Charles W Baker High School - Lyre Yearbook (Baldwinsville, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 31 of the 1916 volume:

©rplmutt % lourarii do. (Ufiratre Uruirlry Hettaub, ?3rnp. Irinka This Theatre shows nothing but Fir Class Photo Plays Come and be convinced. Wall faprr Nostrant Snell Headquarters for Pure Goods and the Best of Vegetables Try a pound of our Chase Sanborn Coffee at 30c None better at the price YV 7E carry a com- W plete line of footwear for every member of the fam- ily. Stop and see our new line of Straw Hats and Men’s Furnishings. POTTER HAY DAN BOCCHI NO SON Fresh Fruit Confectionery Conklins’ Ice Cream Tobacco Grange Theatre High Class Photoplays M. PORT, Manager Headquarters for School Books on § Watermans F ountain Pens Gardner Davis, Baldwinsville, N. Y. Drugs c o w OS Ward’s and on Bunker Hill Medicines CV1 Linen Stationery “LARKIN’S ON THE CORNER” Magazines, Cigars, Candy, Etc. Schenck’s for Hardware Phone 70-J We Have It. Klein Seabold Practical Plumbing, Heating, Steel Ceilings, Tinning, General Jobbing Syracuse, Street Baldwinaville. N. Y. Telephone 71 Graduation Hints— A Kodak A Fountain Pen A Box of Bell Meade Sweets A. T. Smith, Druggist (Elu' Srttutr ICyre BALDWINSVILLE, N. Y., JUNE 1916 Published by the Senior Class of the Baldwinsville Academy. Price for single copies fifteen cents. EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-chief— Emvard Oiddixgs Associate Editors—Ester Harrington., Doris Garrett Donald Kane ----------------- Business Manager Olin Haydon Assistant Manager Alphonsus Sinnktt Ever since the organization of our class we seniors have had a dream of a class paper. Now that that dream has materialized and we have all had a share in its formation we are justly proud of it. There are many things which if we were to do over we would do differently or not at all, and many things we have not done which we ought to have done. But we have profited by these mistakes and hope that the future classes may also profit by them. We also hope that The Senior Lyre may continue to be published not by the Senior Class alone but by the whole school, semi-annually or oftener- This wish shows that we still have a dream, may it materialize as our first dream has. 4 THE SENIOR LYRE CLASS HISTORY In the 65th year of the incorporation of our village, twenty- eight very dignified members of the North and South Side Grammar Schools of Baldwinsville, who had been carefully and skillfully reared under the teachings of Professors Rindge and Aten, were graduated from their respective schools on the eve of June 26. 1912, at the Howard Opera House, with all the honor and pomp due to such an occasion. The summer vacation of these exceedingly proud and gray- haired members, for we really thought we had become gray-haired from spending such an eternity in those Grammar Schools, was spent in questioning every known student of that institution, about, “What do you do first?” “Can you sit any place you desire—me for the hack seat if you can.” “How can you tell to which room to go?” How weary those Juniors and Seniors must have become of being met at every corner with these questions! No wonder they told us we should be seen and not heard, and advised us, “Keep your ears open and your eyes peeled.” “Do just as you are told.” t In September during the second year of the reign of Principal Stanley Ross Miller, whom the South Siders boasted of having had for nearly three years, we entered High School. As we sat any place we wished, we thought all was quite fine. At nine when the queerest little bell sounded, everything, even the clock, almost, was silent. Our hearts were in our mouths, where they should not have been, because we surely could not talk with anything in our mouths, as some very well know who have tried that sad experiment and been commanded: “Throw what you have in your mouth into the basket.” The teachers passed some large sheets of paper, called registra- tion blanks, and told us to answer the questions on the paper. To decide our future all in one second, without any warning, was a tremendous task ; but we had to perform it all by ourselves without even asking our parents’ advice. Finally, after filling out our blanks and handing them in, we were told to report again in the afternoon when we were dismissed. For two days there was no school, because the schedule, which was very hard to prepare, had not been completed. But on the third day we began our school work, Andjhen came the time when we were to become confused in finding where our classes met. Then we who had felt so big and proud at leaving our “Alma Mater,” began to realize what tiny, THE SENIOR LYRE insignificant pieces of humanity we were beside those great big Seniors. As school progressed, the football season opened. Then for the first time in their lives, some witnessed, much to their astonishment and horror, a real football game. Indeed, to think we were allowed to yell with the older students, for the team, which we soon dis- covered, belonged to us just as much as to them, made us feel more at home. While the Chapel Exercises seemed to delight us, there was an exceedingly weighty question burdening us. How were we. who had been accustomed to cpiiet, uninterrupted study hours, to endure that huge study hall? .... In June came those awful exams which were to decide that many of us should no longer he counted in the Class of 1916. The following September we came together for the second time, although some of our number were not present. They had left the dear B. H. S. never again to return there as students. Now we were given new seats in the middle of the hall, much to our pride and joy, and then permitted to cal! ourselves “worthy Sophomores.” To our regret Miss Kinney was not present. But who was that important looking person standing at the desk? There had once been a “Fish” among the students: now we were to have the pleas- ure of tasting “Pike.” A few weeks later. Miss Shapero, our mathematics instructor, announced that she had decided that two could live as cheaply as one, and that, when she subtracted Miss Kiley was the remainder. Miss Kiley caused much excitement because of her stately black gowns and diamond ring, which we guessed was transferred to the right hand for some purpose for which we could not account. But our conjecture was wrong. As now we had reached a higher degree, we were permitted to enter into club activities. The girls in the Social Culture Class were instructed by the teachers on “How to dress,” “How to conduct themselves properly,” or to sum it up. “What they should and should not do in public as well as in private life.” We also joined, at this time, the Glee Club under the supervision of Miss Roth. The boys had the privilege of becoming members of the Debate Club. Through one of this club’s social activities, one of the songs which had been having a hard struggle, burst into full glory, so that for some time “I Don’t Want To” could be heard on every stu- dent’s tongue. One of our classmates, striving to gain honor for the school, de- livered an oration, which thrilled more than one audience and car- ried off the highest honors at Skaneateles. 6 THE SENIOR LYRE Again came the most dreaded thing of all—the examinations, which made us lose many more classmates. We, the honorable ones, as third year students, again entered the Assembly Room, aware of the notice we received on August thirty-first: every seat was filled. Indeed, the demand for training in mathematics was so great that the Board was forced to hire a supplementary instructor to teach a half day. Miss Sherwood filled the position. This fall many of our men robbed the Seniors of the honors of the football season. The girls were permitted the privilege of join- ing the Literary Club. But after becoming members of that organ- ization they were informed, much to their dismay, that Juniors were not allowed to hold office. However, despite this fact, the Seniors could not prohibit the Faculty from selecting Junior members for participants in the “Rhetoricals.” In the spring, we had the honor of having one of our class chosen as a county representative in the Spelling Meet between Madison and Onondaga. Miss Shapero’s solution of that problem in mathematics must have been attractive; for Miss Kiley also announced her intention of proving that two can live as inexpensively as one. After having been a schoolmaster in such an exceedingly large city for seven whole years. Principal Miller, thinking he needed a change of atmosphere and occupation, decided to become a mer- chant in his own home town. Three days before the close of school came the most important event of the year. The Principal was summoned to the office on some very pressing business, namely, to see some roses. But on his desk, much to his astonishment, he beheld a beautiful gold watch, which bore an inscription expressing the good wishes of the teachers and students. His surprise was so great that he lost his power of speech, thus being unable to conduct his classes. 1 he teachers, since they now had a merchant in their midst, thought they might have an inexpensive farewell banquet in honor of the one who had done so much for the welfare of the school at a very critical time. Many of the guests at the banquet, desiring to see the gift from the students and teachers of Baldwinsville’s 1 hree Schools, asked Mr. Miller whether he would not allow them to pass it around the table. Fearing something would happen to his precious treasure, he felt very loathe to let it go; but finally he gave his consent. When the watch reached the president of the Board of Education, Mr. illiams said, “Seeing the students have put a watch on Mr. Miller, my colleagues on the Board will chain him.” 1 his June, instead of losing many of our classmates through the nerve-racking exams, we found that, to our good fortune, we had added many to our number. On September seventh, we, the stately Seniors, entered the Study THE SENIOR EYRE 7 Hall, with all the dignity and pride of being the recognized members of the school. At the desk was our new principal—A. Wesley Armitage, who seemed strangely out of place to us. Miss Sherwood had taken Miss Kiley’s place, while Miss Chaffee was to be the supplementary teacher this year. There was a scramble for seats and oh ! such a time—until Miss Hyatt, our preceptress during our High School career, had given the Seniors permission to sit together till more desks could be placed in the Study Hall. Many of the young men of our class shone in the 1915 football squad. The girls became prominent members and officials of the Literary Club. The boys in the “Boys’ Debate Club,” during all the fall and early winter months, were silently but surely prepar- ing for their great victory in March. Three of our class mates were chosen by the High School for the Council of the Athletic Association. The Literary Club, which had been reorganized in January under the supervision of the Training Class and Seniors, entertained the Boys’ Debate Club on March 16. in honor of the victory in the Solvay-Baldwinsville Debate. This banquet was one of the crowning events of the year. The Debate Club, not to be outdone by the girls, who, from the experience of the boys, had learned not to “trust mules.” retal- iated by inviting the girls to a joint meeting. The entertainment furnished by the boys brought out some remarkably fine pros- pective lawyers. These same young men, who had again and again proclaimed themselves such capable business managers, proved in April their efficiency for raising money, by having, instead of a profit, a deficit of twenty dollars. . When the eighty members in our Glee Club decided that our school must be up-to-date in at least one thing, ancl therefore set about raising money with which to purchase a victrola, some of the boys, who could not resist such a good example, found imple- ments enough to organize “Our Wonderful Drum Corps.” During this year Mr. Armitage, who believes that all knowl- edge can not be obtained from books, secured some splendid slides and pictures. These were shown by an excellent lecturer who was kind enough to allow some of the profits to be used for our library, in which every standard magazine, with the exception of those portraying “The Latest Parisian Styles” and “How to Become Beautiful.” can be found. We girls always said that the boys were the teachers’ favorites and now we’re sure they are. The greatest surprise, which almost surpassed Mr. Miller’s of the preceding year, came on May 22. when the Glee Club gave a party for Miss Roth and presented her with a leather traveling bag. Meanwhile, however, the Senior Class, which had organized and chosen its officers, was carrying on its other important busi- ness with discussions so heated as to raise the thermometer to a higher degree than ever raised by “Sunshine” or “Sunfish.” 8 THE SENIOR LYRE Nevertheless, our class can boast of having the best spellers in the entire High School. Not only have we the honor of having a member chosen each year to represent our school in the County Contest, but have we not three other members each of whom, be- cause of her ability to spell correctly, has secured a scholarship for business school? .... But again, after the most strenuous examinations and hard work, which have surpassed all previous years, we Seniors still survive: to-day we have celebrated and enjoyed, perhaps, the hap- piest hours of our entire high school career, at our picnic held on our celebrated campus. So this evening, as we close this book of annals, let us remem- ber : How the yesterdays fall back, and forward troop To-days, to-morrows, with full hearts that sing Of hope’s fruition, never growing old. OLEATHA F. SCHULTZ. CHARACTER SKETCHES Hazel Aller—Member Literary Club—One of our school inarms. Independent—when she wants to hear something great, she rubs two bricks together. When we showed her the proofs of this book, she im- mediately found out from the junk man the price of old books. Payne Bigelow—“Big”—Short}' Student? Slipped up to Syracuse recently and broke every bone in his pocket. Made a two-dollar bet with Kane that he would stop playing billiards. Didn’t possess two dollars so played just the same. Otherwise unclassified. Doris Garrett—“Little Bullet.” Member Literary Club, Girl’s Glee Club, Valedictorian, says that Edi- son must have invented the phonograph to give people an opportunity to try out his four hours of sleep theory. Has survived four years of Latin. Nuff said. Edward Giddings—“Wallop.” Human straight line—length without breath. Starr?? Student. People have an awful time keeping squirrels away when he is home. Victim of mental illusions—thinks he can play football and baseball. Once manager of nine but we don’t hold that against him. Member Debate Club and Debating team. Olin Hayden—“Lil —Class Secretary. Can't help feeling superior—he is, you know. Profound philosopher. Says that sausage is the connecting link between man and beast. Member Debate Club and Debating team. Very much afraid of the word propose, no matter lrow it is used, says it is leap year and a fellow can’t be too careful. Helen C. Johnson— Jeff”—Damon Da Vinci Junior. Only time she is serious is when she is bluffing. Faculty please take notice. Unknown nationality but you would think she was French to hear her speak German. Deliciously refreshing. Member Literarv Club, Girl’s Glee Club. Esther Harrington. Busy when she hasn’t anything else to do. Member Literary Club, Girl s Glee Club. Never at loss for words in a class room. Says it is not necessary to know anything in order to talk about it. Resembles an ostrich thinks if she cannot see the teacher when about to throw a note, the teacher ought to see her. (Deductive reasoning.) THE SENIOR LYRE 9 GLASS PROPHECY After 20 years spent in wandering and in studying the myster- ious lore of the East, I return to my old home. Here, after the greetings of my parents and relatives, I perceive that my mind, turns to my classmates of 1916. I think first of our Class President, who I remember was Ned Giddings. He is now a staid, married man. Of course we all knew how that would be, for he could not endure having the young lady, one of the girls of our class, out of his sight for a single minute twenty years ago. Then there is Olin Haydon. 1 see that he is not onl)' editor, but also owner of one of the leading newspapers in New York City, for he cannot lay newspaper work aside. Vera? Why she has joined the moving pictures, where she is taking the part of the Midget. Since one could never tell what would become of Grenville, for it looked pretty bad for him when he used to go to sleep and even snore in school, I am unable to say what he is doing. I am very certain, however, about Marion Slauson, Mary L. Ma- loney and Catherine McCarthy; they have gained great fame in the educational world. Oleatha is now posing for the great artist, Gifford. We all ex- pected this from various incidents during the last of our school days. Frieda, a great lover of animals, has established several orphan- ages for stray cats, her favorite kind of pets. You all remember Alphonsus’ great power of persuasive speech, as shown in his winning of prize and debate; therefore you will not be surprised to learn that he is now a member of United States Congress, where his oratory has helped win world peace. Hazel Aller and Helen Vader, having read the advertisements concerning the homesteads offered by the Canadian Pacific, went to Canada, where they roughed it for a few years. Later they came back to this country very prosperous. Hazel, who then went to College, is now President of Bryn Mawr. Helen, after engaging in many kinds of business, has found the old matrimonial agency of the training class best, for she has made it very successful as its satisfied patrons everywhere proclaim. Donald Van Denburg, although he has tried several professions, still finds himself ever turning back to the scenes of his childhood, for he can never be happy unless chewing a straw. To-day he is President of one of the largest Agricultural Colleges in the world. Payne, the star in international athletics, has finally settled down to quiet domestic life. Edgar Tappan, a civil engineer, is now occupied in surveying interesting Hills. Longfellow says, “School traits and school dreams are some- times prophecies and sometimes longings wild and vain.” The former has proved true of Martha La Garry, who as successor of 10 THE SENIOR LYRE Mary Elizabeth, owns and operates the most properous candy fac- tory in Syracuse. Doris Garrett, our sweet little valedictorian, who entertained us at so many of our gatherings, what of her after graduation? She went to College, where she proved herself in scholarship, winning honors at Vassar. She had many aspirations as a new woman, but these floated away like the “famous castles in Spain,” all because of a new style which arrived from Paris. This required that every up-to-date young woman walk with a Kane. In Donald’s profes- sion, as a bacteriologist, Doris is an excellent helpmate, for here she can make use of her knowledge. The women’s movement has developed wonderfully in these twenty years. Many shy girls have become surprises to their friends. Fancy Avis Messick and Frances Johnson as prominent members of the New York City Suffrage League, leading a wom- an’s suffrage parade along Fifth Avenue! Catherine Mangan is the most prosperous of the girls. She owns a gum factory; with one year’s surplus from this, she has built the large church of St. Stanley. Esther said she would never change the H-a-r-r-i of her name but did not say she would always keep it Harrington. Since her college days we have heard of her again and again as one of the greatest orators in the world. Willard has become really famous because of his remarkable knowledge of English History. As professor of this subject he still prefers the young Queens. Marjorie Ulrich and Martha Reaves, whom we all knew to be very studious, have turned their thoughts to a good cause; they have gone to Germany as Red Cross nurses. Leo has become a geographical expert and has traveled extens- ively : but he still finds that his greatest interests center around Venitiza, or shall we give it the English pronunciation—Venetia? You are wondering about Helen. She proved very convincingly that year we graduated was leap year, for it was but three weeks after commencement that she captured our Class President, Ned, now the Hon. Edward P . Giddings. MARJORIE SHEA. CHARACTER SKETCHES Frances Johnson—Member Literary Club. Plans to make a contract with the Danderine Company to advertise their well-known product. Takes herself seriously. A philosopher. Says we are descended from monkeys. Faculty agrees with her—think some of us haven’t descended yet. Donald E. Kane—•‘Bullet”—Football Hero. Aids Soule and VanDenburg in target practice. Says you can’t be strong eater at Cholets—you soon get weak. Employed by contractors to test the wearing quality of certain South Side sidewalks. You know all about him, why bother the editors. THE SENIOR LYRE 11 DECLARATION—CLASS ORATION (ADAPTED) EDUCATION AND SERVICE Classmates:—For four years our little fleet has been riding in harbor ; to-day the anchors are weighed and slowly we drop to- gether down the tide. A few hours more and these clustering sails will be scattered and fading specks, each in its own horizon, strain- ing or drifting toward the goal. And now, as we still linger in the narrows side by side, the common school life grows foreign, and we turn from the insignificant and the petty to the thought of some worthy life principle, the vision of some high and comprehensive ideal which may waken, ’ere we part, our finest purpose and de- votion. Let us then for a little consider service as a motive and an aim, and its peculiar claims upon education. The world has ever been slow to recognize the beauty and the power of love. Ancient paganism bowing first to force of arms and then of brain has enthroned its successive ideals in warring Mars and intriguing Jupiter; humanity progressed indeed beneath its sway: they fought, and built, and sang, but selfishness was at its heart: along the streets of cultured Athens and barbaric Babylon alike, no hospital or asylum ever rose. That genius might philoso- phise at midnight feasts, the slaves of Greece perished uncounted in her mines. The worth of man as man was unknown ; individ- uals were lost in the moving mass, and if they fell the procession never paused. But paganism was spent, its1 mission achieved and at last, heralded by the song of “Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men,” the revelation of love was flashed upon the world; supple- menting the independent spirit of the Teuton. Christianity has invested the individual with transcendent worth. For centuries the light, grown dim at times, has been gaining slowly on the darkness: hate has slain, but mercy has soothed and cruelty has been relieved by heroic sacrifice. To-day sacrifice is an unfrequented path no longer, the great- est men and women of the age are daily struggling along its thorny way. Think you then, that we. members of the partnership of men. who have been permitted to appropriate the best heart and brain of the century to interpret the autobiography of the earth and the message of the stars, to read the present in the light of the past and to forecast the morrow from the trend of to-day, we who have become, in the words of Emerson, “the favorites of heaven and earth,” think you we may clutch these gifts without a debt to yonder pallid clerk or grimy, dust-choked miner? Has the acci- dent of education dissolved the bond of brotherhood or sealed the fountains of sympathy and gratitude within us? Aye, were there no questions of duty from sheerest gratitude our life should shower into service. Scholarship is a trust, and woe to that steward who turns a miser. There are those to whom their education is a mere handicap in a race of self-advancement; its gifts of mental grasp and insight but so much capital whose investment concern them- 12 THE SENIOR LYRE selves alone. A narrow, blighting thought! Such have entered into no higher realm of hope and action, and at the close they have but a finer incense to offer to their former idols. They have never caught the meaning of a liberal education ; like their brethren of the “short cut” they have become infected with a spirit of selfish- ness. If our education has not taught us that the unseen is more than the seen, the spiritual than the material, it has been of little worth. But our privileges here summon us as well to breadth in every calling; it is an old appeal, but always new; we are never to suffer our humanity to be smothered beneath bonds or briefs or outlines or reviews. If the aspirations be the highest, the sympathy will be broad. The proper pursuit of place or fortune is most laudable ; it is the end in view that gives character to the man and to his work. If place and fortune do not sway him, if they are made the means of wider service, they themselves become holy things. Such is the call to service, but mingled in it is the voice of our highest manhood. Here as everywhere in divine law there is per- fect harmony. The good of the many is the good of the one; sel- fishness is the direst curse to self, it is needless here to denounce that type of selfish education which the names of Goethe and Byron at once recall, were there any of us headed on a similar career ; their end has pointed too many a moral to require my indication. But there is certain proneness of culture to an assertive independ- ence and unlovely self-sufficiency, which is peculiarly prevalent in the school world and'against which we cannot too strenuously guard ; peculiarly prevalent, 1 say, for to the pride of intellect is added the pride of youth. Our earliest ideal is that of strength ; acquisition seems greater than self-denial, and strife than love. For a time this is well; we are in the chrysalis state. As one has said “Selfism is the armor of our growth”; but alas for him to whom the protecting shell be- comes a prison. It must be shattered ! To every strong spirit there comes a time when it must burst from the thraldom of self, must rise into the realm of devotion ; it is the evolution of true greatness, the passing from death unto life, and from that moment conquest shrivels into nothingness before the towering grandeur of sacrifice. Mr. Ruskin tells us that the feeling that pervades all the pic- tures of Turner is “the greatest of all feelings—an utter forgetful- ness of self.” Self-forgetfulness—it is that same sublime losing of self in the higher which we find in all lofty efforts, whether of art or oratory or literature or life ; in Raphael, the transfiguration light streaming upon him painting his immortal picture; in Shakespeare, “his eye in a fine frenzy rolling,” sinking himself in myriad types. No man can begin to know what is in him until he has given himself to the grappling of a mighty thought, until he has been floated out of the shallows of self on the flood-tide of broad and ben- eficent impulse. In the future now opening, in our highest, finest development, there must be this lifting out of self into that higher devotion to humanity, that which makes possible the sublime self- THE SENIOR LYRE 13 forgetfulness of the patriot and the martyr and without which the poet's inspiration itself is but an idle ecstacy, it is this alone which can save us from the barrenness of pride or self distrust; of indo- lence or cynicism, from the unhappness of strife and feverish dis- content, and bear us into heights of character and achievement to which no man can struggle in unaided strength. Man is rising through the ages into light; he shall lift himself into the recognition of the good within him and behold then, in- stead of a selfish purpose, his duty to humanity, and this it is that is to conquer the selfishness and brutality within us, to lead us to go down into counting-house and quarry and fill hearts with love and turn service into song. W hatever, my classmates, has been said of the duty of service to which we have given our consent, has appealed to us because of that pure and generous atmosphere in which consciously or uncon- sciously every gentleman has been bred and which is itself the di- rect product of this discipline of the centuries. Then in the spirit of Him “who” came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, “may we each grow as did Tennyson’s vanished friend. “Not alone in power And knowledge, but by year and hour In reverence and in charity.” M. ALPHONSUS SIN NETT. CHARACTER SKETCHES Chauncey Kingsley—“Chaunce.” Says lie can’t get the hang of the Fox Trot—he always starts on his partner's wrong foot. A democrat, the kind of a fellow who walks along the street with you and then says he is not afraid to be seen with anybody. Member Debate Club. Martha LaGarry. Rarely guilty of meanness, says it is difficult to stoop so low. Dis- agrees with Tennyson when he says, “What is so rare as a day in June?” Thinks that a night in June is much rarer. Tightwad—wouldn’t tell a story at her own expense. Member Literary Club. Mary Louise Maloney—“Midget.” Salutatorian. Very popular since being elected treasurer of the class. Mary had a little lamb, Of which you’ve heard before But did you know she passed her plate And had a little more? Avis Messick. Came from the Metropolis of Cicero. Began vVriting at four but did not accomplish much that year. Awful fretter, wonders how people who toe out can walk on snowshoes. Says she is reminded of the Royal Gorge every time she sees her brother cat. Catherine McCarthy—“Mac the Younger.” Would be all right if she didn’t have to go around with sister. An- other philosopher—says that heat travels faster than cold because a person can catch cold. Awful artist—can draw a crowd in two minutes. We have to admit that she has a spotless future. 14 THE SENIOR LYRE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1916 We, the members of the graduating class of 1916 of the Bald- winsville Academy, being of sound mind and memory, but realiz- ing that the last moments of our High School career are rapidly approaching, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. First—We do direct that all our just debts and graduation ex- penses be paid. Second—Upon our worthy successors, the June, 1917, class, we do bestow our right and title to the position we have hitherto so creditably occupied in the study hall, together with the sacred duty of acting as models of virtue and propriety for the “Freshies,” which duty we have thus far so faithfully performed. Third—To the High School in general, we do give, devise and bequeath our school spirit, to be divided equally among all students of the High School who in any way lack the valuable article. Fourth—To the “Freshies” and Sophomores we bequeath what- ever skill we may possess in the art of note-writing and all similar accomplishments, with the advice that “although the teachers sometimes wear glasses, we are perfectly sure there is nothing ser- ious the matter with their eyesight. Therefore beware!” Individually, we make the following bequests: Chauncey Kingsley bequeaths his copy of Burke’s Speech on Conciliation to Carroll OTlerin. Frances Johnson and Marjorie Ulrich bestow upon Anna French their hitherto secret formula of how to keep their bookkeep- ing books free from ink. Payn Bigelow bequeaths his well-known ability on the baseball field to Wendell Butler. Helen Johnson entrusts her gift of silence to Victoria Owen., Marjorie Shea and Vera Rober bequeath the looking glass in the girls’ basement to the girls of the High School, subject to the condition that in the future no individual is to occupy the space directly in front of said mirror for more than forty-five consecutive minutes. V iHard Van Denburg bequeaths his share in the virtue of punc- tuality to Paul Holihan. Avis Messick leaves her ambition to become a pain-less dentist to Alta Souttrick. Catherine McCarthy gives as a freehold possession forever to Winifred Jones, her fondness for Intermediate Algebra. Donald Kane bequeaths to William Powell the privilege of oc- cupying the office during at least one period each day. Frieda Schuelke gives and bequeaths her German grammar to her friend, Jennie Loucks. Doris Garrett wills her note route to Leila Widgcr. Donald Van Denburg wishes Orlo Clark to have his Virgil book, which is doubly prized because of the valuable engravings contained therein. THE SENIOR LYRE 15 Oleatha Schultz leaves her fondness for ribbons and bows to Helen Smith. Mary Louise Maloney wills her surplus height to Ida Foster. Alphonsus Sinnett, Olin Haydon and Ned Giddings bestow their well-known ability to represent the school in debate upon John Cronin, Rufus Jones a id Fritz Holmes. Grenville Soule bequeaths to Bertha Campbell, his favorite nickname, “Soup.” Catherine Mangan bestows upon Madeline Reid her priceless discovery of how to whisper to her neighbors without attracting Miss Pike’s attention. Esther Harrington bequeaths her calm, peaceful disposition to Marion Richel. To Paul Palmer, Leo McCarthy leaves his knowledge of all the twists and turns in the river road for at least two miles in the di- rection of Hortontown. Helen Vader and Hazel Aller bequeath to Orel Messick and Ruth Sinnett their positions in the Training Class, said positions to be occupied by them for not less than one year or more than two. Edgar Tappan entrusts his information concerning coal, wood, etc., including how to keep rooms at the proper temperature, to Mr. Towne, with the hope that he will be duly grateful. Martha Reeves wills her good marks in deportment to Made- line Sparks. Martha La Garry gives and bequeaths her mileage book on the Belgium Rapid Transit to Ethel Evans and Clifton Pratt, said book to be used during the period of time extending from Sept., 1916, to Tune, 1918, by the two beneficiaries previously mentioned. Lastly, we do hereby appoint the Faculty of the Baldwinsville High School, executors of this, our Last Will and Testament, here- by revoking all former Wills made by us. Written by MARION SLAUSON. CHARACTER SKETCHES Marjorie Shea. Senior as seniors really are. See below. Motto—Never do to-day what you can put off until next week. Origi- nal penny-shaker. Have you ever wondered why the 3:36 trolley going north has no whistle? Look at the names on this page and cease to be puzzled. Catherine Mangon. Senior as seniors are theoretically spoken or. See above. Managed to keep conscious when she learned that she had passed Chemistry, but couldn’t speak for a week. Prefers popular songs to music. Leo McCarthy—“Carty.” Revised funeral oration: Friends, Romans, Fellow-debators, lend me your ears. Says it is against the laws of nature to shave. Believes every little thing should run its own course. Member Debate Club. Vera Rober—“Weary Sparrow.” Another school marm. 1-Iow is the weather up where you are? Example of the superiority of brain over brawn. Stars at dancing—a big dipper. Member of the Literary Club, Glee Club. 16 THE SENIOR LYRE CHARACTER SKETCHES Martha Reeves. Fortunate in that she has but two girl enemies and they are not on speaking terms. Wonders how Hayden can argue in a debate. Says if she were in his place she would shake so that she could not hold an opin- ion. Debating on whether to take cooking or vocal lessons. Can't decide which the family could endure best. Freida Schulke—Naturalized Citizen of B. H. S. Feels aggrieved Jf marked below 98%. Says she is going to leave her brain to advance science. Bacteriology? Oleatha Schultz—“Stiffy.” Informs us that her family is raising several varieties of Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns in their garden this year. German descent and hasn’t gone far. Member Literary Club, Glee Club. Alphonsus Sinnett—“Fui Phonse.” Queer, always insists that some one accompany him on the piano when taking physical culture lessons. Gets addressed Prof. Sinnett. Chief oc- cupation is trying to make an impression among the co-eds. Thinks he is successful. Member Debate Club and Chief of Debate team. Marion Slauson— Latin Shark.” Business connections with Williams Co. in the way of promissory notes. Served as waitress at the Literary Club banquet. Brought the food to the table so fast that it turned stone cold. By her excellent work in spelling our eyes were gladdened by the trophy cup for one month. Mem- ber Literary Club. Grenville Soule—“Soup.” The flying Dutchman. Formerly had business interests in Phoenix. Great athlete at Euclid. Talks German like a native of Iceland. Edgar Tappan—“Tap Oddie.” The Old War Horse. Here is Edgar, sweet as May Waiting here for Judgment Day. He preserves a cosmic calm Caring not a cosmic da(h)m What may come. Member Debate Club. Marjorie Ulrich. Tries to make an example for Freshmen. Thinks she is successful. Does not believe in woman suffrage—says she suffers enough now, espe- cially in bookkeeping class. Great admirer of Columbus—says he had great national pride—he saw America first. Member Literary Club. Helen Vader. Our third school marm. Surely the reader will mark what an indus- trious class this is. Chemistry shark—says that oxides make the best kind of leather. Waiting for the time when Sophomores are stationed on every street corner. Little Red Riding Hood.” Member Literary Club. Donald Van Denburb—“Don Van.” Accomplished spoonoid. During the first three years did not do well, but did Weller during senior year. Made the astounding discovery that Thanksgiving comes on Thursday this j'ear. This is the Mud Lake Van Denburg. Member Debate Club. Willard Van Denburg—“Bill Van.” Ex-proprietor of the Grange confectionery store. Goes to sleep in classes to avoid being called on. Possessed of a cute face and one of the cutest bits of intellect in school. Member Debate Club. This is the Dead Creek Van Denburg. ACADEMY AND CAMPUS THE SENIOR LYRE 17 (Class |lom Oli, what will ye hear, my listeners fair? Oh, what will ye hear this night? Shall I sing you a song of the Summer Cheer Or of graduates fair and bright? Of the graduates fair and bright did you say? Then list ye with attentive ears. For the tale I now before you lay Will ne’er be equalled in years. For these graduates’ charm would justice do To the pen of Homer of old. Or e’en our Lowell and Longfellow, too, Would delight our glories to unfold. But since my classmates failed to choose A poet of wondrous fame— Oh, guide me well, thou faithful muse. Now lest I fail to proclaim To all the world our worthy name.” We are proud of our class this year Because of our numbers, you know, No ne’er were there graduates here Who all with honors did glow. Baldwinsville surely ought to be proud, Though many are the classes it has seen, Never as large and as bright a crowd As the one which is present, I ween. Others are proud of us, too, you see, They’ve shown it in many ways. By “others I mean the “Faculty”, They know that study pays. And they tried each year to have us pass Now since we’re through; they’ll keep Their briny tears for another class, And now neither wail nor weep. A lovely hobby have we this year, It’s been order from first to last E’en in our meetings—do you hear? No one spoke unless they were asked( ?). The motto, too, of this class is true Of the example we desire to set. For To Be” has always been our cue And never “To Seem” as yet. Our girls are brighter, you’ll have to admit. Than the nineteen sixteen boys. For they have furnished all the wit, While the lads supplied—the Noise! But the brains of the girls, though they arc so clever, For the paper failed to suffice, Those sketches! None save boys could ever Have composed with so much spice. 18 THE SENIOR LYRE This “Senior Lyre” you mustn’t forget Because of its wonderous themes; The authors of it I am sure you’ve met, They need no mention, it seems. In possessing a paper all our own We’ve created an idea new, But “Class Day” also gives a tone That’s tuneful to more than a few. Our officers and truly honored ones Are the best that one could find, Though their being “best” does not mean That the others are far behind; For each have honors in their own way, Singers and orators hath we, And e’en those who plan to survey In the realms of sociology. Now where could you find a singer as grand As the one of whom we boast? He’s known throughout the entire land From B’ville to the coast. Honored are we by a speller fine, - She’s won a great deal fame. And so on down along the line Each some honors may claim. In “Big” a comrade strong have we, Yet ’tis difficult to know Whether he’d prefer an athlete to be Or over on—Grove Street go. But there are others who stroll apart On the other side of our town, To Helen, fair, who wins each heart By smiles and ne’er a frown. Our president. “Ned,” to us is an aid, For we graduates, you know. Need someone who is calm and staid To help our plans to grow; He has always been quite shy With girls, but now of late He deems all arguments very dry Lest they discuss her fate. A prophecy should each class own, So we chose Miss Shea—who can sec Events to come to us alone For our “prophetess” to be; That she’s seldom serious you need not be told. It may be this is due To the fact that she lives on the “Sixty” Road, As she acts like “sixty”, too. Now ’Phonse, our class day orator, Is known throughout the town As being a friend of the ladies more Than studying for renown; THE SENIOR LYRE 19 First he lias one and then another, No one knows his choice, But then he’ll probably take the other, Who’ll be won by the lure of his voice. But, oh, don’t think that we can do With one orator to speak, We found that we must needs have two, The other is Olin—meek. Though of the girls very fond is he, Yet when they are nigh If the word propose spoken be, (Oh how he trembles) It’s leap year—that’s why! The property this class does own Is so valuable you see; Rather than let it be ruthlessly blown To the winds and o’er the sea, We chose to draw up a pompous will; This grave duty was given to Our Marian, possessed of greatest skill. And who legal matters knew. In this time of terrible war and strife Preparedness is thought To be essential in preserving life, So therefore this class has brought A “d-(r?)um d-(r?)um” bullet possessed of power So great and yet so rare That he might, if he chose, capture a town, But for only a Garrett” doth he care. ’Tis true each one should know just what Has been our History; Our Historian” will tell all but One little mystery, And that is how she’s found the time So many studies to take, And yet to be sublime From Freshman Boys to churchmen sedate, For both do follow in her wake. Our valedictorian, bright and fair, Has always liked her work. Her greatest worry has been her hair, Though her tasks she never shirks; That she is next to our youngest lass Proves that age” be not the cause To win the highest place in class, ’Tis brains it takes to win applause. Our very youngest girl is next In honors—for you see Mary Louise sought study” as her text, When in school she came to be. But though her marks are always high. We fear ’twill be her fate— Though now she is so very shy To win a real tall mate. 20 THE SENIOR LYRE I would there were time for me to tell Of the accomplishments of each; Artists and scientists have we, as well As others who. will teach; But you all know how very great The other students be; For further information wait For our “Senior Lyre” to see. Oil what will this High School ever do Without the smile so sweet? That belongs in this class to more than a few, ’Tis the kind you seldom meet. But we are leav ing quite some wit You to gladden and cheer, For Paul and Carroll will always sit In 3'our school from year to year. We know you will miss us, one and all. Though other classes may come To take our place in these dear old halls And waste some time in fun. We realize now what commencement means And regret alas! too late! That we did waste one hour in schemes And let our studies wait. Since we regret lost moments now. With eagerness we feign would endow The Juniors with a word of advice,— “Don’t all your valuable time allow For dreams. Be more concise, And now your golden moments use, Lest ye awake some day To find the world will not excuse The time ye spent in play.” Adieu to all I now must say, ’Tis not without regret, For school is dearer than we may Realize as yet. And oh! “Farewell” to us is sad, We love our High School dear, And though for Commencement we arc glad, Good-bye” causes many a tear. But we will meet again some day. Though now our paths divide; We’ll strive our best to fully repay The aid you did provide. That we did glean some fruits of knowledge We hope our lives will prove, Though some, ’tis true, may be in college, And some in plain walks move; It matters not what life may give, For be it great or small, We can and will endeavor to live True to our motto’s call. ESTHER F. HARRINGTON. Kelly Scriber Fancy Creamery Butter Clover Leaf Brand Baldwinsville Lysander Plainville Jacksonville Cholet’s Lunch Room That’s All 18 Oswego St. To the market, to the market, to buy some meat. Home again, home again, best you ever eat. Porterhouse - 28c Sirloin - - 26c Shoulder Cuts - 20c Homemade Bologna 14c Homemade Sausage 16c Home Pork Chops 20c Fresh Eggs Creamery Butter Reliable Oleomargarine Phoenix Dutch Cheese Home Made Lard Best Lard Compound CANNED GOODS, VEGETABLES, ETC. 25c 35c 25c 16c 16c 14c Phone your order, No. 52. 3 deliveries daily, 4 on Saturdays CLARENCE J. MELFER Third Ward Market Baldwinsville, N. Y. C. J. DALLEY BAKER BROS, JR. Vienna Bakery BIGYCLE DEALERS BICYCLE SUPPLIES 10 Oswego Street Home of REPAIRING Dailey’s Cream PROMPTLY DONE Bread FISK AUTO TIRES Bell Phone 232 TUCKER BOAT LIVERY E. A. DYKEMAN CANOES and ROWBOATS TO RENT BY THE HOUR, DAY, WEEK OR SEASON RIVER ST. BALDWINSVILLE, N. Y. jJolmstmt itLuithtmmt IBeet pare in ®mun tn Eat :: 3 Bfoat (Seneaer :: Dry Goods Carpets Shoes Rubbers Crockery Groceries Wall Paper J. E. CONNELL SON, DEPARTMENT STORE 50-52 OSWEGO STREET Office Hours Office Phone 93-J 8:30 to 12. 1:30 to 5:30 Residence Evenings by appointment 26-M Dr. W. Howard Moyer DENTIST Hours 8:30 to 12. 1:30 to 5:30 Evenings by Appointment Office Phone 261-R Residence Phone 64-R Dr. L. R. KRATZtR DENTIST 12 W. Genesee Baldwinsville, N. Y. Opposite City Hall. Baldwinsville. N. Dr. I. J. COL Y. DENTIST R. L. SULLIVAN, M. D. Office hours. 8:30 to 12. 1:30 to 5:30 Evenings by appointment. Gazette Block Oswego St. Office. 14 W. Genesee St. PIERCE’ S Heaton Block Millinery Baldwinsville, N. Y GLO. HAWLLY, M. D. 36 W. Genesee St. LARL G. HLATON, M. D. Office Oswego St. Phone 76-J. Office Hours: Until 10:30 a. m. After 4 p. in. DR. F. B. SPLNGLLR 41 Syracuse Street, Baldwinsville, N. Y. Satie A. King The Novelty Shop DR. F. L. MILLS DENTIST Phone 46 28 W. Genesee St. Also 5 and 10 Cent Goods After July 1st will be located at 10 West Genesee St. “The Big Studio for Little Children” Our Amateur Work is finished by persons with experience T Wells’ Art Shop Baldwinsville, N. Y. WHEN IN NEED OF FOOTWEAR—-See my line tirst. George E. 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