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

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Page Fourteen T H E R E D A N D B L A C K Commencement Number Class Poem of '26 Soar high in ecstacy. thou glorious prye, Leap high in honor. tho11 joyous fire. For you do crown this gladsome day Which marks the end of workful play, This day is great. it will be great, When dusty years shall seal our fate. Our life is made of three great days, Tha day from which. with a mother's praise. We start great Learning's Hill to climb To toil and seek a regal iind. There comes the super-sweetened day When we are armored for life' fray. And then the dim fore-tho't of hour, When death shall check our earthly power. But why to-day should we be sad? When God decrees that we be glad. So revel. comrades. on this second day Forget that we are out of clay. Rejoice that we are 2ll'lll9ll so well That we pushed on, when many fell. I hear the inspiring bugle call, To arms: press o11: we will 11ot fall It is the bngler of our host, Un. comrades. on, retain our post For. in the lead, in gallant robes Doth ride a man of tickle modes. This man, so prominent. in Fate He holds the key to any gate. We'll follow him who passeth forth To where the braves of life resort. Thru' thorn and briar, thru' thick and thin Thru' battle smoke and ghastly din, Thru' sunny. fresh. ethereal climes, Thru' ice and snow, ten thousand times. But he'll lead those who follow well Whose souls were never made to sell. Questions of this leader you propound To which no answers have been found, I tell you that this Man is You Whose breath exists in whate'er You do. William Niccloy '26 Class Will We. the class of 1926, being of sound mind tunusually soundh. on this 21st day of .Iune. in the' year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty-six. having in mind the bet- terment of llunianity. and the advancement of mankind. lalso that oiiher class of beings known as Juniorsi do be- queath all our wealth and personal belongings as follows to wit: Pro. 1 To our principal. Mr. Taylor, and the faculty we leave tlie following: Sec. I Our greatest thanks and everlasting appreciation for their excellent work in our behalf. Sec. II A fund, large enough to enable them to take a much needed and well earned vacation after their strenu- ous task of keeping' up with the class of 1926. Pro. II To the town of Le Roy we leave any amount needed to provide keepers for the Juniors during the facultyfs vacation. l'ro. III To the Junior 'Class we leave the following: I The privilege of adopting the noble name of Seniors. Sec. II, The right to.be of some importance in school affairs. Sec. III The privilege of emerging from their animal' like state, and acting like human beings tif possiblel. Sec. IV The right to domineer over the Junior class of next year. as did their predecessors, the class of 1926. Sec. V The initiative and perseverance of the' class of 1926. Sec. V I To the Junior Boys. we leave all our unused cigar and cigarette butts ffor which they have been so patiently waiting! Sec. VII To the Junior girls, all our unused rouge and powder. See. VIII To Eugene Morris, the leader of the pack we leave a full course of instructions on how to develop louder and faster speech. See. IX To the high and mighty Roy Bater taccent on the high J we leave permission to grow at least another foot. Sec. X To Ellsworth Waldron we leave a skipping rope, with permission to use it for other purposes tsuicide preferred. J Sec. XI To Miller Boldt we leave a one way ticket to Linwood. Pro. IV The remainder of our wealth and prosperity we leave to William Shamp, our friend and janitor, who has been a staunch senior reporter. Sec. I Lastly, we appoint his capable assistant, George Brandt, executor of this our last will and testament, re- voking all others, hitherto made by us. In witness whereof, I hereunto affix my name on this twenty-first day of June, in the year of our Lord, ninteen hundred and twenty-six. Thomas Kenna '26 Commencement Program The following people spoke to-night. gaining their places by scholarship honors: Edward Keenan, Viola Barker. Paul Darby. Marian Kettle. Marian Lloyd and Madeline Mt-Keon. Those winning oratoric-al honors are Marguerite Horgan. James McGuire, and Edward Watts. William Maloy gains his place by literary honors.

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Commencement Number T H E R E D A N D B L A C K Page Thlftegn She's gone to meet the Bob who loves His duty and his girl. The Rossboroughs live next door to them Mary and her sister Pearl. In VVashington. we also iind, A little diplomat. Ruth Bowerman is Willies' now iLife sometimes acts like that.J A big surprise for everyone Ralph Frank is yet. unmarried Uh! so enraptured back in school! I wonder why' he tarried. Who's the shiek about the town? Aloysious Bill Maloy! Doris Wheaton is his gal She has strange fondness for the boy. Agnes Currie rules the land. Her headline for to-day,- l'hampion airplane racer speeds! Miss Currie takes the prize away Z Yale and Harvard football game, Still a tie in the last lap Uoaches meriting world fame , Aggief' Boylan. Gooey Lapp. The matron in the mansion of the mayor of the town So tall, so slender and so my We find the years have been quite kind' To Helen Niceloy. Helen Fair at L. H. S. was 1-'ond of women, hating men. Mrs. Charlie Crellin, now, She must have changed her mind since In a private hospital Mendingr a broken heart Blanche Babinski of our class Plays her earthly part. I George Barnard has advanced we see From sweeping iioors and things, To helping' Murphy's H5 and 10 Make master sales on wedding rings. Much aid he gets from Henry Morris Whose life depends on wives, His first to sixth were cotl'ee iiends The last fed up on knives. The age of literature is passed? Uh. no! It can't be done! Viola Barker a11d Miss Connor XVo1'ld renown have won. Dudley Ewell has his career Well started toward success. His drugs and pills, prescriptions, too, Bring health and happiness. then. I'po1i the pinnacle of fame In the land of hearts desire, We tind another Irish name Behold! 'Tis Jim Mc-Gnire. And linked with him all the great From Joan to Elbanezer. hut closest of them all, we find The great and noble Caesar. l irpo Allen iinds his place lVithin a hot-dog stand Jug: Citys where he got his start. To-day he hired an extra hand. A shiek of merit Bill Bradley was. Valentino's rival true. He's posing: in Mc-Farland's clothes I-Earning just enough for two. Win Texter. XVilliam chose to wed And oh! The fun they've had. Young Winnie has her mother's eyes But Junior's like his dad. Madeline Mc-Keon in Arcade Is living with her Bill , They met at Hotel Hamilton And love each other still. Dorothy Norton, too. has dropped Her maiden name of yore. The Caledonia Mrs. Scott - She's of Le Roy. no more. Helen Hunspergers' career Has proven a success She's mistress of the state asylum For hopeless craziness. And to each patient she applies 'iMonk Ward's most famous brew. The medicine cures everything Forns, hives and the cukoo. Gladys Hillman's an old maid Pursued by two young men Joe claims her heart but there exists The man of the 5 k 10 . GAL 9 Oh! There I see another face! lt's my own. I fear. Oh would that here I lind come true The drealn I hold most dear. The clock strikes one. the spell is done, The myths of futuregoh, so pleasant, Are fading like the rays of dawn Before the crystal present. Catherine Fallon 0

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Commencement Number T H E R E D A N D B L A C K Page Fifteen Senior Crazy Day May 14. 1926 the Seniors had their Crazy Day. All in the Hall - Big Parude - Bally-hoo Man d Candy Kids - Senior tlmo1etto 4 Why 'Boys Leave Home - The Racketeersf' Junior Day The .luniors followed hot i11 pursuit May 20. 1926. f'arl U. t'ountryman from l'hicago - Gone a l'ourtin - Professional Dam-ing -and a t'ircus. A Peek into Study Hall in l9Z7 Well. it's just 8:35 a. 111. and I believe I'll take a peek into Study Hall and see what changes there are since 1926. The picture in the front still holds its corner. Yes, and there's the bell on the desk. I wonder if they still forget to take their seats on the hell ! Something is lacking tho'. I wonder what it is. Why. where's Hank Morris and his big grin: and Viola Barker? She surely must be there talking it over with Marian Kettle! What a loss they a-re! Surely Monk XVard is there shooting his eternal line tof girlsl to someone. I wonder what all the com- motion over in that north west corner is. What's that I hear? Bill Bradley and Mary Alice Kellogg have eloped! XVell. well. I always knew something would come from their escapades in Washington. It seems to me that Aggie Boylan ought to be ambling up the aisle about this time. Why. it's one minute to nine and where's Jimt1nie Mc- Guire. Is it possible that he isn't walking ill Study Hall with all his books under his arm? lVell. I want to go to the library so I must leave this familiar, and yet. strange and lacking picture., Dorothy I. Brooks, '27 To l927 Students! Stop! Look! Listen! Do you realize if it hadn't been for the present Seniors the Red and Black would not. be what it is! I,et's give tllelll a vote of thanks. Do you realize also that they will not be here next year and that we. who are Juniors now, will be the ones on whose shoulders the burden will fall? VVe can do it! XVe will do it! Let's go, Juniors! Marian Cass '27 Prizes for Story Contest First-Viola Barker- Tongues of Flame Second-George Barnard- The Annual Meet Third-Floyd Merritt- A Mystery Story Owing to lack of space we have found it necessary to omit a great deal of very good material. We. the staff of the Red and Black wish to thank you, Our Advertisers, Our Faculty, Mr. Perkins. and Hur Vlassmates for the support you've given us this year. and for your help ill making the. Red and Black. for the tirst time i11 its existence. a financial success. Marian Kettle lid. The Red and Black For the sake of those who do not know the history of the Red and Black, we are giving this short account. The paper was founded in 1921 by the pupils of L. H. S. 'llhe Iirst copy was in a newspaper form with eight pages. The rest of that year. it was published monthly in magaxine form. The next two years it was published at Christmas. Easter, and Commencement in the same form and seemed to be greatly enjoyed. At that time. however, the paper was greatly-1 ill debt so a new form less expensive was adopted. In 1924 a small four page newspaper was published monthly. At the end of the year the debt was almost half paid. The same type has been continued this year with the result that the debt is entirely paid and a substantial sum left to begin with next yea1'. Because of the success of the paper. the staff of this year has substituted :l magazine instead of the usual newspaper form for the June issue. Staff. Lost: Our Veteran Pilots The Seniors of 1927 will have to sustain great losses. materially. yet not financially. tAsk any of 'em.J We're going to lose some of our veteran pilots. Seniors of 1926. lltlllyl compliment yourselves yet,-the reference is in an- other direction. These captains of ours have steered us thus far. straight and bravely tvery bravely in fat-tl. and we wish that they might bring us to our goal. Without their cheery smiles and helping hands. we must finish our course in such a way that they may know that they have not labored in vain. tApologies to the Gettysburg Addressl. We oiter them our heantiest thanks and best wishes for success in whatever they may undertake. The Seniors of 1927