Schenectady High School - Shucis Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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Uhr Sharie out A school less stern, less cruel than theirs had been fLife never thinks a task too difficult or hardl In quiet majesty beside the thronging city street Rests, a faithful sentinel on guard. From the wide portals of the sheltering doors 'A happy troupe of youths and maidens go, Eyes fixed on some distant starry hope of fame, Beforefthe future no man ever knows. BehindAthe halls where footsteps echoing fall And fair knowledge broods with kindly worried mieu: Wlhile Honesty and Truth and Friendship's joyous smile Are known to 'dwellers in that fair demesne. The bright stars paled and vanished with the night, The black clouds gathered and the chill winds blew, But still the Stranger watched from on the height VVhile the Old gave 'place again to New. INEZ SHOCK. al N 3 I-Iintnrg nf the 0112155 nf llanuarg, 15129 As Told By the Greatest Poets and Authors The charming grace of modestyw. Deeds speak louder than wordsu. And departing leave behind us footprints on the sands of timen. A man he was to all the country dearv. And still they gazed and still their wonder grew . That some small heads eould carry all they known. S'To be great is to be misunderstoodv. - The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion our landv. through There was a sound of revelry by nightv. Music rose with its voluptuous swellu. And add to this retired Leisurev. Get money: still get money, boyv. Hope springs eternal in the human breast . Let us then be up and doingn. True success-- to have made the world better for having lived in it',. See Key 32

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61112 Spell On moonlight nights of mystic spell, The ancient wisemen say, The veil is drawn which hides the distant Past From the clear light of To-day. Diana's star was glowing in the sky VVhen a Stranger mounting the steep hill Found at last the top, then paused to stand A statue, motionless and still. Before his eyes lay that green valley of the East Where the ever-silent Mohawk flows, And as he watched, the veil was slowly drawn And changing visions from the mist arose. A tiny village sets among the trees Which lift their lofty splendor high In defiance proud to th' immutable fates VVho decreed that they must die. For a hardy race with scarred and toil-worn hands Have built their sturdy dwellings thereg Taught in Life's stern school, they bravely fought VVith a strength and honor rare. . Th' encircling mists in wavering billows roll And gathering, slowly hide the glades, An opaque wall unfathomed as the sea In which the village sinks and fades. Now gleams a hidden fire amid the darkened void, Again the curtaining darkness pales to grey, Then in a translucency of shimmering light Cuts the parting clouds with searing ray. A thriving city known throughout the lands of earth, 6111: Shuris Whe1'e that small town in lonesome pride once stood, Has risen, a half-dreamed hope of men long dead Who struggled on, a valiant brotherhood. Si

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Uhr Shuria KEY Unassuming seniors that we are, it is not our custom to engage in self glorification. 'Our modesty is of such a nature that we believe in permitting tour deeds, to employ a much used adage, speak for themselves. But there is an immutable custom before which we bow, a custom which decrees that senior classes upon graduating leave, as an incentive and despair to all aspiring under classmen, 'fa record of their achievements. In short, we are forced to present our class history. On January, 1926, with unlimited enthusiasm we descended on the school, were introduced to the faculty and immediately became, as we always have been, their congenial associates. 'PML Bantham, our Dean, was one of the first to recognize and appreciate the 'infinite possibilities to be found in this class, 'fthough he has since confessed that they were somewhat obscured at first. Our members got their first practice in forming alibis when they were approached for 'eclass dues. Needless to say they did very well for beginners. By 1927 our supremacy as a class was assured. Notable among our innumerable activities was the 'Junior Prom. Heretofore promenades had been held in the school buildings but with the initiative characteristic of the class, we obtained the K. of C. Hall. Every one who knows joined together in agreeing that the Prom was a signal achievement. The decorations were extraordinary, 'fthe music, outstanding, and the punch, delectable. In 1928 we achieved a class banner fthe first any class has hadj, a supe- rior attitude towards more mundane affairs, and 'emuch leisure time, which we employed as such. Undaunted by the failures of the two previous years, we set out once more 'to collect dues. fThe reports of the success of that enter- prise have not yet been given out but the worst is 'feared.j As we approach the end, we notice that the first and second Senior lists 'televated the spirits of many and depressed the hearts of more. It can be said, however, that the majority are sanguine as 'they look towards 1929 and though we do not often prophesy, we have reason to believe that the members of January, 1929, will make a 'record outside of school as they have made one within it and will make the world a better place for having been in it, WILLIAM DELLES. 33