Bolivar Central School - Gusher Yearbook (Bolivar, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1930 volume:

THE GUSHER PUBLISHED BY THE ENGLISH IV CLASS OF BOLIVAR HIGH SCHOOL MCMXXX DEDICATION Because of his manifest ability to create a powerful school spirit, to promote true education, to encourage better sportsmanship, and to produce everlasting friendships, we, the first editors, wish to express our appreciation by inscribing in way of compliment to Mr. Tracey L. Johnson, the dearest and last principal of Old Bolivar High School, this the first volumeof The Gusher TRACEY L. JOHNSON IN MEMORIAM IN memoriam to the Old Bolivar High School, which has sponsored and guided the classes since 1905 through the many obstacles confronting them, has this book been created. Although there have been many times when the aspired goals have seemed in vain, the spirit of Old B. H. S. has carried on to victory. The school, through many years of loyal service, has grown dear to the hearts of the alumni and present-day students. It has shared the greatest part in their activities-—athletic and social. A spirit, strong and true, never to be daunted, has been conceived under its protection and has enabled its students to aspire to high ideals and to follow the best pathways of life. Mav Old Bolivar High School and all that it has represented remain forever an inspiration to those who have met within its walls. COT Te TS T ALUMNI ADMINISTRATION CLASSES ATHLETICS ORGANIZATIONS ADVERTISEMENTS sm THE GUSHER FSSfcgfcff The History of Bolivar High School 1906 marked the opening of the new Bolivar High School. Do you remember the rich artistry of the dark red brick outlined with white and the severe simplicity of the white doorway that led to the spacious interior? Waxed floors, wainscoted, cream-colored walls, gaslights, and corridors and rooms larger than any in town greeted your entrance. The library with its walls lined with shelves on the right, the modern office with its roll top desk on the left and the gigantic auditorium ahead, disclosing through its great windows the projecting stage, and its three hundred seventy-five seats stretching back into the shadows—truly a fitting place for the strains of Auld Lang Syne to rise year after year. Then you remember the second grade room on the left, the third across the hall, the first on the right and the fourth facing it. The two sweeping stairways each lighted by an oval window led to the higher classrooms. Seventh, sixth, eighth and fifth grade rooms were on one side of the great corridor while the high school study hall and classrooms occupied the other. The English room, the Latin room, and beyond study hall, the magnificent laboratory with its two long, stone-topped lab tables gleamed brightly new. The study hall with ninety seats, five great windows and a rostrum—the best and the latest were used in the new Bolivar High School. And now, twenty-five years later, it has become Old Bolivar High School, soon to be discarded and forgotten. So that faint memories of it and of its many graduates may linger a little longer, an account of each class from 1906 to the present time has been created. May it bring back to you your Alma Mater in the glory of its youth and yours. Although the building was open in September, 1906, there was no Senior Class until 1907-Its seven members were: Don Andrus, Georgia Gorton, Fred C. Hill, Charles McKelvey, Evah Sage, Florence Williams and Mabel Zimmerman. Don Andrus lives in Bradford; Fred C. Hill is now in Angelica; Mabel Zimmerman is now Mrs. Niver and resides in Daytona Beach, Florida; Charles McKelvey lives in West Clarksville; Evah Sage-Vors in Friendship; Georgia Gorton-Corbin in Batavia, and Florence Williams is now Mrs. Wallace Smith and resides in Bolivar. This Senior Class will never forget how proud they were of the fact that they were the first class to graduate from the new school of 1906. Let us hope that the Class of 1931 will experience the same pleasure in the new B. H. S. In 1908 there were only three graduates, and due to the fact that they are residents of other towns we did not get any information concerning them. This class consisted of Marv Baxter, Bartlesville, Ind., Anna L. Crandall, who is now Mrs. Hall of Little Genesee, and John E. Deal, East Bloomfield, N. J. By 1909 the number of seniors had increased from three to seven, who were all proud of being the largest class to date. Of this class of seven, five are living; Glen Garthwait, probably the most talented and gifted student that B. H. S. ever graduated, lived only a few years after graduating. Gladys Cowles, who later married and became Gladys Harlow, died a few years ago at her home in Washington. The surviving members are, Donna Reynolds Chipman 7 SHa THE GUSHER 35 who lives in Bolivar; Lina Booth Smith of Seneca Falls; Mabel Brown Bridgeman of Wautola, Wis.; Lura McDonell who lives with her mother in Bolivar and teaches in Rochester, and Laurence Bliss of Bolivar. The Class of 1910 consisted of eight members. Their colors were blue and gold; their flower, the conventional rose, and their motto, nihil sine labore, nothing without labor.’’ Perhaps it was this splendid motto that gave the graduates their high ideal of education, for each member of that class after leaving the dear old B. H. S.” continued his work and was graduated from institutes of higher learning, namely: Lowell Andrus, Cornell University; Evelyn Bond, Buffalo Normal School; Geraldine Bond, Buffalo Normal School; Raymond Burdick, Alfred University; Donna Cleveland, Svracuse University; Marie McDermott, Universities of Michigan and Cornell; Morton Mix, Alfred University, later studying in Germany. In 1910 the first Alumni Banquet was held, and since then these banquets have been a feature of the High School Commencement festivities. Of the eight members, six are living; Donna Cleveland and Lowell Andrus are dead. Lowell Andrus was enlisted in the World War and the B. H. S. flag received its first gold star. The Class of 1911, or the fifth graduating class, was composed of six seniors: Justin Bradley, Hornell; Glenn Williams, Rochester; Nelle Tubridge, Salamanca. The records say that Edda Scott and Genevieve Gray reside in Bolivar and Olive Thomas is an English teacher in the Senior High School in Niagara Falls, N. Y. As the years pass, the classes show an increase in members. The Class of 1912 was one of the largest that ever was graduated from B. H. S. They were called the unlucky class, for there were thirteen members. Franz Rosebush was their principal. The class motto was, what we do, let us do well. The members of the class were: Claire Kenyon Andrus, Alice Cranston, Adelaide Brewer, Russell White, Mercia Cowles, Loretta Seibert, Lena Wasson, Louise McDermott, Roscoc Repp, Charles Hoffman, Hortcnse Fairbanks, William Seibert and Clara Conklin. Three of these members have passed away: Roscoe Repp, Louise McDermott, and Kenyon Andrus who served in France during the war and added another gold star to the B. H. S. flag. The Class Poet of 1913 brings us an interesting account of their group of seniors. It is autumn, 1912. A gentleman of pleasing personality, six feet tall, red hair and a smile that lingers, sits on the rostrum of the B. H. S. He is Professor Franz H. Rosebush. The World War is still two years ahead, Woodrow Wilson is campaigning for the presidency, and Lindbergh is playing marbles with the rest of the kids. The roll is called, the curriculum made up, classes organized and some three hundred minor citizens of the U. S. are on the way upward and onward. In the Senior Class, with which this narrative is chiefly concerned, eight students respond: Isobel Bradley, Winifred Gavin, Rowena Jordan, Bessie Skerritt, Clarendon Streeter, Hubert Bliss, Hyle Idle and Frank Hunger-ford. By way of introduction, the writer makes but one modest” claim to distinction for the Class of '13, namely, that they were almost a perfect organization. I say almost,” because if they had been perfect they would have elected the writer president instead of class poet. The reader will pardon the digression, but for the information of the class who elected me I must 8 SH3 THE GUSHER add that every last vestige of the poet’s muse left me about the time Volstead became popular. It has been truly said, poets are born, not made ; not even by Senior Class elections. Professor Rosebush called the Class of '13 into conference and in a wise and tactful little address told us what was required if we were to be numbered among those present on the platform of the auditorium in June. He concluded with that sage advice, take an extra hitch about the post for safety’s sake. This was based on one of his stories about the old sea captain who always took an extra hitch with his cables for safety’s sake. Among other pleasant recollections the writer will always remember the professor as the original safety first apostle. For the benefit of our children and the children of others be it said that the Class of '13 did take an extra hitch about the post and after a valiant and successful struggle triumphantly ascended the platform on that June evening in 1913 and were forthwith graduated. For historical purposes be it simply said that the class was graduated. Supplementing our scholastic endeavors, the Class of T3 had other ambitions. We planned a trip to Washington, the funds to be raised collectively by the class. To this end we put on a series of candy sales, bake sales and other lesser phases of banditry, the success of which can be attributed only to parental pride and the almost superhuman patience of the citizens. Someone put a motion to hold a class play, but this was killed in committee on the grounds that we were better salesmen than actors. When the smoke finally cleared away and the spoils were counted we lacked some $50.00 of going to Washington. As stated previously this class was almost a perfect organization. Here again this almost complex intruded itself. We almost got to Washington but finally compromised and went on a picnic to little Rock City. By the terms of the class will, the fund was inherited by the Class of 14 to be used for their Washington trip. The writer still maintains that if the Class of '13 had reached Washington, the World War could have been averted. The Class of 1914 had five members and we regret to say we do not have one of its members in town, but we did locate some of them: Dorothy Young is now Mrs. Feek and lives in Lake Placid, N. Y.; Naomi Bradley Reid is living in New York; Victor Williams resides in Allentown, Pa.; Katherine Williams MacDonell is now in Bolivar and Zerita Davie Edwards residence is unknown to us. The Class of 1915 consisted of five boys and four girls. They are all living except Jessie Pratt who died several years ago. Neil Crandall, Harry Sackinger, Chester Bliss, Milford Root and Harley Crandall reside in Bolivar; Viola Newton Osburn lives in Donora, Pa.; Helen Dunn teaches in New Jersey, but we cannot learn where Clara Lewis is living at the present time. As the years passed, the size of the graduating classes increased. In 1916 there were ten members: William Nichols, president; Theodore Hoffman, vice-president; Beatrice Streeter, secretary and treasurer; W. Augustine Dunn, Dewey K. McDivitt, Jessie Sackinger, Dorothy I. Lamphere, George Osborne, Teresa R. Seibert and O. Lucille Wirt. The principal was Harold J. Coon. This class took a trip to Washington in June from the proceeds of a fair and a play they had had the previous December and from candy and bake sales. They all enjoyed their work, although it was hard, and each one thought the trip repaid every effort he had put forth. 9 K S THE GUSHER KSfcs® The Class of 1917 had nine members who were: Louis Dunn, Violet Hoffman, Flora Amsden, Beatrice Seibert, Susie Shaner, Burton Bliss, Samuel Shaner, Baldwin Hitchcock and Douglas Repp. Burton Bliss lives in Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Flora Amsden Shaner, Douglas Repp, Louis Dunn, Baldwin Hitchcock all reside in Bolivar; Violet Hoffman, a former teacher of the third grade in the Bolivar High School, is now Mrs. R. C. Witter and resides in Little Valley; Susie Lewis Shaner lives in Bolivar and Beatrice Seibert lives in Buffalo. Samuel Shaner, one of the well-known men in Bolivar, passed away February 26, 1929. The Class of 1918 was composed of eight graduates: Ethel Hayward, Alta Allen, Marjorie McDivitt, Gladys Root, Cyril Shaner, Glen Dickerson, Orval Perry, and Fred Shaner. The Class of 18 chose as their colors, red, white and blue, since this was during the World War. The colors were very appropriate at that time. They presented the play At the End of the Rainbow. The proceeds were given to the Red Cross to aid them in taking care of the wounded in the war. This class also gave up their pleasure trip to Washington because of the war. They were so faithful to their country that we will look to see what has happened to them: Ethel Hayward entered Alfred University, where she later was graduated, and is now teaching school in Butler, N. J.; Alta Allen attended Normal School in Geneseo and taught a few years before being married and settling down in Bolivar; Marjorie McDivitt was graduated from Buffalo Normal and taught school in Bolivar and Portvillc where she became acquainted with and was married to Gerald Griffith of Olean. They now live at Springfield, Mass.; Gladys Root took a business course at Westbrook's Commercial Academy in Olean and after a brief business career was married to William Nichols and resides in Bolivar; Cyril Shaner was graduated from the Rochester Business Institute and accepted a position with the Firestone Trust and Savings Bank at Akron, Ohio, where he has been promoted to the Loan Department. Here he met and married Miss Bertha Ziefel; Orval Perry was graduated from Alfred University and then received an M.A. degree from Cornell. He is now located at Watkins Glen, where he is history instructor in the high school. This year he conducted the senior trip to Washington; Fred Shaner was graduated from Rochester Business Institute and returned to Bolivar to engage in the oil business. He is now married to Miss Susie Lewis; Glen Dickerson married Bernice Johnson of Shinglehouse, Pa., soon after graduating from Bolivar High School and is now living in Mt. Morris, N. Y., where he is the owner of a Chevrolet garage. The Class of 1919 had fourteen members. These were Harold Davie, Faye Allen, now Mrs. Caldwell of Olean, Doris Root and Theodore Crandall, deceased, Ella McDivitt, Genevieve Casey, now Mrs. Earl Jennings of Richburg, Helen Buckhout Gray, Margaret Holder Roberts and Eleanor Harry. Daisy McDivitt lives at her home in Richburg; Margaret Crowlev teaches in Gowanda, and Alva Wilber is in Bolivar; Leola Crooks Ferrington lives in West Clarksville; Margaret Dunn Towers is a former teacher of biology and history, and now lives in Bolivar; Harold Davie lives in Hornell, Eleanor Harry Hooker in Hamburg and Margaret Holder Roberts in Rochester. The Class of 1920 had nine seniors: Among them were Howard Withey, Marjorie Davie, Janice Davie, Bentley Fairbanks, Myrtle Severson, Mary Sackett, Blanche Kilmer, Gladys Hulett and Genevieve Swarthout. We were able to locate a few of these members; these are Marjorie Davie, teaching in Buffalo, and Janice Davie, now Mrs. Clarke Ralph, lives in 10 KZfc3GH THE GUSHER Sffl Buffalo; Myrtle Severson is . married to Robert Lee and lives in New York; Mary Sackett Fox resides in Bolivar and Genevieve Swarthout Ingalls in Kossuth. The Class of 1921 had only three seniors: Beatrice Hoffman, Iona Miller and Lureta Stillman. Beatrice Hoffman Wilson lives in Olean, Lureta Stillman MacMillan lives in Bolivar, and Iona Miller Rigby in Mead Hollow. The Class of 1922 had an increase of four to the previous year's members. These were Clara Lain Walters and Margaret Moore who live in Bolivar; Leland Hulett is in Battle Creek, Mich.; Raymond Root is at Milton College, Wis.; Sadie McDivitt is now Mrs. Richards; Phyllis Cadv is Mrs. Homer Cooley and lives in Richburg and Edith Wertman in Alfred. This account is told in the words of a member of the Class of 1923: “The year of 1923 stands out in the minds of numerous men and women today as the year of their graduation from B. H. S. Many good times were enjoyed in the four years of high school, with the Junior-Senior Banquet and the Senior Play predominating. The one lasting remembrance will be the trip to Washington, made under the supervision of our Principal, Ray C. Witter, in April, 1923-The educational advantages and the wonder of being able to make the trip on a sum of money earned by hard work and much enjoyment of the class members will never be forgotten. Our class motto, “tonight we launch, where shall we anchor? is very fitting when we look at the class roll and see what each has done with his life since that memorable graduation night. Those that were graduated that night were Evelyn Clair Jordan, Elwyn Swarthout, Arline Smvthe, Marjorie Cranston, Regina Dunn, Onolee Wilber, and Marie Shaner. Leap Year, 1924, saw a large class of seniors graduating who succeeded in making their way in the world in some such manner as this: Leland Burdick is married and teaches in East Aurora; Teresa Dunning is married and lives in Boston; Thelma Casey is manager of the local Larkin Store; Helen Clarke teaches history in Whitesvillc; Arlouine Hall teaches history in Clean High School; George Bliss attends Columbia University; Pauline Smith works in the State Bank of Bolivar; Florence Smvthe lives at home;Edward Bullock is married and lives in Buffalo; Walter Woodin is at home in Genesee; James Dougherty returned home a short time ago from Texas where he was employed in the Texas Oil Company, and Fav Thompson is at Rennsrelaer College in Troy, N. Y. Quite a variety of occupations have been developed by the training of Old Bolivar High School, don't you think? Although there were thirteen members of the Class of 1925, each one seemed to have been fortunate in finding a happy way to spend his or her time: Florence Shaner is married to Leon MacGowan and lives in Binghamton; Mary Cummings is employed in the telephone office in Bolivar,Josephine and Malcolm McDivittlive at home in Richburg, Malcolm returned from Germany a short time ago; Fern Wilson Foster lives in Little Genesee, and Aline Lain Cox in New Jersey; Florence Murphy Ryan lives in Bolivar; Marguerite White Root lives in Genesee; Edwina Smith and Henry Sackett arc attending Alfred University; Genevieve Williams is employed at the Bolivar Garage; Robert Wightman is married and lives in town, and Margaret Wainman of Little Genesee works in Buffalo. As the years rolled by, the classes continued to increase in size. The Class of 1926 was the largest one yet graduated from the school—there were seventeen members. Lawrence Shaner 11 SH2! THE GUSHER KUfcSGH is at Alfred University, and Howard VanCuren at The University of Buffalo; Gladys Orcutt is now Mrs. DeHollander; Keith Perry resides in Obi; Fred Newton is at college in Pittsburgh; Dorothy White attends Geneseo Normal, and Marccdes Turner is private secretary for a lawyer in Belmont; Paul Husak is working in Illinois; Roberta Lain and Gladys Fanton are living in Bolivar; Stella Ward is a stenographer to W. T. Common; Hazel Baldwin is now Mrs. Carl Failing and lives in Shinglehouse; Helen Dougherty teaches in Belmont; Bernice Bliss is at home in Little Genesee; Elouise Peters is employed at Dr. Claflin's dentist office; Ruth Wight-man teaches school in Herkimer, N. Y.; Howard Root is at Milton College, Wis., and Myrtle Cady Newton lives in Kossuth. In 1927 there were eight seniors who were: Ruth Potter who attends Alfred University; James Gilligan who attends Cornell University; Maxine Nelson who is in Buffalo; Richard Sherwood is employed in the local post office; Gladys Wood is now Mrs. Barnes and resides in Wellsville; Lloyd Foster is studying at Houghton College; Harrison DeGroff lives in Little Genesee, and Thelma Guild attends Westbrook's Academy. The Class of 1928 had thirteen seniors. Three of this class are married: Ruth Root Foster, Marguerite Nelson Barnes and, last but not least, is Nevah Jones, our typist for The Sentinel, to Victor McBride; The other ten are: Marion Hoffman at Westbrook's Academy, Curtis Jordan employed at W. A. Dunn's drug store; Charry Woodard, attending Syracuse University; Burdette Thompson and Scaland Appleby at Westbrook’s Academy; Geraldine Ryan living in Bolivar; Richard Miller at his home in Miller Hollow; Frank Henderson employed at the local First National Bank; Anna McQueen in training for a nurse at the Sisters Hospital in Buffalo; Josephine Wright left a short time after graduation to reside in Olean. Class of 1929 was the next to the last to graduate from the Old School. Miss Growney was the class adviser and also the director of the play, The Charm School,” which was very successful. This class will never forget the faithful work of Miss Growney. Among these seniors were Basil Hibbard who is a bookkeeper in Oswego; Margaret Green, Velma Smith, Anita Perkins and George White who are attending Westbrook's Academy; Albert Cartwright and Edna Ward taking postgraduate courses; Herbert Rhoades works at the Bolivar Larkin Store; Evelyn Sherwood attends Meeker's Business School in Elmira; Irene Casey is stenographer and bookkeeper at The Bolivar Breeze office, Frank Cossaboon was taking a postgraduate course the first of the year, but is now working, and Alois Husak is at his home in Mead Hollow. 1930 marks the passing of the Old Bolivar High School and the opening of a new B. H. S.; in an age of progress this is as it should be. However, as the Old B. H. S. fades in perspective, a line in memoriam will not be amiss. No inanimate thing should be the direct object of man's emotions or sentiment, for this would be pagan idolatry, but it can, through association either directly or indirectly,mold the course of his thoughts. What, then, is more natural than that we should look back upon the scenes of our carefree high school days with some feeling of sentiment? To the alumni, the Old School House is the symbol of those days and all they call to memory. 12 Button, Haugen, Johnson, Tallman, Donnelly Baker, Inglesby, Fitzgerald, Hogan, Pickard, Andrus, Johnson Carlson, Bruner, May, Gray, Parker, Martiny. Carpenter Helen Bruner Romaine Button Helen Martiny Ruth Parker Bernice Pichard Marion L. Tallman Florence Andrus . Marion Carlson Paul Donnelly Ida May Anna Slack Hannah Baker Miriam E. Carpenter Alma Fitzgerald Grace Gray Margaret Haugen Beatrice Hogan Wilma Inglesby Lillian Johnson The Faculty Tracey L. Johnson, Principal HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL GRADES Home Economics Science History Mathematics . Latin and French English School Nurse Drawing and Music Athletic Coach Eighth Grade and High School Physical Education Fourth First Seventh Second Sixth Third Eighth Fifth 13 KifcSGH THE GUSHER Faculty Basketball The Faculty Athletic Association was organized in January as a social and recreational medium whereby the various teachers could get together, appreciate and enjoy some of the athletic spirit of which Bolivar is so justly proud, and thereby give fitting support to the Varsity squads at their scheduled games. Under the able coaching of Mr. Donnelly, and with the enthusiasm of the two squads which reported for tryouts, a most profitable season resulted. Practice, averaging approximately once a week for the season, was enthusiastically enjoyed bv every member of the team, and closed with the entire faculty enjoying an invitation Gym Party, held with the Belmont faculty at the Belmont Gymnasium, April 15th. In spite of the fact that the Bolivar facultv team lost by a score of 12-7, their enthusiasm and fraternal spirit always outclassed the few points out-scored by the opposing teams. Le Ccrcle Francais Le Cercle Francais was organized at the Bolivar High School in the Fall of 1929 by the members of the faculty. The officers elected were: President, Miss Pickard; Secretary, Miss Carlson; Treasurer, Miss Tallman. The meetings of the club were held every Wednesday evening. Its purpose was to learn to speak French. During the year there were several enjoyable parties. 14 The Sentinel and The Gusher Staffs Tallman, Rogers, Newton, DbGroff, Sherwood, Shaner, Dougherty, Seely Crandall, Johnson, Clarke, Crandall, Batterson, Sortore, V. Turner, P. Turner, Goff, Stone Green, Burdick, Tyler, Gregson, Sawyer, Ward, Husak, Goodridge, Root “The Sentinel” The Sentinel, the mouthpiece of Bolivar High School's activities, was begun in 1928 by the English IV Class under the direction of Miss Tallman. A name was chosen and each week a column was written and printed in The Bolivar Breeze. At length the class decided to publish its own paper. Arrangements were made with a printing company and once a month the school magazine appeared. George White, the first editor, then resigned and LeRoy Seely finished the year as editor. Under his able guidance the paper became so established that sufficient enthusiasm and capital developed to give the 1929 Sentinel a splendid start. This year the staff was composed of the twenty-five members of the English IV Class with Robert Sawyer as editor and Miss Tallman as adviser. Since the latest news was the new aim, the officers decided to make the paper entirely a school product. Consequently, all the work of mimeographing, binding and even cover-designing was done in the school, and the paper again appeared as a weekly edition. Perhaps a few artistic effects were sacrificed, but without a doubt The Sentinel has become the living voice of Bolivar High School and the inspiration for publishing this book. The Gusher. 15 SHS THE GUSHER KZ S25 The Gusher With a great deal of time, a great deal of labor and a great deal of patience, The Gusher has at last come into being. This book not only represents a Year Book, but it represents a symbol of co-operation and school spirit. It was not the results of the efforts of a few but the result of many, and was made possible only through the persevering teamwork of our faculty, the art students, the alumni, and The Gusher and Sentinel staffs moving as one unit towards one goal. It is to all these groups and individuals that the staff wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation. Your patience and your service have aided in giving your school something to be justly proud of; a literary monument to school spirit. May you receive a certain satisfaction from our publication because of vour loyalty to and interest in Old B. H. S. 16 CLASSES DORIS BATTERSON Dodo Renata H. S., 1, 2; Elhcottvtlle H. S., 3; Sentinel Staff, 4; Basketball, 4; Senior Play, 4; Latin Club President, 4. Doris was jusc the one for Dagmar in the Senior Play! Who could have acted so natural and affectionate toward Hugh as one experienced in real life? BURTON1 BUELL Dolly Dimple Basketball, 2, 3, 4, Captain-elect, 1931; Track, 3, 4; Hi-Y, I, 2, 3, 4; Senior Play, 4; Vice-President, 4; Athletic Council President, 4. Little meek Dolly Dimple”—surely chat is not Burt's nickname! Little! As big as a barn. Meek! Ask Bea! Accomplishments of this big man show his overwhelming ability as an athlete and a scholar. Who is chat big brute, broad as he is call, rough and powerful, walking on boch sides of the street at once? Thac's little, gentle Dolly Dimple. GERALD BURDICK Jerry” Hi-Y, 1, 2, 3, 4; Sentinel Staff, 4; Senior Play, 4. Jerry” seems rather shv to those who don't know him, but when you get acquainted, he proves to be entirely different! He has a sincere liking for art and has put forth much effort in furnishing woodcuts and covers for The Sentinel. LETA CRANDALL Dicky Jane Glee Club, 3, 4; Senior Play, 4; Sentinel” Staff, 4; Fashion Show, 3; Junior Play, 3. A task co be done? One which requires efficiency, conscientious effort and resource—summon Leta. She was the big moment” in the Senior Play; a wonder in the Glee Club, and a willing worker on The Sentinel Staff. 18 LETHA CRANDALL Toots” Sophomore Play, 2; Fashion Show, 3; ”Sentinel Staff, 4. Letha resides in Little Genesee, goes to school in Bolivar, but her heart is in Oswego. She walks around as if in a trance, but sometimes comes down to earth for a week-end now and then. We can’t guess the reason why! JERALD DeGROFF DeGroff” Freshman Play, 1; Sentinel’' Staff, 4. A good scholar is Jerald—quiet, wasting no words, easygoing yet ambitious. His spare moments are spent in hunting, and his aims are fixed on becoming a dentist. Quite a person, don’t you think? MARY GOFF ■'Goofie” Basketball, 2; Senior Play, 4; Oratorical Contest Winner, 2; Glee Club, 3, 4; Latin Club Censor, 4; Sentinel Staff, 4. Goofie,” contrary to her nickname, is one of the few studious pupils in our school. Suffice it to say that Mary played an even more important part in rehearsals than she did as the maid in the Senior Play. Ask Johnny Sherwood. DONALD GOODR1DGE Don” Class Vice-President, 1, 3; Class President, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Manager BB, 4; Flt-Y, 1, 2, 3, 4; Sentinel Staff, 4; Track Manager, 4; Senior Play, 4. Cheerfulness, efficiency, sportsmanship, accomplishment—he has them all. And remember, he had a raccoon coat! 19 FRANKLIN GREEN Jesse Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4;. Oratorical Contest Winner, 3; Sentinel Staff, 4; Senior Play, 4. Take a cross between Archimedes and Einstein and you have Franklin Green. Erect, dignified, eyes set straight ahead, with his mind dwelling on some complicated formulae, and at the same time arranging facts for some argument, he passes through the present world with views of the future. EDITH GREGSON “Squirt Coudersport H. S., 1, 2; Glee Club, 3, 4; Basketball, 3, Captain, 4; Cheer Leader, 3; Sportsmanship Brotherhood, 3, 4; Athletic Council, 4; Class Treasurer, 4; Sentinel” Staff, 4; Senior Play, 3. “Squirt is another example of that old adage, good things come in small packages. Although she has been with us for only two years, she has shown herself to be one of us; always gay and happy with a smile for everybody. RUTH HUSAK Ruthie” Basketball, 3, 4; Latin Club, 4; Sentinel Staff, 4; Senior Play, 4. Gentlemen prefer blondes, but all blondes don't prefer gentlemen. Ruth is one of those joyous, mirthful types, interested in everybody in general and nobody in particular. Her skill on the basketball court has won praise from all who have seen her play. FLORA JOHNSON Sentinel” Staff, 4; Senior Play Usher, 4. Shy but alert, quiet and studious, are keys to Flora's character. Ask her a question and she always answers, I don't know,” but when it comes to tests or regents, her marks are always among the highest. May the rest of her life be as helpful and industrious as these last years have been. 20 ARNOLD MILLER Long” Oratorical Contest Winner; Basketball, 4, 5; Track, 4, 5; Sportsmanship Brotherhood, 4, 5; Senior Play, 5. Arnold has made himself popular through his athletic activities. Although Long appears quiet and reserved, we have found that he is as full of fun and pep as anyone else in the student body. OMAH PERKINS Perk Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves, 2, 3; Treasurer Class, 3 Sentinel” Staff, 4; Secretary Class, 4. Isn't it strange how the old hometown draws you back to it? Look at Omah. She has lived in Bolivar for three years, but we hear that Shinglehouse is exerting the old influence on her. There's a reason! Ask Pattic. Remember her as Julia in the Senior Play? LeROY SEELY • Roy” Track, 3, 4; Hi-Y, 1, 2, 3, Treasurer, 4; Senior Play, 4; Sentinel” Staff, 4, Editor, 3. No school is complete without at least one tease, and Roy” has seen to it that B. H. S. is not lacking in that respect. In his serious moments he has helped to bring the relay team through to many victories, has kept The Sentinel from many a defeat, and has demonstrated his ability to make love on and off the stage. JOSEPH SHANER Joe Hi-Y, 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary, 3, President, 4; Senior Play, 4; Sentinel Staff, 4; Football, 1, 2; Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Track, 3, 4. What a dread school must be where you don't have a Joe. An actor, a villain, a comedian, or what have you,”—it makes no difference— Joe will take the part of any. His basketball and running have made him one of those well-known individuals in Old B. H. S. 21 JOHN SHERWOOD “Corky” Senior Play, 4; Basketball, 3, 4; Track, 3, ■ . “Corky is not very studious except in one line. His greatest ambition is to become a famous druggist in a string of chain drug stores. Perhaps one will serve the Bolivar public! We are sure he will make a success of the work, just as he has been successful in basketball and track activities. His acting in the Senior Play was also a memorable event. HELEN STONE Stoney” Girl Scouts, 3, 4; Senior Play, 4; Sentinel'' Staff, 4; Latin Club, 4. Grandma in “The Goose Hangs High is Helen to perfection— meek while others think they are arranging matters, then quietly masterful while she straightens out their troubles. To say she is racing with Don Goodridge for the honor of salutatorian is sufficient to reveal where lie her other talents. PHYLLIS TURNER “Phyl Glee Club, 3; Girl Reserves, 4; Sentinel Staff, 4; Basketball, 2. Innocence abroad —that's Phyllis. She “just loves to raise Cain,” but if there is any objection she always manages to be innocent. And the surprising thing about her is that when she is serious she can do A grade work and not appear studious about it. VERONICA TURNER Bonnie” Sentinel Staff, 4; Glee Club, 3, 4; Girl Reserves, 3, 4; Junior Play, 3. Wouldn't Greta Garbo envy “Bonnie's languid way? She's dreamy, but then even volcanoes are quiet until they react. And when you need real help, Bonnie” is there with the old pep. 22 KKGS THE GUSHER KX325 Class History In June, 1926, a group of youngpeople were promoted from the old sailing vessel, Grammar School, to a large steamship, The Freshman, on which they embarked after a two months' enjoyment at Vacation Islands. Amid cheering and adieux The Freshman left harbor on a bright September morning, carrying the voyagers over the Sea of Knowledge to their harbor, Success. The Freshman was better equipped than the Grammar School and particularly provided for places to play football, basketball and baseball. The adventurers participated in many games both successful and unsuccessful. The losses were their first instruction in optimism and sportsmanship which formed a lasting impression during their later struggles. A Regents Storm summed up the joys and sorrows of the year after the instructors' constant drilling. When The Sophomore,” a large ocean liner, came, the following September, several of The Freshman crew who had failed were left ashore. The Sophomore was still better equipped than The Freshman. In September the successful group were anxiously awaiting the arrival of The Junior, when suddenly a noise was heard overhead and “The Junior” came into view in the form of a large airplane that slowly landed before them. Rather nervously they started on their journev until they grew accustomed to the ship's movements. While on board they sold candy, taxed the members of the class, and sponsored several money-raising projects under the guidance of Miss Ruth Parker—their adviser. This money was spent in preparing the annual Junior-Senior Banquet, at which the faculty were the honorary guests. They also ushered at the Senior Play, The Charm School, and aided the seniors in various other ways. Athletics held a place in their activities in which they made a good record. Almost before they realized it, the journev was over, together with the dread Regents Storm. With great difficulty the survivors landed on the last group of Vacation Islands. They enjoyed themselves during those two months and still felt weary when an enormous green-and-white dirigible arrived for them. This ship, The Senior,” completed their trips during their high school days. Observing their weariness, the pilot, Mr. T. L. Johnson, gave them an extra week in which to rest and prepare themselves for their last year's duties. Finally, the dirigible took off, and the work of the young men and women was immediately begun. Each one distinguished himself by contributing to The Sentinel, the school paper, and The Gusher edited by the English IV Class under the direction of Miss Marion Tallman. Mrs. Ida May, the Senior Adviser, gave the seniors able assistance in producing the Senior Play, The Goose Hangs High, which was staged for the public, April 10, 1930. On April 15th and 16th, pictures were taken for The Gusher. In June, 1930, there were twenty seniors graduated. These survived their last serious Regents Storm and will not be required to face another unless they so desire. Following graduation adieux were spoken for perhaps the last time, and the graduates set out alone for that ever-receding goal—success. Will all of them make it? No one knows, but let us pray for their success, and for those who cannot be great and fly high, let us hope that they do not crash on the rocks of the mountains or blindly fall to earth. And, above all, may they remember to assist their neighbors, for in that way only will they reach that greatest goal—peace. 23 Sgg2=T H E G US HER Class Prophecy of 1930 It was the year of 1942 that word reached the world concerning a marvelous invention perfected by a great scientist. This invention was a device representing a motion-picture projector, known as the New Vitaphone,” which had an attachment for portraying scenes of the future. I wandered one day into the professor’s laboratory to sec how this machine worked and to get a little low-down on the members of the graduating class of '30. Arriving there I was shown into the experimental chambers. The professor, after greeting me, showed me the machine. I shall not go into great detail except that it appeared to be a mass of metal, lenses, meters, tubes and lights that were all connected to a large central panel. On this panel was the place to write concerning the future. After inscribing the names of the Class of '30, I sat back in mv easy chair and gazed wonderingly at the screen. After a short interval, a large room of an office building was flashed before my eyes. The gentleman at the desk was our notable President, Donald Goodridge, who had become a successful business man. The next scene was a large music hall where a concert was being given by the leading musicians of the time. The strains of a violin could plainly be heard. The player was Gerald Burdick. After his recital I heard the soft refrains of a pipe organ, and saw before it the organist—Leta Crandall. As the last notes of the pipe organ died away, I wondered what had become of Leta's twin sister—Letha. Well! The next scene revealed a cozy apartment and here I saw Letha Crandall Hibbard and her small son—Basil, Jr. Congratulations, Letha! I was surprised to see in one of the rings of a large circus that the ringmaster was Burton Buell. Whoever would have thought that “Burt would enter the circus? The scene turned to a vaudeville act where the leads of the chorus were Veronica and Phyllis Turner, doubling for the Duncan Sisters. Edith Gregson was then introduced and I was amazed to see that she had become a great novelist whose fame for portraying human beings was known throughout the English-speaking world. A large group of men and women were gathered in an auditorium, waiting for the curtain to rise. When it rose I discovered that the great speaker was our own orator—Joe Shaner. His speech was broadcasted through Station WGY, Schenectady, where I met the superintendent, Franklin Green. Whom does this scene of a girls' college refer to? Here come two familiar people—Helen Stone and Mary Goff. Helen, I discovered, was the Matron of the college and Mary was the head of the History Department. In a modern electrical laboratory was LeRoy Seely who had made great progress in the electrical world. It was not difficult to tell who that great drug store referred to, for at the president’s desk I found John Sherwood. A-ha! A scene from one of the great Olympic games. A number of young athletes are racing down the track. I did not recognize any of them, but as one suddenly took the lead, dashed through the tape and was hailed the winner, I saw our old friend—Arnold Miller. Doris Batterson is shown as the owner of a great beauty salon, and Ruth Husak, her erstwhile friend, is the owner of a women's reducing gvm. I did not understand this showing of the interiors of many beautifully decorated rooms until I saw the office of the interior decorator, Omah Perkins. On the lawn before one of these homes three small children were playing under the watchful eye of Flora Johnson, their governess. A scene of a forest was shown, and slowly walking along with gun in hand was the hunter, Jerald DeGroff. Again the screen became blank, but parts of the lives of the Senior Class of '30 will always remain in my mind. 25 President E’STfcgg? THE GUSHER The Class of 1930 Donald Goodridge OFFICERS President Burton Buell Vice-President Omah Perkins Secretary Edith Gregson Treasurer Colors: Green and White Flower: White Rose Junior Class OFFICERS Beatrice Tyler President Phyllis Turner Vice-President Ruth Harrington Secretary Elizabeth Bartley Treasurer The juniors have been very active, as their school spirit has been unusually large. Thev had two card parties and a baked goods sale to raise money for the Junior-Senior Banquet. The Henpecked Husband, under the direction of Miss Martinv, was presented for the Parent-Teachers' Association and the Rebekah Lodge. The cast was as follows: Pete Wheeler, Henpecked Husband, Roy White; Sara Jane Wheeler, Beatrice Tyler; Agent, Harold Newton; Minister, Stanlev Root. 26 KJfcSB! THE GUSHER KSfcSGfl Sophomore Class OFFICERS Mary Sherwood ... President Kenneth Hibbard Vice-President Grace Eisert Secretary Esther Wightman . ...... Treasurer Miss Ruth Parker ............ Advisor We are the sophomores, modest and shy, This is our motto: 'Never say die.”' This year we presented a play, Who Am I,” for the entertainment of the Parent-Teachers' Association and the high school assembly. The cast was as follows: Dr. Rossiter, Herbert Lovitz; Gloria Wakefield, Lucille Jones; Madeline Brooks, June Schmidt; Enid Rossiter, Mary Sherwood. Freshman Class OFFICERS Robert Buell ............ President Clarence Schaffner ... Vice-President Luray Bovee , Secretary Nellie Batterson ............ Treasurer The Freshman Class of 1930 represents the largest part of our student body. There are eighty-six members, and our fondest hope of this moment is that all these will be members of the Graduation Class of 1933- Cheer Leaders Wow! What a hectic year old B. H. S. has had in athletics, particularly in the basketball line. And speaking of a certain very important matter connected with basketball, time out must be taken to permit the cheer leaders to step into the spotlight. The old trio that led the crowd in cheering the teams on to victory—Bea, Earl and Herb—they surely deserve a big hand. Member the new cheers and songs introduced, particularly that grand old battle hymn, TheDonnellymcn? How the crowd liked that and how the foe sat in silence when the strains of that song rang across the court! What a job these three had in teaching it to the school at those pep meetings! But when the crowd knew it, they kept it. And then that night, when Herb as master of ceremonies presented Bea with a pair of gorgeous suspenders donated by an unknown admirer, can’t be forgotten. Yes, it sure was a hectic season, and in closing we all give a rousing Bolivar, Bolivar Rah! Rah! for this hard-working trio w'ho introduced the word PEP into the old school. The Tradition of the Tank Fight On the hillside, facing the boys’ entrance, is a tank used as a fire reservoir. The tank itself has nothing to do with the school but on it is painted a w'hite number which symbolizes the rivalry between the Junior and Senior Classes. Each year the boys of the Junior Class secretly congregate and with their paint and brushes march nobly to the tank to change the number to that of their graduating year. A struggle always follows, but the juniors are eventually allowed to win. At the present time a large white 30” adorns the tank. 28 ATHLETICS KJfcSGH THE GUSHER ®fcX2,5 Donnelly, Miller, Root, Goodridoe, McQueen, Miller, Case Buell, Dougherty, Sawyer, Sherwood, Shaner Basketball THE SEASON'S RECORD Opponents Bolivar Opponents Bolivar 13 ‘Westbrook .27 11 . . Wellsville 16 9 Portville 12 17 . . Andover 22 16 Whitesville . 29 13 Shinglehouse 19 3 ‘Almond . . 39 8 Belmont . 15 9 ‘Portville 32 13 Belmont 24 13 ‘Alumni 23 18 ‘Cuba . 19 TOURNAMENT GAMES 14 ‘Andover 57 29 Richburg 16 25 Salamanca at Alfred 13 6 Whitesville 24 28 Fillmore at Belmont 29 9 Alfred 23 16 Belfast at Wellsville 19 8 Almond . 27 19 . . Friendship at Richburg 14 11 ‘Alfred . . 26 — — 11 ‘Shinglehouse 20 316 542 12 Richburg 8 At Bolivar 30 ISfeSH THE GUSHER Review of the Season The Bovs' Basketball Squad of '29 and '30 was by far the most successful team that Bolivar High has put on the court in several years. Its success was due to the bovs' hard work and the direction of Coach Donnelly. The players trained and followed the instructions of the coach. These facts aided them in winning the games. The season opened with a practice game with Westbrook's Academy on the local court. This proved to be a fairly easy game for our boys. Our next game with Portville was clever and furnished more entertainment for the crowd. The first league game was with Whitesvillc. At the end of the first half, the Donnellvmcn were on the wrong end of a 12-6 score. But the boys fought during the last half and entered the league with a victory. Almond, Portville, and Alumni in due succession were taken over without much trouble. The first hard game of the season came when we met Cuba High on the local court. Cuba always has had a great team, and the Blue and White has bowed in defeat before them many times. Cuba, of course, was sure of victory. The game was a fight to the finish, but Bolivar came out victorious by one point. We took the next game from Andover with ease. Our first defeat was suffered at the hands of Richburg on their own court. We had banners and a huge pep meeting in order to arouse enthusiasm for the big game. There is little to say about the result outside the fact that the boys fought with all their might and won a moral victory. We then resumed our league schedule and defeated Whitesvillc, Almond, and Alfred twice. We played an exhibition game with Shinglchouse and defeated them. The next game was with Richburg. It was our return game, but it was decided to play it on Richburg’s court in order to accommodate the crowd. We were again defeated but only by four points. The following week Wellsville was victorious on their court by a margin of six points. We played and won more games previous to the opening of the tournament—one with Andover and the other at Shinglehouse. On Saturday, February 22d, we journeyed to Belmont to meet Fillmore in our first game of the tournament. On paper, Fillmore was twenty-five points better than we were and they had been defeated only twice. The odds were against us, but we proceeded to overcome them. When the final whistle blew, we found the score tied—28-28. During the extra period, Bolivar managed to make a foul throw, thus winning the game. The second game of the tournament was played at Wellsville, February 23th, with Belfast. This, like the first, required an extra period. During that time we won 3 points, making the final score 19-16. The third and final game was played on the Richburg court with Friendship. The game was hard and clean and it was anyone's game until the final whistle blew. We were defeated in score but not in spirit. After that we played a two-game series with Belmont, defeating them in both games. We received and accepted an invitation to the Annual Invitation Meet held at Alfred. We drew Salamanca as our first opponent. For some reason the team did not click and we received the worst defeat of the season. As a season’s record we won 19 out of 24 games and scored 542 points to the opponents 316. Captain Sawyer was high scorer, scoring 178 points. Dougherty and Cossaboon were next high, scoring 143 and 133 points, respectively. 31 THE GUSHER KSfcSSS Donnelly, L. Miller, Dougherty, A. Miller, McQueen, Buell, Case, Coodridge Sherwood, Hibbard, Sawyer, Shaner, Seely Track Team Until last year, Bolivar has never had much prominence in track and held sports. However, at that time, due to the spirit of several boys and the efforts of Mr. Button as coach, Bolivar High School rose to the realm of track. Working under the handicaps of lack of track and held equipment, the boys trained faithfully, using the cindered space between the railroad tracks for running. Little time was spent in developing held men since there were no standards or jumping pit. In spite of these handicaps the boys entered the County Meet at Wcllsville and succeeded in attaining second place in the half-mile relay. The members of the relay were Bob Sawyer, Joe Shaner, Glenn Hibbard and Roy Seely. Bob won the 100-yard dash in the short time of eleven seconds, with Glenn Hibbard third. Later, these same boys journeyed to Olean, and to the surprise of manv succeeded in winning the Class B ' Half-Mile Relay, Bob placing second in the 100-yard dash. This ended the track season, which was considered excellent under the circumstances. This year, with better facilities for training and added impetus gained by the showing of last season, interest in track has increased and about thirty boys became candidates, from whom sixteen were selected. Coach Donnelly has succeeded in obtaining the equipment, consisting of jumping standards, pole, javelin, discus, short put, and college-style uniforms, with money gained in the Basketball Tourney. As well as to the new equipment, part of the credit of success should go to the Shavymut Railroad and to Mr. Sinsabaugh for permitting us to use the railroad track bed and the field back of his house for training. 32 SH2! THE GUSHER Rtlay Turn: Donnelly, Sawyer, Seely, Hibbard, Smaner The first track meet of the season was a quadrangular meet in which Bolivar met Belmont, Fillmore and Richburg on the Belmont track, Wednesday afternoon, April 30th. Scoring fifty-two and one half points, the Bolivar High Track and Field Squad were victorious. Belmont was second with thirteen points; Richburg third with twelve, and Fillmore last with eleven and one half. Of the thirty-six possible points in the track events, the Donncllymcn captured thirty-five, taking the first three places in the 100, 440, and 880 yard runs, and the first two places in the 220. They also managed to gain their share of points in the field events, placing in the discus, shot-put, high jump, broad jump and pole vault. Saturday, May 4th, Coach Donnelly took a few members to Endicott to compete in the track meet held there. The relay team, composed of Sawyer, Shaner, Seely, and Hibbard, ran its fastest, making the total distance in 1:40 flat; which was a new record for the meet. Their prize was a large plaque in the form of a shield, depicting two bronze runners in the act of exchanging a baton in a relay. The figures are imbedded in a background of rosewood. In the individual events, Sawyer ran his heat in the 100 in 10 4-3 seconds, breaking the former record. In the finals, he was edged out of first place by a scant inch in 10-% seconds. In the discus throw, Burt Buell placed third with a throw of 97 feet. The four place-winners in this event all broke the former records. John Sherwood placed fifth in the 880 which went in 2:10. Joe Shaner did very well in the pole vault. Bolivar scored ten points to take third place in a field of thirteen schools, among which were Ithaca (winner), Corning Free Academy, Corning North Side, Hornell, Cortland, Oneonta, and Binghamton Reserves. In the Alfred Interscholastic Track Meet, Bob Sawyer placed second in the 220, giving us 4 points. 33 SliKS THE GUSHER KJfcSSH Donnelly, D. Batterson, Shaner, Shannon, Simons, Graves, Sherwood N. Batterson, Dougherty, Grbgson, Husak, Jones Girls’ Basketball Schedule Opponents 26 Portville . Bolivar 13 Opponents 15 • Alfred Bolivar . 21 24 Whiccsville 17 12 . . Almond 21 13 Almond . 17 12 Richburg . 8 4 Portville 16 10 . Alfred 18 20 Alumni 11 11 Shinglehouse 19 19 Cuba 24 17 Andover . 27 3 Andover 37 13 Shinglehouse 9 19 Richburg . 1 6 Belmont . 12 8 Whicesville 19 14 Belmont 14 35 THE GUSHER KJfcSG?! Girls’ Basketball The girls' basketball team of 1929-30 had a very successful season under the direction of Coach Paul Donnellv. Out of eighteen games played victory was welcomed eleven times. The defeats numbering six were for the most part at the beginning of the season. The last game of the season resulted in a tie thus making a splendid average. Since the State Department of Physical Education does not favor interschool basketball for girls, there was no girls' league. However, as most towns had teams, the girls played the preliminaries to all the boys’ league games. The girls won seven out of eight of the preliminary fames and had there been a league, the Bolivar girls would no doubt have won their section. he teams in this group were not particularly well matched as shown in the game with Andover on the local court. This game resulted in a 37-3 victory for the locals. The Andover girls made three points in the first quarter and were unable to score afterwards. Portville brought a strong team to Bolivar with expectant hopes of victory but the team from B. H. S. was determined to triumph over the opposing sextette and the score 16-4 confirmed the locals' determination. The guards certainly showed their fighting spirit in this game by holding the opponents to one field goal the first half and two successful foul throws the last half. For many years Cuba and Bolivar have been great rivals but in the past few years they have not met in athletic competition. This year the Blue and White wanted a chance to match its skill with that of Cuba and so a game to be played on the home court was scheduled. As Cuba had a much heavier team than Bolivar, it was much to the surprise of the audience that when the final whistle blew, the score was 24-19 in favor of the blue and white. This victory was due to the combined efforts and heads-up basketball of the offense and the defense. One of the best games of the season was played against Richburg on their court. Although Bolivar did not come through with the better end of the score, they were by no means disgraced. It was a closely contested game ending with a 13-8 score. In Mr. Ahern from Hornell, Bolivar saw the best referee it has had during the season. He was master of the game at all times and both teams were well satisfied with his refereeing. The girls deserve much credit for the manner in which they played the game. The Bolivar girls encountered one of the largest teams on its schedule when Shinglehouse appeared on the locals' and their own court. In spite of Shinglchouse's advantage in size the blue and white was able to attain a 19-11 victory. Since Shinglehouse had been in the habit of playing the three-court system, this type of basketball was played one half and the two-court system the other half. This fact put both teams to a disadvantage. The return game at Shinglehouse was one of the roughest games of the season. The Bolivar girls were not used to this type of playing, but nevertheless they put up a good hard fight. The Pennsylvanians were victorious, 13-9. The closing game of the season was played at Belmont. Until the last quarter it looked as though Belmont would be the winner. The fact that it was the last game of the season for both teams, made victory most desirable. The game was rough from beginning to end. It resulted in a 14-14 tie. The success of the season was due to the co-operation of the players with the coach and the spirit of friendliness which existed among them. Ruth Husak, center and high scorer of the team, will be missed by her team-mates next year. She played good basketball all season and is to be congratulated. Those who received rewards arc: Edith Gregson, Captain, Mary K. Dougherty, Captain-elect, Ruth Husak, Nellie Batterson, Catherine Shannon, Maxine Simons, Lucile Jones, Mary Sherwood, Doris Batterson. 36 ORGANIZATIONS KS-XS1? THE GUSHER !Sfc3S!S Buell, J. Phillips Ward, Bartley , Commons, Batsford, Jones F. Phillips, Hills, Hodnbtt, Paffie, Schaffner Guild, Wightman, Palmer, Dunning, Stone, Herrick, Thompson, Turner, Perkins, Rogers, Sbely, Kilmer Turner, Monroe, Jacques, Ireland, May Boy Scouts Scouting has held a definite place in the boys' work in Bolivar. Troop thirty-nine was founded bv Rev. O. C. Baker in 1925. After one successful year, to the disappointment of the boys, Rev. Baker left his work. Nevertheless they found a good leader in Mr. Rauhe who succeeded Mr. Baker. In the meeting held atOlean in 1927, the troop won the Camping Contest under the Seneca Council. A live committee conducted a campaign for the council assessment, building a log cabin on property which was donated to them by Mr. MeDivitt. The cabin was built by Mr. Rauhe and the boys. The troop is now conducted by Mr. E. A. Weisman who is a capable leader. His assistants arc Mr. R. F. Button and Lawrence Wightman. The boys, as a whole, take a great interest in the Scout movement. Girl Scouts Girl Scout meetings were discontinued during the summer months, but the girls enjoyed many trips to the Boy Scouts' Cabin where they learned the arts of outdoor living and cooking. During the latter part of August several girls accompanied by Mrs. R. F. Button, their troop leader, spent an enjoyable two weeks at the Rochester Girl Scout Camp. In September meetings were again started. November eighth and ninth, Mary Turner, a scout member, attended the Fourth Annual Convention of the Girl Scouts at Niagara Falls. Entertainment was furnished by a trip through the Shredded Wheat Factory, a hike to Goat Island, and a ride to Old Fort Niagara. Among various other activities enjoyed by the troop were the evenings spent at Mrs. Button’s home during Christmastime, preparing a package for the Orphans; also a Tureen party and a St. Valentine's party. The troop is looking forward to an enjoyable summer. 38 PSfc£2S THE GUSHER PSlatg! E. Ward, Crandall, Sherwood, Carlson, Swarthout, Gofp, Richardson, Neely, Langworthy, E. Dougherty M. Ward, Gregson, Graves, Newton, W. Eisert, G. Eisert, Adams, Van Vleet, Casey, Maxson, Shanbr Richardson, Wilson Tyler, Jones, M. Dougherty, Herrick, Barry, Clark, Allbn Glee Club The Girls' Glee Club was organized in the fall of 1928 under the leadership of Miss Marion Carlson. The following officers were elected: President, Lucilc Jones; Secretary, Mary Sherwood, Treasurer, Beatrice Tyler; Accompanist, Edith Gregson; Librarian, Veronica Turner. Rehearsals were held every Wednesday afternoon after school. The members of the Glee Club showed their talent at assemblies, Parent-Teachers' Association, Senior Play, and in the Commencement program. The members received much pleasure from the parties held by various members of the club. _ The club was reorganized in the fall of 1929 and the officers elected were: President, Beatrice Tyler; Secretary, Geraldine Latshaw; Treasurer, Lucilc Jones; Librarians, Mary Dougherty and Mildred Allen; Accompanist, Edith Gregson. Meetings were held on Tuesday afternoons, but this was a disadvantage because several members commuted on the buses which left directly after school. But the club continued its parties and good times. An evening before Christmas was spent in singing carols to' shut-ins 'and invalids. The most interesting event of the year was the procuring of the Glee Club pins which were received in January. The Latin Club In the early weeks of the school term of 1929 the Latin Club was first formed. It was primarily begun by the members of the Cicero class from which body the officers were chosen. As was fitting, this class chose the name Socictas Romana for the club and selected the motto Errarc Humana Est”. The association grew rapidly and admitted members of both the Latin I and II classes. As this was the first organization of its kind in B. H. S., it was begun rather as an experiment, but under the able guidance of Miss Pickard proved to be a great success. The officers of the club arc: Consuls: Doris Batterson, Ruth Harrington, Praetor, Mary K. Dougherty; Quaestor, Roy White; Censor, Marv Goff; Aedile, Winifred Eisert. 39 Goodridge, Perkins, Green, Miller, Sherwood, Goff, May Buell, Shaner, Husak, Burdick, Crandall, Stone, Batterson, Seely The Senior Play CAST Btnunrd Ingals Eunice Ingals Noel Derby Leo Day Rhoda Julia Murdock Mrs. Bradley G. Burdick L. Crandall J. Sherwood D. Goodridge M. Goff O. Perkins . H. Stone Hugh Inga Is Ronald Murdock Lois Ingals Bradley Ingals Dagtnar Carroll Clem Elliott Kimberly LeRoy Seely . F. Green R. Husak . J. Shaner D. Batterson A. Miller B. Buell The big event of the senior year, outside of commencement, is the Senior Play, and this year's was nocxccption. The Class of 1930 fortunately was large enough to furnish the entire cast of fourteen from its own ranks. Each one taking part felt that he was a necessary cog in the machinery of producing a play to be proud of and one to be remembered with satisfaction. All the members of the Ingals family were important characters, so much so, that never again can we think of Joe without this twin sister Ruth, or any of the family without Helen Stone as Granny. A raccoon coat and a derby hat will long be associated with pictures of Don as a social climber, and Bert as a hard-boiled politician. But best of all we shall remember the picture of a loyal family and their friends standing bv one another whether the goose hangs high or is threatened with loss of its elevated position. Memories of our class as actors carrying on together, always will furnish one of the happiest pictures of senior year in old B. H. S. FROM ME TO YOU Here's a toast to you, my friends, May joy and courage never fail you Where e’er you go, what e’er you do May friends remain forever true. 40 —Ida J. May SfcH THE GUSHER KJfcSS! B. H. S. Roll Call Junior-Senior Banquet Menu Rehshei Salads Candied Peachc —JUNE AND JEANNE SCHMIDT Fruit Cocktail Orange—EDITH WIGHTMAN Pear—CARLTON WOOD AND ESTHER HETTF.N'BAUGH The rest of it ANITA HERRICK AND ALDYNE HUGHES The Flavor—MANLEY McQUEEN The Cherrv on Top-VERYL CASEY Fish Picked upCodhsh and Cream—ALICE NEWTON AND MARGARETSHANER Soft-shelled Crab—CLARENCE CRANDALL Shamrock Salad-MARY SHERWOOD Pimento Salad DOROTHY HANKS Potato Salad—ELBERTA AVERY Desserts Date Pudding with Whipped Cream—WINIFRED AND GRACE EISERT Spice Cakc-CLARENCE SCHAFFNER Crackers—DICK COMMONS AND BOBBY BUELL Cider—DWIGHT CHAPEL Nutt Entrees Dock—HELEN NEELY Chickcn-LURAY BOVEE Turkey—JUNE FOSTER LEO MILLER. BOBBY JORDAN AND BOB KILMER Sweets BETTY DOUGHERTY AND NAOMI MAXSON 'Better late than never” . ’Oui, oui 'Throw that gum in the basket •Girl !! 'This am a mess Oh. Yeah? Famous VERONICA TURNER MISS PICKARD MRS MAY MISS MARTINY DICK COMMONS OMAH PERKINS Savings Quiet! . Just ask me Got your geometry? Oh. Burt Now Stop!! Where's the teacher? MISS TALLMAN MYRTLE COLLINS STANLEY ROOT BEA TYLER MILDRED ALLEN . MARY GOFF By These Presents We Shall Know Them CLEO JORDANS . . . . Truck KATHRYN DONNELLY S . Hello WILLIAM JONES' Cartoons MARION ROGER'S Enthusiasm MAXINE VAN VLEFT'S Curls EVA HITCHCOCK'S Timidness MARY K. DOUGHERTY S . Basketball suit ARLINE MONROE'S Walk FLORA JOHNSON S . . . . Dimple ISABELLE RICHARDSON S Nudges MARGARET LANGWORTHY'S . . . Rush HAZEL CLARKE S Smile MERLE BALDWIN'S . . Twinkle EVELYN COON'S . . Quietness ALFRED DAVIS’ . Eyes CAROLINE KIRCHGASSER'S . Dash DONALD GOODRIDGE S Strut LETA CRANDALL S Acting ALFRED WOODS- . Gum LETHA CRANDALL S Ba?il KEITH WILSON'S . . . . Glider JOSEPH PAFFIE'S . Talking JAMES SWARTHOUT'S Hair CARMEN CLARK S Wit LEROY SEELY'S Gab FRANCIS BARRY'S Coiffure HELEN SWARTHOUT'S Complexion ALBERT CARTWRIGHT S Seriousness DORIS SORTORF.'S . . Drawings GRETCHF.N BAXTER'S Impersonations MAXINE WASSON S Superiority FRANCIS HARRINGTON S Giggles RUTH ADAMS' . . Shyness Descriptive Books ‘Tartan the Untamed .....................WRAYBURN CLARK Mam Street .... ... LOWER HALL Book of Knowledge TEACHERS CLASS BOOK The Sheik RALPH APGAR Age of Desire . . EIGHTEEN Big Brother ... MR. BUTTON “Professor, How Could You? .... OUR REPORT CARDS Three Women . . . CLARA MAE. LORETTA AND LUCILE Thundering Herd ................................BETWEEN CLASSES The White Monkey ... MANLEY McQUEEN Mile-a-Minute Romeo . .... JOE SHANER Classmates ALL OF US Whispering Men” McQUEEN. ROOT AND SHERWOOD Unknown Quantity ................................BOB SAWYER The Sainted Devil ...............................BURT BUELL The Man Who Came Back ...........................JOHN SANFORD Galloping Fish BYRON WHITFORD AND LELAND DICKERSON Superlatives MARGARET SHAVALIER Bright tst ROY WHITE EDAJOHNSON Most Serious SAMUEL HARTMAN RUTH CLARK . Silliest . GEORGE DAVIS ELIZABETH BARTLEY Slimmest . CARL HANKS DORIS WILSON Most Artistic GERALD BURDICK NELLIE BATTERSON Chummieit HARLAND SHAVALIER HORTENSE PIRF. Most Bashful DONALD ROGERS CATHERINE SHANNON . Sleepiest RUSSELL CASE EDNA WARD . Most Eloquent PHILLIP WATERS ESTHER WIGHTMAN Most Studious FRANKLIN GREEN DORIS BATTERSON Fastest GLENN HIBBARD MARY WARD . Bett Sutured CLARENCE SCHAFFNER PHYLLIS TURNER Speediest KENNETH HIBBARD MAXINE SIMONS Bitjt,est Eater BUD McQUEEN HELEN STONE Most Pstus . JERALD DEGROFF ALL OF THEM Purest Talker HERBERT LOVITZ MILDRED MAXSON Most Stylish ED DOUGHERTY DOROTHY HANKS Tallest ARNOLD MILLER RUTH HARRINGTON Wittiest HAROLD NEWTON EDITH GREGSON Shortest BOBBY KILMER RUTH HUSAK . Best Sport BOB SAWYER NONE Most Ambitious NONE 42 COMPLIMENTS OF Compliments of Hotel JOHN STOLL and Bolivar ANTHONY Cl A MPA Shop at The People’s Stop at.. . Clothing Store Bolivar and Save Ice Cream Parlor and 4- Lunch Room CLOTHING ♦ 4- for Men and Boys FURNISHINGS, SHOES AND RUBBERS Mary A. Miller, Proprietor 4- Quality Merchandise at Lower Prices 44 24 Hour Service. We make a specialty of body and fender work. Also Duco painting. We have factory-trained men for this work. ((We carry Harrison Radiator Cores in stock for all cars. If in need of a radiator, we can reduce your cost nearly 50%. ((Complete stock of windshield and door glass at all times. BOLIVAR GARAGE INC. D. W. GRAVES, President Phone 43 BOLIVAR, N. Y The Market Basket QUALITY GROCERIES FINE FRUITS FANCY VEGETABLES r Phone zp The Rex all Store F. J. PARKER Drugs, Stationery Toilet Articles Paints and Kodaks BOLIVAR NEW YORK ® DUNN’S Congratulations to the Dependable Drugs Senior Class PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS F. A. Loop Son © BOLIVAR, NEW YORK BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF I93O Compliments of © BOLIVAR Kantar’s DINING CAR THE STORE OF A THOUSAND VALUES Bolivar, New York 46 Befi Wishes to Senior Class of 1930 S. A. WERTMAN Day and LUNCH Home-Made Pies and Good Coffee Our Specialty Mrs. Frank Peck bolivar, n. y. ' Bolivar Sugar Bowl HOME-MADE CANDY AND ICE CREAM ' LIGHT LUNCHES Bolivar Market Company FRESH and SALT MEATS Poultry, Fish and Oysters Free Delivery Phone 18 W. A. Cooper FANCY VEGETABLES GROCERIES FRUIT � � Phone 28 « « 47 Everything in the Line of SPORTING GOODS and gents’ notions Best Wishes for the future fron2L, Sanitary Shaving Parlors H. F. MONROE Main Street Bolivar, N. Y. JOB R. ROGERS CIVIL ENGINEER LAND SURVEYOR R. C. Ressler DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR “the busy store on the corner’’ Bolivar, N. Y. ♦ Eastman Barber Shop Up-to-dateShaving Parlors expert hair bobbing Bolivar, N. Y. ♦ W. T. COMMON Dealer inGuilders’ Supplies Telephone 6-W LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE HAULING A SPECIALTY 48 Don’t Be a Slave to Your Furnace, Get the Fatis about Williams OIL-O-M ATIC Heating NEW JUNIOR MODEL STIMSON BELL, Hardware BOLIVAR, NEW YORK The COMPLIMENTS Larkin OF A FRIEND Store FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FANCY GROCERIES C. and L. Every Sale Must Satisfy phone 49-J 49 McEwen Brothers Drilling--T razors ♦ Agents for NEW BEDFORD DRILLING CABLE WEBER GAS AND OIL ENGINES KENDALL IOO% PURE OIL PRODUCTS INGERSOLL RAND AIR PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS CAMEL HAIR AND DICK-BALATA BELTING CRANE FITTINGS ♦ Main Street, Bolivar, N. Y. phone 58 “ Everything in Gas and Oil Well Supplies M. C. BASCOM COMPANY Phones: Office 121, Residence 181 BOLIVAR, N. Y. Used Oil and Gas Well Supplies Wood Tanks and Receivers Pulleys, Shaftings and Hangers Pipe Cut and Threaded Gardner Duplex Pressure Pumps and Compressors Deming Pressure and Oil-Kite Pumps Drilling and Fishing 1 ools Republic Electric Weld Pipeu McDONELL BRANNEN CORPORATION BOLIVAR, NEW YORK r r r r PHONE 50 Compliments of CASE LEWIS © HARDWARE PLUMBING HEATING © BOLIVAR, NEW YORK Phone 735 Whatever Your Ambition M.ay Btj —for POWER —for WEALTH —for CONTENTMENT Build Up a Bank Reserve When a call comes for cash you have a reserve to draw on Use Our Bank—To Build Up—To Have a Reserve To Call Upon STATE BANK OF BOLIVAR BOLIVAR, N. Y. Severson Shaner GASOLINE AND OILS ACCESSORIES Greasing a Specialty Cor. Main and Wellsviile Streets phone 141 51 Hamilton’s COMPLIMENTS OF Quality Shoes at Moderate Prices CITIZENS’ NATIONAL The Home of Selby Arch Preservers BANK Hamilton Shoe Store Wellsville, N.Y. WELLSVILLE Phone 495 PRINGLE Compliments of Gavin-McCarthy Company PO W DER Ole an, New York COMPANY Oil and Gas Well Shooting J. J. KENNEDY Tailor PHONE 187 Dry Cleaning—Repairing—Pressing 51 Boss Street Bolivar, N. Y. 52 Compliments of COMPLIMENTS ROCKWELL The First Trust Co. BROS. CO. WELLSVILLE, N. Y. Allegany County's Largest and Oldeft Department Store ® Capital - - Surplus Wellsville, New York Undivided Profits over $425,000 Summer Footwear for men ♦ and women—for the beach and all outdoor wear in the DR. L. M. CLAFLIN Dentil popular color combination. ((White kid pumps for the graduates. WILSON BLOCK Phone 50-J H ANNIFAN MARONEY Company Olean’s Best Shoe Store 147 North Union Street 53 Phone 149 COMPLIMENTS OF FRICK-REID SUPPLY CORP., INC. Holivar BOLIVAR, N. Y. s.Billiard Everything in Oil Well Supplies J L Pipe - - Axelso Products, Stover Engines, Walworth Fittings, Rocbling Wire Lines, Donovan Wire Lines, Donovan and Buffalo Steel Tanks c.Parlor J. W. G U I N N I P, PROP. THE WASHINGTON RESTAURANT Regular Dinner Served Daily, ;oc and 7fc ... also a la carte Jersey [CE Cream WHEN AT WELLSVILLE STOP AT FASSETT HOTEL LUNCH C. V. EBERL INSURANCE Representing Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Nichols Nichols GENERAL INSURANCE STATE BANK BUILDING ♦ PHONE I97J AND 3 W Phone 82-R Bolivar, New Yo'k 54 C. M. VanCuren High Explosive Company Oil and Gas Well Shooting Phone 29-M Bolivar New York F. M. Burdick GENERAL MERCHANDISE Phone 23 F2 Little Genesee, New York 55 Gmtpilrmmts «f BOLIVAR GLYCERINE CORPORATION OIL D GAS WELL SHOOTING A- W Sfcxvv . Ifawi rtfi C- A CawMoaoLUiK,, Matungm ftfomt Vb-J! IPiumr W POTTER WARD Gm ral CmnffijtSims Wil Ifcmii off SJtofi !tfi n'ML, (LmHmtv'.U M tttt k .. (Qautttmx IPuukiu SmettA mu Sararti ESuvms Alfred University A “CLASS A” COLLEGE OF OPPORTUNITIES Offers Courses in: Science Pre-Medical Music Liberal Arts Applied Art Summer School Ceramic Engineering Pre-Law Pre-Dental Standards of scholarship are high, expenses are moderate. Tuition is free in New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics. Convenient for students of Western New York. For further information, address The Registrar Alfred, New York 57 Oilwell” WELDING Oil well—Drilling Tools ELECTRIC AND ACETYLENE Oilwell—Packers We weld anything under the sun but Oilwell—Sucker and Pull Rods a broken heart and the break of day. Oilwell—Plunger Barrels Oilwell—Pumping Powers Oilwell—Pumping Equipment Franklin—Oil and Gas Engines Boilers, Tanks Automobiles Repaired Spang—Tubular Goods Standard—Seamless Pipe Leschen—Wire Ropes D.S. DEMPSEY SON Oilwell Supply Co. Bolivar, New York T ocbesier Gas and Electric Corporation f 1 GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS BLACKSTONE WASHERS WESTINGHOUSE APPLIANCES 58 © ACME MILLING CO. Compliments of Manufacturers and Dealers ALBERT J. MATSON ACME DAIRY AND POULTRY FEED Attorney at Law BOLIVAR, NEW YORK FLOUR, GRAIN, SEEDS FERTILIZER AND LIME © American Glycerine Company OIL AND GAS WELL NASH BOLIVAR SALES CO. SHOOTING gg Bolivar, New York © Phone iop W Frank K. Parker Phone 115 Sherman Lyons Phone 165 BOLIVAR, NEW YORK T Ihi Lhe charm and beauty of youth becomes a lasting treasure when pictured by photography. Y.ordin Studio WELLSVILLE, N. Y. Compliments of C. E. DAVIE SON Wellsville, N. Y. C. F. REPP 60 R. B. MOORE OIL WELL SUPPLIES JARECKI OIL WELL SUPPLIES - - SINCLAIR OILS JOSEPH REID GAS ENGINES AND POWERS WORTHINGTON PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS ♦ + We Contract to Inttall Pressure Plants and Pumping Units Be ft Wishes to the Compliments of Class of 1930 Phillips L. Morrison, M.D. Make Your Graduation Selections at The IRELAND Jewelry ELECTRIC COMPANY Shoppe Fixtures—Radios—Lamps Aurelia Dean Dunn, Proprietor ELECTRIC WIRING Phone 193 Bolivar, N. Y. 61 E. C. DREW CO General Blacksmithing and Wood Work ELECTRIC AND ACETYLENE WELDING Portable Outfits + 55OLEAN Street,Bolivar, N. Y Hardman’s Garage DODGE PLYMOUTH Richburg, N. Y. Phone L2_3 Photography in “The Gusher” done by “AL” NORDIN WELLS VILLE, N. Y. COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND 62 The most successf ul people in the world, and the happiest, are those who live within their income and save a part of it. There is bound to be trouble for those who do neither. We are trying to make our friendly one. Bank a helpful, The First Ft at tonal Bank BOLIVAR, NEW YORK For Business, Saving and Family Protection—Insure with COOK’S A. DI CAPUA Special Representative THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA GARAGE BOLIVAR, NEW YORK GENERAL REPAIR WORK LAWRENCE M. HACKETT, M.D. Bolivar, New York Battery Char in and Service phone 9-w 163 First Street Bolivar, N. Y. 63 Yk $?■ ■ $?■ $?■ $?■ ?■ $?• $?■ ?■ Yfr ?■ ? « 7- ?■ t?- t?- OuA York T 1 he Gusher 1930. Thousands will read it and pronounce it interesting and clever. 1 Hundreds will read it with vivid attention because it is an historical record of a living year in their school activities. Many will read it in future years and live again in memory the days that are now so real. Some—those who have worked so arduously to make this book a success—will turn its pages with justifiable pride in this noteworthy product of tbeir efforts. It has been, indeed, an appreciated privilege for us to be associated with the production of this book, even in the humble capacity of publishers. The volume which we shall place upon our shelves will be a permanent reminder of the interesting relations we have enjoyed wfith the officers and staff of the 1930 Gusher. We wish them and all the members of the outgoing class the best that the world has to offer. May the enthusiasm which they have shown in their application to this important work be the means of their gaining many other laurels in the years that are ahead. BAKER JONES • HAUSAl IER • Inc. Builders ol Distinctive C ollege Annuals 45=51 Carroll Street ABuffalo, New York rep 64