New York State History

CLASS HISTORY 1917

Four years ago an exceptionally brilliant class entered this building. Of course this class was green, for all the Fresh¬men classes are but this was not as green as most of them. Even so, to look up to the balcony where the Freshmen sit, was like gazing upon a plot of very green grass, so green was this class.

Our Sophomore year passed quite uneventfully. We spent it studying religiously and hard; we didn't know any better. We were practically ignored then, for we had passed the Freshmen stage where we were looked upon with a mix¬ture of mirth and scorn, and were not yet Juniors or Seniors to be looked up to with awe by the lower classmen and teachers.

But in September. 1915, we became Juniors and were very happy in consequence. On Hallowe'en we gave the Seniors a dance. Before this, however, we had elected the fol¬lowing officers:

President-Earl Hull.
Vice-president-Alice Kline.
Secretary-Frances Higgins.
Treasurer-Paul Silberberg.

In February, inasmuch as our president had become a Senior, we elected Howard Smith to take his place. Then, on February I4th the Seniors very nicely entertained us with a dance in return for the dance we gave them in November. Junior-Senior Day was very exciting that year and sorry as we are to say it, we must confess that the Seniors beat us. We do not consider this a disgrace however, because Seniors are always supposed to be stronger than Juniors.

Now comes our eventful year at school, our Senior year. The first thing we did was to organize and elect the following officers :

President-D. Ward White.
Vice-president-Alice M. Kline.
Secretary-Alice R. Noyes.
Treasurer-Nicholas Iverson.

In November the Juniors gave us a very delightful dance. Then, in February with our superhuman intelligence we de-vised a new way in which to entertain the Juniors. Instead of sticking to the well-worn path of our predecessors, we depart¬ed therefrom, by giving a party in which those who didn't dance might for once enjoy a school function. Judging from everyone's actions we take for granted they had a splendid time.

On April 27, 1917, came Junior-Senior Day. We might as well admit first as last that the Juniors defeated us. We all had a very good time, but I think that the Junior and Senior boys had the advantage of the girls, for by painting up the building, they had to take a day off to clean it up. If anyone is looking for a diligent husband who can paint and then when ordered remove or try to remove it, ask any of the Junior or Senior girls and they will be able to advise you as to your choice. It was a very exciting, as well as an enjoyable day es¬pecially when we had to water the lemonade in preparing lunch to make it go around. We think, however, that we Seniors can easily consider it more of an honor to send our athletes to help our country in this war than to keep them at school to fight with mere, insignificant Juniors. To prove that we have athletes in our class let me say that we won the class basketball series. The evening of Junior-Senior Day, the Juniors and Seniors gave a party in the Gymnasium for the members of their classes. This followed the plan which we, a very remarkable class, devised.

We think that after listening to our eventful past you will conclude with us, as the Faculty has already done, that the Class of 1917 is one of the best, if not the best, class that has ever entered this building, when brains, patriots, bluffers, beauties, athletes and classmates are taken into consideration.

ALICE RANSOM NOYES.