Warsaw High School - Blast Yearbook (Warsaw, NY)

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Page Twenty-eight T H E B L A S T June, 1924 i FACULTY GRI DS 'IIlllllllllIllllllllIIllllllllllIllIllIIllIIllIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIllIIllllil'llll lllllllllIlllllllIlllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllhlllllllllllllllIlllIIIllIIllIllllllllllllIlllllllIlllllllllllllllIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllIIIIIllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllh ' Sayfhave you heard the latest about Prof? Well, they say that he pulled a regular circus in the office the other day. Somebody brought a baby alligator to school, a cute little fellow direct from Florida. oi course a gator is quite a curiosity in this part of the country, and so he was brought into the office for Mr. Preston to give him the once-over. Uno what a brave, bold man Mr. Preston is, don't you? He got just as far away from that little alligator as he possibly could, and they could- n't get the little chap out of the office any too soon to please him. Gee, it was good!! By the way, did you ever catch Prof. when he intro- duces one of the regular Wednesday morning speakers? For the past three Wednesdays we have had,- etc. Then he moves everything on the desk perhaps a dist- ance of one-eighth of an' inch. His method of introducing speakers has proved a growing interesti to the students, n'est-ce pas? ' Rumor has it that Mr. Preston, under the impression that he was getting too fleshy, started in to do Walter Camp's Daily Dozen to reduce, but gave it up, after two days, because it was too much work. Evidently he pre- fers to be happy and fat. Miss Moore, our noble preceptress, sure is a corker when it comes to discipline. Why, if a person should so much as wink an eye during her study period she would freeze him with just one look. Lately she has acquired the little habit of taking names while the last bell is ringing. She says she does it to maintain order but sh-h-, we'll tell you a secret! Did you ever notice that every time she does that little stunt fthat is MOST ev- ery timel it happens to be her night for study-hall? What a coincidence you'll say-The truth is that she hates to be alone in her misery, and so she keeps a. cer- tain few to keep her company. Oh, we're onto your tricks, Miss Moore. You can't fool us! How's your new Essex running? Have you killed any chickens yet? Foolish question No, 999,999. Of course she had. Oh boy, doesn't she carry herself like the Queen of England, every time she is out driving, tho? You'd think she was in a Rolls-Royce! But then, too, who knows-she MIGHT be related to Queen Mary -but it's a question in our minds. Oh Mr. Hurry!! To think that you would ever dis- grace the name of old Warsaw High School by being ar- rested, and that the offender should be you-of all peo- ple! Rumor has it that that Moon of yours has been traveling at a pretty good pace of late, in fact, too fast to suit our noble officers of the law! Whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap! Well, the village gained by little act of yours, Obie. Your ten dollars sure will come in handy to buy Dick a new tire for his motorcycle, or some thing. We understand that you were seriously ill, and were thereby prevented from showing up at the police court on the appointed day. Was this the first time that a cop ever was obliged to come up to school and get you? Take heed Mr. Hurry, we're going to give you some advice for your own good. Don't speed any more, for, you see, the village simply will NOT tolerate such fast people. Next, Please-Umm-Harold Anderson, he of the long lean and lank proportions, He reminds us of a regular, honest-to-goodness Sheik, because you see, he's all of the ladies fall for so different! He thinks that him like a ton of bricks-but oh, what a mistake! We but it isn't your charms hate to disillusion you, Andy, that attract the fair sex sow-it's can't you imagine? Well, itfs your nifty little Ford coupe. Did anybody ever happen to notice, for example, how much Miss Rogers enjoys riding in it? Why, they're together morning, noon and nite! Oh, it's a great life, if you don't weaken! Did you notice how red Andy's ears got that memor- able Wednesday morning when the speaker from Me- chanic's Institute praised him up? 'We're glad that he had the grace to blush, anyway. Some people are too hardened even to do that, so maybe there's hope for him. The news was received via radio a few nites ago, that W, Irving Goewey, Jr., had disposed of his old Dort and acquired a new one. Gee! It must be that he did it in anticipation of that salary increase he expects next year! Is that true, Irv? Well, that increase is a nice thing to look forward to, we'll admit. Think of all the bull-dogs and things that it will buy! But say, speak- ing of hull-dogs why don't you get an entirely different brand of dog next year? That pup of yours is very- oli, exclusive, we hearg that is, he belongs to the aris- tocracy and for that reason he simply will not let any- body make friends with him. Therefore, why not get a more democratic dog, next time you invest? Oh, don't bother to thank us. It was no trouble at all, we assure you. Say, folks, maybe you didn't know it, but Mr. Goewey has an awful temper. Beware of him, everybody! The time when that Irish temper of his asserts itself most is

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J unc, 1924 T H E B L A S T Page Twenty-seven UIIllllIIllllIIIIllIIlllIIllIIlllIIIllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllillllllllllllIlllIIIIIIIIHIllllIllllllllIIllIllllIlllIllllIIIIIIlllIllllIlllIllIlllIIllllllllIIIIIlIllIIIIIIIlllllllIllllllllllllIllllIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIllllIIllIIllIIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllll 3 THE CLASS PLAY E NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH In February 1924, Warsaw was taken by storm when we, humble Seniors that we are, broke all former records of the school by the play Nothing But The Truth. Marion Ward, the famous Batavian director, with the aid of an all but flawless company of actors succeeded, despite the Volstead Act, in intoxicating a record break- ing audience. It was just the sort of a play to drive away dull care and put laughter in the hearts of the spectators. Thrills, romance, humor were the outstand- ing features. The play centered about the theme that it is an im- possibility to tell the absolute truth all the time. The entire action took place during a period of twenty-four hours, Robert Bennett fplayed by Robert McGeel made a wager with two of his partners that for twenty-four hours he could tell the truth. F'or a whole day Bob told the truth but not without serious complications. He gain- ed the enmity of his friends, lost business prospects, and very nearly lost his sweetheart. By the time the last curtain fell, Bob had surely proved to us that the truth ls sometimes painful. But as ever, alls well that ends well. Louise Bristol and Stuart Shapiro played the roles of Mother and Father to Gwen, Bob's sweetheart. Louise entered with her lorgnette and from the time of her en- trance until her last exhibit, she held her audience with lege of Hard Knocks. This band was formed in 1934 her excellent interpretation of her part. As for Stuart, he was right there with the goods. We do not wonder that the Gayety Theatre has hired him for the sum- lllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllIllllllllIIIIIIIUIIIIIlllllllllllIlllllllllllllllIlllIIIIIIIIIIIlllIlllIIlllIllllIlllIIIIlIIIIIIlllIllllIIIIIllIIllllIllIlllIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIllIIlllIllllIllIIIIllllllIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIlllIlllllllIIIIllIIllIINlIlllIllIIIllIIllllIllIIIIIlllIlllllIllIllllllllllllllllllllllll mer. Louise and Stew sure gave a fine performance of happy tho' married. Oh! do you remember that Monster, Wretch ? Leila Snow as Gwen made a charming and irresist- ible heroine. Bob playing opposite her showed a great deal of earnestness and feeling. They found the way of love somewhat rocky but not for long. Some things have a lasting effect, How about it Bob and Leila? Seth Wright as Dick Donnelly and Ralph Payne as Clarence Van Dusen, certainly contributed their share to making the play a success. They kept Bob stepping every minute. Gladys Smith as Ethel Clark had to do a little character acting and maybe she didn't put it a- cross. Leave it to Glad. What's this we hear about an operatic career? Maybelle MacFadden and Doris Fisher gave a dash of red to the play. Here, Teeter Madison was given his first opportunity for proving his talent. The performance was a certain criterion that Clayton will sometime look out at us from the screen as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty. Between the first and second acts an unusual pleas- ure was afforded all muslc lovers who heard the music rendered by the Glee Club and Orchestra from the Col- and named after the Hollywood villa of Jack Dempsey. The orchestra's charming personality won their audi- ence immediately. While we could not translate their foreign songs, their interpretation was such that we got the meaning of the words. Another bright spot between acts was a mock wed- ding. It is understood that Bert and Belle will adopt 4Continued on page 423

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June, 1924 T H E B L A S T Page Twenty-nine usually at a base ball game, or other exhibition of ath- letic skill. Just ask the fellows who play, if you want any further particulars on this subject. He is such an ardent devotee of the school that it makes him nervous when our opponents are ahead. Well, he has to have a safety-valve some way, or he'd blow upg hence, he takes it out on the fellows. Therefore, fellows, when he's balllng you out, take it with good grace, because you see, you are in reality doing a great deed for humanity. So Miss Ward is next? Ah, yes-she is the short, stout, little instructor whom one can tell a mile off. She teaches English, and they say she's a whale at it, too, Did you ever know that Miss Ward is a nature lover? Yes, she really is. Why just the other day her wonderful sense of natural beauty was displayed when she remarked that the carrots she was eating tasted iden- tically like geranium plants smell. How's that for a poetical thought? It is generally understood that ever since she was knee-high to a grasshopper she has always regarded nature study as her true vocation. Wonder how she happened to miss it? Of late, she has been evincing a growing interest in German-no, don't make any mistake. It's not the lang- uage: it's just-well, A German . Get the JO-ke, Miss Ward? Oh well, we won't say any more about it. We know that we already have your goat securely tied, and the possibility of its getting loose again very soon is slight, indeed. A certain Moon has looked sort of muddy of late. What's the matter, Miss Ward, haven't you had any spare time to wash her up? How well we recall a certain day when-'Nuff said! Miss Ethel Edick has a sweet job! Kismet has de- creed that she preside over the Biology department, at least for a short length of time. Oh, boy-how she does preside!! They have a holy circus in that room most of the time. Anyway, so it sounds to those who happen to be in the adjoining rooms. Frankly, we wonder just what sort of discipline she has? She is very devoted to her pupils-and, strange to say, she jumps on their necks when they don't happen to have their lessons. Some system, we'll say! We have often wondered why so many people take Biology, but now all things have been elucidated, Mr. Preston is pretty wise in employing a teacher whose methods are so unique, A little bird told us that Miss Edick has an ardent admirer in Rochester. Small wonder, then, that she vamps her dad into getting a pass for her on the B. R. Kr P. Railroad! Somewhere, we have heard that passes are issued only to young people who are dependent on others, that is, who have no direct source of income. How about it, Miss Edick? Can you explain that? If not, you may go to the office at once! Our friend, Andy, seems to be sort of a magnetg at any rate, he possesses the ability of attracting. Miss Edick and Miss Luckey are aparently trying to outdo each other in winning his favor. Whom are you betting on, folks? They're both SOME vampsg they certainly make Theda Bara look sick. We shouldn't be surprised if there were a chance for them in the movies,-in the comedies. Miss Esther Cofield is the absent-minded teacher of Warsaw High, we take it. Honestly, this is a factg ev61'Y time she starts to say anything she forgetswhat she .is talking about and veers off on some other subject utterly foreign to the one supposed to be under discussion. Now we ask you, isn't that terrible? We're awfully afraid that she's beyond all help! There's one consulation, tho--every time that Esther gets to day-dreaming, her pupils can take a much need- ed rest. As this occurs quite often, it is safe to say that no one in her classes is what one might call overworked. By resting all day in school they are fully prepared for the coming night. When a person comes to think of lt, that's mighty considerate of Miss Cofield. All together, now, three cheers and a tiger! Ah, tha,t.'s,.the spirit! It shows how much you appreciate what she has.,done,.B.nd. What she is doing for you. She hails from out Leicester wayg you know, on the road to Geneseo. Have you ever been to Leicester? If so, we think that you can readily find an explanation for Esther's apparently somnolent mind. Environment has a great influence on moulding character. Oh, by the way, remember that trip to Rochester last winter? Oh, you know which night we mean- when a whole crowd went down to see Macbeth. The next day, when Miss Cofield was walking down Main Street, she startled her companions with the cry, Oh, look quick! There's a policeman eight feet high over there! , Now eight feet is rather an unusual stature for any mere man of today, so naturally everyone looked! They saw-guess what? No, not a giant, as you may have sur- mised, but a policeman of ordinary height, adorning a box! Say, it was rare! Those who were present at the time will not forget that little incident very soon. Miss Hazel Hanchette teaches Francais and Es- panol, if you please, 'What a soft job, you'll say. Wait: pause a little, and reflect. A great many heated argu- ments come up in her classes, and the pupils invariably win. Imagine poor little Miss Hanchette, modest and un- assuming, pitted against a band of very knowing stud- ents, and trying in vain to tell her side of the story! Now, hasn't she your sympathy? If ever anyone was deserving of sympathy, she is. Have you heard that Miss Hanchette specializes in economy? She no sooner gets her check than she salts it down in the bank-and it stays there, too. No fol-de- rols for her, she is preparing for a rainy day, She makes