Fairport High School - Hourglass Yearbook (Fairport, NY)

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THE HoUR GLASS I9 The Senior Class ormcgzes A President - - - - HAROLD VAN NORMAN Vice-President - - HERBERT GAZLIEY Secretary - - - - - MILDRED VVOOD Treasurer - - - - - RAYMOND TOLHURST FLOWER - - - - Red Rose COLORS - - - Red and White I MoTTo- Truth Gives Wings to Strength Advisers - - - Miss MARGARET PRATT AND Miss CATHERINE SMITH History of Class of '29 Twelve years ago ffor some more, for others lessj our Class plodded along the street, skipping and jumping, each clutching proudly in one hand a large black soft lead 'pencil and in the other a thick tablet of pencil paper. Then, we were anxious to get there, excited to learn what those funny words We saw on paper meant, desirous to sit in class rooms as the big boys and girls did. It was not quite the same class who entered under the supervision of Miss Sutherland in the first grade as it is now, due to the fact that some have changed schools, some have left, and some new ones have joined us. We had fun in that old gray brick building but we were always anxious to enter t.hat big building as we then called the West Church Street building. Every time we were ready to enter it they would put that grade back into the gray building. Finally, we did get there but only for a short time as they built the new building we are in now and we were moved to the new school. 'Our Class was the first Junior High Class to graduate from the eighth grade to high school in this building and maybe we weren't proud. Behind all this pleasure and happiness there was, however, great sadness for Mr. Hardy, our superintendent, left that year. September!! Timid little freshies as green as that color can be, fiocked up the stairs to go to our first high school classes. We were rather awed at the grand assuming air of the haughty Seniors. Cautiously we inquired our way around. We soon grew accustomed to the strangeness of it all and began to love it. At the very beginning of our Junior year we elected officers, who were: President, Margaret Clow, Vice-president, Mary Pierceg Secretary, Eva Cornish, Treasurer, Herbert Gazley. We also elected our home room teacher, Miss Pratt, to be our class adviser. During the year a great many different enterprises were taken up for the purpose of earning money toward our Washington trip. Magazines, jello, and paper napkins were sold. In the first part of May, the Juniors put on a fair. This took much planning as it was composed of booths for candy, pop, baked food, and ice cream. An orchestra had to be hired and the place decorated. During the baseball season, the Juniors sold candy and hots at all the games, making quite a bit of profit. On ,lune 23rd, the annual junior-Senior picnic was held at Durand Eastman Park. Our last grand affair of the year was the Junior Prom which is given every year to the Seniors by the Juniors.

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THE HOUR GLASS M ILDRED WOOD ---- Mamie Good nature is one of the richest fruits of life. Student Associationg Secretary, Senior Classg Presi- dent, Shabroten Societyg Candy Committeeg Chairman, Baked Food Salesg Committee, junior Promg Committee, Senior Card Partyg Commit- tee, Junior Fair: l'School Chatter Staffg Hour Glass Staff, Glee Club, Committee, Junior- Senior Pienieg Usher, Operettag Usher, Senior Play. University of Buffalo. ALBERTA YOUNG ---- Bert life fear that Bert niight not tell That she plays basketball so well. Student Associationg Flag Custodiang Secretary, Stu- dent Associationg Committee, Senior Ball: Com- mittee, Junior Promig 'tHour Glass Staffg School Chatter Staffg Glee Clubg Prompter, Senior Play, Basketball 12, 3, 4jg Manager Basketball f4j g Treasurer Monroe County League. Undecided. RICHARD POWERS ---- Dick I arn monarch of all I survey. My right there is none to dispute. Football QI, 2, 3, 41 Basketball C3, 45 g Baseball Cz, 3, 455 Senior Play fDonald Swiftbg Student Asso- ciationg Operettag Ways and Means Committeeg Junior Prom Committeeg School Chatter Staff. Undecided.

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20 THE HOUR GLASS We came back to school September 4th, 1928, dignified Seniors. XfVe noticed four new faces in our midst. They were Wilbur Foote of Kenmore, NVendell Fairbanks of Washington, D. C., Shirley Bower of Boston, and Dorothy Carmer of Indianapolis. We were glad to welcome them. However, we noticed that several of the last year's junior Class were not with us. On September 17th, 1928, we had our first Senior Meeting. The Class officers elected were: President, Har- old Van Norman, Vice-president, Herbert Gazleyg Secretary, Mildred Wood, and Treasurer, Raymond Tolhurst. We chose another adviser, besides Miss Pratt, Miss Smith-and elected Theodore Apostal as our representative for the Students' Council. Then came the Senior play which was exceptionally good. It was a three- act farce by A11ita Loos and john Emerson, called The Whole Town's Talking and presented November 9th and 10th under the skillful direction of Miss Street. Our Washington trip was finally realized when on March 29th, thirty-Six of us left for a week's vacation in Washington. Miss Pratt and Mr. and Mrs. Steffen were our very able chaperones. Now we are looking forward to graduation-after we pass those dreadful bug-bears-examinations. -EVA CoRN1sH, Historian. Last Will and Testament NVe, the Senior Class of 1928-29, of Fairport High School, Fairport, New York, being of extremely sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this our LAsT WILL AND TESTAMENT in manner and form following: I. N'Ve direct the Juniors to take charge of our class effects, namely, the Senior Room 17, the annual Year Book, the School Chatter, and our unpaid bills. as soon as we depart from our school. 2. NVe give and bequeath our Senior parties to the juniors so that they may grow up next year. 3. We give and bequeath Doris Kelsey's studious mind to Ethel Adams so that her friends will not lead her astray. 4. To Carl Burlingame we bequeath Ott Gearis football ability, so that he may use it to good advantage in the oncoming year. 5. VVe will and bequeath Helen Connick's typewriter to Amy Baker so that she may greet the School Chatter next year. 6. We will and bequeath Sam Nicosia's truck to Elizabeth Crowley so that she may be willing to help her countrymen. 7. We will and bequeath to Claude Emery, Dick Power's beard so that the Senior Class may have one he-man next year. 8. We give and bequeath Mildred Wood's sedateness to Nina Bramer to temper her flattering ways. 9. We will and bequeath Sam Nicosia's knowledge of science to Farmer Sturdevant. This might help him should he decide to take chemistry. IO. We will, give, and bequeath Dorothy Carmer's cosmetics to Alice Brandt so that she may keep her reputation of Lady Prirnpf' II. We will and bequeath Frances Clark's good nature to Barbara Brown to end her continuous scrapping.