Troy High School - Dardanian Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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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!

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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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, ,, ge oo :neocon 0 o Q On the afternoon of the same clay, we met for class organization, and we still have the distinction of being the largest class, in numbers, that ever xreached the Junior year. After about two hours' work We found that we had elected the following officers: President and Chairman of executive committee, Charles W. Dig- geryg Vice-President, Lillian K. Youngg Secretary, F. Blanche Quinng Treasurer, Chester S. Leeg Mem- bers of Executive Committee, M. Kathryn Kelly, Minnie G. Birkinshaw, C. Elmer Clifton and Warren F. Stowe. The successes of the boys on the various athletic teams aroused an' athletic spirit among the girls and they began practicing the strenuous game of basket- ball at the Young Women's Association. One day it was announced that there was to be a championship game between the girls of 1905 and l906. Naturally all the boys wanted to know where they could buy tickets, but for once Woman was not attracted by the prospects of financial profit and all the boys were turned down. Only the coach and a few necessary officials were allowed admission, but Buster Brown and others saw the game from a telegraph pole in the alley, and from all accounts it was for the good of all concerned that some boys were allowed inside, for the fistic encounters and hair-pulling contests might otherwise have ended seriously. The Juniors were satisfied with throwing two baskets, while the Seniors threw them almost at will. But the girls of the Water- vliet high school were anxious to swell their gate re- ceipts, and when it was announced that a picked team of our girls would play in Watervliet, a crowd of fel- lows that would do great credit to a boys' game, found its way to Watervliet and saw the ladies from across the river trim our girls to the- tune of 20-6. We have never heard of any more basketball among the girls since that game. Another event successfully managed, by members of i906 was the concert given by the Empire Male quartette, assisted by Miss Ross and our own Aor- chestra, in Harmony Hall, Monday evening, April l7th, l905. The following night occurred the first debate between the WebsterianAand'Pierian Societies. Five of the eight debaters of the evening were mem- bers of l906. On Thursday afternoon, May 4th, we simply walked away with first honors in the inter- class meet with 60 points against I8 for l905, onr nearest competitors. . One day when We were assembled to have a heart to heart talk with Mr. Walrath, he upset us all when he said, For every absence that is not made up you will' receive a square zero, and then assumed that blank expression, when we all laughed. Mr. Morse relieved the strain of the work in physics once in a while by telling us that we could pound a piece of malleable iron into pieces but not break it,', or by ask- ing us how much water a quart bottle would holdf' Coplon and De Groot were generally on hand when we needed something to bring on a laugh. One day DeCwroot said, Cop, I saw your little brother here this morning.,'. .Said Coplon, What, that little dog that was running around? The preparation for the Arbor Day celebration of 1905 were extensive and much explanation was needed before we knew just what was wanted. ln the course of his remarks on the matter, one day Mr. Walrath said, The boys will occupy the rear portions of the rear seats. l-le later explained that this did not mean that we were to sit on the backs of the seats, but simply to go way ,back and sit downf,