Hamburg High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hamburg, NY)

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illltflll To the Seniors of 't1Sl2T Hamburg High School, Hamburg, N. Y. The Aluinni Association of the Hainburg High School wish to take this opportunity to congratulate the Senior Class of 1927. During the past four years your various achieveinents have been noted with considerable pleasure and are a credit, not only to you, as a senior class, but set an example for the entire student body, upholding the standards of our Alina Mater, which will ever be dear to our nieinories. Many students, however, are satisfied to the extent of their graduation, breathing a sigh of relief, thinking their duties and responsibilities are over so far as the High School is concerned, but, thanks to some of our former grad- uates, who realize the importance of keeping in touch with the activities of our school and the fostering of the school spirit, this Alunini Association was founded. Many things have been accomplished by the Association. You are all familiar with the prize speaking contest and the benefits derived by the students, not alone by the prizes, but by the opportunity it affords every contestant and the tendency to raise the inarks of all the students.

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16 SENIOR ANNUAL 1927 Home and School League The Home and School League which has been gaining in numbers and in -V 7 D C . usefulness year by year, has made many close and valuable contacts with the facultv and students of Hamburg High School durine' the ast vear. 1 2' C D L By means of a series of programs arranged by the League, the students, under the direction of the faculty, have been able to demonstrate to the people of Hamburg what is really being accomplished in the school. The success of these demonstrations has done much to raise in the minds of school patrons, the estimates of the accomplishments of the various departments. The League, through its Student Activities Committee, has rendered real service to the student activities. ln order to stimulate interest in, and provide opportunity for a greater number to take part in basketball, a splendid trophy was given to the school to promote inter-class basketball. A tennis cup has also been provided to encourage participation in the game of tennis. In addition to these gifts are those presented with the purpose in mind of enhancing the beauty of the new building. Two Persian mats for the splendid tables presented to the school by the XVomen's Club and the two decorative urns which complete the ensemble are also lasting reminders of the Home and School League. Best of all were the personal contacts which came through the furnishing of transportation for various out-of-town games and the services of chaperones, patrons and patronesses for student activities. lt has been suggested by some members of the League that it would be a fine thing for the League and the school it the student body had some represen- tation on the executive committees of the organization. The present officers of the League are: President .... . MR. VERNON SIMMONS First V17ce-President . . Mus. N. GLENN t'1,ixnK1Q Second V'lCU-PVGSI-C10llf . . Miss Fnonnnen ECKHAnD'r Secretary . . . Mics. JOHN Gxoss Treasufrer ...... . Mn. F. J. CIIITTENDEN Chctiriiirzaz Ar! Comnzfttce ..... MR. C,'HAm.11:s BRADIEY Clwirnzan- Student Aclfeiiie.s' Committee . . DR. Cuamazs Roosix

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18 SENIOR ANNUAL 1927 The Association is planning to raise a scholarship fund, this to be offered to some needy member of each senior class. Definite arrangements have not been made, but we are in hopes, with the help of the senior class of 1927, and the Alumni, to formulate plans to raise one hundred dollars a year to be awarded for this purpose. You can readily realize the importance of the Association and your duty to help. Vtle therefore eorclially invite you to become a member and lend your assistance. The fees are nominal. The clues are iifty cents a year, or Ten dollars will make you a life member. The annual meeting will be held after the Class Day exercises. We trust you will consider this very seriously, as we need your assistance. Vile also wish to remind the members of the Alumni to attend our annual meet- ing, to welcome our new members and wish them every success on their life journey. Cordially Yours, Hamburg .High Sehool Alumni, GEO. A. MARSHALL, JR., President. Hamburg, N Y., April 6, 1927, Speaking Contest The Alumni Speaking Contest held last year was a decided success. Some of the best talent in the school took part. The judges had a very hard time deciding upon the winners but tinally decided upon Norman MacDonald as iirst for the boys, and Frances Ruttner tirst for the girls, Alton Hauck second for the boys and Mary Louese Goodale second for the girls. The contest was well attended. This year contest will be just as good as the one last year. lt will certainly be hard-fought. The contestants are as follows: FRESHMAN CLASS Viola McClelland John Foster SOPHOMORE CLASS l.ou Angeline Leonard John Kleis JUNIOR CLASS Lillian Horton Maurice liley SENIOR CLASS lola Tillner Richard Meyer As you all know. the contestants are the ones with the highest averages in their respective English elasses. This method of choosing is not always the best because a pupil who has the highest rating in written English may not always be a. good speaker, while one ,just a few points below may be an eloquent speaker. The better way to choose these speakers for the annual Contest would be to give one a. try-out. That is, to have a preliminary contest into which all are eligible to enter. The winners of this preliminary eontest would then be eligible for the Prize Speaking Contest. lt is hoped that the Alumni Association will make this change soon so that more high school people may receive the benefit of the training. Allen C. Brossman, '27