Avoca Central School - Avocan Yearbook (Avoca, NY)

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THE AVOCAN 15 X71-IRNON E. WIGHTMAN sl Iifllr' nmiscnxe 110'w and lhrn lx 1't I'I:.Vl1l?!Yi by the best of men. One of our Senior boys who will be greatly missed by the school in the coming years is Vernon Wightman. Although supposedly rather quiet, he has surprised us with the great amount of talent in various directions which he has displayed this year. If one could have seen the part of limping old Hosea in the Senior play, he would not have recognized that it was the same Vernon who starred in so many basket ball games. Vernon has somewhat ru11 the gauntlet with all the young ladies in high school. But, demanding so much of the robe on cold nights when he sits in the back of an open car, gives us a little insight into his real actions. But we can never believe that he is cruel-hearted, because of the tender, loving way that he treats his squeaking teddy-bear. VELUA L. ACKLEY She is a rt'i1r.rn111v, waz' fixing. Velda looks more like a small girl from the kindergarten than a grave old Senior. She is the class baby, although there is nothing babyish about her. She has always been a painstaking scholar, preparing her lessons regularly and carefully-so much for her scholastic honors. Perhaps if she did not have quite such big gray eyes, it w0uldn't be so ditiicult for various juniors and Seniors and outsiders, Cespecially Iuniorsj to keep their minds on their work. Velda is a good Latin student and has no trouble in declensions, especially the noun, Stannarius. Our future wish for her is that she will use the various long words in her life as successfully as in the Senior Play. RUTH MARONETTE FRENCH Method will teach you to win time. Some people might be inclined to believe that Ruth belongs to the quiet type, but we who are with her every day, know better. Give Ruth a Spanish mantilla, a big fan and a rosette for her hair then look to see if you haven't one of the finest Spanish princesses in existence. One has a very secure feeling when Ruth is around as she is an excellent advisor and a great help when one cannot get a Physics or an Algebra problem. Go to a girls' basketball game some time and hear Vernon E. yell, Come on, Elviryf' to his partner in the Senior Play, and then you will know that Ruth played the placid, gossipy part of Elviry Pratt, with a coquettish manner that quite delighted the audience. Rnth's brains will carry her anywhere, and her tact and consideration for peoples' feelings will help. She will make a good teacher, we know.

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THE AVOCAN RUTH lir.iz.-xnwrn S.-man 1'l.augl1 ai your ills ,flnzl .ni-zu' dortnr bills. Ruth is a girl full of pep. Two of her supreme accomplish- ments are giggling and whispering, and when she played the old country minister in our play we all knew that she was not half as serious and sanctimonious as she looked. Although studious, she knows enough not to let her lessons bore her. We under- stand that she enjoyed her trip to Washington very much, but then, we'll leave it to Ruth to get the most enjoyment possible out of anything. Somehow, we can't reconcile ourselves to the fact that she is going to be a nurse, yet we know that her very presence would be enough to make any sick person forget his aches and pains. MARY E. SHULTS A great .vlzip mzmf have rlrep 'Zt'tlll'l',U When We have had any work to perform that has taken a great deal of perseverance, we have turned to Mary for assistance. Because of her capability in all work that demands sober thought and executive ability, she has earned this reputation in the Senior Class. We could almost believe that the gods had de- creed that she should be a school teacher, When acting the part of Mari in the Senior play, she furnished the audience with a great deal of amusement. because, contrary to her natural disposition, she made a perfect scold and gossip. VVe dare say that if she manages her love affairs with the same capability she has shown along other lines, she will be able to take care of them for herself. ' RALPH D. FRFNIL H ll'l1r1i tl lndylv in flu' 41 You know, all ollzvr Ilziugs give flare. As one of the four Senior boys, Ralph has held his place in the class of l9Z5. Perhaps the easiest way to describe him is to say that he always has his fingers in a little of everything that happens, and i11 some of these things he has been a decided success. If he leads his future life as he has led his former life, he is apt to figure in a good many divorce cases and matri- monial affairs. We would hate to try to count up the number of hearts he has broken. At present he seems to be taking a post-graduate course in the eighth grade with Florence Nichol- son as tutor. However, although he knows how to shine with the younger set, he knows how to act the opposite, as was shown when he acted the part of lazy old Sam Alcott in the play.

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16 THE AVOCAN CLASS HISTORY No one ever had a more inspiring subject than the writer of the History of the Class of 1925 of the Avoca High School. The beginning of the class of 1925 was made i11 the old building in the year 1913. Of the members of that class only two have remained to finish their education in the said school, those members being Mildred Barnes and Mary Shults. Each year new members were added until we reached the eighth grade. The members of the Class of 1925 upon entering High School in 1921 were: Ralph French, Rodney Newman, Robert Ostrander, Charles Reynolds, Edwin Sintznich, Henry Sintznich, Vernon NVightman, Mildred Barnes, Loleta Davis, Ruth French, Hazel Omstead, Belle Rose Reynolds, Viola Razey, Ruth Sager. and Mary Shults. Robert Ostrander was the president of the class during our Freshman year and Miss Cathrine Close our faculty advisor. During that year we had many parties at the homes of the different members. In the middle of the year our number was increased by the addition of Raymond and Velda Ackley. During this year we labored diligently under the guidance of our teachers: Olin H. Simpson, Principal: Miss Cathrine Close, English: Miss Lydia B. Cotton, Languagesg and Miss Sara XVhitin, Physical Education. Our class lost in all that year only one member, Florence Reynolds, who left to fill a position in Life's Great Field of XVork, later marrying Spencer Duncan, of Sodus. In the beginning of our Sophomore year we lost two members, Henry and Edwin Sintznich, who went to attend school at Caledonia. Later our number was again decreased by the loss of Robert Ostrander. During the last semester our class was depleted in number by loss of Oleta Bartlett who left to become a telephone operator and later married Mr. Richard Dayton, of Batavia, Uur class was also increased by the addition of a scholar, Myron Glover. of Howard. It was during this year that the iirst High School Fair was held. Our booths received second prize.' XVe also had many candy sales, the proceeds from which helped to swell the fund started for our NVashington trip by the School Fair. Our teachers that year were: Mr. Howard A. Smith, Principal: Miss Maude Lawrence, Englishg Miss Lydia B. Cotton. Languages: and Miss Nora Belle Luther, Physial Education. At the beginning of the school year of 1923 the junior Class numbered fourteen. Soon after school began Viola Razey left to enter Miss I-Iowell's Business School and is now employed in an office in Bath. In November one member was added who remained for the rest of the year, Inez Tabor. Notwithstanding the serious work the class did in school, some little time was found for outside activities under the direction of Miss Alice McLouth, who was our Faculty Advisor. The principal thing was taking 'our part in the Second High School Fair, in which we did very well. our booths taking first prize this year.