Ontario High School - Echo Yearbook (Ontario, NY)

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'Pre.vz'a'em .r ufddress By Lois Palmer PARENTS, teachers and friends. As president of the Senior Class of l929 it is my duty as well as privilege to greet you and bid you welcome to our class day exercises. This is our night of joy and good fellowship. It will be with much sorrow that we leave this school and enter the sterner school of life. We have often asked ourselves, ls a high school course worth while? We have consumed four years of life in prepara- tion for a higher education. Our parents are thinking seriously of our next four years and rejoice to know that we are prepared for the struggle. We thought when we entered high school life would be a steady grind. We leave our classmates now, feeling that four of the pleasantest years of our life are gone. How much pleasure may crowd into four short years! We do, indeed, feel privileged to have had this opportunity. From the standpoint of Seniors, we say, A High School edu- cation is worth while. We have all been Freshmen and just as fresh and green as the class before us. We were Sophomores, too, and played our pranks freely. When we were Juniors we supposed we were just as sentimental as the present Junior class, but we have forgotten that. We have enjoyed the past four years and we feel they have been years of growth toward the nobler paths of life. We hope those who know us best may say, lt was worth while. You probably know by our smiles and gay robes that we are here tonight in a light and merry mood, but we hope to see you all here tomorrow night. This will be the first time the Seniors of Ontario High School will appear in caps and gowns on com- mencement night, and we shall be in a more serious mood. Again l welcome you to our last class function. 26

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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

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'Ua !ea'z'ct0rfy William Johns Members of the Board, the Faculty, Parents and Friends: For four years we, the members of the Senior Class of l929, have worked to reach this point in our lives. When we, as Freshmen, began our High School life, we looked upon the road to graduation as a long, hard struggle. Tonight we realize that it is only a stepping stone to higher things. As we look back upon the last four years, it is evident how little we would have accomplished without the ever-ready help of our teachers. We can easily see now how hard it must have been for them to assist us in advancing to our present state. We hope to show them by what success we may enjoy in our future lives that their work has not been done in vain. To the members of the Board of Education: We extend our highest appreciation for the co-operation which we have received in connection with our school work and the outside activities of our Senior year. Your constant interest in our welfare has done much to encourage us. Let us hope that the Class of l929 will not disappoint you. Underclassmen: May you succeed in our high school life as we have attempted to do. You will doubtless have, in the future, ad- vantages which we have been unable to enjoy. We know that with hard work, you are capable of arriving at the goal which the Class of l929 has reached tonight. We leave the honor of Ontario High School in your hands, certain that you will protect it. Classmates: As we part tonight, let us remember and abide by our motto which we adopted as Freshmen, Not on top, but climb- ing. We must not consider the completion of our high school course as the final achievement in our lives but must continue to climb. Although tonight is our last night together, may be never forget the joys and sorrows which we have shared as members of the Class of I929. It is with regret that we now bid farewell to those who have had any part in our high school life as we 'turn to see what the future holds in store for us. 27