Le Roy Central School - O At Kan Yearbook (Le Roy, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 38 of the 1912 volume:

THE O-AT-KAN JFJPJF BY THE CLASS OF 1 9 1 2 LE ROY HIGH SCHOOL LE ROY, NEW YORK Press of The Le Roy Gazette and N June 1912 1 .. WS Propedy Of 01 Maj!-YN0Vi!l?w 46 Genesee County Historicql DQQL .Qounty Historian N placing before you THE O-AT-KAN, a Senior Annual, the Class gf 1912 has in a measure accomplished something never be- fore attempted in Le Roy High School. We have endeavored to make it a success, and hope our readers will not criticise us too severely for we are inexperienced editors. Our ambition is to interest the people of Le Roy and vicinity in our beautiful Alma Materg that each year she may grow and prosper, and become a landmark in the race for education. We hope our sister classes will, too, attempt to become editors and give to the friends of L. H. S. a better concep- tion of high school life. To our beloved teacher MISS JULIA M. CONNOR we respectfully dedicate THE O-AT-KAN , 'Ii . 1 - f H , ,Min- -X. MISS JULIA M. CONNOR Miss julia M. Connor was born northeast of the village of Le Roy. She was educated in the district schools of this vicinity. She then attended the State Normal School at Geneseo and was graduated from that institution. For twenty years she has faithfully taught in the schools of Le Roy. Seven years she spent in the grades, leading and teaching the children the way'to a higher life, and a better understanding of the value of education. 'Then she entered high school and took up the work of English and drawing, having in her charge a training class. After three years drawing was assigned to a separate teacher, and Miss Connor devoted her time and thought to the study of English. For several years each Senior Class has given a play. These have been under her direction, which contributed much to their success. It is with deep regret we leave this dear teacher who has fondly watched over these four years of our high school career. H E 0-AT-KAN 1912 LE ROY HIGH SCHOOL School Song By O-at-ka's placid waters where the gentle breezes toy, Stands our High School, Alma Mater, in the village of Le Roy. LAS we proudly gaze upon her we are filled with pride and joy And wave our colors high. CHORUS: Glory, glory, halleluiah! Glory, glory, halleluiah! Glory, glory, halleluiah! We cheer for L. H. S. The L. H. S. exists for those who've never known defeatg We always conquer in the strife, whatever foe we meet. ln battle we are never known to falter or retreat, But battle bravely on. On the field of sport we're always brave, whatever foe is ln victory or defeat we've won a name for being fair. To honor L. H. S. her sons will ever do or dareg Let honor march ahead. there THE O-AT-KAN 1912 The Faculty Top Row, left to right-Miss Westcott, Miss Bergman, Miss Sanderson, Miss Burgess, Miss Brownell, Miss Pinner, Miss Cullinan. ' Second Row-Miss Wightrnan, Miss Calvert, Miss Morsheimer, Miss Carney, Mrs. Randall, Miss Ingraham. Bottom Row-Principal Dunn, Miss Carman, Miss Connor, Miss Seymour, Miss Henderson, Mr. Abbey. THE o-AT'-KAN 1912 COI'I1II1CI'1CCII1CI1t Exercises p Commencement Program March-Defenders of the Flag . Invocation . . Salutatory Hope . . Agriculture as a Science . . The Mission of the 20th Century Girl Grand Opera Selections . . Lady MacBeth The Divine Touch . . Wizard of the 20th Century Valedictory-Kindness . Spring Maid . . . Presentation of Diplomas W. C. Donnan, Pres. Benediction . . . March til'-if Class The Old Mill Stream Master of Ceremonies President's Address Class History Class Prophecy Class Will Class Poem Class Flower Class Oration V Quotations Senior Charge Response Presentations The jungle Moon . Sketch Misses Medley - , Orchestra Ellen E. Hill Ver I. Rogers . Fred R. Walkley Eleanor Faunce Orchestra Ina L. Brown Gertrude Murnan Louis E. Bauer . M. Claire Smith Orchestra Board of Education Rev. Pierre Cushing Orchestra Night Program . . High School Orchestra Harold Peet Vera Rogers Edna Albee Clara Yager . Herbert Logan Winifred Philleo Mildred Crittenden Franklin Bundy Margaret Morton Agnes Wooster McKie Donnan Ethel Carney Orchestra Hazelton, FitzSimons, Howell and Mr. Artman Orchestra T H E O - A T - K A N 1 9 1 2 Class Officers VERA ROGERS, President B. FRANKLIN BUNDY, vice Pres AGNES WOOSTER, Secretary FRED R. WALKLEY, Treasurer THE OAT-KAN 1912 Valedictory: Kindness Claire Smith S we are assembled here tonight, dear class of 1912, with our parents, friends, and teachers wishing us all success in life, does not the meaning of this great occasion sink deep into your souls? This night, which is so perfectly named Commencement, does not simply mean the end of the school year, but marks that period in our lives, when children no longer, taking up our real tasks, we begin the work for which we were created. Perhaps we do not realize now how important it is that our start into the world should be guided along the right pathg that we should be made to understand, as well as we can, just what in life to work for and just what to avoid. Yet class of 1912, there is a way. Whatever we do and however we live, we must put our ideals far above us, so that our life will be a continual strife to reach up and try to make our- selves as perfect as they. Life without any ideal is barren and worthless, for in carrying out our ambitions we exert the best of our intellect, character and physical strength. Let us look forward into the future. It may bring wealth, which would mean much worldly happiness, it would make us in a measure lords of all material things. But can mercenary joys satisfy the many-sided nature of man? The answer is obvious. Man cannot get away, wholly, from his Divine inheritance, and so he requires the spiritual gifts of love, of honor, of religion and of peace. So, if we wish to get the most out of life in this beautiful world, let us labor with something more in mind than the gaining of mere riches. In working out and developing our talents we may gain such perfection as to place our names among the annals of the famous. Fame, that is the result of labor, can only be honorable and bring much homage, but like every other such acquirement it has its emptiness and illusions. Fame creates for its members a sphere of its own, which bars them from intimate sympathy with most classes of men, so for one, who finds fellowship with all, a happiness, this renown would be a barrier,--limiting his possibilities. We cannot hope to linger in the minds of men for long, - And fear not lest existence closing your account And mine, should know the like no more, The eternal Saki from that bowl has poured Millions of bubbles like us, and will pour. But do not think, Seniors, that wealth nor fame have no advantages in our lives, for they can aid in the great work of service to our fellowmen, which after all must bring the most satis- faction and the greatest harvest. As we go about our daily duties, making ourselves as perfect as we can, we do not fully realize the widespread influence that just our own life can have upon those with whom we come in contact. Everyone with whom we are acquainted exerts some in- fluence, trivial or great, upon our lives. As we go on we realize more and more that we owe, as a duty, an exemplary manner of life to our associates. As some one beautifully expresses it, This learned I from the shadow of a tree That to and fro did sway upon the wall, Our shadow-selves-our influence-may fall Where we can never he. As substances are made up of atoms, so big, broad lives are made up of little things. From day to day, the kind words, the needed services, the willing aids, the sympathy and encourage- ment just given by one person will make many lives happier, braver and stronger. just think what a wonderful place this world would be, if each person thought more about others, and did all in his power to make other lives happier, if each person followed the Divine law of loving others as himself even as did the Great Teacher, then every day would be a generous harvest to the soul, and bring peace of conscience together with heartfelt happiness. The fruits of Such 3 course are so numerous, that only a trial could make us realize them,-but one thing is sure, our friends would be many, our lives happier and our souls uplifted. There are many other courses of life that we might consider, but this last holds good for any that is to be worth while. Let us dear classmates, think over our future lives and decide in a general way how we can live for , 7 You know how little while we have to stay, And, once departed, may return no more. In cur Commencement from the refuge of L. H. S. let us think how best we can live to make THE OAAT-KAN 1912 her name renowned, and to bring the greatest joy to ourselves and to our fellowmen. And now Farewell-a word that has been and must be A sound that makes us linger-yet-farewell. The Divine Touch Gertrude Murnan T the foot of the hill, and peacefully nestling in the valley, is the little village of Nazareth. The dwellings of the inhabitants are scattered here and there, and the children are run- ning to and fro. A number are playing in the mud, making images of animals, fish, birds, and some, more confident, attempting to mould statues of human beings. One little boy stands apart, and when he reluctantly compares his image with those of his playmates, he always finds their's superior. Still he works on, and finally he fashions a bird, almost perfect, he thinks, only to discover that the work of the others far surpasses his. Sad and disappointed, he slowly goes back to his solitary place. Soon they see coming toward him, in a golden halo, a slender youth with yellow hair, and a face filled with compassionate tenderness. He advances to the side of the silent worker. Laying one hand softly on the shoulder of the little fellow, He takes the bird with the other, pats it softly here and there, and lifting the image to his lip, blows into it. Immediate- ly it dies away amid the exclatnations of amazement of the little group. Delight fills the heart of the little one. His work is the chosen workp his work is the best, it is alivey it has received the Divine Touch. - As it was with the little child of Nazareth, so it is with us of today, so it has been since the dawn of creation. Only that is good which is so perfected. How many have attempted great things! How few have succeeded. We have many poets, but few great poets, many musicians, but few great musiciansg many artists, but few great artists. Hundreds of men have striven to wear the poet's laurel---men who have attained a certain eminence, as Pope with his poetic form, polished to monotony, a Southey, or an Austin. Each perfect in form, but calling forth no smile, no tear--lacking life and emotion. But our twelve centuries of literature are not without its treasures, for we have a Milton's masterhand upon the organ keys, Sha.kespeare's wondrous characters, a Tennyson to give us the very soul of the nine- teenth century, a Chaucer to brighten the dawn of literature in England, each perhaps no greater in meter, rhythm or rhyme than a hundred others, but their work, having received the Divine Touch, is filled with life and soars high, carrying us with them into a clearer, purer atmosphere. But it is not in poetry alone that we find there is something lacking. It is also true in paint- ing. Think of the numbers who have given up home, friends, fortune, yes and sometimes life itselii to try to gain a name for themselves in this careerg to be recorded among the great artists of the world, only to be doomed to failure in the end. But we have a Landseer, a Raphael, a Reynolds, a Millais, a Bonheur, a Rubens. One has but to look at Landseer's Peace to be carried out of one's self by the tranquility of the scene: the flocks dozing on the hillside, the child- ren enjoying their noon-day rest, the dog basking in the sun, the long, level stretch of land and sea. All are as similar things in other pictures, but a mystic silence broods over all, a light here, a shadow there-and the picture is a thing apart. So with the Sistine Madonnag so with Corot's unrivalled trees, and with Millais' work worn figures,---there is something, not in colon not in form, not in setting-it is the Divine Touch. As it is in poetry, music, and painting, so it is in all things. All that was lacking in the, bird, which the little boy of Nazareth fashioned, was the Divine Touch. So it is with the work of man. A chosen few achieve that which is almost perfect. They continue through discourage-- ment and the jeers of the world, and at last the Touch Divine sets a seal upon their work and we- say: Lo, he is a genius. Our part is to work, to strive, to grow, so that our work may be lit for the Master's eye,--and mayhaps He may give to our poor effort that which will send it soar- ing like the bird into clearer skies and higher places, and if we be so rewarded, at least, we may hope for that clear vision that will permit us to follow the flight of others,---the result of the labors of our fellowmen, and understand and appreciate the Divine Touch. THE oA r KAN 1912 Class History Edna Albee HOULD I attempt the entire history of the Class of 1912 a volume could scarcely contain it- You have surely read numerous accounts of the exploits of this class, for many and success- ful have its ventures been. It was on the 24th of April, 1911, that we first came into prom- inence, when we organized as Juniors with the following oliicers: President, Fred Walkley, Vice President, Vera Rogersg Secretary, Winifred Philleog Treasurer, McKie Donnan. Purple and white were chosen as class colors and the Fleur de Leis as class flower. Our first stunt was the placing of a dummy representing a Senior, in a tree in front of the new H. S. The Seniors allowed it to remain till noon when one of their number removed it. From this time on the class was busy planning for the Junior Prom which was held in the gym- nasium April 28 and pronounced by all a success socially and financially. On May 8th the class, at the request of Mr. Whittaker, signed a treaty with the Seniors and as a symbol of friendly feel- ing the classes met and hung their banners together. Our next problem was the choosing of one- of our number to deliver the Junior reply. Louis Bauer was selected because of his oratorical ability and convincing qualities. The last evening in May the class enjoyed a ride to the home of the President, Mr. Walkley, where we were delightfully entertained. Later the rival classes and members ofthe faculty accepted the invitation of Mr. Artman and his sister to spend the evening at their home. After the examinations, Commencement week with its gaities followed. On class night we attended in a body and did our best to make the program interesting. Friday evening the banquet which our class gave to the class of 1911, was an event of sadness as well as pleasure. It was the last meeting of the classes with our beloved friend and leader, Professor Whittaker, and two of our esteemed teachers, Miss MacRostie and Mr. Frost. The latter, as toast- master, by his genial smile and humor did much to make the occasion more enjoyable. Satur- day we were entertained by the Seniors at a picnic at Horseshoe Lake. This ended our Junior year. We organized as Seniors Feb. 7th., 1912 with 24 members and the following ofhcers: Pres- ident, Vera Rogersg Vice President, Franklin Bundy, Secretary, Agnes Woosterg Treasurer, Fred Walkley. The same colors were retained but the flower was changed to the White Rose. March lst the class and guests enjoyed a sleighride to Batavia where skating was the enter- tainment ofthe evening. Previous to this the Juniors had selected as their motto We lead, others follow, but instead of leading us on this night they followed, and before the evening was over arrived at the rink. March 23rd a meeting was called at which time the editors of the year book, The O-at-kan, were elected, and sales were held at various times for the purpose of raising money to help. The motto, We Finish, to begin, was adopted. May 3rd the Senior play, The Freshman, was given to a well filled house and it was pronounced a great sucess. Two of our most enjoyable spreads were, one held at Buttermilk Falls and another held at midnight in the new high school, the first ever enjoyed there. June Sth, the Junior class, as a reward for their treatment of our class, were invited to a joint spread at the home of Mr. Artman, one of our members. And so I might continue. By this brief outline one would think that the Class of 1912 had done nothing but have a good time but this is not true. Several completed their high school course in January. Others gained sufficient laurels to warrant their victory in june. One evi- dence of the ability of the class and of the hard work done by it, is the year book, The O-at-kan, the first ever published in the history of the school. -ia'-fill' Class ration B. Franklin Bu ndy' F the various elements that make for a good man there are none 'of more importance than Perseverance. Webster defines Perseverance as the act of persevering, persistence as anything undertaken, continued pursuit or prosecution of any businessgor enterprise begun. The word Perseverance traces its origin to the Latin word Perseverp, which meansjto THE O-AT-KAN 1.912 continue in a given course in spite of discourngements. The practical meaning of Perseverance is, that quality which aids in producing a man who does not know defeat. The foundation of Perseverance is optimism. No man is persevering unless he is nn opto- mist. Did you ever see a pessimist, a man seeing nothing in the world worth living for, who pos- sessed the smallest particle of Perseverance? The man who lives his life in the passive voice: intent on what he can get rather than what he can do, will never accomplish anything. To the persevering man the great problems of life have no terrors. He is undaunted by the difficult tasks that arise in his path. because the future, veiled to the procrastinator, is opened to his eyes and he can see success waiting to crown his efforts. Review our history. Do you remember how persevering Columbus was? For fifteen years he battled with many hardships before he succeeded in obtaining aid for his plan to find a new route to the East Indes. Though he did not find the route he was desirous of, he accomplished something far greater. he discovered a new world. Turn to the time when those sturdy Pilgrims landed upon that stern and rock bound coast of New England. Why did they not turn their faces from the hardships that confronted them? Fortified by Perseverance they came to America to stay, and in the long. fierce struggle that ensued they were victorious. Note the many other early settlers and pioneers. men who fought for Amer'ica's liberty, the men who conquered the great West. These were the men who laid the foundation of America as it is to-day, stretching in stately grandeur from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Ninety per cent. of all our inventions can be traced to Perseverance. Cyrus Field met all sorts of opposition in his determination to lay the cable across the Atlantic, but after five unsuc- cessful attempts, he accomplished this remarkable feat. Samuel Morse toiled unfalteringly for Efteen years before he perfected the telegraph and caused the world to recognize its efficiency. The Wright brothers labored eight years on the theory of aeronautics before their efforts were crowned with success. Such men as these are the men who make the nation. They have come, seen and conquered, until now there is no element that is not under the control of Perseverance. What factor has brought the class of Nineteen-twelve before you tonight? Perseverance. Twelve years ago these members began their first steps in fundamental education. We mastered the alphabet, reading and writing. And through the long struggle, through the district, the the union and the high school every discouragement and obstacle has been overcome. Now we are before you, twenty-two strong, about to launch upon the stormy sea of life. Some of our number will take up their favored professions at once, others will enter higher institutions of leaming, but no matter what our calling in Life may be, we are fortified with that great gift--- Perseverance-and are bound to succeed, for: What is worth Success' name But carrying out a noble project to a noble end. did!! Class Poem Winifred Philleo On the shore beside a sunny brook just four short years ago, Where the waves could roar and leap and the sand looked white as snow, Where ripples washed their faces and the sun could warm their backs, Lay twenty-two little pebblesg still, as if set there in wax. Not a passerby noticed or gave them a glance as they lay on the shore, But simply walked over and past them and tho't of them no more: Such insigniicant pebbles as they could hardly expect To be the center of notice or even have show of respect. ' One day as a lover of nature, an elderly gentleman passed, He stooped, and smiled as he did it, while a handful of pebbles he grasped. Now at last those same little pebbles, respected and cherished were they, For he found in their midst a treasure, a pearl resplendant and gay. f . e THE O-AT-KAN 1912 As he saw that, another was glistening, but they both slipped out of his hand, And the tide came in with a roaring and washed them down the strand- And never had anyone seen them, the gems that were hidden therein, And he no more than knew it when they passed on down the stream. There were other gems among them, but they were m0deSt, Sedafe, V And never pushed forward to show all their beauty and splendor innate. And some were only brown pebbles with scarcely the trace of a glow, But they found their place in the stream and followed, faithful but slow. And they found the sea a large one with room enough for all To go their own desired way, or the way of the water's call. But for four short years they traveled down a channel side by side, Sharing each other's vexations through whirlpools, rapids or tideS- The last two years of their journey they seemed more united as one, The channel grew narrow and harder, their trifling years were gone. Each little pebble was laboring to first reach the ocean main, Tho' there in the vast expanse of sea they might seek each other in vain. And so have we like the pebbles, gone down the stream as one, And when we reach the ocean and begin for ourselves alone, We may .forget our comrades, with whom we cheered and sang In the high school days of long ago, when the halls with laughter rang. Tho' we leave the stream for the ocean, tho' the ocean be broad and wide, Still let us remember our schoolday friends, in spite of the winds and the tide. We're just beginning the great life work that each of us has to do, May we in all the years to come to our,Alma Mater be true. fiiffiii Extracts from Commencement Parts Salutatory Address Ellen Hill - Let us go back to the days of Ancient Greece, to the city of Delphi. Today are gathered within its walls the greatest musicians of all Greece, to contest for the prize to be awarded the most accomplished competitor. The great master comes forth and holds his audience enrap- tured by notes pure and sweet, notes almost divine. Another and another gifted musician sways the assembled group by the magic of his music until only the last, a poor, obscure competitor, makes his way forward. How can he gain the prize among so many masters? He holds his hearers spellbound. The divine harmony ceases. A string has broken. The audience waits in breathless suspense. Softly and gently a note sweeter, purer, clearer than all the rest fills in the broken harmony. A cricket, charmed by the mystic music, has filled in the missing note. Ah! how many missing notes, how many broken harmonies in lives are supplied by simpler things than the chirp of a cricket. How many men and women have needed but a suggestion to move them to great deeds. Friends, to-night is our Feast of Appolo. To it we bid you each and all a hearty welcome. We have striven to do our best to produce unbroken harmony, but it rests with you to supply the missing notes with your sympathy, and help us make our feast one great harmonious song of success. A The Wizard of the 20th Century Louis E. Bauer Edison's seven hundred patents have not been gained without years of labor. In this way he has spent his life, aiding humanity to a grander civilization. Today we should honor hirn,e0t THE O-AT-KAN 1912 because he invented the phonograph, the pleasure of millions of human beingsg not because he perfected the electric light, the greatest foe of crime in our large cities, not because he brought to light the marvels of electricity, marvels that astound the scientific world, but because he has taught the lesson that perseverance and constancy must conquer in the end, and that there are no secrets in nature but will reveal themselves to diligent patient toil. Pandora's Box Vera I. Rogers When life is in the bud is it not Hope that paints the world so bright, spreading a glamour over all: when in full bloom, is not Hope, ever present, lending golden linings to every cloud? when the flower of life begins to droop and wither is it not Hope that lightens all the sorrows of decays ? In every man's mind there is a bright vision of what he would like to be and what he would like to do. And no man ever yet attained success in any field of human labor who did not have floating before him such a vision. ' ' ' The first mortals lived on earth in perfect in- nocence. All the year the sun shone brightly, the earth brought forth luscious fmits and fragrant flowersg man was content. Cold, hunger, sickness, death were unknown. Pandora, with a casket in her hands which she was forbidden to open, was sent to Epimetheus. Happy were the first days of their union. But overcome with curiosity, Pandora opened the casket. Out flew all the Troubles that afflict humanity. She hastened to replace the lid, but a sweet, pleading voice from the casket cried, Do let me out Pandora, I will help you. Again she lifted the lid, out flew a sunny, smiling, little creature. I am to be called Hope, said the fairy creature, I will stay with you as long as you need me and that will be as long as you live in the world. I promise never to desert you. ' ' ' What in the world would we do without Hope? Hope spiritual- izes the earthy Hope makes it always newp and even in the earth's best and brightest aspect, Hope shows it to be only the shadow of an infinite bliss hereafter. Agriculture as a Science Fred R. Walkley They used to say: Anyone can become a farmer. It doesn't take brains to cultivate the soil and harvest crops. Buta revolution is in progress, intelligent people are changing their opin- ions. They realize that although almost anyone can work a farm, in order to make it profitable and to get the best retums, it is just as necessary for a farmer to know his business as it is for a physician, a lawyer or a banker. The time has come when all intelligent people agree that agriculture is a great science, a science in which much has been discovered but which has many more unknown facts to be discovered. All the wonderful progress which has been made in agri- Culture in the last twenty-Eve years is due to the scientific methods which have been used, and twenty-Eve years from now, if scientific agriculture advances at this rapid rate, it will be as much a science as medicine is and will require as much skill. Characterization of Lady Macbeth Ina Brown In every work of art, whether architecture, literature, sculpture, or painting, character is por- trayed. William Shakespeare, the greatest dramatist the world has ever known, may be called, too, the greatest creator of character. In his tragedy Macbeth, he has surpassed himself, for Lady Macbeth is believed to be his greatest creation. She urged Macbeth on to his ruin with only one sacred thought in mind-her lover and husband would be Ruler of Scotland. This wonder- fully gifted woman appears to grow more cruel, more heartless, and more unwomanly as the play progresses. But at last her woman's heart asserts itself and her husband goes on alone in his dreadful career of bloodshed. She has lost her mind through the sufferings of remorse, and goes about from room to room bemoaning her fate. With her maids surrounding her, this poor, heart-broken wife breathes her last. So in this greatest creation of Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth, there is a deep moral lesson. This sweet, attractive woman is drawn into crime even through a pure motive-love for her husband. iYet in every crime there is sin. For every sin there is. punishment, and in every punishment there is retribution. HE O-AT-KAN 1912 GRADUATING CLASS OF 1912 Top Row, from left to right-Louis E. Bauer, Ethel M. Carney, Ellen E. Hill, Herbert A. Logan, Ina L. Brown, Martha Claire Smith, Elmer H. Artman. Second Row-Principal Dunn, Harold J. Peet, Clara L. Yager, Gertrude Murnan, Mabel G. Hazelton, Alice M. Cri L. Albee. ttenden, Margaret S. Morton, Edna Sitting-Winifred L. Philleo, Helen M. FitzSimmons, Eleanor A. M. Faunce, B. Franklin Bundy, Vera I. Rogers, Fred R. Walkley, Agnes C. Wooster, Genevieve M. Howell. I THE O-AT KAN 1912 The Mission of the Twentieth Century Girl Eleanor A. M. Faunce The Twentieth Century will be pre-eminently the woman's century. It will be her duty and privilege to do its choicest work. What is the noblest thing she may do with her life and with her leisure? The work of the Twentieth Century-the work of spiritualizing America-of the inspiring and training of our youth for the great task which is before us-that work will be one in which woman will play a supreme part. One business of the American girl is to appreciate good literature and in order to do this she must first familiarize herself with the best books. When one is blue or cross or tired nothing effects a better cure than a good book. The benefit which one receives from literature, like any real benefit in life, comes only after an effort. One acquires the highest taste in art and literature only after years of long and careful study. Great artists study a masterpiece inch by inch-its different lights and shades and all the little details. The more they study and appreciate the arts of these details the better they like the picture. A musician studies a symphony, note by note, phase by phase, movement by movement. Thous- ands have been discouraged by not at once understanding and appreciating some recognized masterpiece of painting or music. To better prepare herself for the appreciation of good litera- ture, to awaken her interest, to develop her imagination, to discipline her judgment-these are the immediate duties of the American girl of to-day. Life is what we make it. If we repine at our lot and do not strive to surmount the obstacles that confront us we may not hope for any better- ment in our condition. Hope should be the forerunner of renewed determination and effort. The most perilous hour of our life is when we are tempted to despond. Duty and to-day are ours, result and futurity belong to God. did!-I! Extracts from Class Night Parts Master of Ceremonies Harold Peet Shame on those sleepy Juniors, who linger in their homes When Bissell gives the war-cry, come forth ye little ones. But it is not my purpose to talk about the Juniors, although they make a good joke wherever you ind them. lt is my most distressing duty to say something good about all of the Seniors. The White Rose A. Mildred Crittenden Many of us like to think that the rose came of nectar spilled from heaven, Love, who bore the celestial vintage, tripped a wing and overset the vaseg and the nectar spilling on the valleys, bubbled up in roses. Therefore, as a pledge of friendship, I give each member a rose. And these white roses will make a pot pourri of sweet memories in our hearts, and may our influence, like its fragrance, live forever. Sketch: The junior O, yes, we've all been busy and I'm sure we'll win the prize offered by West Point, to the Senior Class securing the greatest number of junior scalps.-Genevieve Howell. I recall with pleasure the memorable battle of Buttermilk Falls, when we sighted a regiment of juniors lurking in the darkness. We fought and conquered. 'Twas then l captured Howard Covell and obtained this scalp.-Mabel Hazelton. A No peace, no rest had I until I could get the scalp of Dwight McPherson. One night with THE-0-AT KAN 1912 his usual 510835, The Seniors are out, he ran his horse madly up Fort Hill to his fate! NOT-9 the beautiful color and Fine texture of the hair.-Helen FitzSimmons. Having captured all these scalps I resign my office as a junior-scalperg byequeathing my knife to the juniors, that they may repair their injuries by grafting the skin of calves or don- keys.-Elmer Artman. Class Will Herbert A. Logan A great rock may seem to withstand the attacks of the wind and wavesg but at the same time little particles are continually breaking oft' and being lost. We, as a class, know that we can withstand the attack of the ferocious juniors but nevertheless, we deem it advisable, lest something be lost, that we make some disposal of our vast and countless wealth. Quotations Margaret S. Morton Famous poets and authors have had in mind a Senior Class, which was to come in 1912. Not only to each member did they attribute lines, but to the whole class. And still they gazed, and still the wonder grewg How their small heads could carry all they knew. Senior Charge Agnes C. Wooster It will not be long before you leave this high school and start on the long road which in- evitably leads either to failure or success. We are all told that our air castles will fall and that youth's dreams will be shattered but we charge you to at least stand on the ruins and come nearer to your ideals. Presentations Ethel M. Carney When dear friends are ready to depart on a long journey, it is the custom to present them with a gift, as a remembrance of days gone by. These gifts are generally of such a nature as to suit the character and taste of the individual. As we are about to' depart on a long journey, let these little gifts be a token of everlasting friendship between the members of this class. Q '.sa.t.r. T H E o-AT KAN 1912 .... EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE O-AT-KAN Top Row, left to right-Ina Brown, literary, Edna Albee, art, Clara Yager, joke. Bottom Row-Franklin Bundy, athletics, Eleanor Faunce, general, Claire Smith, editor-in-chiefg Winifrecl Philleo, assistant editor, Fred Walkley, business manager. an., gp .,1'f..7J--'f ' -'Av fi W ,wb ' f .m. GRADE CHILDREN AT WORK IN SCHOOL GARIIEN THE O-AT-KAN 1912 Musical Organizations -- HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Director, Mr. Wallace J. Hewitt Piano, Miss Charlotte Armstrong VIOLINS GUITARS Roy Glidden Genevieve Cushing Franklin Bundy Doris Donnan Myron Smith Beatrice Smith MANDOLINS Jennie McCowan Mabel Malone Bissell Wade Charles Marcellus Clay Howe Vera Rogers Charles Shepard This is the third year of the High School Orchestra. Practice started late this year, so there has been but one Two selections were played at the operetta given by the grades. public appearance. THE O-AT-KAN 1912 GLEE CLUB The High School Glee Club made its first public ap pearance at the oratorical contest. Selections have also been given in assembly. Director, Miss Bertha Bergman SOPRANOS ALTOS Margaret Morton Edna Albee Cora MacDowell Pauline Morton Ruth Cole Delores Carolin Helen FitzSimmons Genevieve Cushing Agnes Gleason Eleanor Faunce Florence Grumiaux Evangeline Johnstone Ida Radley Doris Donnan Mary Samson Beatrice Smith BASSES McKie Donnan James Armstrong Elmer Artman Harold Peet Herbert Logan HIGH scHooL GLEE CLUB I THE O-AT-KAN 1912 Dramatics nifvflcf' ' r The Senior play, The Freshman, was presented in Ingham Hall on Friday evening, May Bd, 1912, under the personal direction of Miss julia M. Connor. CAST OF THE FRESHMANU john Worden, The Freshman, and center of interest, Picadilly Jerome, a Sophmore at Lakeville university, lxBugSn Stevens, as u u u raowlra Griggs, u u u A xurinyn MC Grath u as u A4 1 Professor Locke, Proti of mathematics and astronomy, Horace, oldest inhabitant, .... . Mary Locke, daughter of Proi Locke, Judith Blair, President's daughter, I Miss Porter, of a very old family, . . Violet, whose mother keeps a boarding house, First Act-The university campus Second Act-Garden of Prof. Locke's house Third Act--End of astronomy lecture room BUSINESS STAFF Herbert Logan Harold G. Bishop Louis Bauer Charles Marcellus Bissell Wade Fred Walkley . Harold Peet Eleanor Faunce Vera Rogers Claire Smith Edna Albee Franklin Bundy, Ellen Hill, Mildred Crittenden, Gertrude Murnan E OAT-KAN 1912 T H - Athletics FOOTBALL Franklin Bundy, Manager Francis Kemp, Captain THE TEAM Left end-Charles Caccamise '13 Right guard-John Randall '14 Right end-Francis Kemp '11 Right guard-Merton Wier '14 Left tackle-Herbert Logan '12 Right guard-Louis Bauer '12 Right tackle-Elmer Artmsn '12 Center-Fred Walkley '12 Lek guard-Robert Shepard '14 Center-McKie Donnan '13 Left guard-Charles MacDowe1l '13 Quarterback-Charles Richmond Left halfback-Franklin Bundy '12 Right halfbaclc-john Tully '13 Fhxllback--Bissell Wade '13 Right half back-Roy Glidden '13 Wearers of the I Caccamise Anman Donnan Walkley Richmond Logan Bundy Tully Kemp Wade Shepard Randall Glidden Wier SEASON'S RECORD Oct. 7, Le Roy 175 Greigsville H. S. of Nov. 7, Le Roy 435 Dansville H. S. or Oct. 14, Le Roy 05 Warsaw H. S. 0 Nov. 11, Le Roy 05 Caledonia H. S. 19 V Oct. 21, Le Roy 65 Caledonia H. S. 104' Nov. 25, Le Roy 05 Genesee Normal 10 Oct. 28, Le Roy 05 Batavia H. S. 23 Nov. 30, Le Roy 185 Geneseo Normal 114' Nov. 4, 'Le Roy 105 Greigsville H. S. 0 'Home games THE FOOTBALL SQUAD T H E O - A T K A N 1 9 1 2 BASKET BALL McKie Donnan, Manager Charles MacDowell, Captain THE TEAM Left Forward-Franklin Bundy '12 Right Forward-Charles MacDowell '13 Left Guard-Herbert Logan '12 Right Guard--John Tully '13 Center-Bissell Wade '13 Substitute-Louis Bauer '12 SEASON'S RECORD jan. 12, Le Roy 17, Linwood Excelsiors 28? Feb. 16, Le Roy 383 Perry High School 243' Jan. 17, Le Roy 15, Warsaw High School 75 Feb. 23, Le Roy 13, Perry High School 40 Jan. 20, Le Roy 373 Le Roy Stars 9'F Mar. 8, Le Roy 83 Batavia High School 64 Jan. 25, Le Roy 373 Morganville A. C. 13 ' Mar. 15, Le Roy 195 Batavia High School:31 ' jan. 28, Le Roy 35, Le Roy Stars 93' Mar. 22, Le Roy 145 Warsaw High School 37 ' Home games Wearers of the 1 Charles MacDowell Franklin Bundy McKie Donnan Herbert Logan John Tully Bissell Wade .-. 1 -on-,Al I T HE 0'AT-KAN 1912 Girls' Basket Ball Team Ida Radley, Manager Margaret Morton, Captain Miss Henderson, Coach THE TEAM Forwards-Genevieve Cushing, Ida Radley Guards-Cora MacDowell, Margaret Morton Centers-Mabel Malone, Bell Hunt, Anna Kendall Substitutes-Delores Carolin, Ellie Bannister, Agnes Gleason Season's Record Wearers of the I Feb. 2, Le:Roy 45 Batavia Y. W. C. A. 3 ' Genevieve Cushing Ida Radley Feb. 16, Le Roy 45 Perry:H. S. sr Cora MacDowell Margaret Morton Feb. 23, Le Roy 4, Batavia Y. W. C. A. 15 Mabel Malone Delores Carolin Mar. 22, Le Roy 13 Dansville H. S. 21' 1 . Effie Bannister Bell Hunt 'VI-Iorne games - Anna Kendall Agnes Gleason THE o--AT-KAN 1912 BASEBALL John W. Tully, Manager B. Franklin Bundy, Captain THE TEAM First base-Leo Kavanaugh '14 Second base-Harold Bishop '13 Third base-John Tully '13 Short stop-Charles Caccarnise '13 Catcher-Franklin Bundy '12 Left Field-Leslie March '15 Center field-Bissell Wade Center field-Francis Kemp '11 Right field--Donald Craver Pitcher-Herbert Logan '12 Pitcher-Charles MacDowell '13 Mascot-Ellsworth Grurniaux '13 '15 Wearers of the I Kavanaugh Tully March Craver Bishop Caccamise Wade Logan MacDowe11 Bundy SEASON'S RECORD Q ' Apr. 27, Le Roy 0, Honeoye Falls H. S. 18 june 1, Le Roy 93 Warsaw H. S. 16 May 3, Le Roy 23 Warsaw H. S. 23 May 155 Le Roy 9, Scottsville H. S. 10 May 18, Le Roy 95 Batavia H. S. 8 May 30, Le Roy Og Bergen H. S. 7 4'Home games June June june June 8. 12, 15, 22, Le Roy 23 Honeoye Falls I-LS. 19 Le. Roy 235 Scottsville H. S. 16 Le Roy vs. Batavia fto be playedjk Q Le Roy vs. Bergen frainji' Q H E O - A T - K A N 1 9 1 2 TRACK Francis Kemp, Mnnnger and Captain THE TEAM Harold Bishop '13-high jump Bissell Wade '13-high jump, pole vault Herbert Logan 'll-hammer throw, pole vault John Randall '14-hammer throw Charles Caccamise '13-220 yd. hurdles, 100 yd. dash, 220 yd. dash Francis Kemp 'll-220 yd. hurdles, broad jump Harold Peel '11-half mile run Charles MacDowell '13-half mile run, 440 yd. run Fred Walkley' '12-S80 yd. run Franklin Bundy '12-broad jump, shot put john Tully '13-shot put, 100 yd. dash William McCall '14-220 yd. dash, broad jump SEASON'S RECORD May 18, Dual Meet at Batavia, Le Roy 16 pointsp Batavia H. S. 64 May 30, Interscholastic Meet MEMBERS OF THE TRACK TEAM THE O-AT-KAN 1912 CLASS OF 1913 The Juniors Top Row, left to right-Harold Bishop, Roy Gildden, Dwight McPherson, John Decker, Charles Shepard, Charles Caccamise, Charles MacDowell, Charles Marcellus. Second Bow-john Tully, Samuel Henry, Nano Foote, Beatrice Smith, Mary Samson, Elsie Stevens, Blanche Brodie, Florence McEwen, McKie Donnan. Third Row-Catharine Rogers, Mary Migg-ins, Edna Metzler, Elizabeth Stevens, Marion Scott, Ruth Cole, Isabel Greenham. . Bottom Row-Hazel Murnan, Samuel Mann, Howard Covell, secretary and treasur- erg Bissell Wade, president, Elie Bannister, vice-president, Stella Smith. O ,i,ii THE o-AT-KAN1912 L.: ............- CLASS OF 1914 ,M PW CLASS OF 1915 The Horoscope NAME NICKNAME PECHIQAR' COMPLEXION RECREATION FAVORITE soNG ACCISISEQISH' DESTINY Peet, Harold Pee1ie Walk Girlish Singing The Girl I Left Behind Me Losing girls Barber Albee, Edna Peggy Voice Honest Kindergarten cor- The Miller of the Dee March-ing A miller respondence. Morton, Margaret MuH'le Laugh Smooth Teaching her sister And When I Walk with Wood chopper To the woods to talk Jimmie Bundy, Franklin t'Bundy Nimbleness Manly Chewing gum In victory or defeat, we've Virtue Athlete - won a name for being fair Hazelton, Mabel Sphinx Solemnity Wise Laughing Oh, the Little Busy Bee Silence Student Smith, Claire Dutch Behavior Cloudy Charity work I Would I Were a Star Holding hands Suffragette Logan, Herbert Freshie Brushcut Tritling Riding in autos How Can I Leave Thee Fussing Agent Walkley, Fred j0hnie Hands Scarce Winning Fred Meet Me Tonight in Saying Good- Professor of As Dreamland Night tronomy Fauncey EIGHDOI' Fauncie Hair Ernest Using a Bissel CHF- Gee I Wish I Had a Beau Finding beaux Paris pet sweeper Hill, Ellen Spike Height Sandy Reading Billy Dreaming Vassar Bauer, Louis Bugs Giggle Lacking Eating olives Down by the Old Mill Playing buzz Blacksmith Stream A Brown, Ina ? 9.30 a. m. Qlatej Variegated Study of character Good Morning Dear Milk Making train con- Farmer's wife Man nections . - I. so 4 am' 1,.'-an .. ,..1,, .A-...mx l,,....1. --.fa THE HOROSCOPE qcontinuedl V in I W NAME NICKNAME PECHFIQAR' coMPLex1oN RECREATION FAVORITE some ' ACCQAIQEEEISH' nEs'mw Rogers, Vera Babe Sputtering Mixed Making candy for Call Me Up Reed-ing Rochester the juniors Yager, 'Clare Dock Eye-teeth Foxy Betting When Louie Came Home Entertaining Rays The nun to His Flat Ksunbeamsj Artman, Elmer Speely Eyes Creamy Teasing Yankee Doodle Talking A junior's home Howell, Genevieve Gene Size Youthful Collecting junior Anyone Here Seen Kelly Saleeledy Fort Hill scalps Wooster, Agnes Peg Embon Point Allurlng Charging the School Days Keeping house Orator juniors Murnan, Gertrude Genie Diflidence Brilliant Studying Silver Moon Giggling Teacher Philleo, Winifred Winnie Ears Dazzling Writing poetry When johnie Comes Making hits Somebody's wife Marching Home Carney, Ethel Wiggles Problematic Spruce Demonstrating in Home Sweet Home Anxiety Mathematician Geom. Crittenden, Alice Milly Waist Modest Entertaining Long, Long Ago jig dancing Bergen Juniors FitzSimmons,Helen Fitz Garrulousness Healthy Spelling There's Music in the Air Acting in Senior Artist farce A HE O-AT-KAN 1912 a.. Aunt Em ly and Pie. Times have changed. Pie twice a day was all the style when I was a girl. Once in a while there was pudding for dinner, but pie was the stand-by. Now there isn't one of the children that doesn't like . 1 .. .Q -Z-v better than' pie, and l must say l'm glad of it. Pie IS ,L dreadful hard on stomachs. . There is something worth thinking about. Pies and heavy puddings disturb digestion. .Iell-O desserts are wholesome and healthful as well as delicious. - v 3 '19 ' I w J 214.1 fu ' - 4 ' ' - 5 rf R 2 f'f.. xl , I gf' fi iris' - A bl ell-O dessert costs onl ten cents and can be ' rf'- i-- it 2 ' sgtri .6 .. fri if ai? X5 3553! 5m Lt . , ' .uffgsblilimw made in a minute by anybody. ' ' Seven delightful Jell-O flavors: Strawberry, Rasp- berry, Lemon, Orange, Cherry, Peach, Chocolate. At all grocers', IO cents a package. ,J 1'f1N,,,,, Send us your name and address and we will send you the famous recipe book, , S T F THE W RLD illllslraled l , DES ER S0 0 , in ten colors and gold. ' THE GENESEE PURE FOOD CO., q,,. . - Le Roy, N. Y., and Bridgeburg, Can. The name Jmnn-O is on every package in big red letters. If it isn't there. it isn't JELL-0- A HE 0-AT-KAN 1912 F SCHOOL DAY SWEETS m sweets in Genesee county. Our ice cream is unsurpassed, while our sodas are blended by artists from the purest fruit Havors ob- tainable. Our candies, both home made and the stand- ard makes, are the perfection of candy making. D1 We want you to know us and we want to know you. LE ROY CANDY KITCHEN GUS H. ELLIS 8: COMPANY, - PROPRIETORS 'L. NI -, - ' that you must leave High Have You School at the end of this year? What then? Ifyou are thinking of business, write to the ROCHESTER BUSINESS INSTITUTE or come and see us when in the city. You can enter at any time. Sessions all the year. Rochester Business Institute, Rochester, N.Y. IE! Il Il IE! H Il HEI! QA NEW STORE FOR: KODAKS, ETC. 2 Everything that comes out gf the gfeat factory' of Eastman is either in stock on the main Hoor at the left of the Fitzhugh street door entrance, or can be secured for you in a jiffy. 'QE new Premo Vest Pocket Kodak at S6 is the last word in Eastman inventive genius. Be sure to see it. nl - Brownie Cameras are S1 to 54. - Folding Kodaks are S5 to S20. When you have films and plates ready for developing and print- ing, bring them hereg y'ou'll like the work, and the prices. DUFFY -POWERS CO., Rochester : JEH u u :En u u E14 T H E o - A T - K A N 4 1 9 1 2 wg'- Q, Bastian Bros Co . 9 ? ' ,Cl V Manufacturing 4 , HD 0, ' ,I Jewelers MCM ,ff Engravers 0 1H.l:v:1,-AWK ' Stationers Standard Quality Ilirggrayed There is no quicksand more unstable nvggffons than poverty in quality and we avoid this quicksand by standard quality. Programs Tennis Base Ball Class Golf Cricket and I Athletic Foot Ball ' Ffa-feffllty Equipment Basket Ball Ping A. G. SPALDING 8: BROS. 611 Main Street Rochester' N Bugalo Dept. 886 Ie-an Q1 ,Ei ' Desks 5 aa' E' Filing Systems Sectional Bookcases Loose Leaf Devices COMPLETE - OFFICE EQUIPMENT EQ IEE If Catalogs IFJ E: -- . , ,E E 'Bl on Applzmtzon - e nal l J 'HL Scrantom, l g W'if:::1izdE0- l -wi f I Rochester, N. Y. EHCRIVIIICS BY THE ELECTRIC CITY ENCHAVINC CCMPMIY BUFFALO, Il. Y. T-HE o-AT KAN 1912 The Photos for the Annual were INSTITUTE taken by I charge of Miss Clara We'l. is an idenl bus' s sehodl which thoroughly trainslyoumz people to ptiiil- C ' J' B R O 0 er-band successfully perform the work required in business life. The system of bookkeeping, shorthand. Under- hill's rapid phonography, typewriting. penmanship, and the various branches are taught. The business i practice is an exact counterpart of the every day Maln St- L6 Roy, work of a modern business omce. Day school S10 per month. Evening school, 7 to 9 p. H1555 per month- Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday evenings. Hundreds of our students are now in good posi- tions and them-eis an increasing demand for others competent to do the work. Tutoringin French. German, Greek, Latin and various school brancha in the afternoons. 184 Park Avenue Rochester, New York WILL W. SAILE DRUGGIST The Quality Drug Store LIGGETTS CHO COLATES WI-he sweetest story ever told Liggett's stands without a peer in the candy world today. A box for the sweet girl graduateg nothing will please more. Look up Barrows 8: Heaman For Stylish Good Clothes Sold only at SMITH 8: GIVEN'S Quality High The Rexall Store Le Roy, N. Y. P1-icgs LQW LE ROY HIGH SCHOOL Fall term opens September 3d. - An Agricultural and Vocational Training Course will be a new feature next year. , For particulars concerning the school or courses, address Prin. W. M. Dunn, Le Roy. N. Y. M. it -X. P .v : fir. v, , J Q- , .Q u' .5 Q. -. ,L gxvv. ,gf 5 ,Q 51. 'gg-21' . ri f '- 5 -ffha' ,.g.m,., 1, I 1-fwi' LE.-..x,a' V L,-:ar .. 'Q-'51,-. n I U H a,1,. 11w!,'ffl' r,.., 6 nk -- Q' X I 4. . wp u .3 M, . mg 11 4 ' . LIC- 33 ,- V Tv .fu 9. v. ' V .nf 1' ' , . if Q. 1. mga, . 1 1 L f n r A. 'A 5-3 Q. rv R, , N ,. inf I I' F2 ,P I 5 47 . xl? ,., .th , ,U . ,,. ,W ' w fi' si 'fe E 1 1 .4 F 2 '1 '1 i . ' uf L L-f'K'PG,F