East Huntingdon High School - Mirror Yearbook (Alverton, PA)

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f 5 TI-IE OPTIMIST 5 Bessie Isabelle Tedrow Cnlled: Bess Halls funn: Scottdale, Pa, Has: The cutest lau-gh you ever saw, Anrl not a c-are for any laiw. I-launts: .Al1Y1VVfhE-TB that some excitement may be kiic-ked up. Activities: VVefbste1'3 Liibrariang Class Play -L Ambition: To be the inventor of a reducing maichine. Future: i demure little wife. Celia Alberta Wallace Called: Blondie Hulln froumz Ruffsdale, Pa. Has: Beautiful hair of :golden hue, Beautiful eyes and features, too. Haunts: Don's coupe. Activities: Vlfeibsterz Class Play -1. Ambition: To 'become renowned in the nius- ical world. Future: To get her diploma, and :then- 7 BY THEIR WORDS YE SHALL KNOW THEM Aw, go on .. ,,,... ..,.................................... M ae Bowser Holy Cats ........................,..,.......... ..... M ary Katherine Christie Do you have any candy? .. .....,....i..................... Irene Chain Gimme a bite ....i.,...................., ...,........ S ara Flesher Absolutely ........................................... ....... P earle Husband Oh, Kids, ain't that swell .... ............. L illian Koch Which ....................................,,......... .....................,.,. ..... I d a Kelley It's chust like this .... ....................,......... . .John Koval Yes sir, No sir-'l ...... ........ M ollie J. Longanecker A Oh, mammau ..........,.,............... Mary Lesko Shet-up ............ ................. J ohn Love O, wowi' .................... ..... E dward McNally Mighty Souls ...., .......... ....... .............. .............. M a u d e Ramsey Ain't it cute ....................................,..i...................................... Ethel Stoner Were there any good-looking fellows there ? Hazel Smith For instance ........................................................................... Bessie Tedrow You'll never known ..... ....... ...... C e lia Wallace

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THE OPTIMIST Florence Maude Ramsey Uulh-dz Pzlntle Hnlls from: Tzirr, Pai. Has: A very chzirining' blush when tensed wbont ai certain Junior. Huunts: The hall of IG. H, H. S. when ii cer- tain PtJlli'Plll2lll is presenr. As-tlvllios: F-u'mns-ri Ulnss reporter of 'THE OP'T'lMlS l': Contest 2, Il Xl 43 .9eci'et:ii'5' -of Senior Class: Class Play Il K 4. Ambition: To he Mrs, Police-nianf' Future: 'l'here's zi good time K'-lllllllg. For the girl who does her pxri. And tuins her work to play. l 1'i6rmlsliiip, likv loxe, is hnt ai nnnie lfnless to one yon set the llninef' George Louis Smith Cnlll-ll: t'Zip llulliq from: Riitisilulv, Pu. Haus: An t'Xll'2llll'tllll2ll'Y lfrnwl Truck, whim-h varries an oil stovo to tha-W out the frozen feet after the skating party is over. lluunls: Any place where his Ford truck h-anls ihim. .kc-ihlllvsz xxv9I7Sll'l'1 Vlziss Play Il 81 L .lmhitlouz To :ruin the love of one culled Mattie, I-'utun-: He will the an great l':lCf'll'lL'l2lll. Hazel Georganna Smith Pulled: Curly Halls from: llnffsdzlle. la. Hun: A fontlnefss for priiniiping' :intl rollin' CIPI' large dark eyes. H1lllll1SI The parlor :intl front port-h most ew-ry night of the week, A4-tlvltles: Sumner: Art Vlctllilll' of 'I',li'l'I OPTIMIST: Contest Il: Class Play -I. ,-hulniilou: To make life wortli lii'in,2'. Future: A srhoolv--it-lielnAte-:it-lie-r, 1 Ethel Mae Stoner Pulled: hippie Hulls from: Hawkeye, Pa. Hus: An irrepressihle giggle, llnunts: hxvlffllluivllllll oh how she wishes he were alive . th-tlvltles: Sumner: Assistant lfll1lTUR-INN CHIEF of THE OPTIMLST1 Tri-'isurer of Senior Class: Contest -4: l1llbl'2ll'li-llll Vive President of Girls .-Xssoriritiolil Ulress Play 4. Ambition: To he 21 la-ingrnzlge team-her. Future: 'Feat-liing' Children To t-ook anil se-W. Anrl Ive-ing helpful lVliere-ver she may go.

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f - N THE OPTIIVIIST Memoirs of the Gigglersn Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, 1na.rched forty-five little Freshmen up the huge steps leading to the East Huntingdon High School. That was back in that never-to-be-forgotten year of nineteen hundred and twenty, when we first stood near that wonderous building. As we slowly came up the walk, a smart, young chap called, Be careful, infants, you are not allowed to walk on that. That walk was built only for the Seniors and no one else dare trespass. At that time we considered the Seniors far above the teachers and thought any word from them was law, so we, as quick as thought, were off the walk onto the grass. Then began our embarassing moments. Everywhere faces seemed to appear and worse than that, they all seemed to be laughing at us. We stood first on one foot, then on the other and I do not wonder now why every one laughed, for we certainly made a humorous picture. Just then, while we stood talking and taking all the laughs and jokes from the others, a queer looking man came along with a lawn-mower and began mowing us down like weeds. It seemed hours before we could make him realize that we were real human beings and then with a loud guffaw, he turned to us, f'Why you silly, little grasshoppers, you don't expect me to believe that you are the new Freshmen. Why you're greener than any before ever could be. With another grin he went about his mowing. This was too much so we decided to face the worst and go into the building. On entering we saw a door on each side of us and a stairs before us. We stood there, looking shyly at one another, contemplat- ing whiclh door to enter, when one of the doors opened and a bunch of students jumped at us and scared us so badly that we banged the door and beat a hasty retreat upstairs. Here we also noticed several doors, but we all felt sure of finding the Freshman room now. We thought if they were so green, they would remain upstairs so as not to frighten others. One brave young chap opened the door on the left and said, The Freshman Room at last. But Horrors! instead we landed in the Senior room and were 1net with Good Morning Dumbells, Hello Green- es, and many other endearing phrases. At last we noticed the first kind face we had seen in the building and that was Mr. Murray's. He welcomed us and showed us the Freshies' Room. After this, things ran more smoothly, except for a few good laughs at our expense. The time flew very fast and soon we were called Sophomores. Now we could feel proud and look down on the Freshmen in a haughty man- ner. Nothing much happened this year, save the Contest, which has always been the greatest event of the year. Next came the Junior year. Together with the Contest, Class Play and Basket Ball, the year soon drifted into the greatest time of all and we were looked up to by the lower classmen as Dignified Seniors. We now delight in telling Freshies how much like green vegetables they look. It is surprising to note, the number that has dropped out of the Seniors Class of 1924 since 1920. The number has slowly decreased until now there remains The Brilliant Eighteen. -Lillian Koch '24 K J