Glens Falls High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Glens Falls, NY)

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21 THE RED and BLACK the quill, but she has had very little to do. Harold Austin was elected to save up the nickels and dimes, and he has had still less. Our class rings were selected and purchased some time before Christmas. Everybody remarks about the unique and unusual design. Such should be the case, for are we not an unusual class? Following the custom of other Senior classes we held a play, The Merchant of Venice. The success of the play was due almost entirely to the able super- vision of Miss Abbott, and to her genius in fabricating scenery. Here Robert Cashion again covered himself with glory, when Nerissa took the flying leap into Cratiano's ready arms. Bethenia McCreery in the role of Shylock showed great ability in dramatics. For the first time admission was charged for an entertain- ment of this kind, and over one hundred dollars was cleared, which we had the honor of turning over to the Athletic Association. K Close on the heels of this affair came the crowning success of the year, namely, the Senior ball. It was held on the night of December 29. No effort was spared in making this event a great success. The hall was gaily decorated with long streamers of green and black, the class colors, and palms, placed in the corners. Beaton's orchestra furnished music for about sixty couples, including a large number of high school alumni. It is said that several Seniors attended. Dancing was enjoyed from nine to twelve, when the party unwillingly broke up to the strains of 'S Home, Sweet Home. U By this time the basketball season was getting under way. Again we found Robert Cashion in the limelight as captain for the year. The team had some hard battles, and generally came out victorious. Rudy Cashion and Monty Chapman represented ,ZI in all the games. We prophesy that they will be filling a place on some college ,varsity team in a year or two. The games throughout the season have been very well attended, and at last we have had a little pep in the cheering section, due to the efforts of Bob O,Connor, Gordon Partridge, and Avery Allen. For the first time in many moons have we kept the cheers rolling with a snap across the football field and basketball court to encourage and put fight into our battered warriors. Even some of our girls were wont to shout in accents wild, Razzberries, fwith a broad aj. ln the early part of April the class marks were published. They compared well with the marks of other classes graduated from G. F. H. S. Rose Alter won the valedictory, and Genevieve Bazinet the salutatory. These goals meant four years of hard work. Congratulations to you, girls! This finishes the story of '21, except for this record of our activities, The Red and Blackf, Next fall we shall be scattered over different States, most of us at

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THE RED and BLACK 20 CLASS HISTORY When the beaming faces of our unusual Freshman Class first appeared in the halls of our High School, even then did we show promise of a most exceptional class career. Far be it from us to claim that we entered High School in any more dignified manner than the usual Freshman Class, but there was a difference, for behold. at inter vals we showed signs of intelligence of a high order. As all Seniors know, rare indeed is the Freshman, or Sophomore for that matter, who can be said to possess even a small degree of knowledge. We all passed through our first year uneventfully, stumbling here a little in Biology, and there in the intricacies of Al- gebra, but showing a marked improvement over other classes, except, perhaps. that of '20, which possessed the phenomenal brain-power of that most distinguished graduate, Cutler West. Nor did we relax from our course, when we passed our exams in june and be- came Sophomores. Now we began to lose ourfprecocity and our studious habits. to some extent. Here we met with Caesar, and were introduced to French. These stiff subjects kept us busy, but some of us managed to step out to a dance on Friday night, and go calling on Sunday, which is the proper thing for a Soph to do, provided he does not interfere with the Seniors, whose nights out are Monday, Tuesday. Wefnesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with Sunday afternoon or night to go out of town. We finished our second year successfully. At last we entered our Junior year, and here we came to a swift decline in study. Here Red Partridge found that in order to stay awake in Physics class he must go to bed at eleven each night except Friday and Saturday. Bloom Russell didn't find it out until too late, and now he's still trying to catch up in his sleep. He holds the school record for tardiness, with Monty Chapman a close second. The contest is getting exciting. At this time also, Rudy Cashion began to make his name and fame as a basketball star and woman-hater. Also Monty Chapman made his debut as a high school center. Some sensation! Monty says he keeps gaining all the time, but we don't see any change in his figure. We went up to Regents examinations in june, l920, with fear and trembling. After the smoke blew away and the casualties were counted, it was found that the majority of the class would park their books in Room L in the fall. Such had been our irrepressible good spirits that Miss Goulding heaved many a sigh of relief when we left Room K for our last year. Last September we entered upon our final year in Glens Falls High, and we'll say it's been some year, if a Senior may make use of such picturesque language. At our class meeting we elected Rudy to the dignified office of president and Estelle Dearstyne to that of vice-president. Genevieve Bazinet was appointed to wield

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THE RED and BLACK 22 institutions of higher learning, never to sit in a class-room of our High School again. The Class of '2l makes its bow and passes into history. Harold A uslin, Gordon S. Parhidge, Bloomfield I. Russell. CLASS PROPHECY Everything happened this way. I had been late every day for the past two weeks until it had finally become a habit. But that morning, Mr. Stilwell called me into his august presence. Please, he begged, as a favor to the faculty and the school, please try to be here on time tomorrow morning. As he uttered these heart-rending words, his voice shook, and tears came into his eyes. Deeply touched, I vowed that I would be there the following morning-but how? That was the question. My only hope, the alarm clock, was broken. It was then that I realized that the only way possible was for me to stay there all night, so I would be sure to be there the next morning. So that night, I successfully evaded the watchful eyes of the several teachers, and after all had left the building, entered the study hall, sat down in one of the seats and fell asleep. It was the middle of the night when I awoke, but I was not at all sleepy, and decided that I would wander around the building, and see, as much as possible, how it looked by night. I made my way carefully down the stairs and found myself in the lower hall. All was deathly quiet, and dark save where the statue of Minerva gleamed white in the dim beams from the arc light on the street. I went to the door, and looked out into the peaceful night. As I stood there, I heard something moving behind me. I turned in amazement. The statue of Minerva was no longer cold and lifeless! A rosy flush was creeping over her face, and a look of supreme intelligence welled up into her otherwise vacant looking eyes. The statue had come to life! I stood there too astonished to speak. Minerva smiled and spoke first. Don't be surprised, she remarked pleasantly, I do this every night at this time. While speaking, she had climbed down off her pedestal, and sat down on it, arranging her robe. Come over and talk to me, she said invitingly. I get awfully lonesome here all alone. If you wouldn't mind removing that snake first,' ' I demurred. Minerva smiled, and touching the serpent on the head, spoke a few words in Latin. Do you know where it can get anything to eat? she inquired. I suppose it might try to find something in the safe down in the domestic science dining room.