Massena Central High School - Tatler Yearbook (Massena, NY)

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TATLER 1931 enior Class History We are vastly important now. With the strength of three years behind us the fresh- men regard us with awe and nudge each other as we pass them in the various halls. We spend part of our time letting people know that we are Seniors and the other half trying to set a standard for the Juniors,-though, for that matter each of us is more or less busy trying to decide how and where to spend the next four or five years of our lives. The first three years of' our high school life were none too crowded with activities but we have duly made up for this during our Senior year. We first became organized as a class in our Junior year under Miss Healy. Our class president was Seward Hanmerg vice-president, Florence Matticeg secretary-treasurer, lsadore Greenblatt. We received our first chance to show our worth when we decorated the auditorium and gym for the Commencement exercises and dance which followed. Even the Seniors complimented us on this work. .lust to prove that we were really sorry to see them go, we also gave the Seniors a picnic. We wonder if we will be treated as well this year. Our activities during our Senior year have been so numerous that it is impossible to mention more than the major ones. Our election of class officers took place im- mediately at the opening of' school in the Fall. Seward Hanmer was re-elected class presidentg Florence Mattice, vice-presidentg Isadore Greenblatt, secretary-treasurer. The big event of the year, the Senior Ball was held during the Christmas holidays. This proved to be an overwhelming success and we love to boast that it was the best one ever held. Probably our biggest achievement is the building of the 1931 Tatler. We hope that its readers will pronounce it the best ever, also. As the time to depart draws near, even those who have kicked most vigorously against the educational traces feel some regret. It is hard to think that we have crammed for our last examinations. From now on we will be forced to stand on our own feet, and the question of jobs will be uppermost in the minds of' some of the members of our class. However, Mr. Haake's office has been doing a splendid business and what it doesnit know about seniors, in marks especially, isnit worth mentioning. Without exception we dread our regents, especially since those of January were no pleasure, being exceptionally hard. What with uncles coming from Plumbrook, cousins from Winthrop, and aunts from the four corners of the earth, it is with no little tremor of fear that we think of Commencement. In spite of this, we know that the moment when the diploma is actually placed in our hands will be a great one. Father will wrench it from us the minute we enter the house in order that it may be framed to hang in the most conspicuous place in the home and pointed to with pride to those who may be entertained there.

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TATLER 1931 F arewell, Alma Mater! Winter snows and long hours of midnight study are followed by the joy of spring flowers and the exhilaration of graduation. As the fifty-four members of the class of 1931 of Massena High School pass out from its portals we pause, and as we take a retrospective view we are stirred with emotions of regret and happiness. Regret because we realize that we have come to one of the important milestones in each of our lives where we are about to sever the bonds of companionship which are formed in no other period of life as they are in our boyhood and girlhood school days. Happy because we have been able to measure up to the high standards of our ALMA MATEB and receive from it our credentials of merit. To the members of the faculty who have with patience and wisdom charted and directed our scholastic course We express our deepest appreciation and it is our sincere Wish that the future may hold in store for them an abundance of life's choicest gifts. In this we include not only the high school faculty but our instructors in the grades who helped us to lay the early foundations on which We have since been building. To our parents who have labored and sacrificed to make our graduation possible we join unitedly in this public expression of our appreciation and affection. To that large group of men and women, the tax payers of Massena, who have with such deep civic pride provided us with this beautiful building and splendid equipment and facilities we acknowledge our indebtedness and pledge to them our determination to measure four square to the standards to which they would have us attain. To our ALMA MATER We pledge loyalty and to uphold the ideals and tra- ditions With which it has inspired us during the years ending with this graduation. For some of us this is the end of scholastic labors. Others will endeavor to climb higher the academis ladderg some will engage in business or industryg others will enter the professions or the fields of science, but Whatever may be our lot, Wherever unseen paths may lead us or the hand of destiny beckon, we shall all look back to our ALMA MATER and to Massena with pride and happiness and We pledge to them our loyalty and devotion. This is the creed of 1931. SEWABD EMORY HANMER, '31 Pres ident

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TATLER1931 Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1931 of Massena High School, being at this instant sound of body and mind, do hereby bequeath- To the Freshmen and Sophomores, our distinguished scholastic example. To the Juniors: Balch and Bidwell regretfully leave their editorships to Hawes and Sutton. Bernard Bandy leaves his car to Lorena Shaver. Stan Cappiello deposits his Jean with Joe Diogastino. Evelyn Casselman gives Hannah McDowell her bold air. Walda Clarkson leaves her way with that man to Helen Dzieweiz. Wallace Danforth wills his questionings to Dick Countryman. Seward Hanmer gives his task as president to Mary Chase. Fred Hall leaves his mathematical ability to Marion Cosenza. Marie Hallahan leaves her one man attitude to Helen Fitzgerald. Isadore Greenblatt lets Floyd Grifiin have his dramatic ability. Franklin Giles donates his straight black hair to Bud Toohey. Dorothy Gardner leaves her chattering ability to Rose F enstermaker. Ora Henderson donates her education to Ivan Wright. .lim Martin and Etta Dow leave their weight to Paul Quenelle a Kingsley. Florence Mattice lets Celia Bemis have her popularity. Leonard Hover lets Lyle Barnes make his history orations. Elinor Hyde leaves her curls to Frances Stone. Ruth Kirkey donates her E English work to Rita Phillips. Marie Lahey leaves her drag to get good marks with Millard Crary. 5'Sam Lamendola relinquishes his decorating ability to Alu Hawes. Alice Levine lets Ellen Raymond have her permanent wave. Havens Putnam leaves his profile to Dominick Mittiga. Auleen Murphy and Kathleen Smith teach Gertrude McDonough a Smith to dance. Eleanor Mullarney leaves her conscientiousness to Mamie Shulkin. Celia McGuiggan teaches Helen Allen to pronounce latin words. Margaret McCann wills her boy friend to lrene Serra. Bernadeen Smith relinquishes her long hair to Babe Richardson. CConiinued on page 255 - 23 nd Phyllis nd Harold