Huntington High School - Huntingtonian Yearbook (Huntington, NY)

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,W l MILDRED WICKES The trial was open. The case stood as usual, Huntington High School students vs. teacher. The prosecutor rose and faced the defendant. H. . . and isn't it true that you, lllildred L. Wickes, came to Huntington High School in 1926 and for fourteen long years have taught here? Yes, and taught with untiring enthusiasm? And isnlt it true that you not only have taught, but that you have also backed every activity one hundred per cent, and have even gone so far as to attend almost every football game and a great many basketball games? Not only that, but you've been holding back evidence. Youlve not told . . . Council for the defense, UI object. i'Objection overruled. Prosecutor may proceedf, 'AYou haven't told the jury that one day last year you received a letter, a letter that asked you to send your collection of moss to the Smithsonian Institute. You didn't tell the jury that you are a member of the American Chemists' Association. Yes, and I have right here in my hand proof that you have held out with that sense of humor. You kept that for your classes. Well, you should be more careful, lXIildred Wiclces. Things like that get around. You never told them, did you, that when you are in your apartment you secretly practice on the violin? What do you say, llfliss Wickes? Are We right or are we wrong? The jury rose and stated its verdict. We, the members of the Huntington High School jury, find the defendant guilty. The judge rose. You have heard the verdict. The jury finds you guilty, and in view of that fact you are sentenced to remain forever in the pages of the 1941 Huntingtonian as the one to Whom the book is dedicatedfl THREE

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I I FOREWORD As editor, and one who likes to see credit go Where credit is due, I'd like to say that the entire staff has worked IOOWJ to bring the Class of 1941 an unbiased and democratic book. We've tried not to repeat any person or group of personsg we re- frained from adding a Class Will or a Royal Family for fear of doing this. Throughout the book we have carried the flag as our themeg may We always. TWO

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Graff Gzlbert el'l'l0l'l6U'l'l Cn the morning of Aprll 28 It devolved upon me to dlrect the showing or cm cellmg of 1 film sponsored bx NI1ss Gllbert entltled Amerlca Marches On lXIs frrst lflLllIllIl0I1 was to gxve up the film and the assemblv out of respect for lW1ss Gllbert but when I begin to thmk about those qualltxes whlch characterlzed her I came to the conclusion that lt xx ould be more of a trlbute to her to carry on I felt confident that lt would be her vush Of all the people I have known she had the most exalted sense of dutv not merelv duty to those external authorltles whlch merlted It but duty to her own hlgh ldeals and selfhood lVI1ss Gilbert as vou know, nex er perm1tted anv personal 1nd1spos1 tlon or maternal obstacle to mterfere wlth the carrymg out of her responslbllltles to the polnt of complete thoroughness a wonderful example to us all, to all Amerlcans to all deslrous of attammg and demonstrating what xs finest and best 1n l1fe T5 plcally, a few hours before the end she dxctated to her nurse dlrectlons for carrylng out some of the detalls of her work here In the llght of that spmt of hers the film whlch she had planned, was shown At two olclock on that dav vou remember that you mamtamed a voluntarv two mmutes of sxlence out of respect to her memorv We have had a great prlvllege ln bemg assoclated Wlth one whose Whole attltude and mfluence have been opposed to the modern easv going slack and soft llfe that IS menaclng our tradltlonal wax of llfe our democracv Itself ROBERT L SIMPSON, Prznczpal . , Q i 2 ' N . 1 K X .M . . U . ,, i C s n Y x l I I x . 1. 1 ' X .1 1 x - '.x il f fs ss 1 ns y 2 .N . , c - - ' sz U . , , . , , , ' 2 . ' I - ' ' 3 .f f K v ' 7 7 t , . V .v. . ,A v . . . Y . . . 1 . ' FOUR