Ontario High School - Echo Yearbook (Ontario, NY)

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gQI3C'X9GZTC'X9QZ'5CX9QfQZ5CK-DCX9QZ3C?9QI 5Ci9Q?I'3fYJ Senior Class History Eunice Lanson THE Senior Class of l92S is worthy of much attention and its history is one rarely equalled. ln September, 1924, twenty-one members organized as Fresh- men. We elected Marjorie Williams president, Margaret Waterman vice-president, Bernadette Rogers secretary, and Stephen Sheppard treasurer. -We chose Miss Hazel Miles as our class adviser, and se- lected, Rowing, Not Drifting, as our motto. Yellow and white were chosen our class colors. The class attended, at the Lyceum Theater, Rochester, the Shakesperian play, As You Like lt. Dur- ing our Freshman year two parties were held, one at Bernadette Rogers' and the other at Marjorie Williams'. ' The next September we met as Sophomores with only sixteen members. The same colors and motto were kept, but Miss Klett was chosen class adviser. As our president we elected Stephen Sheppard, as vice-president Bernadette Rogers, and as secretary and treasurer Marjorie Williams. 'I' When we melt in September, l926, there were only eight mem- bers. Officers were elected again. lsabelle Fewster was elected presi- dent, Francis Hargrave vice-president, and Marjorie Williams secre- tary and treasurer. The class colors were changed to emerald and gold, but the same motto was retained. Miss Edna Butterfield was chosen our class adviser. Early in the year the class purchased rings and pins, some members buying rings and others pins. Two parties were held during the year, one at lsabelle's home and the other at Argetha's. After the january Regents three members were annexed to the class and one left, making the total number of members ten. We organized as Seniors in September, l92 7, electing Argetha Henderson as president, Marjorie Millard vice-president, and lsabelle lfewster as secretary and treasurer. ln December a Senior ball was held in the gymnasium. Before the January Regents we picked out the' play, lt Happened in June, for which we started practicing immediately after Regents and gave April fifth. A After the january Regents two were added to our number, and' Francis Hargrave left us, leaving ten members. Officers were again elected after Regents, Marjorie Williams being elected presi- dent, Lorenzo Palmer vice-president, and Clarence Becker secretary and treasurer. ' 7 Thucydides states that, History is philosophy teaching by examples. As history is philosophy taught by examples, it might prove wise for ,the following classes to refer to the History of the Class of '28. Although its history will never succeed in getting into a history text book, it is in the seventh Annual published by the Juniors of O. H. S. and can be referred to there. l6'k.9lZOGS.9LIDGR.9Q.ZDGYJQf2Q,lTI3DGi9LIvD6X.2lZOGS9l.Ie3 i271

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llC73fi9QfTCT9CY5 Qfl 5C156-X9Q!A5CAY9C?-3CAX9Qf35AX 95: lu J V W :R K: Salutatory 1 Sofia Rodriguez I Q U 1' 'N our parents, the faculty, the Board of Education, and all others who have always been interested in our class, the members of which u future. Your presence here tonight is appreciated by all of us and we are sure that you all will enjoy this program. 0 'N 1 I Every year when we attended the class functions, similar to ' this, of other graduating classes, our hearts shook with joy to think of the time when we should be taking part in the same exercises. P! I We expect that you will excuse us if any of us make use of slang. You all know that this is not in accordance with any rule, but lu it is not in our minds to make the class night exercises very formal. ul 40 ln this way everybody will enjoy them better. 'N' We feel sorry that we cannot have the same advantages that 4 tu the students of the other classes of Ontario High School will have ul tf' in the future years. Subjects that have never been taught here before 'Nj will be offered to them. We hope that they will make good use of these opportunities for their benefit as we have done with the oppor- 1 tunities offered this year and which the Seniors of 1927 did not i have. U 'N ka lf' I We are all glad tonight because we have accomplished one of the first expectations of our lives-graduation. ln another way we feel sorry because we have to abandon this school where almost all lu of us have spent all our childhood. We are now to begin a new J school life, to separate from our relatives and friends for a while, n to have more responsibilities, and to take further interest in school. ,X I l All our teachers have taken great interest in us. By means of their help and efforts we have been able to obtain what we have aimed at for so long. We hope that all of us will have success in lk, life so that their efforts will not have -been fruitless. gl 0 . . l lx We thank you for your presence here tonight and again wel- 2, come you all. lu J V 'ii 4 l lg gl a:6x.2c,fa6x.2c!ac5x,2Q.faex.2Qse2Q.fafaGxnLfaGx:mfaGx.2LA il ' i261 WE., the Senior Class of l928, welcome with the greatest pleasure l I may be great men and women of great use to our country in the ul 1 We know that this is one of the most significant occasions during ul our lives. 'Ny

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!Gl'bfX9QZ3C'X9Q!3C'X9QfQZ3CIbfX9C7'3CY9Q!3C'R9Q!bCX9 Senior Class Prophecy Marjorie Millard ,l une, l 9 3 8. Dear Diary: l have spent one of the most delightful afternoons since l have been in O. H. S. l was entering a coffee shoppe when a familiar face attracted my attention. To my surprise it was Argetha Hender- son. We were delighted to see each other and when we were seated immediately began talking of our old classmates. l shall try to relate as nearly as possible our conversation: Well, Argethal What are you doing to turn the wheels of this old world? . l am teaching one of the grades at Ontario High School. But tell me about yourself. O, l have just returned from a beauty contest where l re- ceived the prize, which was to be awarded to the loveliest girl in Wayne County. Do you remember our class president, Marjorie Williams? Yes, Marjorie has been the manager of an interior decoration firm in Chicago. Marjorie is engaged to a college professor and is planning the sweetest little love nest in Florida. Our conversation was interrupted at this point by the appear- ance of a waitress with Argetha's order of sauerkraut juice and liver. Argetha remarked, l have sauerkraut juice and liver every day for my health and this comes right from Ontario. You have probably heard that the demand for health foods has become so great that David and Lorenzo have gone into partnership to raise cabbages and cows. They have a thriving business and every day large refrig- erator cars take their products to towns and cities near Ontario. Oh, sayl When l was in New York I attended a theater which was playing, A Night in Spain. At the first appearance of the Spanish chorus my attention was drawn to one of the dancers. Where had l seen that face before? Then I remembered it was Sophia Rodriguez, our classmate from Porto Rico. And what is Stephen Sheppard doing? Nothing would satisfy Stephen except a real he man's job, because he has become the most daring steeple-jack in the world. Stephen will climb fearlessly up the highest buildings and steeples to build or repair them. During his vacation Stephen has been an acro- bat in a circus and has startled the world by his daring leap through the air. Eunice is bookkeeping in a bank at Buffalo. She told me con- fidentially that it is a job with a future because the boss isn't married yet. Do you hear from Isabelle often? l received a letter from her last week in which she said her latest book is, 'The Relation of Chemistry to the l'lome.' Isabelle was graduated from the University of Rochester with B. A. and M. A. degrees and is now professor of chemistry there. fContinued on Page 371 lGX.Jlf:3GX.9l?0GX2LZ6GX.3Q2Jl..fEll'DGX,JLIDGX,JllBGi,2lZ8 I E281