Ontario High School - Echo Yearbook (Ontario, NY)

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The junior Echo 1'-'Fil QV' greater part of our junior as well as our Senior year. We decided to publish, for the first time in the history of Ontario High School, a junio-r annual, giving it the name Junior Echo. With the co-operation of other classmen we published this annual. We did not wish to leave the school without doing something worth while, and we chose this way of starting a custom, which might be followed each year by succeeding Juniors. We finished our Junior year with a good time at Charlotte in honor of the Seniors. In the evening we went to a play and even though the day was cloudy, all had a good time. In September, 1922, eight Seniors took their places in the Senior row. Every one of us was more determined than ever to win. Early in the year we organized, choosing Pearle as our president once more, knowing that she would serve us just as faithfully in this, our last year, as she had in the three former years. Gladys Herbert was chosen secretary, and Myrtle Allen once more as treasurer. We still retained the colors and motto of our junior year, but chose for our Howers the pink and white rose. Principal Start has been our class advisor for both our Ju- nior and Senior years. We have engaged in selling candy throughout the year and have cleared a neat sum thereby. We also continued the work of getting subscriptions for magazines as did the previous Senior class. Early in February we began planning for a play. We chose Tommy's Wife, and put forth our best efforts in order that we might put it on successfully. With Miss Remore's assistance as director and the co-operation of the village people as well as the high school pupils, we were well pleased with the results, especial- ly the financial part. During Easter week three of our members accom.panied the VVilliamson class on a trip to Washington. This they enjo-yed very much and they have entertained the rest of us with accounts of what they saw and did. Now our school year is at an end. Throughout the year we have eagerly looked forward to these events, but now, that the lastldays are at hand, we are very sorry that we must leave the dear old school where we have spent so many happy days. QUE.sToN gay A cabbage, a tomato, a hydrant and a hose had a race. Do you know ho-w they came out? The cabbage-a head. The tomato couldn't-ketchup. The hose-rubbered. The hydrant-is running' yet. 15

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Ontario High School ON 'F'-f the student. Indeed, then, to-night we are going to give some demonstrations of self-expression that we hope will be at least interesting if not so particularly impressive. just ho-W these demonstrations will impress our teachers who have attempted to control to some degree our personal expressions, it is difficult to conjecture. We have in our ordinary course of school work con- stantly been mindful that we say the right thing and reach the correct conclusion, but on this occasion we desire to be free from this restraint and express ourselves in a more sportive mood. To night is the reflection of the lighter side, the joyous side of school life, and it is our hope that you will get as much real en- joyment out of attending these exercises as we shall derive from presenting them. 'Senior Class History By Violetta I. Finkle S VVE ARE now about to leave our dear old Ontario High School, you might be interested to know our class his- tory. When we entered high school, we considered ourselves a very bright and intelligent class of freshies. To prove this, we were allowed to organize in our first year. We elected Pearle Leenhouts, presidentg Smith Pratt, vice-presidentg Urlla Mc- Lymond, secretary, and Glenna Porrey, treasurer. For class colors we chose robin's egg blue and sand. VVe also considered ourselves a little above the other classes because we bought pins. We were proud of the fact because we were the first class to do this. As sophomores, eighteen of the former twenty-three members we're still in the class. That year we did not reorganize, but re- tained the officers of the previous year. At the end of our sopho- more year, we joined with the Freshmen in giving a picnic in honor of the Seniors at Pultneyville. In the fall of 1921, our class again elected officers. By a unanimous vote, Pearle was re-elected president, Cloise Swear- ingen, secretary, and Myrtle Allen, treasurer. Being dissatisfied with our colors, we chose, after some discussion, old rose and sil- ver, and the motto En Avant, -Forward. Our motto is French, thus being different from those of former classes. Early in the spring of our Junior year we purchased class rings. These were gold, bearing the raised letters O. H. S., and I923. In this way we had the pleasure of our rings during the .14 V

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Ontario High School vw - A mr Class Prophecy oft 1923 By Beulah Brandt PTER TEN YEARS of absence engaging in my chosen vocation, I was at last going back to Ontario. The train slowed down and finally came to a standstill. Could it be possible that I was again in the good old town-possibly so near to that dear school building where all our childhood days were spent? S Ten years! But what a change in the place. I was at my wits end when a young lady lightly touched me. Where on earth did you drop from P she demanded. I hardly know myself-why, why-Petty-I mean Violetta Finkle, is it really you ? Yes, I was waiting for someone, but have just discovered he would not be here fand it's strange I could not for the life of me find out who that someone was.j After warm greetings, during which she insisted on my vis- iting her for at least part of my stay, she conducted me to her car in the same old speedy way. I found Violetta had become very successful in the business line. In fact, she was then the head of the fruit packing establishment. But there are so many things I want you to see and hear! Tomorrow it's necessary that I call at the hospital and you must go with me. Oh, yes! we have a hospital here now, with one of the dearest of nurses. I know you will fall in love with her, she is so kind and tender with her patients. Why, only recently the head doctor told me a young gentleman purposely fell and in- iured himself so this nurse could take care of him. I have reason to believe the doctor was rather nervous over it, she said. I also had reason to believe that doctor was nervous, too, as ,the next day when we went there, I found the head doctor to be none other than Smith Pratt and the nurse our dear classmate and president, Pearle Leenhouts. I seemed to be out for surprises that day, for we had hardly stepped into the open air again when I met face to face Maurice Maher. Do you see that building over there P he asked. That's the firm of Maher 81 Co., architects. Oh, yes, you know I always said I was going to be a business man. I'm sure he has succeeded beyond his wildest hopes. That evening as we sat around the table, Violetta told me that we all had reason to be proud of Myrtle Allen, who had secured a fine position as English teacher in Cornell University. She was 16