Watkins Glen High School - Senecan Oracle Yearbook (Watkins Glen, NY)

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6 THE ORACLE. BOARD OF EDUCATION. OFFICERS. Frederick Davis, President. S. S. Johnson,-------------------------------Clerk. E. A. Gillett,---------------------------Treasurer. G. W. Ringer,----------------------------Collector. MEMBERS. FIRST ELECTED. TERM EXPIRES. Frederick Davis, 1863, Jan. 1, 1901. Geo. I). Norman, 1886, Jan. 1, 1902. L. M. Gano, 1869, Jan. L 1901. W. H. Wait, 1892, Jan. 1, 1901. Henry Shulman, 1889, Jan. 1, 1902. O. P. Hurd, 1898, Jan. 1, 1902. M. M. Cass, Jr., Life Member. Regular meetings of the Board—First Monday of each month at 7:30 p. m. Principal’s office, first floor of High School building, front entrance, first door to the left. Office hours from 8.15 a. m. to 8:55 a. m., and from 2 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. STANDING COMMITTEES. Teachers—Messrs. Wait and Gano. Finance—Messrs. Wait and Gano. Repairs, Insurance and Supplies—Messrs. Norman and Shulman. Text Books and Curriculum—Messrs. Cass and Hurd. Truancy and Indigent Pupils—Messrs. Norman and Shulman. School Library and Apparatus—Messrs. Hurd and Cass. WATKINS HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY. 1899-1900. Samuel S. Johnson, Principal, Mathematics, Science, Book-keeping. George W. Chapman, A. B., Pd. D., Vice-Principal, Latin, French, German, Ancient History. Carolyn B. Gaylord, A. B., Preceptress, English, Botany, Physiology, Physical Geography. Evelyn A. Feek, History, Civics, Geology, Zoology’. Katharine Brown, Elementary Subjects. Evelyn A. Feek, Training Class Teacher.

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THE ORACLE. 5 EDITORIAL. I—'OR THE FIRST time in its history “ The Oracle” 1 is sent forth from Watkins High School to do battle with an unfeeling and critical world. Of course we on whom this duty devolved have the usual amount of trepidation in undertaking this work, but we can truthfully say—“ We have done our best, angels can do no more.” We find no lack of ability in the student body of Watkins High School—to draw it out and get it into tangible form is the difficulty. May the future editors of “ The Oracle ” find the secret of this. Then our undertaking has not always sailed on smooth waters, we say with regret that we have met with opposition from some members of the student body, but fortunately for the success of “ The Oracle,” it did not come from very “ formidable quarters.” We do not claim all the honor for originality in this book, but freely admit that the general outline of several college books have been followed. Real labor and much time has been spent in the compilation of this book, labor and time have been found in places where no recitations were, and where an occasional “ run ” interposed to relieve the monotony of the High School tread-mill. We might say Watkins High School has entered upon a new plain, with its beautiful new building, a training class and an increased interest in athletics. We say, let Watkins High School boom. With such a start as this year, after its many adversities we may reasonably expect a brilliant future. To the class of 1900 about to pass from our ranks we extend our hearty congratulations, being imbued with learning, we can but expect and also wish it success. Under the watchful eye of Prof. Johnson the school is progressing finely and this board can say for the student body of Watkins High School, in the words of Joseph Jefferson’s toast “ May he live Long and Prosper,” and may his future life and prosperity be spent in the Watkins High School. Then heaving a mighty sigh and shaking the ink from our editorial pen we leave “ The Oracle ” to its fate.

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 m Ui k- Jc tfte: faculty, Prof. Gao- W. Chapman. Carolyn Prcf. S- S. Johnson. G aylord. Katharine rou n- FTTrOL1 y n jPl .