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

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Commencement Number T H E R E D A N D B L A C K Page Twenty-one of our youth to face the te1'rors of the machines of war Should this condition of strife and struggle in which at the present time most of our brethern in Europe are i11- volved, continue for very long, we as a race will become so weakened that it will be impossible for us to withstand or check any encroachments of those other peoples upon our ideals- This would not only mean the downfall of Christianity. but a dilferent type of civilization. Let us, therefore take immediate steps toward a safe and lasting peace among nations. that we may give to the children of our posterity advantages, better, or at least equal to those which our ancestors so graciously bestowed upon us- A permanent world peace cannot be had without effort and sacriiice. That we may reap the benetits of such a co-operation among nations, we must give up our selfish ideals: we must halt our greedy grasp for materialistic gain and enter more into the field of cultureg we must broaden our views and rise above the predjuices which have so long blinded our vision: and last, but far from least we must learn to have a decent regard for our co- workers and their endeavors. Let us make our institutions as impregnable to attacks as the rocks of Gibraltar. In a word :-let each and everyone of us in unison advance this greatest movement of the ages, so that when our sturdy forefathers look down upon our efforts, they may recognize them as an outgrowth of that tiny seed planted in '76 which has grown to such proportions that it envelops all the nations, and promises to give dominance to the White Race in a world at peace. -George Jones. Our Highest Duty This nation has a great inheritance, an inheritance which we should value. Our country is built upon a rock foundation, and will be secure as long as those ideals, which are its life are respected. What are these ideals? It has been this idea of equality that has brought to our shore the best types from other lands. This sense of equality has kindled the tire of ambition in the hearts of millions and led to that individual advancement that ill total forms the motive power of civilization. But it is long since economy has been regarded as a virtue. There has been great extravagance of time, of money, of ability. Everywhere there has been a tendency to get away from old ideals,-equality, happiness, economy, liberty. Not always the person best iitted for a position or a public oilice secures it. There is a ma'd rush for happiness, which can 11ever be attained. l-lxtravagance is rampant, and personal liberty, rather than the welfare of the people as a whole, is the order of the day. Classmates: For four years we have been working toward this goabdeveloping the ideals that will govern our later lives.We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Board of Education, who have been so tireless in considering what is best for the school, Mr. Taylor, our able superin- tendent, and the faculty who have labored, not only to teach us languages, and science, and history: but who have endeavored to ilnplant the highest ideals. We will go, some to other institutions of learning: others to our chosen work. But, whatever step we take. today our horizons widen. Let us take with us into this broader life the tirm resolve to uphold with all our strength the ideals that have made America great, the ideals on which depend to a great degree the future of our nation-equality, happi- ness, economy, liberty. And now farewell, and yet, 'tis not farewell, if farewell means to fare alone and disunited- God hath set our days to music in the self same tune. -Florence Ganiard. I wonder why So perfect in So free from So much like Perhaps they The emblems Flowers God made the flowers. beauty and grace: all earthly pollution, his own loving face, are mirrors of Heaven of all that is best, The glories of sunrise at morning Reflected at eve in the west. -A Thot- T'was a night in middle summer, And the air was fresh and free. Then some music came a floating, O'er the balmy southe1'n sea. And as I sat and listened, With my head within my hands, I thought of all the crimes I'd done Way od in foreign lands. The notes then came in louder yet: I could not run away, For a hand unseen was holding me, A Holding me at bay. The agony I sudered, was, Most terr'ble to behold. And I felt my hands and then my feet, Turn a frozen icy cold. And then I knew that I must die For to live would be in vain When listening to such music That would drive a man insane- But how can man die better Than to go off all alone. And listen to George Darby With his wicked saxaphone? W. Bishop, getting, facetious in English III A bird is a vehicle with a head and a tail

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Page Twenty T H E RED AND BLACK Com mencement Number The Tree Standing tall and stately. the tree gleamed white as the 111001178 titful beams played upon it. It swayed, and its leafy branches seemed to stretch farther upward to meet the dappled sky. A gentle breeze ruffled its leaves and wafted to us stories of life, of people: of Indians: 211111 of birds. It told us its secrets: with what joy it is hailed in every land, of its adventures and its benefits to man- kind- Hk Pk 44 its The question now facing the Ivllitl-'ll States is tl1e pre- servation of the tree. Our forests originally covered 883.- 0tt0.00tb acres. now, including some burnt over tracts. they extend over about half that area. William Penn. even in his day. realized the danger which the country would have to face in the near future. and ordered the colonists to leave one acre of woodland to every live of cultivated la11d. The national government is doing its best to keep the tree. Bulletins and circulars of warning are sent out all over the country- Foresters keep careful guard against danger and tire. Rangers ride over the territory and save thous- ands of trees that would otherwise be destroyed. The farmers are 'urged to conserve wood and to plant trees. trees are now planted. the story that Jupiter and Mercury, in disguise were traveling through a Phrygian town. From door to door they went asking for hospitality, but received no-ne. Finally. two poor peasants took them in a11d treated them with the best they had. After the dinner, the guests reveal- ed themselves as gods. They submurged the village and its other inhabitants under a broad lake, but turned the peasants hut illtO a beautiful temple- The aged couple were the attendants until they were too old to perform their duties, then they were transformed into two stately linden trees which guarded the portals'of the temple. Ili I ik if H ' , 1 v - N Many young There is I think that I shall neiei see A poem lovely as a tree. The Need of World Peace Throughout the ages. the world has taken giant strides toward -1 higher civilization' sinc the dawn of history, . 4. . . e man has been continually letting himself and his posses- sions He has gradually spread frot one section' to another ,. .. , . , . n upon this mud-ball. until today practically. the whole earth is but the exponent of his teachings customs and conditifns cf the cave- centuries of gradual change finally d a id ideals. The ideas, ian after many long veloped into the com- paratively high civilization of the early Egyptians. The lowly caves of the primitive grew into the mighty pyramids 'of Egypt. This process of enlightenment was not destined to continue in Asia only. for within a built up on a peninsula of the con few centuries. it had inent of Europe, the powerful Grecian state with its learned men and magnifi- C9l1t works of art. From a mera handful of men not many miles west' rose the IIIIHIITV Roni- , . ., , . .1 centuries of uninterrupted supernxacy n Empire, which far carried in the wake of its invincible armies. its wonderful ideals, teachings and justice to all the people of the the ages that followed death blows known world. In all were dealt to imperi- alism. The masses influenced. enlightened. and encourag- ed by the works of such great philosophers as Locke and Voltaire. began to think for themselves. As a result of this enlightenment. revolutionary ii proud monarchs came tumbiing from people are no longer led blindlv int res were kindled and their thrones. The bloody and unfruitful . , . o battles. Their speech. their thought. and their products of genius are no longer suppressed. They are rulers of the world: they are maste1's of themselves! This civilization which our ancestors through centuries of struggle built up for us. is the White Rat-e's most im- portant inheritanceg its preservation our highest duty. The maintenance and advancement is of this greatest of ancestral gifts can never be assured. until the world is steeped in perpetual peace. This q cannot be prolonged. It is 11ot mer mental issue: it is a question of uestion of world peace ly a moral, or senti- dominating and not A t1'ee whose hungry mouth is prerti must have it' Of we' who are th - v ' ' f Against the earth's sweet iiowing breast A tree that looks at God all day. Andi lifts l1er leafy arms to pray. A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair. l'pon whose bosom snow has lain: lVho intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me. But only God can make a tree. the largest race of today. will in a ace supremacy. We W hundred years. lose our supreme seat in every internat'onal body. While the white people are warring against and the yellow races, which now m of the total population of the ear a11d closer together- While we are homes. pillaging each other's lands, youths by the millions in the horror races are rapidly growing in stre -Grace Crocker- common ideals. The cost in money 4 New Confections was enormous, but it cannot be COII the millions of lives. iVe may in from the pecuniary loss, but we cal our wouneled. nor life to our dead Recent discovery in complimentary closes found in an laid down their lives in that giga English I-B theme. Your aftfectionary cousin. ir wonder that the i11c1'ease in our when we over mere jealouses and d ach other, the brown ke up over two-thirds h, are drawing closer devastating each other's and slaughtering our of terrible wars, other gth by uniting under if the Great War alone tpared with the loss of a few decades recover never restore limbs to who for us, so willingly tic struggle. It is no Opulation is retarded, isputes send the flower

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, she had never done The sound of heavy engines slowly died away as the Page Twenty-two T H E R E D A N D B L A C K Commencement Number The Fairy As he lay late afternoon of miles over had wandered in the short. green grass. in the glory of a sun. Dennis I-!ryn's thoughts were thousands sea. Work was over for the day and he away from his fellow laborers to be alone. This new country was strange to him. He had come to America but six short months ago: and had obtained work with a company that was constructing a great water sys- tcm. Dennis was interested in this great construction that was to supply water for thousands' of city dwellers and he enjoyed his work, though it was but digging the great ditches for the pipes. sun sank lower and lower: the shouts and laughter of tl1e men in the shacks were subdued and hushed- The rugged hills and winding river melted away into a soft rolling country. Dennis saw a tiny yard fenced in by a stone wall. over which a vine grew in reckless profusion, thrust- ing its pinky dewy blossoms saucily over the path, which led to a tiny, low, thatched stone cottage. In the door- way of the cottage sat h-is mother, a sweet kindfaced woman with some knitting in her hands. He longed for the day when he would have saved enough to bring' her to him but it seemed very far distant. As Dennis lay musing and dreaming of the little cot- tage at Restevor, he heard a wee voice at his elbow pipe out. uwhat is it that's a burdening your mind. Dennis Bryn? A fine. handsome. young lad such as the likes of you should have no use with dour looks. Dennis jumped. He looked all around him. No one was in sight. What was the trouble with him? Had he been dreaming? No. again he heard the wee voice. Shure and this line country has made you forget old friends. You used to be looking for me down by tl1e old crab apple tree in the dark o' the moon. This time Dennis discovered the pert intruder perched on the brian of his hat. She was dressed in a shining green gown. and was swaying back and forth like a thistle down laughing a rippling. silvery laugh of glee. As Dennis spied her. she skipped from her lofty perch and clapped her hands. immediately, from behind racks and bushes the tiniest. gay-est throng he had ever seen danced forth. Some arrayed in airiest gossamer gown: others in tiny green 9 cloaks- Round and round Dennis they danced and circled till he fairly grew dizzy watching tl1eI11. Then, as quickly as they had coine they were gone. leaving only the littlest, fairest one in the green gown, who once more tripped upon the brim of Dennis' hat- Well. Dennis. I'll be after giving you just 0119 wish, lie quick aoout it. I have very important business to be attending to this very evening. Quick as a Hash Dennis replied. I would be after wishi11 'I might have me good mother 'here soon, A line wish, me lad. and ye'll be getting that same. lVith another skip and a tinkle of silver bells she was gone. D-fnnis jumped to his feet and looked around. The sun had sunk far below the western horizon illlll the great full, red moon was peeping over th plain- He went back to camp with last he had seen the fairies whom h e lowest edge of the a light heart, for at had been seeking on t e moonlight nights for the better part of his eighteen sum- lIl6I'S. With the promise of the fairy ringing in his ears. Den- nis worked happily and more enthusiastically than ever. A little later, he received a promoition and before many months he was able to send enough to bring her to America. From the time of the meeting money to his mother on the moonlit hill. Dennis prospered. The fairy had not foretold all the good that was to befall him but she felt the fairies more good than she had done that night. The fairies are rather missed people and they are very sad when people scoE at the idea of their existence, but Dennis after working at night learned to Dut l to good use. He became one of tl fairly tales. But this was not -all, mis knowledge of fairies ae greatest authors of for as all good stories end, he married the princess and lived happily ever after. -The Scribbler. Queer Fashions in Engagement Rings Romance was not associated v when they first came into vogue. They :ith engagement rings are said to have origi- nated to hold the absent minded man to his bargain until the wedding- During the second century B. C., the ring on the fourth linger of the of betrothal. This particular finger a belief, prevalent to the times, tha women began to wear left hand as a symbol was used because of it this iinger was con- nected by a special vein to the heart. In Russia, the ring was worn 1 France, they wore it on the middle Jn the foreiinger. I11 finger. In the seven- teenth country. English women displwayed it on the thumb. At one period. the ring consistei 1 of three hoops, loop- ed together into what was known as the puzzle ring. On the wedding day. the bride, the gi friend took a hoop as a symbol. The engagement ring was used many centuries. It was not given f but was at first. as essential to hon pan. The wife was given a plain '00lll, and an intimate as a wedding ring for or sentimental reasons. sekeeping as a frying- gold ring with a key attached, so that she. and she only, could have access to the household goods. The wedding ring was adopted about 860. A. D. During the genera been alternately plain and elaborat, Francis G: UI thought Ceasar Russell: 'tHe is, isn't he? Francis G: No. Miss McCabe by the Anglo-Saxons tions since then. it has 'iola L. Barker '26. was dead. says she teaches him-