Troy High School - Dardanian Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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'gCaesar, we about to die, salute theef, We did not realize what this meant until we returned in our sopho- more year to hear that he was to teach a Caesar class. Alas, for our poor fellows who were stuck at the auction sales. Their horses could not stand the pace and they fell by the wayside. But most of those who kept their saddles for the first quarter, finished the year with well trained ponies. One day, Mr. Edwards tried to make Bailey dismount, but after a long lecture Bailey said it was too hard a road to walk and re- tained his honorable office of pioneer cavalryman. To our great joy it was decided to continue Physical Geography, but we were the last class to experience its pleasures. The Physical Geography class is a mighty interesting place, for there everyone has a chance to show his originality and whenever there is any doubt about the physical possibilities of the earth one can propouncl such questions, as What time does the moon go in on the morning when it is full?', or How do we know that the North Star is where it is? Some of the fellows found that they had been mistaking an electric light in Cohoes for the North Star. Seven of our fellows made good on the football team. They were Clifton, Koerner, Devine, Byrne, Fobes, Burke and l-libbard. This was the first year we were repre- sented on the Editorial Board of the HT. H. Sf' Blanche Quinn being accorded the honor of writing us up. From our earliest youth there had been a great desire to do something. The smoldering embers of the burning passion finally burst forth into flames on the afternoon of October 6th of our Sophomore year. We decided to adopt an official class cap with numer- als. The Seniors fthe class of '04J were noted for their lack of initiative and naturally when they learned that the sophomores were going to do something which '04 had never thought of, they became choked with rage. We decided upon the style, collected the money for the hats andwere just about to order them when Mr. Walrath suggested that we make the proposal to all the classes. We were soon to learn the truth of the old saying, He who hesitates is lost. If we had left the other classes to shift for themselves we would have had our hats. 'But we sent delegates to a com- mittee of Seniors and Juniors and, of course, they couldn't see things our way. They wanted to follow the example of upperclassmen of the Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute and Union University and suggested that we, SOPHOMORES, wear colored buttons on our caps. We refused and only in deference to Mr. Walrathis requests to avoid class friction, did we give up the idea of numeral caps. The feeling aroused by this disappointment caused the organization of a num- ber of societies in our class. 1904 was a leap year and as the girls' societies all took advantage of it, the boys enjoyed many dances for the small sum of the car fare. One of the events that broke in upon the monotony of the winter months was the U. C. S. sleigh-train-and-trolley ride. About fifty fellows decided to break up the proposed ride, with the result that the girls who went had many thrilling experiences to relate the next morning. De Groot still has the glove he grabbed, and his hat was restored to him unhurt. Ryan is still thinking about the umbrella handle he broke over someone's head. Such experiences Were not numerous, however, and a great many good times were enjoyed, the O. spreads and the T. A. S. parties being worthy of note.

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could play baseball, Tim Roddy and I-larry Kava- naugh, Those of us who were fortunate enough to secure tickets attended the class day and commence- ment exercises of l902 and had a vision of the warm day when we ourselves would attract so much atten- tion. After receiving reports of our first final exams we left school in ,no such sorrowful spirits as the de- parting seniors claimed to be. We returned in September, l90Z to greet our 160 or so half-brothers and sisters, who, although they en- tered half a year later than we did, were destined to catch up with us by the third year. Some of us had heard rumors that it was possible to graduate in three years, so we tried to take all the subjects possible, but the Hgentleman with the card and pencil was on the trail and advised us to stay four years. Martin Murray, Warren Norris and Tim Roddy helped out on the football field. Those of us who looked forward to a college course were informed that Latin was re- quired. Some of us were wise, some of us were foolish, some took Latin, some took something easier. Those who took Latin were told by Mr. Gardner that it was just as impossible to learn Latin by looking on and watching someone else work, as it was to learn to skate by sitting on the benches. Miss Riggs' Ro- man history class attracted some attention. It was a cosmopolitan collection, having members from each of the four classes, and we Freshmen were of as much account as the Seniors. One day Miss Riggs asked the question, To what caste do the teachers of India belong? Phillips, who was the most original his- torian of the bunch, yelled out, To the out-castsf, Inside of l0'- seconds Philips belonged to the out casts. Through connection with one of Miss Riggs, debates, three of our members were honored by election to membership in the Websterian Literary and De- bating Society in freshman year. The spring of l903, our freshman year, was a banner year in Athletics, and l906 was well represented by Tim Roddy, Warren Norris and Warren Stowe on the baseball team, and by Arthur Wheeler, Martin Murray and Warren Norris on the track team. Freshmen are expected to appear modest. We knew our place, so the deeds of our first year do not take up much space. Sophomore Year HAT the class of l906 was destined to be the most progressive, aggressive and digres- sive class in the history of the school, began to show itself as soon as we graduated from the first Hoor. After watching with much pleasure for about a month the antics of the freshmen, our attention was directed toward educational pursuits. One of the Hrst announcements that seemed to strike harmoniously upon our ears, was thatthere was to be a singing class and that candidates would have to sing for positions. This was a great deal like ua baseball try out, and most of the fellows tried for first base. ln due course of time we assembled for rehearsals. At first we sang at the close of school, then before school and in fact, the class was such a howling success that before long it sang itself to sleep and no one has ever had the nerve to arouse it. During the latter part of our freshman year Mr. Gardner had called our attention to the Latin phrase, .s..n..a-.g..g.....g g g

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One of the great successes which originated among members of our class was the Deutscher Vereinf, The constitution of the club allowed the business ses- sions to be carried on in the English tongue. It is needless to say that Ryan, De Groot, Bonesteel and Thomas saw to it that the business session was long drawn out. So much so that they had to work hard to defeat a motion by one of the girls to have the time allotted to business, limited. One of the chief pleasures of the fellows was to entangle the girls with parlia- mentary rules of order and keep them jumping up and down entirely ignorant of what they were voting for. Alexander, a member of our class was the first presi- dent of the organization. Monotony was unknown to us as sophomores, for some one of our number was always doing something out of the ordinary. The question was asked in Zoology, To what class does the lobster belond? One bright individual answered, 'GTO the Senior slass,', and we all agreed. Ryan was always' trying some original wit, as is shown by this instance: Mr. Lundy, in Algebra after the first bell has rung- Now we will proceed to take up rootsf, Ryan- And then we'll begin to leave. And Ryan left. With the opening of track and baseball seasons our fellows were ready to help on the teams and a re- view of the seasons showed that we had produced more athletes than any other class. A proof of the statement that we were in control of affairs is shown by the fact that at the annual election of they Athletic Association we managed to place fellows of l906 in twelve out of thirteen possible offices, and the captains of track, baseball, basketball and football for the fol- lowing seasons were members of l906. unior Year ACH succeeding year of our career has been filled with a greater number of important events than the one before, and Junior year saw the accomplishment of many great deeds. By this time our younger brothers and sisters had caught up with us and, united, we were ready to battle on with our shoulders to the wheel. Our athletic ability was again brought to light by the fact that nine out of the eleven men on the football team were our classmates. Nearly the entire membership of the Websterian Society was made up of ',Naughty Six. One of the early events in the Webstenan circles was the passing of resolutions which brought recognition by news articles in the columns of the T, I-l. S. The Pierian and Philomathian Literary and Debating Societies were organized, and again our ability was brought to the front, as members of '06 were among the founders and first officers. We were called together Friday afternoon, Decem- ber l6th, l904, to take action upon the death of one of our number, our esteemed classmate, Lena Belle Jones. She was popular among her classmates and especially among the members of the girls' basketball team, of which she was a member. Resolutions were drawn up and sent to the family and to the HT. H. Sf, for publication, while a large delegation attended the funeral and Horal pieces were sent by the class. On Friday, February 3rd, l905, we attended our last recitations with Miss Fuhlhage, in German. The members of her second year class showed their appre- ciation of the good times enjoyed with her in and out of class, by a suitable remembrance. ll!