Kellogg High School - Kelloggian Yearbook (Treadwell, NY)

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Class History T WAS in the fall of '28 that the first group of freshmen ever to be graduated from Kellogg High organized. After many meetings and discussions, we decided that school would do our hearts good ffireshmen were not expected to have brains, and so we were enrolled. There were only four fresh girls and three fresh men in the group, but even the seniors had to look up to us. There were really none, but if there had been, they would have been in the same fix. A big strike nearly occurred during the early days of school, due, of course, to the freshmen. We wanted promotion to the sophomore rank and to a higher one, if possible. We felt that we knew everything. Compromise after compromise failed, and finally we decided to surrender to the faculty. We thought that if they wanted us to be backward, that we would go forward, as you shall see later. It was not long before the fame and popularity of this freshman class had spread far and wide, bringing to us Doris Barnhart, of Hobart, thus increasing our noted group. Our present high school building had not yet been completed, and so our sessions were held five days of the week in the church basement. The life of our class there was far from stillg either a one-fingered player pounded out Long, Long Agol' or some other weird, sorrowful tune on Lizzy, the wheezy organ, or we were riding in Frank Elmerls Ford or Carlton Kellogg's Chevy- Nvertebrae busters , as we called them. And so we progressed, achieving so much that the Abraham L. Kellogg High School was rushed to completion in our honor. Moving-up day occurred early in our school, but it was only the change from the church basement to the new halls of fame and glory. Again we freshmen had hopes of promotion, but all thoughts of further advancement came to an end when the same old routine began to swing into motion. The curtain soon closed in on our freshman year. Alas! At the next term of school we were classed as sophomores, and it was not until then that we realized the worthlessness of freshmen. The good old group still clung together and was advancing despite all difficulties. Hap- piness and merriment still prevailed. Perhaps it was the seniors who set our antics into motion. Day after day we trudged the narrowing way that leads to graduation, but all too soon our activities stopped, for in June school was dismissed for two months' vacation. This was done chiefly for us all to recuperate from loss of memory. Our junior year held many choice memories. Most of our class had clung together. Ir was in this year that we realized the value of a high school edu- cation and our position on the road to success. Discouragement seemed to have taken a cross road, for we all strove for the title of senior and a higher goal in life. That school year ended all too suddenly. Our senior year started with a high mark. Our formerly small group F o u r t e e n

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N EFF, JOHN Downsville rfjohnnyv i Other schools attended: Downs- ' ville High School. Activities: Treasurer of Student Association, Manager of Athletic Committee. Few a nickel SANTORA, OLGA Meridale FFTuCkPJ Other schools attended: Delaware Academy. Activities: Glee Club, member of Program Committee. Oh, boy SOPER, DONNA Walton I rrD0nJ: Other schools attended: Walton High School. Slap it TOWNSEND, LURA Meridale G i gglesn Other schools attended: Delaware Academy. Oh, say it again CLASS OFFICERS President-CHESTER HAWLEY CLASS COLORS Vice-President-MARY CHAMBERS Secretary-OLIVE BRAMLEY Trearurer-HARRY LENT LAVENDER AND WHITE T lv i r t e e Tl

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increased immensely until it had reached the number of nineteen, the largest senior class that Kellogg High has ever had. Scholars from neighboring towns and communities joined our throng. A day with any group of seniors here would convince the doubtful as to our happiness and deep feeling of friendship. A day has never passed but the bright moments have surpassed the dull ones. Our trip to Washington, provided by Dr. Kellogg, supplied us with many a memory which shall linger long in our hearts. Although the seniors had lost their grip in inter-class sports to the freshmen, still we lost as good sports should. The seniors can still say, We gave them a run for their money, as a remembrance of that basketball game. The class also put on a senior dance early in june. Now the senior year draws to a close. We know not upon what fate Kellogg High School may chance after our departure or what classes may enter her walls, but we hope that we have been of service to the school and that we may always be held up as an example to incoming classes. May Kellogg High, her faculty and her loyal followers never forget the class of 1932! Fifteen