Prattsburgh Central High School - Franklinite Yearbook (Prattsburgh, NY)

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FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL 25 thing, we intend to give the Seniors a banquet where we hope to bury the hatchet of class rivalry and send the Seniors forth from Old Frank- lin, remembering the Juniors as the best classmates and friends they ever knew. From what has been said, and because of our general reputation, it is obvious that the Juniors are a class who are iirst in everything. First to organize, first in athletics, first to have a party and we have endeavored to be first in scholarship. ' The Seniors organized Q September 16th, and elected the following oiiicers, President, Ruth Sturdevantg Vice.President,-Ida Murphy, Secre- tary and Treasurer, julia Peterson and Reporter, Ralph jone. The colors chosen were, purple and white, the flower, the white rose, and the motto, Excflsiorf' A K A One of the best classes that Franklin has ever graduated is the class of 722. Perhaps it is not 'as large as some, yet it proved that quality not quantity will make any class succeed. Q , The Senior year has been a year' to remember. The Junior class have proved to be good sports, and the rivalry between the two classes has been all in a friendly way. i , I . , ' One day during this year will be remembered as a' landmark of our class rivalry. One Monday as the Juniors entered the building a great Senior banner, stared them in the face. It was placed high over the double doors, and as they passed into the next room, ,the twin of the former banner greeted them. Nothing was done except talk until noon, then when the Seniors came back the juniors had changed the Se H to ju thus making them Junior banners and saving themselves considera- ble work. But in some mysterious way, during the night, some ,little elf took away the ju again making Senior banners. After schoolwsome of the brave juniors aided by the Sophomores, put a beautiful banner of '23 on the dome of the academy. It would have been perfect had not some thoughtless junior rung the bell, which caused the professorto order the juniors to pull down their colors: They closely guarded the banner intending to put it up again soon, but as luck would have it 'the Seniors captured it in a pitched battle and succeeded in keeping it. The juniors consulted all the oracles, but could find no trace of the lost banner. Thus the contest ended in a defeat for the juniors. ' Then came the Junior party at the Blood home. They thought that they had done wonders after giving or attempting to give three Seniors castor oil. Also the party would have been a failure had not the Seniors go,ne,to liven things up. The Juniors claimed victory but considering the number on each side it was hardly a victory. Three Seniors and seven- teen Juniors. Ra! Ra! Ra! for the Seniors! One thing more, the trip to Washington. The poor Juniors were hop- ing and praying that we would all have the mumps, flu, or anything so We couldn4't go. But they were disappointed as none was even homesick. When ready to start we went to Bean's station to take the train. One

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We ' 1- 24 FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL History of the Classes LTHOUGH the number enrolled in Prattsburgh High School this year is slightly below the average, we believe that, that number have kept the standards of Franklin as high as any of those who ever have had the privilege of attending Franklin Academy. The Freshman class organized March 21st, and elected joseph Bailey President, Beulah Ainsley, Vice-Pres., and Melva Warren, Sec. and Treas, They chose gold and white as their colors, the daisy for their flower, and Crescat Scierzlia as their motto. The Sophomores organized November Ist, elected Vrooman Higby, Pres.g Howard Donley, Vice-Pres., Herbert Clark, Sec. and Treas., and Ruth Munson, Reporter. Their class flower is the lily, their colors, orange and white, and their motto, Nu!!a,a'z'cs simzc limzca. The Class of '23 organized September 15th, and elected Esther Blood, President, Denton Sturdevant, Vice-President, Frances Paddock, Sec. and Treas., and Catharine Cornell, Reporter. The motto chosen was Ufllieux wux sagcssc que riclzesse, the colors, green and white, and the flower, four-leafed clover We believe that a better class has never been organized in Franklin Academy. Our's is a class of stars both in scholastic and athletic lines. On every basketball team the greater number of members wore junior pins, even the star of the first team is a Junior. The Juniors,who always start things, had a very delightful party March 28th, at the home of their president Esther Blood. The Juniors all ar- rived safely as the Seniors did not hear of it until the eleventh hour, when they had to call some of their members from bed in order to attend. A farcical battle took place between the two classes in which cakes, castor oil and potato parings played the roll of weapons of war. It ended in an unquestionable Junior victory and the Juniors would advise the Sen- iors to bring larger numbers next time and also remind them that eaves- droppers never hear any good of themselvesf' We also hope the Seniors were not disappointed because we had a party instead of a candy sale which they thought was the cause of all the excitement. The Seniors evidently became so afraid of us that when they left for Washington they were afraid to go to the depot for fear of encountering the Juniors so they left from another station, not however without the Juniors arriving in time to steady their nerves for the trip with Hrecrack- ers and rice, and also to advise them how to conduct themselves during the trip in order that they might come safely back and bestow new hon- ors on Old Franklin in june. Class spirit ran high another day when the Juniors and Seniors both tried to display their banners to the world more than to their rival class. At last the Junior banner was placed safely on the dome of the academy but it stayed there only a minute as the Juniors were thought to be too hilarious over their victory. In order to show our good will toward the Seniors, in spite of every

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26 FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL thing learned on the trip was how much the Juniors cared for us. They just had to be with us at the last moment before we started. But Fords and Overlands are of different types. Anyway the juniors gave us a royal send off and we have had a wonderful year together and will always remember them as good sports and friends. ---Margelia Phillzfs, '23. Assisted by class reporters. The Seniors Trip to Washington OR weeks we poor Juniors had heard about the Seniors intended trip to Washington and for the first time we were really glad they had begun to show some interest. At last the expected day was only a week away---and then it was the night before. The morning dawned, and we, all went to the train to bid them a fond farewell and give them a bit of good advice. There were two more days of school before vacation and we felt it a vast relief to be able to enjoy the privileges of upper class men, even for such a short time, instead of being made to feel like Fresh- ies on every corner and being gently reminded of their senior superiorities. The train began to steam up and we felt none too happy with our lot, to tell the truth, we imagined ourselves about as near extinguished, as the Seniors should have been when we gave them castor oil. Then by some magic I found myself such a tiny coin that I fitted into the hole in the lining of Ruth's coat Cof course Ruth had been too busy to care for such trivial thingsj but I'm not going to complain for if she had 'found such a bright new coin as I, I would probably never have seen Washing- ton but would have been used for a hair net or a few sticks of gum. Ruth remained unusually quiet throughout the whole trip, perhaps due to the fact that she was at last beginning to realize that there are some things that even Seniors can learn, thus giving me ample time to wear a thin place in her pocket which would serve as a window that I might enjoy the brief visit in our Capitol City. I must have slept for a few hours on the train for when I next peeped from my window I found myself descending the Capitol steps. I had missed one of the most important sights, the trip through the Capitol and the glimpse of the President. Ralph came out with less confidence' than he had entered---another one of our Seniors was feeling rather small and insignificant. I heard his voice tremble and saw his knees shake. Yes, on the steps he stumbled taking Charles down with him. I crawled back from my window for both boys had lost the press in their clothes and I didn't want to be seen even as a coin in such a mess. I soon heard their voices in the usual good humor and so ventured to look forth again to see both boys as trim as before. They were to attend the church where President Harding would give them a hearty hand-shake on Easter Sunday. The service was a miner detail and at last came to an end. As they went from the church it was Ida's turn to be honored first. She cleared her throat and choked out something---probably about the