Bolivar Central School - Gusher Yearbook (Bolivar, NY)

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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

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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