Warsaw High School - Blast Yearbook (Warsaw, NY)

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Page Eighteen T H E B L A S T June, 1924 give-away of a hundred fellows. Mary's life has been very interesting to date-and rather picturesque. Mary says it makes her feel old to think of all the affairs she has had-all the fellows she has ever known-all the different lines she has heard. We haven't space or time to mention all of Mary's romances-but we can mention a few. Last Summer Mary went to Detroitg she' got acquainted with a fellow there-who liked her so well he wanted his parents to see herg quite an old-fashioned boy-quite an old-fashioned boy. Then there was a time when Ken Fluker used to manage to get over from Perry nearly every Sunday nightg for quite awhile Mary wore a Perry ring-and in answer to some inquiries of her mother was obliged to admit that she didn't know where her class pin was. Still more recently, Norman Cogswell-Attica's famous athlete-used to park his car in Coleman's yard every Friday night. Mary used to get letters written on monogramed stationery which were postmarked Attica, on the average of three times a week. Then, a Batavia fellow appeared on the scene, but he wearied Mary-he was so deep-minded, One evening they went for a ride and all he ever talked of was evo- lution , Mary says he exhausted the subject, all right. On the Washington trip she became acquainted with a fellow named, Carr Holden-who, like the proverbial little lamb-followed Mary everywhere. He seemed to be with her always. In Atlantic City, they went to see Three Weeks together: we don't know whether they went to the Gayety in Washington or not, but we pre- sume they did. The other day we asked Mary if she had fallen for any fellow yet. She said: No-I've just stum- bled-so far . I 1 il U I! RUTH EMBURY The girl with a complexion like an infant-and an- other of these human phenomena whose photographs al- At times she has a regular Ma- times she is wondering what she ways turn out great. donna faceg at such will be eatingvat the next meal, or else she is thinking Clayt. When Charley, known to of either Charley or local society as Shiek Zehler, went to Alfred last fall, Clayt used to be one who would ring Embury's front door-bell about seven-thirty every Sunday evening. Now Charley is back-and Clayt has overwhelming opposi- tion again: Clayt is now trying to locate some other girl whose father smokes twenty-five cent cigars. Every so often Ruth disappears for a week-end, and we learn from t.he town paper on the following Thursday that she has spent it at Hamilton College. She hied thither every little while in the last year or so to attend proms or house-parties, but has not returned with any scalps hanging from her belt-or any picture in her locket be- sides Charley's. Ruth insists on using lip-stick, althg Charley repeatedly tells her that it is awfully poor taste. Her father manufactures lanterns, which Ruth can out- Shine any old time. BELLE EVANS She is the Belle of the Evans family in more ways last fall she came to school wear- than one. One day ing a diamond ring, which made all the girls sigh with envy-To think that meek little Belle should be the first of the girls in the Senior class to win a man's heart! It was a great surprise to nearly everyoneg Belle had been having a little romance in her own quiet way-and was just as thrilled about it as any flapper or cling- ing vine would be. A certain couple sitting on the porch of a house quite near Evans' about one o'clock one Monday morning of last summer received the shock of their young lives to see a car stop in front of Evans' and to see Belle and a fellow get out and caper all over the lawn, before proceeding indoors. The hour was so late that it was naturally to be concluded that they had- n't been at prayer meeting all the evening. It was later learned that the fellow's name was Bert Baylor-and that he was a minister. Last fall and winter Bert visit- ed school on the average of once a week-until finally Prof. told him that he couldn't issue any more yellow slips to him-he had issued so many, already. Bert must have been broken-hearted-and Belle too-at this infor- mation. For whenever he visited school he always used to sit with Belle-and not in the next seat, or something like that. One morning when Bert was there, we sang, Love's Old Sweet Song, for chapel exercises. We couldn't help wondering if they were holding hands un- der the desk-for they seemed totally oblivious of all save each other. At Christmas time, the Virgil class gave Belle a flatirong she can press Bert's trousers when all is peaceful in their little love nest-and use it as a weapon in case Bert starts twitting her about her rela- tives. Belle's school days will soon be over-and with them Belle's spinisterhood. They are to be married as soon as Bert gets the parsonagel papered and paintedg in other words in the near future, iiill,l MARGARET FISHER Quiet-but oh my! You'd be. surprised! It certainly is true what Shakespeare said, 'I'here's no art to find the mind's construction in the face. Now to look at Margaret one would think of her as one of these girls who goes to bed early, gets up early, and does little ex- cept studyg in thinking that, one would be erring ser- iously. She doesn't get up so terribly early: one can't do it, after staying up late nightsg and she does a lot be- sides study. After milking the cows, and eating supper, she studies for a few minutes-and then goes up to her room, where, usually until the wee, sma' hours she reads- or writes poetry. Now you w0uldn't think that to look at Margaret, would you? Margaret's some re- lation to the Barlow'sg we don't know which of the families admitted the connection. She has been over to the Lake once or twice, With Roy Fish to dance. The

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Julie, 1924 T H E B L A S T Page Seventeen LOUISE BRISTOL Fondly called Wee by the familyg not so long ago, they used to call her Wee-Wee -a terrible affliction. Louise used to be the terror of the neighborhood, but she tsn't any moreg she stlll raises Cain-in a quieter way, however. 'When accused of something by a teacher she can look even more blank than Buster Keaton: almost invariably someone else is sent to the office instead of Louise, O, the fallacy of circumstantial evidenceg alto- gether too many teachers convict on it! Last fall Louise was to be seen driving McBain's Buick nearly every day. Yet in all the times we saw Louise driving the car, we never once saw her father riding with herg can it be that he has not taken out life insurance yet? While on the Washington trip,Louise and Ruth Embury went down to Sweetbriar College for a couple of days to visit Lou- ise's sisterg their train didn't leave until after midnight, Seth and Clayt saw them down to the station safely. That night a scandal was started in the hotel by one of the house detectives. He learned that two boys and two girls had left the hotel about midnight, and that the boys returned half-an-hour later-alone. Imagine the girls' surprise, on their return, to learn of this! Louise was heard to utter something in French about the ignor- ance of hotel detectives. On the train going down Louise led the singing, which gave the Warsaw bunch the reputation of being the liveliest bunch on the train. They say that Louise got away from the Harrington with two bath towelsg she should have taken only one. Every other morning-or was it every morning?-while she was gone, she received a. special delivery letter from Nor. Of course, you know that she and Nor. Hain go to- gether. Perhaps you also know that Louise is quite an artist at repartee. One day Elsie said: Why doesn't Nor. take you to the movies any more? Louise replied: Well, you see, one night it rained, and we stayed in the parlor. Another time Nor said to her, May I osculate -? Louise came back with No, but you may ask me early, if you want to. 'Such is Louise's pedigree. t O U 1 I l MARGARET CALMES Noted for her talkativeness, She even talks in her sleep. She has always been a disturbing element, not only in Study Hall-but in classes, also. She could talk the ears off a cornstalk. Despite this one great fault of hers she is a pretty good sport. One time, when Marg was sick she walled a certain felloW's name con- tlnuallyg we've forgotten what it was Marg had-but it was either measles or mumps. When Marg had her ton- slls out, she was afraid that under the influence of the ether she would rave about this fellow again: so she told her mother, if she did to tell the nurse that she was rav- ing about their tom cat, Marg has quite a lineg she ropes in a good many of them. She roped in Ping on the Washington trip. For a little while, it looked serious- but everything turned out all right in the end, Ping was pretty fast for Marg, she said that she couldn't stand the pace. One night after a date with Marg, Ping con- fided to Walt Ahner, his room-mate, Gee, you should have heard the line I handed Marg tonight. She swal- lowed every bit of it. While across the areaway, Marg was confiding to her room-mate, Lucy Tuttle, Gosh, you should have heard the line Ping handed me tonight. I wonder if he expected me to swallow it.' ' Jimmie 0'Don- nell beat Ping out one night for a date with Marg. He took her to a movie. Marg felt like a nursemald when the ticket seller asked Jimmie how old he was as he put down the money for two full-price tickets. Marg went to the Senior Ball with Cal Pickle. Everyone is asking her now what kind of a Pickle Cal is-sweet or sour. She says that she doesn't know: she didn't take a bite. lllllill CHARLOTTE CAMPBELL She's small-just like her Virgil marks. 'When Lot- tle's sister Marge was graduated a couple of years ago, Lottie felt called upon to sustain the Campbell reputa- tiong she has done it admirably-having the time of her life, and yet managing to get thru safely. Time was when Lottie's young and innocent face was attractive to Batavia's youths. We remember when everything was Dick g once in awhile, she spoke of Harry, Then she began to feel a greater respect for home products. For a little while it was Ken , and then Bill -and Bill it continues to remain. They stick together like sheets of fly paper. When Lottie went on the Washing- ton trip, Monk Shapiro appointed himself her guide and protector. Lottie said he treated her like a sisterg he even went so far as to give her a slave bracelet, which set him back fifty-eight cents at Rosenbloom's Pawn Shop. Lottie and Mu-mu Rice went up to Lawrence- ville one day while away-to visit Ken: Mu-mu Went crazy over the yellow raincoats she saw there, and was put under observation in the Psychological Ward of the local hospital for the afternoon. Lottie was walking a- long a street one day in Washington when she suddenly went up to a fellow and said to him, Can you tell me where Charlotte Campbell's monument is'?' ' He looked puzzled for a moment and then said, No, I'm afraid not. I'm a stranger here myself. Lottie's favorite trick in the Harrington was dousing water on people leaning out of windows on floors below. Lottie was the leader of the Glee Club from the College of Hardnox, when they offered selections between acts of the Senior Play, She also distinguished herself in the Class Fight, making en- emies of some of her best Junior friends for the sake of the Senior flag. The other day someone asked Lot- tie if she liked Bill any better than she used to: she re- plied, I couldn't. Gee! Ain't love grand? I ll It 1 1 l MARY COLEMAN The girl of a hundred romances. Her diary is a dead

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June, 1924 THE B L A S T Page Nineteen Grange thought some of requesting her resignation from that order, when they heard about it-but failed to take action on it, finally. Margaret is thinking some of waiting on table at Epworth Inn this summerg she is of the opinion that if Belle could catch a minister over there she could too. ' 1 1 i l U U HELEN GARDNER Born on a merry-go-round: that's why she is so dizzy. Known in some circles as The Gayety Girl. Has eyes like Constance Talmadge-or is it Norma? Has driven many a man to drink, but none to suicide, as yet. Is very temperamentalg does things only when she feels like do- ing them. fUsually feels like dancing, and listening to Meet Me At Twilight J. When a fellow bores her, it is said that she falls asleep on his shoulder, Has a fond- ness for Batavia-and violin players. tShe used to think that Ann Arbor was a W. C. T. U. leader-but she does- n't any more.J Lost her reputation a while agog we pity whoever has it now. Went to Romeo and Juliet in Philadelphiag has not been the same since. They say that she is going straight to the Dibble ...., l i U O l 0 NORWOOD HAIN Our worthy president. He is well qualified for three professions: the stage, the law, and posing for Arrow Col- lar ads. The law will probably claim him, if not in one way--then in another. Nor has a voice like John Barry- more. and a stride like the ancient mariner. He is also something of an artist: his latent talent was discovered by his fellow classmates, the night they put up the Senior flag. Nor went in for exterior decoration that night: or perhaps it was display advertising. Anyway, Prof. didn't appreciate it, and he requested the Seniors to undo their work before going to classes. Offended by his lack of appreciation, they spent the day on Garretsee's lawn. Nor is also quite an astronomer, he made the discovery that the Moon isn't made of green cheese, but of cheap iron. At Class Night exercises last year Nor made Bill Starke feel absolutely superfluousg he deserves a medal of some sort, for he is the only person who has ever made Bill feel that way. Louise Bristol is wearing a ring A about five sizes too large for herg rumor has it that the ring is Nor's. O O 1 Q O 4 ALBERT HEMENWAY Here on a visit from Heaven. Those projections on his back aren't shoulder blades: they're wings sprouting. Albert's so good that he would never, never think of skipping school. He'll be a great help to his pa when he grows up, It is said that he once had a date with a girl, the next day his parents took him to a specialist for ob- servation. The specialist found that it was only tem- porary insanity. He was nicknamed Turk because he gobbles his food. Before he went on the Washington trip, Turk thought that Annapolis was the wife of John Paul Jones. In one restaurant in Washington, Turk was the first one in a certain bunch of fellows to be asked for his orderg what menu-well done ! Turk's hotel detectives didn't have with a spotless reputation. that's what Turk is. should he order but: One room was the only room the to watch. Turk came home The exception to the rule- iii VINCENT HIGGINS A good healthy Senior as his opponents in the Class Fight will testify. Vincent used to be as quiet as the night before Christmas, but since the Washington trip, he has changed considerably. He says he has a will of his own when it comes to girls--but that his parents usually add a codicil to it. Vincent offended Harold Kiel terribly in Washington: Harold thought he could trust Vincent as long as life remained-not to go with a girl. But he was disillusioned. Vincent took Leila Snow out -how many times-three or four, or more? If Lyle had gone on the trip, probably Vincent wouldn't have stood such a good chance-but as it was, competition was scarce. On the way down, on the train, Vincent tried to get acquainted with some out-of-town girls-but they thought he was fresh, and wouldn't have a thing to do with him. Now that he is back home, he is afflicted with bashfulness again. He should read the chapter, How To Win a Girl, in The Philosophy of Love. ill lil!!! MARY HOWARD Abnormally tall. She ought to be ashamed of her- self for growing so. Asking her how she did it, we were told that she eats onions every day of her life, does not study hard, and does not let anything worry her. If Mary had been along on the Washington trip we certain- ly would have been put out of the Hotel Harringtong we nearly were, as it was. Mary is afflicted with a great sense of humor which seeks expression continually. Often a teacher in charge of Study Hall wonders what all the girls are laughing atg ninety-eight times out of a hun- dred it is Mary-but she always looks as innocent as a post card view of the Washington Monument. One day not so very long ago, just after she had had her hair shingled, Prof. called her up to the Study Hall desk. Nat- urally, when she returned to her seat, all the girls wanted to know what he had told her. Her face didn't have expression, as she told them: 'Why, you know, me he had noticed my shingle, and he said he so well, that he wanted to know who did lt, so could tell his wife about it- . A general up- the rear of the room indicated that Mary's again been appreciated. It is easily seen that imagination. She always has waterproof alibis having her lessons. Mary says that she is a a bit of he told liked it that he roar in wit had she has for not match for any man: we cannot help but wonder if she ever sparks-.