Port Jefferson High School - Crystal Yearbook (Port Jefferson, NY)

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THE CRYSTAL 3 Oh, well, anyway they're going to have a tournament with a cup and everything. October We haven't reached organized football as yet, but we sin- cerely trust that no one suffered more than the loss of shirt when the Squarehead,s and the Boneheads gamboled on the green this afternoon. Mr. Kisseling ap- peared in a uniform of rather doubtful origin-tho' very appropriate considering the damage he did. 1927 launches their first class effort in the form of the Pur- ple Parrotf' It appears in the Times and the Echo, and promises to be a real record of high school news. -Gaynor and Harth tells us about their trip to Riverhead to attend the Interscholastic Basketball league. Even the mention of that great old sport makes us glad we're alive. And, speaking of sports the Senate listened to the World Series by radio today, due to the extreme kind- ness of Mr. Griswold, our local radio man. -The Port J efferson High School music-makers organized today. Miss Lawrence prophesies great things for her musicians this year. -Basketball practice starts. You know, it's a good world after all. Now that the old school ship is fairly launched, it seems mighty good to be back. The crew is going to make its craft cover a lot of miles this year. -The witches and goblins presented us with a dandy Hallo- we'en party-much to see, much to eat and much to enjoy. Mr. V ndermuelen was a fierce-looking goblin, and there w 'e certainly plenty of weird appearing creatures in tie gym on that October night when the ghosts held sway. -Gym Night proves a huge success. Port Jefferson turns out in full force to see their respective sons and daugh- ters assume queer postures and make themselves gen- erally ridiculous. There were black cats and sailors, the high school boys piled up and piled down, turned somer- saults and performed back flips, while the audience looked on in wonderment. There were statues, studies in white which were perhaps the most impressing of the evening's entertainment. Oh, it was a real Port Jeier- son affair, executed in real Port Jefferson style. November 9-Tag Day claimed its toll. Ask the Port Jeffersonites how fast their high school students can run and how excellent their eyes proved to be in times of need. The Washing- ton trip is just 33211.55 closer to coming true.

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THE CRYSTAL PORT JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOLg ITS CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 926-1 927 ' August 31-A certain brick pile on High Street is invaded by an army of painters and cleaners. Old Summertime looks on with sympathetic eyes. Alas! She is powerless to protest! September 8-The trusty alarm clock sends out its cheerful peal-not at 8:30 A. M., but at 7:00 A. M. Yes, there's a reason. You see, it's time for more education. So, we put away our bean-shooters and bathing suits and sorrowfully equip ourselves with a good long pencil, that we may be able to record the next day's homework. The aforesaid painters and cleaners have surpassed themselves, for Port Jeierson High School looks more business-like than ever. Evidently the 1926'ers feel that we need cheering upg they light up the auditorium with their superior smiles. They chant a few ditties and conduct a few cheers, and they unselflshly share their alumni sagacity with us. We are duly impressed, but 1927 smiles a crafty smile,-and so we trot out on the last lap of the journey. What ho! It's the Curtis Publishing Company which knocks at the door. A committee of welcome is ap- pointed. The school is plunged into the most vigorous selling campaign that it has ever had. A week of dash- ing over the countryside in all manner of conveyances- and then we tasted of the fruits of success--992 sub- scriptions were sold, a record to be proud of. It's a grand and glorious feeling let me tell you! The season ticket plan is introduced. The student body decides in favor of it. It's nice to have someone else save your money for you. Thirty-one would-be songsters reported to Miss Johnson for encouragement. The young hopefuls entered that audi- torium a rather motley crowd and emerged a half hour later-a glee club or so they say, but Time will tell. -1927! The scarlet and the gray! Those class numerals look immense in the gym where they were placed today by half a dozen seniors. -Bill Anderson and Tony Sini have purchased new tennis rackets, so it was deemed necessary to organize a Ten- nis Club. We are confident that there never has been nor will there ever be, a more aggressive group of rac- quet-wielders. Displacement by force is the stern slogan of the organization. Playing tennis with this club hardens the heart as well as the muscles, we are told. V .

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THE CRYSTAL -Ed Burke a 192S'er writes from Union to congratulate us on our Parrot -The' Tennis Club stages a court revolution. Reason-T0ny S1n1 declared he had four more games to play after hav- ing been watched from the sidelines for all of two hours by the Ebert-White-Dreyer trio. Mr. Sini was removed to the St. Charles Hospital. The young ladies' racquets are being restrung. -The boys' Glee Club engaged in some boisterous gleeing. -The old locomotive! Hip! Hip! Let's go! P-O-R-T J-E-F-F-E-R-S-O-N! The season's on! Port Jeff. goes to Center Moriches. The girls christen their season with a 28-15 victory and the boys 31-9. 20-The Senior play makes its usual triumph. Booth Tark- ington's Seventeen, is the production. The players are all in the neighborhood of seventeen, so you see they have little difficulty in their roles. -Center Moriches at Port Jefferson. We did our best to be good hosts but gave them a licking just the same. 38-8 fgirlsl 3 70-11 fboysj. December -The Purple Parrot staff announces mammoth literary con- test for two five pound boxes of candy. Everyone be- comes excited. -Port Jefferson defeats Lindenhurst at home in the first league game of the season. Lindenhurst assists in con- suming cocoa and cake. Old tradition, you know. -Mr. Davis tells us about some real livrx Injuns what he seed in the West. -Athletic organization holds its firsf meeting. Wilfrid Harth will hold the reins this year. -Port Jeferson at Smithtown. Two more victories for the purple and the white. Girls, 27-1? and boys, 40-6. -The Senate gets together for their first meeting. They feel their responsibility, as manifested by their high-handed demands for student ticket money. -We entertain Babylon. The girls win 50-17 and the boys 22-17. -The entire student body pays tribute to old St. Nick in the auditorium. Xmas trees and a gorgeous brick fireplace lends atmosphere. All voices are lifted in praising the Yuletide. The editor of the Purple Parrot presents the candy to the Misses Stevenot and Holgerson. There is plenty of excitement in the air. Everyone is busy pre- paring for the visit of that old fellow with the red nose, and vacation comes tearing in.