Warsaw High School - Blast Yearbook (Warsaw, NY)

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Page Twenty T H E B L A S T June, 1924 ELWIN JOHNSON Elwin has the most demure walk of any boy in War- saw High-and also the smallest feetg they're so small that he can wash them in a teacup. He's another hard- sleeping Senior, The night the Seniors put up their flag, Elwin had a good night's sleep-because, when his a- larm clock went off at 1:30, he failed to wake up. It is commonly known that Mrs. Cowdin has to use cold water to wake Elwin in time for school in the morning. dancing He's quite intelligent, for instance, when he's with a good dancer he talks a. lot so she won't notice how he's dancing-which is the proper thing to do. He as Hot is also pretty good at thrusting magazines such Dog and 'iLove Stories' 'into his desk, whenever Prof. appears in Study Hall. He has a fondness for stories with titles like The Brute. This may explain a few actions or words of his to Doris, He plays on the base- ball team-being a left-handed pitcher. In one game, Elwin picked himself up after sliding into third, glared at the base umpire, and said: A man may be down, but that's no sign he's out. When Elwin goes home, he goes to the poorhouse at Varysburgg you see, his Dad is superintendent. tDon't look for Varysburg on the map: it isn't there.J Time and tide wait for no man , but El- win has waited many an evening for Doris to come down- stairs. 1 t ll ll li lk HAROLD KIEL Won the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Talkativeness. About the only time he talks in school is when a teacher calls on him. It may interest Harold to know that there are some girls in Warsaw High School who like strong, silent men. There is one, especially. Last period in the afternoon she is in Study Hall and so is Haroldg little does Harold know it, but this girl all year long has spent practically this whole period gazing at his stalwart back, and wishing that he might turn around. We have often wondered why Harold has always shown such a toleration for Jimmie O'Donnellg the secret is now out. Jimmie's sister is the reason. Harold spent one whole afternoon in her company in Philadelphia. But Helen is far away, Harold, in Syracuseg long before this, you should have looked around last period some afternoon -to see what you could see. Harold came home from the Washington trip a wreck-having roomed while a- way with Jimmie O'Donnell and Vince Higgins. At the Penny Arcade in Washington he got a kissing license, but he hasn't dared to use it yet. i 1 l 1 U O LEONA KIEL As dark as the inside of a tunnel. Something Span- isl1 lurks in her eyes and complexion-and disposition. She has that one great characteristic of the Spanish raceg the love of dance and song-and the love of love, Calm you just see Leona with a rose between her teeth, sha- king her castanets, and dancing an old Spanish dance to the accompaniment of the romantic music of guitars? Can't you see her at the end of the dance casting her rose to the fairest man in the crowd, and fleeing up a winding stairway-only halting on the top step to turn and smile encouragement to the dazzled youth below witl1.,her rose crushed to his lips? Ah, yes!-the pict- ure is only too c1ear- Leona does not belong to the new-world atmosphere of a village like Warsaw, No, she ,belongs in some sleepy old Spanish town-where there are no worries, but only romance-and dancing -and song. . l l 1 l D l HAZEL LUTHER One of thise quiet vamps. She's a blonde: has a Djer-Kiss complexion, and a gentle voice. Bill Perkins used to be at Luther's so much that the neighbors be- gan to think that he was boarding there. A year ago this spring, she went some with Ken Wellman-not be- ing as wise then as now. Ed Stearns went with her quite a bit last year too--because he didn't have far to walk after taking her home. Hazel went on the Wash- ington trip to reduce. She lost all her excess weight the morning she walked down the Washington Monument. She felt like Raggedy Ann when she reached the bottom. Jimmie O'Donnel1 felt real sorry for her, and took her to Keith's that night. They had to stand up throughout the show. When Hazel got back to the hotel after- wards, she told Jimmie his bed-time story, and went up to her room-to write a farewell letter to her mother. She thought she was going to die from tired feet. Hazel is now interested in Dr, Cook-not the one who claimed to discover the North Pole-but Dr. Caryl Cook of Cas- tile. He lives half of the time in Castile, and half of the time here-at Luther's. i if ll 1 l 8 CLAYTON MADISON Uses Palmolive Soapg that's how he keeps that school- girl complexion. Clayton has a real delicate blush. One time he walked across chapel with the sign Kiss Me Again on his backg when he discovered the cause of all the hilarity he blushed so furiously that the sun dis- appeared for shame. He believes that Prof. and all the faculty are his sworn enemies. He goes with Ruth Embury because her father smokes twenty-five cent cigars and leaves them around loose. President Coolidge called up the Hotel Harrington and asked for Clayton one night, embarrassing Clayton terribly. When the Wash- ington Police heard that Clayton was in town, they ap- pointed several more special policemen. The house de- tectives of the Harrington reported riotious noises from Clayton's roomy Clayton was trying to show Seth and Monk a little act he had seen at the Gayety. Clayton always has his sisters write his excuses-but that only shows that he is human. Clayt is always cracking the one about the tires on his carg he says they're parachute tires because they're always going down. In short,

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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-.

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Junc, 1924 T H E B L A S T Page Twenty-one Clayton looks like Walter Hiers, plays ball like Babe Ruth, and acts like Satan. His ambition is to be a grave- digger. t I O It ll U HAROLD MARCHANT Born and raised in Rock Gleng he though. He's another one of these quiet water runs deep. If his mother could him in Washington! Harold simply while there. He kept the hotel detectives guessing-and not only that, he even had Miss Moore worried. It cer- tainly is nerve-racking when a boy one thought immune from wine, women and song, changes overnight to a caveman. We don't know where they went, but three nights while we were in Washington, Harold and Julia Boyer disappeared, returning around one o'clock the next morning. Turk wondered where all the taxi fare receipts he found in his room came from: now he knows. Harold didn't like the Gayety very well: he said it wasn't peppy enough to suit him. 'We guess his parents must have heard something about all thlsg Harold hasn't been seen out at night since he got home. Tough luck, Har- old--but maybe it was worth it. C Q ll l O l doesn't look it boys: but still only have seen wasn't himself MARY McGEE Jever notice those dark circles under Mary's eyes? She gets them from staying up so late nights-writing letters. They say his name is Hank Granger, We are beginning to wonder just how many Mary has, any- way. Before our train ever reached Washington, on the Washington trip, he was acquainted with some out-of- town fellowsg she and Mary Coleman. A Lyndonville fellow by the name of Julius Kravtz took quite a liking to Mary. One night after a show they went for a taxi rldeg Mary reported a good time afterwards-but said that Julius made her nervous, what with continually watching the meter. Mary seldom got in before mid- night while she was gone: how some of these children do change, once they get away from home! Trying to find strange behavior on the trip, we past a little. We find that Mary some reason for her have looked into her hasn't been at all the kind of girl we thought her to be: she has been deceiving us right quite unintentionally along. Before she ever went on the trip she showed symptoms of flapperitis. To be specific, one day Mary Coleman and she went riding with two fellows in a Ford sedan, and came back home with two other fel- lows, in a Ford touring car. Mary pulled a good one on Julius in Washington. He wanted to take her in a certain restaurant one day-and used as his argument, It's a. daisy! She told him, Well, if that's a daisy, show me a sunflower! l 1 li U U ll LYLE MILLER He combs his hair like a musiciang that is, he does- n't comb lt at all. He writes with his left hand, and de- fies anyone to read his writing. Miss Ward has to put on her glasses every time she tries to read anything Lyle has writteng the extreme concentration necessary for interpretation would give her a headache if she did- n't, Lyle's family see very little of himg he leaves for school right after breakfast in the morning, and is not seen again until eight o'clock or later at night, when he shows up for his supper. He seldom studiesg he can us- ually find something more interesting to do. With Lyle, studying isn't a duty: it's a privilege. He annoys the teachers terribly by muttering instead of whispering. One morning during chapel exercises, Miss McNamara, ever quick to note discordant sounds, decided that the piano was out of tune: she didn't learn 'till later that it was Lyle singing for a change. Lyle has quite a crush on Leila Snow, it isn't a lemon-crush, either. But Lyle is too bashful altogether! He should remember that faint heart ne'er won fair lady. Leila was the first girl with whom Lyle ever dancedg he'll never forget that dance. He says that she has more courage than most girls. We are glad to report that Lyle didn't lose his shirt in the class fight this year-as he did last year. l I l I l I JAMES FRANCIS O'DONNELL The prodigy of our class. Altho he's only fourteen, he has sideburnsg but his mother won't let him start shaving-much to his disgust. You could tell that he is Irish without looking twice. 'Whenever time lies heavy on his hand, he reads a passage or three from Webster's Dictionary, The weight on his mind has kept him from growing, he is almost as broad as he is long. In a certain restaurant in Washington Jimmie ordered ice cream for dessert: the negro waiter leaned over and whispered in Jimmie's ear, Yo' bettah not eat dat, suh! You'll get fattah dan yo' ah now! In the Hotel Har- rington Jimmie's pet trick was to wake everyone at six o'clock every morning, to tell that he was going back to sleep again. Jimmie wasn't going to let Vince Higgins show him up-so he got dates while he was gone, too. Margaret Calmes, Hazel Luther and Helen Gardner were the girls he selectedg they ought to have felt flattered -and probably did. Miss Moore and his sister had an awful time keeping track of him. Miss Moore didn't sleep a wink one night, after she heard that Jimmie had taken Helen Gardner to the Gayety, and had had his arm around her all during the show. Jimmie is the bane of Walt Ahner's existence. Walt can no sooner turn his back than Jimmie thumps itg he says he is planning to become a chiropractor, and is only practicing on Walt. For awhile, Jimmie had a mania for writing in Walt's books, then he had a mania for writing love notes to girls-and signing other fellow's names. Chief among his victims was 'Waltg others of his victims were Don Kee- ney, Eddie Thomson, Jimmie Reid, and Ping Richard- son. When we asked Jimmie whom he was going to fContinued on page 383