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

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FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHUUL ANNUAL ZQ The Senior Class .SlfdlIlfl.11jI, fry? lu rzighfs Germain CTOSSIIIOII, Margelia Phillips, joseph Horton, Frances Pad- dock. llenton Sturdevant. Sfafad, lfjl fo rzfgfhis Catharine Cornell, Class Reporterg Vrooman Higby, Secretary and treasurer: Hildreth Olney, President: Alton Thomas, Vice-president: Ifsther Blood. SENIOR CLASS NOTES Xl'hen the class of '23 was organized Hildreth Olney was elected l'resident, Alton Thomas, Vice-president, and Vrooman Higby, Secretary and Treasurer. It was decided early, that for so large a class the VVash- ington trip was not feasible. We are planning, however, to go to Niagara Falls june Zljtll--Jlllj' 2nd, Funds for this are being raised by various sales and by a benefit movie, The Little Minister, to be presented at the Auditorium Monday and Tuesday evenings of Commencement week. The Seniors certainly scored a triumph in the party held at Olney's. It was the first occasion of its kind in years to escape detection by the under classes. This time, all would-be disturbers of Senior peace, were conspicuous by their absence. Even when summoned by phone, the juniors were so unmindful of the proprieties, as to ignore our invitation entirely. To be sure, there are seven valient boys in the class, and Alton has a formidable reputation for strength. At a later party at Cornell's, the lower classmen were again absent. One of the juniors was so foolish as to tell a Senior that the reason for

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28 FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNIHXI. Base-ball Team .S'lu11a'z'11gA, ld? la rzlgflzl. Olney, 3rd haseg Conine, lst haseg Bailey, Held, suhstituteg Clark, coach: Putnam, right field, suhstituteg Angus, ce11ter held, Higliy, Mgr. Srul1'a', 11172 in l'ljLf'hf.' Crossmon, left field: Thomas, catcher, Clark, captain and 2IlCl haseg Ilonley, pitcher, Keyes, shortstop, Ringrose, Knot shown,J right field. BASIC-BALI, NOTES At the time this paper goes to press, the haseehall team has not fin- ished its schedule in the Steuben County League. Of the seven games played to date, three have been victories, one of which was a league game. Lacking practice and coaching, Prattshurgh High School was defeat- ed I4 to o on April 21st hy Corning Free Academy. On May 5th Corning Northside defeated us again. The score was 4 to 1 and the game was slow and well hlled with errors, while on May Iitll, the Hornell High School was the victor hy a score of I2 to 3, in spite of I'rattshurgh's lead throughout the early stages of the game. On May 19th, Cohocton High won a 6 to 2 game from us, hut we were revenged in a non-league game a week later hy winning a 2 to 0 victory. On Decoration Day, a picked- up town team was defeated I1 to 7, and two days later Prattshurgh High won its first league game by defeating Hammondsport High at Pleasant Valley, 4 to 3. --I'm0111u11 lllfgrblf, '2,,f.

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go FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL non-appearance was the fact that they were unable to find a car. Too bad, juniors, that you are too weak to walk that far. However, we do not depend upon outsiders for excitement, but have reached the age where we are able to amuse ourselves. This is only a little more evidence of the fact that the Seniors have gotten beyond some of the childish ideas and habits of the lower classes. VVe try to laugh at their little jokes, but we can't help wonder- ing whether they will ever grow up. Indeed, rather worry about what will happen to the school without our guiding and steadying hands. At least, they are fortunate in having us before them for the past four years, as an illustrious example of what others can be. VVe don't expect them to attain the heights we have reached, but we do hope that they may pattern themselves after us, and so reach the highest level possible to them. As a last word of advice, we would tell them that a little modesty is a precious possession. . --Calharinr' Cbrurll, '23. JUNIOR CLASS NOTES VVe of the junior class are really very modest, but even so we must admit that we are without doubt the best class there has ever been in High School, we are gifted in so many different ways. In the first place we have so much class spirit, in fact, ' many members trusted to class spirit when it came to decorating for tl1e Prom. and failed to arrive in person. The artistic propensities of the class were very evident in this decoration. As students. the Juniors are extremely ambitious. When school is out at four o'clock, look around, and if you see a studious looking boy or girl with many books you will k11oW that he or she is a junior. Those books aren't for show either: they signify real hard work. Junior report cards show this. Indeed, you would be surprised if you could see the marks on some of them! The Juniors were the first class to organize, electing the following otiicers: President, Ruth Munson, Vice-president, Howard Donleyg Sec- retary and Treasurer, Herbert Clark. You don 't need to Worry about not recognizing the Juniors, for whenever you talk to anyone with appa- rently superior intelligence and ability, you may rest assured that you are talking to a member of the class of 1924. --Zllazjv Drarlorfr, '24. SOPHOMORE CLASS NOTES The Sophomore Classwas rather slow in getting together this year as it did not organize until the last week in April. Charles Borden was elected President, Douglas Angus, Vice-president: and Beulah Ansley, Secretary and Treasurer. For the class colors, yellow and white were chosen while the yellow rose was selected for the class flower.