Rensselaer High School - Crest and Shield Yearbook (Rensselaer, NY)

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THE ORACLE Zl MAR'1'H.x SHI-IARER ...... ...,,.......,.,...... L emons Did you know that lemons were good for blonde hair? We want you to keep your hair gold, These lemons will not let the color fade out, They're bound to work, so we're told. FRI-tnitnicii APP Licrotv. ....4.....,, Hymn Book A book of hymns we give to you, To help you in the choirg For we have learned from experience, Of singing you never tire. l l,ORENl'E S.xo12Nno1eF ...4,.. . Dark Glasses Here's some glasses to wear while you're driving In that wonderful car called a Nash: We don't blame you for liking the driver, He has so much pep and such dash. RU'l'l'I CLARK ....... ..r..,..... B leecling Hearts To people in love, a bleeding heart Is something you can't do withoutg This flower will keep him faithful and true, You'll not have to fear nor to doubt. J. Iil.1,ioT Pmnsox .............,..,...,.. .... I Duck You know you always wanted duck, Though it was hard to getg Here's one you can have with you always, So you'll no longer have to fret. IDoRoTHv Rovsurs .....,...,..,...,.....r.,,.,,. Apple Although the rest of all the class At archery you excellg This apple will help you practice To be a feminine William Tell. LUCILLE CLANFV, .....,....,........,,,. Style Book You're not a bit old-fashioned, You're very up-to-dateg So keep this style book with you, 'Twill help you out first rate. LilfS'l'.-XVE liERNSTROM.,liOOli of Knowledge We know you're awfully brilliant, And you do not need this bookg But take it with our compliments, And' sometimes have a look. Hiuu XY.ac:noNHE1sER ...... Palmolive Soap This is an appropriate present, Now, girlie, this is no jokeg For to keep that school-girl complexion, You must use Palmolive soap. llokorr-Ii' Goonvvm. ,...,,, ........ I lobby Comb You know you never bobbed your hair, We don't blame you at allg Still we give you a bobby comb, You may change your mind in the fall. Nl.xaf:,xm:'1' lAlICNRY. .....,. .... C hutch House We hear you're fond of going to church, It has an attraction for you, So take this little church house, With it you'll never be blue. liowm Cmrnvn ,, ,,.,, ..,......,.. C YI-Ienry We hear that you're fond of reading, And O Henry seems the bestg For when it's her you're leading, You overlook the rest. l'il!WARD GRIPPEN ,.,... ., .,,,. .,... L adder To the giver of the gifts We must give a gift surprisingg You thought you had the laugh on us, But now you'll take the razzing. Although you're very tiny, We think you'll grow in timeg Here's a gift that's very useful, Maybe 'twill help you in your climb. CLASS POEM Bi' Cu,xRI.oTTE Anasrs Standing on the mountain top, NVe see stretched out before us. Extending far to east and west The city. field and forest: Here is a quiet wooded lake, Fed by swift mountain streams: There is a checkerboard of grain For hungry people to partake. Distant gleams the tall white roofs, A city's platinum crown. A river winds within the vale. Toward the sea it broadens down. Each of these an emblem is Of some work for you and me. To-night we stand on this mountainhheight Regretting old ties no more will be: Yet happy and glad that we may share In the building of this world of might. Our varied paths will separate, But in the future's space of time Oft will our minds with joy return To the mount of Twenty-eight.

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20 THE ORACLE Tkillii-XXII Homuzs ..A., ,......,,..,..... . , .A.. ...,, K inte We hear you always have dates at a gate, Out at old Nassa towng Herc's a newer gate to keep in reserve, For the other one may break down. HELEN Gaimxmt ..... ,...., I Jo1l's Cont We know you must have spoiled' your coat, W'hen you fell in the mud on the trip: So we bought a brand new coat for you, W'e're sure you'll think it's a pip. Vlalu' Glenn' . .,.. . .. ,..,..,, .... .... . , .Rake You hail from the Village of Niverville, A gay, young country maid: Wc're going to give you a little rake, In the country it may be of aid. ,kR'l'l'IY'R Vl1i,I.i:1e . .,.,. Hook on Baseball You think you're the best player on the team- Because you can pitch the ball, After you've read this book you'll find You're not so good, after all. U'i'il.l,l.x Bausvu. .,,....,....., ...... H Ioke Hook Why is it that you're so sober? You seldom crack a smiley This book of laughs will help you, You'll smile most all the while. Muaiox Riu HARD . .. . .. ,...... . Car A girl that has a little Ford, Seldom has need for twog But take this little Rolls-Royce, It may be of use to you. C lII'1S'l'1iR 'lkimipsox . ,..... .. ........ Cleaver Are you going to be a butcher? We're not sure we heard it right: This cleaver will help you in your trade, It's not to be used in a fight. litua WYORDFN .. ., .. .. . ..,..... ...... i Ioke Hook You should have been a iester, For you're always cracking jokesg This book will have some new ideas To make fun of other folks. ji'i.1.xx.i XYRND .. .. ...... . ........ -X hlortlan Car A Jordan is a pleasing car, To those who know it wellg And so we bought this car for you. Its merits you can tell. iXl.F1uc1n SP.x'1'Ii. . . ..... Ice Tongs Red Grange was an ice man, And' a professional player toog So to help you win your laurels, NVc give these tongs to you. l'ilXIll.V M.xnELlN .............,.......... Megaphone We wonder why you're so quiet. We can't even hear you talkg This megaphone will help you, You might even learn to squawk. L1-AH RQJRERTS ............ ..... R olling Pin The president of Theta Rules with an iron hand, Some day you may need this rolling pin To rule a man of this land. L.xwaRNc'12 Cmkk . ...... .................. P ingine A boy who works in an engine-house Must learn about engines too, And so to help you with your work, We give this engine to you. l'i'l'IIlCI. Giiuzxx .. ., . .. Toy Remember how you'd always giggle At everyhing that happened along? This toy will keep you always laughing. And life will go like a song. NlARV liost1:c:.x1:'1'RN . ..... ........ . . Xewspaper An editress, great and wise are you- The capable one of the class, This paper will help you to keep up your work, Other editors to surpass. l+I.xR1.i-: PTALL . .... ..... . . ...... Peroxide A little bit of peroxide Will change your hair to goldg Itls not because we tl'on't like it, But because you don't care about it, we're told NIILIJRED GRiu..xc'k . ....... .. .... Hair-pins Arcn't you going to bob your hair? You should be in the race: If, however, you stick it out to the end, Here's some hair-pins to keep it in place. f , , - l Emzsa bac :NF ......... .. .......... ..... ..... L . rown We think you're quite majestic, You neither look to right nor leftg This crown becomes your manner. You're liable to be a queen yet. H.xz1-:L Galunxiak. , .... .. Adhesive Tape You chatter, chatter all the while, NVithout a care or a fretg This adhesive tape will seal your lips, They never have been still yet. Nl.xR4:,xai:T CASEY ..,.. .... .,......... H I1 ir Net You've just had your hair bobbed, And it's bound to blow a bitg This hair-net will keep it always in place, NVL' hope the size will fit.

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22 TI-IIC ORACLE CLASS PROPHECY By l R1iDERlt'K gXPPLI-TTUN Iixactly ten years after my graduation from High School I was able to buy the thing for which I had been longing and saving all these years-an airplane of my own. With this in view, I went to Buffalo and visited a well-known airplane factory. Here I was presented to the manager him- self. Although his appearance seemed vaguely familiar, I could not at first recall where I had seen him. However, as soon as I heard his name there flashed across my mind a vision of a tall youth whom I had known in my high school days. He was none other than Earle Hall who, due to his mechanical ability and shyness of girls. had turned his attention to airplanes and had become manager of- this great plant. Itlarle explained to me that it was customary for him to send one of his expert pilots to take out the newly sold planes on their initial tiights to break them in. as the saying goes. l or this purpose he of- fered me the services of one of his most skilled pilots, Butch Grippen. who, per- haps you recall. was once involved in a cer- tain tifty cent bet that he lost. Had he won it, it would have indeed been a Good- win, At Butch's bidding I climbed into the plane. VVhen he asked me where I would like to go on the try-out trip, I suggested a non-stop flight to Albany, Rensselaer. Washington. and then to Eu- rope and back. As an added courtesy for this initial flight, Earle lent me one of the X-ray telescopes that had just been put on the market by the inventor, Dutch Mar- tin. lI wonder if Dutch is trying to find the atom.l lYith the aid of this instru- ment I could sit in the plane and see not only the places over which we were flying, but also the insides of the buildings. Despite its newness, the plane took off to a line start, and soon we were skim- ming through the Lipper aid at a high rate of speed. Adjusting my telescope. I looked down at the earth below. To my great de- light I found I could see everything clearly and distinctly. The interior of the buildings and the people within them were easily discernable. just outside of Buffalo I saw a large and well-equipped dairy farm. -Ks we cir- cled over the house, I saw seated on the porch an attractive young woman whom I recognized to be a former classmate- juliana XVend. Continuing on our way, we passed over Rochester. In the middle of the city were two large buildings which I discovered were the Rochester Hospital and the Rochester Humane Society. Scru- tinizing the former very carefully I. at last, found the object of my search-james li. Finke. M. D., presiding over a very critical operation with Mary Groat, the head surgical nurse. In the Humane So- ciety Building I recognized Art Miller. who had become a veterinary. due to his famous horse laugh. Xt the chief's desk. however. I saw Lou Clancy. It's a wonder to me she doesn't talk the poor animals to death. XYe sped onward. and in a remark- ably short time we were passing over Al- bany and Rensselaer. They had grown to great cities: liners lay at their docks: all was a-hum with the commerce of the world. Skyscrapers were to be seen. The Port of Rensselaer had become a reality. The first thing I noticed was a construction camp. Here a bridge was being erected. and I saw a sign which read C. Smith and Com- pany, Chester Smith. Chief Engineer. Looking in some of the skyscrapers I saw in one Mildred Schill, on whose desk was the sign, Head stenographerf' In an- other was Margaret Casey, who had be- come executive of the Hudson Valley Coke Corporation. In another nearby building was Mildred Gerlach, a stenographer. Nearby. in l linn's. I saw Chet Thomp- son presiding over the meat counter. He is our esteemed butcher. Soon we were passing over the new High School, which we had needed very badly, I saw Cong Spath coaching Rensselaer's basketball team. which had won, at last. the longed- for state championship. In one of the rooms sat Iithel Girvan. correcting History Regents' papers, 'Ne all remember how well Ethel liked history. In another build- ing was the headquarters of the Rensselaer