Wilson Central School - Crest Yearbook (Wilson, NY)

Page 20 text:

PAGE EIGHTEEN STARLIGHT powerless to move except to keep his gaze riveted upon the white clothed figure. The apparition now with a slow gliding motion passed into the kitchen. When a few moments had elapsed, Blair caught the words which were uttered in a low but distinct voice, “John, 0 John, is that you? Have you come back again?” The tones were almost pitiful yet half expectant as if she were looking for some one long absent. Back from the kitchen she came and directly towards him; always moving in that ghostly manner. Then for the first time Blair beheld her face. The features were pallid but very marked. “My God!” he exclaimed under his breath, “can this be Alice Le Vans or her spirit? It must be; it cannot be other than her!” By this time the figure had passed his couch and to the front door. She made a motion as if to open tin door. Suddenly she shrank back; her arms extended before her and the palms of her hands outward as if she would repell some danger. What an expression of terror was on her face now! The hole in the floor was directly behind her and then. “O John, please don t. please don’t do if. Then with a low but piercing shriek she threw up her hands and disappeared. A few moments later the trap door fell with a thud and a'l was still. , 7.7 ' Blair could not move; he was one turned to stone. What mortal could undergo such a spectacle without loss of self control? Blair did not sleep the rest of the night. IIis thoughts were too busy and lie was completely unnerved. Wlimi dawn at last appealed in tin east it was a man with haggard features who made his way down the path between the pines 1o the road. W hat was he, Blair, to tell Be Vans and his dear wife? There could be no doubt that the Haunted House had solved the mystery of Alice Be Vans disappearance. GEORGE NORTON '1 (5. 1. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. TEN RULES FOR WORKING IN LABORATORY. You can avoid soiling your clothes by putting on your aprons. Never become careless with the alcohol lamps. They arc liable to explode. (A well known fact.) Never leave any material in the test tubes or other dishes over night or you will be minus some small change. Always read your directions carefully before beginning to work, or perhaps you will have to observe from those across tin table. Always be careful about inhaling fumes from the ammonia bottle or you will be sorry. % Take care that at least one of your drawings in each experiment is somewhat like the original. The instructor can guess at the rest. Always be quiet and never whisper to your nearest neighbor as it annoys those around you.

Page 19 text:

STARLIGHT PAGE SEVENTEEN IIis thoughts seemed to keep him company as he slowly began the ascent. “Where has Alice Le Vans disappeared to? It has been five years since she was last seen by anyone who knew her. At that time she was in the company of a stranger who came to town a week before her disappearance. He must he connected with this case and I will find her if it takes a lifetime,’’ Blair exclaimed through set teeth. “Her father was good to me when I was down and out. It was he who put life in a new light to me. Well I remember the night he saved me from what 1 thought tha only way to end it all. And what an expression of pity was in her eyes as she saw me then ! But she never knew the hard road of life. Hers was an easy one, congenial surroundings, parents who almost idolized her, and never a care, all were hers. How good it must seem to have all these!” and he thought of his own hard struggle for life less than ten years ago. “Ilello, what’s this?’’ he exclaimed as by chance he left the realm of thought and came back to a material world. It was the top of the hill and what he saw was the Haunted House. Blair paused awhile before he decided to approach such a dreary abode, but having no better place to go, he made his way up the path and onto the porch, lie knocked in vain for no one came to the door. “Well, I’m going in and stay for the night, anyhow, he said as he pushed the door open and made his way inside. It was quite dark now and he could scarcely make his way about to find what sort of a place he was in. The rain still fell softly on the roof overhead and a slight breeze caused the pines in the yard to moan. “Who would ever have dreamed of my being compelled to pass a night here,” he said half aloud. “I m here now, so I suppose 1 11 have to make the best of it. I wonder who lived here, perhaps years ago. Surely the house has been vacant for some time and its material proves it to be quite long standing.” When Blair had now finished his supper—a couple of sandwiches a piece of boiled ham and a few good swallows of warm coffee from his thermos bottle—he found the old couch and taking a blanket from his small pack, he retired for the night. He lay there for some time thinking of the day s events and of flu possibility of ever finding Alice Le Vans. Sleep seemed to elude him tonight for some reason. Perhaps it was his thoughts that made him wakeful or another reason that lie disliked to acknowledge this queer house and its lonely situation. “O shucks!” he exclaimed. “I’m a big coward that’s all, who is alone in an old house.” With these words he turned over and went to sleep. How long he had slept he did not know, but he was awakened by a creaking noise not ten feet from his couch. Then there was a bang as the trap door fell backward leaving the hole uncovered. Blair raised upon his elbow just in time to see a white figure rise slowly up through the hole. He became almost paralyzed with fear; he was

Page 21 text:

STARLIGHT PAGE NINETEEN VIII. For the sake of your fellow classmates be careful how you handle bottles containing H2S. IX. Do not bring tempting lunches to eat after school, as it gives those around you an uncomfortable feeling. X. Do not use C. 1 nitric acid to remove slight stains from the hands. When we first came to these school doors, We were Freshmen, as green as grass; Now, as grave and reverend Seniors, Smile we over the verdant past. We have fought four years together. We have struggled side by side; We have conquered every hardship. We have come out on top the tide. George, we know, will go to Harvard, Some to Norwich or to Rome; Some to Greenland’s icy mountains. More, perhaps, will stay at home. —M. E. T„ ’16. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1916. We, the Seniors of the Wilson High School, of the Town of Wilson, in the County of Niagara and State of New York, being of sound minds and memories, do make, publish and declare this our last Will and Testament in manner following, that is to say: First We direct that all our just debts and expenses be paid and that our class photographs be given to each of our surviving families. Second: We bequeath the two waste paper baskets in chapel to the High School, pupils, as more suitable places for depositing their gum than under the desks. Third: We give and bequeath the honest old thermometers that hang at the back of the room, to the Freshies. Fourth : We give and bequeath the neatly kept lockers in the Chemistry Laboratory to the future Chemistry and Physics classes. On the condition that they keep them in the same order. Fifth : To the coming Chemistry Class we bequeath this warning. don't laugh when there is an explosion. It’s dangerous, as words usually follow without smiles. Sixth : We give and bequeath the North East class room, ihe seat of many disputes, but nevertheless sacred to us all, to the Juniors. Seventh: We give and bequeath our honorable back seats to the Seniors of 1917. on the condition that their conduct is good, if no , they must be moved to the front. Eighth: If any of the persons mentioned in this will shall con- test this, our said will, we direct and order that he, she or they rhall be cast off entirely and his, her or their share shall go to those not so contesting. Lastly, we appoint our beloved Professor, Mr. Mcllroy, executor of this our last Will and estament, hereby revoking all former wills