Haverling Central High School - Haverlinguist Yearbook (Bath, NY)

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THE BLUE AND THE GRAY pres1dent qu1te yyell judgmg from the yvay IH yy h1ch y ou were accustomed to seek the fresh man srde of the room durmg the hrst htlf of the year and how closely you haye kept to thrs s1de durrng the ren1a1nder But to come back to mv subject y ou seem amazed at the great S176 of th1s key Let n1e explam The larger the key the larger a lock lt w1ll unlock bo lt IS w1th the key of knowledge the more of It you can lay hold of the larger door lt will open for you If you c in place thrs key upon your key r1ng you w11l be able to stand IH h1gh places and s1t1n blg cha1rs We regret to leaye a class of youngsters l1ke yours to the tender ITICTCIQS of the loyyer elasses However yye feel assured that the same hand wh1ch ste 1d1ed the step ladder yy hen y ou put up your colors yy1ll take eare of your yy elfare and s ifeguard the 1n 1l1en able r1ghts of Senrors Nlr l'res1der1t I g1ye th1s key of knowledge 1nto tl1e keepmg of your cl ass together yy1th the best yyrshes of the class of 191' JUNIOR RESPONSE FORREST IJVILRSON R PRP sllll 'VI NIENIBERS UI IHI Ll XSS OI' 1019 The quretness pre y ulme 1n our class xt the present llllle IS eaused by tear not on our aet wunt but on yours XX e th ink yor tor th1s key of lsnoyyledge and issure you th ityou yy1ll neyer h rye e ruse for une 1s1ness yyh1le ll 1s 111 our POSSLSNIOU to 1IlCl6Cd you 111 ay be sure we yy 1ll keep your record before us 1nd ry to proht by the Ill1St tkes y ou as 1 el rss haye made lhe key yy1ll prob rbly belarge enough for us but don t you re ally Illllllx you should h ay e one made to order Xes yye ad1n1t that la 18 111 lllll11ClxX lllllll bex unlueky ID so fir as to h rye you for up per cl xssmen Xou Semor boy s yy ho fa1led to c xpture our 1ee ere un we 1sk1f you s rw any lack of strength pluck or qurck mmd edness rmoug us As for tolloyy mg out y our suggesuon Lbout 'X r ones s changmg the H to l yye would mueh rather not 1s y ou have already gamed much unpopul1r1ty by lt In spe 1k1ng of the sacredness of elassb an ners lt seems you would much rather h rye usedyours rs doorxnats by tl1e yy ay you sc it tered your colors on the iloor l X611 1f yye are Stllpld md unfortunate yye notre e th It there are eertam members 1n the Senlor Llass who en1oy lJ61l'lg'1Yl our SOC16ty Some of our members wonder 1f the lllglfl scholarsh1p the sen1ors are boastmg of was measured by the he1ght of the1r pres1dent s collar shortly after h1s elect1on If It was then we acknowledge that yve w1ll ney er at that herght Thanks for all personal compl1ments but we st1llbel1eve 1U the old polxcy If you can not speak well of a person lt IS better to say nothmg But yye would l1ke to say that 1f you had not canvassed before hand you too mlght not have been nom1nated first Nevertheless yve real1ze that today IS the last day you yv1ll spend ln Old Haverlmg as students Therefore, before we part al low us to congratulate y ou upon your success and remember that noyv and rn future years when you shall haye become famous CPD men and yvomen 1n your drfferent walks of l1fe you yy1ll always haye the best VN1Sh69 of the cl iss of 13 CLASS POEM JOHN ALKERMAN VK h1ch 15 the yery greatest class That ever from these halls shall pass Its equal seen no more alas Phe Llass ot lfill XX h1eh1s the class that loy ed to st ay -Xnd st11dy all the hyelong day -Xnd ney er ney er ran aw ay XX h1ch 15 the class that ney er yy rote -X mushy slushy gushy note Phe kllld on Wll1Cll the g1rls just dote 'lhe Llass of N19 NN h1ch 18 the class that d1d 11ot lark Fnat ney er stay ed out after dark Nor burlt a bonhre 1U the park 'l he Llass of l9l9 VK h1eh class could never d1s 1gree But yanked the peace doye from her tree To keep her on the Job you see The Llass of 1019 VX hreh class 1n short yvas teacher s pet Wh1eh cl iss drd ey ery lesson get Xnd ney er mrss exams vou bet The Class of 1912 XX h1ch class 15 reckless braye md ff Wh1ch class yy1ll alw ay s hnd a way Or make or break one through the fr xy The Llass of 1919 VX 1th gray for bra1ns and blue for truth -Xnd gold for he 1rts of ma1d and youth Dear Alma Mater s pr1de 111 sooth The Class of 1919 - . 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THE LUE AND HE GRAY Vo I BATH NEW YORK JUNE 24 l9l2 N l SALUTATORY RIENIDS -UID bCHOOLlI -XTES In behalf of the Class of 1912 I welcome y ou to these our class day CXGFCISCS Through four long years we have studled fa1thfully and well always look1ng forward to and longmg for the LOI1'11l'1g of th1s day Now that It has arr1y ed we feel a vague regret yy ondermg where those years so long to look forward to so short to look back upon hay e gone Yet we hope that thev have not been 1n VELIII lXot boastmgly I may say we have learned much as the essays of those who follow me w1ll show we have had many valuable expeuences wh1ch xy1ll help us 1n the future we haye formed many fr1endsh1ps wh1ch w1ll always be dear to us Especlally would we welcome the teachers who have through the1r pat1ent labor made th1s day poss1ble to us Many 12111195 have we tr1ed them sorely even to the po1nt of despa1r but they haye gone on I'hey have often been m1sunderstood by us yet all that 1S now past and I am certa1n that each of us counts them among our best fr1ends The Alumnl of Haverl1ng are most wel come today They doubtless can remember the dav when they made the1r last appear ance as Semors of Haverhng They w1ll th1nk of the1r class perhaps comparmg lt Wlth ours much to our detr1ment but we beg them to deal lemently Wlth us 1n the1r Judgment Nor would ue om1t the parents 1n our words of welcome They have hoped w1thus encouraged and cheered us1n the hard places and now that we are happy 1n the fulfillment of our hopes they are come to YCJOICC xuth us CLASS DAY ORATION JESSE H DILDINE LAbS OF 1913 I w1sh to compllment you upon your qu1etness and lack of uneasxness dur1ng the CXSFCISCS For small ch1ldren you have done exceed 1ngly well Although the number 13 has long been cons1derd unlucky we could never qu1te fig ure out how a comb1nat1on of 1 and 3 could produce a hoodoo Xvlth the organ 1zat1on of the Class of 13 lt became very plam 1ndeed There are sex er tl thmgs VVh1Ch we W1Sh to recommend to you Because of cjllfl Mor row s faculty for takmg care of every one s affa1rs at the same t1me we suggest that you 3ppO111t hlln to accompany all floyy er gather 1ng p 1rt1es next spr1ng to prevent any of the members bemg lost 1n the yulds of Mossy Bank a C11'Ll'll1'1StElI'1CC YVIIICII d1d occur last spr1ng We also humbly recommend that you g1ve B1llboard Jones the monopoly or class ad YCl't1S111g' and suggest that the large H he has been we trmg be changed to an I of the same d1mens1ons What sha1lI say of class b nnersP Hou d1d not see1n yery greatly 1mpressed w1th the1r sacredness that y ou should s1t upon them or would not bear the l1g,ht of day that IS the l1ght of a bemor s day How much better It would have been to haye had them made up 1nto handkerch1efs mstead of banners I pass over the respect1ve endowments of your class such as NN arren Bartle t s ab1l1ty to attract the attent1on ot bull dogs Lxlhan Lohn s propens1ty for talk1ng and 'NI1r1am Inlkms numerous tl1rt 1t1ons and come to the thxngs of greater 1mportance I w1sh to 11'11 press upon your mlnds the h1gh scholarsh1p wh1ch we are leay 1ng for you to attam Just keep our records before you and yy ho can sav to what helghts of honor and excellence you w11lr1seP The key of knowledge came 1nto our hands cox ered w1th the rust of years Behold how b11ght1t1s now' It 1S for you to keep 1t br1ght Mr Pres1dent It IS not w1thout some m1s g1v1ngs that I address you upon a sub1ect so far remote from your mmd as that of knowl edge Iam told upon good author1ty that you were elected pres1dent of your class after several others had rejected the nom1nat1on Now I do not mean th1s to reflect upon your character 1D any way but the po1nt I w1sh to make 15 th1s Your class mates showed great stup1d1ty 1n not nom1nat1ng you at first For you seem to have performed your dutles as 1, , , , , . o. . H rv ' - ' . . , - I I l In s, . . ' , - v . ' ' ' I , , . v . I ,Y N , ' , ' I . K . . . , l y Y ' . N Y - - v ' A ' y . . . ' 7 A ' . . , . v , l ' , 1 ' . . Y . . r v V , , 1. .1 . I H . ,, 7 F 1 - ' Y ' ' t I at nr Y . C ' , ' ll H A - L Y' Y 7 H 1 l 1 1 4 a .A 7 , ' . . 1 ' ' Y' ' 3 . v , 1 v 1 ' - - cram them 1nto your pockets. No doubt they Y . . ' A Y ' , r va v 1 , D . - 4 Q ' - , , .1 , . ' , . 1 . ' ' I A xx . A I x ' v , ' , ' . , 1 - . Q Q 1 5 . .' . ' 9 . . . 1 1 ., . I , I 1 7 ' , . 1 ' - y Q ' 1 u , 1 u sv ' ' , - 1 ' - ' ' Ll !7 ll Y! '

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THE BLUE AND THE GRAY CLASS HISTORY LOUISE HONEYMAN HE WAR OF 1919 broke out on Jan uary 19 The 1mmed1ate cause was Mr Fernalld s announcement from the desk that the members of the Semor Class would meet 1n the drawmg room after school We met' The flght was short and sharp many wounds havmg been both gn en and 16CE1VCd as Ju11us Caesar puts 1t Let me say r1ght here that Ju11us Caesar s mllrtary ab1l1ty was never fully tested he never engaged 1n a class rneetmg After the smoke of battle had cleared away the fo1low1ng casualtxes appeared For pres1 dent Jesse D1ldme uce pres1dent Rae Dudley secretary and treasurer Samuel Noble prophet Jenme Scofield wr1ter of class song Margaret Murray poet John Akerman wr1ter of w1ll Harry R1s1ng h1s tor1an Loulse Honeyman For a few days there was peace barr1ng some un1mportant rows w1th the Jun1ors just to keep our hand 1n One dark mght abraye scout of our class eluded all foes 1n the shape of Jumors n1ght watchmen and Mr Coll1ns and by means of a short ladder and tall nerve cllmbed through alaboratory wmdow opened the door to h1s comrades and decorated the h1gh school hall w1th the blue and gray and gold That amused us and bothered the l1ttle folks The next n1ght they had to put the1r colors up but as they had ne1ther lad der nor nerve they teased Mr Coll1ns to let them enter boldly by the door We d1dn t mterfere we hate to make ch11dren cry Our first classJoll1f1cat1on was a coastmg party out at Nathan1el Stanton s We had such a good time that we actually forgot to ight and almost forgot to come home' The second ser1ous engagement of the class lrnean the war of 1912 was over our motto The flrst thmg we knew the boys came chargmg down on a perfectly peaceful class meetmg w1th the motto Damn the Torpedoes' Go Ahead Now that was all rlght for Farragut but we g1rls could hardly be expected to l1ke 1t and we sa1d so The boys sa1d they wouldn t have any n1ce lrttle candy motto t1ed up 1n p1nk r1bbon So the light was on The torpedoes won ofcourse and then havmg proved that they could have the1r way the boys assured us that they d1dn t want lt and let us choose a perfectly sweet motto Fmd a Wav or Make One Then we ho1sted a flag of truce and danced all one even1ng under 1ts folds We were about to extend the truce 1nto a permanent peace when another battle was prec1p1tated oy er the quest1on of our Jumor play fund As no clocks flag poles prctures or statu ary seemed to be needed some of us wanted to use the money for a good t1me a week on Keuka And some of us d1dn t' The D1ds and D1dn ts h ad a be 1ut1ful scrap VVhen lt yy as oyer the D1ds held the held and the D1dn ts were 1n full rout But as usual when the uctory xx as xy on nobody wanted 1t W really don t tare xx hat we fight about 1f we only fight Thms was thc greatest battle of the war l mean the cl 1ss Sxnce then there has been some Sk1I'1Il1bl111lQ but no general engage ments l hen the .Tumors needed a l1ttle at tentlon They had a p1cn1c and d1dn t ask us But we went' Three of our boys swam rrght 1nto the1r camp and made thmgs pretty l1y ely for a feyy 111111L1fBS Our boys say those Jumor gxrls can fight' VVell they had to to save the1r 1ce cream Tnc1dentally Gala tea say s that Jesse 19 no lady The war of 1912 IS ended A treaty of peace s1gned sealed and and t1ed Wlth wh1te r1b bon w1ll be accepted by us Wednesday even mg and all our quarrels and rows and scraps and hghts w1l1 be nothmg but sweet memor1es We have a br1ght poet named Spraker And you may just bet she s no fak1r She s1ts up all mght Her verses to wrlte T111 her mother would just l1ke to shake her A COMPLICATION lt was qu1te a select set That at Raymond Jones met And such a prom1s1ng mght Put church soc1a1s out of s1ght Harry QF jchanced Charlotte QU 1 to see Broke h1s date w1th M1r1am lt And they went to Rosebud s home But Mlflam went to the church alone Thmkrng just to have some fun Later to the church H run But M Spled hxm at the door So he bought her box and more For he had to take HER home Charlotte wa1t1ng all alone Who 1n angry tones exclanned Lynn Kellogg you re to blame . L 1 -V - . , , 1-1 . ' 1 ' ' . lt K ll C , . . , ' 1' , 1 1 ' ' . . f y . 1 . ' 1 1 , , ' ' . u 4 4 . N H . .2 , . , . ' . , . . i . H . K . , . 5 1 ' ' ' ' 1 ' T 1' K., ' , . C . . . . 1 1 1. 1 ' 1 .. 1 1 , Q '. . A . , . . . .4 1' 1 2 1 - 1... 1 1 - 1 Y ' 1 ' 1-' . ' ' ' - 1 1 ' . . . 1 ' , ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 ' . . . . , , 1 v , . ' . . ' I . . . . - C . ,, K- 1 ' ' 1 ' . . . ' , . . - . v V 1 - 1 1 - 1 , . , '- . . , 5 1 L - 1 . . . 1 . . l . ' 1 , ' 1 1 - - Y Y' ' ' . , - 1 1 . K 1 . , . . ' . ' 1 . . 1 - - ' ,.. 1 , , - 1 1. Y , ' . 4 ' . tl . 1 - ' ' tx - - 1 1 . . . . , 11 -1 . . A , 1 . . . . , . ' Y ' ' . . . ' 1 - 1 - , 1 1 I , Y -' . 1 . , . T 1 11 ' 11 ' ' I 1 ,1 ' 1 - - U 1 11 . 1 1