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

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THE ORACLE and we feel that inventive students should be encouraged to work on this important problem. Fourth: A fund of s100,000 is oifered as a reward to the member of the faculty who iirst succeeds in developing a class that even re- motely approaches the perfection of the glorious Class of 1929. We do not believe the reward will ever be won, in view of the utter impos- sibility of any future class being able to come anywhere near our won- derful record, but the fund will be offered in the hope of encouraging higher standards in the years to come. This is especially reserved for the Sophomores. Wliat are they coming to? Fifth: The interest on a designated fund is to be used for the con- struction and maintenance of a research laboratory whose sole Work shall be to discover and invent new a11d eifective excuses for being late for school and not having homework. Sixth: A large fund is to be turned over to our principal. He will keep this fund for emergencyg such as the immediate need of baseballs. Seventh: A special fund is to be set aside for our school janitor. His duty will be to watch closely lest anyone should destroy those cars standing outside of school. They will probably consist of various kinds, but we all sadly regret that there will be no trucks. Eighth: All the rest, residue and remainder of our vast fortune we shall hold in trust for ten years after graduation, a11d the whole fund is then to be given to that member of the Class of 1929 who still remembers how to parse a sentence, do a problem in Algebra, prove a theory in Geometry, and recite all the important things in Muzzey's History Book. All these splendid, humanitarian philanthropies of the Class of 1929 will, we feel, meet with your heartiest commendation, and in years to come it will be a mark of distinction for you to be able to boast to your great-grandchildren that you were present when they were first announced. I. W-, '29- THE CLASS OF 1929 A Four Part Scenario The Class of 1929 has just Hnished producing with a full cast con- sisting of all of our members, the most thrilling and most vivid drama they have so far known. It was produced in four parts, with appro- l24l

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THE ORACLE KATIJARINE BUCK: Assistant Secretary of ORACLE, Senior year. No one but she, and Heaven knows Of what she's thinking: It may be either books or beaus, Per cents or prinking. JOHN FovLE: Honor Society three years: Volley Ball, Senior year. We rise by the things that are under our feet. By what we have mastered of good and gain, By the pride deposed and passion slain. And the vanquished ills that we hourly meet. -limi-is J. SELLEV: Your greatest joy is your music, And we like to hear you playg Keep at the gift that you've been given, 'Twill make you famous some day. A NNA BLEAKLEV: Honor Society three years: Class Cashier, Senior yearg Secretary of Class, Sophomore yearg Theta Sigma Nu. But I've a little secret to give away on you. I think he drives a touring car and advocates the HU . But never mind, he's pretty nice, With that we all agreeg And We'll forgive you for your cracks, VVhatever they may be. i201

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CLASS PROPHECY dolyn Brown. Betty Biddle's clever hands have won her fame as an artist. I-Ier works form the covers of the most prominent magazines in the country. She spent two years studying in France with Anna Bleakley, whose ambition turned to sculpturing. The evening was coming on, and the light was becoming insufficient for the use of my telescope. The last one I recognized before leaving was Anna Gutkin, a reporter for the New York Times. She was al- ways very thorough in collecting gossip. I silently climbed into my ship and on my return trip to earth I flew over China, where Esther Ruhl, Dorothy Sullivan and Dorothy White were conducting a mission for Chinese children. I finally landed safely at the home field in time to enjoy afine birthday dinner and a good night's sleep. W. R., '29. , PHILANTHROPES OF 1929 Almost daily you read in the newspapers of large sums being given to charitable and educational institutions to carry on various lines of research and humanitarian work. In line with the trend of the times, the Class of 1929 has decided to establish' a vast trust fund to be used for a number of worthy purposes, dear to the hearts of its members, and it becomes my pleasant duty this morning to acquaint you with the nature and extent of the more important of these philanthropies. First: The interest of a designated fund is to be used to employ nurses whose duty it shall be to take the Freshmen, the innocent Fresh- men? by the hand and conduct them back and forth between home and school each day, lest the dear little tots be frightened by the ferocious appearance of the wild and woolly characters who so often roam the highways of our fair community. Second: The income from another fund is to be devoted solely to the medical care and convaleseence of those students who are overcome by the shock when told they have been promoted, after making all ar- rangements to be Hflunkedf' V , Third: A fund of 561,000 is to be set aside and offered as a reward to the first student of our school perfecting a practical invention for reading through the covers of a book that contains the answer to the question the teacher has just asked. This is a sorely needed invention, T231