Hamburg High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hamburg, NY)

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1521 CEIEIZE Eiztnrg ilirwlymrn One fine day in September, l9l 7, we took our places at the front of the study hall. There were many new faces to be seen, and, alas! some of the old ones were gone. What a day it was! Everything was new, interesting, exciting. The morning went somehow, but the afternoon saw the beginning of a siege of initiation. CI was glad that the girls were not initiatedj After the strangeness wore off, we soon settled down to our work, and, I am sure, we put in the hardest of our four years' work. Therefore, we felt we had earned a vacation. Snphnmnren September, I9l8, saw us back again, not so near the front of the room. And how we did plague the freshies. Of course, they believed everything we told them. We considered ourselves quite superior, with our second year subjects, 'tho we might have worked harder at them. The most eventful day that fall was Armistice Day. Although it was too early, it was very impressive. Christmas came, then january examinations, and finally June, with its trials, and the compensation of our vacation. Eluninru When we came back to school, September, I9l9, we were outwardly rebellious, but inwardly glad, to get back. This was the first year that our class had been organized. We had by now formed fixed habits of study and recreation. Our members had made records for themselves in class rooms and in athletics. Our average class standings were the highest in school, and we had more honor students than any other class. Some of the best musical talent in school was found among our members, and in athletics we had always done well. ln the spring, we began talking about a Senior trip to Washington. As a result we formed an agreement with Miss Lottie Tillot- son, a Hawaiian lecturer, on a percentage basis. Although the receipts of the lecture were satisfactory, our percentage was not. We resolved to investigate in the future before going into anything. Our class had a picture taken for the year book, and we realized how many of us there were. June came, bringing the first junior Prom ever held in Hamburg High School. After examinations, we enjoyed a pleasant vacation. Sminrn Oh, how important we felt, when we seated ourselves in the rear seats in the study hall. After a few days our seats were arranged according to our number of counts. We made further plans at our first meeting for a Washington trip. The president and all members of the class were in favor of it and have worked hard for its fulfillment. We have sold candy and pencils, and have given a play and a moving picture show. At last, during Easter vacation, we made the trip. May first, to us, meant Senior essays and ' I I

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articles for the Year Book. We hope that they will be a success, and think that we have deserved success. Last, but not least, we have all been work- ing hard at studies this year. Many of us have been forced to review subjects in order to qualify for a college entrance diploma under the new requirements. We have lived up to our standards, where we have not excelled. And as a final event, we are all looking forward to the Junior Prom. -Beulah Newton, 'Z I. , , w.. ..- Qnggzzr, ' -'W .. xi 'LT 'IE' r - .X I2