Southside High School - Edsonian Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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Page Six EDSONIAN June, Nineteen Forty-one p0ur Chief and His Associates u K The Right Thing at the Right Time' '-Miss King. There is no greater test of our true ability, no greater assurance of fu- ture achievement, than a practical understanding of our school motto. Throughout the coming years, that guiding principle must enter into vir- tually every hour of every day. It must be the keynote of each decision, of each spoken word, of every action that guides our lives toward the suc- ccss of which we dream, or the fail- ure which we loathe and abhor. Through our high school years, we have been groomed ,for a distinct place in life. We have become con- scious of an awakened ambition that all men and women should possess. With that ambition, we have parted thc mist of future years and fixed our eyes upon our desired goal in life. Many of us have already taken our first steps upon the road which, through the labyrinth of uncertain- ty, seems to lead toward our ambi- tions of the future. Yet, no such goal is attainable without certain qualities and certain phases of char- acter. We may aim high and far, but without a strong foundation of principle, our aim will never be true -we shall fall short of our target. There are many qualities that need be listed as essential to our success: honesty, perseverance, loyalty, de- pendability, and vision, to name but a few. Yet the finest blending of these qualities is quite useless with- out that one keystone for the struc- ture of our future lives- The right thing -thanks for everything, Miss King. The right time -right now. Writeups by Dorothy Call Loyalty is that quality which prompts a person to be true to the thing he undertakes. Mr. Mc- Nazught. There is no greater guarantee of successful accomplishment than a love of the task undertaken. Yet, coupled with that love, is another force, equally indomitable, equally essential - - - the force of loyalty. There can be no great accomplish- ment, no lasting triumph in any work without a deep, unswerving devotion that must drive us forward to final achievement. Verbal or mental acceptance of any task must be coupled with a sincere determina- tion to bring it to a successful con- clusion, to be loyal to all it may require of us by way of strength, fai,h, or perseverance. We must be true to that which we believe in, whether it be work, or friends, or ideals. In that faith, we shall find a true strength. f'If you are careless, slipshod, in- different, nature assumes that you wish to be a nobody, and grants your wish. Success hinges on loyalty. Success is not an incalculable quality which, like a wandering vsdll- o'-the-wisp, rests aimlessly upon one man's shoulders or upon another's. It is the hard earned reward of men and women who have not been afraid to face life squarely, who have never hesitated to work and fight for that laurel of achievement which we have labeled, success It is the out- growth of ceaseless effort, diligence, and toil, of great caution, persever- ence, and a never lagging interest in that work itself. Indifference, lack of enthusiasm, and consequent disloyalty to our work or interests, constitute strong dissentions to suc- cess, so strong, indeed, that they may well be the forerunners to com- plete failure. !Don't let your education stop with graduation! '-Mr. Stottle. 'With the 'completion of our sen- ior year, we have passed through the doorway that opens. upon the thres- hoid of our future.? We shall have reached the fifst goal of every young scholar, the goal of graduation. Yet it is with some feeling of humility that we may well pause to look back upon the past four years of high school work - - - work which has partially prepared us for the years to come. The training, the increased un- derstanding of life, the practical knowledge that we now possess are worthy both of our pride and of a new feeling of security. Yet, they are but the preliminary hulwark be- hind which we pass over that thres- hold into the future we must now attempt to build for ourselves. The building of that future shall have but scarcely begun with graduation, E , K and by the same token, so shall our education have but passed through the first phases of its development. Never should we attempt to shut the doors of knowledge the moment that we have passed across that stage with diplomas in our hands. That piece of paper represents much to our eyes, yet it does not mean that there is no further need for expansion of education and growth of mind. We must continue to seek more knowledgeg We must continue training our minds by reading, talk- ing, and remaining ever alert to all that is about us. The portals leading to learning are ever wide, barring no one who desires to pass beneath their arched way. Regardless of whether or not our formal education shall have reached its conclusion with graduation, the doors of learn- ing will always remain open. Every- day has its lesson and education is synonymous with life.

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June, Ninefeen Forty-one E D S O N I A N Page Five Board of Directors Principal ............... . . . Clifford M. McNaught, M. A. Director, Commercial ........ Director, Academic . . . . . . . Directo1', Home Economics . .. Director Vocational ........ I Girls' Adviser ...... . . . Educational Adviser . . . . . Clifford L. Harding, B. C. A. Osmond Gr. W.all, M. A. Francis A. Sanford, M. A. Albert E. French, B. S. Mrs. S. Carolyn Austin, B. S. Jarana A. LaBurt, Ed. M. Secretary .......... Rose R. Hoffman Commercial Music Science Benjamin Botnick, B. S. Dorothy E, Connor John A. Barlow, B. S. Ruth M. Cole, B. S. Florence M. Collins, B. S. Marion Connelly, B. S. Elizabeth Grube William F. Stewart, B. A. Donna D. VanAllen, English B. S. Florence Callahan, M. A. Pauline Cooper, A. B. Mabel I. Haupt, M. A. Mrs. Celia E. Hutchins Mary S. Jenkins Helen R. Jones, A. B. Mary C. Lennon, A. B. Ruby H. Smith, A. B. Irene St. John, B. S. Home Economics Irma Carmody, B. S. Jeanette R. Draine, M. A. Edith E. Lee, B. S. Eleanor A. Robinson, Mathematics B. S. on, Ed. M. Helen E. Bower, A. B. Winifred D. Lucy, A. B. Kathleen M. Butler, M. A. Thomas E. Stenson, B. S. Leslie J. Stottle CIndustrial Placement Mgr. James S. Wilson, M. A. D Industrial Arts and Vocational Auto Mechanics Ira D. Maynard Electricity G. Lewis Parsons Machine Shop Varner I. MacRorie Leslie Travis Printing Ralph D. Palmer Related Subjects David W. Allee, B. C. E. Sherman R. Mears, B. S. Sheet Metal and Plumbing Charles E. Tinney Wood Working William M. Lantz Social Studies Margaret F. Flynn, A. B. Myfawny King, B. S. Alice Magenis, M. A. Henry J. Prechtl, A. B. Sylvia Rockwell, B. S. Mabel E. Zimmer, Ph. B. Art and Drafting Mrs. Helen S. Winsor Lynn D. Hunt, B. S. Virgil B. Langworthy, M. A Mrs. Luella C. Bogart, B. S. Stanley W. Krouse, Ruby M. Lee, B. S. Kenneth C. Winsor, Modern Language A. B. B. S. Mrs. Marie H. Adams, A. B. Elsa Brookfield, M. A. Winifred A. Prechtl Latin Madeleine Daly, A. B. Eva A. Spicer, M. A. Minnie M. Baltimore, A. B. QSub.j Librarians Jean M. Barber Margaret Workley, B. S.:, Asst. Physical Education Florence B. Dale Ralph V. Moore, B. A. Roland George, B. P. E. Maintenance Cafeteria Manager Margaret R. Steff School Nurse ell M. Florence Stapleton Head Janitor Otto Ring Engineer James Higgins

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ill X X x 13 .g l BX 1 . all J D H . fwlj fglvi,--ALLLIJ L M f ., une, Nineteen Forty-one E D S O N l XJ9V Pcl9e Sey-2 . J E Q . gy' Gur Official S aff A pp,,,4ff W , , , p' , 1 ,fpy-Z' l M 'Q ' The Big Four 'M Ot l94l i f ' C ANTHONY PULOS Watkins Glen College With his will to do hc is destined for great things. Student Leader, Boyls Hi-Y, Boys Athletics, Track , Q49 ., X .1 X .Q Y T ' G J J , J 4 . R HELEN THOMAS No. 9 College ' A winning way, and sunny smile. El-So-Hi, Grlee Club, Operetta, Usher's Club Vice.-Pres., Senior Class Sec., May Queen. By Robert Pitcher Today, the battle has been won. The enemy is ours. On this great day we of 1941 at last autograph visages smilingly blossoming forth from the yearbook pages. However, behind all this ceremony stands a great deal-spirit, cooperation, fel- lowshipfall that goes to make up a happy, carefree group of senior high school boys and girls. To unite such a group, one must have advisers and officers. To Mr. McNaught and our advisers, tribute has been paid in another section of the book. Here we must honor our class oficers, who carry out desired programs and put that 'fzing into the class activities. These officers, working closely with our advisers, are the ones on whose heads the praise rests, and on whose shoulders falls the blame for an unsuccessful event. It is they who ride the rocky road for the Senior class. We Seniors are especially lucky in having had such fine talent in the race for the sometimes undesirable officerships, and for having chosen such fine leaders. After each Senior Home Room has nominated a candi- date, carefully considering his scholarship, personality, and ability, these officers are chosen by a ma- jority vote of the Senior class. It's a hot race, with all the national po- litical fanfare-nominating petitions, speeches, and posters. Finally the officers are chosen. Heading the roster of officers is our good-looking Tony Pulos. Good scholastically, Tony ranks high in the esteem of his classmen as a real fellow. Tony, coupled with his spirit of fair play, has a fine personality which has won him a host of friends - he will go far in whatever field he chooses. Our vice-president, Helen Collins, guided our class as president last year. This vivacious young lady is to be found everywhere there is ex- citement and is always ready to ex- tend a helping hand. Helen Thomas and Mack Ryan, complete our roster of oficers. Helen is the one who eiiciently and calmly takes notes above the harangue of our meetings. On Mack's shouders falls our financial worries and he has brought us safely out of the red to a substantial b.alance. To them, we Seniors say, Thanks a. lot! Good luck! I x HELEN COLLINS St. Maryls Commercial A very charming young lady and a friend to all. It 's a l joy to know her. Freshman Pres., V. Pres. of Junior Class, V. Pres of Senior Class, Hi-Y, Business Club, Usher's Club, Year- ' book Staff. . ,mtl L A 2 if V MACK RYAN Boston Academic Southsidels fashion plate. l The latest styles and dance steps, appeal to Mackeyfs taste. Treasurer, Senior Class, Jr. Class Pres., Pres. Hi-Y '-105 May King, Inter-Class sports.