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a The State School Oracle Issued Monthly by Students of the Delhi School of Agriculture LELAND C. SHULTIS, Editor-in-Chief EDWARD MULLER, Assistant Editor PERCY SCHOONMAKER, Business Manager Vol. 2. DELHI, N. Y., MARCH, 1922. No. 6, Commencement Class Day Exercises Alumni Corner News We've come around to the close of PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS And now the winter . has almost another school year and soon we will Toastmaster, Members of the Fac- • gone. A few more stormy sessions be bidding our friends whom we have ulty, Fellow Students and Friends : and spring will again rule supreme. grown to think so much of a sad adieu. It is the pleasure and privilege of You know what that means? That It has been said and truly that the the class of 1922 to welcome you to the "Oracle" will be temporarily sus- friends one makes at school will al- our Class Day exercises. pended and the lash of necessity will ways remain more deeply set in your It is with gratitude that we note compel us to do something else. mind than any others. your interest in us at this time for Well and good, as long as we are we feel that we are passing through This year our school has been fa- alive, we'll have to work. No getting a very important crisis in our lives vored with a group of seniors who are away from it. The only way to help and are about to undergo a thrilling worthy of any honor D. A. S. can be- yourself out is to do your work cheer- experience, that of adjusting ourselves stow upon them. They, the boys, are fully, whatever you do. Come , up to the rushing, relentless tide of the all ready to go out to their home smiling, especially if the odds are business world after the uplifting en- farms and work out the theories and against you. principles of agriculture and farm vironment and good influences of our Now that's ^ hard thing to do if you management they have so skillfully Alma Mater. know what farmers are up against. been taught here. The girls are ready We feel confident, however, that Some farmers are thrifty. No worry to take up any phase of home work these same influences have made a about them. Others just run along which they may be called to do; and lasting impression on each one of us, and make both ends meet. Let them I am sure they will not be found enabling us to enter our future ca- pass. Then there comes the crowd lacking. reers with a broader senso of under- that hard times are hitting hard. As standing and the ability of making These young men and women will one neighbor said a few days ago, he ourselves more worth while to our not forget their Alma Mater and all was in till there (pointing to his lips>, fellow men. she ha3 done for them. Neither will meaning in debt. The struggle will be Though we came here largely to ob- D. A. S. ever forget those who were fierce to keep him alive. Another tain book knowledge and were reward- loyal and helpful to her. It will be farmer had a nervous breakdown re- ed with a splendid opportunity of ac- with sincere regret that we see these cently. Afterwards, he said, that the quiring this, we soon found that we graduates depart from us and yet we struggle for existence was so disgust- were offered many other advantages cannot help but feel glad that New ing that he simply played out, and that have meant equally as much to York State will have so fine a group that he never could make a dollar, nor us. of men and women to help make her ever get one. Then there was a fam- laws and. keep her worthy of the name Our associations with our faculty ily consisting of man, wife and grown of the Empire State. and fellow students and their broad- son. For about a dozen years they As at the close of all other school ening social effect, as well as the lived on a place and never paid any- years there will be several social spirit of co-operation and team work thing on the principal, nor paid any events conducted for the pleasure of taught us in athletics, will be of un- interest. The case of the farmer, who all. questionable importance to us in the is always trying to get another note, On Friday evening, March 31st, Di- future. is getting humorous. rector DuBois will hold a reception to It has also been made manifest to the students and alumni at his resi- us in a most striking manner that It is not in the land. No matter dence. All should be sure and come in order to receive the most out of how poor the land, the man that works as a social good time will be enjoyed school life we must give all that we it will show what's in him, by the re-' on this night. have to our school. This applies out suits he gets. If Shakespeare was still alive, he would have plenty of On Sunday evening, April second, at of school, for who cares for the man material for his tragedies in some the Methodist church. Rev. W. C. who expects compensation for every- farmers. But not being bloody enough, Robinson will deliver the annual ser- thing that he does. he most likely would make it come- mon to the graduating class. All who You members of the Senior and dies. have heard the Rev. Rebinson speak Junior classes of next year remember and those who have never heard him, that in order to leave the school at What's the matter with those farm- should be present to hear one of his graduation with,the satisfaction that ers? First, they have never learned sp'endid sermons. it has been a great help to you, you that when they receive <5ne dollar The annual school play Will be giv- must be ready and willing to co- op- they shouldn't give out two and ex- en at the Delhi Opera House on Mon- erate and give your best both in clas- pect to make money. Second, they day evening April 3rd. The name of ses and in the promotion of school ac- take too many things for granted. this play is "The 'Varsity .Coach." It tivities. For instance, a farmer wants electric lights. On the installment plan, that is a play of college life, full of fun In behalf of our class, I wish to looks easy. The dealer gladly puts it and typical college occurrences. Mrs. thank our faculty for their many kind- in. When it is completed it nearly al- Thomson is directress of the pupils, nesses toward us and to express our ways costs more than first estimated. who have parts in the play and we sincere appreciation of their untiring What is the return from electric (Continued on Page Three) (Continued on Page Three) for their co-operation in making the EDITORIAL STAFF OF ORACLE at Cornell, he asked me what had be- Leland C. Shultis Editor-in-Chief come of "Shoey." I told him that he Oracle the paper it is. Edward Muller .... Assistant Editor was here in Delhi with a partner in We have great anticipations in the Percy Schoonmaker .. Business Mgr. business for himself, plumbing, pipe- future for it. The staff for next year Wm. D. Gay, Senior Ag. School Notes fitting, etc. has decided to alter the paper in some Oscar Lockett, Jr., Class & Sport Ed. Then he asked what had become of respects to further the aims set forth Edward Doolittle .. Jokes and Grinds Scheibe. I told him he was married in the first paragraph. It has been x Frank Doolittle Exchange Editor happy and on a farm. decided to cut the paper down to 6x8 /2 inches instead to its being 8^x12 in- Mrs. Thomson Literary Editor Smith Hughes? Happily married ches at it is now. We will have a cov- Sylvia Stahl, Domestic Science Dept. and on the home farm on the Little er design made that will be appropri- H. Petersen .... Federal Board Notes Delaware. D. W. Witter .... Poultry Department ate for school paper. A different col- Burgin? Also married and in the R. W. Harmon .. Animal Husbandry ored cover each month will add to the insurance business in Binghamton the C. C. Evenden .... Dairy Department attractiveness of the paper. The pa- last I heard. per will contain 24 pages or more in- lights on a strictly dairy farm, where Joe Mallen? He seemed disappoint- stead of only 12 as at present. Each whole milk is sold? Not much help ed that I could tell him no news of issue will be dedicated to some phase nor income. Electric lights are all Joe Mallen or Crave. of school life each month as is ap- right if you can afford them. The Then he told me he had had dinner propriate, such as: Thanksgiving. plants must be paid for from the pro- a short time ago with E. J. Davies, Christmas, Spring, Athletics and Com- fits the cows make and not to forget who lives on a farm in Moravia, N. Y. mencement. the numerous other things that must Also he said that Bob Minnerly was We also plan on having a larger ex- be paid for from the profits.

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