Mynderse Academy - Myndersian Yearbook (Seneca Falls, NY)

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Signatures of Class Members a heavy gloom was cast over the class, when death claimed Herbert Fleming, one f our most loyal members and brilliant students. Murillo Kelly left on account of ill-health. Genevieve Cunningham went to Geneva to take a business course. Laura Cook, Gladys YVeiler. Catherine McDonald and William Mac’ in left to take various positions. Donald kiblnw assumed the dignities of president for the remainder of the year. Our Junior year opened with Marguerite Bracht as president. The following ten memljcrs were gladly welcomed into the class: Janet Browne. Anna Ferguson, Marie Reagan, Mary Souhan, Mary Deary, Hazel Sant. Fima Stanton. Edward Reagan. Rockwell Kenyon, and Olin Lyke. Edwin Babcock went to New York, and Helen Hurd entered the 1911 class. Instead of the usual flag-scrap on Arbor Day. the two upper classes decided to compete in a baseball game. Our class was victorious, and celebrated the event by entertaining the Seniors at a party that evening in Masonic I emple. During the evening, a large blanket banner was raided. ()ur Junior prize-speakers were Anna Ferguson, Mary Long. Hazel Sant. Marguerite Bracht. Francis Clary. Donald Kibbcy. Clinton Beach, and Emmet Ryan. Our Senior president is Earl Sanderson, and the class opened this year with twenty-nine members. However. Grace Hodge, Howard Woods, and Harold Sutton have increased the roll call to thirty-two. In March Charles Boardman left for Youngstown, Ohio, to pursue his baseball career, which originated in this school. 141

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Class of 1012 The Bulletin of the Senior Year September—The beginning: of the School Year. The Election of Class Officers. October—Opening of Football season. Senior Party at Mary Souhans. November—Sophomore Dance. Defeat of Ovid High School in Football for the first time in our history. December—Football banquet. Senior Dance at Elks’ Temple. January—Senior Dance and Reception. February—Dance given by High School Girls. Senior Sleigh-ride. March—Pastry Sale for benefit of the Baseball Team. April—Senior Dance and Bazaar. Hamilton Speaking Contest. May—Junior-Senior Reception. Senior Play. Pastry Sale of the Baseball Team. June—Moving Picture Matinee. Pastry Sale for the Senior Class. Class Day. Baccalaureate Sermon. Commencement Day. Junior Prize-speaking Contest. Trip to Washington. Class History Every year a class enters, and a class leaves Mvhderse Academy, but it is indeed seldom that such a class enters as that which entered in 1908. and is leaving in 1912. Four years ago we set out with the determination of making the IS) 12 class a banner one. We have striven to obtain this end, and I think we are justified in saying we have accomplished our aim. Pile 1912 class has been remarkable for its size as well as for its unusually intelligent members. Walter Ward was our first president. After a somewhat stormy debate we selected turquoise blue and black for our colors. In December we received our class pins, which were much in evidence during the first two years. Our first class party was given by Earl Sanderson at his home. In January Walter Ward resigned, and Helen I bird became the executive. At Easter we gave a dancing party, which was a huge success for Freshmen. Josephine Lawton left for another class, Anna Best left on account of ill-health, and Lillian Langdon moved to Syracuse, leaving just thirty-two members to begin our Sophomore year. As Sophomores, we elected W illiam Mackin for president. Our Sophomore dance at Easter was only one of the many social functions of the year. During this year, there was a vast change in the roll call, and [3]

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Publication Board Rockwell Kenyon, Olin Lyke, Earl Sanderson Emmett Ryan, Emilv Ryan, Janet Browne, Donald Kibbey ()ur meetings have always been more or less spirited, but this year they have been even more so. Probably the most exciting was when we were trying to decide on a Berrytown sleigh-load. It was at this meeting that Emmet Ryan said: I don’t propose to be the goat, Sandy.” At the meeting for the proposed trip to W ashington, Clinton Beach declined to be on the committee to go to see the Board of Education, saying. “I am not going to walk into town just to see a board. The class seemed unusually fond of Tuesday nights for holding parties, but after several lengthy meetings abandoned the idea. At Christmas we gave a reception in the Elks’ Temple and about this time we received our Senior pins. In February, we gave a party in Father Matthew Hall, consisting of dancing, games, and a banquet. The speakers for the Hamilton Contest were Donald Kibbey, Emmett Ryan, Clinton Beach. Earl Sanderson, Francis Clary, and Howard Woods. On Arbor Day the Juniors were defeated by the class team in the annual baseball game. In the evening we were entertained at a reception given by the Juniors in the Elks’ Temple. In Slay, the class presented Dicken’s “Cricket on the I learth,” which reflected much credit on it, and upon the school. One of the unusual features of the social year was the benefit dance and bazaar, given by our class in the Elks’ Temple, the proceeds of which goes to our fund for the Washington trip. Our Valedictorian is Alice Burroughs, the Saluta-torian, Margaret Brown; our other commencement speakers are Marguerite Bracht, Mary Souliam, Alice Penoyar, Evelyn Emeus, Cleda Ward, Clinton Beach. We have reached our upward climb. Our work is almost done, and our long journey here is nearly over. During these four years we have watched many of our classmates leave us and the entire class joins in wishing them a successful future. While rising from verdant Freshmen, to dignified Seniors, we have met many difficulties and perplexities, but have learned many things. Among the most important we have found is that we still have much to learn. So we leave old Mynderse. to assume the various duties of life, but always to follow our motto, “To be. rather than to seem.” EMILY J. RYAN, ’12. Our President S-hake off your drowsy feelings, A-nd take those eyes from off the ceiling; X-o man could come that’s quite as great, D-are-devil walk, and haughty gait; E-arly to school he ventures here, R-ound the building and always near; S-onie conversation he'll never fear, O-h, never was a man so great. N-ot even from the earliest date. 15]