Morris High School - Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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V u ,f Will? Wa nm imnlllll mi lmlllllllll , Luv. rx ,semis llllllllllllllllllM, ' '11 k llilllll A ,WHEN we began Work on our tenth Annual, a number of re- forms and innovations were proposed, and certain of them were adopted. ' First among these was thc resolution to make the Annual -truly representative. To this rule we have adhered strictly, as will be seen from the subject matter Second, it was decided that, as far as possible, every contribution should receive an unbiased copsiderationg in other words, that each contribu- tion should 'fbe judged on its merits, not on the writer's prestige. This was accomplished by requesting the contributors to submit their articles unsigned. The work of making this Annual has been exceedingly profitable, not only because fit has given some valuable editorial experience to those ,intimately engaged inits compilation, but also in that it has served as an excellent stimulus to the entire school to write its best. Theamount of material submitted has been gratifying, and we regret that limitation of space has prevented the pub- lishing of many creditable articles. Our showing had been poor were it not for the unceasing effort of our faculty advisers, and this opportunity is taken to thank Miss Trimble, Miss Miller, Miss Mussey, Mr. Avent and Mr. Hannan for their valuable services in assisting in and directing the work. And now we put the Annual into your hands, and anxiously await your judgment of it. To you, dear classmates, we hope it will serve in after years as a tender remembrance of the happy days spent in dear old hiorris. To you, dear schoolmates, we hope that it may prove a spur to more perfect work: that, seeing our shortcomings, you may be ambitious to issue a more admirable volume when your turn comes. G. R. 11

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4581112 of QIUIIIBIIIS PAGE V PAGE EDITORIAL. . . . . LITERARY: Gilbert Sykes Blakely ..,. . . Greetings ........,,... . . Those We Miss ....... . . A Vision . ,,....... ......., V .x . The Quest for School Spirit ...,... L . The Real Hero .................... Reply to Burn's Man Was Made to Mourn ............ ..., ... Our Own School of Journalism ....,. Morris ....................... . . Defeat ........... ................ The Death of Judge Pyncheon ,.,,. . Blufliing It ...... . , ........... . . For a Birthday .......... . . A Frightful Journey ....,. . . A Tale of Two Synonyms .... . . The Morris Rubaiyat .... . . The Visitor from Mars .... . . Gettysburg ...,....... . . Notum Iudicium ..........,.....,. The Burial of Cwsar. ........,..... A Word from Cornell on Agriculture. . His First Love ...........,,....... New York the Beautiful ....... . , To a Tree ................ . . Hope ..........,....,,....,.. . . At School ,.......,....,.... ...... Ten Years After Leaving School ..... The Camp Fire Girls' Endeavor ..... Es hat nicht sollen sein Frei nach dem Trompeter von Sakkingen . . The Kritick ...................,... The Lost Thought .... . . ORGANIZATION: The Morris High School Association. . The Faculty ........,.......,...,. Annual Oratorical Contest ..,.. , . Alumni Trophy Debate ............ The Goodwin Literary Society ...... The Thespians ......,.......... . . The Writer's Club ..........,. . . Philologian Literary Society. , . . . The Morris Debating Society .... , . The Girls' Civics Club ...... ...... The Morris Civics Club ........ The Vocational Guidance Committee. The Morris Science Club ...,...,... The Plant and Flower Committee .... The Home Economics Club ......... The Printing Squad ...,..... The Morris Biology Club .... The Arachne Club ,,... ..,... The Morris Deutscher Verein. . . The Aero Club .............. The Sketch Club ....,....., The Kartoon Klub .... The Orchestra ...,..., The Morris Glee Club .......... The Agricultural Club ......... The Morris Athletic Association. The Indoor Meet .............. Miscellaneous Column .... The Riile Team ........ The Morris RiHe Club .... Tennis ................ Basketball .... Soccer ..... Football ..... Track Team ...... Baseball ..,......... The Morris Midgets, . . . Cross Country, .......... . . Girls' Athletic Association. , . . Dancing. . ..... . , . ...,. . . Girls ' Hockey Teams .,.. Mott Avenue Annex The Chatter Club .... Junior Reporters .,..... The Commercial Club ..... Turn Verein Unter Uns. . . Class Day Exercises ...... Scholarships ...... Awards ........,... Honor Roll ...,........ Class Representatives. , . KN OCKS ..........,... ACKNOWLEDGMENT .... ADVERTISEMENTS .... 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 70 72 73 75 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 86 88 90 92 94 97 98 98 100 101 103 105 106 106 107 109 110 112 113 114 117 119 126 127

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i'lllllll'lUlill'lllllEt' W f-QD cbilhert Sykes 'Blakely W ILBERT SYKES BLAKELY, teacher, head of department first assistant, first alternate to the principal in Morris High School, and lately made principal of the Evander Childs High School is a conspicuous example of promotion won by merit For sixteen years Mr. Blakely rendercd such efficient and devoted service in Morris and endeared himself to such a degree to puplls and teachers alike that it was a sacri- fice indeed for this school to give him to the larger service of organizing and directing a new 1' I il , W ix. I: 5 'V . . . ' . -.lf itil , - - QI' 1 Il. li .N . iilll ill, 91 'A' , ' B -, i ,lilly lllllghlllyl 51, . mlm R, ig : . . . ,55 1 -P' 1 ' ' high school in the Bronx. P Few teachers and school administrative officers impress them- selves on pupils and colleagues more deeply and helpfully than Mr. Blakely did in Morris. There was hardly a department of school activity that did not feel his infiuence. To athletics he gave of his time as Faculty Treasurer. From its first issue, Mr. Blakely was general adviser and inspirer of editors and business managers of the Annual. As Chairman of the Committee on Library Books, Mr. Blakely did much to develop our excellent library. For several years as Chairman of the Committee on the Senior Class, he directed successive graduating classes in con- servative and wise ways of managing their business. In his rela- tions with school organizations, perhaps the largest single service he rendered was in his general direction of the debating and lit- erary societies. To them he gave much of his time and thought, and the benefits enjoyed by the pupils of the past sixteen years can never be estimated. Mr. Blakely was esteemed and loved by his pupils in Morris. They found in him a teacher broad and sympathetic in his judg- ments of books and men. Studious and scholarly himself, he incited in his pupils a desire for knowledge. Unfailing in patience and considerateness, he encouraged the fainthearted to that per- sistent effort which leads to ultimate success. With teachers like him the problem of instruction in ethics is solved. Such instruc- tion becomes no formal matter, it is the unconscious expression of a life characterized by self-knowledge, self-reverence, self- controlf' Mr. Blakely has a very large place in the hearts of his former colleagues. They liked his optimism. His face, his words, and his behavior under all circumstances made strong the conviction in every heart that Cod's in His heaven, All's right with the worldf, They liked his wise conservatism, too. His counsel 12