Rye Neck High School - Scraps Yearbook (Mamaroneck, NY)

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CLASS NIGHT PRESIDENT,S ADDRESS It is my privilege to speak this evening in the name of the Senior Class of '28, After four years of work, we have come to the end of our term with the best of feelings towards all. ' .nthough we have not been in close contact with the ,Board of Education, we have felt their presence and interest in our work. They have supplied our needs. We thank them. We also thank Mr. Bellows and the mem- bers of the faculty for their patience, in- dulgence and interest in our welfare during the past four years. Their word and help have been unfailing, and, as a result,'we stand before you, a large and, may I say a fairly successful, class. Our friends and the alumni deserve many thanks for their support of our various ac- tivities open to the public. We have been conscious of their interest and cooperation in all things. It has been a help to us to have had such friends as Rye Neck seems to have. As a parting word, we cannot help but give some advice to those whom we leave behind us. We have been in your places and realize your sentiments and ideas. Let us urge you to consider all things fairly and from all sides. If you have certain theories and principles stand by them, but do not close your ears to well meant, honest criticism. Do not be reluctant to concede to the wishes of your teachers. You probably will find out in the end that they know better and that they will help you if you show willingness to cooperate with them. As you know, the Senior Class is supposed to be an example to the other classes of the school. We do not like to be considered in that light, but since it must be so, We ask you not to take us as we are, but to search out our good qualities and disregard the less favorable ones. In this way the graduat- ing class will be a better class each year. What better wish could we have for you and those who will come after you? -Willard Meyer Maybe now we're glad to leave, Later on we may regret, Statistics show that all do grieve, Who've gone to school and can't forget. CLASS NIGHT The Class Night Program is still in em- bryo, but the usual features will be given in the usual original way. There will be class songs, class poems, the President's address, class will, and the past, present and prop- hesied future of the class. There will also be the address to the underclassmen and their responses. Four years ago a lusty crowd of tots Scrambled through the halls of Rye Neck High. They rightly numbered over sixty-five And thought of naught but fun, Till lo! they waked To find their Sophomore year had just be- gun. Here they worked with zeal but found they still Had time to fool around and slip a class. They soon passed into joyous Junior year And settled down to facts as wise folks do. By that time there were only forty odd And fully 'ware of their own high prestige. Once more they ventured forth to lead the throng Bv now they'd dwindled down to thirty-one Their fame and skill and high import You've witnessed in the class of twenty- eight ! -Mary Moore Friends, Juniors, and so forth-lend me your ears! This is a very serious subject, and it is altogether fitting and proper that you educate yourselves as to the subject matter. We, the honorable, most beloved, highly cherished, and above all the most highly praised Senior Class femphasis on the capital SD are requesting you with the utmost of sincerity to do this institution of learning the greatest possible honor. It is up to you, my dear Juniors, to follow in our footsteps, and see that with the greatest of care you carry on the many beneficial, high- lv-lauded enterprises that we have started. Of course we realize that this will be next to impossible, but Juniors, dear Juniors-as a last request, we beg you. ever on our knees in reverence to our school, only, to give up your frivolous ways and at least try to be as Worthy as your sister class of 28. -Dorothy Fitch Page Sixteen

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A man capable of holding the highest posi- tion in the United States should have the best qualities. Experience in politics and also in a government position should be his. He should have a strong will power so that he may do what he thinks is right. Last but not least his love for his country should come before all things. -Michael Auletta -x- -me -x- as The highest oH'ice in the government of our nation should be held bv the man with enough determination to branch out from his conser- vative party principles if the time should require it. Only a man respected by other nations should rule our nation. --Mary Borel -x- -x- -is -ie lVe want a candidate who can handle the present issues efficiently and sanely. With such great questions as prohibition, flood and farm relief at hand, he must be thoroughly acquainted with these matters. Increased tonnage for naval vessels must be coped with with respect to the resources and finances of the country. -Jeanette Robinson 'X' 'X' 'K' 'X' He should be one who will uphold the ideals of the nation and thus gain the respect of his countrymen as well as that of the world. -Marion Hains -x- -x- -x- -x- He should be the type of man that will gain the respect not only of our own people, but that of foreign nations. -Ruth Gunn A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH How much truth lies in the proverb, A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. It is applicable in numerous cases too. For instance, the man Who actually owns a little Ford is satisfied with it, while his enviable friend boasts of the good looking Buick he's going to have next year. The contented owner of the Ford is still running it when the next year comes around. while the would- be Buick owner is still thinking about get- ting one. Won't you agree with me that even if the Buick is the better of the two, yet the Ford surpasses it, for it's the bird in the hand? -Marion Hains JOSEPH ARCHIBALD I Joseph Archibald was now a rich man. He had just sold an 1898 Ford ,Limousine for 3100. The possibility of such a sale will not be discussed in this story. He decided immediately to deposit the money in the bank. Carefully dressing him- self, he set out as a man of importance would. It was a very windy day and Mr. Archi- bald realized this only after a game of tag with his precious derby. Once he looked for his hundred dollar note. He did not find it. He hurriedly searched his clothes, but to no avail. He glanced up and saw an orange paper fluttering in-the breeze some distance away. He jumped at the conclusion that it must be his note and he once more laid the blame to the wind. He began the chase. Mr. Archibald. with his robust build, was, however, competing with a force which he had not hitherto real- ized. The note flew ahead, sometimes near the ground. sometimes high. It was headed for the dock. The ferry was just preparing to leave. At the last minute the note arrived and was taken on board by his friend the Northeaster.' Mr. Archibald pulled up just too late, but nevertheless, he made a daring leap. He missed. He was in the water. The ferrv stopped. Mr. Archibald was picked up. 'Ilhe first thing he went for was a piece of orange paper in one corner. He picked it up. Instead of a number in each corner, he found written through the center the word Sunkist. The note was an orange wrapper. Mr. Archibald almost collapsed, but he somehow managed to control himself and started for home. On arriving there, he round his hundred dollar note carefully fold- ed in his dresser. --Milton Glatzl ACCORDING TO THE JUNIORS Teacher-At the close of the World War why was France eager to regain Alsace-Lor- raine? - Junior-Alsace-Lorraine had been such an excellent port in years gone by that France wished to recover it. Teacher-Locate Scheswig-Holstein Junior - Schleswig-Holstein is situated south of Germany on the Baltic Sea. -Camille Houpert Page Flfmn

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CLASS DICTIONARY Actors-Milton Glatzl, Donald Stevens. Actresses-Mary Borel, Natalie Cooper, Ruth Gunn, Clara Wendel, Eva Wenzel, Camille Houpert. Artists - Margaret Benedum, Dorothy Fitch, Frank Namczy. Baby-Jean Tiffen. Bluffer-Robert Montgomery. Enigmas-Andrew Kauppi, Helen Trues- dell. Flappers-Marge Benedum. Ruth Gunn, Marion Hains, Vera Leppert, Mary Moore. Humorists-Ted Goldmann, Charles S. Silleck, John Landsiedel. Musicians-Almost all of us. Orators-Milton Glatzl, Mary Moore, Wil- iard Meyer, Donald Stevens. Poets-May Coakley, Anna Curtin. Triumvirate-Mike, Ted, Joe. Writers -Mary Borel, May Coakley. Hazel C. Anna F. Curtin, Dorothy Fitch, Violette Martin. -Wenzel, Curtin, Clarke CLASS NIGHT SONGS CDown Southj We leave to-day, Going away, Out to seek success and fame. Teachers look blue, Juniors do too, ' I guess they are sorry that we can't remain. -but Come on along! Join in the song! We'll come back it won't be long We leave to-day, hip, hip, hooray, We're going away to-day. fMy Souvenirs, We'lI sing a song or so Once more before we go We'd like to let you know We're sorry that we're thru'. And, tho' we look so gay, It's our commencement day You know what folks would say If we looked sad and blue. Our banner red and gold Looks fine, so we are told O11r emblem you see here Will guide us thru' each year, And to the Juniors-well We bid a. fond farewell, You see we've sealed our fate The class of '28. -Margaret Benedum OUR BANNER A piece of felt, a little glue, . Suspended by a nail or two. That's all our banner means to you. But Seniors see what all don't see: Our banner means our victory. From toils of school now we are' free! But we are free not just from toils, Now, too, we're free from all school joys, So dear to high school girls and boys. We realize now what we will lack, Shall we be forgotten if we come back To visit at the Blue and Black ? We'll miss the hells and lectures, too- The text books old and lessons new. No more homework now to do! Our old schoolmates we'll seldom see, As life goes on-Yes, we'll be free But I'm not sure we want to be. Its not as joyous as it seems- These aren't the last days of our dreams. So, our banner is not only glue, A little felt, and a nail or two- Now, what does our banner mean to you? -Ruth Clark THE CLASS When we were little Freshies years ago We cared not much for work but liked to Play, ' Except, of course, the ones so studious. We thought how happy we 'would be some day I - 'A When it was time for us to leave this school. Throughout our second year and third one, too, We felt more grown up than we had beforeg Perhaps we spent more time on lessons then So that the end of fourth year high would see Our class including us all graduate. The time is come, but we feel differently. It seems much harder than we thought, to leave, 1 A We'll miss our teachers and our classes, too, Yet now we're here, we know we cannot stay We have to go and leave the place for which A tender feeling lies within us now. Jean Tifhn These last days at Rye Neck High Seem to be passing quickly hy. There is so much for us to do It seems that we will ne'ver be thru' Reviewing Johnson, Milton, Burke V All of which is difficult work. Margaret Bencdum F H Page Seventeen