Goshen Central High School - Yearbook (Goshen, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 22 of the 1908 volume:

ADVERTISEMENTS . . . CLARK’S . . . Restaurant and Lunch Room West Main Street P. O. Box 522 Often Day and flight Telephone 106 L W. I I. Miller Practical Tailor 82 Vilest 'Main Street - Qoshen, N. Y. Cleaning, Repairing and Altering at short notice. Livery Suits and Riding Breeches a specialty. Dealer in “ New Home Sewing Machines.” For cash or easy payments. Machines rented by week or month. Needles and repairs for all Machines. HOLDUP PLEECUM Unlicensed Sfittomeys Estates promptly swallowed and thoroughly digested. Agents for “The Never Pay Collection Association. ’ ’ Stfnnanias Holdup OFFICES Silas Fleecum Hear the “ Gas House ' GEORGE F. RUSSELL (0011 wim QAS Painter, Decorator and Paperhanger GOSHEN, N. Y. ADVERTISEMENTS ESTATE OF W. M. SAYER Lumber and Coal Sherwin-Williams Paint FINE STATIONERY Books, Magazines, Novels, Morning, Evening and Sunday Newspapers. AT THK HANDY CORNER STATIONERY Orders taken for any Books or Periodicals published and not in stock. W. W. LOCKWOOD, Prop., Goshen, N. Y. Neponset Paroid Roofing Sackett Wall Board Redwood Lumber and Doors GOSHEN, N. Y. WM, A. CLAPP Dealer in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods GOSHEN, N. Y. DAVID P. CLARK Dealer in all Kinds of Fresh, Salt and Smoked Meats Hams and Bacon B. R. CLARK Dealer in Meats and Poultry Pure Milk Delivered GOSHEN, - - N. Y. THE VERY BEST CORN BEEF Poultry and Game in Season 62 West Main St. B. LEVISON DEALER IN Up - to - Date Clothing Always ready to fit you and at the right price. WEST MAIN ST., GOSHEN, N. Y. FRANK D. SLACH Manufacturer of and Dealer in Harness, Horse Boots and Horse Clothing 38 and 40 West Main Street Hotel Germania CERH. ERECHEM, Prop. Telephone 109-R GOSHEN, N. Y. ESTABLISHED 1867 Edward G. Swezey Jeweler and Optician DEALER IN Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Cut Glass, Etc. HULSE BUILDING, GOSHEN, N. Y. The Little Store “YOUR JEWELER” A. O. SNOW high school building. High School Faculty, 1907-1908. MONTGOMERY C. SMITH, Supervising Principal. ANNA A. FARRAND, LOU M. BUCKLYN, CLARA L MITCHELL, NELLIE M. ALLISON, ORA M. TRUMAN, LOUISE R. LEWIS, Prin. Noah Webster School. CATHERINE HAKES, ANNA B. HOWELL, ADA S. BRITTINGHAM, IDA BERTHOLF, SYLVIA R. SMITH. ANNA REGAN, Prin. Sayer Street School. MAY E. BASSETT, Supply Teacher. Board of Education. JOSEPH MERRITT, Esq,, President. AARON V. D. WALLACE, WILLIAM S. DAYTON THOMAS MOULD, WILLIAM D. VAN VLIET. Officers. JOSEPH MERRITT, Esy. President. ANNA A. FARRAND, Text Book Librarian WILLIAM O. SAYER, Attendance Officer. Class Colors. Purple and Gold. Class Flower. Violet. Motto, Honor.' THE PIONEER Goshen High School, Goshen, N. Y., June, Nineteen Hundred and Eight. EDITOR-IN CHIEF,....................................MARGARET V. COX ...preface... The Pioneer, the official organ of the Goslieu High School, edited each year by the graduating class, is so well known by this time that this, the fourth edition, most assuredly needs no further introduction. Surely no apologies are due for the several papers, essays, poems, etc., comprising the paper, as their literary merit is undisputed. The class wish to extend their thanks to the business men who have financially aided them in compounding the paper. They are also greatly indebted to Mr. W. W. Lockwood and Mr. C. H. Hulse who have so kindly offered their services in selling The Pioneer.—Editor. Galenbar SATURDAY, JUNE 20—ALUMNI RECEPTION. SUNDAY, JUNE 21—SERMON TO GRADUATES. Rev. Dr. W. H. Moser, M. E. Church. MO AD AY, JUNE 22—PROMOTION EXERCISES—Music Hall. TUESDAY, JUNE 23-FACULTY RECEPTION—High School Building, 7:30 P. M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25—HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT, followed by Reception to the Graduates, Music Hall. 2 THE PIONEER President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, Historian, Hlumni Hssociation - WILLIAM HENRY LANDY, 1901. SARAH J. BEATTIE, 1902. - CHARLOTTE C. GLOVER, 1905. LAURA C. TITUS, 1899. Class of 1908. ALFRED O. WTKER, - President EDI I'll M. STRONG, - Vice-President MARIE A. PARKER, - Secretary ELEANOR FARLEY, - - Treasurer MARGARET DURLAND, MARGARET V. COX. Class Colors—Purple and Gold. Motto—“ Honor.” Class Flower—Violet, w i Class History. How quickly the months have rolled by since that memorable afternoon, March 21, 1907, when our class was organized! As Juniors we were too insignificant to attract any attention whatevei-, nevertheless we had lofty ambitions which our colors, purple and ! gold, true symbols of royalty, indicate. As our class flower, we chose the violet; and this, with our Junior colors, we have kept in spite of much opposition during these last two years of our High School life. We were the first (perhaps the last) to have Junior pins; and although these artistic creations in purple and gold (!) were relegated to some dark corner upon the arrival of “the” pins, they still make us think of those happy-go-lucky days which must be classed as past time. In September our number, originally seven had reduced to four. Let me introduce them to you—First Alfred Wyker; do you recognize in him the studious, curly headed boy who began his public school life in the sixth grade? They say he used to be very bashful and al-ways got 100 per cent, in deportment; but being the president and the only man in a class ; of six has overcome any bashfulness from which he may have suffered, and as to his deportment—well, ask him! And here is Marie Parker. She has always been a quiet, demure little maiden, but her last three years in school have brought to light great elocutionary abitities which have won many honors for our class. She confidentially told me that she keeps her prizes in a chamois bag concealed in her Merry Widow. This is Eleanor Farley, who entered High School just four years ago. Previous to her coming, we had been noted for our exceptionally good conduct, but since then we have become completely demoralized—although some may doubt that it is Eleanor’s fault. Last of the four who remain from the Junior class, is the writer. She appeared ages ago in the first grade, but the least said about her the soonest forgiven. We feared that our class would be one of the smallest ever graduated, but Margaret Cox, unable to withstand the attraction of another year of school, decided to join us. She began her career in “ Noah Webster’s Select School for the Young,” and it was there that she acquired the fondness (?) for studying which has manifested itself during her course in Goshen High. From the enterprising city of Chester came Margaret Durlaud. Of her past life we know little; she is very quiet—seldom whispering in school (she talks out loud)—and although moody at times, she usually appears quite cheerful and has conducted herself with dignity (?) befitting a senior. And from the same metropolis came Orpha Wood, but our influence upon her was so demoralizing that she was forced to leave school. (See Memorial on Page 12) THE PIONEER 3 However, six of us have safely arrived at the eve of our graduation ; and it is with feelings of deep regret that we turn from the dear old High Sclool life, and with “ Honor ” for our watchword set out over new fields of labor. E. M. S., ’08. « ! « Class Poem. She’s witty and jolly and just right to-----, And as bright as a button is she. And now, gentle reader, allow me to add, Tho’ preposterous it may seem to you, My intentions are good, tho’ my verses are bad; But they’re really the best I can do. M. A. P., ’08. « i ’08. By far the most interesting class ever known Is the wonderful class of ’08— ’Tlio perhaps you have other ideas of your own, Ne’ertheless, please remember the date. Wanted Five eligible men between the ages of 20 and 90—nothing over or under will do. Must call at place mentioned below, accompanied by their mothers. References and pedigrees must be submit- To be seniors we once thought ’twould seem rather nice, And be wearing our violet and gold ; But if we could only be juniors twice! AYe feel so tremendously old, We are proud of our president, Alfred O. W., We’ll stick to him through thick and thin, And remember, please, not to forget what I tell you. He is just simply destined to win. Edith’s the superlative girl of the class— She’s longest and strong est and makes things jingle, She’s the dearest and sweetest kind of a lass, And ’twill be but eiu’ kurze zeit that she is single. ted. Only dukes, millionaries, counts, and West Point men need apply. GIRLS OF SENIOR CLASS, Goshen High School. « « Customer (an Englishman) : “ AA aiter, what’s this stuff?” AVaiter: “ It’s bean soup, sir.” Customer : “ I don’t care what it’s been; I want to know what it is now.” One little (?) maiden so dainty and gay AA'hile returning to school from on a choral The most studious girl in the class is E. Farley, Who excels in the x, y’s and z’s, And can talk upon anything from Hooke’s Law to barley— She’s a mighty nice girl, and is certain to please. M. Y. C.’s the most musical girl of the class. She can plaj’ you a ragtime or Bach symphonic, And can give the coefficient of expansion of While she’s always as happy as happy cau be. AVe are all very fond of our young Chester miss, (I am sure the young men will agree) club lay, Fell over a wire in the school house yard And bumped her nose just awful hard. (Ask M. C. S., if that isn't right.) There i$ a Small matter which Some of our purcha$er$ and advertiSerS have Seemingly forgotten. To u$ it i$ neceSSary in our bu$i-neSS- We are vel7 roodeSt au uo ' to Speak of it.—Ex. Customer: “ Waiter, there is a button in this salad.” AVaiter: “ Oh, that part of the dressing, sir.” CLASS CHARACTERISTICS. Title. Favorite Diversion. Sweetest Conversational Fabric. Ambition. Future Occupation. Favorite Expression. MARGARET R. DURLAND. “ Reggio.” Dancing with Bozza. Boys with black hair. Dances. To be a Miller. To go to Bo(a)rd(ens) in Middletown. 0 heavens! ELEANOR FARLEY.... “ Eleanor.” Studying. Boys (?) To make her brother mind. Mistress of the “ Grange.” My! MARIE A. PARKER “Kid.” Fixing lier “ wool ”. Her Ancestors. Monkeys (?) To own an auto. Writing poems to (explain) L. C. M. Perfectly good ace gone to waste. EDITH M. STRONG “Edith.” Handing Lemons. Anything about Smith (College) “To cut out ” slang. Enjoying Look here! ALFRED 0. WYKEli “Bozza.” Dancing to the ;une of “Merry Widow Waltz.” Ether To obey the laws of the (Bore) land. “ Dancing Master.” Honor! MARGARET Y. COX “Coxie.” Ilo(e)ing. Everything. To get to school on time. Undiscovered as yet. Maybe, I don’t know. M. V. C., ’08. THE PIONEER. THE PIONEER. 5 Charge to Joniors. May, 29, 1908. Dear Juniors : We, the class of 1908, of whose greatness you are well aware, greet you and give you some bits of criticism which will be helpful to you in your inexperienced position. Now you, as is common in junior class, are prone to think that your class and it alone is the bright and particular star of the High School. You never made a bigger mistake, for you all are very insignificant and are looked upon by the outside world as a sort of parasite of the senior class; we however do not mind the parasite as it offers a source of amusement to our overworked minds. Incidentally to graduation let me condole j with the president of the juniors in that he, ; like myself, is president of a class of girls. It is a position more distressing at times than would be imagined, especially when anything is to be decided on. Let me next say a few words about your conduct in school. It is, to say the least, questionable. You are either fresh or afraid to be heard. Alas ! I fear you will never become the happy mediums that we are. We, whose perfect poise and calm, contained demeanor lias always set us apart as models for one and all throughout our school year. We have always been looked up to as the rising sun of ! Goshen High and now we have attained to , the noontide of our school career, to the highest honours a High School can give, standing preeminent, with the rest of the school around us gazing upward toward our . glory. You in your little way may try to fol- j low our example and we shall watch with interest to see your efforts in that direc- | tion. I wonder if you think that wre are sarcastic and pompous. Now don’t do it, for nothing is further from our minds. There is another reason : Your insignificance is so copious, as the saying goes, that you offer but little material for an article of any kind. By means of this harangue we have endeavored to impress upon your young minds the necessity of watching yourselves carefully and zealously following our examples. If we have succeeded we are content: if not, we hope at least that our efforts has helped you. Well, good-bye brother and sister scholars, and don’t forget when you are Seniors and we are among that sleepy company, the Alumni, that we did not like to leave the school any more than you will and that w'e never can come back to be as we have been. W e will have gone and it is as though we were writing our own obituaries. Fare-you-well. THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1908. A. O. W. ’08. W B Class Prophecy. The class of 1908, wishing to find out what the future holds for them, have followed the ancient custom of appointing one of their members to investigate the matter. Their choice has fallen on me. Now, responsibility for one future of one person is bad enough but the responsibility for six is overwhelming, and I have spent a great deal of time in thinking about the subject. One day I was attempting to read, the pages of my book turned into loose sheets of white paper, on each of which was the name of one of my classmates followed by the history of that person a quarter of a century later. On the first sheet was the name of our president, Alfred Wyker, and I found that he is to go through college and then, with the assistance of his wife, to try to accomplish the most daring feat of engineering yet attempted, the tunneling of the Altautic. Edith is to be a Latin teacher in a large college and to try to have her language universally spoken throughout the college, if not throughout the nation. Marie is to be a well-known actress and to 6 THE PIONEER write her own plays which are mostly take-offs on our class during their school life. Margaret Cox is to marry and to assert her belief in women’s rights by ruling her husband vigorously. Margaret Durland will develop into a society woman and her life and that of her husband will be spent in a constant round of gaieties, especially dances. My attention was abruptly called from my reading at this point and much to my regret I could never find the loose sheet of white paper which bore my name. 1 shall have to live in hopes that my future is to be no less bright than that of my classmates. E. F., ’08. l s 11 Class Will. We, the Senior Class of 1908, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and considering the near approach of the close of our (school) life, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. To Augustus Wallace, the dignified President, we bequeath a trip ticket to Orange Farm ; together with the music of “ Where is my Wandering Boy to-night ?” and a book of brand new jokes to keep up his spirits when the responsibility of being the only boy in a class of five weighs heavily upon his shoulders. To Dorothy Phillips we leave a seat in senior row, also three new versions of the barn dance and a pillow to match her Pennsylvania banner. To Cora Eldred we give several yards of ribbon for her shower bouquets, and the advice that she should not think too much about that person whom she met at Christmas time. To Mary McCormack we leave this warning : “Follow our example and don’t talk (when you’r liable to be caught); also a Trot (not) for Caesar. And last, but by no means least of the juniors, to shy little June we leave the best i regards of that person (or was it a sidewalk?) 1 upon whom she made an impression last winter; also a framed copy of this couplet: “ Worry not over thine avoirdupois— Your weight’s not so bad, so its only your soize.” We regret to say that we have little to leave the High School faculty ; but with the assurance of priveleged characters we leave you dear teachers, the senior class of 1909, which you may depend upon for help in training the minds of the young and inexperienced scholars as we have done (?) during this last year of our abiding with you. SENIOR CLASS OF 1908. In witness whereof, we, the undorsigned, do hereby affix our names, on this second day of June, in the year nineteen hundred and eight. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, Kipp’s Station. JAMES N. VANN, New York City. E. M. S., ’08. « l « “ Out by the school house stands a hill With neither brook nor ripling rill. Only a maple tree is there With waving grasses nodding fair. Down at its foot there rests a well V ith dainty (?) cups so very swell. Upon its side are rocks galore Offering food for science lore. Back of its broad and shady crest Stands tall, a forest’s olden nest. Now it is small and very thin ’Tho it is cool and nice and dim. But up on the top’s where the breezes blow. Up there’s where the lads and lassies go, Sitting and sprawling and chatting so gay. Oh! its lots of fun on a bright June day To laugh and dream, giggle and fool Up on the old hill by the school. ’08. « a w Teacher: “What is tho emphatic form of the verb run ?” Pupil: “Fell down.” THE PIONEER 7 Junior Section The Juniors, one balmy afternoon in April, were kindly guided through the first principles of parliamentary law by Professor Smith. Their maneuvers over this uncertain field resulted in the following elections : AUGUSTUS C. WALLACE, - President CORA ELDRED, - Vice-President M. JUNE THOMPSON, - Secretary MARY McCORMACK, - - Treasurer DOROTHY PHILLIPS, - - Editor Just enough honors to go around. Class Colors—Black and Gold. (Little dears, they are far too young to have heard of Princeton.) « « ! Reply to Charge. Dear Seniors : It is with most sincere regret that we see the time draw near when you must leave dear G. H. S. The charge that you have given us is very sarcastic. If we felt that you were in earnest, we might make a similar reply, but we know that when Americans feel deepest they show it least. And so you have used sarcasm to conceal your real regret at leaving ns. We feel the great responsibility we are taking upon ourselves in filling the places you j are so reluctantly leaving; and we know that a great deal of the spirit of the high school depends upon the senior class. And when we take your back seats, in the Fall it will be with a determination to keep up and if possible raise the high standard that you have set. I sympathize most sincerely with the president, not from my own experience but from what I have seen and heard of the senior class meetings. So far things have been smoothly with us because we have had no vital questions to decide. If it would not be too presumptuous for a junior to advise a senior I would suggest in closing that you arouse that sleepy company, the Alumni, and make it a pleasanter organiza- tion for yourselves and a more desirable one for us to strive to enter. A. C. W., ’06. � An Experiment with an Experience. In February the Physics class, composed of six Seniors and one Junior, were studying sound; and in order to do the experiment, “ Speed of sound in air, ” they went to the railroad track, armed with the necessary apparatus, a stop-watch, some cord, a meter rod, and a pistol. The Junior measured off a number of meters and took his place down the track, stop-watch in hand, while the president of the Senior Class stood at the other end of the space and fired the pistol. After this had been tried several times including, of course, firing the pistol, the Chief of Police, in evening dress, raised his window (it seemed the slumbers of this worthy one had been disturbed) and demanded that the noise be stopped, also that the culprits come to the Police Station promptly at six. The class hurried unceremoniously from the spot, where they were in danger of their lives. The girls thought rather nervously of prison fare and garb, remembering stripes were out of fashion, while the boys bravely endeavored to comfort them. When three tliirty came it happened on this particular day that every member of the Physics class hurried away, two of the young ladies going in an express cart. About four, the important individual, who had been so rudely awakened, came over to school, where he interviewed the teachers, and chanced to learn that no harm was intended, but that the class was merely trying the demonstration of a great fact. Even the “ wisest, ” can learn. M. R. D., ’08. 8 THE PIONEER High School Athletic Sports. Season of J907-1908. The athletic sports of the past season were quite successful considering the fact that at the beginning of the year there were not any trained athletes in the school. A basketball game with a team from Garr Institute, in which the G. H. S. team were victorious, opened the season. The second game was played with Tuxedo—our boys were defeated by a close score but the return game showed our superiority. There were no other games played, since the teams from Middletown, Walden, and Warwick, did not reply to our challenge. The members of the team are as follows : Parker, Ryerson, McNiece, Wyker, Seely and Welsh. In the Memorial Day games our boys scored one first, one second, and three third places, making a total of eleven points, which was doing well for such young competitors with so little practice. Capt. of Track and Basket Ball Teams. w « � Annual Prize Speaking Contest. On the Friday before Decoration Day, the third annual prize speaking contest of Goshen High School was held at Music Hall. It proved very successful, the declamation or recitation of every participant being delivered in a manner which reflected credit on the speakers and those who drilled them. The following program was rendered : Piano Solo, Florence Mapes, “ The Only Way,” Martha Sutherland. “Storming of Missionary Ridge,” Sayer Seely. “Connor,’’ Margaret Durland. “Toussaint L’Ouverture,” Harold Parker. “ His Defense,” Marie Parker. “ Almost Home,” Dorothy Phillips. “Shepherds of Judea,” Alfred Wyker. “ Piano Duet—Selected, Misses Smith and Schoonmaker. “ The Old Actor’s Story,” Julia Campbell Reid. “ Deathbed of Benedict Arnold,” Augustus Wallace. “Boots,” Edith Strong. “Summer Fancies,” Girl’s Chorus. Violin—“Bolero,” Julia Campbell Reid. Vocal Solo—“ In May Time,” Grace Potter. Decision of Judges. The results were as follows : The first prize for girls was won by Miss Parker, and the second for girls by Miss Reid. The first prize for boys was won by Mr. Wyker, and the second for boys by Mr. Seely. A week later the interscholastic contest was held with the following program : Piano Solo—Selected, Florence Mapes. “ How the LaRue Stakes were Lost,” J. Everett Crigar, Warwick H. S. “ Abner Barrow’s Defense,” Marie Parker, Goshen H. S. “ Sergeant Prentiss’ Last Plea,” Joseph H. Brown, S. S. Seward Inst. “ The Swan Song,” Grace Kane, Warwick H. S. “ The Shepherds of Judea,” Alfred Wyker, Goshen H. S. “The Gypsy Flower Girl,” Ruth C. Vernon, S. S. SewTard Ins. “ The Principles of Freedom,” Ellsworth Elston, Port Jervis H. S. “The Soul of the Violin,” Josephine Lyon, Port Jervis H. S. “ Piano Duet”—Selected, Misses Smith and Schoonmaker. “ Summer Fancies,” Girls’ Chorus. “ Violin Solo—“ Win March,” Julia Campbell Reid. Decision of Judges. Award of Medals, G. H. Baskerville. In this contest Miss Parker won first prize for girls, and Miss Lyon, of Port Jervis, won second. For the hoys’ prize Mr. Crigar, of Warwick, won first, and Mr. Brown, of S. S. Seward Institute, won second. THE PIONEER 9 A New High School. In introduction let me say that our reasons for desiring a better school is not because we do not like our old one, indeed we are very fond of it, for within its four brick walls we have enjoyed many pleasant hours; it has been the scene of many of our successes and defeats, and taken all in all has had a prominent place in our lives. Most of us are going to leave school now for good, and hence it can hardly be self interest which prompts us. We see room for improvements which are necessary and ought to be made and that is the reason for this attempt at an article. When Goshen High School was built about twenty years ago the plans called for a building twice the size of the present one. However it was not deemed possible at that time to carry out the plans and our High School remained as it is at present. During the past year the school house has been more crowded than ever before. Classes are tucked away in the office and at times two teachers are having classes at the same time in one room. In chapel every morning there are many of the scholars who have to sit two in a seat throughout the year, and when we have rhetoricals or lectures the room is so packed, that is, when the seventh grade comes down, that it is next to impossible to walk up and down the aisles. This brings up the second great want, that of an auditorium. In nearly every high school in the country there is a large room built to be used by the scholars as a place for assembling for chapel, lectures or social events; we have no such room. High School I, which has always been used for one purpose, is inadequate, is so crowded that when anyone speaks he may reach out his hand and touch almost half a dozen people on the head. When visitors come they are packed away in any space which can be found, while the music teacher every morning, after much exercising and side stepping, makes her circuitous route to the piano. One of the most annoying things in high school life is trying to study in a room where a class is reciting. In spite of everything one’s mind is sure to wander away from lessons to the work of the class reciting; and, turning the thing around, it is just as distracting to the teacher who is trying to teach a class, especially a large one, when in a room where the people not in class are constantly demanding his attention either by disorder or by questions about speaking, etc. Now all this inconvenience and disturbance is not necessary in the high school of a town like Goshen. Other towns have auditoriums and recitation rooms. Why can’t Goshen, the heart of Orange County, rich, prosperous, and beautiful, why should we suffer this lack? Let us have a new High School building or an enlarged one at least, one of which we may be proud and which we will not be ashamed to show' to the visitors from other towns. A. O. W„ ’08. i « t Slate Hill. It’s the place for relaxation From the rules of education, Is our Slate Hill. When the breeze is softly blowing And the brooks are gently flow'ing, ’Round Slate Hill; Then the w’orries of the school day Are forgotten in our own way Upon Slate Hill. As we sit there dreaming, musing Of the hard work we are losing On top Slate Hill; We forgive the teacher’s fretting By the pleasure we are getting On old Slate Hill. As we watch schoolfellows weary, On their way to studies dreary Go past Slate Hill. 10 THE PIONEER We then heave a sigh of pleasure And drink deep our joyful measure To old Slate Hill. And when living under life’s rule We’ll remember how we cut school To climb Slate Hill. Ever back our minds will wander To that dear old place out yonder, “Old Slate Hill.” AN ALUMNUS. « ® The Minisink Prize Essay. The following essay won for A. C. Wallace the prize of $5 offered by the Minisink Chapter, I). A. It.: LIBERTY BELL. Liberty Bell! What a thrill of patriotism the mention of the old historic relic stirs within us! What memories it awakens of our nation struggling for existence against the tjTannical rule of George the Third. How little did our forefathers think when they ordered the bell and directed that it should bear the inscription, “ Proclaim liberty through all the land and unto all the inhabitants thereof,” that it should take such an important part in the struggle against the nation who made it. In 1751 the superintendent of the State House in Philadelphia sent the order for the bell, to the agent of the province in London. The requirements were that it should weigh about a ton and bear the inscription—“ By order of the Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania,” aud below, “ Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land and unto all the inhabitants thereof.” Lev. xxv, 10. The following year the bell was delivered but was cracked on being set up for trial. The firm of Pass Stow was chosen to recast it, but their work was not satisfactory. They again tried with the result that in June, 1753, it was raised and fixed in the steeple of the State House. In the meantime England had been imposing different kinds of taxation on the colonies. Among these were the Stamp Act, the Quebec Act, Regulating Act, the Boston Port Bill, aud taxes on tea, paper, painter’s colors, etc., all violating the Colonial principle that, “ Taxation without representation is unjust.” England continued to send new taxes and laws with troops to enforce them, until the Colonies could endure it no longer. Finally some of the more influential men hinted at a union of the Colonies and so in the process of time the first Continental Congress convened in Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia, in 1774. This congress adopted some resolutions aud sent a petition to England, but all in vain. Early in June, 1776, Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, obeying the voice of his Colony, introduced into the second Continental Congress his famous resolution that, “ These United Colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent States.” Massachusetts stood by Virginia and John Adams spoke in favor of Lee’s motion. A committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benj. Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robt. R. Livingston were appointed to draw up a declaration of independence. Jefferson was the author and produced an immortal document containing a statement of the rights of man, a list of the causes of separation and a declaration that all political connection of the colonies and, “ the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be totally dissolved, aud for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.” It was submitted to the Congress July the third, seventeen hundred seventy six, and was debated upon all that day. On the morning of the fourth, when Congress convened, an old man and a young boy might have been seen to cross the yard and enter the State House. The old man, who was the janitor, climbed the stairs to the bel- THE PIONEER 11 fry, and the boy, his grandson, waited below ready to give the signal to ring, which ringing should, “ Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land and unto all the inhabitants thereof.” Down stairs in the east chamber a hot debate was going on as to the advisability of adopting the Declaration of Independence. Meanwhile the old man patiently waited. Oh, how slowly the time passed. The old clock struck the hours, ten, eleven, twelve, and as it neared two o’clock he began to lose hope, and to say, “Oh, they will never do it, the)' will never do it, wrhen suddenly the boy ran out shouting, “ Ring, Grandpa; ring, ring, ring! ” And he did ring. He seized the iron tongue and swung it back and forth as he had never done before. Soon every church bell in the city, and the people, and the cannon was blending its voice with that of the old bell. The news spread like wild fire. The next day copies of the Declaration of Independence were read all through the country. From that day the bell has been known as the Liberty Bell. Since that time it has been taken on five different occasions from the State House. First to Allentown in September. 1777, to prevent its falling into the hands of the British. It was kept there until they vacated Philadelphia. The second time it was removed from Philadelphia was in 1885. It was then loaned to the City of New Orleans for exhibition at their exposition, where it remained until the end of that great fair. Then Chicago was granted the privilege of having it there during the Columbus Exposition in 1893. The fourth time the bell was taken from the State House was in October, 1895, when it made a second trip south, having been loaned to the Exposition then being held in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1904 the bell made its fifth journey from Philadelphia. This time to be shown at the Louisianna Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. On the last four journeys the precious old relic has made in recent years, it has l een seen by thousands and tens of thousands of people of many States. Great demonstrations greeted the bell along its routes. Whenever the train carrying it stopped at a station, no matter in what section, or at what hour, great crouds of men, women, and children assembled to pay it honor. Although silent in sound the bell told a story of patriotism and brotherly love to every one who saw it while on those never-to be forgotten journeys. The bell was rung many times during the war and in the after period. Its joyful peals voiced the happiness of the people when victory was theirs. And in sadder tones it gave expression to their sorrow when death took from them one by one those strong, noble men who dared to stand for the liberty which it proclaimed. It was again cracked on the eighth of July, 1835, while being tolled for the funeral of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The Philadelphians are still its proud owners and guard it jealously. A request from another State for a loan of the bell always arouses a storm of protest, and if the city decides to let it go the militia turns out to escort it to the station and four big policemen go along to guard it. On its return there is a parade in honor of its safe arrival. Today the old bell stands in Independence Hall, under the tower in which it once hung, and one looks at it almost reverently, for th ugli silent, we feel that it is still proclaiming, “ Liberty throughout all the laud and unto all the inhabitants thereof.” Finis. MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO. A. C. W., ’09. v w When a certain (moody) young man takes a certain (’05) young lady out riding in the chill of the evening he should be careful that she doesn’t catch cold. Don’t be too bashful! Harold is beginning to feel in good spirits now that the Cushing Academy is to let out. He can have all the Ro(e)wing he wants. 12 THE PIONEER Jars, Jolts and Lemons. IN MF.MOniAM ORPHA D. WOOD, who departed this class December— 1907. Heard in Physics class : “ What are resonators ?” Ans : “ Pews for the deaf people to vibrate in.” The poetic junior of the class was heard to give this definition : “ Color is a sort of music of light.” M : “ What is A. O. W.’s favorite pickle ?” E: “ Guess it is electricity, he is always tasting it.” Conundrum : Who likes rocking chairs built for two ? Ans: Sally. (She thinks of getting a double decker.) “ Why does the president of ’09 class take such au interest in Smith college ?” “ You’ll never go there, my wandering boy.” H. P. : What is your favorite part of coun try ? J. S. S. : The S(o)uth(er)land, of course. Miss Farley—(in Ancient History). “They scattered his ashes all over the world. (Time —A. D. 500) ” Heard in German III.—“Do not pollute yourself by my pestilential nearness. ” It is said that one of the lower classmen has taken a particular liking to Summerville lately. “ What’s a watt ?” “ Why, that’s it ” “That’s the nature of it.” T : “ They are the worst sounding things you ever saw.” Mr. Wyker (translatingGerman): “Let me, blush, me, who feels so small beside you.” Mattie’s favorite occupation is shelling peas so that she can handle the “ Pods.” In Cresar, (translation): “ He was Au- gustus’ daughter.” “ See his right hands.” S2 likes anything that has to do with Mil(ls) or Towns(ley). Stacy—“ How many yards of ribbon (?) in that suit case ?” Miss C.—(in A. 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