Schuylerville Central School - Schuyler Yearbook (Schuylerville, NY)

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FRESHMAN CLASS Motto: Cur pc diem. (Sieze the Opportunity.) Colors: Blue and Gold. Flower: Carnation. In the fall of the year (1926), fifty Freshmen were seated in our new as- sembly hall, where the teachers gazed at them to see whether they were mischie- vious or not. We were all rather excited. But as the days rolled on, we watched the upper classmen, especially the “Dignified Seniors,” to see how they got bv with putty ball throwing and gum chewing. The class of ’30 was organized in October, 1926. Cecilia Regan became our president and Mr. K. J. Alvut our legal adviser. Our class lias obtained a small sum of money this year and we hope to have more money next year for the class of ’30. Most of the Freshmen have found that “gum chewing” is a nuisance and that “throwing notes” is contemptible. The Seniors of last year dedicated a barrel of salt to the Freshmen with this label on it, “Please take one tablespoon before entering the assembly hall.” This barrel has never been opened. Although we have wasted some of our time this year, we hope to better con- ditions next year by making use of the advice given by upper classmen. E. B. ’30. 14

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He i.ex M i ller—President Kathleen Mullen—Vice-President Catherine Scicrra—Secretary Beth Carhart—Treasurer Facts seem to prove that the class of 1929 is very much interested in ath- letics. Most of the boys are going out for baseball. Three of the star basket- ball players on the boys’ team are members of the Sophomore class. Leo Car- roll, Dominick Carsetti, and Carroll Reed. Also we have three of the basket- ball stars of the girls’ team—Helen Miller, Caroline Milligan, and Helen Hughes. the Sophomores hit on a brilliant idea to make the enormous sum of twenty-two dollars by selling one thousand pencils bearing the gilt inscription, “Still LERYILLE HIGH SCHOOL.” For two weeks our slogan was, “Don’t you want to buy a pencil?” We sold over half of the pencils and the rest will be on sale next term. So don’t forget it! It we don’t make more money in the next two years, we will have to pur- chase our class rings at Woolworth’s and hike to Washington. “But nevertheless you must confess There’s nothing the matter with us. Sophomores! Rah ! Rah ! Rah !” 13 B. C. ’29.

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(®itr ariji an $3a0lmtgtnn We, the members of the Senior Class, wishing to express our appreciation to those who made it possible for us to go to Washington, D. C., during the Easter vacation and willing to share our pleasures with others who could not go, have written the following account of our trip to the cities of Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. We motored to Albany in the early afternoon of Good Friday, April 15. There we visited the Education Building where we were especially inter- ested in the Indian exhibits. In our travels we found no Indian exhibits that excelled those seen in Albany. At 6:30 P. M. we left Albany arriving in Wash- ington, D. C., the following morning just before 6:30. As we left Union Sta- tion for our hotel, “The New Pennsylvania,” we caught our first glimpse of the national capitol. After a hurried breakfast we left the hotel to visit Arlington and Mt. Vernon. We were taken through the Arlington Cemetery where we learned any soldier may be buried if he has an honorable discharge. The “Field of the Dead” was a most impressive sight. Simple head stones set in rows, at uniform distances, mark the graves of this “silent army, 16,000 strong.” The round-topped stones mark the graves of the known soldiers; the square topped, those of the unknown dead. Many of us registered our names in the Arling- ton House where Mary Custis and Robert E. Lee were married in 1831, and where they lived at the outbreak of the Civil War. This property was later sold for delinquent taxes, purchased by the United States government and made a part of our National Cemetery. It was here, directly in front of the Memo- rial Amphitheatre that we saw the tomb of America’s “Unknown Soldier.” At Alexandria we visited the old Carlyle House where Washington often visited; also Christ’s Church where Washington and Lee both worshipped. Many of us sat in the old-fashioned square pew which the Washington family occupied. This church retains many of its colonial features. Another inter- esting place was the Masonic Temple where Washington was Grand Master. Many of his personal belongings may be seen here. We were also interested in the Marshall House, where Col. E. E. Ellsworth, a Federal officer from New York State, lost his life just after he had taken down the Confederate flag which waved over the tavern, known as the “Marshall House.” 15