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

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Page Four THE RED AND BL A C K Commencement Number would say more here, but I feel that my words would be a drop in the bucket. The words of this little poem are worth studying, and convey all that I have been trying, so poorly, to say. E. M. P. '29. A Gift During this age of industry and commerce the right kind of a man is hard to find. Everything, which is pro- gressing so rapidly, causes us to overlook a willing spirit. We want honest men! Men, who are honest with them- selves as well as with parents, friends, and everyday com- rades. A young man, who was attending college, was chosen as a member of a fraternity having low ideals. When that boy foresaw what he would become if he remained at the institution, he left! On arriving in his home town, he took his problem to an understanding friend telling all the true facts of the case, stating he would not go back. The friend found that this lad had another college in mind to which he went in a short time. His previous relations with fra- ternities made him choose carefully and wisely. Because that boy was honest, first with himself and then his friend, he made a man of himself. Today he is a success in the business world respected by his fellow men. James Edward Hungerford through his inspiring poem, Wanted: Men has put forward the right idea. There's the chap with can't, And the chap with the Won't, And the chap who's betwixt, more or less. There's the chap with the aye, When it ought to be nay, And the no, when it ought to be yes ! There's the chap who's too weak To get up, when he's down, And stays beaten, and weakly cries quit. And the chap who bobs up, When he ought to stay down- And the chap who does nothing but sit! There's the chap who is brave, And he's nothing to fear, And the chap who's afraid without shame: But the world wanting men Has no patience with these- What it wants is the fellow- dead game! What it wants is the chap With the can, and the will, And the Get Up and hustle and dog And the chap who comes back, With a smile on his face, When the world thinks he's beaten clean thru'! The chap who'11 come back, When he knows he is wrong, And the chap who'l1 stand pat when he's right! And the chap who'l1 keep faith, When he pledges his word- And will back up his stand with a fight! The chap who forever Puts right over wrong, And honor o'er riches and fame- Ah, he is the chap That the wor1d's looking for- The trustworthy fellow- dead game ! P. R., '28. STAFF OF THE RED AND BLACK

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THE RED BLACK Vol. VII Gommencement Number 1928 Number 7 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY STUDENTS OF LE ROY HIGH SCHOOL 1927-1928 EDITORIAL STAFF 1928-1929 Editor-in-Chief Janet McPherson Editor-in-chief Elizabeth Plisterer Assistant Editor Alfred Decker Business Manager Harry Claus Business Manager George Curtis Sports Editor Calvin Derrick Circulation Managers Helen McKeon Circulation Managers f Mary Kanaley Study Hall Ellsworth Baldwin Associate Editms Home Rooms Katherine Murray Katherine Murray Lena Corcimiglia F?'CU1tY , Ruth Walker Clayton Ingles Stella Smith Associate Editor Ardis Starr Charles Ingles Elizabeth Pfisterer Faculty Advisors Mildred Howard Ruth Walker s 1927-1928 Pearl Rossborough Harry Claus Miss Barber Miss Hyde Miss Persell Ardis Starr - Calvin Derrick 1928-1929 Ellsworth Baldwin Miss Barber Miss Persell True Friendship Oh how many friends I have! So many in this group, and so many over there, all are my dearest friends. Yet if I were sick, if I should meet with some accident, or if some disgrace should befall me, how many of these so considered friends would remain loyal and do all in their power to comfort, cheer and console me? Some would say, Oh, well, I can't be bothered with that person since no one else likes her, or I am not going to spend all my time with her when she is ill, or She has become so poor, I shall not waste my time with her. If a churn is a true friend, he will not desert us in time of poverty, misfortune and sickness, he will not fail to do all he can to help us through some of the more diflicult passes of life, and he will never sneer at us. The true friend, who is our companion in good luck and happy times, will also be our companion at any depressing time. Therefore, if we consider ourselves the true friend of someone, let us not forget our duty at all times. R. Walker '29, A Helping Hand Now that it is time for the Seniors to leave the school which has done so much for them through the four years that they have been in high school, they begin to think of things which they would like to do again. If they could have the opportunity, they would improve a great number of them. Time, however, can never be recalled, so the best that the Seniors can do is to help others to proit by their mistakes. If each new Freshman would set himself to work with a will at the very beginning, he would accustom himself to it soon and it would become a habit. Perhaps they will think that studying is a grind . It is, when you have a lot of it to do in a few minutes, but if you spend all of your time in school to good advantage, not fooling, and an hour at home, you will find that you can prepare your work well. Of course, there are subjects that are hard for all of us. Those are the studies which we dislike and on which we spend the least amount of time. We must do them well, however, before we can possibly master them. The iirst two and a half years in high school is the time to work. The last year and a half is the time to play a little. If you are used to getting low marks in three of your four subjects, try getting high ones for a change and see how much better you feel about it. None of us like to take advice, so for you Freshmen, or Freshmen-to-be, who read this, don't read it as advice but merely as a little help from one who knows. V. Olmsted '28 Dreams I planted three small dreams today In a corner of my heartg Two rosy ones where shadows play, And a wee white one apart. I set them in a sunny place Where little cool thoughts blow And left them such a lot of space They can not help but grow. Commencement time is here! To many it means the fulfillment of their fondest dreams, to others it is merely a stepping stone into that larger dream, of college. Have the dreams you planted when you first thought of life, education and pleasure grown? You were the ones who made those dreams grow. Did you give them enough space to develop into the real thing? You must have! Now you are graduating, life is merely starting. Plant some more dreams and cherish them dearly so that some day you may make a name for yourself, Le Roy, and dear old L. H. S. I

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Commencement Number T H E R E D A N D B L A 4' K Page Five THE CLASS or 1928 SAM ALESSI LACY Class 41, 2, 3, 41 Glee club 41, 2, 3, 41 Ticket committee Senior Play 441 Punch committee Senior Ball 441 Light committee Senior Ball 441 football 441 baseball 441. A man not of words but of actions. ALFREDA ALLEN BILL Class 41, 2, 3, 41 Usher Senior Play 441 Decoration com- mittee Senior Ball 441. I'll keep my heart glad, true, and warmg I never will grow up. DORIS BARNARD BARNEY Class 41, 2, 3, 41, Chairman of Punch committee, Athletic Association Dance 441, Property Manager Senior Play 441, Punch committee Senior Ball 441, Volley-ball 441. If you have knowledge, let others light their candles by it. MASON BRADLEY MACE Class 41, 2. 3. 41. Glee Club 42, 3, 41, Double male quar- tette 441, Francis Brisco as Brisky in the Senior Play 443 Decoration Committee Senior Ball 441, Local Speaking Contest 441, School band 441, Booth Committee Athletic Association Dance 441, Librarian for Glee Club 445, Cheer- leader 441. Its the song ye sing, and the smiles ye wear, That's a-making the sun shine everywhere. 0 CATHERINE BROWN KATE Class 41, 2, 3, 41, Chairman of Punch Committee Senior Ball 441, Usher Senior Play 441. True as the needle to the pole, Or as the dial to the sun. MARGARET BRYCE PEG Class 41, 2, 3, 41, Glee Club 441, Double Mixed Quartette 441, Chairman of ushers for Senior Play 441, Program Committee Senior Play 441, Decoration Committee Senior Ball 441. I do not know of any way so sure of making others happy as being so one's self. WINIFRED CASWELL CASEY Class 41, 2, 3, 41, Decoration Committee for Athletic Association Dance 441, Chairman Costume Committee Senior Play 441, Chairman Orchestra Committee Senior Ball 441, Decoration Committee Senior Ball 441. She excels each mortal thing upon the dull earth dwelling. LENA CORCIMIGLIA LEE Class 41, 2, 3, 41, Glee Club 41, 2, 3, 41, Treasurer Glee Club 441, Decoration Committee Senior Ball 441, Local Speaking Contest 443, County Speaking Contest 441, Usher Senior Play 441, Advertising Committee Senior Play 441. Class Poet 441, Double Mixed Quartette 441, Decoration