From the Suffolk County News, Friday, October 29, 1926

A hundred years ago this week, Sayville’s principal was away in Albany on state business — because Seward S. Travis was not just Sayville High School’s principal. He was president of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association: the man who ran our school also helped run high school sports for the entire state.

And the Travis household sat at the center of village life, too — that same week, Mrs. Travis was preparing to host the Thimble Club’s holiday party at their home.

From the paper, exactly as it was printed:

Principal Seward S. Travis left on Wednesday evening to attend a meeting of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association in Albany and the State Regents’ Convention. He will probably be gone over the week end. Mr. Travis is president of the State Athletic Association.

And, from the same column of Town Talk briefs:

The Thimble Club of the Congregational Church will hold the holiday party at the home of Mrs. Travis on Wednesday afternoon, November 3rd. Those having the holiday bags are invited guests. Any who were not fortunate in receiving one of these bags are urged to come and spend a social afternoon.

Editor’s note: Principal Travis wore more than one hat that fall — in the previous week’s News he was holding examinations for new voters at the school. — From the Suffolk County News, October 29, 1926, page 5, via the NYS Historic Newspapers archive.