Mynderse Academy - Myndersian Yearbook (Seneca Falls, NY)

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i8 social, and athletic circles, as they are known to all, and will remain in the school records as everlasting monuments to their originators. It is now the duty of the classes coming on to follow in the steps of their learned predecessors and try to obtain the same high standard of excellency. Exchanges. The “Blue and White” wishes to acknowledge the following exchanges: “The Academy” (Owego, N. Y.,) “The Congress’’ (Olean, N. Y.,) “The Sunnyside” (Washington Irving High School, Tarrytown,) “The Iliad” (Troy, N. Y.,) “The Water Wheel” (Warwick, N. Y.,) “The High School News” (Geneva, N. Y.,) “Apokeepsian” (Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,) “Vindex” (Elmira, N. Y.,) “The Tatler” (Waterloo, N. Y.,) “The Pennsylvania Yankee” (Penn Yan, N. Y.,) “Recorder” (Syracuse, N. Y.,) “Orange Daily” (Syracuse, N. Y.,) “Wind Mill” (Hudson, N. Y.,) “Rumsey Hall Echo” (Cornwall, Conn.,) “The Onondagan” (Onondaga Valley, N. Y.,) “The Red and White,” “The Oracle” (Watkins High School.,) “The Tuskegee Student” (Tuskeegee, Ala ,) “Picayune” (Batavia High School.) “High School News” (Geneva, N. Y.) Have you no other class except the Juniors? This seems to be the onty class that appears in your April issue. “The Wind Mill” (Hudson, N. Y.,) You should have more exchanges in your column. The March number of the “Water Wheel” was particularly good. “The S. H. S. Recorder” has a fine exchange column. “The Pennsylvania Yankee” is a good little paper, but if some of the paper from the cover of the March issue had been used in story writing, it would be much neater. “The Tattler” is always welcome. “The Apokeepsian” shows good work on the part of the staff. Athletic notes takes up a good share of the “Iliad.” “The Sunnyside” is always a cheery visitor. “Congress” must have some poets on the staff'. “The Academy” has some good material. We are always glad to see the “Rumsey Hall Echo.” The “Tuskeegee Student” has some solid reading. “The Red and White7 does not come very often. —

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Editorial. One more year has passed in the history of Mynderse Academy and one more class leaves that noted institution of learning. As they leave, some to commence work at once, others to obtain a higher education in college or university, a gloom falls over the school rooms and those whom they leave behind realize that the ones who have made Mynderse such a jolly place will he there no more. But they go forth with the best wishes, of their school mates and THE STAFF Top Row—Stuart MacDonald, Lina Kellogg, George Randall, Mabel Long, Stuart Woodward, Rockwell Kenyon, Devillo Pollard. Pot ton Row— Alarguerite Somers, Helen Martin, Edgar Haines, Walter Ward. teachers, who know that they have labored faithfully for that which they now have obtained, graduation. Their records, both individually and as a class have been excellent, shown both by the school records and the records in the regents department at Albany. It is unnecessary to quote all the individual achievements which have been successfully carried out by members of the class in school,

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Commencement 1909—-Programme. Sunday night—Assembly Hall—Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. J. C. Luke, Pastor of the Congregational Church. Monday night—Assembly Hall.................Alumni Banquet Tuesday night—Assembly Hall..................Prize Speaking Contest Wednesday night—Assembly Hall.....................Class Day Exercises Thursday night—Assembly Hall.........Commencement Exercises Friday night—Masonic Temple................Senior Reception Saturday, Excursion............................Cayuga Lake The Freshman’s Dream. I The Freshman satin the school room, Quite silent and quite green, And these thoughts stole into his small heart. And he dream't a pleasant dream. II He had all his subjects gotten thru’, Yes, an honor in each one ; And mighty little he did not know Of the earth, of the stars, of the sun. hi He was now a great electrician At the head of a large, large shop ; And he rode to work each morning, In his auto with plush-covered top. IV Ilis home o’erlooked the city, And his friends were millionaires, And he alway spent his spare time At eating candied pears.