Hamburg High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hamburg, NY)

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Alumni 1868 1910 other school was butlt It stlll stands back of Emerltngs store Nzneteen years later u buzldzng was erected at the cost o 814 000 School was organlzed tn 1891 with C W Richards as prtnclpal, three teachers and ezghty one puptls Thts was known as Hamburg Academy and Unlon School When the actlttles 0 the butldlng ptctured above became madequate tn 1910 the butldtng at the rtght known as Hamburg Hugh and Unton School 1925 Page Iwelvc Qamhurg Arahemg anh Hntnn Srhnnl The proverbml lzttle red schoolhouse may have been found tn almost any small communtty tn the early 801: and Whzte s Corners was not to be outdone Plans were latd for the first school whtch was butlt near the stte of the present Catholtc Church The tdea of educatmg a chlld at publtc expense had not then been concetved, and each patron was compelled mstead to brtng etther quarter 0 a cord of wood for the school or to pay twenty five cents In 1849 an 19 2m tttes carrted on tn this edzfice have been so e lclently admtnzstered that Hamburg, schools have won an envtable reputation throughout Western New York The un usual growth of thts school has agaln necessltated the erecnon of a larger butldmg, The new bulldtng shown at the left, modern and complete lll ever respect, adapted to all school actlvttles and to many communtty uses, a monument to the sptrzt of lzducatzon lll Hamburg, wzll be ready for occupancy m .beptember 1920 4. ' 66 ' !5 E . . X , M ss - s ,sa . . . U f , . , . E f 3 I Y -I . . -, y . . I . , l . . s was erected. For fifteen years the activ- lfl--19 f K K ,i - 5- I l n .V A I , . . ' A . . I 1 N! I , 1 T , , .- 1 --

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Sentara Sven EIIPII1 FAVORITE OCCUPATION XVHAT THEY ARE WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN Fishing and eating Supervising Principal Comedian Keeping order in study hall Principal of Senior High school-Teacher of history Farmer Bossing Simmie and talking Teacher of English III and IV Preacher YVinking Teacher of Algebra and Ger- man Suffragette Cooking for Arthur Teacher of Higher Math. Saleswoman Driving the Ford Teacher of Latin Detective Giggling Teacher of English I and II Chorus girl Taking the roll in the Study Hall Teacher of Homemaking Movie actress Teaching Civics Teacher of Civics Principal of Junior High Sheriff Trying to make a date with Miss Sanborn Teacher of Physics and Chemistry Sultan flfiemember his harem in Washingtonj Scouting Teacher of Biology Milkmaid Fishing Teacher of Manual Training Missionary Chasing gym skippersv Teacher of Physical Training Acrobat . . Teacher of French and Smiling S . Governess pamsh Riding bicycle Teacher of Music Prima donna of an orphan asylum Dieting Teacher of Drawing Matron Page eleven

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Ellie Alumni 5-Xaziuriatinn Gbffirerz Preside-nt ..... . . .Herman ,flglv five Pr1'.vidr'l1f. . . .... Mcl1'ill1e Nrfwton Secretary. . . .... Zllarjory Gunsolly Treasurer. . . . . . W'illia1n. Seeger Qiainrg It was a far seeing little group of young people, who met in the office of Dr. L. R. Leach one summer day in '81, called there by Frank P. Leach of the same class, for the purpose of forming the Alumni Association of Hamburg High School. Six members comprised the entire body, but the spirit and vision of those young men and women bridged thc years in imagination until they saw the membership swell into hundreds, as class after class finished thc prescribed courses and added their names to the list. Class of '82 soon came with the unprecedented number of seven members which so drained the High School that 1883 found no one quite prepared to finish. From 18811 however, the number of graduates has steadily increased and this year sees fifty-two ready to take leave of their Alma Mater. The Alumni Association has each year held some sort of a social event in order to welcome the new members and reunite old classmates and friends. Banquets and formal receptions were some of the pleasures that were offered. A few years ago a few members conceived the idea that an Alumni Association should stand for something other than a mere social organization. A meeting was lueld in the main room of the Old High School, a committee was appointed to draft a plan for an annual speaking contest, and the plan now in force was adopted. Today the Alumni Association is a real live organization composed of over five hundred members-an organization that stands for higher ideals and higher education-a support to the High School faculty in all its attempts of progression, and a credit to the village. Contributed. Page lllirlcun