Gowanda Central School - Valley Bugle Yearbook (Gowanda, NY)

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26 Q THE VALLEY BUGLE ANNUAL Yo-Ho, Mariners! The Senior Class of '29 were having a reunion on board the good ship, M1L1.IcAN . They set out at dawn on the raging Cattaraugus where it passed their noble Alma Mater. They were sailing along at a fair rate of speed when Charles Gradisher, their trustworthy skipper announced that they were cruising among the South Sea Islands. Of course, it's quite a distance from the Cattaraugus to the South Sea but their ship was a good one and the wind was blowing just right. No one knows just what happened but the ship ran into a coral reef or something just oii' the coast of an island, and the Senior Class was soon holding their reunion in the waves. Frank Wells, who had practiced catching fair maidens through the fire drills, swam to shore with three non-swimmers and the other strong men followed with the rest. Soon everyone was on shore but several had been badly bruised in the process. Lena Danahy and Gertrude johnson. from the Deaconess Hospital, immediately went to work taking the injured further inland to the hospital tent which Irene Miller and Vivian Glair of the General Hospital had by this time erected. Ellsworth Raymond's mind was some- what affected by the catastrophe so Lee Mathewson, who had been studying at the Gow'nda State Hospital was called. In a very short time all the injured were well on the road to recovery. After their battle with the waves, the whole class was hungry and they all demanded that anyone who had had any practice in cooking should organize a search for food. Marie Hrown Bantle and Dorothy Pratt Smith, who have been feeding their husbands, Norman and Harold respectively, three hearty meals a day immediately volunteered. Vada Dahl and Eileen Powers, who had been helping at home, agreed to 'help them. After a satisfying meal of fish and cocoanuts, they all were well enough to explore the Island. Philip Palcic, who had been spending his spare time at Morse's Studio back home, had luckily brought his photographic paraphernalia along and was busy taking pictures of the waves that had lashed the boat to kindling wood. The explorers returned with the news that there were no habitations of any sort on the island and neither land nor boats in sight. The class was. faced with the possibility of re- maining on the island for the rest of their lives. As everyone was homesick and dissatisfied with the island, the class voted to name the island, Pleasant Island, just to be contrary. They decided that the sooner they determined who should do which the better off they would be. Marie, Dorothy, Vada and Eileen were to organize a restaurant. Walter Denea and Lester Prince, who had been working on farms back in Gowanda, were to see that the cooks had something to cook. Edward Funk, who had been staying at home, also was to help them. Philip Palcic declared they needed a bank and set out to coin monev and build a bank. Philip had worked in the Bank of Gowanda and therefore was the very one to do this. II Even such scoffers as the class of '29 thought they should have a church. Elizabeth Smith, who had been taking a course in Bible work, volunteered to start a Sunday School and Epworth League. Frank Wells, a worker in the Pratt Garage at Perrysburg, built a tent for the cars he intended to manufacture. The class knowing his determination and ability did not scoff al- though many wondered where he would get his materials. DeVaul Myers had another work. He had come on board fresh from playing in a night club in New York The castaways certainly needed some place to play so DeVaul built a platform for his open air night club and brought forth his saxaphone. He and Ellsworth Raymond from Ann Arbor, soon had the whole crowd dancing. Francis Danahy and Arthur Dutton from the Glue Factory and Tannery respectively set up a factory of some sort where they attempted to make cars according to Frank Wells' directions. Benedict Kosmala, who had been working in the Knowlton Warehouse office in Buffalo, with the help of Ivah Smith and Almer Lillie who remained at their Alma Mater to learn more of the mysteries of commerceg directed the office of the Wells Automobile Fac- fOl' . yOlga Davies of Buffalo Normal, Virginia john and Iris Dabolt of Fredonia Normal decided that no self-respecting Island should be without a school. Horace LoGrasso of Cor- nell was appointed professor and Olga, Virginia, and Iris taught the various grades. Mar- gery Alverson, who had finished business school and taken a position in New York but had

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THE. VALLEY BUGLE. ANNUAL Shakespearean Romances Once on a time, So long ago, Dallying by a stream, Came Shakespeare's Juliet and Romeo . In a Sweet Midsummer Night's Dream . They thought that marriage was no menace, Decided to get a ring- Straightway came to The Merchant of Venice As happy as anything! ! Happy and gay-Juliet would sing , From morn till eventide. Their first real quarrel, Much Ado About Nothing Was much of a shock to the bride. The Hamlet that she chose for home Was ruled by Julius Caesar , It wasn't very far from Rome, Nor yet from Ebenezer. Our life is like A Winter's Tale , Said he, and full of terrors. But surely came the answering wail, No l ! ! A Comedy of Errors ! It was as much as he could do, With her tempcr like The Tempest , To fulfill his Taming of the Shrew - But still he did his d-dest! ! When asked, Where shall the wedding be P He answered, 'As You Like It'. 'A Lover's Complaint' is not for me And never shall I make it Then we'll be married at Corona, A place to my heart most dear, Two Gentlemen of Verona Can then convey us here. sr Hut darling, cried the bridegroom, Have you figured up the cost? If we don't get married soon My dear, 'twill be 'Love's Labor Lost, ! He repented at his leisure For those Words he spoke so light, 'Cause she gave Measure for Measure - Held out until the Twelfth Night . U Then suddenly it ended, As such quarrels often do- Their hearts were, wisely, mended, And their wedding plans went thru . Antony and Cleopatra too Were present at the time, And did all things attendants do That I can't put in rhyme- SO- ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL GERALDINE LIAYES

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THE VALLEY BUGLE ANNUAL 27 planned to leave it for Buffalo Normal in September, was the efficient secretary of Prof. Horace Lo Grasso. The three representatives of Bryant-Stratton, Mabel Steinfatt, Isabel Dutton and Reese Rogers were made clerks in Palcic's Bank. Harry 'Green of Iowa State thought the forest on our island should be conserved and therefore appointed himself forest ranger. He trailed the others around and saw to it that they put out their picnic fires. Kenneth George from Haskell, Kansas and Josephine Bunk from Simmon's College, Boston, were running a paper. Isabel Beaver of the University of Buffalo and Catherine Wells, who had been studying at Lima, had each written several books since they landed on the island. Eunice Lay from Haskell, Kansas, had recorded the activities of the class since the M1LL1GAN had been dashed to pieces by the rocks. Katherine Willcox, who had been at St. Mary's, Burlington, New jersey, and Charles Gradisher of Northwestern University had written three books of poetry each. Mary Dorothy Welch of Cornell started a library where their books would be available to all. Their books were published by the George and Bunk Publishing Com- pany, who also printed the PLEASANT ISLAND NEWS. Of course, just as things began to run smoothly and no one cared if he did have to re- main forever, a ship was sighted. A fire was built and after the cooks had waved red tablecloths for ten minutes the ship saw them. The ship turned out to be the HCHOJNAKIU which had been sent to see if there had been any survivors from the MILLIGAN. In a short time the Senior Class of '29 was aboard the ship waving farewell to Pleasant Island. All were delighted to arrive in Gowanda but they intend to return for a short visit to their island some time in the future. G H S DOROTHY TOWNSEND - DOCTORS OF PHILOSOPHY L. Bentley flazilyj. When writing compositions make them short but sweet. A. Cheplo fsleepilyj. Somtimes when Icome home at the break o' day, I hear the birds sing, Tweet, tweet, tweet . It is glorious. It is grand. G. Glair ,fwith a far away look in his eyej. A girl used to be a preserving sweet, but now she is a sour pickle. E. Palcic flooking glumj. Ah! This younger generation is going to the dogs. Ray Baldwin Qvery mournfullyj, Alas! It is the end. The earth is slowing down a second every hundred years. ' C. Davies fso soberlyl. Teachers are all fickle. J. Mentley fdisgustedlyj. I came, I saw, but I don't seem able to do it. R. Kosmala fgrinningj. Girls, girls, I can see thru your paint. D. John Qlooking out of the windowj. All good men have spring fever. L.. Sherman fwith his chin on the palm of his handj. Chemistry is experiment, so is everything else. J. MacGuire fafter finishing a Physics lecturej. And so, Physics tells why automo- biles Hop when going around curves and why we break our necks when we slip on icy sidewalks. IV. CHMIEL --- c. H. s. T BELIEVE IT OR NOT-BUT: Clarence Hatfield has a flame all his own. Lester Andres say that Dewey's flagship is to be preserved-in alcohol. Mr. Baldwin smokes a pipe. Shorthand and History C mix very nicely. The Earth is going too fast around the Sun for comfort according to G. Glair. Buddy Benton has flaming red hair but is growing a black moustachio. Caesar built a ditch six feet deep and sixteen miles long in the third watch. Mr. Wilbur while on a vacation tour thru the VVest threw a mean lasso in a cowboy rodeo. . Many Latin students like Latin. Mr. Wilbur to G. Glair-You talk so loud that I can hear the microbes gnashing their teeth. W .C.