Mineola High School - Signet Yearbook (Mineola, NY)

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THE ALOENIM STAFF Back row (I. to r.)—Mr. Sloat (faculty advisor), Avedis Derounian, Harry Cornwell, Bertram Strock- bine, Anna Thomas, Jerry Ryan, John Boles, Fred Nuhn, Muriel Brink, Franklin Simonson, William Ruckh and Miss Rooney (faculty advisor). Front row (I. to r.)—Margaret Britton, Marion Dresing, Edna Gilligan, Lillian Von Oehsen, James McLaughlin, (Editor-in-chief), Alice Tesar, Elizabeth Benedict, Beatrice Ramagli and Evelyn Brown.

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Member C. S. P. A. ALOENIM Published by the Students of Mineola High School Vol 4—No. 4 Mineola, N. Y., June, 1926 25 the Copy EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief JAMES V. MCLAUGHLIN Associate Editors EVELYN BROWN WILLIAM RUCKH Editors Literature ......... Muriel Brink Jokes ................. John Boles School .......... Beatrice Ramagli Sports ........ Franklin Simonson Exchange ........... Alice Tesar Art ................. Anna Thomas Business Manager, LILLIAN VON OEHSEN Assistant Business Managers HARRY CORNWELL, JERRY RYAN, AVEDIS DEROUNIAN Secretary, EDNA GILLIGAN Advisory Miss E. M. Rooney Mr. R. L. Sloat Assistant Editors Literature ...... Margaret Britton Jokes......... Elizabeth Benedict School ........ Bertram Strockbine Sports ............... Fred Nuhn Exchange ......... Marion Dressing Art ..................... Alfreda Hoffman EDITORIAL FAREWELL “The evil that men do, lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones. So let it be with”— The old staff of the ALOENIM. Their work is done. Some of it may have been “evil”; some of it surely must have been good. The staff wishes to thank all who have helped to make the ALOENIM a success this year, and it wishes success to the future ALOENIM. One thing which the staff acquired is experience. And so “ye editor” will pass on a little of his experience. First. I hope the future staff of the ALOENIM will take more interest in the annual convention of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Conven- tion at Columbia University, and send at least one delegate. More than one, however, can better “cover” the con- vention, and thus prove the added expenditure,, worth-while. Only one who has attended the convention can realize its great value. These sug- gestions are given partly as a result of the last convention, attended by the editor. Another thing which should not be overlooked is the avoidance of editori- als of the school spirit type. This topic is overdone and lacks favor with the readers. The importance of the exchange de- partment is often underrated. A proper exchange department will help improve every school publication. This is done by profiting by the sug- gestions of other papers. Of course, a complimentary comment is of ab- solutely no worth. Every member of the staff can benefit by inspecting magazines received in the exchange. The editor wishes to thank the staff for its hearty cooperation. Many times it looked as if we should never get the paper out, but always the staff “came through”. That is why the ALOENIM was a success. —The Editor. I

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tftmrti WASHINGTON TRIP The day we left Mineola on our trip to Washington it was raining, but that did not dampen the ardor of us brave Seniors. We made quite a hit in our varied colored “slickers.” We spent some time around the Penn. Station, and just before boarding the train for Washington, we had our pic- ture taken. The scenery was very attractive all the way to the Capital. President Coolidge was not at Union Station to meet us, much to our re- regret. There were buses waiting for us, and we were hurried to our hotel. The hotel that we honored was the St. James, situated on Pennsylvania Avenue. We had a good view of the city right from here. Following supper we visited the Congressional Library. The most noticeable object in the building is the great marble staircase which is very beautiful. After spending about two hours here, we returned to the hotel and had a fine night’s rest. A couple of the “bright” Senior boys got up at a very unearthly hour and took a walk before breakfast. Of course the girls would like to have done this, but think of the time!!! We had our breakfast at 8:30, then took a bus and started to tour the city. We went thru the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, and many were disappointed because they did not give away samples. (But you can’t make us angry). We visited the White House, the Capitol, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Fort Meyer, Va., Smithsonian Institute and several other points of interest. We also saw many homes in Washington owned by prominent people. Friday evening we did not have anything special to do, so we went to the theatre. Every one was tired and glad to go to bed after his return to the hotel. 3 Saturday morning we visited Mount Vernon, Washington’s home. We stopped at several places of interest on the way there, and spent a few hours on the estate; then started back. We found Christ Church very inte- resting. Robert E. Lee and Washing- ton both attended this church. We returned to the St. James just in time for lunch. Every one was anxious to climb the Washington monument, but a lot of the enthusiasm waned when we heard that the elevator was not running. Five hundred, fifty-five feet of steps is not to be laughed at. At the top we enjoyed the best view that we had ever seen. Then we had to hurry back because we were going to leave the city at four o’clock. None of the Seniors will ever forget that trip to Washington. Everyone admitted that he had never had such a wonderful three days, and all are waiting to go again. Pupils Who Should Take the Place of Movie Stars “Mile. Modiste”—Margaret Rode. “A Regular Fellow”—Harry Corn- well. “A Slave of Fashion”—Lillian Katz. “The Best People”—M. H. S. Fac- ulty. “Classified”—Beatrice Ramagli. “Bobbed Hair”—Edna Warner. “Dangerous Innocence”—Pat Bene- dict. “The Dark Angel”—Michael Vario. “Fine Clothes”—Grace Osborn. “The Freshman”—Red McLaughlin. “Introduce Me”—John Boles. “King on Main Street”—James Ring. “The Unholy Three”—Trio. “Dance Madness”—Lillian von Oehsen. “We Moderns”—400’s. —Trio.