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

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1928 volume:

W, ,, ,sM,7i-,7 -7, ,,,,,, -.. '-..A,,- - --. ll'i11l1?l1Umm 2 05152211 Qbufill I H 2 3 QE 'b9Q29s4't'Wh9-Q2949 'i8Q 9hQQi2Q6V 'a9eQ295 'Q9-QQE The Green Quill Senior Eehiratinu 355112 Herlseimer High Selhteell NO. III VOL. V i EDITORIAL STAFF Howard Kirby .............. ..... E ditor-in-Chief Ruth Yale . . . .... Assistant Editor Charles Ellis . . . . .Business Manager Paul Zguris . . . .Assistant Manager Emily Yale . . . . . . ..... Literary Editor i Irene Schrader .... School News Editor Thomas Donohue . . . . ...... Sports Editor l Doris Underhill ..... . . ., .Girls Sports Editor Katherine O'Donnell . . . .. . .Dramatics Editor Virginia Brady ...... ...... M usic Editor Lona Bills ..............., . . . .Exchange Editor I Brayton Stadler .............. ...... I olfcs Editor Emily Denton and joseph Callahan . . .Freshmen Editors lVliss Cook .................. .... F acuity Advisor CONTENTS N Page Page Editorial . . . ..... I7 Athletics ..... . . . 35 Literature ........ Zl School News ...,.... 39 Music-Dramatics ..... 3l Wit-Humor . . . . . .41 Exchanges . ....... 45 PRICE FIFTY CENTS , ,v mm ,uwwfm.wlm1r,m1m mmwmv V U 7 To the Class of l928 who have reflected so much crecht to our I Alma Mater through therr vaned achieve- ments we dcdzcate thzs Commencement Issue - of Ye Green Quill. 11 4 zhiratinn r The Green Quill Miss Marcella M. Foley Principal The Class of 1928 will always remember the kindness and ready sympathy of Miss Foley. During her years of ser- vice she has devoted herself to the needs of the students and the Alma Mater. Miss Ethel Cook Faculty Advisor The Senior Class and Ye Green Quill Editorial staff ex- press their hearty appreciation to Miss Cook. It was largely through her efforts that the class activities and issues of the school paper have been successful. Mr. Lorraine W. Bills Superintendent of Public Schools Mr. Bills has endeared him- self to the student body by his ready sympathy and hearty co- operation in all school activities. 1113, 1 :qw qw. 51 mmwwmwmm M,H, w Mm wwmmmmmwm ,ff .J Wm-mum N ,Mmmw The Green Quill GEORGE HOWARD KIRBY Oh, he sit: high in all the people's hearts ,, Pres. ,285 Secy. '27: Editor Green Quill '28g Asst. Ed. '27g Asst. 'Director of Dramatics '27, The Discovcrerf' Prize Speaking '273 Polly- annaf' Advisory Board '28g Co-operative Com- mittee 'ZSQ Honorable Mention Lincoln Essay Medal '28, Class Will: Honor League. EMILY IRENE YALE The reassn firm, the temperate Drill, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill. Vice Pres. '28, Green Quill Staff '28: Debate team '28g Trcas. '24g When Romance Livedg Honor League: Co-cperative Committee '28: Pollyanna. VIRGINIA ADELIA BRADY A coriicfczde lalithe and full of glee, Who darcs to laugh out loud and free. Secy. '28g Green Quill Staff '28g Seventeeng Pollyanna. MARX QUACKENBUSH CRISTIVIAN A frierzcl who 1431101115 and dares to say, The brave sweet wards that cheer the way. Treas. '28g Debate 'ZSQ Prize Speaking '27, '28g Vice Pres. '27g Discoverer, When Romance Lived, Under Twenty, Polly- annagn Honor League. The Green Quill ElVllL PHILIP KRAUS The village all declared lion: much lie lfriclvf' Lincoln Essay Medal 'ZSQ Tennis 'Z7g Capt. Tennis 'ZSQ Class Will. EUNICE IVIOXLEY KINNEY Anal thou lverl still a lwpc, a lo11c,' Still longed for, never seen. Entered from Ft. Plain '27g Basket-Ball '27- '28g Pollyanna3 Under Twenty. ROBERT USHER HOLMES A man he was, to all the country dear. Prize Speaking '26, ,285 The Discovererf' Turtle Dovef' Tl1ur:day E.vcningg Student Co-operative Committecg Pcllyannag Lincoln Day Play '27. IVIARGUERITE LUCYLLE DES ROSIERS You'll always be the same sweet girl. Under Twentyf' Pollyanna. The Green Quill ROBERT ALONZO BABCOCK l'll put a girdle 'round the carlh in forty minutes. Mgr. tennis '28- Pollyannag Interclass Basket ball '27, '28, Valley Ball '27, DORIS BERYLE GRIFFIN For was not all her lovliness The spirit shining through 9 Orchestra '26, '27, '28: Thursday Eveningf' Under Twent Winnin Coeclf' When y 1 g ' Romance Livedgn Class Prophecy. SIDNEY ARTHUR JOHNSON The lgnighl of learning. Tennis '28, Class Will: Orcheslra '26, 'Z8g Bancl '28, THELMA LUCILE ASH For she was just the quiel kind Whcsc nalurcs never vary. The Green Quillvmr W f WILLIAM LEE RIFFANACHT Still waters run deep. Basketball '27, '28, Football '27: Baseball '27, '28g Class Poem '28. Entered from Lyon's Falls '25. KATHERINE HELEN O'DONNELL Her talk comes out as smooth and sleelg as breasts of singing birds. Tru.h for a Dayf' When Romance Livedf' Constitution '27g Second Prize '27g Prize Speaking '27, 'Z8g Cheer leader '27, '28g Class prophecyg Green Quill Staff 'ZSQ Debate team '28. RAYMOND RONALD GORSKI Men of few words are the lnest men. DORIS MARIE UNDERI-IILL A form more fair, a face more sweet, Ne'er hath it been my lot to meet. Capt. Basketball '28g Under Twenty: Thursday Eveninggn When Romance Livedg Green Quill Staff '27, '28g Winning Co-ed.' Prize speaking '27g Basketball '25, '27, '28g n as 9 The Green Quill l 3 MICHAEL S. IVIERENA He was six foot o'man A I Clear grit and human nature. Football '25, '26, '27, Captain Football '27g Baseball '27, Volley Ball '25, '26: Inter-Class B. B. '25, '27. FLORENCE MARY NEDZYNSKI Wherever strength and skill can bring, Surcease to human suferingf' ALBERT MYRON BUBOIS With such a comrade, such a friend, I fain would walk 'till journey's end. Inter Class B. B. '27, '28, Volley Ball '25, '27g Tennis '27, '28g Captain Tennis '27, HELEN DOLORES SEMIT . A word, a smile, a cheer for all. Prize Speaking '27, '28, Truth for a Day: Debate Team '28g Thursday Evening. The Green Quill HARRY BENJAMIN MULLER A slumber did my spirits seal. Basket Ball '27, '28, Baseball '26, '27, '28, Football '25, '26, '27. IVIARJORY OCTAVIA MYERS Whatever the theme, the maiden sang As if her song could have no ending. Pres. '27g Orchestra '25, '26, '27, '28, Cheer Leaclerg Student Committee '28, Advisory Boarcl. EDWARD JAMES PUGIA Here when help is needed, one finds a helping hand. Inter Class Volley Ball '25, '26, Inter Class B. B. '26, '27, '28: Baseball '28. EDNA IRENE WATERMAN A dogrose blushing io a broolf Ain'l modesler nor sweeter. f The Green Quill ALEXANDER JOHN KR'OHlVlAl..NE.Y He all the country could oulrun Could leave lnotll man and horse bel1iml. Football '26, '27g Basketball '28g Inter Class Volley Ball '25, '26g Under Twenty. MARGUERITE ANNE LENC-LINE. Dignity sits lightly on thy brow. Basketball '27, '28g Pollyanna: useventeeng' Manager Basketball '27, RAYMOND CASADONTE His slow voice is ever attuned to some witty saying. Baseball '2 7, '28. ARLINE CATHARINE COUNTRYIVIAN The mildesl manners and the genilesl heart. The Green Quill MARJORIE HUNT Sweets to the sweet. ALBERTA MARGARET JGHNSON Nor is there anything so fair, As ls the smile upon thy face.' MADELINE AGNES GRAINGER A flower which bends to the nighfs dark breezes gracefully. ARTHUR TETLOCK Still the center of his cheek ls red as a ripe cheery. Football '27. Q PAUL CHAPIN SKLEELS lt's terrible to be in love. Entered Sept. '26g Band '28g '28 Orchestra '2 7 To make and keep some real true P n-an-Q-sm. if . , - fhiturials Editorial Staff Standing, from left to right: Joseph Callahan, freshman editorg Katherine O'Don- nell, dramat'cs editorg Brayton Stadler, joke editor: Charles Ellis, business manager: Howard Kirby, editor-in-chief: Paul Zguris, assistant business managerg Thomas Dono- hue, sports' editorg Lona Bills, exchange editor. Seated: Emily Yale, literary editorg Virginia Brady, music editorg Ruth Yale, assistant editor: Irene Schrader, school news editor: Doris Underhill, girls' sports editor: Emily Denton, freshman editor. TO THE SENIOR CLASS Seniors as you graduate. Leaving memories so dear- Would you that nineteen twentyaeight VVere not until next year? Would you take another year To roam the corridorsg To vlimb once more the stairs: To whisk through many doors? VVo'1ld you take another year To study as best you couldg To listen to the teachers wordsg To do just as you should? VVould you take another year To have a lot of fun: To have lt'SSUIlS to be done? Seniors would you want all this' Would it seem good to you? Then stay, enjoy the utmost bliss Stay, we want you too. -Irene Schrader '29 y frieudsg THE APPRECIATION OF THE SENIORS Do we appreciate the Seniors? Perhaps not, because we have not thought of them as being beyond what we hope to be some day. The lower classmen may think of the Seniors as being superior but we Juniors do not. The Seniors as Freshmen were no doubt as timid as the Freshmen of 1928. Yet, let us consider and not allow them to leave without realizing that we do remember their service and achieve- ment. The Seniors have among them some who excel in dramatics, as shown in Pollyanna,, and others who have gained honors on the speaking platform. The orchestra will feel very keenly the loss of some of the Seniors. The Senior boys who have taken part in athletics have helped to make H.H.S, famous. These are the Seniors of '28. 'To the ,Seniors we wish the best of luck as they step out on the many roads of life. The remaining students bid the jolly Seniors of 1928 good-by, but not forever, because the Alma Mater of H.H.S. will never be forgotten. I 8 The Green Quill HONOR LEAGUE Several years ago the state department at Albany advocate-d and sponsored an honor league for high school students. Accordingly rules were drawn up and a league 'was orga- nized. Originally the rules read that any per- son who had forty regents counts with honor at the end of his Junior year or seventy-two counts with honor at the end of his Senior year, was eligible for membership. These rules remained in force until last year. They now state tha.t.from the highest forty per cent of the class, the faculty is to recommend thirty per cent of the number to the Senior Class which is entitled to elect twenty per cent of its enrollment. Honor league now -stands for other things besides scholastic records for, although they are important, still, character, ability for leadership and service are considered. Herkimer High School has many students entitled to wear the honor league pin. They are Mildred O'Donnel '24, Mary Pratt '24, Paul Hydon '25, Martha Krohmalney '25, Gorton Young '26, Mary Locke '27, Shirley Gressel '27, VVard Haller '27, 'Catherine Risely '27, Florence Metzger '27, Regina Weiss '27, Alice Law '27, Vernon Schrader '27, Dorothy Van Valkenburg '27, Gordon' Hoffstetter '27,. Alice Richardson '27, Howard Kirby '28, Marx Cristman '28, Emily Yale '28, -Ruth Yale '29 Four long years ago, you entered High School with the thoughts and hopes of receiving a diploma and the honor of graduating in four years to come. That time has just arrived. To-night, when this issue of Ye Green Quill, dedicated to you, Senior, and your fellow classmates is placed on sale, is your Class night. It is t'he second of the three important nights of your commencement. Last night you listened to the Baccalaureate sermon. To-morrow night brings what you have waited and worked for, your diploma and the honors gained in your high school career. Success -depends upon you. Thus far you have been successful in reaching this goal. Now finish your life with a much better and bigger success. You can do it. Your friends know that the world 'is open to you, and you know it. This week you will begin to explore that new world and it is up to you to seek for the best. But, you cannot seek and expect to find with a 'frown on your face or by failing to be true to your fellow associates. You cannot discover if you take the wrong attitude in in life, if you are thinking only for yourself. You cannot succeed if you do not have a helping 'hand and a kind heart. uSenior, you will bid some of your classmates farewell before you leave after your graduation. You will enter, each his ch-osen vocation. What are you going to follow, and what do you want to be? I know, you want to be a success in your life's profession, and surely you want to know of your classmates' being .successful too. Seek to discover the best, and be not weary or easily discouraged. You are not at the forks of the roadg you have passed that, but you have other cross- roads yet to meet. Before you choose which road to follow, think of the one which those people who wished you the best of luck, would want you to follow. Then follow that road and go the second mile. If you follow 'God's road, you will be a success. Senior, we students who remain in school are going to miss you, but even though 'we may not all congratulate and -shake 'hands with you, we also have down deep in our hearts that thought for your success in life. We wish you the best of it, but you must go the second mile, the better way, for he whosoever s'hall compel thee to 'go one mile, go with him two. Success depends upon you. -Charles Ellis Graduating from high school is an honor. Everyone congratulates the graduate, for he recalls when he was graduated. All remember how they felt on leaving the old school. Commencement, the beginning and yet the end. Alptha and Omega! We are leaving to begin, we hope, even a more useful life, and yet it is the end of the happiest of days. When we take our diplomas in our hands it is as if our hand were upon the door, closing it behind us. We have left the happy days, parties, dances and, happy meetings. We have left the teachers: teachers who so patiently redis- cussed the lessons, teachers whose advice helped us get that old problem, or that fierce translation, teachers whose advice made us retract and start on another path. Friendship is a great thing and many friend- ships ripened during the four years spent in high school. Now we are leaving, for college, normals, business houses and elsewhere. The friends we have made in the past four years will be met only occasionally. We will go our respective ways and meet new people and make new friends. But always old friends are best and we will always have in our hearts, a warm place for our friends whose friendship we gained in Herkimer High School. We shall no longer have the daily lessons in mathematics, langualges or ,science to pre- pare but we sihall have harder and more dini- cult lessons to learn. We have to learn them or be sorry. Hlow sorry we are that we did not study harder during our undergraduate days. Now we are at the end of our high school days and the road turns where we See no ending. -Emily Yale '28 The Green Quill I 9 SENIOR DAYS AND WAYS History of 'Class '28 In the fall of nineteen hundred and twenty- four, we, the Seniors of nineteen hundred and twenty-eight, entered Herkimer High School. Wie were Freshmen, as all Freshmen are, quite inexperienced with the ways of the Upper Classmen. However, in time we soon overcame our timidity and began to feel the responsibility of our inportant positions. We found that there was much to be done and that there was no time for fooling. Durinlg' our first two years as a class we -carried on no activities because we were never organized. When we reached our much prized Junior year 'we felt ourselves more important than we were in our lSophmore year but not as important as we were in our Freshman year. We started our class organization in the latter part of our first semester. Under the super- vision of Miss Foley we met and elected Mar- jory Myers president, Marx -Cristman vice- president, Howard Kirby secretary, Brayton Stadler treasurer, and Miss Emily Jones class advisor. Our activities 'began as soon as we were organized. The Junior Circus started the ball a-rolling. We 'held it in the high school gymnasium which we decorated in bright colors with flowers and ballons 'hanging from the walls. Many acts were presented and afterwards danc- ing was enjoyed by all. As Juniors we pre- sented a sum of money to the curtain fund. We staged the play Under Twenty in the school auditorium after Easter. Then we held our Junior banquet for the Seniors at the Country Club. A delightful evening was enjoyed by every one. This ended our Junior Class program. Our activities proved a great suc- coss under the thoughtful guidance of our advisor Miss Jones and the Senior class ex- tends to her a hearty thanks for her attention and kindness. Our Senior class was organized in the be- ginning of the fall term 'by the Junior presi- dent. Howard Kirby was elected president, Emily Yale vice-president, Marx Cristman treasurer, Virginia Brady secretary, and Miss Ccok class advisor. Our Senior season started with a reception for the Freshmen and mem- bers of the faculty. After the reception danc- ing followed. Four Seniors Catherine O'Donnel, Marx Cristman, Emily Yale, and Helen Semit composed the high school debate team which was defeated first at Old Forge, then here at Herkimer High School. We presented the play Pollyanna' which was righly commended 'by the people of Herkimer and other towns along the Valley. As Seniors we sponsored the Sharon Concert which was held in the high school auditorium. In all our years of 'high school, especially the Junior and Senior years, we have had many classmen in public speaking, orchestra, band, and also in athletics. We are now leaving our dear old school and we will close the door upon this phase of our lives. We will go to the different parts and meet new friends, but we will always remember our high school and our faculty. We express our great appreciation to the faculty for their kind guidance through our years of school. To our Senior advisor Miss Cook we leave our best 'wishes for her kindness and fore- silght in helping us in our work. To all the students we say, Good bye, and wish them success during their remaining years in high school. We are going to pass from one of the happiest times of our lives, but few of us realize lt. 'Many times we will look back through the years and wish we were back at dear old Herkimer High. -Marjory Myers HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION UNDER CONSTRUCTION For the past few years there has been a definite need felt in high school for more space. All the space possible has been used and yet the classes have been crowded and teachers hampered by the lack of room, To meet this need the -Board of Education decided that the ivy walls should be expanded to include several more classrooms. The architect plans to use the three rooms at the north end of the building as a library. At present the library is installed in a very small room which is not large enough to accomodate the many students who use it every open period. Neither does the ventilation system meet the requirments of the state department. There is to be a new and larger shower room which is needed by the teams of the school. In addition there are the several larger class- rooms, one of which will probably be used by the classes in home economics. It is under- stood that a new manual training department will offer to boys auto-mechanics and printing. We hope that 'September will find the school installed in its new rooms and rejoicing in the larger quarters provided for the classes, -1Howard Kirby '28 WELCOME FRESHMEN! We are the class of 1931. Our .glorious fresh- man year is completed. We have enjoyed ll immensely, and think that it will he the jolllest year of our entire high school career, WVe shall be Sophmores in September. As we gaze upon the small green fres'hies we shall oondescend to give them a cold smile once in a while and enjoy their mistakes. As they wander about the building at the opening of the coming school year, they will faintly remind us of a time, a long while ago, when another freshman class was trying to get its bearings and settle down to the routine of high school life. If one, forlorn freshman timldly asks us to direct him to a certain classroom, we upper c'assmen will tell him where to go with a slightly amused. bored air. But that is only a part of hilgh school tra- dition. We will be -friendly towards the fresh- men, and appreciate them, for if there were no freshmen, high school could not exist very ong. So let our slogan, that we hand down to our successors, be Welcome Freshmen! -Alice Mary Perry 'L qv ,.1, 5, 'IM 1 QE if 0 ' BEBE'S SOLDIER In the little French town of Guarde the rain dripped .steadily down upon t'he rough walks and trodden ground. The night was dark and gloomy and there was an air of lonliness and unhappiness all about. But in the Cafe de Malonne there was light and laughter. A group of stalwart American soldiers stood in a circle in a corner of the room, clapping and shouting. In their midst fwas one of the sweetest, danti- est little damsels of France. .She was about seven years old but small and chubby for her age. Her hair curled in little dark ringlets about a. rosy, dimpled face and her black eyes sparkled with that free child laughter. To the hungry, homesick men about her, little Annette or Bebe, as she was called, was a bit of memory of home and loved ones. As the tiny little feet pattered a quaint little French dance to the gruff tones of the soldieris voices,'the heart of each of those men beat with love and a little hidden homesickness. But suddenly the circle opened as the child fled into the corner of the room, where a young lad sat, his head in his arms and his back toward the gayety. Bebe tlmidly touched his hand and then tugged at his uniform. The young soldier looked up, and in his eyes was the stricken gaze of a lonely homesick lad. Without a word, but with that rare under- standing Bebe climbed on his knee. A few words passed 'between them and before long the lad's eyes shone with a different light and Bebe once again 'was merry. She jumped down lightly and holding out a. little hand cried- Vous etes mon soldat! Come, my soldier. So the two joined the expectant eager group for just a few moments before iBebe's mamam should come and carry away the bundle of happiness. From that evening on, t'he friendship of Bebe and her soldier, Jimmie, grew into a deep and beautiful love. Jimmie was an object of envy to all the troop. But with her unselfish, understanding little heart this wee soldier of France, lighted the spirits and hopes of the men of the troop. But one day the peace and quiet of Guarde came to an abrupt break. A cannon shot, a bomb, and the little village was in a havoc. The bugle called the men to battle. They came and crept stealthily on the ground shoot- ing into the distance. Jimmie was one of the first to hurry forward. But Bebe terrified, clung to his 'hand and tearfully begged him not to leave her. With a swift move the lad lifted the little form and 'pressed his lips to the tear stained cheeks.- I must go, Bebe-for France, for my country, for you! Don't make lt hard. Wait for me, Bebe, I'm coming back. Good-bye-little sister, goo-d-bye- Almost before he had finished speaking he 'had put the child down. Then with an uplift of his shoulders and a grim forced smile he set out to battle. From the safe shelter of the salon, Bebe watched soldiers valiantly struggling to save Clixterarg Guards. The noise of shots rang in her ears. Time and again the little shoulders shuddered as a bullet hit or almost touched her soldiers. Her eyes rested on Jimmie's manly form, moving slowly ahead with the others. Suddenly she uttered a sharp scream of hor- ror. Jimmie had tottered and dropped to the ground. Fearing to go out, yet unable to see her soldier suffering Bebe paused but a moment, Then with a swi-ft glance at her mother who was looking atxthe struggle, she sllpped noise- lessly out into No-Man's Land. The shreiks of gun and the moans of her dying soldiers made her head twirl and her heart hammer. But she had only one aim. Blindly she groped through dying and wounded until she reached the spot where Jimmie lay. With trembling hand she touched him. Jimmie, wake up-mon soldat, wake up! The white face was motionless, the eyes closed, and the mouth set in a grim line of pain. With tears trick- ling freely down her cheeks, t'he child seized his arm. With all the strength in her little body she tugged and pulled, sobbing his name aloud in terror and fear. Suddenly he moved restlessly, his eyelids quivered and his lips formed t'he one word- Bebe, Jimmie, wake up! she implored. But once alg-ain the lad 'was still. With a wild terror-stricken gaze in her black eyes, her head swimming, Bebe stood gazing about. Then her eyes fell upon a man's figure not far away. With a child's scream she rushed forward. On through the maze of bodies, through the screech of weapons, went. She staggered and fell, only to get up and go on again. Once a. bullet grazed the skin on her arm by its nearness. Then a face loomed large before her, t'There, she panted, pointing toward Jimmie, Help,-Jimmie, oh please, please help, monsieur, Jimmie- my soldier. The child exausted, fainted and fell in a lifeless 'heap at the feet of the soldier. What happened after that needs but little recounting. Brave little -Bebe was borne away to the salon to a frantic mother. Before long Jimmie, too, was brought to the -shelter. That night a tired but happy child was brought to the side of a wounded, yet smiling Jimmie. Without a. word he clasped Bebe to him and in that embrace was all the love and thanks of a brave lad's heart. lBebe nestled to him and murmured happily, - Always-Bebe's soldier. -Ethel Myers PRAYER To-night I feel lonesome and lonely: The world to me seems bare, From the depths of my heart there comes softly The words of a 'Silent Prayer. . ANSWER To-night I feel happy and cheeryg 'The world to me seems fair. From the depths of my heart there comes softly The thanks for an answered prayer. 22 The Green Quill A MODERN ODYSSEY Odysseus was a big handsome man of the Wide open spaces. In order to avoid going to war, he pleaded insanity. He hooked up his ten ton tractor and started plowing a field and sowing salt. All went well for a time, but the Senator from Missouri put Odysseus' son in the way of the tractor. O-dysseus turned away, showing that he was not entirely crazy. He had to go to the sieze of Troy, N.Y., the home of the Arrow Shirt and Collar. The dispute was settled after ten years of war, and then Odysseus proceeded to pillage Soconyland, otherwise known as the State of New York. Then he sailed down the Hudson till he came to Albany, the Land of the Cigar- ette Smokersf' The inhabitants of this place offered cigarettes to Odysseus saying, Eventu- ally, why not now? 'There is not a cough in a carload! Odysseus refused, however, and sailed on till he came to the prison at Warble-twice on-the-Hudson. Mr. Zeus pointed his toy cannon at Odysseus' private car. Then fhe shot it off, and the explosion blew Odysseus back to Long Island. Here he was royally entertained by Mrs. Calypso, a lady very prominent in social circles. After seven years of leisure, Odysseus de- cided he wanted to go home. Mrs. Calypso gave him a speed launch, and he set out. He landed in California. Will Hays, King of Movie- land, had Odysseus taken home in his Packard. When he got home, he found a, 'great many suitors on fhis ranch. They wanted to marry Penelope, his wife. wHe got together several of his old cowboys and soon killed all the suitors. Then he and his wife lived 'happily ever after, -Alexander Husband THE SPIRIT OF THE VALEDICTORIAN The rain poured down on the nearly deserted street. Dusk had deepened and the dark was broken only by the yellow street lights blinking grotesquely down at each passerby. All the people that night were passerbys save one girl. Night after night she had' come home down that street now washed by the rain. 'Other people had passed by a weather- beaten old house and had never turned in between the two tall elms. Each night she had turned in between the elms sadly knowing that not one of the passerbys had preceeded her up the walk. 'Thoughts had been racing through her mind ever since she had started home. Should she tell her mother that she was vale-dictorian? Should she tell her? She thought she should but could not. She knew it would thrill but hurt her too. Her mother was an invalid. The two of them had lived on the meagre income left by her father. Now it was nearly gone. If she told her mother that she was to lead her class, her mother would insist upon buying her a new dress. They cou1dn't afford it. They must use the money for doctors and good food for her mother. 'She could wear her old best dress and she would! Her mother needed the medical attention. Nancy opened the door and called cheerily to her mother covering up thoughts tumbling around in her mind. She prepared supper telling her .mother everything that had 'happened that day, as she did so. After the dishes had been washed and put away, Nancy sat down to the table- to study her lessons. It had been hard to keep her in school and to show that she had appre- ciated it, she studied very hard. Now she would reap what she had sown through her effort. Nancy, 'come here a. minute, will you, dear? Mrs. Blake called -softly to her daughter. Yes, mother, coming. , Mrs. Blake sat in a dim corner of the room watching her daughter. Nancy crossed the room and' dropped down on a hassock at her mother's feet as was her wont. I hear, my dear, that you are to be vale- dictorian and lead your class, Mrs, Blake spoke softly searching her daughters face. Why, why mother, how did you know? Nancy was so astonished that she could scarcely speak. How had her mother found out? You must have a lovely dress for it, Nancy. I have been thinking a'bout your dres-s for a long time but now that you are to head thc class you must have an extra nice one. No, mother, I can't have a new dress now. You must have Dr. Lostorn come to see you and make you well. You have waited for it too long to lose your chance now. The Doctor was here to-day. He says I will live for years but will never be able to walk again. Don't cry for me, Nancy. Weep only I could work for yourself. If I had my legls and 'buy you all the clothes you need for gra- duation and much m re besides. Well, if the doctor has been here, I guess there won't be any money left to buy anything. His bill will be big. Did 'he give you his bill? Yes, Mrs. Blake drew a folded paper from her cuff and 'when she opened it, Nancy saw a twenty-dollar bill. Nancy sat wide-eyed. It had been a long time since they had seen so much money all at once. He told me y u were to be valedictorian. He wouldn't take any money for his service and gave me this. I told him I could not accept it, 'but as he insisted it was for you I took it. I could not take it for myself. And you should not have taken it for me either. While you have been at school I have been sewing. I made you a dress for graduation, but now this money will buy you one much better. The Green Quill 23 You made me a dress? Where did you get the material? How did you do it? VVhere is it? Nancy was astonished, but this time she was not speechless, On your bed, dear. Nancy went into the other room and brought out a creamy-white taffetta dress trimmed only with line aged lace. It is my wedding dress, Nancy, made over to fit you. I wanted you to wear it for your wedding but you can wear it now instead. O'h no. after a moments silence, You will buy a new one to-morrow. No, mother dear, I will wear this one. It is beautiful. To-morrow we will send the money back to the doctor, We must not accept charity. When school is out l will have a better paying Job. Just 'working after school doesn't pay much. The week later Mrs. Blake saw her daughter in the creamy taffetta, tihe most honored girl in the class graduating that year. The bill went back into the doctor's pocket. -Emily Yale '28 AN AFTERNOON TOUR OF WAQHINNGTON, D. C. There are so many interesting things in Washington and vicinity that it is hard to pick out the most outstanding. To my mind, the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetery are among the most impressive sights, We will first take into consideration Arling- ton. The cemetery was once the Estate of George Washington Parks 'Curtis who built the Arlington House ln 18402. Thru a series of marriages and adoptions, Robert E. Lee, the southern General in the Civil War and the later owner of the Arlington Mansion, 'became the adopted grandson of George Washington. The Cemetery consists of two parts, the old and the new. The old part is devoted to the Civil War soldiers. For four-hundred acres all one can see is row upon row of plain white markers standing for the men who gave their lives for the Union. A careful observer will note that a Igwreat many of these crosses are square while the rest are rounded. These square stones mark the graves of the soldiers whose names are unknown. The new part is dedicated to the World War heroes. Our attention is first taken up by the Ampitheater which has only recently been built as a place in which to hold the Memorial Day exercises. It covers thirty-four thousand square feet and has a seating capacity of five thousand exclusive of the stage which will hold several hundred. This structure is 'built of marble as is the 'Tomb of the Unknown Ampitheater. I think that a great many people Soldier which lies directly in front of the are not acquainted with the way in which this particular soldier happened to be selected. Four unkown dead soldiers were taken from the fourmost noted battlefields of the war. These were laid side by side in a tent. General Pershing was given a white rose and he was to place the rose on the -fortunate soldier after being blindfolded. The bo-dy lay in state for thirty-six hours over there and then was brought to this country to be interred. Guards from the National Barracks at Fort 'Myer are constantly on guard duty 'before the Tomb. The watch is kept up for two hours by one in- d1vidual and then he is relieved by a. second. On our way out of the cemetery we pass by the field where the World War boys are buried. There are nine thousand graves in this field. From Arlington we pass out of Virginia into the District of Columbia once more where the Lincoln Memorial claims our attention. This Memorial was constructed for a four-fold pur- pose: first, the statue o-f a man: second, a memorial of his Gettysburg address: third, a copy of his second inaugural addressg and fourth, a symbol of the United States. Each of these four purposes was realized. The union is expressed by the thirty-six columns which surround the building, texistlng in Lincoln's time.J The forty-eight states of the present Union are symbolized by the forty-eight memor- ial festoons which surround the top of the Memorial. We will now enter the main hall of the Memorial which is sixty feet long, seventy feet wide, and sixty feet high. Ionic columns separ- ate this central hall from two smaller sections. In the South section we find carved in the Wall Lincoln's second inaugural address: in the North a copy of his famous Gettysburg address. These, however, are not the most impressive subjects in the Memorial. The ob- ject which commands our entire attention is the figure of Abraham Lincoln seated in a chair looking thru the front of the building toward the Capitol. Here is indeed a. mar- velous piece of sculpturing. The very spirit of Lincoln seems to ibe looking out thru those carven eyes. Above his head, on the wall, ls written this inscription: In this temple As in the hearts of the people For whom he saved the Union The Memory of Abraham is inshrined . forever. With leave the Memorial. Our sight-seeing trip ls over for the after-noon. this message iilllng our very souls we -Lona M. Bills '30 The clouds are angry lions And chase each other 'round the sky. How they do it, no one knows Not even you or I, - -Beryl Helmer '31 24 The Green Quill THE LAND OF FLOWERS In our great South-West there lies a ruin of prehistoric origin. No one knows how long it has been there. Some .say it was built by the Pueblo peopleg others say by the ancestors of the modern Pima Indians, who lived in that country at the present time. In the middle of the sixteenth century the country around this place was filled with In- dians. The only civilized people who dared to come into this country were the Spanish priests and adventurers. Some had come with Coronado, the great Spanish explorer: others had found their way up through Mexico. One of these early priests established the San Xavier Mission, to christianize the Indians. This gleaming white -church, with, its great oaken door brought on the backs of donkeys from Mexico, with the only green grass around in its patio, was a resting place of delight to all the desert travellers. In far away Spain two small boys 'played to-gether and dreamed of being explorers, but as they grew older it was Philip that loved to read the tales of the glorious past of S-pain while Fernando throught of the future. Philip was a typical Spaniard with black hair and eyes, while Ferando was his direct contrast, having light hair and 'blue eyes. Fernando wished to go to the Land of Flowers but that was forbidden since he was heir to the noble kingdom of DelVal1e. Oh, Philip would be a much better duke than I, Fernando said to his father telling him of his desire. Aroused by'this throught and having heard that Narvaez was sailinlg from 'Spain to Florida, he slipped away from his home and stowed- away on the 'west bound ship. His father, the Duke, disowned Fernando when he found he had gone with Narvaez and adopted Philip, his nephew, to take Fernando's place. Meanwhile on the good ship Isabelle, the 'Captain had found Fernando and was very angry because he said there were too many men and too little food. But .Fernando was very useful and Narvaez became very fond of him and allowed the boy to be his page and companion. The ship at last reached Florida, on a beauti- ful Spring day. It was so warm and the place so pretty with the bright colored flowers, that they expressed no wonder that Ponce de Le-on had named it The Land of Flowers a few years before, 'This was their only happy time for 'bad luck seemed to follow them thereafter. Then began the terrible destruction of these brave three hundred men. Lack of food, shipwrecks, and the Savage Indians in less than a year decreased this band to four men. One of these remaining was Fernando, who survived because of the hardihood of his youth. These men found themselves slaves to the Indians who treated them so cruelly that it was only a miracle that they were able to live. four men continent. Finally they -came to what in now called Ari- zona. There they were taken in by a.-De:-lceful place was For the next eight years these struggled on their way across the tribe of Indians. The ceremonial the ruins of 'Casa Grande, meaning' Great House. There they were treated kindly and they stayed there for nearly a year. Fernand-o's three companions became restless and decided to try to reach Mexico. But Fer- nando had become very fond of the Indians and wished to remain with them and teach them Christianity. And so one fine morning the three Spaniardswbade the Indians farewell and started on their long journey across the desert to Mexico. Fernando ran to the highest ledge on the main building of the Casa Grande, ruins and waved good-bye to them long' after they had passed out of sight of everyoneelse. Years passed, and still Fernando lived with the Indian tribe that he had christianized near the Casa Grande ruins. Far, far away in 'Spain Philip, Fernando's cousin, had grown up, and had been well edu- cated. He had taken his cousin's place though he never forgot him.. The old duke died and Philip became Duke DelValle. Often he thought of Fernando and finally resolved to' go in search of him. Philip gathered to-gether a band of men to go with him. After a st-ormy journey on the ocean they reached Mexico. Philip .asked everyone if he had heard of Fernando Del- Valle. No one had heard of him and at first he learned nothing. Then came a point rumor that he was living far to the north with a tribe of Indians near a 'place called Casa Grande. At once Philip and his men led by a Spanish priest named Tray Padilla started northwar-ds. Finally after many weary months this small band of brave men .saw the San Xavier Mission in view. How peaceful it looked! There Philip learned from the priest that Fernando Del- Valle still lived with his adopted tribe of Indians at Casa Grande. After resting a few days they took leave of the good priest and pushed on northward. By following the priest's direction and climb- ing the beautiful Catilina mountains, they came to Casa Grande. That day Fernando had climbed to the high- est point of the ruins and had seen the tra- vellers in the distance. He made preparations for their arrival and then went to meet them. When the Captain of the band of men saw the, golden haired man come toward him, he ran to embrace him exclaiming, Fernando! Fernando! Do you not recognize your cousin Philip? How happy they were to meet again after many years of separation. Philip and his men stayed at Casa Grande and explored the region around there for a few months. Then after much persuading Fernando agreed to go fwitii Philip back to Spain, vM. Moore '29 The Green Quill 25 , SPRING FEVER There is music in the alr. Young gentlemen are strutlng around the streets. People are planting' The shops are full, and countless automobiles are seen. Everyone knows these symptoms, for they denote the arrival of spring. As we travel along, we hear people talking of the dread disease, spring fever. You may look in all the doctor books of the world, but will never find described therein a, disease known by that fearful name. Spring fever in caused by that mystic germ, spring, and no pryslcian can tell you much about it, Vwhen the birds herald the appnoach of Persephone, fond parents cast fearful glances at their children, for children are very sus- ceptible to sprlnfg fever, and they, with lovers, make up the majority of- cases. Any out-of the-ordinary prank is immediately attributed to this disease. .Spring fever is looked upon as the cause for many a good man's going wrong, at the altar. - Although spring fever is an ordinary afflic- tion, and everyone knows its cause, no one can 'find a cure. And no one wants to, for this old world could hardly get along without spring fever. -Alfred Stern H. H. S. LAMENTATIONS A Senior may feel rather 'blue As graduation nears, When he recalls those golden days Spent in the last four years. A Junior too, has his woes, Thou'g,'h but a year to wait, He also laments the time When he'll have to graduate. A Sophmore doesn't worry much About this time as yet, He never looks two years ahead And that's a good safe bet. A Freshman shouldn't have a worry But he has, quite so, He doesnt like it, not a bit Because he has four years to go. -I. S. '29 THE HOUSE OF CONTENT Beyond the vague horizon, Away in distant lands, Far away from the icelands Yes, far from the burning sands, Lies the House of Content. The roof is built of pure goodness, The sides, of friendship true, Its windows, are made of fidelity, Yes, and the shutters too. This is the House of Content. When you've journeyed thru the land Where windows are made of deceit, Where friends you have lost, there too, I 'wish that you all may meet In the House of Content. -Irene Shraeder '29 MENTAL LAZINESS Jack sat by a bench whittling toys from soft wood. His wife 'Mollie was seeding a tiny plot of ground at the back -door. She was a frail little woman with large blue eyes which were shaded always by a trouble too heavy for her slender shoulders to bear. Every few minutes she would enter the kitchen to see that her cookies didn't scorch. The fifth time she entered the room she stopped beside Jack and, asked him if he could finish the seeding. Now, Mollie, you know I ain't very strong. Now with that rheumatism and this cough I don't see how I could do lt. To prove he had a cough, the man hacked at nothing in his throat. The 'wife who never argued forgot her usual shrug and restraint of tongue and 'burst out, Jack Mulligan, you know as well as I do that you hain't got no rheumatism and that cough of yours ain't nothing. And if there was a cold in your head 'tis because you were too lazy to shet the window. Now, Mollie, you know what old Doctor Gray said. Dr. Gray is too old and getting too blind and rheumatic himself to know much about medicine any more. Mollie went back to her garden leaving the robust man in doors. There was no appearance about him to tell that he was sick save the ill look he feigned. He laid down his 'whittling and picked up a volume of poetry. The 'book opened at Angelo Morgaus's A Song of Triumph. When his wife entered he said. Mollie, ain't she the gran-d poet though? Listen to this swing. VVork! Thank God for the might of it The ardor, the urge, the delight of it- Work! Thank God for the swing of it For the clamoring, hammering of it, Passion of labor daily hurled On the mighty anvils of the world. ' When he had finished reading Mollie quietly said, Why don't you work then, Jack? The next day Jack was again whlttling toys and reading peotry, E. Y. The Green Quill lStafT of 1928 desires to ex- press its appreciation to Miss Murphy and her typewriting classes for their 'help in preparing the material for publication. 26 The Green Quill REDWOODS NEAR SANTA CRUZ Near Santa Cruz is a magnificent grove of redwoods. The trees are immense. The tallest tree in this grove is called the Giant. It is three hundred and six feet high, and it is said that one hundred feet has been blown from the top. The tree is sixty-six feet in circumference and twenty-two feet in diameter. It is claimed by scientists that this tree is four thousand five hundred years old and has enough lumber in it to build thirty houses with five rooms each, or to cut over one million two hundred and fifty thousand shingles. There is another tree named t'he Freemont because General Freemont camped in it in 1846. The floor space inside is thirteen feet by twenty feet. The tree is two hundred and eighty-five feet higjh, sixty feet in circum- ference, and twenty feet in diameter. Seventy- five sailors once stood in the hollow. The tree named Grant is called after the famous General Grant. It is three hundred feet high, fifty-five feet in circumference, and eighteen feet, four inches in diameter. The Roosevelt tree is named after Presi- dent Roosevelt and is two hundred and seventy- Iive feet high, forty eight in circumference, and sixteen feet in diameter. The Sherman is two hundred and eighty five feet high, sivty-two feet in circumference and twentylfeet, eight inches in diameter. It is t'he oldest tree in the grove, five thousand years old. The Cathedral Group is three hundred feet high. one hundred and ten feet in circum- ference and thirty-seven feet in diameter. This group consists of eighteen trees, nine large and nine small. It is four thousand years old. The Harrison is two hundred and eighty- five feet high, seventy-two feet in circumference, and twenty-four feet in diameter, The McKinley is two hundred and sixty- five feet high, forty feet in circumference, and thirteen feet, four inches in diameter. The Neck Breaker is two hundred feet to the first branch, and three hundred feet high. To view t'he top of this tree one must stand with his back to the trunk and look up. There are several trees that are called freaks of nature, such as the Hen and Chicks There are six Chicks around the Hen, There is a huge hollow redwood that is called the Bear Den. One stands in awe at the sight of these beautiful old trees. -Elizabeth Hildreth BOOK SHELF A Connecticut Yankee in Kin Arthur's Court Mark Twain In this humorous tale Clemens tells the story of a. Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. His description of the city, Camelot, and his description of King Arthur's hall are the impressions that a person of the modern day would gain. The story is told in a mix- ture of old English speech and present-day slang. The story is very humorous and pro- mises entertainment to whoever reads it. WHY THE WEATHER C. F. Brooks The book is a collection of scientific facts a-bout atmospheric conditions and their effects on weather. The book is based upon the lect- ures and explanations of Dr, Brooks of Clark University. It is very easily understood and well worth the time spent in reading it. The explanations do not begin with the more ad- vanced phases but they deal with the funda- mentals of the subject. --H. K. THE MAN NOBODY KNOWS Bruce Barton The Man Nobody Knows is a revelation of the character of Jesus, much different from any other biography of Him. So many people have thought of Jesus, as meek and lowly and the Lamb of God. Barton paints him in a different light. Instead of being a soft spoken, weak man, he is com- manding, physically strong, mentally alert, but not arrogant. Jesus never wasted words. In choosing his diciples he 'did not stop and plead with them. In the case of the fisherman, he said, Come 'with me and I will make you fisherman. Had 'he said, I have a new religion and will make you the expanders of it, they would have said. wait until to-morrow. Instead he said in commanding voice his personality calling them, Come-fishers of men. They were ignorant men but they could understand fishers, Why, they had been fishers all their lives! This was nothing new- Fishers People thought He never laughed. Jesus loved a crowd. He liked the noise and gayety. ln a crowd, one can't remain unsmiling. Be- cause Jesus loved a crowd, He must have laughed. Of course He laughed! The book is interesting and well worth your time spent on it. It reveals Jesus, t'he Christ, in another light, but takes nothing from His divinity. -E. Y. '28 1 The Green Quill 27 CHI MIN EY SMOKE Christopher Morley This is 'Morley's latest collections of poetry. The poems are selected from '5Songs fOr a Little House, Rocking Horse, Hide and Seek, but some new poems have 'been added. Morley's poetry as well as 'his essays are about 'subjects familiar to all of us. In many of his poems there is that note of humor for which Morley is remembered. Not all of his poems are humorous, however, for there are some a little tenderer in though. All people who enjoy poetry would appreciate Mogey. - . K. THE LITTLE NATURE LIBRARY The Little Nature Library consists of four books which deal with trees, wildflowers, birds and butterflies. No one text book could pos- sibly contain the ample information each of these books contains. They were not written as texts but were planned to be used as cor- relative material. Each one of the books con- tains many colored pictures which enable the reader to see the true coloring of the bird, butterfly, tree, or flower. The books are written by authors who understand their subject and appreciate their unseen audience, --H. K. I took a walk the other day Beside 'a riffling streamg The air was balmyg birds were gay- I sat me down to dream. I sat me down to think and think Of happy days at school: It seemed I stood upon the brink Beside a thick, black pool. Behind me carefree happy years, Before the thick black pool of lifeg I wished I were a seer who peers Into its toil and strife. I though of teachers patient, fair, I wished they might find luckg I thought ot' their firmness, wisdom, care, Efficiency, faith. and pluck. I thought of athletics with its magic call- The game, well, life is a game: And dear old Prof Morgan, best sport of all, The friend of each freshie who came. So I sat for hours and dreamed Beside the singing brook, And all at once all nature seemed 'To 'have lost its brilliant look. No more happy, careless plays, Good friends soon would be apart, Serious 'work would till our days, And lonesomeness come to my heart. Ah well, life is like a thick fblack pool And we cannot see 'how deepg But if we use with care each tool, Success in life we're' sure to reap. Classmates, let us do or -die As we separate and roam, Let us be a credit to Herkimer High To country, God, and home. -Riffanacht CLASS OF 1928 PROPHECY June 26, 1948 Some months ago, I went to visit my friend Mrs. C. E. Dodge. 'She was very busy arrang- ing her daughteris clothes for the 'Commence- ment exercises. This brought back to our memories the happy graduation exercises of our class of 1928. How fast the years had gone by for it only seemed yesterday when our mothers were doing the same thing for us. Suddenly we struck upon a plan to take her daughter on a trip -for a graduation present. We 'decided to have the trip cover all the cities of our great state. It was a beautiful summer morning when we started on our journey by automobile. We decided to visit flrst our state capitol and went by the way of Cherry Valley. We reached Albany at noon and Catherines daughter, Mary wished to visit the educational building. We were passing through the long hall and I happened to look into one of the rooms and whom should I see, but Thelma Ash and Made- llne Grainger busily correcting regents papers. They came out and we chatted with them for some little time. We were very surprised to find our old class-mates 'here and they told us that Edna Waterman was superintendent of St, Peters hospital at Albany and Florence Nedzynski was superintendent of the surgical ward there also. To finish the afternoon we took-a ride over to Troy. We visited 'many of the stores and we met Alexander Krohmalney walking up and down the ailses in Woolworth's 5 Gr 10 cent store. He told us he has been floor walker for three years. After leavimg Alex. we decided to visit R. P. I. which is one of the big schools in Troy. Catherine and I were discus-sing how many of our classmates we had encountered when Sid- ney Johnson walked up to us. He told us he was a teacher there at the school and we congratulated him in his success. It was getting rather late so we journeyed back to Albany and went to our 'hotel to rest up for our journey on the morrow. Ca.therine's daughter wished to buy a book of poems by the modern author, Lee Riftanacht and we com- mented also on his success and were very proud to think that he was one of our class- mates. The next morning we arose early and started for New York. We reached ouri destination, late in the evening and went straight to a hotel where we discovered the manager to be, Arthur Tetlock, who insisted that we 'be his guests for seve-ral days in New York. After dining, we went to our rooms immediately. We intended to go out but not knowing where to go I picked up the paper to see what amuse- ments we could find. I was 'glancing over the base'ball scores and discovered Raymond Casa- donte as one of the famous players of the Yan. kee's. 'Then I came upon a. notice of a concert to be given the next afternoon. To my surprise Marjory Myers was one of the artists appearing. 28 The Green Quill The next morning' we decided to go down to the east side of New York. We 'saw many people of different races and customs. We were walking along and all at once Catherine pointed out a mission house. We decided to go over and look in and to our surprise we walked right into Emily Yale and Paul Skeels. They told us they had been running it for five years and also that Emily was not Miss Yalc any longer but Mrs, Skeels. In the afternoon we went to visit the museum of natural history and were very surprised to see Raymond Gorski very busily engaged in painting the Spirit of St. Louis. He told us he had taken up painting as his life work. After leaving the museum of Natural history we journeyed down the street to do some shop- ping. We noticed a very attractive tea shop called Blue Bird. We ventured inside and found Arlene Countryman and Marjorie Hunt the proprietressess. They confessed to us that they were still old maids because they were too interested in their business to think of marriage. We found also that they had in their employment Irene Mayo and Frances Knights who had proved to be very satisfactory wait- resses. In the evening we made it a point to go and see my old friend Doris Underhill. We found her in the studio of Bohemia, working on a portrait. She was a very famous artist and was always busy painting pictures of the prominent women in New York -City's social world. We left the next morning to tour the south- ern part of the state going westward. We rode all day and finally stopped at a small town near Binghamton. We had our dinner and while eating we heard there was a -circus in town owned by Pugia. and Son. The name sounded familiar and we decided to go and enjoy the pleasures of children again. We 'bought our tickets and were 'walking about the grounds before the performance. Suddenly Catherine saw a man upon a platform waving his hand furiously while the crowd became larger and larger. 'We decided to see what it was all about and as we drew closer we recog- nized the familiar voice of Harry Muller. We decided that Harry had taken up Ballyhooing as his vocation in life. Soon a girl stepped upon a platform dressed in Spanish costume and we immediately recognized her as' Mar- guerite DesRosiers. She certainly could dance. After the circus we went to our rooms to stay for the night for we had a long journey ahead of us as we had decided to lgio to Buffalo. We arrived in Buffalo quite late at night and so we went immediately to our hotel. In the morning since Catherine's daughter was considering going to Buffalo Normal we went to look the school over. Going across iii the Campus we saw a familiar figure coming toward us, who to our .surprise was Michael Merena. He was employed as football coach and had turned out many successful teams. H-e consented to show us through the Normal and we met Alberta Johnson. She informed us that she was an English teacher there. In the afternoon we went to Niagara Falls and went through the Shredded Wheat plant. We went in and were confronted by Eunice Kinney and Marguerite. Lengline who showed us around the plant. We then returned to Buffalo in as much as we had met so many of our old classmates, we set about to look for someone else whom we might know. Catherine suddenly remem- bered that she had received word from Robert Holmes that he was minister in the Methodist Church there. We went to visit him and he asked us where we were going from Buffalo. We t-old him that our next stop was Rochester. He told us to be sure and look up Albert DuBois, as he owned a jewelery store in that city. When we reached Rochester, we stopped in to see him and he told us he had a wonder- ful business due to the fact that he had a very efficient clerk who was Helen .Semit. She had been employed for two years. After leaving Rochester we motored to Ithaca where 'Cather- ine had relatives. We reached there early in the eveninlg' and were quite. tired from our long trip. We went to bed early so as to be rested up for the next day. We didn't go any place in the morning but decided to visit Cor- nell University in the afternoon. We enjoyed going through the buildings very much and were surprised to find Emil Kraus at the 'head of the Business Administration department. In the evening we went to see Mary Ketchum, who is now Mrs. E, E. M-orgenthau Jr. 'She owned a beautiful home and we were enter- tained very graciously. The next day we started for Syracuse reach- ing our destination late in the afternoon. We knew that Marx Cristman was president of Syracuse University, so we went to see him. We were discussing old times when Howard Kirby came in. He told us that he was a Latin teacher in the University and that he and the president got on very well to-gether. They wished us to stay longer in the city but we told them we had been away for so long that it was really important that we return home. We reached home the next day late in the evening and found heaps of mail waiting for us. After dining we began opening our mail. Catherine and I each received an invitation to the weddinlg' of Virginia Brady and Robert Babcock. We were glad to hear this as they were the only classmates we had not seen on our trip and so decided to attend the wedding. We had a very enjoyable trip and thought a. wedding would end it up most fitting for we and what they were doing to bring success to them. The Green Quill 29 YE OLD WILL We, the members of the class of nineteen hundred and twenty-eight A. D., of the Herki- mer High School, Town of Herkimer in the County of Herkimer, State of New York, and the United States of America, being of und mind and memory realizing that the d of our days is drawing nigh do hereby make, and publish this, our last Will and Testament, before it is too late. Firstly- To our humble successors, the Juniors. we leave the hope that you may obtain the same pinnacles of success as awe, your worthy predesessors, have achieved. Secondly- To the poor sophmores, just a word of encouragement. Don't give up: next year you may dine with the Seniors. T'hirdly-- To the down trodden Freshmen, we bequeathe this our excess supply of 'bril- liancy which we hope will over balance their deep inseated dumbness. Fourthly- That in the manner henceforth stated all insuing, bequests will hereby be carried out according to the law of the State of New York. 1. To Winston Sousaphone Ashmanz- This ladder to cllm'b down off your horse. 2. To Helen Orator Borkowskiz- This har- poon to aid you in hunting seals and Walrus fWalrathJ. - 3. To Germaine Lindy Foisy:- This little book entitled, How to Fly in Six Parts. 4. To Harold Lucy N'ichols:- This road map to East Herkimer. The Doman is marked with a check. 5. To Lillian Oh Howe Sweet:- This tablet so you may continue your correspondence dur- ing the summer months and Howe. 6. To R. Thomas Howe:- This bar of candy which isn't Lili but it is Sweet, 7. To Harold Speedy Rinehartz- This bottle of Sta-comb which is guaranteed to keep your hair in place. 8. To Katherine O'bstinate O'Donnell- This pair of Bobs but then-one is enough. 9. To Frank Sophisticated Pelton Jr:- This rolling pin to remind you of Doe, 10. To Harry Plattsburgh Mullerz- This Mor- tar and Pistle to complete your laboratory equipment. 11. To Mary Beatie Bitoutz- This popular song hit by Herman Oberle entitled: The Sweetheart cf Six Other Guys How do you do it ! ! ! 12. To Paul 'tLoxi Groganz- This stake to remind you of Peg, 13. To Alex Alibi Krohmalneyr- This wrist watch to aid you in arriving on time. 14. To Eunice Oh .So-0SJ Kinneyx- This sea- son ticket for all the games in which Timo plays. We would also like to know how--, when he is talking you get a Worden, tWord ini. 15. To Charles Clump Barlow:- This bottle of Energine to speed you up. 16. To Robert Alonlzo' Babcockz- This package which is marked C.-0.D. We wonder what this means. 17. To Edna Waterman Pen :- This 'heart so your affections will never Cece. 18. To Tom Hart Brownz- This Ford so you wan't have to Huyck. 19. To Ward 'Beany Wood:- This tuning fork to help in reaching the right tune on your piccolo. 20. To Louie Mohawk Burrowsx- These sink- ers to weight your heels to keep them on the ground. 21. To Paul Byrd 4Skeels:- This lock. It isn't Emily, but it is a Yale! 22. 'To Beatrice rC'havaustie:- This piece of money which we hope will remind you of Bill. 23. To Robert Bl Usher Holmesz- This cer- tificate appointing you honorary member of a Chinese Operatic Society. 24. To Edwin Murph 0'Brien:- This flsh hook to help you Ketchum, 215. To Edward Lizzy Lloydz- This Biography cf Sousa which we hope will 'be an example to you in your career as band master. 26. To Henry Kast Bridge Wicksz- This 1929 fashion book, Styles for the Well Dressed Man. We hope you will continue to lead the styles of Herkimer High. 27. To Thelma Vi-ckery Ashz- This small token in memory of your ability in the sale of Senior Concert tickers. 28. To Vinginia Bridget Brady:- This carton of gum to chew away in lonesome hours. 29. To Lydia Trombone 'Rommel:- To you we give this claw. We hope you get Doug 30. To Elton Huy-ck: We would like to know if you were the composer of Me and My Little Banjo. We give you this instrument to practice on so as to save your banjo from wear and tear. Lastly, we hereby appoint these three Rusty Heads: Thomas Donohue, Philip Raymond, and George 'Gilette executors of this our last Will and Testament, with full power and legislation to carry out all provisions of said will. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto sub- scribed my name the fourth day of June in the Year Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-eight. tSignedJ Wallace Beery Julius Caesar a V X a ,. W4 UF 5 am M. ,flH1I5iK--H reznratiw Ml H. H. S. Orchestra First row, from left to right: Violins, William Cress, Milton Kurland, Eleanor l-larter, Helen Jacobs. Second row: Clarinet, Alfred Sternsg violins, Doris Griffin, Leon Wnorksi, Alex- ander Jurowicz, Beryl Helmer, Marie Serensong pianists, Irene Schrader, DeVora Myers: director, Mrs. Marjorie Eckler. Third row: Banjo, Elton Huyckg violins, Charles Denny, Irene Morse, Marjory Myers. Fourth row: Traps and drums, Charles Ellis: bass, Winston Ashmang saxa- phones, Sidney johnson, Paul Skeels, Paul Zgurisg cornet, Erwin Heidel. The students were recently dismayed to learn that Mrs. Marjorie Eckler, who has been director ot' music for several years is leaving this year. We cannot measure the services rendered by Mrs. Et-kler to the students. 'Fhrongh her efforts the orchestra has become one ot' the most popular organizations in school, She has formed the Girls Glee Club which has made itself popular 011 several occasions. She has directed several operettas with much suc- cess. Mrs. Eckler has always readily responded when called upon and she has won great ad- miration in the whole community. We regret that she is leaving us, and we wish her the best of success in her future undertakings. 32 The Green Quill SHARON CONCERT On April 25, the Senior class sponsored a pianc and Violoncello concert, given by Miss Genevieve and Mr. Andre Sharon. Both have been graduated from the National Conservatory of Music at Paris, and are among the foremost artists of the United States. The concert was greatly enjoyed by all, and we 'hope to hear them again in the near future. They presented the following program: 1 Sonata in G Major ........... J. B. Breval 41756-18253 Allegro brillante ' Adagio molto contabile Rondo. Allegro con grazia 'Genevieve and Andre Sharon 2. Sonata in 'C Major, Op, 53 iWaldstein ............Beet'hovenJ Allegro con brio Introduzione lAdagio moltol Rondo lAllegretto moderatob Prestissimo Genevieve Sharon 3. Suite in C flvlajor ................ J. S. Bach For Violoncello alone Prelude-Allemande-'Courante Sarabande-Bourrees-Gigue Andre Sharon 4. Allegro Appassionato ....... C. Saint-Saens Nocturne in D flat ............. C. Debussy Ballade in A flat Op. 47 ............ Chopin Genevieve Sharon 5. Cal Elegie .................... G. U. Faure tbl Serenade Espagnole ..... A. Glazounow ici Variations sur un Theme Rococo ...........P. Tschaikowsky Genevieve and Andre Sharon On t-he day following the concert, Mr. Sharon and Miss Sharon were kind enough to favor the high school students with a program in assembly. This was greatly enjoyed 'because many of the students had not the privilege of hearing the Sharons before. The student body expresses its appreciation to the artists for the delightful program. --V. B. '28 On May 1 and 2 when the Business and Professional Women presented the play A Pair of Sixes in the Liberty Theater, the high school orchestra furnished music throughout the performance. We should feel especially proud of our orchestra because so many of the townspeople -have found it to be of such help in planning a program. -V. B. '28 -1- On June 6, 1928 the High School Band gave a concert for the student body assembled in the auditorium. The first part of the concert was rendered by the entire band containing both old and new classes, and including both boy-s and girls. The old class was started in October under the supervision of John Fraser. The new class was organized in February of this year. The first part of the .program included Americag Give Ye to Jehovahg My Faith Looks up to Theeg March of t-he Boy Scouts. The new class left the stage after the last march and the veteran class played the follow- ing selections: Overture, Bright Starsf' Serenade, Little Gray C'hurchg March. On Wisconsin3 March, The Show Boy and Star Spangled Banner. Mr. Fraser likewise gave two Baritone solo's which were accorded much applause. While the students marched out, the band played T-he -Show Boy. 'This concert terminated the band work for this season. It will be taken up again next September and will prove a great 'help to the school at the football games. On Wisconsin, one of their concert numbers, is a tune of one of our school songs, and the students had the privilege of singing their song with the band. -Paul Zguris QE The Green Quill 33 'inane 1 .v ' Prize Speaking Standing, left to rightg Katherine O'Donnellg James P. Kavanagh, Coach: Marx Cristman: Irene Morse, Helen Semit. Seated from left to right: Helen Borkowski: Ethel Myers: Robert Holmes: Winston Ashman On April 18, the annual local prize speaking c-ontest was held in the auditorium. The con- test brought forth more students than ever before and it was necessary to have a prelimi- nary contest before the decision could be made as to who should participate. The girls chosen were Ruth Yale, Ethel Myers, Helen Semit, lrene Morse, Helen Rorkowski, and Katherine 0'lJonnel. The boys in the contest we1'e Robert llolmes, Marx Cristman, VVinston Ashman, and Thomas Brown. Helen llorkowski and Wlinston Ashman won first prizes. Second prizes were awarded to lrene Mo1'se and Robert Holmes. Tlie contest was a very good one and showed a great deal of work on the part of the -con- testants and coach. Malletfs Masterpieee .. ...Helen Borkowski Laddie .............. ........ E thel Myers Little Sister Snow .. ............. Ruth Yale For Dear Old Yale ........ Katherine O'Donnell King Robert of Sieily ............ Irene Morse White Hands of Telham .......... Helen Semit The Unkown Soldier .......... Marx Cristman At The Grave of the Unknown Soldier ..............Thomas Brown All Embracing Alll9l'l021lllSlll ..Robert Holmes ls Man a Machine .......... Winston Ashman -Katherine O'Donnell Ruth Yale. May 4, 1928 Helen Borkowski represented Herkimer High Svhool in the State Tourna- ment. at lthaea. This tournament began on Friday morning and lasted until Saturday night. On Friday the speaking contest was held. There were twenty-five students in the elimina- tion .c'ont.est. six of whom were chosen to take part in the Hnal contest in the evening. The :contest was won by Saugerties High School. On Saturday the play contest was held. One act plays were presented by different high schools. Highest honor was awarded to Bing- hamton High School for the play, An Old Lady Shows Her Medals by James Barrie. This is the second year that Herkimer has been represented. Helen Borkowski was aeeom- panied by Miss Marcella lVI. Foley principal, and lVlr. James P, Kavanaugh. -Katherine 0'lJonnell May, 16, 1928 the first year public speaking class presented a Chinese play under the super- vision of Leona Gorski, a student in the class. The play was The Turtle Dove. The play was very difficult and it was carried through very suecrssftilly. The students in the cast were: Ruth Yale, Ethel Myers, Eleanor Sweet, Helen Borkowski, Mary Moore, Robert Holmes and Winston Ashman. -Katherine O'Donnell 34 f I . . , .. . The Green Quill .1 ., . , W l POLLYANNA CAST Standing, left to rightg Robert I-lolmes,Marjory Myers, Howard Kirby, Marx Cristman, Emily Yale, Robert BabcockgSea'tecl, from left to right, Marguerite Lengline, Virginia Brady, Eunice Kinney,Marguerite Des Rosiers. May 24, 1928 the Senior Class presented the four act comedy Pollyanna in the auditorium of the High School to-night. It was quite different from the usual plays and it was very well carried through. 'The cast and the in- structor are to be congratulated in their work and success. The class members were very glad to see such a large attendance and hope that it was enjoyed. Mrs, Carmody, of the Ladies Aid ....................Eunice Kinney Carroll, of the Ladies Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marguerite DeRosiers Mrs. Gregg, of the Ladies Aid ..lMarjory Myers Miss May 18, the annual county prize speaking contest was held at the Ilion High School to- night. Students from the various parts of the county took part. Herkimer was well repre- sented, although we were not so successful as in previous years. Our contestents were Helen Borkowski and Winston Ashman. Four prizes in gold were given. Elizabeth Dodge of Dolge- ville and Howard Philburn of Ilion won first Miss Polly Harrington ............ Emily Yale Pollyanna Whittier, The Glad Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marguerite Lengline Nancy, Miss Polly's maid ...... Virginia Brady Jimmy Bean, age 12 years ........ Ward Wood Mr. John Pendleton ........... Marx Cristman Dr. Thomas Chilton ...... .... H oward Kirrby Mr. Pendleton's servant ...... Robert Babcock .Timmy Bean, age 17 years ..... Robert Holmes -Katherine O'Donnell Eight students have earned letters in Public Speaking and Dramatics during the year 1927- 19283 Lillian Sweet, Marx Crirstman, Winston Ashman, Helen Borkowski, Robert Holmes, Howard Kirby, Katherine rO'D0nnell and Helen Semit. placesg Helen Myers of West Winfield and George Sherman of Mohawk won second honors, Doris Morgan of Ilion and Winston Ashman of Herkimer received honorable mention. The judges Were Mr. Staley, superintendent of schools, Romeg 'Miss Kelley, Utica Free Academyg Mr. Hart, public speaking instructor, Oneida. 'Q' -Katherine O'Donnell ,Ailrletirs TENNIS Standing, from left to right: Paul Zguris,Elton Huyck, Everett Bliss, Robert Bab- cock, manager, Seated from left to rightgLeland Walrath, Hazwel Brayton, Emil Kraus, captaing Albert DuBois, Sicineyslohnson. Last year Herkimer High School had a Ten11is Team for the first time in seve1'al years. Although the team of '27 was not altogether successful, sufilcient interest was aroused, to warrant the continuation of this sport in '28. The following are members of the team accord- ing to position, Emil Kraus, captaing Albert DuBois, Haswell Brayton, Leland VVZilI'Hl',ll, Everett Bliss, Sidney Johnson, Paul Zguris, and Elton Huyck. Kraus plays in the back court occasionally coming up to net. His ser- vice is strong, which brings many aces to his credit. Alli DuBois is skillful at his placements and also has a st1'ong serve. Pete Brayton, a bright prospect for coming seasons, has per- fect form 011 all shots gaining him many points. Lee VValrath, combining strong playing at net and a puzzling serve, has played the game well. Evy Bliss is an experienced player, and a veteran of last year, as are Kraus and DuBois. Johnson, first substitute, Zguris, and Huyck are rapidly improving. The first match ot' this season was played against Utica Free Academy at Utica. This team, known as one of the strongest teams in the valley, defeated Herkimer 5 to 2. ln the second game with Utica, at llerkimer. the locals were defeated, the final score being 5 to 1. The team finally hit its stride in the game with Mohawk at He1'kimer winning by a score of 7-0. ln the game with Rome at Herkimer, our team was defeated by the score of 5-1. Kraus, our number one man, was not able to play. thus breaking up the double combination with DuBois. As the team is gradually improving, we are hoping to win the remaining games of the season. INTER-CLASS MEETS March 27, 1928 This year, contrary to the usual custom ot the teams from the gym classes, the various organized classes formed basketball teams and played by the elimination process for two nights. The first game was held in the High school gym. The Seniors under the management of Barlow were a heavy team and from the tip- 36 The Green Quill off took the play out of the hands of the Sophs, who were led by Perry. The Sophs, however, had formed a fast though light aggregation and for a time were able to ward off the pon- derous wearing game of the upper classmen but, inevitablly they were 'winded and the superior weight -of the Seniors began to tell on the scoreboard. Wlasyl Nimyj, the Sophmore flash, was unable to get started and could not play his usual smooth game, but Lewis, Senior forward, being in the game for a few periods, sank a few from the center of the floor, as is his custom. The final score was in favor of the Seniors leaving them next day's game against Junior-Frosh contest. . Seniors- 19 Sophmores - 4 1928 to be a fast one from the start to the final whistle. The Juniors have gathered a fine bunch of sharpshooters and the quality of Murnane's Freshmen is known through their splendid playing in the 'high school preliminaries throughout the year. The Frosh, however, are weakened through the loss of Nichols, guard, and Scott star, forward, who has an uncanny knack of finding the basket from any position. The Juniors played a defensive game and put much depend- ancy on superior weight to frustrate the valiant attempts of the Freshmen who gained points by their organized teamwork and maneuvering on the fioor. However, at the end of the game the score was tied and an overtime period of play was necessary to decide the winner. In this period the Juniors scored but in the last moment the Frosh retaliated and put in the winning tally. The Freshmen paid dearly for their victory being utterly' winded and almost unable to leave the court while the Juniors were fresh and ready to take their positions again if necessary. Nevertheless, the lower classmen take the floor against tlhe Seniors in tomorrow's deciding game. Freshmen -21 Juniors --20 MARCH 28, 1928 to 'compete in the the winner of the MARCH 27, Today's game promises This game to be played after classes tonight decides the winner of the interclass champion- ship and is to be played between the Freshmen and the Seniors. The Seniors of course are confident, but the Freshmen put their reliance in the maxim fifty million ,Freshmen ca.n't be wrong. The Frosh because of former vic- tories are quite elated but the 'Senior hope to take the wind out of their sails. The younger boys showed less fatigue than in the former game and were strengfhtened by Scott's return. The Seniors played as usual being able to refreshen the team by strong substitutions from the bench which threatened to wear down the Frosh quintet. The Seniors made use of their greater weight and succeeded in keeping fairly constant possesion of the ball although the Freshmen kept them from increasing the score. In this 'game the Frosh turned the tables and soon had the 'heavier boys panting and fighting desperately. During the first three quarters the smaller basketeers maintained their lead but finally toward the end of the game the Seniors with heartbreaking invincibility plunged steadily onward and in the last few minuted forged ahead winning the day and consequently the championship of Herkimer High School. Seniors -2-6 Freshmen-20 NEW HARTFORD-HERKIMER May 5, 1928 at Herkimer N.Y. In about the middle of the Easter vacation coach Eddy Murnane called out candidates for summer baseball The aspirants were few be- cause some excellent players were ineligible through failure to attain scholarship. Last year's catcher, Oyler, and some good material in the pitching line are in this class. Douglas and Wagner, last year's moundmen, are Fresh- men at St. Lawrence, leaving Herkimer in a complicated position and in need of some ex- perienced batters. After about three weeks of daily practice a team was weeded out and the boys first appeared against New Hartford on the Herki- mer diamond. In the first 'inning the team played pretty tight baseball and in the second inning the score was tied each team having made two runs. In the third inning the oppo- ncnts scored one run and the game was an even fight 'up to the sixth, Herkimer having tied the score in the fourth inning. In the sixth and seventh Barlow weakened after having pitched an excellent game and was relieved by Kollarik, but still New Hartford found little difficulty in scoring and the skies looked a bit gray for Herkimer who played their best, lost out by three runs after a hard-fought game. Herkimer ...... 8 New Hartford ..11 LITTLE FALLS-HERKIMER May 9, 1928 at Herkimer The interest in the national game in Herki- mer is a bit lax and even the school people fail to turn out in support of the team as they should. The attendance at the games is small and only a few of the local sports who take a lively interest in baseball attend the games. Morgan, who has taken over the team from Murnane after spring football, has been putting the boys through a stiff daily schedule and they look better after the experience of the first game. In this game no hits were made during the first three innings but in the fourth Bowers, of the Rocky City, scored a -hit 'getting safely to first base. In the same inning Casadonte scored a two 'bagger and Brothers singled, but neither were able to score as the next three men were retired. In the fifth, Little Falls began to show some form and scored five runs while Herkimer failed to compete with them being retired with a single hit. In the sixth both teams played evenly but 'in the seventh Little Falls scored two runs on errors and Herkimer brought in only one. Herkimer ..... 1 Little Falls ..7 The Green Quill 37 lILION-HERKIMER May 12, 1928 at Ilion The Ilion team is an excellent aggregation and some of their players show form and ability that is quite advanced for high school players. They easily have the best team in the Mohawk Valley League lacking only a pitcher. Most of the te.am are veterans of former years, but next year they will be graduated almost to a man. From the 'beginning Herkimer was lost to the superior playing of the boys from across the river. The home team hit frequently but were unable to advance their men because of Ilion's infield Wilbert. who plays short-stop, and knows 'baseball thoroughly. Ilion scored frequently throughout the game easily hitting because Morgan gave each man on the team a turn in the pitching box and although the -game was a goner a good time was had by all and Herkimer obtained practice by playing against an excellent team. This victory com- pletes Ilion's sucess in waxing her ancient rivals in all forms of sport for this season. Herkimer .... 0 Ilion ...... 22 WHITESBOR-0 HIGH--HEXRKIMER May 16, 1928 at Herkimer Herkimer started off in fine style and suc- ceeded in taking the lead from Whitesboro by one run. However, Whitesboro tightened up and playing in their usual manner moosed the theme scouts and ran up four runs. In this inn'ing Herlcimer was completely shut out. In the third the opponents again picked up five tallies, Herkimer capturing one run by Captain Germain Foisy. In the fourth Whites- boro ran up three runs while Herkimer doubled their tally. In the fifth, Herkimer again scored six to VVnitesboro's four, making a sort of silver lining to the gray clouds that filled the sky. In the sixth both sl-des failed to score, but in the seventh Whitesboro brought in an- other run while Herkimer was unsuccessful at the bat. Howe, on the initial sack, is a steady player and does not let many slip through him, while Riffenacht at shortstop plays a fine game and covers a great deal of ground ,pulling per- fect pegs over to first. This game although a losing one is promising as Whitesboro is sup- posed to be pretty good. Herkimer .... 15 Whitesboro .... 19 NEW HARTFORD-HERKIMER May 21, 1928 at New Hartford The flags are lifted from half mast, we have won one game, at least. The boys showed their stuff from the beginning by slipping over four hits and four runs in the first inning. New Hartford, however, salvaged two runs but were thrown. out of stride by superior playing. Neither team scored in the second but in the third Herkimer added another run to their score. In the fourth 'Herkimer again splurged, adding five runs to Hartford's single run. In the fifth neither team hoisted the score but in the sixth Herkimer drove in one run to their opponent's two. In the last inning, Hart- ford brought in another run which gave them little satisfaction as they were on the petite end of the score. This was Herkimer's best game and the team played, inspired baseball, making only two errors in the field. Worden, basketball star and next year's football captain, scored a run and two singles besides playing an crrorless game at third 'base. This game was a sort of reward for the nights of labor spent in practice and the boys left the diamond in high spirits and fond exspectations. Herkimer .... 11 New Hartford .. 6 LITTLE FALLS-HERKIMER May 26, 1928 at Little Falls This game was scheduled for today but was called on account of rain and will be played on a future date. ILION--HEXRKIMER May 29, 1928 at Herkimer Ilion is going through the Valley League being held only slightly by Little Falls who played them to a tie in their first game but it is the author's opinion that Little Falls stands no chance against Ilion's nine. In this game Ilion as usual started off and set a pace which the Herkimerkians were un- able to follow and as a result they gained a big lead. This lead they held throughout the seven innings, although Herkimer played a better game than before and scored two runs where as in the former game they did not succeed in getting a man past second base. There are yet two games to be played, one with Whitesboro and the post-poned Little Falls game. Herkimer .. 2 A Ilion .... 22 - .. WHITESBORO-HERKIMER June 2, 1928 at Herkimer In the previous game with Whitesboro we were more successful than in the last game, for Herkimer did not s-core a single run. This game was marked with some degree for Lee Riffanacht played a game void of errors and backed up Foisy on third base in many plays, snapping the ball to Howe with amazing speed and accuracy. Mahoney of Utica, when calling a close play, spoke to Wirpsa the catcher, and said that the play was close but because of tho shor1stop's superb effort he would call it in Herkimer's favor. Barlow in the pitching box played his us-ual cool and unflustered game. Even though Whitesboro overwhelmed thebhome boys they did their best and played a plucky, fighting game. . Herkimer .... 0 Whitesboro ..9 38 The Green Quill HERKIMER-LITTLE FALLS June 7, at Little Falls This game at Little ,Falls is the last game of the season which has 'been post-poned on account of the weather. In the previous game with Little Falls, Herkimer was defeated by the score of seven to one. Casadonte, who has pitched for the local 'boys in many of the games for a few innings, pitched the entire game. From all reports he pitched superb ball but 55 was not supported' properly, However, the boys showed their usual prowess with the stick but could not break through the Rocky City de- fense. To-gether with Casad-onte who pitched a complete game for the first time Burton took Wirpsa'-s place at catch making an entire new battery, This game at Little Falls concludes the season in baseball. Herkimer .... 2 Little Falls .... 6 E giirhnnl ,fries .Forty block H's were awarded to our High School athletes, Wednesday afternoon, April 25, at a general assembly of the student body. Coach Elmer Morgan presented the awards. Michael Merena, Captain of the 1927 gridiron tcam, presented Coach Morgan with a gold football charm, on behalf of the 1927 team. The awards were: Tennis 1927--William Douque, Albert DuBois, Emil Kraus, Everett Bliss. Girls basket-ball 1927-28-Doris Underhill, Lura. Harris, Eunice Kinney, Racheal Griffin, Marguerite Lengline, Sarah Wood and Dorot-hy Wood. Football 1927-Germaine .Foisey, Fred Griffin, Albert Lawrence, Al-bert Worden, Michael Merena, Alfred Brothers, Allen Rhodes, Archie Frosch, Alexander Krohmalney, Edwin O'Brien, Charles Barlow, and Irwin Hils. Baseball 1927-Raymond -Casadonte, Albert Worden, Alfred Brothers, Lee Riffanacht, Ed- ward Walthart, John Wagner, Germaine Foisey, Charles Barlow, Burlin Oylefy C9011 1301181218- Basket-ball 1927-28-Albert Worden, Lee Riffanacht, William Burton, Germaine Foisey, Albert Lawrence, and Charles Barlow. ARBOR DAY PROGRAM April 27--The speaker for Arbor Day was the Reverend Howard D. Holmes, Pastor of the Flrst Methodist Church. In his talk he compared the sturdy tree in the woods and forests with those which -had been cut away and were being made into furniture in large factories through- out the world. First he remarked on his im- pressions gained when walking among trees through whose leafy boughs the wind rustled. It seemed as though one could almost hear the tiny organisms at work within the massive trunks. Then he stated how differently it was to go 'by a modern factory where the trees were being torn apart 'by hundreds of buzzing machines. 'The noises ensuing were so different from the quietness of the tree while growing. Mr. Holmes' talk was very interesting in that he brought out many original ideas con- cerning the value of trees. -I. S. '29 May 23-Joseph Callahan and Frederick Myers, both freshmen were awarded the Spring Football Trophy at an assembly of the students to-day. Coach Elmer E. .Morgan awarded the trophy and Callahan acceptedlit for a period of six months. He will then present it to Myers for six months. Robert Howe was winner of the trophy last year. I -4 The silver football was presented by Ralph G. Snyder, a local jeweler, a year ago for the purpose of enthusing spring football practice. It is to be awarded every year to the boy who shows tl1e best all around work in the early year tryout on the field. May 9-Dr. James Lee Ellenwood, State Religious Secretary and Program director of the State Y. M. C. A. at New York 'City once more favored us with an assembly talk. He related to us some interesting phases of this travels throughout the world, and in these he brought out the point that civilization in some of the 'Mediterranean countries was very back- ward. He told us that our opportunities of attending such an up to-date school should be fully realized by us. Furthermore, he said that for every American girl and boy with educational opportunities, there were a thou- sand more in some country who never will have our thorough education. The students greatly appreciated the lecture which was interesting and decidedly instructive. Mr. Ellenwood was secured through the County Y. M. 'C.A. Secretary, Edward Hays. ul June 1-The annual exhibit of drawing, home economics, and an entertainment was held in the high school. Many parents and friends were present and complimented the work of the students. The drawing exhibit consisted of -color de- signs, representation, and mechanical drawings. The exhibit of sewing included embroidery work and wearing apparel. The school band under the direction of John Fraser rendered a half hour concert. The pro- gram: Soho, The Great Divide. A brass quartettc-Edward Lloyd, Laurie Snyder, Louis Burrows, and Paul Konecnik played Gautette by Shubert. Euphonium olo, Columbia Polka, was played by John Fraser, accompanied by DeVora Myers at the piano: Heart T1hrobsg Snow Boy. In behalf of the band Edward Lloyd presented to Director Fraser a banton. The Girls Glee Club sang Where My Cara- van Has Rested, Lohng and Ma Curly Headed Baby, by Von Pragg. The school orchestra rendered March Mi1itaire and Robins Fare- well. 'The Glee Club and orchestra were under the direction of Mrs. Marjorie Eckler. Professor James P. Kavanagh of tlhe public speaking and dramatics department directed a program of six readings by pupils of his class. Dick's Pleasant Dream, Eleanor Harterg Da Greata Strong Man. George Longg Spring Song, Lottie Ligoskig When The Green Gets Ba-ck to the Trees, Richard Yale: The Usual Way, Lois Kraus. 'Superintendent L. W. Bills, presided. 40 The Green Quill June 2-Norine Sitterly won first prize for typewriting 1- at the New York State contest of typewriting and shorthand held in Utica. Norine is a sophmore in our school, and her reward was a medal, presented by the Utica Savings Bank. Her average in typewriting was 41 words per minute for 15 consecutive minutes. There were seven of our students who com- peted in the contestg they were Typewriting 1- Norine Sitterly, Grace Laughlin, Helen Borkowski. Typewritin-g 2- Rose Puznoski, Henry Wicks, William De'Coursey. Shorthand 1- Marjorie Hunt. We are hoping that a greater interest will be had in this contest next year, and that Herkimer will 'be among the winners for the second consecutive time. COMMENCEM ENT WEEK PROGRAM The 1928 Commencement week program is: Sunday, June 24-Baccalaureate service, Rev. Gustave Purificato, Pastor of St. Anthony's Church. Monday, June 25-Class night. Presentation of Pollyanna. Tuesday, June 26-Commencement. Wednesday, June 27-Junior-Senior banquet. Thursday, June 28-Annual Senior picnic. SYN 1' , 1 Viv W 4W' W 7 H. f .Bur K: .4- Skelton : Gosh: that taxi nearly got yOu. llurton: I knew it w0uIdn't l1it nie. Skelton: Ilow's that? Iiurton: It was yellow. l'e111'l1er: Give me an example of Period flII'lllllll'P. Lee Rift'a11111fl1t : trit' chair lllIfl0l'lH Gillette: 171111111111 head for, Colored hugs i11 ll t'11p1ai11 it, 9IldS 21 sentenee, ker: Whose funeral is this? lVIi11e. because : What are you stf1'11t,c'l1i11g your R11stus? I'1'ivate: Aw Sah, I got Zlflflllillltf 111 hair. Sklllf, : What a1'e 111'itl1n1etic hugs? Colored l'l'lViLlf'I ull2ll,'S Cootiesf' - flillllillllf Why do you call l'll9lll 21l'llllIl1BlI0 h11gs'? Colored Ilrivatet Cause dey add to 11111 llllSt'!'y, dey s11l1t1'11ut from 11111 nleasure, dey divide 11111 attention, and dey n11111tiply like the Illl'l'iP1lS.y' 'I'l1e reason tllat DUllf'i'IllPll Cllllll dance is that when they are 011 the floor tI1ey miss the heat. Hostess: Mary, 1111 l1llf'Xllf't1ll-lil guest has 2ll'l'lVf'tl. I Nl aid 2 'ut another plaee 111 the tahle. lint, I e11n't, llllldlllll. 'l'l1ere is no more 1'I1in11. Hostess: Oh, tl1at's all right. 'I'l1ey'l1 he so elose 1 fl'Ul!l 2Ill0l ogether they W0ll'l know OIIP plate her anyhow. lloe. Graves: Nice I1111 yo11 llZlV0 there. Paul Grogzniz Yes, it fills a long wanted telt. Small hrother has his kiddie ear, wl1ile big hrot her, w ith his roadster, has his kidding 1-ar. NVl1y do yo11 allow your little hoy to e111 paper? Ile Xl2llllS to he a paper hoy, Ilistory t1-111-l1e1': What is the most down- trodtlen race? Worden 1h11lf asleepiiz The pedestrian. t11'111l11a1f-: Will yo11 pay 111ke what I'm worth? l'lllll7l0YG'l'f I'll do hetter than lllilll I'll give you E1 small salary to start wi1l1. VVelI, I should say tl1e elec- I hear you've gone i11to truck filfllllllg. You f'Z'lll'l kitl 1111-I You t'Illl'l raise trueksg they rome from il fartory. First Wests-1'11e1': I3illAh111l illly exercise tl1is ZlfllJI'IlOflll? Sec-ond XVPSlPl'llPl'I Sure, I NVPIII out and jlllllllfetl four Cl2l1lI1lS. Don't t'l'Illllll0l' your e1'11eke1's i11 the soup. I1's against the rules of etiquette. Say, what Illll I eating, soup or etiquette? I hear you got illltlllltxl' red tag Yes I tried to 11111ke the 1-op helieve tl111t I was going five instead ot seventy-Ilve miles per hour, so l1e tagged me for loitering, yesterday 'T As he111'd over the telenhonvf Q l lElllUVtxl' Ztltltl? Are you trying to llliltlilllllll nie? ls: your new girl hriglilfl VVell, she thinks that since yflll play gall' Oll the golf links. you must hox o11 lllfx cuff links. rllllll average girl. it, ses 111s, is the one who looks like il hoy. After High S1-hool, What? lllllIltl0l'Ptl the elnepel sneaker. '1'11e11tio11! tfliorusefl the student hotly. YVIIGU I hear that girl sin::', I 1-lap llly ll2llltlS. So do I--over llly ears. Xfvllill was the name of that last pie-ee you played? Silk Stoekings. Gosh, it surely has El lot ot' runs. lvlll going to reduee, ' YOIl'l'K' just rik:T:t now, hut have it your OWII weigh. Society hflZlll'tlIlf When Il tooth has been extracetetl, wl1y does the hole feel so lill'I.l'0 to one's tongue? I2e11tist: I1 must he the 1ongue's llllllll'Ill fE'lltlf'IIl'y to ex11gger11te, Illllllillll. GOUIUIPSS. how I love to see the leaves l'tlllI o111 i11 the Spriiigl Are you El poet? ' No, lvlll 11 X.l'Ill'2Igt-' lllllll. 42 The Green Quill At an auto show: . . Wha.t's that funny looking contraption in that 'booth over there? I Oli, that's just something to keep accessories off of Ford cars. Flora: Kreisler makes wonderful music. Laura: I thought he made autos. Chicago Housewife: John, have they started riveting on that new building next door, already? Her Husband: No, no, dear, calm yourself: that's only a machine gun you hear. Jim: Did you get on the team? Jones: No, this is one of my off seasons. Pelton: What's the reason for raising the price of gasoline? Gasoline Station Gus: Why should that bother you? You haven't even 'got a car, Pelton: True, but I've got a cigar lighter. Central: Number, please? Student: I want Blank 4321, and say, get quick like they do in the movies. How's life as a freshman? I've only a 'hazy idea. A SURPRISE Ethel M: My Scotch Uncle sent me his picture the other day. Eleanor S: 1So? How did he look? Ethel: I don't know. I haven't had it developed yet. THE SEASONS Prof: How many seasons are there? Worden: Three, Basket-ball, Base-ball and Foot-ball. PEAS and HONEY I eat my peas with honey, I've done it all my life: It makes them all taste funny, But it keeps them on my knife, HIS SAD PLIGHT College Grad: iStanding on a street cornerl Madame could you give a poor criple enough for a cup of coffee? Kind Old Lady: My poor lad, how are you crippled? C. G.: Financially TOO TRUE Viola H: When is that new skating in- structor going to teach you to skate? Virginia B: He promised me a sitting to- morrow. FRIEND to FRIEND like yours once and Yep, I had a beard when I realised how it made me look I cut it off. Well, I had a face realising that I couldn't cut it off, I grew this beard to cover it up. like yours once and O, YEAH? The police think they have a clue to a. new mystery. What are the circumstances? Over at the li-brary they discovered a man's nose buried in a book. AN EFFICIENCY EXPERT Mother: Edward, you didn't wash your face this morning. Edward Shanley: No, Mother, I heard you say we were going to have grapefruit this morning, for breakfast. Marx C: Wlhat's the difference 'between the North Pole and the South Pole? Bob H: I'd think there was a whole world of difference. THE OPTIIVIIST DEFINED What is the definitionof an optimist? A fellow who looks .at his shirt just after it came 'back from the laundry and says, Well, we needed lace curtains anyway. BLACK MAGIC Father: treading report cardh What is this? Conduct bad, English, Algebra and Latin, Bad, Bad Bad.-Explain please Ward W: I can't, Dad. Do you think it could be forgery? HIGHER UP You are doing Well, young fellow. The foreman has praised you to the skies. ' I'd rather be praised to the Boss, was the quiet reply. -5 WORSE and WORSE He: tat a 'big partyl I just made an awful mistake. I told a fellow I thought the host was a stingy old bligihter and it happened to be the host i was talking to. She: Oh, you mean my husband. A BARGAIN Minister: I have had many complaints recently about the length of my sermons. Hereafter, the collection will be taken first and the smaller the collection the longer the sermon. LACK OF FORESIGHT That fellow next door threw la stone thru the window when I was playing a piece on the piano. Mother: Silly fellow. He'll hear you all the plainer now. GOOD REASON WHY Father: 'Dlie Dean complains that you operate a car on the quiet. Charles D: Impossible, it's an old Ford. Prof Kavanagh: Why didn't you answer that question? Ward Wood: I shook my head. - Prof: Well, you didn't expect me to hear it rattle way back there did you? The Green Quill 45 THE PUGILLST'S SONG fTune: Among my Souvenirsb A nose that's ilattened in Two optics black and blue A slightly twisted chin A jawbone that's askew A battered lip that stings Two cauliflower ears I count these little things Among my souvenirs ANOTHER TRY Pupil: Here's my manuscript, which I offered a year ago. Editor: But if I refused it a year ago what's the use of bringing it back now? Pupil: Oh, you've had a year of experience since then. The Black and Gold, Canajoharie, New York: Ye Green Quill? Your name seems to stress your literary department. It is extensive and well chosen, A student who could not sound the letter R was given the following sentence to read. Robert gave Richard a rap in the ribs for roasting the rabbit so rare. He studied it in silence a minute, then glibly rendered it as follows: Bobby gave Dicky a thump in the side for cookingthe bunny so little. On his tour of the district an inspector of city high schools came before a class of girls. He wrote upon the blackboard LXXX. Then, peering over the rims of his spectacles at a good-looking girl in the front row, he asked: Young lady, I'd like to have you tell me what t-hat means. Love and kisses, the girl replied. Him- You look like a sensible girl, let's get married. Her- Nothing doing, I'm just as sensible as I look. In a lesson in parsing a sentence the word courting came to a young miss of fourteen to parse. 'She commenced hestitatingly, but got on well enough until she had to tell what it agreed with. Here she stopped short. But the teacher said, Very well: what does court- ing agree with? Dorothy, blushed and down her head. Dorothy, don't you know what courting agrees with? Ye-ye-yes m-a'am Well, Dorothy, why don't you parse that word? What does it agree with? Blushing still more and stammering, Dorothy at last replied, It agrees with all the girls, ma'am. Ed: I guess you've been out with worse looking fellows than I am, haven't you? fN'o answerl Ed: I say, I guess you've been out with worse looking fellows than I am, haven't you? Co-ed. I heard you the first time. I was just trying to think. A tourist returning from an extended trip up through Maine, reports seeing the following notice posted in a small village: By order of the village Selectman, Cows grazing by the roadside, or riding bicycles on the sidewalk is strictly forbidden! Father: You kept the car out rather late last night, Son. Wlhat delayed you? Son: Had a blowout, Dad. Father: Tire or roadhouse? Hi! Shouted the 'brick-layer to another on the scaffold above him, Throw me down another brick! What for? demanded the brick-layer? Well, don't I need another one to fill up this hod I'm bringing up? A small boy was sent to the drug store to get an empty bottle, but the clerk refused L0 give him one. You must have something in it, he said. To this the youthful boy replied, I suppose it is merely red-tape, so shove in a cork. A country girl was home from college for the holidays and the old 'folks were :having a reception in her honor. During the event she brought out some of her new gowns to show to the guests. Picking up a beautiful silk creation she exclaimed, Isn't it perfectly gorgeous? Just think it came from a poor, little, insignificant worm! Her hard working father looked a moment, then turned and said, Yes, darn it and I'm that worm! A young lady took down the receiver and discovered the line was in use. I just put on a pan of beans for dinner, she heard one woman explain to another. She hung up the receiver and waited. Three times she waited and then exasperated she broke into -the conversation. Madam, I smell your beans burning, she said. A horrified scream greeted her remark and the young lady was able to use the phone. Mother to son, Elton, You selfish boy, why didn't you give your sister part of your apple? Elton: I gave her the seeds, she can plant them and have a whole orchard. A lanky youth occupying a seat in a street car persisted in sticking his head and shoulders out of the window. The conductor in passing touched the youth on the back, Be-tter keep your head inside, he advised. I can look out of the window if I want to. he replied. I know you can agreed the conductor, but if you damage any of the iron work on the bridges you will have to pay for it. My gracious, 'remarked the tall girl, since Lucy's steady took her to the auto show, she thinks there's nothing like him. Humph, said her companion spitefully, she'll find out differently when he takes her to the zoo. 44 The Green Quill An insurance agent was filling out an appli- cation blank. Have you ever had appendicitis? he asked. Well, answered the applicant, I was oper- ated on but I never was quite sure whether it was appendicitis or just professional curios- ity. Chuck takes a good picture. He took five of my good ones, Eunice: Is it dangerous to drive with one hand? Timo: You bet. More than one fellow has driven into a church doing it. Visitor: Your housemaid seems very quiet! Lady of the House: t'Yes, she doesn't even disturb the dust. Miss Brown: What is the Mason Dixon line? Sid Johnson: A Mason making a line with a Dixon Pencil. VVhat do you think of Idaho? Idaho lot rather be somewheres.else. Who was t-he straightest man of Bible time? Joseph, because Pharoah made a ruler out of him. Did you see service in France? No, but I read his poe-ms. Kirby: What are you writing? Stadler: A joke. Kirby: Well, give her my regards. It's no wonder that the boys have such a nutty look-think how often they have to s-hell out. Prof: fExplaining problemj There's a mis- take here somewhere. Absent minded pupil: Check all your ver- ticals. Miss Detmers: What people said, Ils ne passeront pas? A ' Albert L. The regents Examiners at Albany. Have you any thumb tacks? No, but I have some fingernails. Bob: Big fight. Bill: Where'? Bob: Down by the ocean-the waves are beating up on the shores. Is it true that Women live longer than men? Well, you know paint is a great preserva- tive. What kind of a 'boid is a. rhomboid? Lets go for a spin? ALL right, Old Top. Prof: W'hat excuse have you -for not having your lesson prepared? Voice fin the rearb I over slept and could not think up an excuse. Nut: Why can't dies see? Meg: Because they leave their specks on the wall. All a musician does for a living is play around the scales. Teacher: Toady, 'what do you think of the orchid family? Toady: Please Miss, my mother has for- bidden mo to indulge in any family gossip. if xchemge j epartment , nf 'Qs Cerwin Clbnill - 1928 Our Exchange Department this year is not as large as it has been in previous years. This fact is regretable, for the exchange departmen. of any school paper is one of its vital parts. However, though our Exchange is not exten- sive, it contains some of the largest and best school papers which are published. We wish to acknowledge the following Ex- changes and we 'hope that we may have the pleasure of receiving their respective publi- cations again next year. ' The Oak Leaf ........ Baton Rouge, Louisiana The Black and Gold ...'Canajoharie, New York The Hill News .... Saint Lawrence University Canton, New York The Brown and White ....... East Rochester, New York Hilltopics . .. ...Fort Plain, New York The Lamron .. .... Geneseo Normal School Geneseo, New York The Brown and Gold .....,... Ilion, New York The Purple and White ..Little Falls New York The Red and Black .... Newport, Rhode Island The Ogdensblurg Academy ........ Ogdensburg, New York The Red and White .Rochester, New Hampshire The Standard Bearer .... Rome Free Academy Rome, New York The Cub Reporter ....... Syracuse University Syracuse, New York The Purple Parrot .......... Troy, New York Hi-onetwo ......... .... W aterford, New York The Recorder .... Boston, Massachusetts The Owl .... ...Watertown, New York what me Sag About ththers The Red and Black, Newport, Rhode Island: The Red and Black is certainly a fine ex- ample of what a school paper should be. The cuts and the Literary Department are excel- lent. We never fail to enjoy what, Pat, the Senior says. The Lamron, Geneseo, New York: The Lamron contains a great deal of newsy material. Your joke department is line. Why not mention a few Exchanges? ' The Standard Bearer, Rome, New York: The Standard Bearer certainly shows that the school is behind the staff. Your school spirit shines out through your excellent paper. The Black and Gold, Canajoharie, New York: The Black and Gold has improved a great deal. The last issue showed great advance- ment from the first copy which we received. Keep at it! Hione1wo, Waterford, New York: The H.ionetwo is improving by leaps and bounds. Your Exchange Department is obtain- ing a fine start. The paper covers a great deal of news in a small space. Hi1ltopics, Fort Plain, New York: Your paper, Hilltopics contains some ex- cellent editorials. Also you have a fine Joke Department. Why not mention a few Exchanges? The Ogdensburg Academy, Ogdensburg, N. Y. Your newspaper is 'highly interesting and the Joke section is always amusing. We enjoy the receipt of this publication. The Red and White, Rochester, New Hamp- shire. The outstanding principles of an excellent school paper are to be found in the Red and White. It is well developed and complete in every detail. The Purple Parrot, Troy, New York: The Purple Parrot, is a very unique school paper. The column, Polly tSaye, is always clever, as well as Polly's Cracker Box. Your paper shows the co-operation of a well picked staff, The Owl, Watertown, New York: The Owl is a very complete, well-balanced publication. Your short story section of the last issue was especially interesting. We en- joyed the story, The Three Gallantsf' Your Autograph idea is a good one. The Purple and YVhite, Little Falls, New York Your publication contains several fine edi- 1-orials. We like your cuts also. Wouldn't a Literary Department, separate from the rest help? Where are your Exchanges? 46 The Green Quill what flbthers Sag About Hs The Red and White, Rochester, New Hamp- shire: Ye Green Quill. We find that your Easter number is not perfectly balanced. A two page Exchange Department would counterbalance the two pages of jokes and your large athletic column. The accounts of the games are well written and the poem t'l0ur Team is worthy of comment. We suggest that you put the poetry in a column by itselfg that you put the Exchange and Book Review in more distinct columnsg too, that you put the literature on birds and the like in a separate department. Where is your Alumni? Purple Parrot, Troy, New York: Ye Green Quill. Your magazine is indeed delightful. It is most complete in every respect. Your Literary Department and Joke Depart- ment are exceedingly good. We like your cuts, too. The Standard Bearer, Rome, New York: Ye Green Quill. Your pu-blication contains excellent literary work. 'The Book S-helf is very good. Somethinlg new. We hope you keep up the good work. is Y ,p 3 Fi X, 4 V 1 r 1 H ,1vmanaw1umsunmum.mnaunQu.rau1.uwL,n-wW,:- p :M , 1-an :-,. J L - x- , ff my , , r1,,,mwm. v V , 1' . ,vs-.1 ,w.v.wmHw.LQ.wnumaanm - 1 Mg, ummm 1 -urmmux meumwnmu:ucwmmn,: nmmmwwmvmuzmwnmwm