West High School - Senior Occident Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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The Athletic Field To say nothing in our Senior Annual of the West High School athletic field would he a serious mistake. “ 1 he field has come to be a subject of dis- cussion and inquiry. In fact, from the time the project was broached, the public has evinced great interest in it. The greater part of the debt, incurred in purchasing and putting the field in shape for use, has been paid off. The iron fence surrounding the field has also been paid for. At first it was proposed because of the lack of funds, to put up a high board fence, but the nearby residents, in a public spirited man- ner, offered to raise the difference between the cost of such a fence and a good iron one. We were only too glad to accept this otter and we have been enabled through West High Day, an account of which is given below, to pay for the fence. The field has been effectually drained and seeded and although the weather has hindered much, it will be in prime condition for the formal opening which will occur Saturday. June the twelfth. It is expected that by this time the building of a grandstand will be well under way. A baseball game and a track meet will probably be features of the opening. A nominal admission fee will he charged and faculty and students are aiming to make this first Field Day as great a success as was West High Day. As students, we take this opportunity of thanking the trustees for their careful management on our behalf. The members of the Board of Trustees are Judge Arthur E. Sutherland, Rev. Clarence A. Barbour, Mr. H. B. Graves. Mr. Lansing Wetmore, Mr. James P. B. Duffy, for the patrons, and for the fac- ulty, Principal Weet, Mr. Miller, Mr. O’Hern, Mr. Bennett, Miss Ball and Miss Wight. West High Day Although there is no need to record West High Day in this brief history, in order to impress it on the members of the present class; yet for fear that future generations, in their blissful enjoyment of the field, should forget our arduous labors to obtain it. we must mention it here. On Saturday. February twenty-seventh, the friends and patrons of W est High School met in Convention Hall to aid in the good cause, and incidentally, to have the time of their lives. W e will say nothing of the weeks of preparation, of the most generous donations of our many friends, of the excitement of the immediate preparation. I he hall itself presented a delightful appearance. From the gay Japanese booth at one end of the hall, with its dainty kimona-clad attendants, past the wierd gypsy tent, past the pennant booth and the refreshment stands, around to where our dignified faculty, attired in chefs’ aprons and caps, served ideal hot waffles, and to the booth where the array of delicious cooked food was displayed, all was a marvelous success and the returns far exceeded our wildest expectations. Probably the feature most enjoyed by the thousands present, was the music and dancing. A concert was given afternoon and evening by Dossen- bach s Orchestra. I his was followed by a program of dance music to which everyone did full justice.

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Sixth Commencement West High School CLASS DAY OFFICERS. Master of Ceremonies Historian............ Prophet.............. Class Poet........... .. . .John M. Colt ... John M. Colt . Marjorie Taylor Avadna G. Loomis COMMENCEMENT WEEK CALENDAR. Senior Dance.................................................. June 11 Commencement ................................................. June 18 Class Day .................................................... June Class Picnic ................................................. June CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES. Commencement Senior Dance . Class Day .... Class Picnic .. Rough House . . .Avadna G. Loomis .... Frederick Cross Howard T. Cumming ..... May Sheridan .....S. Roy Bryant