Jamestown High School - Red and Green Yearbook (Jamestown, NY)

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munity Festival was held last fall. A big sum was raised, although not as large as the first festival netted. Each class,'excluding the Seniors, who were busy with their play, has held an enjoyable party during the year. The Juniors held one after the basket-ball game with Lafayette Highg the Sophs after the basket- ball game with Masten Park: and the Freshmen after the debate with Batavia. - The Class of '17 also held two reunions, one December 26. and an- other April 4th. To defray the expenses of their Liberty Bonds, the juniors held a Society Circus and the Sophs, a Mock Trial. They were not only success- ful but novel and real entertainments. As the days go by, more and more is it brought to us that we are engaged in a serious war. Those ever increasing empty seats at chapel that some student has relinquished to serve his country, both in the farm and in the real fight are grim reminders of this war. But still it is no time to sentimentalize, we know it, and cheerfully bid our friends good-bye, as they leave to do their part in helping the progress of democ- racy. . i l 18

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The Class History ARLY in the fall of 1014 we started on our High School career I as freshmen. Even then we showed evidence of that enterpris- ing spirit that has permitted no year to go by without its dis- -t if tinguishing event. We organized as a class early in the term and chose Clifford Osmer as our first president. F , cn fqatipl llii 'E f T lnfx ' During the first of the year we had been told that all classes were expected to contribute to the 100 acre lot fund. Our quota was 310000. So early in january '15, we presented our first entertainment. For this we brought the Erie High School Glee Club on from Erie. Early ill the fall of 1915 we held election of officers for our Sopho- more year. Clarence McCallum was chosen our president. 1Ve fmeaning our section teachersl worked hard that fall and soon the plans for our second undertaking were completed. This time we catered to the inner man. One noon in November we served a Cafeteria lunch in the Gym. It was the first in the history of Jamestown. As Juniors we put aside our studies one evening to take a course in The College of Fun. The class of 1917 were invited to take the course with us early in the evening, the crowd thronged to the gym. Here, after enrolling, they became freslunen. Then there was a scramble for counts. Never has a class completed a college course in so short a time. To those who finished the course. diplomas, tied with our class colors, were awarded. Throughout the evening a course in physical culture Cdane- ing5 was offered and the alumni banquet took the form of light refresh- ments. During our junior year too, one of the first war innovations was introduced: The Farm Cadets. Our class was well represented in their number: even our president, Cecil Creal, having left us for the rest of the year. The next fall we returned to school as dignified f?l Seniors. 1Ve chose Danel Gurney to be our last president. Now our spare time was taken up with war work. X1'e knitted, we sewed, we marched in par- ades, we gave quarters to the Red Cross and dollars toward a Liberty Bond. Many of our boys gave up the rest of their course to answer the call-to-arms. In 1916 Dorrel Hatch had left for the border with Co. II. Now many others have entered the service of Uncle Sam. Our final year was marked with one sad event: the death of our be- loved friend and class-mate, Eunice A. Anderson. 1Ve shall always re- member her as a pleasing and helpful companion, highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. To keep her memory alive in the High School throughout the years to come, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Anderson, 20