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

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SUCCESS The manner in which a man spends his leisure moments may terminate in his suc- cess. The enjoyment of good literature is always beneficialg and though many people read for enjoyment, they are constantly ab- sorbing knowledge with it. If a personis leisure time is spent in gaiety, such as Broad- way life, much advantage can be .obtained, so long as this gaiety is practiced in moder- ation. Study can always be found beneficial, but a life of pleasure-seeking may assume harmful proportions if the person does not know where to stop. The value of Education in a man's life is great. For one thing it develops brains. It brings him in contact with world-wide af- fairs. and furnishes an incentive for work, for it is in work. and not in thinking of find- ing constant pleasures that we can have hap- piness. Get your happiness out of your work, or you will never know that work may be a pleasure. Many of the most successful men this world has produced reached their goal without the aid of a good education. Their argument was, and is, a business experienceg but these men are exceptions to the rule. Generally, a good education helps one im- measurably as a preliminary step towards the goal of success. When business experience can be backed up by knowledge obtained from a good educa- tion, the fortunate person that possesses it is sure to realize his ambition. Experience in business gives one a taste of the good and evil in the world and the realization that the full measure of success can be gained only by good hard, earnest work. The young man's resolutions are spurred onward by the great successes he sees flourishing about him. As Carlyle says, A determined young man in poor circumstances has to make the mater- ials with which he must work, and must make the tools alsog thus he has a great advantage over the man born into wealth, who has not much incentive to make a success of himself. If his home life is miserable and not at all harmonious, he is apt to adopt that type of attitude toward all his work. Discord can never be associated with suc- cess. Ultimate contentment comes from a source whence you employ and devote your- self to your own improvement and advance- ment in mind, morals understanding of things and affairs, and in efficient perform- ance of your duties. Youth is the most important period in a man's life. His ideals are formed when he is just approaching manhood. The man who has in him potential power and success shows his attitude by putting his heart and soul in- to his work. Sowing wild oats is not ex- actly necessary, but that depends to a very large extent upon the character of the per- son. Some people need to suffer from a mistake before they will go right. Expensive habits in youth will never make comfortable old age, for extravagance is a sieve that only leaves us the dregs of life. The ambition is at its height in the prime of a man's life, and sometimes a young lady enters into the picture and aids the young man to his success. But the drawback of this is that sometimes it is not the right kind of a girl. Most of our greatest Americans have been born in poverty, and in nine cases out of ten this has been the firm footing with which they have reached the top of the ladder. They have shown that they possessed talent, or the fine points which prevail in men of sterling worth. Abraham Lincoln is a fitting ex- ample of a man who with shining talent over- stepped the stones of disadvantage. Thomas A. Edison and Henry Ford are also out- standing examples of talent that overcame ob- stacles of poverty and lack of good education. When a man has been considered successful, he in most cases has amassed much wealth. This alone, however, is significant, although convenient. Is he happy? Has he been a help and an honor to his associates. his coun- try? Has he a happy home, and domestic tranquility, love and good will in his family? After the man has seen his dayg has enjoyed life and living, he maintains, educates and rears his children as useful citizens who will be a pride in his declining years. It is in the home that the future of great nations depend. 'Iihus. when a man has taken inter- est in family life. and thus has raised the standards of the nation, he has come to the acme of his ambition. Youth has the parting wordg for it is youth that plays such an important part of man's career. Evil and failure are self developing: virture and success must be developed. Therefore a well-spent youth is all impor- tant to success. Or in other words, be gay if you are so inclined, but be careful. You don't have to be careful with temperanceg you can't get enough of it!-Frank Namczy Page Twenty-size

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90-100-lst Houpert 90-1 st Hull 2nd Armstrong 2nd Kellington Running Broad Jump 126 lb.-lst Nichols 2nd Furupa 115-125-lst Ferrari 2nd Lapolla 101-115-lSt De Klyn 2nd R. Vitro -John Landsiedel Mary: Why did Sulphide? Ted: Because Sulphate so much dinner. GIRLS ATHLETIC NOTES Nineteen twenty-eight has proved an ex- cellent year in sports for the girls of Rye Neck High. A great many more girls took an interest in athletics this term. The basket ball season ended very favor- ably. The varsity won 3 games out of 6 played, and the second team 4 out of 6. For their good work and sportsmanship the Ath- letic Association will give to each girl of the varsity a silver basketball. To the second team will be given numerals. Line lineup: Varsity Ruth Gunn, Capt., Forward Clara Wendel, Forward Marion Hains, Forward Marion Hare, Center Dorothv Halsey, Side Center Rose Pokorney, Guard Dorothy Miltner, Guard Vera Leppert, Guard Second Team Ruth Robinson, Capt., Forward Mae McGill, Forward Elizabeth Gale, Forward Doris Offerman, Center Jeanette Robinson, Center Gertrude Guthrie. Side Center Adelaide Wrede, Guard Selma Erickson, Guard Bettv Lawrence, Guard Our tennis tournament turned out a great success. To each one -of the winners, Katherine Strayer. Doris Offerman, and Clara Wendel will he given a large HT. Last but not least of our athletic activities for this year was the field meet. The girls were intensely interested in it. Medals will be given to the victors: Rose Pokorney-Silver medal Carmela Pinto-Silver medal Katherine Strayer-Bronze medal Selma Erickson-Bronze medal Ribbons will be presented to the girls who came in 2nd, 3rd and 41th in the events. In addition to these sports, next year the girls are planning to take up hockey. -Clara Wendel FLASHES ALONG BROADWAY The Man Who Laughs ....... Ted Goldman Our Betters .......... Absolutely no one Rain or Shine ........ Afternoon sessions Whispering Friends ........ Senior Girls Greenwich Village Follies. .Girls' Gym Class The Silent House ..... Always, our building The Outsider ..... ......... F reshman Excess Baggage .. .... Text books The High Hatters ...... Juniors Good News ..... .... G raduation Coquette .......... ..... V era Leppert The Royal Family ......... Class Officers The Smart Set ........ Rye Neck Students The Three Musketeers ..Ted, Joe and Mike Take the Air ........ . . . . . . .Boys' Chorus Flying Romeos ....... Charlie and Willard Strange Interlude . Here's How ..... Countess Maritza .... The Constant Wife The Squall ...... Strange Interlude . The Royal Family Connecticut Yankee Show Boat ...... Marco's Millions . . Good News ..... Rio Rita ...,..... Over the Wire Manhattan Mary . . . . .20-minute period ...........Teachers Camille Natalie in Macbeth Regents Andrew Kauppi . . . ...... Our faculty . . . . . . Frank Namczy . . . . . . . .. Marge . . . Junior Treasury Another Bridge Girls' Chorus Hazel 8: ???????? MaryBorel The Great Undertaking .... Charlie Silleck Dracula ................. Donald Stevens Golden Dawn ....... The Silent Woman Five O'clock Girl Oh Kay .,....... Cyclone Lover . . . Fair Co-Ed ....... Sporting Goods . . . June 28 ... . . .. Jeanette ..... Dot Fitch . . . Senior Class . . . Willard Meyer . . . . Marion Hains Clara Sophomore Chaser. . ............ Charles -Fitch-Moore-Tiffen English teacher-Donald, can you parse? Donald-Anything on the road! Page Twenty-five - Fitch

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FACULTY NOTES Scraps would never be complete with- out a word or two about our faithful teach- ers. Strange to say none are going abroad. Perhaps it is not the fashion this year and maybe those who have not been across want to be more patriotic and wish to see America first. At any rate most of them intend to spend their vacations at home. Mr. Bellows, however, is going to pass his summer among the hills of the Adirondacks where he lived during a part of his earlier life. The faculty this year, is going to lose three of its beloved members. Miss Hutchinson, who during the past six years has endeared herself to all, will leave a great gap which only she can fill. She has obtained a position in the High School at Yonkers which, incidentally is her home town. Miss McPhee of the Peekskill High School will become the new member of the faculty and will continue the work that Miss Hutchinson has so successful carried on. Another teacher who bids us adieu is Miss Dunn. Although she has been with us but a short time, she has made many friends among the faculty and pupils. Mr. Darling has coached his last team for Rye Neck because he intends to study for the medical profession. We regret that he is leaving us and we wish him success in his vocation. -Charles Silleck SCHOOL NOTES An interesting and original May-day pro- gram was presented before the assembly, on Tuesday, May 1, by members of the first year English class. The chairman of the performance, Henry Houpert, introduced the speakers in order. Nancy Reinke spoke first, on the origin of the name May. Then Selma Erickson and Alex Cambpell told of two great men who made history during this month-Lief Erickson and Col. Lindbergh. Helen Hance told of important birthday celebrations to take place in May. Lucille Tocknell gave an original composition, and Helen Curtain an original poem. Next, James Reed talked on the subject Birds and flowers of May. The last number on the program, a poem of James Whitcomb Riley's, rendered by Evelyn Rozofsky, was especially charming. --May Coakley PARENT-TEACHER NOTES At the last meeting of the parent-Teacher Association, an interesting musical program was presented, in charge of Mrs. Hanna. There were songs by groups of children from the grades, a piano solo by Nancy Reinke, a violin solo by Harold Harriott and several selections by the orchestra. A pleasing feature was a talk given by Mr. Colwell Conklin, the supervisor of music of the Mamaroneck school, about a musical conference which he had attended a few weeks previously at Chicago. --Andrew Kauppi W enzel Moor E A uleta Car R roll Clark E R Obinson Me Y er Houp E rt N amczy Coakl E y Fit C h Sillec K Steven S L eppert G1 A tzl Montgome R y G unn W E ndel Land S iedel T ifiin True S dell Ben E dum Goldman N Kaupp I Co O per Bo R el C urtin Coak L ey M A rtin Hain S Malinow S ki -Robert Montgomery Page Twenty-seven