Hannibal High School - Foursquare Yearbook (Hannibal, NY)

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I . l I-IANNIBAL HIGH SCHGOL 15 .wig OTES High School Orchestra The High School Orchestra is one of the most recently organized of the school's activities. It is under the leadership and management of Clar- ence Schelling, with liernice Place, pianist, and Dorothy Blanchard, Har- ris Lockwood and lillston Ecker, vio- linists. . The first rehearsal was held on the evening of January 15, 1925. Regular rehearsals are now held in the High School Auditorium, Thursday even- ings of each week, These rehearsals furnish an enjoyable hour of music for those who participate and due to the valuable instructions of their leader, the members are acquiring a better knowledge of music and musical terms. These inspirations they wish to pass on to the High School body in chapel and at other activities at which they play. At present they are somewhat han- dicapped by being limited in number. But they hope -in the future that oth- ers will be interested and induced to join, furnishing other instruments as well as helping to make the orchestra equal to that of any High School of equal size. , They are practicing music so that they may be able to play whenever occasion demands. It is expected that the music will be suitable to render at the Commencement Exercises and Baccalaureate Service. -B. PLACE. El The old Gag They had met some time before by chance and now had continued their acquaintance. Grace was attending the Training Class, preparing herself for several years of teaching, while ,lack was completing his second year of High' School in the same institu- tion of learning. . He was an athlete, starring in base- ball, basket-ball and tennis, and was considered a clever dancer. Both were about five feet two in height and made a classy pair. They were to- gether two nights out of the week and it was known among the students that several notes were passed between them daily. All this happened about ten years ago, and now in 1935 we still find the two continuing their courtship, They have been married three years. Grace has given up teaching to allow herself more time to attend to household du- ties. Jackis much older in appear- ance, due to .worry and,hard work. He is never found about the old haunts, for after his day's Work is done he spends his evenings at home with wiiie . Now, my bachelor schoolmates of old, my advice to you is not to follow in Jack's footsteps and shorten your happy life several years by the wor- ries of married life. Take your old classmate as an example and protit by his misfortunej U ' A Trip to the State Fair One iineimorning in 1930, I decided to go to the State Fair that was being held at Syracuse. I arrived in good time, so I walked down the Midway, where a billboard attracted my attention. On it was painted A Beautiful Day, portray- ing the fattest woman in the world and proving to be my early acquaint- ance, Marion. Running the Ferris wheel was Cracker Phelps, a young man whO, While in High School, had planned on becoming an engineer. His ideals, we see, were realized. He said it was a fine business and paid well. I went onto the poultry depart- ment, where Mrs. Bradt was just re- ceiving lirst prize for a large white Leghorn cockerel. .There were many other fine specimens there. I ,went to the notion department, only to find Miss Fanny Rhoades sell- ing jonteel face powder, rouge, lip- sticks, etc. She liked the work im- mensely. At a place where curly- cues were sold Miss Adamy was illus- trating their use on a dummy, assisted by a negro. I found a great many beautiful pieces of fancy work, but no acquaintances in said department ex-- cept Mr. Ecker, who was selling sou- venirs and soft drinks.

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14. A History of the Alumni Association It was not until four years after the first class graduated that the Alumni Association came into being. The class of seven members graduated in 1901 and in 1905 the Alumni met in the old school building and organized with a membership of twenty-five. The first officers were as follows: President, Esther Hewitt CMoorel, '01, Vice-President, Bessie Boyd fWiltseJ, '01g and Secretary, Roy Palmer, '04. The meeting of old schoolmates in the old school building recalled so vividly the many pleasant and happy hours spent there that, for a short time, the Alumni forgot their dignity, as staid and sober citizens of the work-a-day world and became students again of the old High School under the rule of Professor Lockwood and Mrs. Bradt. A short session of old fashioned school was held, the pu- pils misbehaving in a way unthought of inthe days of their High School life. The first meetings of the Alumni were held once a year, usually in June or July and with no definite purpose but to renew old friendships and do honor to our Alma Mater. Then the suggestion was offered by one of our members that the Association should repay in a measure some of the bene- fits received by its members while at- tending school. This met the ap- proval of the Association and it was decided to do something in the way of a scholarship or gift. Nothing defi- nite was done until the meeting in the new building, june, 1924, when it was voted that one hundred dollars be given to start an Alumni Fund to be used for the school as the committee should decide. The growth of the Alumni should be a measure of the growth of the High School. This may be shown by mentioning some of the classes. The first class, 1901, numbered seven and had green and white for their colors, white, a symbol of purity and the green to denote the freshness of its members. Perhaps the class of 1903 was the most distinguished, as it had but one member, Blanche Hall, now . FOURSQUARE Mrs. Roy Darling. From that time the number in the classes varied from four to eleven 'til 1915, when the num- ber had gradually increased from fif- teen to twenty-three. The class of 1924 was the banner class as to mem- bers. The class of 1-924 furtherdis- tinguished themselves by presenting to the Alumni a check for fifty dollars to be added to the Alumni Fund al- ready referred to. The other classes are as deserving of mention, but space does not allow, as the readers may be interested to'know what the life-work of some of the Alumni is. Our members have entered varied professions and occupations and have honored the High School and their teachers by their success in their chosen worlc. Among our members are: ministers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, architects, scientists, civil enginecrsg business men, salesmen, librarians and representatives of other occupations. Others have entered perhaps humbler, but no less impor- tant, iields of labor as farmers and homemakers. Among our number are nineteen college graduates and about one hundred Normal and Training Class graduates. Members of the Alumni are found in all parts of the United States and even in other coun- triesp The results of the good work commenced in the High School is being shown in the work done by its graduates. -S. ADAMY. U L'ENVOI Some critic may tell you That this is poor rhyme, That the writer is awful And the same with the time. But do not upbraid me For telling this tale, You think it's a fish-story? lt is--It's a WHALE. VVith tears and ,tea-leaves, --K. Shakespeare Krazed. ' El Por Sale-A bull dog, kind and gentle. Will eat anything. Very fond of children.

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