Goshen Central High School - Yearbook (Goshen, NY)

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THE PIONEER 3 Class Prophecy. Now my rhyming won’t be long, For my rhyme’s not very strong, And perhaps you may be glad When I shall cease; But I hope to please you, too, Or for pardon I shall sue. And grant it, please. The lot has come to me, alas! To tell the future of our class. May gods be kind ! The task's mysterious, I grant. Tell it certain true, I can't. For Fates are blind. As in a glass I darkly see Our president is sure to be To college sent. In after years he still is with them, Great knowledge he is sure to give them. Toward learning bent. June Thompson’s fate’s not hard to tell. Of all the town she is the belle. Around her, beaux. In after years, I can’t discern, Indeed her fate is hard to learn. We hope, no woes. first concerning your conduct. Next year, of course, a company as important and awe inspiring as the class of ’09 has naturally put the insignificant ’10s in the shade. Now that we are taken and the light of public attention seems to shine upon you, be especially careful of your conduct. Do not become inflated with the idea that you are important and conspicuous—you are not, for the lingering radiance of our magnificent career will not have faded away until long after you are forgotten. Follow us in this example and be of the same quiet, unaffected students that we have been. You may think that this is sarcastic. It is not, for you know your best friends are those who portray you in your true light. Another thing, remember that you are no longer children and that on you, the senior class, rests the tone and spirit of the school. Therefore, frown, as we have done, upon those who disobey the simple rules, prohibiting communication in any form at certain periods, and remember that one word is talking. We do not think it profitable to spend more time on such subjects, so Vale, mei amici.’’ A. C. W„ ’09. Class Will. And last of all (the glass grows dim), It seems to me I see within, A teacher grave. The children flock around in bands. With work, indeed, are filled her hands. Sedate and staid. Now the Fates are through So they bid you ' ‘ adieu. C. H. E„ ’09. Charge to Juniors. Dear Juniors: HE melodious gong in the hall has called us together for the last time, and we feel it our duty before leaving to give you help and advice which you so seriously need. In the first place, the smallness of your importance is so small that we hardly known how to begin. We might speak E, the class of 1909, being of sound mind and good memory, and in view of the inevitable, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. To E. Harold Parker, the Reverend President of that wonderful class of TO, we do bequeath an abundance of wisdom, which the aforesaid president will need in ruling his class, also the suggestion that it would be better not to keep HER waiting each night after school. To Everet B. G. Vincent, the frivolous Vice-President, we do bequeath the advice that it is better not to express one’s opinions so freely, also that such frivolity as the aforesaid Mr. Vincent indulges in is not conducive to study. To Reynolds Farley, the reliable Secretary and Treasurer, we do bequeath the warning not to meddle with the funds of the class any more, as smarter men than he have been caught, and specu.

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2 THE PIONEER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION President, ............ LOUIS C. MERRITT Vice-President,.........OSCAR A. MARSH Treasurer, ............. MARY OSTROM Secretary..................CHARLOTTE GLOVER Historian, ............ MARY E. BASSETT Senior Class Roll. AUGUSTUS C. WALLACE, President and Editor. CORA H. ELDRED, . . Vice-President M. JUNE THOMPSON, . . . Treasurer Class Colors—Black and Gold. Class Flower—Black Eyed Susan. Class History. 3T is more than a year since the class of nineteen hundred and nine was organized. Since that time it has been a model of studiousness, happiness and peace. It is true that our number is small but what we lack in quantity (?) we hope to make up in quality. On that memorable day in April, nineteen hundred and eight, five people (cautious by virtue of experience with the Seniors) could be seen gathering themselves together to say the rites and carnations that should make them Juniors. The following decision was rendered: Augustus C. Wallace - - - President Cora Eldred - - - Vice-President Mary McCormack - - - Treasurer June Thompson - - - Secretary Dorothy Phillips - - Editor of paper But in September we found that two of our members were missing, Dorothy Phillips departing for a distant school and Mary McCormack succumbing to the “attraction” of the Junior class. We chose for our class flower the Black-eyed Susan, and in selecting our pins stuck to our Junior colors, Black and Gold. We also planted ivy around the school, the only class claiming this distinction. Our worthy president and editor, Augustus C. Wallace, entered Miss Lillian Halstead’s Select School for the young, remaining there three years, Then, seeing the error of his ways, he entered Goshen Public School, here developing great argumentative and elocutionary abilities. In his last year he covered himself and the school with glory by winning the first prize in the Interscholastic Speaking Contest. Cora Eldred is purely a product of Goshen Public School. Entering the kindergarten of Noah Webster she has come straight through the grades, making the four years of high school in three years. The remaining member supplies the quantity of the class. Coming from Chester school two years ago she entered Goshen High. Now we have come to our last year in G. H. S. and we hope that as we turn our faces from school life to the future we may not be forgotten by those remaining, and may always hold our motto, “ Loyaity,” before us. Class Poem. A-LL like Augustus, the President, to whose name C-ontests in speaking have given much fame, W-hose talent in jokes was never thought lame. M-oumful is High School that she leaves so soon. J-oyfully she wakened the dullness of noon T-o laugh and drink sodas, thus did our June. C-heerful and studious, Cora could pass H-istory or Caesar; you see that this lass, E-ven last, is not least of this memorable class.

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4 THE PIONEER lating is dangerous. We further advise the Treasurer that the smiles of the gentle sex are not to be trifled with. To Hermene Kattmann we would say, ‘ Beware of crabs and other animals with long legs and arms.” To Mary McCormack, we do leave the advice that “Hearts” is a dangerous game to play, although we know it’s lots of fun. To John Welsh, we do bequeath a volume of the International Cyclopedia in which he may find full particulars concerning the McCormack ( Reaper and Binder). To Alice Lewis, we would say that although Park(er)s are very pleasant, exams, are important. To Bertha Schoonmaker, in view of another dry summer, we do leave a large Well(s). To May Carr, we would give the advice that it is not good form to argue with the teacher when reprimanded for talking, also ribbon for a new b(eau)ow. We would say to Jane D. Coleman, surr.amed “The Short,” that she must beware of the lentils of the doorways of life. To little Mattie Sutherland, who, though she is mentioned last, is, as we all know, by no means the least, we would say, that a good understanding is something which everyone will envy her for. To the class as a whole we give a generous portion of our bounteous knowledge of which this whole column shows that we have a great abundance, but with the understanding that it is passed on to each succeeding Junior class forever. Senior Class of 1909. In witness whereof, we, the undersigned do hereby affix our names, on this eighth day of June, nineteen hundred nine. George Washington Jackson, Washington, D. C. Marcus Tullius Cicero, Rome, N Y. A. C. W.. ’09. While E. H. P. is away this summer he must not get reckless and forget the laws of the (Bor)land. The Debates of the Debating Club. 'JjJNDER this rather alliterative title I can say H but little, for although our ambitions were great and we would willingly have debated with anybody in the country our field was small and our oratorical efforts were confined to two debates with the same school—Warwick. The first debate took place in Warwick and was on the subject of imposing educational qualifications for the admission of immigrants to this country. Goshen won the debate, our team composed of Wallace, Seely and Wyker being on the side opposed to establishing an educational qualification for immigrants. After the debate the Warwickites entertained the Goshenites with music, dancing, charades games and refreshments. The affair was very enjoyable and everyone started home in the best of spirits. The ride home however, was chilly and unfortunately the horses were compelled to go at a very slow gait. Some people with memories may be able to read between the lines just here. The debate at Goshen was on the subject of labor unions. Warwick had the side favoring labor organizations and Goshen with the same team as in Warwick had the side opposed to them. The chairman of the debate was Lewis Merritt, ’06, and the judges suggested that the honors of the evening belonged to him on account of his very able speech at the beginning of the debate. However, it was decided that Goshen had won and with Miss Mitchell as general manager we proceeded to try to give Warwick as good a time as the Warwick people had given us. A. O. W.. '08. A True Story. A kindergarten teacher in New York City, was once telling her children a story in which she used the word, “cream.” The children did not know the meaning of this word, and the teacher proceeded to explain as follows: “ Now children, suppose we should put some nice, rich milk away over night. What would be all over the top in the morning ?” The unanimous answer was Cockroaches.”