Schenectady High School - Shucis Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A LEAD PENCIL I was born m a large factory wlth my many brothers and slsters We were all very much allke bemg very bnghtly pamted My color was a brllllant red I had shmmg gold letters on my left side and a round white cap on my head I can remember very llttle about my early lnfe as naturally I was very young I do remember though the day I was purchased by a young lady ln a flve and ten cent store She was very careful about my appearance the flrst few weeks I was wlth her but after this I was treated like all the rest of my kind I was sharpened ln a school pencil sharpener and I was very proud of my fme new pomt I was kept ln a brown leather contamer that was made for my use and others luke me I made the acquamtance of a green pen She was very lovely and she had golden halr made quxte a lot of noxse when she was used But once her wlg was changed she had a clear soft vonce I llved wlth my beautlful friend untrl the day my careless young mls tress left me on a classroom desk Soon aft erward a rushlng pupll kmcked me off I was plcked up wlthln a few hours by a person BELIEVE Henry Blrd says that he was born and fetched up m Minnesota untll 5 years ago when he had the misfortune to come to Schenectady Believe lt or not Florence Turnbull and Charlotte Tripp are cousms Norman Baugh spent the summer of l930 ln Sweden Mary Elxzabeth Potter had her plcture m the paper when she was a baby as Schenec tady s Prettlest IT who cared even less about my appearance than my former owner My white cap was soon dlrtled and torn Then my body was cut and bruised by my owner s teeth I was greatly ashamed to be seen ln publlc now but my good fortune kept me out of the social llmellght I was tucked mto a pocket and kept there for a long time One day I sllpped out and fell mto a deep snowbank I-Iere I was imbedded untll the flrst thaw where I floated away on a mlnxa ture rlver I was plckecl up by a hungry dog who found me medrble But nevertheless I was carried home agaln I was rescued by a small boy who found I made mce black markmgs on the sidewalk Thls was the last tlme I was ever used I was belng rudely jammed mto a small pocket and tlghtly stowed away for what seemed weeks I fell between the cushions of a soft couch I gradually fell deeper mto the stuffmgs until I met and got acqualnted wlth an aged penny I-Ie tells me the many happenings of his llfe and I relate to hlm my adventures as I have to you JANICE THEARLE OR NOT Douglas Beers xs eleven generatnons re moved from Roger Williams mlnlster It doesn t run rn the family Everett Badger slngs soprano m a church cholr Ruth DICICIDSOH was nearly blmd when she was a child Lorrame Mershon cllmbed Mount Marcy at the age of I0 Mlldred Morrell was once a redhead I-Ielene I-Iandelman was born 1n Omaha Nebraska Jean Bryson was born rn Scotland oan Conway IS a HOOSICI' from Incllana My only objection was that this young miss - .

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SUMMER DAYS Good old summer s here agarn Grass sprrngs up where snow has been A lrttle breeze flrts thru the trees The hryes all hummrn Wrth the bees Com on Joey Tom and Jrm Down to the pool to take a swrm Old man Harums rn the frelds Frgurrn what ll be the yrelds Mom and Pop they we gone to town Nobody t spot us so lets go down To the pool and have a swrm Com on Joe Tom an Jrm' TIME Ive heard that man cannot Strll the hands of tlme The hours the mrnutes are Unseen Juggernauts That rf taken as a passmg fancy Crush the lxves worthless lrves Of souls who drd not care Regardless of men who try therr best To stay rts mrghty progress Trme passes on unhampered Lncherked by efforts of man NORMAN TEAHAN CONTACT Wrth 1 whrrrrng motron we take to the arr Your hearts rn your throat and your stomachs upset You wouldnt do rt agarn on a bet But after a whrle the srckness wears off And at the feelrng you had you begrn to scoff Then vou dont have a care You feel pretty glad that you took the dare The rrcle rs glorlous You 'ue vrctorxous A frrends dare was not enough to grve you 1 scare EDWARD EPREMIAN OUR CAR Our car has travelled many mrles It now sure looks a sight It has two crumpled fenders And a badly broken lrght Although our cars been farthful It doesnt know its fate For were gorng to trade It rn And buy 'r brand new Ford V 8' HARLAN BUCKLAND A MYSTERY BOOK mysterrous thlng IS a mystery book tells of a house Wrth a creepy look look that can only be found rn a book A mystery book A currous thrng rs a mystery book It tells of the many years rt took To frnd a treasure rn the ground Thrs treasure can be found rn a book A mystery book DOROTHY JONES DREAMS Dreams are Irned wrth srlver and gold And some are lrned wrth grey Yet srlver and gold and all these dreams Can easrly fade away So try not to let your dreams control The better part of you But do your best your very best To make your dreams come true Dreams sometrmes get the best of you But don t you care a brt Be thankful that youre here alrve And dont give up and qurt Your dreams some day may all come true Then all the skres wrll turn to blue LENORA BRODSKY SUNSET AND TWILIGHT Whfrt a beautrful beautrful srght Meets your eyes rn splendor gay As the sun srnks slowly downward To rest at close of day The twrlrght slowly gathers Brrngrng., shadows dark and grey As the moon reflects lI.S moonbeams Sturlrng day 0 softly away RUTH DICKINSON MY APPENDIX The doctor called the other day He acted krnd a queer I d say He whrspered ter Mom So I wouldnt hear I heard hrm anyway and I dont ce re He sard I had ter grt my pendrx out Whatever that rs Don t know what It s all about O' Boy I could shout cause I gotta grt My pendrx out Youd be glad too If you drdnt hafta go to school And learn bout the Golden Rule Id srt rn a corner wrth a dunce cap on Just cause I couldn t spell carrculum Cause I wouldnt be thrnken bout school I d be thrnken bout the swrmmrn pool O' Boy and you too ed shout If you would grt your pendrx out And not hafta go to school Ta learn bout the Golden Rule DORIS MCNAMARA 4 I- Q I I 7 1 r I l. , rw - - . y , , . , . A v , , 3 V , V X Y . y . , ' . ' r . . ' ' L . . . v I ' vi. I . .. . I 1 . ' . . . ' ' . , . .' ' , - I , , I , . 5. . 5 , . rr ' S . ' K v ' v .' 1 I ' 1, Attarnrng the speed of a flying mare. ' ' v Q I - 'L ' I- 1 r ' . 1 .4 - - , , . V S 7. Y , . I c ' ' . ' - , ' r ' ' ' r' 'r I .'. I l ' . . J' ,- l - , l r I . ' I , . ' u or ' r - . Y ' . .. - ,. . ' , 1 ' 1 I It : ' r Y . . , A 1 S ' . I . , , , . ' . l v I , ' rr rr

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AUDITORIUM SERVICE CLUB The Audltorlum Service Club IS a newly formed club and a very necessary one ln our school It was organlzed by Mr Hull our new prmcxpal Mem bershxp mcludes both boys and lrls The Presldent IS Davld Pohl and the Secretary Treasurer IS Wllllam Driscoll Special audltorlum dutles are asslgned to each member Some have full charge of the stage and lts arrangement the care of the stage property and dressmg rooms Qthers operate lnghts 'md wmdows curtains or seats Qthers are tramed as ushers Thus club te xches responslblllty ln dally llVlf1Q', CLASS SONG nd by Muxul I dr n Stlrley lrumxm Although we must leave you we ll never forget Old Centr xl our Central and lt s with regret Wnth all of our plea urea and our sorrows too lt s wxth a sad heart that we shall leave you And It was Old Central that gave us our start What hes before us we do not know But Central s made us Ht to flght our foe OUR YEAR BOOK COVER The cover of the Year Book IS different agam thls year due probably to the hx h degree of orlglnalltv of the class of I936 The art staff with the ald of some members of the 9A art class have endeavored to plcture for you the outstandlng aCtlVltlCS of Central To help you to xdentlfy them the followlng clue IS offered You w1ll fmd lllustrated ln a certam order the C-lee Club Dramatlcs SCYIP Dances Art fthe Mex lcan IS the model Student Councll Athletlcs Scholarshlp Honor Soclety Manual Arts Llbrary Traffxc the small offender any 7B and Home Arts The design was made by the Art Edxtors anrce Thearle Henry Brrd and Kent Heacox Others who contrlbuted to the design are Harland Buckland Mary Palotta Paul Miller and Norman Teahan IN MEMORIAM fond memory of our dear frrend ln memory of our beloved frrend and and classmate teacher member of the faculty for thirteen years Xl l X XNDVR CRIC-HlON MISS JXNI WALLACE Dned l ebru xrv 2 IQ36 Dxed january 72 IQ56 I . U . , . 1 . . . 1 ' , ! , . l . 1 .L 1 . , 1 I . . W 1' 5 - Priv nn , I 1' ' e ' 1 ' I ' . . E y . Y ' . . . ' ' ' s 1 ' 3 . ' w 1 f , 1 dc . So into the future, we now depart , .0 . . . D - .1 ' , , ' I - r 7 l Y Q v 1 - A ' , ' 4 - 9 . , J ' , ' . . .5 u , ' c . , , . T Z 4 y . I 1 M V ,