Gloversville High School - Oracle Yearbook (Gloversville, NY)

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6 r Frm OIi.'K4'Iil'l br te5iuznt'5 Qnurrss URI High ScI1ool career is nearing its end. As we gather here, I recall many happy incidents along the way to our destination, where we have found this week such a joyous and cheerful end- ing. Never shall we forget the right good times we have had this year. Picturing to myself the last' four years I find that we have come over a course that has led to success in all the branches of our school activi- ties. The one thing that especially stands out is that the farther along we progressed, the easier and more interesting became the work. This last year has been the happiest and most successful of all years. We commenced to see the usefulness of the education that previously we had taken for granted, and consequently we have become more interested in getting it. The Class of '21 has not been altogether oc- cupied by study, for you can easily see that we have taken hold of and well grasped many other things. The gym and field called on us for vol- unteers, and we gave them the best we had. Our athletes, ability showed for itself in quali- ty, for they shared the starring honors in every game in which they played. Not only in athle- tics did we set a good standard, but also in so- cial activities. l am very glad to say that we have had many good times together-times which we can never forget. Now we are en- joying the climax of it all, here at our house party. For various reasons and on several oc- casions other branches of our talent have been brought into action, namely, dramatics, music, and debating. In dramatics we raised the school standard in the excellency of our presentation of Charley's Aunt, the success of which showed itself in the amount of money raised. Perhaps in music we have showed our least talent, nevertheless, we find that no other class has gone beyond us. Debating, which is prac- tically a new field in connection with school, was very much in need of good material and sure enough, we backed up the cause with spirit and enthusiasm enough to win the first debate that G. H. S. has had for a number of years. It would be practically impossible for all of us to be directly connected with all these vari- ous branches of activities, but there are two things in which we all have been faithfully in- terested, first, in our scholastic average. It is the highest of all classes of the Gloversvile High School. I can remember a good many obstacles that we had to overcome and can see that they did not phase us one bit, but that they did en- courage us to work harder so that we might bc better able to overcome them in the future. Be- cause of' this, we have two students with aver- ages above ninety, while the lowest average is well above seventy. Next we have done much to further school spirit. From those who taught us to revere our school we learned that to have school spirit we must do everything possible for the good of the school itself, as well as for ourselves. So it has been that no matter what we were doing, we put school spirit at the head of it. I am sure that this is what has spurred us on so often. The fact stands out very plainly that the Class of 1921 is the all around class of Gloversville High School. It is very pleasing to find that we have no slackers among us. It's seldom that this is true of a whole class, and I am very proud that it can be truthfully said that we have all pulled together to accomplish this year's reward. The reason why this is so is because we have lived up to the motto which was so well chosen, be- cause it it is so true to life, Apres le combat la courrone, which means, After the combat tI1e crown. It means a great deal to have something to work for, anyone should feel that he will be rewarded according to the amount' of work that he does, and the spirit in which he does it. Though next year will find us much divided, our unity of spirit and ideals will keep us close- ly connected. I hope that you will be en- couraged on to success many times with the spirit and confidence in mind that' you have had this year. Those wl1o expect to go away to school in the fall should be enthusiastically en- deavoring to continue the course of success that has been commenced this year. But no matt'cr what our course in life may be, it will be a very wise thing for us to go straight forward with the proper ideals in mind. It is the best way to capture success. GERALD BERNARR. GRINNI-:LI,, '21

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JUNE, 1921 5 I fu ' SWEDITORIALS ' I ,A V I TO THOSE WE'RE LEAVING The Class of '21 takes this opportunity to say good-bye to the faculty and to the school. VVe have all enjoyed our four years' for morej stay here, so much so that several of our mem- bers have decided to put off leaving till another year. fBe good to them, Juniors, and perhaps they will give yo11 some good advice IJ Our many comradeships here will be missed a great deal, more even than the cheerful aid of our good friends, the teachers, or even their scoldings, which we no doubt deserved. All these things, and the good times we have had, written down in our memories, will be a source of joy to us for many years to come. We hope, oh schoolmates, that you will miss us a little, that you will not let the class of '21 go out entirely from your memories, as we must go from your school. It seems rather hard, at first, to think our school will go right on with- out us, that others will fill the places we have filled, just as well, perhaps better. But we will find other places, outside of school, in which to work and play. We are proud of the record we are leaving behind us, the youngest class but with the high- est scholastic standing, which will now be set before you as a standard to live up to. NVe can not wish your way to be any easier than ours ...-oss - 0+ 0 has been, for hard work is one of the joys of a High School life, but we do hope that your suc- cess will be as complete and happy as ours. So with the best wishes and all encouragement for your struggle, we leave you now to find wider and more varied fields to conquer. This issue of THE ORACLE marks the end of its seventeenth year as the school paper of G. H. S. The retiring Omcmz staff is not a little glad of the fact that it is The End and not The Beginning of the seventeenth year. However, we have all tried to perform our duties to the best of our ability and it is our hope that these efforts have met with the school's approval. For next year's ORAULE staff We have only a few words of advice and wisdom. Try to issue 'PHE TJRAULE not more than one month late each time and follow closely the advice of Miss Yerkes and Mr. Wiggins. They have proven themselves time after time, and we wish to take this opportunity to heartily thank both of them for their efforts in behalf of THE ORACLE. We also wish to thank our contributors, subscribers, and advertisers, for the splendid support which they have given us during the past year and We sincerely hope that they will all favor the next Board of Editors in like manner. ' QEI Hlinete The canyon of the Rio Blanco measures thirty feet from side to side. Looking down between its dark walls, one can see the river gleam like snow and hear the echo of its wild roar. Black rocks that lift themselves from the water look like pebbles, tho they weigh tons. On one side of the canyon lies the land of F11 Verano with a populace of dusky Mexican guitar tl1ru11m1ers. On the other side sofme Americans operate a silver mine. For several months everything had been peaceable, but now a difficulty had arisen. In the last two weeks a lone maurauder had made away with several bags of silver. Once he had been seen by moonlight among the shadows of the alamos, and he had been riding a giant horse of deepest black. On account of his skill- ful riding, the Americans called the man El .linete, or The Horseman. CContinued on Page 343

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.lem-1, ,192 AM going to game which the Class of reputation on tell you about a baseball was just played between '21 of G. H. S. a11d class the High School diamond. 1 7 he lass iiaistnrp drew the attention of some of the gcntlemin members of our team from the ball .1 good de il more than was mete, while the other, 1 till handsome fellow, drew more than one admn mg The faculty was our umpire and a more satis- factory one could not have been found, although at times we were not inclined to think so. 'But what mnpire or referee has not been raked over the coals, usually unjustly T? Hut to go on with the game, everyone played unusually well in his own position. School Life was pitcher for the other' side. He was a fine pitcher and some of his balls were rather hard to hit, but our players worked hard. A series of Latin verbs and some of his curves QZ2 illld Y2l were pretty difficult. Une trick especially, algebra problems, was a sticker for nearly everyone, while biology was easier. The pitch- er, an old and experienced 0119 at the game, knew all the tricks of the trade. All kinds of balls went to our players as they came up to bat. l'aesar's Gallic wars, Uicero's orations and V irgil's Aeneid were for some, while commer- cial law, bookkeeping Elllll shorthand were for others. R-ectangles and circles, science and his- tory kept some of us guessing. Another kind, called basketballs, was a specialty of some of our men, while others made more hits at those called baseballs or footballs. Burke's Concilia- tion with the Colonies and French phonetics were the bugbears of nearly everyone. Some were able to hit those called debate, and two of our number, Bass and Fox, even starred in that kind of hit. Some of the individual plays were especially brilliant. Fox, every time he came up to bat, made a peach of a hit, especially at mathe- matics, in fact, he knocked the ball so high that the rest of us scarcely got a glimpse of it. Corey, too, made some fine hits. Her special- ty seemed to be those called commercial law and bookkeeping. Fear of being taken off tl1e team made us keep our marks up and do our best. Those who failed we bequeath to the Class of '22, Unly a few of our players were struck out, but most of those redeemed themselves later in the game. There were two players on the other side, the heavenly twins, whose names-you'll recognize them. l know-were Good Times and Sans Souci. Une, an' exceptionally lively, pretty girl, glance from our girls who should have bien more attentive to the game. Une of our men, although he played well, un- fortunately stubbed his toe on an 0R.AK'l1I'l staff and fell down when he was running from third base to home. But he tried it again and came out victor at last. Then another man, Bass, almost made a home run. He made third base thc first time, and then made the home plate. He played well in other ways, too. Our team also boasts a regular Babe Ruth, who is good anywhere you put her. Of course, some took a more active part than others, but all played unusually well. The class made more individual hits and better ones than any preceding class. lt was a great team and we came out on top of the score with fifty-two runs. VVe might have made fifty-six, but four of our players missed good chances to make the l10ll10 plate, so we came off the field with fifty- two runs. With regret we leave those players to finish with the next class. But all work and no play makes .lack a dull boy, and what went on on the sidelines is worthy of mention. The hilarity and class spirit mani- fested were often the despair of the umpire. Corn roasts galore, school dances, house parties, picnics, and all sorts of fun were indulged in. Un one side of the bleachers the loyal Sophs yelled their throats hoarse urging us on, while on the other side, the Juniors and Freshies egged us on to do better with their childish actions, their horns and squawkers, infantile contrivances. Here and there, one might even see a few sucking their thumbs, while others substituted lollipops. The playing of the or- chestra and the mandolin club, and the singing made it all the more exciting. When any of our men made a particularly good play, the cheer- ing, ably led by our cheer leaders, was deafen- ing. And oh, il almost forgot to tell you of a par- ticularly amusing incident that happened to-- ward the close of the game. Two of the inno- cent little Juniors, impelled by native curiosi- tContinued on Page 307