Mattituck High School - Reflector Yearbook (Mattituck, NY)

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PHOENIX Published by the students of Mattituck High School JOSEPHINE V. COOPER, Editor VIOLA M. HALLOCK, Buisness Manager CHOENIX is a bird famed in fable, held sacred by the Egyptians and said by Herodatus “father of history” to have come to Egypt every 500 years from Arabia. Of the many tales related of the phoenix, perphaps the best known is that when it was ready to die at the age of 500 years, the bird built itself a nest of herbs, lighted it by fanning with its golden wings and then died upon it. From the ashes a worm was generated whence grew the young phoenix. A belief has been declared that there was but one phoenix on earth at one time and it died upon the pyre it had erected, the worm which developed from the ashes became in its turn the only respre- sentative of the species. The modern use of the word is based upon these old legends. When a new building is at once erected upon the ruins of one destroyed by fire, it is said to “rise phoenix like from its ashes.” Thus we present “Phoenix,” our school annual, rising from the ashes of “Bosh.” EDITORIAL

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4 DEDICATION 1 T LTHOUGH appreciating to the fullest extent every- thing that our Teachers, Mothers and Friends have done for us, we have decided to dedicate this magazine to one of whom little is said, he who pays all our bills, shoulders all our responsibilities and is not much trouble—DEAR OLD DAD—consequently to him this magazine is inscribed. n 1924

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SENIOR NOTES e§a Motto—“Nisi dominus frustra” (Unless God is with us, all labor is vain) Flower—Daisy Colors—Green and White Favorite Drink—Water OFFICERS William Woodward Josephine Cooper Arnold Jackson Alvis Lutz - President Vice President Secretary Treasurer MEMBERS Alice Fischer Kathryn Morrell Edith Horton Dorothy Hand Viola Hallock Dates of Interest 1923-1924 October 12th, 1923—Columbus Day Dance Music by Picadilly Orchestra. Hall very appropriately decorated. December 1923—Movie Benefit The Pauper Millionaire. Harold Lloyd Comedy. $62.50 netted to class. . December 22nd, 1923—Christmas Dance A great success. Everybody well pleased. The Hall was prettily decorated with Christmas trees and red and green trim- mings. Music by Picadilly Orchestra. February 22nd, 1924—Cake Sale Which netted us $25.00. The Mechanics helped us by giving us an order of 12 cakes.