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

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THE ORACLE 5 Editorial Fourteen years have passed since the students of Watkins High School published their first “Oracle. Each class has made a great effort to have its “Oracle the best, and now the class of '14 in its turn endeavors to make this publication excel the preceding ones. As our readers peruse these pages they must remember that whatever success attends this publication, to the Senior Class alone must not be awarded the whole credit, as we have been aided in every way by our underclassmen, and to Mrs. Roberts our thanKS are due for her valuable aid in supervising its preparation. The purpose of this ‘ Oracle” is to show our feelings as we leave our School and friends, and in after years lest we forget, to serve as a fond remembrance of our pleasures and what we then thought trials, but now are naught but dearest memories. No one more clearly than we can imagine the greatness of our task. When the time comes for a Senior to leave his Alma Mater we have behind us a feeling of genuine sorrow at leaving that guide that has led us with a firm but sincere hand through the four years of our High School career. If you are a Senior you will surely realize this, if you are yet to be one, you will some day. And we will feel that our mission has been accomplished if our readers judge this “Oracle a success. H. B. C.

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4 THE ORACLE 1914 ORACLE STAFF Editor-in-Chief. HENRIETTA B. COLEMAN Assistant Editors, ELEANOR BROWN ELIZABETH CROFUT GEORGE SPADER Business Manager, LEGRAND MILLS BOARD OF EDUCATION-1914 INSTRUCTORS P osident, ... FRANK L. MORAN HIGH SCHOOL Jerk. GEO. H- NORMAN John A. Beers, ... Principal easurer. - - - MOTT B- HUGHEY Clarence a. Conway, Vice-Principal ( 'Hector. --- - THOMAS ELLIS Katharine B Roberts, Eng German ' odical Inspector. - - GEO H. KING Frances MacDowell, History French I. brarian, - JOHN A. BEERS Marguerite Scobey, English Latin MEMBERS OF BOARD Anna Beach, ... Mathematics Grace Ford, - - Training Class , F ank L. Moran, Term exp’s Dec- 31. ’15 A ifonzo C-Ladow, “ “ Dec-31,’16 GRA DES .; hn B. Macieery, “ “ Dec-31,’16 Anna Graham, - 8th Grade H C. Stouffer “ “ Dec. 31.’16 Mary Lytle, ... 7th Warren W. Clute, “ “ Dec. 31.’15 Katharine Whippy, - - 6th alter W- Vanderhoof, “ Dec. 31, ’15 Hazel Barkley, - 5th M. M- Cass, Life Member- Josie Curry, ... 4th Jennie Mosher, - - 5th and 4th STANDING COMMITTEES Mae McDonnell, - - 3rd J’inance—Clute and Vanderhoof. Helen Abbey. ... 2nd .'eachers—Stouffer and Macreery. Elizabeth Maloney, - - 1st insurance. Repairs and Supplies— Ma- GLEN AVENUE SCHOOL c eery and (’lute. Visitation and Medical Inspection— Anna M. Cullen Frankie Seybolt a iderhoof and Ladow. . ruancy and Indigent Pupils—Ladow WATKINS PUBLIC LIBRARY-—TRUSTEES a .1 Stouffer. .ext Books and Curriculum—Vander- Geo. H. King, Pres. Term Ex. Dec.31. 14 i. of and Cass. Frank L. Moran, Treas., “ Dec. 31,’16 school Library and Apparatus—Cass John B. Macreery, “ Dec. 31. ’15 an 1 Ladow. Librarian—Harriet Noble.

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6 THE ORACLE Our Faculty “ In a lovely valley nearing Seneca’s deep tide. Stands our school with tower uprearing Stately in its pride.” And a lovely school we have, too, With faculty the best; Before the world we’ll gladly place them. For we know they’ll stand the test. Mr. Beers comes first, of course, Sir, He’s our principal you know, And a better one we’ve never had sir. Cause a better one don’t grow. Mr. Beers is just and thoughtful. The friend of everyone , Go to him when you are troubled And soon your troubles will be gone. Mr. Conway teaches science. And he’s usually bright and gay : With a cheery smile he’ll greet you. When he meets you on the way. But he has his sober side, though, As is often seen in class, When in anger, he doth fire Some innocent lad or lass. Mrs. Roberts, our Patron Saint, Won our hearts long years ago, And since then she has managed To keep our hearts just so. 0, would that here on earth there stood Some more of such a frame. That life might all be poetry And weariness, a name. Our French teacher wants suffrage, She’s Scotch by birth and name, She loves us all, she helps us all And helps us every day to win Life’s greatest game.