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

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FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH' SCHOOL ANNUAL 27 weather. Julia came next and her face got as near the color of her hair as I had ever seen it and she even forgot to wink. Then Ruth tripped up and said so much and talked so fast that I wonlt even try to tell about her. The girls were lost in the crowd before it 'came Charles's and Ralph's turn to shake hands with the President, and so of course, I had to go with Ruth, but I don't believe that Ralph made any noticeable blunder. After traveling for what seemed days about the city we went to Atlan- tic City where Charles took his first swim in the ocean and thought a whale was after him, but it turned out to be only a niinnow. I was so tired by this timerthat I 'was glad when they said the return trip would start the following dayj Onmtlie train the next morning Ida began to talk about the wonderful' trip and to my astonishment Cfor I supposed her knowledge of History was as extensive as what she thought it was in Englishj I heard her say that Valley Forge Cone of the first places visitedl had been built up very quickly, and that the Northerners in the War of the Roses, or the Hundred Years' War, which I supposed took place in France, really couldn't have liked the Indians after that and she didn't blame them. V Oh! I felt myself falling, and expected to find myself on the fioor in the dining coach where they spent a great deal of time. Instead of that I opened my eyes, to find myself on the floor in my own room and the trip had not yet materialized. The next day I realzed was the time set and I had yet to find a place large enough for me in Ruth's coat. ---EsthcrtB!ootz', '23. V p INSEPARABLE Catharine and her books. Charles H. and his yeast cakes Esther and her curls. Hildreth and my wireless. Alton and the girls. V ' Kenneth and his laugh. Julia and her bobbed hair. - Margelia and her height. Anna UD and her blushes. Beulah and her bashfulness. Gamaliel and his diet. Beatrice and the K. 81. P. Bettie C. and'the folding doors. Mary E. and the boys. Vrooman and his freckles. Connie and her mouth. Howard D. and his temper. Ruth S. and her wildness. Mr. Comstock and Julia's shovel.

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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

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28 FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL Appearances are Deceitful O wad'some PoW'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! ' 1 THEIFRESHMAN CLASS AS THEY FANCY THEY ARE When we left the eighth grade it was said that wewere the best class that ever graduated. Now, as Freshies we still hold the same opinion. Our class was increased in September by a number of equally bright students from other schools, especially two from Jerusalem, and one from the hamlet af Lynn, and another from Wheeler. K , This class is noted for being studious. Mr. Comstock thought them so good in Algebra and Latin that he let some of them drop those subjects. They all seem to have inquiring minds and have to ask a question over three or four times. In reality, they act as if they came from Missouri Their conduct in the study hall is so exemplary that the other classes have taken them for models. If any criticisms have been made concern,- ing the class it is due to those who are only eighth graders. We think that when the Sophomores try their eirams in June the swelling will go out of their heads and they will find that appearances are sometimes deceitful. V ,- At the end of the year we will prove our efliciency and show that we have lived up to our motto: Crescat sgimlia. ' ' ---Mclva Warren, ,25. TRUE TO TRADITIONS THE SOPHOMORES HAVE ONLY SCORN FOR THE FRESHMEN It seems that they have a good, bright,,Freshmen class about every other year. Two years ago they had a punk Freshmen class, but last year they had a good, bright class, and then again this year they have a bunch of boneheads like the class two years ago. Talking of boneheads this class contains the most. If you should come into the study hall you could tell at a glance, who were Freshmen unless you got them mixed with a few Juniors. They are usually whispering or making a disturbance of some kind while the rest are studying. Then you can always tell their classes as they are always noisy, a good deal like the juniors. I suppose they will almost act human when they get to be Seniors but by the time they get that far, I will be too old to finish writing their history. ---Herbert E. Clark, ,24. THE CLASS OF '25 AS JUDGED BY A JUNIOR The graduating class of '25 are very intellectual and refined, that is, they think they are. They consider themselves the best and most intelli- gent pupils in old F. A. They feel that the school and playgrounds are owned by them and they think that each one of the other classes ought to cater to them. Of course we know they are not real high-brows, and that in spite of their refined qualities and brightness, all their minds seem to