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

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30 Ye Green Quill This carries with it a sort of glory For it is a big step in the strife, Always, always the same old story Of traveling onward with their life. Those of the masses who do not shirk But who carefully, gradually, sow the seeds, Will become successful in their work, And reap a harvest of worthy deeds! They travel toward a clearer light, And tread toward paths of glory, For the top of the ladder is shining bright And forever-this the same, same story! Helen Jacobs, '31. THE WORLD We are going out, a merry band Out into a strange, big land . Called-the World. And in this land we will all be as green As the freshest of Freshies ever seen To meet-the World. Each one will 'go a different way Some to work, others to play Out in the World. Yet we won't forget Herkimer High Even as the years roll by In the World. So here's to the class o' '29, Always loyal, and true and fine, We pledge our allegiance to Herkimer forever, From our old Alma Mater, never to sever! Alys Hagan, '29, CLASS PROPHECY 1929 We were feeling very bored. Life was at its dullest and we craved excitement. It was then that we conceived the novel idea of looking up our old schoolmates, some of whom we had 11ot seen since ten years ago when we had set out to make our mark in the world. But how could we do it? Ah, we had it! We would hop into our little Ford plane and pay a visit Minerva, the goddess of Wisdom. Perhaps she would lend us her -'daily-register, No sooner said than done. Our plane made unusually good time and we reached Minerva at day- break. :She seemed very delighted to enter- tain her earthly guests. We did not stay long, however, for we were anxious to be on our way. We took the precious register, having promised faithfully to return it in a month, and soon we were off on our quest. Our register indicated New York as the home of several classmates so we made that our iirst stop. As we landed, we saw a vast crowd gath- ered about another plane. There was a great hustle and excitementg but we managed to iind out that somebody was about to leave for a fa- mous non-stop flight to Mars. We pushed through the crowd and standing by the silvery plane was our old classmate Germaine Foisey. We watched the plane soar into the air and We sent away with it our best wishes for success and a safe return. Then we went on our way to the hotel, as our register directed. We sum- moned a taxig in large letters on its shiny side we read CAS'SiEILLA'S CQLASVSY C'ABS. The name sounded familiar so we inquired of the driver about it. He informed us that a cer- tain Philip Cassella owned a great taxi ser- vice in the city. We went to the hotelg and there we were heartily welcomed by the joint owners Edgar DesRosiers and Amos Nichols. After we had finished our lunch, we obeyed the directions of our register and proceeded to the Great White Way. We walked a short distance and there dashed upon our view amidst all the brightness a sign larger than the rest Schoolday Sweethearts starring Helen Borkowski and Lee Walrath. Silently we gave three cheers for little Herkimer whose fame had so far spead. We entered the -theater and took our places just as the orchestra be- gan the first overture, and there at the piano was Irene Schrader, the noted music writer. The sudden thud of the drums drew our at- tention away to the other side. There was Steve Merena busily beating the air. We picked up our programs to scan them quickly- Sehoolday Sweethearts, a three a-ct drama by Everett Bliss, So Everett had really followed his youthful ambition for a most successful career. The play was certainly one of the best we had seen in a long time and both writer and actors were to be congratulated. We had decided to spend the next morning in the city. We started out for a walk along Fifth Avenue, for 'there were a few others to be found in this world center, according to our directory. We had not gone far before we came to a store Ye -Smart Tailor Shoppe and beneath the words the name Henry Wicks. As we walked along another familiar name met our eye, as we read a :huge billboard- Mary Cook famed alto at Metropolitan Opera House. On our way back we bought a copy of the HNew York Times. When we reached our rooms we leisurely relaxed for awhile, reading portions of the paper. We each made a dis- covery. Mary Moore, famed archaeologist was presenting the Museum of Natural History

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Sentara TO OUR ALMA IVIATER' Four years we spent within thy walls And now must go our way, To leave behind those well-known halls We roamed thru day by day. Many a friendship, time has wrought, Many a song, a dance, a sigh, And never did we give a thought How quick the time goes by. Life summons us to further task, Bravely we must go To face whatever she may ask Be it pleasure, work or woe. O Alma Mater, happy, freeg 'Tis hard from thee to part, Yet, always, always there shall be Thy cherished memories in our heart! Helen Borkowski, '29, C LASS H ISTO RY When we, the class of twenty-nine, entered high school we looked upon the forthcoming years with little remorse. We wished that our high school course might be shortened so that June, 1929, would come sooner. And now, re- flecting on those four years, it really seems as though each year had been transformed for us into a single day. In our Freshman year we were very insignifi- cant. We didn't like this, for in the eighth grade in grammar school we had been upper classmen and upon entering high school we be- came the lowest class. Imagine our chagrin if you can! Came our Sophomore 5Lea.Land our position was somewhat elevated. In an afternoon as- sembly a play entitled Mr. Good English Comes to Townu was present-ed by Sophomore talent. This was our first activity as a class! Early in the third year we organized. Those class meetings were wonderful after having had none for two years. Our leaders proved to be- very capable. They were president, Win- ston Ashmang Vice-president, Lura Harrisg Secretary, Eleanor Sweet: Treasurer, Marion Strait. During this year a Junior dance was held. In an assembly a one act play The Turtle Dove was presented by the Junior public speaking class. The class play, Seven Chances, was also presented during the year. The prize speaking winners for the year of nineteen twenty-eight were from the Junior class, namely, Helen Borkowski and W'il1StOH Ashman. Helen Borkowski represented Her- kimer High School at Ithaca. This was the tirst time t.l1at Herkimer High had ever been represented at Ithaca. In, our fourth year We re-elected officers. They were as follows: President, Robert Howeg Vice-president, Paul Zgurisg Secretary, Marie Sorensong Treasurer, Elton Huyck. Our first senior activity was a dance. The Tri-city play The Valiant was composed of a senior cast. We presented our class play The Whole Town's Talking. A play presented by the Business and Professional Women's Club, The Queen's Husband was sponsored by the Seniors. Shortly after the meeting of the Sportsmanship Brotherhood, it was announced that Ethel Myers had won the trophy for the best essay on What is Sportsman- ship? The winners of the local prize-speak- ing contest were all from the senior class. They were Helen Borkowski, Winston Ashman, Ethel Myers and Leland Walrath. Miss Myers representing Herkimer in the county prize speaking contest, won iirst place with her selec- tion The Show Must Go On. This year Herkimer was again represented at Ithaca. The play The Valiant was given as well as individual readings by Helen Bor- kowski and Winston Ashman. Five members of the Senior class were chosen for the honor league. They were Paul Zguris, Elton Huyck, Frank Pelton, Leland Walrath and 'Robert Howe. Thus have we journeyed together, from ob- scure freshmen to mighty seniors. A few have left school during the four years and have been missed by their fellow students, As we gradu- ate we are joyful, and yet, we regret that we will all go our different ways. Irene Schrader, '29. GRADUATES Each year they pass by, one by one, And we watch with interest these passes, For now their high school work is done, And they drift away in masses. Onward, onward they are led, As were the Seniors of yesterday, 'Till slowly, with successful tread, They win, and they too pass away!

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Ye Green Quill 3 I with King Tut's grandmother's knitting needles, which she had unearthed on her last trip to Egypt. Stewart Cristman had a col- umn-- Big Game by a hunter in African wilds. Then we turned to the magazine section, and on the first page we read- An Essay on Appreciation of Literature by Laurie Snyder. We left the essay to read on our trip for we knew we would find some real values in itg and we prepared to take off. Our Ford plane glided into Herkimer at three o'clock. Our little town had certainly changed. There on the fMain 'Street stood the foundationyvfor a huge new theater. Before it stood a sign New 52,000,000 theater to be erected on this site, Elton Huyck, architectg interior decorations by Lura Harris. A passer- by informed us that these two experts had been summoned from their New York offices to perform this great work. We walked down Main Street, In front of South School we saw a dignified individual. It was Ruth Yale. She greeted us cordially but briefly for as usual she was busy. .She told us that at 4Miss Tuger's resignation she had been made principal of South School. She asked us if We had heard that Paul Zguris was an international tennis star and that Sara Wood was his private secre- tary. Just now he was traveling abroad. Ruth asked us if we had come to visit the K. 8: K. aero-station where two of our class members- Kolarik and Konecnik were in charge. Her- kimer certainly was growing. We went into Munger's and found 'Mary Buchman and Eliza- beth Ring managers of this flourishing store. We visited the prospering new school of busi- ness owned by Genevieve Kelhi and Laura Cook. Of course we visited the High School. It had grown 'by many additions and we felt quite like strangers. We watched the teams practice in the new built stadium, under the direction of a familiar man whom we recog- nized as Chuck Barlow. We had to hurry on or we could never hope to return the register on time. Our next stoip was Ithaca. We reached there the following morning, parked our plane, and watchfully strolled about. To our delight we saw Frank Pelton standing in front of a large hardware store. We learned that he was getting a pat- ent on his recent invention on window locks which he had been working on since 1929. We assured him, although he was already convinced that this was just what the world needed. We visited Cornell and found Eugenia Dievendorf and Alice Murray teaching anthropology. Margaret Coffee was at the head of the Latin Department. We left the campus and were pre- paring to go to our 'plane when a quaint sign caught our eye- Oddities and Antiquities- Bought and Sold Here. Come in and See Our Miniature Zoo. Underneath we read the name, Irene Morse. We left Ithaca for Rochester. Here in one of the large hospitals, to which our register directed us we found Marion Howe, Velma Jones and Grace Loughlin. They had been working here for a few years together. They told us that they had just heard from Alys Ha- gan, who was a nurse in the John Hopkins Hos- pital. Thelma Judson, we were informed was an interior decorator, but at present she 'was abroad studying. In Rochester we met Anna Buff, who was in change of a large theater. She asked us to be her guests at the matinee for she was having a specialty act on. It was called The Singing tHoboJ and Com- pany. Brayton Stadler we knew must be the singing thobol and most naturally our old friend Lois Lanning, the great 'p-hilanthropist was the and company. Anna informed us that she had billed Tom Donohue, the famous ventriloquist and impersonator for a later date. Our register indicated one more visit. We passed a school house, peered within. There was Anthony Wirpsa and surely that was a book of Poems of To-Day in his hand. His face was so stern and forbidding, however, that we quickly walked on. Our plane took us into Buffalo next. On the main street we saw a store bearing the name Sorenson Chain Stores. Within we caught a glimpse of Marie busily giving orders. Edith Downorowicz was -principal of the Buffalo School of Business Administration. Elizabeth Ruff and Rose Puznoski were teaching in the school. We dropped into a quaint shop bear- ing these words 011 an odd-shaped sign- 'tLowther's Luscious Lollypopsf' and eagerly bought a box of the dainty confections. We admired the quaint decorative plan of the shop and Emily tfor it was Shel told us that Eileen Gardinier, the noted designer, had planned it for her. She sold us that Addie Morey was delivering a series of speeches in 'the New York legislature for the abolition of regents. Emily asked us if we knew that Palmer Wag- ner had a large clothing store near there? But tempus fugut, so with our luscious lolypops in hand we once again set out. We next visited Chicago. Big signs adorned the streetsg flags and banners were waving through the city Vote for Robert Howe for Mayor of 'Chicago- On a large store window