl1e adxantages more than offset tl1e cost 1116 t1111e will tome 1111e11 CN er1 up to 11ate X111er1 Llll 11t1 11111 111r111u1'1te 1 C1C11I1l e 11 111 111 1egar1 to all etfee fe broad program for 111111111110 and grounds He11r1 X'1Zll1C1Cl 23 Br linquusltme CSecond Recorder PPIZGJ 1ur111us c11m111a11d one per haps that 11121111 1v11u1d not 11111 erxtand 1 11' 11 11 lb Ll'II'llJSItX ll re'11 1 1t 11 the 111 er 11111 tnngs tl1e deslre 1111o111e11g1 and 1111t a11 1111e des1re t11 11111111 11111re of other people S af talrs ere 1 111111 1 1111 111ere.11 1111111 1111111 uge gr111 1 1 - 1111e r 1 1 111111. 1 ent 11. 11 peo 11 ere to eease bemg eur111uN Lur 1 1t1 N 11 111.1111 the 1111r111 1111at It 11, t11ere IS ed. ffl Illl 20 ' 1t'f 1 1 Z1.' Q1 .' ' ' 1' , , ' . ' A 11 1'1 '11 ' .' 5 ' , 111r ' , 11' 1-1 '11 1 111 ,- ' ' 1 ' , , , i V x V 1 , , -K-' 1 A, K. ' 1 ' A 11 '1111 r 1 1 1 ' t 'C ' ' 'I 1 1 ' 'JA 1' Y J . . v I . - llj' tl 1 g - 1111 1111- , , ' ' . ' 1 ' ' '51 1' tr ' .' T1 -' . . ' . 1.t 5' 't' , K ' ' 5 ' 1 , t1 , V ' -' ' - - 111 1 . - ' t 'ti1'e. ' ' : 1 V - ' H 11 ' .K 1 11. 1 11' U f ' ' , ' -t' le' -' 1- 1 1 -'11 ' . -. ' ' . - I VL.. P' r f. . .. h ' p 1 'f' ' 1 1 it11 Ili' 1 1 5 Y ' 1 . ,K 1 - S . . V D' , 111a111ta111ing city parks and play- .' ' 5' ' ' l 1 .' -. ' ' L ' ' Y Y 1 the a I 1 - ' Q z' ? 11111 t11 1'11'e A' R q I T X' .l ei L ' if' . Q to tl ' SUll11Cl'S 11'111- .it 2 1 'es 1 .' . 11 '1.t 111 tl11 11'111'111's ,, lat ' 1'ng, ' ' if 1 . l't , ' ' ' t - .' ' A 4 ' u- ' ' est 111 1 ' 1' 1 for 1. ' g ' ' ' - ' K - ' ,X 11 3 '1 a ' ' - 1 ' '1'l1- 1 '1 le ' ' ' Se 111 t11 ' 11e1'oe,' 111' 1- ' rld 11l1 ' 1' '111 '. 1111 A 1 'tl 11 ' ' ' . ' - 301' 'f 11 111 'e11tio11, Ill 1 1 de- ' . 1' Q . 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THE HIGH SCHOOL ITEM ll1us yye f'I1Nl that curloslty Z-l.1ClS 111 tl1e deyelopment of eyery one, that tl1e greatest thmgs eyer ac comphshed are 1ts CllI'CCt results Xrtlsts 'll'ltl1UI'S actors sc1ent1sts and 111y entors all are prompted b tl11s same 1nexpl1cable force yvhlc dr1yes tl1e111 O11 unt1l tl1ey obtam tl1e reason 'Ihen all IS pla111 'l l1e greatest 1nye11t1o11s have tome mto eyeryday use because some o11e yya11ted to k11oyy what yyould happen 1f he d1d such a11d sucl1 a thmg VN ondermg stlll he yy e11t to yvork, and behold' yye haye somethmg 11oyy of pr1111e lfl1IJOI't3.1lCC to our dally exlstence I e Inqu1s1t1ye' Do 11ot be afra1d to probe lnto the reason for thmgs but go ahead a11d End out for your self because EYIJCTICUCC IS the best 'Ieacher Mar1a Maller 23 itkzumon 'Ihere s a charm of force and syy ay, 'lhat drayys these men from far and near, Io mmgle together O11 Reumon Day Lmblazoned on memory ne er to VN l1ereby they adopted the Umon ste 1 ll1ey cannot no cannot stay a way From Iyeumon Days Iyeumon Days X11 Hall' XllHa1l'Reun1o11 Days ND s Lomrade Freeman found l11n1self at the annual Grancl Army Reumon The Iost Iyooms yy ere filled Xkltll loy Ll yetcrans 111ore than there had been 1 a11y Iycu111o11 111 tl1e past ye years It seemed as though they all nnght h'1ye a presentment ot tl1e fart that tl1ese l1earty Ureetmgs y fuld oon me '1 thmg of tl1e 1 t 1rst tnnq 111 the IIIOYIIIIIU' IC kOlIlYlClLS I'CglstCl'CCl a11d yy ere called to EIIYCIIUOII by the speaker of tl1e day Xt 11oo11 tame tl1e call for fllllllil' to yy 1 tl1 ye sponded l1eart1ly ll1e11 111 the ey e11 mg tl1e ey ent of tl1e day yy as l1eld 'lhe usual Hiltl popular Lamp I+1re yyas l1eld 111 tl1e lost Rooms X llilllil yy as present a11d old t1111e songs yy ere sung as tl1e 111611 sqlllt te about 011 tl1e floor ll1e Q 11 hghts a11d peaceful s111ell of tobacco 1n the a1r yvh1rled n1e11s thoughts back through many years Xgam they yy ere bel1n1d guns spurtlng smoke a11d flame, agam they felt tl1e 133111 of tl1e1r yvou11ds and sayv tl1e1r comrades l'1ll Comrade Freeman sat 111 0116 cor 11er of tl1e hall talkmg yy1tl1 a stran ger 1 lllg man yv1tl1 dark IJlCI'C1l1g eyes and a Hoyymg beard of yyhlte I-l1s II'OI1 muscles stood out 111 base rehef O11 l11s brayy ny arms Freeman yy as drayyn to l11n1 as to l11s closest pal They talked, talked of battle of bray ery and of death Ulltll l'ree mm broke It off Comrade l1e sald yye ye bee11 talkmg of brayery and of braye men but tl1ere are Ill tl11s YOOIH to mght 111en yy ho were not braye X ery few remarked the Stfall ger 111 a deep c,u1et NOICC as though l1e yy ere recallmg some ey ent of the past X es, there 15 'lt least one coyy ard here, that I knoyy for I 'im l1e O X es corrected Freeman a11d broke n1to a story It yyas tl1e SCCOIICI year of tl1e yyar I yyas serymg 111 tl1e Army of tl1e ames l1l1ClCI' -Xlpaugh Zlllil yye landed 'lt BCI'l11llfl3. Hundred I' ro111 tl1ere yye yyere ClI'1XCl1 back oyer Bolhyer IIClgl'1tQ a11d yyay up to Harpers Iferry XV1th1n slght of ol1n lrroyy I1 s fort yye stacked arms for surrender ll1ey took us doyy 11 nerr yuh IIIOIICI someyyhere and put Us 111 a pr1son camp lhere yy ere hundreds of poor felloyys 111 tl1e same phght 'ls yye Hoyyeyer yye expected to be soo11 exchanged 1nd get buk 111 the LIIIOII ra11k but luck yy 1s 'lglll 1 comrade rlhem darn rebels yy ere forced to retreat and tl1e11 tl1ey yy ere put to route and so yye Cllilllt 22 I 1 I I ,' I 'Iva I K 1' ' I if C L ' ' F 1 . ., c Q, I I . In .I .4 1 ' . . 5 ' . Q 3 2 - '. 5 ' J ' ' d . ' . lu .V Q . y . . sl I 7 K I I 1 AL . Y Y v tt 4 , . , . . L V ,, . . . . . ., . , . . . . . , V I ' - , C , - - - . Y , 1 I . . H- . . 1 x KA 1 . 1 Y 1 Y . ' i ni i L' 1 I' A ' ' 7 I , , . c . d c y .-.-. K ' V - ' z , ' . 11 , vs - 44 v 1, C , , . . ,, I I I ' I - i ' ' c I F Y ' If IA ' 3' . , , V - ,, . . ' . , . I 1. , ' V ' 7 , forget 1 H ' '- C A f 1 , , Y ' ,- t L V Y C . I Y . t Y - 44 Y nv 1 'f v v -1 Y Y ' Y , 1 . y . I Y 7 11 Y V I ' 1 It v v s vv . v ds.. A. . ' 5 L ' A r I .E . 1 ' . -I v O I I I I I - . ' ' ' , c , ' ' s , Y . . ' . 1 . 1 , , ,' ,, J J Y , '. , , I , it Y ,A . . H 6. v U 1 Y U l,.x- , . ' . . , f , , 7 , ' .f . ' A. .ir 'Q . f L v' h ' ' xi . A yw s lei Ias. .5 '. , ' I ' If 5 l K ' 1 Z, tl 5 V . A 1 f 2 1' U ' 1 ' 's. ' ' 'z, ' ' ' ' IS, . . 5 1 ', ,' ' I A I c . c ' . . H 1,, I V v . : - , 'I1' all tl1e ' ts re- . .