Binghamton Central High School - Panorama Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN It was in the Fall of Nineteen Hundred and Nine that most of us, now Seniors, first assem- bled in B. C. H. S. We came from various schools in the city, in the surrounding country, and even from schools in distant places. Tl1e period of High School life lay ahead of us-unknown and untried, but we firmly made up our minds to try to succeed if fate, and the regents' board permitted. In the beginning with Miss Osgood on the first floor, under whose eagle eye we trembled in fear, then under Mr. Pierce on the second floor, and at last we arrived on third fioor, the goal of all our ambitions. Here our beloved Professor Knox ruled more by gentleness and his kindly personality, than by strict discipline and harsh rules. Many were the misdeeds we committed, some of which we now regret, but all of which Professor Knox corrected in such a manner as to make us truly resolve to strive for better things-to which our motton testifies - Sequere Optima -Seek the Highest. This motto was adopted in the Fall of 1911, when Mr. Garver assisted us in organizing as the Junior Class. We elected Lynn Howard as President. A constitution was drawn up and committees appointed to see about obtaining a banner, pins and many other things. This lent a businesslike air to our meetings. As for our banner, which you now see over there, I think we are justly proud of it. According to Webster- A black object is one which absorbs every ray of light thrown upon it. Gold signifying that which is very dear and precious. Is this banner, then, not of fitting colors? Representative of us as a body, who during our four years in High School have had intellectual rays of light thrown uponus-to be absorbed? The many things we have learned from books, acquired from other sources, and the memories of past events, all of which we hold precious, are typified by the gold on the black back-ground. On the day appointed we were successful in wearing our Class Colors and giving our Yell, 27

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Wisdom is common sense in an un-common degree. VVILLIAM SHERWOOD- Bill has had a hard time. As Business Manager of the Pano- rama about all he sees is Bills, You can see the serious trend of his character by look- ing at the Board picture. He expects to attend Cornell. This gentleman is learned and a most rare speaker. CLIFF TAYLOR-Cliff has been with us only a short time, but we have all learned to know p him as a iine fellow. He is very popular fespecially with the girlsj and will be one of our Class Day speakers. He had a tongue to persuade. FLOYD TYLERfTyler has been very prominent as a public speaker. He intends to study agriculture at Cornell after which he will use his oratorical powers to advantage on the cows. , Pleasant company on the way is as good as a carriage. BRONSON VOSBURY-Bronson has been very prominent in all kinds of athletics through- out his course and has been High School's 'tstrong man. He seems to be buffeted occa- sionally by Gales but is always in the best of spirits. Physicians of all men are most happy, whatever good success they have, the world proclaimeth: What faults they committ the earth coverethf' DANIEL WALKER-Daniel is a member of Senior Class and Debating Club. He will go to Buffalo University in the fall where he will add the title of Doctor to his name. Sober steadfast and demuref' HOWARD WILLETS-Indications point to Elmira fall-Myral for Howard's future. Will Dick Lo-see his fate? He has been very active in Debating Club having been Vice- President twice. 26

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thougl1 the Seniors tried l1ard to prevent us from doing so. In football we were unsuccessful in defeating the Seniors, but small wonder considering the size and ability of their team. Our Class Book suffered partial destruction at the hands of the Seniors, but we have kept this scorched and tattered remnants carefully. . We Juniors held a very successful ride with the Seni- ors to Kattellville in January, 1912, our spirit of animosity having been left at home on this occasion. At the Winter election, Marion Wilson was elected President. We defeated the Seniors in basketball and in track, and although we did not win the inter-class meet, we obtained more points than the Seniors. In April we gave our dance at the Monday Afternoon Clubhouse. All dances now set it as a mark to equal in success. On Arbor-day we painted the Seniors' Stone, it is said, before we were supposed to try, much to the chagrin and wrath of that dignified body, as well as some of the Faculty. We were a little hasty in our actions, but as no one had previously attempted such a thing, and conse- quently we had no idea how such an act would be received, it was hardly our fault. Two of our Class were sufficiently humiliated that afternoon, but we in some small measure obtained our revenge that night, for we administered a thorough t'Drubbing to those Seniors. On the next morning their beloved stone was gayly decked in our colors, and one of their members com- plained of the destruction of one head of very curly hair, and another of the loss of two teeth. In June the two classes once more made peace, and went to the Casino on a joint picnic. We defeated the Seniors twice in baseball, making up for the previous defeats in other athlet- ics. Our Junior year closed on Commencement night, and despite our report that many of our personal friends were to leave us in the Graduating Class-I think we could but feel proud of our new title--that of Seniors In the Fall of 1912 we organized as the Senior Class, and chose Arthur Nelson as President. No football game was played with the Juniors, and the first event of any importance between the two classes was the attempt of the Juniors to give their yell and display their colors. Their 28