Clearwater High School - Aqua Clara Yearbook (Clearwater, FL)

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DOROTHY GRANT “Dot” Ambition — To do what sister does. Hobby — Copying- shorthand. Characteristics — Modest and Sliy. Fault — ? Virtue — Always studying-. Favorite expression — “Goodness.” . FREEDA GRANT “Freeda” Ambition — To be a stenographer. Hobby — Studying. Characteristics — Shy and modest. Fault — ??? Virtue — Always having her lesson. Favorite expression — “What do you say ? JESNA MAE WARD “Jesna Mae” Ambition — To be an expert stenographer. Hobby — Drawing cartoons. Characteristics — Neatness, “short but sweet”. Fault — Getting her BIG feet in the way. Virtue — Singing. Favorite expression — “Good granny!” MARGARET PAINE “Meg” Ambition — To be an artist. Hobby — Reading- Characteristics — Bashful and “Old Maidish.” Fault — Too good. Virtue — Studying. Favorite expression— “My goodness.” TWK TY-SI

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GLADYS DUNCAN “Gladys” Ambition — To be good. Hobby — Studying-. Characteristic — Ability to work. Fault — Bashfulness. Virtue — Quietness. Favorite expression — “Mercy me. BUFORD WEBB “Boots” Ambition — To go to college. Hobby — Sitting on forbidden bench in Amer Lit. Characteristics — Never failing appetite. Fault — Too good hearted. Virtue — Smiling. Favorite expression — “Well, I declare. WATHAN ACKERMAN “Waffles” Ambition — Marry rich. Hobby- Powdering her nose. Characteristics — Jolly disposition. Fault — Eating peanuts. Virtue — Kindness. Favorite expression — “Aint nature grand?” TWENTY-FIVE

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Senior Class History • $ 3 S Listen, and I’ll tell you the story — the wonderful, wonderful story of the class of ' 23. O H, MY, you should have been around near the office on a certain morning’ in September, (Let’s see, I think it was Sept. 15, 1919, to be correct), when as poor ’’Freshies” we, the class of ’23 were so terrified. But our principal of those days, Mr. Chew, came to our rescue, told us to write our names and what our parents did to be able to send us to school, all this on one card, also our ages. Then we didn’t mind telling our ages but, of course now it rather hurts to tell it. We were told we had to take Algebra. We thought that was some animal or plant, we were not sure, and English for sure. Oh, we were so worried as to what else to take, but other higher classmen came to our aid so we finally came out all right once more. We had many parties that year and really after all enjoyed being Freshmen. In our Sophomore year we lost quite a few of our valued classmates as they came from Safety Harbor and they had a Sophomore class there so of course we had to let them go back home. With this loss we gained as many new ones. Our fun increased as the months flew by and my! but we were proud some times to get those monthly reports. We seemed to have a great deal of trouble in keeping an Algebra teacher very long as we only had four that term. Any one could not blame them much though for such a dumb class we were. Oh, how proud we were to be Juniors, what glances of haughty dis- dain we cast down upon those poor frightened Freshman and Sophomores, entirely forgetting our time only a few years ago. But it is human nature to forget our faults, as everyone knows, we, the class, are all human. We have lost by this time two of our members, Mary Belle Walker and Annie Hammond. They were both caught in the net of matrimony, the rest of us have so far escaped being caught. We have gained our past classmates again from Safety Harbor which adds a number to our class roll and every one I know were glad to have them back again to help us along. We gave the Seniors their usual reception at Sunset Point Tavern, and believe me, they claimed they were certainly entertained royally (why should they not be with our class as hostess.) On Sept. 17, 1923 we answered the call of books and came once more