Niagara Falls High School - Niagarian Yearbook (Niagara Falls, NY)

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Senior Year Book 27 ............ ,..... ,...........g..... 1... z 0 'P CLASS Poem z 3 very best things of life are stored Ar In the treasure vaults of memory: And among the richest gems which we hoard Vi i ' Our l-ligh.School. days will be. 2 There will they glow, in growing splendor, E Secure from Time's destroying hand 2 And We,ll turn back in our course to wonder At the happy times for which they stand. 3 'l' r Then will we know the import true Of things which once were dull and stale, Then will we know as we always knew That the Red and Gray can never fail 2 We then will be glad as we are this Day Z That we followed the call of the Red and Grayg That we felt the urge of its stately halls, Our dear old High, Niagara Falls. 2 2 Today we feel the touch of sorrow, 2 At thought of leaving our dear old High, Her standards will be the same tomorrowg 5 Her spirit, we know, wiill never die. ' So we'll wish her success, renown and fame Her laurels, we promise, shall be kept aliveg A beacon light shall be her name To us, the class of Twenty-Five. I -Hazel Marie Barber. 3 Z 'l' 6 .....,

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Senior Year Book EDITH COLLINS ELDRED SMITH MARION She doth much, who Art is power. LAUGHTON doeth a thing, well. Queen of her own. CARL AMATO In life-'s small things be resolute. WILLIAM CAVERS A bold man has luck in train. WILLIAM 0'BRIEN Never repent a good action. MYRTLE WAY Don't judge a book by its size. MICHAEL ARG-Y Make haste, slowly. MARY D'ARCANGELO A good beginning makes a good ending. KENNETH REED Truth needs no flower or speech. WALLACE WEBSTER Laugh if you're wise. WILLIAM BINGHAM Strike while the iron is hot. RAY MORT True bravery is quiet. EDITH SPARBATI A comforter's head never aches. ASENATH WILLS Caution does no harm JOHN BROWNLEE Try, try again. MICHAEL NOWAK Be wisely worldly but not worldly wise. MILTON SHIELDS A happy life is virtue. RAYMOND WOOD Music hath charms.

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28 Senior Year Book C life? s 'W flIHSY'ifl'l ' I 'Mlllllfllm I XIII-.IW 2 f x g? X 9 X X fl 1 x ,f x du' it History of the Class of '25 ffgt .Lili Class of '25 will forever hold a unique and honored place in the 74: N , . annals of Niagara Falls High School. The unusual and signal ac- 'MUCTQ' complishments performed at N. F. H. S., in the face of adverse circumstances, place this year's graduates in a position by themselves, among the hundreds who have stepped out into the world with sheepskins from Old Niagara. From our earliest days in the old building, to these last days spent in this magnificent edifice of learning, our Class has been distinguished. VVe were not the common type of Freshmen, when we started high school, and after one look, no one will dare say we are' the common type of Seniors. But I must pause in the praise of this noble Class and confine myself to its illustrous his- tory. The first half of our initial year at N. F. H. S. passed by happily and uneventfully. We were forced to submit, for a little while, to certain indignities heaped upon our innocent heads by those worthies, the juniors and Sen- iors, but at no time did we lose our composure. And then along in january, 1922, the great calamity of our school career happened. Our school building burned down. just when we had learned to make our way about without a guide. and had reached the point where we could open the combinations on our lockers, once in a while,fthe school had to catch fire. But I guess it couldn't be helped. After ten days of freedom, which we used to discuss every phase and feature of the disaster, We were summoned to Fifth Street School and in- formed that henceforth, that building would constitute our abode of learning. XVith great fortitude we bore our affliction, and adapting ourselves to the strange conditions, we labored bravely on to the end of June. The following autumn, the members of our Class, now Sophomores, once more returned to school. Alas, no, I must not say returned I should say departed.', Forsaking the na- tive haunts of man, we betook ourselves to the outskirts of the city, and pursued our studies at that most pleasant spot, Maple Ave- nue. Cut off from friends and family, with only a single street-car track to remind us of the busy metropolis to which we returned at the end of our day of labor, we passed the second year of our high school course, making history for patient friends and relatives to hear on Class Night. Our hours at Maple Avenue were varied, but not long. Some of us went in the morn- ing, others in the aft-ernoon. Those who Went early rose with the sun, those who labored late usually got home in time to eat a cold supper and go to bed. But the fr-esh air and free life more than made up for any discom- forts, and we were happy. And so was Written the second page in the history of our brilliant Class. In the fall of 1923, all who had survived the strenuous rigors of Maple Avenue, met in the South Junior High School, to carry on their work as Juniors. Once again we found our- selves with a cafeteria, auditorium and all the other comforts of our old school. The first outstanding evenzt of the year was Wing- Collar Day. It certainly was a real exhibition of the old school life which we had missed for nearly two y-ears. XVith that behind us, those wtho remained kept right on studying, or rather, kept on coming to school. For certain reasons, known only to the faculty and the student body of Niagara Falls High School, we had no Junior-Senior Day that year, but we managed to get along all right without it. But then, we are an exceptional class! That year we held our first elections. XVe proved our wisdom, by electing the following officers: President-john Minnoch. Vice-President-Dorothy Nelles. Secretary-Ray Palm. Treasurer-Benjamin Atlas. And now we have come to the last and best page in our history. On a rainy day in Sep- tember, 1924, the Class of '25 entered the por- tals of this new building, for their last year in high school. This was the long looked for day when we should step into our own rights. It was only fitting that our deserving, persever- ing class, which had studied in the schools,