S? 1916 Ky-1 •CANADESAGAN • Ifamunrii First of all, a little explanation will perhaps be desirable to our readers, with regard to the new name of this book. We of the year- book board all thought that the old name was a rather indefinite one for a book so important to E. F. A. So, with the sincere approval and interest of our principal, our patron saint, and our faculty advis- ers, we set about finding an appropriate name. It was not long before we found the name “Canadesaga” in the old 1868 directory of Elmira. This valley of the Chemung, it seems, was claimed particularly by the Seneca tribe of the Iroquois Confed- eration of Indian Tribes. Canadesaga was a Seneca chieftain of some note, taking part in all councils held here with Col. John Hendy, the earliest settler in this locality, and other settlers. He seems to have been a good friend of Col. Hendy’s, coming to visit him quite often. Hence we take a name of the long ago, with something of the glamour of the pioneer days of Elmira, in honor of our school and our city. It stands to us, even as our school does, for the true and stead- fast, the honorable and loyal. And now, patient reader, be assured that the class of nineteen hundred sixteen sends to you a hearty, cheery greeting of friendship, as to friends tried and true. We cannot conceive of ourselves as putting out a perfect book. All we ask of you is to remember that we did our best. Our great and sincere hope is that this book may recall even in part the dearly cherished memories of former school days, which we know everyone possesses. If it can do so, we shall rest content, and the book will have fulfilled its mission, which is simply to bring some pleasant moments of retrospection.
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