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

Text from Pages 1 - 44 of the 1927 volume:

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THE RED A D BLACK Published Monthly by Students of Le Roy High School 1926--1927 EDITORIAL STAFF 1927-1928 Editor in Chief Assistant Editor Business Manager Circulation Managers Marguerite Hoy Ruth Brown Richard White Eugene Morris Lucille O'Shea Editor in Chief Assistant Editor Business Manager Circulation Managers Janet MacPherson Alfred Decker George Curtis Helen McKeon Mary Kanaley ' Sport Editor Thomas O'Mealia Associate Editors Associate Editors Katherine Murray Clayton Ingles Janet MacPherson Helen McKeon Faculty Advisors Katherine Murray Lucille Smith 1926-1927 Mary Kanaley Margaret Jones Miss Barber Miss Hollenback Miss Hyde George Curtis Dorothy Brooks 1927-1928 Clayton Ingles Alfred Decker Miss Barber Miss Hyde Life is Glorious With June, youth approaches days of gaity and romance For most it is the end of a school year, with release to a wider world of sunshine and playg for many, the end of school forever. Those who graduate from dear old L. H. S. will, of course, go on to higher schools of learning. The thought of facing a new life away from the old ties affects different people in various Ways. Some it thrillsg some it frightens, others it merely makes curious. VVhat does the world hold in store for us? Whatever it is, let us go for- ward to meet it with light hearts and bright faces. If dimculties come up and they are sure to, let's smile and say, Life is glorious. Without obstacles in life how would we know when we were really fortunate and happy? To get 'the best out of life we all must share its joys and its sorrows. Life's little tribulations make our enjoyments more keen. All students of a high school age are eager for life. When you are just sixteen, nothing daunts you. In this world you'1l soon be entering, keep up that same spirit. Come what may, be a sport, play the game, see it through. Old stuff. Yes, but who dares challenge its truth? For we all know life is glorious and never more so than in June. Dreams One of those passing rain-bow dreams, Half light, half shade, which fancy's beams Paint on the fleeting mists that roll In trance or slumber, round the soul. Moor. As, the gift without the giver is bare, so might we say, the world without the dreamer is bare. Was it not the dreams of a new country where men might worship God as they pleased that caused the Pilgrims to set sail from their own comfortable homes to a wild and lonely wilder- ness? Was it not a dream that gave birth to the great in- ventions of Thomas Edison? Was it not a dream that caused Lindbergh to risk his all to accomplish what others had failed to accomplish? Every truly great, truly worth while thing has been done, only because it was first con- ceived by a dream. World peace is as yet only a vision: it has been a vision for many, many years: it will be but a vision, perhaps, for years to comeg but it is a vision to whose fulfill- ment men are giving the best they have. All dreamers are not fine and noble. The Kaiser dream- ed of ruling the world. In itself, this was inglorlous, and to do this required force. He dreamed of war, a horrible war, which would leave its mark upon history, for all time. His dream was, in part, fulfilled. But dreams are not alone for great men. One does not need to be successful to be a dreamer. Students are the best dreamers, for dreams were intended to be born in the hearts of youth. Flaming youth? Yes! For by its flame is the rest of the world to be tried. The energy, the ambition of youth will put into practice its visions. Make It Snappy ! Make it snappy, pleaseg the world is in a hurry. From weddings to funerals the admonition in all things is brevity. You may offend your customer, your reader, your hearer in one respect and please him in another. if you tire him. with your tediousness, you lose him alto ther. Books are short and concise these days. Authors have learned to condense. Compare the quantity of the latest book with the novels, say, of Dickens. The sermon of today rarely exceeds thirty minutes in duration. Former generations did not suppose the job Page Six TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Commencement Number could be wcll done under two hours. Yale's admonition to chapel orators- No souls are saved after the first twenty as it pleases, has had its influence on the spell-binder. Even political speeches, the last place we would look for reform along this line, are not so long as they used to be. President Coolidge has set the pace for briefer addres- ses. The radio audience with its freedom to listen or not, as it pleases, has had its influence on the spell-binder. The newspaper of today leads the style in pithiness. The daily paper had educated the public in the expectation of receiving much in little. A headline often sums up the information of a column of type. A well executed cartoon may impart a philosophy of life at a glance. All in all, it is better so. Life is short and time is the stuff that life is made of. Whatever you have to do or say, get at it and get it over. Gentlemen A gentleman, said Cardinal Newman, is one who never infiicts pain. In modern form, this aphorium ap- pears thus: is one who never consciously hurts the feelings of another. Amended by a discerning wit, the definition reads: A gentleman is one who never unconsciously hurts the feelings of another. Oliver Wendel Holmes defined a gentleman as one who boasts three generations of portraits in the family. His humor probably helped to lag that conception of a gentleman. The rise of the aristocracy of sudden wealth made it foolish. A gentleman of today might be one who has abundant means and who can wear evening clothes without looking like a servant. It was such a gentleman who preferred blondes! Advertising experts make good use of the same non sequitorf' This or that make of automobile, furniture or cigarette defines the gentleman. Ergo, to be a gentleman one needs but possess the outward hall marks. The fact is that no definitions of this term covers all examples of true gentleness. It is curious, yet true, that we express our ultimate judgment of a man in terms we can- not define precisely. A more child-like view of the world of adults may reward our search for the marks of a gentleman. It was a little girl who apprised her mother of a caller at the back door. He doesn't look like a gentleman, she said, but I think he is one inside. Perhaps thi.s is the answer a gentleman is one who makes the quality of his nature felt even in spite of signs and definitions to the contrary. STAFF OF THE RED AND BLACK Commencement Number TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Page Seven 1 THE CLASS OF 1927 ELIZABETH ALLEN LIB Class 11, 2, 3, 4,5-Invitation Committee Sr. Ball 145, Stage Committee Sr. Play 145, Booth Decoration S. Ball 145 To sing, dream, laugh, loaf, be free-that's life. ISADORE BASSO ISSY Class 145-Football 145, Glee Club 145, Decoration Com- mittee Athletic Dance 145, Senior Charge 145. Happy am 1, from care I'm free,- Why aren't all the rest content like me? CHARLES BATER DOC .Class 11, 2, 3, 45-Local Speaking Contest 145, Batavia- Le Roy Speaking Contest 145, Cheer Leader 145, Publicity Committee for Sr. Ball 145, Stage Manager Sr. Play 145, Class Song Writer145. ' The best advertisement the school ever had. ROY BATER SHORTY Class 11, 2, 3, 45-Glee Club 135, Decoration Committee Sr. Ball 145, Local Speaking Contest 145, Batavia-Le Roy Speaking Contest 145, Clinton DeWitt in Adam and Eva , Oratorical honors 145 - A With head erect, alert in Walk, 5 Clear in thought, direct in talk, He meets success on every side, He stands up straight, he's straight inside. MILLER BOLDT RELL - Class 11, 2, 3, 45-Basketball 13, 45, Cheerleader 135, Athletic Association Dance Committee 145, Music Com- mittee Sr. Ball 145, Business Manager of Adam and Eva 145. Life in the suburbs helps a lot. BETH BOATFIELD RED Class 11, 2, 3, 45-Usher at Adam and Eva 145, Chair- man of Punch Committee for Sr. Play 145. Our land is so full of anumber of Reds I'm sure we're fortunate still to have heads. DOROTHY BROOKS DODE , Class 11, 2, 3, 45-Glee Club 11, 2, 35, Glee Club pianist 145, High School pianist 13, 45, Class Treasurer 13, 45, Glee Club Sec. and Treasurer 145, Decoration Committee Ath- letic Dance 145, Class Historian 145, Aunt Abbey in Adam and Eva 145. In friendship your heart is like a bell, Struck every time your friend is in trouble. RUTH BROWN PUFFY Class 11, 2, 3, 45-Usher at Adam and Eva 145, Chair- man of Novelty Committee 145, Chairman of baked goods sale 145. 5 Coquetry never loses its charm and many an argu- ment is enforced by captivating glances. FLORENCE CACCAMISE FLOSSIE Class 11, 2, 3, 45-Usher at Adam and Eva 145, Ticket Committee for Adam and Eva 145 She is the spirit of severity and dignity itself. Page Eight THE RED A N D B L A C K Commencement Number MARIAN CASS JACK Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Glee Club 41, 2, 45, Usher at Adam and Eva 445, Invitation Committee for Sr. Ball 445, Stage Committee for Adam and Eva 45. She has two eyes so soft and brown, Just like a pup's, Take care She gives a glance and then looks up, Beware, beware. GERALD CASWELL CASEY Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Football 43, 45, Basketball 43, 45, Pro- gram Committee for Sr. Ball 445, Costume Committee for Adam and Eva 445. An everyday fellow is often more pleasing than a genius. RITA CHRISTNER RITER Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Glee Club 415, Usher for Adam and Eva 445, Punch Committee for Sr. Ball 445 Quips and cranks and wanton wiles, Wreath her face in bewitching smiles. LAWRENCE CLAPP LARRY Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Business Committee Adam and Eva445 Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers. MARIAN CLARKE GRANDMA Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Property Committee for Adam and Eva 445, Glee Club 445, Refreshment Committee for Sr. Party 445, Gift Maker, Class night 445 If she will, she will, And you may depend on it, If she won't, she won't, And there's the end on't. AGNES CULLINGS AGGIE Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Basket-ball 425, Booth Committee for Sr. Ball 445, Decoration for Sr. Ball 445, Decoration Com- mittee for Athletic Dance 445. She needs not the poets to eulogize her for she basks in the gentle light of friendship. FREEMAN ELLINGHAM MIKE Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Music for Adam and Eva 445, Glee Club 445, Football 42, 35. A clever little 4?5 man, or jack of all trades, Mike, of Ye Blue-bird Orchestra. DELBERT ELLISON DEB u Class 41, 2, 3, 45 Local Speaking Contest 445, Swiss Bell Ringers for Adam and Eva 445, Property Manager. Good nature is the proper soil upon which Virtue grows. RAY EWELL REBUS Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Ass't Stage Manager for Adam and Eva 445, Decoration Committee for Sr. Ball 445. True Merit is like a river, the deeper it runs the less noise it makes. JOHN FORTI FORTY Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Program Committee for Adam and Eva 445. Speech is great, but silence is greater. AGNES GIBSON HOOT Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Glee Club 425, Usher for Adam and Eva 445, Punch Committee for Sr. Ball 445. It's the little ones that count! JAMES GORDON JIM , Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Football 43, 45, Stage Committee for Adam and Eva 445, Glee Club 445. 'Tis better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak overmuch. GERTRUDE GRANEY GERT Class 41, 2, 3, 45 Basketball 435, Costume Committee for Adam and Eva 445, Program Committee for the Sr. Ball 445, lst prize, Industry Contest 445. A good scout is she, As you must know, But if you don't, We'11 tell you so. MILDRED HEFFER MILLIE Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Local Speaking Contest 445, Batavia- Le Roy Speaking Contest 445, Chairman of ushers for Adam and Eva 445, Decoration Committee for Sr. Ball 445. A loveable girl with heart sincere, She radiates happiness, sunshine and cheer. MARGUERITE HOY GAUD Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Glee Club 41, 2, 3, 45, Red and Black Staff 43, 45, Editor-in-chief 445, Corinthia in Adam and Eva 445, Decoration Committee for Sr. Ball 445, Scholar- ship honors 445. Without halting without rest, Lifting better up to best. MARGARET JONES PEG Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Glee Club 41, 2, 3, 45, Vice-president of Athletic Association 445, Vice President of Glee Club 445, Local Speaking Contest 43, 45, Batavia-Le Roy Speaking Contest 445, Chairman of Decoration Committee.-for Ath- letic Association Dance 445, Ticket Committee for Adam and Eva 445, Scholarship honors 445. A wonderful conversationalist-she can talk on any subject under the sun. Keep it, up, Peg, it's a gift to know what to say and when to say it. BRADLEY KINGDON KING Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Glee Club 43, 45, Property Committee for Adam and Eva 445. Upon my word a quiet man! MARY LANGON SHORTY Class 41, 2, 3, 45-Usher at Adam and Eva 445, Decor- ation Committee for Sr. Ball 445, Punch Committee for Sr. Ball 445. Commencement Number TI-I E R E D A N D B L A C' K Page Nine Sheis little but you'd be surprised. AMBROSE LAPP BOKIE Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Business Committee for Adam and Eva 143. Quiet lives are eloquent. PAUL LYNCH CHINK Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Stage Committee for Adam and Eva 143. What is work and what have I to do with it? ERMA MC COLL MAC Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Glee Club 11, 2, 3, 43 Eva in Adam and Eva 143, Local Speaking Contest 13, 43, County Speak- ing Contest 143, Chairman of Decoration Committee for Sr. Ball 143, Commencement program 143, Salutatorian 143. And she was a damsel of delicate mold With hair like the sunshine and heart of gold. KENNETH MICHEL KENNIE Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Football 13, 43, Decorations for Sr. Ball 143, Sec. of Student's Athletic Association Dance 143. Tea for two- Can you guess who? If you only knew. EUGENE MORRIS HERB Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Manager of Baseball 113, Cheer- leader 11, 2, 3, 43, Advertising Mgr. of Adam and Eva 143, Local Speaking Contest 143, Batavia-Le Roy Speaking Con- test 143, Publicity Committee 13, 43, Pres. of Class 133, Dec- oration Committee of Athletic Association Dance 12, 33, Invitation Committee for Sr. Ball 143, Staff artist for Red and Black 13, 43. A line that can't be beat. And a brush that mocks defeat. JOHN MURDOCK JOHNNIE Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Music for Adam and Eva 143. Some think the world is made for fun and frolic and so do I. This is the slogan of Johnnie He is always looking for a good time and usually iinds it. EDWARD MURRAY DARD Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Light Committee for Adam and Eva 143, Property Com. for Adam and Eva , Sr. Ball Decor- ations 143, Literary honors 143. I'm in love 1with school3 Don't misunderstand, I pray, 1I'm no foo13 I'm in love, For loving's the only way. THOMAS O'MEALIA TOMMIE Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Manager of Football 143, Basketball 143, Baseball 13, 43, Dr. Delamater in Adam and Eva 143, Red and Black Staff 13, 43, Sport Editor 143, Sr. Ball Decorations 43, Will-Maker 143. Absolutely no worry for him! ' LEWIS O'SHEA LEWIE Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Basketball 13, 43, Capt. of Basketball 143, Athletic Assoc. Dance Committee 143, Music Com- mittee for Sr. Ball 143, Student Council 143, Master of Ceremonies 143. Life is a serious matter with me, But nobody seems to realize it. LUCILLE O'SHEA TIEL Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Glee Club 11, 3, 43, President of Glee Club 143, Basketball 11, 2, 33, Vice-president of Class 13, 43, Student Council 13, 43, Red and Black Associate Editor 133, Circulation Manager 43, Local Speaking Contest 143, Mrs. Clinton DeWitt in Adam and Eva 143, Literary Honors 143. A maiden quite Winsome and commanding, With yards and yards of understanding. CHARLES PANEPENTO BULLY Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Football 13, 43, Baseball 133, Program Com. for Adam and Eva 143. We all have our ambitions. WILLARD PULLEYBLANK PULLY Class 143-Sr. Program Committee 143, Baseball 143. He made friends by being one. MONICA RIPTON MONNIE Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Glee Club 113, Costume Committee for Adam and Eva , Punch Committee for Sr. Ball 143, Punch Committee for Ath. Assoc. Dance 143. She is neither shy nor bold, but merely self-possessed. LUCILLE SMITH TIEL Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Basketball 12, 33, Glee Club 11, 23, Chairman of Costume Committee for Adam and Eva 143, Athletic Dance Committee 143, Invitation Committee for Sr. Ball 143. It is not what she has nor even what she does, which directly expresses the worth of a girl, but what she is. BERTHA STAKEL BOIDA Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Glee Club 113, Punch Committee for Sr. Ball 143, Usher at Adam and Eva 143. She is always willing to play for us whenever we desire a tune. ROBERT TAYLOR BOBBIE Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Glee Club Adam in Adam and Eva 143. Trip it lightly as you go on the light fantastic toe. 12, 3, 43, Football 13, 43, FRANCES TULLY WART Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Baseball 11, 2, 3, 43, Football 12, 3, 43, 11, 43, President of Stu- Cap't of Football 143, Glee Club dent's Association 143, Chairman of Publication Committee for Ath. Asso. Dance' 143, Decoration Committee for Sr. Ball 143. You've often heard of Irish wit, Well, here's a demonstration, A clever fellow like Wart Might be the pride of any nation. JOHN VERNEY JOHNNIE - Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Football 13, 43, Light Committee for PageTen THE RED A N D B L A C K Commencement Number Adam and Eva 143, Ath. Assoc. Dance 143, Novelty Com- mittee 143. The Sheik from the country, is his hobby, Dancing Ask him, lf you'd know What is nobby. WALDRON CHUCK ELLSWORTH Class 1l, 2, 3, 43-Basketball 143, Mgr. of Basketball 143, Baseball 12, 3, 43 Capt of Baseball 143, Football 13, 43, Ath- letic Assoc. Dance Committee 143, Lord Andrew in Adam and Eva 143. Much like other mortals, no better, no worse, just funnier. MARION WALDRON FLIPPER Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Glee Club 11, 23, Usher at Adam and Eva 143. Quietness is a branch of character. RICHARD WHITE DICK Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Class Sec. 133, Class President 143, Football 143, Red and Black Staff, Business mgr. 143, James King in Adam and Eva 143, Valedictorian 143. A silent man, in friendship true, He made point blank, a certain aim, And born a stranger to defeat, To steadfast purpose linked his name. CATHERINE WILCOX KIT Class 11, 2, 3, 43-Speaking Contest 13, 43, Booth Decor- ations for Sr. Ball 143 Commencement Program 143. Never hurried never flurried as she goes her gentle way. ELLSWORTH WILSON FAT Class 11 2, 3, 43-Football 143, Sec. of Sr. Class 143, Uncle Horace in Adam and Eva 143, Local Speaking Contest 143, Commencement Program 143. Somewhere, somehow, Sometimes I think I'll try To do some shocking thing So folks won't think I'm shy 1?3 Salutatory Address Perhaps our harvest seems meager to you who have garnered in the rich fields of experience, perhaps our efforts have seemed inadequate to you who have filled barns to bursting,-but we feel too that no matter how successful you have been, we may have brightened the field of golden grain, as we flitted here and there endeavoring to glean even a trifle in the great field of experience. Like the butterny, we at least typify youth and gaiety-and this we hope we have made your lives fuller. As we display to you our stores we know that you will not expect anything great or magnificent, and that your loving sympathy will be the leaven that will make what we have, grow great and flne and beautiful. We bid you' 'at hearty welcome' ' -Erma McColl Valedictory Classmates: Tonight we say farewell to the tried and known. Whether we go on to college or whether we enter the more practical field of life, our success will de- pend largely upon our dissatisfaction and courage. If we content ourselves with our present condition and merely float on, certainly we will not make any attainment worth while. But, on the other hand, if we become discontented with our accomplishments in the past and courageously struggle to surpass the achievements of our predecessors and contemporaries, nothing can prevent us from securing a success both pleasing to ourselves and worth the effort we put forth. -Richard White Class History of '27 Since I have but a limited time for speaking to you this evening, it will be necessary to relate to you only the most important happenings of a group of people whom you have all heard about at one time or another--a group of people numbering half a hundred, who all together tip the scales at 6,720 pounds and if they were all laid out flat 1as they never are3 would cover 271 feet. From their kintergarten days upward you have heard directly or indirectly of this renowned group of Seniors. But I shall have to omit all their doings until we come to their last two years in high school when they made L. H. S. proud of them. I must ask you now not to judge the actions of these Juniors in '26 by the actions of these Juniors in '27 for I assure you that there is no comparison. Let us hope that L. H. S. will find a vast difference in this queer crowd who call them- selves 28'ers before they acquire the lofty position of Seniors in 1928. On a memorable day in the month of May, 1926, L. H. S. was entertained by what was called the Junior Day pro- gram. With Bob Taylor's skip, hop, 1and a thud3, the famous mock trial, 1the Juniors had very good judgment with Roy Bater's personal imitation of Carl C. Countryman, and the original circus, the name of successful entertainers was secured by these Juniors in '26. Not only were these Juniors good entertainers but they were also ambitious people for by means of candy sales at the Senior Play Seventeen and two successful baked-goods sales, the class was ,ready to start her Senior year with a total of 882.98 in the bank, more than any other Junior Class in L. H. S. had ever possessed. Before the class organized as Seniors, they decided to earn still more money for that long-planned-for Washing- ton trip. So on the twelfth of November, 1926, under the auspices of the Senior Class a concert was given in Ingham Hall. On account of other meetings and entertainments in and about Le Roy that same evening, the class treasury shrank instead of stretched. About the first of February, -1927, the Senior Class was duly organized, choosing Dick White a.s its president, Tiel O'Shea as vice, Fat Wilson as secretary, and Dode,' Brooks as treasurer. The class roll registered 50 names, losing, we're sorry to say, five members who un- avoidably have to be classed with that group called Juniors. Let' me say right now that this Senior Class of 50 members Commencement Number T I1 E R E D A N D D L A C K Page Eleven is the largest class ever graduated from Le Roy high school. Soon after this organization, the famous Senior-Junior battles took place. On a sunny, Monday afternoon in Feb- ruary, the Senior and Junior boys met on the athletic field to combat in the Hag rush. Well, there isn't any use in going into detail for, of course, the Seniors came out on the top. The following day the gymn was filled with spectators who viewed the war between the Senior and Junior girls who were branded each with their own colors. Once again the Seniors overwhelmed the Juniors with their speed and strength. If you have attended any of the football or basket-ball games this past season, you noticed that nearly all the players were Seniors. It was Louie O'Shea, Miller Boldt, Gerald Caswell, Tommie O'Mealia and Chuck Waldron tall Seniors? who won that glorious Le Roy-Ba- tavia basket-ball game, dont forget that. About this time, ithe 24th and 25th of February to be exactl this group of Seniors presented their Senior play, Adam and Eva. With Bob Taylor and Erma McColl as hero and heorine and eight other characters, the play was a success in all lines, especially financially. Still ambitious to earn more money, the Seniors with the help of their mothers and friends conducted four or five baked-goods sales adding considerable weight to the treasury. I might mention that one of these Seniors was so ambitious that he conducted a baked goods sale all by himself one Saturday morning and made 54.00 for his class. Then, on a never-to-Ice-forgotten Friday, April 15, 36 Seniors left North Le Roy for a week's sojourn at Wash- ington, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City. Again I am re- minded of the length of time that I am allowed so I cannot tell you much of this week of good-fellowship, jollity, and education. Just let me say, though, that with the help of the Japanese cherry blossoms AND OTHER THINGS the romances of L. H. S. GREW. Oh you know them all- Grandma and Herb, Tiol and Gert and Chuck, Tiel and Kennie and so on. Even though Deb Ellison had a ride with the house tee in the elevator in the wee hours of the morning and Gert Graney had her curls washed down the court by sticking her head out of the hotel window to yoo-hoo to some newly acquired friend, and even though Roy Bater couldn't stoop low enough to see all the minatures. In spite of all these happenings, everyone had a glorious time laughing at their own and other people's jokes. And so these seekers of knowledge who strive to carry out their motto, Esse quam videre fTo be rather than to seem to bel and equipped with their class flower, the red rose, will soon be leaving their Alma Mater to go out into the world and make their fortune. If you wish to follow further the history of this class of '27, we advise you, during the next 25 years to watch the annals of achievement in science, invention, art, music, and home-making for, I assure you, we intend to continue as makers of history. -Dorothy Brooks Class Will We, the Class of 1927, Le Roy High School, in the County of Genesee, and the State of New York, being of unusually sound mind and excellent memory, because we feel we are about to breathe our last in this beloved High School, do make, publish, and disclose, this our last Will and Testament, in the manner following, that is to say: Prov I: To the faculty and our honored principal, who we're so lucky to have us with them, we have the following: Sec. I. Our greatest thanks and appreciation for this undying efforts in our behalf. We also congratulate them on having so successfully pulled the dull Juniors up to third year high school. Sec. II. To Miss Hartly, we leave a gross of stamped envelopes on condition that she refund all money which she knocked down by selling stamped envelopes at the rate of two for ten. Prov. II. To the Janitors, we leave the following: See. I. To George Brandt. we leave the very latest wheel chair equipped with vacuum cleaner, balloon tires and rumble seat in which to carry the waste paper basket. All traffic regulations should be obeyed. Keep to the right. Sec. II. To Bill Shamp, we leave the Whippet Sales and Service Corporation of Jug City. Mr. Shamp says his Whippet is not track sour. Prov. III To the Juniors, last and least, we leave the following: Sec. I. Many vacant places of honor which the Seniors have occupied, and a bottle of liniment to heal the bruises they will acquire from hanging around in places much too large for them. Sec. II. The Sophomore Class, to overwhelm you in the same manner in which we so unmercifully mauled you dur- ing our class fights. Sec. III A party for all Junior boys so they may invite their pant legs dawn. There will be nothing formal about the affair. Sec. IV Athletic teams, which would not have existed without the Seniors, to be rebuilt to uphold the honor of the school. Sec. V To Mason Bradley, we leave a pair of sheep shears to cut off that mop of wool on his head also mem- bership to the Phi Stroppa Razor Fraternity, one of the great social clubs of Bailey's Mills, to which Mason never belonged. Sec. VI To Clay and Chuck Ingles, we leave some music so they as well as their audience, if they ever had one, will know what they are playing. Sec. VII To Razor McMahon, we leave a sporting review of the past three centuries so he may learn some- thing of what is going on in the sport world. Sec. VIII To Ed Howard, we leave one of Jeary's mules in order that Ed may hear another mule laugh. See. IX For President Curtis, we have chartered the Children's health camp where he and his numsculls may play fox and geese during the summer months. Sec. X Pete Sellers, the Silvertone tenor, as captain and left out, on Coach Lawrence's Glee Club. Sec. XI To Alfred Decker, we leave a hole in the ground, where he may wear out his vocal chords without dsturbing wild animals. Sec. XII To Anthony Schimley, we leave a glass case in which to put his wooden baseball arm which is to be sent to Smithsonian Institute. Page Twelve TH E R E D A N D B L A C K . Commencement Number Lastly, I hereby appoint Coach Beebe, executor of this, our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills, by us made. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, the day, May twenty-sixth in the year Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Seven. Thomas O'Mealia Class Song We Seniors stand a mighty class, The greatest that has come to pass, We've struggled on through ceaseless effort Making ourselves a worthy record. For four long years We've held this strife And planned for success all thru lifeg We've treated all with our kindness And showed to 'them their mental blindness. We've tried to do that which is right And leave the records of being bright, We've all surpassed in light and wit, For future life we should be fltg We leave examples for the rest, All showing that we have done our best, Whatever work we try to do, Our perseverance will help us through. We won't forget the hours of joy We spent inhigh school in Le Roy, For well we know that this our school Has taught to each one many a rule. Soon we will step out in the world With wings of knowledge all unfurled, Our future plans we can't foretell, But bid you all a sad farewell. Charles Bater Class Prophecy-1927 It is 1950. I am here in India, the scene of my life work. For 25 years my school of the occult sciences has been in operation. I am old and gray and a little weary, but the years have not been vain, for at last my success is assured. I have perfected the television of J. L. Baird, until now, time and space are obliterated and I can, by the click of this metal button, recreate the past, delve into the future, make the far near, and both see and hear things many miles away. Oh! To bring back some of my old acquaint- ances of the days in dear old L. H. S. where we had such good times. To know what they are all doing in their life work. But why not? Would it not be possible to bring back their faces to my memory and learn in what they are all 0CCl1Died, as long as I have here the means of doing so? Click-Click-click-Those faces, could ever I forget them? Nor could anyone forget their voices having once heard them. They still seem to be using them to full advantage after all these years. They are none less than the person- ages of Thomas O'Mealia, Lewis O'Shea and Ellsworth Waldron, but they do not seem to be personages any more. Look what they are doing! Why, this is the lobby of the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia, where we stayed on that memorable trip of our class in 1927, and they are porters, carrying people's baggage to and fro and making themselves generally useful. Click-Click-A luxurious ofhce in a large business block in New York City and how familiar that face bending over those books. The glasses do not seem quite fitted for the face. Of course, it is Margaret S. Jones and she has be- come a famous woman lawyer. But who is that bringing in the mail, seemingly an oflice-assistant. Surely it is John Verney. What a come-down from being a prosperous farm- er. Click-Click-Click-This appears to be a high-class school for the training of deaf-mutes, and who is that in the ofdce? Apparently the official heads. Certainly it can't beg but it is, Marian Clarke and Eugene Morris. Who could expect them to be separated for very long? I am glad they are still together. And they have attendants helping them Whom I recognize as Lawrence Clapp, Ray Ewell and Ambrose Lapp. Click-Click-Hundreds of chickens! It is a huge chick- en farm and there is Erma McColl, still looking young, in spite of her age, and in farm attire, who must be the pro- prietress. Without doubt, that is Marguerite Hoy, and Mild- red Heffer over by one of the chicken houses, and are her helpers. Erma and Marguerite are putting their experiences which they gained in the Senior Play to some use. But that looks like an aeroplane landing over there in that field. Sure enough, and who is climbing out? Roy Bater the pilot, and beside him as the mechanic, his illustrious nephew Charles Bater. The supplies must be transported for the farm by aeroplane. Click-That song! How many times one heard it back in '27. Where do you worka John? This looks like the Erie Railroad and if I am not mistaken that is John Mur- dock in very tattered, dirty clothes with a pick and shovel, and beside him his side-kick, Robert Taylor, likewise, dirty and tattered. That voice! Hey there, suren ya better be after gettin ta work! Francis Tully is section-boss, upon my word. And over there by the mess-house, adorned with a very jaunty, though somewhat dirty chef's cap is Charles Panepento as chief cook and bottle washer. Click-Click-Click-Cats, cats, cats,-yellow cats, black cats, white cats, varigated, short-tailed, long-tailed, no tails at all. A farm for stray cats upon my word! And that woman in the long black dress drinking tea? Why! Lucille O'Shea, a typical old maid and there is her parrot. But where, oh where is Edward Murray? Everyone considered that affair settled. He is nowhere to be seen, but there is Gertrude Graney, likewise in a long, old-fashioned dress, and her hair in a tight knot at the back of her neck, fit is really long at lastl, doing up an injured cat's leg. What next! ! Click-Click-Before me a fair-sized circus grounds in a small, one-horse town for a few days engagement. What noise! That voice above the rest sounds familiar. There he is, the owner of the voice, way up high, also a very high hat, as a barker for a side show-Isadore Basso. I would love to take a peek inside. There, they have opened the flaps of the large tent. That face, but not that figure, have I seen Commencement Number TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Page Thirteen parading study-hall back in '27, Ellsworth Wilson, not as the fat man, but as the living skeleton. How did he reduce? I would like to get in touch with him. That tight-rope walker reminds me of Marian Waldron, and it is she-minus glasses. Over in the corner the strong-man practicing by lifting the 900 pound fat-lady, is none less than Paul Lynch. Paul must have eaten five meals a day to acquire such strength. I do not recognize the fat-lady. Yes, I do too! It is Bertha Stakel, but such a changed Bertha. Click-Click-'Ihis scene is rather blurred. Perhaps there is something wrong with my machine. There, that is better. Why, they are making pictures at Hollywood. A desert scene is being fihned, and that fat director in the white knickers bellowing through the megaphone is really and truly our old class President, Richard White. I thought he would be a college president some fine day. The heroine, in a very picturesque Arabian costume is Elizabeth Allen and the hero, in a sheik outfit-knickers, cape flying in the wind is Edward Murray. Oh, if Lucille O'Shea could only see him now. That maid fluttering about the heroine, fixing her make-up here and there, looks like Marian Cass. And that villainous-looking, black-moustached, sleek person is undoubtedly Gerald Caswell. One would hardly recognize him for he has grown so tall and his hair has grown so very dark, or is it dyed? The latter I imagine. Click-Click-Waves rolling in on a sandy shore and horse-back riders trotting up and down along the water's edge. Why certainly this is Atlantic City, the never-to-be forgotten place which our class visited on the trip. And, of all things, Kenneth Michel has become a riding in- structor here. Yes, he did enjoy himself immensely when we were in Atlantic City, and expressed his desire to go back and ride along the shore again some day. Thomas O'Mealia and Ellsworth Waldron likewise expressed the same desire, but evidently the lameness was too much for them, so they chose other occupations. Click-A very gorgeously illumined stage and a very beautifully, though somewhat scantily clad chorus, in one of the latest dance steps. I am positive I have seen the blonde in the second row before. Of course, in spite of grease and paint and some-what aged face, I recognize Ruth Brown. She certainly has kept her youth, but I recall hav- ing heard her say back in '27, she would like to be a chorus girl. The curtain is dropping and it again rises revealing two actors, with the baggy trousers, derby and so forth, of a true comedian. They are none less than James Gordon and Delbert Ellison, the tall and short of it. Click-Click-Click-Certainly, this is a scene in old Venice across the water, and that interesting-looking, beau- tiful building with its gallery extending over the water is very enchanting. Leaning over the railing, in picturesque Venetian clothes, are a man and woman. Dorothy Brooks I am positive, and no doubt the romantic arch-duke with whom she eloped. Something of that was mentioned in a letter, seems to me. There, a gondola is drifting past on black, still Water and a gondolier's song Hoats over the water. Hardly recognized in Venetian gondolier's clothing, but unmistakeably Williard Pullyblank. Click-A scene back in the U. S. and actually near my old home-towng the place looks like Avon. A new depart- ment store, everything from tacks to trombones, has sprung up on a corner. Two men are standing in the door-way, and look very much like Miller Boldt and Freeman Elling- ham. We wonder why they chose Avon as the home for their thriving business? Oh yes, no doubt there was some inspiration there in the persons of two females, Murphy and Evans by name. Click-A large factory-like place with the inscription Boat1ield, Christner, and Ripton, Inc.-Famous Beverages, in huge lettering above it. So Beth Boatfleld, Rita Christ- ner, and Monica Ripton have become business women. That' right, they did make the punch for the Senior Ball in L. H. S. in '2'7. Click-Click-This is a small-town high school and the Biology class seems to be out catching butterflies. Yes, there is the teacher fzawling around with a net in her hand. Goodness, it is Catherine Wilcox and her mind has turned to the collection of rare species of insects. The physical training class also seems to be for an airing, and that in- structor is John Fortig I am certain. They must be infected with spring fever for there is part of a class hanging from windows. I am sure it is a History class as they all look rather be-foggedg yes, I am positive it isg for there is Mary Langan, the teacher calling them to order. Mary was very fond of History in L. H. S. American especially. The grave, very much dreaded place called the office, and the prin- cipal likewise seems to have a touch of spring fever as he is leaning out the window. He has turned around and this personagc is Bradley Kingdon, to be sure. His secretary is Florence Cassamise. Click-Click-It is Saturday night in some small town, for there are the madly rushing, crowding, pushing, frenzied Saturday nighters all trying to find a place to park on Mxin street. Music rises above the noise. Oh, there is a group of Salvation Army workers on one corner and among them the two Agnesses -Agnes Gibson and Agnes Culllngs -Although Agnes Gibson had wished to be a nurse, she has joined just as worthy a cause. My senses are numb from seeing and hearing so many old friends whom I never expected to see or hear of again, and the air waves must also be very worn from transmitting so much to me this evening. But I am willing to give up, now that I have satisfied my yearning for some remem- brances of old-times. Did I say I was satisfied? I am not entirely for: In those good old school days, Which were the happiest' and best, There are things I'll always remember When I've forgotten all the rest: There was fun and Work and classmates too And everything that was good and true, But now let me sit and dream for a time Of one whom we cherished and thought so fine, And will always within each loyal heart Hold a place set apart-for Miss Connor. L. Smith. Page Fourteen THE RED AND BLACK ' Commencement Number 'Member the time Thought could play Class Poem We went Football, pushing To Batavia Everybody Chi1dh00d'S days HOW Pass before US' on the om Erie All over the Held. Scenes and pleasures now gone by, In 1924 And listen Like a dream they hover o'er us And We beat Sh-h-h-h Calm and bright as noon-day sky, Then we know no shade or sorrow, Then our hearts were proud and free, May our lives and work tomorrow Best complete this harmony. There comes a time to everyone When skies are blue: When all things glow beneath the sun With rosy hue, When nature sings a merry lay And all the world looks glad and gay, While strewn with roses is the way We wander through. There comes a time, another time When skies are grayg When llfe's steep road is hard to climb To our dismayg When friendly hearts grow hard and cold, When joys once young grow pale and old, And life for us doth nothing hold Of hope's bright ray. Then harken! Le Roy's daughters, sons To wisdom's voice, Through sun and storm life's highway runs. We have no choice, Think, when your skies are clouded o'er How bright the world has been before, How bright t'wil1 surely be once more, In hope rejoice. Our Alma Mater's tender care And wisdom deep Has filled our hearts with courage rare To mount each steep, And in the coming strenuous years We'1l cast aside all foolish fearsf- And be life filled with smiles or tears Our faith we'll keep. -Francis Tully - ...l,.- 'Member Well, folks It won't be long now Before The Senior class Of '27 Will be making its mark In the world. if 4' 41 41 ak wk As we look back Over The many years We have been in high school It kinda Makes us laugh When we recall some Of the things That have happened. 42 :lr Sk if lk Maybe They didn't seem So funny Then but As a matter of fact They were more Or less Serious. Them in football 18 to 0? 'Member How excited We were And how glad We were That old L. H. S. Won? 'Member How we all Yelled and hollered When we came from the game To our train And All the fun we had coming home Singing and eating doughnuts Sold by the Red da Black ? 'MEMBER? S Ik lk If lk ll Then there was the time that Wee Carlo was mascot Of The baseball team In 1924. The fellows On the team Will remember how We used to stuff him full Of ice cream cones, pop, Candy and popcorn fritters Until He almost busted. The fellows always seemed Kinda disappointed cause No matter How much you fed him He never Seemed to grow Any higher. if if ill if lk li And do you also 'Member The players On last years Football team? 'Member Fat Wilson And How funny he looked When he got mad? Huh? Then there was John Verny Whom nobody ever 'Member when All the guys Went on A rampage last fall The week Of the Batavia Game ? And how they broke All Rules and regulations By skipping school And celebrating On Main street 'MEMBER when these Same fellows Held A snake dance On Main street And tore Through the Bank Of Le Roy And the Postofflce And the poolroom And nmnerous Other places And then Went Down to the Gazette On Bank street And showed Their appreciation For their staunch Supporter, Mr. Perkins? Huh? We could 'Member A lot more Concerning This incident But our memory Fails us. ll Ill l ll K We know You will not forget The various members Of our class And The things They have done For our school. ll' F 1 lk li How can we forget Dick White With Commencement Number THE RED AND BLACK' PageF1fteen His shining morning face Wending his'way To school With his books Under one arm And A lot of weighty problems On his mind. We all will 'member How well he guided Us, and How much we accomplished Under His direction. ' Q R l 1 I 1 And Wart Tully- Every freshmanb Hope and Ideal. We never had a truer Sport than Watt And We hope many boys In L. H. S. Will follow In His footsteps. I 0 I t lk 41 How can We ever forget The Utweeker Gang Of which Lewie O'Shea was President, Tommy O'Melia, Vice Pres., And Ellsworth Waldron, janitor. What FOUR-L. H. S. They didn't hatch up Wa.sn't worth Hatching. 8 l 1 1 11 1 Then there was Our two Hardboiled football Players Kennie Michaels' And Raymond Dugan. Between the two Of them They made Jack Dempsey And Tuney Look like The last rdse of summer 'Member how Hard They hit the line And the team Work They had? 41 1 ll lk all it Then there was Izzy Basso and Bob Taylor and Jim Gordon and All the rest of the gang. if tl ll ll t 4 'Member Our Senior Cheer leader, Charlie Bater, And how He was always Ready to do his bit. The school will seem Awfully dull without Charlie around With His purple shirt And orange tie And green socks. Charlie always was An original guy And we liked him for It. In short Charlie was A riot Of color. lk 8 tr if It Well, I guess I can't 'member Any more Just now Only, 'Member our Old friend and stand-by Julia Connor iformal-Miss Connorb Who was always Wanting One minute in which To take Roll call. We often wonder If she ever got It, and If not, If she ever mill. We will always 'MEMBER Miss Connor as One of the Best pals We ever Had. What ITIOTB C0llld 0118 ask. ilnls. p. s.-'Member Carl C. Countryman and also the Fellow who Dramatized Shakespeare. A School Paper A school paper is a great invention, The school gets all the fame, The printer all the money, The staff gets all the blame. We editors may toil and workg And work and toil some more: There's always some poor ? to say I've heard that joke before. Appreciation Some people in this good old town Appreciate our work and cares: And give us cuts and lines to print To advertise their wares. They do it to help along, And keep us free from debtg We never will forget them, Who gave these lines to set. And in the future, brothers, We'll not neglect the trust: But try to do to others As we'd have them do to us. Your Life Life is like unto a ilower 'I'hat, shrinking from the blasting storm Fearfully awaits the dreaded hour When all the world its death shall mourn: Or 'neath the Sun's inspiring rays, Shall lift all hearts in songs of praise. Just so by good and noble deeds, Your life a torch that all men leads. But, if wicked, sordid, life has been, Oblivion's prison shuts you in. So make the most of God's great gift Avoid the base and love the true And when the darkening shadows lift, There will be a high reward for you. -J. E. M 27 Senior's Song fTune of Prisoners Song? Oh I wish I were now a freshman To begin all over again. I would enter all sports and studies And be a success in the end. Page Sixteen TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Commencement Number Name Delbert Ellison Lucille Smith Gerald Caswell Thomas O'Mealia Ellsworth Wilson Edward Murray Eugene Morris Marian Clarke Monica Ripton Dorothy Brooks Kenneth Michael Francis Tully Marian Waldron Lewis O'Shea Robert Taylor Margaret Jones Florence Caccamise Erma McColl Mildred Heffer Richard White Charles Panepento Ambrose Lapp Paul Lynch Catherine Wilcox Freeman Ellingham Marian Cass Elizabeth Allen Ruth Brown Ray Ewell Charles Bater Willard Pulleyblank John Murdock Agnes Cullings Roy Bater Bradley Kingdon Lawrence Clapp Ellsworth Waldron Isadore Basso John Verney Bertha Stakel James Gordon Agnes Gibson Beth Boatfield John Forti Rita Christner Mary Langdon Miller Boldt Gertrude Graney Lucille 0'Shea. Marguerite Hoy SENIOR CHARACTERISTICS Ambition To understand French Up in the world To be sitting on top of the world Paint Washington Monument. Feather-weight cham- pion. To be another Ben Tur- pin To sell peanuts To have long hair Teach Domestic Science Take in as much money as I did this year To lick the Irish To conquer the Dutch To teach in the grades To be a physician Night watchman in cemetery To be a lady To be punctual To have long hair over night To get in by 10:00 some nite To see the world in a Ford To go thru the world fwith a shovell To know history To teach French To do away with Oral Topics forever T0 HV to Paris To be an authoress To be somebody To be a lady aviator Authority on Caeser To stay single Prohibition director Pullv's assistant To be able to remember Continue growing? in- tellectually! To be successful A big medicine man To sell ice to Eskimos To run 100 yards in 4 seconds To be a student To be a success A great Intellect To be a six-shooter To graduate To sell second hand forms To be another Lind- bergh To graduate To ily across the Oatka Able to giggle f?J Able to sit in the back of Study Hall just once. Walk around world. Acquired Habit Studying too much Early to bed and early to rise Out too much Too many dances Eating too little Getting on the Honor Roll Going with Marian Listening to the fastest talker in school Herb Talking too much Never swearing? Being a good boy Too many women Getting my lessons Letting the other chaps take my lessons Smoking too much Writing notes too much Wasting time Forgetfulness Riding in a Jewish Packard Opening windows Making too much noise Not studying Studying too much Learning poetry Singing Dodging Getting in early Going to Batavia Working Helong Ray Ewell Getting out of wo.'k Chewing Forgetting Buving 2 quarts of gas, all at once. Accommodating Drinking imilkll Singing Giowaig a mustache Trying to keep awake Riding in Dreaming Pushing Dancing Studying a Ford Giggling Giggling Getting in 8:59 a. m. 1 Getting in early Talking in classes too much. Going to church school before Should be A lawyer A business woman Rich A doctor A blacksmith A banker A barber Monkey trainer A nurse Good for something A boy scout A jockey Musician A Hi-Y-Boy Fortune hunter Good Smart A Puritan An old maid ill An artist A six-footer Better A taxi driver Enjoying a life ocean Wave A bother An actress An heiress An animal on the trainer A widower A farmer A big coal What have Ambitious Bright, according to size and ice man you? President A millionaire It'll bite A shark Brilliant A nurse An orator Nice Good Premier A Chem teacher Taller Free from rheumatism A doctor A librarian An angel Will be A Pick and Shovel art- ist Behind. a counter in Woolworths Working at the Jell-O Taxi driver Rudy's successor A bell-hop A piano-tuner An old maid C?J Kitchen mechanic Nothing much Behind the fork A teamster Cook A soup-rano Street cleaner Not so good-perhaps Dumb - Man-hater An old maid C?J Conducting a wheel-bars row on the corporation Shorter and fatter Very little A farm hand In Heaven fmaybeb Something Iomebody's Stenog. Somebody's Nurse Dealing in second hand furniture Somebody's boss An inspiration That's the question Three guesses Unsettled Try and guess Boot-black A piano-tuner President of U. S. A rock bass A coal heaver An old maid Nothing Terrible Funny Who knows? A house-wife Grown up some day Shorter before I grow old ' Good Probably a book agent! A Wandering? Commencement Number TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Page Seventeen S3333 QiidQiiidQQKWQWQ 3 NDR ESSAY 0 ELQDQQDEQEWQQWQQQQWQQQQKQQQQQQKQQQQQQQQQE Chivalry In various forms, have come down to us the noble practices that made chivalry the greatest ideal of olden days. But what are we, the youth of 1927, doing to per- petuate the fine arts of life? Apparently, chivalry is dy- ing out among us. Filial obedience and respect are gradu- ally becoming extinct, or if still alive, are so twisted out of their ordinary shape as to be quite unrecognizable. Everyday acts of courtesy are falling into disuse. The rights and privileges of others no longer are considered, chivalrous self-sacrifice is becoming a thing of the past, a virtue to be respected, but not acquired. It is gradually surrendering its famed place to the twentieth century motto, Every man For Himself. Unless a modern Renaissance is developed by the youth of today, things that make life fine will suc- cumb to the great onrush of materialism. It is, of course, necessary that we prepare ourselves to fight the battle of life, that we enter the ranks of those pushing forward to secure place, and power, and wealth. But it is infinitely more necessary that we be truthful, sin- cere, courteous, and self-sacrificing if we are to preserve that chivalry which animated the glorious past of our ancestors and which alone can make our descendants and the future of America fine, beautiful, and worthwhile. --Edward Murray. College and Health Who is there who does not want to be healthy? In olden days, it was quite the thing to be dainty narcissus but today the healthy, vigorous girl is the type that is admired: The regular training in the gymnasium, the boats on lake and river, the tennis courts, the golf links, the basket ball, the long walk through the woods in search of botanical and geological specimens, all have a rightful place in the well-ordered day. A statistical in- vestigation in this country shows that the standard of health is higher among women, holding college degrees, than among any other class. This formula was once noticed in a college freshman's room, Sickness is careless- ness, carelessness is selfishness, and selfishness is sin. -Lucille O'Shea. It,s Up to Us Because the world is overcrowded with a number of easily earned positions, the average mind is content to A depend on one-third of its natural intellectual ability. Yet, the nation calls for men. And the best educated men of today were not made so because of their natural ability fphsychologist not with standingb. There are in the world all kinds of people, big and little, dull and brilliant, honest and dishonest, capable and inefficient, industrious and lazy, enthusiastic and discouraged, selfish and unselfish, who occupy space. Does the type of mind determine the eventual position? Decidedly not! Men sometimes are masters of their fates. The fault is not in our 'stars' But in ourselves that we are underlingsf' -Roy M. Bater. A Tree Many a tree is found in the wood, And every tree for its use is good: Some for the strength of the grounded root, Some for the sweetness of flower or fruit: Some for the shelter against the storm, And some to keep the hearth-stone warmg Some for the roof, and some for the beam, And some for a boat to breast the stream. Whenever we look at a tree, we should think that it has gifts for us. If they are not wood or food, shade or shelter, they may be one of a long list of other good things we need in our every day life. Trees are such common place things that we often overlook their full service to us. Trees make a great contribution to the world's beauty. They pay beauty dividends every day, no place is complete without them. A home without trees is charmlessg a road without trees is shadelessg a park without trees is purpose- lessg a. town without trees is cheerlessg a country without trees is hopeless. Trees give us shade and shelter. Beneath their friendly branches, man finds refuge from the scorching sun and angry winds. Today, as in past ages, man seeks the shade of friendly trees to Write and enjoy what others have written. Some of the worlds' greatest thoughts were born in the soft shade of friendly trees. Whenever I see trees shading occupants of benches in our city parks, as they shelter the lambs that gather at their feet in pastures, I think of their friendliness. -Mildred Hefler. Page Eighteen TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Commencement Number Beauty It is satisfying to feel that in this materialistic twentieth century, we have true worshipers of beauty in the highest sense,-the artist, the sculptor, the poet. Each brings out the excellence of the art of his choosing. The artist, by painting, can gladden the eyes of millions yet unborn and raise the mind on high by some scene that caught his fancy: the sculptor can make grace and loveliness live for a thousand ycarsg the poet, by his words can give to airy nothingness a local habitation and a nameg the musician, by a single strain, caught from the eternal harmonies, can recreate the dust of buried emotions and make us kin to the immortals. They all develop our feeling for the beauti- ful and raise our thoughts from sordldnessg they give us pcacc and joy and gloryg they carry us to heights from which we must bring back the natural out growth of beauty,-goodness. -Erma McColl Hom c There are certain elements that must go into the making of a home, and fthe greatest of these is love, a house in which love has no abode is but a pile of wood and stone, be it ever so splendid and elaborately con- structed. The poorest house, on the other hand, if love dwell there, is a home. Another element in homemaking is patience, although people may truly love and respect the members of their family, they are likely to be intolerant of their faults. Is it because we see them every day, that every defect in character is so exaggerated? To keep family life pleasant and homelike, it is better to be patient and stop to think, before we break the harmony by a sharp word or unkind action. Forbearance will go a long way to keep any establishment running smoothly. Another im- portant element is courtesy. It is easy to be polite to strangers, but the real test of manners is how one conducts himself at home. If people acted as courteously toward their relatives as toward strangers, many a place, now only an abode, would be a home. -Catherine Wilcox. Practical Forestry We can scarcely realize the importance of the develop- ment of our forests. Ninety-five per cent of our uses of wood are deemed absolute necessities for the present day civilization. From the cradle to the grave, we never live a single second, nor draw a breath, without owing our com- fort, safety, and welfare to the forest products. Because of the need for constructing larger buildings, bridges, and steamships, many old uses of wood have passed. 'I'here has been a gradual substitution which is simply a change in wood use. Formerly, goods were packed in wooden crates: now, they use pulpwood boxes. But great industries have created new uses for wood. The manufacturers of auto- mobiles, insignihcant twenty years ago, now demand enor- mous quantities of oak and maple. By investigating the nature of wood, chemists have opened entirely unexplored fields. In wood is found the cheapest source of several chemical compounds. I defy you to name a single object in your home that is not made of wood itself or in which wood has not played an important part in the making. -Ellsworth Wilson. The Humor of Faith The fashion of this world passeth away --they, alone, who know this are the truly light-hearted of the world. St. Lawrence, directing the roasting of his own body, with the nicety of a cookg the Irish peasant who says, Thanks be to God Me rheumatism is much worse today -these are some instances of the humor of faith. In its fulness, per- haps, only the saints have it, those serene beings, beneath whose calmness flows and undisturbed ripple of laughter at thc follies and pettinesses that surrounded themg whom no adversity disheartensg whose eyes are bright with eternal merriment looking upon the fashion of this life which pass- eth away. In the latin words. Quid hac ad aeterni-tatem, the great saint, Aloysius Gonzaga, was want to consider the thousand and one minutal of daily life- How does this look in the light of eternity? We can imagine the boy saint as he passed quietly unassumingly through the streets of Rome on his way to and from school' perchance arousing the mind of some passerby the thought: There goes another example of gloomy a fanatic, looking at life in a warped, crabbed manner. Yet, the passerby would be the fanatic the narrow minded many Aloysius the ham- orist. For if the spectator expressed his scorn in words, the boy would have said, Quigd ad aeternitatem and gone on boy would have said, Quid hae acternitatem and gone on -Marguerite Hoy. The Le Roy Roller Mill During the years following the Civil War, the mill was the best known in Western New York. The best brand, the celebrated Genesee Flour, commanded a higher price than any other product of its kind manufactured in this country. Even in Europe the Genesee Brand was honored by a special quotation and annually hundreds of barrels were shipped over-seas. On one occasion the Lathrops sent six barrels of the Genesee Brand, the barrels sand paper- ed, polished, and embellished with flags of the United States and Great Britain, to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. It was acknowledged by the Lord Chamberlain of England in a letter to the delighted miller. But, the old order changeth giving way to new, and the mill is no more. The development of the vast wheat areas of Canada and the United States has changed the location and character of the milling industry and gradually the business at LeRoy declined and llnallv ceased to op- erate in 1923. We fancy that some of the old inhabitants of Le Roy, as they gaze on the broken walls and the grass grown scars of the site of the old mill, once Le Roy's most important industry, must sadly sigh for youth and the days that are no more. -Gertrude Graney. ,e -i--.,,q,-,-.....-.v.,,......,..'w-., .... .. Commencement Number TPI E R E D A N D B L A C K Page Nineteen ' We Humans According to scientists today, we humans are as much animal as any of the well known inmates of the zoo. Yet, when we look at an animal and consider his capacities, we wonder if they ern be rlght. If this is true, why should one group of animals have advanced so far as to be able to travel from place to place by aeroplane, oz' hear a musical concert five hundred miles away over the radio, or see something that happened a year or so ago by means of the movie, while the rest of the animals are concerned merely with getting enough f Jed or with finding a sheltered place to sleep? What factor differentiates so widely two mem- bers of the same great family? Among other character- istics, this startling fact can be largely attributed to two that exist in the human mind but which are absent from all other animals. The first is a spirit of unrest, or dis- content, the second, a mixture of boldness, foresight and darlng. YVhen nature constructed the human mind she placed there a feeling of dissatisfaction. Because of this charac- teristic, men refused merely to hunt, eat, and sleep, calling that life. They desired to rise above the acivities common to all animals as the essential factors. So then, as they advanced, there developed a conjuctive spirit of daring as the natural outcome of their characteristics discontent. The combination of these two factors has made civilization progress more perhaps than anything else, they prompted men to make the last as well as the first step. -Richard White. What Afterwards One of the greatest vocations a woman may undertake is to me that of social service. This includes work in settle- ment houses and efforts for community betterment. To Americanize foreignersg to remedy home conditions averse to good health and morals: to educate children to more worthwhile living-seem the noblest services a girl can render to her country- and to humanity. Counselling the large numbers of girls working in factories and mills pre- sents a rare opportunity to those interested in welfare work. I have mentioned business, medicine, and social service as some of the fields a woman may seek. I have omitted many other positions which are just as alluring and valuable. So the girl of today need have no fear of being crowded out of the great world of action-for We talk about a woman's work As if it had a limit There's not a marriage, death, or birth There's not a service of true worth But has a woman in it. -Margaret Jones. Forget-Me-Nots Silently, one by one, In the note books of the teachers, Blossom little zeros, The forget-me-nots of the pupils. The Midnight Meeting The big town clock had just boomed out twelve great strokes when all the school clocks assembled in the olee. The meeting will now be called to order, said the Ofiice clock, as chairman. The first report will be given by the Study Hall Clock. The Study Hall clock began his report. Many amusing things happen in the Hall. Sometimes I have to put my hands over my face to keep from seeing them all. Of course, from my position, I can see all that goes on. When those Freshmen and Junior High people send notes to their best friends, they look rather fearful, yet innocent. The Juniors can send notes without Miss Connor's watchful, eye seeing them, but the Sophomores haven't learned the trick yet The Seniors, however, are the most daring of all. Lewie O'Shea can send a note as easily and innocently to its destination as he did the basketball to the basket. Notes are not the only things which fly arond Study Hall. Some- times B-B shot are felt if not seen. Although Miss Connor doesn't always see those who are so quiet during rollcall, I know who they are. Next it was the turn of the Gym clock to speak. I always supposed that students learned to march in gym, but that isn't true the Seventh Period on Mondays and Wednesdays. Most of them haven't even learned which is their right and which their left hand. And when they play baseball, my goodness! They hit at the ball so hard that they fall down, and when they do hit it, they forget to run. When Mr. Beebe plays short stop, there isn't even a chance of reaching first base. But I am not the only one who enjoys the game, for Mr. Shamp and Mr. Brandt often laugh so hard that they have to depend on the wall for support. After that, the Library clock spoke, They are usually sa busy in the Library that they don't have time to write notes. Many a time, however, there, are some with their nose in a story book, who should have it in a history book. If you want to have a good laugh, come into the Library the Seventh Period, when Lewie, Chuckie, Wart and Basso get together, it is enough to make anyone laugh. Since my hands tell me that it is getting rather 1ate, said the Oiiice clock, the remaining reports must be given another time. - . Radio I called my love by radio In hopes that she would hear, I asked her if she'd marry me, And closed it, Billy dear. Oh sad is my predicament,- Indeed a sorry mess: When I turned on my receiver, I heard forty answers, Yes, - Leonard Ingles. If we are to help others, what are the others here for? 1 F!9' Page Twenty TH E R E D A ND B L A C K Commencement Number HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY OF LE ROY Faculty This year, Le Roy High will lose several faculty mem- bers who have been with her for some time and whose loss will be keenly felt by the students. We thank them for their unceasing efforts in our behalf, for having guided the Seniors straight and safely to their goal, and for having kept the standards of the school to such a high degree of excellence. We wish each one of them the best of luck and happiness in Whatever they undertake and we hope to show them that they have not labored in vain. From the high school, we lose: Miss Donnan, Miss Ames, Miss Lawrence, Miss Hollenbeck, Miss Bush, Miss Jacks and Mr. Beebe. Alumni Many graduates, and former L. H. S. students, are graduating from college and prep schools this June. Among them are: Marion Pfeister Marion Munt Rudolph Lapp Margaret O'Neil Florence Ganiard Margaret Kemp Eleanor Kibler Helen White Charles Miserintino Elmira College Mechanics Institute Union College Syracuse University University of Rochester Buffalo Normal Rochester Normal University of Rochester University of Buffalo Doris Carmichael Oberlin College Anne Elizabeth Bishop Briar Cliff Manor Edward Rogerson Laurenceville Reginald Root has been elected to Society Corbey Court. Waite Inn, Phi Delta Phi of the Yale Law School. Doris Carmichael has been engaged to teach at Ithaca next year. Maxine Broughton was heard on the air a short time ago in a program given by artists of the Eastman School of Music. Marion Munt, a senior at Mechanics, has been elected to the Harry Lomb Society. A membership in this society is the highest honor that Mechanics can give a student. --1 Commencement Number TH E R E D A ND B L A C K Page Twenty-one QQTUIDQUilililiilb25QCDQ'UQUWQUQUQUQ?QfCiD3Q?1Q'DQ'UQT1Q'CQUQWQ3iQ5Q?'QTD'i2'ifililfiqllllilbi , lbrar Department 3 fb E1 Library Department A library is very like a garden. Here are the common, best loved flowers, which you may pluck and carry away by the armiul. Here are weeds also. They creep into the best of garden, more subtle in fragrance, more lasting in their satisfaction, which are well worth searching out. Here are also the grains and herbs of the field, humble and plain, but useful and necessary. All these, for refreshment, for wisdom, for growth, are freely and abundantly yours. A garden is a happy place and a library is a garden. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. As by one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigor- ated: by the other, virtue fwhich is the health of the mind! is kept alive, cherished and confirmed.-Addison. . American History in Stories Colonial Austin-Betty Alden, Standish of Standish: Nameless Noblemang Dr. Le Baron and His Daughters. Barr-Bow of Orange Ribbon. Johnston-Prisoners of Hope, To Have and to Hold. Bacons Rebellion Goodwin-White Aprons LaSalle and the Northwest Catherwood-Story of Tony Parker-Power and the Glory French and Indian War Cooper-Last of the Mohicans I Parker-Seats of the Mighty Revolution Boyd -Drums Chambers-Cardigan Churchill-Richard Cavel Cooper-The Spy Eggleston-Carolina Cavalier Mitchell-Hugh Wynne Thompson-Alice of Old Vincennes Seawell-Virginia Cavalier George Rogers Clark Churchill-The Crossing Alexander Hamilton Atherton-The Conqueror Thomas Jeiierson Johnston-Lewis Rand 1783-1809 Mitchell-Red City War of 1812 Bachelor-D'ri and I Setan-Rolf of the Woods Westward Trails ' ' Hen.ry--By Orderof the Prophet Morrow-We Must March White-Gold War with Mexico Barr-Remember the Alamo Civil War Churchill-Crises Fox--Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Glascow-Battleground Johnston-Cease Firing Page-Red Rock Singmaster-Emmelineg Gettysburg War with Spain Fox-Crittenten World War Canfield-Homes Fires in Franceg Day of Glory The Reference Librarian At times behind a desk she'sits, At times about the room she iiits, Folks interrupt her perfect ease By asking questions such as these: How tall was prehistorical man? How old, I pray was Sister Ann? What should you do if cats have fits? What woman nrst invented mitts? Who said, To labor is to pray? How much did Daniel Lambert weigh? Should you spell it 'Wo' or 'Woe'? What is the fare to Kokomo? Was Clark's name really truly Champ? Can you lend me a postage stamp? Have you the rhymes of Edward Lear? What wages ,do they give you here? What dictionary is the best? Did Brummel wear a satin vest? How do you spell 'anaemic' please? What is a Gorganzola cheese? Who ferried souls across the Styx? What is the square of ninety-six? Are oysters good to eat in March? Are green bananas filled with starch? Where is that book I used to see? I guess you don't remember me? Hai you der Hohenzollerenspiel? Where shall I put this apple peel? Ou est, madam, la grande harausse? Do you say two spot or the 'deuce ' Say, missus, where's the telephone? Now which is right to lend or loan? How do you use this catalogue? Oh ,hear that noise, is that my dog? Have you a book called 'Shapes of Fear'? 1'You mind if I leave baby here? -Adapted from the Library and the Community. Page Twenty-two TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Commencement Number FOOTBALL TEAM The Football Season We don't mind the fact that our football season was mostly defeats because in each instance our squad was com- pletely outweighed. Nevertheless, we won from Albion, East Aurora, and Lockport and showed them that Le Roy knew how to play football when chances were equal. The Red and Black eleven did lose a hard fought battle to Batavia though. But then, such a loss is a good test of sportsmanship, and certainly, none can say that Le Roy dd not show its full quota when they returned that afternoon to the old home towng no grumbling or excuses. We wish we had won but we didn't and that's that till next time. The Basketball Season A poor start often means a good ending. We certainly did make a bad beginning, lost the first five games. But, mid-season, the worm turned, and we won from the Roch- ester School of Commerce, from Attica, and Lima with scores in each case well in our favor. Then came the first of our classics with Batavia. We played it there and lost with a score of 21-19. Batavia. listened to a different story, however, when they came down here for the return game. The L. H. S. quint returned the compliment with interest in a score of 13-9. There's plenty of fighting spirit in old L. H. S. and we're proud of the comeback We made. BASKETBALL TEAM Commencement Number TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Page TW0HtY'thfee BASEBALL TEAM The Baseball Season LIMA-LE ROY Le Roy met Lima Seminary in its first baseball game of the season. They were defeated 7 to 4. AQUINAS-LE ROY Le Roy met its next rival, Aquinas Institute in Roch- ester. She made a poor showing against this smooth work- ing team which easily won 24-4. The assult of the city boys was terrific. They pounded four Le Roy pitchers from the mound before the game was ended but Le Roy managed to find the Rochester pitcher for a few hits which brought in some runs. PERRY-LE ROY The next game, which was lost after a heart breaking inning, was played in Perry. Le Roy got off to a good start by scoring two runs in the first inning, but could not some hold this advantage. In the fifth inning. through erratic fielding, Perry scored five runs which put the game on ice. Le Roy came back in this half of the fifth to score one run but could not overcome their opponents lead. The game ended 7-3 for Perry. CALEDONIA-LE ROY The first home game of the season was played with Caledonia, which resulted in another hard fought battle. The game, scheduled for seven innings, required eight. At the end of the seventh, the teams were dead-locked, 5-5. Caledonia added two more runs in their half of the eighth and held Le Roy scoreless. The game was the best of the season from the players point of view. AQUINAS-LE ROY Aquinas played a return game at Le Roy and again won, bygthe score of 14-5. Aquinas scored twelve runs in the first three innings but were held safely from then on. Le Roy staged a rally in the seventh but did not have the pep to put over enough runs to win the game. It was 'he fifth straight defeat for the Le Roy nine. PERRY--LE ROY Le Roy celebrated, by winning the next game from Perry by the score 10-7. This was Le Roy's first win of the year. Perry got off to a flying start when they scored three runs in the fourth and two in the fifth for a five run lead. In the seventh, the flreworlfs began. The Le Roy players pounded the ball to all parts of the deld and were not stopped until ten runs had crossed the plate :md three pitchers had seen service in the box. BATAVIA-LE ROY The first game of the series between Le Roy and Ba- tavia was played in Batavia and resulted in a 13-5 victory for the blue and white. The game furnished all kinds of baseball. As the score indicates, the game was very slow and uninteresting. Batavia's one big inning took the life out of the Le Roy team which went down fighting. CALEDONIA-LE ROY The second game with Caledonia was played at that place and resulted in another defeat for Le Roy. The game was a pitcher's duel from start to finish. Le Roy was able to score two men in the early inning and evidently thought that was enough, for in the last of the seventh the score stood Le Roy 2, Caledonia 0. After two were out Caledonia managed to score three runs which were sufficient to win the game. This was a heart breaking game to lose. BATAVIA-LE ROY The Batavia team played its second game of the series with Batavia at Le Roy. This game started out very badly for Le Roy. In the first five innings, Batavia had crossed the plate nine times while holding Le Roy scoreless. Le- Roy soon came to life and scored six runs in the sixth, two in the seventh, and one in the eighth to tie the score. In ' Roy played errorless ball and held Batavia the meantime, Le from scoring. In the first of the ninth, Batavia managed to put across the runs which decided the game after two In their part of the ninth, Le Roy set had been put out. out to win or die in the attempt. The first man got out but the next three filled the bases. Page Twenty-four TH E R E D A N D B L A C K . Commencement Number GLEE CLUB The Glee Clubs The Glee Clubs this year have exhibited their vocal excellence on several occasions. In fact, a striking phenomenon in regard to this was noticed down in room 10 one day. Outside, the windows and fire escape were lined with birds. Inside, both glee clubs were warbling merrily. Conclusion: the birds came to get a few pointers, of course. In April, the fifty singers of both glee clubs organized, electing Lucille O'Shea president, Margaret Jones vice- president, Dorothy Brooks secretary-treasurer and Dorothy Smith librarian. The concert, held in May, was a success, due chiefly to the varied character of the selections so ably chosen and directed by Miss Lawrence. Especially, did we like O Vic- torious People and The Blue Danube. The Glee Clubs were accompanied by Dorothy Brooks, who was also pianist in assembly, and very capable she was. Le Roy High Has Its Orators L. H. S. came out on top in the County Speaking Con- test held in Ingham Hall in April. Two of our speakers, Roy Bater and Erma McColl, won the first prizes for boys and girls. At the previous event, the Larkin Speaking Contest, these same two won the first prizes, while two more of our .i . orators, Eugene Morris, and Mildred Heffer, won second place among boys and girls respectively. In both cases, our representatives delivered orations of a non-emotional nature, which tests the speaker's ability to the utmost. ' The Honor Society We are glad that L. H. S. has added eight members to the New York Honor Society this year. Membership in this society at one time demanded only scholarship, but recently has been changed to include character, service and leader- ship. The dccisions are made by a two thirds vote of both the faculty and the senior class. At our last assembly, held June 6, Mr. Taylor presented the following eight seniors with honor pins: Gerald Cas- well, Delbert Ellison, Marguerite Hoy, Margaret Jones, Erma McColl, Eugene Morris, Richard White and Ellsworth Wil- son. We hope to have the same pleasure next year in the awarding of these pins. Essay Contest on Le Roy Industries An essay contest on Industries In Le Roy Before 1860 was recently held in Le Roy High School. Mr. Samson offered the sum of fifteen dollars to be awarded for the three best compositions, which were to be about five hund- red words in length, and written on one phase of industry. Commencement Number TH E R E D .4 N D B L A C K f Page Twenty-five Only Seniors were allowed to enter and the one winning first prize, also received a place on the Commencement program. The judges were Miss Carney, Miss Scott and Miss Sanderson. The first prize of ten dollars was awarded to Gertrude Graney, who wrote on Le Roy Roller Mill, sec- ond prize of ive dollars went to Margaret Jones, whose composition was entitled A Little Iron Mill, while the third prize of two dollars and a half was won by Bertha Stakcl, who wrote on The Gazette News. Junior Personals Yes, we do have a Junior Class and we have some mem- bers, too. Even if we couldn't have George Curtis, our president with us as much as we'd like, still we have his right hand lady C?J, Pearl Rossborough, our vice-president. We've kept Helen McKeon, our treasurer, busy with candy sales and a baked goods sale, which boosted our fund for next year's trip. With all our important meetings, Lynn Saulsbury, our secretary, is kept busy writing most of the time. What would we do without Mildred Howard to protect our colors in the class iights and Mary Kanaley, to sell our candy right and left? We can't help but think of next year when we'll be Seniors. We never could take the places of our present Seniors, but we'll do our best. We mean this, Seniors. and we wish you all kinds of luck. Seniors to Juniors A lonely figure in the hall Wipes 'way salt soaked tear, Then grits his teeth and locks the door- Schools over for the years. No longer can he bank the flres Or wastefully shovel on the coalg The terrible sadness of it all Enters his mind and scars his soul. Slowly through the halls he walks As one who is deaf and blind: Madly seeks he comfort And solace for his tortured mind. What is the cause of all this grief That so effects that noble man? Alas, 'tis this sad fact- Control yourself as best you can. School's over for another year, CPlease do not sigh and sob? And till it opens up again, Bill Shamp has lost his job. D. M. B-'31 ' JUNIOR CLASS Page Twenty-six TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Commencement Number Henry Witte Gives Impersonation On May 20, we had the opportunity of hearing Shakes- peare's The Taming of the Shrew, as given by Mr. Henry Witte, reader and impersonator. This gave us a chance of comparing Shakespeare, as read by ourselves, and as inter- preted by another. For some time afterwards we heard frequent imitations of Petruchio's laugh. It was hearty to say the least. Carl C. Burkhart Speaks in Assembly In assembly on April 29, we had as our guest and speak- er, Mr. Carl C. Burkhart, who is the Supervisor of Physical Education in the Buffalo Schools. Mr. Burkhart gave a most interesting and beneficial lecture on the Value of Physical Education. As such speeches go, it was out of the ordinary, and we were sorry when it was iinished, con- sidering ourselves lucky to hear such a man. Class Night Exercises This year the Seniors planned a Class Night to be remembered, since they couldn't have a Senior Crazy Day. Wart Tully gives the class poem. fWe predict great things for our Irish poetlg Dode Brooks recalls our past history, and what a history! Tiel Smith predicts our future, which outstrips our past tif that can bebg Tom O'Mealia reads the Last Will and Testament of the illus- trious class of 1927. We're a generous class task the Jun- iorsll Charles Bater is our song writer and Marian Clarke is donor of gifts fthe bill shows our extravagancel. Issy Basso delivers the Senior Charge. Look out Juniors. Be- sides, that we have a Novelty, and Lewie O'Shea is Master of ceremonies. The Last Days Beginning with June 13 the Seniors are a busy crew. They don't mind regents a-tall, not they, but there are other days. On Saturday, June 18, the Juniors and Seniors go to Conesus Lake for their annual picnic, an event enjoyed to the utmost and long remembered. Sunday, June 19, the Baccalaureate exercises take place in Ingham Hall when Rev. W. Edmund Nixon will preach the sermon. The following Monday is Class Night and Tuesday brings the last days to a close with Commencement exer- cises. That Irishman of Ours There's one guy in school whom we all likeg He came from Ireland like Pat and Mike: He can'ies a smile from his chin to his nose As he goes around Whistling, My Wild Irish Rose. He is loved by all and hated by noneg He's as true in his ways as George Washingtong He never appears to be worried or sad: He seems to hear nature calling be glad 3 And Oh! how we love that old Irish boy .Who hangs around always with a heart-full of joy: And as trees cling to the side of a gully, So shall our friendship cling to Watt Tully. C. B. '27 To the 1927 Seniors We just dread to think of next year, When the school will be lacking your cheer- We really hate to see you go, Cuz we know we'll miss you sog Study Hall will resemble a grave yard- Without a Senior face or regardg And our school spirit will die When you utter your parting sigh. Although our new Seniors are aces, They can never quite take your place, As we turn you away from our school, We will follow the usual rule And wish good luck, success, and joy To every Senior girl and boy- Now that you have a good start, Keep on being clever and smart. The World opens its arms to you- And we bid you, Seniors, Adieu. A, Starr '30 Ude To a Janitor You Juniors will certainly be lonesome next year Without us Seniors to help bring you cheerg In yom' spare moments you'll have ' nothing to do Except sit in your seats with a mind dull and blue Just think of the times that we've made you happy, The times that we've helped you to move around snappy, We've helped you prepare lessons as only you should, And taught you to do only things as are good, So if by ill chance next year you should pass, You'll owe all your luck to our great Senior Class! C. B.-'27 The man who works Is the man to hire: The man who can't Is the man to fire. Fool's Dictionary To the breathless schoolboy, who demanded the Fool's Dictionary, I was tempted to reply that I had often longed for such a compilationg but by patient questioning, I found that he wanted Poole's Index. -Outlook. Commencement Number TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Page Twenty-seven 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 U C 0 0 0 O 0 O O 0 0 Q 0 0 O QW 131939 -KIQUYXIQUUQQC Didja Ever? Slip it overg But the teacher Didja ever TakeS it Write Away from her A note And reads it- T0 But Your girl You got a blank And lPiece of paper Put it From your pocket In your pocket BY mistake And Didja ever? When the teacher Wasn't looking No ! No such luck! Surely, Not! 'Ed. M.: The .day of miracles is over. John Verney: Oh, I don't know about that I read an article the other day that set me thinking. Miss Donnan: Why do you want to go to the Library? Lewie: Oh-I have to look up something. Miss Donnan: What? Lewie Cstammeringi: 'To look up the life of Mr. Macbeth. QThat's a new one, Lewieb. Erma: Why are you running a steam' roller over that field? Ellsworth Wilson: I am going to raise mashed pota- o o jo3CoUCoD o o o o o E Roy Bater says that one should buy the kind of tires that he docs. tThey only go Hat on the bottoml. What if-after June- Bobby Taylor starts his beauty shoppe? Johnny Murdock does his stuff for Mussolini? Charlie Bater starts landing the Marines? Ellsworth Wilson joins the follies? Isadore Basso begins his book on Le Roy-Limerock Competition? Mildred Heffer joins the health camp to aid in fatting lcan infants? Chucky Waldron knows more than one way to use tooth paste? Roy Bater does a new kind of work on the road? Tom 0'Mea1ia starts annoying the women? Deb Ellison can't find Culling's farm? John Verney still belongs to the lost? Gert Graney has to walk home? 1- L. Circulating Library Confessions of a Drugstore Shiek- Mike Ellingham. Memories of a Speed Demon-Ellsworth Wilson. A Complete Book of Alibies tone for every occasion?- Lewie O'Shea. Autobiography of a Shy Young Man- Jimmie Gordon. Socks Appeal- Bobby Taylor. Green Onions CA Comedy in Three Parts'-Erma Mc toes this year. A V' Can. D a Ken, M.: What do you think of the Entent Can- diale? Ray D.: Never tried any. Got some? The cliff dwellers were not the only blulfers. Tommy tlooking at elephant at Washington zool: Ge, that elephant must be dumb. Paul Lynch: What makes you say'that? Tommy : His head is so full of ivory it even sticks out. Deb E.: I learned to dance in one evening. Ilgnes C.: I thought so. O Tales of. Scottish Thrift and Irish Wit- Wert Tulley. Love's Lyrics-Eugene Morris Lost in the Corridors-A Freshman. The Pink Powder Puff-Elizabeth Allen. Beauty Hints-Isadore Basso. Isn't life Wonderful- Tiel Smith and Ken Michael. The Woman Hater- Dick White. The Invalid-Miller Boldt. Little Things that Count-Roy Bater. The Gay Musician- Dode Brooks. My Experiences in a Ford- Dard Murray. Slow and Easy--Katherine Wilcox. The Floor Walker- Peg Jones. Misery Palace-The ofllce. The Ten Commandments-The Faculty. Page Twenty-eight 1 TH E R E D A N D B L A C K 'Commencement Number The Prof and I do not agree, Miss Wickis: What are some of the commercial uses I think he is a dunce. of salt? He says that man was once a fish, Rita C.: Well, salted peanuts. I can't see why the once? -- A -l Miss Connor: What is blank verse? Miss Connor: Name eleven of Shakespeare's plays. Beth: Blank verse is poetry without any thought in Bud Eaton: Ten Night's in a Barroom and the it. 'Merchant of Venice' . ---- - Miss Ames: Do you have to sound like a parade when Mr. Seybert: John, bring up your report card. you walk? John D.: Just a minute. My parents' signature isn't Deb : I can't keep in step with myself unless I da. dry. ----- The height of ignorance is to copy the name of the fellow sitting next to you in a written quiz. Applesauce. -l Marian. Ucan you drive with one handy, Mason: Did you see that girl smile at mc? Eugene mnthusiasticauyj. .You bet I can-,, Millie : 'I'hat,'s nothing. When I first 'saw you, I Marian. .Have an apple... burst out laughing. Smoking may not be good for some people but look at where was He? 4 E. Morris: I :dreamed I died last night. L. Clapp: What woke you up? E. Morris: The heat. all the hams it cured. Dear Mr. Colgate: W R It bought a tube of your shaving cream. It says, Q No mug required. What shall I shave? Musical Thoughts Yours very truly, Gym- Parade of the Wooden Soldiers. John Francis Tully. Homework- Always -i--- Examination room- Prisoner's Song. O 'Shea After the dance- Show me the way to go home. c L arke In classes- Don't wake me up, let me dream. wal D ron Seventh hour- The end of a perfect day. M c Call Mike Ripton lpatting dogl: Has he learned any A llen new tricks lately? sm I th Gert: Yes, if you whistle three times, he'l1 bring boatiiel D your hat. jone S l- 1-i Miss Donnan: Why did America lose so much time B ater in entering the War? murr A y Bradly Kindon Cwaking up suddenlybx Not prepared. murdo C k Miss Donnan: Exactly. mic H ael -- whit E Charlie B.: I would like to see some thing cheap o'mea. L ia in a' hat. O 'shea Deb : Put this on and look in the mirror. mo R ris l--- elli Son Eugene: Hey, what does this mean? I found a hook --l X and eye in the salad. Learning makes the man wiser, ,but the fool more Marian: Oh, that's part of the dressing. foolish. ' A ' --1 ' ' A ' - Miss Wicks: How was iron first discovered? Traillc Cop: What's 'the idea, balling up tramc like Ray Ewell: I'm a little rusty on that, but I think this? Why don't you use your noodle? they smelt it. Gert flearning to drivelz f'So sorry, I ididn't know l- ' the car had one. ' ' Miss Wicks: CO 2 raises dough. l- Tiel S.: I wish she would raise some in my fathers Little Bud said to his mother: Docket, then. I wish I had a hundred ears so I could throw them E -L- away when they were dirty and not have to have them Gerald C-1 You certainly are one nice girl. washed. Peg, J.: Yes, but I am so tired of it. Commencement Number TH E R E D A N D B L A C K Page Twenty-nine Mr. Beebe: Have you taken a shower? E. Nelson: No, is one missing. Mr. Seybert: Ellsworth, I wish you wouldn't whistle at n g your work. Chuckie: I wasn't working, sir, only whistling. A N ew Car Miss Wood: Name three articles containing starch? Grandma: Two cuffs and a collar. Til S.: Ken doesnt' love me anymore. Gert : How terrible! 'Til S.: Yes, he said he was going to play the game for Alma Mater. at Miss Ames: Translate fugitf' 9 Pat McMahan: Male insects. S Miss Ames: How's that? Pat : He flies, isn't it? THE GAZETTE- EWS OMPANY Printing and Engraving Le Roy, New York Coats and Dresses Carpets and Rugs Qlomplzknezzfy of Sutherlantls james P. Tountas Underwear and Hosiery Silks and Linens Wowers Byfart mai! rwytiwf---By zvirf' H71JVZL'I1Ef1'--- F. T. D. jantzen Siwim Suits American Hats 4 S. Eagle Shirts Arrow Collars Hickok Belts Rugby Sweaters Likely Luggage C 1 O Munsingwear iff I Spalding Jym Suits Lv' . FLO IST Best Quality at Gardner -A nalross, I nc. Le Ray Grfmbazzfff 74 North Sfffff I-6 Roy, N- Y- MEMBER 4' NA I A 3 Assoc L n vu: Ag n B Q Q 019' ' lN:AlgeNTsCl Cgillzti Qllnaurzxnne gluing 25 EAST MAIN STREET Elle Qiimg, New 'Qurk 1: Yi It's so Easy to Use DUCO Many users of DUCO have never held a paint brush before and they get wonderful results. Have you tried this new quick- drying finish? Le Roy Hardware, Inc., Everything in Hardware 12 Main Street Le Roy, N. Y. xx it , -1 .ii z .,f,f, .W-, may BE ' Wi 4 -1 fl 'als , e TableSalt Lows rneew , A jj? t 2 1 J ll SALT 9 '4 152 Illng Salt Gln. 152 Rug. N. 15. When you get set for your next pair of shoes try .Fknwwwk They Wezrr out-- But they take their t1me domg 1t. VCD 'J BRUST'S SHOES CLOTHING S. C. Wells SL Co. manufacturers of Reliable Family Medicines For 50 Years S. C. Wells GL Co. C1jBROOKS Photographer I,e Roy, N. Y. Rogerson Cold Storage Louis P. Brady C0llIPfZ.lll6lIfJ gf Furnlfure BOWERNIAN 85 NIUNSELL The Hardware l Undertaking Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets saves miles of steps Le Roy Farmers I N.. .- - v mm, ,- 15 III 4 I . '1-Y l 1111-l!FmqL::f'ijQE.MA' J V' fl 'lhllw A ' - 'Z ' 'A tt ' ':'tt 5 lt -l L' FY X Who Know Beans Know that the BEAN CROP Money keeps the Boat Afloat, they all use The Miller Bean Harvester. Le RoylMade so LEROY PLCW COMPANY Cl'l8plTl8l'l'S Ad I LAPP Insulators Q0 from Le Roy to all countries O QQ , of the world Farm Homes Village l-lomes I Business Opportunities , Real Estate Loans L Q3 Chapman's Real Estate Agency ,NCORPORATED Lapp Insulator Co., lnc Exclusively Real Estate 44th year in Le Roy Le R0y. N. Y. You Send Your Children lo School. Are You Schooling Them in Economy? This Bank Is A School of Thrift Your boy or girl canlhaveaihank account here. One Dollar will open it up for them. Book Knowledge. is important-we could hardly get along Without it. - E Observe the many who have never saved, how are they getting along. . But Dollar Knowledge is important also. Let's get your children's loank accounts under way. q , , X R .TI-IEBANK QF. LE ROY BUSINESS TRAINING Rochester Business Institute 172 Clinton Ave., South, Rochester, N. Y. BRINGS SUCCESS Mf1z'l 7WzirCoupo11 Today Date - Q Secretarial lj Accountancy lj Bookkeeping III Salesmanship lj Shor hand Advertising v wewriting 1:1 Business Administration E L d I will be pleased to have you tires 6 m representative call on: ttending: , Atternoonwf I-I Day School EVening-- A------ Month lj Evening School Day Aylllllf, , , W MW, W, , ,YW ,, K ,,,,,,, , , , Trffpholzr - W , Sll'r'l'f 4 Cily or Towlz Smit- Nomr of Srhoo! Atrff111'frl , e,e,,,t,, env--,-,-.,,,.- tin- HT he Arbor West Main Street titre!-s 1-SEI: . Jg::5:il 5 l .I ' Remember- BOYS AND GIRLS Noilzzkzcg out .tho Bef! it zlf found of HECK' Tfze Home gf Home-Made Canojf Salads Sandwiches Waffles 50 Main Street Batavia New York l Footwear--Hosiery Wm, Murngn, r, Q ' -1-' -1- 1'-'ii- . Dealer in . CHARLES D' DAGGS Auto Accessorles ' MAIN STREET LE ROY, N. Y. : : Auto Repairing Phone 134-M Remodeling Pressing Seiherling Tires and HARRY L. LEVINSTEIN Tubes Tallor Exide Battery Imported and -MW WV' I Domestic Woolens LE ROY. N. Y LE ROY YORK 1-- I rn: Sl i Education Demands SMART STYLES in the Newest Shades L E for Ladies VALLEY 53-95 cmd X4-95 COAL - f'I'he Coal That Szxtisfiesj SN.A1PPY in Tan and Black H. G. BISHOP for Men OFFICE ANU Y.ARIlS PHoNR 50 LAKE ST. 91 Mzxnufaetured Bituminus Endlcott-Joh n Son Shoes RICO C031 W. D. LLOYD, Prop. -iVL 1 ' June Toilet Goods Sale fs: Continues entire month of June. Prices of many items cut away below regular. 1 A few of the many splendid oiferings: A Dollar jar Cara Nome, Talcum Powderg Free with each Rochester Sporting Goods CO 52.00 box of Cara Nome Face Powder. 'NCORPORATED ' A 25c Cake of Jonteel Soap Free with each 500 box of J,-,nteel Face powder, Everything for Sport and Recrealionn A 25c box of Harmony Gentlemen's Talcum Free 79 State Street, Corner Church with a 49c bottle of Bay Rum. A 31.50 Bottle of Bouquet Ramee Toilet Water Rochester' N' Y' for 51.00. You will find many more values just as This is a Good Time and Place to buy Graduation Gifts at fe Smith SL Given The Rexall Store. l 1 7B ' G nen 0. G. Curtis Fruit and Produce Corp. Dry Cleaning Le Roy, N. Y. High Grade Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing WHOLESALE Hat Cleaning and Blocking Le Roy, N. Y. New York Sf-Bti? .. Beans, Wheat, Hay Cabbage Apples, Potatoes Over Chapman's Uur Meals are sure to satisfy you nb 'Y Charlie Drayo's The Qualify Restaurant T26 VY 10 pfewaoa' STAFFORD, N. Y. elllkhls Broiled Chicken and Steak Dinners i 1 l it Come to Olson 81 Bryant LE ROY, New York For EfUefyMz'7zg in D731 Goods L JOHN D. MURDOCK JEWELERANDOPTOME RIS C? J . D . W if ft' 6 erm- V 930 G G3 Ji to e if 'fs 'Silt if Xf- 53? Oli.- 9 SUCCESSFUL MANAGERS DON'T GUESS. THEY KNOW. Qgxrgj-f THAT IS WHY THEY ARE MANAGERS. ribliaf Once they had to learn it all qi Lf! from experience alone. Now a large part of administrative knowledge is written in texts and may be studied at college. fy' Graduates from our 1 college courses in business W0 'X succeed in life because they have been taught the right knowledge I in the right way. if Mi fill will ..... .v 5 lt Pays to Attend a Good School. qwlsl It may pay you well to consider a colfeg: training in business. Executive ability is appreciated. Cormsrzs: Business Administration, Professional Accountancy, Secretarial Science. LFWTOQL 5 Wm M 60170, for fre? Cflfafoy WW IOQG MAIN SI, BUFFALO. N.Y THERE is a great demand for SUPERVI- SORS OF MUSIC in the Public Schools. Any student of the Le Roy High School who may be interested in preparing tor this work is invited to write to Dean Albert Edmund Brown-Ithaca Institution of Public School Music Dewitt Park Ithaca, New York. Send for Catalogue. PLACEMENT SERVICE DORMITORIES COLLEGIATE COURSES PRIVATE LESSONS 1 T I 1 Q l.. .. Fi... .. -....... r . 5130 An entire factory devoted to the Manufacture of SINGLE GR DOUBLE-BREASTED Class Pins, Rings, Trophies, Medals Club and Fraternity Pins . Commencement Invitations CURTIS h I . Clothing Store Wanen Ka Se, nc Rochester, N. Y. I............................L.......-..........1........ :ifi1fjE ,'- ' 4 , ',IjHtCl'W.6VQif1 Arfow- ' . - ' Hose Collafs - 1 A A A , A f - Le Roy, V'm, W '5 K ' fisebf fOr ,Kiqlhvlieu . A I . 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