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

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tres, bien. 1 : r - . . 2 .f . D. Alors pourquoi ne sontfils ensemble? G. E- Les circonstances sont empechees, mais mon pere viendra quand ses affairs a Paris permettront. f D. Her -parents are on the best of terms,.she says, but they have not-been able .to .come together because of. her fathers business in Paris. .- - I . Consul: lchucklingj 'Nice storyl. -If. they are on such good .terms-theyfmust surely write to each other. See if she has a--letter from her mother. ' ' s- .. D. Avezfvous une lettre ecritespar votre pere? G. E. Qui. P QShe gives a letter to Monsieur - --Durant-who hands itto the consul., ' Consul: fhanding. itlbackj- It is.in'French. D. treading letter in English slowly..j .I.-have justtreceivedz youre- J ' ' ' Consul: finterruptingj The headingg readthe heading, that..is the most 'important-part. D. fLooks at the letterj' There is no head' mg.-s ' v f I Gonsulz. What wifeion good terms -with her husband woulda begin a letter likezthis? Ask the little Miss to explain. herself? . D. Cette lettre n'ayant pas d'entete:'prouve que vos parents ne s7ente-rEr'dent tres bien. . Gu E. Umpatientlyj' Monsieur, il n'y a,-auf cune question a propos de cela. Mafmere ecrit tres souvent sans entete cela ne veut rien dire. . . -She says that -her' mother' 'very often .starts a letter withouta heading, that it doesnt show any misunderstanding: 'what' ever between her father andurnothcrsfr .. Consul: ffrowningj Dothey write often? D. S'ecrivent-ils souventsiwf :wi 4.-e:'fa,.':' G. E,,Oui.- ' - 4 , . .f Consul: funderstands and doesnotwait for D's answerj Yes, they do. I-Iowumany times,aweek?'... i - '. 3 Q D. Combien de .foispar semaine secriventf ils? , J . 3 . . . G. E. Comment puisfje dire. -..fSarcasticallyj Quelle belle...question. ' , P 1 D. She .is peeved: ..She. says she cannot an' swer. such a silly .question precisely. fThe mother comes in.,r..T he two little children run. u.p .to kiss.her,. and Ga' brielle trys to explain the situation in a fe-w hurried whispers., . . M. fto consul, I havewcome tO H1691 mY children. May they leave? . Consul: I wish .to .make a ,few inquiries, Madame. . M. Certainly. 1 ., Cqpsulz. .Ares you intending to- Stay in America? M. I cannot say. If we like it, yes. Consul: Have you money? M51 e.sL.,I have money. , y A . . . Consul: Enough to support these children? M. Yes, plenty... I will send them to school. Consul: That is well. Yet I have reasons to to believe that you arexnot on the best of 2 terms with your husband., A fColcllyj The terms aregvery good. V, Consu.l:.Reallly. Were you married before? see ,po reason why ,I sho1,1l,d,answer such personalquestiojxis. . . . Consul: Still you wish them dtpk Lenten. M. No, not if this is ,the sort of reception - given., , I ,would much, ratherilireturn ,with my children, now. H Consulgmtthinking a moment and! then wav' ing his handj All right, let it go. -fCalled Mrbpacklas they leavej Send the kiddies to school. fCurtainj I qw , Jeanne Egger Qfroin France, ' 1. ,,,Georget,Hitz,r.oy ffrom, Irelandj EPILOGUE . ' For each has problems and his task to .prove His worth: for none unfit- may enter here. A tear for those rejected, downcastg but, . To him whowins, a friendly gesture and A helping hand, that he, established in- This land of ours, may rise to be a-good And honest citizen. And in the dim, , ,- The distant East, a human being notes - With hope the glitt'ring star across the sea. rr.. A '., ' I . Judson Benjamin. Y America, my native land, . . . ,- What prize is held in store? . ., , That. foreign , ships with. mfnand. -goods. Do come here evermore- I . .Each ship that enters brings.with her . . custom as of old. . ., , It may be language or of art. .. - But what it is 'twill ne'er depart .1 . America.-has ,claimed .we're told. . . .. .. Francis Beecher. .Page Fortygfive

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Krqust: Here fcomes toward the consul at slow pace, Consul: You swear to tell the truth and no' ching but the mich? Krqust: fhurriedly, Yep. Consul: You have passed all previous examif nations? Krqust: Yep. ' Consul: You have been to school? V Krqust: Long time ago. fKrqust is impatient and wishes he could leave, ' ' Consul: You can read and write fin, one lan' guage? ' ' Krqust: Qtips his head, ' Consul: fhanding 'him a pencil and paper,. Write a few sentences. K. is nervous, He holds the pencil by the wrongiend 'and tries to scribble a few lines. What he leaves on th paper is not writing but early childish attempts. I I J' Consul: Welll 'What's wrong? Krqust: ftrying to save the situation,. I can't think what to write. A Consul: About the weather, anything. I' ftakes his pencil and paper,. ' Consul: Better go back home and Iearn how to write first. i if fExit Mr. Krqust, Y , Consul: Next? fnexttforeigner steps up to consul's desk, Consul: What is your name? Immigrant: George Fitzroy. - 1-J Consul: Where are you going? ' 1 Immigrant: Mamaroneck, New York. Consul: Have you anyone to meet 'you?' T' Immigrant: Yes. ' fConsul rings the bell, - Consul: Can you identify him? -- Immigrants Yes. If fEnter'olaimer,, as 1 5 K Consul: fPoints to claimer., Is this person any relation to you? A 7' Immigrant: Yes, my brother. - f Consul: Are you' willing to care for him?' Claimer: Yes, I am. I Consul: You may go now, but see you don't get into trouble as you know what happens. Immigrant: What? ' Consul: You go back again. Immigrant: Oh! fGeorge Fitzroy and claimer exit,. Consul: Next, Gabrielle Egger. G. E. Qui, Monsieur? - Consul: fpointing, Are they your brother .and sister? G. E. Pardon? Consul: I say, are these two youngsters. your brother and sister? G. E. flooking at them, There? Yes. I should say. fShe smiles,. p Consul: Don't you understand English? G. E. Ido. I learned it in England, three years ago. l Consul: I see. Well, how old are you? G. E. Seventeen.: . - Consul: And :your brother and sister? ' G. E. Sammie is seven years of age, Lollotte is--fto Lollotte, Quel age as tu? Oh, yes, -nihe, Mister, nine. I - 4: Consul: I want to know the reason for your s coming here: G. E. You speak fast, I don't. understand. Say it' again, please? l Consul: Well, well, child. The trouble' is . you are slow at grasping. I will call an inf terpreter. fTo attendant, Please have Monsieur Durant come: 112. fEnter Durant, ' ' ' D. fro G.: E., Ne-soyez pas inq-uiete. Consul: I wish to know the. reason for1 her 'Deming here. 1. D. fto. G. Monsieur veut savoirpourquoi vous etes venue en Amerique. ' G. E. , frather surprised, 'Pour visiter des amies et y-:rester quelques mois, je pense. D. fto consul, She earne to visit friends and remain a few months. Consul: Not alone, I hope. Is any one meeting her here? l ' D. to G. E. Qui vient vous recontre ici'? G. E. Mameze. Elle doit arrive:a chaque instant. D. Her mother who is due here atany time. Consul: Where is her father? D. Ou est votre pere? .PP G. E. Mon pere est encore en France. D. Her father is still in. France. Consul fto himself,. 'Separated huh! fto D., Why are they not both in America? Are they not on good terms? D. Est-ce que vos parents ne s'accorde pas bien? G. E. Qhurriedly, Mais s'est sure, Monsieur, Page 'Forty' four

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SCHOOL NOTES ' PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTESTS ' Through the year, the high school stu' dents have had the opportunity to study the art of speaking under the direction of Miss Romaine, who has developed many fine pros' pects into quite' finished speakers. The high school. was. divided into six sec' tions, boys and girls of each year, from Fresh' man through Junior. During' the last two semesters, each division has had the opportuf nity to exhibit its most promisingwspeakers in a contest among themselves before the asf semblyf Those carrying off the honors in the different divisions, were: ' Freshmen Boys: Edward Lebeis ' A 'N ' Freshmen Girls: Marjorie Quick' 'V ' Sophomore Boys : Y William Wilsnack, ley Merritt ' g p ' Sophomore Girls: Margaret 'Henderson, Constance Pratt ' ' Junior Boysi Richard Gainey, Alex Camp' ' bell Junior Girls: Anna Kuhn, Martha Estep This year the Seniors have Comyefed for . . . -' 4 written composition and oratorical p honors. underrthe auspices of the New 'York' Times. Each member!-of the' class wrote anyessay on some aspect of the United States Constituf tion. V Those winning the written ,composi- tion are as follows, in order: 'Herbert R. Houghton, Jr., Judson Benjamin,. Jeanne Egger, George ,Fitzroy and Victoria ,Maitwell Those winning the oratorical contest are .in order: Judson. Benjamin, Herbert R., ,Hoiighq ton, Jr. ,T he Hrst place winners in each stance were awarded a cash prize and. Judson also received a medal for his oratorical skill. . ,. . , . Everett T. Houghton . Tli ..fi,,-,-. . GALA NIGHT+GREE,N DRAGON, INN, The annual dance and entertainment- giveni by the Juniors for the Seniorsvon Friday evening, April 11, was declared by those present the best.of. many years... . ' .gym was decorated to represent thc.. Green Dragon Inn , and the decoration committee is to be highly complimented-fon theirsuccess. Mr. Ayres and Miss Larmon kept everyone dancing and all, whether they could dance or,not,f'danced . The .eliminae tion' dance in which everyone was given a historical name or a name taken from a comic paper was won by Robert Wakeman and Miss Gilbert. The balloon dance, a novel feature, was won by George Ockershausen an Lucille Frascella. Robert Wakeman per' formed an mystic show, which was received with admiration and applause. Eight follies girls, represented by Junior boys, danced gracefully and beautifully about the floor. The applause brought the girls out for an' other dance. After adequate refreshments, there were a few dances and then goodnights were said. James Fee ' I FACULTY NOTES Four' members have been added to 'the faculty this year: Miss Scutt, who has had charge of the Ancient and European History classes, Mr. Tyson as assistant to Mr. Belf lows and teacher of Civics, Miss Dryden who has been in charge of the seventh grade. Mr. Sherwood' was quietly marified at Easf ter but everybody knew about it 'weeks be- fore. Mr. and'Mrs. Sherwood are 'to take fa trip to California via the Panama Canal dur' ing' the 'summer . ' ' -- - ' Off to Europeffor' the summer-4that's the fate of 'Miss 'Dryden, Miss Bennett, and Miss Miller. ' ' ' Jeanne Egger .I I ., ' . MUSIC AT COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AsfScraps goes to press before the Corrs? mencement program is completed it may be well to give a forecast of coming events. The musical selections at the Commence' ment Exercises this year will be varied and somewhat of miinmvation. Besides an or' chestra nunibergbry a selected school orchesf tra consisting 'of 'First Violin, Solo Violin, Organ, Saxophone and Piano, there will be a Violin Solo by Elliott Harris, a piano solo by Victoria Maxwell, and a trio, HO, Thou Sublime, Sweet Evening Star for violin, or' gan and piano. The organ, kindly purchased by the Board of Education, has been a great help in our orchestra work, taking as well as an organ part a cello or violin obbligato part. ' Miss Maxwell' and Mr. H. Houghton, ac' companist, are both members of this year's graduating class. ' Page Fortyfsixf