New London High School - Whaler Yearbook (New London, CT)

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10 BULKELEY NEWS Norris W. Ryley, Gen. Ryley was our eloquent speedier, He’d talk until canned by the teacher. He’d speak loud and deep, And we’d all go to sleep— Ryley should make a fine preacher. Second team Football ’io. Gift Committee Glee Club. Debating Club ’14. George Rronsiein, Gen. Since Bronstein was given a sweater. His open coat shows the big letter. If he had enough sense With his coat to dispense, The “B” would show up three times better. Football ’13. Track, ’13, ’14. Second Team Baseball ’13 Second Team Football, Ti, ’12. Albert E. St. Germain, Com. St. Germain was our official yeller. He’d staud up before us and bellow. It must be said That this Bulkeley News ed Was, indeed, quite a cheerful fellow. Editor “Bulkeley News.” Debating Club, ’12, ’14 Senior Banquet Committee, Graduation Orator. Cheer Leader. Hon. Mention for English Composition. David J. Mulcalw y, Gen. Mulcahey’s the lad who talked loud. He could bull any kind of a crowd, He’d give ten years of life For five minutes of strife— But when appeared his report he was cowed. Football ' 12, ’13. Track ’13. “All that glitters is not gold.” William W. Relcher, Gen. Of Belcher you’ve all heard a lot. He managed the meet to a dot. But the things that he knew. Would soon fade from view. If placed behind those he knew not. Track Manager '14. Gift Committee. Circularion Manager Bulkeley News Ti.

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MJLKKLKY NEWS 9 Senior Class Roll. CLASS OF 1914. Oscar .1. Liljensfein, Com. Liljenstein liked to go up into German, And there keep his classmates a-squirmin’, Until rang the bell, That room was like—well, What war meant to General Sherman. Track ’12, ’13. Senior Banquet Committee. Edward Baratz, Sci. The next one we think of is Baratz, He was once dumb, like so many carrots, But his mirth took a slump, And his tongue took a jump, So today he talks like ten dozen parrots. Graduation Orator. Strickland Improvement Prize. Joseph Schwartz, Gen. The school’s biggest baby was Schwartz, Whose head, it is said, was of quartz, But in history class, We’re sure ’twas of glass, For we always could see through his thoughts. Banquet Orator. Gift Committee. Football Ti, 12, ’13. English Prize, ’13. Debating Club 14. Track ’14. Joseph J. Gaffney, Com. At his Underwood Gaffney did sit, And ten bloody rounds did he fit, He crossed all the t’s, Dotted i’s with great e’s, And made his forty words per minute. Graduation Orator. Gift Committee. Football Second team Football 11, ’12. Debating Club. Track ’12, ’13, ’14. Speaking Prize. Miner Book-keeping Prize ’u. 3-

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BULKELEY NEWS Edward W. Baxter, Set. Our lest little athlete was Baxter: At baseball our best second sack-star, At running, a track-star, At football, a back star, But at French he was always a lack-star. Football 12, ’13. Track ’12, ’13. Baseball ’13 Second Team Football ’11. Second Team Baseball ’12. Football ’13. Frank Harshowitz, Set. Harshowitz, of County Cork, Floated 'round to old New York. From thence to this; Ig’u’rance is bliss,— Harshowitz—of County York. Debating Club. Graduation Orator. Honorable Mention for Speaking. Class Baby. Joseph Kaplan, Com. He was fifteen per cent, inspiration, And eighty per cent, perspiration. The rest of this youth— To tell the hard truth— Consisted of just respiration. Valedictorian. Harold C. Perkins, Set. As a musician, Orpheus gained fame; His music could make wild beasts tame: But when Perkins played, Not one of us stayed, But we all left the room, without blame. Graduation Orator. Debating Club. Second Team Baseball ’13. Leader Orchestra, ’14 Walter Learned Prize Improvement in German. Goldsmith Scholarship Prize. Gift Committee. Jacob Sherh, Sc. With a wonderful wit Sherbie was blest, He always thought well of a jest, The favorite joke Of this mirth-riddled bloke, Was: “Ope’ the window. I would throw out my chest!’ Banquet Committee.