Herkimer High School - Ye Green Quill Yearbook (Herkimer, NY)

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THE GREEN QUILL TO THE CLASS OF I926 You, the class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-six, are about to enter the ranlfs of those who have gone before you, in whose footsteps you have followed throughout your high school course -The Alumni We welcome you, warmly and openly. U It is our desire, not to tell you to always remember your high school days, your career within the protecting folds of Alma Mater: we lfnow that all such reminders would be quite useless. The egorts you have made ancl the things that you have done in H. H. S. have made impressions which will never allow you to forget. Rather we wish to advise you to watch the future, the great Unlfnown. The mysterious Yet-to-Come holds many things in store of which we have not the faintest inlfling. When the call comes you shall lrnow. When a feeling vi- brates your entire being, when it obliterates all other things and surrounds you with a feeling of strength and the desire to con- quer-then follow the coll. It may lead over crag and mire, sand and sea, but the goal is worth the effort. Build for yourselves-character, which is, beyond a doubt, the first neces- sity of earthly success. Not overbearing, domineering, but a forceful character. Perseverance, steadfastness, integrity, and faithfulness to your calling will build a character which will be difficult to brealg. Ah! yes, it is hard to thinlf seriously of these things now: now. in the happiness and joy of graduation. But your graduation is but a step in the staircase of life. Realization is inevitable. It comes to all who feel the call of manhood and womanhood to go out and meet the world. The Pinnacle of Youth is reached and you must begin the descent. You are to be congratulated, Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-six, for you have gained an object for which you have diligently worlred and longed. You are still in the race for knowledge. The Course is long, hot and dusty but when the mind is set and the body is strong the obstacles are no object. The day is ending, you're smiling through, Tomorrow's sending a struggle new 5 The load is heavy, but if you bear, You'll find a haven, your burden to share. Walter B. Kapp, Editor-in-Chief, 1925.

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THE GREEN QUILL U MISS MARCELLA M. FOLEY, Principal of the Herkimer High School' Miss Foley-our guide in whom we have learned ever to trust. Her leadership we have followed: to her we give our sincere appreciation, respect and love. L W. BILLS, Superintendent of Public Schools Mr. Bills is the capable executive in our educational systerng the sympa- thetic friend of every teacher and every studentg and the cultured gen- tleman who embodies the qualities of the real man. MIISS ETHEL COOK, Faculty Advisor The Senior Class and the Green Quill' Editorial Staff express hearty appreciation to Miss Cook as their faculty advisor. With her tireless assistance and kindly advice, the Class of '26 has come successfully through its many school problems: and under her capable guidance the Green Quill has maintained tits high standards. The best wishes of the student body go with her on her coming trip abroad.

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THE GREEN QUILL LILLIAN M. ELLIS LILL French III. Play, Honorable Mention Lincoln Essay Contest, Class Prophecy. Wears one eternal grin. GORTON J. YOUNG DOC Pres. Senior Class, Treasurer Soph. Class, Green Quill Business Manager, '26, Ass't Business Man- ager '25, Memlber of Honor League, Am I In- truding? '26, The Weasel, '25, French III Play '25 'Tis the mind that makes the body rich. ANNA M. RADASKIEVVICZ ANN Entered '24 from Jersey City, Vice Pres. Senior Class, Class Prophecy '26. Her air, her manners, all who sam admired. HENRY L. WEISS HANK Am I Intruding? French III Play, Chairman Senior Play Committee. Persuasion lips his langue lvlien e'cr he lallfsf'