Caledonia Mumford Central High School - Ainodelac Yearbook (Caledonia, NY)

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1 -fied: v , Z X it , , ti If Q C7115 Was zz lam! of Plenty As successive bands of immi- grants filtered across the land, they often met opposition from earlier settlers. It is easy to condemn intolerance from where we stand, but, even to us, anything new, strange, and dif- ferent is viewed with suspicion. New ideas, diverse religious be- liefs, various national origins and opposing political ideologies were all seeming threats to what had been established with so much difficulty g however, the democratic spirit prevailed and often the best was assimilated. This phenomena prevented stag- nation and provided the tension necessary to a dynamic society. It is a lesson which some Ameri- cans, unfortunately, have not learned to this day. It is peculiar to the human condition that we move forward or backwardsg There is no standing still. .'l '--r 3 -ft,

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Individual ' SKU- Sfuyillmmf America is the land of the rugged individual, however, rugged indivi- dualism becomes isolation and self- ishness when the individual forgets or ignores his social nature. For- tunately, very early in our area there were outstanding people who were singular, unique, and social- minded. Judge Willard A. Smith involved himself in the preservation of legal rights of his fellow citizens and was himselfjudged as the best lawyer in the state. Seth Green, with a telescopic view of the future, foresaw the necessity of replenishing natural resources lest they disappear altogether. An early conservation- ist, Green established the first fish hatchery. The arts were far from neglected. Chester Harding, the eminent portrait painter lived in Caledonia in 1814-15. John H. Mc- Naughton, who was born in 1829 on Quarry Road, gained fame as a theorist in music and art. His poetry won recognition in literary circles and caused Henry W. Long- fellow to write, Your poems have touched me very muchf, 'gOnon- lindai' is considered his chief work. It is in the romantic tradition and concerns an Iroquois princess in Indian times. Generally the themes of McNaughton's works derive from local places and events. 1 1 5 - -. if E l . r . 1 qi I 1 , . ' . 1 -A gs ,ggi b . - Nfafw . , ff xv Q, 3 . N x A K Y . ff M. ' ' ' x gf. GQ H 7 z .-, xx. 'ws' ,. W .Iv . as K Q ' . a w' 4 ., . Q . , . , Y, N- 0ns,. 'Sk wp I' is 's' sf E

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iOpposite page, bottom: Once attendance at lschool was not compulsory but a rare privi- llege, if the child could be spared from the lmany chores which were his lot. l lOpposite page, top: What sustained and gave l direction was a firm belief in a Higher lPrinciple which enabled the pioneers to suffer every grief and hardship. Above: New York State is literally sprinkled with name places out of ancient Greece and Rome. The surveyors were not only tech- nicians but Classics scholars. Right, bottom: Fortunate were the few who could afford other than the bare necessities. It was common for a person to have one set of work clothes and one set of Sunday tinery.