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

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24 THE ORACLE desk of the head librarian sat Leah Rob- erts. Leah-president of Theta, and the Archery Club-we all knew was destined for some executive position. As we circled slowly over the Supreme Court, I noticed that it was in session, and whom did I see there? l,Yhy none other than Roland Holmes, Chief justice of one of the most powerful tribunals in the world! Before him were counsels, Marvin Corts, repre- senting the plaintitf, and Leonora Gritiis. representing the defendant. I could tell from Marvin's face that Leonora was talk- ing a blue streak. XVell. she always was good at that. Seated at a desk there was Katherine Kosegarten. court stenographer. She must be good to keep up with Leonora. lfrom Washington we turned east and tlew over the sea. It was rough at times, but airplane travel is very safe, for inven- tions have made it so. Passing over Paris, I saw Helen Gardner teaching English to some lfrench students. I then wondered if she knew what she was talking about in lfrench. Helen always did that, you know. As we passed over a large book store. which was owned by Sadie lfasoldt, the bookworm of our class. I saw a large pla- card which read. Latest Textbooks on Poetry. by Charlotte Adams. Charlotte did some line work for 'l'i-in Ok.xr'1,i: in dear old Rensselaer High School. As we approached the business section proper. I looked at all the Modiste shops. and finally found the object of my search-an exclu- sive looking shop. with the words on the front, lVllle. Norton. Modistef' Leaving Paris, we flew over the Hague while it was in session. There I saw Mary McNally representing the Republican hYUllltill'S Club of America. Mac was a Republican through and through. With her was Dot Goodwin. who had also been in- volved in a certain bet in the old school days. lThat has always bothered l'Dot since, and when we were in school she wrote a charming letter to remedy circum- stances. but the letter fell into wrong hands.l Dot, however, as a representa- tive in peace courts, has certainly made marked progress. Leaving the Hague we passed over the American Embassy in England. This was our last place to he visited. and there I saw the last member of our illustrious class- Bill Virgil. American Ambassador to England. VVell. we wish Bill years of successful service! Butch pointed his plane back toward home and soon we we1'e gliding down into our own airport. A successful night, don't you think? asked the pilot as I alighted. More so than you can imagine, I re- plied, my mind lilled again with happy school day memories. THE 1928 AVVARDSN liv NYM Of late years there has grown up in America an interesting and. in our opin- ion, praiseworthy custom of public recog- nition of merit and distinguished service by means of awards of various kinds. After careful consideration, we, the Class of 1928, have decided to make awards to be known as The 1928 Awards, by which name they doubtless will go down in his- tory. It becomes my honor and duty. therefore. to make public announcement of these awards to-night. lfirst. The Model Award. 'l'o the .lunior Class. in recognition of their dire need of .TRN Coi.I,1Ns some powerful influence and incentive to better work, we award our good example to be followed as a model. Anything the -luniors may do to follow our example, no matter how feebly, can not help but im- prove them immeasurably. Second, The Record Award. To our teachers. in recognition of the sadness that will overcome them when they confront the terrilic task of trying to help the present juniors to prove worthy of us, who have gone before, we award our matchless record for their contemplation and admira- tion. The recollection of having once

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THE ORACLE Z3 lllII7c'j5c'l1tI'c'lll. I saw therein Mary Kose- garten. seated at her desk-she had be- come editor-in-chief. ilVhile in Huyck's Mills, nearby. was Les Fleet. who had become their economy expert. But we were fast losing Rensselaer, and with one last glance at the business section I saw Bill Clark, presiding over the board of directors of the New York Central Rail- way. Bill ' always was a railroad man at heart. On our way to Castleton we passed over the East Greenbush road. Here I saw a bus on whose sides were the words Mac- lfarland and Company. Mac must be operating these to save carfare. As we passed over Castleton I saw Gus Barn- strom in a scout uniform, who had become scout executive of the district. At this moment he was leading a group of boy scouts. Hazel Gardner. likewise had be- come interested in scout work in this dis- trict. In a short time we were over New York. As we passed over Columbia University I saw Edwin Church--why he had become Dean of this great university, rivalling only the University of the State of New York. the greatest of all! I noticed he was reading an O'Henry book, which was quite out of place in his office, but what odd tastes some of us have! In another part of the university was Ruth Clarke, Professor cf Home Economics. Ruth certainly was some Cooke when she was in school. Nearby I saw a huge church which I dis- covered was being erected by Margaret Henry. I still can recall how much Mar- garet was interested in churches. ' As we passed over the Polo Grounds I looked down, and there perceived NValt Collins and jim Lowerree. VValt had ascended to Babe Ruth's fame. while Jim was doing splendid work as a catcher. I was just wondering if VValt were as Meek as ever. and afraid of the girls. He certainly seemed in Bliss when he was standing at home plate ready to knock a homer. The next place I saw was a factory on whose roof was the sign Wake- You-Up Alarm Clocks. made by the Emily Madelin Company. I then remembered how Emily was always at school on time. At this point we deviated from our course slightly and passed over the resi- dential section of the city on our way over Long Island. In one of the fine houses I saw two gossips who were darning socks and studied them a short time. It tinally dawned on me who they were: Marion Judd and Dot Meek darning baseball sacks. As we circled over Long Island I noticed a farm underneath me. Scrutiniz- ing it closely through my X-ray telescope, I recognized it to be a large duck farm. A huge sign read. Ducks For Sale-'Swede' Pearson. Proprietor. The slogan of the company was. Wanna buy a duck ? At this moment Swede himself emerged from the largest building and stepped into a waiting Packard. I wondered then whether his chauffeur were the missing Elmer. Continuing out flight. we passed over Philadelphia. Surely. I thought, some of my friends ought to be here. Passing over a large theatre on Broad street. I noticed a Shakespearian play in progress. It hap- pened to be Macbeth, and Lady Mac- beth was.---why it was Hilda VVageon- heizer. Immediately all doubt of Mac- beth's guilt in the killing of Duncan was swept from my mind. For with a wife as Hilda. who could be to persuasive as blame? Hilda was always a good elocu- tionist. At the Globe Theatre, a short dis- saw Florence Sagendorf. tance away. I who had become owner of this theatre. I then wondered if she kept order as well as they did in 1928. But I must not forget Dot Rounds, for I saw her while passing through the residential section of the city. For an instant I could not see what she was doing down in Philadelphia, but I finally remembered she had an interest in Smith Bros.. who had started a branch factory in Philadelphia. In this section I also saw Ottilia Bausch and Marion Reichard, both of whom had married and had settled here. From Philadelphia to Washington I paid little heed to what we passed. As Washington came into view, however. I aroused myself from my reverie. and looked around at the National Buildings. The first one that attracted my attention was the Congressional Library, and at the

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THE ORACLE 25 taught the Class of 1928, who made such a brilliant record, will be ample solace to our teachers even for having to teach the present juniors. Third, the Class of 1928 Distinguished Service Award. This extraordinary award goes to our esteemed principal in recogni- tion of his distinguished service in answer- ing satisfactorily a question put to him some time ago by our class. The question was: Do we graduate F Our principal, after much study and inquiry, discovered the right answer, which was Yes Fourth. the Class of 1928 Literary Award. This award in the form of our combined English papers for the last year of our course. is awarded to Miss Cath- erine Boylan and Miss Madeline Stevens, our Senior English teachers. They may well look forward to a life of wealth and luxury in their old age. for those papers, written by our distinguished members, will become increasingly valuable as time goes on. Fifth, the Hot Milk award. This is more in the nature of an endowment than an award, The Class of 1928 will found a fund for the purpose of supplying the Freshman Class each year with hot milk three times a day. We regard this as a very important and very urgent work, These innocent little tots, the Freshmen, come to school each day with reluctance and rebellion in their young hearts. be- cause they know they must sit through the long session without so much as a sip ofl the hot milk so necessary to the health and comfort of growing infants. The Class of 1928 has put on a campaign for funds for this worthy cause. and we are happy to be able to report, as a result, that we are able to donate as the foundation of the Hot Milk Fund the grand total of seven cents. We hope that others will follow our gener- ous example and subscribe liberally. Sixth. the Scroll Award. To the School Board. who, as we know, are always anx- ious to get anything or do anything that will help the work of the schools, we award a scroll on which have been engrossed the descriptions of these awards we have made to-day. It is our suggestion that these be read from the scroll at the opening of school each day as an inspiration to the generations of students who follow in our distinguished footsteps. Seventh. the Glory Award. Last but not least. To our school, in appreciation of the happy years spent within its walls, we award this model. A model of the 1001721 American. A man of vision, foresight. in- telligence. A man whose name will never drop in history. Colonel Charles E. Lind- bergh. THE MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS OF 1928 BV EDVVI In September, l924. the Class of 19.28 assembled for the tirst time. We had a common purpose, a common ambition-- namely. to climb successfully the formid- able High School Rockies, the famous mountain range whose countless crags and fastnesses have dismayed some of the most courageous young people in America. Al- though we realized all this, every member of the class was eager to begin the perilous ascent. On that pleasant September morning we started off, gay, happy. confident, thinking little of the dangers and troubles that lay ahead. Late in September we were wel- N CHURVH Q cmnecl by the Senior Climbers. at the Freshman reception, which we Cor rather the Class of 19255 enjoyed very much. Our progress at first was slow and awk- ward because we were unskilled in such heavy going. Presently, however. we began to successfully surmount the ob- stacles in our path. Members of our class helped to swell both Glee Clubs of the High School. VVe also prided ourselves on the skill of our baseball team. Now we know that the Freshman Foot- hills were not obstacles of such great ac- count. but at times we became disheartened and felt certain that we should never be