Hammond Central School - Spotlight Yearbook (Hammond, NY)

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HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS The editorial staff has done its best to make this paper a success. We wish at this time to thank the people who so kindly consented to advertise in it, as it is their financial as- sistance that has made pos- sible the publication of the “Happenings. ” THE VALUE OF A SCHOOL PAPER son choosing the vocation. Experience is the harvest of life and every harvest is the result of a sowing. The ex- perience which young people most crave is that of success in some service for which they are naturally fitted. They wish it at once because youth wish- es to touch a magic button and command success without ap- prenticeship. What the newspaper is to the general community, the school paper is to the school community. Both publications possess uncommon interest to their readers by the printing of news items, stories and tales of humour and woe. One in- fluences mature minds; the other influences the youthful minds. The school paper has one distinct advantage: it is the product of its readers. CHOOSING A VOCATION The choosing of one's career is of great importance. It has been proved in many cases that the vocation often chooses the person, instead of the per- DOES EDUCATION PAY ? What a question ? Does it pay to prepare the ground before sowing the seed ? Does it pay to polish the precious stone before market- ing it ? Does it pay to sharpen the tools before working with them ? Does it pay to have a mind rather than to be a mere ani- mal and to think with a train- ed mind ? Does it pay to make the most of the faculties with which God has endowed one, or let them remain dormant ?

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 ammonb tgf) appenmp PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR CLASSES OF HAMMOND HIGH SCHOOL HAMMOND, N. Y. JUNE, 1930 ■: EDITORIAL STAFF : ' iv V ; ‘ ’ ■ • V ' ’ Editor-in-Chief................................. Ruth Nieol Assistant Editor................................ Erva McLear Business Manager.......................... .Irene Smith Assistant Business Manager.................. Cyril McDougall Class Reporter ............................. Theresa Maloy Athletics............................................Marshall Tyler Jokes......................................... Roscoe Pilger School Notes............................................Doris Foote

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HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS • THE GHOST OF WILLOW GLEN Willow Glen was the name of a large vacant house situat- ed upon Pine Hill, near Stam- ford. Nobody lived in it for it was said to have been haunt- ed ever since its owner had died. Stories were rumored about that the deceased owner, Mr. Smith, came back every night at 12 :00 o'clock and went through the mansion looking in every room. Three girls and I decided that we would go to Willow Glen and find out what the ghost really was. Helen, Dor- is, Hazel and I set out in Hel- en's car one bright, sunny morning in June. We were prepared to stay at least two months, if necessary. We traveled all that day and night and reached Pine Hill about ten o'clock the next morning. First we set up our tent and put things in readiness for that night. We thought that it would be better for us to sleep in our tent for a few nights and discover what we could from the outside of the house and later explore the interior. Our first and second nights passed without any excitement in the house. We took turns sitting up during the night and watching it. On the third night, during Helen's watch, she saw a light flash in the window upstairs. She immed- iately aroused the rest of us and we decided that now was our chance to begin exploring the interior. We put on our soft-soled slippers, armed our- selves with flashlights, and started. We had no difficulty in get- ting into the house as the cell- ar door was open. It was very still until we reached the sec- ond floor, then we could hear footsteps which seemed to be coming downstairs, so we hid behind some boxes and waited. The ghost went back into the attic so we followed. We man- aged to get into the room next to the attic and on to the roof, which shaded the porch down- stairs and was directly in the front of the attic window. 1 From here we got a view of, the “ghost. He was a man of about thirty-five years of age, very tall and homely with a deep scar across one cheek. He was dressed in a dark .suit and carried a flashlight. Look- ing closer we discovered that he was taking out some bricks