West Rochester High School - W Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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ADVERTISEMENTS • -♦ 2 - AN OPPORTUNITY Mechanics Institute offers unusual opportunities to the student who wishes to make the years after high school count most toward future success. Its cooperative courses , particularly , give the student practical experience in his future vocation and enable him to earn while he learns. COOPERATIVE COURSES Industrial Electricity Food Administration Industrial Mechanics Retail Distribution Industrial Chemistry Costume Art with Retailing Construction Supervision and Architectural Drafting APPLIED ART COURSES Illustration and Advertising Art, Interior Decoration Art Education, Design, Crafts MECHANICS INSTITUTE “The Institute Supervisors will be pleased to confer with you or send further information.” Phone, Stone 5316 George P. Burns Press, Inc. Printers - Publishers 49-51 North Water Street Jack Schooler A. B. Schooler Cornwall Clothes Shop “ Clothing of the Better Grade ” 217 Burke Bldg., Main and St. Paul Entrance: 3-5 St. Paul Street Town Talk Bakery J. K. Schmidt Sons 904 W. Main St. Doc Sez: Old friends are the best friends : Drop in at BALLAGH’S. Corner Genesee and Hawley DIAMONDS WATCHES SILVERWARE THURSTON JEWELRYCC. 56 THURSTON ROAD Drafting Supplies From the extensive assortment in our department of Artists Materials, Drafting Instruments, Drawing Tables, Drawing Pads, Oil Colors, Water Colors, Sketching Outfits, Brushes, Slide Rules, Triangles, Scale Rules, Pencils, Erasers, etc. Drafting Sets— $1.75 to $25.00 Barnard, Porter Remington 9, 11, 13 North Water St. Main 8140 Page one hundred twelve

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A Few Yean off West High Being a hoard of interesting information which Babbie gleaned from the West High Scrap Book, plus several entries from her own diary; from the time when a few bold people tried “daring new waltz steps’’ to the present. I9IO BIG TO-DO OVER APPOINTMENT OF NEW PRINCIPAL. William Marvin Bennett’s name flashes across headlines, as city-wide interest is aroused in appointment of principal for West High June School. As Rochester is so small that it only 8 requires two high schools, it has little oppor¬ tunity for appointing principals for them; especially since there is now a law protecting them, and most of them naturally live to a noble age. The fact that there was a place found higher up for the former princi¬ pal made it possible to perform the rare feat of making a new one. Coupled with this, the announcement of the magnificent salary of $2,200 voted to Mr. Bennett has excited a wide-spread civic interest. MARVELOUS INNOVATION TO BE MADE. Com¬ mercial courses will now be added to the regular curri¬ culum of the city high schools. As the supply of ribbon clerks, school-marms, governesses, and June ladies’ companions has come to exceed the 9 demand, the schools have been forced to turn some of them into typists, secretaries, and filing clerks, to preserve the economic balance of the community. SCHOLASTIC CIRCLES ROCKED WITH FAC¬ TIONAL FIGHT OVER HIGH SCHOOL SORORI¬ TIES AND FRATERNITIES. Families, faculties, and student bodies are being split over this June fiercely fought issue. Never has there been 10 a controversy so heatedly carried on. While a portion of the parental element and most of the school faculties are pushing the project for dealing death to secret societies among students, the members of such organizations backed by the majority of the student bodies are waging a heroic battle for their right to imitate their elders. FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES OFFICIALLY BANNED. Although the opposing element now holds the upper hand the hearts of the vanquished are not hopeless. W 7 ith true courage and tenacity September of purpose they are now making plans to g reorganize secretly; members have pledged themselves to do or die, and like martyrs of old signify their willingness to sacrifice all for principle. INTERSCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL NOT TO DIE. In spite of all outside opposition, East and W ' est High elevens are being organized. It was feared for a time that this manly game could be lost to youths September of our fair city, but these fears are, for the 10 time, securely laid. The reasons advanced for the discontinuing the ancient and honor¬ able game of Rugby in the city high schools are, in the light of sane reason, preposterous. W 7 hat sort of a parent is it that objects to having his son break half a dozen ribs, and three or four collar-bones a season? Do they desire to develop a race of effeminate dandies who drink tea and shudder at the thought of having their pearly teeth knocked out? If parents have become so lost to all sense of shame, thank heavens, at least, that their sons do not shrink because glory is gory. 1911 WEST HIGH PRESS CLUB HOLDS BANQUET. President of Club declares that one can not truly appre¬ ciate art until he can appreciate food, and that there is no better training for the aspiring reporter February than to learn to trace doughnuts to their 5 dens, and discover what cupboards conceal cookies. WEST HIGH GIRLS HAVE PINK TEA. Our girls defeat East High at basketball. W 7 ith as much grace and ease as they balanced their cups at a tea party, the West High girl tossers daintily walked all May over their East High sisters to the tune of 12 35-17. Alice Beals, that model of chic, and basket making, scored 22 points. It is hoped that this score will be a goal for future teams to shoot at, and may they never diminish the ratio. Alma Mater is indeed proud of her daughters. PRINCIPAL BENNETT FORBIDS USE OF SCHOOL NAME BY WEST HIGH INDEPEN¬ DENT SQUAD. Boys are indignant at ban, as base¬ ball nine with only a few players recruited September from ranks of students boasts name of West, 12 while the football eleven composed wholly of students of the school is forbidden to use it. (Continued on page 113) Page one hundred eleven

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-—•———----- A D V E R T I 1911 (■Continued from page 111) WEST HIGH BOYS ACCEPT DEFEAT. The West High Independent team will be hereafter known as Occidentals. Although refused permission to use name of WEST, the players have taken a name September that has been long and intimately associated 4 with the school. EAST PROFITS BY WEST’S MISTAKE. Since the principal and the Board of Education have united to forbid the West High Independent team the use of the name and barred them from the field; the September East team will be organized under the name ip of Orientals, and will have no connection with the school. 1912 DIPLOMAS FOR NINETEEN GRADUATES. West High School proudly presents diplomas to large class as first brood of chicks leave Mater’s wings. The proudest moment that West will, in all probability, ‘January ever know, occurred tonight when she grad- 25 uated her first class. We wonder what reflected glories she will reap from the honors to be attained by these earnest young people whose youthful fervor and dignity illumined the assembly on this momentous occasion. We trust that they will soon be our great men and women. FOURTH ANNUAL WEST HIGH DAY HELD AT CONVENTION HALL. High carnival held court at Convention hall today when West High held its annual West High Day with song and dance and e ruary booths filled with fascinating objects. An excellent idea of the fun had by all may be obtained by glancing over the features offered. The “cold drinks—coffee—chocolate—sandwich committee” had an intriguing little booth in which all sorts of sandwiches with mysterious fillings might be obtained. They catered to the he-man appetites with good black coffee and hot chocolate, for those whom training rules barred from sipping the national beverage, and for the frailer participants supplied lemonade of a most delightfully frivolous pink color. In all this booth might well be conceded the center of attraction. A close competitor for honors as favorite was the ice cream booth where delicious dainties of frozen cream were dispensed. King Cream himself sat there enthroned and bestowed his benign blessing with the aid of mem¬ bers of his court. For two weeks before the event Miss Ruth Crippen went about sweetly urging people to contribute sweet¬ meats for the confectioner’s cave. This same cave exerted a Lorelei attraction over a certain portion of the attendance; whether due to Miss Ruth or its wares is not known for certain. (i Continued on page 115) S E M E N T S ( ‘ One of the Qreat Qlothing Stores of cl America ’ here students can be sure of securing good substantial, dependable quality in well-styled clothing at prices, not a burden on the average student budget. THE NATIONAL CLOTHING COMPANY Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester HOWARD HANSON, Director An Endowed School Offering Complete Education in Music Courses Leading to Degree Bachelor of Music Operatic Training for Professional Career Courses Leading to Eastman School Certificate Organ Accompaniment of Motion Pictures Summer Session Affords Opportunity for Intensive Study in all Branches of Music For Information, Address the Secretary-Manager Eastman School of Music Page one hundred thirteen