Rochester High School - Mirage Yearbook (Rochester, PA)

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History of the Senior Class THAYER CHRISTNER . . .... . ........ President GLEN DAVIS . . . .... Vice President CATHERINE Orro . . . ...... Secretary EDWARD DAv1s .... ............................... T reasurer It was the sixth day of September 1926, a calm, peaceful. autumnal day, radi- ant with the sunshine of hope, cheer and joyous promise, that the good ship of R. H. S. stood at thc Wharf of the new school year. It was the same old ship that had carried many passengers to safe harbor in the Land of Greater XVisdom. But this day was a gala day in its history, and many people gazed upon it in wonder as they watched a queer group of folks, who called themselves The Class of 193l, step aboard. It was rumored that they were about to set sail over new untried waters in quest of the Fountain of Nearly Perfect Under- standing. I scarcely finished the task of placing my signature upon the register when a companion joined me-a girl who had sailed with me through the junior High cruise among the Islands of Smaller Learning, and who was to join us in this later voyage. We were naturally enthusiastic and asked many eager questions of our captain, Mrs. McCoy, as to the incidents of our voyage, and we were assured that if we were persevering and diligent in our duties, we should easily reach our destination at the end of four years. Being young and full of mischief many of us tried to throw overboard such necessary objects as Mathematics and English, but our attempts were un- successful. Captain McCoy later the full authority of the ship to Mr. Barrier, who very patiently explainedto us more about our voyage. XVe were told that the trip of High School was in reality to be over four seas, all closely united. We had already sailed the firstjand were now ready to enter upon the second one, which was even larger than the first. XVe then knew what the crew fteachersj expected of us. We sailed over the second sea and almost before we realized it, entered upon the third voyage. By this time we were promoted to the higher ranks of the boat and we were put under the charge of the First Mate, Thayer Christner. The sea was getting rough now as the sailors began to worry about finances for the fare. They Worked hard and finally succeeded in raising enough to give the higher officers a dance. It would take too long to tell the complete log of this eventful voyage. It would be very interesting to tell many delightful experiences, many wonderful lessons, the changes in the passenger lists at the various ports along the way, the partings from this one and the welcoming of that one, the why and wherefore of it allg but after all, this has little vital importance except to ourselves, the few who still remain to land this year at Commencement VVharf. It has been a splendid voyage and we have accumulated many souvenirs from every port. The tides of our averages have continued to ebb and How, the waves of mathematics problems have kept up their ceaseless motion and commotion, the billows of examination questions have sometimes tried their best to overwhelm us, but none of them have succeeded, thanks to our guiding stars-our superin- tendent, principal, teachers, parents and those who have helped us by word or deed while we were passengers on this rough and mighty cruise. GRJLCE' DARLING. Thirty-one ii:- ,S 4 LW. -P x xslt j 53 'SHA'-'-T - ,s hi . M 'M' '4 N J l l I Q, . lllwltwv 11,1 ly li lc at 'I 1 T I ' i ,l . ' sau ' , ,n il, 'H 5 l.. if - NK fl 1' 'Vf A ii i Xlq . Q S -1 9 . l 4 2 ! A 27 'L' lfffl' jj i Z Q 1 X V1 VY xl-,,.4 N X l A S-Q j S .X -a 5 3 , 5 ln' y i J IQ' 3 'Puig' S J 'A I 2 ' 't ' - 1 S 1 1. x Si Q W i 'Q . Q Wqjlx., -. 'ftp Q u .3 fm .N M' 3 4' .clfjlli 7' iff, Ny ' . , ,115 in ir A 'iff 95. T X n

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ROBERT HANNIGAN--- Bob ACADEMIC COURSE Varsity Football, 2, 3, 43 Class Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 45 Sec- tion Leader, 1, 45 Class Treasurer, 2, Mirage Stajfg S. G. C. Cli:b,' National Honor Societyg National Athletic So- ciety. So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war. Let me introduce you to the man from Baden. There are few to equal him. On the gridiron he is hard to beat, and in the classroom he is far above the average. llob's inclinations, however, do not always turn toward school and study. We are told that there is someone else who seems to attract l5ob. Well, life was not made for con- tinuous work. VON EDA CHEWNTNG-- Chcw COMMERCIAL COURSE Class Athletics, 1, 2, 3, 4g Commercial Club, 3, 4, Bache- lor Club, Chorus, 4. A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the best of men. 'Tm not badg I'm only mischievous. Chew can say more words in 15 minutes and mean less than anybody we've ever heard. Her future seems to be weighing in a balance-will she be a stenog or will she be a partner in Jimmy and company? JOSEPH MCCALISTER--ltJOC,, GENERAL COURSE Football, 2, -3, -lg Class liaslretballj S. G. C., 3, 43 Light- ning Clubg Class Football, 1. Precious articles come in small packages. Joe has plenty of pluck, there's no denying that. Al- though the smallest man on the team, he was one of the best, being a consistent player. Joe's athletic abilities are not just centered on football, but to the indoor sports as well. Joe hails f1'om Baden and is well liked by all. JOHN LOEDDING-- Locdtling GENERAL COURSE ' The Baden Flash. Loedding is another of the loyal supporters of Ba- den. He is also one of the aspiring aviators in the class. Although Loedding does not seem destined to be an honor student, we are sure he will not be even close to the rear. lle is one of the fellows who never takes life too seriously, but is always looking for the bright side of things.