Ithaca High School - Annual Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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IE B li B E E E E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E lm E li E E E Q C E E Q Sl IE 2 E E E B E E 8 E E C E E E E I E I E E E E El E K DQ R E 59 Cl EJ EE EJ DE EJ E9 E9 E3 QQ E3 E3 E3 E3 EQ Q 59 E3 EJ EJ EJ Ei EJ C3 E3 K EDQEI' EEHBZIJ IEEE EJ SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY E an gi 'Q X It has always been a matter of deep wonder and concern as to the E profession or vocation that a certain individual is to follow in order to E E make a livelihood. An early goal in life is one method which helps to de- ,Q E termine an individual's activities later on. However, one's ambition may E not be fulfilled due to any number of unexpected interruptions that occur, 5 under extraordinary circumstances, to disturb the natural progress of gi El events of importance. fNo hard luck, but let's hope that something hap- ,Q 5 pens to disturb some of those I am about to mention.J lg LE By the time a person has progressed as far as his senior year in high E 5 school, he has a rather definite idea of the occupation in which he is to E1 E engage in order to earn a living. It is interesting to note what a variety E of occupations have been chosen by the seniors in our high school graduat- 2 E ing class this year. I say chosen because I would hate to have to assume E gi the responsibility for picking out some of those that have to be mentioned. El Q We find some of our most enterprising and industrious final year stu- E Q dents planning to enter such undignified fields as those of radio broad- Q E casting, hair pin manufacturing, soft drink ? ? 'Z bottling, and others E lil of equally astounding disrepute, acknowledged the world over. It certainly E seems as though there is little hope left for these poor unlucky children, Eli EJ E if four years of high school training have not benefited them at least to E E the extent that they are able to choose for themselves suitable and beneficial E LBJ occupations in which to engage in years to come. And then, think of some IE E of these poor things who will be running about the Cornell Campus S E wearing one of those attractive lit-tle gray skull caps for not any less than E gl! five years for any more than ten.D They will probably find themselves E Er among the missing, however, by the process of elimination, before this ig E length of time has elapsed. E E Well, regardless of' future undertakings, they are all good sports and E fine fellows and should succeed even in the types of work such as have IE been chosen. Bear in mind that no matter what one doesf or almost! no gi E matter what one doesj if he does it well he is bound to succeed and gain 2 ,Q recognition. Just wait until our President becomes the more important E E kind of Chief Executive tif you can imagine waiting that length of timeb g E Q our Vice-president becomes the first lady fin one sense or another-the Lil 5 Little Church around the Corner deserves some considerationlg our E E Secretary a hunter Cahem! IJ 5 and our Treasurer-shall we say-a E fisherman? Did I hear someone say, What are you going to be? If E you won't tell, I'rn going to be a second Kate Smith for should I say-two li Kate smithsio E E Nevertheless, even though these so-called Seniors have been Q E picked to pieces by one who knows them-or pretends to know them-they lg E still 'make up the graduating. class, you just can't get away from it, and gi considering information obtained, a pretty good one at that. I wish every gg E one of them the best of luck, with perhaps a little extra thrown in for the 5 Q trapeze performers, coal mine workers, and school teachers. I trust that 5 S some day the public, substantiating my belief, shall say, Of course, it was E inevitable. What other class, but the one of the Ithaca High School, 1932, gg E could contribute to this humdrum world such unique specimens of S Q humanity as the most modern of radio crooners, Eddie Cantor's only living E rival fin every wayj, and, last but far from least, the inventor of the S Q mechanical brain that writes worth-while Senior Class Prophecies. 3 EEEEE EEEEE -D. W. E a 'E 5 a EEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEERE E Ugg 19 Bam

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EEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEW E W E E E E E E EE EE lil ia lil til El lil E E E E E SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Q E ' E E The day when one enters high school is a momentous one for every E young freshman. We, of the class of '32, were no exception to this rule in Q September of 1928. Each one of us was simply thrilled at the prospect E of four years to be spent as an Ithaca High School student. El lil During that first day we were initiated into the mysteries of buying E text-books, finding home-rooms, and making out program cards. Through- E out the hours we were all striving to lose that eager, animated expression, E characteristic of freshmen. One of our greatest difliculties was an attempt E to assume the outward appearance of serene dignity, displayed by the an gg seniors. We realize now, that life was just t-oo interesting for us then, E Q and that only long years of experience could give that coveted look to E il seniors. li E Later, during this same eventful opening day, we passed to the assem- E bly, to be welcomed by the superintendent and the principal, as every new class had before. They both impressed upon us the vastness of the responsi- E bilities, which high school imposes upon its students. They urged us to E Q study with real interest, as well as zeal, that the results might be as rich E gi as possible. We left Foster Hall determined to do our best, and to make ggi E the most of every opportunity which high school life might offer. Four Q E years stretched out before us like a rainbow. High school was fun! E 2 As our first year progressed, we gained in experience. The many E IE ins and outs of high school life became familiar comprehensions with Q E us. We struggled with Algebra, dramatized As You Like It, and ex- Q perimented hilariously with frogs and grasshoppers in Biology. E E The first holiday is heralded with delight by all students, and the E ggi Freshmen prove no exception. They usually show their pleasure by cele- ig E brating. Just before Christmas in 1928, there were home-room parties, E E the chief attractions being an entertainment in which every one took lg E part, and refreshments. The holidays followed. Then Regents loomed into El sight, all too quickly. During that week students were seen in different EI attitudes of pain. Some limped, and others protected their arms most E carefully. For, if you will recall, we all had to be vaccinated that year. Our freshmen trials and misfortunes all came at once, in January, it seems. gl The second term started smoothly, and in the early spring we elected til Q our officers. The office of president was held by Malcolm Mann, and Asa E E George was our vice-president. Just after Regents week, in June, the lg E freshmen play was presented at graduation. In the Moonlight was E enjayed bdy both tlliielactors wflio tpok parthand thedprouddpzirents sitltlinlg E4 in e au ience. o owing t e p ay we a receive our ip omas, w ic 5 made us full-fledged sophomores. E E In the fall, after our long summer vacation, we, the freshmen of '28, Q El returned to school, much changed. Gone were the bewildered expressions, ia E uncertain foot-steps, and inexperience of a year ago. As the days rolled E on, many a delighted chuckle could be heard up and down the halls, as an E unsympathetic sophomore enjoyed the discomfort of some new-comerf We El had progressed, you see, but not so far as to lose sight of our own freshman Q E days. We could still remember vividly what being a freshman meant. E We soon settled down to a steady program of study, which continued E E throughout the year. June found us leaving the second rung of the high IZ! school ladder, and lifting our feet to step up to the next higher one, to be Q9 E classified as juniors. E E ' -H. D. E El QEEEEE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Bl B E C I I I E B E E E E E I C C I E E 3 B E E E E E E E E Di Qi E E E Ei Ei Ei Ei Ei QQ 5E ES El EI I ll EE E E BQ I I EI EI EJ II IJ E1 El EQ REBER 2,5 18 Bam

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