Hammond Central School - Spotlight Yearbook (Hammond, NY)

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HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS Tennyson's poems does Leah Bates like best? Answer—The passing of Ar- thur. An optimist is a man who never stops to open a sand- wich. Some folks won't mind their business, The reason is, you'll find, They either have no business Or else they have no mind. The present indications are that Joseph Hague will leave large footprints in the sands of time. GLEANINGS OF WISDOM At fifty Noah Webster be- gan his study of seventeen lan- guages. At fifty-seven Voltaire did his greatest thinking. After seventy Vanderbilt developed the railroads of Am- erica. At eighty Gladstone made his way to the head of the gov- ernment for the fourth time. At eighty-six Tom Scott be- gan his study of the Hebrew. At a hundred and three Che- vruel, the famous French ar- tist, was doing his best. We all wonder what Floyd Hunter will do. SCHOOL NOTES Mr. B. A. McCormick of the State Department inspected the school last fall. His report of our school was very satisfac- tory. The heating system has been improved, much to the regret of many pupils, as it has.elim- inated the half holidays which were enjoyed in former years. Our laboratory has been the scene of much improvement as we have been lucky to get new apparatus for the classes. Our chemist, Mr. Northrup, has de- tected a formula that prevents acids from eating wood. Our table has been covered with it and proves satisfactory. Our library (alias reception room) has many new and re- bound books which are inter- esting. A new set of scales is also in the room and everyone has been weighed a number of times, with the exception of one teacher. I wonder who ? The ditto machine, another new addition, is a constant source of worry for the stu- dents. It makes it much eas- ier for the teachers to make out tests. These are usually accompanied by a small note at the bottom of the page say: ing: “Below 75 per cent—

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HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS Vincent Felt and Mtalcolm Bar- ney are contesting for the re- ceiving position behind the plate, while it is quite prob- able that Donald Dunham will be selected to hold down the first sack. Cyril McDougall has all the qualities of a star outfielder, but he will un- doubtedly resume his old posi- tion as shortstop. We all join in wishing our team a successful season. —Marshall Tyler. THIS AND THAT No adjective in “Webster's Unabridged Dictionary could express our surprise and then disgust oiie morning when we noticed something on the bill- board which read : “Students are not allowed to go in and out the front door except when going out in line. A. Northrup, Principal. We were actually in misery as we had to use our super- fluous energy in walking around to the side of the school and then up two or three flights of stairs. Is it any wonder that we do not get our lessons? It is our hope that sometime in the near fu- ture this proclamation will be repealed. Students of H. H. S. Question—Which one of Tennyson's poems does Jean Stiles prefer? Answer—The coming of Ar- thur. Albert Simons nearly threw up his job as janitor the other day. When someone asked him why he said : “I’m honest and won't stand being slurred. If I find a pencil or a handker- chief about the school when I'm sweeping I hang or put it up. Mr. Northrup or someone who is too cowardly to face me will give me a slur. “A little while ago I saw on the board, 'Find the least com- mon multiple.’ Well I looked from cellar to garret for that thing and I wouldn't know the thing if I'd meet it on the street. Last night in big writ- ing on the blackboard it said, ‘Find the greatest common divisor.' Well, I says to my- self, both of them things is lost now and I’ll be accused of tak- ing them so I'll quit. A friend is the first one who steps in after the whole world has stepped out. Do you know that you real- ly don't know how much you have to know to know how lit- tle you know ? Question—Which one of

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HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS special work after school.” A report of the January re- gents’ examinations showed us that all of the papers were ac- cepted and few of the marks were changed. We have had numerous pro- grams on Friday morning, put on by different classes and rooms. These were very good and enjoyed by all. A certain disease called the “mumps” has been entertained by about half of our pupils. From all reports I judge that this malady was not as enjoy- able as it might have been. A representative of the Par- is Photo .Studio of Ogdensburg visited our school on April 1st and took pictures of all the pu- pils and teachers. Quite an ap- propriate day for such an event. There was a rush when they arrived as everyone want- ed some one else’s picture. It is reported that many of the boys and some of the girls should have ordered more than six pictures. The students were very for- tunate on April 28th in being able to see the eclipse of the sun. A 4-H Club has just recently been formed in this district. It is a good project and pro- motes great interest in farm- ing. We hope that this club will have many successful boys and girls in the contests that are held. Miss Charter a teacher in the Academic department spent a week in Albany during the Easter vacation. The students having perfect attendance for this year, up to date are Delbert Sayles and Florence Nicol. Those who have been present every day are Roscoe Pilger, Leah Bates, Doris Foote, Bessie Miller and Ruth Nicol. Evelyn Goodwin won the con- test that was held in order to find a name for our paper. Mr. Northrup spent his Eas- ter vacation in the Adiron- dacks, trout fishing. Itus said that the only bite he got was frost-bite, as the lakes and ponds were forzen over. It is very odd that he does not seem over-anxious to tell about his luck. The Misses McClellands also went fishing during the Easter vacation. Miss Bertha wore a mackinaw and Miss Ethel wore about three sweaters. They stayed about fifteen minutes and declared that fish were certainly uninteresting pupils.