Ithaca High School - Annual Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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THF ITHACA HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL ESTHER BEARD, Buster Betty Mere's a. maideen--pure and simple- From the country she mlinl come, And when as-kenl for why the coming, Said she came to make thinigs hum. She invades our dominions, For Dramatics she did Eight, And she shrieked in fearful accents, Curfew shall not ring tonight! But, lest this you hold against her, Here is just a word or two, To tell you that shels my true friend, And she,l'l be the same to you. EDITH J. BEASLEY, Beas Beasy Basketball's her best game Everyone hastens to proclaim. At games of all sorts she excells: Sport her woes and cares expels. Lesso s, too, have no neglect CGD, CAsk Knoxyj Ev 'work results rcdectg teachers, scholars, they recall! Beasley is a true friend of alll. All wh know her will say that Beas is a mighty good sport, for, besides her other accourplishments, she loves to swim and dive, play baseball, and take gym. all -her spare moments. As Beas leaves us to climb steeper stairwaysf' the basketball team loses a most enwthusiastic player, her school-mates a true friend, and the High School a Woyal student. JUNTA M. BECK, Junie Becky Becky came quietly into our school a year algo last - , in a. couple of weeks he had the students at his feet, not what he thought he knew, but by that wholehearted smile which has become famous as Bef-k's Grin. Becky is a. first-rate ladies' man, having spent most of his time, before coming here, at Wells College. However he hasn't lost his wiles entirely. ' 'Junie is a. versatile youth and besides being an expert in the gentle art of bluffirrg, and a 'tsure nuff pounder of the ivodies, he is one of the main supports of Miss Bryant's bunch of how'lers. He is a human dictionary of Latin verbs and also a. very worthy member of the track team. Here 'is to a. long life filled with success for you, Becky, We 'll keep our eyes on you-so go to it! MARJION L. BOOL, Shorty T'here was a girl in I. H. S. And she was wonderous wise. She fell upon a Laitin exam. And worked out both her eyes. And when she saw that she was blind, She played with might and main, Each day at cherished basketball, And won her I's again.

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iSI'f.Vl0lt KNOCKS 227 l'llJWAltlJ BARDWICLL, 't Bard ' ' ' ' liekay H lid ' ' Mabel After four years of strife with his neck.ie and heater! argu- ments with Miss Sheffer, Bard is about to evaporate from our midst. Not satisfied with hi-s work here he skips across tho road to the 'tCon, wins a sc-holarshiip, enters and finishes the piano course in three years. He speaks fluently on such topics as VVhy Trees Bark and When I Saw ai. Boiaril Walk. It was Eckay who put through the motion of tin- iug members who slept through a debate, but alas, when El! talks he has to stop in the middle of his speech and wake the clrairman so that he can fine the other members for sleeping. But outside of this and putting sinkers in the contribution plate and being the Art Editor of this book, he is a pretty good fellow. Before closing we will give Ed our blessing and say Amen! ! ! l1IiSTL'S BARDWEWLL, A ' Useless ' ' ' ' Rastus At last we have decided that nicknames do not always char- acterize a persona. During the four years that Useless has been with us, he has honored several 0rga.11iza.tions with his liberal uso of his vocal cords. The Art Club has found him invaluable in ilrawiiig and painting posters. The Science Club has taught him elecitricity to sucrh an extent that he is a. live wire in the Dramatic Club. In the Gflee Club, you can lt see the man behind him when tt Riastus starts in howling. Considering facts, t'Ria.stus has made a remarkable prog- ress in mathematics. Even Miss Evans has been forced to hand him a bouquet occfasionailly. Witih this in mind, n-one of ns can fail to believe that t'Useless,' is destined for great things. HARRIET GARRISION BARTON, t'Ba1'tie Harry Vite! Uiogenes! On with the lantern! A little to the left, Gene! Oh! Superb! Let it shine brightly on her gleaming hair Cespeeiially marcelled for the oecasionj. It took us some time to break Harry in thoroly, and, in spite of our efforts, she recently iiraide an 'allmost fatal break in Gen- eral Council. By the aid of about two-tfhirds of both the Junior and Senior classes, Bartie was restored to favor and has cruised on blissfully in secunidos ven't0s as the good-ly scribe Vorgil would say, up until the present writing. Whether she continues this state of bliss depends largely on what we say of her for she Iirmlfy believes that t'0ut of the months of fools and crhildrcn comes tho truth. She 'has warned ns to be care- ful altho' she vigorously denied thaft she thought us either foolish or childish. Her friends say she is inrpiroviug as rapidly as can be expected and that there are hopes for a complete recovery. Well Bartie! Vale! Vale! Vale! ' ANNA ELIZABETH BEAL An eminent American historian. Born in Illinois, but spent the greater part of her life in Ithaca, New York, Where she received her education in the Ithaca High School and Cornell University. Miss Beal is characterized by the energy of the West and the eruditiou of the East. Early showing a marked preference for history, she 'has since specialized in it and is now recognized as the foremost authority on 'history in the United States. She has been aptly compared to Froissart, be- cause of the charm of her historic narratives. Among her works are: ' 'History of Ithaca Since the Flood, 'tlllnglish History at a Glance, Past Joys: Beinig a Record of High School Days, and American Antiquities. Copy- right 1950.

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SENIOR KNOCKS 29 BEATRICE BO YNTON, Bee ' ' Soft music. Enter t'Bee accompanied by an ever increas- ing crowd and a sweet .grass basket which is supposed to contain l1er sewing. She takes the center of the stage and addresses the crowd thusly-HI 111ust l1urry home to get supper. Goodbye. Five minutes later. Wild howl from tl1e street. Hearers are rooted 'to ithe spot. Re-enter 'A Bee ' ' flushed and shrieking,QEd- i1tor's note-Her Sigiler bump l1as caved inj HI've lost n1y sew- inrg. Help! Help! Signs of despair on the profiles of all present. Wild search is conducted. Lavender suit is fllllllli in the mud and returned to HB6-e. Sad, sweet 11u1sic as she exits. Oppressive silence. All gaze at l1er fleeing form, which has fied half way up Buffalo street by this tin1e. Congregation gaze at one another ini silence. One native youth arises to the occiasion. Amid peals of applause cries, 'tWhat's the matter with Beatrice? The rest Cin chorus, Not a blamed thing. WALTER TOMLINSON BOVARD 1 'tWalt SlivH One Lung Sky Hook Pe-va.rd This lofty, lan-ky variety of tl1e galloping hair ' species has a title for every inch of his 760 llllll. Walt is q f m st. ardent champion of 'the cheap comedy stuff. He inc 'ges in e stren- uous art of dancing and is ca. able of thro ing the Gliee Club into the divine discord. For are earjwvalt has been a loyal member of the Basketball Squacl an hi steady, consistent play- ing has made him of mu 'valu to ach Hance's Quintet. In Congress, ras Chairman' 0 the ,Membership Committee, he is about three weekf jheu ar of the clock and Sliv is a source of unlimited wi' in ur stormy debates. On certain cold, stormy nightsqf 5 ' morningsj you might find One Lung pushing some ne U? up the mountain to a certain domicile on Hudson street. ' dish-washing ability earned him the repu- tatio 1 ofxbei ' 4 ' rfectly nastyf' Logic convinced Walt that 1?lla!hc'. ' his nice girl if she did have queer ways.' ' Whether he goe. WH Hill next Fall or whether l1e will follow some willder chase we do 1 t know, but, Walt, we wish you success and h piness, for a after fellow and a truer friend never grad- uated from Ithaca. High. MARY BnU1ToN, ffeacky ff Most girls have tempers to match their hair but not so with Mary. She has a great many good qualitiesg also a few poor chai-acteristics. She is fro111 Kings Ferry, which ouirts for a great many of l1er habits and actions. Althou? Mary is trying hard to be digniiied and sedate, as a teacher should be. she is failing, and fast becoming the Training Class comedian. Next year, one may find 'Bricky ill a r11ral school teaching Mary and Johnny their A, B, C's. JOHN LANG BUT N, U ur y -T0llIl,S career i11 hiws four yr . h' c 1001 has been de- cidedly marked with ccess. 1 z s, espe ially football, he l1as been the cause many ' ' 1 ng tean1.I Basketball was lIl21Sl'0I'9ll. by 4' eurv ' il tl1e 11e style i which he conquered football. Tl - spir' rpliayed i11 t 1 s may well be used as a model sl ra 1' al, 11 l1 s 4. sp 1a11ship should be. John has a 'a 1 n lauiels i1 Glee Cl The fact at John is 11 141501110 118611 o be mentioned. It is too pla' seen by the actions of tl1e girls in his presence. He has ng for Solid which, it is I'll'Ill-0-I'9'1l, is because of his g0'0fd li It is ltfible that John will make a good, loyal citizen of Ithaca. Whether you go to college or not, Scurvy, remember that we are alll pulling together for your success. -1