Wilson Central School - Crest Yearbook (Wilson, NY)

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Then started all the trouble. We had a calih, peaceful time until someone mentioned play, and right then and there the atmosphere changed. We couldn’t decide on the play we wanted, but finally from a multitude of them and with the help of our esteemed English teacher, Miss Jackson, we found our play, ’’The Hoodo.” Such fun we had in that play, not so much to the play you know, but those little ‘‘between acts” and ‘‘aftermaths” and ‘‘rehearsals” caused much pleasure and sorrow to those who took part The financial part of the play was a “howling” success, but as to the play’s success, we must leave that to Public Opinion. Directly after the play we began to prepare for our school entertainment. It was composed of a number of tableaux, with the members of the whole school taking part. The school orchestra also helped. This was held in the school, and the building was crowded with people. This gave us the required amount ($340) for our trip. We started for Washington on April 14, and returned Tuesday, April 2. The trip was wonderful and something we will all remember as long as we live. Our idea of the National Capitol before we went there was somewhat vague. We knew where it was, and what it was there for, but no one can comprehend the beauty of the city from pictures and reading, only. With C. E. Johnson for our chaperon it was well vrorth the time and work put into it. Now we are back in school tryLug to complete the course we started four, some of us five, years ago. We are all looking forward towards the same goal, graduation, which lies ahead of us, and upon which we must center our efforts, if we reach it. A few more will close our history as Seniors and we well separate, and each one go his or her own way. But whatever ways we go we will always remember our Senior class of ‘22. RUSSELL HURLBURT. The Washington Trip With their object a trip to Washington, in view from the beginning of the school year, the Seniors w’orked towards that end until it was accomplished. By giving their play “The Hoodoo” and

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History of Class of ‘22 This Senior class of 1922 of the Wilson High School was organized in September, 22, 1920 under the name of Junior. There were at that time eleven members. We chose for our motto ‘.Victory Crowneth Perseverance” and our class colors were blue and gold. We held our meetings In the Northeast classroom nearly every week and all our business was transacted at this time. We were entertained by the Seniors of ’21 and in turn the Juniors entertained them. On the night of the graduation of the class of ’21, we were no longer Juniors but became in one sense dignified Seniors. This ends the history of our Junior years. Our Senior class '22 was organized on September 14, 1921. We chose for our motto ‘‘Be yott yourself” and our class colors, green and white. There were nine members in our new class, seven of whom were in the Junior class. During the year there was only one addition to our class outside of one particular instance, when a certain person of very good character tried to enter our class and graduate for the second time. Once ought to be enough! And although we wanted very much to 'have him join us we were unable to allow because Article XV, Section 30471, of our Senior Constitution reads ‘‘Any person wishing to graduate from the Wilson High School for two successive years, and also be a member of the Senior class, must begin as a Freshman and continue until he again reaches the Senior year.” Our friend, however, did not follow' this course, and had to be content with only graduating once. Our Senior year in the High School has been a very successful one. We tried and did accomplish many things which we hope will be, not only a benefit to ourselves, but also to our fellow students who follow in our footsteps, and to the school itself, that it will derive some small good from our having been here. The first thing w’hich wre did of any importance was to decide upon a Washington trip and the means of raising money for our expenses. We started in February to hold candy sales, which were a remarkable success, considering: we made the candy. Then we decided on a play.

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through the success of many other money-making schemes, they raised sufficient funds to insure them of a trip to the National Capitol. The party, composed of the ten Seniors, together with Helen Singer, Hub Fernin and Miss Mary Johnson, and conducted by Clarence E. Johnson, left Wilson by autos for Buffalo at about six o’clock, Friday morning, of April 14th. They arrived in Buffalo in good season to catch the first through excursion train at eight-thirty, over the Lehigh Valley railroad, to Washington. Mr. Johnson, who had conducted a similar party several years before, had the tickets and everything, including a part of a car reserved beforehand, was O. K. The route taken by the train afforded the excursionists a chance to see the Finger Lake section of New York State, the mountainous country of eastern Pennsylvania, and the hilly lowlands adjacent to the Delaware River. They arrived in Washington at about eleven P. M., and went directly to their rooming house on Second street, east of the Union Station. They retired immediately as the long journey was very fatiguing to all. Everybody was up early the next morning, Saturday, April 15th, and ready to see what the town looked like. The first place to be visited was the new City Postoffice, adjacent to the Union Station, and walking: from there up Capitol Hill and by the Capitol, where several of the party obtained their first snap shot of the famous building. They visited Representative Clarence MacGregor of Buffalo, in the Representatives office building. By walking thru the tunnel connecting this building with the Capitol, they made a hurried trip thru the Capitol and left by the rear door. Next they visited Grant’s monument, and thence to the Botanical Gardens. Walking from here up Pennsylvania Avenue, they visited the White House and the Treasury Building, where the United States Treasurer, Mr. Frank White after meeting all of the party personally, gave them an interesting talk of his duties, and the functions of the Treasury Department. After dinner they went to the Agricultural Building, but could not get in, so the rest of the afternoon w’as spent in the three buildings comprising the Smithsonian Institute. On Easter Sunday the party walked over and attended the