Ontario High School - Echo Yearbook (Ontario, NY)

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Safumtofy Roberta F. Robertson WE, the Senior Class of l929, cordially welcome you, our par- ents, our faculty, and our friends to this, our last class meeting. Your presence excites within us greater vitality as it proves you have an interest in us. Happiness and opportunity smiles upon us tonight as upon favored children. Class night is the time to be gay, and we horae to prove this by our program which we ask you to enjoy wit us. We realize that our school days here have been only a step- ping stone in the journey of life wherein the goal of success is to be reached only by earnest and persevering travelers. For four years, which seem rather too short as we recall the happy and not useless time spent here, we having been striving to reach the first milestone of our journey which we have now attained-graduation. We are about to take a new road which leads to a second milestone, and in order to arrive at this we must take along as part of our foundation our training obtained here. l If the aim of every school is the preparation for life, that aim has not been neglected here. It should be a three-fold development, spiritual, mental and physical. Development of the mind may be the outstanding of these preparations when it concerns the school, but the others are of equal importance. Our minds are trained by reason- ing, analyzing problems and solving the same. For physical develop- ment the school offers the many kinds of competitive sports which arouse the interest in keeping physically fit. For the spiritual develop- ment, the school trys to develop standards of honor and a sense of what constitutes a real gentleman. So when we turn from this road to a new one, we cannot drop our baggage of learning which we have acquired here, but must take it along for future use. This unknown route will make us an unclasped, not unbroken band: it will bring only separation by time and distance, not in spirit, for our thoughts will often return to the happy days spent within the walls of our school. It is not only through our own efforts that we have attained graduation, but also those of the faculty and Board of Education. To these people, then, who have spent much of their time for our sake, we give our sincere thanks and best wishes. We hope that their efforts will not have been in vain. Again we welcome you all, to this, our celebration of class day, and hope you will enjoy our bits of enthusiasm. ' 24

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Senior Clan Poem Gladys likes a trombone She fain would have us seeg While Raymond is our baseball star And likes to call on Bee. Roswell's fond of brown eyes In Clifton Springs, we hear, While Edith likes tall boy friends- She thinks they're just too dear. - The curly hair of Alice ls our envy and delight. Floyd drives his Ford to Marion 'Most every other night. Arthur's fond of walking, Though we promised not to tell. Roberta is a treasurer, Whom we like very well. Blondes are preferred by gentlemen, Leah thinks, we knowg While Treesie's fond of dancing On light, fantastic toe. So ends this little story Of each fair lad and lass: ln skill and wit and beauty, They make up quite a class. Though Life comes with its summons That bears us far apart, Fond memories will bind us With loyal, loving hearts. 23

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Csenior Glass jiistofjf Raymond Peer TO every Senior Class comes the sense of responsibility caused by the place of leadership and influence given to that class. The Class of I929 has endeavored to uphold this standard by giving to our school whatever we possessed of scholastic and athletic ability. ln November, l925, thirty-eight members organized as Fresh- men. We elected Adelbert Murphy, president: Arthur Alborn, vice- president, and Marjorie Maher, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Shroder was appointed class adviser. We selected as our motto, Not on Top, But Climbing, and as our class colors, lavender and gold. ' During our Freshman year three parties were held, the first in November at the home of Jeannette Down, the second in january at Scott Cass's, and the third at Meredith Dadswell's. The following fall, l926, we organized as Sophomores, with only twenty-one members. Whe chose Adelbert Murphy as presi- dentg Thelma Carr, vice--president, and Jeannette Down, secretary and treasurer. Miss Hull was appointed our class adviser. The same motto and colors were retained. The only social function of the year was a party held by the Freshman and Sophomore classes at Com- munity Hall. ln September, I927, with a membership of fourteen, as Juniors, we again elected Adelbert Murphy, presidentg Raymond Peer, vice- president, and Lois Palmer, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Summers was appointed class adviser. Election of officers was held again, in January, by request of the class. Raymond Peer was elected presidentg Gladys Sheahen, vice- president: Arthur Alborn, secretary, and Roberta Robertson, treas- urer. Two members dropped from our class roll, and one was an- nexed. The yellow tea rose was chosen as our class flower. The class rings were purchased and every member was satisfied. The outstanding achievement of the year was the publication of a bigger and better year book, to which we devoted much time and effort. To Roberta Robertson, as editor-in-chief, goes great credit for the success of our annual. We organized as Seniors in September, l928, electing Lois Palmer as president: William Johns, vice-presidentg Roswell Pratt, secretary, and Roberta Robertson, treasurer. The class then num- bered fourteen, our goal, of necessity, being quality rather than quantity. Miss Copson was chosen class adviser. This year has been for us a busy and eventful one. A Hal- lowe'en party held at Lois Palmer's proved both our ability to enter- tain and to be entertained. The winter months found us busy prac- ticing for Clarence, the Senior play which was presented on March 22. Again the Seniors proved their right for a leadership in the school. A band concert given by the Lyons School Band was an- other Senior contribution to the social functions of the school. So it is with satisfaction and pardonable pride that we review the events of the last four years in which the Class of '29 has played a part. 25