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

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Svrninr Gllaas llliatnrg On September 8th, 1927, fiftyfeight path' etic and frightenedflooking students filed into the Rye Neck freshman rcom. Pathetic be- cause of their abject misery at having been deprived of their freedom. Frightened bef cause cf the vast strangeness of this large study-hall and the proximity of the principal's office. Not frightened but hardly less pathetic was Miss Wilhelmina Hutchinson. Through the use of almost daily lectures and being kept after school, the class of '31 learned not only their lessons but also the rudiments of common courtesy and dignified behavior. Their highfschool social career was started with the annual Hallowe'en party and dance. An assembly program of great inter' est on Birds and Flowers of May was pref sented by the freshman English class. 1928-Sophomores! Almost dignified. Not until now had the freshman assumed his prof per insignificant proportion. The class of '31 by comparing themselves with the foolish freshman, realized the importance of the step they had taken. A new studyfhall and teacherg theirs for two full years. With a new and happy feeling of importance the class settled down to work. They experif enced some feelings of awe' and respect for the illustrious Senior but lost all respect for the juniors who raised cain and were in trouble almost as much as themselves. In their second year of' high school, they presented a Book Week play, depicting various characters from books, in the assem' bly. They were also well represented at the Hallowe'en party. ' As Juniors the class of '31 assumed a posif tion of real importance. They entered en' thusiastically into sports, were ,quite active socially, and behavior and work improved greatly. Their literary talent was recognized in several editions of the Junior paper, The Quidnunc fBeware of imitationj The Seniors were treated to an exception- ally pleasant party and dance at the Annual juniorfSenior party. The main entertainment was the chorus girl dance gracefully executed by the blushing boys. The junior science class made visits to the Suburban Ice Plant and the Brooklyn Poly' technfc Institute where they viewed with wonder and delight interesting experiments and exhibits dealing with laws of physics. At the Metropolitan Opera House, the en' tire junior class enjoyed john Faust Phd , presented by the University of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig Club. The thrill that comes once in a lifetime was experienced in june when the respective members of the class of '31 were informed that their exams were largely successful and that they were now technically Seniors . Their senior year is the year that the class of '31 shall treasure most in their memories of school. Their activities and adventures to' gether have formed a strong bond of friend- ship amongst them and made everlasting their senior days. This last year for the graduates has been the busiest and surely the most enjoyable. In every branch of school activity have the seniors been prominent. Four tea-dances and a card party were held in the gymnasium, tickets were sold for a halffdozen other enter' tainments, food sales were held, candy was sold at school, and the senior plays were showng all to raise the fund necessary for the Washington trip. The thrilling trip to Washington is second only to the final, glori' ous activity, graduation. James Reed Page Fifteen

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ROBERT WAKEMAN- Bob My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. From his pen flows words that make one laugh. Senior Plays ' Staff of Year Book Assistant Manager of Football 141 JOHN VJALTERS- Johnny One who we are sure to miss. johnny is a dependable fellow, and full of fun. Orchestra 131 Staff of Monthly Scraps Senior Plays Chairman of Transportation Committee DORIS WOLF- Dot Speech is great but silence 'is greater. Pretty Doris' quiet manners are very likeable. Basketball 111, 121, 131 Tennis 111, 121 Vicefpresident of Girls A. A. 141 Publicity Manager of Senior Plays HARRY FOREMAN- Kibby He reads much: he is rt great observerg amd he looks quite through the deeds of men. Kibby is one of our inquisitive, talkative friends. He is a. good sport. ' Page Fourteen

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Svvninr Qllawa lirnphrrira In 1940, while I was sitting in the lounge of Annapolis Hotel, I saw a familiar figure and thought it was a former classmate of mine. I walked across the room and saw that it was our Class President, Henri Houpert. He carried his saxaphone in his hand and in' formed me that he was playing in the Anna' polis Band that evening. He asked what I had been doing and I told him that I was in Washington on business, as I was now the Secretary to the Australian Ambassador. In speaking of our classmates, Henri told me that he had met james Reed who is the head of a large number of soda fountains in Washington. We discussed Angela Pecoraro who had just secured the position of librarian in the Congressional Library. Also, Frank Holby was the Manager of the Port Chester Life Saver Corporation. When not in his oHice, he is seen speeding along the highways and turning corners on two wheels. joe Tierney is managing the baseball team for the Mamaroneck All Stars. We discussed the stage production, Night and Day, in which Miss Lucille Tocknell had the leading roll. Lucille had won a beauty contest previous to her stage appearance. Anna Kuhn, I told Henri, had graduated from Elmira College with high honors, and was now secretary to the Mayor of New York. Billy MacFadden, to his mother's great joy, is a successful engineer. He is now contemf plating building a bridge in the Sahara Desert. Robert Gunn is thinking of taking a trip to West Africa in his new airplane. Bob is an experienced pilot and spends quite a bit of his time wondering why the motor is necesf sary. It was past eight o'clock and Henri had to go, so I settled down to read the Australian Daily Bugle. I noticed, to my surprise, that Richard Gainey was the EditorfinfChief of this famous paper. Miss Lucille Frascella asf sisted him and took charge of the articles on college life, especially those of Fordham Uni' versity. The headline seems unusually large, it says, Raging Fire Destroys Home of American Consul. It says further, The spacious home of Robert Wakeman at Melbourne was des' troyed by fire today. The consul was away and the caretaker, John Walters, declined to make a statement for the press. The fire chief, Walter Haines, who was recently ap' pointed because of his unusual ability, was inf jured while directing his men. Further down it says, Captain Robert Lux plans to make a cruise around the South Seas in his famous ChrisfCraft. He will be accomf panied by the professional golf player, Alex Campbell, who will attempt to teach the game to the South Sea Beauties. Well, 1et's see what this is under the Perf sonal Column. Miss Nancy Reinke, re' nowned Professor of English Literature, has been awarded the Nobel Literature Prize for her latest novel. Page Sixteen