Oswego High School - Paradox Yearbook (Oswego, NY)

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QYQ f 3'-, Gila.-ss 7-Erstorg The old adage says There is nothing new under the sun and Historv repeits itself We take exception because while there may be similarities there are bound also to be differences We intend to score one b showing in this History the differences betwe n our Class of 1978 and all its predecessors ln qeptember l924 we entered the awesome portals of the Oswego Hig high school students That first dayl' We were assembled in the vast auditorium where vue were addressed by lVlr Riley our new mentor The no e of the haught upperclassmen was deafening but we poor freshies for on e in our lives were quiet with mouths open ears ringing and eyes popping out of our head Th n we ran the gauntlet ln vain we tried to find our proper places in that intrlca e mystery the advlsory llst Flnally located with our advisor we were advised What course are you going to take5 Feeling that ou path to glory depended upon a wise choi e we has lly catalogued our manx virtues and decided accordingly Qome of us were bad misfits and were forced later into the course of our par lcular level Then came the making of our ll'1dlVldLal programs and we were forced to forego the pleasure of ou friends company due to changes forcibly made in our schedules We rushed madly through the corridors from one room to another amid the yeers and laughs of he upper classmen Soon we were regular high school studen s possessing the ability to Hunk as well as our predecessors and we made the acquaintance of tha penalty known as jail We attempted to acquaint ourselves oh mortal shades of the an rents with French verbs Latin derivatives and algebraic equations but in due time we severed all connections with these through that grim reaper Regents. Our first year ended. As sophomores we in truth enjoyed the infantile actions of the Freshmen. We were grown up now and could look at their embarrassments with glee. About this time we were struggling wi h that terrible ogre Geometry and sad to relate some of us fell into its clutches With thinned ranks we became the envied uniors and began our socia, activiiies to create a coveted treasury. We held numerous entertainments as means of increasing our bank account. We introduced an innovation. utwilight hops , dances which have become almost weekly events. Our ambitious desires led us to break all precedent by producing The Charnc. School . The play proved a financial and artisiic success. The actors seemed to live their parts and although the majority had had no previous experience, they performed their roles in a most delightful manner. Out treasury enabled us to entertain the Seniors at a most successful Prom. .Qeve1 did the gym present a more brilliant appearance wi'h hundreds of Japanese lanterns and myriads of colored lighs. . 45A+ Y Lg, 5 5 R f VL J K' gg g g L. O I -4 D Y y : I . L .. A -v . ' h School. Vve had obtained the goal we had long sought. At last we were - i N . ' , 1 . is D y 3 Q 1 v :aa L N , J Q l x 16 Y: stiff X' 'f ' T if W -- .gaze 1 T n f Xa ggi-ff if ec'