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

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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

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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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FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL 29 run to is mischief and pleasure. However there are a few exceptions such Bob and Maurice. I remember when the class of '24 were Freshmen. They were the same way. When we were Freshmen we were brighter than most classes are the first year. We did as we were supposed to do and we were never caught doing anything else. But then, most of the Freshmen have done as well as could be expected, considering that many of them have come from far beyond the limits of Prattsburgh. But it is a pity they are so lazy and it makes no difference to them whether they have their lessons' or not. Perhaps it is not all their fault, it may be the effects of environment. But then, when they become juniors possibly they will know nearly as much as we do. ---lllerlin Drumm, '23. THE FRESHMEN AS SEEN BY THE SENIORS Perhaps the Freshmen class of good old Franklin Academy has its good points, yes, I guess any class has, but if so, they manage to keep them pretty well covered up. There may be a president or some other future celebrity in the class, but so far he hasn't shown himself. We, the worthy Seniors, know that they are just beginning to develop and learn, and presume that at the end of four long years of study they will have reached the elevated stage attained by us, yet we are unable to believe that four years ago, we were at so low a level. To say that there is no talent in the class would be under-estimating them without due consideration. Yes, they have one talent, that of making a great deal of extra trouble for the teachers. Let me hand it to you, Freshies, it will be well for you to follow our lead as far as you are capable and if you work hard you may be able to reach the heights which we have attained. ---Charles Higby, 122. Seniors faults are many, Juniors have but two, Everything they say, Everything they do. Sing a song of High School A desk full of books, Some of them we carry home For the sake of looks. Little Latin verbs, just the same in French, Makes a base-ball player Sit upon the bench. Hush little girlie, Don't you cry, You'll get his scarf pin Bye and Bye.