Elmira Free Academy - Torch / Sagoyawatha Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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THE A NN UA L—1925 MAIN CORRIDOR FACING SOUTH 1925 A Memorable Year BOTH nature and politics have been doing their utmost to make the year 1925 a memorable one-. First came the total eclipse of the sun on January twenty-fourth. Weather conditions were perfect in Elmira to view it, and everyone was up early with smoked glass to shade his eyes while he looked at the disappearing sun; awe and wonder were expressed on every side at one of the most marvellous sights ever witnessed. Then the weather man, not to be outdone, sent the most stupendous snow fall ever known in Chemung County. It snowed for so long that the schools of Elmira were closed. And such piles of the “beautiful” on every side! Then the moon-man had his turn and we were rewarded by a partial eclipse. By this time Old Mother Earth became jealous of the attention the heavenly bodies were getting, so an earthquake visited us to show she was still an important personage. Next, to add to the excitement, some one foretold the end of the world, but Gabriel must have mislaid his trumpet, as the prophecy did not come true. 10 -i

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THE ANNUAL—1925

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