Titusville High School - Optimist Yearbook (Titusville, PA)

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ARTHUR ALBERT BODAMER uArtn Commercial Course, Captain Basket Ball '24, Basket Ball Team 2 years, Manager Football '23, Football 2 years, Blue alnd Gold Literary Society, Glee Club 2 years. This is the boy who belongs exclusively to Ad, so for goodness sakes don't get 'em con- fused. Art was the hero and Captain of the Basket Ball team, and if he's even seen alone -which he soldom is-it's with a melancholy look on his usually cheerful countenance. Mer- cifully Ad returns his affection, so all is well! LLOYD FRANCIS BODAiM ER Dutch Commercial Course, Class Will, Football Team '23-'24. Basket Ball Team '23, Blue and Gold Literary Society, Fire Team. Dutch is the other of the athletic Bodamer brothers, and in the recent popularity contest was voted the best all around athlete in T. H. S. After much weighty consideration and several furloughs, Dutch decided to stick and graduate with the illustrious '24. Besides being extremely popular, Dutch also claims to be Mary's little lamb. GORDON D. BOYLE nspudn Academic Course, Dramatic Club '23-'24, Dra- matic Play Clarence, Science Club, Glee Club '23, Hi-Y Club, Fire Team, Wilson Literary Society, Senior Basketball, Bootball Letter Man '23-'24. And here is Spud, hero of Clarence, and of romances too numerous to mention. He is the second of the famous triumvirate, and something of a ladies' man! The Shefba's of '24, however, stand no chance whatever of win- ning a place in Spud's affections, as the LIGHT of his existence is a member of '26! HOWARD CLARE BROWN U Pap!! Commercial Course, Fire Team, Hi-Y Club, Blue and Gold Literary Society. This is Dutch's little pal-ever seen one without the other? We haven't. Out-side of the fact that Brownie is a reckless driver he isn't a bad sort, and the girls especially find his society rather pleasant. He is another of the habitual gum-chewers of T. H. S. and with Buck is tied for first honors.

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PAULINE MERRIAM BAKER Pauli Academic Course, Pres. Dramatic Club, Dra- matic Play Clarence, Chairman Seek and Find Literary Club, Science Club '24, Glee Club 4 years, Mgr. Glee Club '22-'23, Trotty Veck Club, Optimist Staff 2 years, Freshman President, Class Knocker, Chairman Study Hall Committee. Sparkling brown eyes-rosy cheeks and a sunny smile-that's Pauli! Everyone adores her-who, indeed, could help it? With her jolly personality and whole-hearted support she has smoothed many of the rough spots along our way. We wish her every happiness -which she's sure to have if John has any- thing to do with it! JOHN FREDERICK BECKER Jack Commercial Course, Glee Club 1 yr., Fire Team, Football Team 1 yr., Blue and Gold Literary Society. Sometimes we think Jack is shy, and again we are convinced that he is the biggest mis- chief in school. His expression, though inno- cent, is never-the-less deceiving, and when that sudden twinkle appears in his eye you can be sure mischief is brewing. Won't Miss Brunlbaugh miss him when she recalls dis- missal time? PRESTON THOMAS BISHOP upretn Academic Course, Dramatic Club '23-'24, Cap- tain Senior Basket Ball Team, Science Club, Seek and Find Literary Society, Glee Club '20-'21, Hi-Y Club, Junior Prom Committee, Fire Team. P1'et's cheerful grin is one of the best- known characteristics of '24,-and say! The experiences which he, together with his cronies, Spud and Buck have gathered from their numerous midnight rides in the latter's car, would enable him to write a thriller! He plans to teach school next fall. Can't you just imagine Pret as a country school teacher? FRANCES RUTH BOAL Franny Academic Course, English Honor, Class Poet, Class Song, Editor-in-Chief Optimist '23- '24, Assistant Editor '22-'23, Treas. Junior Class, Literary Editor '21-'22, Glee Club 3 yrs., Dramatic Club '23-'24, Sec. Wilson Literary Society, Science Club, Treas. Trotty Veck, Freshman Class Editor. This picture doesn't do Franny halt jus- tice, because our Chief is really very pleas- ing to the eye! Besides being the 'best Editor the Optimist ever had she's our Literary genius 'neverything-even walked off with the English honor! No one can help liking Franny, -she's one of the most popular girls in school and always in great demand, as you can see by the things she's been in.

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MARTHA ELIZABETH BUCHANAN nBettyu Commercial Course, Class Artist, Chairman lt-Sutz-Us Literary Society. Betty is the possessor of a pair of flirty blue eyes-not that she uses them for that bourgeois purpose, but anyway, she surely knows how to roll 'emi She is a demure maiden, and just a Wee bit shy, but tell her something funny and you'll see a jolly smile o'erspread her features! SUSAN HENRIETTA BURCH :Isuzu General Course, School Librarian, Glee Club 1 year, Trotty Veck Club. Snz is our best example of digniiied Senior maid. She is our school librarian, and is looking eagerly forward to taking a li- brarians course. The number of masculine occupants of the library often causes us to wonder if their literary tastes as as potent as their admiration for the lady behind the desk. CARL ERICK BERGSTROM Hculii Academic Course, Seek and Find Literary Society, Science Club, Fire Team. Cul is a good sport and a good student. Some folks are of the impression that he is shy and retiring, that is, all except the class of '24, for they have heard him argue! With all his outstanding good points, however, Carl has one serious failingfnamely girls! HOM ER ARGYLL COOK Cookie Academic Course, Glee Club 1 year, Wilson Literary Society, Science Club, Hi-Y Club, Fire Team. Cookie is the boy with tl1e oratorical pow- ers. When once started on a subject, it is impossible for him to stop, and many are the forty-five minute periods he has talked away- much to the delight of the rest of us. He has no use for women, nor in fact for anyone except Buck and Spud,