Estee Junior High School - Yearbook (Gloversville, NY)

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As-na. -' JUNE, 1935- ..-., W ..-af-nq,..,.,.:,,.,..,.., . K W... , ,F-,N Q 5 Owen Wister Owen VVister was born in Philadel- phia on July'14,11860. His father was a physician ands his mother, Sarah Butter, was the' daughter of Fannie Kimble, the great .English actress, and Pierce Butter of .Georgia and Philadel- phia. At.the age of ten he attended a school in Switzerland and later went to school in .England for a short time. When Owen Wister was affstudent at St. Paulfs school -,inf Soncord, New Hampshire, he discovered that he could write tunes ,and devise harmonies, there- fore he decided-1to'become a composer. After he hadpspent two years in Paris studying composition he played his best composition for alfamous composer who praised OwenfWister?s talent. He returned to America in 1884 and became a clerk in the Union Safe De- posit Vaults in NewJYork. His first novel was, A Wise Man's Son . The story had a bitter-sweet ending and had lots of swearing anvdjdrinking in it. William Dean Howellsfread this novel and advised Owen Wister not to show it to a publisher because he might accept it and the novel is one that he would regret whenhe was folder. Wister did not publish this book. Howells assured Wister that he could write. He left his job as clerk in 1885 and decided to go to Harvard Law School since American respectability accepted lawyers, no matter how bad, Which I was likely to be and rejected composers, even if they were good, which I might possibly be. Just before Wister was to enter Law School his health broke down and he spent the summer with friends in Wyoming. After his gradu- ation from Law School in 1888, he be- came a member of the Philadelphia Bar but couldn't forget Wyoming. ' On his Western expedition he kepta., diary of details about ,pack horS6S, camps in the mountains, camps in the sage-bush, nights in town, cards withf' cavalry officers, meals with cowpunch- ers, round-ups, scenery, Yellowstone Park, trout fishing, hunting,with, In- dians, shooting antelope, white tail deer, elk, bear and mountainsheep. In 1891 he wrote two stories of the West, Hank's Woman and How Lin McLean Went East . Owen Wister gave up law and settled dgwnnto .writ-., ing. One of his friends and encourag- ers was Theodore Roosevelt. e On April 21, 1898, .Wister married Mary Channing of Philidelphia. Owen Wister wrote The Virginian in 1902. In 1929 he wrote about the Virginian . He hadthe luckrto be 'a best seller for six months, was -drama- tized, heartily dammed by the New York critics, ran for ten years on the road, is still played in stock, after twenty-seven years has been three times Hlmed, and translated. I-Ie made money, actual' money: 'and' agreeable experience, wholly new for its author. Owen Wister is a big man with broad shoulders, gray hair and mus- tache. His home is in Pennsylvania but he spends much of his time in France. Other books by him are, The Seven Ages of Washington , A Straight Deal , Neighbors I-Ienceforths and U, S. G-rant . EVELYN PERKINS Our Western Correspondence The pupils in Miss Esther Amos' English classes are corresponding with pupils from Superior, Wyoming. Here are two letters received by Dorothy Sutliff, 9A110. Superior, Wyoming, April 25, 1935 Dear Dorothy, I suppose you are wondering who is writing to you from way out West. I will describe myself, hoping you will picture me as a friend. I am a tall, rather plump, blonde haired and brown-eyed girl, fourteen years old, and weigh one hundred and eight pounds. I love to read and write letters and would like to change snapshots with you and your many school pals. p Do you know Miss Burke? She used to be a teacher in New York. Our Class received a letter, in care of her, with a list of the names of boys and girls who would like to correspond with boys and girls from Superiorj We are picking out the names to whom we wish to write. If you want to know anything about Superior or the State of Wyoming, you ask your questions in an answer and I will answer them as best I can. Yours truely, Bettie Anderson Superior, Wyoming, April 22, 1935 Dear Dorothy, Don't be too surprised when you re- ceive this letter. My English teacher, Miss Burke, said she taught a sister of yours, maybe it wasn't, but the .girls name was sut- liff too. -. .. How. dofyfoulike school? It will soon be over 'now for three more months. Our school lets out the 2-ith of May, .when ,does yours? I sure have been en- joying my Freshman year. Even though we are called' the Green Horns . e Don't you think it sounds strange for people so far apart to write to each other, not knowing them or even seeing them -before? Or have you ever done tliisvbefore? I haven't, but since I love to- write letters, I thought- it would be nice getting a few correspondents. Don't you think so? You may receive more letters. from different members of our class,' I'm not sure. ' If'-yourhappen to know Billy Blanch- ard tell him I'll write to him soon. Don't know how. soon though. Would you please send me your picture? Here's hoping to hear from you soon. Sincerely yours, A A Friend , Jeanette Frolich, Box 216 , Superior, Wyoming P. S.-If there are any boys and girls who would like to write to me, tell them I'll answer all letters. Betty Anderson Also Wrote Mary Pencheif Superior, Wyoming, May 29, 1935 Dear Mary, I suppose you're waiting -for an answer to your letter but at the end of the year there is so much work, as you know. Our exams lasted an hour and a half but were very easy. The Freshman class and a. few other classes went for a picnic to Green River, about 43 miles from Superior. Do you have a picnic every year? Jeanette Frolick received a snap- shot from Dorothy Sutliff and she ap- pears to be a very nice girl. Although I haven't seen you or her, I have a great liking for both. Your Year Book hasn't come yet and schools out now so you'll have to wait until next year. I'm sorry I haven't a picture of my- self but I hope you won't think 'cause I didn't send you one you won't send me one. I'd love to have a picture of you. E I suppose you'll have to think hard or guess to find out what some of this letter says, but I've never been a good writer. Hoping you will answer, Betty Anderson P. S.-Did Dorothy describe me to you, if she didn't you won't be missing much as I'm getting fatter all the time. 5 -Bettie Anniversary Of The Pony Express It' was of interest to the pupils studying the West to know that April 3, 1935, was the seventy-fifth annivers- ary of the Pony Express. The Pony Express began the race against time, which has continued from year to year. The Pony Express was able to bring communication to settlers who had mi- grated to different parts of the United States and who were eager for news from friends and relatives far away. This Express, which will always be re- membered as the start of quick com- munication, was run by eighty boys and 400 ponies. Their slogan was: The mai1's got to go through! which they successfully tried to live up to through rain, snow and the fear of Indians. .The Pony Express was also a need for keeping the West with its gold in the Union, for our country was then on the verge of the Civil War. Keeping the Pony Express going was not an easy thing for the blizzards, deep snows and the constant menace of Indians made their trips dangerous. Congress was then not ready to risk sums of money on this new enterprise and therefore their financial backing had to be supplied elsewhere. All this did not cause the Pony Express to stop and because of their wonderful spirit, the Pony Express will be one of the memorable events of American History. Our Fine School We read' the book The Virginian and as we know or remember the Vir- ginian had very little schooling. We have a fine school and very nice teachers and still some of Estee stu- dents want to leave Estee. They don't realize what schooling and an educa- tion means. They don't realize what it does for them later on in life. An education means a great deal in trying to secure a position. If you go to school for just one half a year you receive no credit. 'It is very difficult to go on with little education. Estee is one of the finest schools and has many compliments on how they train their pupils to do their work.

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t '- x ESTEE QEAR 'Q 4 Boorc Ranch Comments THE VIRGINIAN Tall, dark and handsome! ls it any wonder the pupils of 9A chose The Virginian as the theme for the Year Book? The story was written by Owen Wister who takes a part in the book, an unusual thing for an author to do. Last term we studied as our novel, Owen Wister's Virginian . lt is a story of Western. life on a ranch in Wyoming, in which The Virginian is the principal character. - Some of the other characters are Molly Stark Wood, who falls in love with the Virginian: Shorty, a cowhand working under the Virginian until Trampas, a rustler, who is shot by the Virginian, gets Shorty to come with him, telling him he will earn more money. judge Henry owns the ranch of which the Virginian is foreman. ' The story deals with a young woman who goes West to become a teacher. ' lt is here that she falls in love with the Virginian and after braving many difficulties they become married. The story, in turn, is tragic, humorous, exciting and realistic. To carry the idea further the 9A officers and Year Book staff pictures were taken in cowboy outfits, and some on a horse.

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rev-W We r S' 'L' X I 6 Esfrss YEAR Book The Traffic Squad ' The traffic squad of Estee Junior High School is very large compared to some schools and small compared with others. A traffic squad should be made up of reliable boys and girls, those who are not out of school one-third of the term. Most of the pupils on Estee squad are in school all the time unless it is absolutely necessary to stay out. But there are some pupils on the squad that don't care whether they're on the job at the right time or not and stay out when they think they're going to be sick. There are pupils on the squad that will make their friends aswell as others obey the laws, and there are some that will stand and talk to their friends and make others toe the line, and some of them come through and express their thoughts about t.he matter. The traffic squad of 1935 was large and reliable in most cases, but let us see if we can't make it more so in years to come. Ltuvxsuca Emcx The Matter of Cooperation When you start to read the annual Year Book, which was made possible by the graduating class, you don't fully realize the amount of cooperation which has been required to make this book entertaining and enjoyable. We should first think of the Estee Echo Staff. The pupils on this staff often stay till late to finish looking over some work. This calls for cooperation. They cooperate with the school and publish a paper which is read by the school. Next is the 9A class itself. Each week they are assigned some particular subject to seek information about. The way in which they cooperate is to have their assigned work done on time and the best of their ability in it. If you were one of the 9A's you would, without doubt, realize how much the faculty contribute cooperation. They inform the pupil of what has been go- ing on and what they have planned for the future. CIn case of a club.J There are many more who render their services, such as printers, Art Club, etc. I believe that the Year Book will be a pleasure because of the enthusiasm shown. The better the cooperation, the better the Year Book. HAZEL STEWART Fellowship I think fellowship in Estee Junior High has improved very much in a couple of years. The pupils in Estee are all friends with each other. One person isn't any better known than any of the other thousand registered in Estee. When the 7B's came down to Estee, the older pupils helped them out by helping them to find their rooms and by telling them about Estee. It used to be that one crowd of pupils were, well, we'll call them snobs, be- cause they didn't bother with anyone except in their crowd. I think fellow- ship is one of the best outstanding things in Estee. EVELYN REMING'roN Times Have Changed When Hollywood had a population of about three hundred people, pioneers of the moving picture industry rented a barn and began work on The Squaw Man . If the play called for a scene on a front porch, the actors asked per- mission to use somebody's front porch. At first, no one had special sets . Now studios are like walled cities. Within them are sound studios, in which many different sets may be used at once, also standing sets representing forts, churches, famous castles and villages from all over the earth and there are also other buildings where scenery is made, dressing' rooms for the actors and executive offices. One studio has a toy' shop where miniature boats, airplanes, trains and automobiles are made. With the aid of trick photogra- phy these are shot at many times their actual size. Any kind of scenery desired can be easily manufactured somewhere in Southern California. One company has its own handmade jungle, another has an Eskimo village with igloos, ice fields and all. This saves the expense of send- ing actors to Africa or Alaska. But it is not all scenery and trick photography. Every conceivable type of human being is needed to play all the different parts. Casting offices study different types and use a filing system for thousands of extras. Every studio has its research de- partment. In historic films, research is very necessary. Studios also have trained readers, who search for writers, whose works may be particularly humorous or who may be very realistic. Studios must also have make up artists, to make the young look old, to disiigure a war veteran and who by a few skillful applications of paint and imitation skin can change the whole character cf a face. Today an average of one hundred and seventeen trades and vocations is needed in the making of talkies . JOHN McDaRMo'r'r -llli., S -T Ranch I By Clara James, QA206 It's roundup time in Estee. All the bloom is on the range. Little calves and long legged broncos Roam its trails and all its lanes. They have a capable bronco buster, Who shows them right from wrong, And every time they do it wrong, 'l'hey're day is eight periods long. Now I don't want you to think That he is hard or mean, Nor one that always goes around Like a blustering, blowing dean. He's really a kindly bronco buster, Who knows just what to do, When a big, little problem arises That has to do with me or you. Now all the buster's under him, Are as nice as nice can be, They are the teachers of Estee High, Who work with you and I. A 9B's First Impression of Estee Junior High When I stood by the door of a little school in CBleeckerJ Wyoming, and heard CMrs. Buseckb Molly Stark Wood say I was to go to Estee Junior High, I was very glad, but also very fright- ened. I had always heard Estee Junior High was somewhat difficult. This, of course, prepared me for the worst, or so I thought. In September, the first day of school, I stood by the door and heard Mr. Coon Uudge Henryi speak these fatal words, Will all the 9B's go to their home rooms. I went into Estee and with much difficulty, I found the office and soon was safely established in my home room. I thought I had never seen so many pupils and teachers in all my life. The next day I sat in the study hall thinking of the diiference in the size of this one room and of our whole school house. I figured it up and found there was seven times as many children in this one room as there was in my whole school. I was terribly frightened and did not like school for the first few days, the bustle and noise of everyone bothered me so I could not study. But since then I have become more acquainted with all the children and the teachers, and I enjoy Estee Junior High very much. So all you 9A's, 8B's and 8A's take pity on the little 7B's and the new 9B's and make it as easy as possible for them until they grow accustomed to the ways of Estee Junior High. Dorothy Ernst fThis is by the youngest pupil in 9A, 11 years old, from BleeckerJ ' Tributes Estee School teachers and pupils bow their heads in sorrow and mourn the loss of Stephen Vagianelli, who died during the Christmas holidays of 1934- 35. While students were enjoying their vacation, Stephen lay in the hospital stricken with appendicitis. After his operation, he was brought home where he died a few days later. Steve , as he was called by his playmates, was a dependable boy who took part in all sports and because of his death the newly-organized ball team, the Rockets, with whom Steve played last year, will pay their tribute to him by not play- ing any games in the month of August which was Steve's birth month. JOHN PECORINO The death of Shirley A. Grolf was a shock to her schoolmates. She had been with the 9A's since their entrance into Estee. .She died in June of 1934. Shirley was in the Honor Society, Library Club, was always on the Honor Roll and won a penmanship button. She had been chosen in each grade as an outstanding pupil. Shirley was a friend to everyone and was very popular, although she had been absent quite a lot. Her parents are perpetuating her memory by offering an English prize to the 8A girl having the highest mark in English. .