Wayland Central School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Wayland, NY)

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The KICK-OFF 1 J25 Carl Alden, hist year, received the Nobel prize offered by Sweden for his excellent work in improving the health of Alaskans. Dr. Alden, for a term of years, has been in charge of the hospital at Point Harrow, Alaska. 1 cannot say where Dorothy Volts is located—I doubt it anyone can. 1 read a short time ago that she had eloped with a man by the name of Arthur Clearwater, and no clue as to their whereabouts has yet been discovered. 1 was in Miami, Florida, last January and while there 1 went to a barber shop. On my way out, I noticed a beauty parlor across the hall, and to my surprise 1 read on the door, “Thelma Frazer, Beauty Parlor. Shampooing, Scalp Treatments and Marcelling. Marencllo Toilet Preparations Are Used.” Kenneth Smalt, director of the Cunard line, I understand, has an- nounced his resignation from that position. Recently, as some of you know, he wedded Miss Vesta Rauber, a popular member of our class, and they are now sailing the high seas for a honeymoon trip. 1 am certain that if Leo McCoy were anywhere near us this even- ing that he would make it his duty to be here. 1 understand that he is using his oratorical gift and powers of persuasion with great success at auctioning off out-of-date Ford cars in Mexico. Miss Marjorie Barber, now Mrs. Hazen McNinch, is employed by the New York Times to write a weekly page for women. You will be interested to know that Miss Marion Van Buyne is doing wonderful work in the mission fields of Africa. She recently ad- dressed the Rotary international convention held in Chicago. A brother of mine, who is attending Amherst, has informed me that Herbert White has been his professor in Latin. He wrote that Professor White and Miss Gladys Parsons, dean of Mt. Holyoke College were married early this month and that they intend to found a private school of their own. 1 have brought you good news of the class of ’25 and I still have more but it comes with a bit of sadness. Keith Carpenter, sanitary engineer, the man who has made more healthful great cities by his counsel and advice, for two weeks has not awakened from a profound sleep. Physicians call il a case of sleeping sickness, but say it will not last long. 1 am glad to have taken this time from my business to be with you. Doubtless if other members of our class were present they could bring as good a story as mine. Indeed it has been very profitable for me to keep in touch with my classmates. E. C. S.

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The KICK-OFF 1925 ACCOUNT OF GRADUATING CLASS OF ’25 AT THE WAYLAND H. S. ALUMNI BANQUET 1935 It is a great privilege to be back among Wayland people for tbe first time since 1 attended the banquet five years ago. It is a privilege to have an interest in a school that has grown so fast and strong as the Way land High School. 1 am amazed to find how things have changed since 1 left the village; but I am not surprised. When our president, Robert Scott, just now, called for a report of the class of ’25 and no one arose, I was astonished. I see no other member of our class present so 1 suppose that it devolves upon me to account for the absence of the oth- ers. 1 must admit that I am not certain what the other seventeen are doing now, but 1 shall tell what they were doing the last that 1 saw or heard of them. I do not want you to think that I am bragging, but I must say that we are all proud of our great people that have come out of the class of ’25. 1 was in New York last week and visited the Baptist Temple in Hoboken on Sunday to hear our classmate, Rev. Wallace Blanklev, tin- pastor. deliver a great sermon on “Commercialization of the Sabbath Day.” I was very fortunate to get in, having been a former friend of Rev. Mr. Blanklev, the usher was good to me and did not turn me away. I dare say several thousand were turned away. Clyde Maginley is unable to be with us this evening because In- left yesterday for Europe where he is taking a party of tourists to visit points of interest. This makes his tenth trip across the Atlantic. I read in yesterday’s paper that Mrs. Jay Ryder, formerly Miss Pauline W'ittig. was elected president of the Federation of Women’s Clubs at tin annual convention for Western New York, which is being held in Rochester. Kendall Bowers called at my office last year. At that time lie was manager of the Columbia theater in Denver Colorado. Leland Stratton is probably highly interested in the work he lias to do in Mercersburg Academy getting his next year’s gridiron team in- to shape. The eleven of ’34 crowned him as being the most valuable member of the faculty. Six months ago I was in the Johns Hopkins hospital to have my tonsils removed. I improved rather slowly; I should not say why—but Ida Cochrane was my nurse and made my stay there very agreeable to me.

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The KICK-OFF 1925 SALUTATORY Members of the Hoard of Education; Teachers; Friends: We, the Senior Class of ’2f), are glad that you are hero tonight to witness the consummation of our (Torts of the past four years. Untold muni i i s have stood on the same step in the ladder of edu- cation on which we now tind ourselves. They have experienced the same feelings of mingled joy and sadness that move us now. ur ex- periences and emotions are not new. History is merely repeating itself once more. Four years of our lives—of youth, of joy and happiness, have been cast behind us. It is our earnest hope that we have acquired adequate preparation to meet the problems of the next few years of our lives. We hope that we have ac quin d the habits of thinking, of concentration, and of perseverance. We hope, also, that we have acquired the virtues that distinguish real men and women—honesty, truthfulness, and broad- mindedness. We shall endeavor to entertain you and hold your attention for a short time this evening. We hope that you will not regret the time spent and that you will feel glad to have been present. Again, my friends, the (’lass of ’25 bids you a cordial welcome. W. B. YOU. AND I, AND THE LAW In considering the subject before us there are two phases to be dealt with, law and law enforcement. Let us first consider law, which the dictionary tells us is a “binding custom or rule of conduct, or the whole body of such customs and rules.” Laws should be enacted for the welfare of the whole people. It is our duty, yours and mine, to see that the laws which are enacted are requisite and pertain only to the highest welfare of all and that they be capable of good strong enforce- ment. We are lacking in this, our duty. Many useless laws are en- acted yearly. They affect only a small minority but once put on the statute books they remain there. There are many laws now extant, which, through some technicality in their construction, cannot be en- forced. In the present-day maze of laws those persons are few and far between who know clearly their full duty to the state or nation. There are many who would get along splendidly with no other law than the Ten Commandments. It is not for such as these that laws are enacted. Laws are enacted to protect these people against the ma- chinations of those members of society who are less scrupulous. How- ever, in order to secure the perfect functioning of the laws it is impera- tive that all observe them.