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

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2,1 I R.'XNKI,lN QXQVXIJICNIY IIIGII SClIO1llrANNl'.XI, Bzrsket-bzlll Tezuu ,hlfllllllllilllg ffjfl he flifhf. Clark, forwzzrml, substitute: Couiue, gllllfill Riugrusc, f0I'XX'1lI'fl1 Keyes. forwzircl, substitute. .S'f'ulf'a', frjfY In l'lZL'hf.' lhmley. forwzml, liiuuizlgcrilg Thmuns, ceuter, fflllllllllllj llluey. guard. HASKICT-13Al.l. NOTES The 1921423 husket hull season was :1 clcciclefl success frmu ull stuml, points. lim' the first time iu the history of thc schmml, ll tezliu was entered in the Steuben County Puhlic Scliools Athletic Association to compete for the county Cll8llllllUIlSllllJ. To he sure, llfiltllillllfgll clicl not get very near to the peuuuut, hut derived great heuelit hy hchmgiug to the league.

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FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL 23 The Literary Society mf? x, . 4 ,eq 2. se +2 ll ll 2 f,,.,f lil 5.1 , - 1 3 ,. . E feel that the Fravzklin Pos! would not be complete without some account of the activities of the famous literary society, the W.P.B. This extremely intellectual club was organized 011 September 19, 1922, and the following officers were elected, g President, Catharine Cornell. Vice-president, Hildreth Olney. Secretary, Vrooman Higby. Treasurer, Ralph jones. The society met every week at the homes of the various members, the meetings being devoted to the study of the works of several of the better American authors, among them, Whittier, Mark Twain, Oliver Wendell Hohnes, Stephen Leacock, and Washington Irving. At each meeting, one of the members gave a short sketch of an author's life, and then some excerpts from his works were read. The club was a source of great pleasure to the members, and a great deal of interest was shown in the men studied. , In addition to the intellectual enjoyment, at the end of each evening, refreshments were served and the meeting was turned into a party for a short time. The season was very entertaining and profitable to all the members of the club, who regret that it was not continued longer. , ' Prattsburgh High School' is very much pleased with the partiit has played in County Athletics this year. We sent, a 'team in after the Steu- ben County Basketball championship, and although we landed in Hfth place we were proud to be there. Both the school and the team derived a great deal of valuable experience from the winter's sport. VVe found that we could be both good losers and good winners, both of which qualities are necessary to each and every one of us. The support which the town and school gave the team was very ardent, and of great help. At the end of the season our team had an average of 461, having won six out of the thirteen games played. We considered this a good record for our very small school. As the Pos! goes 'to press, we have yet to play the majority of our base-ball games. Naturally, we are unable to prophesy the outcome of the season, but we shall try to take whatever comes to us in the best possible spirit, if we do this the season will be successful, no matter what the number of games won or lost.

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FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL n 25 First of all, Prattsburgh High experienced the sensation of winning from first-class teams. Also, the team acquired the knack of being a good looser as well as a good winner, and throughout the season enjoyed a reputation for this in league circles. Then, too, the team was inspired steadily by the unlimited support and encouragement of the entire town and school. Another advantage that came to our team from its member- ship was its contact with other teams which increased the list of acquain- tances of our team, and strengthened the bonds of good feeling with other schools. Finally, our school was put on the map in county athlet- ics, and our center was made the Second Team All-County center. All of these things surely prove that tl1e participation of Prattsburgh High School in county athletics was beneficial to a considerable degree. The team was very fortunate in securing Bob 'l Brown to act as its coach, a man who is a player himself, and who knows the game thor- oughly. He proved his worth by taking in hand a group of boys who knew very little about team-work, and turning out a well-drilled unified squad. A very large part of the success achieved by the team is due to Brown's excellent coaching. Although the first team used several men throughout the season, a few won permanent places. Donley, forward. was a steady contributor to the scores, and was recommended for a place on the third All-County team. McConnell played the first part of the season as Donley's running mate, and performed well on nearly every occasion. In the latter part of the winter, the team made a lucky step in having Ringrose act as forward. Ringrose always came through with flying colors, and was a decided fac- tor in the first Hornell game. As for the center, we really need to say very little of the player who occupied that position. The one and only Thomas won a place o11 the second All-County five, and was well-known throughout the county for his excellent work. He held many of the county's best men, and his name was on every list of possible candidates for the All-County team. Everyone in school is exceedingly proud of the record that Tommy made, for playing, for captaincy of the team, and for all-round clean sportsmanship. Hil Olney occupied one guard po- sition, and played consistently and well in all the games, being recom- mended for third team All-County guard. He played with a good deal of skill and dash against the county's best men, and has earned a reputation for clean, fast playing. The team will suffer from the loss of both Hil and Tonnny next year as both will be graduated in June. Xhle shall miss them as two players that any team would be proud to use in its line llp. Conine was Olney's partner at guard, and helped on more than one occasion to upset the best laid plans of the enemy. Sheenie will appear on the 1923--24 team, and a great deal is expected of him. Those who saw him work in the last Free Academy game will know that he will fulfill our expectations, for he is a steady player with the keenest appreciation of the value of team-work, and entirely lacking in any desire for grandstand play.