SUNY at New Paltz - Paltzonian Yearbook (New Paltz, NY)

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1 0:0 73 'EP' I If Ilfwislll MIW A JUNIOR ORGANIZATION Marjory C. lVIorris- Prznvirlerll Genevieve A. EClXV2'l1'ClSiN!'l'Tffllfjf Herman J. H'Z1l'flCliOIJfZTI'l'IlNllI'l'I' SENIOR ORGANIZATION Cecelia C. Wate1'S--Pr'0s1'11'c11l Mabel R. Rabinson-Sccrclary l lelen M . Browne- Treasurer I 'nlnrs--Brown and Gold .llnlln-Deeds not Words M vii f -Cecropia Moth Our Classiilm uv gel, hdgng gf'0W2Cl dal way 26

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l9l7 ,115 0 .E 5 1918 1 1 1 ,- . is Wi Wa- 4 Liv H f g ? -' J mf ' fr The history of our class might well be called, Up from High School, with profuse apologies to Booker T. Washington, for a bunch of ex-high school girls started out to acquire fame-and they started their course in a dusty sleepy little town somewhere in the interior of New York state. When we were all ready to knock upon Fame's door, everyone in the class of '18 believed Bernard Shaw's C or it may be O. Henry'sD statement, Great oaks from little acorns grow. That aimless, ideal-less gathering of girls has grown into a class of self-possessed, competent, idealistic workers. The first event that we find recorded in numerous Stunt books is the Get-Ac- quainted party. At the close of the evening we felt that we might recognize Dr. Bliss or Mr. Bennett in a crowd, but several weeks passed by before we were daring enough to call, Hello to everyone we met. Our trip to Mohonk furnished us with many souvenirsg some we carried home in our pockets, and others we shall forever carry in our memories. We shall also carry with us the memory of our first attack of yellow fever but that first attack acted as an anti-toxin so that very few succumbed a second time. When the report cards came out the third time, the number of victims was so small, that we felt that the Junior Class ought to celebrate. Our president called a meeting, and as we really had business to transact, every member of the class was present. At this historical meeting, we decided to have a junior prom on April twenty-eighth, and it was suggested that the decorations be moths and men, carried out in tints of purple and green. April twenty-eighth finally arrived and during the last four hours of that day, every junior looked like society's latest debutante. This burst of gaiety gave us a desire to work harder, so that when we were Seniors we could give another party. When june and Junior assignments came, we were all sorry that our first year at N. P. N. was over, and yet even while we were feeling proud of our Junior Play and our fellow actor-classmates, we were looking forward to the year when we would be Seniors. During that summer we began to realize what it means for a country to be at war, and our attitude toward our school life was greatly changed. As Seniors, our 27