Bound Volumes

November 7, 2024

135 YEARS AGO

Good Advice for Girls—Take plenty of exercise. Take it in the open air; take it alone and breathe with the mouth closed. Live on simple food – all the fruit and rare beef you want; very little pastry; a glass of claret for dinner; coffee in moderation, but never a sip of beer, because it thickens the voice and stupefies the senses. Keep regular hours for work, meals, rest and recreation, and never under any circumstances, indulge in the fashionable habit of eating late suppers. If you want to preserve the beauty of face and the priceless beauty of youth, keep well, keep clean, keep erect, and keep cool.

November 8, 1889

110 YEARS AGO

Excerpts from an address by Dr. F.J. Atwell of Cooperstown to an Otsego County teachers’ conference at the new model schoolhouse in Fly Creek: “Of the school teacher of today, much is expected. Upon her shoulders rests a heavy responsibility in that she has to a great measure the making of the future citizens of our country, not only as to the intellect, but also physically and morally. It took a long time to realize that the whole child goes to school, his body, mind and soul; that education of the mind alone is one-sided and may be harmful; finally, that the hygiene of the child and his teacher as well as the sanitation of the school building is of fundamental importance. It is the duty of the school to require at all times cleanliness of person and clothing. The example of clean school rooms, toilets and grounds will in time influence the young citizen. The school room floor at all times should be kept clean and the children should use the door-mat before entering the building.”

November 4, 1914

85 YEARS AGO

Cooperstown will have another “first day sale” of a commemorative postage stamp. This will be the James Fenimore Cooper stamp in the “Famous American” series. The issuance of the Cooper stamp will, in all probability coincide with the James Fenimore Cooper Sesqui-Centennial celebration which is being planned by the New York State Historical Association for the latter part of next August (1940) to mark the 150th year of the famous author’s arrival in this village, founded by his father, and the 151st year of his birth.

November 1, 1939

35 YEARS AGO

Editorial: Last week there was much talk at CCS about student alcohol abuse. It is encouraging to see that such a critical issue is being openly discussed instead of quietly ignored. Students are even questioning other students about their drinking habits. Two male athletes, when confronted by a student about their usual heavy drinking the night before a game, defended their drinking by declaring that it actually helped them play better. Such ignorance would be funny if the issue weren’t so potentially dangerous. Two female students came to the Journal to personally register their complaints, saying they were upset to be reminded of the two alcohol-related deaths last year. They’d rather forget the lessons of the past and pretend that drinking is merely good, clean, safe fun. Drinking shouldn’t be the norm in the high school but it is. Students should pay the price for breaking their word and written contracts, but they don’t.

November 8, 1989

20 YEARS AGO

Matt Polus helped pace the Cooperstown cross country team to a top-ten finish at the Loyal Greenman Invitational at Ely Park in Binghamton last Saturday by capturing first place with a time of 16:16 over the 2.85 mile course. Fourteen schools participated and the CCS team placed seventh overall with 168 points. Stephen Scrafford finished 5th in 16:50, and Brian Reis, 43rd in 18:36.

November 4, 2004