Charlotte High School - Witan Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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20 THE WITAN THE WITAN CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL ROCHESTER. NEW YORK —' VOLUME I. NUMBER I STAFF Editor-in-chief Roger Butterfield Associate Editors f Beulah Trapp Literary' Editor . 1 Harmer Davis Mariorie Sidam Exchange Editor Marv Castle Athletic Editor. - - - Harmon Lott Alumni Editor. Art Department—The Punmar Co.. Joke Editor Class Editors Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Faculty Advisers ----------Helen Watson 1 Milton Punnett I Henry Marks --------Lillian Lambert Freshman—Lois Wegman Sophomore—Lois Spears Junior—Miriam Cleary Senior—Bruce Suter -----—William Wegman --------—Victor Sweeney J Miss Sharer I Mr. Lee Editorials To The Alumni This is your number of the “Witan. We have tried to make it such that it will be of value and interest to all of you. In preparing it we have en- deavored to print a magazine which you will think worth keeping, and which will recall to you the pleasant memories of your own high school life. We hope to make the publishing of an Alumni number an annual custom, and are certain that such a custom would strengthen the ties of relationship and love by which all of you and all of us are bound to Charlotte High School.

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THE W1TAN 19 Mid-Year High School Girls’ Conference On March 10th, 250 girls from Albany, Jamestown, Troy, Lockport, Ni- agara Falls, Rochester, Elmira, Buffalo and many other towns and cities of western New York met at the mid-year High School girls’ conference at Syra- cuse. After registration we had our get-together dinner. A Girl Reserve from Utica was chairman of the conference. A short period of introductions and greetings preceded the main event of the day, a speech by Miss Agnes Kidder. National Secretary for Girl Reserves. The theme of her talk was the theme of the conference 'Forth I must and forth today.” She said we would find quicksand of selfishness, boulders of prejudice, and rocks of un- friendliness in our paths, but that with an understanding heart we could hope to move all these barriers to world-wide friendship: Saturday morning after devotions, the presiding chairman spoke on “Our Highways to International Friendship.” Shortly after this the clubs made their ie orts on their work during the year. Many were the fine and novel ways of bettering the friendship in school and city. Following this, Miss Gladys Bryson, Student Secretary, addressed us on “Paving the Highway.” After this, luncheon was served. Next came our busir.e s meet ng and song contest. The cup went to Syracuse. Last year’s song contest winner was Tonawanda. Then came our sight-seeing tour. We were entertained by the Syracuse University girls, who acted as our guides about the campus. Among the thin wh’ch impressed us most were the Stadium, Teacher’s College, an old build ng of castle style, and their far-famed gym. The big event of the day was our banquet at 6:30. Toasts were made to an Oriental girl, a South American girl, an Immigrant girl, an Indian girl, a Colored girl and to “Girls Everywhere.” Cablegrams, telegrams and letters Irom all parts of the world were read to us. The actual word from these places brought them nearer and made them dearer to us. Miss Marguerite Jones addressed us on the subject, “Students Across the Sea.” Tho bright Sunday morirng found us on our way to morning service, at the First Bap- tist Church. Rev. Bernard C. Clausen, Pastor, gave a sermon that will ever ring in our hearts. After lunch we had our short Vesper Service. “In Every Soul of all Mankind Somewhat of Christ I Find” was the thought brought forth and left to dwell and grow in our hearts. We boarded the train for home feeling better off for having this confer- ence. We felt an inexpressible gratitude to the Syracuse girls for their splendid part as hostess. VIVA BLACKBURN '22,

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THE WITAN 21 Goodbye—And Thank You! This number of the “Witan,” besides being the Alumni number, is also, in a way, a farewell number. A large majority of the present staff will be graduated in June and this is, therefore, their last effort in producing the Witan.” The outstanding feature of our work this year has been the remarkable cooperation which the students, as a whole, have given us. When we under- took, last fall, to publish the first high school periodical ever published in Charlotte High School we hardly expected to last the whole year. But when we found, instead of the expected lack of interest on the part of the pupils, a whole-hearted response to our every call, it can be understood why we have felt so gratiled and why we have so often expressed our gratification through these columns. Therefore, we wish to thank you once more for your support, and we earnestly urge that the same support be, in the future, accorded to succeeding Witan” staffs. Orchestra The first Charlotte High School orchestra was organized in 1908. Mr. Tolman was principal at that time, and being a great lover of music, had conceived the idea of introducing it as a school activity. In those days such activities wwere few, so that everyone who was musically inclined, and even some who were not, were more than eager to play in the proposed orchestra. Mr. Tolman secured the sendees of Mr. J. F. Winneur of Rochester to give private instruction on the various instruments. After many weeks of drill and practice, the orchestra was formally organized with thirty-eight players. There were twelve violins, six firsts and six seconds; four violas, three cellos, three flutes and piccolos, three clarinets, six comets, two horns, two trombones, bass, piano and drums. Those who have had anything to do with the high-school orchestras will realize what an undertaking it was to instruct and drill all those students, most of whom hail never played an instrument before. However, after many rehearsals, the orchestra gave its first concert on the 27th of November, 1908. Two programs were given—one in the afternoon and one in the evening. These consisted of several selections by the orchestra, including National Airs, La Rose, and Bohemian Girl a number of solos, duets and a string quartet. Many other successful concerts were given during the next two years. The orchestra played a very important part in all school and many com- munity functions for several years following. A few of the former members found in music not only recreation ami pleasure, but a successful life work. EDGAR A. DENISE.