Mynderse Academy - Myndersian Yearbook (Seneca Falls, NY)

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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]

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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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1912 Baseball Team Hockeborn, Dtr Reamer, Cross, Harrison Sanderson, McDonald, Clary (Capt.), Reagan (Mgr,). Rumble. Kibbey Baseball The baseball team started the season of 1912, by electing Edward L. Reagan manager. In him, we find an efficient, and capable person for that position. Plans were made for raising the necessary funds. A pastry sale, given by the girls, netted $18. but the financial end did not turn out as well as was expected. Games were arranged with the following teams: Waterloo High School 2. East High School of Rochester, Penn Yan Academy 2, Ovid High School, Glen-wood A. C. of Geneva, Hobart Reserves, Dundee High School. The team was handicapped by the loss of Casey, last year’s star twirier, hut Kibbey bids fair to fill his place. Clary, who did the hulk of last year’s catching, was re-elected captain, and has worked hard to develop a team. The team has practiced hard, and the players are confident of winning the majority of the remaining games. E. L. R. ’12. Football—1911 'Phis year, our high school has developed a football team superior in every respect, to any gridiron eleven that ever represented our academy. Both in victories and in a financial way. it was a great success. A schedule of ten games was met with only one defeat, and that was administered by a seminary team. The outlook of the team at first was ratheV poor, because of the light material, but by continual hard practice, and strenuous daily training, a team developed beyond all expectations. 16] Among the students, there were only five of last year’s men. On account of this, it was necessary to build up a team of new material. But with the aid of a few of the graduates and others interested on the team, this hindrance was gradually overcome. By taking a subscription list among the students and merchants, a sum of about sixty dollars was raised for the support of the team. A small amount of this was used to place the Race Track field in condition for a football gridiron. Here we met our first opponents on October fourteenth. Our Senior class was well represented in the team, and their ability might probably he deemed a source of the team's success. The class representatives in the team, were Manager Sanderson, Captain Kibbey, and Reagan. All three played in the backfield of the team. A summary of the games is as follows: M VNDKRSK At Seneca Falls—Ovid H. S. 5 5 At Seneca Falls—Waterloo H. S. 0 5 At Seneca Falls—All-Senecas 0 35 At Penn Yan —Penn Yan H. S. 0 11 At Waterloo —Waterloo H. S. 5 12 At Seneca Falls—Starkey Sent. 41 0 At Seneca Falls—Geneva Y. M. C. A. 6 11 At Seneca Falls—Alumni 2 5 At Seneca Falls—Penn Yan 11. S. 0 0 At Ovid —Ovid H. S. 5 9 70 93 MYNDERSE 5. OVID II. S. 5 Mynderse opened the football season before a great crowd of about three hundred on the Race Track grounds. Ovid High School opposed us. and the game was played in fast time. It was early in the season,