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

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The J. H. S. Alma Mater Revised March 1961 Milton J. Fletcher, Superintendent Emeritus CTune: Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charmsj Alma Mater, thy name in honor we hold, J.H.S., thou art dear to us all, Swell the chorus of song, let thy praises be told While together school days we recall. The old study hall shrines, the joys of our youth, 'Tis the place where the school spirit bides- The sprite that wrings jest from the gravest of truth, And cheers us whatever betides. And still, J .H.S., through the years we shall see Thy scenes in fond memory's hour, While deep in our lives thy spirit will be As a seed living on in its iiower. Thy boys and thy girls, thine today and for aye, Spite of changes old time shall have seen, We'll stand for the right, for the honor we'll try Of our colors, the Red and the Green. You are gone, dear old school, yet there stands in your place One that makes our hearts quicken with pride But you've left inspiration time ne'er can efface, And with us you will always abide. For your spirit lives on, the old school in the new, As a seed lives again in its flower- The old willow still whispers to us to be true And the clock watches us from the tower. Stanza 113 written by Florence F. McGuirl September, 1942 2

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Foreword As a student enters JHS, he is relatively unaware of the various traditions which surround everything and everybody. Gradually this new student is taught the ways of J HS. At the pep rally and opening home football game, he experiences the excitement of joining hundreds of his classmates as they cheer the Red Raiders on to victory. At half-time, the Red Raider marching band presents its thrilling precision marching drill. The last game of every season is a renewal of the Warren- Jamestown rivalry. A gigantic pep rally and bonfire is held the night before. Everyone in attendance at Main and Third enjoys singing On, Red Raiders? As the co-captains touch OIT the bonfire behind the school, our hopes for a victory reach a peak. With the Warren game and the football season over, JHS prepares for Christmas. No one who has ever heard the A Cap- pella present its Christmas Vespers will forget Christ- mas at JHS. On the last afternoon of school in the year, the voices of the A Cappella ring throughout the halls in carols. With the beginning of a new year and a new term, the thoughts of the seniors drift toward graduation. After much preparation, the graduating class presents its final spectacular, the Class Day program. Soon they will leave the auditorium for the last time as seniors- on Moving Up Day. The next time this class enters the Merton P. Corwin Auditorium will be for Bac- calaureate, the Sunday before graduation. This last week is filled with activities. The Senior Banquet is held and the preparations are being made for the Senior Prom. Finally, twelve years of school culminate on that June morning when the Commencement exer- cises are held. Seniors and their parents, teachers, and friends look back and remember the happy times and sad times, the good times and bad times. In the hope that everyone can bring to mind these once-in-a-lifetime experiences, the staff of your year- book has chosen Htraditionsl' as its theme. As you look through the pages of the 1961 RED AND GREEN, think about the traditions that surround us in every- thing we do at JHS. Philip S. I ones, Editor