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

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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,

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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 Bools 29 factories, churches and suburbs of Niagara Falls, should close their scholastic days in the finest of educational buildings. W-e hold the distinction of having studied in no less than five and no more than nine different places during our high school career, and at times we hav-e felt a great longing for a home of our own. The first half of our Senior year was passed quietly enough. XVe enjoyed the comforts of our full day, and took life easy, while we could. After the mid-year exams, things be- gan to hum. It all started with the posting of the Senior List. Soon after, our first meet- ing was called and we elected the following officers: President-Calvin Kell-er. Vice-President-Doris Taylor. Secretary--Arleighn Bacon. Treasurer-Harold Meyers. XV-e then became deeply engrossed in pic- tures, rings, pins and plans for Commence- ment. The first Senior function was the play XVappin' VVharf, which was presented on April 30th, May lst and Znd. Our class cer- tainly showed unusual qualities in successful- ly staging the play three times, instead of once, as is usual. But then we are a most exceptional class! Again we dispensed with junior-Senior Day, but we had become used to doing without it. The last days of the term came and went with a rush, and we found that our days in N. F. H. S. were done. Thus ends the history of the Class of '25. We pride ourselves upon the record we have made. VVe feel honored at being the first class to graduate from this magnificent school. We hope that future classes will consider us a worthy example to follow, and eventually, to excel. VVe beli-eve that the new traditions and customs for which we have built the founda- tion, will, in the years to come, grow' to be as revered as those with which we had a brief acquaintance in the old building. Our school days have been days of wandering. Following this tendency, our lives may be lives of wan- dering. But on the back of the last page of the history of our Class of '25, let this be written: VVhat e'er we become, where-ever we roam, At N. F. H. S. the heart is at home. 1 -Salem Mansour. LQ it ' 5 L 0 , 3 'Rfb c 4-in s - ,90- Class Prophecy For Any Day in Year l950 5593 ' mi Y SOME trick of fate, it turned out I that I was an inventor. My great- 'Ql est invention was along the princi- ple of the radio wav-e theory. I will ' ' ' give a brief description of my in- vention, so that you will clearly understand how I received the following information of my classmates. This apparatus is ableto bring the image of anyone on a screen which I have. I can direct the wave that does this, to any place where I want it. By another wave, I am able to converse with the person or per- sons on the screen. Two nights ago I per- fected this machine to such an extent that I decided to experiment with it. My first thoughts were of my classmates, so I started out to find them via air. I knew where most of them lived but had forgotten a few. The first person that came upon the screen was that of a stout prosperous business man. I failed to recognize him, but I decided to talk to him. First I asked him his name. INhen he told me I nearly fell over with surprise, for it was Calvin Keller. I found out that he had eventually bought out Cowpers' Stationery Store and was running it himself. Nvorking for him were Robert Clarke and Garvice Ham- mond. He also mentioned the fact that Hazel Barber was a poetess and that she had written about tweny-five books. One of them had a good chance of being printed. Elliott Bailey was now billiard champion of the world, and Melanie Guillemont was a prominent doctor. He also said that Doris Taylor was new vice- principal of the still new N. F. H. S. He was about to tell me more when the light faded and the machine was dead. I noticed that a wire was loose. Though I soon had it fixed, Cal had disappeared so I directed my light ray in another direction. I recognized it as the Fred Scott Drv Goods Store. I found him in his office and began to talk to him. Fred told me that he had started out as a clerk in one of the A. 81 P. tea stores, but had finally branched out into the dry goods business. He said that there was some one I knew working on the top floor. I sent my ray up there and saw that it had entered a nursery rest room for the convenience of mothers who were shopping. I was iust about to direct my ray away from this place when I spied Arleighn Bacon at one end of the room. I put the ray directly on her and began to talk. She told me that she was in charge of this department. That s-ur- prised me for she had always said thatshe